it follows earlier blasts which killed at least six people and injured 91, targeting the leader of hezbollah — it's not yet clear if he is alive. mohamed al fayed's son says he is "horrified" by allegations of sexual abuse against his father, which he says throws into question his loving memory of him. at least 43 people have died and millions are left without power after hurricane helene roared through the south—eastern us. will you have enough cliches to get you through the visit? if will you have enough cliches to get you through the visit?— you through the visit? if not, i'll come to yom — we pay tribute to one of britain's finest actors, dame maggie smith, who has died at the age of 89. manchester city have their first game since it was confirmed that influential midfielder rodri is out for the season with a knee injury. they play newcastle in the early kick—off. despite there being a shower or two around eight the vast majority will

be a dry start to the weekend. tomorrow starts dry and chilly chubut there will be some wet and windy weather later in the day. —— dry and chilly too. fresh attacks have continued on the lebanese capital beirut overnight. it comes after israel's military carried out a strike south of the city yesterday targeting hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. it has not been confirmed if he was in the buildings when it was struck. lebanon's health ministry say six people were killed and 91 injured. our reporter simon jones has the latest. explosions, screaming new strikes overnight on southern beirut. israel's military said it was targeting buildings storing hezbollah weapons underneath them. hezbollah denied they were arms depots. explosions. earlier, a series of

massive explosions. it is thought the target here was the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. it is unclear whether he was any of the buildings that were hit. iran, which backs hezbollah, has called the attack a dangerous, game—changing escalation. in the aftermath of the blasts, bbc correspondent hugo bachega on the ground in southern beirut faced hostility from angry crowds. this is one of the roads leading to dahieh. we tried to get out of the car but we were stopped by a group of men. there is chaos, there is tension, we have seen crowds gathered by the road with rucksacks and bags apparently trying to leave dahieh. into the night, queues to leave the southern suburbs. israel had ordered people to evacuate some buildings for their own safety. others took refuge on the seafront. hezbollah has continued firing rockets on northern israel. prime minister netanyahu, are you agreeing to a ceasefire deal or not?

at the un general assembly in new york, israel's prime minister was defiant. israel has been tolerating this intolerable situation for nearly a year. well, i have come here today to say enough is enough. chanting: palestine will be free! but his speech was met with protests. it is time to face the truth, and the truth is, unless netanyahu is stopped, unless this government is stopped, war will encompass all of us. the us is calling for restraint. israel has the right to defend itself against terrorism. the way it does so matters. the choices that all parties make in the coming days will determine which path this region is on. the us has said again that the way forward is through diplomacy, not conflict. simon jones, bbc news. time now is 6.04. nina, you have

more now on the allegations against mohamed al fayed. the son of mohamed al fayed has released a statement saying he is "horrified" by allegations of sexual abuse made against his late father. in a social media post, 0mar fayed says they have "thrown into question the loving memory" he had of him. the former harrods owner died last year aged 94 and since then dozens of women have come forward with their stories. graham satchell reports. mohamed al fayed has been accused of rape and sexual abuse by more than 60 women dating back to 1979. the allegations focused largely on the time he owned the world—famous harrods store in london but there have also been claims of abuse at the ritz hotel in paris which is still owned by his family. the ritz has said it strongly condemns any form of behaviour that does not align with the values of the establishment. it was here in 1997 that princess diana was staying with

dodion that princess diana was staying with dodi on the night of her crash. now mohamed al fayed's youngest son, 0mar fayed has released a statement on social media saying: we arejoined here on breakfast right now byjen, nicole... some of the women who claim to have been abused spoke to this programme earlier in the week. their testimony is shocking. i earlier in the week. their testimony is shocking-— is shocking. i travelled to paris with him, _ is shocking. i travelled to paris with him, realised _ is shocking. i travelled to paris with him, realised i _ is shocking. i travelled to paris with him, realised i was - is shocking. i travelled to paris with him, realised i was in - is shocking. i travelled to paris i with him, realised i was in danger then because my daughter didn't lock and i had to barricade the door with and i had to barricade the door with a suitcase and a chair. —— my door. ultimately he forced himself upon me in his office and ifought him off and i said i am a pa and 0pa only, alli and i said i am a pa and 0pa only, all i do. and he said you should have gone to work in the post office then. i

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of the united states. emergency services are rescuing people who have been trapped by the rising floodwater, and it's feared that power outages in florida and georgia could last weeks. 0ur correspondent david willis has this report. hurricane helene turned roads into rivers, left cars submerged and cut power supplies to an estimated 4 million people. downed power lines added to the chaos confronting rescue crews as they mounted a waterborne search for those trapped. anybody in your house? fire department, come on out, we have a boat! among the stranded, more than 50 people who took to the roof of this tennessee hospital. as floodwaters across several south—east states rose to levels many areas had never seen before. touring the worst—hit areas, florida's governor said helene's legacy would be considerable. when you are talking about a storm surge

of this magnitude, we think we talked to some folks that think it went 20 feet where the stuff is just getting washed out. that is really, really devastating. so there'll be a lot of work to do in these areas over the next days, weeks, months, and unfortunately sometimes these things take years. the storm weakened in strength after making landfall but early estimates have put the cost of repairs at up to $26 billion. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. sinn fein's michelle 0'neill has become the first irish nationalist to address a party conference as first minister of northern ireland. she took on the role in february, when the devolved government was restored. speaking yesterday at the sinn fein conference in the republic of ireland, ms 0'neill said westminster must give more powers to the coalition in belfast. details have emerged of a further £16,000 worth of donations for clothes from the labour peer lord alli to sir keir starmer.

the gifts were initially declared as money for sir keir�*s private office as leader of the opposition, but will now be re—categorised as donations in kind of clothing. kamala harris has given details of new measures she says will strengthen us border security if she wins the presidential election in november. speaking during a rare visit to the border in arizona, she promised to extend restrictions that ban asylum claims for migrants who cross the border illegally. hundreds of emperor penguin chicks that scientists feared had died after an iceberg broke off an antarctic ice shelf, have miraculously survived. the iceberg, which is around the size of the isle of wight, blocked the penguins' access to the sea near halley bay in antarctica in may. 0ur reporter georgina rannard has the details. honks. majestic and proud — penguins crave a simple life. find a partner, lay eggs, raise chicks.

a good year is when mothers leave their babies for weeks, then return from the open seas bearing food. but in may, this happened at the halley bay colony. a huge iceberg tore away from a nearby ice shelf, and like a closed door, seemed to block mothers' paths back back to their chicks. but it was antarctic winter, meaning total darkness and no way of knowing if the penguins were alive. honestly dreading the fact that there wouldn't be anything there at all. these bergs are 50 feet high, so it would block off the access. now the sun is back, and the images are in. it doesn't look like much, but this brown smudge is proof that when it came to penguins versus iceberg, the penguins won. they are quite tenacious animals, the berg is probably several hundred feet beneath the waves.

they can dive down to 500 metres, so it is quite likely that if there is only a small part of it they can possibly go underneath it. so they are a remarkable animal. but like most animals in antarctica, climate change is drastically changing the penguins' environment. emperor penguin chicks can't swim, so they grow up on the sea ice. but it is at record lows, reduced by a warming planet. for these amazing creatures there are bigger challenges ahead than a wayward iceberg. georgina rannard, bbc news. dame maggie smith has been remembered as "a true legend" of acting following her death at the age of 89. best known for playing professor mcgonagall in the harry potter films, and the dowager countess of grantham in downton abbey, her career spanned eight decades. later we will speak to the writer julian fellowes. here's matt with the weather.

very well, hope you are as well. the weekend is under way at long last and there is a welcome news to get the forecast started, in that those areas worst hit by flooding this week, it is a good deal drier around at least to start the weekend. temperatures down to around two degrees in some rural areas right now so you will need a slightly warmerjacket if now so you will need a slightly warmer jacket if you now so you will need a slightly warmerjacket if you are heading out, a few isolated showers. you can see clear skies through the night, especially across england and wales, a lot of this is high cloud drifting in so it is making the sunshine fairly hazy but it is bringing some thicker cloud to the northwest of scotland, outbreaks of rain here. the odd shower across some western areas, not too many and showers down north sea coast though they will drift further out to sea. a lot of sunshine to the 70s, more clad in the north and west, mostly will be dry. perhaps this afternoon parts of northern england and wales will see some showers developed compared with the morning and cloud will steadily build, but for most of you it will

be a dry day. temperatures 11—15, still cooler than we would expect at this stage in the year but not quite as breezy as it was yesterday. into tonight, with some clear skies around we had some cloud and rain to begin within the north of scotland but those clear skies been another cool night, maybe not quite as cool as last night. these are the city temperatures to take us into tomorrow morning. there could still be the chance of a bit of frost around eastern areas to begin sunday. under original high—pressure so dry to begin with tomorrow but this is not what we want to see, and atlantic area of low pressure set to put in. it will take its time during the day, many areas will start dry and bright with sunshine, certainly and bright with sunshine, certainly a brighter day in the north and west of scotland, it will stay dry as it will in northern and eastern england across ireland and wales, southern parts of england, eventually the midlands, outbreaks of rain. turning more persistent in devon conway later in the day. we have a slightly

milder air pushing income but stronger into sunday and sunday night. the outbreaks of rain move across england, wales and ireland, longer spells into monday. they could cause a few issues given the ground are so saturated. we will have to keep an eye on things across parts of eastern england, particularly lincolnshire, your creature and the pennines, there has seen a lot of rain in the past few days —— yorks. drying up across the south on monday, turning wetter in northern ireland, driest weather to the north of scotland. temperatures on monday still below par for this stage in the year, and we could see some of that rain linger across parts of eastern england as we go into tuesday. strong winds and rough seas by then as well. the weather is certainly in automotive. we had the first d iser. not a nice

start when — we had the first d iser. not a nice start when you — we had the first d iser. not a nice start when you have _ we had the first d iser. not a nice start when you have an _ we had the first d iser. not a nice start when you have an early i we had the first d iser. not a nice | start when you have an early start. —— deicer. let's take a look at today's papers. the daily telegraph leads on an extract from borisjohnson's forthcoming memoir. the former prime minister claims he considered using british troops to seize covid vaccines at the height of the pandemic, when he was in office. the times reports that tuition fees will rise in line with inflation, and maintenance grants will be restored for the poorest students, under government plans to boost struggling universities' finances. the latest developments in the israel—hezbollah conflict are on several front pages, including the guardian's who say israel launched its "heaviest air attacks" in almost a year of conflict with lebanese militant group. and many of the papers are paying tribute to actress dame maggie smith, who's died at the age of 89.

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5eason rodri. but a base for the otherteam5. —— 5eason rodri. but a base for the other teams. —— boo5t. whenever they play, the win percentage goe5 ma55ively up when rodri his plane. in the running for best player of the world globally a5 in the running for best player of the world globally as well so such a force for them. today is the first chance to see how manchester city cope without influential midfielder rodri, after he was ruled out for the rest of the season. champions city play newcastle in the premier league at 1230 at st james' park, but the spaniard won't be there after it was confirmed on friday that he's had surgery on a serious knee injury. manager pep guardiola says rodri i5 "irreplaceable" but city must find a solution. people say, you have money to buy a player like rodri who is not in the market, this is really, really good. but i am so sad, nobody deserves that. but it is what it is.

hopefully surgery goe5 that. but it is what it is. hopefully surgery goes well and time and recovery and with the players that we have, it is a challenge, you know. it's two wins from two for women's super league champion5 chel5ea. they hammered newly—promoted side crystal palace 7—0. england's lucy bronze was on the 5coresheet, herfirst 5incejoining from barcelona in the summer. not a bad way to open your account. the women's champions league group stage will see debutant5 celtic face the wsl champions chel5ea. the draw also saw manchester city pitted with barcelona in theirgroup and new city foward vivianne miedema, who recentlyjoined from ar5enal, told bbc sport'sjo currie that facing the holders is an exciting prospect. it could be worse. 0bviously, barcelona i5 it could be worse. 0bviously, barcelona is a top place a team but it is exciting to measure yourself against the best teams in the world. i think the other two teams, obviously, are going to be tough.

you cannot underestimate anyone and, yes, it is going to be exciting to be in the champions league again and you do want to play the best teams because you want to measure yourself against the best teams. england levelled their one—day international 5erie5 against australia in spectacular style at lord's. stand—in captain harry brook scored 87 before liam livingstone hit four sixes in the final over to set the aussies a huge target, in a match that was reduced to 39 overs due to bad weather. matthew potts 5tarred with the ball, taking four wicket5 as england won by 186 runs. the series decider is in bristol tomorrow. we played a pretty faultle55 game to be honest. it was tricky at top for the two layers opening the batting and i think they played a really important part. we obviously got a few too many run5 important part. we obviously got a few too many runs and we're happy to go out there with the ball. they started well with the bat and we 5tarted well with the bat and we needed to take a couple of weekend5 needed to take a couple of weekends to kick things off. the shift

wicket5 —— wickets. leigh leopards will face wigan warriors in the super league semi—finals after a 14—6 victory over salford red devils in their eliminator. three second—half half tries clinched the win at the salford community stadium for leigh, with edwin ipape setting up gareth 0'brien for the pick of them, as the six playoff hopeful5 became five. leigh have never been to a grand final, but won having won 10 of theirfinal 12 games in the regular season to reach the playoffs. today's eliminator 5ee5 warrington against st helens. gloucester winger christian wade resumed his hunt for the premiership try—scoring record in style last night. after leaving the league in 2018 to pursue a career in the nfl, wade returned this summer, signing on with the cherry and whites. in a nailbiting west country derby at bristol bears, he scored a hatrick in only his second game to help gloucester win 44—41, despite a late bristol fightback. it means wade is now only 16 tries away from chris ashton's record tally of 101. the all england club has won its fight to build 39 new tennis courts and an 8,000—seater stadium in adjacent wimbledon park. the deputy london mayorjule5 pipe granted them planning permission

after deciding that significant community and economic benefits outweigh the harm to protected open land. the development will allow wimbledon qualifying to take place on site, in line with the other three grand slam5. local residents and politicians who have been against the proposal could still apply for a judicial review. sailing's louis vuitton cup final resume5 today with ineo5 brittania and luna ro55a all square with one win each after the first day of racing. it's the first to seven with the winners then taking on new zealand for the america's cup next month. ben ain5lie, skipper of the british boat britannia, says it's good to see interest in the competition growing. the sport has come a huge wave. the speed of the boats but also the technology around the tv footage and laying the course out on the screen so people understand whether both are actually going and the speed and the different use and who is behind

and the commentary, you name it, it has and the commentary, you name it, it ha5ju5t transformed. and the commentary, you name it, it has just transformed. the other cool thing about the america's cup, we are about to kick off with the first women's america's cup. world number onejudd trump has become only the third player to hit 1,000 career centurie5. he joins ronnie 0'sullivan and john higgins in achieving the feat but it wasn't enough to avoid a 5—3 quarter final defeat to mark allen at the british open in cheltenham. the british open named after clive and we will be paying homage to him after he has recently passed away. it is one of those things, sometimes one commentator�*s voice becomes completely synonymou5 one commentator�*s voice becomes completely synonymous with the sport. completely synonymous with the sort. �* , , ., , completely synonymous with the sort. �* ,~ completely synonymous with the sort. n, ,~ sport. absolutely and he was the voice of despond _ sport. absolutely and he was the voice of despond for _ sport. absolutely and he was the voice of despond for many i sport. absolutely and he was the j voice of despond for many years. sport. absolutely and he was the i voice of despond for many years. if you're not a big snicko fan you would — you're not a big snicko fan you would not _ you're not a big snicko fan you would not know it until you hear it but then _ would not know it until you hear it but then it — would not know it until you hear it but then it isjust part of it. —— a

bil but then it isjust part of it. —— a big snooker— but then it isjust part of it. —— a big snooker fan. see you later. the two 5choolboys who brutally murdered shawn see5ahai with a machete, have started their jail sentences. they are the youngest people convicted of murderer in the uk for more than 30 years shawn's family told the bbc they believe the sentence was too lenient and sent out the wrong message to other teenagers carrying knives. 0ur midlands correspondent, phil mackie has been to meet them at home in the caribbean. shawn see5ahai's shawn seesa hai's life shawn see5ahai's life ended in the most brutal fashion. shawn see5ahai's life ended in the most brutalfashion. repeatedly mo5t brutalfashion. repeatedly stabbed with this machete by two boys 5till stabbed with this machete by two boys still young they cannot be identified and were just 12 at the time. this was one po5ing identified and were just 12 at the time. this was one posing with it on the day of the murder. in the tiny caribbean island of anguilla where shawn see5ahai came from, his parents 5truggled shawn see5ahai came from, his parents struggled with the parent5 struggled with the brutality.

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back into focus. phil mackie, bbc news. you can find out more about the story by watching killed by kids: the machete murder on the bbc iplayer. by the end of this month, the final blast furnace at the port talbot steelworks in south wales will shut down. tata steel says an electric arc furnace will be built in it's place — but nearly 2000 jobs will go. most of the town's male voice choir have worked at the site for decades. they've been sharing their memories with our reporter, ben price. singing. most of these men have had jobs in port talbot still works at some point in their life. he had spent there in tying working life there. like steve williams who is one of six generations of steelworkers in his family. mi; six generations of steelworkers in his famil . y, , six generations of steelworkers in his famil. y, , six generations of steelworkers in hisfamil. y, , . his family. my first income at the steelworks _ his family. my first income at the steelworks was _ his family. my first income at the steelworks was when _ his family. my first income at the steelworks was when i _ his family. my first income at the steelworks was when i was i his family. my first income at the steelworks was when i was seven years old. i used to splash up slug

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singing that singing is beautiful. it is coming up to 6.35. we'll be back with the headlines at seven. now it's time for unspun world, with our world affairs editorjohn simpson. hello and welcome back to the new season of unspun world. it's really good to see you. in this programme... life in beirut as israel's war against hezbollah in lebanon intensifies. right now, there is a mixture of panic, anger and also numbness. it still looks like a tight race,

but what's donald trump's mood like now that kamala harris is polling ahead in the us presidential election? i suppose it's understandable that donald trump would be frustrated and resentful about the way the ground has shifted under him. and, as it attempts to tackle intractable conflicts across the world, is there really any chance of transforming the united nations? one of the fundamental problems is that there are many countries out there who just feel that this body does not represent them. thousands in southern lebanon are fleeing northwards in the hope of escaping israel's wrath. foreigners are being advised by their governments to leave the country. but what are benjamin netanyahu's real intentions? please, get out of harm's way now. given israel's difficult history

of involvement in lebanon, does he actually want to send troops in? 0r, after the business of the exploding pagers, and the continuing targeted bombings, is he hoping to continue humiliating hezbollah and showing it up as powerless? but suppose hezbollah hangs on and keeps firing missiles at israel, to the point where mr netanyahu feels he's got to take that extra step of putting israeli boots on lebanese soil? i spoke to nafiseh kohnavad, a middle east correspondent of bbc world service, at her flat in beirut. nafiseh originally worked as a journalist in iran, but was forced to leave after asking too many hard questions of iran's political leaders. at the moment that i'm talking to you, israeli air strikes

have intensified significantly. for the first time, when hassan nasrallah, the leader of hezbollah, was giving a speech, he clearly mentioned that now this is a new phase, and that the group was expecting that israeli forces may enter southern lebanon by land. before that, erm, all words were around that both sides don't want all—out war. now, you're in beirut, of course, and i can hear, in the background, children playing. i imagine there's a school or something near your block of flats. are you expecting to have any attacks by the israelis there? i live in...in the area that is considered relatively safe. in 2006 and previous war, it hasn't been hit.

however, recently we had israeli jets all over beirut. i could see them from my balcony. a few times they broke the sound barrier, which sounds like a very strong explosion, and they broke it, erm, above this school. these children, erm, screamed because they were so scared. and now we are hearing, here in beirut, that probably most of the areas in beirut won't be safe any more. this is interpreted mainly here that israel wants to give a warning to notjust hezbollah, but also lebanese government and other populations in lebanon. many times, erm, israeli commanders have said that they are able to turn

beirut "to another gaza". so it seems that they want to give warning and make the price so heavy also for hezbollah, because public opinion can put pressure on the group. your background, of course, is from iran. how clear is the link between iran and hezbollah? does hezbollah just do what iran tells it to? the line is very clear. hezbollah is funded by iran. many times, hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah said on the camera that they receive a massive amount of training, weapons and money from iran. there are different interactions inside the group, and the group with iran as well. it's not all the time giving order or receiving orderfrom iran. but, nafiseh, who's in charge when it comes to deciding whether to launch a battle of reckoning? 0n the ground, it is hezbollah.

it is hezbollah that decides that what kind of operation they are going to do, in some extent. but if you are going to talk about all—out war, the green light, it's expected that should come from iran. what will iran want to do? does it actually want a war, or would it prefer to back away? so far, they kept saying, all the iranian officials, they kept repeating that they don't want an all—out war in the region. 0n the other side, there are israelis that are pushing, and they are putting pressure and they are extending their operations against hezbollah and also iran—backed groups in syria and in iraq, and here in lebanon. iran might find itself in a position that there won't be any other option.

there you are in beirut, a city where people have suffered hugely over the last few decades. what. . .what is the feeling? is it resignation? right now, there is a mixture of panic, anger and also numbness. there are fears that the city will face what they saw and what they witnessed in 2006. but there are panic and fear now that people in beirut feel that a massive war is coming. there hasn't been an american presidential election anything like this one in modern times, which maybe isn't surprising, given that there's never been an american president anything like donald j trump.

first, the democrats were headed for inevitable defeat. then they dumped joe biden and the whole atmosphere changed. but has it changed enough for kamala harris to be confident of victory? no. because of america's weird electoral college system, which means that even getting a healthy majority of votes, as hillary clinton did in 2016, doesn't matter if you haven't won enough of the right states. so, where are we now? the bbc�*s redoubtable us political expert anthony zurcher has been following donald trump around pennsylvania. he spoke to me from his hotel room in pittsburgh. this is not a national election. this is a swing state election, and the election's going to be decided in a handful of battleground states all across the country. there are three of them in the old industrial midwest. that's pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin. there are a couple more

on the atlantic seaboard in the south — north carolina and georgia — and then a couple out west, arizona and nevada. and if you look at these swing state polls, it shows a race, across the board, within the margin of error. that swing state map has expanded. right up until about the end ofjoe biden's presidential campaign, he was really focusing narrowly on michigan, pennsylvania and wisconsin. those other states i mentioned were drifting away from him. kamala now is competitive in all of those states, so it opens up a wider range of ways she can win the election against donald trump. one of the things that has brought kamala harris closer to donald trump in the polls in those southern, atlantic seaboard states, north carolina and georgia, is that she has a lot more enthusiasm among younger voters and voters of colour than, than we were seeing in polls forjoe biden. i do get the feeling that kamala harris isn't

being pushed very much. we still don't seem to know what she's like when she's really up against it. well, i think that definitely was a concern for the beginning of the campaign, and it's because of the strategy that kamala harris's campaign has pursued. they have kept the media at arm's length ever since she entered into the race. she's only sat down for a handful of one—on—one interviews, because you have to remember, she's been vice president for three—and—a—half years, so drawing distinctions between the biden administration and what she might do is something i think voters are interested in and concerned about. i will say that she had that face—to—face debate with donald trump, where she did have to answer questions on her feet. she did have to respond to pressure, not just from the moderators, but from donald trump. and the reviews of her performance were pretty good. she was able to hold up in those 90 minutes under that kind of pressure.

now, you've been watching donald trump up close recently. what, what do you feel when he's giving these rallies and so on? what do you feel about his mood? i suppose it's understandable that because of the way the dynamic has changed, with kamala harris coming in and injecting new enthusiasm among democrats, that donald trump would be frustrated and resentful about the way the ground has shifted under him. he built an entire campaign over a year to do one thing, and that was defeat joe biden. and now, all of a sudden, practically at the last minute in american presidential politics, he gets a new opponent that has different skills and different weaknesses that they have honestly not been able to target as effectively as they were targeting joe biden. do you have an any kind of sense of whether the result is going to look clear—cut, you know, clear water between them,

or is it going to be so tight that we're going to be in all sorts of trouble again? despite everything that has happened — indictments, a conviction, two assassination attempts, a new democratic nominee — all of this hasn't changed the fundamental tightness of this race. and, if you look at the polls, they are all, both nationally and in these battleground states we mentioned, they are very, very tight. so there are some scenarios where one candidate or the other could win every single battleground state and win it by enough, by a few percentage points, that we have a pretty clear, determinative idea of who won. but there are also plenty of scenarios where this thing hangs on a razor's edge, and it does so in states that don't count their ballots quickly, places like arizona. and, at least in 2020, and maybe again in pennsylvania, where we were waiting and waiting and waiting for some sort of result. and, as that happens,

the doubts grow, the anger grows, the conspiracy theories circulate more. so that is a very real possibility as well. one thing i'll point out is, you know, we're talking about the election being six weeks from now. people are already voting in this country. pennsylvania has... their mail ballots have already been sent out, so people can already start mailing them in. in my home state of virginia, starting this last weekend, you could go and vote early in a polling place and cast your ballot. look at the way things are now as much as the way things might be in six weeks to get an understanding of what kind of results we'll see when all's said and done. explosion car alarm blares gunfire one of the scariest nights of my entire professional life was spent in the northern mexican city of ciudad juarez, which, at that stage, was the most violent place on earth, thanks to the war between the various drug cartels and the mexican police and army.

now the situation's moved on, and that deeply unenviable distinction now belongs to culiacan, the capital of sinaloa state in mexico. at least 70 people have been killed there in the last three weeks alone, following the arrest of the co—founder of the sinaloa cartel across the border in the united states. to explain what's going on, i turned to vanessa buschschluter, bbc online's latin america editor. sinaloa is a state in north—western mexico, and it's been the stronghold of the cartel of the same name — the sinaloa cartel. and, to many viewers, probably the former leader of that cartel will be a known name. it's joaquin el chapo — that's spanish for "shorty" — guzman. he created and led that cartel for many years and did that together with another man called ismael el mayo zambada. and they turned that state

into their stronghold, mainly for the trafficking of drugs to neighbouring united states. and this recent uptick in violence in the state is due to the fact that ismael el mayo zambada was detained in the us, and it seems like he was betrayed by one of the sons of el chapo guzman. this fact is what has triggered these rival factions of the cartels now warring with each other in sinaloa. now, of course, what's happened — we've got a new president, claudia sheinbaum. does she have a plan for sorting all this out, do you think? claudia sheinbaum is somebody who is expected to broadly continue the policies of the person who was her mentor, which is the outgoing president, andres manuel lopez obrador.

in the past, mexican governments have waged war on the cartels. he said that led to more violence, and he would try a more softly—softly approach. and claudia sheinbaum seems to be following that approach. she, of course, said that she wanted to protect the local population. but how she will do that when the soldiers won't engage in full—frontal confrontation with the gunmen of these cartels is hard to know. well, i mean, this is what happened under obrador, though, isn't it? that he kept the army back and, of course, it hasn't succeeded in the slightest. in fact, things are probably worse, aren't they? it hasn't succeeded. but, then, those people who follow andres manuel lopez obrador and claudia sheinbaum say that waging war on the cartels

didn't work, either. but there are others, like many residents in sinaloa, who feel abandoned, who say that this softly—softly approach means that they can't send their children to school because they fear for the lives of their children just crossing the road or getting on the school bus. many are afraid to open their businesses. the big upheaval is going to come in november, when either kamala harris or donald trump gets elected. what would mexico's path be with the two possible presidents? i think, just on a personal note, kamala harris and claudia sheinbaum are probably more similar in character than claudia sheinbaum and donald trump. claudia sheinbaum is a technocrat. she is relatively soft—spoken, speaks in a measured way. and, of course, also, claudia sheinbaum is an expert in climate change, and so might clash with donald trump on that issue.

but, in the end, those two countries need each other. claudia sheinbaum needs the united states because trade is key to the mexican economy. and, of course, trump is now a known figure. and leaders like claudia sheinbaum know the kind of rhetoric he is prone to use, and they can put that into context. on a ship in the atlantic ocean in august 1941, four months before the united states even entered the second world war, winston churchill and franklin d roosevelt met to agree the atlantic charter, which laid the groundwork for the post—war united nations. in future, they said, there was to be a ban on territorial expansion, equal access to raw materials, and freedom of the seas. well, good luck with that!

no less than 83 years later, the approach agreed that day is hopelessly outdated. and yet there are tremendous obstacles to changing it. now the united nations is holding what it calls the summit for the future, in an effort to improve its objectives and the way it works. the bbc�*s diplomatic correspondent, james landale, is in new york to report on the summit. they're looking to try and reform this institution behind me in a way that, you know, responds to modern needs. and they have agreed a few things to try and, to use their language, to breathe life into multilateralism. they've agreed, for example, the security council, the crucial issue they say that has to be changed, there's a broad consensus that africa needs more representation. they've also said that we need to look more about how to deal with the problems of the future, so future pandemics, the growth of ai and other technology.

but what this doesn't do is address the fundamental problem, which is that a post—war international system that was supported by the united states is beginning to creak, where people are saying, "actually, it's no longer american hegemony "with this system behind them. "it's a...it�*s a looser system." and, in that, you've also got the growth of authoritarian states. surely, one of the problems is that five nations on the security council have got the right to block anything they don't like. there's been a substantial growth in the use of that veto by the russians, by the chinese, and, yes, by the united states. you've got the big powers flexing these muscles, and it means that nothing happens. and so what we've seen in the meantime is the growth in importance and significance of the other body. not the security council but the general assembly, the bigger body of the united nations, with all the members represented there. and that's where some of the bigger votes have taken place.

that's where some of the bigger politics takes place, because it allows more flexible, ad hoc coalitions of nations to come together to sort of, you know, express their opinion on particular subjects. there is a school of thought which says the un should just think differently about things and say, "right, actually, "the un is about delivering humanitarian aid. "it is about policing existing peace deals "through its peacekeepers, its blue helmet soldiers. "it should think about promoting sustainable development goals, "focusing more on climate change, rather than dealing with actually "bringing two belligerents together." now, that's not a view shared by everybody, but it is a debate that is growing here. but it is a tragedy, isn't it? because everybody would like the united nations to be the forum which sorts out the world's problems. one of the fundamental problems is that there are many countries out there who just feel that this body does not represent them. the indians say, "why are we not represented?

"we're one of the largest countries in the world." "why do we not have a veto power?" in asia, you've got, you know, the japanese saying, "we should be represented here." erm, you know, all of these things... you know, brazil constantly saying, "why should we not?" what about africa ? and the trouble is that these debates end up in, you know, very technical discussions about who could sit where and, ultimately, the permanent five block any kind of reform. and, if it doesn't happen, then that enormous complex behind you is really becoming less and less meaningful, isn't it? well, the defenders would say, "look, yes, we understand "the security council is not offering," but they would say that the un is the only body that has the bureaucratic and logistical capability to do a lot of things that many countries around the world actually want. do you think we'll look back on this summit for the future and say, "that's where, that's where the progress began"? it is, at its very least,

a recognition of the importance of multilateralism at a time when many people, you know, the pessimists, would say the world is going to the dogs, beggar thy neighbour. nationalism, territorial acquisition across borders, the growth of autocrats. the counterview is actually you've got countries who've come together to say, "look, no, we do still see value in multilateralism." the problem is that a lot of the rules we have at the moment were agreed when it was a bipolar world — you know, the west, led by the united states and the soviet union — and you had two poles and they could agree rules, arms deals, things like that. a lot of the legislation and regulation and treaties that relate to, say, for example, space, date back to that era. and they've got to be completely transformed to deal with the private sector and different countries getting access to space. you know, so, i think people understand there is a benefit to this, but what they haven't quite worked out yet is what structure should it be. james landale at the un in new york.

where wars and invasions are concerned, governments only ever seem to think about the first step, not what lies beyond. remember the us invasion of iraq in 2003. no thought whatever about what might follow. vladimir putin invaded ukraine in 2022 on the assumption that the country would simply fold up and surrender. and he didn't have any plan b if it didn't. now, benjamin netanyahu in israel seems focused on attacking lebanon, and if he has any clear idea where that will lead, he hasn't told the israeli public. the two previous invasions israel carried out in lebanon had all sorts of unintended consequences. in 1982, ariel sharon's plan to drive the palestine liberation organisation out

of lebanon succeeded. sure, but the plo's place was immediately taken by the creation of hezbollah, a tougher, better—disciplined organisation with the strongest possible links to iran. after israel's invasion of lebanon in 2006, intended to destroy hezbollah, the organisation instead became even stronger and far more effective than the lebanese army or the lebanese government. and it still is, despite all the events of the last few weeks. so, what might the long—term consequences of a new israeli invasion be? well, the one thing we know is that the lives of even more civilians will be wrecked. "please, get out of harm's way," mr netanyahu says to ordinary lebanese people. but we've seen in gaza how horribly

difficult that is to manage. well, that's it from the first episode of this new series of unspun world. thank you forjoining me and the unspun team. and, until we meet again, goodbye. good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. our headlines today: explosions, screaming fresh strikes are under way in southern beirut, as israel says it is targeting buildings which store weapons belonging to hezbollah. it follows earlier blasts which killed at least six people

and injured 91, targeting the leader of hezbollah — it's not yet clear if he is alive. mohamed al fayed's son says he is "horrified" by allegations of sexual abuse against his father, which he says throws into question his loving memory of him. at least 43 people have died and millions are left without power after hurricane helene roared through the southeastern us. will you have enough cliches to get you through the visit? if not, i'll come to you. we pay tribute to one of britain's finest actors, dame maggie smith, who has died at the age of 89. manchester city have their first game since it was confirmed that influential midfielder rodri is out for the season with a knee injury. they play newcastle in the early kick—off. despite there being a shower to around today the vast majority will be a dry start to the weekend. tomorrow starts dry and chilly too but they will be wet and windy weather later in the day. i'll have

all the details here on breakfast. good morning, it's saturday 28 september. fresh attacks have continued on the lebanese capital, beirut, overnight. it comes after israel's military carried out a strike south of the city yesterday targeting hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. it has not been confirmed if he was in the buildings when they were struck. lebanon's health ministry say six people were killed and 91 injured. our reporter simon jones has the latest. explosions, screaming new strikes overnight on southern beirut. israel's military said it was targeting buildings storing hezbollah weapons underneath them. hezbollah denied they were arms depots. explosions. earlier, a series of massive explosions. it is thought the target here was the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah.

it is unclear whether he was any of the buildings that were hit. iran, which backs hezbollah, has called the attack a dangerous, game—changing escalation. in the aftermath of the blasts, bbc correspondent hugo bachega on the ground in southern beirut faced hostility from angry crowds. this is one of the roads leading to dahieh. we tried to get out of the car but we were stopped by a group of men. there is chaos, there is tension, we have seen crowds gathered by the road with rucksacks and bags apparently trying to leave dahieh. into the night, queues to leave the southern suburbs. israel had ordered people to evacuate some buildings for their own safety. others took refuge on the seafront. hezbollah has continued firing rockets on northern israel. prime minister netanyahu, are you agreeing to a ceasefire deal or not? at the un general assembly in new york, israel's prime minister

was defiant. israel has been tolerating this intolerable situation for nearly a year. well, i have come here today to say enough is enough! chanting: palestine will be free! but his speech was met with protests. it is time to face the truth, and the truth is, unless netanyahu is stopped, unless this government is stopped, war will encompass all of us. the us is calling for restraint. israel has the right to defend itself against terrorism. the way it does so matters. the choices that all parties make in the coming days will determine which path this region is on. the us has said again that the way forward is through diplomacy, not conflict. simon jones, bbc news. in a moment we'll speak to our correspondentjon donnison who's injerusalem — but first, our middle east correspondent hugo

bachega is in beirut. good morning hugo. is there a sense of the scale of those missile strikes overnight and any more clarity on how many people were killed and who they were? goad killed and who they were? good morninu. killed and who they were? good morning- it _ killed and who they were? good morning. it is _ killed and who they were? good morning. it isjust _ killed and who they were? good morning. it isjust after- killed and who they were? good morning. it isjust after 9am - killed and who they were? (13mm morning. it isjust after 9am here and the pictures emerging from the site of this huge israeli air strike show that several buildings have been flattened, thousands of people have fled dahieh, the figure that was given yesterday, last night by the health ministry says that at least six people were killed at this number is probably going to rise as such efforts continue in dahieh. this morning there have been more evacuation orders by the israeli military, so this obviously indicates more airstrikes are likely to happen and again, last night

thousands of people fled dahieh and crowds came here, spent the night here in central beirut. this is martyr�*s square, this is six or seven kilometres from dahieh, it is considered a relatively safe area here in beirut. there was a lot of anger and tension yesterday in dahieh and obviously this marks a significant escalation in this conflict between israel and hezbollah. two unanswered questions this morning, whether hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah remains alive, and if the middle east is going to be engulfed by war. hugo bachega in beirut, thank you. our correspondentjon donnison is in jerusalem. benjamin netanyahu benjamin neta nyahu was benjamin netanyahu was addressing the united nations yesterday, what have they set about these most recent strikes?—

recent strikes? they haven't confirmed — recent strikes? they haven't confirmed whether - recent strikes? they haven't confirmed whether they - recent strikes? they haven't| confirmed whether they were targeting hassan nasrallah publicly, but certainly the message from prime minister netanyahu at the un general assembly yesterday was that this is not going to stop, he has vowed to defeat hezbollah and allow some 60,000 israeli citizens to return to the north. you have to remember he went to new york to address the un with the possibility it seemed that a ceasefire was on the table. but sunil tenuously, a ceasefire was on the table. but suniltenuously, israel a ceasefire was on the table. but sunil tenuously, israel was carrying out the biggest strike of this conflict so far —— simultaneously. targeting the leader of hezbollah. so it does not seem like there is any end in sight, but at the same time this morning there have been fresh barrages of rockets fired from lebanon into northern israel, hitting communities, no word yet on any casualties but we are at another very, very dangerous moment. i was

struck by the words of the un secretary general, antonio guterres, yesterday, and he said the region was on the verge of an abyss with a full—scale conflagration of unimaginable consequences. jon donnison in jerusalem, thank you. the time now is 7.09. nina, you now have more on the allegations about mohamed al fayed. the son of mohamed al fayed has released a statement saying he is "horrified" by allegations of sexual abuse made against his late father. in a social media post, omar fayed says they have "thrown into question the loving memory" he had of him. the former harrods owner died last year aged 94 and since then dozens of women have come forward with their stories. graham satchell reports. mohamed al fayed has been accused of rape and sexual abuse by more than 60 women dating back to 1979. the allegations focused largely around the time he owned

the world—famous harrods store in london, but there have also been claims of abuse at the ritz hotel in paris which is still owned by the al fayed family. the ritz has said it strongly condemns any form of behaviour that does not align with the values of the establishment. it was here in 1997 that princess diana was staying with al fayed's son dodi on the night both were killed in a car crash. now mohamed al fayed's youngest son, omar, has released a statement on social media. he says: we arejoined here on breakfast right now byjen, nicole... some of the women who claim to have been abused spoke to this programme earlier in the week. their testimony is shocking. i later travelled to paris with him, realised i was in danger

because my door didn't lock and i had to barricade the door with a suitcase and a chair. and ultimately he forced himself upon me in his office and ifought him off and i said "i am a pa and i'm a pa only, that's all i do." and he said "you should have gone to work in the post office then, "if that's what you wanted." i was told i was going on a business trip to paris when in fact it turned out i was being trafficked. he asked me to call him papa - when we were on our own with him. so when the abuse started _ and the attacks became more regular, my response time after time was to say... - "you can't do this, i lookj at you as a father figure, "please don't behave in this manner." - omar fayed's statement concludes by saying that he stands... adding...

it is a stark intervention by the son of a man accused of carrying out serious abuse against women for decades. graham satchell, bbc news. at least 45 people are now known to have been killed by hurricane helene, which has left a trail of destruction in the southeast of the united states. emergency services are rescuing people who have been trapped by the rising flood water and it's feared that power outages in florida and georgia could last weeks. our correspondent david willis has this report. hurricane helene turned roads into rivers, left cars submerged and cut power supplies to an estimated 11 million people. downed power lines added to the chaos confronting rescue crews as they mounted a waterborne search for those trapped. anybody in your house? fire department, come

on out, we have a boat! among the stranded, more than 50 people who took to the roof of this tennessee hospital. as floodwaters across several south—east states rose to levels many areas had never seen before. touring the worst—hit areas, florida's governor said helene's legacy would be considerable. when you are talking about a storm surge of this magnitude, we think we talked to some folks that think it went 20 feet where the stuff is just getting washed out. that is really, really devastating. so there'll be a lot of work to do in these areas over the next days, weeks, months, and unfortunately sometimes these things take years. the storm weakened in strength after making landfall but early estimates have put the cost of repairs at up to $26 billion. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. sinn fein's michelle o'neill has become the first irish nationalist to address a party conference

as first minister of northern ireland. she took on the role in february, when the devolved government was restored. speaking yesterday at the sinn fein conference in the republic of ireland, ms o'neill said westminster must give more powers to the coalition in belfast. northern ireland's health minister, mike nesbitt, will be confirmed as the new leader of the ulster unionist party at its annual conference today. it is his second time in the role, having lead the party for five years until 2017. it's been revealed that sir keir starmer received an additional £16,000 worth of clothing from the labour peer lord alli. the donations were declared on—time, but were initially marked as money for his private office as leader of the opposition. the tv executive has previously donated £16,000 for clothing and almost £3000 for multiple pairs of glasses to the labour leader. our westminster correspondent shelley phelps joins us — what more can you tell us?

the claim will be that we follow the rules but it is not a good look. this row over donations, gifts and freebies has been going on for weeks now, this latest donation we have learned about comes on top of those others from lord alli you mentioned a moment ago. this £16,000 was declared at the time and it was in relation to when sir keir starmer was in opposition as you are saying, it was declared in relation to his private office at the time, but will now be re— categorised. labour say thatis now be re— categorised. labour say that is because they are going back through to make sure things were registered properly and they have been proactive, they say all parties invest in presentation and as you say, when sir keir starmer has been questioned about this this week, saying no—one has done anything wrong, says they have been transparent in declaring things. earlier this week sir keir starmer having to defend a £20,000 accommodation donation from lord alli, this was during the general

election campaign, sir keir starmer said that was because his son needed somewhere to study for his gcses, where they were journalists outside the family home. this row began in august when it emerged that lord alli had a pass to downing street for a period, though he held no formal government role. the snp are calling for an investigation into all this. what we do know is that the prime minister, the deputy prime minister and the chancellor have all said they will no longer accept donations of clothing.- said they will no longer accept donations of clothing. some us fans of the netflix show bridgerton have said they were scammed out of hundreds of dollars after they paid to attend a bridgerton themed ball in detroit. laughter. it looks very opulent... what is the problem? attendees posted on social media to complain about the event's soggy

noodles, chicken bones, melancholy decor, and a single violin player and a single exotic dancer for entertainment. the organiser of the event, uncle n me, told seven news detroit that it understands "not everyone had the experience "they hoped for at our most recent event" and the company is "working diligently to address all concerns." it is reminiscent of the wonka event. . , , , , ., event. can we see is the first shot auain? event. can we see is the first shot again? laughter. _ event. can we see is the first shot again? laughter. that— event. can we see is the first shot again? laughter. that is - event. can we see is the first shot again? laughter. that is the - event. can we see is the first shot. again? laughter. that is the one. oh, dear. there you go. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. the weather is slightly less comical. ~ , ., .,

comical. we will see. even i had a warmerjacket _ comical. we will see. even i had a warmerjacket on _ comical. we will see. even i had a warmerjacket on this _ comical. we will see. even i had a warmerjacket on this morning. it| comical. we will see. even i had a i warmerjacket on this morning. it is fresh to start your morning. one viewer suggests it is a beautiful sky, red sky a little bit misleading because for most of you it will be a fine day. one or two isolated showers around the coast and north—west of scotland. most a dry date which is welcome news to those affected by floods. cloud drifting down from the north—west. the figures in north and west scotland. outbreaks of rain on and off through the day. isolated showers towards the day. isolated showers towards the west of the uk. but they are drifting further away so dry in the north sea coast. a bit more cloud for scotland and northern ireland. spells of hazy sunshine. the odd

shower into wales but most will stay dry. a bit cool for this stage in september but winds will be lighted today and freshen up towards the southwest tonight. pushing towards shackman. and clear skies coming and going, maybe not at school tonight. —— shetland. a ridge of high pressure is why we are seeing dry weather. but an area of low pressure sent to move in. the best of the weather scotland, northern and eastern england. with some strengthening winds, outbreaks of rain developing in parts of ireland,

wales, southern england and particularly towards the southwest with more persistent rain. that persistent rain with strong winds will transfer further northwards and eastwards on a sunday evening. the heavy rain falling on saturated ground so they could be one or two issues. area of low pressure grind to a halt to the east of the country and that means we could see a sign of more persistent rain, particularly east anglia, lincolnshire and northern england and it is here where we have had some heavy rain. we will see again the risk of some minor flooding. either side, the risk of some minor flooding. eitherside, dry the risk of some minor flooding. either side, dry and the risk of some minor flooding. eitherside, dry and brighter the risk of some minor flooding. either side, dry and brighter but a few showers scattered around. while things are dry for many this weekend, there is still more rain in the forecast. weekend, there is still more rain in the forecast-— the forecast. would you like to see the forecast. would you like to see the sunrise — the forecast. would you like to see the sunrise over— the forecast. would you like to see the sunrise over sulphate? - the forecast. would you like to see the sunrise over sulphate? i - the forecast. would you like to see the sunrise over sulphate? i will i the sunrise over sulphate? i will alwa s the sunrise over sulphate? i will always like _ the sunrise over sulphate? i will always like to _ the sunrise over sulphate? i will always like to see _ the sunrise over sulphate? i will always like to see the _ the sunrise over sulphate? i will always like to see the sunrise. the sunrise over sulphate? i will i always like to see the sunrise. have always like to see the sunrise. have a look at this. _ always like to see the sunrise. have a look at this. nippy _ always like to see the sunrise. have a look at this. nippy but _

always like to see the sunrise. have a look at this. nippy but nice. - always like to see the sunrise. have a look at this. nippy but nice. it - a look at this. nippy but nice. it is what you _ a look at this. nippy but nice. it is what you want _ a look at this. nippy but nice. it is what you want on _ a look at this. nippy but nice. it is what you want on a _ a look at this. nippy but nice. it. is what you want on a september morning. it is what you want on a september morning. how local is your local bank? with them disappearing from high streets in recent years, many of us are now miles from our nearest branch. according to research by consumer group which? there are 30 constituencies in the uk that have no banks at all. the financial conduct authority has now released new rules to protect community access to cash, and banking hubs are opening up to restore services to towns like ossett in west yorkshire. olivia richwald has been there to find out more. bank street is no longer an accurate description. in fact, the town and the wider constituency have no bank at all. ~ , ., at all. when i first moved here, there were _ at all. when i first moved here, there were five _ at all. when i first moved here, there were five banks. - at all. when i first moved here, | there were five banks. nothing, at all. when i first moved here, i there were five banks. nothing, it is ridiculous.— is ridiculous. absolutely ridiculous. _ is ridiculous. absolutely ridiculous. it _ is ridiculous. absolutely ridiculous. it feels - is ridiculous. absolutely| ridiculous. it feels unfair is ridiculous. absolutely - ridiculous. it feels unfair because people _ ridiculous. it feels unfair because people who do not do online banking, they are _ people who do not do online banking, they are just pulling the services and i_ they are just pulling the services and i worry about vulnerable people to he _ and i worry about vulnerable people

to be honest with you. | and i worry about vulnerable people to be honest with you.— to be honest with you. i have to travel to wakefield. _ to be honest with you. i have to travel to wakefield. you - to be honest with you. i have to travel to wakefield. you have i to be honest with you. i have to travel to wakefield. you have a| travel to wakefield. you have a problem — travel to wakefield. you have a problem parking _ travel to wakefield. you have a problem parking and _ travel to wakefield. you have a problem parking and walking. i travel to wakefield. you have a i problem parking and walking. the last bank problem parking and walking. last bank to abandoned the problem parking and walking.- last bank to abandoned the street was halifax. this bank is run by the post office. you can cash and deposit checks and make withdrawals from most of the major banks and these five providers and a member like helen one day a week to deal with more complicated matters. these with more complicated matters. these customers want _ with more complicated matters. these customers want some _ with more complicated matters. these customers want some human - customers want some human interaction so they want to come into a place instead of trying to decipher their mobile act. they can come in and speak to a human being and get all the services provided. we are very lucky that we now have a bank in _ we are very lucky that we now have a bank in hope — we are very lucky that we now have a bank in hope which has replaced some of the _ bank in hope which has replaced some of the services but it will never replace — of the services but it will never replace the empty shops created since _ replace the empty shops created since banks have left and it is a

reflection — since banks have left and it is a reflection of the state that we now have a _ reflection of the state that we now have a constituency with no bank at all. �* , . , ., . all. there's a big magnificent buildinus all. there's a big magnificent buildings in _ all. there's a big magnificent buildings in many _ all. there's a big magnificent buildings in many cases? - all. there's a big magnificent i buildings in many cases? some all. there's a big magnificent - buildings in many cases? some have been here a — buildings in many cases? some have been here a very _ buildings in many cases? some have been here a very long _ buildings in many cases? some have been here a very long time - buildings in many cases? some have been here a very long time and - buildings in many cases? some have| been here a very long time and when a shop _ been here a very long time and when a shop like _ been here a very long time and when a shop like that places, it is a big store _ a shop like that places, it is a big store and — a shop like that places, it is a big store and there are very few people who want _ store and there are very few people who want bigger stores anymore. they have one who want bigger stores anymore. tue have one building who want bigger stores anymore. tte have one building society who want bigger stores anymore. tte1: have one building society left but the loss of the last bank affected businesses who rely on football. tl businesses who rely on football. tit was businesses who rely on football. tt was always very busy but we know that their staff were utilised in other ranchers, mainly wakefield so it gave them an excuse to get out of town. —— branches. businesses lost quite a bit of trade. people came in to do the banking but now they go to wakefield. just to do the banking but now they go to wakefield. g , :: , to do the banking but now they go to wakefield. , , i: , ., to do the banking but now they go to wakefield. , , :: , ., , wakefield. just 20% of his transactions _ wakefield. just 20% of his transactions are _ wakefield. just 2096 of his transactions are now - wakefield. just 2096 of his| transactions are now made wakefield. just 2096 of his - transactions are now made with wakefield. just 2096 of his _ transactions are now made with cash and he welcomes the card payment

same—day saving time and money. businesses and customers alike are having to accept and adapt to the end of traditional banking on many high streets. olivia richwald, bbc news. it isa it is a really interesting issue stopped everyone has a view on it. we're joined now by money box reporter dan whitworth, who has been looking into this as well. dan, there are calls for more investment from banks to go into these banking hubs, aren't there? that is the flipside. generally speaking, banks offer simple services. making withdrawals, deposits, there is a rotor system by which the big staff it with a member of the teams on a monday monday you might have one person from one, tuesday might be lloyd's that kind of thing. you can do more services when those people are there but generally speaking, pretty basic as i have been speaking to a gentleman

called charles randall, who works for all the financial inclusion commission and that works to ensure access to cash across the uk but also crucially he is a former chair of the financial conduct authority, the city watchdog so he's a big beast in financial circles and he is calling for more money from the banks for helping and offering more services so things like helping people get online, digital access, giving advice on how to avoid fraud. a huge issue. help with power of attorney. debt advice. what you can do with your pensions or credit unions. he wants to see more investments from the banks into these banking hubs and he told me these banking hubs and he told me the type of people that investment is needed for. the the type of people that investment is needed for.— is needed for. the kind of person that aoes is needed for. the kind of person that goes into — is needed for. the kind of person that goes into a _ is needed for. the kind of person that goes into a banking -

is needed for. the kind of person that goes into a banking hub - is needed for. the kind of person that goes into a banking hub is l that goes into a banking hub is probably— that goes into a banking hub is probably somebody who cannot solve a banking _ probably somebody who cannot solve a banking problem online. they may not be digitally— banking problem online. they may not be digitally confident, digitally connected, they may possibly be from the more _ connected, they may possibly be from the more elderly segment of the population and perhaps a bit less confident — population and perhaps a bit less confident. ., ., , population and perhaps a bit less confident. ., ., , confident. now, as part of this conversation, _ confident. now, as part of this conversation, you _ confident. now, as part of this conversation, you cannot - confident. now, as part of this conversation, you cannot but l confident. now, as part of this i conversation, you cannot but talk about branch closures. 6000 bank branches have closed since 2015 and the flipside, how many banking hubs operating, 85 at the moment. expect it to be a hundred by christmas and 300 by the end of this parliament so basically in five years. but it is not about comparing the two numbers. how many people actually need to go into a physical bank branch? digital online, banking apps on your phone, so many people use services that

way. divide wider conversation is not necessarily about people like me who might be banking online, it is about the 2— 3 million people we know in the uk are digitally excluded, they like help fa ce—to —fa ce excluded, they like help face—to—face and how best these banking hubs can serve them and to do that, charles randall says the banks have to help. but do that, charles randall says the banks have to help.— do that, charles randall says the banks have to help. but the banks don't care- — banks have to help. but the banks don't care. that _ banks have to help. but the banks don't care. that is _ banks have to help. but the banks don't care. that is a _ banks have to help. but the banks don't care. that is a bit _ banks have to help. but the banks don't care. that is a bit harsh. - banks have to help. but the banks| don't care. that is a bit harsh. why don't _ don't care. that is a bit harsh. why don't they— don't care. that is a bit harsh. why don't they do — don't care. that is a bit harsh. why don't they do that? we have seen glossy— don't they do that? we have seen glossy adverts with smiley people in the banks— glossy adverts with smiley people in the banks but they are letting a number— the banks but they are letting a number of people down? uk finance would say we _ number of people down? uk finance would say we are _ number of people down? uk finance would say we are putting _ number of people down? uk finance would say we are putting a - number of people down? uk finance would say we are putting a lot - number of people down? uk finance would say we are putting a lot of- would say we are putting a lot of money into these and opening more of them. it would be even to say that there is no criticism of the banks. the money they are saving from bank branch closures is not necessarily going into banking hubs but from the

uk finance point of view, they are starting this number now, 85 up and running, i think the crucial thing is making sure they can operate and offer more services for people who need them. offer more services for people who need them-— offer more services for people who need them. �* , ., ., need them. and the new legislation is forcinu need them. and the new legislation is forcing them _ need them. and the new legislation is forcing them to _ need them. and the new legislation is forcing them to care. _ you can hear more about this on today's moneybox on bbc radio 4 and bbc sounds just after midday. six rare loggerhead turtles have been nursed back to health, after they were swept thousands of miles across the atlantic and washed up on uk shores. jason, gordon, perran, hayle, holly and tonni are all back home in the azores, thanks to a special mission by the royal navy. holly clemens has the story. royal naval ship of and deliver precious cargo such as food, aid and disaster relief to locations around the world but from portsmouth, this one had a somewhat unusual delivery

to make, repatriating six loggerhead turtles back to their natural habitat in the antarctic. they believed had swept from the caribbean or the east coast by strong winds. finding themselves in what is known in a cold stunned state and close to death in uk waters. , . ~ state and close to death in uk waters. , . ,, ., waters. very weak, little movement, the ma waters. very weak, little movement, they may even _ waters. very weak, little movement, they may even appear— waters. very weak, little movement, they may even appear dead - waters. very weak, little movement, they may even appear dead becausel they may even appear dead because they may even appear dead because they are cold—blooded creatures and they are cold—blooded creatures and the cold waters around the uk is too much for them. they have been battered around quite a bit by the storm and they have been unable to feed and function normally because they have been too cold. they are incredibly thin and emaciated is the best way to describe them and also very dehydrated. best way to describe them and also very dehydrated-— best way to describe them and also very dehydrated. fortunately jason, gordon, perran, _ very dehydrated. fortunately jason, gordon, perran, hayle, _ very dehydrated. fortunately jason, gordon, perran, hayle, holly- very dehydrated. fortunately jason, gordon, perran, hayle, holly and. gordon, perran, hayle, holly and

tonni came ashore in devon and con and were cared for at the blue reef aquarium. a six was nurtured having been found on a beach. nurse back to health over the last two years, it was time to take them back to their warm native waters. testes was time to take them back to their warm native waters.— was time to take them back to their warm native waters. was this is now usual activity. _ warm native waters. was this is now usual activity. we — warm native waters. was this is now usual activity, we did _ warm native waters. was this is now usual activity, we did have _ warm native waters. was this is now usual activity, we did have a - usual activity, we did have a warship that was transiting the atlantic later this year and so we were able to assist the aquarium and the programme in taking these animals to see and releasing them in waters as we were passing through. while it is not the primary function, we are happy to assist with the uk wider ambition to improve the state of the ocean to get healthier, more biodiversity is around the uk and globally. but

before welcoming the new sailors abroad, the crew had to have specialist training on how to look after turtles on a warship. then;r after turtles on a warship. they need to be _ after turtles on a warship. they need to be looped _ after turtles on a warship. they need to be looped up _ after turtles on a warship. they need to be looped up and - after turtles on a warship. tte1: need to be looped up and kept after turtles on a warship. tte1 need to be looped up and kept as most is possible to stop them from drying out and it is basically checking on them, cleaning them and making sure they are ok. visual check on their behaviour. we gave them a good session on teaching how to handle them, hold of them, clean them down, and carry them safely. and then it was mission complete. after a ten day voyage, the crew gathered on the flight deck to watch the six turtles swimming off into the six turtles swimming off into the atlantic before heading back to their dayjob. holly clemens, bbc news. and we will speaking to one of the totals who looked after the totals

—— the keepers who look after the totals later on. a "national treasure" and a "legend" — that's how dame maggie smith, who died yesterday, is being remembered by friends and colleagues from the stage and screen. the actress won two oscars during a seven—decade career. from the critically acclaimed "prime of missjean brodie" to the multimillion—dollar harry potter franchise. here's a look at what she'll be remembered for. i will not resign. you will not resi . n, i will not resign. you will not resign. you _ i will not resign. you will not resign, you will _ i will not resign. you will not resign, you will force - i will not resign. you will not resign, you will force me - i will not resign. you will not resign, you will force me to. i will not resign. you will not - resign, you will force me to dismiss you. t resign, you will force me to dismiss ou. ., , ., , ., you. i will not resign, and you will not dismiss _ you. i will not resign, and you will not dismiss me. _ you. i will not resign, and you will not dismiss me. you _ you. i will not resign, and you will not dismiss me. you will - you. i will not resign, and you will not dismiss me. you will not - you. i will not resign, and you will not dismiss me. you will not use. you. i will not resign, and you will i not dismiss me. you will not use the excuse _ not dismiss me. you will not use the excuse of— not dismiss me. you will not use the excuse of that pathetic, but humourous document to blackmail me. don't be alarmed. this is not a cold. it'sjust don't be alarmed. this is not a cold. it's just a slight cough, i've had it for three days. it has

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school! i have always wanted to use that spell! miriam margolyes shared the screen with dame maggie in ladies in lavender and the harry potter films. she says the actress was the best of the best. i have been in awe of her, as all her colleagues are. and then when i worked with her, really only once, no, twice, but harry potter, i was in a rather sweet film called ladies and lavender with her and damejudi. and i saw a kind person she could be, as as absolutely terrifying. that was bloody brilliant! thank you for that assessment, _ that was bloody brilliant! thank you for that assessment, mr _ that was bloody brilliant! thank you for that assessment, mr weasley. i for that assessment, mr weasley. there is nobody of her talent. she

had her own talent. unlike anybody else's. ferocity, a glint of mischief, the light and tenderness. and remarkable all round wizard. oh, she was the wizard in harry potter. she deserved every award she got, she deserved all our approbation and our federation. —— veneration. she was a remarkable, unique gift to the world. and now she's gone, and we've got to cherish her memory. and go and look at all the films she made and look at all the films she made and see the things she said, she didn't like being on chat shows unlike me, but got she was good on them. i wouldn't say that i was a friend of hers. i was an acolyte. and she allowed me to be so. i

remember when she said to me, i'd finished in the harry potter thing, and she said" miriam, where were you? i was looking for you and i was talking to a shoulder or a coat or something". and i said maggie, i finished my bit... she says nonsense, if i'm in a scene and i —— and you are supposed to be in it, i want you there, so come back please. so she talked to the producer and got me back so i got a bit of extra money because of maggie. i told her i was scared, i wouldn't tell you what she said but she minced me and to meet. i was, what she said but she minced me and to meet. iwas, i what she said but she minced me and to meet. i was, i think we were all a bit alarmed, because she had a temper, and that is what she was like. but she was so bloody good! you can forgive somebody for being the best of the best, can't hear, if

they've got a bit of a temper. everyone is allowed a bit of a temper from everyone is allowed a bit of a temperfrom time to everyone is allowed a bit of a temper from time to time. it's what makes us human. one role that came to define dame maggie's career was violet crawley, the dowager countess of grantham in downtown abbey. we're joined now by lady carnarvon, who lives in highclere castle where the series was filmed. very good morning to you. i wonder if you could reminisce a little about dame maggie smith when she was filming in your home. tt about dame maggie smith when she was filming in your home.— filming in your home. it was a huge honour to welcome _ filming in your home. it was a huge honour to welcome maggie - filming in your home. it was a huge honour to welcome maggie smith i filming in your home. it was a huge - honour to welcome maggie smith here, and of— honour to welcome maggie smith here, and of course to start with many of the other— and of course to start with many of the other actors were far less well— known so i the other actors were far less well—known so i think she was something of an eminence grise. she was of— something of an eminence grise. she was of italy— something of an eminence grise. she was of italy so talented, i don't need _ was of italy so talented, i don't need to— was of italy so talented, i don't need to say that but she worked so hard _ need to say that but she worked so hard i_ need to say that but she worked so hard. i never saw her on sat with her little — hard. i never saw her on sat with her little script, she knew it

before — her little script, she knew it before she got here, and i think she had good _ before she got here, and i think she had good days and bad days, because sometimes _ had good days and bad days, because sometimes it could be quite challenging with all the directors or the _ challenging with all the directors or the producers, challenging with all the directors orthe producers, not challenging with all the directors or the producers, not everybody was quite _ or the producers, not everybody was quite as— or the producers, not everybody was quite as sharp as she wished them to be. quite as sharp as she wished them to be what— quite as sharp as she wished them to be what an — quite as sharp as she wished them to be. what an extraordinary six years, amazing, _ be. what an extraordinary six years, amazing, we — be. what an extraordinary six years, amazing, we are very lucky. it amazing, we are very lucky. sounds like amazing, we are very lucky. tt sounds like she had very high standards, and that is not necessarily a bad thing, is it? tt’s necessarily a bad thing, is it? it's not. she must have been in her 70s, i suppose. _ not. she must have been in her 70s, i suppose, and she started as the dowager— i suppose, and she started as the dowager who is also probably in her 70s. dowager who is also probably in her 70s but— dowager who is also probably in her 70s. but she worked so hard, i mean, to get— 70s. but she worked so hard, i mean, to get up— 70s. but she worked so hard, i mean, to get up at— 70s. but she worked so hard, i mean, to get up at silly o'clock, i don't have _ to get up at silly o'clock, i don't have to — to get up at silly o'clock, i don't have to tell— to get up at silly o'clock, i don't have to tell both of you that, and wearing _ have to tell both of you that, and wearing corsets which i am sure you are not— wearing corsets which i am sure you are not doing. and spending hours on endm _ are not doing. and spending hours on endm doing— are not doing. and spending hours on end... doing very little. it is the whole _ end... doing very little. it is the whole breadth of her career which was so _ whole breadth of her career which was so great. what i loved was, i think— was so great. what i loved was, i

think it _ was so great. what i loved was, i think it was — was so great. what i loved was, i think it was about 2013 or something, 2014, and she was dowager lady grantham here, and the lady in the van, _ lady grantham here, and the lady in the van, which she was also filming at the _ the van, which she was also filming at the time — the van, which she was also filming at the time. that was amazing, she was an— at the time. that was amazing, she was an extraordinary lady. and she worked, _ was an extraordinary lady. and she worked, really, untilthe very was an extraordinary lady. and she worked, really, until the very end. use it— worked, really, until the very end. use it or— worked, really, until the very end. use it or lose it, she was a fantastic— use it or lose it, she was a fantastic icon for all of us. | use it or lose it, she was a fantastic icon for all of us. i dare sa , fantastic icon for all of us. i dare say. filming _ fantastic icon for all of us. i dare say. filming in — fantastic icon for all of us. i dare say, filming in a _ fantastic icon for all of us. i dare say, filming in a stately - fantastic icon for all of us. i dare say, filming in a stately home i fantastic icon for all of us. i dare l say, filming in a stately home like yours comes with some logistical challenges. just getting around the building and, where any of those issues apparent when she was working in the house? she issues apparent when she was working in the house?— in the house? she was, to start with actually we — in the house? she was, to start with actually we offered _ in the house? she was, to start with actually we offered her _ in the house? she was, to start with actually we offered her a _ in the house? she was, to start with actually we offered her a little - actually we offered her a little room next door to where i am sitting, we could put a radiator in there and offer her tea and things like that. because the crew would open every window and door, and make

the whole house really cold in february and march. so that was hopefully what helped her progress through each day. but she didn't necessarily say a huge amount every day, or every series, but what she said was delivered with such extraordinary timing and such a look, such a withering look, normally, that she just nailed it. she did they left, didn't she, every line. ,, , ~' , she did they left, didn't she, every line. ,, , ,, , ., ., she did they left, didn't she, every line. ,, , ~' , ., ., line. she strikes me as one of those --eole line. she strikes me as one of those people that — line. she strikes me as one of those people that has _ line. she strikes me as one of those people that has extraordinary - people that has extraordinary presence. i know you have a particular memory of her in your secret garden. qt particular memory of her in your secret garden.— particular memory of her in your secret garden. of course, the first secret garden _ secret garden. of course, the first secret garden film _ secret garden. of course, the first secret garden film was _ secret garden. of course, the first secret garden film was filmed - secret garden. of course, the first| secret garden film was filmed here in 1995 and she was in that film in one of her earlier roles. and then she was back here as mrs crawley, again having a cup of tea there and sitting on chairs. hopefully

admiring ourflowers. but the sitting on chairs. hopefully admiring our flowers. but the other side of dame maggie was she was a very private person as well so i always wanted to respect that and not overstep any bounds. which i think she was, in that way, just like her character on tv. think she was, in that way, 'ust like her character on mi think she was, in that way, 'ust like her character on tv. good guest to at the castle, _ like her character on tv. good guest to at the castle, lady _ like her character on tv. good guest to at the castle, lady caernarfon - to at the castle, lady caernarfon castle thank you so much for your time this morning, happy memories. —— kanawa and. —— carnarvon. apologies for that interference, it wasn't you, it was us. it is the way of modern tech, isn't it, these days. rodri is out for the rest of the season, it is what it is, according to the coach, and there is according to the coach, and there is a lot of options to replace him at chait —— player of that quality is hard to replace. the winning

percentage went rodri has started for them is very strong. an acl industry —— injury, he will be out for the rest of the season, a big challenge for manchester city. today is the first chance to see how manchester city cope without influential midfielder rodri, after he was ruled out for the rest of the season. champions city play newcastle in the premier league at 12:30 at stjames' park, but the spaniard won't be there after it was confirmed on friday that he's had surgery on that knee injury. manager pep guardiola says rodri is "irreplaceable" but city must find a solution. people say, look at pep, you have money to buy a player like rodri who is not in the market, but is really, really good. but it is what it is. i am so sad for him because nobody deserves it. but it is what it is. hopefully surgery went well and time and recovery and with the players that we have — because this is a challenge, you know. it's two wins from two for women's super league

champions chelsea. they hammered newly—promoted side crystal palace 7—0. england's lucy bronze was on the scoresheet, her first goal since joining from barcelona in the summer. not a bad way to open your account! the women's champions league group stage will see debutants celtic face the wsl champions chelsea. the draw also saw manchester city pitted with barcelona in their group — and new city foward vivianne miedema, who recently joined from arsenal, told bbc sport'sjo currie that facing the holders is an exciting prospect. it could be worse. obviously, barca is a top class team. it is going to be a really difficult game but it is really exciting, i think, to measure yourself against the best teams in the world. i think the other two teams, obviously, are going to be tough. you cannot underestimate anyone and, yeah, it is going to be exciting to be in the champions league again and you do want to play the best teams because you want to measure yourself with the best. england levelled their one—day

international series against australia in spectacular style at lord's. stand—in captain harry brook scored 87 before liam livingstone hit four sixes in the final over to set the aussies a huge target, in a match that was reduced to 39 overs due to bad weather. matthew potts starred with the ball, taking four wickets as england won by 186 runs. the series decider is in bristol tomorrow. we played a pretty faultless game there to be honest. obviously, it was tricky up top for the two lads opening the batting but i think they played a really important part there. we obviously got a few too many runs over par and we were happy going out there with the ball. they started really well with the bat and we just knew it took a couple of wickets here and there to kick things off. leigh leopards will face wigan warriors in the super league semi—finals after a 14—6 victory over salford red devils in their eliminator. three second—half tries clinched the win at the salford community stadium for leigh, with edwin ipape setting up gareth o'brien for the pick of them as the six playoff hopefuls became five. leigh have never been

to a grand final, but are where they are having won ten of theirfinal 12 games in the regular season to reach the playoffs. today's eliminator sees warrington against st helens. gloucester winger christian wade resumed his hunt for the premiership try—scoring record in style last night. after leaving the league in 2018 to pursue a career in the nfl, wade returned this summer, signing on with the cherry and whites. in a nailbiting west country derby at bristol bears, he scored a hat trick in only his second game to help gloucester win 44—41 despite a late bristol fightback. it means wade is now only 16 tries away from chris ashton's record tally of 101. the all england club has won its fight to build 39 new tennis courts and an 8,000 seater stadium in adjacent wimbledon park. the deputy london mayor jules pipe granted them planning permission after deciding that significant community and economic benefits outweigh the harm to protected open land. the development will allow wimbledon qualifying to take place on site, in line with the other

three grand slams. local residents and politicians who have been against the proposal could still apply for a judicial review. interesting developments therefore wimbledon, but that is all the sport from us now. good morning. this is the hurricane helene coming i'm sure but it is now decaying across kentucky and tennessee and no direct impact on our weather over the next few days. it will fizzle out. cloud across the atlantic coming in towards us for tomorrow and into monday. hike cloud at the moment drifting from the north—west. clear skies for many and that means dry weather for the weekend, more than what we have

seen. later in the day, windy and wet weather push into the south and west. make in the sunshine hazy for some but thick enough across the north and west of scotland. outbreaks of rain on and off. odd isolated showers in the west. the vast majority a dry day. a sunny day to the south and east, a big improvement. it will be a rather cool day. the wind lighter than yesterday. tonight, with light winds and a clear sky developing, we will see some rain to the north of scotland. the breeze picking up in the southwest. temperatures are not dropping a huge amount. but away from these towns and city centres, we could get down into around 2—3 in the countryside. a low ridge of

high pressure. that cloud coming in for sunday. windy weather wrapped around it and outbreaks of rain. a gradual process. increasing cloud through the day in england, wales and ireland. the best of the weather in northern scotland. outbreaks of rain coming and going through southern counties and eventually into the midlands. heavy and persistent rain down towards the with widespread gales developing through the day. that rain pushing across areas affected by flooding as we go into sunday night and in the early hours of monday. low pressure tracking eastwards. this wraparound towards the north could sit across parts of east anglia and northern england into monday. a cold feeling day and here, we saw a months worth

of rain fall for some and we could see river level start to rise. a few things to keep an eye on over the next few days. we'll be back with the headlines at eight, but now it's time for newswatch. reporting on one of the strangest and most eventful election campaigns ever. welcome to newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up: what are the challenges for journalists samira ahmed. coming up: what are the challenges forjournalists in covering the us presidential election campaign and has the bbc unfairly elevated trivial instances of donations to ministers into major news lines? let's start with those stories about so—called freebies that have received a lot of

attention across the media. whether it is addresses for the prime minister 's live, tickets to football matches or the use of a new york apartment for the deputy prime minister. the narrative that senior labour figures benefited too cold towards the end of last week and widely covered on bbc news. tt towards the end of last week and widely covered on bbc news. it was durin: the widely covered on bbc news. it was during the election _ widely covered on bbc news. it was during the election campaign - widely covered on bbc news. tt "was during the election campaign that kyah simon was spotted wearing more expensive looking outfits. then a donation was presented for multiple clothing and pairs of glasses. chairs for keir starmer but it has been _ chairs for keir starmer but it has been a _ chairs for keir starmer but it has been a difficult week. they may want to shift— been a difficult week. they may want to shift the _ been a difficult week. they may want to shift the focus. how been a difficult week. they may want to shift the focus.— to shift the focus. how did exoecting _ to shift the focus. how did expecting tickets - to shift the focus. how did expecting tickets at - to shift the focus. how did i expecting tickets at rambling to shift the focus. how did - expecting tickets at rambling with 400 quid — expecting tickets at rambling with 400 quid help— expecting tickets at rambling with 400 quid help you _ expecting tickets at rambling with 400 quid help you do _ expecting tickets at rambling with 400 quid help you do your- expecting tickets at rambling with 400 quid help you do yourjob? i expecting tickets at rambling with - 400 quid help you do yourjob? well. 400 quid help you do your 'ob? well, as we have been * 400 quid help you do your 'ob? well, as we have been having _ 400 quid help you do yourjob? as we have been having this conversation for a couple of weeks now _

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favourite to regain the white house over his opponent at the time hailey biden but scarcely a week laterjoe biden but scarcely a week laterjoe biden withdrew his candidacy for election and momentum quickly build behind his replacement, harris. it was reinforced at the convention in august. —— kamala harris. she was seen to have riled her opponent. they are eating the dogs, the people that came in, they are eating the cats, they are eating the pads of the people that live there. tiara the people that live there. two weeks ago _ the people that live there. two weeks ago another _ the people that live there. two weeks ago another attempt to is a nation for which a man was charged on tuesday and rallies and speeches will continue with increasing frequency up to november five with paul suggesting the contest is too close to coal. amidst all this, some concern that the focus has been too much on these fast—moving events and not enough on the substantive issues

at stake. this is a slightly weary sounding katrina mcnamara... the bbc is covering the campaign in depth via podcast and radio and television programmes. one of the presenters, caitriona perryjoins me now for —— from her base. a lot of coverage about how kamala harris fits into pop culture. is a bbc focusing too much on rather than policy? t focusing too much on rather than -oli ? ., focusing too much on rather than .oli ? ., ., “ focusing too much on rather than .oli ? ., ., 4' focusing too much on rather than -oli ? ., ., ~ ~ focusing too much on rather than -oli ? ., ., ~ . . policy? i do not think so. we are coverint policy? i do not think so. we are covering some — policy? i do not think so. we are covering some of— policy? i do not think so. we are covering some of that _ policy? i do not think so. we are l covering some of that day-to-day covering some of that day—to—day stuff as you mentioned and obviously

there has been a tremendous range of really truly unprecedented happenings in this presidential cycle. they can be flown around as a stereotype but surely having to assassination attempts on canada, having a sitting president stepping down from the ticket and deciding not to run again, these are events we just not to run again, these are events wejust do not to run again, these are events we just do not see happening and not to run again, these are events wejust do not see happening and it has been really a rollercoaster so far but we do cover insofar as a candidates talk about policies but they are saying. flan candidates talk about policies but they are saying-— candidates talk about policies but they are saying. can we talk about fact checking- _ they are saying. can we talk about fact checking. jd _ they are saying. can we talk about fact checking. jd vance _ they are saying. can we talk about fact checking. jd vance recently i fact checking. jd vance recently admitted that the claim of immigrants eating pads was made up to focus the media. how does the bbc cover such claims? tact to focus the media. how does the bbc cover such claims?— cover such claims? fact checking is somethint cover such claims? fact checking is something that _ cover such claims? fact checking is something that keeps _ cover such claims? fact checking is something that keeps us _ cover such claims? fact checking is something that keeps us on - cover such claims? fact checking is something that keeps us on our i cover such claims? fact checking is. something that keeps us on our toes and when you are a presenter like myself doing live television or live radio, really have to be a range of

subject matters so that when someone you are interviewing says something thatis you are interviewing says something that is not the case, that you have that is not the case, that you have that information at your fingertips, that information at your fingertips, that you can say that is not the case, there is no laws or evidence of that. we also co—operate largely without verified team who can also fact checked things maybe not all the time in real—time but for example when we cover the presidential debate a week or two ago and we will do the same with the vice presidential debate in the coming days, they can go through with the candidates are saying, and they can come to the suggesting the evidence shows that or this. we also have apps that fact checks everything the candidates say because we have seen a move right around the world of claims being made, sabeen doctoring is very old

—— spin. but we are able to tell our view is an audience what is the case and is not the case. you view is an audience what is the case and is not the case.— and is not the case. you had a widely reported _ and is not the case. you had a widely reported encountering| and is not the case. you had a - widely reported encountering 2017 with donald trump when you said you had a nice smile and try to call you overfor a chat. what has it had a nice smile and try to call you over for a chat. what has it been like reporting on him? t over for a chat. what has it been like reporting on him? i approached donald trump _ like reporting on him? i approached donald trump like _ like reporting on him? i approached donald trump like to _ like reporting on him? i approached donald trump like to any _ like reporting on him? i approached donald trump like to any other - donald trump like to any other politician. it is important to have connections into the campaigns to get access, particularly as the bbc is not a us network here so we have to fight hard to get access to things to be on level footing with us networks so any personal connection that helps us get access and bring more information to our audience is really useful. tbth and bring more information to our audience is really useful.- audience is really useful. an issue that confuses _ audience is really useful. an issue that confuses british _ audience is really useful. an issue that confuses british audiences i audience is really useful. an issue that confuses british audiences is| that confuses british audiences is how donald trump is referred to. one

viewer says... can you explain? these are excellent tuestions can you explain? these are excellent questions and _ can you explain? these are excellent questions and it _ can you explain? these are excellent questions and it is _ can you explain? these are excellent questions and it is something - can you explain? these are excellent questions and it is something that i questions and it is something that when i first moved to the us puzzled me as well but the way they approach things in the us, when you get a title, whether president, ambassador, you keep that title for love so while we refer to people as former president or former prime minister up whatever the case may be, they do not do that here and that they expect to be referred to as a title. as far as possible in our coverage we try to say former president because that is the standard that viewers to the bbc are used to but when you speak into some of these people, you to respect the office and the norms in the country where we are operating.— where we are operating. thank you for exolaining _

where we are operating. thank you for explaining that. _ where we are operating. thank you for explaining that. one _ where we are operating. thank you for explaining that. one more - for explaining that. one more question, given mr trump's disputing of the result last time, is a bbc planning election coverage in a different way this year? t planning election coverage in a different way this year? i would not sa we are different way this year? i would not say we are planning _ different way this year? i would not say we are planning it _ different way this year? i would not say we are planning it in _ different way this year? i would not say we are planning it in a - say we are planning it in a different way but we do have things in place like covering it from the us. we will have correspondence in battleground states, which will decide this election. we are expected the result to take longer to come through as it did in 2020, it was saturday afternoon before we knew the results that we have more people on board because we know it is not possible to do broadcasting 24 hours straight for potentially many days in a row. we are prepared as well unfortunately, for the prospect that they may be some public order issues in the country so we will have teams to tackle that

if that isn't the case. this may end “p if that isn't the case. this may end up in the supreme court if the margins are tight. ——if that is the case. the bbc is approaching this as we would any other election and making sure we have the people that we need in the right places so we can cover off all the angles and explain what is happening and bring appropriate analysis and report it to our audience.— appropriate analysis and report it to our audience. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions about what you see or hear on a bbc news, tv, radio or social media, e—mail us or you can find us on:

do have a look at the website for previous interviews. that is or from us now. thank you forjoining us and to think about getting in touch and perhaps good morning, welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst and charlie stayt. our headlines today... explosions. fresh strikes are under way in southern beirut, as israel says it is targetting buildings which store weapons belonging to hezbollah. it follows earlier blasts which killed at least six people and injured 91, targeting the leader of hezbollah — it's not yet clear if he is alive.

mohamed al fayed's son says he is "horrified" by allegations of sexual abuse against his father, which he says throws into question his loving memory of him. at least 43 people have died and millions are left without power after hurricane helene roared through the south—eastern us. all eyes on manchester city today — they have their first game since it was confirmed that influential midfielder rodri is out for the season with a knee injury. they take on newcastle in the early kick—off. wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! and we pay tribute to the voice of snooker, clive everton, who has died at the age of 87. and despite there being one or two showers today, the vast majority will have a dry start to the weekend, tomorrow starts dry and chilly too but wet and windy weather late in the day. all the details

later in the programme. good morning, it's saturday the 28th september. fresh attacks have continued on the lebanese capital, beirut, overnight. on the lebanese capital, it comes after israel's military carried out a strike south of the city yesterday targeting hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah. it has not been confirmed if he was in the buildings when they were struck. lebanon's health ministry say six people were killed and 91 injured. our reporter simon jones has the latest explosions, screaming new strikes overnight on southern beirut. israel's military said it was targeting buildings storing hezbollah weapons underneath them. hezbollah denied they were arms depots. explosions. earlier, a series of massive explosions. it is thought the target here was the hezbollah leader hassan nasrallah.

it is unclear whether he was any of the buildings that were hit. iran, which backs hezbollah, has called the attack a dangerous, game—changing escalation. in the aftermath of the blasts, bbc correspondent hugo bachega on the ground in southern beirut faced hostility from angry crowds. this is one of the roads leading to dahieh. we tried to get out of the car but we were stopped by a group of men. there is chaos, there is tension, we have seen crowds gathered by the road with rucksacks and bags apparently trying to leave dahieh. into the night, queues to leave the southern suburbs. israel had ordered people to evacuate some buildings for their own safety. others took refuge on the seafront. hezbollah has continued firing rockets on northern israel. prime minister netanyahu, are you agreeing to a ceasefire deal or not? at the un general assembly in new york, israel's prime minister was defiant.

israel has been tolerating this intolerable _ situation for nearly a year. well, i have come here today to say enough is enough. - chanting: palestine will be free! but his speech was met with protests. it is time to face the truth, and the truth is, unless netanyahu is stopped, unless this government is stopped, war will encompass all of us. the us is calling for restraint. israel has the right to defend itself against terrorism. the way it does so matters. the choices that all parties make in the coming days will determine which path this region is on. the us has said again that the way forward is through diplomacy, not conflict. simon jones, bbc news. our middle east correspondent hugo bachega is in beruit. the pictures emerging from the site of this huge israeli air strike show

that several buildings have been flattened, thousands of people have fled the city, the figure given yesterday by the health ministry says at least six people were killed but this number is probably going to rise as search efforts continue. this morning there have been more evacuations of the boarders by is merely —— israeli military. more air strike like to happen and last night thousands of people fled and crowds came here, spent the night here in central beirut. this is a square where people came, around six kilometres away, considered a relatively safe area in beirut, there was a lot of anger, a lot of tension yesterday and this marks a

significant escalation in this conflict between israel and his brother, so two unanswered questions. whether hassan nasrallah remains alive and whether the middle east will be engulfed in war. tliha east will be engulfed in war. nina now has more _ east will be engulfed in war. nina now has more on _ east will be engulfed in war. nina now has more on the _ east will be engulfed in war. nina now has more on the allegations against mohamed al fayed. the son of mohamed al fayed has released a statement saying he is 'horrified' by allegations of sexual abuse made against his late father. in a social media post, omar fayed says they have 'thrown into question the loving memory�* he had of him. the former harrods owner died last year aged 94 and since then dozens of women have come forward with their stories. graham satchell reports. mohamed al fayed has been accused of rape and sexual abuse by more than 60 women dating back to 1979.

the allegations focus largely around the time he owned the world famous harrods store in london, but there have also been claims of abuse at the ritz hotel in paris, which is still owned by the al fayed family. the ritz has said it strongly condemns any form of behaviour that does not align with the values of the establishment. it was here in 1997 that princess diana was staying with al fayed's son, dodi, on the night both were killed in a car crash. now, mr al fayed's youngest son, omar, has released a statement on social media. he says... we arejoined here on breakfast right now byjen, nicole... some of the women spoke to this programme earlier in the week.

their testimony is shocking. i later travelled to paris with him, realised i was in danger there because my door didn't lock and had to barricade the door with a suitcase and a chair. and ultimately he forced himself upon me in his office and ifought him off. and i said, "i'm a pa and i'm a pa only that's all i do." and he said, "well, you should have gone to work in the post office then, if that's what you wanted." i was told that i was going on a business trip to paris, when in fact, it turned out i was being trafficked. he asked me to call him papa - when we were on our own with him. and so when the abuse started and the attacks became - more regular, my response time after time after time was to say, "you can't do this. "i look at you as a father figure. "please don't behave in this manner." - omar fayed's statement concludes by saying that he stands unequivocally in support of any legitimate investigation into these allegations, adding, "i will continue to support the principles of truth, justice, accountability and fairness regardless of where

thatjourney may lead. no—one is above the law." it is a stark intervention by the son of a man accused of carrying out serious abuse against women for decades. graham satchell, bbc news. at least 45 people are now known to have been killed by hurricane helene, which has left a trail of destruction in the south east of the united states. emergency services are rescuing people who have been trapped by the rising flood water and it's feared that power outages in florida and georgia could last weeks. our correspondent david willis has this report. hurricane helene turned roads into rivers, left cars submerged, and cut power supplies to an estimated four million people. downed power lines added to the chaos, confronting rescue crews as they mounted a waterborne search for those trapped. anybody in your house? fire department. come on out.

we got a boat. among the stranded, more than 50 people who took to the roof of this tennessee hospital. as floodwaters across several southeast states rose to levels many areas had never seen before. touring the worst hit areas, florida's governor said helene's legacy would be considerable. when you're talking about a storm surge of this magnitude, i mean, we think we talked to some folks that that think it went 20ft, where the stuff�*s just getting washed out. that's really, really devastating. so there's going to be a lot of work to do in these areas over the next days, weeks, months. and unfortunately, sometimes these things take years. the storm weakened in strength after making landfall, but early estimates have put the cost of repairs at up to $26 billion. david willis, bbc news, los angeles. sinn fein's michelle o'neill has become the first irish nationalist to address a party conference as first minister

of northern ireland. she took on the role in february, when the devolved government was restored. speaking yesterday at the sinn fein conference in the republic of ireland, ms o'neill said westminster must give more powers to the coalition in belfast. six people have died after a medicalfacility was hit during a russian strike on the city of sumy in ukraine. authorities said "several floors of the hospital were destroyed", before a second strike during the evacuation. a policeman is reported to be among those killed. kamala harris has given details of new measures she says will strengthen us border security if she wins the presidential election in november. speaking during a rare visit to the border in arizona, she promised to extend restrictions that ban asylum claims for migrants who cross the border illegally. it's been revealed that sir keir starmer received an additional £16,000 worth of clothing from the labour peer lord alli.

the donations were declared on time, but were initially marked as money for his private office as leader of the opposition. the tv executive has previously donated £16,000 for clothing and almost £3000 for multiple pairs of glasses to the labour leader. our westminster correspondent shelley phelps joins us — what more can you tell us? the government will have wanted to see the back of this issue but it is not going away. see the back of this issue but it is not going away-— see the back of this issue but it is not going away. yes, they thought the would not going away. yes, they thought they would be _ not going away. yes, they thought they would be moving _ not going away. yes, they thought they would be moving on - not going away. yes, they thought they would be moving on from - not going away. yes, they thought t they would be moving on from this row as they headed towards the budget. in terms of the latest details we have, another £16,000 on top of donations before clothing and nearly £3000 glasses. what seems to have happened is it relates to when he was leader of the opposition, it was declared at the time in relation to his private office and labour say they have been proactively going back through to make sure things were registered properly and that is why they have decided this will be

re—categorised. labour say all parties invest in presentation and when sir keir starmer has been asked about this row around freebies and gifts, he insists nobody has done anything wrong. he has also this week being defending another donation from lord alli, for accommodation during the general election period. he says he took that to his son could have a quiet place to revise for his gcses as they were journalists outside the family home. this row began earlier this summer when it emerged lord alli, a labour donor, had a past to downing street for a period, although he held no formal government role. the snp are calling for investigation into these donations. what we do know is that the prime minister, deputy prime minister and chancellor have said they will no longer accept donations clothing, and acceptance it seems that they are not happy with the way

this image has panned out. tt this image has panned out. it rumbles on, thank you. dame maggie smith has been remembered as "a true legend" of acting following her death at the age of 89. best known for playing professor mcgonagall in the harry potter films and the dowager violet crawley in downton abbey, her career spanned eight decades. hundreds of emperor penguin chicks that scientists feared had died after an iceberg broke off an antarctic ice shelf have miraculously survived. the iceberg, which is around the size of the isle of wight, blocked the penguins' access to the sea near halley bay in antarctica in may. our reporter georgina rannard has the details. majestic and proud, penguins crave a simple life. find a partner, lay eggs, have chicks. the good years

when the mothers leave their chicks for weeks, then return with food. but in may this happened, i huge iceberg tore away from a nearby ice sheh iceberg tore away from a nearby ice shelf and block mothers' pass back to their cheques. but it was antarctic winter meaning total darkness and no way of knowing if the penguins were alive. t was the penguins were alive. i was dreadint the penguins were alive. i was dreading the _ the penguins were alive. i was dreading the fact _ the penguins were alive. i was dreading the fact not - the penguins were alive. i was dreading the fact not be - the penguins were alive. t —" dreading the fact not be anything there at all. these icebergs are 50 feet high, it would block off the access. ., , , . ~ access. now the sun is back in the imates access. now the sun is back in the images are _ access. now the sun is back in the images are in- _ access. now the sun is back in the images are in. it _ access. now the sun is back in the images are in. it doesn't - access. now the sun is back in the images are in. it doesn't look - access. now the sun is back in the images are in. it doesn't look like | images are in. it doesn't look like much, but this brown smudge is proof that when it came to penguins versus iceberg, penguins won. then;t that when it came to penguins versus iceberg, penguins won.— iceberg, penguins won. they quite tenacious animals. _ iceberg, penguins won. they quite tenacious animals. birds _ iceberg, penguins won. they quite tenacious animals. birds probably| tenacious animals. birds probably several feet beneath the waves, they can dive to 500 metres. so is quite likely that if there is only a small part of it, they could have gone

possibly underneath it. they are a remarkable animal. but possibly underneath it. they are a remarkable animal.— remarkable animal. but like most animals in antarctica, _ remarkable animal. but like most animals in antarctica, climate - animals in antarctica, climate change is drastically changing the penguins' environment. embry penguin chicks cannot swim so they grow up on the sea ice. it is at record lows, though, reduce by our warming planet. forthese lows, though, reduce by our warming planet. for these amazing creatures, there are bigger challenges ahead than a wayward iceberg. the picture behind you, matt, you best explain! good morning, example of what we are seeing over the last few days. the good news is today and start tomorrow, dry weather in these areas so some respite. dry for the start of the weekend, sunday onwards, notice rainfall amounts go up,

england and wales especially, not much again in areas of scotland. 20 to 30 millimetres, nothing untoward at this time of year, not as heavy as it has been but given the ground is saturated, could cause issues and keep an eye on the warnings. if areas change and you get the areas affected by flooding, we could have bigger problems but we will keep you informed. out there, this weekend, most areas will be dry, sunshine around as well, and after a chilly start to sunday, we will see the start to sunday, we will see the start of that windy and wet weather pushing its way in. the rain today is mainly in the form of showers, the north and west of scotland most prone to seeing it, a few spots of rain in northern ireland, northern england and wales but most will be

dry. cloud operator to be southend west. —— cloud more likely in the south and west. a cool day for september. tonight, outbreaks of rain in the north of scotland pushing its way towards shetland, many parts dry, clear skies and another cool night, temperatures could drop down to two or three degrees in core areas but generally in towns and cities, four or five celsius. milderto in towns and cities, four or five celsius. milder to the west because while high pressure is with some of us, we have this low—pressure system moving in, that will break the rain through sunday into tuesday. it will make slow progress on tuesday, money should be dry, brighter day in scotland compared to today. —— many should be dry. across southern counties of england, wales, northern ireland outbreaks of rain on and off

and into the afternoon, we will see that in the midlands. winds touching gale force, windier than it has been for a while. fans of more persistent rain pushed northwards through sunday evening and sunday night, the area of low pressure slowly pushing its way east. the problem is that likely installs somewhere crossed eastern england and means more persistent rain in east anglia into the north of england, but something dry and brighter and diffuse showers scattered around, but possibility of any rain not welcome but it will be on and off for most. fingers crossed you will get through it dry. an investigation into the provision of care for people with severe me has found that there isn't a single bed — anywhere in england — set aside specifically for the treatment of the disease. also known as chronic

fatigue syndrome, me is a long—term condition that can cause debilitating symptoms like brain fog, muscle pain and extreme tiredness. a special hearing to discuss the results came after the inquest into the death of 27—year—old maeve boothby—o'neill, who died from malnutrition and dehydration. she had been living with me for over a decade. our correspondent, sophie long reports. maeve was a healthy little girl and became an articulate and talented teenager with a bright future ahead. but as a young woman, she developed chronic fatigue syndrome, or me, for which there is no cure or singular treatment. maeve's condition deteriorated to the point where she couldn't eat, drink orsit up. in october of 2021, after suffering from the disease for nearly a decade, maeve died of dehydration and malnutrition. she was 27 years old.

three years after her death, an inquest reviewed 6,500 pages of evidence. the two—week hearing was a gruelling and heartbreaking process for her mum, sarah, who told the court her daughter's death was both premature and wholly preventable. a representative of the royal devon and exeter hospital, where maeve was admitted three times during the last year of her life, denied that was the case and said they had not failed in their duty of care. in august, the assistant coroner delivered herfindings. deborah archer found that maeve died of natural causes because of severe me. she said a named health care professional should have been appointed to coordinate her care and that a feeding tube may have been fitted earlier. but she said me is a disease with no cure and the outcome may have been the same whatever the treatment given. she also ruled that maeve's death could not be attributed to neglect on the part of health care providers.

maeve's parents continue to raise awareness of me, the lack of knowledge and training in how to treat the condition, and the woeful lack of research. the government has said it is committed to improving the care and support for all those affected. sophie long, bbc news. we are joined now by respiratory specialist, dr binita kane and maeve's mum, sarah boothby. thank you so much for coming in and sharing your story. for you, thank you so much for coming in and sharing yourstory. foryou, sarah, cannot get any easier. trio. sharing your story. for you, sarah, cannot get any easier.— cannot get any easier. no, i am thankful to — cannot get any easier. no, i am thankful to both _ cannot get any easier. no, i am thankful to both of _ cannot get any easier. no, i am thankful to both of you - cannot get any easier. no, i am thankful to both of you for- cannot get any easier. no, i am i thankful to both of you for inviting me on today because i would like it to get a lot easier for everybody who is going through what i went through and what maeve went through. it is a long time ago for us and me and nothing has changed since then. i feel really frustrated by that. the need for change is not less, it is greater because of all the people who have had covid and have

developed me from it. do who have had covid and have developed me from it. do think the dial has not — developed me from it. do think the dial has not shifted _ developed me from it. do think the dial has not shifted at _ developed me from it. do think the dial has not shifted at all _ developed me from it. do think the dial has not shifted at all in - developed me from it. do think the dial has not shifted at all in terms. dial has not shifted at all in terms of the medical conversation about it? tt of the medical conversation about it? ., , ., ., of the medical conversation about it? ., ., . _ ., it? it has not at the whitby -- in a way because _ it? it has not at the whitby -- in a way because there _ it? it has not at the whitby -- in a way because there is _ it? it has not at the whitby -- in a way because there is no _ it? it has not at the whitby -- in a way because there is no pathway, | it? it has not at the whitby -- in a i way because there is no pathway, and we knew that already so it is many frustrating for many people, i am one of them. who do we communicate that to? who will listen and how do they hear us? the people most affected are too poorly to speak for themselves so they rely on their families and the families are treated as if they are, hang on, what you talking about, we do not know anything about this. then they look it up and see chronic fatigue syndrome and that it is psychiatric and a referral to psychiatry but it is not psychiatric. i think that is because she did not have any mental

health leads so they see this young girl who is privately fit and healthy doing really well at school, there's no biomarker and there is nothing really wrong there and there is something really wrong. she knows it and i know it as her mum, but would you agree with that? what are you supposed to do if you are a doctor? me you supposed to do if you are a doctor? ~ , ., you supposed to do if you are a doctor? ~ , . _, ., . doctor? me is a condition which we know a lot about _ doctor? me is a condition which we know a lot about now, _ doctor? me is a condition which we know a lot about now, particularly | know a lot about now, particularly because _ know a lot about now, particularly because we have seen the rates go up so much _ because we have seen the rates go up so much after covid it is caused by a severe _ so much after covid it is caused by a severe problem with oxygen in the tissues _ a severe problem with oxygen in the tissues if— a severe problem with oxygen in the tissues. if the cells cannot get oxygen. — tissues. if the cells cannot get oxygen, they cannot produce energy, so it's_ oxygen, they cannot produce energy, so it's a _ oxygen, they cannot produce energy, so it's a very— oxygen, they cannot produce energy, so it's a very energy limiting condition— so it's a very energy limiting condition but also affects the automatic nervous system. that controls — automatic nervous system. that controls breathing, heart rate, blood — controls breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, digestive, so when these _ blood pressure, digestive, so when

these things fail, it can affect every— these things fail, it can affect every organ in the body, and at the severe _ every organ in the body, and at the severe end — every organ in the body, and at the severe end of the spectrum, you have patients _ severe end of the spectrum, you have patients who — severe end of the spectrum, you have patients who are bedbound, cannot sit in _ patients who are bedbound, cannot sit in an— patients who are bedbound, cannot sit in an upright position, cannot speak” — sit in an upright position, cannot speak,, swallow, and therefore at risk of— speak,, swallow, and therefore at risk of malnutrition.— risk of malnutrition. extraordinary situation where _ risk of malnutrition. extraordinary situation where it _ risk of malnutrition. extraordinary situation where it feels _ risk of malnutrition. extraordinary situation where it feels like - risk of malnutrition. extraordinary situation where it feels like the i situation where it feels like the scale of the problems caused by me are so great that the nhs and health services struggle to cope. you think it should be the other way around where because they are so devastating, you think it would get more attention. i'm looking at the statements from nhs england. they are saying, improvements are needed in the health service to make sure patients and their families are listen to and receive the care they needin listen to and receive the care they need in line with guidance. we will work closely with government, patients and physicians to make sure we achieve these. what does it mean in practice? the

we achieve these. what does it mean in tractice? , . , we achieve these. what does it mean in tractice? ' ~ , , in practice? the difficulty they have is i was _ in practice? the difficulty they have is i was smiling - in practice? the difficulty they have is i was smiling through l have is i was smiling through everything you are saying because we knew that but how do we communicate that to doctors when we are not medically qualified? there is this very poorly person, seriously ill, unable to eat, unable to move, and onlyjust able to speak. when you see somebody at that level of severity and you have no training behind you, no education, i should behind you, no education, i should be crying and i do cry and i might cry, but listening to you say that, it made me smile because it is a relief. i know how many other people are going through right now what i went through, trying to explain to doctors, social workers, and not being listened to and treated as if somehow you are the problem. mani; somehow you are the problem. many listenint somehow you are the problem. many listening will — somehow you are the problem. many listening will be _ somehow you are the problem. many listening will be affected _ somehow you are the problem. many listening will be affected by what you are saying but many have a big learning curve about me. i hope this

does not upset you, it is in some of the notes we were given, three months before maeve died, she wrote to her gp. she wrote to her gp saying, please help me get enough food to live, i am hungry, i want to eat. that was talking to her own gp. and her gp was outstanding, she did everything she could be and her gp was outstanding, she did everything she could he being quest heard all of that. there was no help for her, gps cannot manage such complex patients on their own in the community, they need a consultant at the hospital. the medical director who gave his evidence yesterday, he was also absolutely outstanding in finding out everything that we already knew, of course it was too late maeve but it is not late for everybody else. everything he has discovered combined with the notes, that will absolutely help fill that

gap because the knowledge is missing at the most severe end. tt gap because the knowledge is missing at the most severe end.— at the most severe end. it makes sense, at the most severe end. it makes sense. and _ at the most severe end. it makes sense. and you — at the most severe end. it makes sense, and you outline _ at the most severe end. it makes sense, and you outline pathologyt sense, and you outline pathology clearly, which i have not heard in a succinct way. is it the case that a lot of practitioners are catching up, it is a lack of knowledge and education in that area? the medical -rofession education in that area? the medical profession have _ education in that area? the medical profession have got _ education in that area? the medical profession have got this _ education in that area? the medical profession have got this wrong - education in that area? the medical profession have got this wrong for l education in that area? the medical profession have got this wrong for a lon- profession have got this wrong for a long time — profession have got this wrong for a long time, for decades, because in the 1970s — long time, for decades, because in the 1970s, or before the 1970s, post—infectious illnesses were taken seriously— post—infectious illnesses were taken seriously but in the 70s this psychiatric label was given to the condition— psychiatric label was given to the condition which has permeated through— condition which has permeated through medicine and stuff. i was taught— through medicine and stuff. i was taught nothing about me. i've been a doctor— taught nothing about me. i've been a doctor and _ taught nothing about me. i've been a doctor and steer 2000 and was taught nothing _ doctor and steer 2000 and was taught nothing and have learnt most of what i know _ nothing and have learnt most of what i know over _ nothing and have learnt most of what i know over the last five years, there _ i know over the last five years, there are — i know over the last five years, there are very few specialist out there _ there are very few specialist out there we — there are very few specialist out there. we are not taught. decades of biomedical— there. we are not taught. decades of biomedical research have been ignored — biomedical research have been ignored and the patient voice has been _ ignored and the patient voice has

been silenced. the patients have not been silenced. the patients have not been listened to and if they had, we might— been listened to and if they had, we might not— been listened to and if they had, we might not be talking about the tragic— might not be talking about the tragic death of a young person and that must— tragic death of a young person and that must change and i think is changing _ that must change and i think is changing. it that must change and i think is chanttin. , ~ , changing. it feels like there is some scepticism _ changing. it feels like there is some scepticism out - changing. it feels like there is some scepticism out there i changing. it feels like there is i some scepticism out there about changing. it feels like there is - some scepticism out there about how debilitating this illness is. tt is debilitating this illness is. it is a terfect debilitating this illness is. it is a perfect storm _ debilitating this illness is. it is a perfect storm of _ debilitating this illness is. it is a perfect storm of all - debilitating this illness is. it is a perfect storm of all of those things— a perfect storm of all of those things i— a perfect storm of all of those things i have said. things are changing _ things i have said. things are changing because of the pandemic, it has caused _ changing because of the pandemic, it has caused an increase in the numbers _ has caused an increase in the numbers, not least a number of health— numbers, not least a number of health care _ numbers, not least a number of health care professionals have now been _ health care professionals have now been affected. a few weeks ago on world _ been affected. a few weeks ago on world patient safety day, i wrote to the secretary of state supported by 280 other health care professionals, over 50 _ 280 other health care professionals, over 50 consultants, 70 gps, calling for urgent _ over 50 consultants, 70 gps, calling for urgent action to keep patients like maeve safe because at the moment— like maeve safe because at the moment there are no mechanisms in place _ moment there are no mechanisms in place to— moment there are no mechanisms in place to keep them safe from this condition — place to keep them safe from this condition i — place to keep them safe from this condition. ., place to keep them safe from this condition. . ., , ., . condition. i want to build on that. if maeve had _ condition. i want to build on that. if maeve had been _ condition. i want to build on that. if maeve had been diagnosed - condition. i want to build on that. i if maeve had been diagnosed earlier, she would not have died. and so

confident about that if she had been given the tube she asked for in march, because she knew that was the only way to stay alive, she wanted to live, passionately wanted to, she hated dying. she knew she was dying and hated it. it is terrible for me as a parent because she needed palliative care and that was denied her. i don't mean palliative care in terms of pain relief at someone to talk to other than her mum about the fatuous dying. i was really upset over not talk to her because she would be upset. she didn't need to get back poorly in the first place. if she was picked up earlier because she was not in need of any psychiatric treatment, it was just like, we do not know what is wrong. to come back to the question of scepticism, i saw time after time with everybody who met maeve, a lot of people in the end because she had three admissions, they were bewildered and did not know what

they were seeing. they have never seen anything like it and i was feeling... they were in a professional position and were doing their best but they did not know what me was, so when i heard you describe it, that is what they needed to hear. maeve would have been able to do that could hardly speak and i could not do it, i'm not a a medic, i'mjust speak and i could not do it, i'm not a a medic, i'm just a speak and i could not do it, i'm not a a medic, i'mjusta mum speak and i could not do it, i'm not a a medic, i'm just a mum who is a social worker so i understand how hard it is for professionals but they must put the patient there because they know. i really appreciate your family sharing the story. you have share pictures with us of temper macro this morning. that makes such a difference, it will draw people's attention more by personalising it. it is a brave thing you have done. the science because it is so hard to go through and i hope i am being

heard. ., , . , ., ., heard. you did brilliantly. you are watchint heard. you did brilliantly. you are watching bbc _ heard. you did brilliantly. you are watching bbc breakfast. - the two schoolboys, who brutally murdered shawn seesahai with a machete, have started theirjail sentences. they are the youngest people convicted of murderer in the uk for more than 30 years. shawn's family told the bbc they believe the sentence — which carries a minimum term of eight and a half years — is too lenient and sends out the wrong message to other teenagers carrying knives. our midlands correspondent, phil mackie has been to meet them at home in the caribbean. shawn seesahai's life ended in the most brutal fashion. he was repeatedly stabbed with this machete by two boys who were still so young they cannot be identified and who were just 12 at the time. this was one posing with it on the day of the murder. in the tiny caribbean island of anguilla, where shawn originally came from, his parents have struggled to come to terms with the brutality of his death. walking around with a weapon like that and you are just 12 years old!

i was shocked when i see them too, and wore that, i could not believe. you know, nobody deserves to die like that. 12 years old, you shouldn't be in a park at 8:30, you should be home. 12 years old, you should not be on the internet looking for machetes. back in wolverhampton, they are doing all they can to tackle the scourge of knife crime. these patrols in the city are part of west midlands police operation guardian, where officers target hotspots to search for weapons. in a most recent amnesty, hundreds more machetes and zombie knives were handed in. they started opening some of the 31 knife bins across the west midlands. these are some of the weapons they have picked up over the last couple of days. and they have just opened this one. you can see what they have found in here. so, the first thing that i do

when i get in in the morning is come down here... the war against knife crime has many fronts. at new cross hospital, in wolverhampton, st giles trust case worker, bobby, checks for referrals five times a day in a&e. victims of gang violence are often brought here so it becomes a point of contact. we know that if you engage with people, particularly at this point when they are in hospital, whereby they're thinking about everything, seeing their injuries and their family upset, the repercussions of what has happened, they actually want to make change. we need robust policing to deal with those people who are intent on causing harm to others but we also have to focus in on projects like this which are all about prevention and early intervention and diversion. the boys who killed shawn seesahai will serve at least 8.5 years in custody before they are eligible for parole. one of them had been groomed and trafficked and was well—known to children services and it has prompted a multi multiagency review.

we have had absolutely nothing like this in wolverhampton before. they are very young boys, who obviously have been charged with murder and there will be some learning for us around how we can prevent that happening again in the future. shawn's parents believe the sentence needed to be far longer to become a deterrent. knife crime is really rampant. they have to stop it. there has to be a way for you to stop it, because if you do not implement proper sentencing for someone doing crime like this, there is no sentincing, nojustice. ijust want good justice for my child. i really want good justice for my son. ijust hope and pray that we get good justice for him. shawn's murder, the age of his killers and the horrific weapon they used have all brought knife crime back into focus. phil mackie, bbc news.

you can find out more about the story by watching 'killed by kids: the machete murder�* on the bbc iplayer. manchester city without rodri for the rest of the season. he is out for the rest of the season for an acl injury, a serious knee injury. only last week he was talking about the amount of games top—level players are having to play with the increase matches with european football and international competitions. this is a cruel twist on the tail for him. he competitions. this is a cruel twist on the tailfor him. he has been so important and influential over the past for macro titles. then;t important and influential over the past for macro titles.— past for macro titles. they don't have a bad _ past for macro titles. they don't have a bad squad _ past for macro titles. they don't have a bad squad though, - past for macro titles. they don't have a bad squad though, do i past for macro titles. they don't i have a bad squad though, do they?

today is the first chance to see how manchester city cope without influential midfielder rodri, after he was ruled out for the rest of the season. champions city play newcastle in the premier league at 12:30 at stjames' park, but the spaniard won't be there after it was confirmed on friday that he's had surgery on a serious knee injury. manager pep guardiola says rodri is "irreplaceable" but city must find a solution. people say, look at pep, you have money to buy a player like rodri who is not in the market — this is really, really good. but it is what it is. i am so sad for him because nobody deserves it. but it is what it is. hopefully, surgery went well and time and recovery and with the players that we have — because this is a challenge, you know. arsenal manager mikel arteta says there would never be any ill feeling between him and his friend pep gaurdiola. as his side prepare to take on leicester today, arteta's been

reflecting on last week's chaotic draw with their title rivals manchester city insisting his friendship with the city boss could never waver. but i love him, i respect him, and i admire him, and i admire his team and everything that he does. and this is a sport. you know, one thing is our profession. this is our personal relationship. if my relationship has to be damaged because we play against each other and one draw and the other one wins, or the amount of time that we have lost, then i wouldn't talk to him no more. so that's not a relationship, especially a relationship that i consider that both of us has. it's two wins from two for women's super league champions chelsea. they hammered newly—promoted side crystal palace 7—0. england's lucy bronze was on the scoresheet, her first goal since joining from barcelona in the summer. not a bad way to open your account! the women's champions league group stage will see debutants celtic face the wsl champions chelsea. the draw also saw manchester city pitted with barcelona in their group and new city foward vivianne miedema, who recently joined from arsenal, told bbc sport'sjo currie that facing the holders is an exciting prospect.

it could be worse. obviously, barca is a top class team. it is going to be a really difficult game but it is really exciting, i think, to measure yourself against the best teams in the world. i think the other two teams, obviously, are going to be tough. you cannot underestimate anyone and, yeah, it is going to be exciting to be in the champions league again and you do want to play the best teams because you want to measure yourself with the best teams. england levelled their one—day international series against australia in spectacular style at lord's. stand—in captain harry brook scored 87 before liam livingstone hit four sixes in the final over to set the aussies a huge target, in a match that was reduced to 39 overs due to bad weather. matthew potts starred with the ball — taking four wickets as england won by 186 runs. the series decider is in bristol tomorrow. we played a pretty faultless game there to be honest. obviously, it was tricky at top for the two lads opening the batting

but i think they played a really important part there. we obviously got a few too many runs over par and we were happy going out there with the ball. they started really well with the bat and we just knew it took a couple of wickets here and there to kick things off. leigh leopards will face wigan warriors in the super league semi—finals after a 14—6 victory over salford red devils in their eliminator. three second—half tries clinched the win at the salford community stadium for leigh, with edwin ipape setting up gareth o'brien for the pick of them as the six playoff hopefuls became five. leigh have never been to a grand final, but are where they are having won ten of theirfinal 12 games in the regular season to reach the playoffs. today's eliminator sees warrington against st helens. gloucester winger christian wade resumed his hunt for the premiership try—scoring record in style last night. after leaving the league in 2018 to pursue a career in the nfl, wade returned this summer, signing on with the cherry and whites. in a nailbiting west country derby at bristol bears, he scored a hatrick in only his second game to help gloucester win 44—41 despite a late bristol fightback.

it means wade is now only 16 tries away from chris ashton's record tally of 101. some breaking tennis news and the world anti—doping agency is appealing before the court of arbitration for sport against the independent tribunal verdict that world number one jannik sinner�*s low levels of clostebol — a banned anabolic steroid — were through no fault or negligence. the verdict ensured the us open winner esced a ban. meanwhile, the all england club has won its fight to build 39 new tennis courts and an 8,000—seater stadium in adjacent wimbledon park. the deputy london mayorjules pipe granted them planning permission after deciding that "significant" community and economic benefits outweigh the harm to protected open land. the development will allow wimbledon qualifying to take place on site, in line with the other three grand slams. local residents and politicians who have been against the proposal could still apply for

a judicial review. sailing's louis vuitton cup final resumes today with ineos brittania and luna rossa all square with one win each after the first day of racing. it's the first to seven with the winners then taking on new zealand for the america's cup next month. ben ainslie, skipper of the british boat britannia, says it's good to see interest in the competition growing. the sport has come a huge way. television, like you say, just the speed of the boats now they are on foils but also the technology around the tv footage and laying the course out on the screens so people can understand for the first time where the boats are actually going on the course and the speed the boats are going and the different views in the lead and who is behind and the commentary, you name it, it has just transformed. the other cool thing about the america's cup, we are about to kick off with the women's america's cup —

the first ever women's america's cup. world number onejudd trump has become only the third player to hit 1,000 career centuries. hejoins ronnie o'sullivan and john higgins in achieving the feat but it wasn't enough to avoid a 5—3 quarter final defeat to mark allen at the british open in cheltenham. there we go. of course the british open trophy, the clive everton trophy as it is now called he passed away at the age of 87. we are paying tribute to him, aren't we? commentators are part of the package. we need the players. commentators sometimes bring it to life. absolutely. you will probably recognise this voice. wonderful, wonderful, wonderful! tributes have been paid to the renowned snooker commentator, clive everton, who has died at the age of 87. his hushed tones and reverential delivery made him the voice of the sport to millions of tv viewers — especially during the sports 19805 heyday. one person who knew him well is former snooker world

champion, dennis taylor. hejoins us now. very good morning to you. i see a smile on yourface. is very good morning to you. i see a smile on your face. is that the way you will remember clive? is he one of those kind of people? goad of those kind of people? good morning. _ of those kind of people? good morning, charlie, _ of those kind of people? good morning, charlie, nina, - of those kind of people? good | morning, charlie, nina, gavin. of those kind of people? (limp. morning, charlie, nina, gavin. he was a wonderful, wonderful person, a brilliant commentator. i learned from the very best, going back over 40 years ago i was first put into the commentary box with their whispering ted lowe, who was the voice of snooker. clive took that mantle on. he was a wonderful commentator to learn from. very rarely did he make a mistake and he was such a perfectionist. i first met clive 58 years ago. i won the britishjunior met clive 58 years ago. i won the british junior billiards championship and it was clive who presented the trophy to me and i had known him for that long. itruthtztt

presented the trophy to me and i had known him for that long.— known him for that long. what made him so iconic? _ known him for that long. what made him so iconic? what _ known him for that long. what made him so iconic? what was _ known him for that long. what made him so iconic? what was about - known him for that long. what made him so iconic? what was about his i him so iconic? what was about his voice and candour that made him such an icon of the sport, really? the voice was _ an icon of the sport, really? the voice was so _ an icon of the sport, really? tte voice was so recognisable. his favourite line at the end, he is two up favourite line at the end, he is two up with three to play. he always used to come out with that. he had a wonderful way with words. clive, i had an incident with him and it was the funniest thing. we were in the commentary box at the uk championship. luckily for clive, i had a tie on. we were 15 foot up in the galley and clive radley makes a mistake, as i said. he did make a mistake, as i said. he did make a mistake and we were live on bbc. he said the player needed one snooker. and i said, no, clive, two snookers.

i think it is three snookers, clive. and he said, my head is in a jam jar today. he pushed his chair back which was on rollers for some reason, and he was heading out of the commentary box door on a chair and god knows what would have happened! he grabbed my time and it stopped him from going out of the commentary box door in the chair. the noise... the players had eczema the cameramen heard it. eventually... how he closed the frame, he carried on. we went to the interval and they had to cut off muay thai. it was so tight round my neck. thank heavens i helped to save clive from falling 15 foot out of the commentary box. t clive from falling 15 foot out of the commentary box.- clive from falling 15 foot out of the commentary box. i think we have a cli- at the commentary box. i think we have a clip at the — the commentary box. i think we have a clip at the actual— the commentary box. i think we have a clip at the actual moment. - the commentary box. i think we have a clip at the actual moment. you - a clip at the actual moment. you haven't, a clip at the actual moment. you haven't. have — a clip at the actual moment. you

haven't, have you? _ it felt more dramatic in your description of it, i had to say. the tie was lost forever once it had been cut up. tbs. tie was lost forever once it had been cut up— tie was lost forever once it had beencutut. . ., ,. , ., been cut up. a pair of scissors had to be found _ been cut up. a pair of scissors had to be found and _ been cut up. a pair of scissors had to be found and they _ been cut up. a pair of scissors had to be found and they cut _ been cut up. a pair of scissors had to be found and they cut off- been cut up. a pair of scissors had to be found and they cut off the i to be found and they cut off the type very rarely we wear a tie in a commentary box but luckily i had one on. all sports at their styles of commentary but something about snooker commit you referenced it with a hushed atmosphere in the room. it is not easy to get it right in terms of commentary, is it? do ou in terms of commentary, is it? do you know, it has changed so much. in those early days with ted lowe and clive meant we didn't have much to say. they didn't want you to talk very much. of course know it has gone a bit like all sports. people

want to hear more of the commentary. when they come to the crucible or any venue, they want to have headsets on because they are so used to listening to the commentary back home. it is a way that micro you have to put it over. the very first time i was in the commentary box, my attitude was i was sitting on somebody�*s lounge and telling them what was happening on the television. john virgo and myself, we have done it for many, many years. i know we don't work too much together now, we are with other players. ted lowe, and especially clive, wasjust players. ted lowe, and especially clive, was just wonderful to work with. i learned so much from clive and working with him. he was a journalist as well. he was always word perfect, clive.— word perfect, clive. what would clive had made _ word perfect, clive. what would clive had made of— word perfect, clive. what would clive had made of the _ word perfect, clive. what would clive had made of the way - word perfect, clive. what would clive had made of the way the l word perfect, clive. what would - clive had made of the way the sport has grown over the last couple of years really? it has become more

sensational and entertainment based in terms of how it is played and players are branded as well. tie players are branded as well. he loves players are branded as well. tie: loves all sports. he would watch any sport, very knowledgeable on any sport. i suppose being a traditionalist, i think he accepted that some of the tournaments for the players, didn't wear bow ties and waistcoats. they were allowed to wear t—shirts. that was just the way the sport has followed other sports. i think the old traditional dress of the bow tie, waistcoat, i might be a traditionalist. forthe the bow tie, waistcoat, i might be a traditionalist. for the world championship, the uk championship, the master is quite long may players continue to wear waistcoats and a bowtie. that is my own personal thing. t bowtie. that is my own personal thint. ., bowtie. that is my own personal thin“ ., bowtie. that is my own personal thin. . . bowtie. that is my own personal thin. . , . ., thing. i am disappointed you are not wearint a thing. i am disappointed you are not wearing a bowtie _ thing. i am disappointed you are not wearing a bowtie this _ thing. i am disappointed you are not wearing a bowtie this morning. - thing. i am disappointed you are not wearing a bowtie this morning. i - thing. i am disappointed you are not wearing a bowtie this morning. i am| wearing a bowtie this morning. i am very lucky. — wearing a bowtie this morning. i am very lucky. i — wearing a bowtie this morning. i am very lucky. i am _ wearing a bowtie this morning. i am very lucky. i am in _ wearing a bowtie this morning. t —n very lucky, i am in portugal with my

son and a group of golfers. not a cloud in the sky here. i am a very lucky person to be here playing golf. i don't play much snooker these days. i do some shows with the great steve davis. believe it or not, it is the 40th anniversary of the world final next year and we will be doing shows withjohn virgo all over the uk. he will be doing shows with john virgo all over the uk.— all over the uk. he has been lovely talkint to all over the uk. he has been lovely talking to you _ all over the uk. he has been lovely talking to you this _ all over the uk. he has been lovely talking to you this morning. - all over the uk. he has been lovely talking to you this morning. thank| talking to you this morning. thank you very much. good speaking to you. —— it has been lovely talking to you. that sort of voice, you get a sense this morning. our younger viewers will not appreciate how big it was in the 805. i remember going round to every relative's house and the snooker was on. is the weather coming down a little? tt is the snooker was on. is the weather coming down a little?— coming down a little? it is for a short time- _ coming down a little? it is for a short time. we _ coming down a little? it is for a short time. we were _ coming down a little? it is for a short time. we were chatting i

coming down a little? it is for a - short time. we were chatting about ice scrapers being out. one of our weather watchers has captured the frost in hertfordshire. a few degrees above freezing but that is low enough to see the thrust form. a cold start if you are about to head out of the door. crucially, floods have been the story. it is dry with a lot of dry weather around here. into the start of tomorrow, showers will be few and far between, certainly in the next 24 hours. on the satellite but this zone of cloud drifting in from the north—west. some pick a cloud around the north and west of scotland and northern ireland. an isolated shower drifting through the irish sea to the north west midlands, cheshire and parts of england. if few pushing inland. the odd isolated shower further south. for the majority it is dry. a bit more cloud developing. after the

cold start to come at temperatures of 11 to 15. dan from where you would want them in september. with light winds, some clear skies, it will be another chilly one. when to begin within the north and west of scotland. the breeze picking up across the south—west and temperatures were left here. elsewhere, four, 5 degrees in the east and central parts. the big change for sunday after a ridge of high pressure to begin with this this, another area of low pressure bringing rain. not as potent in terms of rainfall amounts as we have seen that stronger winds pushing in from the south—west. when at times edging into northern ireland, wales and the south—west, turning heavy and the south—west, turning heavy and more persistent later. scotland, northern, eastern england will stay dry during the day. the best of the

sunshine in northern scotland. another cool day for all. sunday evening the rain will become more heavy and persistent and professionals. it will continue to do so sunday night into monday. our area of low pressure pushes just towards the east and slows down. we can is a bet. the winter woollies attach full some on monday but it will strengthen in the north—east of scotland. —— the wind will ease a touch for sam. elsewhere, saturated ground with high river levels. any further rain is not welcome. we will keep an eye on that in the next few days. keep an eye on that in the next few da s. , . ., , keep an eye on that in the next few da s. , . . , . ~ days. they certainly will. thank ou. presenter and dj adele roberts has already broken the world record for the fastest woman ever to finish the london marathon with a stoma, but now, she's aiming even higher. adele, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2021,

will take on the world's six major marathons in the next eight months in a bid to show people what can be achieved after life—changing news. shejoins us now from berlin, where she'll start the first leg of her challenge tomorrow. ? 0h, oh, my goodness! what are you playing at? t oh, my goodness! what are you playing at?— playing at? i don't know. i keep askint playing at? i don't know. i keep asking myself — playing at? i don't know. i keep asking myself that _ playing at? i don't know. i keep asking myself that question, i playing at? i don't know. i keep i asking myself that question, what playing at? i don't know. i keep - asking myself that question, what am i doing? the asking myself that question, what am i doint ? , ., , asking myself that question, what am idoint? , ., , ., ., ., i doing? the first one is tomorrow. talk us through _ i doing? the first one is tomorrow. talk us through the _ i doing? the first one is tomorrow. talk us through the agenda. - i doing? the first one is tomorrow. talk us through the agenda. the i talk us through the agenda. the first major _ talk us through the agenda. tte first major marathon is in berlin, begins tomorrow. 42 kilometres. i am doing it in kilometres because that is how they work it out here. i will be a little bit but i lost will try my best. be a little bit but i lost will try m best. ., , ., _ my best. kilometres go by quicker, don't they? — my best. kilometres go by quicker, don't they? they — my best. kilometres go by quicker, don't they? they do _ my best. kilometres go by quicker, don't they? they do in _ my best. kilometres go by quicker, don't they? they do in a _ my best. kilometres go by quicker, don't they? they do in a car - my best. kilometres go by quicker, don't they? they do in a car but i my best. kilometres go by quicker, don't they? they do in a car but we t don't they? they do in a car but we will find out — don't they? they do in a car but we will find out how— don't they? they do in a car but we will find out how they _ don't they? they do in a car but we will find out how they go _ don't they? they do in a car but we will find out how they go into - will find out how they go into trainers. it feels overwhelming, 42. we will crack on and see how we get

on. i am doing we will crack on and see how we get on. iam doing it we will crack on and see how we get on. i am doing it to show what is possible post—cancer and to show even though you may have a stoma, you can still lived life to the full. �* , . . ~' you can still lived life to the full. fl. ., . , ., full. let's check on a couple of thints. full. let's check on a couple of things- are — full. let's check on a couple of things. are you _ full. let's check on a couple of things. are you properly - full. let's check on a couple of- things. are you properly prepared? have you eaten well? what is the agenda? i had never run a marathon, i don't know these things.— i don't know these things. fuelling and drinking _ i don't know these things. fuelling and drinking is _ i don't know these things. fuelling and drinking is essential. - i don't know these things. fuelling and drinking is essential. i - i don't know these things. fuelling and drinking is essential. i have i and drinking is essential. i have eaten so many carbs i don't know what to do with them. they are everywhere in this room. i am constantly eating and drinking to make sure my body is in peak condition. the body is not designed to run 26 my say you had to look after yourself properly. i will be having lots more carbs today, lots more rest and be up tomorrow hopefully to smash it. t more rest and be up tomorrow hopefully to smash it. i imagine that getting _ hopefully to smash it. i imagine that getting what _ hopefully to smash it. i imagine that getting what you _ hopefully to smash it. i imagine that getting what you have - hopefully to smash it. i imagine i that getting what you have already achieved and how public you have been about your condition, you have

probably had many people approach you and telling you their stories, which must mean the world to you. tt which must mean the world to you. tt does, it is a privilege. it is a lot of trauma for people. people i meet in the street, for them to open up like that and it makes me feel really good. i hope that off—load some of the worry. in a way, cancer is a silent killer. it thrives off as not talking about it. thank you for having me on the show. yes, it is not something anybody wants but there is hope and help out there as well. ., ., , there is hope and help out there as well. ., . , ., , there is hope and help out there as well. ., . , .,, . ., well. you have been open about how it took ou well. you have been open about how it took you down _ well. you have been open about how it took you down in _ well. you have been open about how it took you down in the _ well. you have been open about how it took you down in the beginning i well. you have been open about how it took you down in the beginning in l it took you down in the beginning in terms of your trajectory for the future and hopes of what you would have been able to achieve physically and professionally. you really pat them down. now you come to where you are, what would you say to someone watching him is at the beginning of the roller—coaster? t am watching him is at the beginning of the roller-coaster?— the roller-coaster? i am totally with you- _ the roller-coaster? i am totally with you- i— the roller-coaster? i am totally with you. i hope _ the roller-coaster? i am totally with you. i hope you _ the roller-coaster? i am totally with you. i hope you have - the roller-coaster? i am totally with you. i hope you have not i the roller-coaster? i am totally - with you. i hope you have not heard the news, you have cancer. when i

had those that i thought i was going to die straightaway. that is why i am talking. the sooner you go to see your doctor, the sooner you can get help and the more they can do. if you worry about anything, going to your doctor. they are the best people to get you sorted straightaway and get you treated. hopefully i can show you you can get your life back and sometimes you can be fitter, faster and stronger. i am faster with a stoma than i ever was before. �* .., , faster with a stoma than i ever was before. �* .. , i. faster with a stoma than i ever was before. �* , . faster with a stoma than i ever was before. , . , before. because you have been open about the practicalities _ before. because you have been open about the practicalities of _ before. because you have been open about the practicalities of living - about the practicalities of living with a stoma, i guess it is about what people thought before about the limits on your lifestyle and you are presenting a completely different picture. presenting a completely different ticture. , ., . , presenting a completely different ticture. , ., picture. yes, totally. some people i would speak— picture. yes, totally. some people i would speak to _ picture. yes, totally. some people i would speak to at _ picture. yes, totally. some people i would speak to at the _ picture. yes, totally. some people i would speak to at the start - picture. yes, totally. some people i would speak to at the start of- picture. yes, totally. some people i would speak to at the start of my i would speak to at the start of my journey with a stoma, it was like, i am sorry to hear you do not have a stoma. why are people apologising? reality for me has been nothing but

enabling. it has saved my life and help me have more of an appreciation for life and look after my body and appreciate my body. i used to have a bad body image because i got my stoma. when i first thought —— saw it, i thought what a privilege i have of living in. tt it, i thought what a privilege i have of living in.— have of living in. it is fundamentally - have of living in. it is fundamentally a - have of living in. it is fundamentally a partl have of living in. it is i fundamentally a part of have of living in. it is - fundamentally a part of who have of living in. it is fundamentally a part of who you are. my fundamentally a part of who you are. my stoma, audrey, can hear you and she is saying yes. best my stoma, audrey, can hear you and she is saying yes-— she is saying yes. best of luck to the best of— she is saying yes. best of luck to the best of you. _ she is saying yes. best of luck to the best of you. thank _ she is saying yes. best of luck to the best of you. thank you - she is saying yes. best of luck to the best of you. thank you very l the best of you. thank you very much, the best of you. thank you very much. thank — the best of you. thank you very much, thank you. _ the best of you. thank you very much, thank you. stay - the best of you. thank you very much, thank you. stay in - the best of you. thank you very| much, thank you. stay in touch. stay with us, headlines coming up.

live from london. this is bbc news. israeli warplanes launch further attacks on buildings in southern beirut, where the military says hezbollah is storing weapons. these are the live scenes in beirut. the israel defense forces says it detected ten rockets launched from lebanon early on saturday, after sirens had been triggered in israel's upper galilee region.

some of the rockets were intercepted. and hundreds of emperor penguin chicks that scientists feared to have died after an iceberg broke from an antarctic ice shelf have miraculously survived. hello. welcome to the programme. we start with the latest on the conflict in middle east. israel has mounted a wave of attacks on the lebanese capital, beirut, hitting the headquarters of the iranian—backed hezbollah group and its arms stores. the initial strikes are believed to have targeted the group's leader, hassan nasrallah, but there's been no word on his fate. this is the scene live in beirut this morning, which has seen further attacks overnight. israeli military carried out a series of air strikes in beirut�*s southern suburb of dahieh — believed to be

a hezbollah stronghold.