oi soft power of the bbc through bbc and world service.— soft power of the bbc through bbc and worlde this is i been triggered partly by maintenance is speech last week but a lot of cuts is well here, which will actually close bbc world channel in the next few months. and this is about independence that lucy powell says she is going to bring in reforms to stop political appointments and to protect the bbc going forward. xties. appointments and to protect the bbc going forward-— going forward. yes. the argument about the revolving _ going forward. yes. the argument about the revolving doors - going forward. yes. the argument about the revolving doors of - going forward. yes. the argument. about the revolving doors of people who've _ about the revolving doors of people who've had worked at the bbc, gone into political appointments and then come _ into political appointments and then come back— into political appointments and then come back as members of the bbc board _ come back as members of the bbc board. that's what she was referring to when _ board. that's what she was referring to

chi chi izundu, bbc news. available on the bbc action line website, or you can call free of charge at any time to hear recorded information on 0800 077 077. 15 gold medals were up for grabs today at the commonwealth games in birmingham, and england's jack laugher took home his third successive commonwealth gold in the 1m springboard diving final. natalie pirks has been watching all the action. the breakneck pace of the last few days gave way to a more sedate day at the games. time to focus, and time for england to feel bullish about their chances of high—fiving at the diving. injune, jack laugher won three medals, the most of any british diver at a single world championships. today, his final dive in the 1m springboard final blew everyone out of the water. commentator: brilliant from jack laugher, - absolutely world—class. elated compatriotjordan houlden picked up a brilliant bronze, behind australia's li shixin. well, that's a third consecutive commonwealth title forjack laugher, fresh from his success, a hat

the bbc's independence.s on the back of emily maitlis's rather— on the back of emily maitlis's rather controversial speech earlier on this— rather controversial speech earlier on this week when she was having a io on this week when she was having a go at _ on this week when she was having a go at the _ on this week when she was having a go at the bbc, particularly about people _ go at the bbc, particularly about people who come from the political field ending up on the bbc board. i don't _ field ending up on the bbc board. i don't agree with her on that, she was talking — don't agree with her on that, she was talking about robbie give and i don't _ was talking about robbie give and i don't think— was talking about robbie give and i don't think she was right. where i don't think she was right. where i do think— don't think she was right. where i do think she had a point is how the bbc wori

this is bbc news.mp, has refused to answer questions at an appearance before new york's attorney general, who's investigating the business practices of the trump organization. he called it a witch—hunt. dozens of people are missing after a boat laden with migrants sinks off the greek coast. a search—and—rescue operation is underway. here in the uk, the heat across much of the country continues to intensify. a four—day extreme heat warning comes into force on thursday, lasting until sunday. combined with the heat, the continued dry weather is causing significant problems forfarmers and the agriculture industry. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, sent this report from gloucestershire in south west england. farmers�* fields are their bank account. a healthy harvest means a healthy income and money to invest for next year's crop. but look, the fields have been desiccated by months of low rainfall. it is a disaster for many farmers. it can't sustain itself. david is trying to grow turnips to feed his cattl

and coming up on the bbc news channel...ave the latest from the women's open at muirfield, where japan's hinako shibuno has impressed with a first round of 65. good evening. the bank of england has given a very downbeat assessment of the state of the economy — warning that it will fall into recession this year. it forecasts that the economy will shrink in the final three months of 2022, and then keep on shrinking until the end of next year. it would make it the longest downturn since the financial crisis in 2008. and there's more sobering news on inflation, which is the rate at which prices rise — which the bank forecasts will rise from 9.4% to over 13%, driven by the sharp rise in energy bills. in an effort to curb those soaring prices, the bank of england raised interest rates by half a percentage point to 1.75% — and that's the biggest increase in 27 years. 0ur economics editor faisal islam reports. prices are inflating, interest rates are going up and the economy in general is about to pop. that is the view of the bank o

you are watching bbc news. you are watching bbc news.ts, this year's commonwealth games made a powerful statement against homophobia when olympic gold medallist tom daley was accompanied by athletes and advocates carrying the progress pride flag in the opening ceremony. it was filmed for his new documentary, �*illegal to be me' in which tom travels to some of the most homophobic countries in the commonwealth where gay athletes face extreme persecution. let's take a look. i would be illegal to exist in 35 of the 56 sovereign states of the commonwealth. i mean, it'sjust outrageous. these days, most international sporting bodies claim that they're inclusive of lgbt people. but just this year, the football world cup and formula one are both being hosted in countries which have the death penalty for being gay. as a former medal winner, the commonwealth games is close to my heart and i want to convince it to become the first sporting event to really take a stand. i've been told that sport and politics shouldn't collide, but at the same time, y

t april, the bbc director-general said... . , april, the bbc director-general said... ., , ., . said.d... i have seen no evidence of complaints. i have _ said... i have seen no evidence of complaints. i have asked, - said... i have seen no evidence of complaints. i have asked, and - said... i have seen no evidence of complaints. i have asked, and we| complaints. i have asked, and we looked at our records and we see no evidence. ., ., �* �* looked at our records and we see no evidence. ., ._ �* �* ., evidence. today the bbc revealed it did have several complaints - did have several complaints against tim westwood, including in 2012 when he was accused of making inappropriate sexual comments to a 15—year—old girl. that was referred to police but officers later decided to police but officers later decided to take no further action. the bbc says it wants anyone with any evidence to come forward and it is inviting other employers or tim westwood to join this external investigation, so we know that he worked at capital radio and mtv, for example. separately, mtv have said although it's neve

mark ashdown, bbc news.essor roger seifert, professor of industrial relations and human resources management with the university of wolverhampton business school. thank you for being with us again. we seem to be in a period where one day after the next we get results of ballots. we knew the strike was coming up, it is a big one, they haven't had a strike there since the 19805. haven't had a strike there since the 1980s. is haven't had a strike there since the 19805. is it haven't had a strike there since the 1980s. is it too soon to think we may be entering a 1980s style period of industrial unrest? we may be entering a1980$ style period of industrial unrest?— of industrial unrest? we are certainly — of industrial unrest? we are certainly entering _ of industrial unrest? we are certainly entering a - of industrial unrest? we are certainly entering a period l of industrial unrest? we are| certainly entering a period of significant unrest industrially, it is nothing like the 1980s. we need to look at what is h

tom brada, bbc news.n the track, on the field, in the pool and on the bowling green. there was glory for, among others, jamaica, trinidad and tobago, kenya, and guernsey. the bbc�*s tim allman has a round—up of the action. if anyone can make winning gold seem almost routine, it's jamaica's elaine thompson—herah. the five—time olympic champion picked up her second commonwealth gold, adding the 200 metres to the 100 metres title she won on wednesday. trinidad and tobago's jereem richards took the men's 200 metres, beating frankie fredericks's record which has stood since 1994. in the women's 800 metres, kenya's mary moraa broke local hearts, outpacing england's keely hodgkinson on the home straight to take gold. a happier moment for the home crowd when nick miller successfully defended his men's hammer titles, a throw of 76 metres, 43 centimetres was enough to see off canada's ethan kazberg. there was a clean sweep for england in the men's three—metres springboard diving final. dan goodfellow taking the top

welcome to bbc news, i'm rich preston. our top stories: the usjustice department is ordered to release a redacted version of the evidence that prompted the fbi to search donald trump's mar—a—lago home. safety concerns at the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in ukraine, after the russian—occupied site is temporarily disconnected from the national power grid. russia should agree to demilitarise the zone around the plant, and agree to allow an international atomic energy agency visit as soon as possible. the bbc uncovers evidence that some egyptian businesses are discriminating against women wearing the hijab. we have a special report. teetering into view. after two years of zero social events, parties and going out have returned, and it seems sky—high heels are back in fashion. i feel ifeel inbox. we begin in the us, where a federaljudge has ordered thejustice department to release a redacted version of the underlying evidence that prompted an fbi search at donald trump's mar—a—lago home earlier this month. the judge who approved

simon jones, bbc news. strait "provocative and irresponsible". it comes after taiwan's defence ministry said that chinese aircraft and warships had been rehearsing an attack on the island. it follows a trip to taiwan by the senior us democrat nancy pelosi, which china viewed as a challenge to its claims of sovereignty over the island. from taipei, here's the bbc�*s rupert wingfield—hayes. we're now into day three of this what i would call military intimidation of taiwan by china. it's due to run through until sunday lunchtime here. 0n the first day on thursday, we saw china firing lots of missiles across the taiwan strait. the second day, on friday, we saw chinese military aircraft and ships intruding into taiwan—controlled waters, coming very close to taiwan's coast. and what's very clear now is that taiwan has decided it is not going to respond. we've seen taiwanese naval vessels going out and shadowing the chinese ships, but not challenging them. taiwan is basically doing everything it can do not escalat

mark ashdown, bbc news. marc ashdown, bbc news.ndent for pa media, alanjones, and asked him why this strike is going ahead. all these disputes which are breaking out all over the place now, they're mainly about pay. and the main driver of these is the rate of inflation seems to be completely out of control. so the union has rejected an offer they say is worth 7%. the companies say it's worth between 8.1% and 9.5%. you know, not not that long ago, those kind of figures would have been accepted by anyone, i think. so itjust shows you how the rate of inflation really is causing these disputes now. so the strike started this morning. there's a picket line outside the two main gates at felixstowe. and i'm not aware of any talks planned today or tomorrow so it looks like this strike is going to go ahead for eight days. and those numbers you mentioned there appear to be generous when compared to other industries on face value, so why have they decided to still go ahead with this strike? i think unite in particular are really focused on tr

simon jones, bbc news.illegally in an indigenous reservation where a high—profile indigenous expert and a british journalist were killed two months ago. bruno pereira and the journalist, dom phillips, were ambushed and shot dead as they investigated the involvement of organised crime with commercial fishing in the javari valley area, near the border with peru. among those now detained are the son, and two brothers, of one of the three men charged with the murders. environmental and indigenous campaigners say the killings of mr pereira and mr phillips reflect the lawlessness that prevails in brazil's amazon region. concerns are rising for a beluga whale which has been spotted in france's river seine, far from the cold arctic waters it's used to, after it refused food and appears emaciated. the whale has swum 160 km up the seine, past the port of rouen and towards the french capital. officials say markings have begun to appear on its skin, a possible sign of deteriorating health. the white house has called ch

ikaba koyi, bbc news. much more on those stories on the bbc news website or on the bbc news app.richpreston. thanks for watching, see you next time. hello. after a week where, somewhere in the uk, we've recorded a daytime high of 30 celsius or above every single day, we're finally seeing the heat come to an end. moving into the new week. could see 30 celsius somewhere in eastern england today, but it will be cooler than it has been through the weekend. thunderstorms becoming more of a talking point for us, as we look into the days ahead. we could see some just about anywhere across england and wales today — but by no means everywhere, so some areas will remain stubbornly dry, while others get some quite intense downpours. eastern scotland perhaps getting some thundery showers. further north, it's the more persistent rain for central and eastern scotland and for northern ireland. it's cooler here, but still, as you saw, 30 possible somewhere in eastern england. overnight monday into tuesday, showers pushing up from the south — could be heavy and thundery, particularly for southern

jamie moreland, bbc london.tudent nurse from essex. owami davies, who's studying at king's college london, was last seen a month ago walking along derby road in croydon. looking at this rocket fire. rocket fire based in gaza, a fairly regular sight in the last 72 hours. it happens from time to time obviously and sometimes what you see as the missiles being intercepted and shot down by the missile shield which effectively protects israeli cities and largely avoids bloodshed on the israeli side. they were obviously the explosions we saw on friday. they said because they had intelligence of some kind of action against israelis and that is why in their view they took pre—emptive action which led to the death of the leading figure in islamichhad. the word as there has been a ceasefire agreement but we haven't had any confirmation of that by anybody including from the egyptian government who are acting as mediators as they often do in the situation or from mediators as they often do in the situation orfrom islamichhad

bbc news app.y will not allow a second referendum on scottish independence. liz truss and rishi sunak have promised greater scrutiny of the scottish government in the latest hustings in perth. here's our scotland editorjames cook. anger, outside about conservative policies. with passion aboutjobs, immigration, the climate and of course independence. inside perth concert hall the issues were broadly the same, although the atmosphere was rather more relaxed. it is the same, although the atmosphere was rather more relaxed.— was rather more relaxed. it is quite frankly barbie _ was rather more relaxed. it is quite frankly barbie for— was rather more relaxed. it is quite frankly barbie for politicians - was rather more relaxed. it is quite frankly barbie for politicians to - was rather more relaxed. it is quite frankly barbie for politicians to be l frankly barbie for politicians to be trying to focus on a divisive and unnecessary constitutional referendum —— frankly barmy. people are worried about heat

this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 9am: are energy bosses will meet ministers later today to discuss plans to help customers struggling with soaring bills. a ministers are promising more help in the coming months. once we know where the price cap is going to be, once we get into those autumn months, then the government will look to try and support people. but we need to be in possession of those full facts before we can decide how best to support them. an extreme heat warning for parts of england and wales comes into force — and is expected to last till sunday. british man accused of being a member of the islamic state group has been charged with terror offences. police in england and wales are failing victims of bulgaries, robberies and theft, the official inspectorate has warned. donald trump declines to answer questions as part of a new york state investigation into his family's business practices. and the bbc finds that more than 16 local swimming. closed across the uk in the past three years. —— 1

dominic hughes, bbc news. the headlines on bbc news... of the country for the next four days — a drought appears to be inevitable — there are also warnings of fires. accident and emergency departments in england had one of their worst ever months injuly — with record numbers of patients waiting more than 12 hours to be admitted. borisjohnson urges energy companies to act in the national interest — and do more to cut rising bills — as he meets energy bosses at downing street. the ex—girlfriend of ryan giggs has told a court that living with the former footballer during the first covid lockdown was "utter hell". kate greville has accused the former manchester united star of using controlling and coercive behaviour and assaulting her and her sister. mr giggs denies all the charges. 0ur correspondent laura scott is outside manchester crown court. today was a second full day of the cross—examination of kate greville, ryan giggs' ex—girlfriend. she was accused of telling the court lines and are prolifically lying to the police, both of which sh

this is bbc news.eneral says he personally approved the decision to search donald trump's florida home and would make the court documents public. firefighters from across europe offer to help france as it struggles to tackle monster wildfires near bordeaux. the united nations secretary general has urged both russia and ukraine to cease all military operations around the zaporizhzhia nuclear plant. at a meeting of the security council, the united states and china have both called for un experts to be allowed urgently to visit the plant in russian—occupied southern ukraine. both kyiv and moscow blame each other for the facility being shelled. it's europe's largest nuclear complex and was reportedly struck five times on thursday. the head of the un nuclear watchdog has warned that fighting near the site has sparked what he called a grave crisis. since russia invaded ukraine at the end of february it's been impossible to know how many soldiers and civilians have been killed. the challenges in identifying a

frances read, bbc news.rge eustice, who is supporting rishi sunak in the leadership contest, said plans to deal with the cost of living crisis are being prepared. rishi sunak has said that he will remove vat. liz trust has said that she will remove green energy... those are both small... those are both relatively small amounts, given the scale of it. they've both said that there will also be more targeted interventions, as well. but i think it's right that when they become prime minister — whoever it is — they will want to look at all of the options, properly costed, and to understand the impacts of each of those options. and that's why what we're doing now with the current government is working up a range of options that are there, available for an incoming prime minister. the civil service are working up all of those different options so that they can make the right choice based on the right evidence. and it's not long to wait — it's the right way to go about this. earlier our political correspondent had m

monika plaha, bbc news.he man behind this group on the secret world of nudes at 8pm on bbc one or on iplayer now. and if you've been affected by anything in that report, or would like help, you can contact the bbc�*s action line online. you can find help and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. the time is 13:20. our top story this lunchtime: criminal barristers in england and wales vote to take industrial action, joining a wave of summer strikes. and water companies are accused of failing to monitor the sewage that's pumped into our popular seaside resorts. and coming up on the bbc news channel: we'll look ahead to the premier league clash between manchester united and liverpool at old trafford, with some expected to protest against united's owners, the glazers. a russian woman, whose son died just days afterjoining the war against ukraine, has described russian soldiers in the conflict as "cannon fodder". russia has suffered high losses in ukraine and, in response, the kremlin has renewed its campaign to recru

bbc two as well as bbc iplayer from 7 o'clock.re set to sign real sociedad striker alexander isak for a club record fee of around £60 million. the sweden international would boost the magpies attacking options given the injury record of callum wilson, who is awaiting results of a hamstring scan. isak has scored a total of 44 goals over the last four seasons for sociedad and the signing of the 22—year—old would double newcastle's spending this summer to just short of £120 million. they have already recruited matt targett, sven botman and nick pope. rangers are eagerly awaiting this afternoon's champions league draw after sealing their return to european football's top table for the first time in more than a decade. following their 1—0 defeat of psv eindhoven last night, they'll nowjoin rivals celtic in pot four. manchester city, liverpool, chelsea and tottenham are the four english sides to look out for. there'll be live text commentary on the bbc sport website from 5pm. rangersjoin rivals celtic in pot four. tom pidcock is british

hello and welcome to bbc news. the palestinian health ministry says 2a people, including six children, are now known to have died in israeli air strikes on the gaza strip. israel is targeting the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, and says it expects the offensive to last a week. the british foreign secretary, liz truss, said britain stood by israel's right to defend itself, but has called for a swift end to the violence, which has broken more than a year of relative calm. from jerusalem, here's our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. explosion. the full force of israel's new military operation in gaza. this building hitjust minutes after a warning strike. palestinians racing away. a year of relative calm now shattered. this is where one of the first israeli air strikes killed an islamichhad commander, leaving his neighbour in shock. "we were safe in our home. we were thrown out of it by the bomb", says maryam. "why didn't they warn us?" tonight islamichhad fired heavy barrages of rockets in revenge, it

jenny hill, bbc news. you�*re watching bbc news.fter being stabbed on stage in the state of new york. it�*s been revealed the search warrant for donald trump�*s florida home was partly based on suspicion of violations of the us espionage act. the hollywood actress anne heche has been declared legally dead, but will remain on life support to allow for a possible organ donation. she was 53. she�*d been in a coma and in critical condition after being involved in a car crash a week ago. she�*ll be remembered for her roles in films such as donnie brasco, volcano, i know what you did last summer and six days seven nights. lizo mzimbo looks back on her life. and i should warn you — it contains flash photography from the start. she�*s been a familiar face in tv and film for more than three decades. but in the first week of august, her car crashed into a house in the west of los angeles. both the home and her car caught fire. anne heche had a succession of small parts before being cast oppositejohnny depp in mob drama donnie brasco. since wh

dan heard, bbc news.�*re certain now it is going to be a very hot week across parts of england and wales, and the temperatures are expected to also rise in scotland and northern ireland. we�*ve had high pressure across the uk for quite some time now, keeping most of the weather fronts at bay in the north, and through the next few days, we�*ll see hot air spreading in not only from the southern climes but also from the near continent. and in fact, we�*ll see this drift of hot air spreading through england and into wales and parts of the south west. so it will be quite hot across many southern areas this week. these are the temperatures for monday afternoon. obviously, lots of sunshine out there, just a bit of rain flirting with north—western and northern scotland. and then, through this evening and overnight, it�*s clear pretty much from the lowlands southwards. the temperatures first thing on tuesday morning around about 16 or 17 in london, 1a in belfast and quite mild there in aberdeen as well, around 15

jean mackenzie, bbc news, seoul. you're watching newsday on the bbc.e. the reaction of an activist to the news that the government is decriminalising sex between men in singapore. he is the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky — an orange glowing disc that's brighter than anything save the moon, our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it will take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. our headlines. (tx 00v)singapore says it'll decriminalise s

bbc news app. prominent russian ultra—nationalist has been killed by a car bomb on the outskirts of moscow. darya dugina was a journalist and vocal supporter of the invasion of ukraine. there is speculation the target may have been her father, alexander dugin, whose calls for a new russian empire, challenging the west, are said to have influenced president putin. will vernon reports from moscow. a fireball on the streets of moscow. 30—year—old darya dugina, a political commentator, was killed when a bomb exploded in the car she was driving. at the scene, her father, alexsandr dugin, an ultra nationalist philosopher. russian media said mr dugin was meant to travel in the car with his daughter but changed his mind at the last minute, and there is speculation that he was the intended target. darya dugina, like herfather, was a vocal supporter of russia's invasion of ukraine. she was a regular guest on russian television, calling the war a clash of civilisations. both she and her father have been sanct

this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines: the unite union begins eight days of strike action by staff at the uk's largest container port, felixstowe, in a dispute over pay. the boxer tyson fury has called for an end to knife crime, after his cousin rico burton was stabbed to death in cheshire. a 17—year—old was also injured in the same incident. this is without doubt a senseless attack and both victims should have returned home this morning after enjoying a night out with friends. the met police say they had contact with student nurse owami davies on the day she was reported missing by her family. darya dugina, the daughter of one of president putin's close allies, dies after her car exploded as she was driving home. the exam board pearson has apologised after some btec students did not receive their results as expected last thursday, throwing university places into doubt. and if you havejustjoined us, a warm welcome to bbc news. we begin at this hour with the strike at felixstowe port. dockers at britain's lar

marc lobel, bbc news.d to have been a member of the islamic state group knows as the beatles terror cell, has been remanded in custody after appearing at westminster magistrates court on thursday accused of terror offences. we have been getting updates from our security correspondent frank gardner and we will get more on this later right here on bbc news. moving on... north korea has declared victory in the battle against coronavirus, after he ordered the end of restrictions imposed in may. kim jong—un said the country had suffered 74 deaths, which he described as an "unprecedented miracle" compared with other countries. observers say the figures from pyongyang are unlikely to reveal the true picture. north korea has not rolled out any vaccination programme, relying instead on lockdowns and homegrown treatments. his sister, kim yojong, blamed leaflets from south korea for causing the outbreak. more than 100 e—sports players representing 20 different nations took part in the inaugural commonwealth champions

this is bbc news. the government says middle—income earners will need more help to pay their energy bills, notjust the poorest, with families facing tough choices. two men arrested on suspicion of murdering nine—year—old olivia pratt—korbel, who was shot dead in her home in liverpool, have been released on bail. a national emergency has been declared in pakistan after millions of people were forced from their homes. it follows the heaviest monsoon rains in decades. good evening. the chancellor nadhim zahawi says middle income earners as well as low earners will need government help to pay energy bills this winter. it comes as another minister defended the decision to wait until a new prime minister is in place before any announcement on further support is made. yesterday, the regulator ofgem confirmed a dramatic 80% rise in the energy price cap from october, taking the average annual household bill to more than £3,500. earlier, i spoke to lisa rodgers who's a teacher — she told me about how she'll be i

this is bbc news.he next train to arrive at platform one is the stopping service to the future of transport. we will call it at some incredible destinations and you can stop doing that city voice, by the way. sorry, yes, we are on an augmented reality walking tour,

kalkidan yibeltal, bbc news, addis ababa. this is bbc news.vit that convinced him to approve the warrant to search former president donald trump's mar—a—lago home. mr trump has accused the fbi of an act of political retribution. the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in ukraine has had its power restored, after fires cut off overhead electricity lines. president zelensky has said moscow's actions have left europe one step away from a radiation disaster. the white house is urging russia to demilitarise the zone around the plant. in china, a drought and a sustained record breaking heatwave temperatures are threateninbg water supplies and crops. several provinces have declared an emergency national red alert. and in china, water levels in the yangtze river are currently at a record low.

this is bbc news. i'm samantha simmonds with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. wildfires continue to burn out of control as europe's record summer heatwave continues with no sign of stopping. a drought is expected to be declared in many parts of england, meaning stricter controls over the use of water. what were they looking for, and what did they find? the fallout from the fbi search of donald trump's home continues. debating abortion in malta: we report from the mediterranean island where the procedure still carries a potentialjail term. and making their mind up: the shortlist is to be announced for which british city will host the eurovision song contest. hello and welcome. hundreds of firefighters from at least seven other eu countries are joining efforts to combat a huge wildfire in the gironde region of south—western france. italy, greece and sweden have sent water—bombing planes. the fires have spread even more quickly than the ones that hit the area injuly. the un

that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc�*s newsing the bbc news with joanna gosling. let's get more now on those devastating floods in pakistan. as we've been hearing one of the worst affected areas is sindh province. our pakistan correspondent pumza fihlani has been to a community living in a make—shift shelter on the outskirts of sakkur. the floods have been cruel to the people of pakistan. they've been especially devastating for those who had little to start with. the people in this community usually worked as extra pairs of hands on farmland. a lot of that farmland has been destroyed, so, many of them are now out of work. they've travelled for kilometres to try and get to higher ground. this is where they've settled for the time being, for about two weeks, some of them say they've been living here out in the open on the side of the road, they have not received any relief, they have not received any aid. there are many children and they don't know what they are going to feed them. these floods have been devastating because they'

emily brown, bbc news.ani prime minister imran khan is being investigated under the anti—terrorism act. authorities say he threatened police and justice officials. it follows a speech by mr khan during a rally, accusing the police of torturing a party colleague while in custody. the media regulator then took the step of banning live speeches by the cricketer—turned—politician on all satellite tv channels because of what it called his hate speech against state institutions. we can now speak to political analyst shuja nawaz, a distinguished fellow and former director of the south asia center, atlantic council. is mr khan upsetting the authorities so much? it's playing a high—stakes game to force an election so he can come back to power, particularly if they are held in october, so they could select the new army chief. his second term which was granted to him by imran khan expires in november. so he is playing for all the marbles, as it works. he's up against every powerful opposition. he has managed to unite

hello and welcome to bbc news.e'll start in somalia, where security forces say they're searching a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30—hour siege by islamist militants. but there has been no independent confirmation. al shabaab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. the group said some of its fighters managed to escape. emily brown reports. gunfire. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. the crumbling hayat hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist militant group on friday night. al shabaab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in. the deadly siege lasted for 30 hours. the hotel is known for being popular with journalists and politicians. gunmen held hostages inside. some were rescued. many needing hospital treatment. al shabaab is the main islamist militant group in somalia. it's engaged in a long—running conflict with the federal government. some believe this deadly assault is a reaction

bbc news app. contest will begin in perth in less than an hour. both liz truss and rishi sunak have promised greater scrutiny of the scottish government — but whoever wins will have to deal with its plans to hold another referendum on independence in october 2023. here's our scotland editorjames cook. the last splash of a scottish summer. the seasons are about to change, students are heading back to school, and while these day—trippers pick sunflowers, in nearby perth tory party members are picking a new prime minister. i tory party members are picking a new prime minister.— prime minister. i think people are read for prime minister. i think people are ready for someone _ prime minister. i think people are ready for someone who _ prime minister. i think people are ready for someone who can - prime minister. i think people are ready for someone who can act i prime minister. i think people are - ready for someone who can act would be a strong leader. i wouldn't vote conservative myself but i think it

jim reed, bbc news.ups are urging the government to do more to tackle the monkeypox outbreak in the uk. in an open letter to the health secretary, they say without a quicker and wider vaccine roll—out, the virus could become endemic. there have been more than 2,600 cases of monkeypox here, most of them among men who have sex with men. josh parry reports. queues like these have become a familiar sight at guy's and saint thomas hospital as thousands of gay and bisexual men line up to get vaccinated against monkeypox. so far the uk has given out more than 14,000 of the jabs, which were originally designed to combat smallpox. they are targeting those most at risk and in areas with the highest numbers of cases. in the us, where numbers have grown rapidly, it's officially been declared a public emergency. it's a very important signal to that community that all hands are on deck now with regard to monkeypox, that everybody understands that this is a very high priority. and now sexual health charities and lgbt g

now on bbc news... heat, drought and the fire that ripped through people's homes at the end of the uk's hottest day. as temperatures hit 40 celsius for the first time, i'll hear about london fire brigade's busiest day since world war two. and why wildfires are a growing problem. and i'm talking to the scientist whose near real—time analysis has shown how climate change has supercharged this summer's weather extremes.

this is bbc news.anistan, prompting scenes of chaos as people tried to flee. one year on, life for women and girls, in particular, is very different — with harsh rules including restrictions on education and employment. the agent of the author sir salman rushdie, who is in a us hospital following a stabbing attack, has said he is on the road to recovery but it will be long. the author's son said that his feisty and defiant sense of humour remained intact. dozens of people have died at a church in the egyptian city of giza after a fire broke out, causing a stampede. the authorities say at least 41 people were killed — many of them children. they blamed the blaze on an electrical fault

welcome to bbc news at six. the severe shortage of nhs dentists in the uk, with nine out of ten practices refusing to accept any new adult patients for health service treatment. the british dental association says nhs dentistry is at a "tipping point". the findings are from a comprehensive bbc investigation of more than 7,000 practices which shows that some areas are "deserts" for nhs dental services. of those the bbc managed to talk to 90% said they were no longer taking on any new adult patients. while 80% were no longer willing or able to accept children under 16 as nhs patients. and only a quarter said they had a waiting list to become an nhs patient and for most of those, the wait was at least a year. for the latest on the growing crisis in nhs dental care, this report by our health correspondent dominic hughes. i haven't had a dentist for seven years, and my teeth have been coming out. the voices of people who desperately need help forced to take extraordinary measures. i made my own dentures at home every

this is bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: a third of the country underwater, farmland and homes destroyed, pakistan braces itself for more flooding. calls for calm in iraq as clashes continue between security forces and supporters of the shia cleric muqtada al—sadr. ukraine pushes forward, a southern offensive to try to drive russian forces from kherson. and, awaiting judgement: the man on trial in australia for a murder in the 1980s made famous by a true—crime podcast. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. a third of pakistan is underwater. that's according to the country's climate change minister, who called the devastation caused by extensive flooding a �*crisis of unimaginable proportions�*. at least 1,000 people have been killed, and 33 million are affected. that's one in every seven pakistanis. provinces like sindh and balochistan in the south are the worst affected, but mountainous regions have also been badly hit. 0ur correspondent pumza filhani sent this rep

emily brown, bbc news. the bbc�*s emmanuel igunza is in neighbouring kenya.what is happening on the ground. really grim pictures coming out of the hotel in mogadishu. the explosives there which were left by the militants, the police are combing through and it is a tedious process. the police commissioner is currently giving a press conference at this side, giving further details. we do know that dozens of people were killed. the initial number was given as 12 but we expect that number to be much higher. there were dozens of people who were trapped inside the hotel. many of them are still not accounted for. so it remains quite a fluid situation, and the area remains a sensitive area because of the explosives which were left by the militants. and we are of course following the fluid situation. we know al—shabab fighters have attacked several other targets in recent weeks. for those not too familiar, emanuel, who are al—shabab? what do we know about this group? al—shabab is allied to al-qaeda, and they have been carrying out attacks inside somalia and across the

and on bbc one, we nowjoin the bbc�*s news teams where you are. good afternoon.ching bbc news. the time is 1:33pm i'm ben croucher with the latest from the bbc sport centre. it could well be a big night on and off the field at old trafford tonight. manchester united take on liverpool — with both on the hunt for their first win of the season. the build—up has been dominated though by the threat of protests against united's owners. jurgen klopp says his liverpool side should be given the points if the match is postponed because of fan disruption, just like 2021. joe lynskey reports. manchester united start the day in the premier league's bottom three. most fans say the cause is at the top of the club. last year when they played liverpool they made that clear. two police officers are injured after a major security breach at old trafford with hundreds of fans invading the pitch. it was the first premier league match called off due to protests and since then it has got worse. liverpool won here 5—0 last october. last week united lost 4—0 at brentford. now there are pl

this is bbc news — i'm rich preston.ur top stories: the acclaimed author sir salman rushdie suffers serious injuries, after being stabbed on stage in the state of new york. his agent says he's on a ventilator and can't speak and is likely to lose an eye. in other news, it's been revealed the search warrant for donald trump's florida home was partly based on suspicion of violations of the us espionage act. ukraine and russia have again accused each other of risking catastrophe by shelling europe's largest nuclear power plant. and the eurovision host contest — the shortlist is announced for the cities who may stage the famous celebration of song. hello and welcome to bbc news. the agent for the internationally acclaimed british author, salman rushdie, says the novelist has sustained serious injuries to an eye and his liver, during a knife attack in new york state. he was stabbed repeatedly by an assailant who pounced on him as he took the stage at an arts centre in new york, police naming the attacker as hadi matar, a 24—y

bbc one for this one.birmingham phoenix in cardiff and we've had the result of the first match at old trafford. the trent rockets women easily beat the manchester originals thanks in part to this, australian spinner alana king taking the first hatrick in a women's hundred match. she took four wickets on her debut to help bowl the originals out for 76, the rockets winning by 43 runs. the men's teams are now playing. british number two dan evans is through to the semi—finals salford red devils survived a second half comeback from huddersfield in super league. they ran out winners by 33 points to 16 at the a] bell stadium, withjoe burgess capitalising on an mistake to run almost the full length of the field to go over. no changes in the table. salford stay seventh whilst huddersfield remain in third. there might have been a goal in the premier league... manchester city, ilkay gundogan,1—0 premier league... manchester city, ilkay gundogan, 1—0 for the very latest go to bbc sport website. that's all the sport f

this is bbc news. of the hour straight after this programme. oh, wow! look at the size of this place! this is tokyo stadium, and it was home to the football, the rugby and the pentathlon during the olympics, and i'm glad to finally be here. japan's delayed summer of sport finally got under way in 2021. my name's steve brown, and i was supposed to come over

this is bbc news. our top stories: a dire warning about the near—critical situation in ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, under russian control as locals train for a crisis that some fear could be more serious than the chernobyl disaster. translation: it is impossible to ensure the safety _ of the powerplant while the russian occupying forces are there. this is the key concern that we all need to clearly understand. a powerful blast rocks a kabul mosque at evening prayers. reports suggest there are multiple casualties. we'll have the latest from the afghan capital. the latest trial of the singer r kelly opens at a federal court in chicago. he's facing accusations of sexually abusing underage girls in the 1990s. rolling out the rocket that could pave the way for astronauts to return to the moon. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. officials in ukraine are warning that the situation at the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is approaching critical. emergency