zoe conway, bbc news.an outback was abducted from her tent. a reward of1 million australian dollars — which is more than half a million pounds — has been offered for information on her disappearance. the bbc�*s sydney correspondent, phil mercer, explained the details surrounding this case. i think this reward, this huge1 million australian dollar reward, is pretty unusual to be offered so early in an investigation. it is an indication, i think, as to how worried the authorities are about cleo smith. she was last seen on a family camping trip about 550 miles to the north of perth just over a week ago and the authorities are of the belief that she was taken sometime during the night. a brief timeline — the family arrived at this campsite north of perth. the young girl went to bed at about eight o'clock in the evening. at 1:30 in the morning she woke up for some water. at 6:00am — so a few hours later — she was gone. and what leads the authorities to believe she was snatched during the night is that the zip h

zoe conway, bbc news.lready seen plenty of sunshine coming out in cumbria, stepjust through the afternoon quite close to average for the time of year, however it will get unseasonably warm towards the end of the week, temperatures of some running around seven degrees above average come into the 20s quite widely. you can see the extent of today's sunshine, quicker cloud working to northern ireland, that is the first sign of this wodge of warmer air that is starting to work in, which will push its way eastwards overnight tonight. so sunshine for most of scotland, england and wales to the rest of the day, so a brisk north—westerly wind blowing around our north—sea coast, but cloud continuing to thicken for northern ireland, turning damp across parts of western england and wales lived in the day, perhaps. overnight, that band of rain becomes more expensive for northern ireland and scotland is the milder air works in. across western areas of england and wales, quite a bit of low cloud, some mist and fog patches

zoe conway, bbc news. nearly a decade ago. agnes wanjiru was found dead in central kenya in 2012, after she had reportedly been at a hotel near a british army base. an inquest in kenya concluded she'd been murdered by british soldiers, as our correspondent ferdinand omondi reports. the pain of delayed justice and the revival of an episode rose would rather forget. nine years after her sister was killed, the mystery of that death and the fact that no one has been held accountable has been revived and rattled her peace, and reminded her that the killer, alleged to have been a british army soldier, is still a free man. translation: i would like to ask if it was my late sister who had killed that white person, by now i wouldn't even know where she is jailed. but whoever killed her went free and is living his life. i am raising her child alone, no one has asked me about her well—being, not even the government. this is the spot where agnes wanjiru was buried, in a public cemetery in nanyuki about nine years ago.

zoe conway, bbc news. successfully targeted using a reaper drone. court documents in america, suggest the actor alec baldwin, was told a gun was safe, moments before he fatally shot a crew member, on the set of his new film. he was questioned by police as part of their investigation. the cinematographer, halyna hutchins, died from a wound to the chest. ahead of next week's crucial climate summit in glasgow, the environmental activist greta thunberg has called for honesty from world leaders about where they're falling down on combatting climate change. her comments come as saudi arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, says it's aiming to reach net—zero carbon emissions by 2060. greta has been speaking from her home in sweden to our science correspondent, rebecca morelle. it was a video that went viral. she suppressed performance of the '80s hit ? suppressed with the performance of the 80 said. taking away from the un climate talks in glasgow. so what does greta want to tell politicians attending cop26. be

our correspondent zoe conway has more.e sewage poured out of it for 49 hours straight. ijust couldn't believe what i was seeing. the general reaction from people on social media who've seen the film now, they really are astonished at quite how much of this is happening, and it is happening right along our coastline. the sewage came from here, the budds farm treatment plant run by southern water. it is allowed to discharge what the company says is heavily diluted waste water into the harbour during heavy rainfall. this prevents it backing up and causing flooding. the concern is that notjust the faecal matter that is coming out through that sewage treatment plant, it is full of chemicals, as well. all the chemicals we use every day that are underneath our sinks and keep them locked away from our children because they are toxic, they come out here and can be toxic to our wildlife, as well. it's not clear yet whether this 49—hour spill will be considered to be legal or not. injuly, southern water was hit with a £90 million fin

zoe conway, bbc news. the time is 1:16pm.government ends its public sector pay freeze for many. and still to come — why a japanese princess has given up her royal title to marry her college sweetheart. coming up on the bbc news channel, we'll have more on the tributes to walter smith, who won 21 trophies at ibrox over two spells. the former rangers manager has died at the age of 73. sir david attenborough is urging world leaders to seize the moment at the cop26 climate change summit in glasgow next week. he said every day that goes by without action to reduce emissions is a day wasted, and that it would be catastrophic if richer nations don't help poorer ones deal with climate change. the naturalist and broadcaster, who's 95, has been speaking to our science editor david shukman during the filming of a new documentary series, the green planet, due to screen next year on bbc one. this is a thermal camera, and it will tell me the difference between the surrounding temperature and the temperature in the centre of a daisy flower.

zoe conway reports.terrifying.— and it was terrifying. i 'ust noticed i i and it was terrifying. i 'ust noticed i was i and it was terrifying. i 'ust noticed i was being i and it was terrifying. i just l noticed i was being followed and it was terrifying. i just - noticed i was being followed by a motorbike and it wasn�*t overtaking, which was strange, so i looked back, and i could see them eyeballing my bike. the next thing i note they were alongside me, brought out a machete and said, give me your bite, and my reaction was to flee as quickly as possible. then they hit me with the motorbike at around 36 kilometres per hour and i went flying, hit the floor. by the time i had got up, the guys were holding their machete out because it was outside a school so no one would approach, and then they picked the bike up and got on the back of the bike up and got on the back of the bike and that was the end of that. 0ver bike and that was the end of that. over in about under a0 so really quick. over in about under

zoe conway, bbc news. the conservative conference in manchester that the arrangements had become to come apart even more quickly than we feared. ., ., feared. the northern ireland trotocol feared. the northern ireland protocol is — feared. the northern ireland protocol is not _ feared. the northern ireland protocol is not working - feared. the northern ireland protocol is not working and l feared. the northern ireland - protocol is not working and needs to change. yes, we agreed the protocol in that difficult autumn 2 years ago, we know we were taking a risk, but anywhere they won in the cause of peace and the cause of protecting the good friday agreement. it was the good friday agreement. it was the right thing to do. attended a constitutional crisis and meant our country could leave the eu with real choices. of course we wanted to negotiate something better. if it had not been for the madness of the surrender act we could have done so. we worried that the protocol would not take the strain if not handled

zoe conway, bbc news.orter, has been too slow on climate action despite suffering bushfires, floods and drought. the prime minister, scott morrison, made the new pledge after bargaining with mps — but he said it doesn�*t include ending australia�*s massive fossil fuel sectors. australians want action on climate change, they are taking action on climate change, but they also want to protect theirjobs and their livelihoods, they also want to keep the cost of living down and they also want to protect the australian way of life, especially in rural and regional areas. here�*s our correspondent shaimaa khalil in sydney. i think you know the fact that it has taken so long, the fact that it is so close to the wire with only days before he heads to the cop26 and now he is able to take that commitment to them just shows you that this is not smooth sailing, that this is a very politically divisive issue here in australia and this has only been achieved after months of political wrangling with the government�*s junio

zoe conway, bbc news.will bring up in the — build up in the west ahead of the rain. currently, we have gusty winds down the east coast courtesy of yesterday�*s low pressure, it is pulling away slowly and we have the first on bringing in rain and a second later tonight bringing rain and the second one will be with us for much of the rest of this week. we also have more cloud than the east coast, some of it will hang around in east anglia and the south—east for much of the day, but a lot of dry weather and bright skies and sunny spells across scotland, but, in the west, the cloud will build in the day ahead of the rain coming in which will already be in northern ireland, accompanied by strengthening winds. more clad building across south—west england, wales and the south—west and a few showers in the south—west, possibly on to pembrokeshire as well and temperature is 11—17 . through this evening and overnight, the first weather front brings rain across northern england and scotland and a lot of cloud across

zoe conway, bbc news.ut later it should brighten up in north east scotland, parts of eastern england and also east wales, with temperatures a little bit higher than they were yesterday. this evening and overnight, our weather front sinks southwards, taking its rain with it. still windy across the west of scotland, areas adjacent to the irish sea, but it is not going to be a cold night. temperatures falling away to between ten and about 15 degrees. tomorrow, then, we pick up this band of rain extending across northern england, parts of wales and northern ireland, and through the day it moves northwards once again. for the rest of scotland, it is a mixture of sunshine and showers, and for the south, breaking up variable amounts of cloud, hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... an end to the freeze on public sector pay is expected in tomorrow's budget, meaning millions of people are in line for a pay rise next year. the parliamentary watchdog recommends a 30—day suspension, for conservative mp, 0wen paterso

zoe conway has been to find out more.s carefully. i like how it's almost got a handle here and it's quite thick but not really weak. mine has got like a fork here. it's got like handle and it's probably going to give it a bit more support since it's kind of not all straight, they've got to like bits to kind of even it out. it's unique and you can hold it and then it looks a bit like a bone. they're playing pooh sticks at the very same stretch of river that aa milne imagined winnie the pooh dropping his sticks. but it isn't the same bridge that the stories were set on, it's a replica. so what are the rules? when you drop your stick, no throwing, and you... you've all got to do it at the same height and also, the other rule, all do it at the same time. it is quite hard to really tell ever who the proper winner is because you're not even sure if it's got stuck or it might have just sank. also there's loads of different sticks falling into the water. freddie, have you got anything to add to the rules? not really. 1, 2, 3, go!

zoe conway, bbc news.ng in gas in particular, massive demand for that in asia, there is a shortage of lorry drivers around the world from poland to the united states, even in china they are short of lorry drivers. and what we want to see is a high wage, high skill economy where we invest in people, invest in fantastic infrastructure like this behind me, and drive high productivity growth. that is the model we should be going for. but that is the model we should be going for. �* . , ., that is the model we should be going for. �* . i. ., that is the model we should be going for. �* ., y., ., ., for. but are you worried about the ain? a for. but are you worried about the pain? a 90 _ for. but are you worried about the pain? a 90 really _ for. but are you worried about the pain? a 90 really blaming - for. but are you worried about the l pain? a 90 really blaming business for all of this? i pain? a 90 really blaming business for all of this?— for all of this? i think that what we are seeing _ for all of this?

zoe conway, bbc news. 18 minutes past six. let's look at the papers.rofessor jonathan van—tam, saying, defend professorjonathan van—tam, saying, defend yourselves. the professorjonathan van-tam, saying, defend yourselves.— professorjonathan van-tam, saying, defend yourselves. the times reports half term holiday _ defend yourselves. the times reports half term holiday makers _ defend yourselves. the times reports half term holiday makers will - defend yourselves. the times reports half term holiday makers will no - half term holiday makers will no longer be required to take expensive pcr tests when they come back from abroad, potentially saving families up abroad, potentially saving families up to £200. the abroad, potentially saving families up to 900-— abroad, potentially saving families u-to£200. , . up to £200. the daily mail leads on the soarini up to £200. the daily mail leads on the soaring gas _ up to £200. the daily mail leads on the soaring gas prices _ up to £200. the daily mail leads on the soaring gas prices that - up to £200. the daily mai

zoe conway has been to find out more. that aa milne imagined winnie the pooh dropping his sticks. but it isn't the same bridge that the stories were set on, it's a replica. so what are the rules? when you drop your stick — no throwing — and you... you've all got to do it at the same height, the other rule is all do it at the same time. it is quite hard to really tell ever who the proper winner is, because you're not even sure if it's got stuck or it might have just sank. also there's always loads of different sticks falling into the water. freddie, have you got anything to add to the rules? not really. 1, 2, 3, go! before we find out who's won, it's time to go back to the beginning of the story. they dropped their sticks in when rabbit said, "go." and then they had all hurried across to the other side of the bridge, and now they're all leaning over the edge, waiting to see whose stick would come out first. but it was a long time coming, because the river was very lazy that day. it was in the house at pooh corner, publishe

i can tell you one thing, by standing just a couple of metres from it, it smells like absolut- zoe conwayed the legislation and sent it back to the house of commons. that gives government another opportunity to get this right. i strongly suggest to them to use that time well. the government sa the use that time well. the government say the alternative _ use that time well. the government say the alternative to _ use that time well. the government say the alternative to letting - use that time well. the government say the alternative to letting out i say the alternative to letting out the water the way they do is it might end up inside people's homes. that is surely not an option. what that is surely not an option. what the government _ that is surely not an option. what the government neglects - that is surely not an option. inst the government neglects to that is surely not an option. ixn“isgi the government neglects to mention is they have known about the issue for 30 years and the courts ruled it illegal nine years ago and they are now confessing to large—scale underinvestment and prof

zoe conway, bbc news. as we heard in that report, there are lots of vacancies out there.the fragility of the supply chain. but it doesn't necessarily correlate that people out of work will directly go into those jobs where there are vacancies. people who are on universal credit, don't forget that 60% of them are working. they are about to pay more in national insurance, abouti million will be brought into paying in, tax and that is with a background of inflation in food and fuel prices. builds are rocketing and some families say they have never needed that £20 uplift more. things are looking very different to how they wear pre—pandemic, and so families should be able to keep it. there are questions that i will be putting to the chancellor in about an hour. we look forward to it, thank you. we i look forward to it, thank you. we have rishi _ look forward to it, thank you. - have rishi sunak it will be live with nina at the conference later. let's take a look at today's papers. the financial times leads with a story about rishi sunak�*s £500 million package of support, whic

a warning, this zoe conway report contains images that may put you off your breakfast.company says is heavily diluted waste water into the harbour during heavy rainfall. this prevents it backing up and causing flooding. the concern is that notjust the faecal matter that is coming out through that plant, it is full of chemicals, as well. all the chemicals we use every day that are underneath our sinks and keep them locked away from children because they are toxic, they come out here and can be toxic to our wildlife, as well. they could be changing their sex, affecting their immune system, causing cancer. there could be birds coming here to feed that are picking up these toxins and the effects of the toxins may then be seen hundreds of thousands of miles away where they are breeding for instance. it is not clear yet whether this 49—hour spill will be considered to be legal or not. injuly, southern water was hit with a £90 million fine after pleading guilty to thousands of illegal discharges. southern water told the bbc it is investing in infrastructure and natural project

zoe conway reports. this is a picture of bike—jackers making off with a £7,000 bike.suddenly noticed that i was being followed by a motorbike, and it wasn't overtaking me, which was strange. i looked back and i could just see them eyeballing my bike, and then next thing i know they pull up and then next thing i know they pull up alongside me, pull out a machete and were like, give me your back. my reaction wasjust to and were like, give me your back. my reaction was just to flee as quickly as possible, and then they hit me with the motorbike that, like, 36 kilometres per hour, and then i went flying, hit the floor. by the time i had got up, the guys were holding their machete out, because it was outside of school, so no—one would approach. and then they picked the bike up and then got on the back of the bike, and that was the end of that. it was over in about — under 40 seconds, so it was really, really quick. 40 seconds, so it was really, really auick. ., ., , ., quick. there have now been four similar attacks _ quick. there have now been four similar attacks in _ qu

zoe conway reports. this pipe is seven foot wide and the footage was shot last thursday. ., hours straight. i launched my drone from about — hours straight. i launched my drone from about 100 _ hours straight. i launched my drone from about 100 metres _ hours straight. i launched my drone from about 100 metres over - hours straight. i launched my drone from about 100 metres over their. hours straight. i launched my drone l from about 100 metres over their and once i was flying over the top, looking at the screen, ijust could not believe what i was seeing. the general reaction from people on social media who have seen the film now, they really are astonished at quite how much of this is happening and it is happening right along our coastline and it needs to stop. the sewaue coastline and it needs to stop. the sewage came _ coastline and it needs to stop. the sewage came from here, a treatment plant run by southern water. it is allowed to discharge what the company says is heavily deluded waste water into the harbour during heavy rainfall. this prevents it backing up and ca