police in western germany say at least three people have been killed in a mass stabbing at a festival in the city of solingen. several others have been injured. the attacker is still at large. the city was marking the 650th anniversary of its foundation. sacked bbc presenter jermaine jenas apologises for sending inappropriate texts to female colleagues — but denies any illegal activity. and the paralympic flame has just been lit at stoke mandeville hospital, where the idea for the games was born. the torch will then begin its journey to paris ahead of the start of the paralympics on wednesday. very good afternoon, if you have justjoined, you havejoined bbc news

do you struggle to pay your energy bills? well the government is to hold talks with the heads of the major suppliers next week to discuss how best to support people who are. the average household's yearly bill will rise by 10% from october, after the regulator increased the price cap. with me is our political correspondent georgia roberts. georgia, what could we expect to come of this meeting? we can expect the government search energy companies was what they are calling a proactive essential commitment to further support people heating their homes this winter, particularly when it comes to energy debts. i'm told this could involve, for example, building on last year's one try debt commitments which was put in place by off gem, energy uk and citizens advice. it will be giving additional support and funding to households and their legal obligations. they also expect energy boxes to discuss best practice within the sector, clearly the government wants to be able to be seen, to be on top of this, because many people will be incredibly concerned yesterday with

the news for people this winter, bills will be rising again. how much ressure bills will be rising again. how much pressure is — bills will be rising again. how much pressure is the _ bills will be rising again. how much pressure is the labour _ bills will be rising again. how much pressure is the labour government| pressure is the labour government under? h pressure is the labour government under? ~ , , under? i think the rising energy rice ca- under? i think the rising energy price cap has — under? i think the rising energy price cap has exacerbated - price cap has exacerbated unhappiness with the translate's decision to end winter fuel payments to pensioners, and i think this pressure they're under gross concern among labour ministers about those pavements. the kind of thing that will be adding to those concerns today its research this morning by a fuel poverty charity that says with a price cap going up in the end of the winter fuel payments for many, pensioners could find themselves £483 a year worse off. the

conservatives will be seeking to keep the pressure upon this, the shadow energy secretary has to rethink when it comes to this policy and they will be looking to force a debate when parliament returns from recess in september. when we think about potential u—turn from the transfer, rachel reeves, at this point, it is unlikely given she has said she has been forced into this position because of the state of the government finance issue, and won't want to risk her credibility. she has told a difficult decisions like this may be necessary, but it seems the chancellor will come up against it when parliament returns with pressure because parliament is to have a look at this decision, at least perhaps to extend some financial support for families going into the winter, but for now, the government is focused on making sure those who are eligible for these payments are able to claim them. thank you very much indeed. the paralympic flame has been lit at the hospital in stoke mandeville in buckinghamshire where the idea

for the games was born. you can see some you can see some of you can see some of the latest pictures of that torch being let on its journey to paris, pictures of that torch being let on itsjourney to paris, you can see it heading out of the hospital at stoke mandeville in buckinghamshire, on its way to paris. more than 4,000 athletes will take part in the games. well let's hear from two of those athletes — the archers phoebe paterson pine and jodie grinham. jodie will be 28 weeks pregnant while competing. 0ur reporter nick clitheroe has been speak to them both during training. on a glorious shropshire morning, the archery team are warming up nicely for the paralympics. a friendly international tournament pits the paris bound archers against some of their global rivals. telford's phoebe patterson pine won gold in tokyo three years ago, and it's made her an unexpected celebrity. when i got home there

was that real kind of, "you're the person who did archery, aren't you...in tokyo?" and i'm going, "yeah, no, that was me." and, um, like, recently, i've been to the dentist and the dentist had gone, "i'd watched i watched you win gold", and i'm going, "0h, 0k." um, which is strange, but i really appreciate the support that i've been given. of course, the biggest difference in paris will be that family and friends can make the trip to support the archers. it'll be a very different competition experience to the pandemic games of 2021. it means a lot to me to be able to have my friends and my family over there just for moral support and to be able to see them. like if i've had a bad day, then being able to actually go and have a hug and talk to them and actually be around them to unwind is really important to me. also on the team are nathan mcqueen, victoria kingstone and jodie grinham, whose selection has particularly caught the eye. she's expecting her second child and will be 28 weeks pregnant in paris. i think for women, that's incredible.

to be representing the country, being pregnant sort of shows people you can do it. you know, i'm not going to sit here and say it's for everyone. i'm not going to sit here and say it's possible for everyone, you know. i know for a fact that if i was doing something like judo, there's no way on this earth i'd want to compete or be thrown around. so i'm very fortunate with my sport that i can compete with it. but i definitely think it's a milestone to show how far we've come. the para archery quartette are hoping to bring home some shiny medals, but they're also keen to raise the profile of their sport and give inspiration to others. nick clitheroe, bbc news, shropshire. as we mentioned — the flame has been lit here in the uk in stoke mandeville before heading over to paris — recognising the birthplace of the paralympic games — stoke man for games, as they were known, started in 1948 for injured

athletes during world war ii. they then grew into the paralympic games which took place in rome in 1960. it was then in 2012 ahead of the london paralympics where the heritage flame ceremony took place for the first time in stoke mandeville and now this year is the second such ceremony. dr ian brittain wrote a book called �*from stoke mandeville to stratford: a history of the summer paralympic games' and hejoins me now. thank you very much forjoining us on bbc news. i know you are at the ceremony there at stoke mandeville. what has it been like today, as you so that flame lit? in what has it been like today, as you so that flame lit?— what has it been like today, as you so that flame lit? in one word, very wet. so that flame lit? in one word, very wet- obviously _ so that flame lit? in one word, very wet. obviously a _ so that flame lit? in one word, very wet. obviously a very _ so that flame lit? in one word, very wet. obviously a very sort - so that flame lit? in one word, very wet. obviously a very sort of - wet. obviously a very sort of inspiring moments, i guess, for many people. it's the start and the continuation of a very long 17 year journey as the paralympic games

develops and grows around the world. yes, we are seeing those pictures come as you say the great british weather interfering. the flame was lit and that is now heading to paris. just explain how the paralympics have grown from that first event in stoke mandeville all those years ago?— first event in stoke mandeville all those years ago? they started off 'ust as a those years ago? they started off just as a demonstration _ those years ago? they started off just as a demonstration event - those years ago? they started off just as a demonstration event of. those years ago? they started off| just as a demonstration event of a new rehabilitation tool which was sport. they were a demonstration to celebrate the donation of an accessible best of the patient at stoke mandeville, but then they actually became an annual event with new sports being added every year. by new sports being added every year. by 1952, we had a team visited from the netherlands for the very first time, deliberately to take part in the games, notjust to comfort a rehabilitation. those were the first international at stoke mandeville

games. in 1959, the doctor met with professor antonio madley from the centre in rome and they decided to take the stoke mandeville games to rome just after the olympic games, and with the link to the olympics was something the doctor used as a motivational tool for his patients, writes the way from the beginning, so they became the first paralympic games. every four years then, the games. every four years then, the games would move away from stoke mandeville two, not always the same country, but in the olympic year they would go to another country, and those would be the paralympic games. stoke mandeville games would continue in the three in between. i'm never going to both the olympics and paralympics in 2012 here in

london, and for me, i was lucky enough to be at the paralympics when jenny peacock won the 100 metres. i'm going to tell you, that is what i'm going to tell you, that is what i rememberfrom the olympics i'm going to tell you, that is what i remember from the olympics and the paralympics together. how important has it been that the paralympic games are held and get the same prominence as the olympics try i think it's been absently vital. if you plot a graph of the increase in national participation in the paralympic games, the growth from 1988 when the games officially became one again and continue to be in the host of the olympic country ever since has been absently exponential. we had about 45 nations compete in 1984, now we're up to 168, potentially, france. [30 compete in1984, now we're up to

168, potentially, france.- 168, potentially, france. do you think that we, _ 168, potentially, france. do you think that we, team _ 168, potentially, france. do you think that we, team gb, - 168, potentially, france. do you think that we, team gb, i - 168, potentially, france. do you think that we, team gb, i going 168, potentially, france. do you i think that we, team gb, i going to do well this year? who do we need to look out for, do you think? i do well this year? who do we need to look out for, do you think?— look out for, do you think? i think the japanese _ look out for, do you think? i think the japanese will— look out for, do you think? i think the japanese will probably - look out for, do you think? i think the japanese will probably like - look out for, do you think? i think the japanese will probably like to | the japanese will probably like to continue their success, as they did in the olympics. they performed phenomenally in paris last week, and finished third in the medal table. i would have said the ukrainians who have always been a very good team, but obviously with things that are happening elsewhere in the world, that may be less likely. certainly it will be the usual countries, australia, usa, canada, netherlands, a lot of the big european nations always do well in the medal table. in terms of the athletes that take part in the paralympics, how important are the games to their overall rehabilitation, particularly if they have been service personnel,

for example, who have been injured in conflict? i for example, who have been in'ured in conflict? ~ , . in conflict? i think they are probably — in conflict? i think they are probably a _ in conflict? i think they are probably a motivational- in conflict? i think they are l probably a motivational tool in conflict? i think they are - probably a motivational tool rather than being part of the actual rehabilitation process. they are the sort of peak to rainforest. not everyone who goes through a rehabilitation process is going to come out of the end is a paralympic athlete. it's limited by numbers, for a start. and by the various classification groups. but i think for a lot of 0lympians, there is something to aspire to, they get a lot of their role models by watching the paralympics on television. it may be, actually, that the first time they realise they are capable of doing sport is when they see somebody with a similar impairment to them on television in the paralympics, performing and may winning medals.—

winning medals. doctor ian somerville, _ winning medals. doctor ian somerville, thank - winning medals. doctor ian somerville, thank you - winning medals. doctor ian somerville, thank you very | winning medals. doctor ian - somerville, thank you very much for joining us on bbc news. a reminder that we will have full coverage of the olympics on bbc radio 5 live and on the bbc sport website and app, and i will take this opportunity to also say you can watch it on television over on channel 4, shall i say. the number of young people in the uk not in education, employment or training — referred to as neets — has risen in the past year, according the latest figures. data published this week shows more than 870,000 16 to 24 year—olds in the uk are not working or studying. that's a rise of 74,000 compared to last year. today, the youth futures foundation — which aims to reduce youth unemployment in england — has published a report looking at employment and education. of the 2,500 young people they surveyed, more than 40%

said a lack of skills or training was the biggest barrier to entering the workforce. 0ur education correspondent elaine dunkley has been speaking to young people about their experiences... this is the warren centre in hull, a place where young people who feel alone can come together. what have been some of the challenges? i met skylar, like many who come here, she's classed as neet, not in education, employment or training. when people go into care, you get bullied and people think that it's your fault. being taken into care at the age of 13 was traumatic. ten years on, she's struggling to get her life on track. i didn't get the gcses i wanted to. what would be your absolute dream, do you think? to be able to get on with my life without having these struggles, without having the flashbacks of the trauma i've had in the past, just being able to engage with people normally. aaron and his sister shakira have

also had a difficult upbringing. waiting for mental health support has meant dropping out of college and struggling to hold down a job. could have been going through a hell of a lot, through thick and thin, mental health wise, and that. here, there is support for young people to gain skills to help them get a job. so, aaron, how have you been getting on with job searches? _ so far, aaron has had no luck. about 15, maybe 20 at least. what? never had responses? none of them. not even one. these young people have struggled with education and jobs, but they formed a campaign group called the recruit tables. they say more needs to be done to understand the pressures they face. i'm autistic. i wasn't diagnosed until i was in year 11, which meant that i wasn't offered the early intervention support, which would have really helped my educationaljourney. and this caused me problems in college, in university, in school. young people feel and ifeel like we are just statistics for,

you know, the people who actually have the power to make a change. i don't feel like somebody who matters to them. here in blackpool, one of the answers is identifying those at risk of dropping out early. at aspire academy, engagement coach tamika spends the day bringing pupils into school and making sure they stay there. for kiyan, having a personal coach has changed his entire outlook. from year seven to year ten, i was probably in like once a month, two times a month. college applications — - how are they going for you? it's helped me realise what i want to do in my future, and it's also helped me to get the qualifications that i need and also get a job. the government says it will guarantee better access to training, apprenticeships and back to work support for young people. so this place really has changed your life? yeah. literally has. and there's always time where you can make a difference even if you struggle. organisations like the warren want to see change and say

there have been too many missed opportunities to help a generation who feel lost. elaine dunkley, bbc news. anyone found guilty of stealing a cat or dog in england and northern ireland could now face up to five years in prison, under a new law that's come into force today. previously the theft of a household animal was treated in the same way as the stealing of an object. catriona renton reports. an american bulldog dragged from her garden a terrified miniature dachshund taken by a man who'd broken into her home. a collie snatched from outside a shop. all these dogs were retrieved safely, but some never come home. and it's notjust dogs that are stolen. betty went missing after she and her owner, agatha, moved to their new home. two weeks later, she was found for sale on the internet. agatha got the police involved. betty was dumped back at the house.

it was pretty horrible all along. i started panicking instantly. you know where she's gone? where is she? why? she never was, you know, missing before. and we are very close. like, we've got very strong emotional bond with my pet, you know, with betty. so it was very painful. during the covid lockdown, there were concerns that more cats and dogs were being stolen which led to the uk government setting up the pet theft task force. it found that in 2020, there were around 2000 dog thefts reported to police in england and wales and more than 400 cats stolen across the uk under the new law. anyone convicted of stealing a cat or a dog could face a fine or a maximum of five years in prison. the law also provides powers to extend the legislation to cover other pets if necessary. until now, pets were treated as property.

the new bill was introduced by then backbench conservative mp anna firth. we've regarded our pets and dogs as nothing more than the loss of a mobile phone or a power tool being stolen out of your garden, which is plainly not what our pets are to us in our modern day society. so this is a game changer. we are updating the law, finally, after years of campaigning. campaigners have been calling for the new law that reflects the emotional value of pets to their owners and the distress associated with their theft. animals are very valuable. kittens fetch a lot of money, especially pedigree ones, and we know that criminals are willing to do that, so this really helps to stop animals from being exploited in that way. agata was delighted to be reunited with betty. it's hoped the new law will deter people from abducting much loved pets.

in the late 1980's canary wharf transformed london's derelict docklands into a modern office district — and became a symbol of the city's thriving financial services industry. but fast—forward four decades and the post—covid legacy of working from home means that demand for office space is falling. with major companies like hsbc are leaving the area, our reporter emma north has been finding out how canary wharf is adapting. the birth of canary wharf took down at hill docklands to the world financial giants. no one imagined that more than three decades on, it would need reinventing again. except, perhaps, this man. there we have it. all of london spread out before us. 200 years ago, it would have all been field. what will it be like in 200 years' time? what will be happening in this tower? perhaps it would be turned into flats

because nobody needs offices any more. it because nobody needs offices any more. ., ., because nobody needs offices any more. ~ _,., , because nobody needs offices any more. ~ ., ., more. it looks like jools holland ma have more. it looks like jools holland may have been _ more. it looks like jools holland may have been right. _ more. it looks like jools holland j may have been right. depending more. it looks like jools holland i may have been right. depending on who you talk to, between nine and 20% of canary wharf�*s office space is currently empty. giants such as hsbc and clifford chance are going. so the question, now, is what are they going to do with all the space, and ultimately, who is wharffor? at its peak, 90% of the space was used by the financial world. now it's a little over half, so what has happened to canary wharf? since a andemic, happened to canary wharf? since a pandemic. it _ happened to canary wharf? since a pandemic, it was _ happened to canary wharf? since a pandemic, it was more _ happened to canary wharf? since a pandemic, it was more common i happened to canary wharf? since a| pandemic, it was more common for people to work at home. the second is timing. a lot of the big banks that moved here in the mid to early 90s, that moved here in the mid to early 905, it that moved here in the mid to early 90s, it can really long leases, 25, 30 years. all those people are now looking at those leases as they come to an end thinking, when we want to be in the future?— be in the future? tenants now include government _ be in the future? tenants now include government offices i be in the future? tenants now. include government offices and be in the future? tenants now- include government offices and nhs trust. what they need is the building themselves to be something

completely different. adding isn't so the way. renovating the hsbc building will have chunk taken out of it and transformed. you building will have chunk taken out of it and transformed.— building will have chunk taken out of it and transformed. you need to find a way to _ of it and transformed. you need to find a way to make _ of it and transformed. you need to find a way to make it _ of it and transformed. you need to find a way to make it better - of it and transformed. you need to find a way to make it better and i find a way to make it better and supplement it with all the other activities — supplement it with all the other activities in the neighbourhood that you have _ activities in the neighbourhood that you have. the simple form on the skyline, _ you have. the simple form on the skyline, the — you have. the simple form on the skyline, the fact it comes up and has an— skyline, the fact it comes up and has an absolute flat top, the rounded _ has an absolute flat top, the rounded corners, the sleekness from the outside. — rounded corners, the sleekness from the outside, they are all things that are — the outside, they are all things that are very recognisable. but what would _ that are very recognisable. but what would you _ that are very recognisable. but what would you want in an building today? 0utdoor— would you want in an building today? 0utdoor space, you want things inside _ 0utdoor space, you want things inside of— 0utdoor space, you want things inside of it— 0utdoor space, you want things inside of it rather thanjust acres and acres — inside of it rather thanjust acres and acres of the same office space. whatever— and acres of the same office space. whatever your look now, it's about fun. eating out, playing, you want to see pictures of bankers here any more. it's a deliberate approach to keeping the place alive and change some old views.— some old views. contrary to perception. _ some old views. contrary to perception, canary - some old views. contrary to perception, canary has - some old views. contrary to| perception, canary has been some old views. contrary to - perception, canary has been the most robust it ever been. that perception, canary has been the most robust it ever been.— robust it ever been. that is the trouble, robust it ever been. that is the trouble. it's — robust it ever been. that is the trouble, it's the _ robust it ever been. that is the trouble, it's the perception, i robust it ever been. that is the i trouble, it's the perception, isn't it? �* ., , ., �*

trouble, it's the perception, isn't it?�* ., .�* ., trouble, it's the perception, isn't it? ., ., , it? i'm glad you're hearing visiting us toda . it? i'm glad you're hearing visiting us today. you've _ it? i'm glad you're hearing visiting us today. you've seen _ it? i'm glad you're hearing visiting us today. you've seen the - it? i'm glad you're hearing visiting us today. you've seen the recent | us today. you've seen the recent article schools with the plethora of restaurants we've had here, people are seeing that and the big game changer has been the elizabeth line. canary wharf is too vital for london to fill, so to revive, it needs to change. who knows, as well as financial giant could be a little more than a memory. you might remember the first album you bought, but can you remember which �*now that's what i call music�* you got? i'm old enough to remember the original. to celebrate 40 years of the compilation albums, a new musicial is being developed featuring some of the biggest hits from the 80s. 0ur reporter piers hopkirk has been for a sneak preview at rehearsals. stick on your leg warmers and crank up your walkman. 1983 was the year margaret thatcher won her second term in office. derby winning racehorse shergar was kidnapped, never to be seen again.

and we said goodbye to the pound note and hello to the pound coin. now that's what i call music. well, that's the name of the album, right? and that selfsame year. now that's what i call music was released on vinyl and cassette. now that's what i call music to relax. frankie goes to hollywood. it spawned a sequel, and then more than a hundred others followed. # all right. and now it's inspired an all singing, all dancing musical dripping in 80s nostalgia. sunita is among an array of special guest stars playing themselves and singing the songs that made them now icons. # all right. # and it's coming on. # we gotta get right back to where we started from. i think that we're the best decade, you see. i mean, people say it's the decade that fashion forgot, but, i mean, it was just so much fun. it was so much fun.

and to be sort of a special memory in people's childhood and be included in something like this, it's i mean, it's tremendously flattering and it's an honour as well. # you won't pick up your phone and take my call. i joining her in the car, stock, aitken and waterman stablemate sonia. i'm absolutely chuffed to have been picked. um, it's kind of like you're an icon, so to speak. the music isjust exceptional, and the musicjust takes you back to being a teenager when all the fantastic times happened in your life. # i'll be where the eagle's flying higherand higher. . the brand new musical�*s just three weeks into rehearsals and at the show�*s official launch today in london, a flavour of what to expect. # everybody wants to rule the world.

for the singing stars, a part in the musical as treasured as a single on a now album. i think it is one of those moments where you realise that you're a bona fide pop star. you know, like, this is real. this is really happening to me. i'm just so looking forward to it. but mainly the music. i, you know, every night... ijust cannot wait to listen to those songs. and i want everyone to come and see it, because i guarantee you'll be walking out with the biggest smile on your face, and you'lljust have the best time ever. now that's what i call a musical comes to canterbury next month and brighton in december. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello there. well, it's a bank holiday weekend for many of us and the weather is going to be quite mixed. generally breezy, cool

for the time of year. certainly at first there will be some rain at times, but also some sunny spells, and most of us will see a gradual improvement by the time we get to monday. but it's certainly been very wet across the southeastern quadrant of the uk. through this morning that rain starting to clear south east england, east anglia into the afternoon. sunny spells and thundery showers could follow on behind. elsewhere, a day of sunny spells and some showers, some heavy and thundery, particularly out towards northwest scotland. it's still windy for the time of year and temperatures are below the seasonal average, just not as windy as it was yesterday. 0vernight tonight feeling chilly for late august. there'll be lots of clear spells developing. the showers will fade away. winds freshen again from the west into tomorrow morning. we'll start the day off with temperatures in high single figures for many of us. on sunday there's more rain, more weather fronts moving in from the west. but this time the focus of most of the rain will tend to be

across southwestern areas of scotland, northwest england, northern ireland. so just in the areas where we really don't need any more wet weather. northern scotland — sunny spells and some scattered showers. the rainfall totals starting to mount up across the central swathe of the uk. the rain across northern england too, but for much of england and wales then, it looks largely dry. a few showers out towards the west, some sunny spells and temperatures starting to creep up, but still very brisk westerly south—westerly winds blowing. as we move through sunday and into bank holiday monday for some of us, not a bank holiday in scotland. there's more weather fronts just waiting in the wings this time. the weather front is likely to give some showers, scattered showers across parts of northern ireland and into northwest scotland. but i think for many of us it is looking largely dry on monday, with high pressure building in from the south. there'll be some sunny spells. south—westerly winds again, quite breezy for the time of year, but temperatures now more or less back up to the seasonal average. so the high teens, the low 20s in celsius. and across england and wales, those temperatures are set to rise

further as we head through the rest of the week, possibly the high 20s in southeast england. always cloudy and cooler, windier and really quite wet at times in the north and the west. bye— bye. live from london. this is bbc news. prosecutors in italy open a manslaughter investigation into the sinking of a luxury yacht off the coast of sicily — in which seven people died. we are only at the initial stage of the inquiry so far. but i have to emphasise

that the development of the inquiry could actually be of any sort imaginable. a huge manhunt is underway after three people were killed and four seriously injured in a knife attack at a festival in germany. and sacked bbc presenter jermaine jenas apologises for sending inappropriate texts to female colleagues — but denies any illegal activity. this is completely on me. i am 100% in the wrong and i accept full responsibility for that. hello. iam nicky i am nicky schiller. welcome to the programme. we start with the latest on the sinking of that luxury yacht off sicily on monday in which 7 people died. italian prosecutors have confirmed that they have started a manslaughter and shipwreck investigation, but they stressed

that it was in the very early stages and that they are not investigating