so too is the republican candidate for vice president, jd vance — as the race for the white house hots up. thousands of anti racism protesters, turn out for peaceful demonstrations across england after a week of rioting and disorder by far—right groups. hello i'm rajini vaidyanathan. kamala harris�*s campaign says it's raised $36 million in the first 2a hours after she named minnesota governor, tim walz, as her running mate. the democrats are hoping the now completed ticket will gain momentum, as well as money. the pair have been out on the stump in key battleground states — so has republican vice presidential pick, jd vance who criticised mr walz�*s military record. wednesday was the first full day of the harris—walz swing state tour. as they appeared in front of voters in wisconsin

at a rally in eau claire, kamala harris played up her running mate's midwestern roots. it's one of several us battlegrounds that are likely to decide the election. with just 90 days to go until election day, governor walz told voters what he believes he brings to the ticket — referencing his rural upbringing, military service, and teaching career. he also accused former president trump of attacking the working class. this election�*s about which direction this country's going to go in. we know donald trump's taken us backwards. and don't believe the act, he's playing dumb. he knows exactly what project 2025's going to do to our personal liberties. crowd booing. destroy unions, rig the economy for the ultra—wealthy. we know that when he goes back, he's picking up and doing the same things he did when he was there the last time. except — except — you all know this — it will be much, much worse

when he comes back. meanwhile, just across town — donald trump's running mate, senatorjd vance, held a campaign event at the airport in eau claire, wisconsin. mr vance acknowledged he was there as a contrast to the harris—walz event in the same city. he criticised ms harris for her lack of media interviews, railed against illegal migration and the flow of fentanyl across the border, and blamed the vice president for higher prices. every single thing that americans need to buy in order to live a halfway decent life has become more expensive because of kamala harris' economic policies. instead of saying i'm sorry, instead of saying maybe we should go to into a different direction, she is running from the media, refusing to answer tough questions and hoping that a basement campaign is going to earn her promotion and i think we ought to say to kamala harris, you are fired.

your policies and agenda didn't work and it's not what the american people want. jd vance there. well, my colleague sumi somaskanda has been out on the campaign trail today following kamala harris — and shejoins me from detroit where they just held another rally. sumi somaskanda, what is the mood there amongst the harris—walz campaign on their first full day out on the trail? it first full day out on the trail? , , , ., , trail? it is empty now this airort trail? it is empty now this airport hangar _ trail? it is empty now this airport hangar whether i trail? it is empty now this l airport hangar whether rally was held today but i can tell you just a few hours ago this place was absolutely packed. we don't have exact numbers from the harris campaign but the entire airport hangar and even some of the airfield were filled with supporters of kamala harris and tim walz and they were clapping and cheering. it was like a concert atmosphere almost. it rose to a deafening roar when they stepped out onto the stage and delivered their speeches stop it was interesting to see, a lot of the supporters we saw on

hand to this rally with a type of voters the democrats believe they have to turn out to win. members of their base. we're talking about women, people of colour, young voters. i spoke in particular to a number of young voters and it was interesting to hear what they had to say and they were essentially pointing to cost and affordability in their lives, particularly looking towards their futures, and they believe kamala harris and tim walz will make things more affordable for them. we also spoke to some women of colour who said, look, it is time to see a woman in the highest office in the us and that they see themselves in kamala harris. all in all, a joyous atmosphere here very much what we saw in wisconsin earlier in the day and in philadelphia as well yesterday. thatjust means well yesterday. that just means that well yesterday. thatjust means that kamala harris and tim walz are going to take this energy that they say they've been building through the grassroots onto the road as they continue their tour. onto the road as they continue their tour-— their tour. not 'ust kamala harris and _ their tour. not 'ust kamala harris and tim _ their tour. notjust kamala harris and tim walz - their tour. notjust kamala harris and tim walz have l their tour. notjust kamala - harris and tim walz have been in wisconsin and in michigan today because of because as we were just saying, jd vance has

also been in almost identical places to them. tell us what he has been saying and what the mood is around his campaign or the trump vance campaign there. it is interesting to hear what jd vance has been saying. he has been following kamala harris exactly in the same locations in pennsylvania, in wisconsin and here in michigan as well. if you listen to his message, he is criticising kamala harris and tim walz on a few key points saying they are dangerously liberal radical leftists, that they will make america california which they call an american nightmare. they were referencing liberal policies and of course kamala harris is a former senator of that state. also criticising them of the economy saying the cost of inflation on this country has come from biden harris administration's economic policies. they are also criticising tim walz for his record as governor. they are saying he is far too liberal, his progressive

policies, as they said, ruined minnesota. they blame him for some of the rights we saw in the wake of the george floyd killing in minneapolis in 2020 saying he let that city burn. they are also saying his military record, that he didn't serve any combat time and that thatis serve any combat time and that that is a sign that he ran away from responsibility. those other messages we are hearing from jd vance but of course those hearsay that is simplyjd vance rasping at straws because of the enthusiasm we saw on hand here. of the enthusiasm we saw on hand here-— of the enthusiasm we saw on hand here. ,, ., , ., hand here. sumi somaskanda live in michigan _ hand here. sumi somaskanda live in michigan for _ hand here. sumi somaskanda live in michigan for us, _ hand here. sumi somaskanda live in michigan for us, thank - hand here. sumi somaskanda live in michigan for us, thank you - in michigan for us, thank you very much. in his first interview since withdrawing from the presidential race, says he's not at all confident there'll be a peaceful transfer of power if donald trump loses november's election. speaking to our us partners, cbs news, he said that people should take donald trump's threats of a "bloodbath" seriously. in the wide—ranging sit down with robert costa, which airs on cbs sunday morning, mr biden also discussed his decision to stand down and his vision for america. here's a snippet

of what he has said. are you confident that there will be a peaceful transfer of power in january 2025? if trump wins, no, i'm not confident at all. i mean, if trump loses, i'm not confident at all. he means what he says. we don't take him seriously. he means it. all the stuff about if we lose there'll be a bloodbath. look what they're trying to do now in the local election districts where people count the votes... s putting people in places of states where they are going to count the votes, right? you can't love your country only when you are going to win. with me is hyma moore, a democratic strategist and principal at cornerstone government affairs. there has been a lot of momentum around the democratic ticket and now it has been completed. but these swing states that they've been to, they are still very close and i'm just looking at a poll for

wisconsin, it does put kamala harris one point ahead in that pole that just came harris one point ahead in that pole thatjust came out —— poll because of it as a challenge. where do you see the weaknesses?- where do you see the weaknesses? , ., weaknesses? there is a thing, there is a _ weaknesses? there is a thing, there is a lot _ weaknesses? there is a thing, there is a lot of _ weaknesses? there is a thing, there is a lot of joy _ weaknesses? there is a thing, there is a lot of joy that - weaknesses? there is a thing, there is a lot of joy that has i there is a lot ofjoy that has come back to the democratic party in the last ten days, so thatis party in the last ten days, so that is a fact. there was always going to be a battle. kamala harris said before, they are the underdogs. they've got to talk aboutjoe biden�*s legacy and policies, they have got to talk about kamala harris's roll there. they have got to talk about tim walz as governor. donald trump has a job at the same stuff, he was president before. jd vance is a current senator. a lot of sides have a lot to answer for and i think the american people are very curious to know what the next looks like.— next looks like. one of the thins next looks like. one of the things we _ next looks like. one of the things we heard _ next looks like. one of the things we heard from - next looks like. one of the things we heard from 1d i next looks like. one of the - things we heard from 1d vance things we heard from jd vance today, one of the criticisms of kamala harris is that she doesn't give many media interviews.— doesn't give many media interviews. , ., ,�* , interviews. why doesn't she? i don't speak — interviews. why doesn't she? i don't speak to _ interviews. why doesn't she? i don't speak to the _ interviews. why doesn't she? i don't speak to the vice - don't speak to the vice president but here is the reality. the vice president spoke to 15,000 people today. she spoke to several thousand yesterday. she spoke to several thousand yesterday-— she spoke to several thousand esterda. ,, ., ., yesterday. several thousand the day before- _

yesterday. several thousand the day before. it _ yesterday. several thousand the day before. it is _ yesterday. several thousand the day before. it is a _ yesterday. several thousand the day before. it is a 1-way - day before. it is a 1—way conversation, though, not a scrutinise interview... conversation, though, not a scrutinise interview. . .- scrutinise interview... no, i hear, scrutinise interview... no, i hear. and — scrutinise interview... no, i hear. and i _ scrutinise interview... no, i hear, and i think— scrutinise interview... no, i hear, and i think she - scrutinise interview... no, i hear, and i think she will i scrutinise interview... no, i | hear, and i think she will do interviews and she has done many as vice president, senator, attorney general, district attorney, so she is not afraid of the media. the reality of this whole thing is they have had a very short time to put together this campaign, very time short to understand the realities of running as the head of the ticket. so she is not running from the media per se so i think she is trying to get her business in order. she understands that she has got to collect enough votes in these battleground states and put together an operation to contain itself.— together an operation to contain itself. we have seen today and — contain itself. we have seen today and yesterday - contain itself. we have seen today and yesterday what i contain itself. we have seen i today and yesterday what that harris—walz ticket looks like. do you make of so far? harris-walz ticket looks like. do you make of so far? earlier, there is a _ do you make of so far? earlier, there is a lot _ do you make of so far? earlier, there is a lot of _ do you make of so far? earlier, there is a lot of joy _ do you make of so far? earlier, there is a lot of joy that - do you make of so far? earlier, there is a lot of joy that has i there is a lot ofjoy that has come back to the democratic party. i was speaking to a lot of —— a young lady that was in my office. she said she was disenfranchised in some ways just a few weeks ago and now she is so excited to vote. she feels so excited about the kamala harris and tim walz. so there is a lot of excitement

there. i do think that the newness of this ticket has brought a fresh perspective to the ticket for the american people. look, governorwalz is a governor, vice president harris is a vice president. they both have policies that they need to explain a little bit more and talk about a little bit more. but it feels very new and fresh. someone told me today it feels like 0bama 08. it feels like a rockstar has come out and emerged as the democratic nominee so there is a lot of energy there, a lot of money being raised, she has roast —— raised $310 million so there is a lot of energy there. one ago is going to argue about that because that is a striking figure, isn't it?— figure, isn't it? -- i was auoin figure, isn't it? -- i was going to _ figure, isn't it? -- i was going to ask— figure, isn't it? -- i was going to ask you - figure, isn't it? -- i was going to ask you about i figure, isn't it? -- i was- going to ask you about that. it is. it going to ask you about that. it is. . , going to ask you about that. it is. ., , ., , ., ., is. it was raised over two years — is. it was raised over two years you _ is. it was raised over two years. you don't - is. it was raised over two years. you don't really i is. it was raised over two i years. you don't really see these types of candidate, barack 0bama, hillary clinton. these individuals who can raise so much money...— so much money... and donald trump raises _ so much money... and donald trump raises money _ so much money... and donald trump raises money quickly, l trump raises money quickly, too? i trump raises money quickly, too? ~ ., , too? i think donald trump has run a really —

too? i think donald trump has run a really good _ too? i think donald trump has run a really good campaign i too? i think donald trump has run a really good campaign so | run a really good campaign so far and i run a really good campaign so farand i think run a really good campaign so far and i think the reality of having kamala harris in this campaign and tim walz has completely thrown donald trump andjd completely thrown donald trump and jd vance for a bit of a andjd vance for a bit of a swing. i and jd vance for a bit of a swing. i think they understand it is a new reality for them. they are just not sure how to run against these candidates just yet. run against these candidates 'ust et. . ~ run against these candidates 'ust et. ., ,, , ., run against these candidates 'ust et. ., ,, just yet. ok, thank you so much, just yet. ok, thank you so much. hyma _ just yet. ok, thank you so much, hyma moore. i just yet. ok, thank you so | much, hyma moore. thank just yet. ok, thank you so i much, hyma moore. thank you. tens of thousands of anti racism protestors filled streets across england on wednesday — in response to nearly a week of rioting led by supporters of the far—right. police had been monitoring more than 100 far—right protests which were planned for wednesday. but instead, up and down the country, the anti—immigration protests were eclipsed by large, peaceful demonstrations against racism and violence. like here in bristol, where a majorfar—right march was planned. and in liverpool, where counter protestors

gathered, to show support for refugees — as was the case in brighton. one of the largest gatherings was in the east london neighbourhood of walthamstow. daniel sandford was there. crowd chanting: refugees are welcome here! _ after police concerns that there could be widespread violence by the far right tonight, what we saw was a wave of largely peaceful demonstrations against the far right. crowd chanting. this was walthamstow in north—east london. the office of some immigration lawyers had been on the list of far right targets. here in walthamstow, a few thousand people have blocked the main shopping street. crowd cheering. it's an anti—racist demo designed to counteract the far right violence of the last few days. the concern about possible violence meant police had enacted their national mobilisation plan. we've changed our tactics in the last couple of days, so besides marshalling more officers, we're brigading some of them at key strategic locations across the country to give us more agility to respond to wherever the protests are most intense so that we can respond with agility and show overwhelming force so that the criminals and thugs

on the streets do not succeed. the police will be there to respond to any violence and criminality we see on our streets. there's no place for that on our uk streets and the police will do theirjob, like they have done, exceptionally well. bristol was among the other cities where anti—racism protests were seen tonight. well, i saw unity. i see people came together to form this unity. like the old saying says, you know, divided we fall, together we stand. ijust felt like i needed to be here to kind of help protect them. you can see a lot of places are boarded up, so there's been a lot of fear about what could happen, and itjust felt really important that we were here to - yeah - — to protect our community. there was some tension in aldershot — where opposing protesters shouting "stop the boats" on the one side and "refugees are welcome" here on the other —

had to be separated by police. in southampton, a small group of anti—migrant protesters were outnumbered by anti—racism campaigners. while in accrington in lancashire, a group of british asians walking through the town were embraced by pub—goers. anti—racism demonstrations were seen in several other major cities, including newcastle, where a few thousand packed parts of the west end. but as in london, there was no sign of the originally planned far right demonstration. daniel sandford, bbc news, walthamstow. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. judges have ruled that shamima begum will not be allowed to challenge the removal of her british citizenship at the supreme court. it was revoked on national security grounds, after she travelled to syria

as a teenager to join the islamic state group in 2015. it was ms begum's last chance to challenge the decision in the british legal system. former production staff on strictly come dancing have told bbc news about what they call a "toxic" workplace culture where they claim they faced bad behaviour — including verbal abuse and bullying. the allegations come after weeks of damaging claims from celebrities about their experiences on the show. bbc studios said the welfare and safety of its crew has always been its priority — but apologised. banksy has posted another artwork in london, marking the third piece of a new animal—themed collection — this time featuring monkeys. on tuesday the artist posted an image o two elephants poking their heads out of blocked out windows in chelsea. on monday he revealed a goat stencil on a wall near kew bridge. you're live with bbc news. the us state department spokesperson says israel should investigate allegations that its soldiers abused a palestinian man being held at a detention facility.

at a press briefing on wednesday, mr miller was asked about a video aired by israel's channel 12, which allegedly shows soldiers taking a detainee out of sight of a surveillance camera to carry out abuses. a spokesperson for israel's embassy in washington did not immediately comment on wednesday. the israeli military has previously said that it operates according to the rule of law and that it investigates allegations of abuse. we have seen the video and reports of sexual abuse, of dt knees, are horrific. they ought to be investigated fully —— detainees. they ought to be investigated fully by the covenant of israel, by the idf. prisoners need to be treated, prisoners' human rights need to be respected in all cases and when there are alleged violations the government of israel needs to take steps to investigate those who are alleged to have committed abuses and if appropriate hold them accountable.

meanwhile, the middle east remains on edge — as iran says its response to the killing of hamas leader ismail haniyeh in tehran will take place �*at the right time and in the appropriate shape'. iran and hamas accuse israel of carrying out last week's assassination. israel has not claimed or denied responsibility.saudi arabia says the assassination was a �*blatant violation' of iran's sovereignty. 0ur correspondent jenny hill has more. iran and its proxies have welcomed the choice of yahya sinwar as the new political leader of hamas. in that move they see a gesture of defiance towards israel. it's an appointment which has infuriated the israeli leadership. mr sinwar, who is believed to be in gaza, tops their most wanted list and they have renewed threats to kill him and eliminate his organisation. this country remains on a state of high alert after iran vowed to avenge the assassination of mr sinwar�*s predecessor in tehran last week. the killing has been discussed in an

emergency meeting of foreign ministers from around 50 predominantly muslim states. ! jenny hill i jenny hill there. the world health organization announced on wednesday that it would send one million polio vaccines to gaza after the virus was detected in the area. earlier my colleague caitriona perry spoke with dr ahmad yousaf, a paediatrician and internal medicine doctor from arkansas, who has just returned from a month volunteering in the territory. you are a paediatrician. you have worked in intensive care units here in the us. the world health organization is concerned about a polio outbreak in gaza. it is sending a lot of vaccines to the children there. what would a polio outbreak mean for the children and the whole population in gaza at this time? i population in gaza at this time? ~ ., , time? i think it parallels everything _ time? i think it parallels everything else - time? i think it parallels everything else that i time? i think it parallels everything else that is l time? i think it parallels i everything else that is there which is with the complete destruction of the entire

healthcare infrastructure across all of gaza along with a combination of the breakdown of infrastructure, sanitation, clean water access, we are saying a level and extent of disease that is far more than anywhere else in the world at this point. the gaza healthcare infrastructure has been blasted back 50—70 years and polio puts us right back into the 1950s so we are in an environment that doctors and healthcare systems aren't prepared to deal with at this point. aren't prepared to deal with at this point-— this point. you travelled there with the met _ this point. you travelled there with the met global _ with the met global organisation. tell us specifically about the conditions that you and other healthcare professionals are working on in gaza. were you prepared for what you saw in gaza? i prepared for what you saw in gaza? ., �* ~' . , prepared for what you saw in gaza? ., �* ,, ., , , , ., gaza? i don't think any type of medicaltraining, _ gaza? i don't think any type of medical training, there - gaza? i don't think any type of medical training, there could i medical training, there could be another medical training, emotional, psychological training, for what i saw while i was there. what i saw was an

everyday traumatic experience for the gaza civilian population. what i saw was an overwhelmed healthcare infrastructure that had to deal with large, vast quantities of chronic illness that had progressed significantly over nine months with no access to typical medical supplies and medications along with a daily incoming barrage of trauma patients. people in pieces is what i would describe it as full stop everything today in the er and the icu in the hospital i was staying at. has there been — hospital i was staying at. has there been any _ hospital i was staying at. has there been any improvement in there been any improvement in the access to medical supplies for health professionals, for the hospitals that are still operational? i the hospitals that are still operational?— the hospitals that are still operational? i would say the opposite. — operational? i would say the opposite, actually. - operational? i would say the opposite, actually. it - operational? i would say the opposite, actually. it has i opposite, actually. it has gotten worse which you wouldn't believe is possible but while i was there, and i got in at the last week ofjune, i was completely prohibited from taking on any of the many suitcases worth of medical supplies that were donated by wonderful people in arkansas in

anticipation of this medical mission. i was restricted to one suitcase. when i entered the hospital i was in shock at the hospital i was in shock at the low levels of supplies that existed for the most basic and necessary items to take care of people in any facility in any place in the world. we didn't have enough laws, we didn't have enough laws, we didn't have enough laws, we didn't have enough to sanitisation materials for supplies —— we didn't have enough gauze. we didn't have enough gauze. we didn't have enough tubes to intubate people. we had people dying of wound care problems because we didn't have the most basic supplies because all medical supplies has been choked into gaza.- medical supplies has been choked into gaza. and in terms of how you _ choked into gaza. and in terms of how you are _ choked into gaza. and in terms of how you are operating i choked into gaza. and in terms of how you are operating and l of how you are operating and people triaging them, that must impact who you can trade and how you can treat them. listen, ou how you can treat them. listen, you know. _ how you can treat them. listen, you know. it _ how you can treat them. listen, you know. it is _ how you can treat them. listen, you know, it is hard _ how you can treat them. listen, you know, it is hard not - how you can treat them. listen, you know, it is hard not to i how you can treat them. listen, you know, it is hard not to get i you know, it is hard not to get emotional but there are moments there where every day, where we had to choose which child that was badly burned was going to get a tube to breathe. there are moments in my mind in

memories that will be seared forever in the back of my mind that where we had to choose which child was going to get a machine to breathe, we knew they had airway burns and it was only going to get worse and thatis was only going to get worse and that is a daily occurrence for the healthcare staff of gaza. the hamas —controlled healthcare ministry puts the death toll in the past ten months to be heading for 40,000 at this point what do you think that in actualfact at this point what do you think that in actual fact that could be a lot higher?— that in actual fact that could be a lot higher? listen, there was a vast — be a lot higher? listen, there was a vast consensus - be a lot higher? listen, there was a vast consensus for i be a lot higher? listen, there i was a vast consensus for every international aid worker and humanitarian doctor that the number was multifold more than any number we've heard in the media by either side and the reason i feel comfortable saying that objectively as a physician is eyes were on the ground and hands on these

patients, we aren't including within those numbers the patients that are dying from their chronic medical instances —— issues like dialysis and cancer patients who haven't gotten chemotherapy in nine months. patients who are dying of simple wounds and simple waterborne illnesses that can be treated with very, very basic medical first aid that are dying of these illnesses in the backdrop of severe malnutrition which makes it almost impossible to get better from these disease processes and these levels of trauma, so i think the number is well above the numbers and i think we're all going to be devastated as a society when we finally get eyes on the ground and are able to survey what i think we're all going to see with our own eyes. we think we're all going to see with our own eyes.- think we're all going to see with our own eyes. we are told toda b with our own eyes. we are told today by the — with our own eyes. we are told today by the us _ with our own eyes. we are told today by the us state - today by the us state department that they are very close to a ceasefire deal being done. if that deal is done and there is a pause in the attacks in the violence, what will the long—term health impact before the people of gaza? long-term health impact before the people of gaza?— the people of gaza? talking about decades _

the people of gaza? talking about decades of _ the people of gaza? talking about decades of building . about decades of building infrastructure that is going to take us to get back to where we were. when we talk about the healthcare infrastructure, money will not solve this problem. it is going to take a tremendous amount of co—ordination and time and help from everywhere to get us to a place where the gazan people get the type of care they deserve from a dignity perspective, from a healthcare perspective. what i will say as a paediatrician we have learned a paediatrician we have learned a lot about the trauma effects of the psychology of children when they experience severe trauma at a very early age when their brains are still forming their brains are still forming the most basic neural connections and those children have seen a level of trauma that nobody should see in a lifetime within such a small box in gaza where they cannot escape, where the adrenaline associated with the fear of drones above the head is constant and the visuals of them seeing their family members them seeing theirfamily members die, get torn apart into pieces. i mean, iam

talking about a problem that is going to take generations to heal. ., ~ ., ., heal. doctor ahmad yousaf there. let's turn to some other important news around the world. at least two people have died and several others injured after a hotel building in krov, germany, collapsed on tuesday night. nearly 250 emergency services personnel were deployed to support the rescue efforts. the cause of the collapse has not yet been determined pop star taylor swift cancelled all three of her upcoming shows in vienna, after police thwarted an alleged terrosit attack on the concerts. police arrested two people suspected of planning islamist attacks. accoriding to officials, the two suspects became radicalised via the internet and made an oath of allegiance to the islamic state. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. for many parts of the country, i think wednesday was a pretty cloudy day, the best of any sunshine across scotland and northern ireland. there were a few passing showers here, whereas further southwards across parts of england and wales really limited to just glimpses of sunshine.

it was pretty cloudy for much of the day. looking out in the atlantic, we've got another area of low pressure that's set to bring some damp weather in initially thursday morning, as this warm front spreads its way in. mind you, we have got some drizzle around at the moment. ahead of that feature across wales and western areas of england are not patchy drizzle for the south—east. we've got some showers for the north west of scotland, but the skies continue to clear in east scotland and north east england, so it's here where we're going to have the brightest start to the day on thursday with a fair bit of morning, sunshine. any sunshine for you staying there in southeast england short—lived. it's going to turn quite cloudy, but staying on the bright side, the damp and drizzly weather for wales and western england replaced by more general outbreaks of rain through the day, the rain heavy as it swings across northern ireland into scotland, northern england and north wales. top temperatures running into the low 20s. now, through thursday night that we'll see that rain band continue its way northwards

and eastwards, the rain turning heavy for a time in northern scotland before clearing out of the way, and there may well be a hang back of cloud, still bits and pieces of rain left over into friday morning before this front finally pulls out of the way. then we get this little ridge of high pressure starting to build from the west, and that means an improving weather picture. rain clearing away then from eastern england. many of us will have fine spells of sunshine developing through the day. 0k, there'll be a few showers for west scotland, an odd one for northern ireland, north wales, but for many during the afternoon on friday it will be dry with sunny spells, temperatures widely into the 20s and getting warmer across east anglia and south east england with temperatures into the mid 20s. a warming trend because the jet stream is going to change as warm air gets brought northwards by tropical storm debby, colder air comes out of canada. it changes the shape of the jet stream. the jet stream gets more wiggly through the weekend. the significance of that is we get underneath this ridge and that makes it get a lot warmer, if not hotter, particularly across parts

of england and wales, where temperatures will push into the low 30s. the short blast of heat, though not everywhere. there will, i think, be some heavy rain to come across the north and west of the uk. that's the latest. v0|ce—0ver: this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme.

so essentially it's how do we live well on this planet without destroying it? it's a simple question. we are saturated of all this information and of talking i of the problem, how can we have spaces to look i towards the solution? we've all heard it before. to create a sustainable world, we must move away from fossil fuels and embrace green technology. but what if technology alone isn't enough? people are dying and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. how dare you? what if solving the issues of climate change demands a more profound systemic change? a group of activists and academics argue that infinite economic growth on our finite planet is a dangerous illusion. their bold solution — degrowth. we are trying to teach people the importance of building social, economic and environmental links with people around you.

so, moving to this project gave me a lot of stability. i know that i'm going to have here 40 people that will be there for me. it takes two kinds of work. it takes social, political, i organisation work, but also it takes a cultural shift. is it time to embrace more radical solutions? or are we risking too much? all of our experience historically has been that if the economy shrinks for a period of time, that results in big increases in poverty. i think degrowth, uh, underestimates the power of innovation. degrowth underestimates the need for investment and degrowth underestimates the social feasibility of what they propose. there is no necessary- contradiction between social and ecological objectives, i but it does require a pretty radical transformation of the way we think. about the economy and structure it. i