station. it's the start of three days of national mourning in kenya, after at least 17 children died in a fire at a school. the united nations has called for a "full investigation" into the killing of a us—turkish woman in the occupied west bank during a protest on friday. sir keir starmer is heading to dublin for talks with the irish prime minister. the two leaders are expected to discuss a resetting of relations. new england interim manager lee carsley says the national anthems are something he respects but he won't sing ahead of kick—off against ireland. we start this hour with the news that boeing's starliner spacecraft

has successfully completed its journey back to earth — but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying remain behind on the international space station. touch down. star line is back on earth at 1101 and 35 seconds central time.— on earth at 1101 and 35 seconds central time. that's the moment the capsule _ central time. that's the moment the capsule landed _ central time. that's the moment the capsule landed a _ central time. that's the moment the capsule landed a few- the capsule landed a few moments ago in the new mexico desert. the capsule landed in the new mexico desert a few hours ago. it had developed technical problems, including helium leaks, shortly after its original launch and nasa decided it would be safer to leave the two astronauts on board the iss. astronauts butch wilmore and suni williams will return to earth next february in a spacex capsule, after spending eight months in orbit — they'd only expected to be there 8 days. nasa says both astronauts are in good spirits. nasa held a press conference shortly after and told us more about the mission. lets take a listen. starliner did really well today in the undock deorbit

and landing sequence. you know, we use the nasa docking system for the second time on the mission to to undock from the space station. that system performed really well. it's a derivative system will be used for orion down the road. so it was good to pave the way for orion as well. the spacecraft executed a nominal breakout sequence the first time we've used that to back away from the station. we backed out to about five metres and then did a series of about 12 burns using the service module forward jets. and then we opened, after that sequence of manoeuvres, we ended up opening at about 22km per rev away from the space station. all those thrusters did really well through that sequence. no problems at all. as we heard the landing was a success, but the mission has faced many problems. i have been talking about ti to the space reporter alan boyle, from geekwire. i think things could have gone more wrong than they did, so

thatis more wrong than they did, so that is why people are relieved that is why people are relieved that it really was a good landing and they did have some glitches with the thrusters which are being discussed at the news conference and they are going to have to take a while to look at that but all in all, it could have gone a lot worse. they are going to try to avoid doing a redesign of the thrusters, which is interesting because that would set the programme back quite a bit more. i think they are looking at ways to tweak the software and find the conditions that they have to avoid. it's kind of like you have a high—performance car and you know you cannot bring it out and drive it under certain conditions in the hot weather. that is what they are learning about with starliner, that there are some things they will try to avoid doing to avoid the overheating that they saw, and that was the top problem that emerged during the flight, that the thrusters did not work the

way they thought they should, so that is what they are going to do, try to find measures that are not going to require a big redesign of the spacecraft which would cause a huge problem for boeing. let's speak to senior lecturer in astrophysics at the university of central lancashire , dr megan argo. thank you forjoining us. and i assume nasser and boeing are breathing a sigh of relief that the capital is back on earth. —— nasa. i imagine the engineers are breathing a huge sigh of relief this morning. it looked like a textbook landing, the thrusters that had because so many problems on the approach to the space station seemed to have worked perfectly fine on departure from the space station, moving the capital away as intended during the re—entry burn, separating the re—entry burn, separating the capsule from the thrusters in the service module and the landing after that, and it will be awhile we know how well it

performed. there are several teams that go to see if the capsule is on the ground to do variousjobs and capsule is on the ground to do various jobs and check there is no leaking propellant and to make it safe for other teams to go and check the heat shield and then to open the capsule and then to open the capsule and take out the time critical cargo so all of the processes like that will be under way. i was going to say, it is embarrassing that the astronauts are still on the iss and i assume the question is what went wrong and can they fix it? , , , ., , fix it? this is why it was in sace fix it? this is why it was in space so _ fix it? this is why it was in space so long _ fix it? this is why it was in space so long in _ fix it? this is why it was in space so long in the - fix it? this is why it was in i space so long in the original mission was meant to be eight days and the whole aim was to do a certification flight to make nasa happy that this was a usable spacecraft and safety going to regular rotation to take astronauts to and from the space station. having two different capsules from two different capsules from two different companies means nasa can be more flexible in

scheduling launches and returns from the iss and how often they can take up cargo and new experiments. yes, it's embarrassing for boeing that the first didn't work but they made a lot of effort while it was attached to the space station, the two astronauts, butch and sonny, were doing tests in cooperation with nasa and boeing engineers on the ground to understand what the problem was with the thrusters. on the ground, the boeing engineers have the same set of engines on a test going to another launch and they were doing test to understand exactly what went wrong, but those engines are not the same ones that were in space, and onceit ones that were in space, and once it comes back through the atmosphere you lose the service module and it lands in the ocean and disappears. so to understand what is wrong, so you can fix it for next time, you can fix it for next time, you need to do as many tests as you need to do as many tests as you can before you bring it back and that's one of the reasons the mission was extended as long as it was. butch and sonny are used to being on the iss but they will now have to rely on space x to get them down.—

now have to rely on space x to get them down. yes, they are, sace x get them down. yes, they are, space x were _ get them down. yes, they are, space x were given _ get them down. yes, they are, space x were given a _ get them down. yes, they are, space x were given a contract. space x were given a contract to develop a crew module at the same time as boeing, and i think the less money but they've done it a lot faster than boeing and their design philosophy and the way they prototype things and test things, they have a different development cycle to boeing which is an aerospace company that existed for many decades. so, yes, it's unfortunate that they will have to wait for space x and the problem they haveis space x and the problem they have is the space suits were designed by boeing to fit the connections in the spacecraft and they don't fit the connections in the space x module so when the next mission launches later this month there will be two astronauts and two empty seats to bring back butch and sonny home in february, they will have to send up additional spacesuits so they have the correct spacesuits to interface with the capture when they come down. it has created something of a logistical nightmare on the international space station but these are the kind of scenario is that nasa

think about and plan for and workshop, so it will have made a mess but it's nothing on repairable.— a mess but it's nothing on repairable. a mess but it's nothing on reairable. ., ~ i. , . repairable. thank you very much indeed and _ repairable. thank you very much indeed and i _ repairable. thank you very much indeed and ijust _ repairable. thank you very much indeed and i just want _ repairable. thank you very much indeed and i just want to - repairable. thank you very much indeed and i just want to show i indeed and i just want to show you, because we have these pictures, this is the view right now from the international space station looking down, an amazing view from nasa. lets bring you some breaking news from ukraine. debris from a downed drone was found next to ukraine's parliament building after an overnight russian air attack, the country's parliament said in a statement. ukraine's air force said earlier russia launched 67 drones in a nationwide overnight attack, but that it was only able to intercept 58 of these. a series of explosions were heard in kyiv shortly after 3 am. if we get any more on that, we will bring it you. to kenya now where three days

of national mourning have begun after least 17 children died in a fire at a school. 70 children remain unaccounted for following the blaze which swept through a dormitory in the central county of nairi. more than two thousand people tried to help rescue the children, many of whom were sheltering under their beds. sobbing it's too much to bear, the sudden and violent death of children. parents return from the damaged dormitory after being told their boys are among the dead. the fire broke out overnight while they were sleeping, "i want to go where my child is," this woman cries, "the bodies i have seen are of big children. "my child has died." the school is in a remote area. firefighters were delayed by bad roads, but neighbours rushed to try and rescue the boys. in the chaos, some went missing. anxious relatives waited to hear whether their son or nephew might still be alive.

we didn't pick our boy, and we don't know if he went that way. we don't because we have looked in different hospitals, emergency services brought in to give psychological care, the scramble to determine who lived and who died has drawn national attention. we still have 17 kids that are unaccounted. that does not mean that they have perished or they are injured, the word is that they are unaccounted for. we are praying and hoping for the best. dna tests will identify the bodies. it may be harder to find what triggered this terrible tragedy. there have been a lot of fires in kenyan boarding schools over the years, many of them said to be because of arson. now, we don't know what caused this fire, but officials are promising a thorough investigation. which may bring a certain amount of resolution at some point, but right now, what we're seeing is just raw grief and anger. sobbing. there is fear that the death toll could rise and hope that it doesn't. barbara plett usher, bbc news, central kenya.

we can speak live now to barbara who's in byeir, the area where the school is located. we saw in the report, absolutely horrific and most anxious patient —— parents waiting to see if their children are still alive. that's right, and today those efforts to find the children will continue, those efforts to trace where the children might be, as you heard, a lot of local people came to the scene to try to put out the fire and rescue the boys. one of the women we spoke to at the school said she had been at a late—night vigil at church nearby on the congregation could hear the screams of what was going on, so you can imagine the chaos there was. she said they had not been able to find her nephew, an ii—year—old schoolboy and they had checked out the various

hospitals and they were afraid he might be among those whose remains have not been identified and that is the other thing going forward today, the gruesome task of dna testing to determine who has died and whether some of those parents are going to get very bad news. parents are going to get very bad news-— bad news. the government - led . in . bad news. the government pledging an _ bad news. the government pledging an investigation i bad news. the government l pledging an investigation and we have three days of national mourning now.— mourning now. that's right. it has drawn _ mourning now. that's right. it has drawn national— mourning now. that's right. it has drawn national attention i has drawn national attention and the number of dead has been and the number of dead has been a factor here. it is true that school fires and canyon are pretty common over the past few years as they have taken place quite frequently and we do not know what caused this one but an investigation the president has promised it will be a thorough investigation and it has onlyjust thorough investigation and it has only just started thorough investigation and it has onlyjust started but thorough investigation and it has only just started but some of the reason started the fires have included overcrowding and poor safety standards. there was another fire in this county just yesterday on friday. that one was put out quickly but it was caused by an electrical fault on the other reason often cited for these fires is arson

and some of them being lit by students themselves as an act of protest if they are unhappy about the workload or their teachers or unhappy with the living conditions, so that has also been some that canyons have seen. we do not know what caused the fire and there is an investigation going on but clearly what the parents are worried about and care about are mourning the loss of their loved ones and finding those children who are still missing. . absolutely, thank you very much for — . absolutely, thank you very much for the _ . absolutely, thank you very much for the latest - . absolutely, thank you very much for the latest on - . absolutely, thank you very much for the latest on that i much for the latest on that school fire. to the middle east now. the united nations has called for a full investigation into the death of an american—turkish dual citizen in the occupied west bank. the spokesman for the un secretary general reiterated that civilians must be protected at all times. eyewitnesses and palestinian officials say israeli soldiers shot the 26 year—old

in the head as she took part in a weekly protest against the expansion ofjewish settlements in the town of beita near nablus. the dual—national was rushed to a hospital and later pronounced dead. let's speak to our correspondent james landale who's injerusalem. what do we know about what happened and why ms aardi was there. she was a young american turkish woman who had just graduated from seattle, the university of washington in seattle and she had a long experience of being a pro—palestinian activist in the us but had only recently come to the west bank, and according to friends of hers quoted in the us media, this was her first visit to the west bank and she was attending a weekly protest in a town just south of

nablus, against an illegal settlement, an outpost which had been a place of long—standing protest to try and stop israeli settlers setting up a community there. and she was at this protest and it appeared that that protest became confrontational. we don't know how or why, but during the process, she was shot and witnesses say they heard two gunshots, and one of those shots hit her in the head. she was taken to hospital but died there. eyewitnesses say she was not doing anything at the time and they say the israeli soldiers were at some distance. the israeli defense forces have put out a statement saying they are reviewing what happened and that their soldiers did return fire after they considered there was a threat. they used the phrase

that the fire was directed at an instigator of violence. whatever that means in the context of what was going on at the time. but that is the situation as we understand as to what actually happened, but you have to wait until a full investigation has taken place to be able to piece together precisely what happened and what sequence was. i precisely what happened and what sequence was. i assume there will — what sequence was. i assume there will be _ what sequence was. i assume there will be pressure - what sequence was. i assume there will be pressure on - there will be pressure on israel to do that both from the americans and also from turkey, as she is a dual citizen. that's right. there have been talks were investigation and president erlic and described as a barbaric intervention by israeli armed forces. the white house said the killing was deeply disturbing and said it had asked the israelis to hold an investigation into what happened. and in the last few hours the family of the victim

haveissued hours the family of the victim have issued a statement in which they say an israeli investigation isn't good enough and they have called on the vice president and secretary of state to order an immediate independent us led investigation into what happened. so they can find out precisely the sequence of events. the problem with all of this is that any kind of investigation is only going to take place with the agreement of the israeli authorities and in these kinds of incidents over the years there tends to be an internal israeli investigation and it tends not to resolve itself or reach a conclusion that the families of victims always want.— victims always want. james, thank yom _ the prime minister sir keir starmer is making his first official visit to ireland today. he'll be in dublin for talks with his opposite number, simon harris. they ll discuss topics including commerce across the irish sea —

and they'll attend a nations league football match between ireland and england. with me is our political correspondent, georgia roberts. just explain the significance of this trip. just explain the significance of this trip-— of this trip. this trip has been billed _ of this trip. this trip has been billed as _ of this trip. this trip has been billed as a - of this trip. this trip has been billed as a new - of this trip. this trip hasj been billed as a new era of this trip. this trip has i been billed as a new era of friendship between the two leaders after some tricking us during the brexit negotiations that we saw in the last few years and keir starmer has been on a busy charm offensive across european capitals as part of the efforts to reset relations, so today they will be talking about a new strategic partnership and co—operation but this trip is also being billed as an economic opportunity, economic growth is a key mission of the new government, so they will be meeting with big business, companies like primark, to talk about opportunities when it comes to investment and trade but we should also mention elsewhere today efforts to reset relations. warm words coming from the secretary of state for northern ireland, hilary benn. he will be talking

to northern ireland leaders talking about a new chapter and will underline the uk government commitment to the good friday agreement, stability at the northern ireland assembly and the significance of that, so it is clear that the labour party see the importance of being seen to turn the page on what has been quite a tense few years when it comes to its relations with some of the nearest neighbours but certainly to add, if you talk of the labour party wanting to reject aspects of its post—brexit agreements across europe with the eu and an eu that largely sees brexit as done and dusted, and certainly keir starmer will need all the friends he can get in the eu. need all the friends he can get in the eu-_ in the eu. and they are off to the football _ in the eu. and they are off to the football as _ in the eu. and they are off to the football as well. - in the eu. and they are off to the football as well. so - in the eu. and they are off to the football as well. so keir i the football as well. so keir starmer will like that. absolutely. we've already had that picture of the two of them sharing a pint of guinness, so it is all smiles.— it is all smiles. keir starmer travelling — it is all smiles. keir starmer travelling a _ it is all smiles. keir starmer travelling a little _ it is all smiles. keir starmer travelling a little further - travelling a little further afield later in the week, heading to the white house. next week's trip to see president biden, it's the second time the two have met

since keir starmer took office and last time it was on the margins of the nato summit and it will be a first time that the two leaders speak face—to—face since president biden announced he would not seek the nomination of the democratic candidacy in the election in november and you might recall keir starmer awkwardly having to field questions, mostly about the president's mental fitness last time. this time very much the issues will be on the table, not least the uk's decision to suspend some export licences to israel after a review found possible breaches of international law. keir starmer said the decision was underpinned by a clear legal framework, and present by the's team said they respected the decision but it's an unusual differing policy between the two as opposed to what we've seen so far under the previous uk government. there are other areas where labour have chosen to differ when it comes to the gaza conflict as they have changed the uk stands on arrest warrants against israeli leaders and restore funding to the un agency that supports

palestinian refugees. the conservative said they would not do this because of allegations by israel that some staff were involved with the october seven attacks. so a series of policy decisions taken on this major conflict diverging from the us and plenty to talk about next week. georgia, thank you very much, and you mentioned the england and you mentioned the england and ireland game. the england football manager, lee carsley, has suggested he will not sing the national anthem when his side line up for his first match in charge against the republic of ireland in dublin this evening. the former irish international, who replaced gareth southgate this summer, says it'll be a proud moment, but singing might distract his focus. here he is speaking to 5 live's john murray this morning. well, the anthems are obviously a massive part which um of the of the game, especially with internationals and something that i really respect. i've never sung the national anthem

for ireland as i wouldnt for england. so and that's just because of the my own personal match preparation. i'm fully focussed on the game. it was something that when i was, playing for ireland, i always struggled with the wait between warming up, going back into the dressing room, the walk in the tunnel and then the wait while while the anthems are on. it's because usually in the premier league it was quite quick. so yeah, fully focussed on the game and i used to do that as a player as well. think about my first touch, first action of the game. so yeah, it's been no different when when i've been coaching in the england under 21. it's really in that zone and preparing for the game. let's speak to football writer henry winter. it reminds me of the old days with stories like this. we had it with wayne rooney, an hundred and 20 caps for england and did not always sing the national anthem and you couldn't ask for a more wholehearted patriotically, ditto gary neville, and they don't sing the national anthem and that's because those two were as lee kazi was alluding

to, totally focused on the game —— and they did not want to be distracted from that. lee carsley, has been, has been a very good, accomplished england under 21 coach. he never sang the national anthem there and he got them playing with style and actually won a trophy, so there was no issue there. and also we have to remember as alluded to, he was a former republic of ireland international played a0 times and he did not sing for them as well, so if that's the way he does it, there is more important things about this england football team to worry about, mainly the lack of a left back, the balance on the left, why can't they get over the line when they get to finals? there are far more significant in you —— issues with england and one man not singing a song which from a footballing perspective is not is and anyway. it footballing perspective is not is and anyway-— is and anyway. it is on all of the front — is and anyway. it is on all of the front pages, _ is and anyway. it is on all of the front pages, as - is and anyway. it is on all of the front pages, as alluded | is and anyway. it is on all of. the front pages, as alluded to. all past england manager is a

song that the anthem. trio. all past england manager is a song that the anthem. no, sven tried, and _ song that the anthem. no, sven tried. and he — song that the anthem. no, sven tried, and he was _ song that the anthem. no, sven tried, and he was swedish, - song that the anthem. no, sven tried, and he was swedish, and | tried, and he was swedish, and fabio capello, the italian, he didn't sing the national anthem and i don't think even sung in italian one, and if they focus on that, that's the way they focus. and in a footballing setting, lee carsley isn't english. just because he was born in birmingham, and in ireland, he played for them, so there is no real reason. plus also the reason he is giving is that he focuses on the game. talking of the game, harry kane says he carries the hurt of the england euro 202a final defeat as we start this spell with lee carsley in charge. what are the key things we need to look out for later? �* , ., key things we need to look out for later? �* , . ., , for later? it's a really important _ for later? it's a really important question . for later? it's a really - important question because it's more important than the anthem. we want lee carsley getting a tune out of the players. he's

got six games to show that england can play with a fearlessness that the under 21 is have shown and some of them have actually stepped up. we might see levi colwill at left back, a left—sided centre half but he can play at left back and it will be exciting to see him and some of the under 21 c did well under carsley, we will see them step up as well. henry, we look forward to it later. appreciate it, thank you for your time. there will be coverage on the england and ireland game on the bbc sport website later on today. stay with us here on bbc news. we have the latest headlines coming up very shortly. hello. the past few days have brought some heavy rain and

flash flooding across parts of south wales and southern england and there's a much warmer weather from further north and the contrast continues through the rest of the weekend. warm sunshine in the weekend. warm sunshine in the north—west today, a few showers further south but the persistent and heavy rain we've seenin persistent and heavy rain we've seen in recent days. a bit of rain moving across the southwest this afternoon into wales, the midlands and lincolnshire can see the odd shower, but east anglia should stay dry and further north across northern ireland and northern england, you are staying dry, settled and pretty warm and we could see temperatures in the mid 20s in some spots and its cooler close to the east coast way you keep the onshore flow and some missed and murkiness. through the evening we will see low pressure in the south easing further north and as it does it will throw thunderstorms. some of the showers becomes more extensive and the northern half of the uk stays dry overnight and we have mist and fog.

temperatures stay in the mid—teens. you have the area of rain that is persistent in northern wales in the south of england. sunshine and slow moving heavy, thundery showers for the rest of england. but scotland and northern ireland began, dry for much of the day and some rain into the east late on, but temperatures 23 degrees or so in the warmest spot and it is the great north run tomorrow and some of the rain will be affected. in 15 degrees of. not to want anyone else there. it will improve the weather in the west as we move through monday and showers moving through eastern england, and the wind coming in from the north—west with a change in wind direction, so it will feel different, not as warm and humid and temperatures between 16 and 19 for most of us but the cooling trend continues as

we head into next week, especially through the middle of the week and you can see the blue colours sinking in from the north—west, bringing with us sunshine and showers and a drop in temperature through next week and most of the showers are going to be across the north west of the uk.

this is bbc news. the headlines... boeing's starliner spacecraft lands back on earth —

but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying are staying behind. the capsule had developed technical problems, and nasa decided it would be safer to leave the two astronauts on board the iss. the israeli military has said it is looking into an incident in which an american—turkish dual citizen was shot dead in the occupied west bank. eyewitnesses said aysenur ezgi eygi was shot in the head by israeli forces. the united nations has called for a full investigation. sir keir starmer will become the first british prime minister to visit the republic of ireland in five years. downing street says it marks a "new era of co—operation and friendship" between and friendship" between britain and ireland. britain and ireland. the new yorkjudge overseeing the new yorkjudge overseeing donald trump's criminal hush donald trump's criminal hush money case has delayed money case has delayed sentencing until three sentencing until three weeks after us weeks after us presidential elections. presidential elections. he said the decision had been he said the decision had been made to avoid any appearance made to avoid any appearance of seeking to impact the vote. of seeking to impact the vote.

hello if you have just hello if you havejustjoined us, this is bbc news. let's return to our top story this morning. boeing's starliner spacecraft has successfully completed its journey back to earth — but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying remain behind on the international space station. touchdown, starliner is back on earth, that landing come

on a saturday. with me is our science editor rebecca morelle. it isa it is a lovely view. it is gorgeous, it makes me want to spend eight months. i gorgeous, it makes me want to spend eight months.— spend eight months. i am assuming _ spend eight months. i am assuming both _ spend eight months. i am assuming both boeing - spend eight months. i am | assuming both boeing and spend eight months. i am assuming both boeing and nasser are breathing a big sigh believe it's managed to get down back on safely. in a there were a few technical issues on the way down, but not enough to knock it off course. seeing getting down to the ground so gently is what you want to see. it did go to plan, apart from the major thing, there were no astronaut inside it. the objective of this test flight with a crew was to have a crew in it going up and back down. and obviously it didn't

happen. down. and obviously it didn't ha en. ~ . down. and obviously it didn't hauen. ~ . , down. and obviously it didn't hauen. . , happen. which is embarrassing, articular happen. which is embarrassing, particularfor— happen. which is embarrassing, particular for boeing. _ happen. which is embarrassing, particular for boeing. yes, - happen. which is embarrassing, particular for boeing. yes, it. particular for boeing. yes, it is not great _ particular for boeing. yes, it is not great for _ particular for boeing. yes, it is not great for them, - particular for boeing. yes, it is not great for them, to - particular for boeing. yes, it is not great for them, to be | is not great for them, to be honest. they had issues as well with two of their test flights a few years ago with no astronauts on board. they are warm to commercial spacecraft the us has given contracts to, and the reason behind it, they had a great period of time, nasa, when they had no method of getting the astronaut into space, so they were relying on russian aircraft. they decided not to do it, so they gave space x and boeing a contract. space x has done lots of launchers, taken lots of asked roads of, boeing haven't. nasa has reaffirmed it. they wanted to fly so they will be relieved. i to fly so they will be relieved.— to fly so they will be relieved. ., , , , relieved. i assume the big question _ relieved. i assume the big question is _ relieved. i assume the big question is why _ relieved. i assume the big question is why there - relieved. i assume the big question is why there was| relieved. i assume the big . question is why there was the helium leak, and can they fix

it. ~ . ., helium leak, and can they fix it. while the spacecraft was up in space. _ it. while the spacecraft was up in space. they _ it. while the spacecraft was up in space, they did _ it. while the spacecraft was up in space, they did spend - it. while the spacecraft was up in space, they did spend a - it. while the spacecraft was up in space, they did spend a lot. in space, they did spend a lot of time looking at the data coming back and carried out tests on the ground to see the problems could be overcome, and nasa determined they were worried about the thruster, several didn't work, as well as the helium leaks. now it is back, they will pour over the data, both boeing and nasa. they were confident that they can be overcome and they will see this fly people again in the not—too—distant future. but we don't have a date on that when just yet.— we don't have a date on that when just yet. when “ust yet. 0k, thank you. the when just yet. 0k, thank you. the two astronauts _ when just yet. 0k, thank you. the two astronauts staying i when just yet. 0k, thank you. the two astronauts staying up there until february. we will turn our attention to the pope. i want to take you to do live pictures of pa pa i want to take you to do live pictures of papa new guinea, a service taking place. the pope is visiting a school and

meeting church representatives, in the capital of kaba new guinea. as i mentioned, it is the latest stage of his tour of southeast asia. his call for an end of what he described as a spiral of tribal violence in papa new guinea. he has spoken in the capital, he urged the pacific nations leaders that the country's natural resources were used to benefit the community. there you can see francis listening to the speeches and the words being said there. tens of thousands of catholics are expected to attend a mass on sunday in papa new guinea. we are hearing many of them have travelled for days, even weeks, over rough terrain to participate in that gathering on sunday. it is the final stage of the pope's

ambitious formation to a lasting 12 days in all. you will also take in east timor and singapore, but those are the live pictures from the capital of papa new guinea, where pope francis is. to the united states. donald trump, will not face sentencing in his criminal hush money case until after the november elections. the judge overseeing the case said this was to avoid any appearance of influencing the vote. the republican presidential candidate has been convicted of falsifying business records to hide payments to an adult film star. after the decision he once again called the case a witch hunt — and denied doing anything wrong. mr trump's lawyers, who had argued for the postponement, said afterwards that the case should be dismissed altogether. mr trump called the trial a witchhunt. big news today is that the manhattan dna witch hunt

against me has been postponed because everyone realises that there was no case because i did nothing wrong. it's a witch hunt. it's an attack by my political opponents in washington, dc. our north america editor, sarah smith, has this assessment of the sentencing being postponed until after the election. well, donald trump was worried that being sentenced just weeks before the presidential election could harm his chances because he could get a jail sentence for this. he's facing up to four years in prison for those illegal hush money payments. so he had asked for the sentencing to be delayed, and thejudge gave him what he wanted. although he was at pains to stress that mr trump wasn't getting any kind of special treatment. he said he felt he had to delay the sentencing until after the election in november, so no one would think that it would impact the outcome of that election. it has to be said, i mean, it has been donald trump's legal strategy with all the cases he's facing to delay, delay, delay as much as he possibly can, and it has proven to be a remarkably effective strategy. let's run through all

of the other cases that are pending against him. there's the charges he was facing for having classified documents at his home in mar a lago. well, the florida judge has entirely dismissed that case because she says the special prosecutor who brought those charges hadn't been properly appointed. there's the accusations of election interference in the state of georgia. that case is effectively on hold. since the revelation that the district attorney was having an affair with the man she appointed as the prosecutor. that case can't continue until the legal arguments about that relationship have concluded. and, of course, there's the january 6th case and the federal charges of election interference. well, that has been delayed and won't be heard before the presidential election, delayed by the supreme court ruling that presidents have legal immunity for any acts they committed while they were in office. and don't forget, if donald trump does go on to win that election in november, he could then easily instruct hisjustice department to simply drop all of those january the 6th charges against him, and it

would entirely go away. the lifelong republican and former vice—president of the united states dick cheney has announced that he will support the democratic candidate, kamala harris, in november's election. in a statement, mr cheney declared that in the country's nearly 250—year history, there had never been an individual who posed a greater threat to the republic than donald trump. he accused the former president of using lies and violence to attempt to stay in power after losing the 2020 election. dick cheney served under president george w bush. the next big moment in the race for the white house is on tuesday with the first tv debate between donald trump and kamala harris. a reminder, you'll be able to watch rolling coverage of the abc news presidential debate here on bbc news on tuesday. our special coverage will start from 8pm — east coast time — and 1am on wednesday morning, if you're watching in the uk.

super typhoon yagi, asia's most powerful storm this year, has arrived in vietnam after tearing through china's southern island province of hainan leaving two peopledead. hainan leaving two people dead. yagi made land fall on phong and quang ninh provinces in northern vitenam on bringing wind speeds exceeding 1a9 kilometres per hour. according to local state media the typhoon has uprooted trees and has swept ships and boats out to sea with hundreds of thousands left without power. well, earlier, we spoke to vietnamese reporter nga pham and asked whether it was rare for such a super strength storm to arrive in vietnam. normally, super storms happen down in the south, and northern vietnam are lucky enough regard. we never really suffer from big typhoons. however, the vietnamese people believe that typhoons are worse during the years of the dragon. this year is the year of the dragon, so

people are really worried about. my parents are worried, everyone is being told to stay inside, evacuating lots of people because of houses likely to collapse. the whole city has lost power now. 3 million people, and one of the biggest port in vietnam has no power. a tragedy, really. but very luckily, i had one person dead because of falling trees. i think people in vietnam prepared very well. a 1a—year—old boy and his father have appeared in court in the us state of georgia charged over the murder of two pupils and two teachers in a gun attack at a high school. the teenager, colt gray, is charged with first degree murder and will be tried as an adult. his father also appeared — charged with involuntary manslaughter and second degree murder. a further nine people —

one teacher and eight children — were also injured in the attack. here's gary o'donoghue. i want to inform you of the charges. 1a years old and facing four murder charges for allegedly shooting two classmates and two teachers. colt gray did not enter a plea, but at first heard this from thejudge. you could be punishable by death, by imprisonment for life without parole or by imprisonment for life. but minutes later, the judge, in an extraordinary slip—up, had to recall him. ijust need to correct one thing on the record. the penalty for the crimes for which you are charged does not include death. the defendant's father, in a rare move, is also facing charges. colin gray, who also did not enter a plea, has been indicted on 1a charges, including second—degree murder and cruelty. prosecutors say he knowingly allowed his

son to possess a gun. it's believed the defendant used a semiautomatic rifle to carry out the shooting on wednesday, but a new security system installed a week earlier allowed teachers to call the police immediately, who took the suspect into custody within minutes. the victims included two students and two teachers. richard aspinwall was a football coach at the school. cristina irimie, an algebra teacher. the two students were christian angulo and mason schermerhorn, both 1a. as usual in america, political reaction split down party lines. we cannot continue to accept the carnage of gun violence. if you are a psycho _ and you want to make headlines, you realise that our schools are soft targets. _ holding parents partly responsible for school shootings has come increasingly to the fore after a couple was jailed in michigan earlier this year when their son killed four people at his high school.

but the charges faced in this case by the father are even more serious, and he could face up to 180 years injail. gary o'donoghue, bbc news. as the world continues to respond to the shocking death of olympic athlete rebecca cheptegei, the united nations is about to release a report about violence against women and girls in sport. the ugandan runner made her olympic debut in the women's marathon at the paris games — she died earlier this week after a former boyfriend allegedly doused her in petrol and set her on fire. let's speak to un special rapporteur on violence against women, reem alsalem. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. i wondered if i can get your reaction to rebecca's death to start. yes, it is a tragedy. _ rebecca's death to start. yes, it is a tragedy, it _ rebecca's death to start. yes, it is a tragedy, it is _ rebecca's death to start. yes, it is a tragedy, it is a - it is a tragedy, it is a preventable tragedy. it is the

kind of violence that is very pervasive across the country, the killing of women because they are women. it is the leading cause of violence against women. what this case shows is that no woman is immune to the risk of feminine side, no matter what her achievements are, what her background is, including actually women in sports. there is this perception that educated, ambitious women are somehow immune to violence. and as you mentioned earlier, the person accused of killing her is her former partner, person accused of killing her is herformer partner, and again, that is very common. over half of the women are killed around the globe are killed around the globe are killed by actual or former partners. in 2022, the un said it was around a8,000 women and girls killed by their actual or former partners.— girls killed by their actual or former partners. how widespread is the issue _ former partners. how widespread

is the issue of _ former partners. how widespread is the issue of violence _ is the issue of violence against women and girls in sport itself?— against women and girls in sport itself? yes, so i will be releasing _ sport itself? yes, so i will be releasing a — sport itself? yes, so i will be releasing a report _ sport itself? yes, so i will be releasing a report on - sport itself? yes, so i will be| releasing a report on monday which i will present to the general assembly. which i will present to the generalassembly. i which i will present to the general assembly. i cannot talk a lot about it in detail, but as i mentioned are issues women in sport share with other women, by being women. of course, if there are inadequate legal frameworks to criminalise violence against women, there is a poor response or policy framework, and that therefore normalises violence. if there is impunity of acts of violence, that will affect women in sports. in fact, the victim, rebecca, was not the first woman, kenyan woman in sport killed by her actual or former partner. a few years ago another runner was also brutally murdered. so these issues they share in common,

but of course in addition to that, women and girls in sport face particular risks to violence, that is because, as we know, sport is really dominated by masculine traits like physical strength, aggression, it prioritises winning over other things. it promotes the idea that sports are inherently male. so women are inherently male. so women are exposed also to much more, let's say, abuse of power by their entourage, which is mainly male, so many of their coaches. also be issued they have less access to sports, less access to sport opportunities, including sponsorship, including prices, including education opportunities. some social norms in a number of countries discourage women and girls

practising sports to begin with. and when they do sports, they are subjected to body shaming, they are subjected to a barrage of violence and threats and intimidation, including online. body shaming. it is very tough. and as if all this wasn't sufficient, in addition now they also have to deal with mail incursion into female sports, which means they have even less opportunities and less chances to do sports in fairness, dignity and safety. in fairness, dignity and safe . ~ in fairness, dignity and safe .~ ., ., ., in fairness, dignity and safe .~ ., ., safety. we look forward to your re ort safety. we look forward to your report out _ safety. we look forward to your report out on — safety. we look forward to your report out on monday. - safety. we look forward to your report out on monday. thank. safety. we look forward to your i report out on monday. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. we're nearing the end of the paralympic games and for the paralympics gb team, it's been a success. they've won a2 gold medals so far. a target of between 100—1a0 medals in total was set by uk sport before the games, and with more up for grabs before the close on sunday, they'll be hoping to add to the tally.

let's speak to one of the gold medallists, paralympic swimmer grace harvey, who won her first gold last sunday in the women's 100m breaststroke sb5 final. thank you so much forjoining us on bbc news. congratulations on your medal. us on bbc news. congratulations on your medal-— on your medal. hazard sunk in et? it on your medal. hazard sunk in yet? it is _ on your medal. hazard sunk in yet? it is starting _ on your medal. hazard sunk in yet? it is starting to _ on your medal. hazard sunk in yet? it is starting to feel - yet? it is starting to feel more real now. in the first couple of days i was in utter disbelief is actually watching the race back and having conversations with friends, family and coaches, it may be realise how much work had gone into the realisation of becoming a paralympic champion. did you think it was going to happen before you went to paris? , , ., happen before you went to paris? , , , paris? did you surprise yourself _ paris? did you surprise yourself question - paris? did you surprise yourself question what| paris? did you surprise | yourself question what i paris? did you surprise - yourself question what i think in sport you never know who will win, and someone has to win and come last. it is the nature of the game. i went to

paris knowing i had worked so hard for so many years and my ultimate goal was swimming a lifetime bass, and everett came with a medal that would be amazing. i never —— and if it came. i wanted to see what my best was and finally say i am world number one is indescribable. ~ , ., indescribable. absolutely. you didn't take _ indescribable. absolutely. you didn't take a _ indescribable. absolutely. you didn't take a brushstroke - indescribable. absolutely. you didn't take a brushstroke until| didn't take a brushstroke until only a few years ago, which i'm amazed about. breaststroke is my stroke when i swam as a kid and it took me ages to get used to it. you have taken to adjust like that. i to it. you have taken to ad'ust like that. . , ., , ., like that. i always raise a mixture _ like that. i always raise a mixture of _ like that. i always raise a mixture of events, - like that. i always raise a mixture of events, but i l like that. i always raise a - mixture of events, but i only train for breaststroke for the medley, i didn't see it as an individual event. it was only when a classification change, i became competitive. i always joke breaststroke chose me, because it wouldn't be my number one pick. learning how to race it has been special. i

feel i am still fine tuning my craft and i am honoured i was able to represent great britain. ~ ., ., , britain. what has the atmosphere - britain. what has the atmosphere been - britain. what has the | atmosphere been like britain. what has the i atmosphere been like in britain. what has the - atmosphere been like in the paralympics gb house? a2 gold medals already is an amazing achievement for the whole team. it is fantastic, paralympics gb is so strong across all the sport. it is ready exciting. we have the men's basketball final, the powerlifting on today, and swimming. every single individual has their own unique and powerful story and it is amazing walking around the village, seeing people in the village, seeing people in the same kit and wishing them goal look. the same kit and wishing them coal look. �* ., the same kit and wishing them coal look. �* . ., ., ., goal look. i've heard a lot of our goal look. i've heard a lot of your colleagues _ goal look. i've heard a lot of your colleagues talk - goal look. i've heard a lot of your colleagues talk about i goal look. i've heard a lot of l your colleagues talk about the national lottery in terms of funding you to get to the games. do you get money from the lottery and do your team—mates get it? the lottery and do your team-mates get it? the lottery and do your team-mates aet it? team-mates get it? our funding comes from _

team-mates get it? our funding comes from the _ team-mates get it? our funding comes from the lottery, - team-mates get it? our funding comes from the lottery, it i comes from the lottery, it funds our organisation. if it wasn't for the support of the players up and down the country we wouldn't be able to be here. we definitely would be challenging for medals on the world stage. our success is the people at home's success. shire people at home's success. are ou people at home's success. are you looking — people at home's success. are you looking ahead already to the next games, and could we maybe see another gold? i have found my love — maybe see another gold? i have found my love for— maybe see another gold? i have found my love for the _ maybe see another gold? i have found my love for the sport i found my love for the sport again, i am loving every single minute. i knew as soon i raised i didn't want to give up the feeling. there's something so powerful about sport. for the time being i want to let its sinking and spent time with my friends and family. i will be continuing for another four years. continuing for another four ears. ~ ., , ., continuing for another four ears. ~ ., ~ , years. where do you keep your old years. where do you keep your gold medal— years. where do you keep your gold medal the _ years. where do you keep your gold medalthe moment? it i years. where do you keep your gold medalthe moment? it is| years. where do you keep your. gold medalthe moment? it is at the foot of— gold medalthe moment? it is at the foot of my — gold medalthe moment? it is at the foot of my bed _ gold medalthe moment? it is at the foot of my bed in _ gold medalthe moment? it is at the foot of my bed in the - gold medalthe moment? it is at the foot of my bed in the most i the foot of my bed in the most beautiful presentation box, it has doors that open with questions. i stare at it every

night. questions. i stare at it every niuht. ., ~' questions. i stare at it every niiht, ., ~' ., questions. i stare at it every niuht. . ,, ., ., night. thank you for “oining us, and fingers i night. thank you forjoining us, and fingers crossed i night. thank you forjoining us, and fingers crossed for| night. thank you forjoining i us, and fingers crossed for you at the next paralympics, to get another one to add.— another one to add. thank you very much- — the prime minister has confirmed that a memorial to queen elizabeth ii will be built in st james' park in london. it's expected to take the form of a statue or sculpture. architects and artists will be invited to submit proposals later this year — with the chosen design confirmed by 2026. with me in the studio is our reporter guy lambert. tell is our reporter guy lambert. us more about what v expect tell us more about what we can expect to mark this national. this anniversary coming this weekend, the announcement coming days before it. the official memorial will be in the form of a statue or sculpture and it will be based in st james's park. sculpture and it will be based in stjames's park. in sculpture and it will be based in st james's park. in close proximity with the mile and along the role processional road. stjames's park, one of

the most pitiful parks, outside buckingham palace. popular with tourists, so the planners they can visit —— beautiful parks. they enjoy and appreciate it. they enjoy and appreciate it. the area itself is very popular with other memorials. outside of buckingham palace gates is the statue of queen victoria. and their other two statues of the queen's parents, george vi and the queen mother. the designs will be released to the anniversary of queen elizabeth ii's birth, so around spring 2026. keir starmersays ii's birth, so around spring 2026. keir starmer says he's paid tribute to the late queen on the second anniversary of her death, saying the legacy of her death, saying the legacy of her devotion will never be forgotten. her devotion will never be forgotten-— her devotion will never be forgotten. her devotion will never be foruotten. ~ ., . forgotten. who will choose it? i forgotten. who will choose it? i assume _ forgotten. who will choose it? i assume there's _ forgotten. who will choose it? i assume there's a _ forgotten. who will choose it? i assume there's a committee| forgotten. who will choose it? i i assume there's a committee as we have often memorials.- we have often memorials. there is. at we have often memorials. there is- at the _ we have often memorials. there is. at the same _ we have often memorials. there is. at the same time _ we have often memorials. there

is. at the same time there i we have often memorials. there is. at the same time there will. is. at the same time there will be these wider schemes in place. as is custom when a member of the royal family dies, there are a lot of plans in place to remember them. taking george vi, died before the queen. there were public parks and playing fields and buildings all named after him. we can expect something similar for queen elizabeth ii. the only difference being is permissions will need to be, and i quote, granted sparingly this time. pubs, for example, they like to name themselves after passmore next, but they need official permission to do so. wider schemes will be rolled out in the coming years. thank you for that insight in how we will commemorate queen elizabeth. stay with us on bbc news. hello. the past few days have

brought heavy rain and flash flooding across south wales and southern england. a much warmer weather further north. the contrast continues through the weekend, warm sunshine in the north—west. a few showers around further south but not the persistent and heavy rain we've seen. rain moving across the southwest this afternoon into wales, the midlands, part of lincolnshire could see some showers. south—east england stays dry and further north across scotland, northern england, staying dried, settled and warm. we could see temperatures in the mid—20s, cooler cross of the east coast, and some mist and murk. this evening we see the low pressure sitting to the south, using further north. it will throw some showers and thunderstorms across southern counties into south wales, and later in the night some showers become more extensive central and southern england. the northern half

stays dry overnight, but like the past few nights, some mist and fog. with the moist, humid air, temperatures staying in the mid—teens. through the day tomorrow, the area brain becoming more persistent across northern england, wales and the south—west. sunshine and slow—moving, heavy thundery showers for the rest of england. scotland and northern ireland dried for much of the day, some rain in these later on. temperatures of 23 degrees in the warmer spots. it is the great north run tomorrow and i think some of the rain could affect the region for a bit of the day, 1a or 15 degrees, not too warm for any runners. into monday, low pressure eases away to the east, high pressure building in. improving the weather through monday but some showers linger for eastern areas. the winds from a westerly direction, so a change in wind direction. feeling different, not as warm as recent days, not assume it, and

temperatures between 16 and 19. the winds 5 from a westerly direction, so a change in wind direction. feeling different, not as warm as recent days, not assume it, and temperatures between 16 and 19. the week. most of the showers will be across the north west of the uk. goodbye continues next week, particularly in the middle part, the blue—collar show the colder air mass sinking in. it brings some sunshine and showers, a drop in temperature next week. most of the showers will be across the north west of

live from london. this is bbc news. boeing's starliner capsule has returned to earth, but without its crew who have

to remain on the international space station until february. three days of national mourning begin in kenya, after at least seventeen children died in a fire at a school — dozens remain unaccounted for. the united nations has called for a "full investigation" into the killing of a us—turkish woman in the occupied west bank during a protest on friday. sir keir starmer is heading to dublin for talks with the irish prime minister. the two leaders are expected to discuss a resetting of relations england's interim football manager lee carsley, says he won't sing the national anthem at his first match in charge today. hello, i'm nicky schiller. we start this hour with the news that boeing's starliner spacecraft has successfully completed its journey back to earth — but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying remain behind on the international