thank you very much. jonathan blake, our political. jonathan blake, our political correspondent.ome in woking earlier this month, and police began a murder inquiry. they want to question sara�*s father, his brother and her step mother, who flew to pakistan the day before her body was discovered. helena wilkinson is at surrey coroner�*s court. it is nearly three weeks since sara sharif�*s body was found in woking and it is still not clear the cause of death, how the ten—year—old girl died. though at the opening of the inquest here today, they heard that it is likely that it was not from natural causes. the coroner opened and then adjourned the inquest for a lengthy period of six months because of the complex police investigation. sara sharif has been deeply felt by so many. a ten—year—old girl found dead in her home. she had sustained multiple and extensive injuries. her body was found alone. there is still no sign of her father, urfan sharif, his partner, beinash batool, and sara�*s uncle, faisal malik. they left the uk for pakistan the day before sara was discovered. police want

let's go to westminster. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blake is there for us now. what we know so far.- jonathan, just bring it up to date with what we know so far. well, a cou - le with what we know so far. well, a coule of with what we know so far. well, a couple of hours _ with what we know so far. well, a couple of hours ago _ with what we know so far. well, a couple of hours ago now- with what we know so far. well, a i couple of hours ago now greenpeace posted on social media a striking picture of activists outside the prime ministers family in his constituency in north yorkshire, covering the facade of what is quite a sizeable country residence there in black fabric and they were holding a banner in front of that saying rishi sunak, oil profits or ourfuture? a statement saying rishi sunak, oil profits or our future? a statement released by greenpeace accompanying this protest this morning says that it is against the prime minister mammoth backing of major expansion of north sea oil and gas drilling licences amidst what they say is a summer of escalating climat

jonathan blake, bbc news.e uk government has said it will triple fines against employers and landlords who allow illegal migrants to work for them or rent their properties in a bid to deter channel crossings. firms who are found to have repeatedly employed illegal migrants could face fines of up to £60,000 per breach. the home office says opportunities for illegal working and renting encourage are significant pull factors for illegal migration. immigration minister robert jenrick said the move would help deter perilous channel crossings by small boats. let's bring you the latest now on niger. the generals who've seized power say they've closed the country's airspace until further notice, in response to threat of military intervention against them. the announcement came as a deadline expired for them to restore the elected president or face possible action from the west african regional grouping known as ecowas. a spokesman for the military junta made the announcement of the closure of the country's airspace on

jonathan blake speaking to me earlier.gent meeting later — in response to the controversy surrounding its president. luis rubiales caused outrage when he kissed the spanish player — jenni hermoso — on the lips, after the national team won the women's world cup. hermoso says she did not consent to the kiss. mr rubiales has been suspended by football's governing body, fifa. the spanish federation says it's now begun an internal investigation into sexual violence. on saturday, 11 members of the spanish women's coaching staff quit in protest at the president's behaviour. earlier i spoke to our reporter guy hedgecoe in madrid. he explained what led to this turning point in spanish football. the federation has been under tremendous pressure to change its stance, in part because of that step taken by the world football governing body fifa to suspend luis rubiales, there has been a tremendous amount of pressure within spanish society, from within the football world with the national team which won the world cup basically boycottin

jonathan blake, bbc news.led after an express train derailed in southern pakistan. a police officer supervising the rescue operation said more than a hundred people had been injured in the incident. the hazara express came off the rails near nawab—shah in sindh province, as it travelled from karachi to abbottabad. it's not immediately clear what caused the derailment. these are the latest pictures from the scene as dusk fell in the remote area where the crash happened. emergency workers are battling to rescue passengers trapped in at least five overturned carriages, with more rescue teams deployed to the scene. caroline davies reports. thrown on its side, taking passengers with it. the force of the derailment was enough to send carriages clear of the tracks. hanging precariously on a bridge, flipped, unstable. chaos and confusion as those that survived and those that live close by worked out how to help. some smashed glass to rescue those caught inside. the train was full of passengers travelling from karachi

jonathan blake reporting from westminster.h the story as it develops. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news police investigating the alleged murder of a woman have released cctv of her in a bid to find her body. a murder investigation was launched after 48—year—old fiona holm was reported missing in london by her family on 29june. officers believe she was killed up to nine days earlier. last month, there was a full... in the number of people visiting high street shops, retail parks and shopping centres. the analysis firm, springboard, says it is the first time since 2009 that footfall has declined between june and july. rising interest rates, the wet weather and industrial action on the railways are thought to be responsible. and a reminder about interest rates — a decision is expected at midday the bank of england. we'll be live in the city of london when the decision is announced. uart live with bbc news. the other big story we are following today is in the us wher

here's political correspondent jonathan blake. showed that picture of activists having scaled the roof of rishi sunak�*s constituency home in north yorkshire and unfurling giant black fabric and they have done this, they say, in protest at the government's recent announcement for new oil and gas drilling licences in the north sea, describing that as a new drilling frenzy. and in a statement put out by greenpeace to accompany this protest, they say it's objecting to him backing a major expansion of north sea oil and gas drilling amidst a summer of escalating climate impacts. the banner reads, "rishi sunak — oil profits or our future?" and they go on to say that, we desperately need the prime minister to be a climate leader, not a climate arsonist, describing the new oil and gas licences as cynical beyond belief. there has been a response from a source in number ten who has told us that the police are on their way. that was about half an hour or so ago so they may actually be there by now. and they've engaged on the issue that green

jonathan _ blake.tities of 10,000 employees, its chief constable has apologised for what he called an "industrial scale breach of data." police officers, many of whom try not to reveal their occupation, even to family, because of security concerns, are said by their union to be shocked and fearful. the chief constable, simon byrne, said they had not be able to verify a claim by dissident republicans that they had obtained the staff list. here's sarah girvin. the terrorism threat level in northern ireland is severe — that's the highest in the uk — and it's because of that threat that some police officers keep theirjobs secret from people in their community, their friends, even their children. today, the force's most senior officer acknowledged claims that dissident republicans are in possession of information from the data breaches. this is a claim. we haven't yet been able to verify what the substance is behind that claim, or see any of the information that dissident republicans assert that they have.

our political correspondent jonathan blake.ts of issues with the uk's air traffic control computer systems. the national air traffic services have confirmed they are experiencing "technical issues" and have "applied traffic flow restrictions to maintain safety". it follows reports of widespread disruption to uk aviation. our correspondent joe inwood joins me — joe, what more do we know? at the moment in terms of what the causes of this are and how long it will go on, very little. there are technicalfailings will go on, very little. there are technical failings affecting all of uk aviation. we first got reports when people posted on social media across europe their flights were being delayed. then an official statement from loganair confirming there was a uk—wide system is a problem, followed up by the statement from the national air traffic service calling it a technical problem. at the moment, what is slightly confusing is there are some flight taking off and landing when you look at departure boards, but they will be going at

let's get more on this with our political correspondent correspondent jonathan blake.n described as a voluntary partnership between government and big social media firms. the idea being that they will work alongside the national crime agency to not only find and remove posts which are in some cases offering special offers, discounts, fake documents for people to cross the channel in small boats, but also discourage people and gave them away from that sort of material, presenting it as perhaps this information, or inappropriate to me that certain content around extremism and eating disorders is also vanished. work is ongoing, and the government is trying to redouble its efforts to attempt to target posts on social media, which at one big way in which people are finding themselves smuggled into the country in a trade which uk prime minister has described as vital. it is one of the prime minister's priority is to stop the boats, but large numbers of people continue to come to the new key in that way. that way. the story behind you is about this bibby part is good you how'

our political correspondent jonathan blake has the story.k. the bibby stockholm barge has been moored at portland in dorset for nearly three weeks but stands empty. safety concerns have delayed getting people on board, but it's now expected the first 50 or so men to be housed on the barge will move in very soon. we expect it to be in the coming days, so you won't have long to wait. and this is an important step forwards. up to 500 people could be accommodated here. the barge has medicalfacilities and a recreation area. it's one way the government hopes to cut the cost of hotels for those attempting to claim asylum, the bill currently running at about £6 million per day. but it's prompted protests from local residents who don't want the barge on their doorstep and campaign groups who argue it's inhumane. shaving foam. 0k... others are doing what they can to welcome those who'll be housed on board. labour has pledged to speed up asylum claims but admit they would still need alternative accommodation for migrants at first if the party came to p

let's now go live to our political correspondent jonathan blake for the latest update. what is happening here. ~ ., talk us through what is happening here. ~ . ., here. when the taliban returned to ower in here. when the taliban returned to power in 2021. _ here. when the taliban returned to power in 2021, many _ here. when the taliban returned to power in 2021, many thousands - here. when the taliban returned to power in 2021, many thousands of| power in 2021, many thousands of afghans came to the uk, many of whom had worked to the british government they are. it was under a specific resettlement scheme, where they have

of new funding to ressettle refugees into long term accommodation. 0ur political correspondent jonathan blakefrom westminster. well, when the taliban returned to power in 2021, many thousands of afghans came to the uk, many of whom had worked with the british government. there, it was under a specific resettlement scheme. so they have the right to live and work in this country. and many of them were housed on what was intended to be a temporary basis in hotels, and that was paid for partly through government funding. but that scheme is coming to an end. and back in april, the government wrote to people who were in that emergency accommodation, telling them that they had three months to leave. and now, that deadline is coming around. and we are hearing from local authorities who have had the task of finding accommodation for these people that many of them are ending up homeless because there just isn't suitable permanent accommodation for them to move into. and so, that's why we have this warning from the local government association that many people are at risk of homelessness. indeed, many a

earlier, i spoke to our political correspondent jonathan blake, and started by asking him how the socialgglers would work. it's been described as a voluntary partnership and the big social media firms, so x, formerly known as twitter, meta that owns facebook and instagram, and tiktok as well. and the idea being that they will work alongside the national crime agency to not only find and remove posts which are in some cases offering special offers, discounts or fake documents for people to cross the channel in small boats, but also discourage people and guide them away from that sort of material. presenting it as perhaps disinformation or inappropriate in the way that certain content around extremism, for example, or eating disorders is also managed. some of this work is already going on, and it seems it's just an effort, really, by the government to get these companies on board and redouble their efforts alongside those at the national crime agency and the home office and elsewhere to attempt to target posts on social media, which are one big way in which people are finding themselves sm

barge tomorrow — after a series of delays amid safety concerns. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blaker migrants seeking asylum in the uk. the bibby stockholm barge has been moored at portland in dorset for nearly three weeks but stands empty. safety concerns have delayed getting people on board, but it's now expected the first 50 or so men to be housed on the barge will move in very soon. we expect it to be in the coming days, so you won't have long to wait. and this is an important step forwards. up to 500 people could be accommodated here. the barge has medicalfacilities and a recreation area. it's one way the government hopes to cut the cost of hotels for those attempting to claim asylum, the bill currently running at about £6 million per day. but it's prompted protests from local residents who don't want the barge on their doorstep and campaign groups who argue it's inhumane. shaving foam. 0k... others are doing what they can to welcome those who'll be housed on board. labour has pledged to speed up asylum claims but admit they would still need alternative accommodation for migran

five afghans being evicted from hotels has nowhere else to live. 0ur political correspondent, jonathan blake when the taliban returned to power in 2021 have been living in hotel accommodation here in the uk, with a legal right to live and work here, under the government's resettlement scheme and that has been paid for in large part ljy that has been paid for in large part by the home office but the support is coming to an end and they have been sent letters telling them they have three months to leave and find alternative accommodation but for many people it seems that has been very difficult to do, and local authorities are warning that it is adding a strain to their services which are already stretched, because the local councils in england and wales, where these people have settled have a responsibility to find themselves housing if they become homeless and we have heard from one council which said nine families were facing homelessness. in mill milt 32 referrals from people facing homelessness because they can't stay in that hotel. labour say it's a scandal people are being forced to bec

let's now go live to our political correspondent jonathan blake for the latest update.talk the latest update. us through what is happening here. talk us through what is happening here. ~ ., talk us through what is happening here. ~ . ., here. when the taliban returned to ower in here. when the taliban returned to power in 2021. _ here. when the taliban returned to power in 2021, many _ here. when the taliban returned to power in 2021, many thousands - here. when the taliban returned to power in 2021, many thousands of| power in 2021, many thousands of afghans came to the uk, many of whom had worked to the british government they are. it was under a specific resettlement scheme, where they have the right to live and work in the country and many were housed in what was intended to be a temporary basis in hotels and that was paid for partly through government funding. vets that scheme is coming to an end and back in april they government wrote two people who were in that emergency accommodation telling them they had three months to leave. now that deadline is coming around

jonathan blake, bbc news. invited on stage to play with them. while that is what happened to a 16—year—old from wiltshire who ended up playing the drums for the killers. jonathan holmes tells us more. back behind the drum kit after a world when we can. as he waited for seven hours to see that keller is armed with a special eye shock moment where you don't know what is going on. it’s don't know what is going on. it's ure don't know what is going on. ut�*s pure excitement. i was with my mate and straight to the barrier. the let the kid out, here we go.— the kid out, here we go. which is four years _ the kid out, here we go. which is four years of _ the kid out, here we go. which is four years of practice, _ the kid out, here we go. which is four years of practice, he - the kid out, here we go. which is four years of practice, he found l four years of practice, he found himself on stage in front of 80,000 people. let himself on stage in front of 80,000 --eole. ., . ., people. let me introduce you to ozzie! he _ p

our political correspondent jonathan blake has been looking into this.ether through sewage from new homes or run—off from the construction sites. environmental groups argue they stop pollution levels in rivers and waterways getting to dangerous levels and harming wildlife. but housing developers have long argued they are too strict and in fact stop large numbers of developments and badly needed new homes, they argue, in some areas getting built. the government will relax the rules. instead of being mandatory they will become advisory and optional and it is one way the government is trying to build more homes in parts of england where the rules apply and reach the target of 300,000 new homes per year. it is trying to find new ways of doing that given the housing shortage in many areas. environmental groups and opposition parties criticise it, saying it will mean more pollution. the government says it is putting in place measures to offset any adverse impact. donald trump has been told he will face trial in march next year on federal charges of attempting

blake. good morning, jonathan.st? anotherl day of delay for the government's plan to house migrants on the bibby stockholm barge, it is moored at portland port, it was due to start boarding by the end ofjuly but that has been put back now. we're probably looking at next at the earliest as things stand. there have been as you say safety concerns, the fire brigades union describing the barge as a potential death trap, they have asked for an urgent meeting with the home secretary suella braverman but there is no sign she is going to agree to that. the health and safety executive have also raised concerns particularly around pedestrian activity on the port side but say there is no reason why those concerns they have raised should have held things up at all. last night the home office pushing back on any suggestion that the barge and the accommodation is being prepared is unsafe, but in a statement saying the vessel will adhere to all hello —— relevant health and safety investigation risks, and to suggest otherwise is w

jonathan mackay, was treated at the hospital and arrested, accused of assault with a deadly weapon and robbery. this isn't the first shooting involving a bay area home depot security guard. in april, home depot guard blake mohs was shot and killed after confronting an alleged shoplifter at the pleasanton store. >>> looks like the strike is on. the san jose city council met today to discuss the looming strike of thousands of city workers. about 4,500 city workers plan to strike next tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. workers from the airport, libraries, the planning department, animal shelters, and happy hollow park and zoo joined in solidarity outside city hall. ahead of the south bay later council saying the mayor isn't doing enough to avert a strike. >> you cannot generate revenue without a functioning planning department. you cannot keep libraries and parks open without employees. you cannot keep people safe without sufficient emergency personnel. >> the numbers are what they are. and now we're at a point where we're saying, we can do a 5% raise, 3% additional weeks of paid parental leave. if we want to go farthere going to have to identifycuts. those are not going to be very popular. >> look at the n