hello, i'm luxmy gopal. un agencies are preparing to deliver a mass vaccination campaign across gaza this weekend — to protect children from polio. the territory this month identified its first case of the disease for 25 years. it's hoped more than six hundred thousand children will be vaccinated. the programme has been disrupted by the war in gaza — israel and hamas have agreed three localised pauses in the fighting to allow health teams to carry out their work. let's speak to our guest... chair of the world health organization global commission and certified polio eradication. thank you for joining us, how feasible is it that the polio vaccination can reach all the children who needed? i'm sure it will be difficult, especially with the degree of disruption of the infrastructure but i think that there is a lot of experience on delivering polio vaccine campaigns in difficult circumstances and if you've got three essential things you can get success and one is having vaccine, people stood vaccinating and peop

good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and luxmy gopal. our headlines today.e in england and wales good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and luxmy gopal. our headlines today. more than 200 firefighters are battling a large fire at a block of flats in dagenham. an amnesty begins for people in england and wales who own so—called zombie knives and machetes, ahead of the weapons being banned next month. the us says it's working to prevent the conflict between israel and hezbollah spiralling into war, after an escalation of hostilities. we see inside the mpox treatment centres in the democratic republic of congo, where 70% of patients are children.

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welcome to breakfast with ben boulos and luxmy gopal.ecting preparations for what it calls large—scale attacks by the militant group hezbollah. police in germany arrest a man suspected of a knife attack at a music a festival in the city of solingen, after a massive manhunt. two nasa astronauts who have been stranded on the international space station sincejune won't return to earth until february next year. joe root to the rescue! england survive a scare to beat sri lanka and take a 1—0 lead in their test series. and more wet weather to come today but most of that will be towards the north and then an improving picture across the board tomorrow. i will have the full forecast later. good morning, it's sunday, the 25th august. israel's defence minister has declared a 48—hour state

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this is breakfast with ben thompson and luxmy gopal.one mistake away from being taken away from me. christian is looking back at his life before prison. definitely don't want to go back to prison. well, it would be five years ago. and that's when i got put on tag as the last ditch hope to keep me out of prison. um...and my last chance. and, well, we all know how that ended, didn't it? i ended up doing four years at her majesty's pleasure for aggravated burglary. six months into christian's jail term, his mum died. my mum never told me. she wouldn't. .. she didn't tell me when she was ill. and it was like i was the last one to know. i was in a very uncompassionate situation. but on the other end of it, i came out of it. and if i can get through my mum dying, i pretty much get through anything. well, priority number one is don't breach my tag. don't go back to prison. stick to what i've agreed to. keep my freedom. director of britain's most tagged, izzy fonseca, and mike nellis, emeritus professor of criminal and communityjustice at the u

hello, i'm luxmy gopal.e start here in england, where the funeral has taken place for the first of three young girls fatally stabbed at a taylor swift dance class in the northern town of southport. the service for nine—year—old alice dasilva aguiar was held at st patrick's catholic church in the town, where her parents were joined by family and friends. hundreds of people lined the streets as alice's coffin was brought to the church in a horse—drawn carriage. ribbons and balloons were tied to lamp posts and garden walls, as fiona trott reports from southport. applause, sirens. a public display of love. trying to ease a parent's private pain. alice's father carried her on his shoulder, but few fathers — or mothers — have the strength to speak on a day like this. # never to part... instead, their words were read by alice's uncle. cherished every milestone, you completed us. little alice knew nothing about politics and division. how confronting it was acknowledged here today. you have shown great courage in ask

i'm luxmy gopal in london — the other headlines today the family of nine—year—old alice da silva aguiaror swift dance club — on the day of her funeral. and moscow says it's fighting ukrainian troops on its territory —— as the russian region of kursk is the scene of ukraine's cross—border incursion. now to the olympics, where the closing ceremony is in full swing. let's join my colleague maryam moshiri for all the latest. some people describe has the eiffel tower of presenters at. film some people describe has the eiffel tower of presenters at.— tower of presenters at. oh my goodness. _ tower of presenters at. oh my goodness, what _ tower of presenters at. oh my goodness, what do _ tower of presenters at. oh my goodness, what do i _ tower of presenters at. oh my goodness, what do i say? - tower of presenters at. 0h myj goodness, what do i say? stall tower of presenters at. oh my - goodness, what do i say? stall tall, stron: , goodness, what do i say? stall tall, strong, sometimes _ goodness, what do i say? stall tall, strong, sometimes sparkles. - goodness, what do i say? stall tall, stro

good morning, welcome to breakfast with luxmy gopal and charlie stayt. our headlines today.ace for the white house, as vice president kamala harris is officially confirmed as the democrat nominee. i promise to be a president for all americans. you can always trust me to put country above party and self. energy prices are set to rise as the regulator sets the latest price cap for gas and electricity. new prices kick in from october. today we come to doncaster, the energy secretary poz—mac own constituency, to find out how people who would be affected by higher bills. football pundit and presenter jermainejenas says he's

hello, i'm luxmy gopal.e start with the olympics, where the sporting action has now concluded and the athletes are gathering for the closing ceremony, due to get under way in around an hour. america topped the final medal table after the women's us basketball team beat the hosts france to win the final gold medal of the games. let's join my colleague maryam moshiri for all the latest. hello and welcome to paris. it's the final day of the olympics — can you believe it? what a brilliant few weeks it has been but, alas, the games draw to a close today with the much—anticipated closing ceremony at the stade de france. but before we say au revoir, let's take you through the results from today now that all the sport is official over. the netherlands�* sifan hassan won gold in a sprint finish to claim her third medal of the paris olympics. she set a new olympic record, in two hours 22 minutes 55 seconds. ethiopia took silver and kenya finished in bronze. in the final of the modern pentathlon at the palace of versai

that is the latest from me here in paris, luxmy gopal, but i will bring you the latest air in franceening. thank you, maryam. as maryam said, we _ evening. thank you, maryam. as maryam said, we will— evening. thank you, maryam. as maryam said, we will have - evening. thank you, maryam. as| maryam said, we will have plenty more on the olympics in paris later but ijust want more on the olympics in paris later but i just want to show you images from the scene recently in rotherham. these were images from just a few moments a go, a little while ago, and this is outside a hotel in rotherham in south yorkshire. protesters have been gathering outside the building and chanting, gets them out, and we are having reports of windows and doors being smashed at the hotel and a bin being smashed at the hotel and a bin being set alight outside and a reporter on the ground in one room in the last hour or so has seen rioters get inside the hotel and i think we can show you live pictures now. there we go, we are able to show you the scene live in rotherham at the moment outside that holiday inn express

this is breakfast with luxmy gopal and charlie stayt. insight, households in england, wales and scotland could see their bills rise by around 9%. ben is waiting for the announcement at a cafe in doncaster this morning. the bacon is on. the prices might be up. yes. welcome to aj's cafe here in doncaster, where they are preparing for the morning rush. we are here with the owner. what brings the customers back? we do two flavours, pork and tomato. i will do two flavours, pork and tomato. will have to do two flavours, pork and tomato. i will have to give both a try later. do not burn the bacon. the reason we are here is we will find out the new level of the energy price cap. it doesn't affect businesses that it doesn't affect businesses that it does affect people who come in day in and day out, it affects the level of household energy bills. the current price cap means the average household using the typical amount of energy will see an annual bill of £1568. rememberthe of energy will see an annual bill of £1568. remember the price cap limit

i'm luxmy gopal in london.an troops on its territory —— as the russian region of kursk is the scene of ukraine's cross—border incursion. welcome to paris. it's the last day of the olympics and the closing ceremony has just started. unlike the opening ceremony just over 2 weeks ago, the closing one will take place in the stade de france so lets take a closer look now at what we can expect from the ceremony this evening. there will be the traditional parade of athletes with flagbearers like antoine dupont for france katie ledecky for the us alex yee for team gb.

i'm luxmy gopal in london. her family release a photo taken just before she took part in a taylor swift dance club. and moscow says it's fighting ukrainian troops on its territory as the russian region of kursk is the scene of ukraine's cross—border incursion. let'sjoin my colleague maryam moshiri for all the latest on the olympics. marry it looks sensational behind you. what i'll let you get away with that. the sun has gone down. the sparkling eiffel tower and the sparkling maryam moshiri. the

hello, i'm luxmy gopal. we start with an update on the polio vaccination programme which will take place in gaza this weekend. the un has now confirmed it will start at 7.30 in the morning, local time. unicef has now said that the first phase will start in deir al—balah in central gaza for children between five to ten years old. it says that the vaccinations will take place for six and a half hours each day until the fourth of september. it's urged parents in gaza to bring their children, stressing that the vaccinations free and safe. more now from the middle east, where the israeli military operation in the occupied west bank appears to have been scaled back, but is continuing around the city ofjenin. these pictures were shot there on saturday morning, they appear to show armoured israeli vehicles moving into the city, with helicopters circling overhead. israel has said it is targeting what it calls terrorists, and says it killed a hamas commander injenin. the un has called for israel to avoid spreading con

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and luxmy gopal.receiving results were in year 7 when the first covid lockdowns were announced, so have spent every year of their secondary education in the midst, or the wake, of the pandemic. our education correspondent elaine dunkley has been speaking to students in manchester about how being the "class of covid" has impacted them. # i feel good # i knew that i would now.# a leavers' assembly at wright robinson college in gorton, celebration to mark the end of gcses. but for these pupils, it was a turbulent start to life at secondary school. in year seven, march 2020, a government announcement was made, that schools should be locked down immediately, with special plans to be rushed into place. the first lockdown we had was like probably the scariest because you couldn't leave your house at all. then there was a lot of talks about like... ..like, the death tolls. it was on tv every single day. so i think it was a scary period. but then i think when we came back after that, it was like, i don't know,

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hello, this is breakfast with luxmy gopal and ben boulos.rough some serious emotions. frustration on the fourth day as sri lanka built their lead. kamindu mendis confirmed his emerging talent with another test century. it meant 205 for england to win. pope's contribution to the run chase was six. joe root anchored the innings. measured, patient, even traditional test match batting. harry brook helped england to relax for a while, until he fell for 32 and it was 119—4. calm head needed — or a young one. jamie smith. he took the attack back to sri lanka with a rapid 39, took england to the point of victory. five down and joe root saw it through. 62 not out — a final flourish to reward his patience. now, this victory was hard—earned. well, sri lanka, without much preparation, were definitely competitive here. they might be even better next week, so a final reflection from this test is to look forward to the next. that second test starts at lords on thursday. england's stand—in captain 0llie pope very happy to go into it with a 1—0 lead after a

welcome to breakfast with luxmy gopal and rogerjohnson. don't see it as something that's too far away now and i'd love to see how close i can get to it. in sport, arsenal are hoping to deny manchester city a fifth premier league title in a row and they made a positive start to their season — bukayo saka sealing a victory over wolves at the emirates. good morning. it's going to be another day of dry weather with some sunny spells across most parts of the uk. all change into next week, though, getting wet and windy for some of us. i will bring you the full forecast very shortly. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is travelling to israel for talks with benjamin netanyahu amid continued efforts to secure a ceasefire in the region. the united states and israel have suggested cautious optimism following talks at the end of last week. however, a senior hamas official told the bbc there had been no progress. greg mckenzie has the story. images from across the region over the weekend show there are still huge obstacles to peace despite two

hello and welcome to the programme, i'm luxmy gopal.art with our breaking news from the uk — where there have been more violent far right protests in england. this is the scene in rotherham in the last half—hour the british prime minister, sir keir starmer has made a staement from downing street about the violence — which he called far—right thuggery. protests on counter protests taking place. protests on counter protests taking lace. ., , ., , , place. counter protesters left the area but protesting _ place. counter protesters left the area but protesting and _ place. counter protesters left the area but protesting and unrest i area but protesting and unrest continued with some groups of protesters causing violence and damage with throwing things at police officers and throwing things into the hotel. they had been surrounding a holiday inn express hotel in rotherham and chanting, get them out, and it is believed the hotel where housing asylum seekers. there were people still within the hotel is all this was taking place. at least one p

hello, i'm luxmy gopal.sts are being held in several cities in england, and dozens more are expected, following a week of unrest after the killing of three girls in southport on monday. police have been deployed in cities across the uk. groups of protesters have gathered in nottingham, liverpool, hull, manchester and leeds this afternoon. these are the pictures from nottingham. this is the scene live in nottingham city centre where a protest and counterprotest is taking place and you can see their comic and just make out the line of police officers in their high theirs, separating the two groups. that is a similar picture to what is happening in other cities where we are hearing that some of the protests have been organised by far right groups and the counterdemonstration is often are those with antifascist demonstrators as well. just to give you a picture of what is happening across the city, liverpool, for example, right police separated, struggled to separate rival protesters. there have been some arrests

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