barbara plett usher, bbc news, mombasa. barbara plett usher in kenya with the first in a series of reports exploring the global cost of living crisis and its impact on children. tomorrow we look at the impact in lebanon. let's get some of the day's other news now. taiwan's south—western coastline has been hit by heavy rain and powerful winds as typhoon haikui made landfall for a second time. roads were flooded and others were blocked by fallen trees. haikui initially made landfall on sunday. it was the first typhoon to hit the island in four years. many schools and businesses have remained closed. the spanish authorities have issued weather warnings in the regions around madrid, because of flooding caused by exceptionally heavy rain. a number of train services across the country have been cancelled. the floods brought by storm dana have caused mudslides and swept debris into the roads, making many impassable. more rain is expected on monday. the french government has reiterated its commitment to maintaining troops in niger

barbara plett usher, bbc news, mombasa.ines in the uk. one of the uk's most senior judges will lead the inquiry into serial killer nurse lucy letby�*s crimes. led by ladyjustice thirlwall, the inquiry will have legal powers to compel witnesses, including former and current staff of the countess of chester hospital nhs foundation trust, where letby worked and carried out the killings, to provide evidence. 33 year old letby, was sentenced to a whole—life term last month for murdering seven babies and trying to murder six more. the metropolitan police say a 42—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of assault after sky sports pundit roy keane was allegedly headbutted following arsenal's match against manchester united on sunday. footage of the incident was circulated on social media and appeared to show keane and fellow pundit micah richards involved in an altercation with an individual. the chief constable of the police service of northern ireland, simon byrne, has resigned. he'd been under increasing pressure following

barbara plett usher, bbc news, mombasa.e heard from benoit van kursbilck, director of defence for children international, who explained more on this. the figure in all the data that we can gather, concerning this problem phenomenon worldwide, is absolutely appalling. and so, yes, we are facing this problem in all countries of the world, probably in different extent. but there is no country in the world that is escaping this problem. yes, and that's what, you know, is a reality that people — i suppose it's sometimes lost on people, because there is an assumption that this doesn't happen, you know, in europe or in the west. but actually, a lot of these young children do get trafficked to this part of the world. trafficking is certainly one part of the problem. but the fact that it's so easy now to contact children online and to start a discussion, and then, engage in sex activities, or using the power that some people can have towards other people, and without the capacity of the parents to supervise and to control properly w

barbara plett usher, bbc news, mombasa.he band was one of the biggest names in music in the 1990s, with hits including walking on the sun and their cover of i'm a believer. smash mouth sold over 10 million albums worldwide. their song all star brought the band a broad audience when it was featured in the movie shrek. harwell left the band in 2021, citing mental health and physical issues. the band's manager says harwell died from acute liver failure, and was surrounded by family and friends when he passed. thats all from us here in washington. i'm carl nasman. we leave you with these live pictures of london. a little foggy there tonight. 0ur colleagues will return with the headlines at the top of the hour. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. the weather story so far this week has been dominated by sunshine and heat. and i suspect as we go through the week ahead, it's all going to be about numbers. 30 degrees was recorded on monday across parts of england and wales. highest temperatures of the summer �*23 was back in

barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington.on motorists." ahead of the conservative party conference this weekend, he's told the sun newspaper that 20 mph zones and low traffic neighbourhoods shouldn't be imposed on communities in england. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. rishi sunak has been doing more to set out his political direction of travel recently. defying expectations, the conservatives held on in the uxbridge by—election injuly by opposing the extension of london's low emission zone. he's since delayed the ban on new petrol and diesel cars and is now signalling he's the motorists' friend. most people are getting around in their cars. it's important that when they do that the roads are well maintained and actually we should be investing more in road maintenance and potholes. and tonight the prime minister went further down that road, telling the sun newspaper he is going to slam on the brakes in the war against motorists. the prime minister's looking at limiting local councils' ability to introduce bla

barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington.illegal attempt to annexe the ukrainian regions of kherson, zaporizhzhia, donetsk and lu ha nsk. russia claimed possession of the regions, but does not fully control any of them. a live concert was held in moscow's red square in celebration. russian president vladimir putin spoke about the anniversary in a televised address on saturday. a year ago a decisive, historic and fateful event happened. agreements of four new regions of the federationjoining russia were signed. millions of people of the regions made their choice to be with their fatherland. this conscious, long awaited, hard won and truly popular decision people took together at the referendums that were held and full compliance with international regulations. here in the uk, more than 30 conservative mps have said they won't vote for any plans that result in higher taxes — it comes ahead of the party's annual conference this weekend. with more on this..... let's speak to our political reporter tony bonsignore in the newsroom.

barbara plett usher, bbc news, mombasa. that's all from us for now, i'm carl nasman.re. the weather story so far this week has been dominated by sunshine and heat. and i suspect as we go through the week ahead, it's all going to be about numbers. 30 degrees was recorded on monday across parts of england and wales. highest temperatures of the summer �*23 was back injune with 32.2 celsius, but there is a possibility as we go through the week with heat and humidity building, that we could see 32 degrees, maybe even higher. which would be ironic because september is the start of meteorological autumn. for tuesday, though on the whole will start off with a little bit of low cloud, mist and fog across eastern england and maybe shrouding the far north of scotland, but that will quickly burn away. a lot of sunshine coming through, generally light winds. and once again, it is going to feel warm, if not hot in many places with temperatures peaking once again at around 29 or 30 degrees. now, as we move out of tuesday into the early hours of wednesday morning, we'll see yet again

barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. now it's time for a look at today's sport. record—breaking morning session for the home team in rome. europe started the second day with a commanding lead and increased their advantage, thanks to viktor hovland and ludvig aberg, registered the biggest win in the trophy�*s history, beating the american pair scottie scheffler and brooks koepka, nine and seven. europe won two more matches, but at least the usa finally picked up their first win of the contest through max homa and brian harman. so, the europeans headed into the afternoon four balls with a 9.5—2.5 lead, needing 14.5 points to regain the ryder cup. is this the start of the american fightback? three off the afternoon balls are currently with the americans in the lead with europe up in the final of those four. quarterfinals play in the tournament on saturday. three teams with designs on the rugby world cup quarterfinals play in the tournament on saturday. all of them will hope to win their penultimate pool games against lower ranked opposition. let's go to lille, where

barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington.llo. it's been another record breaking session for europe on the second day of the ryder cup, as the usa team continue to struggle in their bid to retain the trophy. europe started the day with their commanding lead of 6.5 to 1.5 and increased their advantage in the morning, thanks to their scandanavians, norways, viktor hovland and ludvig aberg, of sweden, managing a record wind in foursomes of, 9&7. that was the second match of the day, and europe won two more, while usa finally picked up theirfirst wind of the contest but barring some miracle, it wont be enough, and europe lead 9.5 to 2.5 ahead of the four balls to come. europe needing five more points to reclaim the ryder cup are also up in the first and last of the four somes, with the usa hopeful of their first wind, in the third match out there on the course in rome. anyone writing off new zealand's chances, at the rugby world cup, will need to rethink. they have announced themselves in real style. scotland are on the same side

barbara plett usher has the details.f all time. he took off after the release of his debut album in 1991. just five years, later he was gunned down, his career cut short — shot on the las vegas strip while waiting at a red light. hit by bullets fired from a passing cadillac, he died six days later. now, after 27 years, police have finally arrested a suspect. 27 years... 27 years. for 27 years, the family of tupac shakur have been waiting for justice. we are here today to announce the arrest of 60—year—old duane keith davis, aka keefe d, for the murder of tupac shakur. keefe d was the leader of a gang that was feuding with tupac�*s record label, death row records. police said the whole thing started with this fight at a las vegas hotel. tupac and record executive suge knight punched and kicked a rival gang member. keefe d is accused of then hatching a plan to retaliate. put your hands up. sir, put your phone down. fast forward to july this year, police raided keefe d's home in a los angeles suburb. he's the man on the rig

barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington. around 12,000 train drivers stage their latest one—day strike over pay and conditions. the fresh wave of action, by members of the aslef union, means fewer than half of trains will be operating. further delays and cancellations are expected next week as the rail union stages an overtime ban. and a number of hospitality businesses are calling for the festive season to be protected and for an urgent resolution to the ongoing rail dispute. live now to the rail delivery group's robert nisbet. hi, robert. good afternoon. what's our hi, robert. good afternoon. what's your reaction _ hi, robert. good afternoon. what's your reaction to _ hi, robert. good afternoon. what's your reaction to the _ hi, robert. good afternoon. what's your reaction to the disruption? - your reaction to the disruption? well, it is usually frustrating for us who work in the industry who want to see a healthy and thriving railway industry. industrial action with the rmt and aslef have been going on for 15 months and t

barbara plett usher, bbc news, mombasa.om ekesa, executive director of the kenya alliance for advancement of children. thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much for coming on the programme-— thank you very much for coming on the programme. thank you very much. reau the programme. thank you very much. really difficult — the programme. thank you very much. really difficult details _ the programme. thank you very much. really difficult details there _ the programme. thank you very much. really difficult details there to - really difficult details there to listen to. how do you try and improve the situation there? the situation is _ improve the situation there? tue: situation is bad, improve the situation there? he situation is bad, a improve the situation there? tt2 situation is bad, a crisis for children, especially child labour leading children into commercial sexual exploitation is a big problem. we want to say is that the organisation is working with children. we have been doing a lot of awarenes

barbara plett usher, bbc news, mombasa. of school buildings in england has intensified, with the uk's prime minister having to deny overseeing budget cuts that led to crumbling concrete in schools not being repaired. on monday, a former senior civil servant told the bbc that rishi sunak halved the money available for recommended safety work when he was in charge of the nation's finances in 2021. more than a hundred schools in england have closed their buildings because of problems with what's called reinforced auto—claved aerated concrete, or raac. it has caused anxiety for children, parents and teachers and also provoked a full—blown political row, as our political editor chris mason reports. you probably hadn't heard of it until the other day, but this stuff — concrete that can get crumbly — is building into a political mess. did rishi sunak, when he was chancellor, walk away from repairs happening sooner? the man who used to be the department for education's most senior civil servant reckons he did. i was absolutely amaz

barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington.ecent attacks — but owners are now waiting to find out how a ban could affect them. john maguire reports. 0ne—year—old rufus is a happy dog, but with a very uncertain future. he's among the 20 here at the hope rescue centre in south wales that may be affected by the ban on xl bullies and staff fear there may be a lot more to come. since the pm announced the ban on xl bullies, we've seen a massive increase in the number of phone calls, messages we're getting from panicked owners. firstly, they're worried about whether their dog is going to fit into this ban. so, we're hearing from not only owners of xl bullies, but owners of other american bullies and just large bull breeds. is their dog going to fit this ban? and what will that mean for the dog? if people are panicked and they're not sure what to do, are we then going to see a higher number of dogs coming into our care? which at the moment, when we are already working at capacity, is really scary for us. good lad. i'll tip it up slight

barbara plett usher, bbc news, mombasa.going on strike and attending a mass rally to honour colleagues who've taken their own lives. school staff are demanding better protection against bullying by the parents of pupils after a young teacher died by suicide injuly. our 0ur correspondence our correspondence sent us this update. this is now the seventh week that teachers from all across south korea have gathered here in seoul to protest. and they've been building momentum week by week and it's culminated today in this strike. it all started with the death of a young primary school teacher. the 23—year—old died by suicide and it emerged after her death that she'd been under this extreme stress at school and that she was dealing late at night with these complaints from parents. and what this has done is open this pandora's box here in south korea, where teachers all across the country have started sharing their own stories of being harassed by what they say are overbearing parents, who are just completely fixated on their child

barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington.lawyer lucie robinson, joining us from orlando. what do we know about what the accused, duane �*keffe d�* davis has said, since charges were laid? it seems like he gave the order, he had the weapon, he passedit order, he had the weapon, he passed it on to the passenger in the backseat, to fire it and although he did pull the trigger, under nevada law, he isjust as culpable trigger, under nevada law, he is just as culpable for the murder. isjust as culpable for the murder-— isjust as culpable for the murder. , ., , , ., murder. obviously he has not been found — murder. obviously he has not been found guilty _ murder. obviously he has not been found guilty of- murder. obviously he has not been found guilty of anything | been found guilty of anything yet, he hasjust been been found guilty of anything yet, he has just been accused so far but the charges have been brought, so what is next in this case?— in this case? this is, and other charges _ in this case? this is, and other charges have

barbara plett usher, bbc news, mombasa. before we move on, let's return to our main story.ents, those comments we played earlier. they said it adds insult to injury for parents who have seen their children return to school ruined by this concrete crisis and her comments perhaps shows that she may be living on another planet. gillian keegan has apologised. shejust recorded apologised. she just recorded updated apologised. shejust recorded updated comments that we will be playing to you on this programme here injust a moment playing to you on this programme here in just a moment or two. playing to you on this programme here injust a moment or two. so don't go away, more on that story coming up in the next three minutes. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. tucked away in a quiet corner is this green oasis. valerie and jane are visually impaired members of the gardening club which meets tuesday and friday. gardening club which meets tuesday and frida . , . ._ and friday. there is a way, where there is a — and friday. there is a way, where there is a w

barbara plett usher, bbc news, washington.what he called a "war on motorists". labour said rishi sunak had thirteen years of tory failure to defend — from potholes to petrol prices. more than 30 conservative mps have said they won't vote for any it comes ahead of the party's annual conference this weekend. let's speak to our political correspondent tony bonsignore. good morning. the conference starts tomorrow. ., , good morning. the conference starts tomorrow. ., ., , . good morning. the conference starts tomorrow. ., , ., , tomorrow. today, the topic is taxes. yes. tomorrow. today, the topic is taxes. yes- you've — tomorrow. today, the topic is taxes. yes. you've heard _ tomorrow. today, the topic is taxes. yes. you've heard a _ tomorrow. today, the topic is taxes. yes. you've heard a few _ tomorrow. today, the topic is taxes. yes. you've heard a few of _ tomorrow. today, the topic is taxes. yes. you've heard a few of them - yes. you've heard a few of them already this morning talk about motorists, low traffic neighbourhoods.