a bbc investigation has found that shamima begum — who left london aged 15 to join the islamic state — was smuggled into syria by an intelligence agent working for canada. thousands of royal mail workers stage a second day of strike action in a row over pay — disrupting deliveries of packages and letters. full speed ahead for the world's largest operating offshore wind farm. hornsea two, off the yorkshire coast, will power more than one—million homes. than one million homes. defending champion emma raducanu is out of the us open — losing in the first round to france's alize cornet. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev, has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war. he was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th century. world leaders have been paying tribute. president biden described him as a "man of remarkable vision." the un chief antonio guterres said he "changed the course of history". our moscow editor, steve rosenberg, looks back at his life. he was the kind of russian leader the world had never

and you've been talking to shamima begum for the podcast, what has she been sent to you about all thisthat travellers, isis were dependent on smugglers to get them there. in terms of the family lawyers, they have pointed out that later this year shamima begum has a hearing where her lawyers will attempt to argue that when the comment removed her citizenship, they didn't consider the fact that she was a victim of trafficking. the evidence that we have brought to light in terms of the people smuggling network could have a bearing on the case, we are told. he briefly mentioned the canadian authorities, has there been any reaction from any of the other authorities with an interest in this case? �* ., �* , authorities with an interest in this case? �* , ., case? both the british and the canadian authorities _ case? both the british and the canadian authorities have i case? both the british and the i canadian authorities have declined to comment, as is in keeping with the long—standing policy of not commenting on national security or intelligence matters.— intelligence matters. josh, thank o

herfriends —— this recording shows shamima begum and her friends at istanbul bus station, apparently was a victim of trafficking. the jury in the trial of former footballer ryan giggs has been discharged by the judge after failing to reach a verdict on any of the three charges against him. mr giggs has denied accusations made by his former partner of controlling behaviour and assault. 0ur sports editor dan roan is at manchester crown court. he has the latest. this case has been hanging — he has the latest. this case has been hanging over— he has the latest. this case has been hanging over ryan - he has the latest. this case has been hanging over ryan giggs l he has the latest. this case has i been hanging over ryan giggs for almost two years now and during the last three and a half weeks he has had to turn a peer at manchester crown court. today he faces the very real prospect of a potential retrial and the knowledge it could take many more months before he finally discovered his fate after the jury today failed to reach a verdict on any of the three charges despite 23 hours of delib

and let's - just remind ourselves about shamima begum herself, she is what, early 20s now? herself, she is what, early 20s now? , i: , ., , ., begum herself, she is what, early 20s now? , i: , ., ., , 20s now? yes, 20 years old at this oint and 20s now? yes, 20 years old at this point and she _ 20s now? yes, 20 years old at this point and she is _ 20s now? yes, 20 years old at this point and she is in _ 20s now? yes, 20 years old at this point and she is in north-east - point and she is in north—east syria. she has obviously had her citizenship removed, so she is in a detention camp in north—east syria and is unable to leave. she would like to come back to britain, her lawyers would like to argue in a hearing in november that when the government removed her citizenship they failed to consider that she was a victim of trafficking. so they failed to consider that she was a victim of trafficking.— a victim of trafficking. so you uncovered — a victim of trafficking. so you uncovered what _ a victim of trafficking. so you uncovered what you - a victim of trafficking. so you uncov

a bbc investigation has found that shamima begum, who left london to join the islamic state group whennt working for canada. she travelled via turkey with two other british girls. she's now challenging the removal of her british citizenship, and expected to argue that she was a victim of trafficking. josh baker is the journalist who interviewed her in syria for the bbc podcast �*i'm not a monster�* and he's here with me now... what did you find out? so the man is called mohammed rashid and he facilitated herjourney to syria through turkey. within a dossier compiled on him we can see he was part of the substantial islamic state people smuggling network moving people to syria. also in that document we can see while he was doing this he was gathering information about the people that he was helping sell copies of passports, any details he could get. he told authorities he was passing the information to canadian intelligence injordan. we've been able to speak to a senior intelligence officer who confirmed to us mohammed rashid was a source for canadian intelligence. 50 to us mohammed rashi

shamima begum left london seven years ago to join the islamic state militant group.formation to canadian intelligence while people—smuggling. international aid agencies are struggling to help hundreds of thousands of people displaced by deadly floods in pakistan. flash floods and landslides along the indus and kabul rivers have left more than 1,000 dead and 1,600 injured, with the southern districts of balochistan and sindh worst—affected. the un is calling the floods in pakistan "a monsoon on steroids" as flood waters continue to rise in some areas. these are latest pictures we have from the swat valley. as you can see, the streets are rivers. key infrastructure has crumbled and almost half of the country's cotton crop has washed away. 0ur correspondent sahar baloch is in badeen, in the south. these are some of the people who left their villages nearby and came here because the waterjust refuses to leave their homes. if you days before, it rained over here, and until then the water has not rained out. so people have made makeshift tents and they have literally based

well, what is the latest now with shamima begum herself? you say, she doesn't have citizenship, so she is not able to come home. so for the time being, she is stuck there, but later this year, there will be a hearing on the status of her citizenship and whether the government should reconsider its removal. josh baker, talking to clive little earlier. more than 115,000 royal mail workers are taking part in a second day of industrial action in less than a week. it's the biggest strike of the summer, and more walk—outs are planned. this afternoon, it has been announced train drivers at 12 real companies will go on strike again on the 15th of september, in their long—running dispute about pay. our business correspondent caroline davies reports. what do we want? decent wage! when do we want it? now! picket lines and pressure. this summer has seen strikes from rail to bin collections, and there are more planned. today the halls were nearly empty at sorting offices as 115,000 royal mail workers walked out again over pay. the company say pay rises

reminders about shamima begum's situation right now?— situation right now? re. thank you very much, josh. the podcast is called i'm not a _ more. thank you very much, josh. the podcast is called i'm not a monster, i podcast is called i'm not a monster, you can listen to it now on bbc sounds. , , , ., , sounds. the first series was absolutely _ sounds. the first series was absolutely outstandingly i sounds. the first series was l absolutely outstandingly good sounds. the first series was i absolutely outstandingly good so looking forward to it. imagine a childhood where simply playing with your friends could endanger your life. for one little boy, that's been his reality since birth. ..until now. seven—year—old charlie has a rare form of haemophilia which means his blood doesn't clot properly. but, after becoming the youngest child to take part in a pioneering trial, him and his family have now been given hope for the future. our correspondent robert hall has been to meet charlie and his family. in a jersey park, seven—year—old charlie is loving life. at last,

a bbc investigation has found that shamima begum — who left london at the age of 15 to join the islamiche world's largest offshore wind farm goes into operation near the yorkshire coast.