it's had its premiere at this year's edinburgh fringe festival, where it's received 5—star reviews.am is played by adam himself. he hopes that the play will inspire others like him to speak out. i had my inspirations from people on youtube, showing the me the before and after, and that really gives me hope. he did it, he did it, he did it, why can't i? really hope that i give the light to somebody else. a fascinating young man there. don't forget, you can get in touch with me. it is time for all of us what news in sport today. —— all of the sport news. hello, i'm steven wyeth. live from the bbc sport centre, this is sport today. coming up: reaction to the champions league draw, including a tough start to their defence for real madrid. unfinished business: zlatan ibrahimovic agrees to rejoin manchester united. and bowing out with a victory: four—time olympic champion mo farah wins his final race on the track. welcome to programme. the elite of european football now know who they'll face in the group stage of the champions league. they don't come much bigger than holders real madrid,

the edinburgh fringe festival today and tomorrow should stay largely dry.eather continuing to sink its way very slowly. mainly clear by the first part of tomorrow morning. tomorrow, a chilly note for some, especially in the countryside. temperatures down to four or five or six celsius. a chilly start tomorrow if you are out early. a promising day due to this area of high pressure. for the vast majority, looking fine. sunshine and cloud bubbling up as we get into the afternoon. rain should clear in the morning. patchy rain in north of scotland. light winds and 17 to 22 celsius. nothing to write home about. a change on friday. we see a fresh batch of rain. some of that will be heavy. gales to the far north—west for a time. that may not bode well for the weekend, you think? it may be all right and high—pressure. largely dry weather through the weekend and some spells of sunshine. if you have the rain, stick with it because there are some improvements over the next coming days. this is bbc news, and these are the top stories developing at 2pm. the us defends do

it's had its premiere at this year's edinburgh fringe festival, where it's received 5—star reviews.l adam is played by adam himself. he hopes that the play will inspire others like him to speak out. i had my inspirations from people on youtube, showing the me the before and after, and that really gives me hope. he did it, he did it, he did it, why can't i? really hope that i give the light to somebody else. here in the uk, the keepers at london zoo have begun their annual weigh—in. that's a weigh—in for the animals, not the keepers. it's done to check the health of all the zoo's inhabitants. the results are recorded on a database that's shared with other zoos around the world. the bbc‘s tim allman reports on all creatures great and small. when you are weighing someone, this is not the sort of thing that usually happens. the squirrel monkeys of london zoo, a little reluctant to co—operate. every year, around 200 animals get put on the scales. these baby penguins, a little more docile, but not all the zoo's inhabitants are willing to play ball. some are definitely less cooperative and

it's had its premiere at this year's edinburgh fringe festival, where it's received 5—star reviews.will inspire others like him to speak out. i had my inspirations from people on youtube, showing the me the before and after, and that really gives me hope. he did it, he did it, he did it, why can't i? really hope that i give the light to somebody else. adam's story being told in edinburgh. today is the 60th birthday of test match special and fittingly it was celebrated with a cricket match in yorkshire. teams of celebrities, coached by the bbc‘s cricket correspondent jonathan agnew and the former england batsman geoffrey boycott, were playing at the university of leeds. 0ur media correspondent amol rajan was there, to reflect on a sporting institution. it's the sound of the english summer and this year it turns 60. he bowls to weekes, and weekes throws his bat at the ball wide outside his offstump. he's gone! he got there in the slips! because i've got a mouthful of cake. you have, you're spitting all into the microphone, too. for over six decades, test match special has marked the f

this week at the edinburgh fringe festival in the world and from golden globe winning actor bryan cranston visiting a place in the u.k. to michael gove's mission to improve. this week's. going underground. monopoly. and the. people who would be useful if. you were talking to. each other. and that a lot of what i think about comedy skit but i'm about the same as art when i was up the money into. making money i let my money. just say to me the. long run should be made by. other people that was on the. so you know you're not. you're not just i mean. i'm already but it was. i mean. if it up as what i might say i mean i just don't get it i'm getting worse but those were the oh. my but if i see. that they're already. in the thought of i think they're calling. my. welcome back. national international sports and weather from the news and that's very news as we get details of a previously classified cia memo outlining plans from the usa to infiltrate journalism schools to target media workers who are out of line first to the suicide attack or martyrdom operation that had a nato convoy in afghanista

day where the new play about the artist nina simone showing at the world's largest arts festival the edinburgh fringe seeks to make audiences aware through the power of her music how far we are from the dreams of either malcolm x. or martin luther king jr joining me now is actress and director of mina a story about nina simone and me jos at bushnell minggah who's play follows the legendary singer's activism and draws a parallel to the black lives matter movement today welcome to going underground some people might think of me as a moon as a recording artist screwed by the music industry which is where so many call commercials use of music but in your play it's not about advertising in music no it's not my production really is about the celebration of nina's life i use nina simone who is both a consummate classical pianist artist singer and also activist i focus specifically on the civil rights activism and i focus specifically on using her as my g.p.s. today in twenty seventeen as a black british woman trying to navigate increasingly racist conditions where we tend to end up dead. on this program we

this man used to be homeless and gave as a tour of the show home setup for the edinburgh fringe festival the rooms in here. it's really spacious, isn't it? spaces for people's clothes and stuff. we've got the same bedroom at the other side of the wee house. it's just exactly the same. space for people's clothes and stuff. there's a wee toilet, here, there's a shower and that in there. it is nice, hey? wow, it is very nice. you used to be homeless, how long for? about two years. but, two months of that was on the streets. i was in few bed & breakfasts and stuff and a few hostels. for about two years and i managed to get a tenancy. how difficult is it when you are in temporary accommodation, things like bed & breakfasts? bed & breakfasts, it's like you've got to be in for 11 o'clock every night and you cannae stay out any night, or you would get flung out of the place, so it's kind of like being under curfew. the hostels are like just full of people taking drugs and fighting and bullying. it wasn't a very nice time, not very nice places to stay. for people who don't understand what homeles

a joke about the new pound coin has been named the funniest of the edinburgh festival fringe.of the fringe, triumphing over the likes of tim vine and frankie boyle, among many others. this is thejoke. i'm not a fan of the new pound coin. but then again, i hate all change. it is also about the delivery. with me now is adele cliff , who's joke was featured on the top 15 list. she's performing her show cliff notes at the edinburgh fringe. you perhaps change the timing to appear on telly now. what was your joke? myjoke was as a vegan, i think people who sell meat are disgusting, but, apparently, people who sell fruit and veg are grocer. when did you come up with that? last month i was walking down to my flat andi month i was walking down to my flat and i walked past a lot of fruit and veg stalls and i had an epiphany. what did you think of the one that won? can's joke is good, and at the time everyone is thinking of a similarthing, time everyone is thinking of a similar thing, but he is very funny, so good for him. i am looking at the list of others. alexei sayle. i have given up

thank you so much. at the edinburgh festival fringe until the 27th of august.you are. good morning from bbc london news. i‘m sonja jessup. carried out by the council. residents feel that it‘s incomplete. their concerns are shared by two fire safety experts. authorities. is calling for more education on how to help victims of acid attacks. to help victims of acid attacks. says witnesses have an important role in minimising the harm caused. role in minimising the harm caused. have been badly burnt by having corrosive liquids thrown at them. corrosive liquids thrown at them. but the met police commissioner says such assaults are not new. happen to me. and it could happen, in a sense, to anybody. but it‘s not likely. with the aim of touring the country to help those in need. who are homeless but also other disadvantaged people. by october. the tube is running well so far. no problems reported on any of those lines. line currently blocked. this is how it looks on the a13. from dagenham into barking. the a1 falloden way. at henly‘s corner. over to elizabeth rizzini n

in edinburgh, hull 2017 supported theatre company is going to the fringe festival and send volunteersd about the city of culture. we are representing hull. september is set to be a huge month culture wise, for a start, it is the tenth anniversary of the freedom festival which includes over 200 free events, exploring themes of freedom. one day maybe is part live performers and art installation using cutting—edge technology to transport audiences into a dystopian future. and after a £60 million refurbishment, the new theatre in hull is preparing to reopen, playing host to world—class touring productions, new commissions and a one—off performance from the royal ballet. you can't come to a festival and not get some glitter on and i think you should have it in your beard as well. i will just stick with this. at the first uk national pride there was a lot of glitter and i had serious glitter envy. but with an amazing day marking 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the uk and it was fantastic. it was a great day, it was such a family orientated event, it was a great way

a joke about the new pound coin has been named the funniest of the edinburgh festival fringe. we'rejoined from our edinburgh studio by ken cheng now. i'm not a fan of the new pound coin. but then again, i hate all change. how do people normally react to that? they usually grown. it gets a lot overgrowns. that? they usually grown. it gets a lot overg rowns. it that? they usually grown. it gets a lot overgrowns. it has won you the title at the edinburgh fringe. what did you think when you got that? did you expect it would be of the calibre to win such an impressive title? no. i was very shocked. i didn't even know it was being considered that much. did you put yourself up for it? did you have to campaign? no. i think someone saw my show and put it through. journalists put together the list. how did you come up together the list. how did you come up with the joke? i think it came to me. i don't think there was any process. am i right in thinking that you came up with it some time ago? yes, icame you came up with it some time ago? yes, i came up with it when it was first announced

it worked for ken cheng, he took home funniestjoke award at the edinburgh festival fringe.gy in the war against the taliban. in a major speech last night he said that he had changed his mind about withdrawing troops from the country. he also called on nato allies to do more. our washington correspondent aleem maqbool reports. the man who always said he didn't want to intervene abroad came to announce the intervention in afghanistan is going to ratchet up. but said it was for the right reasons. we are a partner and a friend, but we will not dictate to the afghan people how to live, or how to govern their own complex society. we are not nation—building again. we are killing terrorists. he announced the lifting of a cap on the number of us troops in afghanistan, and that there would be no time limit on them staying there. my original instinct was to pull out, and historically, i like following my instincts. but all my life, i've heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. a very different donald trump to the one who said this kind o

now, edinburgh is the place to be at this time of year. the international festival, and festival fringed comedians from more than 40 countries will be performing there over the next three and a half weeks. our correspondent james shaw is there: lucky man! hello. hello, it is a rather moist edinburgh fringe that we are reporting from here. i am standing underneath a large umbrella because it is pretty wet out there. you will probably get a sense that it is also very lively. the festival spirit is already up was that we are actually just next to the june spirit is already up was that we are actuallyjust next to thejune ten so actuallyjust next to thejune ten so you may hear some laughing and cheering later on during the live section. as you say it is a huge festival, 3000 performances over the course of a month, 300 different groups taking part in it, the 70th anniversary, starting back in 1947, anniversary, starting back in 1947, a sort of response to the gloom after the second world war, the idea being to lift the human spirit with this festival of art in edinburgh and it has been going

now, edinburgh is the place to be at this time of year. the international festival and festival fringethree and a half weeks. pauline mclean has been looking at what's tipped to be the highlights of this year's fringe. what began as a fringe of the festival has become —— grown into the biggest cultural festival in the world, in australia, new zealand, and china, there is barely a bit of the globe not represented. you can feel the buzz in the air, just the sheer range of performances from new discoveries and work that you will not have seen before to major established artists. the friend represent all of that. some have made their names here over the yea rs, made their names here over the years, but foremost, the fringe is a rite of passage. anything goes and eve ryo ne rite of passage. anything goes and everyone is equal. you are just a show every day. lots of people are in the same sinking boat. one thing bugs me about vampires. they have this hypnotic effect over women. like so many entertainers, craig ferguson started out at the fringe and while he has fond memories of the decade of