this is bbc news.d dance class in southport. prime minister keir starmer is to meet with police as protests spread in parts of england after the southport stabbings. the funeral of hamas leader ismail haniyeh is held in tehran. benjamin netanyahu says his country delivered crushing blows to its enemies. iran vows revenge. the us pentagon says the alleged mastermind of the september 11th terror attacks and two of his accomplices have agreed a plea deal. returning now to our main story — a 17—year—old has been charged with murder and attempted murder following a knife attack

today, the bbc _ news on the former bbc presenter huw edwards.the bbc board - news on the former bbc presenter huw edwards. today, the bbc board has - edwards. today, the bbc board has authorised the executive to seek the return of the salary paid to mr edwards from the time he was arrested in november last year. mr edwards pleaded guilty to an appalling crime, had you been upfront when asked by the bbc about his arrest, i would never have continued to pay him public money. he is clearly undermined trust in the bbc, and brought us into disrepute. that is a statement from the bbc. let's cross live to our media correspondent,... the bbc. let's cross live to our media correspondent, . . .- the bbc. let's cross live to our media correspondent, . .. media correspondent,... yes, that statement — media correspondent,... yes, that statement coming _ media correspondent,... yes, that statement coming out _ media correspondent,... yes, that statement coming out of _ media correspondent,... yes, that statement coming out of the - media correspondent,... yes

live from london, this is bbc news. the suspect in the southport stabbings arrives in court after being charged with the murder of three girls and the attempted murder of ten other people. keir starmer is set to meet police leaders after more rioting overnight. more than 100 people were arrested after disturbances in central london yesterday. questions for the bbc over its handling of the huw edwards case as the corporation confirms police warned them its investigation concerned child abuse images israel says it's confirmed that the senior hamas leader in gaza, mohammed deif, was killed in a strike in khan younis last month. and in the olympics more chances for medals for team gb today after winning five medals yesterday. hello and welcome to bbc news. one of our top stories concerns the murders of three young girls in southport and the attempted murders of ten others. a 17—year—old has been arriving in court. a 17—year—old boy has been charged with the murders of three girls in southport and ten counts of attempted mur

this is bbc news. the suspect in the southport stabbings appears in court after being charged with the murder of three girls and of the attempted murder of three other people. sir keir starmer is set to meet police leaders after more rioting overnight. more than 100 people were arrested after disturbances in central london yesterday. questions for the bbc over its handling of the huw edwards case as the corporation confirms police warned them its investigation did concern child abuse images. israel says it has confirmed the senior hamas leader in gaza was killed in a strike in khan younis last month. and in the olympics, two more medals for team 0lympics, two more medals for team gb in the rowing with the possibility of more to come. a 17—year—old boy has been remanded in custody after murdering three girls and ten counts of attempted murder it had asked lance on monday. he can't be named because of his age. he appeared at a livable matter this morning and made another appearance at the city's crown co

don't forget this is the bbc.tional state broadcaster who i would argue have brought themselves into disrepute. so it's a very special monologue at 10:00. it's all about edwards and the bbc and the media elite who circled the wagons to protect him. so a busy hour to come. lots to get through. plus tomorrow's papers. i'll see you shortly . i'll see you shortly. >> that warm feeling inside from boxt boilers sponsors of weather on gb news. >> hello. good evening. welcome to your latest gb news weather update brought to you from the met office. warm and sunny for many of us into tomorrow. some further heavy downpours though across eastern england at first and through this evening we could still see some heavy downpours into friday, though we will see a weather front arrive from the north—west that's going to introduce much fresher air, but before then, still a fairly muqqy but before then, still a fairly muggy night to come. and as i said, it's the risk of thunderstorms first thing this evening across eastern areas of

this is bbc news. we'll have the headlines for you at the top of the hour, which is straight after this programme. hello and welcome to the media show, with me, katie razzall. on this week's programme... rupert murdoch's legal battle to keep editorial control of his outlets even after his death. also, the furore around the dance competition strictly come dancing, and the downfall of one of the bbc�*s most high—profile former presenters. rupert murdoch is locked in a legal battle with three of his children over the editorial stance of his outlets after his death. rupert murdoch is locked in a legal battle with three of his children over the editorial stance of his outlets after his death. the up—to—now secret court case was revealed by the new york times. on the show, i spoke to claire atkinson, who's writing a biography of rupert murdoch, and first tojim rutenberg, the writer at the new york times who broke the story. jim, i'm absolutely delighted to have you on the programme, not least because when yo

how damaging is this for the bbc? so many times. how damaging is this forthe bbc?— for the bbc? the bbc? clearly damaging to the sac, especially _ for the bbc? clearly damaging to the bbc, especially the _ for the bbc? clearly damaging to the bbc, especially the way _ for the bbc? clearly damaging to the bbc, especially the way in _ for the bbc? clearly damaging to the bbc, especially the way in which - bbc, especially the way in which further revelations have become public. there's an impression that the bbc have not sought to be as transparent as they should be. i think it's rather unfortunate that whilst tim davie has quite rightly been asked to talk to the new secretary of state, that will be a private conversation, he has given an interview but has not been able to be examined in the way that a select committee could and it's unfortunate that the select committee hasn't been set up because we are in a new parliament. if it was during the time when i was the chair i would have required him to appear before it tomorrow in order to answer what are significant question. to answ

i think the bbc will feel vindicated. _ means for the bbc? i think the bbc will feelvindicated.e bbc? i think the bbc will feelvindicated. he has - will feel vindicated. he has admitted in the interview he is 100% in the wrong and he sent those inappropriate messages. in the past the bbc has been criticised for dragging its heels. this time they acted very quickly and was sacked within weeks of the allegations being made. he said he is considering suing the bbc over the handling of this crisis but you have to remember, this is a man fighting for his career and his reputation. charlotte, thank you very much. the family of the british tech entrepreneur mike lynch and his daughter hannah have said they are devastated after divers in sicily found what are believed to be their bodies. hannah, who was 18, was the last person unaccounted for from the wreckage of the luxury yacht which sank during a storm on monday. tonight her sister esme described her as �*amazing, joyful�* and her best friend. our correspondentjessica parker sent this report from sicily. smiling and happy. mike lynch

faisal islam, bbc news.he face by her algerian opponent who was allowed to compete despite being disqualified from last year's women's world championships for failing an eligibility test. our sports editor dan roan was ringside and joins us from paris now. remarkable scenes at the boxing venue earlier today when this controversy that had been brewing really all week and overshadowed the build—up to the women's competition ignited, ramping up the pressure on the international olympic committee and its policy of letting individual sports federations decide their gender eligibility rules and regulations amid a growing debate around inclusion, fairness and safety. imane khelif�*s first fight of these games was always going to be hugely controversial. the algerian allowed to compete in the women's boxing competition against italian opponent angela carini despite being disqualified from last year's world championships for elevated levels of testosterone, according to the ioc. but an already divisive situation quic

celebrities to bbc with ferrying celebrities to bbc studios was a man convicted of raping a child at gunpoint, attacks on other children by other drivers took place on bbc premises. the new update tonight from the telegraph is that a victim has finally come forward and is demanding answers from the bbc. more on that breaking story very shortly. getting stuck into all of tonight's topics, our broadcaster liz kershaw, former conservative party special adviser charlie rowley and former adviser to jeremy corbyn, james schneider, all that and more coming up. but first, your news headlines with sam francis . sam francis. >> ben, thank you very much. and good evening to you. 8:02 and the top story tonight, the sister of hannah lynch has described her as an angel and a star after her body was recovered from the wreckage of a superyacht that sank in sicily. the 18 year old was the last person to be rescued by divers and her father, the tech tycoon mike lynch , also died. the mike lynch, also died. the family have released this photo that was taken shortly before they took that trip. esme, the

now it seems he�*s damaging the bbc�*s. joe pike, bbc news.re editor katie razzall. lucy, you have talked to whistle—blowers who spoke out many months ago about huw edwards�* behaviour. what have they said? the bbc encourage staff to come forward to their internal inquiry and no one has said anything about the results, and i spoke to one former employee today who had given evidence to the inquiry, and as the sun first reported, they have received messages from the former newsreader when huw edwards was reporting on prince philip�*s funeral, suggestive messages. a picture of his hotel room with the bed, saying there was plenty of room. that former employee told the inquiry about this and other messages, and i have to say, they were in tears today when they were telling me how they felt let down by the bbc. they want the findings of the bbc. they want the findings of the inquiry to be published. they said it didn�*t seem transparent. it seems like things have been swept under the carpet. i have also spoken to a second bbc staff member. we report

lizo mzimba, bbc news. the democratic convention in chicago on thursday evening. let's go there live now, and join my colleague caitriona perry. a lot of excitement for this grand finale. ., , , finale. there really is, the democratic _ finale. there really is, the democratic party - finale. there really is, the democratic party is - finale. there really is, the. democratic party is seeking finale. there really is, the - democratic party is seeking to build on the energy, excitement and enthusiasm that has been here all week long. a lot of sporting metaphors going on, because of course, governor tim walz is a football coach, and is now being called coach walz, and he delivered the team talk last night, rallying the team talk last night, rallying the delegates in chicago but also millions of voters. we've seen a lot of celebrities and stars take to the stage behind us and that will continue tonight. i can tell you that the pop star pink and the chicks will be among those performing. obviously we heard from o

you can also go to the bbc— stories on the bbc website. the bbc news app - stories on the bbc website. you can also go to the bbc news app and i stories on the bbc website. you can also go to the bbc news app and al also go to the bbc news app and a reminder that one of the key stories we are following their is that campaign by kamala harris and her running mate in the united states in the key battleground state of pennsylvania. you are watching bbc news. good evening. it's been a fairly quiet weekend of weather. that's about to change. as we head into the new week, dare i say it, for some it's going to feel distinctly autumnal. there will be heavy rain at times, and the potential for some unseasonably windy weather, as well. not this evening, though. the showers are fading, the cloud will melt away, and we are in for a coolish night across central and eastern areas. could be a little bit of mist and fog for the morning rush. the nights are getting longer, it's hanging around a little later now. but further west the temperatures won't fall

stay with us on bbc news and you can also go to the bbc news website with also go to the bbc news websitetest news of the incident. do take a look also with us here on bbc news. hello there. it looks like the weather's in a very unsettled pattern now for the rest of this week, particularly across more northern and western areas where we'll see rain and gales. and today is looking pretty unsettled across much of the north and west of the country, but drier further south, closer to this area of high pressure. but this area of low pressure contains the remnants of what was hurricane ernesto. so there'll be a lot of moisture in it, some heavy and persistent rain continuing through the day and into the evening and night across scotland, northern ireland. pushing increasingly into north and west england and wales, with gales certainly around irish sea coast. but further south and east, it will be a quieter night to come — but a mild one with temperatures around the mid—teens for most. thursday starts off windy — lots of isobars on the charts. this front will be crossing england and wales as we

you can watch on a bbc two, the bbc news channel or on iplayer.n board. the aircraft was en route to sao paulo when it came down in a residential area just over 50 miles short of its destination. you may find some of the images in ione wells' report distressing. no time to prepare for landing — only a terrifying spiral to the ground. just miles short of its destination, its final moments captured by horrified onlookers on their phones. this was a short internal flight from the brazilian state of parana to sao paulo — never reaching its destination. translation: it went down nose first, i thought - something had happened, that it had run out of gas. i ran out because i live near there. translation: i thought it was going to fall - into our back yard, it was scary, but thank god there was no—one killed on the ground. 57 passengers and four crew members were on board. local authorities say there are no survivors. news reached brazil's president lula da silva when he was speaking at a conference. he held a minute's silence. he said all his solidarity

two and from bbc studios.ctims has spoken for the first time and says he's considering legal action against the bbc, so niven sinclair , who's now died. niven sinclair, who's now died. he was convicted once of raping a child at gunpoint. he employed a child at gunpoint. he employed a driver who was convicted of abusing children at bbc studios. i mean, this story, i will say, is from 2016. the new update is that this chap has now come forward, revealed his identity and said that the bbc need to be held to account. >> well, it's i mean, it's obviously really, really quite horrific. and what was clearly going on at the bbc for a very long time, and also in other big organisations, in other parts of society, is unaccountable power. and where there is unaccountable power, it can be horrifically misused, which appears to be you know, the case here and in all those other, cases relating to bbc paedophilia that you that you mentioned, i think it would probably be a good thing to shine some light on on that. not becaus

up next, we're speaking to a former bbc, producer about how he about the bbc dealt with the huw edwardsm now welcome back. i'm christopher hope in for nigel farage who's on his way to the studio. will hopefully be joining us soon. now yesterday saw the shocking story of bbc newsreader huw edwards plead guilty to accessing indecent images of children. the corporation has come under fire for not pay, only paying a presenter but also increasing his wage and some of that money, £200,000 of it was paid after he was arrested, but before he was charged of course he left the bbc by then. there are so many questions about how much the broadcaster knew and why he wasn't sacked earlier. well, moments ago, the director general of the bbc, tim davie, defended that decision to not sack him. >> when someone is arrested, there's no charges. also, another factor at this point was very significant duty of care considerations. i think it was right for to us say, look, we'll let the police do their business. and then when charges happen, we will act . happen, we will act. >> joining me now is david keighle

hello from the bbc sport centre.t's been a day to remember for england bowler gus atkinson who's hit an extraoridnary century — his first in test cricket — with england in charge against sri lanka on day two at lords. he effectively reached it at a run a ball, with 11 fours, four sixes, eventually making 118 as england were all out for 427 in theirfirst innings. in reply, sri lanka are currently 8 wickets down, shoaib bashir dismissing prabath jayasuriya. the impressive kamindu mendis has hit a half century. the lankans are currently 182 for 8 at the drinks break. there have been plenty of comings and goings on premier league transfer deadline day. arsenal goalkeeper aaron ramsdale hasjoined southampton in a deal worth up to £25 million. the 26—year—has signed a four—year contract. you can get all the latest transfer deadline day news on the bbc sport website and app. glasgow rangers will play both manchester united and tottenham in the new—look league phase of the europa league.(full frame gfx)the scottish premiersh

bbc bbc brand, recognise the bbc brand is one of those things thatis brand is one of those things that and see it be, be dragged through the mud like it has been this week, >> good afternoon tom. good afternoon emma, a cover up would imply a criminal conspiracy to conceal illegal activity and to protect the guilty. now, that's quite a high threshold for what i would say is that bbc's performance, tom, has been abject from the beginning. it's not as if they didn't have enough warning. when a young man in south wales received £35,000 from huw edwards for illicit, explicit sexual images, his mother went all the way to cardiff and spent 25 minutes at the bbc studios. there complaining about edwards behaviour , and her complaint was behaviour, and her complaint was met in a rather desultory fashion by the bbc, and it wasn't until the sun newspaper took up the case, without naming edwards, that anything was done. now, that case of that young man in south wales is nothing to do with these three charges, which edwards yesterday pleaded guilty to. but it does indicate how ponderous, how bureauc

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daniel sandford, bbc news.ced under investigation earlier this year over whether they'd used insider information to place bets on the date of the general election. but the met says the high bar proving misconduct in public office hasn't been met. however, the gambling commission says it's still looking into potential breaches, of the gambling act. let's return now to some breaking news from germany where police say a number of people have been killed and others injured in a suspected knife attack in the western city of solingen. these are pictures from the scene. celebrations were under way in solingen at the time to mark the 650th of the city's foundation. armed officers are at the scene. it's believed the attacker is still at large. with more on this, leetwe can cross to the newsroom and our reporterjack surfleet. —— for the latest on this. -- for the latest on this. samantha, eah, -- for the latest on this. samantha, yeah. number— -- for the latest on this. samantha, yeah. number of— -- for the latest on thi

live from london, this is bbc news. the funeral of hamas leader ismail haniyeh gets under way in tehran after benjamin netanyahu says his country had delivered "crushing blows" to its enemies. iran vows revenge. a 17—year—old boy has been charged with the murder of three girls and attempted murder of ten others after a mass stabbing in southport on monday. he'll appear before magistrates court later. and donald trump draws criticism after questioning kamala harris' racial identity. let me at him! that is a preview _ let me at him! that is a preview of _ let me at him! that is a preview of the - let me at him! that is a preview of the next - let me at him! that is a preview of the next ten | let me at him! that is a - preview of the next ten years! come — preview of the next ten years! come on! _ and we find out what the ideal length is for a blockbuster hollywood movie. hello, i'm sally bundock. a very warm welcome to the programme. there are growing fears of region—wide conflict in the middle east. iran is due to hold

faisal islam, bbc news.his playing partner, dan evans, lose their 0lympic men's doubles quarterfinal on paris to the americans, taylor fritz and tommy paul. but it was a match that saw andy murray's trademark grit and fight. natalie pirks has more. andy murray! they say don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened, but after everything he's given us we can forgive the tears. their partnership had been the roller—coaster that kept on thrilling — and fans were here for the ride. unfortunately it all seemed to be going in one direction. this hasn't been a great start for the brits. after losing the first set 6—2, they needed a better start. still some spring in the murray legs. this was more like it, but americans fritz and paul had grown up together and their tennis was in sync. and the brits in real trouble now. it looked a long way back now. 0nly — was there one more twist in the tail? this was a rally for the ages, back and forth it swung before finally... would you believe it? that old murray mag

frances read, bbc news.ave issued an urgent appeal after he went missing while hiking in the french pyrenees. tom doherty sent emergency messages to family members on tuesday, saying he'd fallen and couldn't move. a major search is underway. chris bockmanjoins me from south west france. what more do we know, chris? indeed it has been since _ what more do we know, chris? indeed it has been since tuesday _ what more do we know, chris? indeed it has been since tuesday and - what more do we know, chris? indeed it has been since tuesday and i have . it has been since tuesday and i have spoken to the prosecutor who is in charts of this investigation, 40 police officers including specialised police and a helicopter have no idea where he is frankly, i spoke to the prosecutor this evening, he says there has been no update, they don't know where he is, he could be up to 2,000 metres up a mountain, i know the area well, it can be treacherous and apparently his wife who is down here with her two daughters helping with t

now it seems he's damaging the bbc�*s. joe pike, bbc news. saying. where does this leave the bbc in your view?— your view? the bbc is still under uuite a your view? the bbc is still under quite a bit _ your view? the bbc is still under quite a bit of _ your view? the bbc is still under quite a bit of pressure _ your view? the bbc is still under quite a bit of pressure on - your view? the bbc is still under quite a bit of pressure on this, . your view? the bbc is still under. quite a bit of pressure on this, tim davey answered some of the questions that people were asking, but i think people want more clarity from the corporation. he was clear on pay, we heard there he was saying that they're looking at ways of seeing they can claw—back some of the pay they can claw—back some of the pay they made to you edwards. something that came out in the bbc annual report that created quite a bit of anger is the fact that not only had huw edwards been played his full salary —— paid his full salary, he also had a pay increase. the director general said tha

to the bbc.r investigation for making indecent images of children. there also has been an internal investigation.— there also has been an internal investigation. yes. what we know from that? _ investigation. yes. what we know from that? has _ investigation. yes. what we know from that? has the _ investigation. yes what we know from that? has the report and that been released? h0. from that? has the report and that been released?— been released? no, it hasn't. the --eole in been released? no, it hasn't. the peeple in charge _ been released? no, it hasn't. the people in charge of _ been released? no, it hasn't. the people in charge of that _ been released? no, it hasn't. the people in charge of that will - been released? no, it hasn't. the people in charge of that will have | people in charge of that will have spoken to current bbc staff about their interactions with you edwards and also former bbc staff. one of those former staff members have said they are very upset and they feel very let down by

emma vardy, bbc news.worth about what we can expect from the convention. there is no doubt that this is a pivotal moment in a pivotal election campaign. as you say, in the next few hours, the democratic national convention is due to begin here in the united centre behind me, home of the united centre behind me, home of the chicago bulls baseball team, where kamala harris is expected to receive the kind of champion's welcome fitting for an iconic sporting venue. it comes after some of the most unctuous weeks in us politics. joe biden�*s remarkable decision to step back from the contest at the 11th hour. donald trump surviving the assassination attempt. and the polls have swung wildly, but the democrats now believe that they have the momentum. kamala harris is enjoying this kind of honeymoon period, but as you say, she is still, despite having been vice president for almost four years, largely an unknown quantity, and herjob here today and over the next few days will be to talk over the heads of the conventi

up next, we're speaking to a former bbc, producer about how he about the bbc dealt with the huw edwards now welcome back. i'm christopher hope in for nigel farage who's on his way to the studio. will hopefully be joining us soon. now yesterday saw the shocking story of bbc newsreader huw edwards plead guilty to accessing indecent images of children. the corporation has come under fire for not pay, only paying a presenter but also increasing his wage and some of that money, £200,000 of it was paid after he was arrested, but before he was charged of course he left the bbc by then. there are so many questions about how much the broadcaster knew and why he wasn't sacked earlier. well, moments ago, the director general of the bbc, tim davie, defended that decision to not sack him. >> when someone is arrested, there's no charges. also, another factor at this point was very significant duty of care considerations. i think it was right for to us say, look, we'll let the police do their business. and then when charges happen, we will act . happen, we will act. >> joining me now is david keighley

ben croucher, bbc news.a unanimous points decision in front of a crowd of 15,000 at the roland garros stadium. committee because i present describe the row as politically motivated culture war. —— describe. a judge has warned the former model and media personality, katie price, that she must attend a bankruptcy hearing, with "no ifs or buts".she was detained on arrival at heathrow airport last night, after missing her original court date. ms price was declared bankrupt in november 2019, and again in march this year. (presthe family of a retired british doctor, have issued the of a retired british doctor, have issued an urgent appeal after he went missing while hiking in the french pyrenees. tom doherty who's 67, sent emergency messages three days ago asking for help. he said he'd fallen, and couldn't move. a major search operation is underway. the number of overseas workers, students and their families applying for visas to come to the uk, has fallen by a third in the last 12 months. the decline follows rule

simon jones, bbc news.ber of their recruitment campaigns, had to work in an unacceptable environment where she experienced sexist and racist harassment. as well as issuing an apology, the army has paid the soldier a substantial financial sum. kerry ann—knight, who left the army earlier this year, has been speaking for the first time to our defence correspondent jonathan beale. yeah, this is just... that's the section i was in. can you spot me? i can spot you. kerry—ann knight always knew she'd stand out in an army struggling to recruit both women and ethnic minorities. were you the only black person in...? yeah, i was the only black female. but she joined full of hope, assuming racism had long been stamped out. for some reason, i thought someone in uniform was going to be professional, and i was very excited to be a part of that and just creating my own family within the army. kerry—ann became a face for army recruitment. she knew why — the army wanted to appeal to the groups she represented. but she also b

bbc when there's misinformation that comes out on the bbc.they've they've really got they've really got to grasp the nettle of serious. >> you do wonder. >> you do wonder. >> i mean, they often there was the anger about why the bbc didn't refer to hamas as a terror group, given they're recognised as such by the eu, and they do now, but didn't previously. yeah, but i think they still say designated as a terror identified terror group rather than just a terror group. >> they also reported, hamas statements as truth and were reprimanded for that, i believe. what do you think, rebecca? >> can the bbc move on from this, and if so, how? >> i think so, but i think they need to move away from having i think any company that has like a small number of people at the top who are sacrosanct and untouchable to powerful people watching, probably working companies where they have a microcosm of the same thing. there's somebody who is a golden boy or golden girl of the company who's untouchable. we have it here and that is bad, manageable, untouchable. i tho

is _ never been an absolute right and the bbc is regulated, the bbc is better for being _ bbc is regulated and social media is another form of media and for too lon- is another form of media and for too long people — is another form of media and for too long people in that internet world, this idea _ long people in that internet world, this idea of freedom of the internet, a thought that this great technological change can go through without— technological change can go through without touching the sides of democracy but democracy needs to reinsert— democracy but democracy needs to reinsert itself. i do democracy but democracy needs to reinsert itself.— reinsert itself. i do not think elon musk is interfering _ reinsert itself. i do not think elon musk is interfering in _ reinsert itself. i do not think elon musk is interfering in democracy, reinsert itself. i do not think elon i musk is interfering in democracy, he is an electioneering, he is just practising. we will see what unfolds with that... ., , we will see what unfolds with that... , ., that... hope he sticks to his country--- — th

mark easton, bbc news.nd northern ireland have been receiving gcse, btec and other level two results. the pass rate for gcses has fallen for a third year running, the overall pass rate is now 67.6%. that's down from 68.2% last year. the students sitting their gcses this time were in their first year of secondary school when the covid lockdowns began. esme lillywhite is a doctoral researcher at the university of strathclyde, and focuses on inequality in the english education system. she told me why, across england, wales and northern ireland, pass rates have fallen back to 2019 levels. obviously, the pandemic had a really big impact on the lives of everyone in, including the massive disruption that happened to young people. so with the school closures and also inequalities in the home learning environments, um, and the knock on effects of the cost of living crisis, we've seen a big impact on gcse results. a big impact on gcse results. but the fact that the the rate is falling, i just wonder, help us to under

live from london, this is bbc news. recovered from the luxury yacht, which sank off sicily. his former business partner pays tribute he was a wonderful man. i'm pleased only — the only good thing to come out of all this is that we are now revisiting his legacy and his impact on the economy, and technology — and, as we are about to hear, i think, a lot more in the next few days, on so many parts of humanity. i'm bethany bell, live imported cello. the search continues for his 18—year—old daughter, who is still missing. ex—footballerjermainejenas has been sacked by the bbc from presenting the one show. i'm katrina perry at the democratic national convention, in chicago — in tonight, kamala harris will officially accept her party's nomination for president. last night, tim walz delivered

you can keep up—to—date on bbc one and bbc two, the bbc sport website and bbc two, the bbc sport websitend of the month. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon has been finding out what's in store this year. it is billed as the biggest arts festival in the world. edinburgh in august has something for all, from big names to those putting on a first fringe show of their own. how are ou first fringe show of their own. how are you feeling? — first fringe show of their own. firm" are you feeling? really first fringe show of their own. find" are you feeling? really excited, we're just going to do it together. a bit nervous but that is all right. some of the performers are local, others have travelled across world for the chance to entertain. it others have travelled across world for the chance to entertain.- for the chance to entertain. it was a challenge _ for the chance to entertain. it was a challenge to _ for the chance to entertain. it was a challenge to come _ for the chance to entertain. it was a challenge to come from - for the chance to entertain. it was| a challenge to come from qu

dharshini david, bbc news.hojoins us now from outside the bank of england. after three years of rolling inflationary shocks from energy to food, this cup from the bank of england, four years in the making, a year we have had it held a 5.25%, a 16 year high, finally the first cut now. it is a staging process of sorts, it is a turning point of sorts, it is a turning point of sorts, marked the fact that the bank of england think the process of inflation turning around and putting those shocks behind us has started now. but it doesn't think, if you like, the inflationary dragon is totally defeated right now. it is still a bit tentative, that is why this vote was very close. so whilst this vote was very close. so whilst this is a rate cut, don't expect there to be consecutive series of rate cuts, like yours when they went up. i think there is space for further cuts this year, but a balanced dipping their toe is the sort of impression we are getting from the bank of england governor here today. the culture secretary

i bbc news website and app for the answers. ., �* , , bbc news website and app for the answers. ., �*erves from _ answers. i don't miss any of those nerves from those _ answers. i don't miss any of those nerves from those nights - answers. i don't miss any of those nerves from those nights before. l nerves from those nights before. thank you very much fun that. some breaking news now relating to andrew tait. the latest is that romanian prosecutors are going to asked their romanian prosecutors are going to ask the court to remand the brothers. those charges include sex with a minor and trafficking underage persons. the new investigation involves 3a alleged victims. a reminder, we discussed this earlier, the brothers were taken into custody for 24—hour is last night, but they have been asked to hold them longer and the prosecutors, in order to do that, they need to bring them before a judge and that is expected to happen later to date. all of this is from our correspondence sarah rainsford who is outside the court and has been following this very closely. a reminder that previously the

this is bbc news.tion of those people who died in the sinking of that luxury yacht earlier this week off the coast of sicily. we can now confirm via the source close to the family of mike lynch that the body recovered from the yacht off the coast of sicily has now been identified as that of mike lynch, the british telecom to. there had been reports from some news agencies suggesting that he had been identified. we now have confirmation of that from a source close to the family. his body was recovered from that yacht that went down earlier this week, following that very fierce storm near to the city of porter cello. the family say they believe that the person still missing, who the search and rescue teams are still looking for in the waters around the city, is how that ledge, mike lynch's18—year—old daughter. —— hannah lynch. the search continues for one missing body, with a source saying they believe that person is hannah, who is 18. there have been no formal identification is because, under italian la

this is bbc news.of negotiations on a ceasefire and hostage—release deal with hamas. the united states, egypt and qatar issued a joint call for talks to resume next week in either cairo or doha. hamas has yet to respond. with fears of a wider regional escalation following the killing of the hamas leader, ismail haniyeh in iran, international diplomats have been stressing the urgent need for a ceasefire to end the gaza war. i spoke to alon pinkas, who was an advisor to former israeli prime ministers ehud barak and shimon peres. he gave us his assessment on why israel has agreed to a fresh round of talks. i think the agreement to resume the talks is a consequence, a result, of enormous pressure on the prime minister, both from within the military and the intelligence, and the public, to a lesser extent. but enormous pressures internally. and some pressures from the us in the last two or three weeks. what still doesn't cease to amaze is the casualness of it all. i mean, these people, the hostages, have be

that was the bbc�*s joe that was the bbc�*sjoe pike. proposed his new cabinet, including a western—friendly diplomat to be foreign minister. for only the second time since the iranian revolution, a woman has been chosen for another ministerial post. the reformist president's powers are limited by those of the supreme leader, ayatollah khamenei — sitting next to him here — who has the final say on major policies. with me is parham ghobadi from the bbc�*s persian service. thank you forjoining me. what are these choices tell us about the kind of president he plans to be, especially during a time of tensions in the middle east? his especially during a time of tensions in the middle east?— in the middle east? his supporters are extremely _ in the middle east? his supporters are extremely dismayed _ in the middle east? his supporters are extremely dismayed and - are extremely dismayed and disappointed with the choice of the ministers he has proposed and the reason is that it is a mishmash of both hardliners and reformists. he is known as a re

this is bbc news.n linked to spreading false information thought to have fuelled riots in the uk has been arrested under cyber terrorism charges. farhan asif is accused of sharing a false name of the alledged a false name of the alleged attacker and falsly suggesting he was an asylum seeker who arrived in the uk by boat last year. let's speak to our pakistan gorrespondent, caroline davies, from islamabad. just tell us what we know about this story. just tell us what we know about this sto . , ., ., , story. this all developed in the hours after _ story. this all developed in the hours after the _ story. this all developed in the hours after the southport - story. this all developed in the l hours after the southport attack. what we understand is that this news website called channel3now, they put out an article that they said incited a name which was incorrect for the alleged attacker and, as you say, said that this individual had come over recently on a boat to the uk and was an asylum seeker. that ar

have criticised the bbc.or being insensitive. so i think, that is really a bit of a non—story. but people will take it, take advantage of it to have a pop at the bbc. but i suppose the next question to say, what's he going to get? >> well , yes. say, what's he going to get? >> well, yes. i mean, in a lot of these cases , of course, of these cases, of course, people don't actually serve time for this or they have a suspended sentence or face a shopper or something of that. nature is that what we're likely to see? >> oh, i think so. in cases like this. and believe it or not, 41 images is quite unusual. they're usually thousands and thousands of images. this is a first time offence. the maximum is ten years that you're going to get for that starting point. for category a, and it's moving images and young children. i think that's what really shocked people, really young children . people, really young children. and it would have involved as its category a penetrative sex, which is beyond beyond belief. but i'm af

but the bbc would.what we over concern ourselves with legality and far too little with morality, i think. >> i think when you're again defending the bbc, which is quite interesting of me tonight, when they're handling multi—billion pound budgets of essentially taxpayer money, you've got to do things by the book.soi you've got to do things by the book. so i kind of understand it. right. let's move on from the beeb and huw edwards. i've had enough of it. the olympics. did you see the boxing gender roles caused controversy this week? so imane khelif of algeria and taiwanese boxer lin yu ting have both previously failed gender tests, but they won their first fights in paris. so whilst apparently not a trans issue, doesit apparently not a trans issue, does it highlight potential dangers if men are allowed to compete in women's sport ? compete in women's sport? >> emma woolf i think danger is the right word. is this fair is one question. i think we need to work out where we are on gender and competition and c

the bbc presenter, who'd been paying the bbc presenter, who'd been paying for lewd images of a youngreach of the law, but bad judgement and he was taken off air. yes, but that none of that's illegal. but you could question his judgement. but now, in november, they discover he's been arrested over incredibly serious matters , sharing images serious matters, sharing images of children as young as seven. i don't know if they knew the complete detail, so to carry on paying complete detail, so to carry on paying him. but then to give him a £40,000 pay rise as well. i can't see how any of that can be justified. >> it's very complicated because is it? well what's complicated about it is, you know, they keep saying we had a vague idea of what the arrest was for, but we didn't know the details. that's the that's the line that. well, exactly. that's the line they're trotting out. but if anybody in any organisation is arrested, don't you try and find more out and status of huw edwards . and status of huw edwards. >> probably one of the most famous broadcasters in the land, one of the most respe

mark easton, bbc news.ept her party's nomination for november's election and launch her bid for the white house. last night, her running mate, tim walz, delivered a pep talk to a jubilant crowd, who hailed him as america's favourite "coach". our north america editor, sarah smith, reports from the convention in chicago. # oh, no. # let's go crazy it has been a crazy three weeks for tim walz, thrust unexpectedly into the spotlight. he brings a different energy to the democratic ticket. a former high school teacher who served in the national guard, he's aiming to take back themes recently claimed by republicans like patriotism and freedom. when we democrats talk about freedom, we mean the freedom to make a better life for yourself and the people that you love. freedom to make your own health care decisions and, yeah, your kids. freedom to go to school without worrying about being shot dead in the hall. this is an authentic small—town guy whose traditional values can appeal to voters who are not normally democr

joanne macaulay, bbc news. stay with us here on bbc news. hello.orm lilian is already clearing away but the weekend does still look quite unsettled. not as windy as it has been, but still fairly windy. some heavy rain at times. equally, some spells of sunshine. there goes storm lilian. this hook of cloud on the earliest satellite image clearing away northeastwards. we find ourselves right now in this slightly clearer slot, albeit with some showers. the showers most frequent up towards the north and the west of the uk, parts of northern ireland and scotland. staying pretty breezy, but not as windy as it has been. these are the wind gusts we can expect around the end of the afternoon. temperatures peaking at around 22 degrees across east anglia and the south east, scotland and northern ireland more like 1a to 17 degrees. now through this evening and tonight, we will continue to see some quite hefty showers. and for the second half of the night, this stripe of cloud and rain developing across southern and eastern parts of england, just fringing into t

huw edwards was one of the most highly paid and recognisable faces on the bbc.ere allegations made against him by a newspaper last summer. separately from that he was being investigated by the police overindecent being investigated by the police over indecent images of children. he was arrested last november. injune this year he was charged with those offences. he pleaded guilty and is waiting to be sentenced for those offences. of course, it has thrown up offences. of course, it has thrown up a wealth of issues that have been thrown up —— issues around did the director—general know... did they do the right thing knowing that hugh edwards had been arrested. there is an independent review going on into surrounding issues. we will hear more from... the bbc has written to huw edwards asking him to repay thousands of pounds of licence payers money which they say he has been paid in... that he took in bad faith. ~ ., been paid in... that he took in bad faith. ~ . ., ., been paid in... that he took in bad faith. . ., ., , ., ., faith. we have had a statement from the