crash near 530 paolo, which killed all 61 people on board. also on the program... king charles expresses his "heartfelt thanks" to police and emergency services in his first comments since the outbreak of widespread disorder across the uk. taylor swift fans out in force in vienna after her concerts there were cancelled because of a plot to attack them. hello, i'm helena humphrey. we start with breaking news from the middle east: gaza's civil defence agency has said that about 100 people have been killed in an israeli air strike on a school in gaza city. these are the pictures from the scene.

three israeli rockets are reported to have hit the al—tabi'in school in the daraj district, which was being used to house displaced civilians. the israeli military has confirmed that a strike took place. our correspondentjenny hill is in tel aviv with the details. this is being described as a horrific massacre by gaza's defence agency, civil defence agency, which is run by hamas. they say that three israeli rockets struck the school in the daraj district of gaza city this morning. they say that the school was being used as a shelter for displaced people and there are suggestions that those people may have been at morning prayer when the attack happened. it is then reported that a fire broke out following the strike with emergency workers scrambling to rescue people from inside the building. now, the israeli military has confirmed the strike but they say that the school was housing

a hamas command centre. it's the second strike on a gazan school in as many days and in fact israel has repeatedly struck schools in gaza in the last week or two. each time the military insist that they are, in effect, pursuing legitimate targets, that the schools are housing hamas bases. they also insist that through the use of precision missiles and intelligence they are doing their best to mitigate the loss of civilian life. mohamed taha from bbc arabic is with me in the studio. mohamed, devestating scenes this morning at that school — many too graphic for us to be able to show fully. indeed. the number of people killed in this horrific attack reached 125 so far and the number is continuing to rise as the people who are

injured cannot find a place to be treated. there is only one hospital working in this area, it only has 60 beds. the people who are injured are more than this. we saw pictures earlier of people queueing outside the hospital. there is no place to have them unless the injured people would have urgent help from the international community these people would die. and i think this is the main concern, they should be the main concern, they should be the main concern, they should be the main concern of the world at the moment. . . , . , main concern of the world at the moment. . ., , ., , ., u, , main concern of the world at the moment. . ., , ., , ., , ., moment. hamas has now called this a dancerous moment. hamas has now called this a dangerous escalation. _ moment. hamas has now called this a dangerous escalation. we _ moment. hamas has now called this a dangerous escalation. we know - moment. hamas has now called this a dangerous escalation. we know that l dangerous escalation. we know that there are ceasefire talks expected to take place next week. where both sides going into those talks now? yeah, hamas also said that without american support to israel, israel wouldn't do that. hamas is hinting

that while the united states is calling for the ceasefire talks on thursday in cairo and qatar, they support israel with weapons and with political and military support and this is giving israel the momentum to launch attacks in gaza and the west bank, in syria and southern lebanon in the last few hours. hamas practically is saying how come you are inviting us to the negotiating table and at the same time supporting israel to do these attacks inside gaza and to kill also the leaders outside gaza, as they did with ismail haniyeh and samer al—hajj was killed in the last few hours in southern lebanon. al-hajj was killed in the last few hours in southern lebanon. mohamed

taha from bbc— hours in southern lebanon. mohamed taha from bbc arabic, _ hours in southern lebanon. mohamed taha from bbc arabic, thank- hours in southern lebanon. mohamed taha from bbc arabic, thank you - hours in southern lebanon. mohamed taha from bbc arabic, thank you for l taha from bbc arabic, thank you for your time. let's speak to shaina low, who is communication adviser for the norwegian refugee council, that is an independent humanitarian organisation helping people forced to flee. she joins us from jerusalem. we know many civilians caught up in this attack, fleeing from place to place in gaza. do you understand that there is anywhere safe for them to go to? for that there is anywhere safe for them to no to? ., ., , that there is anywhere safe for them to noto? ., ., , to go to? for the last ten months there hasn't _ to go to? for the last ten months there hasn't been _ to go to? for the last ten months there hasn't been a _ to go to? for the last ten months there hasn't been a single - to go to? for the last ten months there hasn't been a single safe i there hasn't been a single safe place in gaza, even the so—called humanitarian zones that israel is unlawfully ordering palestinians to flee to have not been safe and we have seen repeated attacks on displaced civilians throughout gaza and the death toll, as i'm sure you know, is rapidly approaching 40,000. it is likely an underestimate of the number of palestinians in gaza killed since october the 7th. we

have also seen, as was mentioned, an increase in attacks on schools since july for alone there have been now 15 attacks on schools and earlier this month the un's education cluster said there were 344 schools in gaza that had sustained direct hits. these are the places that people are fleeing to where they imagine the building has some degree of safety, a safer place to stay. but in fact as we have seen this morning and we have seen repeatedly of the last ten months, there simply is no safe place for palestinian civilians in gaza to flee. find is no safe place for palestinian civilians in gaza to flee. and this is one of the _ civilians in gaza to flee. and this is one of the great _ civilians in gaza to flee. and this is one of the great issues - civilians in gaza to flee. and this is one of the great issues here, | is one of the great issues here, isn't it? because israel says that areas like schools for example are being used, they say, in this case as a hamas command centre. but of course things like schools, hospitals, they are civilian infrastructure, they are protected

under international humanitarian law. , . , under international humanitarian law. yes, all places where civilians are seeking _ law. yes, all places where civilians are seeking shelter, _ law. yes, all places where civilians are seeking shelter, israel- law. yes, all places where civilians are seeking shelter, israel must i are seeking shelter, israel must apply the rules of international humanitarian law. the distinction between civilians and military targets, allowing civilians to flee, if they're targeting a place notifying them to flee. i meant proportionality. and when we see a mass casualty event as we have seen this morning it really draws into question whether or not israel is abiding by international humanitarian law. we have seen so many of these events over and over and over again. many of these events over and over and overagain. i many of these events over and over and over again. i can't speak about the specifics, i'm not in gaza, i'm not able to conduct investigations, it does appear that israel is not rejecting civilians and they are not abiding by the laws and rules of proportionality in terms of the military advantage being

proportionate to the amount of civilian harm in the attacks such as the one we have seen this morning. and tell me about what your colleagues in the aid sector are saying about the humanitarian situation on the ground. because of because today we are seeing that high death toll from a strike on that school but of course the health needs continue, who also saying this past week that they have detected traces of polio in waste water. just tell us more about that.— traces of polio in waste water. just tell us more about that. we've been warnin: tell us more about that. we've been warning about _ tell us more about that. we've been warning about the _ tell us more about that. we've been warning about the deteriorating - warning about the deteriorating situation in gaza for months. the health situation, the fact that the health situation, the fact that the health sector is on the verge of collapse, if not already collapsed. and the amount of aid that is trickling in is nowhere near what is needed to even attempt to address the growing humanitarian needs that continue to grow day by day. the un reported just yesterday that the number of aid trucks entering gaza since israel began its rafa

offensive be more than 170 trucks per day in early may and now seeing about 80 trucks per day enter gaza. there is very little food available on the local market. staff in northern gaza have said there are nearly no fresh vegetables or meat available in gaza city. that basically all they can find is tinned food, which is full of unhealthy preservatives and people are really struggling, if they can find food, to find food that will help keep them strong and help them survive under such horrific conditions. we've had staff report that they themselves have contracted hepatitis a, their families that they themselves have contracted hepatitis a, theirfamilies have gotten it, and this is because of the sanitary conditions, the destruction of infrastructure and the fact that aid workers just simply do not have the conditions of the material to be able to help people survive. communications

adviser for _ people survive. communications adviser for the _ people survive. communications adviser for the norwegian - people survive. communications l adviser for the norwegian refugee council, adviserfor the norwegian refugee council, thank you. amin saikal is professor of middle eastern studies at australian national university. i've been asking him where this leaves the ceasefire talks that are expected next week. this further complicates the process of negotiating a ceasefire and it is a slap in the face of all those countries like egypt, qatar, the united states, the united arab emirates, which really wanted a ceasefire to be enforced. it is really clear that the israeli leadership does not want a ceasefire and they are so determined on their original aim and they are so determined on their originalaim to wipe and they are so determined on their original aim to wipe out hamas. but in the process they are also killing so many civilians now and that is why the whole thing has become so horrific. and the israeli attack on

this school really comes on top of attack in two other schools in the last week, which have resulted in the killing of scores of innocent children. which basically amounts to an israeli policy of trying to wipe out the second generation of gazans, so that they are not going to be able to prevail in the future. find able to prevail in the future. and as we know. _ able to prevail in the future. and as we know, israel— able to prevail in the future. and as we know, israel has said that it is targeting a boot command centre at the school there. butjust is targeting a boot command centre at the school there. but just taking at the school there. but just taking a look at the picture more broadly, we know that the head of hamas, all of these things taken together, how do you think this is complicated the possibility for peace, for any kind of meaningful breakthrough during those upcoming ceasefire talks? i mean, as you said, it is making it very complicated. we were told by the israelis months ago that they

had cleared hamas out of gaza city and yet they continue bombing gaza city and also all those areas where they have said that they have destroyed hamas. and how long they are going to continue to do that? they can always claim that there are hamas members somewhere and as a result they can kill also hundreds of innocent people. and this is what is really happening. and i think the view of many analysts as this constitutes what can be called state terrorism. this is what israel has been trying to do. it has become extremely provocative and basically trying to inflame not only the palestinians but also all those people who sympathise with the palestinian cause in the arab world and the muslim world. king charles has made his first public comments since the outbreak of widespread

disorder across the uk last week — expressing "heartfelt thanks" to the police and emergency services. police say more than 740 people have been arrested — and more than 300 charged — since the unrest sparked by the killing of three children in southport. thomas magill has more. 0ur street! whose street? 0ur street! maintaining order at the latest demonstration, outside a hotel believed to be used to accommodate asylum seekers in crawley. a small number of anti—immigration protesters were met by hundreds of others from the group stand up to racism. sussex police say they made one arrest, a 40—year—old man. he's one of more than 740 people who've been arrested in connection with the violence and disorder seen across england and northern ireland this week. this isjordan parlour, who was given 20 months in prison, not for taking part in any unrest

but encouraging others online to attack this hotel in leeds, used to house asylum seekers. in northampton, tyler kay was jailed for 38 months after calling for attacks on asylum seeker hotels via the social media platform x. and richard williams from buckley was jailed for sharing a menacing post about migrants whilst also encouraging rioters. 0therjailings include these men, sameer ali and adnan ghafoor. they were part of a counterprotest in leeds against far right activists. they punched a group of white men, saying they had been provoked by anti—muslim insults. the judge said that was no excuse and gave them 20 months and two and a half years, respectively. 6000 specially—trained officers remain on duty this weekend to deal with any unrest. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, says it's important forces around the country stay on high alert. i'm absolutely convinced that having the police officers in place these

last few days in the right places, the swiftjustice that has been dispensed in our courts have had a real impact but we have to stay on high alert going into this weekend because we absolutely have to make sure that our communities are safe. the king has offered his heartfelt thanks to the police and emergency services during a phone call to the pm, where he praised the way that community spirit and compassion have countered the aggression and criminality seen during the riots. 120 officers are being sent from scotland to northern ireland, despite demonstrations in belfast passing peacefully last night there are still concerns about the potential for further unrest in the city with more protests expected in the coming days. thomas magill, bbc news. now to events in russia. moscow is introducing strict new security measures in three regions bordering ukraine in response to this week's surprise incursion by ukrainian forces

into the kursk region. there are also concerns from the un nuclear agency, which has urged both sides to exercise maximum restraint, as fighting moves closer to a nuclear power plant. fighting has been raging since ukraine's army launched its surprise incursion this week. reports suggest they could be operating up to 30 kilometres inside russia, with intense fighting, close to the town of sudzha. frances read reports. filmed from a dashboard, then uploaded to social media, abandoned and burned russian troop carriers in the kursk region. the person who posted these pictures has since been arrested but the bbc has verified the footage. ukrainian assaults on russia started on tuesday and seem to have come as a surprise. several villages have been seized. this footage from the ukrainian military is purported to show

russian soldiers surrendering. reports suggest the focus is happening just north of ukraine with fighting thought to be concentrated near the town of sudzha. moscow says up to 1000 ukrainian troops are involved in a region which contains a nuclear plant. the un nuclear agency has urged restraint but the astonishing images of russianjets bombing russian territory seem to run counter to the kremlin's official narrative, that the war in ukraine has been going to plan. president putin holding a meeting with his security council. it is calling the ukrainian incursion terrorism. and russia is now bringing in reinforcements. but no act goes unpunished. a russian missile attack on a supermarket in the eastern donetsk region has proved fatal. although it is not clear whether it was a direct response to ukraine's cross—border assault.

this woman was there. translation: we started climbing out of the window, she says. _ we were barely outside when everything started burning. i started running one way, my colleague ran the other way. ukrainian emergency services have been searching through the rubble for signs of life, no respite for those living this reality. frances read, bbc news. with the latest about the surprise incursion into russia, here's our kyiv correspondent james waterhouse. i think if you look at the pictures you've just seen, i think that reflects what ukraine was after in the short term at least. russia is putting more and more resources into trying to contain this offensive. we have seen a lot of men and machinery moved in the direction of kursk and neighbouring regions

along the border, as ukrainian forces seemingly take more and more territory. and they have even been frustrated in that endeavour with one convoy certainly being destroyed. and now we have what's been described as a counterterror operation, a counterterrorism operation, by the kremlin, which gives powers for cars to be searched, for phone tapping, for vehicles, the movement of vehicles and people to be extremely limited. this is something russia is having to take seriously and i think for ukraine the hope is that it will relieve pressure on the front lines on its own territory, where it is russia continuing to advance. it's important not to understate how significant this week has been because this has been a war, certainly for ukraine, of gruelling familiarity. and here we've had this sort of strange inversion where you have the sight of russian civilians reacting with fear

and anger in some cases and leaving their homes. this is something that we see across ukraine continually. and it really has sort of shaken things up in that respect. ukraine has increased the stakes and in this war of territory, where russia often talks about wanting ukraine to concede land in exchange for peace, well, now ukraine controls a chunk of russian territory. it really is a high—stakes move and it could, you know, we are still talking about ukrainian forces that are overstretched, so it has been an extraordinary few days. it has indeed. briefly, if you don't mind, you were just mentioning there how high stakes all of this is. do we have any kind of intelligence as to understanding whether ukraine can continue this incursion in russia, whilst also trying to hold the front lines in its own country? we don't. i mean, at the moment the colonels and generals and senior officers are being incredibly tight—lipped about this operation.

but what we understand, what we can glean from the front lines is that the issue of military aid, after political disagreements among the west, that's partially been resolved, equipment is arriving on the front line but ukraine is grappling with its own domestic challenge of mobilising enough men. so, you know, it was seen as counterintuitive at best to send clearly elite fighters into russia in this way. but if it forces some kind of concession politically or in a military sense by moscow then it will be seen as worth it. 0ur ukraine correspondence there james waterhouse. investigators are trying to work out what caused a plane crash that killed 61 people in brazil. president lula has expressed solidarity with the families and friends of the victims — and the sao paulo state governor has declared three days of mourning. the flight from the city of cascavel came down on the approach to the international airport in sao paulo — there were no injuries on the ground. 0ur correspondent,

ione wells has the latest. no time to prepare for landing, only a terrifying spiral to the ground. just miles short of its destination, its final moments captured by horrified onlookers on their phones. this was a short internal flight from the brazilian state of parana to sao paulo, never reaching its destination. translation: it went down nose first. - i thought something had happened, that it had run out of gas. i ran out because i live near there. translation: i thought it was going to fall into our back yard. _ it was scary but thank god there was no one killed on the ground. 57 passengers and four crew members were on board. local authorities say there are no survivors. news reached brazil's president, lula da silva, while he was speaking at a conference. he held a minute's silence.

he said all his solidarity was with the families and friends of the victims. there are no answers yet for the friends and families of those on board, only unimaginable grief and shock. ione wells, bbc news, in sao paulo. tributes are being paid to the former google executive and youtube ceo, susan wojcicki, who's died following a two year battle with cancer. the 56—year—old led the video platform for nine years — from 2014 — during a period of huge growth. she famously became involved with the company after renting the garage of her californian home to the company's founders larry page and sergey brin, who went on to hire her as the fledgling search engine's first marketing executive. special events are being organised for disappointed taylor swift fans in vienna, after all three of her concerts there were cancelled. austrian security officials

say a 19—year—old man was planning a suicide attack, as our correspondent bethany bell reports. # trouble, trouble, trouble #. vienna is full of swifties with no concert to go to, so locals are trying to make them welcome. this spinning club, which usually runs taylor swift—themed classes, is holding a party for disappointed fans. we're at the studio, but we're not riding bikes. we're just exchanging bracelets and listening to sad music so we can process the feelings together. jocelyn came all the way from canada. i couldn't be more grateful to all the people who have worked so hard to keep us safe and, you know, the systems worked in this case. i'm so grateful to vienna for making so many opportunities for swifties to meet up and share this community and celebrate it. to me, that'sjust as special. some vienna museums are offering anyone with a ticket free entry,

including the mozart house, home to another musical superstar. this restaurant is offering free burgers to ticket—holders. austrian railways is refunding train tickets and there are discounts at many other cafes and clubs. # i was thinking of a drive down any time now #. - the shows may have been cancelled, but the street parties go on. bethany bell, bbc news, vienna. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. heat and humidity is set to build as we go through the weekend, but we do need to caveat that with saturday, there is going to be quite a lot of cloud around for most of us. but it will turn increasingly very warm and very humid from sunday onwards. let's take a look at what's happening, then. this weather front will bring more cloud on saturday into south—west england and wales,

and with isobars quite tightly packed together further north, that's going to feed in plenty of showers, particularly from west to east across scotland throughout the day. southern scotland, northern ireland keeping some sunshine. england and wales, quite a lot of cloud feeding in. at times, there'll be some light, drizzly rain and poor visibility through the irish sea coast there. top temperatures, though, 24 degrees. that's still 75 fahrenheit. but as we move out of saturday and into sunday, this area of low pressure is going to move in and allow the winds to change to a southerly direction. and that means we're going to tap into some very hot weather that's taking place across the mediterranean at the moment. so early morning cloud will break up quite quickly. a lot of dry, settled, sunny weather right across the country on sunday. increasingly hot, increasingly humid. this weather front threatening to the north—west, but it will stay away during the daylight hours. 16—23 degrees likely in scotland. highest values, though, of 28 — 82 fahrenheit — in the south—east.

that will lead to a very humid night to come, and on monday, the heat is likely to peak. we could see some record—breaking heat in bordeaux if we get temperatures in excess of 41 degrees. but for the south—east, we're likely to see temperatures peaking somewhere around 32—33 degrees. at the same time, further north, that weather front moves in, and with that heat and humidity coupled with that front, we are likely to see some sharp, thundery downpours. really quite torrential, heavy rain for a time. that will freshen the story up further north, but we've still got that heat and humidity clinging on in the south—east of england. 0ne low eases away, another is likely to move in, again bringing some unsettled weather. not for all of us, but certainly a fresher feel as we go through the week ahead. there will continue to be some lengthy spells of sunshine, particularly across southern england. showers or longer spells of rain likely further north.

this is bbc news. the headlines: gaza's civil defence agency says around 100 people have been killed in an israeli air strike on a school in gaza city. the idf confirmed that a strike took place, but says the target was a hamas command centre embedded in the school. russia is introducing strict new security measures in three

regions bordering ukraine in response to this week's surprise incursion by ukrainian forces into the kursk region. they are understood to include powers to restrict the movement of people and vehicles and allow the use of phone taps. the king calls for unity and offers a message of thanks to the police and emergency services for restoring peace to areas affected by violent disorder across the uk. more than 300 people have been charged and 740 arrested since the outbreak of widespread disorder. hello. team gb picked up another six 0lympic medals yesterday, as the paris games enters its final weekend. there was a surprise gold for toby roberts in boulder and lead climbing, and katarina johnson—thompson picked up silver in the heptathlon, herfirst olympic medal.

our sports correspondent patrick geary reports. somewhere in between the elation and exhaustion, katarina johnson—thompson realised finally she was an olympic silver—medallist. she lay just a few seconds from gold, but a world away from the pain of previous games. i'm just so relieved, i'm so happy, i'm so, so happy that i've got an olympic medal to add to my collection, it's the only one i didn't have. it's been so hard getting to this point, getting back to this point, so i am so relieved. injuries have robbed her of these memories before, but this time her body wouldn't buckle. after the long jump and a season's bestjavelin throw, she knew she would need to beat belgium's nafi thiam by more than eight seconds in the final event, the 800 metres. kjt threw everything at trying to run away from the greatest heptathlete of her generation. commentator: this is a great run from katarina johnson—thompson,

it stops for her about 2.045. that was the fastest she had ever run it, but thiam was just too close behind. nafi thiam will take the gold medal, she will take her third successive heptathlon gold. at one point katarina johnson—thompson didn't know if she would ever compete again. now her games has ended, if not quite in victory, then in her own personal glory. gold was within reach for the women's 4x100m relay team as well, and they were hurtling towards it the way dina asher—smith started. but in the rain, the changeovers were messy. fortunately, the last leg was neater. it will be sha'carri richardson, usa win it, great britain the silver medal. that relay silver was followed a few minutes later by a bronze from the men, including zharnel hughes who missed the 200 metres through injury. staying on track, an astonishing

late burst from elena barker earned a silverfor her and her teammate mia evans in the women's madison, while jack carlin's route to bronze took a strange detour into competitor harrie levreysen. no punishment for carlin, who came through in the deciding race to earn a medal. bronze for great britain. but only one british athlete climbed to the very top of the mountain yesterday. toby roberts has spent much of his 19 years trying to work out how to get there. the boulder and lead final requires problem—solving, strength and skill. with this climb, roberts touched gold. but he would have to watch the attempt of the favourite, sorato anraku, nicknamed the 0ctopus. at the crucial moment he lost suction. he's off! it is a gold medal to toby roberts! a moment of a lifetime, celebrated with his dad who built him a climbing wall in his garden during lockdown. everyone can have a good plan but to implement it like he has

and show up every day and fight as hard as he has, that's what makes it happen. he is so diligent and driven and, yeah, he has made this happen. toby roberts is britain's first 0lympic gold—medallist in sport climbing. he has shown a generation the rocky path to the top. patrick gearey, bbc news. toby roberts, the 19—year—old, nicknamed the terminator, has become britain's first olympic champion in boulder and lead climbing. he told our colleages on bbc breakfast, naga munchetty and charlie stayt, how it felt to win gold. um, it's still hasn't quite sunk in. it's the morning after and i'm still absolutely buzzing. ok, now look, i want to know how you celebrated last night because these are the important things. we'll talk about the sport in a moment, but what was last night like? uh, i haven't actually fully celebrated yet. i had a nice glass of champagne

afterwards, but, um, it's been a pretty hectic since since the competition. i'm excited to get up today and then watch the women's competition, actually. and then i'm sure there'll be celebrations to come later today or tomorrow. that sounds very restrained. very sensible. now, look, when you're climbing, tell me... we saw your face when you were waiting to see sorata and raku's climb, and he was ever so close, wasn't he? what was it like when you realised he'd failed? it was just absolutely disbelief and shock. absolutely. i'm not, like, everwishing someone to fall off the wall. it's more you want everyone to give their best in the competition. you want to win it on a level terms. but absolutely, once he fell off and i realised that i won the gold, it was just a huge flood of emotions and it's like, wow, i've just achieved my dream.

i'm an olympic champion. let's speak to our correspondent laura scott. well, there are 39 gold medals up for winning today. the marathon is under way. a britain is in at second the moment. it would be the first british medal in that event in 30 years. later on, erin macneice, the climber, will be competing. she goes in the women's sport climbing final. in the athletics, laura muir and georgia balko in the final of the women's 1500 georgia balko in the final of the women's1500 metres. there are chapters on diving and artistic

swimming. there does remain some controversy when it comes to the boxing and some issues with medals. yes. when it comes to the boxing and some issues with medals.— issues with medals. yes, the boxing events here — issues with medals. yes, the boxing events here in _ issues with medals. yes, the boxing events here in paris _ issues with medals. yes, the boxing events here in paris have _ issues with medals. yes, the boxing events here in paris have been - events here in paris have been largely overshadowed by controversy over the participating of two athletes. last night kelly from the gold medal by unanimous decision. that has intensified the debate around her participation here. it is controversial because both of them were disqualified from last year? world championships after reportedly failing gender eligibility tests, but the international olympic committee has defended their participation here and the winner said attacks of her gender eligibility give her victory and a special taste. elsewhere, there has

been a story about the medals. this emerged after an american skateboarder posted on instagram to suggest that his medal had suffered significant deterioration since he was awarded it. yasmin harper has also said similar. the paris organisers have said they are looking into this issue and any metals that are showing signs of damage will be replaced because of course they are the most coveted currency here in paris at the moment. currency here in paris at the moment-— currency here in paris at the moment. ., , ., moment. en'oy that penultimate day there of the moment. enjoy that penultimate day there of the olympics. _ moment. enjoy that penultimate day there of the olympics. nice - moment. enjoy that penultimate day there of the olympics. nice to - moment. enjoy that penultimate day there of the olympics. nice to talk. there of the olympics. nice to talk to you. let's speak to basketball journalist mo mooncey ahead of that mouth—watering final this evening in the men's basketball as gold medal favourites usa take on hosts france in a rematch of the 2021 olympic final in tokyo.

i guess for france the unenviable task of going up against that star—studded team usa. task of going up against that star-studded team usa. absolutely, but the beauty _ star-studded team usa. absolutely, but the beauty of _ star-studded team usa. absolutely, but the beauty of that _ star-studded team usa. absolutely, but the beauty of that french - star-studded team usa. absolutely, but the beauty of that french team l but the beauty of that french team is there is no pressure on them whatsoever. i think the entire world is expecting team usa to win this game, meaning france can play carefree basketball, they can play with the home crowd behind them and all the pressure is on the usa. serbia came extremely close in the semifinal to taking them out. in the previous 0lympics semifinal to taking them out. in the previous olympics in tokyo the usa only beat france by five points in the gold medal game. in the group stage they actually lost to this team. bill stage they actually lost to this team. �* . ., , stage they actually lost to this team. �* ., ,, , , stage they actually lost to this team. �* ., ~ , , ., team. all the talk is been about whether team _ team. all the talk is been about whether team usa _ team. all the talk is been about whether team usa can - team. all the talk is been about whether team usa can possibly| team. all the talk is been about - whether team usa can possibly match up whether team usa can possibly match up to going back to 1992 when there was that dream team is led of course by michaeljordan. we haven't really seen acting come close to this. i

wonder how you rate this current team up against dream team. this team up against dream team. this team is absolutely _ team up against dream team. in 3 team is absolutely fantastic. the game of basketball has evolved so much since 1992, it is difficult to compare eras. if you stack up the accolades that 1992 team, they had a lot more championships to their name in the nba compared to this year's team. also, the team of 1992 you had michaeljordan, charles barkley in their prime. this time, lebron james, stefan kerry, they are coming to the end of their careers. if there was some sort of time machine to get those two teams to play together, i would to get those two teams to play together, iwould back to get those two teams to play together, i would back the 1992 team. . . . together, i would back the 1992 team. ., . ., ., team. france have some great -la ers, team. france have some great players, as — team. france have some great players, as well. _ team. france have some great players, as well, including - players, as well, including 20—year—old victor when buying a hammer. i believe he stand summer are the seven foot mark. tell us

more. if are the seven foot mark. tell us more. , �* ~ ., ., more. if he isn't known to the veneral more. if he isn't known to the general public _ more. if he isn't known to the general public by _ more. if he isn't known to the general public by now- more. if he isn't known to the general public by now he - more. if he isn't known to the general public by now he willl more. if he isn't known to the l general public by now he will be after the game tonight. he is a player that we have never seen before really in the history of basketball. a player of his high tea is not a bulky giantjust wandering around the court. he plays with the flu, and elegance. he has this ability to play like a smaller player, he can dribble, shoot, but also uses site to block shots, dunk. there is nothing he can do. he took the nba by storm in his first season and tonight he has the chance to really put himself down on the history books by causing one of the biggest upsets in olympic basketball history. itruiith biggest upsets in olympic basketball histo . ~ ., , ., biggest upsets in olympic basketball histo .~ ., , ., ,, biggest upsets in olympic basketball histo . ~ ., , ., ,, ., history. with regards to serbia and a bit of a struggle _ history. with regards to serbia and a bit of a struggle be _ history. with regards to serbia and a bit of a struggle be so _ history. with regards to serbia and a bit of a struggle be so some - a bit of a struggle be so some points for team usa. why do you think that might be? some commentators have suggested you

could almost have too much talent on a team. what you make of that? there is the same — a team. what you make of that? there is the same too — a team. what you make of that? there is the same too many _ a team. what you make of that? there is the same too many cooks _ a team. what you make of that? there is the same too many cooks in - a team. what you make of that? there is the same too many cooks in the - is the same too many cooks in the kitchen, howeverall is the same too many cooks in the kitchen, however all coaches i speak to tell the great players will always figure it out. the olympic basketball competition is played under different rules to the nba rules. whereas the serbian team, most of theirs players play within the euro league basketball under those rules. there are some subtle differences. the style of play is slightly different, the length of the quarters, the restrictions where players can be for a certain amount of time. the serbian team are a team with great chemistry, they are not to be underestimated. they are a fantastic squad. with basketball, in a one—off game, if one team gets hot shooting the basketball from

downtown, and another team isn't quite as accurate, that has quite an impact on the game. use on the game against serbia it was stefan kerry doing the heavy lifting throughout the majority of that game to keep the majority of that game to keep the usa in it. then the superstars stepped up to shine late in the fourth quarter. you do run the risk if you go down big early in the game, you might not be able to come back again. well, thank you for speaking to us. we will see if perhaps france were able to pull off an upset tonight. so, to the penultimate day of the games saturday will see 40 medals up for grabs, with nine finals in athletics alone. there are also gold medals being given in volleyball, basketball, soccer, golf, table tennis, water polo and more. the penultimate day of the athletics programme gets under way with an early—morning men's marathon then a bumper final night in the stade de france featuring eight finals, including the men's

800 and 5,000 metres. the night concludes with both 4x400 metres relays, with french teams going in both races to ensure an ear—splitting finale. king charles, has praised the way "community spirit" and "compassion" have countered the "aggression and criminality"displayed in the recent rioting across the uk. he says he hopes "shared values of mutual respect and understanding, will continue to strengthen and unite the nation". a library that was set on fire during the violence in liverpool, had served one of the most deprived communities in the city. well, hundreds of thousands of pounds have been raised to rebuild it, as phil mccann reports. this was the moment rioters tried to destroy the hub of this community. i seen it online, i seen flames on the inside of our amazing building, so i was just devastated. and this is the spellow hub today. normally, you'd come here to borrow a book, get help from the council,

go tojob workshops, and there were classes like these for children. they've had to move down the road. such a loss... kelly runs the classes. it's their sense of community, it's somewhere where they can come and belong and just be children. we haven't got that much money in this community, so everything that we have we look after. so to see this is really shocking. well, the damage here might look devastating, but it is much less severe in the rest of this facility. there is still a lot of smoke damage, though, and so it might take quite some time to get this place back online for this community. two online fundraising campaigns will help. together, they've raised nearly £250,000. and they've had donations from authors like nigella lawson, matt haig and the children's laureate frank cottrell—boyce. liam, who's a local school librarian, started one of them. i've been blown away by the response. i initially set a target for £500, aimed specifically at family and friends. donations have come from around the world, but also from this

community in the streets around everton's goodison park. i think that just shows how close the community are in liverpool. when it actually matters, they are there for one another. thank you to everyone who's raised any money for it, and i hope it's put to good use and we get a bullet—proof library that no—one can get into. the council here says the support is appreciated and humbling. phil mccann, bbc news, liverpool. since the unrest began almost two weeks ago there have been more than 740 arrests, with more than 300 people charged in connection with the disorder. 118 people are now behind bars. yesterday, the first jail terms for encouraging unrest on social media were handed down to three men — tyler kay, richard williams and jordan parlour. 26—year—old kay was sentenced to three years and two months in prison for inciting racial hatred online.

counter protesters also received sentences — sameer ali and adnan ghafoor said they had been provoked by anti—muslim insults in leeds before punching a group of men — the judge said that was no excuse. more sentences are expected to be handed down next week. katie barnfield has been to bolton to see how communities affected by the violence have tried to move on. my my customers are scared and didn't come. ~ ., my customers are scared and didn't come. �* ., , my customers are scared and didn't come. ~ ., ,., come. ammon says the takings are down 8096 both _

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high, this is another cost about four of them. for many this will be the final nail in the coffin. greater manchester police are still looking for 12 people over the disorder that broke out here. they want to assure the communities that they have the resources in place. the third cobra meeting, that is a good sign. the government is taking this very seriously. i good sign. the government is taking this very seriously.— this very seriously. i think the market will _ this very seriously. i think the market will come _ this very seriously. i think the market will come back - this very seriously. i think the l market will come back quickly, this very seriously. i think the - market will come back quickly, like this. market will come back quickly, like this so _ market will come back quickly, like this so you — market will come back quickly, like this. so you feel hopeful? yes. local businesses _ this. so you feel hopeful? yes. local businesses here - this. so you feel hopeful? yes. local businesses here in - this. so you feel hopeful? jazz local businesses here in bolton are just hoping that rumours of more protest this weekend don't come to pass. if you'd describe yourself as a chocoholic, you might want to keep an eye on the cost of your favourite treat. soaring cocoa prices are hitting manufacturers, which means some are using alternative ingredients to keep costs down — but as our reporter andrew turner's been finding out, chocolate on the cheap may leave a nasty taste in your mouth!

would you rather pay more or eat less? that's a chocolate bar today. 0n the current cocoa prices, that would be your chocolate bar tomorrow if you were to take all that price increase that we are seeing and reflect it in material. the global price of cocoa has soared, hitting chocolate—makers everywhere and, although the price has fallen since april, it's still hitting production costs. my retails should not move. i'm taking a little bit of weight out. i'm looking at how i can take more cost out of my business and i'm taking absorption of that cost, as well. cutting the cocoa content is another option, increasing things like sugar or milk, which are cheaper. one way of reducing the cocoa content is to substitute cocoa butter with vegetable fat, which can be made from palm oil, shea nuts. if you substitute too much, you can no longer call the product chocolate.

it has to be called 'chocolate flavoured'. two—thirds of the world's cocoa is grown in africa, where weather, disease and low yields have hit supplies. starting his business in essex, mike simmonds moved to norfolk, where now he's having to diversify into coffee and ice creams so he doesn't have to bulk out his chocolate with cheaper ingredients. i don't think we could do it because it would impact the flavour and the quality of the products that we make. so, no, i wouldn't do that, any more than i would do the shrinkflation thing that a lot of companies do. so we maintain the size and the quality. we should be able to ride it unless it does another doubling or trebling as it's done already this year. well, you could put all sorts of things into chocolate, but look, chocolate is there to make you happy, right? so i don't want to put more things into my chocolate that don't make people happyjust because of cost. there are also chocolate substitutes on the market. have you tasted them? you don't get the endorphins come through that make you happy. you don't get the flavour,

you do get the melt, but it'sjust brown stuff that melts in your mouth. it's not chocolate. so if you, like me, are a chocoholic, keep your eye on the ingredients and pack size, as well as the price. andrew turner, bbc news, norfolk. when the sun shines — lots of us love to spend a day at the beach, but if you're a wheelchair user or have issues with your mobility, access to the seaside can often be frustratingly off—limits. however, a charity in fleetwood is helping to change that by offering specially adapted wheelchairs and facilities. 0ur reporter ellis palmer can explain. well, at least the sun's trying to poke out when i arrive in fleetwood. we're blessed with a fantastic and varied coastline here in the north—west, but all too often i'm limited in where i can go as a wheelchair—user. but i'm here in fleetwood today to meet a group of volunteers who are making the beach accessible

and creating special memories. the charity was started in 2018. it aims to get everyone out and down the beach. so, mick, how are these different from normal wheelchair? this particular chair, it reclines. the legs go up as well so that we can put them in various different positions. the arms... mick dreamt up the idea when he saw a young wheelchair—user unable to get to the sea. the tyres themselves are very, very large. they're three pounds per square inch, which means that they can go across virtually all terrain. in you go. there are changing facilities as well, so it's easy to get ready and move across from one wheelchair to another. we've got a sink that rises and falls, there's a privacy screen there and a complete shower unit as well, so that you can do everything you need to do in complete and utter privacy. over a thousand people so far have booked in and there's no age limit.

what better way for irene to celebrate a century than a paddle in the sea? 0ne user has made a lasting impression. layton. unfortunately, because of his lack of mobility and the fact that he was a wheelchair—user, he was never able to access the beach, so when i found here, it was a great thing to find and we were just able to transfer him from his own wheelchair into the wheelchairs that they provide here. then he was able to go onto the beach and into the water. and what was that water like? cold! but layton really loved it and at one point we parked him in a stream that was running through and he just spent a long time in there, just looking down at the water. he loved it. it meant so muchjust because the beach had never been accessible, so to be able to have those memories as a family and access to beach and the water, it wasjust really, really amazing memories. a month after his visit, leighton died. it is a very emotional place for me to visit. very, very special place for our family.

what do you get from working with this service? tremendous satisfaction. just so lovely to see the smiles on people's faces, whether they be young or old. so many people have either never been on the beach before, or certainly haven't been on for the last 30, 40 years. we're all in tears sometimes, volunteers as well as the clients. it is lovely. and now it's time for me to get ready for the beach. joining me are matt and megan. it's just fantastic. we can get right up into the water. we know that it's safe and it's comfortable and all these fantastic people help us and it's just brilliant.

i don't know what i was thinking going shirtless into the sea, but... as a way of getting to enjoy the sea as a wheelchair—user, it's fantastic. if you're planning on coming down, make sure you book. mick and the team now hope to get everyone surfing. if that happens, i'm definitely coming back. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. more sunshine expected as we head through the weekend, especially tomorrow right across the uk, there will be a brief spike in heat and humidity, particularly for southern and eastern areas of england. 0nly brief because we'll see fresher feeling conditions with some outbreaks of rain by the time we get to tuesday, and we're not quite there yet with the heat either. today there is a lot of cloud from this weather front towards the south of england and across wales, some patches of rain towards the west,

at times still a slice of sunshine across the far south and the east. and a lot of this cloud will tend to break up through the afternoon. but the best of the sunshine across northern ireland, parts of northern england where it should stay largely dry. scattering of showers for northwest scotland. and here it's cooler and still breezy, but elsewhere the winds are lighter than they were yesterday. highs of 16 to 25 celsius. and tonight, well, it will still feel rather muggy, but a cooler night towards the north and the west and clear spells developing, but a mist and low cloud perhaps into tomorrow morning, and the risk of some sea fog towards the south coast. across the south again lows of around 13 to 16 degrees. now high pressure dominates as we head through sunday. we're drawing in more of a south easterly wind, and that's going to allow the temperatures to build. the sea fog could lap onshore at times, but it should all be gone, even out towards the southwest as we head through the afternoon. some areas of cloud at times, but a lot of sunshine too. the sunshine, of course will help

the temperatures to rise. so a warmer looking day across the board. 16 to 23 celsius in scotland, but maybe the high 20s now in the far south—east of england. now on monday, we're likely to see the peak of the heat towards the south and the east, but some heavy, thundery showers further north and west, just gradually tracking their way further eastwards. temperature—wise, we could get as high as perhaps 32 or even 33 degrees somewhere across southern or eastern areas of england, making it, of course, the warmest day of the year so far. atlantic fronts, though pushing in from the west on tuesday will bring some fresher feeling conditions. still the high 20s in south—east england, but much cooler than that further north and west, of course. there will be some outbreaks of rain gradually pushing eastwards. so that sets the tone really for the rest of the week. cooler and quite unsettled at times.

live from london. this is bbc news. israeli carries out an air strike on a shelter in a school in gaza city. dozens have reportedly been killed and wounded. russia introduces strict new security measures in three border regions in response to this week's incursion by ukrainian forces into the kursk region. also on the program... king charles offers his heartfelt

thanks to the police for helping to restore order to the towns and cities affected by rioting. taylor swift fans out in force in vienna, after her concerts there were cancelled because of a plot to attack them. hello, welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the latest on the israel—gaza war. there's been an israeli strike on a school housing displaced civilians in gaza city — with palestinian officials saying that about 100 people have been killed. the bbc has been unable to independently verify the figures. these are some of the latest images from the scene — many are too graphic for us to show. the israeli military says the target was a hamas command centre.

it's the second time in recent days that schools in gaza have been