katie razzall, bbc news.ondon accused of spying for bulgaria. hello again. today we've got some rain which has been pushing up from the south of england and coming in across northern ireland. both these bands of rain are moving northeastwards. you can see them quite nicely here in the pressure chart, the isobars alone telling you that once again it is going to be a breezy day. and out in the atlantic, we've got our next deepening area of low pressure. that is storm agnes, which will come our way tomorrow. so the rain continuing to move across scotland and northern england. this morning's rain clearing into the north sea. but behind all of that, we're looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers, temperatures 1a in lerwick to 23 in norwich and in london. now, as we head on through the evening and overnight, many of the showers will tend to fade. we'll have some clear skies, but in the second part of the night, the cloud will start to build across the south—west. this is a prerunner to storm agnes. and once aga

katie razzall, bbc news, west bromwich.h. thanks for your company. i'm helena humphrey— ill have more news for you at the top of the hour — stay with us here on bbc news hello there. most of scotland didn't have a great day of weather on friday — it was wet and cool. however, it was a pretty spectacular end to the day. look at this sunset viewed from john 0'groats in highland, scotland. the rain was with us, though, for most of the day in scotland, northern ireland and far north of england and underneath this rain band as well, that didn't budge all day — it was pretty cool as well. temperatures, for example, dropping in newcastle from 18 on thursday, just highs of 12 degrees on friday with that rain really lingering for much of the day. now we've still got the same weather front on the charts at the moment and that's going to be slowly sliding its way southwards. so rainjust edging into parts of northern england. a few thundery showers are possible coming up from cherbourg into the south—west of england and they may well r

katie razzall has the story.t yorkshire, built in the 18th century on the proceeds of slavery from money made on caribbean sugar plantations. obviously, it was my ancestors who were actually doing the work. absolutely, and that's not something that's acknowledged fully enough, i don't think. renowned actor david harewood is descended from slaves, slaves owned by the current earl of harewood's forefathers. this is henry, the second earl. he's the guy who owned my ancestors. yeah. which is why you share the name. yeah. each slave was given the surname of the owner. my family's history and your family's history interlock in a weird and dark way, historically. the portrait in the frame. wow. the room where it will end up. hey, david. dude, how are you, man? good to see you. that is fantastic. now, this new work by the artist ashley karrell will sit amongst the harewood family portraits painted by the likes of reynolds and gainsborough. it's a commission for harewood house's missing portrait series to reflect a more t

katie razzall, bbc news.omen's world cup final. the match, played in sunderland, was part of the uefa nations league. elsewhere, wales took on iceland. katie gornall has been watching the action. when you can't buy the official shirt, there are other ways to show your support. a sold—out stadium of light welcomed england back to action. scotland fans, understandably, were a little outnumbered. for both teams, this was new territory, a brand—new tournament with plenty at stake. but first, a moment to pause and remember the former england youth international, maddy cusack, who passed away at the age of 27. whistle scotland narrowly missed out on the world cup. spurred on by that disappointment, their star caroline weir tested mary earps early on. yeah, that one stung. sunderland has been home to some of england's best over the years, chief among them lucy bronze. she'll have enjoyed this. brilliant header! 1—0 soon became two. another cross, another header, as lauren hemp powered england further in front. it's

katie razzall, bbc news.ns human rights council in an election that will be seen as a key test of its international standing. russia was suspended from the council after its invasion of ukraine. the bbc has obtained a copy of russia's position paper circulated to un members promising what it called "adequate solutions for human rights issues". live now to rachel denber, deputy director for europe at the ngo human rights watch. good to talk to you. what do you make of this move on the part of russia, looking to rejoin the human rights council? it rejoin the human rights council?— rejoin the human rights council? , ., , , council? it is a completely nical council? it is a completely cynical move. _ council? it is a completely cynical move. russia - council? it is a completely cynical move. russia is . council? it is a completely cynical move. russia is noj council? it is a completely - cynical move. russia is no more appropriate tojoin the cynical move. russia is no more appropriate to join the human rights cou

here's our media editor katie razzall. i believe this is about freedom.y. because for there to be real democracy, there has to be dissent. back streaming on the video—sharing platform rumble, where he has 1.6 million followers, and russell brand was on the attack. we are going to be talking about the state and the legacy media's war on free speech, and in particular how that has affected me this week. less than half an hour before his show streamed, the metropolitan police announced its central specialist crime command team is now investigating a number of allegations of non—recent sexual offences committed in london and elsewhere in the uk. the senior investigating officer said, "we continue to encourage anyone who believes they may have been a victim of a sexual offence, no matter how long ago it was, to contact us. the police statement didn't name russell brand, but it did refer to this investigation by channel 4, the times and the sunday times, and made public two weekends ago. four women made the original claims of rape and sexual assault, which they

katie razzall, bbc news.fficers were killed in a missile strike on the navy�*s headquarters in occupied crimea on friday. they say the commander of the black sea fleet was among those who died, although they are yet to produce evidence to support their claims. russia said at the time that only one serviceman was missing. 0ur correspondentjames waterhouse is in kyiv. we have seen a lot of russian missiles land in ukrainian cities that moscow can't control. so, the sight of a western supplied missile landing in the heart of sevastopol in occupied crimea, well, that's against the grain, let's put it like that. now, we have tried to get in touch with the special forces spokesman. he didn't mention admiral viktor sokolov by name, the commander of the black sea fleet, nor did he provide any evidence with the claims we are hearing today. so, we don't yet know for sure that kiev�*s claim of 3a senior officers losing their lives in that attack, whether that's true or not. now, there is a chance ukraine acted on intell

here's our media editor, katie razzall.ry forces at work and we need to ensure we can remain connected to you, no matter what. back streaming on the video sharing platform rumble where he has 1.6 million followers and russell brand was on the attack. we million followers and russell brand was on the attack.— was on the attack. we are going to be talkin: was on the attack. we are going to be talking about _ was on the attack. we are going to be talking about the _ was on the attack. we are going to be talking about the state - was on the attack. we are going to be talking about the state and - was on the attack. we are going to be talking about the state and the | be talking about the state and the legacy media's war on free speech and in particular how that has affected me this week. less than half an hour _ affected me this week. less than half an hour before his _ affected me this week. less than half an hour before his shows - half an hour before his shows streamed, the metropolitan police announced its central specialis

katie razzall, bbc news.r deployed by china to prevent fishing boats entering a disputed area of the south china sea. this video released by the philippine coast guard shows a man wearing a mask, snorkel and fins using a knife to sever a rope attached to white buoys. the coast guard say the barrier posed a hazard to navigation and hinders the fishing and livelihood of filipino fisherfolk at the area. china claims more than 90% of the south china sea and seized the shoal in 2012. later on tuesday, economic ministry officials from japan, china and south korea will meet in seoul to resume an annualforum that started 15 years ago. the forum was initially focused on trade and commerce, but the backdrop is far more geopolitical now, especially in the wake of deeper ties betweenjapan, south korea and the us. daniel russell is a former assistant secretary of state for east asia and pacific under president 0bama — he told me why this meeting matters. it is valuable for each of the three because they have a tremendousl

our culture editor katie razzall reports.n the 18th century on the proceeds of slavery from money made on caribbean sugar plantations. obviously it was my ancestors who were actually doing the work. absolutely. and that's not something that's acknowledged fully enough, i don't think. na - renowned actor david harewood is descended from slaves, slaves owned by the current earl of harewood's forefathers. this is henry, the second earl. he's the guy who owned my ancestors. yeah. which is why you share the name. yeah. each slave was given the surname of the owner. my family's history and your family's history interlock in a weird and dark way, historically. the portrait in the frame... wow. ..in the room where it will end up. hey, david. dude, how are you, man? good to see you. that is fantastic. now, this new work by the artist ashley karrell will sit amongst the harewood family portraits, painted by the likes of reynolds and gainsborough. it's a commission for harewood house's missing portraits series, to reflect a more truthfu

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our culture editor katie razzall reports. orchestra plays.kills like teamwork through music. and what's happening at shireland cbso academy is a uk first. this new school has opened in partnership with a world class orchestra — the city of birmingham symphony orchestra. i love music, and it's one of my favorite things in the whole entire world to do. i'm not really that type of music guy, but i really enjoy doing music lessons and that stuff. what's going to happen- to the sound of this instrument? what i always hope for is just to think about aspiration - in young people. what do you really want - and how can you achieve it? and whatever that is, whether that's "i want to be an astronaut, - but i need to learn team building skills and i need to learn - creativity and i need to learn resilience,"j you can learn all those things through music. and then they're - utterly transferable then into being a politician - or an astronaut or a teacher or whatever it is you want to be. this state school sits in one of the most deprived boroughs in englan

katie razzall, bbc news. to paddy manning, who has written a biography about lachlan murdoch. thank you very much for your time here on the bbc. so what's your opinion on lachlan taking over and what it means for the murdoch media empire? it's a challenging task ahead. well, i think in some ways it is a recognition formally of what has been happening in fact for the last 3—4 years. there has been a progressive handover to locklin from rupert, and i read in my biography that lachlan, his mansion in beverly hills, they bought the boards and the senior leadership together and that was a real moment of lachlan taking charge. he spent the ceo, the most important part of the empire forfour years now, and rupert murdoch has been progressively relinquishing his roles in the empire. so i think this is kind of a logical progression of what has been happening for some time. what happening for some time. what in our happening for some time. what in your view— happening for some time. what in your view it _ happening for

katie razzall, bbc news, west yorkshire.try's ongoing troubles, families met $1.5 billion of the country's annual education costs, with government spending only 1.2 billion. runaway inflation has led to major drops in household income, spikes in private school fees and a nationwide teachers�* strike. now, 15% of households have taken children out of schools. live now to laura frigenti, ceo of global partnership for education. why does cost of living affect education?— why does cost of living affect education? ., ,, , ., ., ., education? thank you for having me. it affects education _ education? thank you for having me. it affects education in _ education? thank you for having me. it affects education in many - education? thank you for having me. it affects education in many ways. i it affects education in many ways. it affects education in many ways. it makes the opportunity of sending children to school less affordable for parents because they have to choose between what they could see is more essential expenses like food,

katie razzall, bbc news. the time is 6:15. our top story this evening...tleg barbie and ken make it to moscow. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes, on bbc news — scotland need another big win at the rugby world cup, if they're to reach the quarterfinals. they've made 13 changes for their match against romania. britain's economic growth is lagging behind many of its counterparts around the world. but why? after the pandemic, an energy and cost of living crisis, what if anything can the chancellor do to get britain's economy — and productivity — growing? productivity is all about how we work, what we produce every hour, making more money that in theory goes into higher salaries for workers and more taxes for the public coffers. so what's the answer? 0ur economics editor faisal islam has been trying to crack this economic puzzle. robots, railways and raac concrete. it's all happening in milton keynes, one of the best places in the country, to see the challenges and opportunities from britain's faltering record on long—term investments. it's the big

katie razzall, bbc news, west bromwich. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes.s in fahrenheit. but you can look further north, the weather did not look like that, did it? for northern ireland, good parts of scotland, the far north of england, stuck underneath a band of rain, it was notjust underneath a band of rain, it was not just wet but also a underneath a band of rain, it was notjust wet but also a lot cooler than yesterday, temperatures down around four or five degrees celsius. that weather front will be with us overnight tonight as well, still across scotland and northern ireland, it will certainly push southward through the night, the rain turning a little light and patch as it does so. might see some rain across parts of wales and south—west england as well, before the midlands, east anglia, south—west england, a dry night, temperatures for most holding up into double figures. tomorrow starts with the same weather front still bring in bits and pieces of rain across parts of scotland, mid eastern counties of northern ireland, wales and the south—west coul

katie razzall, bbc news, west yorkshire.ne person was swept away by a flood stream. we will have more on that story on the news at ten. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. heat warnings, how unusual is that for september? we heat warnings, how unusual is that for september?— heat warnings, how unusual is that for september? we will take a look at that. for september? we will take a look at that- we — for september? we will take a look at that. we have _ for september? we will take a look at that. we have seen _ for september? we will take a look at that. we have seen lots - for september? we will take a look at that. we have seen lots of - at that. we have seen lots of sunshine today across the board, very high temperatures for the time of year, but yes how unusual is it to see temperatures into the 305? today got 30.7 in west sussex. we have seen temperatures reached the 305 over recent septembers, back in 2021 and 2020. looking at the forecast over the next few days, we have a lot more of this sort of a he

katie razzall, bbc news. we are going back to entertainment from the past now.casino nightclub hosted its first—ever northern soul all—nighter, and it quickly took off. coach loads would arrive at the club in greater manchester to do this — dance the night away as the northern soul music and dance culture exploded in 1960s north of england. the club no longer exists in physicalform in wigan but its spirit lives on and fans will be celebrating this weekend, as david sillito reports. # do you want me to get down on my knees? # beg you, baby, please # cry a million tears?# the fabled wigan casino in its �*70s heyday, and one of the few nights a camera was allowed in, for a film about young people who travelled from across the country to dance all night to what had become known as northern soul. there is even a blue plaque to it, but the casino itself has long gone. in its place, as you can see, is a shopping centre. but that's not stopped the veterans. 4000 are gathering here in blackpool this weekend to celebrate this anniversary, and it's also a reminder ofjust h

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katie razzall, bbc news.to editor of the daily beast and he told me what it meant for the empire. not much because you have to remember that he will still be in this new position. he will still be in regular contact with locklin and i would suggest with a different editors. he is someone who has always been incredibly involved, so i don't think initially much will change. i think over time things well. the important thing to remember is he still controls the family trust which controls box and newscorp and when things will get interesting will be when he parts with the big newsroom in the sky and i think today is the sky and i think today is the first step in signalling that. he is 92. although we are continually reminded by people around him he is in good health. what i was told today by a couple of people around him — he does not want to go the way of the legendary founder and chairman of cbs who hung on to power right until the end and really became a bit ridiculous, a bit of a joke in the industry. so, i

our media editor katie razzall is here.his has just this hasjust broken in the this has just broken in the last half an hour or this has just broken in the last halfan hour orso, this has just broken in the last half an hour or so, what can you tell us? it half an hour or so, what can you tell us? , . , a, tell us? it is a significant development. _ tell us? it is a significant development. up - tell us? it is a significant development. up until. tell us? it is a significant development. up until a| tell us? it is a significant - development. up until a few hours ago, the metropolitan police had been saying they had been assessing one report of an alleged sexual assault in soho in 2003. now they have confirmed they have launched an investigation into sexual offences. they do not name russell brand but they make it clearly follows an investigation by channel 4 dispatches and the sunday times. the have been a number of sexual offences in london and elsewhere in the rest of the country, all of them non—recent. the women have b

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katie razzall, bbc news.tters from senior doctors to patients and their gps have been lost because of a computer error at a hospital trust in newcastle. the health regulator has demanded assurances that no—one has had their treatment delayed as a result. our health correspondent sharon barbour reports. in a letter seen by the bbc, newcastle hospitals has told senior doctors that the cqc has issued an urgent warning about the potential harm to patients. the unsent letters date back five years to 2018 when a new computer system was introduced. it channelled consultants�* letters into a folder to be signed off before they were sent out. a review of all the trust's consultants has revealed that most have unsent letters going back several years in their e—record account. many are discharge summaries which explain what care the patient was given in hospital and what medications the patient needs to now take. but there are also a significant number of unsent letters from specialist clinics, which may spell out that