evening, followed by a few showers for a while, but tending to become dry and clear overnight and it will be a bit colder as well. shouldn't get too cold because there's enough of a breeze blowing, but the greatest risk of frost is likely to be across some eastern areas of scotland. now many places will start tomorrow dry with some early sunshine, a few showers in western scotland and over the irish sea. but gradually we saw the cloud on the earlier satellite picture. we're going to get swamped by this cloud. it will cloud over more and more, and we start to see the winds picking up and the rain arriving. and this is the start of storm darragh. now temperatures are going to be lower than today on friday, 7 to 9 degrees typically, but the winds will continue to strengthen overnight and into the weekend. the centre of the storm moves right over the uk, and on friday night there'll be some snow over the scottish hills as well. the strongest of the winds are going to start to arrive from the early hours of the morning as the storm

pushes away into the north sea. so we've got this amber wind warning from the met office. gusts 70—80 miles an hour from the early hours of the morning through much of saturday for this part of the uk. and there's likely to be some damage and disruption. so this is where we've got the centre of the storm by saturday, out into the north sea. so we've got these really strong north to north westerly winds, feeding in showers or longer spells of rain across the uk. and it will be windy everywhere. now, as the winds start to ease a little bit in western areas in the afternoon, it gets really windy around some of those north sea coasts and the temperatures aren't changing too much on saturday, again around 7 to 9 celsius.

this is bbc news, the headlines... rebel forces in syria claim they've made another dramatic breakthrough in their surprise offensive — taking the key city of hama and forcing the syrian army out of there. rebel forces claim to have seized the city's prison, releasing hundreds of inmates. the french prime minister, michel barnier, has resigned after only three months in office. millions of people in the uk could face "a decade—long" wait for the approved weight loss drug — mounjaro. health charities want the roll—out to be faster. hello, i'm ben brown. now with all the latest

sport here's hugh. three—time olympic dressage gold medallist charlotte dujardin has been suspended from all competition for one year following a horse—whipping controversy that saw her withdraw from the paris games. a video was released injuly showing what she described as "an error ofjudgement" during a coaching session. laura scott has more. the fbi, equestrian sports�* world governing body, received video from a lawyer representing an anonymous whistle—blower showing dujardin whipping a horse more than 20 times during a coaching session at a private staples. at the time, dujardin said she was deeply ashamed of the incident, which had been film some years earlier, and she withdrew from the olympics. she has since lost sponsors, funding, and some of her horses. in a statement, dujardin apologised once again, saying she understood what comes of her position in the sport, and will aim to do better. should she wish to return to the sport,

there will be challenges ahead both in rebuilding her string of horses and reputation, but this fall from grace has far broader ramifications than just her future, broader ramifications than just herfuture, because there broader ramifications than just her future, because there are fears of what damage it has cost to public trust in the sport. the title might be decided, but there�*s still been controversy ahead of the final fi race of the season, with mercedes driver george russell telling media in abu dhabi that now four—time world champoin max verstappen is a "bully that needs standing up to," and that he s "allowed to get away with murder." tensions have been increasing throughout the season between verstappen and his rivals, but this follows an incident during the last grand prix in qatar when the red bull driver was penalised for slowing down too much in qualifying, blocking russell. verstappen later said he d lost all respect for the british driver, and called him two—faced.

russell claimed verstappen also told him after the session that he would deliberately crash into him and put me on my head in the wall. former scotland rugby union captain stuart hogg has had his sentencing for abusing his now estranged wife deferred until january. but he has been given a five—year non—harassment order and fined after breaching bail. hogg had previously admitted shouting and swearing and acting in an abusive manner towards his wife gillian over the course of five years. the deferral is to see if it�*s possible for hogg to complete a rehabilitation course remotely now that he is playing rugby in france for montpellier. two key test matches start on friday, with two teams hoping to build on big wins from the opening games of their series. new zealand and england are in wellington for the first time since their epic meeting there in 2023. that was decided byjust that was decided by just a single run. there�*s a day—night test in adelaide which starts with india leading the five—match series

against australia after winning comfortably in perth last week. they are strengthened by the return of captain rohit sharma who missed the opener due to the birth of his second child. we had a great start to the series_ we had a great start to the series and we were just like to build _ series and we were just like to build on — series and we were just like to build on that. we will try to do things for a consistent period _ do things for a consistent period of time, which is to win a test — period of time, which is to win a test match, you need to be consistent _ a test match, you need to be consistent for longer periods of time~ _ consistent for longer periods of time. that is where our focus _ of time. that is where our focus is, _ of time. that is where our focus is, and if we keep doing the things— focus is, and if we keep doing the things we did in prep, we will get — the things we did in prep, we will get the result we are looking _ will get the result we are looking for. la lakers coach jj redick says he�*s embarrassed by his team�*s historic two—game slump that includes defeats by a combined total of 70 points — a franchise record. monday�*s loss to the minnesota timberwolves was followed up on wednesday with a 134 to 93 defeat in miami to the heat, only the 11th time in lakers history — that�*s nearly 7,000 games, they�*ve lost by more than a0 points. meanwhile miami�*s margin of victory was their third best and they tied a franchise record with 2a three pointers.

head to our website for much more on other stories, but now it is back to ben. it�*s just over eight months since the francis scott key bridge — in the us city of baltimore — collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship. six people died and the port was closed, putting thousands out of work. tonight a bbc documentary will explore what went wrong and how bridges can be made safer. 0ur transport correspondent sean dilley has the details. hold all traffic on the key bridge. there�*s a ship approaching just lost their steering. 213 dispatch, the whole bridge just fell down, the whole bridge just collapsed. this is the moment the baltimore skyline changed forever. in seconds, the colossal

ship toppled the francis scott key bridge... what�*s going on, man? we got one out of the water. 0k. leaving only one survivor and the loss of six lives. as night turned to day, the extent of the damage became clear. i remember speaking with the person who was running the operations from the coastguard, and i said, what is the probability that we�*re going to find someone alive at this point? and the answer that he gave was, "governor, my professional assessment is zero. there�*s a 0% chance." a new bbc documentary has been given exclusive access to the $100 million operation to find those victims and clear the shipping channel, and it�*s seen new footage of the dali the day before it struck the key bridge. investigators say a power outage caused the dali to lose control and hit the bridge. their report found that it experienced two other blackouts the day before.

this exclusive footage appears to show dense smoke from one of those blackouts. and this previously unseen angle shows the full extent of the bridge�*s progressive collapse. as well as the recovery, the salvage team would need to map the debris, free the ship and lift 16,000 tonnes of steel and concrete before they could fully reopen the port, with danger at every turn. the other side of that pendant, is it disconnected? yeah, it looks still connected to a beam, like a truss. you turn left and you went underneath something, you have to remember that that�*s where you have to come back out otherwise you could become trapped. everything that could make diving more difficult, it was on this job. the mission led up to a dramatic but carefully sequenced controlled demolition, where precision explosives were placed into a series of holes cut into the wreckage to free the dali. we were telling people it wasn�*t going to be, as you see in the movies, a big explosion. but at the end of the day, it turned out to be a pretty big explosion.

as for the dali, a number of lawsuits allege that poor maintenance and cost cutting caused it to lose power and hit the bridge. its owners reject these allegations, but if settled, the total insurance claims could be over £3 billion. eight months on and work will soon begin to replace the fallen bridge. protective structures will be installed to prevent another disaster. meeting notes seen by the bbc show that the baltimore harbour safety committee had wanted underwater bollards like these for years, though they were never installed. safety experts stress that improving pier protection on existing bridges is an urgent priority. we can�*t let our old bridges be sitting ducks. we can�*t just leave them unprotected. notjust sitting and waiting and hoping that nothing happens. a message that will resonate around the us, where an estimated 1500 bridges are believed to be at risk,

and a message that will be heard around the world. sean dilley, bbc news. and that report is from a new bbc documentary "why bridges collapse: the baltimore disaster". here in the uk, you can watch it on bbc one at 9pm tonight, and you can stream it now on the iplayer. with me now, the director of the documentary, joby lubman, and producer, rosemary cafferkey. they can tell us a bit more about it. rosemary, first of all, why did you want to investigate this? why did you want to make a programme about this and uncover new details about what happened? it this and uncover new details about what happened? it was 'ust such about what happened? it was just such a — about what happened? it was just such a shocking - about what happened? it was just such a shocking story. i just such a shocking story. when the news broke, i remember being in a meeting at bbc science, and everyone was talking about it, and also it was a huge tragedy. six people sadly lost their lives, they were just working on the bridge. the world is asking,

how did this happen? how could a ship lose control and hit a bridge and because such a devastating accident? find bridge and because such a devastating accident? and you are telling _ devastating accident? and you are telling me _ devastating accident? and you are telling me that _ devastating accident? and you are telling me that one - devastating accident? and you are telling me that one of - devastating accident? and you are telling me that one of the | are telling me that one of the reasons it happened was that ships more generally have changed, the structure of the sorts of ships have changed, yet the infrastructure of the bridges and so on, of the type we saw there, have not? that is riuht. we saw there, have not? that is right- we _ we saw there, have not? that is right. we have _ we saw there, have not? that is right. we have outsourced - we saw there, have not? that is right. we have outsourced so i right. we have outsourced so much — right. we have outsourced so much of— right. we have outsourced so much of our manufacturing to the far— much of our manufacturing to the far east, and the stuff we want — the far east, and the stuff we want has _ the far east, and the stuff we want has to get to us, so it comes— want has to get to us, so it comes on_ want has to get to us, so it comes on these vast containerships. they are the workhorses of globalisation, and they have got bigger, because our demand, our desire for stuff, — because our demand, our desire for stuff, has gotten larger, so if— for stuff, has gotten larger, so if you _ for stuff, has gotten larger, so if you look at 1950, there was — so if you look at 1950, there was half— so if you look at 1950, there was half a _ so if you look at 1950, there was half a billion tonnes of cargo — was half a billion tonnes of cargo moved on the oceans, and last year— cargo moved on the oceans, and last year there was 12 billion tohhes _ last year there was 12 billion tonnes. that is a 24 fold increase _ tonnes. that is a 24 fold increase in living memory, which _ increase in living memory, which gives you some idea. the

bridge — which gives you some idea. the bridge was— which gives you some idea. the bridge was built in 1977. cargo bridge was built in1977. cargo ships— bridge was built in 1977. cargo ships back then were about third — ships back then were about third of— ships back then were about third of the size of dali, the largest _ third of the size of dali, the largest. we look at it. the bridge _ largest. we look at it. the bridge stood no chance. there are maybe three or four generations of container ships truiit— generations of container ships built within the life span of a bridge — built within the life span of a bridge - _ built within the life span of a bridge — the life span of a bridge _ bridge — the life span of a bridge being about 75 to 100 years — bridge being about 75 to 100 years. infrastructure isjust unahie _ years. infrastructure isjust unable to— years. infrastructure isjust unable to keep up with the pace i unable to keep up with the pace i wish _ unable to keep up with the pace i wish these containerships are growing — i wish these containerships are curowin. �* ., ., i wish these containerships are curowin. . ., ., , i wish these containerships are curowin. ., ., growing. are meant to be a problem — growing. are meant to be a problem all _ growing. are meant to be a problem all around - growing. are meant to be a problem all around the - growing. are meant to be a i problem all around the world, could it? we see these containerships everywhere. band containerships everywhere. and it is notjust _ containerships everywhere. and it is notjust bridges, to support— it is notjust bridges, to support infrastructure, the dredging needed, and in the uk we have — dredging needed, and in the uk we have moved our ports further out to _ we have moved our ports further out to the — we have moved our ports further out to the coastlines from the rivers — out to the coastlines from the rivers to — out to the coastlines from the rivers to accommodate the containerships. in america, they— containerships. in america, they are _ containerships. in america, they are more reticent to do so, — they are more reticent to do so, because it is a much bigger country~ — so, because it is a much bigger country. they want to get the goods — country. they want to get the goods as _ country. they want to get the goods as far up the rivers as they— goods as far up the rivers as they can _ goods as far up the rivers as

they can-— goods as far up the rivers as the can. ., , , ., they can. rosemary tell us more about your _ they can. rosemary tell us more about your documentary - they can. rosemary tell us more about your documentary and - they can. rosemary tell us more | about your documentary and what are the new details, the things you have discovered that in the programme? we saw some of that in the report. fiur programme? we saw some of that in the report-— in the report. our documentary was made. _ in the report. our documentary was made. we _ in the report. our documentary was made, we started - in the report. our documentary was made, we started in - in the report. our documentary l was made, we started in august, and we worked with the investigators who had been looking into the cause of the crash. we have exclusive interviews of these people, and they�*ve given us a few extra insights into what went wrong with the ship. we have also got footage that was recorded on port cctv that shows the crash from an entirely new angle that no one has ever seen before, and we have footage of the blackouts that are alleged to have occurred the day before at the port during maintenance. these markets are key, because they could have set in motion a chain of events that cause the ship to lose power that fateful morning when i hit the bridge. good to talk to you, a fascinating programme and well worth a look. thank you very

much for your time. do stay with us, there is plenty more to come, you�*re watching bbc news.

large crowds of anti—government protesters gathered again in the georgian capital, tbilisi, on wednesday night, amid tight state security. riot police and water cannon lined the main avenue. the protests were sparked by the decision of the pro—russian governing georgian dream party to suspend the country�*s eu accession talks for four years. more than 300 people have been arrested over the last seven nights of protest. let�*s speak now to our correspondent rayhan demytrie who joins us from tbilisi. these protests have been going on day after day. what is the latest now? i

on day after day. what is the latest now?— latest now? i am standing outside the _ latest now? i am standing outside the country's - outside the country�*s parliament, and the protesters a short while ago what the main street from traffic. we can show you the number of people who are gathering here, it is still quite early in georgen terms. it is expected that more people willjoin the protest. it is day eight of these protests in georgia, not only in the capital, but also in other parts of the country against the government�*s move to suspend eu accession talks, and these people are demanding fresh elections. they are angry at the government for what they are saying were raked 0ctober parliamentary elections, and that has become the main demand from the country�*s civil society, and from these protesters.— society, and from these why these people are so angry, when you t— protesters. society, and from these rotesters. , ., ., protesters. tell us more about why these _ protesters. tell us more about protesters. tell us more about why these _ protesters. tell us more about

why these people _ protesters. tell us more about why these people are - protesters. tell us more about why these people are so - why these people _ protesters. tell us more about why these people are - protesters. tell us more about why these people are so - protesters. tell us more about| why these people are so angry, when you talk protesters. tell us more about| why these people are so angry, when you talk about suspending accession talks to the european union, it sounds quite dry, why did they believe the future of georgia is that state —— is at stake? it georgia is that state -- is at stake? , ., ., ., ., stake? it is the national dream of georgia. _ stake? it is the national dream of georgia, they _ stake? it is the national dream of georgia, they have - stake? it is the national dream of georgia, they have been - of georgia, they have been fighting to break ties with russia and become part of the european family for decades. we have covered so many protests, this year alone we have seen a number of protest, and it does always moralise about the same issue, by georgia�*s future in the european union. earlier today, ukraine introduced sanctions against 19 top officials here in georgia, as volodymyr zelensky said, for handing out the country to russia. he said the world should not allow ukraine, moldova and georgia to fall

into russia�*s hands. ukraine followed a similar step by baltic states, they introduced a travel ban for senior officials a couple of days ago, and there has been a statement from the dutch foreign minister saying that the netherlands would raise an issue of cancelling georgia�*s visa free travel to europe stop this is one of the privileges that people here have as part of their ongoing process of integration into the european union. georgia is only a candidate country at the moment, and there are a number of reforms that they have to undergo in order to become a full member. these people suspect that the government has no plans of introducing those democratic reforms, and that is why i came up with this statement then went back on it, but there is very little trust among the protesters that government is genuinely trying to take this country to the eu.

and we have seen some violence in the last few days, we have seen a lot of arrests. where do you think all of this will end? will those protesters just keep coming out onto the streets day after day? coming out onto the streets day after da ? ~ ,., ., coming out onto the streets day after day?— after day? well, so far they are doing — after day? well, so far they are doing so. _ after day? well, so far they are doing so. it— after day? well, so far they are doing so. it is— after day? well, so far they are doing so. it is very - are doing so. it is very difficult to predict. 0n the side of the georgian government, we are not seeing any signs of them changing their position or agreeing to any of these demands, for example, to any of th