1096 quite comfortably. I eventually . Eventually, they reached 1096 quite comfortably. I think eventually . Eventually, they reached 1096 quite comfortably. I think was i 10 quite comfortably. I think was about 14 or so. They were looking for 1,000 registered voters here in the constituency to sign that petition, and in the end, they surpassed that in a straightforward manner. What it means is that there will be a by election for the people here in rather glenn and nearby hamilton glass rotherglen. Its almost three years since Margaret Ferrier built those rules by speaking in parliament when she was waiting for the results of a covid test. When i came back positive, rather than isolating, Shejumped On The came back positive, rather than isolating, she jumped on the train and came back up here to scotland. The consequences have been far reaching. She was arrested by police, she was charged and ultimately, she received 270 Hours Community service. She was also suspended by the snp and lost the party whip. The other sanction was that she was suspended from parliament for 30 days, and it was the length of that suspension that automatically triggered this recall petition, and ultimately led to her losing her seat. It was 10 of people who were required to register voters to sign that petition, and in the end, it was a total of 11,896 well over the 8000 or so that were required. We will have a by election here. Required. We will have a byelection here. ,. ,. ,. , here. She had described it as an error ofjudgment here. She had described it as an error ofjudgment but here. She had described it as an error ofjudgment but resisted l here. She had described it as an i error ofjudgment but resisted calls to resign. She has been sitting as an independent, but when we get to that by election, how interesting will that be between the snp and labour . I will that be between the snp and labour . ~ ,. , , labour . I think usually interesting burelection labour . I think usually interesting byelection when labour . I think usually interesting byelection when it labour . I think usually interesting byelection when it comes labour . I think usually interesting| byelection when it comes around. Labour . I think usually interesting byelection when it comes around. By election when it comes around. Its a usually. We dont know when that will be decided. But the expectation is that it will be sometime in the autumn. It will be a fascinating contest for the s it will be their first big electoral test since Hunter Yousif took over as First Minister and leader of the party. For labour, this is a target seat for them. If they have ambitions to stage a revival here in scotland, this is a seat that they very much will be targeting. So, yeah, they will both now be looking forward to that by election. We dont yet know when it will be but the expectation is that we can expect the contest to take place in the autumn. Expect the contest to take place in the autumn the autumn. Stephen there in rotherglen. The autumn. Stephen there in rotherglen, thanks the autumn. Stephen there in rotherglen, thanks for the autumn. Stephen there in rotherglen, thanks for giving | the autumn. Stephen there in i rotherglen, thanks for giving us the latest on the story. Were going to head to the bbc sport centre. Lizzie is there for us. Thank you. Sarina wiegman said her squad were enjoying themselves in the Knockout Stages of themselves in the Knockout Stages of the world cup. Her england side won 61 the world cup. Her england side won 6 1 in adelaide. This was their second goal. A great finish from lauren hemp. Both were set up by lauren hemp. Both were set up by laurenjames, who got in on the action with two goals. This was her second, again it good finish. Rachel daley rounded off a victory for england, which means they go through the last 16 as group winners. Im the last 16 as group winners. Im ve the last 16 as group winners. Jun very delighted, the last 16 as group winners, jun very delighted, were just the last 16 as group winners. Jun very delighted, were just going to do things a little different than we did before. We did really well. It shows how adaptive this team is, and i think theyre enjoying themselves on the pitch. We expected that china would press a little higher because they had to win to go through. But i dont think they expected us to play this way, and they didnt find a solution. Second place in england because my group goes to denmark after they beat haiti 2 0. Englands. Ending the tournament without a point or a goal. Elsewhere, the defending champions usa are also into the Knockout Stages, but onlyjust. They drew 0 0 to portugal to go through as runners up in the group. But it could have been much worse. Portugal hit the post and i back on in, it would have been portugal qualifying for Knockout Stages and not the most Successful Team in the tournament history, the usa. Big Successful Team in the tournament history. The usa history, the usa. Big stuff, and. What weve history, the usa. Big stuff, and. What weve been history, the usa. Big stuff, and. What weve been doing history, the usa. Big stuff, and. What weve been doing is history, the usa. Big stuff, and. I what weve been doing is incredible. Her voice what weve been doing is incredible. Her voice breaks. This what weve been doing is incredible. Her voice breaks. Her voice breaks. This is football, but i think we her voice breaks. This is football, but i think we show her voice breaks. This is football, but i think we show that her voice breaks. This is football, but i think we show that in but i think we show that in football. But i think we show that in football, theres no impossible things football, theres no impossible things. Weve been working so hard. In our things. Weve been working so hard. In our clubs things. Weve been working so hard. In our clubs and. We deserve much more in our clubs and. We deserve much more. ,. ,. ,. , more. Disappointing for portugal. The netherlands more. Disappointing for portugal. The netherlands finish more. Disappointing for portugal. The netherlands finish top more. Disappointing for portugal. The netherlands finish top of more. Disappointing for portugal. I The Netherlands finish top of group e. Both goals are almost identical. Jill rood also scored twice. The Netball World Cup is also going on in the 11 time champions australia continue to dominate. They beat malawi to make it five wins from five. England play fiji later on, but there is disappointment for scotland. They were beaten 55 47 by tonga to lead them second from bottom in group f and yet to win a match from their three group games. This years hundred is back under way. The oak opening match, the southern brave against the trans rockets. They made 100 bowls trent rockets. There are 127 7 with four balls left. This is unlikely to be an issue with the hundred or any cricket in this country, but during a sri lankan match, a snake stop to play when a large snake slithered onto the field. The game was interrupted temporarily by the reptile, apparently non then a mess. The local Wildlife Officers were called in to move the snake back to its natural habitat not venomous. Thats all the sport for now. Yikes lizzie, thanks very much. In county monaghan, a crash on the n54 road has led to the death of two teenage girls aged 16 and 17. The accident happened at about 18 45 on monday. Three other people were injured. Two of them an 18 year old woman and a 60 year old man remain in critical condition. We can speak now to our news correspondent, sara girvin where the accident took place. The details of this are really awful. Just tell us more. It was late this afternoon awful. Just tell us more. It was late this afternoon that awful. Just tell us more. It was late this afternoon that the i awful. Just tell us more. It was | late this afternoon that the two victims of this crash have been named. A 17 year old qian mccann and 16 year old the lava mulholland. They were two of five passengers travelled to their celebration in nearby monahan, when the crash happened. We understand they had already gathered in the hotel whether the event was being held, but the terrible news of what happened began to trickle through. The event was then cancelled and the school that had organised it reopened to offer support and counselling services to all the young people affected. And we heard from the School Principal of the couege from the School Principal of the college today, who said the School Community was dealing with profound sadness and grief. We spoke to people who live in this very rural but very close net area. They say theres a dark cloud over the time today. This morning, a single black bow tie was tied to the gates of the college, a stark reminder that a night that should have been filled with so much excitement and joy for those School Leaders has ended in tragedy. Those School Leaders has ended in traced. Those School Leaders has ended in traced. ,. , those School Leaders has ended in traed. ,. ,. New figures show the rate at which food prices are rising has slowed down to its lowest level this year. According to the british retail consortium, Food Inflation fell last month to 13. 1i thanks to the lower cost of staple goods, like oils, breakfast cereals, and fish. Heres our Business Correspondent emma simpson. It may not feel like it, but the worst of food price rises could now be over. Grocery bills, though, are still way too high for many shoppers. Like, before, you canjust walk in with £10 and get a lot of things, but now even £10 cant even buy what you actually want to buy. I mean, at the moment, im ok, but i guess im very lucky. But if it increased any more, just like Mortgage Rates as well, just like, yeah, the whole things going up, isnt it . Instead of buying luxuries, now i buy the basics. Todays Food Price Figures come from the trade body for retail, which also monitors the change in shop prices. Lets take a look at this chart which tells the story. Now, you can see how food prices jumped from last year. They were going up before the war in ukraine, but then they really started to rocket from last summer. Food inflation on this survey peaked at nearly 16 in april this year. But it has been falling ever since, down to 13. 1i forjuly. The brc says that is helped by some key items like oils and fish the brc says thats helped by some key items like oils and fish coming down in cost. Were seeing that prices are falling in some areas and theyre still continuing to rise, but much more slowly. There are cause for concern around ukraine exports of core cereals and also india have introduced rice restrictions, so there are cause for concern in those areas. But overall, the picture is more optimistic. And poor weather on the high street lead to bigger discounts on clothing and poor weather on the high street lead to bigger discounts on clothing and footwear to persuade us to part with our cash. That led to overall shop prices falling month on month. Its very encouraging to see the rate of shop Price Inflation fade finally, after two years in which we have all felt the pinch. But unfortunately, the Bank Of England probably still have to press ahead with higher Interest Rates on thursday. Services inflation still is far too high relative to their target, and so they need to squeeze the economy a bit harder to get that down, too. Consumers are trying to cope by changing what they buy in the aisles. For now, overall food prices are still going up. Its just that theyre not going up quite as fast as before. Emma simpson, bbc news. Meanwhile, big changes on how much we pay for alcohol come into force today with drinks now subject to duty based on how strong they are. That means the price of wine and spirits will go up, but some weak beers and sparkling wine will be slightly cheaper. Ben king has this report. The Bristol Distilling Company is known for its gin, and its branching out to vodka, too. But these are some of the strongest drinks on the market and, under the new rules, the stronger the drink, the more tax you pay. The more tax you pay yet another rising cost they will have to pass on. Around 80p per bottle, so a significant rise for sure. I think when you combine that with all the other increases in costs that weve seen recently, then it leaves producers in a position where most are going to have to pass that increase on to their customers. So, yeah, itll definitely have an effect. Alcohol taxes are being reorganised to tax drinks according to their strength. And, after a freeze for nearly three years, Alcohol Taxes as a whole rise with inflation up 10. 1 . Result a complex brew of price changes. 12 sparkling wine will be 19p cheaper, as higher rates for fizz are abolished. A can of pre mixed gin and tonic will be 5p cheaper. But a bottle of 12 still wine will rise 44p, a bottle of vodka up 76p and a bottle of 20 port up £1. 30. The wine and Spirit Trade Association says it represents the biggest Price Increase for nearly 50 years. Now, to support pubs which have been hit by the pandemic and rising prices, draught drinks are largely protected from the duty rises that other drinks are seeing, which means that you should pay up to 11p less duty on a pint of beer bought from a pub than you would pay on the same pint from a supermarket. These duty changes are welcome. They hopefully will make for a fairer system, recognising lower strength products should receive lower duty. However, there is still an increase overall for the beer category. For your bottles and cans, they will become 10. 1 , they will be going up 10. 1 , and, unfortunately, that costs the industry some £225 million. The government says it wants to simplify the alcohol tax system, while protecting producers and pubs. But it has to raise revenue, too. And for those who like their alcohol strong, drinks will get more expensive. Ben king. House prices in the uk have dropped by the largest annual amount since 2009, according to figures from the building society, nationwide. Prices have fallen by almost li from july last year, with the average cost of a home in the uk nowjust over £260,000. Earlier we spoke to our correspondent, Colletta Smith and we began by asking her whats driving this trend . What were seeing is the biggest house price fall since the financial crash in 2009. But the ingredients, the causes of this fall are very different. Its really being fuelling by those huge increases in Mortgage Rates that weve seen over recent months. So today, if you were to get a two year fixed Rate Mortgage deal, the average price is that youd be paying 6. 85 and interest. Thats a massive jump compared to this point last year. That means more people are failing those Mortgage Affordability checks when theyre trying to get hold of a mortgage, and othersjust opting for cheaper properties, putting in for lower offers, and thats having a real world impact now. Were seeing that on house prices. Nationwide saying today that, actually, since that peak since that peak that we saw in august last summer, prices have actually dropped by 4. 5 . More buyers hesitating as well at the moment, just as rates are shifting so much and everything feels quite uncertain these last few months, and thats having an impact in the amount of properties sold. So nationwide saying that injune, there was a 15 drop in the number of properties that they processed for sale. The slowdown, they say, will continue while Bank Of England are continuing to increase those Interest Rates and as weve already been hearing on the programme from emma and from ben, the Bank Of England are meeting this week and were expecting on thursday another Interest Rate rise. So that means that house prices are likely to continue to fall over the next couple of months. Co. Smith. More Housing Schemes in london are excluding people around £30,000 a year because they dont know enough. Prices have fallen by almost li from july last year, when his landlord increase the rent on his shared flat in east london, 26 year old sam started looking at an Affordable Housing scheme called london living rent. What an Affordable Housing scheme called london living rent. London living rent. What i got was it was aimed london living rent. What i got was it was aimed at london living rent. What i got was it was aimed at low london living rent. What i got was it was aimed at low to london living rent. What i got was it was aimed at low to middle i london living rent. What i got was l it was aimed at low to middle income londoners. It advertised a maximum income of 60 k, which was no problem at all in my case. But income of 60 k, which was no problem at all in my case at all in my case. But supplying isnt always at all in my case. But supplying isnt always straightforward. I at all in my case. But supplying i isnt always straightforward. Sam says that advert from Housing Association didnt mention Minimum Income. During the application process, he asked to change to another flat, process, he asked to change to anotherflat, which process, he asked to change to another flat, which was process, he asked to change to anotherflat, which was in process, he asked to change to another flat, which was in a process, he asked to change to anotherflat, which was in a better location. But he soon got a rejection e mail. Location. But he soon got a rejection email. Location. But he soon got a reection email. . ,. ,. , rejection email. Your application was declined rejection email. Your application was declined due rejection email. Your application was declined due to rejection email. Your application was declined due to low rejection email. Your application was declined due to low income. L rejection email. Your application | was declined due to low income. It just makes me feel quite hopeless. We were told that demand for these schemes is very high and the processes are designed to make sure they are matching customers with the best possible home with them. It added that it works with potential customers to support them, to make and informed choice. Bbc has seen adverts from a number of associations advertising Affordable Housing with Minimum Income requirements of between 35 £60,000. By requirements of between 35 £60,000. By the Regulator Overseas move providers, it is not monitors the way people are chosen. Labour mp five bits thinks that needs to change clive betts. Five bits thinks that needs to change clive betts. Five bits thinks that needs to change clive betts. How are the tenants set change clive betts. How are the tenants set up. Change clive betts. How are the tenants set up, how change clive betts. How are the tenants set up, how the tenants set up, how the advertisements should be regulated as well~ advertisements should be regulated as well. The bottom line is that for many as well. The bottom line is that for many people, housing is not affordable. We many people, housing is not affordable. Many people, housing is not affordable. ~ ,. ,. , affordable. We showed our findings to the mayor affordable. We showed our findings to the mayor of affordable. We showed our findings to the mayor of londons affordable. We showed our findings to the mayor of londons office. I affordable. We showed our findings to the mayor of londons office. A i to the mayor of londons office. A spokesperson said. Affordable Housing Schemes are found around the country and many come with income requirements, but Housing Experts say the high minimum criteria seen in london is because the Rental Market is so competitive there. A Government Spokesperson told the bbc that Affordable Housing is for those on limited incomes and offers must reflect this. The uk could soon be able to launch its first rocket into space from an island north of the scottish mainland. The land on one of the shetland islands, was bought by a husband and wife team around 15 years ago. Now the site could be just weeks away from securing a spaceport licence. Scott hammond is one of those planning the launch. Hes the deputy ceo of shetland space port. I asked him how nervous and how excited he was. Were not nervous about getting the licence. Its a question of win, not if now. Weve been working really hard with the Civil Aviation authority because the number one priority here is safety, and thats what the responsibility is. Making Good Progress with them. The excitement when the launch happens is going to be on tenterhooks. Ihilton is going to be on tenterhooks. When do ou is going to be on tenterhooks. When do you think is going to be on tenterhooks. When do you think that is going to be on tenterhooks. When do you think that is . Is going to be on tenterhooks. When do you think that is . Hopefully i do you think that is . Hopefully towards the do you think that is . Hopefully towards the end do you think that is . Hopefully towards the end of do you think that is . Hopefully towards the end of this do you think that is . Hopefully towards the end of this year. L towards the end of this year. Anybody who promises a launch date in this industry is probably lying to you, but certainly, wed be looking for three orbital lunches this year. Looking for three orbital lunches this ear. , , looking for three orbital lunches this ear. , � this year. Just tell me why youre so determined this year. Just tell me why youre so determined to this year. Just tell me why youre so determined to do this year. Just tell me why youre so determined to do this, this year. Just tell me why youre l so determined to do this, because there are so many big, big players in this market. Isnt it too late to be Gate Crashing the party . H0. In this market. Isnt it too late to be Gate Crashing the party . No, i dont think be Gate Crashing the party . No, i dont think so. Be Gate Crashing the party . No, i dont think so. I be Gate Crashing the party . No, i dont think so. I think be Gate Crashing the party . No, i dont think so. I think its be Gate Crashing the party . No, i dont think so. I think its a i be Gate Crashing the party . No, i dont think so. I think its a valid | dont think so. I think its a valid question, but europe needs access to space. At the moment, weve got obviously the launch site in peru, but there are no launch sites on the european mainland. And theres a huge Satellite Market here in europe and the uk that we can tap into. In glasgow, they make more small satellites in anywhere else in the world. 0utside Satellites in anywhere else in the world. Outside of silicon valley. Yes, valid question, but no, we very much think theres a market here in europe and the uk. Bud much think theres a market here in europe and the uk. Much think theres a market here in europe and the uk. And what that to Actuall Aet Europe and the uk. And what that to actually get to europe and the uk. And what that to actually get to this europe and the uk. And what that to actually get to this point . Europe and the uk. And what that to actually get to this point . Because l actually get to this point . Because weve seen pictures, but more generally, whats it taken to get here . �. , . , ~ here . Im only 21 and i look like this laughter w this laughter it would this laughter it would be i this laughter. It would be going this laughter it would be going five or this laughter it would be going five or six years now. Its taken a long time for people to take us seriously. Theyre raising all the money because were completely privately financed. We havent had a penny from the government in health. Then its bringing on the clients, so we have to do all that and planning permission. If you go to a town planner and say you want to build a spaceport, they look at you like youre a madman. You spaceport, they look at you like youre a madman. You probably look like ouve youre a madman. You probably look like youve come youre a madman. You probably look like youve come from youre a madman. You probably look like youve come from outer youre a madman. You probably look like youve come from outer space. I like youve come from outer space. Laughter a quick final question, are you confident in these rockets . Because when you get to launch them, its not the same but the spaceport in cornwall has a horizontal watches from a jumbo jet, cornwall has a horizontal watches from a jumbojet, and that cornwall has a horizontal watches from a jumbo jet, and that was done recently and didnt succeed. Recently and didnt succeed. Youve not to be recently and didnt succeed. Youve got to be prepared recently and didnt succeed. Youve got to be prepared for recently and didnt succeed. Youve got to be prepared for failure. I got to be prepared for failure. Thats very much. When we designed this spaceport, its all around safety. If it does fail, it fail safely. Thats an industry risk, really. We have to make sure the local population and under the flight path are safe. So, there will be failures, but youve a lot to learn through failure to actually achieve what we need to achieve. Scott hammond talking to me earlier on the programme. Now, its a long way from the bright red royal mail post van but a new Drone Delivery Service has been launched, pushing the envelope to provide people in scotland with their mail faster. Royal mail is working with companies and local authorities to trial postal drones on scotlands 0rkney islands. Chris clements has more details. It may be one of britains most picturesque delivery routes, but its rugged landscape means 0rkney is also among the most challenging for local posties. A new scheme run by the royal mail aims to provide what it claims is a more efficient way of getting Mailfrom A To B electric drones. It says the scheme could help deliver parcels up to 2a hours quicker than by boat. The post arrives at kirkwall� s delivery office, its transported to stromness, and then is flown by drone to graemsay and hoy, where staff then take them to their final destinations. Deliveries using unmanned vehicles have been trialled before in these islands, with much larger deliveries using this twin engine drone, sending packages even further afield two years ago. But licensing rules prevented it from being made permanent. This new scheme has smaller electric drones, and could be continued on a permanent basis under existing regulations. This pilot scheme without the pilots will run for three months. And if its successful, unmanned drones could be the future of Mail Delivery in some of our most remote communities. Chris clements, bbc news. Thats almost it from us. Ijust want to turn for one more story. A couple in the philippines havejust had with their wedding despite all the flooding weve seen. Have a look. Soggy. Soggy, but fun. Guests and Family Members waiting through ankle deep waters at the church. The train of the brides Wedding Dress can be seen floating on the top of the water. Well done to them. Thanks for watching. Hello there. It looks like its going to remain unsettled for the rest of this week. Thanks to low pressure, well see showers or longer spells of rain. Some windy weather in the short term and it will generally feel on the cool side for early august. Now, theres a new area of low pressure for the time of year, will continue to push across the country tonight and into tomorrow, so conditions go downhill across pretty much all areas. Heavy rain starts to spread in. The winds begin to pick up across southern and Western Areas as the centre of the low edges closer towards our shores. 0n the plus side, though, it will be quite mild and muggy across the country with temperatures in the low to mid teens celsius range. So, tomorrow, then, well see the winds picking up with gales across southern england, certainly through the channel, 50 60 mph gusts in their own right could cause some disruption, some heavy rainfall. And into the afternoon, across england and wales in the centre of the low weather, the winds will be light, well see some slow moving, heavy and thundery downpours as well. Could see temperatures reach 20 22 degrees in the warmest spots, but i think for most mid to high teens sums it up. Now, that area of low pressure starts to pull out eastwards into the north sea and the continent, and the continent, takes the heavy rain with it and we start to see a northerly wind develop across the uk. So its a little bit drier i suppose to start thursday, but therell be plenty of showers across southern areas. This is the pressure chart, then, for thursday. Were in a run of Northerly Winds and it will be one of sunshine and showers and well have those pretty heavy showers from the word go across some southern parts of britain. Some sunshine around as well more cloud, though, for the northern half of scotland. Showers or longer spells of rain here. Some of the heaviest of the showers through the afternoon could be across central and western parts of the uk. And those winds fairly brisk and Cool Temperatures at best, ranging from around 14 20 degrees from north to south across the country. For friday, its a similar story. Weve got Northerly Winds, sunshine and showers most of the showers affecting South East Scotland Down In towards east anglia and the south east. And the southeast. Again, there could be the odd thundery one mixed in there, but some better sunny spells, i think, towards the west. But again, feeling cool for the time of year, for the time of year. It remains unsettled into the weekend. Low pressure, always nearby showers or longer spells of rain, and again, its going to feel pretty cool for early august. See you later. Today at 6pm the lionesses roar into the last 16 of the womens world cup. Commentator james is free at the back. I 0h, she isjust too good two of their six goals against china were scored by laurenjames in a standout performance. Just happy to obviously get on the scoresheet and most importantly, the team won and with getting six goals, itjust team won and with getting six goals, it just shows the talent we have team won and with getting six goals, itjust shows the talent we have in the squad. Well hear from fans watching back home, and look at what awaits the team in the next stage of the competition. Also on the programme A Glimmer Of Hope for the cost of our weekly shop the rate at which food prices are rising is at its slowest since december. At least 20 people are killed as heavy rain and flooding batters northern china Tens Of Thousands are forced to flee their homes. And, could this site in shetland be just months away from launching a rocket into space . And coming up on the bbc news. More reaction from the womens world cup as the usa count their lucky stars to make the Knockout Stage of the tournament. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six