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Our Ireland Correspondent Sara Girvin reports. After years of strained relations, this was the Moment Sir Keir starmer was given A Hundred Thousand welcomes to dublin. There were smiles and handshakes as he and his irish counterpart were presented with football jerseys. This will be proudly worn in north london before too long. Both leaders said this was an opportunity to renew and deepen the friendship between britain and ireland. I know as two new leaders of our respective countries, we both said we wish to really place British Irish Relations on a new path, and i really appreciate the time that youve given to that since taking office. Its really important to me and to my government, and i think it is the moment for reset, and its when we put meaning behind those words. International matters took Centre Stage following a roundtable business discussion. We have to be clear in the face of russian aggression, we have to stand together to coordinate, stand with our allies and give ukraine all of the support that it needs for as long as it needs. Photo opportunities are one thing, but the taoiseach and Prime Minister will need to decide what a reset in their relationship actually looks like. Symbolism is important here, but moving forward theyll need to deliver substance over style. There have already been announcements a yearly summit between the two countries addressing trade, security, justice and climate. Both governments are keen to send the message that when it comes to the relationship between britain and ireland, this is a new ball game. Sarah girvin, Bbc News in dublin. Lets speak to david henig, who has been working to map out the Post Brexit Future of Uk Trade policy in his work at the thinktank, the European Centre for international political economy. When it comes to the optics, it is looking good between the two leaders, but they still have a lot of work to do. Lot of work to do. Thats ri. Ht. Lot of work to do. Thats right its lot of work to do. Thats right. Its always lot of work to do. Thats right. Its always a lot of work to do. Thats right. Its always a Goodi Lot of work to do. Thats right. Its always a good start for leaders of countries to talk to Each Other, to promise to work together. It gets a lot harder when they actually have to put that into some kind of detail. One of the subject that wasnt mentioned was Northern Ireland, where there is clearly a large shared interest between the uk and ireland. Various issues like energy, issues with the implementation of the northern Ireland Protocol, the windsor framework, and the wider Uk Eu relations and deepening that. Good optics, a good start, lots more to do. You are working out the Post Brexit relationship, Uk Trade policy. What do they need to focus on, how do they take it forward . As you say, still quite a lot of Sticking Points. A huge agenda for the uk with the Eu And Member states such as ireland. For example, trade in goods to reduce the barriers, for Example Food and drink agreement. The trade in services to allow people to move more easily for work. Discussions around mobility, which is something the uk wants, used mobility, something the eu wants. Shared challenges in terms of energy and climate change. Youth mobility. There is a shared Energy Market across the island of ireland. Security was mentioned there, thats one of the earliest discussions that is ongoing about a Security Pact between the uk and the eu. We are told a lot of this Wont Start in real anger, the negotiations, until december orjanuary. Until december or january. Thats because until december orjanuary. Thats because the eus forming a new commission and they are not yet in place to start this. Its on details like that which will put into practice the warm words we are seeing from the leaders now. Pm words we are seeing from the leaders ow leaders now. An awful lot of detail. How leaders now. An awful lot of detail. How important leaders now. An awful lot of detail. How important is leaders now. An awful lot of detail. How important is it l detail. How important is it that Sir Keir Starmer is making these moves, talking about the importance he places on the reset with the Republic Of Ireland, and of course also with the rest of the european union. Inaudible question. This was an essential start. Relations were in poor shape under previous Uk Governments. To be 30 rishi sunak, had started the process of rebuilding relations. To be fair to rishi sunak. Particularly over Northern Ireland. A lot of people in the eu looking closely to see, has the uk really changed, are they prepared to move on from the battles of the past . To work out whether you can have a better relationship. Is the uk still essentially committed to what they consider trying to have their cake and eat it, cakeism . The Uk Government is under a lot of scrutiny from the eu. Each time the Prime Minister has talked about a Mobility Deal with the eu, it takes a half step back. Thats why there is a lot more to do to turn all of the good optics into serious negotiations, and then into results that will help uk businesses, young people wanting to work elsewhere, and so on. David, lets put elsewhere, and so on. David, lets put you elsewhere, and so on. David, lets put you on elsewhere, and so on. David, lets put you on the elsewhere, and so on. David, lets put you on the spot. Elsewhere, and so on. David, i lets put you on the spot. What do you think, has the uk changed enough to get there . As you say, the Youth Mobility scheme is something Sir Keir Starmer wasnt necessarily that optimistic or happy about . I think the trajectory is now towards closer relations with the eu, thats not an issue of rejoining, i dont think that some the table, a customs union, a single market. What i expect is a steady increase in the number of agreements in different topics. Coming together in various areas, starting with security, over the next period of time. I think we will see a steady improvement. Think we will see a steady improvement. For the time bein , improvement. For the time being. Really improvement. For the time being, really good improvement. For the time being, really good to improvement. For the time being, really good to get. Improvement. For the time i being, really good to get your thoughts and recollections. Thank you very much. A busy day for the uk leader. He also gave his first major interview since becoming Prime Minister. He told the bbc the previous government Broke The Nhs in ways which were unforgivable. Speaking exclusively to sunday with laura kuennsberg, he said a review of the Health Service to be published in the coming week finds the conservatives changes to the nhs were hopelessly misconceived, and austerity in the coalition years, followed by the pandemic, had left the nhs in a perilous awful position. Everybody watching this who has used the nhs or relatives who have, know its broken. Its unforgivable, the state of our nhs. The last government Broke The Nhs. Ourjob now is to properly understand how that came about and bring about the reforms, starting with the first steps, 40,000 extra appointments. But we have to do the hard yards of reforms. I think its only a Labour Government that can do the reform that our nhs needs, and we will start on that journey. Sir Keir Starmer Talking On Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Our political correspondent leila nathoo. Pretty damning, what he was saying about the situation the tories have led Up To, and the nhs is in now . Tories have led Up To, and the nhs is in now . Remember, this is one of labours core missions, trying to fix the nhs, getting it back on its feet. Sir Keir Starmer wants to deploy what we have become familiar with from the government since they took charge, blaming the conservative party for the state of the nhs. This is blaming successive conservative governments, he is talking about reforms going back to the Coalition Government in 2010, Big Structural reforms led by the then Health Secretary andrew lansley. He is mentioning this review, that was done within days of Labour Taking Charge by the former Labour Mp Lord darzi. Independent review into the whole state of the nhs, talking about access to Health Care services, the performance of the nhs, and the quality of Health Care. Any inequalities in terms of those three aspects. So this will provide the context for a bigger, longer Term Look at the nhs. Part of what it is calling fixing the foundations. So a really central part of what the Labour Government is trying to do. In addition to their first steps, the short term fixes of their policy, thousands of new appointments, evenings and weekend appointments. You can see why Keir Starmer is trying to present this very bleak picture of the state of the nhs, it chimes with everything we have heard about various other parts of the public sector. Prisons, for example. Blaming the conservatives. The tories are trying to defend their record. The last tory government, the shadow Health Secretary Victoria Atkins, having talked about the tories putting more doctors and nurses into the nhs and accusing them of politicising childrens health. This is because we had some early findings from the report by lord darzi, which are going to be released on thursday. Early indications of the things he is talking about, for example falling vaccination rates among children, growing rates among children, growing rates of prescriptions for adhd medications. A rise in Hospital Admission for children and young people with eating disorders. He is presenting this big picture to the government on thursday, and the Health Secretary Wes Streeting will take it away and that will inform a longer ten year plan. Given Sir Keir Starmer was adamant and scathing about the conservatives and the state that in his word they have left the nhs, as you mentioned the tories� shadow Health Secretary Victoria Atkins has hit back. They are defending their records. Victoria atkins was the Health Secretary in the previous government, defending the Tories Record about the Work Force and improvements in the nhs that they made in their view, and accusing Keir Starmer of politicising childrens health. , of politicising childrens health. ,. , health. On a different story, but still on health. On a different story, but still on politics, health. On a different story, but still on politics, we health. On a different story, but still on politics, we had| but still on politics, we had the damning report into the Grenfell Tower fire. Today in the Morning Papers i believe we are getting Michael Gove, the former housing secretary, speaking. What has he said . Obviously a huge range of actors over a number of years criticised in that report from the grand cell inquiry. In the Sunday Times, Michael Gove, the former housing secretary. The grenfell inquiry. He talks about this and he starts in this piece in the Sunday Times with an apology to those who lost their lives in the fire, the families, relatives, campaigners and survivors, saying they were let down by successive governments including those in which he played a part. He talks about the efforts that he tried to go through, in his view, to take action against some of the companies who the inquiry had accused of systematic dishonesty. Some of the companies that made and sold the cladding which was around Grenfell Tower. He talks about his time as housing secretary, trying to go after them and persuade other countries too. He talked about restricting imports of some of their products and he said he ran up against bureaucracy. This is Michael Gove for the first time giving his response to his part in the Governments Response to the Grenfell Tower fire, which of course played out over many years. Of course played out over many ears. , ~ of course played out over many ears. ~ ,. , of course played out over many ears. ~ i. Of course played out over many ears. ~. , years. Thank you so much. I am sure those years. Thank you so much. I am sure those comments years. Thank you so much. I am sure those comments by years. Thank you so much. I am | sure those comments by Michael Gove will be picked up on, on sunday with Laura Kuenssberg Tomorrow Morning. You can watch the full interview with the uk leader, the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, Tomorrow Morning at 9am On Bbc one, the News Channel and the Bbc Iplayer. A rare event took Place Today in london when richard moore, the head of m16, and Cia Director William Burns appeared in public together for the first time at a public event in london. Mr burns, who has been central to efforts to reach a ceasefire in the middle east, said the us was working with other mediators to refine the existing framework for a deal. Also discussed, ukraines seizure of the russian territory in kursk, which was described as a significant tactical achievement. Lets have a listen. Its absolutely critical that we do sustain our support to ukraine. And its really difficult. Its hard. And particularly in eastern ukraine, this is attritional warfare where there is a huge amount of suffering on both sides. And putin is pushing forward in a sort of attritional pyrrhic Campaign Of Taking Village by village as he goes forward. When he takes those, theres nothing left. And thats why i used, deliberately used the term pyrrhic. There is nothing left because everything is utterly destroyed. But that is the Kremlin Way of war. Thats what they did in grozny. Its what they did in aleppo. And its what theyre now doing here. So it is tough, but its also important to remember that our ukrainian friends have an absolute will to fight. And its important to remember how this started. It started in this phase with putin mounting a War Of Aggression in february 2022, and two and a half years later, that failed. It continues to fail. Ukrainians will continue to fight. We will continue to help them to fight. We have to all remember that despite all of that work that needs to be done, this is ultimately a question of political will. And this gets to your question whether or not leaders on both sides are prepared to recognise that enough is enough, and that the time has come, finally, to make some hard choices and some difficult compromises. I hope, i hope profoundly, that both of those leaders are going to make that decision because, as i said, theres an enormous amount at stake here. Daniel lomas is an Assistant Professor at The School of politics and international relations at the university of nottingham. He told me about the significance of that first public meeting between the Top Uk and us spy chiefs. Its important to see a joint front between the two Top Uk and us spy chiefs. The message they are giving off is one that is fact based, we do face in the west an existential threat from countries like china, obviously with russia and the invasion of ukraine, and i think it was an uncompromising message. Parts of the message they were delivering, quite pessimistic in some sense. For those in the west who believe putin is suddenly going to collapse, the essential message from both was that no significant cracks have emerged within the kremlin itself. This was a tough, uncompromising picture they were painting, essentially talking about power and the situation at the moment, the West And Security situation we face. Its a bleak picture they do offer. When it comes to russia, they said they had been warning ukraine ahead of that full Scale Invasion in february 2022. The kind of workings they are now doing in order to warn the rest of the population, is it alarming . Are we to take this as beneficial for the international community, for lay People Like Us to hear this . What we are seeing is, yes, this is a significant moment. Its the first time the head of m16 and the cia have spoken in person in a public setting. Its part of a broader package of briefings by Senior Western intelligence officials on the situation both in ukraine and the Security Situation more broadly. Its part of a broader picture. In terms of the messaging, and why they are doing it, when were looking for example at polling in the uk and the us, it could be argued that senior officials are seen as more trusted, lets say, to deliver some of these key lines than some of the politicians out there. So this message and the people delivering the message is one of fact based, intelligence led, shaped by the Information Western intelligence agencies themselves are collecting. This is a continuation, really. You mentioned ukraine. This is really a continuation of that process that was happening before the invasion, where we were classifying and releasing small bits of intelligence in a public setting. Both in part as reassurance that, yes, the west is doing something about the threat posed by russia, china and other states out there. But also again to act as a warning that we need to be vigilant within the west. These statements are being made at the time when support than ukraine war remains relatively high in the west, for the ukraine war remains relatively high in the west, but in terms of the news cycle, it is slipping off the front pages here. Trying to bolster this image that ukraine is fighting russia and its a story that needs to continue to be in the headlines. Now its time for a look at Todays Sport with olly foster. Lots of international football across europe. In the nations league, england opened their campaign in the second tier of the competition with a 2 0 victory over the Republic Of Ireland in dublin. Two england players with irish connections scored the goals. Declan rice was capped three times by ireland in friendlies. Before switching his allegiance. He didnt celebrate his opening goal. Jack grealish didnt hold back, though, before adding the second. He represented ireland at Youth Levels and he had a point to prove. A good start for the england interim Head Coach Lee carsley, who played 40 coach lee carsley, who played a0 times for the republic. Greece and finland also in englands group. Greece 3 0 up now. Just approaching full time. Germany playing hungary in the top tier, a 0 art. The netherlands and bosnia also in that same group. The netherlands 3 2, Bosnia Have pulled one back. Wins for georgia, moldova and armenia. The penultimate day at the paralympics in paris. The Wheelchair Basketball final under way, the usa taking on great britain in a rematch from the 2022 World Championship final which the usa won. They currently lead this one as well. The nine time olympic champions, they lead by three points at The End of the first quarter, extending their advantage in the second. They lead by seven points at half time. Great britains Hannah Cockroft took gold in the Womenst 3a 800 metres final, her ninth paralympic gold medal. She dominated from the off, eight seconds clear ahead of her team mate. Cricket, 12 wickets on the second day of the final test between England And Sri lanka at the oval. Ollie pope over his wonder drought, 15a, but england did collapse in the first innings, 261 a, to 325 all out. Josh hull took a wicket on his debut, Olly Stone picked up a couple. And a terrific run out. But Sri Lanka dug in for the sixth wicket. Mendis with 5a, and the silver 6a. A100 partnership, they will resume on day three, Sri Lanka 2115. Resume on day three, Sri Lanka 211 5. England might regret not scoring more with the bat in first innings. First innings. Would always like a few first innings. Would always like a few more first innings. Would always like a few more runs, first innings. Would always like a few more runs, but i like a few more runs, but again, taking the positive option, we felt if you are getting bumped at the tail ender, to take it on rather than duck out of the way. You never know, on a different day, a couple more go over the boundary and you push the Score Art and the Momentum Shift when you come out with the ball. Yeah, we felt it was a really good score anyway and the ball is still doing enough. Come back tomorrow and hopefully pick up a few wickets and make a dent in their total. In rugby union, englands women celebrating a 1ath straight win against france, 38 19 in gloucester. They were 19 0 up at half time, marlie packer, Jess Breach and helena rowland. Three more after the break. The french did make more of a game of it. Next up, england have the world champions New Zealand at twickenham next weekend. Then they head to canada for the second year of the Wxv Tournament which england won last year. South Africa Closing in on the rugby championship, beating New Zealand18 12 in cape town, maintaining their 100 record. The fourth time in a row they have beaten the all blacks. Argentina and australia currently in action in santa fe. 2017 to currently in action in santa fe. 20 17 to the australians in the second half. The womens final at the Us Open just getting under way at flushing meadows. Aryna sabalenka againstjessica bigelow. Live against jessica bigelow. Live text againstjessica bigelow. Live Text Commentary on the Bbc Sport website. Jessica pegler. Lovely to see you. Tens of thousands of Left Wing protesters have demonstrated in paris and other french towns and cities against the appointment of Michel Barnier as the countrys new Prime Minister. President macron gave him the post on thursday, ending two months of deadlock following inconclusive parliamentary elections. Earlier, our Paris Correspondent Hugh Schofield explains the drive behind the protests. I wouldnt say he is a controversialfigure. But his nomination is controversial, thats for sure. He is a fairly consensual figure, not an extremist by any means, he is from the centre right, but the fact he is macron� s nominee, he is from the centre right, and the left have been protesting today, they are absolutely furious because they thought they won the election. They had the biggest number of seats in parliament, so they think it should be them who have the first choice to form a government. Their nominee should be Prime Minister. Macron had said no, the constitution says that he can choose. If he named a Left Wing Prime Minister, there is no way that person would have survived a vote of confidence in parliament. Whereas with Michel Barnier, there is a chancewould survive that vote of confidence in parliament. Thats because we think the populists and marine Le Pen for the moment will put up with him and wont vote him out. Michel barnier is in a precarious position but hes holding on, and that has incensed the left and brought them onto the street today. Ijust want i just want to take you to Tel Aviv. We have been monitoring this live shot, they have just gone but we were monitoring Tel Aviv, a lot of people out on the streets protesting against Benjamin Netanyahu because they are concerned the Hostage Release Deal hasnt been achieved. We are monitoring that and we will get those pictures for you. Hello there, this mixed pattern continuing through the weekend. We have a thundery low sitting to the south of the uk, it will continue to push north tonight bringing Heavy Rain and maybe thunderstorms for some in england and wales. It will stay drier across scotland and Northern Ireland. The low starting to push northwards into this evening and overnight, sending a band of rain northwards, it will be heavy and thundery in places. It will continue to journey across the midlands into northern and eastern england and wales as the night progresses. In the middle of the low, we could see clearer spells for a time across the midlands and South East, but thundery showers may return to the South East by dawn. Scotland, Northern Ireland, a much quieter night with clear skies. Low Cloud And Mist hugging the North Sea coast. Temperatures for most of us in the low to mid teens. On sunday, it could be thundery across england and wales, Heavy Rain in northern and eastern england, into western england and wales. Elsewhere, lots of sunshine, setting off some slow moving Thundery Downpours into the afternoon. Scotland, cloudier but still some sunshine, the same in Northern Ireland. Not as warm generally, the high teens and low 20s. It could be wet and cool and bleezy for the great North Run across North East England on sunday. Might be better for many people competing. Into the evening and overnight, it looks like the rain which has pushed northwards will return eastwards again. Some of it will be heavy across the North East, but lighter further south. Clearer skies in scotland and Northern Ireland, Turning Cooler, a fresher night for england, wales and southern scotland, but still a lot of cloud. On monday, the area of low pressure pulls out into the near continent, taking the Weather Front with it. The breeze, The Cloud and the rain slowly easing for eastern areas, brighter skies. Scotland and Northern Ireland seeing another Weather Front moving in, another low Pressure System bringing rain later in the day. Temperatures on the lower side, we have lost the humidity, in the high teens. Temperatures coming down even more into the week, we open the floodgates to an arctic northerly. After near record breaking early september temperatures, we go below the seasonal norm this upcoming week, itll feel chilly by day and night. This is Bbc News. The headlines Sir Keir Starmer has been holding talks with the irish Prime Minister, simon harris, in dublin. Both men have stressed that the meeting is an opportunity to re set the relationship between the uk and the Republic Of Ireland, which has been strained since britain left the eu. In his first major interview since becoming pm, Sir Keir Starmer� s told the bbc the previous government Broke The Nhs in ways which were unforgivable. He said a review of the Health Service to be published this coming week finds the conservatives changes to the nhs were hopelessly misconceived. Tens of thousands of Left Wing protesters have demonstrated in paris and other french towns and cities against the appointment of Michel Barnier as the countrys new Prime Minister. President Emmanuel Macron gave him the post on thursday, ending two months of deadlock, following inconclusive parliamentary elections. More now on our top story, the british Prime Minister has used a visit to dublin to announce that the uk and ireland will hold annual summits on trade and co operation. The first meeting is expected to take place in march and forms part of a wider reset of relations between the two countries. I spoke to allie renison, who is a director at the political Consultancy Sec Newgate uk, and a former Government Adviser on business and trade, including the Post Brexit Trade arrangements in Northern Ireland. She told us about the key Sticking Points that need work between the nations. Todays visit was about resolving and resetting. You will hear the word reset a lot from Keir Starmer and ireland is a suite of european engagements. We have seen him in paris and berlin as well. But the irish protocol, the northern Ireland Protocol attached to the brexit deal, in order to avoid a hard border. We have friction products from britain to Northern Ireland. There is some hope even though it will have been the Elephant In The Room that an arrangement with the eu that labour is seeking, could help smooth by Re Engaging with ireland but ultimately today was resetting a bilateral relations. In the first instance. They were very much wanting to ensure that everybody knew they were co guarantors of the Peace Process within Northern Ireland. How does it work realistically, given the Republic Of Ireland is in the single market . Ultimately, that was what the northern Ireland Protocol was all about, to try and ensure in order to keep us from having a hard border, that Northern Ireland has to stay aligned to a lot of eu single market rules, and one of the key issues that creates friction across the Irish Sea is agriculture. Its no small wonder that one of the issues that labour have said they want to do going into government was to reach an agricultural deal with the eu. That is quite important in potentially resolving some of the frictions across the Irish Sea, which some think has created barriers within the united kingdom. What else is going to have to be on the table in order to fulfil this reset . I think one of the positive things to come out of today is the other Thing Labour are keen on is a new deal on security. Ireland is not in nato, so this is quite a constructive area to work in terms of through the eu and the uk. It will be interesting to see what irelands position is on mobility arrangements. Obviously, we have ability through the common travel area. Between great britain and Northern Ireland. But the eu has put this for a pan Youth Mobility scheme on the Table And Starmer has ruled that out, so it remains to be seen if there will be movement on that space. Allie renison. Former Government Adviser on business and trade, including the Post Brexit Trade. There have been tense scenes in the centre of glasgow, with Rival Demonstrations facing off against Each Other across george square. Around 2,000 people are reported to havejoined a stand Up To racism rally. On the other side of the square, a smaller, anti immigration protest took place. Both groups shouted and chanted at Each Other. There were some scuffles, when a group of men wearing masks arrived and tried to join the anti racism protest, with police trying to keep them away. Police officers had also erected barriers to keep the Rival Demonstrations apart. Our Scotland Correspondent Catriona renton gave us this update. It has all dispersed now, but there were two demonstrations here earlier. A pro uk, anti immigration protest advertised back injuly around advertised back in july around the time of the demonstrations in england and Northern Ireland. It was promoted by far right activists on social media. A Counter Protest was organised in response to that ljy organised in response to that by stand Up To racism and The Clouds were separated by police at either end of the square. This was the largest of these events so far seen in scotland. It is estimated there were around 2,000 to 3,000 at the antiracism rally. Passley outnumbering the 300 to a00 at the other. It was noisy, with angry exchanges between the groups vastly outnumbering. Masked Football Supporters were contained by police and later released. There have been two arrests, A0 Year Old Man for a Hate Crime and a 20 year Old Man was arrested for carrying an offensive weapon. But its fair to say apart from a couple of brief flashpoints, it was trouble free and nothing like the demonstrations we saw in england and Northern Ireland earlier this summer. This has gone without any major incidents. Gone without any maor incidents. � gone without any maor incidents. ,. ,. , incidents. Katrina renton reporting Boeings Starliner Spacecraft has returned to earth from the international Space Station, but without the astronauts who were meant to be on board. The capsule suffered technical problems after it launched, making it too risky for the pair to return until next year. Instead of spending eight days in space, theyll now end up spending eight months our science editor, rebecca morelle, has the story. Mission Control Starliner is now backing away from station and starting its return to earth. Boeings Starliner Capsule on its way home, beginning its six Hour Voyage with a blast of its engines. And youre seeing the Light Show there on your screen. But the spacecraft is empty, without the astronauts it was supposed to carry. Nasas Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore will now stay on the international Space Station. Technical problems with starliner meant nasa said it wasnt safe enough to take the pair home. Suni williams spoke to Mission Control as the spacecraft, which she nicknamed calypso, departed. It is time to bring calypso home. We have your backs and youve got this. Bring her back to earth. Good luck. Picking up starliner now from its lower altitude, about 6,000 feet above. In the Night Sky of new mexico, a first glimpse of the capsule. Three good parachutes. Looking great. Its descent is slowed, as it closes in. Touchdown. Starliner is back on earth. The landings a success, but its a bittersweet moment for the mission team. From a human perspective, All Of Us feel happy about the successful landing. But then theres a piece of us, All Of Us, that we wish it would have been the way we had planned it. We had planned to have the Mission Land with. Butch and suni on board. The astronauts are to remain in space until february next year, their eight Day Mission extended to eight months. But nasa says theyre in good spirits, settling into life on the Space Station and taking in its spectacular views. Rebecca morrell, Bbc News. Sensational views. The kenyan government says that more than 17 students remain missing, after a fire at a school. At least 21 people died when the blaze swept through a dormitory in the central county of nyeri. Officials say Dna Tests need to be carried out to identify some of the bodies. But theyve been able to establish that 139 other students have now been accounted for. Our correspondent Barbara Plett Usher has the latest on the search from nyeri, where The School is located. Efforts are continuing to trace the children who are still missing. Its thought that some parents may have picked up their children without reporting it. Its also been suggested that some children may have taken refuge with members of the community, who came to try and help put out the fire. We spoke to one woman at The School, who said that she had been attending a late Night Vigil at a church nearby, and the congregation heard the screams from The School, and some of them went there and found out what was going on. So you can imagine the chaos there. She also said, though, that she had not been able to find her 11 year old nephew. The family had checked at the various hospitals, and they were very afraid that his body might be one of those that had not been able to be identified, because thats another thing thats going on. The Dna Testing of the remains that have been too burnt to be recognised. And there is also an investigation into why this happened. We dont know what the cause of it was. The president has promised a thorough investigation. It is true that fires at schools are common in kenya over the past years, for various reasons. One of them would be poor safety standards, overcrowding. Another would be arson. Some of the fires have been attributed to students who lit them themselves, sometimes because theyre angry at the teachers, sometimes because theyre angry at the workload or the living conditions. So those are the reasons schools have burned in the past, but we dont know what happened here. And that is very much a focus of whats going on now, alongside those efforts, of course, to try to find the children who are still unaccounted for. Barbara Platt Usher reporting. Police searching for a british man believed to have been swept away by Flash Floods in majorca say they have found a body. It comes after a british woman was found dead in the popular Tourist Destination earlier this week. Spains Civil Guard said the pair had been hiking on a Trailfrom A Canyon to the Mediterranean Sea when they went missing after a Storm Hit the island on tuesday. Rescuers had been searching the Torrente De Pareis Canyon area in the Tramuntana Mountain Range since wednesday. Voting has ended in Algerias President ial election. The incumbent, abdelmadjid tebboune whos backed by The Miltiary is widely expected to win a second term in office. Voting was extended by one hour due to low turnout, which stood atjust over 26 by 5pm, local time. With young people making up over half the population, the three main candidates including a moderate islamist and a socialist targeted their votes with promises to improve living standards and to reduce dependency on hydrocarbons. A body has been found in the Search Forjenny hastings, the wife of the former Scotland Rugby international scott hastings. It appeared in the west of edinburgh on saturday afternoon. Mrs hastings disappeared at wardie bay, A Wild Swimming Spot near edinburgh, on tuesday. More than 60,000 people have signed a Petition Calling for the extradition of a driver suspected of killing a 12 year old boy in a hit and run. Dolars alexanders is thought to have fled to latvia after the death of Keaton Slater injune. Our reporter Joan Cummins has the story. Its 12 weeks since 12 year old Keaton Slater died after being hit by a car in coventry. Itjust broke my heart. Because you can still hear his voice, hes still running in the house with his mates, and can i do this, can i do that . So at the minute, its just still raw. There was an outpouring of collective grief in the city at the time. Fundraising, balloon releases, and a Minutes Applause at The School boys beloved Coventry City have offered comfort to the family, but their grief is swamped by unanswered questions. Theres only one monster, but there are thousands of people out there giving us support, that dont know us, but they are reaching out to us. Its like ive got someone else on my shoulders helping me through it. Police appealed to the public for information about dolars aleksanders, wanted on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. But three months later, and with no arrest, the family have launched a Petition Calling for the government to intervene and extradite him from latvia, where hes suspected of absconding to. Its three months and nothing from him. Running away, hiding as long as he hasjust doesnt seem right. Itjust proves there is no justice, but we need to getjustice. The Family Home has been filled with poignant reminders of life before loss. But both parents are simply struggling to understand why. To me, thats another thing keeps going through my head, if he had just got out of the car and tried to help my son. He didnt stop and, like, he was going excessively over the speed limit. Hes got no care in the world. West midlands police refused to answer specific questions about their investigation, but they did issue a statement where they said that they were actively pursuing strong lines of enquiry. And they added that their focus remains on getting justice for keaton and his family. Joan cummins, Bbc News. Some Business News now, and it looks like the Body Shop has been saved. The chain has been taken out of administration after being bought up by a consortium. Its reported that means that its remaining 113 stores across the uk will stay open, although the administrators have already closed 85 outlets, and cut more than 750 jobs from the company. Founded by anita the late rights campaigner. The embodiment of her values. Against Animal Testing and that sort of thing. It really captured the imagination in the 19805 in the 19805 on the high street. Fast forward a couple decades and fierce competition. It has really struggled. They sold out, the roddicks in 2006 to loreal. It has changed and since then a couple of times. It was bought by an active Investor Group in late 2023, the Back End of last year, they paid 270 Million and realised they couldnt change its fortunes and put it into administration in february this year. Since then, 85 stores went. A lot ofjobs with that, about 770. But now this Rescue Deal finally happening. About 770. But now this Rescue Dealfinally happening. Mr; deal finally happening. My. Uestion deal finally happening. My question speaking to my colleague. Marc ashdown. The most powerful storm in asia this year, super Typhoon Yagi is now causing damage to northern vietnam. The Storm Uprooted Trees and lifted roofs from buildings. Roads and airports have been closed, and residents have been told to stay at home. Earlier, yagi brought devastation to the chinese island of hainan, where four people were killed and left 800,000 without power. The Prime Minister has confirmed that a memorial to Queen Elizabeth the second will be built in Stjames Park in london. Its expected to take the form of a Statue Or Sculpture. Architects and artists will be invited to submit proposals later this year with the chosen design confirmed by 2026. Our Reporter Guy Lambert told us more about the plans. The official memorial will be in the form of a Statue Or Sculpture and based in saint james park, in close proximity to the mall and along the royal processional route. At st jamess park, one of londons most scenic and beautiful parks, outside the front of Buckingham Palace, also very popular with tourists. The plan is tourists can visit Buckingham Palace and at the same time, go to the park and enjoy and appreciate this monument to the late Queen Elizabeth ii. The area itself is very popular with other royal memorials. Outside the front of Buckingham Palace gates is the statue of queen victoria. And down the mall, they are the two statues of the queen has met parents, King George vi and the queen mother elizabeth. The designs like you say, they are going to be released close to the centenary anniversary of Queen Elizabeth Ii5 Anniversary of Queen Elizabeth iis birth, so were looking at around spring 2026. 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There were public parks and playing fields and buildings all named after him. We can expect something very similar for Queen Elizabeth ii. The only difference being permissions will need to be and i quote granted sparingly this time. So pubs, for example, they like to name themselves after past monarchs, but they will need to get official permission to do so. Wider Commemorative Schemes will be put in place and rolling out over the coming years. Di lambert. Guy lambert. The Armed Forces are well known for its camaraderie amongst service personnel. But some Ex Servicemen and women can struggle to adapt to everyday life when they retire. Now an Army Instructor has created a charity to support veterans and its based around his passion forflying. Our Reporterjacob Tomlinson took to the skies to find out more. Ill be home, ill check the Weather Forecast to make sure its safe, to make sure nothings going on in the local area. And then, once im set, illjust get my gear ready, take the paramotor out of the garage, grab the wing, and im fortunate enough to have a field that ive been allowed to fly on. I used to feel nerves, not so much any more, i just feel happy to get flying, lifes worries just kind of dissipate. You feel like youre in your own realm. Meet paul goodwin. Afterjoining the army at 16, he has gone on to serve in countries all over the world, including iraq and afghanistan. Now he is an instructor at the Army Foundation College in harrogate, but when hes not doing that, youll probably find him, well, in the sky. I think flyings always been something ive wanted to do, you know. I remember being a kid watching a cartoon called superted and i remember one of my very early memories jumping off the couch with a cape on, thinking, maybe i can fly, you know. At any point, do you get scared, do you get nervous about what you are doing . So, Theres Adrenaline and theres, erm, you know, euphoria, but it is enjoyable, enjoyable type, not the petrified type. Following the death of one of his fellow soldiers, he and his Friend Tom decided to create a charity with an important mission in life. The army can be like never never land, its great, you get looked after and you get a marvellous career in the military. And i think sometimes, its difficult when you leave to keep that adventurous spirit, the camaraderie. And with the people were helping at the moment, we have found that we have reinjected that into them. So the Charitys Purpose is to fund veterans and servicemen and women into recreational aviation. When i left the military, its a lonely place, ijust felt like i lost everything, and as soon as i started meeting guys who were flying, ive made a new bond of friends. It feels like ive got purpose again, it feels like im part of something and its changed my life. Im always constantly checking the Weather Apps now, checking if i can get down the field and go for a fly. What does the future look like for Resurgence Air sports . We carry on going the way were going, the sky is the limit. Jacob tomlinson, Bbc News. Jack draper was sick in court several times during his defeat to the World Number one, yannick sinner. In the biggest match of his career, draper went down in straight sets 7 5, 76, 62 in went down in straight sets 7 5, 7 6, 6 2 in new york. The 25th Seed vomited three times. After the match, he said, i am quite an anxious Human Being and i do feel a little bit sick when it gets tough. Sinner will play american Taylor Fritz on sundays final. Summer may be over, but festival season isnt. The bbc is staging its Radio 2 In The Park over the weekend in preston. It kicked off last night and will see live music performances from some of the worlds most loved pop stars. Headline acts will feature the likes of sting, the sugababes and the Pet Shop boys. Our reporter Lola Schroer is there. My colleague Lola Schroer caught up with sugababe who gave us an exclusive interview. The day started with travis taking to the stage and the crowd filled Up To around 30,000 people who saw the likes of Shaz N E lewis, craig david, Pixie Lott and sting take to the stage. We also got to speak to some artists like shaznay and some djs, and we also got and some djs, and we also got an exclusive. I sat down with the sugababes and i asked them how much they have enjoyed the summer of performing at festivals like Radio 2 In The Park. Guys, that performance was incredible, how did it feel to be impressed and performing to be impressed and performing to that many people . It to be impressed and performing to that many people . To that many people . It was amazing. To that many people . It was amazing. We to that many people . It was amazing, we had to that many people . 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You can catch the sugababes on Bbc Iplayer and bbc sounds. Thank you to lola with the sugababes. Letsjust thank you to lola with the sugababes. Lets just tell you this. King charles and queen camilla have attended the Braemar Highland games in scotland. Its one of the first times the king has appeared in public since being diagnosed with cancer. The event is held near the royal Summer Residence in balmoral, in the North East of scotland. Its been attended regularly by the reigning monarch, and other members of the Royal Family, since 18a8. King charles gave out prizes to the winners of competitions, including the tug of war, tossing the caber, and performances by bagpipers, drummers and dancers. I will leave you just with the latest pictures we have at the bbc from Tel Aviv. These are ongoing protests we are seeing increasingly regularly with thousands of people rallying together in their Anger And Concern about the lack of a deal to secure the release of the remaining hostages who were taken by hamas during the October The 7th attacks. They are not happy with the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him and the israeli government of not doing enough. So these were the latest images from Tel Aviv that we have been monitoring here at the bbc of these regular protests. People who are unhappy with Benjamin Netanyahu. Lots more coming up. Hello there. This mixed Weather Pattern continuing throughout the weekend. Weve got a thundery low sitting to the south of the uk, thats going to continue to push northwards over england and Wales Tonight to bring some Heavy Rain, maybe some thunderstorms for some of us, a risk of localised flooding. But it will stay drier across scotland and Northern Ireland. This is the low starting to push northwards as we head into this evening and overnight, sending a band of rain northwards. Some of this will be heavy and thundery in places. It will continue to journey across the midlands into northern and eastern england and wales as the night progresses. In the middle of the low, we could see some clearer spells for a time across the midlands and South East, but a few thundery showers may return into the South East by around dawn. But scotland, Northern Ireland, a much quieter night here, with clear skies, low Cloud And Mist Hugging North Sea coasts once again, and temperatures generally for most of us, low to mid teens. So for sunday, then, it could be quite a thundery day across england and wales. Some Heavy Rain for northern and eastern england, Down Into Western england and wales. Elsewhere, lots of sunshine, but this will set off some slow moving Thundery Downpours into the afternoon. Much of scotland, cloudier, but still some sunshine in the west. Same, too, for Northern Ireland. Not as warm generally, i think, temperatures high teens, low 205, so it could be quite wet and on the cool and breezy side for the great North Run across North East England for sunday. That may be better for many people competing in the run. But as we head into the evening and overnight, it looks like that rain, which has pushed northwards, will start to return eastwards again, as some of it will be heavy across the North East, but lighter and patchier further south. Clearer skies for scotland and Northern Ireland, Turning Cooler here. A slightly fresher night for england and wales and southern scotland, but there will still be a lot of cloud around. Now, into monday, we see that area of low Pressure Start to pull out into the near continent. It takes its Weather Front with it, so the breeze, The Cloud, the rain slowly easing from eastern areas. Skies brighten up for large parts of england and wales. Scotland, Northern Ireland see another Weather Front moving in, another low Pressure System here, that will bring some showery rain later in the day here. Temperatures on the lower side. Weve lost the humidity as well. High teens for most. But temperatures come down even more as we move deeper into the week. We open the floodgates to an arctic northerly. So after having near record breaking early september temperatures, were going to be going below the seasonal norm for this upcoming week. It will feel chilly both by day and by night. Live from london. This is Bbc News. Sir Keir Starmer meets with his irish counterpart in dublin, aiming to reset their Countries Relationship Post brexit. In his first major interview since the election, the pm tells the bbc the tory government Broke The Nhs. Everybody watching who has used the nhs know that its broken. They know its broken. Its unforgivable, the state of the nhs. The last government Broke The Nhs. Protests have Ta Ken place across france over the appointment of Michel Barnier as the countrys new Prime Minister. Coming back empty, the Boeing Capital returns to earth but without its crew. Boeing capsule. Hello. Its five years since a british Prime Minister visited the Republic Of Ireland, after tensions over brexit, but Sir Keir Starmer is in dublin, saying the moment is right for a meaningful reset in relations. Hes been holding talks with his opposite number simon harris. Our Ireland Correspondent Sara Girvin reports