around the world but across the uk, this is bbc news. voice-over: bbc, uk, this is bbc news. g you different uk, this is bbc news. v0|ce—0ver: bbc, bringing you different stories uk, this is bbc news. v0|ce—0ver: bbc, bringing you different stories from uk, this is bbc news. v0|ce—0ver: bbc, bringing you different stories from across the uk. they call themselves the uk. they call themselves the three amigos, 317 year old is busy rescuing damaged areas. there is tom, adam, and ireland. it all started when they came across some vandalised saplings and decided to fix them. vandalised saplings and decided to fix them-— to fix them. they are now thriving- _ to fix them. they are now thriving. we _ to fix them. they are now thriving. we spent - to fix them. they are now thriving. we spent 17 - to fix them. they are now thriving. we spent 17 of. to fix them. they are now. thriving. we spent 17 of our to fix them. they are now- thriving. we spent 17 of our 17 years around her and it's a shame to see the environment around us fall apart. it's nice to keep it going for generations to co

bbc news gave us this reason. wswatch are not the only ones who have had something of a refresh over the summer. with more and more people accessing news via their mobile phones, the bbc has also made changes to its news app, but the new design has attracted a large number of complaints. in fact, it's the topic that, according to the bbc�*s logs, has attracted the most comments from the bbc news audience over the summer. one of those who got in touch with us wasjohn gott and hejoins us now. john, thank you so much for coming on newswatch. tell me how you've been using the news app and what bothers you about the new version? well, i was familiar with it and i suppose with new changes there's always going to be a problem. but i don't like the way that the new app delivers the news. for me, it doesn't work and as a result, it's no longer my first news source. the first, the former format was just so much easier to view and navigate quickly, and the presentation, has in my opinion, become bland, certainly by comparison

this is bbc news. bbc is bringing you different stories from across the uk.t against crime. together with his handler josh hundley, this german shepherd is responding to a 999 call. like all police officers, he has a call number two. his is pd six, and recognition of the essential role of these animals play in modern—day policing. the force has 26 dogs, forjosh, this one is not only a colleague but a best friend as well. we are together 365 days of the year. he comes home with me, he lives with me, when i am not work i am with him still. in recognition of their service april of honour has been created at the headquarters building. recognition and for what are part of life, it seems only fair our four—legged friends should feel part of that as well. for more stories from across the uk had to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. search teams were trying to dig through the rubble. the 6.8 magnitude quake has killed at least 3000 people, levelled buildings and left survivors homeless and in urgent need of food, shelter and water. a middle east corresp

you're watching bbc news. itish detectives looking into sara sharif�*s death have released new images, hoping it will prompt more people to bring more information about her and herfamily. people to bring more information about herand herfamily. her father, stepmother and uncle have been charged after returning from pakistan last week. a smiling sara sharif, seen here in a picture much more recent than those we had seen before. surrey police have released the image and a school photograph in the hope more people will come forward with information about her and her family. both pictures show her wearing a headscarf, as she usually did in the last few months before her death. the ten—year—old was found dead six weeks ago at her family home in woking. she was found to have what prosecutors called a constellation of injuries which police said were multiple and extensive. her uncle, faisal malik, her father earl urfan sharif and her stepmother beinash batool appeared via video link at the old bailey on tuesday charge

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. urgeons working in nhs hospitals are subjected to a culture of sexual harassment and assaults by male colleagues, according to a major new report shared exclusively with bbc news. the research, described by the royal college of surgeons as "truly shocking", identifies a pattern of female trainees being abused by senior male surgeons. 0ur health correspondent james gallagher reports. one example that i've got when i was a junior surgeon, so the person with the least power in the operating theatre is, i was i was assisting a consultant on a case. i guess he'd got a bit sweaty but turned around and just buried his head right into my breasts. and i realised he was wiping his brow on me. and you just freeze, right? why is his face in my cleavage, you know? and then a little while later, he turns around, he does exactly the same thing all over again. so i said, "excuse me, do you want me to get you a towel?" and he said, "no, this is much more fun." and it was the smirk and that, you know, j

live from london, this is bbc news. ~' ., �*, , , bbc news. been killed - bbc news. ukraine's president said 17 people have been killed in - bbc news. ukraine's president said 17 people have been killed in a - 17 people have been killed in a russian strike in the country's east. scientists in israel say they have grown cells that closely resemble a human embryo without using spurn, eggs or a womb. a manhunt is under way after a man waiting trial on terrorism charges escapes from a london present. extra checks have been introduced in heathrow airport. and the rolling stones unveiled their first new album in 18 years, titled hackney diamonds at an event in east london. hello, welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. ukraine says at least 16 people have been killed in an explosion in a town in the eastern donetsk region. president zelensky�*s office posted this video of the moment the blast happened in kostynivka. the date on the video suggests it was shot today. the town is near the front

daniel sandford, bbc news.upporters. 0bviously obviously it has been an extraordinary and distressing week. thank you for your support and for questioning the information you have been presented with. he doesn't address the sexual assault allegations directly or indirectly apart from to say he had an extraordinary week. he talks about the mainstream media but the key thing is that there is no detail or new rebuttal on the accusations of sexual assault against him. although he has previously said all his relationships were consensual. to the us now, and we're just over a week away from the deadline to fund the federal government orface a shutdown. so as the prospect becomes likelier, let's take a look at what a shutdown would mean. the funding for the government expires at the end of the day on saturday september 30th at midnight, which marks the start of a new fiscal year. if congress fails to pass legislation to renew funding by then, much of the federal government will shutdown at midnight. many government op

marc ashdown, bbc news.i, there are plans for a permanent memorial. a specially formed committee will consult the public and the royal family in choosing an appropriate tribute, to be unveiled in 2026. 0ur royal correspondent, daniela relph, has more. a nice statue of her with a water feature around it, where people could throw money which could be gathered to support the charities that the queen supported when she was alive. but nothing too ostentatious and in—your—face. and it's striking that balance in terms of how you immortalise her. a traditional park with horses, j where people can learn to ride horses, new horse riders coming in, i butjust keep it very traditional. . and it doesn't get much more traditional than the queen victoria memorial, dominating the view outside buckingham palace, an imposing tribute to a monarch. queen victoria got this huge memorial in a prime location, but queen elizabeth ii reigned for longer, arguably during more turbulent times. so, does she need something bigger, better

jon donnison, bbc news.ions to the orchestra. take a listen to this. three dogs participated in the performance near copenhagen of the "hunting symphony", a little—known piece by mozart's father, leopold. the chief conductor auditioned dozens of dogs for the part. he said he was complying with the composer's express wish that six bars of the symphony should be accompanied by baying hounds. it took three months to train the successful candidates — cookie, sophus and sica — not only to bark on command, but to remain silent for the rest of the performance. that's it from me and the team here on the daily global, will be up next with the contacts. now here's the weather with stav danaos. hello there. it's remaining settled, sunny, dry, and very warm this week. in fact, it could turn pretty hot across parts of england and wales around the middle part of the week, with increasing humidity as well. there will always be the chance of some mist and fog through the morning, and an increasing chance around the middle p

this is bbc news. the hunt continues for a former soldier accused of terrorism — who escaped from prison in london by clinging to the underside of a delivery van. in december last year, only seven members of staff turned up for a night shift to look after 1,500 inmates. after a russian missile strike kills 17 people in eastern ukraine — the kremlin says it has downed several ukrainian drones near moscow overnight the british mp chris pincher is to resign — after losing an appeal against a suspension over groping allegations. and as the civil war in yemen grinds on — we have a special report from 0rla guerin about the extraordinary resilience of some of its youngest citizens. hello, i'm anjana gadgil. we start in the uk, where a manhunt is continuing for a suspected terrorist who escaped from a london prison. daniel khalife escaped from wandsworth prison on wednesday morning, by clinging to the underside of a food delivery van. thejustice secretary has ordered an urgent investigation into what happened,

anna holligan, bbc news, rotterdam. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.weden's prime minister has summoned the head of the armed forces to help address a surge in gang killings. in a televised address, ulf kristersson said the country is witnessing an unprecedented rise in violent crime. he was speaking after three people were killed in separate incidents overnight on wednesday. a trial started in california on thursday into allegations that tesla's autopilot feature was responsible for the death of a driver. the firm is accused of selling the car, despite knowing that the system was defective. tesla denies this, saying it's not clear that the autopilot feature was being used at the time of the crash. the verdict could shape similar cases across the us. more than 2,500 migrants died or went missing while trying to cross the mediterranean to europe so far in 2023 — that's according to new data from the un high commissioner for refugees. the number marks a significant increase over the same period in 2022. hundreds of thousands of migrants every year make t

mark daly, bbc news. pm. you can also listen to the story on file on 4 on bbc sounds. the national trust says bird flu has spread more widely through important seabird colonies around the coast of england, wales and northern ireland. it estimates that more than 7000 birds have died from the disease. the situation is said to be easing in the farne islands off the northumberland coast, which was the only colony badly hit last year, from where fiona trott reports. on their way to work. their office is an island off the northumberland coast. these days, all precautions are needed. here's why. hundreds and hundreds of carcasses have been collected over the past 18 months. today's research shows the number of dead birds here has reduced and they wonder if quicker collections are the reason why. but different and rarer species are perishing. for species like the terns, there are fewer of them to begin with anyway. so their loss this year is significant and is worrying. and here at neighbouring long nanny, hundred

for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. ation has found that at least five women have died after family courts allowed fathers accused of abuse to apply for contact with their children. some took their own life and one had a heart attack outside court. a separate study has found that 75 children in england were forced into contact with fathers who had previously been reported for abuse. all the fathers in the study had responded to allegations of abuse in court with a disputed concept known as "parental alienation" — in which they claimed the mothers had turned the child against them without good reason. the ministry ofjustice is now consulting on new draught guidelines for handling "parental alienation" claims. our correspondent ed thomas told us more about the investigation. we started investigating allegations of serious failures inside the family courts several months ago and a patten started to emerge. we were contacted by dozens and dozens of mothers who all said they were victims of domestic abuse and something else w

bbc news, washington. let's get some of the day's other news now.s refused to allow the case against donald trump's former chief of staff to be heard in a federal court. judge stevejones rejected mark meadows' claims that he was fulfilling official duties when he was accused of trying to reverse the result of the 2020 presidential election. mr meadows is one of 19 people charged in the case — all have pleaded not guilty. the new prime minister of gabon has told the bbc that he hopes democratic elections can be held within two years, following the recent military coup. raymond ndong sima said the generals who seized power last week wanted to hand back power. the hosts france have won the opening match of the men's rugby union world cup, beating the three—times champions new zealand 27—13. it's the first time new zealand have lost a pool match in the tournament. france have been runners—up three times, but fans hope this is the tournament their team becomes world champions for the first time. with hundreds of thousands of men now serving in its armed

you're live with bbc news.ts south—eastern region of zaporizhzhia, first lady 0lena zelenska will host the summit of first ladies and gentlemen on wednesday dedicated to mental health. dozens of countries are expected to participate, although the exact number and names of the guests are being kept secret for security reasons. 0lena zelenska has been speaking to the bbc�*s yalda hakim about the impact of the war on mental health in ukraine and within her own family. first lady 0lena zelensky, thank you so much for taking the time to do this interview. i just want to begin by asking about the summit that you're hosting. if you could just tell me a little bit more about it. translation: thank you very much. we started it in 2021 as a platform for sharing thoughts, experience and common work for first ladies and gentlemen of the world and, luckily, this format really works. we could see it, basically, from the first days and weeks of the russia's full—scale invasion of ukraine in 2022. as the first lady of ukraine,

branwen jeffreys, bbc news, folkestone. you're watching bbc news.ol this morning. she had just got off a bus with a group of friends when she was attacked. she died at the scene. police say the boy — who may have known the victim — was arrested shortly afterwards. daniel sandford reports. a crime scene on one of the main roads through the london borough of croydon. a bus that was full of schoolchildren at around 8.30am, and a tent at the spot where a 15—year—old girl was stabbed in the neck and died before she could be taken to hospital. she was a private schoolgirl and witnesses say she may have had a knock it with a boy who tried to give her flowers. the bus driver and passers—by tried to save her and herfriends had to be comforted by strangers. these two 15—year—olds who were with the young girl are devastated. one wants to know what they could've done differently to keep her alive. detective said a 17—year—old boy had been arrested. he remains in custody and will be questioned by detectives. we remain in the early stages of the investigation. ho

this is bbc news. armenia and azerbaijan agree to hold eu—backed talks in brussels — amidst escalating crisis in nagorno—karabakh. the metropolitan police say they're investigating fresh allegations of sexual offences involving comedian russell brand. and the actor david mccallum, who played a russian spy in the man from u.n.c.l.e, has died at the age of 90. hello, i'm sally bundock. we begin with breaking news. envoys from armenia and azerbaijan are due to meet in brussels today for eu—backed talks. it will be the first such meeting between the two countries since azerbaijan seized the armenian enclave of nagorno—karabakh last week. armenia says more than 6,500 people have fled across the border, amid fears of persecution and ethnic cleansing. now, there are reports of a large explosion at an oil depot as people queued up to fill up their cars to leave. it's believed some 200 people were injured as a result. the territory is at the heart of one of the world's longest—running territorial and ethnic con

you're live with bbc news. the largest local authority in europe has declared itself effectively bankrupt. it says all new council spending in the city must stop — except for services that it has to provide by law — schools, social care, waste collection, protecting the vulnerable for example. the labour run council is still struggling to pay off a huge equal pay claim that dates back more than a decade. it has also had major issues with a new it system. our midlands correspondent, navteonhal is there. the pressure on this city's finances has been rising and rising, and europe's biggest local authority is now in big trouble. the news that their council is, in effect, declaring itself bankrupt has left many people living in birmingham shocked and angry. oh my god, i've never heard of such a thing in my life. how can the council be bankrupt? after the commonwealth games last year, this city was thriving. it is a dynamic vibrant city. but this should never have happened. it should never have got to this point. it's

shingai nyoka, bbc news, johannesburg. ence of tension around long—standing territorial disputes in the south china sea. officials in the philippines have told the bbc they will stand firm, despite a chinese ship using water cannon against filipino coastguards who approached a contested reef. china has long claimed much of the area within the red line you can see here going against the lines you can see in blue, marking the internationally recognised waters of countries in the region, our asia pacific correspondent laura bicker sent this report from the island of palawan, in the philippines. on the edge of this filipino paradise, survival depends on the sea. if you don't fish, you don't eat. they are used to battling wind and tide, but this country is also in a stand—off with beijing over who owns which part of the south china sea. this crew used to fish near contested waters. from the age of 14, the deputy captain spent months on those shoals but not any more. translation: we might not return there, ma'am. - we are now sca

alastair fee, bbc news. e documentary cannabis: prescription pot luck? health leaders are meeting the prime minister and the health secretary steve barclay today to discuss ways to try to ease the pressure on the nhs in england this winter. the royal college of emergency medicine says last winter was the worst it had ever known and the health service is still fragile. our health correspondent nick triggle is with me. what needs to be discussed and what needs to be nailed down at this meeting? there is huge concern about what this winter might bring. last winter was very difficult. the worst waiting times since modern records began 20 years ago. there is a lot of planning that's already gone into this winter, as you would expect. the nhs is in the process of opening up the nhs is in the process of opening up 5000 extra hospital beds, that increases the number by 5%. there is also going to be at least 10,000 virtual beds which involve the remote monitoring of patients with conditions such as respiratory and hea

to stay on the bbc news. —— do stay on with bbc news. hello there.and then thursday, it's looking a lot calmer. it'll still be rather blustery, particularly through the morning. still some coastal gales in northern scotland, but some sunshine around for most, clouding overfrom the west into the afternoon. so, there goes storm agnes, that deep area of low pressure, gradually filling the winds, lightning and the rain pulling away, too. it is a mild start to thursday morning. temperatures no lower for most of us than 13—15 celsius, so more or less what some spots would expect to see by day at this time of year. now, we're between weather systems, so it's a dry and a bright start. still rather blustery out there. brisk south—westerly winds, possibly some coastal gales for northern scotland. clouding over from the west as we head through the afternoon and parts of northern ireland and western scotland, maybe western wales will see some showers a bit later on through the day as well. temperatures a little lower than they were on wednesday, but still mild f

your life with bbc news. _ the bbc news website. bbc news. japan has i with bbc news. japan has launched a low cost moon sniper that will test precision technology. the mission is expected to reach its destination by february next year and is set to touch down in the near side of the moon. two earlier attempts by japan to land on the moon failed. the rocket is also carrying a telescope that will explore the origins of the universe. that was just a short while back. scientists in israel say they've grown an entity that closely resembles an early human embryo — without using sperm, eggs or a womb. they're hoping it could improve ivf rates, help them understand more about miscarriages and even test which medicines are safe to use during pregnancy. but experts say it raises ethical and legal questions. our health correspondent james gallagher reports. this is a field that's been progressing rapidly and has now reached a significant moment. take a second to think how remarkable it is that our lives start out like this, a single sperm fer

stay with bbc news. bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk.life that lives and relies on this internationally—important nature reserve, famous for its freshwater habitats. but now, it's a race against time to stop it being flooded by the sea. it's one of the first points that birds actually come across on their migration. it's the first bit of land they see, so they want to come here, they want to get a rest, feed, drink. storms moved the shingle bank and blocked it — so now, along this line, they plan to build a new drainfurther inland. if we move the new cut in the 100—150 yards or so that we're doing, then we should be able to protect the freshwater habitat here from saline surges for, hopefully, up to the next 100 years. what we've got was here is little curlews, little sandpipers, green sandpipers. bernard bishop was the warden here for more than 40 years. well, i suppose you could say i'm excited by it. never thought i'd see this being done. the wildlife and habitat would have been lost without the funding from the environment agency and

you are watching bbc news.ss the country. it's the poorest kenyans who've been hit the hardest. and in mombasa, they can tap into a thriving business. mombasa has long been a well—known hub for child sex tourism, but covid and the increasingly harsh cost of living have helped push the sex trade online and further underground, drawing even more children into the industry. kenyan police are fighting back against the dark trade in child sex. they track down suspects using cyber tips from a database in the united states. then, search phones and computer drives for explicit material about children. up against an economy of depravity that feeds on desperation. this woman is in charge of the unit. she says there's no data on whether the recent cost of living crisis has driven more children into the sex trade. but her team has begun monitoring it. of course, of course it is a major contributor into child sex trafficking. so we would say that poverty, would say that unemployment. there are so many children that are drop

mark easton, bbc news. w york. one of the world's biggest media figures stepping back at 92 — what do you think his impact has been? so for, you know, at the age of 92, this moment had long been anticipated, of course. but when it came, the stepping down of somebody who is arguably the world's most powerful and controversial media tycoon has still, is a bit of a shock to staff here at fox news as well as other offices across his empire. in a statement to staff, he described his son lachlan is a passionate and principled leader who would take the companies into the future, and of course attention will now focus on his legacy, as we heard in that report, there are those for whom his revolutionising of the media industry makes him a hero but there will also be those focusing on some of the scandals and setbacks. the phone hacking scandal in the uk, of course, as well as more recently those unfounded claims of a rigged election here in america, for which news recently had to pay $800 million. —— fox news had to

pauladams, bbc news, kyiv. ary of state antony blinken there speaking about new assistance to ukraine. this latest package totals $1 billion. more than half will go towards military and civilian security assistance. so far, the us has committed more than $43.2 billion in security assistance since the war began. joining me now is liana fix. she's a fellow for europe at the council on foreign relations. thank you for being here. this visit by antony blinken, the first by a top us official to kyiv since the counteroffensive began, what do you think secretary blinken wanted to achieve with this trip? he basically _ achieve with this trip? he basically had _ achieve with this trip? he: basically had three goals for his trip to kyiv. the first was to demonstrate us commitment to ukraine in the long term, many of financial assurances that blinken has made really are dedicated to long—term financial planning for ukraine. he also underlined it is not only about the counteroffensive but that it is also about ukrainian dem

you are watching bbc news.ed in the latest attacks on ukrainian cities are filled with european components. that's according to a secret document sent by kyiv to its western allies. the document, obtained by the guardian newspaper, claims there have been more than 600 raids on ukrainian cities using unmanned aerial vehicles that contain western technology, injust the past three months. ukraine is also using drones to great effect. in an opinion piece for time magazine this week, will roper, former the us assistant secretary of the air force, and former google ceo eric schmidt, write that rather than hardware, ukraine should focus on better software — including ai. roper is the founder of a drone start—up, in which schmidt is a big investor, that holds awarded a $19 million contract by us department of defence. and they recently embedded with ukrainian forces. i spoke to will roper earlier. will, thank you so much for joining us. can you tell us what examples you have seen on the battlefield in ukraine were dron

taiwan is set to launch _ the bbc news website. taiwan is set to launch new— the bbc news website. et to launch new summaries. we want comes at a time of heightened tension in the street with the chinese navy making frequent incursions into the waters they claim as their own. china has entered into a number of disputes with several countries in the region, including the philippines and japan. it making increasingly loud noises about. we�*ve uniting taiwan with the mainland. the island has been actively in the balance since 1950. can speak to a retired senior kernel in the people�*s liberation army and now a senior fellow at the centre for security and strategy. thank you very much for your time. first up, how will the military leadership in beijing be viewing the launch of the submarines? i viewing the launch of the submarines?— viewing the launch of the submarines? ~ ., ., submarines? i don't know how they might _ submarines? i don't know how they might view _ submarines? i don't know how they might view this. - submarines? i don't know how they might view this. i - submarines? i d

shiona mccallum, bbc news, - them fall like dominoes. shiona mccallum, bbc news, berlin. .hink of that story. before i go let's turn our attention to portugal because this is a country on track for its best year of tourism on record. more than 8 million foreign tourists visited the country in the first half of the year, more than the first half of 2019 which was its best ever year before covid completely wiped out the global travel industry. we can speak to a tourism ministerfor portugal. thank minister for portugal. thank you ministerfor portugal. thank you forjoining us here on bbc news and we appreciate your time. i must say, though, isit in this chair every single we have been beaming pictures of wildfires across the iberian peninsula and beyond, greece, et cetera, to the rest of the world. temperatures this summer have reached a0 degrees where you are. firefighters battle to contain wildfires. how confident are you that the performance we have seen in the tourism sector in the first half of the year will be replicated into the future? good morning. thank you for the in

around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. voice-over: the uk, this is bbc news. nging you different stories from across the uk. meet the knetemann of leicestershire, scott gibbons. whether it's car parts, payments or levi's, studies is there with his bag and let figure. i there with his bag and let fiaure. . . there with his bag and let fiaure. , ., . there with his bag and let fiaure. , ., g . ., figure. i beat the traffic and all that. figure. i beat the traffic and all that- a _ figure. i beat the traffic and all that. a couple _ figure. i beat the traffic and all that. a couple hours - figure. i beat the traffic and all that. a couple hours on | figure. i beat the traffic and | all that. a couple hours on a saturday, a group on sunday for two or three hours and a pet before the grouping. my work at a big airfield and tried to pick at least one or two bags there. you are dedicated. addicted and dedicated. absolutely love it. the fresh air, exercise, sense of achievement when you look back at what you've done and how many bags you field, stood for the wildlife.—

live from london, this is bbc news. nations' general assembly —where president biden is due to give his address in the next few minutes. the ukrainian president will also address the gathering and is expected to ask for greater support for ukraine and greater sanctions on russia. the bbc announces a review into complaints against comedian russell brand and removes his content from iplayer and bbc sounds. mr brand denies all allegations. azerbaijan launches a military operation in the disputed territory of nagorno—karabakh, describing it as an anti—terrorism action. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. world leaders meeting at the united nations have warned that global attempts to end extreme poverty and tackle climate change are going in reverse. they said goals for sustainable development, agreed by un member states in 2015, were "in peril" and many were unlikely to be met. in the next in the next half in the next half an in t

coming up, what's the bbc�*s response to complaints we had recently about its upgrade to the news appwe'll hearfrom its digital director about that and about the corporation's strategy for online, mobile and social. in may of last year, the bbc announced plans to deliver what they called a digital first media organisation. as a result, there's been a number of changes to how it distributes its journalism with new outlets and services and changes to some of its existing products. amongst the latter is the refresh of the mobile phone news app, which took place this summer and resulted in a large volume of complaints, including this from long—time user john gott on our programme two weeks ago. well, i was familiar with it and i suppose with new changes there's always going to be a problem. but i don't like the way that the new app delivers the news. for me, it doesn't work and as a result, it's no longer my first news source. james cox was watching that and got straight in touch with us writing... susan way—vauthier added... well, we promised you a fortnight ago that we would try and get

this is bbc news. making news: grant shapps has been named as the uk's new defence secretary in a mini reshuffle of prime minister rishi sunak�*s cabinet. shapps replaces ben wallace, who is leaving politics. the appointment was not widely expected, with shapps having held five ministerialjobs in the past year. us supreme courtjustice clarence thomas has disclosed he took three trips aboard a republican donor's private plane last year. justice thomas cited security concerns as the reason he accepted the travel. the conservative judge says failing to previously report the jet travel had been inadvertent. supreme courtjurists are required to file annual financial disclosure forms. a ban on electric scooters for hire has officially come into effect in paris. the city of light was the first in europe to welcome the vehicles five years ago. but since then there's been a push to quote, "calm down" the streets, leading to a referendum in april to ban the two—wheelers. privately—owned scooters will still be al

bbc news — bringing you different stories from across the uk. police are trying a new way of intervening early, with teenagers identified by social services. at the public leisure centres, like here at the link centre, in west swindon, they're giving out six—month gym memberships. so, we identified a real challenge for some of our most vulnerable children in swindon — and one of the issues is often, we get to them too late. we really wanted to work differently and identify those children at risk of substance misuse, at risk of the substance misuse of their parents, and try to find interventions that fundamentally change how they think and feel about themselves. they have funding for 400 of these passes — the money comes from the confiscated proceeds of illegal drugs crime. it's one of the first councils outside of london to try this new approach to solving a growing problem. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're live with bbc news. taking you to india now where the state of manipur in the north east of the cou

colette smith, bbc news, in eccles. the time is 6:15. —year—old sara sharif — the bbc is told five children taken by them to pakistan have been found in hiding. and djokovic makes history claiming his 2ath grand slam singles title — and says he�*ll keep competing and keep winning. and later on bbc london — covid boosterjabs are being offered to the elderly and vulnerable today, brought forward due to a new variant. what is it and who is eligible? we will speak to a public health expert. more than 2,500 people are now confirmed to have died in morocco following friday�*s earthquake. international emergency workers — including from britain — are joining the recovery effort. the 6.8—magnitude earthquake struck about a5 miles south—west of the tourist hub of marrakesh in the atlas mountains. it�*s thought it�*s been particularly devastating as the epicentre was relatively shallow — just 11 miles below the surface. tom batemen is up in the atlas mountains in the village of 0uirgane and joins us now. it looks devastating, still, behind you. abs

this is bbc news.rience sound. the students from the school for deaf children and young people in newbury are feeling music with the help of artificial intelligence.— music with the help of artificial intelligence. you will have your iphone and _ intelligence. you will have your iphone and you _ intelligence. you will have your iphone and you will _ intelligence. you will have your iphone and you will have - intelligence. you will have your iphone and you will have this . intelligence. you will have your. iphone and you will have this app and you will activate, and when you activate the app there is an ai that runs in real—time, collecting the sound around you, then translating that sound into vibrations which you will feel on your back to a backpack. it will feel on your back to a backpack-— will feel on your back to a backack. . , . backpack. it can also help children learn how to _ backpack. it can also help children learn how to play _ backpack. it can also help children learn how to play musical-

joe inwood, bbc news. ilitary pilot tried to shoot down an raf surveillance aircraft, which had dozens of british military personnel on board, last september. the bbc has learned that the pilot released two missiles, after he thought he'd been given permission to fire. 0ur defence correspondent jonathan beale is here. what on earth happened here? the raf have been conducting these surveillance missions in international airspace over the black sea since russia's invasion of ukraine. the rivetjoint, the aircraft we are talking about, an raf spy plane, can suck up intelligence, and the crew of up to 30 would have been able to listen to the communications that could have potentially led to their deaths. this is what we now know happened. two russian aircraftjets were sent to intercept the raf spy plane. 0ne to intercept the raf spy plane. one of the pilots thought he had permission to open fire. he fired an air to air permission to open fire. he fired an airto air missile permission to open fire. he fired an ai

bbc news, bringing you different stories from across the uk. experience sound. whoa! these students from the mary hare school for deaf children and young people in newbury are feeling music with the help of artificial intelligence. you will have your iphone, and you're going to have this soundx app that you're going to activate. and when you activate the app, there is an ai that is running in real—time, collecting the sound you and then translating that sound into vibrations that you're going to feel on your back through a backpack. it can also help children learn how to play musical instruments. today was the students' first go at the saxophone. the packs have been designed for and calibrated by the deaf community. it could definitely help me feel, like, the vibrations, _ especially with my hearing aid or cochlear implant in places. like the flat where you don't have the batteries for it. - it is hoped the technology will help others to find their voice through music. for more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. you're liv

now on bbc news... the media show: ai — destroyer ofjournalism? hello. mean for the news business and the way we all find out about what's going on in the world? what sources will ai rely on to deliver trustworthy news? will it putjournalists out of a job? the chances are you've already, perhaps unknowingly, read a news article that wasn't entirely written by a human, so what's going on? today, we're dedicating the whole programme to these questions. with me are madhumita murgia, artificial intelligence editor at the financial times, sky news' science and technology editor, tom clarke, eliz mizon, from independent media cooperative the bristol cable, as well as jackson ryan, science editor at cnet. welcome to you all. and i think we should start with the basics. madhu, if i could bring you in, from the financial times, explain what we mean by ai and why, particularly in terms of the role ofjournalism it has, why it's getting so much coverage now. well, so ai is artificial intelligence and, i mean, supposedly it's a mechanical computer version of human int

for more stories has the bbc news website. you are with bbc news. providing support to the metropolitan police after a large number of officers withdrew from firearms duties. their action is linked to the case of an armed officer who was charged with the murder of a man who was shot and killed in south london last year. on sunday, the met commissioner called for reform of the way police officers are held to account. you would only expect to see the army on the streets of london after a terror attack. following the decision of more than 100 met police officers to hand in their permit to carry a firearm, military personnel are on standby in case of an emergency. earlier, suella braverman called for a review into armed policing. her intervention was welcomed by the metropolitan police commissioner, sum up rhali, and a lesson —— lettings and improvement of the blues were undermined by system not set up to help officers succeed, identifying police pursuits and the use of force as areas of the use of force as areas of the most glaring unfairness. he said o

joe lynskey, bbc news.lier, i spoke with semra hunter, a journalist who covers spanish football, based in barcelona. thank you for taking the time to speak with us. luis rubiales has been under this immense pressure for several days, weeks now. what do you make of the timing of his resignation? why now? there are two fundamental reasons as to why he decided to do it now, three weeks after the incident happened. the first of which has to do withjenni hermoso officially filing her complaint to the prosecutor's office to now continue with the criminal proceedings that had initially already been started but they couldn't officially continue without her official complaint. she had 15 days to do so and she finally did last tuesday. on top of that, luis rubiales said in an interview he had with piers morgan that he had been speaking to his daughters, to his father and basically they said to him, listen, luis, at this point in time, you really should just focus on your dignity and it probably is the right course of

you're live with bbc news.m the g20 summit to vietnam, where he denied that the us is trying to curtail china's international influence, after signing off a new strategic partnership with hanoi. nearly half a century after us troops withdrew at the end of the vietnam war, president biden hailed closer ties between the two countries. 0ur asia pacific correspondent laura bicker has this report. from wartime foes to firm friends. the united states is drawing china's neighbour closer. washington wants to counter beijing's influence in asia without creating a new cold war. really, what this trip was about, it was less about containing china — i don't want to contain china. i just want to make sure we have a relationship with china that is on the up and up, squared away, everyone knows what it is all about. cheering. this new relationship excites vietnam's next generation. even as they sing songs about appreciating what they have, it is clear they want more. this country's young and talented workforce has attracted f

stay with us here on bbc news. leave you with these live pictures of london as we hand off to our colleagues there. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it has definitely been a gear change with the weather story in recent days. an autumnal flavour to our weather. we will certainly see threatening—looking skies for the remainder of the week and some of the rain at times really quite heavy. so here is the next batch pushing in off the atlantic, just look at how many isobars there are on the chart. the winds a feature and some of that rain really quite heavy. so, to start with, on tuesday, the wettest of the weather moving out of northern ireland across southern scotland, northern england and wales. and we'll see this frontal system moving its way south and north throughout the day. now it never really gets all the way across central and southern england so here, brighter skies into the afternoon, pretty windy. gusts of winds a0—a5mph in places, maybe close to 60mph in exposed west—facing coast and the heaviest

you're live with bbc news.try across the demilitarized zone injuly. private king had been due to be flown to the us to face military disciplinary proceedings, when he escaped his escort. in the last few minutes two us officials have reportedly told journalists that travis king is now in american custody. the bbc has yet to confirm this. authorities in glasgow have approved the uk's first official consumption room allowing people to inject their own illegal drugs — including heroin. the scottish government hopes it will reduce the country's rate of drug—related deaths, which is the highest in europe. our scotland editor james cook has more. this clinic in the east end of glasgow will soon be home to a new approach to tackling drug addiction. just now, it provides a small number of long—term users with prescribed pharmaceutical heroin. but when it expands to include a consumption room, many more people could be injecting their own drugs here. these are very slightly tilted, not visibly to the eye. this allows the

mark daly, bbc news. at has been quite a remarkable week of weatherjust passed. on sunday, we saw highs of 33 degrees yet again so that, coupled with last week's temperatures, saw seven consecutive days where we've seen 30 degrees or more — a record for september. but our week ahead is certainly going to see a change. yes, we'll have some warmth on monday but a noticeable, fresher feel for all of us. these are our maximum temperatures expected as we go through the week ahead, so low 20s quite widely. we've got a weather front, then, still pushing in from the north. it's a cold front and this will gradually introduce the change to the weather story. eventually, that front is going to push its way steadily south and the wind direction swing around to more of a north—westerly. cooler, fresher air tucking in behind. so, to begin with, 10 or 11 degrees in the north—west of the great glen. a mild start once again for england and wales — still feeling quite humid out there. and this is where we'll see the best of

you're live with bbc news.an who's believed to have taken his own life at a heathrow immigration removal centre earlier this year says he had begged for help and was willing to leave the uk. the 39—year—old died within a month of being locked up, even though, according to his family, he had no existing mental health problems. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. 5,000 miles from london, a family is in mourning. translation: he wanted to return | to colombia to continue his work. | he was a civil engineer, a professional. the sister and brother—in—law of frank ospina are bewildered by his death in a british immigration detention centre, but they are sure he wasn't an asylum seeker. translation: he said i he could pay his ticket out but they said he would stay there for months. he was in the uk to visit his mother before studying in spain, but he was caught working illegally and sent to the detention centres at heathrow. the family believe his mental health was fine when he went in but it went rapid

this is bbc news. he headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. in the centre of london, there is a building like no other, an empty space where the public can sit, relax, and look up. i have to say, of all the giant led screens i've seen in my time, this one's right up there. i mean, it's literally right up there. well, yes, it seems like it goes on and on and on. and it also makes you feel rather dizzy looking at it. this is alternet, the largest digital exhibition space in europe. here, an array of artists�* work is displayed in its full panoramic glory. there are a few other spaces dotted around too, which are used to showcase specific exhibits. this room celebrates the role that women from all backgrounds have played in shaping the creative industries. and it's just one example of immersive technology bringing us closer to the events of today and the past. but some events are hard to face, even though it's important to do so. and one of th

there is much more on that story of course on the bbc news website and on the bbc news app, bbc newsnews. let's look at some other stories making news. five labour regional mayors have urged the government not to scrap the hs2 rail line between birmingham and manchester, saying such a move would be an international embarrassment. there's speculation the prime minister is considering cancelling the northern leg because of soaring costs. the government says no decision has been made. the actor and television host laurence fox has been suspended by gb news over comments he made about a female journalist. he'd been speaking about ava evans, the political correspondent for thejoe website. gb news says his remarks were completely unacceptable. in a statement, they said, "we have formally suspended laurence fox, while we continue our investigation". the first named storm of the season is expected to hit the uk today. storm agnes is likely to bring disruption from strong winds of up to 80 miles per hour and heavy rain. severe weather warnings are in force from wednesday afternoon until thurs

this is bbc news... the hunt continues for a former soldier accused of terrorism who escaped from prison in london by clinging to the underside of a delivery van. no stone must be left unturned and getting to the bottom of what happened. who was on duty that morning? i live outside the prison in wandsworth where the terrorist suspect daniel khalife escaped with the very latest. another by—election looms for rishi sunak�*s conservative party — mp chris pincher announces he's resigning after a parliamentary committe found him guilty of an "abuse of power" and "completely inappropriate" behaviour. and as the civil war in yemen grinds on — we have a special report from orla guerin about the extraordinary resilience of some of its youngest citizens. hello. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. we start in the uk — where a manhunt is continuing for a suspected terrorist who escaped from a london prison. daniel khalife got out of wandsworth prison on wednesday mornin