# and i saw herface # now i'm a believer...# this should be on stage in carlisle this week but there is no fairytale ending for shrek the musical in cumbria. the show has been cancelled. it is a really interesting building, it is this high level that we are interested in... this auditorium's roof is constructed of raac concrete. government guidance means expert engineers will not now sign off the use of this building. and theyjust kind of laughed at me and said, "of course we won't." we will not do that and therefore, if i can't get any support out there as a surveyor, i'm not going to be able to sign this off and regretfully i've got to say to the council, my recommendation is you don't use the space. as with some other buildings affected by this issue, it hasn't led to the closure of the whole site. so here at the sands centre in carlisle, this auditorium, built in the mid—1980s, is now completely closed and out of bounds but the adjoining leisure centre, built much more recently, is open for business as usual. the knock—on effect is huge, the wider economic impact as well. we look at the pubs around, the hotels, the staff that might have been working here, it isjust really, really disappointing. in northampton, the royal and derngate theatres have also been closed due to worries about crumbling concrete. engineers are on site and some performers have planned to go elsewhere. comedian tim vine has had to find another venue orface not performing here. i am making light of it because i'm a comic but for these theatres, like the orchard theatre in dartford, another wonderful theatre, this is a real problem. so i hope they can sort it very soon and get back to the normal business of putting shows on because that's what we all want. the orchard theatre in dartford and st david's hall in cardiff have also had to be closed. these are just four of several theatres and concert halls all built in the same era, all with the same problem of discredited concrete construction. danny savage, bbc news. world leaders are gathering in new delhi this weekend for the 620 summit where india's year—long presidency will come to an end. recent meetings have been dominated by russia's war in ukraine, but india has chosen to focus the group on issues affecting the developing world and highlighting the country's global importance. the capital is preparing for the most high—profile event to be held in india in years. the two—day summit, starting on saturday will have a stellar guest list — including us presidentjoe biden, british prime minister rishi sunak and saudi arabia's mohammed bin salman. the budget for hosting the event is reported to exceed 100 million dollars. our south asia correspondent samira hussain reports. india �*s moment on the global stage. the country promoting itself as a leader. at home it made the 620 part of daily discourse. let leader. at home it made the 620 part of daily discourse.— of daily discourse. let us remind ourselves this _ of daily discourse. let us remind ourselves this grouping - of daily discourse. let us remind ourselves this grouping bears i of daily discourse. let us remind ourselves this grouping bears a l ourselves this grouping bears a exceptional responsibility. holding 200 meetings _ exceptional responsibility. holding 200 meetings in _ exceptional responsibility. holding 200 meetings in 60 _ exceptional responsibility. holding 200 meetings in 60 different - 200 meetings in 60 different settings. making the 620 matter. {3 settings. making the 620 matter. 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(11 28 means a lot to me as an indian and it is the biggest achievement i feel for the government. it and it is the biggest achievement i feel for the government.— feel for the government. it feels like we are _ feel for the government. it feels like we are the _ feel for the government. it feels like we are the other _ feel for the government. it feels like we are the other one - feel for the government. it feels like we are the other one is - feel for the government. it feels i like we are the other one is hosting it. like we are the other one is hosting it that_ like we are the other one is hosting it. that sense of collectiveness is what _ it. that sense of collectiveness is what india — it. that sense of collectiveness is what india is about and i am very excited — 620 billboards every four, india has been getting attention worthy of hollywood but behind this was put up just before the 620 is also india. a hidden india visiting world leaders will not see. instead of being cleaned up like the rest of the city, impoverished communities were kicked out of sight. something that saddam says makes him angry. translation: to me, it looks very beautiful, they have transformed delhi but in making it beautiful it seems we are stains like craters on the men. they have made us a stain which is why they have hidden us so they might as well remove us from here. this may look like a pile of broken bricks and bits of concrete butjust two months ago it was actually people's homes here and even a community school but it was torn down. the government says the buildings were illegal. the 620 just happens to be taking place across the street. but it's not what myatt was told from her home was destroyed. translation: they broke our homes and meet us homeless, they said they wanted to clean up the area for the 620. they set move from here and they removed us all. prime minister narendra modi is facing other domestic issues. s government has been criticised for a rise in religious tensions in india but the country has shrugged off ahead of the 620 focusing the attention on issues that matter to the global south. the attention on issues that matter to the global south.— the global south. the fact there this ureat the global south. the fact there this great polarisation _ the global south. the fact there this great polarisation in - the global south. the fact there this great polarisation in world | this great polarisation in world politics is a reality but admits that the argument for india has been during the presidency we cannot forget a large part of the world some of the most vulnerable countries facing acute crises of multiple counts and their voices are not being heard.— not being heard. india has taking a rotatin: not being heard. india has taking a rotating presidency _ not being heard. india has taking a rotating presidency and _ not being heard. india has taking a rotating presidency and made - not being heard. india has taking a rotating presidency and made it. not being heard. india has taking a. rotating presidency and made it into a major event and in doing so has managed to solidify its global importance. i spoke to mohan kumar, the former indian ambassador to france and asked him if india could bring 620 members together to tackle the biggest issues of the day. i certainly think india is making a valiant attempt to do so against the background of quality, world equality which is torn and threatening to fragment itself into two blocks. five years ago if you looked at the 620 you would have seenifs looked at the 620 you would have seen it's the economy, stupid but now you are likely to see it as geopolitics, stupid so i think that is what india is trying to do and i thought it was a brilliant masterstroke of india to have a virtual summit of 125 countries belonging to the global south in january and tell them, listen, you are not represented in the 620 so why don't you give us your priorities, your interests and your concerns and we will see how we can articulate it by virtue of being the president and i would have to really get them eight out of ten in terms of focusing on issues and just to give you some examples, one obviously is sustainable development goals and i think the global sustainable development report says the world are some of course that half the world has been left behind. in climate change india is likely to emphasise climate finance, in agriculture they talked about food security and decided high principles of agricultural security, they have gone on to say something on digital public infrastructure where i believe india �*s frugal innovation can be of use to the global south so what you are seeing really is you have got one part of the geopolitical problem facing the 620 and that is epitomised by the issue in ukraine and then you have the rest. climate change, so if we have 15 paragraphs and three which do not constitute a consensus and becomes a chair summary and you have 47 paragraphs which talk about digital public infrastructure, food security, sd6, climate, then i think india will walk away with honours so thatis india will walk away with honours so that is the way i see the 620 summit but let's see. a lot of these things get hammered out at the last minute so i am still hopeful that india can get a joint declaration in its entirety. figs get a joint declaration in its entire . r get a joint declaration in its entire . a ., get a joint declaration in its entire .n ., ., entirety. as we said that some are caettin entirety. as we said that some are getting under— entirety. as we said that some are getting under way _ entirety. as we said that some are getting under way on _ entirety. as we said that some are getting under way on saturday. . the supreme court in mexico has decriminalised abortion across the country, saying the �*denial of the possibility of a termination was a violation of women's rights'. the judgement comes two years after the court ruled in favour of a challenge to the law in one northern state. the decision is part of a trend in latin america of loosening restrictions on abortion — even as access has been limited in parts of the us. lilian perlmutter is a journalist in mexico and she says that full decriminalisation may be years away. this is an enormous step forward for mexican feminists and for women in mexico in general. however, it is more like a suggestion to the mexican congress that they now need to pass a law that can align with the court's ruling so it doesn't go into effect immediately and could take months or even years to really come to fruition. but hopefully this will mean that women will be able to access abortion services in all mexican federal health care facilities. yes. and as you said, this marks the end or possibly the beginning of a very long fought campaign, doesn't it? there's still some work to be done, but it's significant because it protects both health care workers, doesn't it, and those who are seeking abortion, it protects them from criminal prosecution. but it has been a long time coming, just explain some of the background to today's decision. right. so this is part of a many years long campaign by mexican feminist organizations, both legal and more sociocultural organisations. most notably aida, which was the organisation that launched the case against the state that ultimately resulted in this ruling yesterday. but also it is the result of many years of work by mexican feminists to do something called accompanimento, which is where women will accompany other women to get their abortions. and it created this very warm culture and a sort of very big public information campaign. it's all the more surprising, perhaps, given the power and the powerful influence that the catholic church still has in the country, and therefore even more hardly fought and more welcome, one would assume today, given the influence of the church on society. yes. although, you know, catholic influence has been slowly deteriorating bit by bit for one could say the past 100 years. but, you know, this comes at the same time that other religious movements are rising in mexico as well. and it comes at the same time as the us just overturned abortion rights in a sweeping ruling last year. so there are many different tides moving in different directions. yes, you're right. and it really does underline that further separation, doesn't it, between mexico and its neighbour. but as we said in that introduction, part of a wider trend, particularly in latin america, to loosen restrictions on abortion. a just give us a sense of what's happening in neighboring countries too. so in 2020 and 2022, argentina and colombia overturned their abortion anti—abortion legislation. however, both of those may be at risk. abortion rights may be at risk in chile as well. so there have been some big new achievements, but definitely they stand on shaky ground. yes. and given that distinction and that separation, particularly with the united states, we know perhaps in the past us residents, us women have been seeking maybe abortion pills from mexico. do we expect that there may be more of this sort of medical tourism? we may find more women from the united states making a visit to mexico? absolutely. and this may actually spread out that tourism, which was mostly concentrated at the border and in resort areas. and so this may spread that out so that those particular states that already had legal abortion won't be so inundated with these abortion vacationers. view on the legislative change in mexico in relation to abortion. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. the uk government has announced it will be rejoining the european union's horizon science research programme after a post—brexit bilateral deal. it left the 100 billion euro — or £85 billion — programme when it left the eu bloc. the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said the agreement means the eu and uk will remain at the forefront of global science and research." our science correspondent jonathan amos explains more. it is one of the biggest, if not the biggest science research club in the world. and it was something that the uk did very well out of when it was a member of the eu. so it runs a grant process, you know, you apply to do some research and you get some money to do that funding. and the uk was always at the top of the table, you know, jostling with that other science superpower in europe, germany, and often outcompeting it. and when it fell out of the the horizon programme because the uk left the european union, then the uk kind of retreated from its collaborations with the rest of europe. and that was a lose—lose for the united kingdom, but also for the eu and london and brussels hope now that they've got a win win. a earlier, i spoke to science technology investor zoe peden who is a member of the european innovation counciljury. she told me what this announcement means. if you looked around in the news today, we had the top five of the university is taking money from this so we were a really big beneficiary from this scheme and nothing replace that when we fell out of it so i can imagine those universities are rejoicing today at this news and getting what they want to work on backin getting what they want to work on back in and i think from thursday, i think they can start applying for this and our money starts going in from january. this and our money starts going in from january-— from january. once those applications _ from january. once those applications are - from january. once those applications are being - from january. once those - applications are being processed. yes, it's a good time for universities in the uk. the us open continues in new york today — where matches are being played under a partially closed roof due to the extreme heat — and the players are starting to voice concerns. one of the stars of the mens' tennis game, daniil medvedev, said during his match on wednesday that there was a risk of someone dying on court. temperatures have been as high as 95 degrees fahrenheit — that's 35 degrees celsius — inside the stadium, but the situation is being made worse by the extreme humidity at flushing meadows. live now to dr madeleine orr, founder of the sport ecology 6roup. her research explores adaptation to extreme weather in outdoor sport. thank you for being with us. talk to me about what those sorts of temperatures due to athletes when they are trying to play in those sorts of heat? 50 they are trying to play in those sorts of heat?— they are trying to play in those sorts of heat? . ., . . , sorts of heat? so when an athlete is outside in really _ sorts of heat? so when an athlete is outside in really hot _ sorts of heat? so when an athlete is outside in really hot weather - sorts of heat? so when an athlete is outside in really hot weather we - outside in really hot weather we tend to see something is happening. the first is they sweat a lot but when you get into a temperature gradient where it is so warm and humid outside that your body cannot sweat effectively that temperature is going to rise and so in the first instance, that might cause a little bit of fatigue, maybe some cramping. if it continues and is not intercepted with good hydration and cooling we can see in extreme cases although it's been years since this has happened, an athlete could reach the potential for heatstroke which could be catastrophic. we the potential for heatstroke which could be catastrophic.— the potential for heatstroke which could be catastrophic. we know this is related to — could be catastrophic. we know this is related to elite _ could be catastrophic. we know this is related to elite athletes, - could be catastrophic. we know this is related to elite athletes, they - is related to elite athletes, they train a lot and prepare for all eventualities, they have their nutrition looked after, their rest days but can you prepare for something like this or is it a physiological response when simply it is too hot, you cannot go? the athletes can _ it is too hot, you cannot go? tue: athletes can prepare. it is too hot, you cannot go? tte: athletes can prepare. there it is too hot, you cannot go? tt2 athletes can prepare. there are options to acclimatise the body to hot conditions and typically this happens either by going to a hot locale to train ahead of the event which is what most athletes on the tour would do you can train in a hot room and that training does is it actually prepares the body for the intensity of the heat and so over the course of a week, ideally two weeks if you can, we can prepare athletes bodies to sustain themselves in hotter conditions. there is a limit to everything, add a certain point if we were to reach into the high 30s or a0 degrees range we should be thinking about postponing games and finding more opportunities for breaks but athletes at the elite levels can acclimatise and they do so we are a little less worried about the athletes at a us open than i would be the youth tennis tournament. briefly, we should all get used to this because things are getting hotter because of climate change? this has been a trend at all the grand slam events for the last decade and they are implementing abbott agents, closing the roof, finding extra breaks between the second and third set for the ladies, the third and fourth set but the men but there is always more we can do and ultimately it is always about safety. and ultimately it is always about safe . . 1' and ultimately it is always about safe . ., ~ and ultimately it is always about safe . ., ., safety. thank you for explaining that to us- _ safety. thank you for explaining that to us. thank _ safety. thank you for explaining that to us. thank you. - much more on all those stories on the website. you are watching bbc news. stay with us. the stars of the music world are gathering because in a few hours' time, the winner of the 2023 mercury prize will be revealed at a ceremony in london. the former winners — arctic monkeys and young fathers — are among the 12 acts shortlisted for the award, and so is this woman — singer—songwriterjessie ware. here's our music correspondent — mark savage — in hammersmith apollo in london. earlier, iasked him who we should look out for? well, that's the big question. the thing about the mercury prize, the only predictable thing about the mercury prize is its unpredictability. every year, all the journalists on the red carpet, all the stars on the other side of it, don't have a clue what the judges are going to decide because they make that decision during the show. and i was speaking to annie mac, the former radio1 dj, who's been on the panel a couple of years. and she said it really does go down to the wire. she talked about one year where they were literally opening the envelope and trying to work out what to write on the bit of the paper as the production manager was taking them up onto the stage to reveal the winner. so it really could be anyone tonight, but i think it doesn't even matter who wins. for a lot of the artists, what they've been saying to me on the carpet toniwght is that it's about the prestige of the prize. the irish folk band lancome, their album went into the charts at number 57. but since the nominations were revealed six weeks ago, they've been contacted by hundreds of new fans on social media, saying they've discovered their music through the prize. and jessie ware, i was speaking to, she said, it's an honour just to be here. i feel like i can do the prize today. i'm doing strictly the day before. i feel like i'm having a lovely time putting all my fingers in the prize and enjoying myself. and i feel like there's not many artists that can do that. and i really appreciate the space that i've created for myself that other people have allowed me to be. and of course, there are a couple of people who can't be here tonight. the arctic monkeys are currently on tour. the dance act, fred, again, one of the big break—out stars of this year is absent and just the rapper. the only number one album on the list, the brutal and beautiful yard, a tongue twister, if ever there was one. he's had to pull out with illness, but we will see performances from all nine of the other acts and the winner will be revealed shortly after 10:00. yeah. and the reason that the mercury prize is so coveted, so sought it's notjust about a single or an album. it's about a body of work and the artist themselves, who they are, what they stand for. that's absolutely right. i mean, it's not about commercial success. the brits are there to reward you if you've sold millions of copies of your album and you're harry styles or you're ed sheeran. tonight's prize is all about innovation, about being true to yourself, about making an album that might be the best work of your career. and that often happens to debut albums tonight. there are a lot of debut artists on the shortlist. we've gotjockstrap, a young band from london who are making this experimental fusion between classical violin and electronic hip hop music. and then at the other end of the scale, we've got young fathers, a former winner from scotland whose fourth album, heavy, heavy, is a real reaction to lockdown. they got together, the three of them in the studio when nobody else could approach them. and theyjust picked up instruments, played them until theirfingers bled. and the sound of the joy of being able to create in the middle of lockdown is what that album conveys. aitis a it is worth saying the announcement is two hours from now and will be covered live on radio six music and bbc four if you want to follow that. here's a sentence i never thought i would read! and prince william has had a kiss on the cheek while in a sandwich shop earlier — from paul 6ascoigne. the ex footballer was in the crowd of people who greeted the prince of wales at a pret a manger in bournemouth. the prince said meeting paul 6ascoigne made it a very interesting morning. prince william was visiting the bench to hear about the companies work with homeless people. but we did not see the kiss! now here's the weather with ben rich. hello. we've waited until september for it but provisionally, today has been the warmest day of the year so far, with temperatures getting quite close to 33 celsius. it continues a long run of hot days, in fact, the longest run of september days with temperatures above 30 degrees on record. and it looks set to continue at least for another couple of days. but there were exceptions. this was edinburgh earlier on this afternoon with a lot of cloud overhead and we will continue to see a fair amount of cloud and indeed some mist and murk across eastern scotland and eastern we have seen some quite sharp showers and thunderstorms today across parts of northern ireland. those will continue to ease. so as we start friday morning, it's going to be warm again, 13 to 17 degrees. and we will have some of this mist and murk and low cloud feeding across eastern and central parts of scotland, down the east coast of england, but also coming quite a long way inland, say across parts of lincolnshire. as we go through the day, that murky weather will tend to retreat towards north sea coast, but it could linger along the coast for a good part of the day. elsewhere, aside from just the small chance of a shower in the west it's going to be another day with lots of hot sunshine. temperatures in the capital up to 31 celsius, close to 30 though, in parts of the highlands. and then as we move through friday evening, we do start to see a greater chance of showers and thunderstorms drifting across the south west of england. a sign of things to come. on saturday we will see more showers breaking out across western and north western parts. there's actually a frontal system approaching from the northwest. the further south and east you are, it should be pretty much dry with lots of sunshine. and again, some real heat highs of 32 or 33 degrees. but as you move into the second half of the weekend, we do start to see a change. one frontal system pushing down from the north west, another clump of thunderstorms drifting in from the southwest. quite a messy transition, but we do start a transition to something more unsettled and something cooler. so some showers and thunderstorms. on sunday the greatest chance of staying dry down towards the south and the east, still 30 degrees, but further north and west, 22 for glasgow and for belfast, and into next week, it does turn markedly cooler for all of us. and there will be some outbreaks of rain at times. temperatures closer to where they should be at this point in september. hello, i'm lewis vaughanjones. you're watching the context on bbc news. we have some of the highest trained military here in the world in the uk and daniel khalife was trained by the uk military. he will be a resourceful individual and that's important for us to remember when we try to find him. i'm sure one of the things we are looking at is how wandsworth has been left so depleted of staff, and i hope itjust doesn't focus on pointing the finger at a prison officer or prison officers. the longer it goes on, you know, . if in the next 72 hours, week or so, we haven't found him, then it would tend to i suggest this was planned _ and orchestrated and there may have been some collusion.