cheptegei's family in mourning. across the world. but once back home, rebecca became the victim of domestic violence, it's reported. herfamily is demanding justice. translation: we urge the government to provide protection to her children and property at this time. the 33—year—old athlete was rushed to the main hospital in western kenya after her former boyfriend allegedly poured petrol on her and set her on fire at her home during an altercation over a land dispute. we've done all that we could for her. she had a severe percentage of burns, which unfortunately led to multi—organ failure. in 2021, kenyan athlete agnes tirop was found dead in the same region with multiple stab wounds in the neck and abdomen. her husband is facing murder charges, which he denies. a year later, damaris mutua was killed and her partner identified as a suspect. he is still at large. the loss of three elite female athletes to domestic violence in as many years in kenya has raised serious concerns and discussions about their safety. the eu

cheptegei started competing in athletics in 2010.pionships and in recent years she has competed in high—profile competitions, as well. last year she was part of the marathon team in the world championships at this year she competed in the paris 0lympics, where she finished 44th but she really did achieve success in the mountain and trail running competitions, winning the inaugural event gold medal back in 2022. so she was an athlete — she may have been ugandan but she lived and trained in kenya. and this is an area in the country which is known to produce so many top distance running. really, really tragic for also kenyan athletes who really knew her. i was speaking to some ad they they found her to be very affable, she was very nice, very easy to deal with, as well. police in munich have shot and killed a person suspected of carrying a firearm near an institute that documents nazi history. local reports say the suspect fired two shots at the centre near the israeli consulate. police have launched a large operation in the city centre

rebecca cheptegei was a marathon runner and mother. her ancestral home of uganda. at age just 33 and weeks after one of sports biggest stage her life was cut short in a brutal assault. set on fire by an ex—boyfriend, rebecca cheptegei died in hospital on thursday, her attacker has also died of his injuries. she just a number of athletes killed in kenya in recent years. there is trauma throughout for the people are not because of the death of rebecca. there is that kind of fear that probably they should remain in uganda. due to its high altitude training facilities at many of the worlds best athletes live and train in and around the kenyan towns. but in 2021 a world record holder of 10,000 metres was murdered. in 2022 another athlete was killed in the same town and last year an ugandan 0lympian was found stabbed to death for the as uganda now mourns the loss of another star in rebecca cheptegei those in charge say it will go further to enhance safeguarding policies. when we're safeguarding, we govern everybody. but now it's like when th

rebecca cheptegei's body was brought in from kenya, where she lived and trained. death has renewed concern about the level of violence against women in kenya. herformer partner has since died of his injuries. our senior africa correspondent anne soy has more from bukwo. rebecca cheptegei was a much loved member of this community, and you can see that from the turnout today. there were easily thousands of people here coming to pay their last respects to somebody they describe as humble, who was willing to help members of the community and who inspired many children to take up athletics. earlier in the day, local councillors met here at bukwo district and passed a motion to name a street and a sports venue after her. earlier, we heard from paris, which is the city she ran her last marathon that they are also planning to to name a sports venue after her. her death, atjust 33, has shocked many members of this community. she is the third athlete to die as a result of domestic violence in kenya, where she lived in just three years, and therefore this death has cast a sp

cheptegei started competing in athletics in 2010.20 athlete in the world cross—country championships and in recent years she has competed in high—profile competitions, as well. last year she was part of the marathon team in the world championships and this year she competed in the paris 0lympics, where she finished aath. but she really did achieve success in the mountain and trail running competitions, winning the inaugural event gold medal back in 2022. so she was an athlete — she may have been ugandan but she lived and trained in kenya. and this is an area in the country which is known to produce so many top distance running. really, really tragic for also kenyan athletes who really knew her. i was speaking to some this morning, they found her to be very affable, she was very nice, very easy to deal with, as well. armed police in munich have shot dead a man suspected of carrying a firearm near a museum that documents nazi history in the southern german city. local reports say the man was hit during an exchange of fire at the centre

i want| to say to the family of rebecca cheptegei, it is a really sad moment_ cheptegei, it is a reallyoment in uganda, as we went to paris _ moment in uganda, as we went to paris with— moment in uganda, as we went to paris with rebecca, we really felt it— paris with rebecca, we really felt it because it wasjust three _ felt it because it wasjust three weeks we were together and we — three weeks we were together and we were one month together, enjoying _ and we were one month together, enjoying together, and it is really— enjoying together, and it is really sad. our senior africa correspondent anne soy has more from bukwo. rebecca cheptegei was a much loved member of this community, and you can see that from the turnout today. there were easily thousands of people here coming to pay their last respects to somebody they describe as humble, who was willing to help members of the community and who inspired many children to take up athletics. earlier in the day, local councillors met here at bukwo district and passed a motion to name a street and a sports venue after her. earlier, we heard

cheptegei is the third elite female athlete murdered in kenya in the last three years, all allegedlyers. >> what we're hearing is that these men who murder these women are drawn to them because of the money and the fame from their their track and field, from their running careers. >> kenya has seen a dramatic increase in femicide in recent years, with an estimated 47 women killed each week, one of the highest rates in africa. >> my hope and prayer is that she will find justice and finally, we have systems at work that enable women to be free from oppressive behavior such as this by men. >> the sports world and the world at large is absolutely outraged, as they should be. there's definitely not enough protection for these athletes. if there was sufficient protection, they'd be alive. >> murder charges against her ex-boyfriend are expected soon after a surge in tourism. >> you may soon need a ticket to see the famed trevi fountain. officials in rome are considering a ticket plan that would limit visit times and charge around $2. venice recently tried limiting crowds by charging for ent

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a funeral has been held in uganda for the olympic athlete, rebecca cheptegei, who was set on fire and killed by a former boyfriend. large parts of central and eastern europe are under flood alert. at least 4 people are dead in romania. thousands of homes are destroyed and people displaced. and in the czech republic emergency services are desperately trying to find a car washed away by a flooded river. it's believed three people are inside. the rain, causesd by cyclone boris, has mainly hit the eastern part of romania. authorities are creating displacement camps and sending emergency aid to those forced to evacuate their homes. the cyclone rains have also hit several other countries in the region — including the czech republic — where 38 locations have declared the highest flood alert. authorities there — say the worst rainfall and flood risk should be experienced in the coming 2a to 48 hours. poland, too, has also experienced heavy rain. the government in poland has warned of a critical night ahead with the country facing severe flooding. authorities have shut a border crossing with t

workers say farewell to rebecca cheptegei.k in her home she fell victim to domestic violence. thousands of local residents turned out for the funeral. they said rebecca was a much—loved member of the community and who inspired many children to take up athletics. she died in kenya after her former boyfriends poured petrol on her and set her on fire. we are guilty _ on her and set her on fire. we are guilty as _ on her and set her on fire. - are guilty as governments but also the community is guilty. it is not know even in the local community that rebecca was facing family problems. domestic violence is endemic in the community where she lived so many are hoping her death will mark the beginning of the end of this so elite athletes like her and women in general will feel safe in their homes. we have a right to live and no one has a right to take someone's life or daughter, someone's life or daughter, someone whose family depends on. president zelensky has again stressed ukraine needs more long—range weapons and air defence capab

cheptegei died in hospitaljust days after she was attcked by cheptegei died in hospitaljust days afteras attacked by a former boyfriend on sunday. world athletics president sebastian coe said he has been in touch with council members in africa to assess how safeguarding policies might be enhanced to include abuse outside of the sport.police in the uganda say an investigation into cheptegai's death is under way. let's head to france now, and the medals continue to come the way of paralymics gb in paris. olivia broom is a bronze medallist again in the powerlifting. having won bronze last time out in tokyo in the under 50 kilograms event, broome did so once more to claim britain's 77th medal of the games and clara fuentes mona—sterio broke the paralympic record to win venezuela's first powerlifting gold. and there was a second bronze medal for britian�*s 14—year—old tennis star bly twomey. the teenager — who is ranked 4th in the world — had already picked up a medal in the doubles alongside team—mate fliss pickard earlier in the week but has now secured another in the women's singles. it'

cheptegei's family in mourning.ional stage, carrying her country's flag high at the paris olympics just weeks ago. but once back home, rebecca became the victim of domestic violence, it's reported. herfamily is demanding justice. translation: we urge i the government to provide protection to her children and property at this time. the 33—year—old athlete was rushed to the main hospital in western kenya after her former boyfriend allegedly poured petrol on her and set her on fire at her home during an altercation over a land dispute. we've done all that we could for her. she had a severe percentage of burns, which unfortunately led to multi—organ failure. in 2021, kenyan athlete agnes tirop was found dead in the same region with multiple stab wounds in the neck and abdomen. her husband is facing murder charges, which he denies. a year later, damaris mutua was killed and her partner identified as a suspect. he is still at large. the loss of three elite female athletes to domestic violence in as many years in kenya has

thousands attend the funeral of olympic athlete rebecca cheptegei in uganda.boyfriend. keir starmer returns to the uk after talks in washington. he and president biden make no public announcement on ukraine's request to use long—range western missiles inside russia. and trained to expect the unexpected — two us astronauts explain how they cope with being stranded in space. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. welcome to the programme. thousands of people have attended the funeral for ugandan 0lympic athlete rebecca cheptegei who was killed by a former boyfriend this month. she has been laid to rest in herfamily�*s home town, bukwo. she received full military honours, having been a member of the ugandan armed forces. the 33—year—old marathon runner, who competed in the paris games last month, died after being doused with petrol and set alight. rebecca cheptegei's body was brought in from kenya where she lived and trained. her death has renewed concern about the level of violence against women in kenya. her former partner has since died of his injuries.(wipe sot we ar

authorities in north—west kenya said cheptegei was targeted after returning home from church and thatth is under way. bbc athletics commentator steve cram spoke to bbc five live this morning. can you have had all sorts of issues, this is i athlete from uganda training in kenya, so you could argue whose responsibility it is. but i think it is more about the general culture around protecting female athletes in our sport. this

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the funeral for olympic athlete rebecca cheptegei is held in uganda.rns to the uk after talks in washington. he and president biden make no public announcement on ukraine's use of long—range western missiles inside russia. and trained to expect the unexpected — two us astronauts explain how they cope with being stranded in space. hello, this is bbc news. thousands of people turn out for the funeral for ugandan olympic athlete rebecca cheptegei who was killed by a former boyfriend this month. the service is at her family's home town, bukwo. she will receive full military honours, having been a member of the ugandan armed forces. the 33—year—old marathon runner, who competed in the paris games last month, died after being doused with petrol and set alight. rebecca cheptegei's body was brought in from kenya, where she lived and trained. her death has renewed concern about the level of violence against women in kenya. herformer partner has since died of his injuries. our senior africa correspondent anne soy has more from bukwo. rebecca cheptegei was a much

rebecca cheptegei's body was brought in from kenya, where she lived and trained. death has renewed concern about the level of violence against women in kenya and uganda. her former partner has since died of his injuries. we are guilty as government but also the community is guilty. it is not true that we did not know even in the local community that rebecca was facing family problems. i want to say prior to the family it is a sad moment in uganda and all of us friends. when we went to paris with rebecca, we really felt it because it was just three weeks we were together and one month of training together and it's really sad. our senior africa correspondent anne soy has more from bukwo. rebecca cheptegei was a much loved member of this community, and you can see that from the turnout today. there were easily thousands of people here coming to pay their last respects to somebody they describe as humble, who was willing to help members of the community and who inspired many children to take up athletics. earlier in the day, local councillors met here at bukwo distric

doctors treating rebecca cheptegei, the 33—year—old ugandan runner have said that she passed on.re as after she suffered organ failure as a result of suffering extensive burns and sunday's attack. now, you know, that attack was a a very shocking incident. they say that rebecca cheptegei was attacked when she returned home from church with her two children. her alleged attacker is supposedly an estranged boyfriend. he doused petrol on her, set her on fire and he too suffered burns. police say that he is also in hospital recovering in the intensive care unit. now, police in that area, which is really on the border of kenya and uganda, say that the two had been in contact over a piece of land, and it was a matter that was in front of authorities in that region, waiting a resolution. you're watching sportsday here on bbc news. lets head to the oval where england are preparing for their final test of the domestic summer, which gets under way tomorrow. coach brendon mccullum has been laying out his expectations for the future, having recently extended both his contract and his role. mc

cheptegei died in hospital after being brutally attacked by a former boyfriend on sunday.an coe said, "our sport has lost a talented athlete". adding... i have been in touch with our council members in africa to see how we can help, not only in our capacity as governing body of the sport rebecca competed in, but to assess how our safeguarding policies might be enhanced to include abuse outside of the sport". medals continue to stack up for paralymics gb in paris. dan pembroke smashed the world record twice as he retained his f13 javelin title. pembroke set a new record with a throw of 71.15m — but then threw 74.a9m to move almost five metres into the lead, and become a double gold medallist. in the pool, becky redfern made it third time lucky with gold in the sb13 100m breaststroke final. redfern, who is visually impaired, had finished second in the event at the past two paralympics but is the current world champion. the 24—year—old turned well ahead of her rivals and controlled her pace to win in one minute 16.02 seconds. alice tai has picked up her second gold, and herfo

the funeral for ugandan olympic athlete rebecca cheptegei, who was killed by a former boyfriend this month, has begun in eastern uganda. the service is taking place at herfamily�*s home town, bukwo. she will receive full military honours, having been a member of the ugandan armed forces. the 33—year—old marathon runner, who competed in the paris games last month, died after being doused with petrol and set alight. her body was brought in from kenya, where she lived and trained. her death has renewed concern about the level of violence against women in kenya. herformer partner has since died of his injuries. our senior africa correspondent anne soy has more from bukwo. you canjust see how many people are here today. in my estimation, thousands. they have dozens of tents set up behind me, but the seating space has been taken up and there are many, many more people standing everywhere here. this is a very sad day for this community. they have remembered her as a humble member of this community who inspired many children to take up athletics, and who was ready to help many people. herfam

rebecca cheptegei's body was brought in from kenya, where she lived and trained. in kenya and uganda. herformer partner has since died of his injuries. our correspondent anne soy has more. formal military honours as uganda bade farewell to one of its finest ambassadors. sergeant rebecca cheptegei flew her country's flag high across the world in long—distance races, but back in her home, she fell victim to domestic violence. thousands of local residents here turned up for the funeral. they said rebecca was a much—loved member of this bukwo community, and who inspired many children to take up athletics. she died in neighbouring kenya after a former boyfriend poured petrol on her and set her on fire. we are guilty as government, but also the community is guilty. it is not true that we did not know, even in the local community, that rebecca was facing family problems. domestic violence is endemic in the community where rebecca lived, and so many people are hoping that her death will mark the beginning of the end of this vice, so that elite athletes like her, and women

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authorities in north—west kenya said cheptegei was targeted after returning home from church and thatvestigation into her death is under way. bbc athletics commentator steve cram spoke to bbc five live this morning. can you have had all sorts of issues, this is i athlete from uganda training in kenya, so you could argue whose responsibility it is. but i think it is more about the general culture around protecting female athletes in our sport. this latest case with rebecca cheptegei was again, from what we hear, from again, from what we hear, from a man. world athletics have to try to find a way to set up some processes in which when people do start to become successful and start earning money, they are protected. to paris now. sprinter skanderjamil athmani secured the gold medal in the men's 400 metres t13 event at the paris 2024 paralympic games. the algerian finished with a time of 47.43 seconds during the final held at the stade de france on thursday. the win marks athmani's second gold of the games, following his win in the 100 metres on sunday. and there was a second bronze medal

cheptegei's family in mourning., carrying her country's flag high across the world. but once back home, rebecca became the victim of domestic violence, it's reported. herfamily is demanding justice. translation: we urge the government to provide protection to her children and property at this time. the 33—year—old athlete was rushed to the main hospital in western kenya after her former boyfriend allegedly poured petrol on her and set her on fire at her home during an altercation over a land dispute. we've done all that we could for her. she had a severe percentage of burns, which unfortunately led to multi—organ failure. in 2021, kenyan athlete agnes tirop was found dead in the same region with multiple stab wounds in the neck and abdomen. her husband is facing murder charges, which he denies. a year later, damaris mutua was killed and her partner identified as a suspect. he is still at large. the loss of three elite female athletes to domestic violence in as many years in kenya has raised serious concerns and disc

a sports venue in paris will be named after ugandan 0lympic runner rebecca cheptegei, who died afteraid dedicating a sports venue after cheptegei would help "her memory and her story remain among us". cheptegei, a 33—year—old mother, died on thursday with severe burns after a former partner allegedly doused her in petrol and set her on fire outside her home. we have more on her story on our website.— we have more on her story on our website. thank you so much for watching- — our website. thank you so much for watching. my _ our website. thank you so much for watching. my colleagues - our website. thank you so much for watching. my colleagues in l for watching. my colleagues in london will have an update on the headlines at the top of the next hour. stay with us. hello there. before we get to the weekend, friday brought some very big differences across the uk. we had sunny skies in western scotland, and in northern ireland, temperatures reached 27, the hottest it's been all year. it was quite a bit cooler here at the oval for the test match, where we struggled with bad light. doesn't

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rebecca cheptegei's body was brought in from kenya, where she lived and trained. death has renewed concern about the level of violence against women in kenya. herformer partner has since died of his injuries. we are guilty as government but also the community is guilty. it is not true that we did not know even in the local community that rebecca was facing family problems. i community that rebecca was facing family problems. i want to say prior — facing family problems. i want to say prior to _ facing family problems. i want to say prior to the _ facing family problems. i want to say prior to the family - facing family problems. i want to say prior to the family it. to say prior to the family it is a — to say prior to the family it is a sad _ to say prior to the family it is a sad moment in uganda and all of— is a sad moment in uganda and all of us — is a sad moment in uganda and all of us friends. when we went to paris— all of us friends. when we went to paris with rebecca, we really _ to paris with rebecca, we really felt it because it was just— really felt it b

rebecca cheptegei's body was brought in from kenya, where she lived and trained.violence against women in kenya and uganda. herformer partner has since died of his injuries. 0ur correspondent, anne soy, has more for military honours. back in her home, she fell victim to domestic violence. dozens of local residents here turned up for the funeral. they said rebecca was a much loved member of this committee and who inspired many children to take up inspired many children to take up athletics. she died in neighbouring kenny after her former boyfriend poured petrol on her and set on fire. we former boyfriend poured petrol on her and set on fire.- on her and set on fire. we are uuil on her and set on fire. we are guilty as _ on her and set on fire. we are guilty as a _ on her and set on fire. we are guilty as a government, - on her and set on fire. we are guilty as a government, but l guilty as a government, but also the community is guilty. it is not true that we did not know, even in the local community, that rebecca was facing family problems. domestic violence is en

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a sports venue in paris will be named after ugandan olympic runner rebecca cheptegei, who died afterwould help "her memory and her story remain among us". cheptegei, a 33—year—old mother, died on thursday with severe burns after a former partner allegedly doused her in petrol and set her on fire outside her home. that is it for the moment. thanks indeed for watching. do stay with us here on bbc news. take care. hello there. before we get to the weekend, friday brought some very big differences across the uk. we had sunny skies in western scotland, and in northern ireland, temperatures reached 27 degrees — the hottest it's been all year. it was quite a bit cooler here at the oval for the test match, where we struggled with bad light. doesn't look quite so gloomy for saturday. very misty, murky conditions, though, in bristol, where we've seen rain pushing in earlier on in the night and into south wales as well, with some thunderstorms, too. that's going to be clearing away later, and it's going to be quite a warm start to saturday, muggy as well. and because of that we've got extensive

thousands attend the funeral of olympic athlete rebecca cheptegei in uganda.riend. keir starmer returns to the uk after talks in washington. he and president biden make no public announcement on ukraine's request to use long—range western missiles inside russia. and trained to expect the unexpected — two us astronauts explain how they cope with being stranded in space. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. thousands of people have attended the funeral for ugandan olympic athlete, rebecca cheptegei, who was killed by a former boyfriend this month. the service was in her family's home town, bukwo. she received full military honours, having been a member of the ugandan armed forces. the 33—year—old marathon runner, who competed in the paris games last month, died after being doused with petrol and set alight. rebecca cheptegei's body was brought in from kenya, where she lived and trained. her death has renewed concern about the level of violence against women in kenya. herformer partner has since died of his injuries. we are guilty as government but also the community i

rebecca cheptegei had recently competed in the paris 0lympics, where she represented uganda.st women. rebecca died in hospital, after suffering horrific burns. doctors say the burns covered more than seventy percent of her body. the case raises issues of women's safety in the region — rebecca's mother has accused local police of not protecting her daughter. uganda's athletics federation said it was deeply saddened by the news. it says rebecca was a victim of domestic violence. the ugandan opposition politician, bobi wine, said the circumstances of rebecca's death are — in his words — depressing. for more, here's our senior africa correspondent, anne soy. this case has brought to the for a very important discussion about domestic violence and the toll it is taking on communities. this is the third elite female athlete to fall victim to domestic violence in just three years in kenya. and therefore there is a lot of outrage and anger, a disturbing sense of deja vu, and people are asking what more can be done to end it? i've spoken to lawyers who have been involved in cases of do

rebecca cheptegei was 33 years old. u.s., fbi agents have reportedly searched the homes this week of at least three top deputies to new york city mayor, eric adams. they are said to include the deputy mayor for public safety, phillip banks. timothy pearson, who advises the mayor on public safety. and sheena wright, the first deputy mayor, seen here with the mayor last year. the searches are the latest legal trouble for mayor adams. last year, federal agents seized his phones and ipad in relation to a corruption investigation into campaign financing. adams has denied any wrongdoing. sky-high temperatures are suffocating the west coast, triggering heat warnings from washington state to southern california. and things are only heating up. tomorrow, los angeles is expected to see its hottest day in four years, with some areas reaching 118 degrees. the heat has also sparked wildfire warnings. one blaze has already burned through more than 3000 acres just north of lake tahoe. hundreds of residents were ordered to evacuate the

crimes officials in paris confirm they will name a sports venue after the olympic runner, rebecca cheptegei, who died in hospital following an attack by her partner and good news in northumberland in the uk — as a puffin population is declared "stable" after fears about bird flu — we'll be speaking to a puffin ranger. to china now and the country has announced that it's ending the practise of allowing children to be adopted overseas. at least 150,000 chinese children have been adopted abroad in the last three decades, with more having gone to the united states than anywhere else. officials are currently worried there aren't enough babies being born to sustain the population. let's speak tojoshua zhong, co—founder and president of cherish children adoption international. thank international. you for coming on the programme. thank you for coming on the programme. you are an international agency and this decision will clearly impact you, what is your reaction? i am very shocked and sad to hear of the closing of china programme which has been running for over 32 years with over 130,000 or 140,0

our senior africa correspondent, anne soy, reports from cheptegei's family in mourning.ntry's flag high at the paris olympics just weeks ago. but once back home, rebecca became the victim of domestic violence, it's reported. her family is demanding forjustice. translation: i've lost the person that we depended on for help. - her children are in school. i appeal for your support to pursue justice for my daughter and that the perpetrator be charged. the 33—year—old athlete was rushed to the main hospital in western kenya after her former boyfriend allegedly poured petrol on her and set her on fire at her home during an altercation over a land dispute. her friend and fellow athlete immaculate chemutai says that she's deeply shocked by rebecca's death. i'll remember her as a good athlete, ugandan champion, world marathon runner and as a good friend. she had a good, promising future ahead of her. after her making her marathon debut in 2021, cheptegei set the ugandan record in 2022 in just her fourth race of the distance and raced in last year's world championships in budapest

the funeral for olympic athlete rebecca cheptegei is under way in uganda.c change to their policy of blocking ukraine's use of long—range western missiles against russia. trained to expect the unexpected. two us astronauts explain how they can cope with being stranded in space. hello, i'm martine croxall. the funeral for ugandan 0lympic athlete rebecca cheptegei, who was killed by a former boyfriend this month, has begun in eastern uganda. the service is taking place at herfamily�*s home town, bukwo. she will receive full military honours, having been a member of the ugandan armed forces. the 33—year—old marathon runner, who competed in the paris games last month, died after being doused with petrol and set alight. her body was brought in from kenya, where she lived and trained. her death has renewed concern about the level of violence against women in kenya. herformer partner has since died of his injuries. 0ur senior africa correspondent anne soy has more from bukwo. you canjust see how many people are here today. in my estimation, thousands. they have do

the funeral for olympic athlete, rebecca cheptegei begins in uganda.name a road and sports venue after her. the liberal democrat party conference begins here in the uk. it's the first time party members have come together since winning 72 parliamentary seats injuly�*s election. we'll be live in brighton. party conference season is kicking off with the liberal democrat's conference in brighton. it's the first time they've come together since winning 72 seats in parliament — a record for the party. they want to use their parliamentary presence to call for urgent measures to tackle the nhs crisis and improve social care. our political correspondent hannah miller has more. the lib dems are arriving in brighton in a mood that matches the weather. # sweet caroline... after celebrating their best ever general election results,

large crowds have gathered in eastern uganda to attend the funeral of the olympic athlete rebecca cheptegeir on fire. fellow athletes wore black t—shirts with slogans denouncing violence against women and local leaders paid tribute to her by proposing to name a sports stadium after her. 0ur senior africa correspondent, anne soy, reports. full military honours as uganda bade farewell to one of its finest ambassadors — sergeant rebecca cheptegei flew her country's flag high across the world in long—distance races but, back in her home, she fell victim to domestic violence. thousands of local residents here turned up for the funeral. they said rebecca was a much—loved member of this bukwo community, and who inspired many children to take up athletics. she died in neighbouring kenya after a former boyfriend poured petrol on her and set her on fire. we are guilty as government, but also the community is guilty. it is not true that we did not know, even in the local community, that rebecca was facing family problems. domestic violence is endemic in the community where rebecca lived, and so many p

cheptegei died in hospital after being brutally attacked by a former boyfriend on sunday. president sebastian coe said "our sport has lost a talented athlete. adding... and the medals continue to stack up for paralymics gb in paris. in the last hour, 13—year—old iona winnifrith — the youngest member of the paralympicsgb team out in france — hasjust won a silver in the pool. the teenager was just a few seconds behind gold medallist, mariia pavlova who finished with a world record time. winnifrith battled hard to take second place in the sb7 100m breaststroke. olivia broom is a bronze medallist again in the para powerlifting. having won bronze last time out in tokyo in the under 50 kilograms event — broome did the same again to take britain's 77th medal of the games. meanwhile, clara fuentes mona—sterio broke the paralympic record to win venezuela's first para powerlifting gold. and there was a second bronze medal for britian�*s 14—year—old tennis star bly twomey. the teenager — who is ranked fourth in the world — had already picked up a medal in the doubles alongside team—m