jayne mccubbin reporting there. now on bbc news, our world. 2021, anti—government protests took place across iran. the protests were triggered by water shortages in the southern province of khuzestan. failing crops, dying wildlife, no drinking water. dry rivers. people in khuzestan face a water crisis. i'm siavash ardalan, and i report on the environment for bbc persian. seeing people suffering, i wanted to understand what caused these water shortages. is it climate change or are there other factors? what is happening in iran today is the outcome of decades of bad management, poor environmental governance and a lack of foresight, not climate change. the bbc cannot operate freely inside iran, so i've pieced the story together using social media, and visited the united states to see how they manage their water. wow, this is amazing! look how much the water has gone down. as iran and the rest of the world tackle water scarcity, i'll be asking — what can be done to improve the water supply for people in khuzestan? khuzestan has long been thought o

jayne mccubbin reporting there. paid by airlines then usually passed on to customers in air fares. the average charge per passenger — currently £30.19 — should fall by nearly £a come 2026. heathrow, which wanted the charges raised, said the move would undermine the delivery of key improvements. a 29—year—old man is being held on suspicion of murdering a woman in east london. zara aleena, who was 35, was attacked while she walked through ilford in the early hours of sunday morning. the met police believe she was the victim of what it called an "opportunist stranger attack". 0ur correspondent, jon donnison, is in ilford. and herfriends have been paying tribute to zara. they have. a lot of people have been coming here this morning to lay flowers and to leave a personal tribute. zahra was discovered with serious head injuries at about 2:a5am on sunday. paramedics attended but they were unable to save her and she died a little later that day in hospital. police, as you say, say that the attack, they believe, was carried

jayne mccubbin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.

jayne mccubbin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.s the hottest day of the year so far. temperatures in the last hour have reached 30 degrees at london's heathrow airport and continue to climb across east anglia and south east england, more widely, temperatures into the 30s. when i go on holiday for beach action, more often than not, somebody takes the sun loungers by putting towels on them, but not here in thejurassic coast. this is swanage in dorset looking absolutely glorious an hour orso looking absolutely glorious an hour or so ago. the heatwave has been building across western europe. across spain, we have had temperatures reach the mist 40s for much of the last week. the earliest heatwave we have seen here for over 40 heatwave we have seen here for over a0 years. and the heat has been spreading northwards. just yesterday, reaching southern france where temperatures reached a0 degrees as well. this is the earliest in the year we have seen temperatures that high. the heatwave is ferocious and is arriving unusually early as well.

jayne mccubbin goes _ grade to get that update.et that update. i—ue mccubbin goes around the country hugging people. making them feel better. nina's at a wholesale fruit and veg market in central london. she is finding out how traders are feeling and how they are going to pass on their prices to us at the till. ., , ., ., ~ ,., ., till. how is it looking? good morning- — till. how is it looking? good morning- i _ till. how is it looking? good morning. i am _ till. how is it looking? good morning. i am at _ till. how is it looking? good morning. i am at new- till. how is it looking? good| morning. i am at new covent till. how is it looking? good - morning. i am at new covent garden market _ morning. i am at new covent garden market you — morning. i am at new covent garden market. you can see behind me this is the _ market. you can see behind me this is the end _ market. you can see behind me this is the end of— market. you can see behind me this is the end of their working day. i have _ is the end of their working day. i have been—

breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin has been talking to him.who made the very first mobile phone call. after 20, 25 minutes, the battery would die. of course, that wasn't a problem because the phone was so heavy, you couldn't hold it up for 20 or 25 minutes. do you know how many people have a mobile phone right now on earth? and, way back when, could you ever imagine it would be that prolific? of course, we knew even back in the 19705, 1960s, that everybody would ultimately have a mobile phone. in fact, the story that we'd hold was some day, when you were born, you would be assigned a phone number and if you didn't answer the phone, you had died. good afternoon. what we did not anticipate is that you are going to have access to the internet, a digital camera, this powerful computer in your phone, because none of those things existed. today, more than 6.5 billion people own a mobile. almost 84% of the world's population. but let's stop and ask how they we all doing with that. how long do you think you spend on your phone every day? when i'm not

breakfast�*s jayne mccubbin is alreadyjoining in the fun in burton on trent. good morning.ood morning! the party has started. the prosecco is not yet open but there is a pause in the rain. let me introduce some people. this is mike milcott from the council, you met the queen, when?— milcott from the council, you met the queen, when? 1977, jubilee year, she came to — the queen, when? 1977, jubilee year, she came to the _ the queen, when? 1977, jubilee year, she came to the metropole _ the queen, when? 1977, jubilee year, she came to the metropole hotel - she came to the metropole hotel where i was a junior chef and we cooked a meal. they came into the kitchen afterwards and were talking to us, they wondered who had made and cut vegetables into small pieces. that is how she takes a vegetables. she asked who had done it and i put my hand up, she said it must�*ve taken hours and i said it didn't. must've taken hours and i said it didn't. ~ ., ., must've taken hours and i said it didn't. ~ . . ., didn't. what a moment. let me introduce _ didn't. what a moment. let me introduce n

jayne mccubbin is there for us this morning. good morning, jayne. good morning to ou.s the mountain which is the dead centre, the heart of scotland, and we have followed this town right from the very start of the war because this town decided to come together. good morning, everyone. people like craig and ali and zoe, the town came together to offer hope to refugees. tonight will be emotional in the square because they will be down with ukrainians who have made their dilemma for the town their home, to watch the match. here is the story. baby mark was born into war. hello. when we first met him in march, he was starting on a journey to scotland he'll never remember — but one which will shape the rest of his life. and finally, after weeks of waiting, mo is ready to welcome him and his family into aberfeldy. my goodness. what a documented start to that wee boy's life. 2,000 miles. wow. can only get better. can only get better for him. aberfeldy is the geographical heart of scotland — they say the beating heart of scotland. over the last three months, we've watched the to

jayne mccubbin has been talking to him. this is what the very first mobile phone looked like.mobile. almost 84% of the world's population. but let's stop and ask, how we are all doing with that? how long do you think you spend on your phone every day? five or six hours. most of the day, to be honest. screen time. i'm going to get caught now. daily average five hours, 29 minutes. six hours 25 minutes. i feel like that is probably average. what are you looking at all day? cats and food. my name is dulcie cowling and i gave up my smartphone because it was too addictive. this is what dulcie did. remember these? she ditched her smartphone and switched to an old—style dumb phone. i would recommend it. i think there are nicer things to spend your time on. but with the old dumb phone 3g network being switched off in 2033, tech entrepreneurs are updating martin cooper's original idea. my name is kai. i co—founded light phone in brooklyn, new york. what we are creating is similar to a hammer or screwdriver, right? you use it and then you put it back. they disappear. it's not like you us

and with just a few hours now until the football world cup play—off between scotland ukraine — jayne mccubbinppy here with so much support. so warm people and atmosphere. we feel absolutely happy here. listen, you've got maryna with you, who is a psychologist from ukraine now settled here. can you ask her — this sense of community, how important is it for people settling here? they speak in ukrainian i think that ukrainian families that arrived in scotland... speaking in ukrainian they all need support and they all need community, which we are going to create. and the first step today is going to be the football match, which we are going to watch all together. brilliant. listen, and i want to introduce as well, alysa, because we first met alysa on a zoom from ukraine way back when. and i said to you, you're still smiling, even though you left mariupol, with what? we left mariupol, we were still. cooking, and two litres of water. and it was for us, me _ and my friend and two children. and you made it on foot out of mariupol all the way here. and you're happy to be here, aren't you? honestly, w

jayne mccubbin is there to witness it in all its glory. welcome to skegness!o it's the first thing they see, so if we can put a smile on people's faces before they hit the town we're all happy. did you see the sign coming in — skegvegas? we did. skegvegas, are you feeling it? it's better than the actual vegas. is it? it's more appealing, yeah? i think it's brilliant. somebody turned up from rochdale just to get a picture with the sign. i just to come to skegness for that. the sign is modelled on the real deal 5,000 miles away. it cost £36,000 but the value of what is fast becoming a viral marketing moment — priceless. speaking of which. binley mega chippy! oh, my god, it's round! let's skip skegvegas and head down to coventry, shall we? where £172 million was invested in the arts during its reign as city of culture. so after all of that, what was it that put coventry on the international map? culture ? chips. where are we going, charlotte? binley mega chippy. this is what a social media storm looks like. tiktok memes and youtube videos have sent thousands to c