being made with vaughan gething being the first black first minister of wales, but rifts withinembers to be the first new minister, and we understand the king has accepted that nomination so first female first minister. but she has quite some work to come. as she spoke in the senate, she stressed she was keen to move on from the problems of the past. the keen to move on from the problems of the ast. . , ., the past. the last few weeks have been difficult. _ the past. the last few weeks have been difficult. and _ the past. the last few weeks have been difficult. and we _ the past. the last few weeks have been difficult. and we have - the past. the last few weeks have been difficult. and we have been. been difficult. and we have been through— been difficult. and we have been through some turmoil. but we know that we _ through some turmoil. but we know that we are — through some turmoil. but we know that we are at our best when we work in unity _ that we are at our best when we work in unity as— that we are at our best when we work in unity as a— that we are at our best when we wor

it follows a vote in the welsh parliament after vaughan gething quit the role last month following thein controversy after he accepted donations from a man twice convicted of environmental offences during his election campaign. scotland's exam body has apologised after thousands of students received blank emails, instead of their results, due to a technical glitch. around 7,000 pupils were temporarily affected. the body said the emails had been resent and the issue was resolved. overall, the pass rate for nationals, highers and advanced highers fell, which the scottish government said presented a challenge. you're watching bbc news. now to the middle east, where the palestinian militant group hamas has named yahya sinwar as its new political chief. israel accuses mr sinwar of masterminding the october 7 attacks in which 1,200 people were killed and hundreds more taken hostage. he succeeds ismail haniyeh, a senior commander whose assassination in tehran has stoked fears of a regional conflict. meanwhile, israel and hezbollah have carried out airstrikes against each other. the lebanese a

it follows a vote in the welsh parliament after vaughan gething quit the role last month following the controversy after he accepted donations from a man twice convicted of environmental offences during his election campaign. scotland's exam body has apologised after thousands of students received blank e—mails, instead of their results, due to a technical glitch. around 7,000 pupils were temporarily affected. the body said the emails had been resent and the issue was resolved. overall the pass rate for nationals, highers and advanced highers fell which the scottish government said presented a challenge. the elusive artist banksy has unveiled two new works in london. 0ne shows a mountain goat perched on a narrow ledge, while the second features two elephant silhouettes with the trunks stretched out. banksy verified the works were his on instagram, but did not write a caption for either instagram post, causing fans to speculate on the meaning of the artworks. you're live with bbc news. now to the middle east, where the palestinian militant group hamas has named yahya sinwar as its new p

it follows a vote in the welsh parliament after vaughan gething resigned.s in the welsh government. scotland's exam body has apologised after thousands of students received blank e—mails this morning, instead of their results, after a technical glitch. around 7,000 pupils were temporarily affected. overall the pass rate for nationals, highers and advanced highers fell which the scottish government said presented a challenge. the elusive artist banksy has unveiled 2 new works in london — one shows a mountain goat perched on a narrow ledge, while the second features two elephant silhouettes with the trunks stretched out. it appears to have been painted on the side of a house. now amid all the protests that have swept the uk — a story of hope and reconciliation. it comes from liverpool, where demonstrators clashed outside the abdullah ouilliam mosque, which is england's oldest. an iman there described the leap of faith he and fellow volunteers took — sharing food with some of the protestors. doing what we did outside was, i think, a brave thing, because you ha

the senedd was recalled from its summer break to nominate her, after vaughan gething resigned.rom abroad.eluned morgan says it's the honour of her life to be nominated as the first woman to serve as the first minister of wales. now it's time for the latest from the olympics — here is my colleague maryam moshiri. she is there for us today. it is day 12 of the olympic games. 21 gold medals up for grabs today. i'm here on the iconic champs—elysees. you can see the arc de triomphe all the way down there at the end of the road and on the other side of the champs—elysees is concorde. concorde is the location for the women's park skateboarding today. it is an incredible event. it first made its debut in tokyo 2020. it has garnered so much attention since then and one of the main reasons, not only because it is an amazing sport, but also because of the age range of the competitors. the youngest is just 11 years old. the oldest is 51 years old in the men's. all eyes of course on team gb as well, sky brown the big name there. i'm very happy to say i'm joined here by lucy adams, skateboar

following vaughan gething's resignation, the senedd was recalled from its summer break to nominate herour of my life to stand before you today is the first women to become the first minister of wales. 25 years ago we witnessed... applause 25 years ago we witnessed the dawn of a new era with the burst of evolution. the stiff movement with the realisation of welsh ambition, a rekindling of our national spirit in the beginning of a journey towards greater self—determination within the united kingdom. the scottish qualifications authority has apologised to pupils who received blank exam results emails. it's estimated that around 7,000 students in scotland were affected by a technical problem, with some having to wait more than 90 minutes for their results. the head of the sqa has apologised and says the issues has been resolved. from the riots let's bring you a story of hope and reconciliation where religious leaders emerged from a mosque and liverpool to bring food and drink to people despite the unrest. and in mum at the mosque described what happened on bbc breakfast. the mosque is the

yeah, so that's interesting because her predecessor vaughan gething, who had to go because he lost ayes, lots of firsts there in wales. first. >> yeah, that's nigel nelson. of course he's back and piers pottinger he's back. apparently we've been attacked for being woke. >> well not me that well. >> well not me that well. >> no, no . >> no, no. >> no, no. >> called woke lefties have ever been called woke before. >> but anyway, we don't mind. look, you guys want to talk about a story that i think is going to wind people up even more. labour's going to end the use of large military sites to house asylum seekers. i'm going to put migrants in houses around the country. >> yeah, this isn't actually new. this is this is what was the policy back in about 2018 under the tories. right and but bearin under the tories. right and but bear in mind, things are different now . back then you different now. back then you were talking about 200 people crossing, crossing the channel in boats . now obviously we're in boats. now obviously we're talking about 40,000. so as a whole. so the challenge is much

back in march, it was the man in the back row, vaughan gething, making history as wales�*s first blackes she have any? well, i have plenty of ideas, but it really has to be about listening to the public in wales. but people want to know your plan. there are crises in the steel industry, in the health service. well, of course, we�*ll be focusing on those issues that are beyond doubt the priorities of the people of wales. and i�*m sure that tata will be one of them. and i�*m sure that long waiting lists will also be another. next month, nearly 3,000 tata steel workers in wales face losing theirjobs. so far, attempts to change the company�*s mind haven�*t succeeded. we've seen the labour government in westminster and the welsh labour government here in cardiff bay host many meetings, and no real substantive progress come out of those meetings. and instead of chasing the soundbites and chasing press releases, they should be putting meat on the bone and putting money on the table to support the steel workers in port talbot. also in the in—tray, fixing nhs waiting times. a problem eluned mor

oh, and can you tell me what caused liz truss to storm out vaughan gething . ready britain, here we go . britain, here we go. do we now prefer the pakistani flag to our own . next? flag to our own. next? >> patrick. thank you. the top stories this hour. a woman has been jailed for admitting to sending a threatening message on facebook in the wake of the recent rise in disorder across the uk. 53 year old julie sweeney sent the following facebook message on the 3rd of august, saying don't protect the mosques , blow the mosque up with mosques, blow the mosque up with the adults in it. a judge has encouraged prosecutors to consider charging offenders who played central roles in the recent disorder, in parts of the country, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of ten years. the australian department of foreign affairs earlier confirmed an 11 year old girl stabbed in leicester square is an australian tourist. australian consulate officials in london are offering support to the girl's family. it has also been reported that the victim, who suffered eight stab woun

the senedd has been recalled from its summer break to nominate the new first minister after vaughan gethingng to a new study. a small trial led by farmers in cornwall saw the number of badgers testing positive for the disease — which can have devastating effects for cattle farmers — dropped from i6% to 0%. from banksy has unveiled new artwork on the side of a building in south—west london. it shows a goat perched on a ledge as rocks fall, and appeared in richmond. he posted a photo of it on his instagram without a caption, leaving what it means open to interpretation. what can it mean? i'm sure everyone has a theory- — what can it mean? i'm sure everyone has a theory. perhaps _ what can it mean? i'm sure everyone has a theory. perhaps the _ what can it mean? i'm sure everyone has a theory. perhaps the goat, - has a theory. perhaps the goat, simone biles, _ has a theory. perhaps the goat, simone biles, greatest— has a theory. perhaps the goat, simone biles, greatest of- has a theory. perhaps the goat, simone biles, greatest of all- has a theory. perhaps the goat, - simone biles, greatest of

obviously when vaughan gething and rishi sunak were were first minister and prime minister respectivelyhy relationship, the prime minister now wants to prove that him and eleanor morgan can work well together in terms of what he's actually going to talk about. wales has been investing in onshore wind farms over the past five years or so, and we're expecting keir starmer to say that britain can learn from that and do something similar in england, essentially , look how england, essentially, look how great welsh labour has been. now we can replicate something like that across the uk. i think, though, the visit actually masks quite a few simmering tensions between westminster and cardiff, namely cardiff needs some money. the nhs waiting list in wales are even longer than the nhs waiting list in england, and of course, the closure of two major furnaces at port talbot has put about between 2000 and 3000 jobs at risk. and last week the prime minister announced that there would be some money to help mitigate those job losses. but it is still a big problem for wales. they really want some cash.

earlier, she paid tribute to her predecessors , including vaughan predecessors, including vaughan gethingared her hope to add a vibrant splash of colour to her role, declaring the grey suits are out. baroness morgan received 28 votes, defeating the conservative and plaid cymru nominees . three plaid cymru nominees. three water companies are facing a combined record fine of £168 million. after a series of failings including sewage spills, thames water , spills, thames water, northumbrian and yorkshire water were issued. that penalty by the regulator, ofwat justice secretary shabana mahmood says the prison system is in crisis after a new report revealed shocking levels of chaos at wandsworth prison. the findings highlight concerns including safety, staffing and overcrowding. the government's confirmed a £100 million funding package over the next five years, and promised additional staffing , years, and promised additional staffing, minimum years, and promised additional staffing , minimum service levels staffing, minimum service levels brought in by the conservative government to keep some

she has obviously taken over from vaughan gething after a pretty tumultuous time in the senate, and ton't particularly interested in giving wales any more money. he's more concerned about plugging the gaps in pubuc about plugging the gaps in public spending than he is in in in splashing cash . and he's in splashing cash. and he's really financially painted himself into a corner in that he said that he won't really raise any taxes. so there's a bit of a disagreement there. there is also, of course , disagreement also, of course, disagreement over what happens with tata steel . tata steel is a huge steel. tata steel is a huge employer in wales, the whole town of port talbot. i was there last week. it's completely dominated by the steelworks and because of the previous government's plans to move over to greener energy, the port talbot has had to close its major furnace and is replacing it with electric furnace, putting about 2800 jobs on the line. keir starmer is talking about mitigating those job losses. he's in conversations with the unions. he's giving out a package of £139 million. mi

welsh labour leader has emerged as the sole candidate , emerged as the sole candidate, to succeed vaughan gething. >> nearly a third of people put on an nhs soup and shakes diet have reversed type 2 diabetes within a year. that's according to a major trial. this diet involves 12 weeks on low calorie, nutritionally complete total diet replacement products such as soups , shakes and bars. such as soups, shakes and bars. >> i'm a stick her nose outdoors. here's alex deakin with the weather. >> a brighter outlook with boxt solar sponsors of weather on gb news . news. >> morning. welcome to your latest weather update from the met office here on gb news. most of us will have a fine day today, but across the north west there's going to be lots of showers around and it's a pretty grey start over parts of eastern england, some mostly light rain and drizzle here which will continue to edge eastwards across east anglia over the next few hours before kind of fizzling out. sunny spells for much of wales, northern england and south—west england and eastern scotland for western scotland , northern ireland, scot

the people who are not aware, vaughan gething your predecessor was imposed in march, and resigned inck together?- electorate and the party and bring everyone back together? i have stood on a ticket along _ everyone back together? i have stood on a ticket along with _ everyone back together? i have stood on a ticket along with my _ everyone back together? i have stood on a ticket along with my colleague i on a ticket along with my colleague as deputy first minister to bring the group back together and it has been amazing the response we have had to that. unanimity within the group, we need to put their troubles behind us, look to the future, just to respond to the needs that people want us to do. we will have a listening exercise over the summer, making sure that our priorities are the priorities of the public, we will come back with a fresh new set of ideas in september, and we will get going. we have only got 18 months until the next election, and we will be absolutely focused on delivery every step of the way. you mentioned — delivery every step of the way. you mentioned the _ deli