victoria gill, bbc news in glasgow.wn as the queen of latin, but strictly come dancing head judge shirley ballas has soared to new heights this week — taking on a terrifying wing walk. the ballroom legend is facing her fear of heights in a series of challenges to raise awareness around the importance of mental health, after losing her brother to suicide. tim muffet reports. my brother was my hero. he said you will push yourself to be all you can be, because i see one day you will be a great dancer, you will do something with your life. and i will never forget those words. he was always there for me, 21w. doesn't matter if i was getting bullied, he was the man who stood behind me. yeah, ijust miss him. shirley's brother david took his own life in 2003 aged 1m. this week, in his memory, shirley is tackling her fear of heights head—on. this is terrifying. why have you decided to take on these challenges? i wanted to do something unique and special that could grab the attention of the public to understand that we want to br

victoria gill, bbc news. michael parkinson who has died at the age of 88. if you go to the bbc website you can see them all they are. we have collated them from around the world. eltonjohn said he was an icon who brought out the very best. sir david attenborough said he always wanted the interviewee to shame. there is a collection of posts from his best interviews, as well as the most clicked on things people are looking and the bbc news website. thank you. although it is staying warm over the next few days, it will turn humid and we will see thundery downpours coming in off the atlantic. warm and humid over the next few days. an increasing threat of downpours thanks to this area of low pressure. that is bringing us a fresh and south—easterly wind. the humidity will increase over the next few days. through this afternoon, variable cloud. some sunshine and the risk of one or two showers in northern england and scotland. temperatures reaching 2a to 25 celsius. sunny spells. as we head into this evening, the fir

the bsl dictionary to help deaf students learn about environmental science. 0ur science editor victoria gilloon learning about the science of climate change. true or false, science of climate change. true or false. plants _ science of climate change. true or false, plants and _ science of climate change. true or false, plants and oceans - science of climate change. true or false, plants and oceans remove l false, plants and oceans remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere? this is a lesson taught in british sign language, the language that until recently was missing crucial scientific vocabulary. at the secondary school in glasgow deaf children are learning newly created signs just added to the dsl dictionary. signsjust added to the dsl dictionary-— signsjust added to the dsl dictionary. signsjust added to the dsl dictiona . , , ., dictionary. this is the same for greenhouse — dictionary. this is the same for greenhouse gases, _ dictionary. this is the same for greenhouse gases, that - dictionary. this is the same for greenhouse gases, that is - dictionary. this is the same for| greenhouse g

victoria gill, bbc news, in southern spain. — months after a damning (00v)the pope child abuse in portugal — months after a damning report on sexual abuse by priests there. the pope is on a five—day visit to the country... in which he hopes to energize young catholics during world youth day, the world's largest catholic festival. the report found thousands of cases of abuse dating back to the 1950s, and alleged that the catholic church had "systematically" covered these up. pope francis acknowledged — this meant many people now view the church with, quote, "disappointment and anger" — and said victims should be heard. translation: due to our bad | testimony and the scandals that have disfigured the church's face, these scandals call for a humble and constant purification, starting from the cry of pain of the victims who must always be welcomed and listened to. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. visit our website to keep up with the latest org download app. i am monica miller, thank you for watching. hello there. wednesday

victoria gill, bbc news, in southern spain. stay with us here on bbc news.. thank you for watching bbc news. hello there. wednesday's weather did not look or feel particularly summer—like across large swathes of the uk, thanks to an area of low pressure, this swirl of cloud on the satellite picture. this was named storm patricia by the french weather service because of impacts it had in france, but particularly on the southern flank of that storm system, on the southern flank we've had some very strong winds. there have been some really heavy downpours, but that area of low pressure is now rolling away eastwards. in its wake, though, we're going to be left with a brisk northerly wind, which will make it feel decidedly cool over the next couple of days. that cool breeze a big feature of thursday's weather, a mix of sunny spells and showers. some quite large areas of cloud, particularly across northern parts of scotland, where we will see some bits and pieces of rain. but for southern scotland, northern ireland, england and wales, it's a mixed bag — some spell

victoria gill, bbc news, southern spain. let's stay on the subject.planet earth. the mammal called peru—set—us colossus —— could have weighed two—hundred tonnes, more than even the very largest blue whales of today. eighteen of its bones were found in a desert region in southern peru. now, here's something to tempt your tastebuds. these are 100 cooks in mexico city trying to break the world record for the longest—ever torta sandwich. the supersize sub is 75 metres long and filled with different kinds of meat, cheese and vegetables. it was prepared at the city's annual torta fair and once the record is confirmed vistors will be able to tuck into a slice of the sandwich. i'm sure they can't wait. that's got going, hasn't it? next, we will talk about the cost of borrowing the uk. the bank of england meets today. what will it decide. we will get top organisations next. i'll see you in a moment. hello there. wednesday's weather did not look or feel particularly summer—like across large swathes of the uk, thanks to an area of low pressure, this swirl of clo

victoria gill, bbc news, in southern spain.tandout player of the tournament so far. she's scored three goals in three games, and is the younger sister of chelsea's reece james. as england prepare to face nigeria in the last 16 next week, our sports correspondent natalie pirks has been speaking to the james siblings' first coach, their father. carter's ball in, laurenjames! what a goal! stepping out of the shadow of her older brother and firmly into a spotlight of her own. that is world class. assist after assist, goal after goal, england's secret weapon is no longer so secret. we were sitting down, just watching it, the first goal, as it goes in. we sort of, like, just turned and looked at each other and then just gave each other a cuddle. and it's something that you just sit and think, wow! for her football coach dad nigel, it was an extra—special moment. two of his former students who now play for england happen to be his children. reece james is a defender for chelsea and has usually stolen the headlines, but that younger si

victoria gill has more. being prepared for a new home. devon are being checked, ready for release in this cumbrian valley. it's part of a two—year mission to bring the endangered mammals back to the lake district. oh, it's really exciting. when you work in conservation, you want to see things that should be in the landscape. and sometimes things come naturally, and sometimes you have to give them a bit of a helping hand. so all of the work that the team's been doing on site for the last few years to make sure that this site is suitable for water voles, for it to eventually end up with the release of water voles is just a fabulous thing to see. water voles used to be widespread in the rivers, streams and lakes of cumbria, but there are nowjust a few isolated populations left here. all of these animals have been bred in captivity and most of them will be introduced to their new habitats in these special soft release pens. just very carefully carrying the water voles down onto the site. it's been prepared for about two years, this area, but

victoria gill, bbc news, haweswater. thanks for watching. hello there.n in places and also strong winds. so quite a mixture of weather to come for friday. windy in places. it will feel quite warm and humid, and we'll have thundery showers spreading northwards. now, we've got two weather fronts associated with the low pressure system. this is the main weather front. ahead of it, we'll see a line of showers and storms spreading northwards. that's during friday. but through tonight, it should stay largely dry across much of the country, clear spells, more cloud through central and eastern areas. but we'll start to see those showers pushing to northern ireland, wales and south—west england, and some of them may turn out to be heavy and thundery in places. quite a warm and muggy night to come, particularly towards the south. then for friday, that line of showers, thunderstorms spreads northwards across northern ireland, wales, central, southern england, but starts to fizzle out as it moves northwards. it'll become very windy around irish sea coasts, especiall

victoria gill, bbc news, in southern spain.wife of 18 years, sophie, will be separating. they have three children together. mist trudeau said they will remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and he has also asked for this privacy. that is all we have for you on news that day. if you want to keep up with the headlines, visit our website or download the bbc app. i am monica miller. thank you for watching. hello there. wednesday's weather did not look or feel particularly summer—like across large swathes of the uk, thanks to an area of low pressure, this swirl of cloud on the satellite picture. this was named storm patricia by the french weather service because of impacts it had in france, but particularly on the southern flank of that storm system, we've had some very strong winds. there have been some really heavy downpours, but that area of low pressure is now rolling away eastwards. in its wake, though, we're going to be left with a brisk northerly wind, which will make it feel decidedly cool over the

victoria gill, bbc news, southern spain.rmer bbc radio i dj, tim westwood. the metropolitan police confirmed the offences are alleged to have happened between 1982 and 2016. just two weeks ago, the 65—year—old had been questioned for a third time under police caution. this comes after bbc news and guardian investigations uncovered multiple allegations from 18 women of serious sexual misconduct and abuse by tim westwood. he denied those allegations. justin trudeau, the prime minister of canada, has announced that he and his wife of 18 years, sophie, will be separating. in an instagram post, he said they will "remain a close family with deep love and respect for each other and for everything we have built and will continue to build." the couple married in 2005 and have three children together. windsor castle's round tower re—opens on thursday for the first time since before lockdown. visitors will get a chance to climb the 200 steps to get to the roof. daniela relph has been to take in the view. within the grounds of windsor c

victoria gill, bbc news, haweswater.e got one from sir michael caine his said michael parkinson was irreplaceable. he was charming and always wanted to have a good life. sir michael caine was part of sir michael parkinson's final chat show episode in 2007. do stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. although it's staying warm over the next few days, it will start to turn increasingly humid and we will start to see some thundery downpours pushing in off the atlantic. warm and humid for the next few days, a little sunshine here and there, but an increasing threat of thundery downpours, thanks to this area of low pressure. high pressure is anchored to the east of the uk. that is bringing a fresh south—easterly wind, tapping into the warm air off the continent, but the humidity will increase over the next few days. through the rest of this afternoon there will be variable cloud. some sunshine and the risk ofjust one or two showers for northern england and into scotland. most places should be dry. temperatures reaching hig

victoria gill, bbc news, haweswater. out australia in the semifinal. they'll play spain on sunday in their first ever world cup final. yesterday's historic match was the most watched of the tournament so far, with a peak tv audience of more than 7 million. our sport correspondentjane dougall reports from sydney. england's success has swelled. they'd had a wobbly start to their tournament, but like a patient surfer, they knew when to peak. the lionesses�* 3—1 victory over the hosts wiped out australia's dreams of a world cup final. australia's loss was of course england's gain, and fans across the uk went wild as the lionesses booked their spot in the world cup final. the aussie news stations reluctantly acknowledged england's victory. for them, it was about the journey of their women's team. each of every one of you, the matildas, should hold your head high. thank you, thank you, thank you for everything you have done. 75,000 fans were in the stadium, but the lionesses silenced the aussie roar. you can see they were at a

victoria gill, bbc news.otect river habitats in cumbria. thank you forjoining us. it is great to see those pictures of the water voles. what is the biggest challenges when returning an endangered species to a particular habitat? it endangered species to a particular habitat? , ., ., ., ~ , habitat? it is all about making sure we have the _ habitat? it is all about making sure we have the right _ habitat? it is all about making sure we have the right habitat _ habitat? it is all about making sure we have the right habitat for- habitat? it is all about making sure we have the right habitat for them | we have the right habitat for them to return into. the end of the day, we want them to survive and thrive. with water falls, we we want them to survive and thrive. with waterfalls, we had we want them to survive and thrive. with water falls, we had to make sure we had a really good where land and natural river systems that they could burrow into the river banks far. another point is about mink control. they are un—

victoria gill, bbc news, southern spain.cas and their behaviour. the marine biologist, dr renaud stephanis joins us from spain. sometimes these are being dubbed attacks. what do you think is going on here with these orca? it attacks. what do you think is going on here with these orca?_ on here with these orca? it started in 2017 more _ on here with these orca? it started in 2017 more or— on here with these orca? it started in 2017 more or less _ on here with these orca? it started in 2017 more or less than - on here with these orca? it started in 2017 more or less than they - in 2017 more or less than they started to play a bit with other boats that were around, slowly but slowly, the other killer whales started to play and in 2020, started to go stronger and stronger and started to break the rudder. the rudder is enrichment in the area and have something that moves and they can play with that, and that is at. the problem is that it has been costing a lot of money to the sailing boats. 50 costing a lot of money to the sailin

victoria gill, bbc news in glasgow. fascinating report.er market, and harry came's move looks a now —— harry kane. it's a mouthwatering prospect for football fans, but in the new season be as exciting as the last? i asked this to the presenter of the youtube channel football daily.— channel football daily. arsenal tops the lea . ue channel football daily. arsenal tops the league for _ channel football daily. arsenal tops the league for 284 _ channel football daily. arsenal tops the league for 284 days, _ channel football daily. arsenal tops the league for 284 days, but - channel football daily. arsenal tops the league for 284 days, but van i the league for 284 days, but van city match defeat what liverpool achieved in the late 70s. —— man city. the site has ever won six league titles in seven years, which is what man city will be doing. a lot of movement in the transfer market, no bigger than harry kane. he looks inevitable, the move, did you think that was inevitable given in a sense how spurs have gone into rewind? , , , rewind? yes, the

victoria gill, bbc news, in southern spain.lum seekers on a giant barge off the dorset coast after the fire brigades union described it as a "potential death trap". the union wants a meeting with the home secretary over concerns about overcrowding and access to fire exits on the bibby stockholm. the arrival of the first occupants of the barge has been delayed until next week. 0ur correspondent danjohnson reports from portland. the flagship of government migration policy is still an empty vessel, and today, the prime minister had to explain why nobody�*s aboard. will bibby stockholm be in operation next week? yeah, the bibby stockholm will be in operation as soon as it's passed all the checks and regulations. this week? as soon as possible. it reached portland two weeks ago after a refit to double its capacity. when i was shown around, we were told it would be operational by the end ofjuly, but there were fire safety concerns. the home office said yesterday they've been addressed, but listen to this. we believe the bibby stockho

victoria gill, bbc news in glasgow. important event for thousands of people. hundreds of fans were up early to see the first mass ascent from ashton court more than 50 balloons are floating over bristol heading north—east over the city centre towards filton and winterbourne. the fiesta is entering its second day after thursday evenings flight was called off due to wind conditions. our reporter, john maguire reports. if ever anyone was born to fly, it was pete gregory. a third—generation hot air balloonist and also an airline pilot, he lived his life in the skies. since the age of three, pete and his brother dan often flew with their father, andrew. ballooning is a field and he was passionate about aviation as a job and ballooning as his hobby and his passion. i guess you could say we were born into hot air ballooning. pete gained his licence at the age of 17, i gained mine at 19, and we've flown in many countries around the world and been very lucky to do so. the brothers took up competitive flying. here they are winnin

victoria gill, bbc news.ney. it will be the lionesses�* first ever world cup final. let's have a look at how some of the papers here in the uk, and in australia have been covering the news in today's front pages. starting off in australia where they are understandably disappointed, the sydney morning herald have described the matlidas as �*queens of hearts�* and the west australian has used a photo of sam kerr, saying �*it hurts, but we're so proud'. here in the uk, the i newspaper calls england's lionesses �*wonder women' and the sun has gone for the �*lionyeses�* — saying �*now bring on the spaniards�*. the business news in a moment. stay with us here we�*ve seen a change in the weather over the last couple of days, a change to something drier, brighter and warmer. and we�*re going to stick with warm and indeed quite humid conditions over the next couple of days. but on friday, it will turn windy, and some heavy thundery rain will arrive. thursday, though, is going to be quite a quiet day of weather. there�

victoria gill, bbc news, haweswater.s quiet, but we have to watch out for storms bringing flash flooding, frequent lightning, but sunny spells too. here is the area of low pressure, these patterns in the cloud are an indication of an unstable atmosphere, it will producing these big thunderclouds. this is what we have got now, a fair amount in some spots across the country, so not bright or sunny everywhere. by the early hours of the morning, we will see heavy showers drifting into the south—west, wales, perhaps reaching northern ireland. the further north you are, the drier it will be. here are the storms, this is roughly the risk area, where you see these lightning bolts, so from the midlands into the south—east, additionally very strong winds for a time in the north—east of wales, gust of winds up to 60 mph in the north—west of wales. the storms will fizzle away as they move northwards. not high, but humoured tomorrow, and if the sun does pop out for any length of time, the temperatures could rise. the forecast tomorro

victoria gill, bbc news, haweswater. historic match was the most watched of the tournament so far, with a peak tv audience of more than seven million. our sports correspondentjane dougall reports from sydney. england's success has swelled. they had a wobbly start to their tournament, but like a patient surfer, they knew when to peak. england's 3—1 victory over the hosts wiped out australia's dreams of a world cup final. australia's loss was england's gain and fans across the uk went wild as the lionesses booked their spot in the world cup final. the aussie news stations reluctantly acknowledged england's victory. for them it was about the journey of their women's team. every one of you matildas should hold your head high, thank you, thank you, thank you for everything you have done. 75,000 fans were in the stadium, but the lionesses silenced the aussie raw. , . ., ., , the lionesses silenced the aussie raw. , . ., , the lionesses silenced the aussie raw. , . ., ., , , ., raw. they are an absolute beacon of liuht raw. the

victoria gill, bbc news in glasgow.er. it feels rare. 28 degrees, the warmest in the uk for a month, 28 degrees, the warmest in the uk fora month, it 28 degrees, the warmest in the uk for a month, it wasjuly the last time we felt temperatures like that. but it was only for a day, temperatures now down round about the average for the time of the year. look at this picture from shropshire, the sky is like a painting. it has been quite muggy overnight. these are the temperatures out there at the moment, 18—19. you might have noticed it feeling muggy last night. some rain overnight as well but starting to clear away into the north—east. on the satellite image you can see this cloud, this is the weekend weather, an area of low pressure which will give us unsettled conditions. here is the rain we saw overnight moving north and east. still effecting the north—east of scotland, heavy bursts of rain there this morning. it will clear into the northern isles. for many of us, a fine start to the day and we will see some sunny spell

victoria gill, bbc news. stunning images.m. the museum said it's tightened security and has now set up an independent review into what happened. it's often known as europe's busiest shopping district, but oxford street once had a very different claim to fame. in the first of a series we'll be exploring its evolution, from its link to public executions through to the creation of its grand department stores. selfridges first opened its doors back in 1909, and it was kind of a really significant moment for retail. you know, mr selfridge kind of predicted the hype and the trend of experiential retail that we're currently seeing right now, in terms of bringing shoppers in for an experience, not just a product. and if you've ever wondered what happens out of hours at a zoo when the visitors have gone, take a look at this. over at whipsnade in bedfordshire, the night cameras show 11 month old elephant nang phaya playing and waking up the rest of the herd. keepers say she's just as active at night as she is during the day. travel now