i'm joined now by our news reporter gareth barlow live in the london newsroom. en, not the finish prime minister, were in the house. she has apologised. why has there been so much attention paid to this? it is an interesting _ attention paid to this? it 3 an interesting question, because if you go onto social media and the internet, you will have of pictures of this, people having fun. but as you say, this this picture was taken back injuly, and critics say, is this an appropriate behaviour to take place in a government funded building? sanna marin is apologised, as you safely to what might be happening here is she is trying to take control of the narrative, because in the past she has made no secret that she enjoys partying and having a drink with friends, but there are elections having tell coming up early next year in finland, and it might be a bit of narrative control here, because at the end of the day, it is a slightly more conservative society in finland, but sanna marin is just having fun with her friends, she is not doing anything wrong, and she proved t

gareth barlow has this report. politics is often a tale of two halves and in kenya that couldn't be more true. here in kisumu, the third largest city, demonstrators hurled stones and started fires in protest at the result of the presidential election. but in the rift valley, jubilant celebrations following the proclamation of william ruto as the country's next leader. we have devoted our time and devoted our commitment and our emotions, and we thank god, we have something to thank god because eventually he has emerged the winner. we are very confident that under his leadership this country is going to gain a lot of mileage in terms of development, in terms of education, in terms of peace and tranquillity between all the tribes of kenya. the public reaction followed a very public scuffle as supporters of the opposition candidate raila odinga clashed with election officials amid allegations of vote rigging, four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the results, saying it was opaque. but

with more details, here's gareth barlow.is the remarkable document used to justify one of the most historic fbi raids in us history. amid the blacked—out text, agents argued they had probable cause to believe, in their words, that evidence, contraband, fruits of crimes or other items illegally possessed would be discovered at the former president's mar—a—lago estate. the criminal investigation and eighth of august search began after the national archives, which maintains white house records, identified classified files among 15 boxes recovered from mar—a—lago in january this year. an fbi review recovered 184 classified documents, including 25 marked as top secret. it is unprecedented. since the presidential records act of 1978, and which i helped draft, that this is the first time a president ever carted off to his home documents that were prepared in the course of his presidency. those documents belong to the united states, not any individual. the former president, along with his legal team, argues he has the right to decla

gareth barlow, bbc news.ng temperatures in the last few weeks, which has drained the water levels of the rhine. it means fewer boats can now navigate germany's biggest river, and that's pushing freight costs through the roof. wendy urquhart reports. the rhine stretches from the swiss alps to the north sea and it is a major freight route, with hundreds of tonnes of goods being shipped down the river every day, but the lack of rain this summer means that water levels have plunged to depths not seen since the drought of 2018, making it extremely hazardous for captains to navigate the river, without damaging the boats, and many have already got stuck on the riverbed. shipping companies have reduced their loads by up to 70% to make sure they can reach their destination, but they've also had to contend with a hike in freight charges, from 20 euros a tonne to 110 euros a tonne, sincejune. germany was planning to use coal this winter as a substitute for the lack of russian gas supplies. and it's being shipped down th

gareth barlow speaking to us a little bit earlier. onto the next story now.e taken last month by the new super space telescope, james webb. the images show auroras, giant storms, moons and rings in detail that astronomers have described as �*incredible.’ and they certainly are. here is our science correspondent helen briggs. jupiter in a whole new light. the famous great red spot, a storm larger than earth, visible as a radiant white dot. glowing light shows — or auroras — dancing at the poles. faint rings, and two of the planet's many moons, standing out against a backdrop of glittering galaxies. scientists say the stunning new images, artificially coloured to make the features stand out, are better than they could ever have hoped for. these images are so much more than just pretty pictures. yes, they are pretty, aesthetic, glorious. but they're crisp, they're detailed, they're showing parts ofjupiter, of its cloud cover, that we haven't really appreciated before. this isjupiter, as seen through the hubble space telescope. hubble's more powerful successor, t

gareth barlow, bbc news.ar power plant — which is occupied by russia — remains dangerous. the plant was temporarily disconnected from the power grid on thursday for the first time. mr zelensky has demanded that the un nuclear watchdog visits the plant as soon as possible (pres)meanwhile, russia has blocked the adoption of a joint declaration meanwhile, russia has blocked the adoption of a joint declaration by a united nations conference on nuclear disarmament. that's because it objected to a draft text citing "grave concern" over military activities around ukraine's nuclear plants — zaporizhzhia in particular. the nuclear non—proliferation treaty, which is reviewed by its 191 signatories every five years, aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. the us state department has announced that president biden is planning to appoint an ambassador to the arctic region. the move comes as russia increases its military activity in the arctic. china has been constructing research stations. experts investigating the

gareth barlow, bbc news.cutors in the us state of georgia have told donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the result of the last presidential election. as mr trump's lawyer, mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote and has repeatedly made false claims of widespread fraud. i got more details from our north america correspondent peter bowes: i think this shows how wide this investigation is. i think it is especially significant because rudy giuliani was a very close member of donald trump's inner circle as his personal attorney, the former mayor of new york city, but at this time, late 2020, very closely involved as you say in the attempts by donald trump to overturn the 2020 election result in the state of georgia. the fact that he has been named as a target means that he could potentially be indicted on criminal charges. clearly, it isn't there yet, but this would suggest that based on the evidence so far

our news reporter gareth barlow has been following this story and gave this update. helsinki backin official residence in helsinki back injuly but was only made public when it was posted on social media on tuesday. you very accurately describe the picture. if it wasn't in her private residence it wouldn't have attracted much attention because you see those kinds of images online all the time, but the criticism from some cams within finland is that it isn't appropriate for this, it is a government building funded and paid for by taxpayers. she has agreed with that, saying it was inappropriate and has apologised for that image. like you say, she has been pulled over calls more than once for a hell of a partying, drinking and going out with friends, needing to taking a drug test eventually because of opposition from political mps, wondering if she is fix mine, needing to make big decisions. those drug tests came out negative, which is that they would. we're now seeing narrative control. elections are taking place in finland, early 2023, i think she is now getting this a

gareth barlow, bbc news.is preparing to launch a new rocket to the moon. it's jsut been rolled out to a launchpad, ahead of it's first flight, currently scheduled for august the 29th. they'll be no crew on board the vessel when it takes off from the kennedy space centre, in florida, but if the mission is successful, it could pave the way for astronauts to head back to the moon. our science editor, rebecca morelle, has the story. inch by inch, slowly and carefully, nasa's new rocket embarks on the first stage of what's going to be a long journey. it's heading towards the launch pad at cape canaveral, in florida, and getting into position, ready for its maiden flight to the moon, the start of the artemis mission. the rocket is carrying a capsule, which will go into lunar orbit, circling the moon, before it returns to earth. it's a test flight, so there won't be any people inside, but if this works, the next step is to get astronauts on board. jessica meir has already been into space. now she's part of the artem

heres' gareth barlow.x, part of a region the environment agency describes as a seriously water stressed, following the driest first six months of the year in england since 1976. we monitor our raw water levels constantly and we are seeing them drop to the early drought triggers now. but what's really concerning is the rate that they are dropping. water use has soared, with south east water having to supply an additional 120 million litres a day day. reserves are running low. july saw just 8% of the average level of rainfall, with the trend forecast to continue for the foreseeable future. and with hosepipes using up to 1,000 litres of water an hour, it's hoped the ban can help preserve precious supplies. from filling your paddling pool to washing a car, and watering your garden and flowers like these, from next friday, the hosepipe has got to go away. instead, it'll be the return of a trusty bucket and watering cans. the hope is, by temporarily limiting how we use water, we'll limit how much we use too. des

gareth barlow, bbc news.er", in his first broadcast interview since london's old vic cancelled his production of �*into the woods' last year. it comes after some old vic theatre staff were said to be unhappy, about the director's remarks about �*trans rights' and �*the metoo movement.�* the musical has since been picked up by the theatre royal in bath. our culture editor, katie razzall has been speaking to terry gilliam and the show�*s co—director, leah hausman. the show goes on at bath�*s theatre royal. # into the woods to grandmother�*s house, # into the woods to grandmother�*s house...# a production axed by the old vic reportedly because some of the london theatre staff were upset by comments director terry gilliam had previously made about the metoo movement, race, and trans rights. i think theatres have got to be braver. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. that�*s what art is about, it�*s pushing the limits. and when you start censoring, closing down, making a safe little world to go to

gareth barlow, bbc news.ins a mystery. scientists are still trying to identify what they say was probably a pollutant added to the water, that triggered a catastrophic chemical chain reaction. people living upstream have told the bbc they first reported fish dying as early as march. jenny hill sent this report. a river that should teem with life instead gives up its dead. fish are dying in the 0der in their thousands. in a single day, they told us here, they pulled 16 tonnes of corpses from the water. "after eight days of this," lucas says, hejust feels numb. and it's not over yet. we joined these scientists as they test the water to try to establish what happened. check a lot of parameters of water chemistry. they suspect an as—yet—unidentified substance polluted the river. that caused a type of algae to flourish. its toxins then killed the fish. you can really sense the frustration, the concern here, and that's because they still don't know what's caused this. and while they can't identify it, they can't pr

gareth barlow, bbc news.m. harvest is well under way for many, but in shropshire the world's most advanced robot combine harvester is bringing in the wheat and barley. it's the culmination of more than five years of work at harper adams university to develope self driving farm vehicles including tractors and combines. the aim is to bring products to the market and also help everyone from insurers to the government understand how to make the robot future work. here's rural affairs correspondent, david gregory—kumar. we are here in newport in shropshire and this field has been planted and then harvested by autonomous vehicles, what you might like to think of as robots, basically, and this is the man in charge. what are these physicals —— vehicles doing? we have a tractor and trailer and combine harvester, small scale machines you will find on any farm in the uk but these drive themselves. we have systems on board that will operate them and we do them autonomously. they are out in them autonomously. they are out

gareth barlow, bbc news. us about the affidavit — and in particular, parts of it that were redacted. well, the government actually identified five categories of information that it was concealing with the redactions, and it's important to bear in mind that there are a number of people besides the government who know what is behind those blocks. one of them is, of course, thejudge who has reviewed the original affidavit, reviewed it in order to approve the search warrant and then reviewed it in order to determine whether these redactions were proper. and, of course, trump himself knows much of the information that is redacted in the affidavit. the reason for the redactions and the reason that they are so extensive is, one, because the government is trying to protect civilian witnesses who have provided information about the documents, about the activities at mar—a—lago, and, presumably, about trump's knowledge of what was in those documents and where they were. the government is also trying to protect law enfo

gareth barlow reports.sia, about 50 kilometres from the ukrainian border, and arms depot exploding into the night. two local villagers evacuated as investigations got under way. the blast comes as a series of explosions were reported at an airbase in russian occupied crimea. the exact cause of the blast in both cases unclear. the latest blazes are part of a broadening recent trend of incidents of key russian installations far behind the front lines. as these pictures of another airfield in crimea, which appear to show damage following a series of explosions earlier this month, on a test. early on thursday, president zelensky met the secretary general of the un, antonio guterres, as well as the turkish leader. top of the agenda, the continued russian occupation and militarisation of the nuclear plant in southern ukraine. the situation triggering warnings from around the world. the triggering warnings from around the world. ,, ., , the world. the united states condemns — the world. the united states condemns

i'm joined now by our news reporter gareth barlow.ly taken? this icture picture actually taken? this picture was _ picture actually taken? this picture was taken _ picture actually taken? this picture was taken in - picture actually taken? ti 3 picture was taken in her official residence in helsinki backin official residence in helsinki back injuly but it was only made public when it was posted on social media on tuesday. very accurately described the picture. if it wasn't in her private picture i don't think it would have attracted much attention because you see those kinds of images online all the time. but the criticism from some camps within finland is that it some camps within finland is thatitis some camps within finland is that it is not appropriate for the venue. a government building funded and paid for by taxpayers. sanna marin has agreed with that, she said it was an appropriate and has apologised for that image, and like you say, she has been hauled over the coals on more than one occasion for her love of partying and goin

gareth barlow has more details.o rivers, the drought in europe is gripping almost the entire continent and for 15 countries, including france, spain and ireland, the uk and moldova, the situation continues to get worse. 5s uk and moldova, the situation continues to get worse. 47% of the territory — continues to get worse. 4796 of the territory remains _ continues to get worse. 4796 of the territory remains in - the territory remains in drought warning and this means precipitation has been less unusual and soil moisture is in deficit, 17% is in alert condition. deficit, 1796 is in alert condition.— deficit, 1796 is in alert condition. ., , , ., condition. from distribution issues from _ condition. from distribution issues from drinking - condition. from distribution issues from drinking water. condition. from distribution | issues from drinking water is in france to rising numbers in wildfires and warnings of risk of keeping nuclear power stations call, the warns almost all of europe's rivers has tried to some extent

gareth barlow has more details. gripping almost the entire continent and for 15 countries, including france, spain and ireland, the uk and moldova, the situation continues to get worse. 47% of the territory remains in drought warning and this means precipitation has been less unusual and soil moisture is in deficit, 17% is in alert condition. from distribution issues from drinking water is in france to rising numbers in wildfires and warnings of risk of keeping nuclear power stations cool, the report warns almost all of europe's rivers has tried to some extent and as the rains fail to fall, the harvests are also falling, putting further pressure on rising prices and the cost of living. according to scientists, it remains warmer and drier in the western regions until november and it appears to be the worst, at least in 500 years. as the summer slowly slips by, the warning is that autumn will not bring an instant reprieve meaning reservoirs like this one in spain are not expected to fill any time soon. gareth barlow,

gareth barlow, bbc news. that was the picture in spain.tly, and that has drained the water levels of the rhine. the lower water level means fewer boats can navigate germany's biggest river and that's pushed freight costs through the roof. wendy urquhart reports. the rhine stretches from the swiss alps to the north sea and it is a major freight route, with hundreds of tonnes of goods being shipped down the river every day, but the lack of rain this summer means that water levels have plunged to depths not seen since the drought of 2018, making it extremely hazardous for captains to navigate the river, without damaging the boats, and many have already got stuck on the riverbed. shipping companies have reduced their loads by up to 70% to make sure they can reach their destination, but they've also had to contend with a hike in freight charges, from 20 euros a tonne to 110 euros a tonne, sincejune. germany was planning to use coal this winter as a substitute for the lack of russian gas supplies. and it's being shipped down the rhine to the loc

in a situation one step away from a radiation disaster, more in the story and bbc correspondent gareth barlow zaporizhzhia npp is the largest in europe the nuclear power plant in the epicenter of the war on the eve of the first time in its entire history. it was disconnected from the power grid of ukraine. this happened after a fire. what damaged the power cable? experts warned about the consequences and threats to the safety of both the station and the planet . which power outage could potentially cause a large-scale crisis at the facility.” all parties agree on the necessary inspection of the international agency for atomic energy under the auspices of the un contact, we are in constant contact with national ukrainian regulators, ukrainian operators and, of course, with russia, since it controls the station, i was in particular in istanbul, where i negotiated with the russian side about the terms of the visit, the director general, megathera raphael grussi, says that he will personally lead the delegation to ukraine. she can to go to the gas station in the coming days, until then, ukraine a

for more on this, let's speak to our reporter gareth barlow. good to see you, what is the latest?t europe's largest nuclear plant, providing a fifth of ukraine's energy. providing a fifth of ukraine's ener: . ,,. providing a fifth of ukraine's ener: . , . , ., energy. satellite pictures on wednesday _ energy. satellite pictures on wednesday showed - energy. satellite pictures on wednesday showed fires - energy. satellite pictures on - wednesday showed fires nearby, but two kilometres or so away. both sides, ukraine and russia blame the others for starting those fires. the bbc can't independently verify what because those fires but what happened was, like you say, that powerline then damaged beyond repair, certainly in a short time, ms upper rouchel was cut off from the rest of the grid for the first time in its history. the cable has been reestablished, that connection remade, but the site is controlled by russia, it has done so in march early in the war, but it is run by ukrainian workers, and his nightly address, president volodymyr zelensky said thanks to those workers, the wor

gareth barlow, bbc news.rom the antonio guterres who's in 0desa at a news conference scheduled for around now — when that happens we'll bring it to you. four out of 10 young people in the uk signing up for new private tenancies, are spending an "unaffordable" amount of their income on rent, new figures suggest. housing experts say spending more than 30% of income on rent is unaffordable, and the proportion of young renters grappling with high housing costs is at a five—year high. 0ur consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. no—one likes paying rent, but right now, people under 30 like mia are paying through the nose. my tenancy is ending soon and looking for new tenancies is just more and more expensive. it's disheartening because it feels like you're just going to be stuck in rental properties forever, but everyone�*s in the same position. it's extortionate. what were you paying then? it's 850 between the two of us and also the bills which have absolutely crippled me. i literallyjust moved back

gareth barlow, bbc news.r the animals — a cousin of the manatee. professor samuel turvey, from the institute of zoology at the zoological society of london is co—author of the study and says it's a very sad development. it's an absolute tragedy. there is so much bad news in the world at the moment but, as this shows, we are continuing to have environmental bad news as well and we are experiencing this progressive depletion of biodiversity and the health and status of global ecosystems and this is unfortunately another flight this problem is happening. the dugong was both hunting and damage to the environment it was hunted heavily in the early part of the 20th century. but subsequent to that it was the degradation of the habitat it needs which dealt the final blow so in recent decades there has been increasing desperate relation of marine seas around china and many other parts of the world increasing land modification and things like sewage run—off, fertiliser run—off which has the effect of impacting the seag

gareth barlow, bbc news.tunnel yesterday evening. footage captured from those caught up in the disruption showed passengers walking through the emergency service tunnel — having had to adandon their vehicles on the train. the train was evacuated after its alarm went off while travelling from calais to folkestone in kent. the passengers were transferred to a replacement train after several hours. some of those affected complained, describing poor communication with the public address system not working properly. a eurotunnel spokesman said such incidents were unusual but not exceptional. now it's time for a look at the weather with caril kirkwood. we've seen a deluge of rain in parts of the country this morning especially around edinburgh. this weather front will push away from scotland but remain across parts of england and wales with heavier pulses as we go through the day. it will linger along the northern isles, scotland and northern ireland, part of england drier conditions but the chance of a shower, the

our reporter gareth barlow joins me now from our london newsroom. it, tributes have been pouring in and there has been widespread shock at his death. what have people been saying? a lot of shock and sadness from fans online and many big names of the entertainment industry as well taking to twitter and social media. the record producer and tv personality, simon cowell, said that the passing of darius was an absolute tragedy adding he was absolute tragedy adding he was a charismatic funny and great person to be with. meanwhile john barrowman said that darius was very talented, genuine and personable young man. darius's wife who he married in 2011 and was in a relationship with a couple of years, natasha henstridge posted a series of pictures of the pair together on instagram saying that there are no words, darius, only love, love, love. it are no words, darius, only love, love, love.— are no words, darius, only love, love, love. it is such a shock even _ love, love, love. it is such a shock even the _ love, love, love. it is such a shock even the fact

gareth barlow has this report.olitics is often a tale of two halves and it can you back would not be more true. here in the third largest city, demonstrators hurled stones and started fires in protest at the result of the presidential election. in the rift valley, jubilant celebrations following the proclamation of william ruto as though next leader. we have used _ ruto as though next leader. - have used our time and commitment and by god, he has emerged the winner. we commitment and by god, he has emerged the winner.— emerged the winner. we are competent — emerged the winner. we are competent under _ emerged the winner. we are competent under his - emerged the winner. we are i competent under his leadership this country is going to get a lot of— this country is going to get a lot of mileage in terms of development, education, peace and stability. the development, education, peace and stability-— and stability. the public reaction _ and stability. the public reaction followed - and stability. the public reaction fo

popstars in 2001 — before going on to finish third on pop idol the following year. 0ur reporter gareth barlowextremely talented and, clearly much loved in the profession. there has been an outpouring of shock and sadness throughout the industry. many fans taking to social media and twitter and also some big names in entertainment as well. the record producer and tv personality simon cowell for example calling the passing of darius a tragedy saying that he was charismatic, funny and a great person to be with. the actor, john barrowman also saying he was talented, genuine and personable young man. meanwhile, darius�*s former wife the canadian act because natasha henstridge who had a relationship with him from 2011 onwards posted a series of the pictures a pair of them on instagram saying there are no words just love, instagram saying there are no wordsjust love, love, instagram saying there are no words just love, love, love. instagram saying there are no wordsjust love, love, love. irate words 'ust love, love, love. we will wordsjust love, love, love. we will have _ wordsjust love, love, love.

gareth barlow, bbc news. let's get more on the legal background to this.ffin, professor of constitutional law and evidence at duke law school. she told me more about the affidavit, in particular that phrase that kept popping up, "probable cause". probable cause is the legal standard that is required in order to get a search warrant, so the magistrate judge here determined when a search warrant was conducted that the government had probable cause to search for evidence of the three crimes that are outlined in the search warrant. and the affidavit that was released in part today contains the background facts that establish that probably cause. —— the background facts that establish that probable cause. that affidavit that you mentioned, heavily redacted, as we have seen. what is likely to be behind those big black blocks? well, the government actually identified five categories of information that it was concealing with the redactions, and it is important to bear in mind that there are a number of people besides the government who know what is behind those b

supporters have waged a long campaign against the current owners, the glazer family. 0ur reporter gareth barlowejoins me now. short tweet but possibly a and he joins me now. short tweet but possibly witt huge a short tweet but possibly with huge implications? he a short tweet but possibly with huge implications?— huge implications? he doesn't know how _ huge implications? he doesn't know how to — huge implications? he doesn't know how to make _ huge implications? he doesn't know how to make waves - huge implications? he doesn'tl know how to make waves when huge implications? he doesn't - know how to make waves when you have won 23 million twitter followers that goes round the world quickly, we have heard nothing more from elon musk or manchester united or the glazer family that own it. we do know the glazes were staying in the british press they were prepared to manchester united but looking for 5 billion us dollars. the club is not worth that it dollars. the club is not worth thatitis dollars. the club is not worth that it is with half that amount and affordable for elon musk because he is lud

gareth barlow reports.elly was found guilty of sex trafficking and racketeering, crimes for which the former singer and songwriter was sentenced to 30 years behind bars. on wednesday at his latest trial this time in chicago, the r&b artist faces 13 charges of child pornography and obstruction. and prosecutors alleged who harbours a hidden darkside really seen by the public. his lawyers urging the jury not to accept the portrayal of r kelly is a monster. but for more than two decades roberts or mr kelly has faced allegations of sexual abuse, in a now infamous 2019 interview he fervently denied the accusations.— the accusations. pride didn't do the start! _ the accusations. pride didn't do the start! | _ the accusations. pride didn't do the start! | didn't - the accusations. pride didn't do the start! i didn't do - the accusations. pride didn't do the start! i didn't do this| do the start! i didn't do this i am fighting for my life. the chicano i am fighting for my life. the chicago trial _ i am fighting for

suporters have waged a long campaign against the current owners the glazer family 0ur reporter gareth barlowow. it isa it is a i—liner but my goodness it makes waves? aha, it is a 1-liner but my goodness it makes waves?— it makes waves? a 1-liner to 1.3 it makes waves? a 1-liner to 1-3 billion — it makes waves? a 1-liner to 1.3 billion people. _ it makes waves? a 1-liner to 1.3 billion people. no - 1.3 billion people. no follow—up eitherfrom 1.3 billion people. no follow—up either from him 1.3 billion people. no follow—up eitherfrom him or manchester united. nor the family that owns the club. the glazes were potentially interested in selling the club. to the world's riches man, that is perfectly affordable, but his accusation against the families they have not spent enough on top—flight players and that is why they are having and that is why they are having a bad time in the league. but, if they are owned by the world's riches person, that could go in different directions for them. the big question is, is he serious? he has made grandiose comments before on twitter. indie has made grandiose

gareth barlow, bbc news. revenue rose by eleven billion pounds, to nearly £74 billion the notional government deficit ran at 23 point 8 billion pounds, or nearly an eighth of the scottish economy — which is double the scale of the uk's public sector deficit. fish and chip shop owners say they're struggling with the rising cost of ingredients with sunflower oil coming from ukraine and fish from russia. some are now reducing their opening hours to help keep energy costs down. robin markwell reports. over the past 12 months price of cod has almost doubled and gas and electricity bills are almost five times what they at this chip shop near weston—super—mare there almost breaking even. people were coming and to spend their money and they were on far low and fish and chips might not be top of the priorities that they have on a friday night. some fish and chip shops are putting up the prices to stay afloat in this family who are stating and the phonogram here have noticed —— staying in a caravan here have noticed th

gareth barlow, bbc news.living with bowel cancer. notjust not just bowel cancer but notjust bowel cancer but any kind of cancer. now her mum heather has spoken for the first time since her daughter's death, to our reporter graham satchell, about her final days with deborah — and her long—lasting legacy. i'll do some this way. dame deborahjames, surrounded by herfamily at her mum and dads house. in the final weeks of her life, deborah's mum heather became her main carer. i think the hardest thing was knowing she was going to die. my heartache was knowing, as a mother, i couldn't do anything about that. and i think that was the hardest for me to cope with — knowing that she was getting weaker — but stronger mentally, but weaker bodily. and...i couldn't help her. we had some good times. i can remember lying in bed probably just about a week or so before she died, and she was quite poorly that night. and she went, "i do love you." and i went, "yeah, i love you." and she went, "i have no regrets, you know?" and i

international inspectors have demanded they be allowed to visit, as gareth barlow reports.hzhia, europe's biggest health plan and the current focal point of the war. on wednesday, for the first time in its history, the plan was cut off from ukraine's energy grid after fires damaged power cables leaving experts to one of the implications and threats to the plant and planets safety. to the plant and planets safe . . ., to the plant and planets safe. . ., , safety. nuclear power plants re . uire safety. nuclear power plants require off-site _ safety. nuclear power plants require off-site power - safety. nuclear power plants require off-site power to - require off—site power to function safely, to cool the reactor, to call it the fuel that they are. any of that power could potentially cause enormous crisis at the facility. enormous crisis at the facility-— enormous crisis at the facili . ., ., ., , facility. zaporizhzhia was taken over _ facility. zaporizhzhia was taken over by _ facility. zaporizhzhia was taken over by russia - facility. zaporizhzhia was taken over by russia i

gareth barlow, bbc news.ublic. it could reveal much more detail about the nature of the us government's investigation into the former president. here's our north america correspondent, peter bowes. a day in court to get more information about the search of donald trump's home and the alleged crimes the department ofjustice is investigating. us media organisations have argued that the affidavit, the document used to justify the search at mar—a—lago, should be unsealed because of the huge level of public interest in the case. the judge agreed, but he wants the justice department to identify any sections it believes should remain confidential. i feel good about today's hearing. judge reinhart seems to have a very good sense that it is his job as the gate keeper in this case to perform his function of balancing the interest in the public of accessing these materials against the interest in the government in keeping them secret. bit by bit, the full extent of the investigation is becoming clear. part of the search

our correspondent, gareth barlow, is in sussex.ult of months of historically low rainfall at arlington reservoir in sussex. the environment agency describes the region as seriously water distressed, following the driest first six months of the year in england since 1976. in first six months of the year in england since 1976.— first six months of the year in england since 1976. in the approach to the heatwave _ england since 1976. in the approach to the heatwave we _ england since 1976. in the approach to the heatwave we saw _ england since 1976. in the approach to the heatwave we saw record - to the heatwave we saw record demands and that is what is driving our concern now. we monitor our raw water levels constantly and we are seeing them drop to drive now and we are concerned about the rate they are concerned about the rate they are dropping as the demand and weather continues. the? are dropping as the demand and weather continues.— are dropping as the demand and weather continues. they are having to su -l weather continues. they

gareth barlow reports.y, the plant was cut off from ukraine's energy grid after fires triggered by the conflict damaged power cables, leaving experts to warn of the implications and threats to the plant's and planet's safety. nuclear power plants require off—site power to function safely, to cool the reactor, to cool the spent fuel there. any cut—off of that power could potentially cause an enormous crisis at the facility. zaporizhzhia was taken over by russia in march early in the war, and moscow has controlled the site, still run by ukrainian workers, ever since. on thursday, in his nightly address, president zelensky called on russia to withdraw. translation: i want to assure all ukrainians we are doing - everything to prevent an emergency scenario. international pressure is needed that will force the occupiers to immediately withdraw from the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. the iaea and other international organisations must act faster. every minute the russian military stays at the nuclear plant risk

gareth barlow, bbc news.from 2024. the move follows a public consultation and is part of efforts to fight global warming, as our environment correspondent helen briggs explains. this dark, wet stuff is peat, dark, organic matter and much loved by gardeners for nourishing plants but because of environmental concerns you will soon no longer be able to buy peat combustor garden centres in england. if you dig it up out of the ground it is very valuable as a carbon score, it is broken down and all of that carbon is emitted into the atmosphere's carbon dioxide. we have been working really hard to try and find a way of protecting this and stopping this use. there are alternatives, they are developing all the time. when the band comes into effect sometime in 2024, gardeners will have to switch to peat free compost or make their own, but environmental groups say that with peat still being dug up in counties such as somerset this comes too little, too late. in the uk, we are storing about 3.2 biiiion— in the uk, we are

gareth barlow has the story. the region as seriously water distressed, following the driest first six months of the year in england since 1976. in the approach to the heatwave, we saw record demands and that is what is driving our concern now. we monitor our raw water levels constantly and we are seeing them drop into the early drought triggers now, and we are concerned about the rate they are dropping as the demand and weather continues. they are having to supply an additional 120 million litres a day to keep up with demand. reserves are running low. july saw just 8% of the average level of rainfall with the trend forecast to continue for the foreseeable future. and with hosepipes using up to 1,000 litres of water an hour, it is hoped the ban can help preserve precious supplies. from filling your paddling pool to washing your car and watering your garden and flowers like these, from next friday, the hosepipe has got to go away. instead, it will be the return of a trusty bucket and watering can. the hope is, by t

gareth barlow reports. monster. but, for more than two decades, robert sylvester kelly has faced allegations of sexual abuse. in a now infamous 2019 interview, he fervently denied the accusations. i didn't do that stuff! this is not me. i am fighting for my life. the chicago trial is seen by many as a repeat of a 2008 trial when he faced charges of child pornography but was acquitted on all accounts. two former employers are also currently facing charges linked to the singer, it is expected the hearing will take at least four weeks, after that r kelly still faces cases in illinois and minnesota. gareth barlow, bbc news. in the united states, a federal magistrate who approved the search warrant for donald trump's mar—a—lago home in florida, is due to hold a court hearing to discuss requests to make public the document that authorised the search — which thejustice department has opposed releasing. our correspondent chichi uzundu has more. the document that the media want made public is the body of evidence th

gareth barlow, bbc news.r than 2019. let's get the latest from our education correspondent sean dilley. what did you notice? i certainly will. so what did you notice? i certainly will- so many — what did you notice? i certainly will. so many people _ what did you notice? i certainly will. so many people have - what did you notice? i certainly i will. so many people have already been to school to pick up their results and are tuning into the news and let's be the antidote to the serious stuff and say, really well done. as with a—levels, your families will be really proud of you. you could argue you are the most impacted by the pandemic in as much it is two years of gcse study. like with a—levels, the government and exam boards say there was an intentional midpoint between the record high grades of last year. if you are watching us and you have done gcses, you will be familiar with this term all over the media called grade inflation. that's because teachers are assessed grades before. it is totally expected. th

gareth barlow, bbc news.h century. and that depleted the population a lot. subsequent to that it was the degradation of the habitat it needs which dealt the final blow. there's been this increasing spoliation of the season many parts of the world through increasing [and modification and things like sewage run—off, fertiliser run—off, which is the effect of impacting the sea grass beds which the dugongs need to feed on. they need this very clear water to photosynthesise, and if you have this pollution in the system, that will lead to blooms and notification which makes the water much murkier. that is a major factor in the loss of seagrass beds of the seasonal sales in china, which in the absence of those, there is nothing for a dugong to feed on. luckily, their disappearance from china is not the end of the species. they are still found in eastern africa through to the pacific islands, that they are fragmented, and a lot of these populations are under increasing pressure. what we see in china is almost the end