more than 300 people from our group that fought five years ago in the high court still haven't had their money. the prime minister insists the government will compensate victims as quickly as they can. also on the programme... fixing the nhs — a new report says the health service is in a critical condition. a huge step forward for space travel, a billionaire businessman goes on a spacewalk paid for with his own money. 400 jobs to go at grangemouth, as scotland's only oil refinery will close next year. and rock starjon bonjovi is praised for helping to talk down a woman from the edge of a bridge. on bbc london, the electric bikes being dumped on london streets. councils want more powers to regulate them. and the ballet company heading back to sadlers wells, 30 years after it was forced to close.

good afternoon. former sub—postmasters who inspired a tv drama about the post office it scandal, have been told by the prime minister the government will compensate them as quickly as they can. sir keir starmer was speaking after the former sub—postmistress jo hamilton told bbc breakfast the government was "still messing us around" over compensation payments. she launched a scathing attack on ministers at the national television awards last night. the itv drama �*mr bates versus the post office�* won three awards. here's our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba. mr bates vs the post office. correspondent lizo mzimba. | cheering and applause correspondent lizo mzimba. it was one of the big winners of the night, the itv series watched by millions and hailed for its portrayal of post office sub—postmasters and sub—postmistresses wrongly accused of theft. while we're just skint little people. scooping up the award for best drama and tobyjones,

who played sub—postmaster alan bates, winning best performance. but when the real—life sub—postmasters and sub—postmistresses joined the stars on stage, they made clear they have yet to secure their own when. what i'd like you to know is i went to westminster a couple of weeks back and saw the new minister and, trust me, nothing has changed. and almost... audience groans and boos this morning brought nor plain truths. a lot of people have listened to what the government have been shoving out, like they've paid out hundreds of millions of pounds. but what they never say is how much they've spent on their own legal fees, which is bigger than what they've actually paid out. more than 300 people from our group that fought five years ago in the high court still haven't had their money. it's a joke, isn't it? every government and every prime minister, i don't know how many of them there've been, but they've all stood in parliament and said they're trying to help us but nothing happens.

to the bbc, the labour government said... "we recognise the immeasurable suffering postmasters have endured and that they have waited too long to receive redress. that's why we are working tirelessly across government to bring them some relief, with full, fair and swift redress. already we have paid out over £289 million to over 2,800 people across four redress schemes." the computer system the post office spent an arm and a leg on is faulty... the itv drama captured the nation�* hearts and forged lifelong friendships. i mean, we've been all working together on this for about four years, really, altogether, so inevitably, we've become friends in that time. this little group here are, you know, we're all on each other's christmas card list! we've been together for so many years. i that's the word — togetherness. you know, that's the way we beat them and that's the way- we're going to carry on. the post office scandal has been

described as one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice the uk has ever seen and this was the drama that brought the story to life. finally, 555 of us now, ready to tell our stories. a story that off—screen is far from over. lizo mzimba, bbc news. our political correspondent harry farley is in westminster. harry, what more can you tell us about the prime minister's response to the criticism from the sub—postmasters? good afternoon. yes, sir keir starmer was asked about those comments from jo hamilton this morning and insisted he would stick by his promise to compensate the victims of the post of the scandal. look, we made a commitment in relation to this composition and we will keep to that commitment. obviously, you know, almost everywhere we look there is a bigger problem than we anticipated. everything pretty well has been broken by the last government so we

are getting on with this as quickly as we can, but i did make that commitment and i stick by that commitment. we will get this as quickly as we can. the compensation for the post — quickly as we can. the compensation for the post office _ quickly as we can. the compensation for the post office victims _ quickly as we can. the compensation for the post office victims is - quickly as we can. the compensation for the post office victims is very - for the post office victims is very complicated. practically and logistically they are difficult to administer, and there are several deals. interesting from what keir starmer said this morning, that broader point about the challenges the government is facing. partly thatis the government is facing. partly that is him wanting to lay the blame at the foot of the door of the previous conservative government, but i think it also gives an indication of the litany of pressures his government is facing. the overall bill for post office compensation will run into the hundreds of millions but there is also compensation for the victims of infected blood, expected to run into the billions, before we get into the other challenges like overcrowding in prisons, the financial crisis in local councils, possible nationalisation of thames water, and jo hamilton said nothing has changed and when it comes to those other

pressures facing ministers and this government, she is right. studio: harry, thank you. next, the prime minister says the nhs is "broken but not beaten", after a review into the health service in england. the report by lord darzi, a surgeon and former labour minister, found long waits for care and poor survival rates for cancer. despite the damning review, keir starmer says there will be no extra money without reform, as our health reporter catherine burns explains. as a diagnosis goes, this one is serious. the patient is in a critical condition. the body is under huge strain, — but it can be saved. the vital signs are strong. that's the professional opinion of this man, surgeon lord darzi. he used to be a labour health minister and has spent the last couple of months assessing the state of the nhs. his report talks a lot about waiting in busy corridors, in a&e, to see your gp, for cancer care. he says long waits have become normalised but some things stood out for him.

100,000 children and adolescents waiting for mental health services, access, for more than one year — that was truly, truly shocking. elderly patients lying on trolleys for 12 hours above a certain age. again, shocking news. the report is particularly damning about the physical state of the nhs. lord darzi talks about a £37 billion shortfall in buildings and equipment. he says if that had been spent over the years it would have been enough to refurbish every gp practice, to provide up—to—date kit and to build the a0 new hospitals that were promised. instead, he says we're left with crumbling buildings and decrepit portakabins and technology that just isn't up to the job. and so the prime minister is promising change — calling it the biggest reimagining ever of the nhs. he says this will focus

around three shifts — a shift from treating sickness to preventing it. as part of that, transferring care in hospitals to more focus on the community. and moving away from old technology to embracing digital. the nhs is at a fork in the road and we have a choice about how it should meet those demands. don't act and leave it to die, raise taxes on working people or reform to secure its future. now, working people can't afford to pay more, so it's reform or die. don't expect a quick fix. a long—term plan for the nhs will come in the spring and there's an acknowledgement that it will take years for the nhs to get back to good health. catherine burns, bbc news. a billionaire businessman has become the first non—professional astronaut to do a space walk.

jared isaacman funded the five—day mission, which blasted off in the crew dragon spaceship belonging to space x and elon musk. our science correspondent pallab ghosh has the story. historic words for an historic moment. out comes the first private sector astronaut to walk in space. silhouetted in eric's or paid billions of dollars for this experience —— silhouetted on the planet earth's orbit. the capital has no error logs of the entire spacecraft is in the vacuum of space once the doors open. then the all—important checks to make sure the spacesuits don't leak. they have been upgraded for the spacewalk, stronger and more flexible. the helmets have a heads up display so they see how well their bodies are

coping. the air is taken out of the capsule so the pressure inside matches what is outside. the hatch opens, and isaacman exits the spacecraft. there is not much to do outside apart from testing the suit, so he floats around and enjoys the view, before returning to the capsule. then it is the turn of mission specialist sarah gillis. she is trained for this moment, has trained for it for two years. we are hoinu to trained for it for two years. we are heping to bring _ trained for it for two years. we are hoping to bring back _ trained for it for two years. we are hoping to bring back this _ trained for it for two years. we are l hoping to bring back this knowledge for the spacex team, how does the sit perform, what did we really nail in the training and on the ground because this is a brand—new training programme —— how does the space suit perform. we are bringing that back to make future spacewalk operations and future suit to design even better. it and future suit to design even better. ., , ~:: and future suit to design even better. . , ~:: , . , and future suit to design even better. ~:: , . ., . better. it was 60 years ago that the first person — better. it was 60 years ago that the first person walked _ better. it was 60 years ago that the first person walked in _ better. it was 60 years ago that the first person walked in space. - better. it was 60 years ago that the first person walked in space. sincel first person walked in space. since thenit

first person walked in space. since then it has only been astronauts working for government space agencies to have done this. under now. this is the first ever private sector crew to have walked in space. spacex have done things very differently. they have built lots of hardware and have done lots of testing and we have all seen amazing explosions, we have seen things go bang, but each time they have learned from that process and this could be a significant step. it will be really exciting to see what happens with the next polaris mission, two more to come i believe, and what are the milestones for that that are going to be addressed? i can't believe it —— i can't wait. the historic spacewalk now over, the crew of the�*s attention turns to carrying out experiments before beginning theirjourney home in two days' time. tallaght goes, bbc news.

—— pallab ghosh, bbc news. 400 workers are due to be made redundant as scotland's only oil refinery, at grangemouth, is to close by next summer. its owner, petro—ineos, is planning to convert the refinery into a terminal for importing fuel. let's get more now from our scotland reporterjamie mcivor who is outside the plant. jamie, what has been the reaction to this news? hello, lewis. not only is this the only oil refinery in scotland. it is also the oldest refinery in the uk. under threat for some ten months now and today came the confirmation it will close, shutting by the middle of next year and some 400 jobs will go. the complex itself is the largest industrial site in scotland. it will remain open and still employ a large number of people in a variety ofjobs in the petrochemicals industry, but make no mistake — this is still a huge blow for the town of grangemouth and for scotland's wider industrial base. they argue the refinery simply can't compete against more modern and more efficient refineries overseas. the bbc understands the refinery has

been losing some £400,000 a day. the main union here is unite and it argues this was the first big test of the so—called just transition away from fossil fuels and it claims the company itself and both are scottish and uk governments have failed. ~ ., scottish and uk governments have failed. ~ . ., scottish and uk governments have failed. ~ . . , failed. what we have been looking for is a just _ failed. what we have been looking for is a just transition _ failed. what we have been looking for is a just transition for - failed. what we have been looking for is a just transition for the - for is a just transition for the workers” _ for is a just transition for the workers,, so everybody wants a just transition _ workers,, so everybody wants a just transition is — workers,, so everybody wants a just transition is that what has happened today, _ transition is that what has happened today, the _ transition is that what has happened today, the announcement of a closure, — today, the announcement of a closure, 400 jobs to go plus thousands in the supply chain plus the new— thousands in the supply chain plus the new announcement of 20 jobs, no announcement for those workers, no plan by— announcement for those workers, no plan by the _ announcement for those workers, no plan by the uk government or scottish— plan by the uk government or scottish labour and what they will effectively see is 400 workers put on the _ effectively see is 400 workers put on the scrapheap. the effectively see is 400 workers put on the scrapheap.— effectively see is 400 workers put on the scrapheap. the first minister of scotland john _ on the scrapheap. the first minister of scotland john swinney _ on the scrapheap. the first minister of scotland john swinney says - on the scrapheap. the first minister of scotland john swinney says he . on the scrapheap. the first minister of scotland john swinney says he is| of scotland john swinney says he is deeply disappointed by the news. the uk government energy secretary ed miliband says the two governments are working in lockstep to protect jobs and invest in the area and that concern for the area itself cannot

be overstated because the story of grangemouth itself over the past 100 years is heavily linked to the story of the refinery. studio: jamie, thank you. data centres in the uk are to join the emergency services, financial systems, and energy and water supplies as critical national infrastructure. the centres carry out a range of digital services, from data processing and storage to powering ai tools and social networks. the change means they'd receive extra support during a major incident — such as a cyber attack, an it outage, or an emergency caused by extreme weather. a 23—year—old woman arrested in connection with a major investigation into a hull funeral directors is no longer being treated as a suspect. humberside police removed 35 bodies and a quantity of ashes from legacy independent funeral directors in march, following a report of "concern for care of the deceased". a law aiming to help protect venues against terror attacks following the manchester arena

bombing has been presented to parliament. martyn's law is named after martyn hett, who died in the attack in 2017. his mother, feegan murray, has been campaigning for the government to bring in the legislation. i'm joined now by nick garnett, who has been following the story. nick, you've been talking to her — what impact does she hope this law will have? this is designed to keep us safe when we go out in the evening. it has put the requirement on concert halls night clubs and theatres to think about what would happen if there was a terrorist attacks. simple stuff for small venues, things like having a plan, knowing how to evacuate a building and how to make sure the right doors are locked and the right doors are left open and which shutters need to be shot. for bigger venues it is more important and they have to have things like cctv and properly trained security staff. the law is the idea, as you said, of feegan murray. herson the idea, as you said, of feegan murray. her son martyn hett was one of the 22 people killed in the manchester arena bombing. of the 22 people killed in the manchesterarena bombing. i of the 22 people killed in the manchester arena bombing. iwent of the 22 people killed in the manchester arena bombing. i went to see her this morning and she told me how it felt to see her law becoming

part of legislation... it's been a long journey, five and a half years— it's been a long journey, five and a half years since the campaign started — half years since the campaign started and culminated with the walk in may— started and culminated with the walk in may to— started and culminated with the walk in may to explain to the government how important this legislation is. do you _ how important this legislation is. do you know what? the government had listened _ do you know what? the government had listened and _ do you know what? the government had listened and i cannot express enough thanks— listened and i cannot express enough thanks and _ listened and i cannot express enough thanks and gratitude to keir starmer, to the government, to the people _ starmer, to the government, to the people at— starmer, to the government, to the people at the home office, who's been _ people at the home office, who's been working with us for over five years— been working with us for over five years on— been working with us for over five years on the legislation. everybody hasiust_ years on the legislation. everybody hasjust been incredible and i couidn't— hasjust been incredible and i couldn't be more grateful to everybody. couldn't be more grateful to everybody-— couldn't be more grateful to eve bod . ,, .~ , couldn't be more grateful to eve bod . ,, m , . everybody. she makes the point that to net a everybody. she makes the point that to get a license _ everybody. she makes the point that to get a license as _ everybody. she makes the point that to get a license as a _ everybody. she makes the point that to get a license as a public— everybody. she makes the point that to get a license as a public venue - to get a license as a public venue you need to have the right number of toilets, toilet roll and soap in there but you don't have to have a plan for what to do if there was a terrorist attack. she hopes this will change that for good. thank you for that. the time is 1:17. our top story this afternoon: the prime minister promises to pay compensation to post office victims

as quickly as he can — after former sub—postmasters criticise the government at the national television awards. and jon bonjovi has been praised for the part he played in helping talk down a distressed woman who had been standing on the ledge of a bridge. coming up on bbc news — everything apart from the result. coming up on bbc news, everything apart from the result. england plus mike standing captain says they lack ruthlessness in the defeat to a that leaves them 1—0 down in the australian series. and for some, the impact is so devastating that they have taken their own lives. the bbc has found there's been more than 21,000 blackmail offences in england and wales relating to sextortion in the last decade. now, the national crime agency says the way these crimes are reported

needs to change and victims need better support — as our reporter jayne mccubbin has been hearing. i stood on the platform and ijust said to myself, it's not worth living any more. and i saw the train coming and i... i wanted to step off the platform. you felt there was no hope? i didn't think anyone would want to help me. we're calling him john. he has a learning disability. and when a woman who said she was a teacher reached out on social media, he was flattered and started a conversation. but then came the requests for a photograph. they were pretending to be kind and supportive, and then they started to get flirty,

sharing pictures of themselves, and all of a sudden you're pressured to do something and you do it without thinking. and that's all they needed then to blackmail you. the messages were threatening and unrelenting, as many as 50 a day. he lost more than £3,000. i thought my life was over. i thought they were going to ruin me. they used those words, didn't they? they did. that's whenjohn went to the train station. and it is when he finally decided he needed to tell someone he could trust. john reached out to a charity that he knew supported people with learning disabilities. i don't think you can really picture how bad it was unless you were there. we were really, really concerned about his safety, his personal safety. he was so distressed. he really, honestly thought his life was over.

can i show you this? we showed john's interview to sean sutton from the national crime agency. yeah, i mean, that's difficult to watch. it's just devastating. we know that a number of people have taken their lives in the uk. in fact, the nca is so concerned about this they've spoken to the coroner's office to say that in cases of suicide where there's no apparent motivation, coroners might explore the possibility of sextortion. it's really difficult to get a grip onjust how many victims are out there, because until now, this criminality has fallen under a number of other offences, mostly blackmail, but also cyber crime, child abuse. but that is about to change. such is the scale of this issue, the nca is about to start identifying this as a crime in its own right. it'll be called financially motivated sexual exploitation and given its own crime code. only with that code will they be able to track how widespread this is.

your concern, though, is even with a new crime code, the information you get back will probably be the tip of the iceberg because people are so reluctant to report these crimes. yeah, i'm sad to say i think yeah, i'm sad to say i think that is probably true. that is probably true. people think they'll pay people think they'll pay an amount of money and these an amount of money and these people will go away. people will go away. unfortunately, that's unfortunately, that's not our experience. not our experience. disengage with these people online, disengage with these people online, don't be drawn into them. don't be drawn into them. if they've asked for if they've asked for money, don't pay it. money, don't pay it. you'll end up paying more and more you'll end up paying more and more and more and this threat and more and this threat won't go away, sadly. won't go away, sadly. staff at the charity tried staff at the charity tried to help, reporting messages to help, reporting messages and threats as they appeared. and threats as they appeared. yeah, and you could see them yeah, and you could see them coming up in real time. coming up in real time. you're trying to shut these you're trying to shut these things down in real time. things down in real time. then another post from then another post from another account comes up. another account comes up. you can't ever get on to a real you can't ever get on to a real person to shut these things down. person to shut these things down. you click a button and you hit you click a button and you hit report and then you wait. report and then you wait. can i ask you, does that anxiety can i ask you, does that anxiety and fear ever go away? and fear ever go away? no, never. no, never.

planning attacks from the school. our correspondent daniel de simone has the latest — and a warning, this report contains some distressing images. in clear daylight, death from the sky. the united nations agency for palestinian refugees says the israeli air strike on this school in a gazan refugee camp is the deadliest of this war for its staff — killing six — meaning at least 220 employees have died since the conflict began last october. this man says people distributing aid were killed and asks, what are we supposed to do? what is happening to us? translation: suddenly, in the blink of an eye, - it happened so quickly. this isn't the first time. it's the fifth time the school has been targeted. the un said the school housed around 12,000 displaced people, mainly women and children.

the hamas—run authorities in gaza say the attack killed at least 18 people, among over 41,000 killed in the territory during the war. the un secretary—general says what's happening in gaza is totally u na cce pta ble. we have witnessed a series of military interventions by israel in gaza, with the level of death and destruction that has no parallel in my time as secretary—general and with very dramatic violations of international humanitarian law. the israeli military says this was a precise air strike, targeted at terrorists planning attacks from a hamas command centre in the compound, and that it's an example of the systematic abuse of civilian infrastructure by hamas. nearly a year into this war, the chasm between the two sides remains vast. daniel de simone, bbc news, jerusalem. a new ban on zombie knives will become law in just under two weeks —

and it's hoped the legislation will remove some of the most dangerous weapons from circulation. until then, owners and shops can surrender the knives and claim their money back. two companies in bedfordshire have handed over more than 37,000 weapons between them, as our reporter ben schofield has been finding out. the first of 39 pallets delivered to bedfordshire police. on board, box after box of deadly cargo. oh, yeah, that's over eight inches. that's got the serrated edge on it. we quickly spot a blade that's familiar. this is one of the knives that's come in the consignment today. this kind of knife was used in a murder in luton last year — and there's another 363 of this coming in these boxes. the knives came from separate luton based companies

run by two brothers, 35,800 from eddy eliaz�*s sporting wholesale, a bulk importer who sold to retailers, and 1,500 from adam eliaz, who runs online shop dna leisure. both have said they'll no longer sell knives. right, so this is a 5.76. each model of knife checked to make sure it meets new criteria and qualifies for compensation. we can safely say that meets the criteria. well, these knives will eventually be destroyed, shredded up, and melted down into something else. but each blade is also worth £10 to the company that surrendered them under the government's scheme. that's the cost of taking these out of circulation. make no mistake, they are weapons. they're made intended to be weapons. the only reason you could have those particular ones, zombie knives, with the serrated edges and the points, is to kill and maim people. it's a weapon and has no other function. it's a horrific amount of knives,

and the idea that these would be in circulation is unfathomable. the fact that we've now got them all here and they're going to be destroyed will absolutely save lives, i have no doubt. knives like these have been available on legitimate websites for as little as 20 or £30. the police here are also aware that banning them could bolster a black market. like other prohibited items, there will be some people that try and make a criminal gain from those illegal sales. and just like people out there buying and selling on a black market have to be inventive with how they're going to conduct those transactions, we — the police — also need to be inventive to catch them. away from the trade in weapons, a call for more work to deter people from picking them up. if zombie knives didn't exist, we'd still have a problem with knife crime. si, a youth practitioner and mentor working on home office funded anti—knife projects. he says there's one big driver behind young

people's desire for knives. nine times out of ten, it's fear. and the solution? try and find out what their interests are and try and provide them with that safer space for them to be able to go somewhere where they don't feel like they need to protect themselves. this surrender is seen as a win in the war against knife crime, but it's a war on several battlefields. ben schofield, bbc news, in bedfordshire. the actor kenneth cope — who starred in the drama randall and hopkirk deceased — has died at the age of 93. come on, it is your a last chance. jump! he played marty hopkirk in the ghost, detective drama, and also had roles in coronation street, brookside and the carry on films. his agent confirmed that kenneth died yesterday, surrounded by his wife and family. the price of the bearskin caps worn by the soldiers outside

buckingham palace has soared to more than £2000 each. that's according to figures from the ministry of defence. the animal welfare charity peta say the use of real fur is now a financial as well as an ethical issue — as £1 million has been spent on the ceremonial caps in recent years. here's our royal correspondent, sean coughlan. the tall bearskin caps worn by the king's guards are a distinctive sight outside buckingham palace and at big ceremonial events like trooping the colour. but animal rights campaigners are saying there's too high a price to pay — notjust in terms of using real fur from black bears but also because the cost to taxpayers has gone up so much. each bearskin cap now costs more than £2000. that's an annual increase of 30%. the figures have been revealed by the ministry of defence in a freedom of information request from the campaign group the people for the ethical treatment of animals. we're calling on the new secretary of state for defence to finally end

the uk's support for this cruel industry by making the switch to faux fur for the caps which, you know, would represent the values of our nation, it would save taxpayer money and of course spare bears' lives. it means more than £1 million has been spent on bearskin caps over the past decade and the animal rights group says it's unacceptable waste of taxpayers' money. the mod says it's open to using an alternative to real fur — if a material can be found that is suitably durable and keeps its shape. it's a decision for the military rather than the royals, but queen camilla has already revealed that she has made the switch away from buying realfur. sean coughlan, bbc news. jon bonjovi has been praised by police, after he helped a woman in distress who had been standing on the ledge of a bridge. in a video released by the nashville police department, the singer can be seen talking to the woman and,

once she is back on the walkway of the bridge, he embraces her in a hug. meghan owen has the story. the video, shared by nashville police, shows a woman in blue, highlighted in the left corner, standing precariously on the ledge of a pedestrian bridge over the cumberland river, hanging onto the railings. several people walk by. one woman glances back. a little further up, the rock starjon bonjovi can be seen arriving with a camera crew. according to posts on social media, he was shooting a music video on the bridge. he immediately walks over with a crew member, waves and leans on the railing. he calmly talks to the woman for less than a minute before the pair lift her over the railings back onto the bridge walkway. bonjovi continues to talk to the stranger before giving her a hug. they then leave the bridge together. the singer has been widely praised for his actions. it's really amazing to see. it's so good to see somebody approaching somebody they can see is really in desperate trouble and giving them that opportunity to talk. that opportunity to share

what's going on for them, because it's never too late and there's always hope and that opportunity for somebody to save a life. nashville's police department added to the praise in a post on x, saying... "bonjovi helped to persuade her to come off the ledge over the cumberland river to safety." in a brief statement, chiefjohn drake said, "it takes all of us to help keep each other safe." meghan owen, bbc news. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon: the prime minister has promised to pay compensation to post office victims as quickly as he can — after one sub—postmistress said the government was still "messing us around". and they're a household staple but we'll find out why this year's bad weather has impacted the amount we're paying for supermarket carrots. we ll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's darren.

hello. the weather is going to be changing. right now, it is cold because the winds are more from the north or north—west but by the time we get to the weekend, we cut off the supply of cold air, the wind direction changes, coming in from the atlantic, temperatures are going to be a bit higher. if we look further ahead into next week, the jet stream is going to steer these areas of rain to the north of the uk, we will be dominated by high pressure and that means a lot of dry weather and some sunshine. but i will have more details later on. thank you, darren. as the dust settles on the first presidential head—to—head debate between kamala harris and donald trump, it's the undecided voters who the two candidates are targeting for their support. november's result is likely to be decided byjust a few million votes in a handful of swing states. nevada, arizona, wisconsin, michigan, north carolina, and georgia could hold the keys to the white house. our correspondent sumi somaskanda has been hearing from people in another key state,

pennsylvania. welcome to doylestown. it's an historic and wealthy small town, in the spotlight, in a big election. in this battleground state, politics are never far from the surface... too big, too small orjust right? just right. ..including forjames and tracy lamb, who run evolution candy. thank you. thank you! harris is the obvious candidate, is the smart candidate. i don't even like saying the other guy's name, is a convicted felon. how is that, how is he even allowed to be on the ticket? amid the afternoon after school sugar rush, tracy tells us she believes there's only one choice in this election. we've obtained certain rights over the years, and i believe that they're slowly being taken away with things like the overturning of roe v wade. i believe the trump side of things

is trying to pull us backwards. as the election remains on a knife's edge, all eyes will be on the critical swing state of pennsylvania and counties just like this one. bucks county voted forjoe biden in 2020, and it has a republican member of congress. we spoke to some residents who tell us they want to see a change in november. just ten minutes down the road in chalfont, scott stokes, who's run a pest control business for 35 years, has a very different picture of what's at stake in this election. that's the most recent one. yeah. but if you want to see my trump shrine... yeah, let's see. i might be one of the few business owners who has a picture of the president. mugs, and i even have him talking to you. yes, together, we i will make america... financially, all the prices are up. gasoline is up. the taxes are never ending. i get audited constantly.

my fear is, if harris becomes president, it's going to be the final flush of the toilet. when donald trump was president, i knew that he knew business, i knew that he knew how to cut the fat and cut the waste. at the chalfont family diner, an institution in the neighbourhood, the cost of living and the election are on the minds of regulars. i think that it needs to be easier for people to pay their rent. it needs to be easier for people to buy groceries. to get an education, and it needs to be easier to get health care. and i didn't hear answers to any of those four questions. i feel like the policy answers are not being given by either candidate. a reminder that this county, and this state, will be fought one vote at a time. we wa nted we wanted to come back to chalfont this morning to get a sense, talk to more voters and see how they are

feeling with such little time until the election. time and again, we keep hearing the cost of living is the main topic on their mind, things like the cost of groceries, the ability to go out and eat, the ability to go out and eat, the ability to go on vacation. the other topic we had quite a bit about talking to voters with energy production. they support fracking. you might have heard that word during bad debate. that is the technology to extract natural gas. pennsylvania is the second biggest producer of natural fracking in the country, they want to see that industry protected to make sure jobs are protected and costs remain live. we will continue to talk to voters about those issues butjust a reminder, pennsylvania will be absolutely critical in deciding the outcome of this election in november. back to you, lewis. thank you, sumi. still to come on today's programme... it was a heroes welcome for two paralympians in brighton, as they returned home from the paris games — and they brought their collection

of medals with them. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday with me, hugh ferris. our headlines this lunchtime: "i want to do much more" — arsenal manager mikel arteta signs a new three—year contract with the club. september is australia month for england's cricketers, and they lose the first of eight matches against their rivals. and miami dolphins star tyreek hill wants the police officer that dragged him from his car to be fired, while admitting he "could have done better" during the controversial traffic stop. hello again. mikel arteta recently asked arsenal fans to stay calm

about his contract situation amid uncertainty about his future at the premier league club, and it seems we've had the answer why. the manager has signed a new three—year deal to stay at the emirates until 2027. arteta had just entered the final year of his current contract, which had brought the fa cup in 2020, and back—to—back second place finishes behind manchester city who he left to become the arsenal boss in 2019. he's committed to the club after being linked with psg and barcelona in the past. well, arteta says the arsenal team has been "emotionally transformed" since hejoined, and that he "wants to do much more". the new contract has been agreed ahead of the north london derby at tottenham on sunday and our football news reporter, nizaar kinsella, sez neither the club nor the manager had any concern this moment would arrive. mikel arteta was not any right to sign a new contract initially. there was a lot of trust on both sides that he would get what he deserves

for rebuilding arsenal, for making them challenge for titles again, and i think arsenal trusted him that he was not going to run down his deal and leave on a free. they waited until the transfer window was done, they got some good business done. he did address his future numerous times, but he wanted to get the transfer window done, build his team and then secure his future. now arsenal are looking pretty stable. it feels like he has matured a little bit into a really rock—solid manager who is always good tactically, but now he is handling all of the other parts of the game as well, the media side, the scrutiny, the attention and all of that sort of stuff. it feels like he is a massive figurehead at arsenal and when he speaks, you are supposed to listen. if the contract is a reward for what he has done so far, what will he hoped to achieve in the three years he has agreed to today? i think it is about taking the next step for arsenal. three years is a

long time, it won't be defined by what happens in that game, it is whether they can take trophies, can they win the title? that is the next step for arsenal, can they do it? can they go one better? they came close, finishing two points behind manchester city. but they won't win the premier —— but they want to win the premier —— but they want to win the premier —— but they want to win the premier league and perhaps even europe. well, ahead of tottenham's match against arsenal, spurs midfielder rodrigo bentancur has been charged by the football association for using a racial slur about team—mate son heung—min. bentancur later apologised on instagram and said his comments were a "very bad joke". the fa said the uruguay international had been charged with an alleged breach for misconduct in relation to a media interview. bentancur has until a week today to respond to the charge. cristiano ronaldo has criticised manchester united manager erik ten hag and said the club must "rebuild everything" in order to compete for football's biggest prizes again.

ronaldo had two spells at old trafford before leaving for saudi arabian side al—nassr and has questioned ten hag's mentality, saying, "he says they cannot compete to win the league and champions league, as manchester united coach, you cannot say that." ten hag is under pressure after united's eighth—placed finish last season — their lowest in premier league history — and two defeats in their opening three games at the start of this campaign. it may feel a lot like autumn outside, but the cricket season is still in full flow and in the first of eight matches this month against australia — england lost to their rivals in a t20 match, as patrick gearey reports. it is jacket weather, but still just about the cricket season. england's final opponents, australia. this is how they like to introduce themselves. english faces could be read like the scorecard, travis head smashing 50 from 17 balls. the australian total pointing ever

higher. after that dizzying start, england spun it back. the comeback started, taken on byjofra archer. so england's chase of 180 wasn't the marathon it might have been, but they kept finding trouble and the safe hands of australia. the only thing dropping was the temperature. time for liam livingstone to take off. he left unexpectedly early. josh hazlewood knew it, that was the game. england will have the chance for revenge, they play australia seven more times this month, autumnal weather permitting, of course. phil salt is captaining england for the three t2os, at least, with white ball skipperjos buttler hoping to return for the one—day internationals later this month, and salt claimed a young side delivered everything except the result, but knows they'll need to improve for the second match in cardiff tomorrow. they have had a good look at them now. there are some fresh faces in

the group. we could have got our heads around what they are bringing a little bit more. they played well tonight, they came out hard with the bat and the lads did well to stifle that, but i think we are very aware we need to be a little bit more ruthless. i thought 300 was on the cards at one stage — i thought 300 was on the cards at one stage. it felt like a 200 wicket, _ one stage. it felt like a 200 wicket, it _ one stage. it felt like a 200 wicket, it was a good wicket. it moved — wicket, it was a good wicket. it moved around a lot for us tonight under— moved around a lot for us tonight under the — moved around a lot for us tonight under the lights and i thought we made _ under the lights and i thought we made good use of that in the powerplay and we were out of pressure _ powerplay and we were out of pressure by taking the wickets. a lot of— pressure by taking the wickets. a lot of confidence. it is nice to come — lot of confidence. it is nice to come over— lot of confidence. it is nice to come over to england and start the series— come over to england and start the series with — come over to england and start the series with a win and haps when the series— series with a win and haps when the series for— series with a win and haps when the series for australia. it is always exciting — miami dolphins star tyreek hill has expressed remorse for his own actions during a traffic stop on sunday, but called for the police officer who pulled him from his car to be fired. that officer is currently on "administrative duties" after the incident before the dolphins' opening nfl game of the season which led to hill being handcuffed

by the side of the road. the wide receiver has been speaking for the first time since body camera footage of the arrest was released. i could have been better, i could have leaned out of my window in that instant. the thing about me, i don't want attention, i don't want to be, like, cameras out, phones on you in that moment. but at the end of the day, i'm human, i got to follow the rules, i've got to do what everyone else would do, you know? now, does that give them the right to beat the dog out of me? absolutely not. at the end of the day, i wish i could go back and do things a bit differently. another of the nfl�*s headline acts is attempting not to make any news off the field, with patrick mahomes insisting he won't be endorsing either candidate in the us presidential election. the kansas city chiefs quarterback has been drawn into the debate

after his wife, brittany, was claimed as a supporter by donald trump, while taylor swift, who's dating his teammate, travis kelce, threw her support behind kamala harris. i don't what my place in my platform to be used to endorse a candidate or do whatever. either way. to be used to endorse a candidate or do whatever. eitherway. my to be used to endorse a candidate or do whatever. either way. my place is to inform people to register to vote, do their own research and then make the best decision for them and theirfamily. so make the best decision for them and their family. so whenever i'm make the best decision for them and theirfamily. so whenever i'm on make the best decision for them and their family. so whenever i'm on the state and get asked these questions, i will refer back to that, because thatis i will refer back to that, because that is what makes america so great. jon rahm will be eligible for europe's ryder cup team after he appealed against dp world tourfines imposed on him for switching to liv golf. the former masters and us open champion will now be able to play in tour events like the spanish open this month, which makes him available for selection for next year's contest against the united states in new york. speaking before submitting his appeal, rahm explained why he had no intention of paying the fines. we entered a long time ago. whether

they let _ we entered a long time ago. whether they let me _ we entered a long time ago. whether they let me play not is a different thing _ they let me play not is a different thing i'm — they let me play not is a different thing. i'm not a big fan of the fines, — thing. i'm not a big fan of the fines, i— thing. i'm not a big fan of the fines, i have spoken about that. i don't _ fines, i have spoken about that. i don't intend — fines, i have spoken about that. i don't intend to pay the fines and we keep trying — don't intend to pay the fines and we keep trying to have a discussion with them — keep trying to have a discussion with them about how we can make this happen _ with them about how we can make this happen i_ with them about how we can make this happen. i have said many times, i don't _ happen. i have said many times, i don't go _ happen. i have said many times, i don't go to— happen. i have said many times, i don't go to the spanish open for the .lory don't go to the spanish open for the glory or— don't go to the spanish open for the glory or anything else. i think it is nty— glory or anything else. i think it is my duty— glory or anything else. i think it is my duty to spanish golf to be there _ is my duty to spanish golf to be there and — is my duty to spanish golf to be there and i want to play. at that point, _ there and i want to play. at that point, it— there and i want to play. at that point, it would be doing not only me but spanish — point, it would be doing not only me but spanish golf a disservice by not letting _ but spanish golf a disservice by not letting me — but spanish golf a disservice by not letting me play. that is why we are trying _ letting me play. that is why we are trying to _ letting me play. that is why we are trying to talk to them and make that happen _ meanwhile, there's been an unprecedented run of european success at the solheim cup — the latest edition against the united states gets underway tomorrow after today's opening ceremony, and you'll be able to follow the very latest on the bbc sport website and app. up to 100,000 fans are expected to pack the course in virginia. from me hugh ferris and the team, that's all from sportsday. now it's time to return

to the news at one and lewis vaughan jones. on sunday there may be some cloud and patchy rain during the day. but look at those temperatures climbing back up to the low 20s the parents of a man who was killed at notting hill carnival two years ago say they had warned police that more violence would erupt at the event if their son's killer was not brought to justice. takayo nembhard was stabbed in 2022, and the metropolitan police say the investigation is ongoing. two people were killed at the carnival last month. our reporter dawn limbu has the story. gone but never forgotten. this mural was painted in loving memory of 21—year—old ta kayo nembha rd. the young musician from bristol died after being stabbed at notting hill carnival in 2022. eight people were arrested in connection with his death but no one has been charged. very hard. very, very hard.

especially me, my wife and my oldest daughter find it very hard. it's left his family devastated. and they can't believe others are now facing the same pain. this year, there were two more deaths. a mother stabbed as she visited the carnival with her three year old daughter and a chef who died from head injuries after being attacked. takayo's parents posted this video on tiktok, expressing their grief and frustration. when we spoke to the police, we said to them that if they don't find the people that murdered our son and charge them and sentence them, then this could happen again at the carnival. they say they're determined to make a difference and stop the violence. by we sharing that video and highlighting what has happened to our son and what has happened after, hopefully some of them,

i don't think everyone, might see some sense. and realise what it does to parents and families when they go to take someone's life. when we asked the metropolitan police for comments about the deaths at this year's carnival, they said... takayo's family are determined to remember him as he was his passion for music and his hopes for the future. they recently held a memorial barbecue, bringing the community together so his legacy continues. well, we intend to celebrate his life for as long as we're alive, don't we? so that's — it's going to be every year, regardless. hopefully one year it will be a double celebration because we've had justice. the two blue stars above it is, represents both sons. even two years on, they're asking

anyone with information to come forward so no family has to endure their pain. dawn limbu, bbc news, bristol. across the country, we eat around 700,000 tonnes of carrots each year. however, the price in the supermarkets has soared by nearly 40% — blamed on a "disastrous year" marked by widespread flooding. our reporter peter ruddick has been getting the details. the humble british carrot, a farmyard favourite. the same family has been growing them here in yorkshire for more than 100 years, but last year, the weather caused havoc. last year, it started raining injuly and itjust carried on all the way through till the following may. it was the wettest of my career and we've never really known floods and levels of crop loss like it. the fields flooded, the lowest parts of the field, the carrots rotted, and we ended up losing over 3,000 tonnes of good carrots and we were unable to supply for over a month. it's not just carrots.

record rainfall led to flooded farmland across the uk. potatoes, cabbages, broccoli, rotting crops and reduced planting meant lower yields. in fact, there was a more than 7% fall in the number of carrots produced on british farms. that meant more imports, which has pushed supermarket prices up by nearly 40%. and that's a problem because we get through 700,000 tonnes a year, 100 carrots per person. the good news is this year's harvest has been much better. the carrots here, well, they're destined for coleslaw and soup, but it's in the supermarkets where pressures have been really felt. so, will prices now drop? we have seen over the past 12 to 18 months that climate's had a significant impact on where we get our products from and the price we pay for it. so we get a lot of our products from places like spain. spain's getting a lot hotter, so that means that we have to go further afield.

so that means that when we look at the supply chain that we're getting, it's getting far more risky. and when you've got risk, you've also got costs. so the likelihood is long term, the price of products is unlikely to go down. and as extreme weather events and high rainfall become more common, farmers, producers and retail experts warn price rises could happen more regularly. peter ruddick, bbc news, york. two paralympians have returned home to a hero's welcome. 14—year—old bly twoomey and her mentor will bayley picked up medals in the table tennis. our reporter charlie rose was there and a warning — there's flash photography in this report. cheering. a hero's welcome for bly twomey and will bailey on their return from their paralympic success in paris. literally, like 150 people came out to watch us and a lot of the international players couldn't believe how much support we got. so i think it's so, so special. thanks so much. it's amazing just to have them

by my side and just have them there when i need them. and there's no better club in the whole world than brighton table tennis club, so i feel privileged to be part of this club. at just 14—years—old, bly became great britain's youngest paralympic table tennis medallist. she took up the sport only three years ago. here she is practising with will bailey, who's now her mentor. before paris, he was telling me about the atmosphere and how everything's going to go, and it's going to be really loud and you've just got to deal with it. i wouldn't have achieved any of this without him, so i'm really proud to have him there for me. and the pair are already looking ahead to the next paralympic games. it's like it's meant to be, isn't it? what a way to potentially end my career, winning a gold medal with bly in the mixed doubles in la. i don't think — it's like a movie, really, so that'd be unbelievable. you'd rather play with her than against her? oh, ioo%. i don't want to play against her in la! she's starting to push me now

in training, so, yeah, i'm steering clear of that. will and bly are part of the changemakers programme, which works to help athletes support good causes in their local communities. and already, their success appears to be inspiring others. i think what bly'sjust done, - what will's been doing for a long time, the impact is, _ you know, it's far beyond the walls of the club because already since we've been back, - there's been so many inquiries and just so many comments i from people who've got children that could play para table tennis. - it's like, well, how can we get them started? i when can we get them started? of the five medals won by great britain's paralympic table tennis squad in paris, will and bly earned three. who'd bet against them improving on that performance infouryears' time? we're all going to la, but this time, i promise you — two gold medals coming back home! they cheer. yeah, buddy! congratulations to them.

now the weather with darren. hello, lewis. it is cold again out there today. a very colourful picture we have here in north wales but here we have seen a lot of showers already. to show you the radar picture, you can see the extent of the showers. the heavy ones pushing southwards across wales into the midlands, heading into southern england. not too many showers but northern england, a view showers but northern england, a view showers to come through the rest of the day for scotland and northern ireland. still the north to north—westerly wind, not as strong and it might not feel as cold but temperatures similar to yesterday and still a bit below average for this time of the year. overnight tonight, we will see the back of nearly all of those showers, a few will continue in northern scotland and down some north sea coast but because pressure is building across the uk, it will kill off the shells, skies are clear, the winds will be light so be cold, colder than last night. by morning, a touch of frost for the likes of south—east scotland, possibly even into

northern england or the west country and south wales. wherever you are, it will be a cold start tomorrow first thing but there should be some sunshine. a bit of cloud developing but we are not expecting the showers we have seen of late. whilst it will cloud over northern ireland, the rain holds off until late in the day. temperatures around 14 in scotland and northern ireland, further south for england and wales, temperatures a little higher than today. high pressure dominates across the south, low pressure is heading up towards iceland and in between, the winds are picking up and we will find some rain overnight. as we head further into saturday strongest winds in the north—west of scotland, some wet weather pushing into northern ireland and western scotland but elsewhere it will be dry, best of the scotland in eastern england. here, temperatures could reach 19 or possibly 20 and across the board on saturday, temperatures are higher than what we have got at the moment.

there is the rain in the north—west and the weather front will trickle southwards into england and wales. it is running into high pressure so a lot of the rain will be dying out. we will have some rain in northern parts of england for a while, it will clear away. some patchy rain in england and wales, may be the far south—west of england. following the rain, sunshine for scotland and northern ireland, not as windy. temperatures 16 or 17, could make 19 or 20 in the south—east of england. lewis. thank you, darren. that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy the rest of the day. goodbye.

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the un agency for palestinian refugees says six of its employees were killed in an israeli air strike on a school it runs in central gaza. and as the race for the white house intensifies we have a special report from the battleground state of pennsylvania. lam about i am about an hourfrom philadelphia where we are speaking to the voters what matters most to them, chiefly, the cost of living. jan matters most to them, chiefly, the cost of living.— the cost of living. jon bon jovi is praised _ the cost of living. jon bon jovi is praised after - the cost of living. jon bonl jovi is praised after helping to talk a woman down from a bridge. hello, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. history has once again been made in space. more than half a century after neil armstrong became