Weather yesterday and today, some places have seen some glorious spells of sunshine. This is a lovely view looking out at sea from conwy with the Blue Skies overhead. Even into the weekend, some areas will see some lovely spells of sunshine but there will be some rain around, much like what we have got today. Western part seen this Weather Front moving in. Not quite as nice, quite breezy with isobars on the charts, but less i suppose further south and east. It is here you can see we can see the best of the sunshine. The clouds over scotland, Northern Ireland around the Irish Sea coast, we have this Rain Piling on and some of it quite heavy. Moving out of Northern Ireland towards Western Scotland. Furthersouth Northern Ireland towards Western Scotland. Further south into the isle of man, Western Wales and South West, The Rain will be and patchy. But southern and central and eastern england it will be fine and dry for the rest of the afternoon. Top temperature 20 degrees and will feel quite pleasant. The rain will peter out a little bit as it moves eastwards over night. Lying across parts of scotland, northern england, through the Irish Sea, west wales and down to the South West. Clear skies of Western Scotland and Northern Ireland and may be just a few showers with a fine night to come across the western side of england. Into the weekend, some uncertainty with the positioning of this Weather Front but on saturday it looks, at the moment, like it will be lying across parts of scotland, northern england, through the Irish Sea, wales and down into the Irish Sea, wales and down into the South West producing outbreaks of rain. Some sunshine in Western Scotland, Northern Ireland and a few showers around. The best of the weather at central and eastern england, 23 degrees. A pleasant start to the weekend. But the reverse fortunes as we head into sunday, it looks like the Weather Front will invigorate as it pushes eastwards. 0n Front will invigorate as it pushes eastwards. On sunday it will start cloudy with patchy rain and then The Rain becomes focused across Eastern Scotland and eastern england with heavy and persistent bursts of rain and could see localised flooding in places by The End of the day. The wind will be light and that is why The Rain will be static across Eastern Areas. Further west, sunshine, one or two showers so i reverse of fortunes for Western Areas. Not as warm on sunday as what we see on saturday. The rain fizzles out on Sunday Night and we have the ridge of high Pressure Building in from the South West. It looks like from the South West. It looks like from the South West. It looks like from the start of next week it should be fine with sunny spells, bit of cloud and top temperature is around where they should be for the time of year. A reminder of our top story. Major changes to Covid Travel Rules are expected to be announced this Afternoon Pcr tests could be scrapped and News Teams where you are. Good afternoon. Its 1. 30pm and heres your latest sports news. The English Cricket board have said theyll make a decison in the next few days as to whether the mens and women teams will fulfil their planned tours of pakistan next month. Its after New Zealand pulled out of their tour this morning because of a security alert. The decision was made just minutes before the first of three one day internationals in rawalpindi. In Response Pakistan posted a statement on Social Media which reads. Earlier i spoke tojournalist Abid Hussain In Islamabad who was outside the stadium as the announcement was made and said there has been some angerfrom the fans. The news came as a complete shock out of the blue. In fact, when the new started filtering and, initially it was sad a couple of years, players were getting covid. There was Miscommunication And Misinformation going on and subsequently, things started to unravel after that. There was complete chaos. People are right now analysing the hot tempered reaction. People are blaming the kiwis for making a hasty decision. These accusations have been flying all over the place. But at this point in time there is absolutely no parity. There was a sense of optimism coming down from the pakistan Cricket Board that the teams would come and play. This shakes the confidence of the other teams to come in and for pakistan commits a huge shock financially as well as with their credibility. A lot of things are at stake so there will be lots of ramifications from this. Theres more news ramifications from this. Theres more news on ramifications from this. Theres more news on that ramifications from this. Theres more news on that Story Ramifications from this. Theres more news on that Story On Ramifications from this. Theres more news on that story on the ramifications from this. Theres more news on that story on the Bbc Sport Website. In the last hour its been confirmed that the england womens Captain Steph Houghton has had to withdraw from the squad because of an ankle injury. Arsenals Leah Willimason will captain the team in their first World Cup Qualifier against North Macedonia at St Marys later. The other Home Nations begin their campaigns too this evening. Wales are looking to reach their first major tournament. Theyre at home to kazakhstan. Northern ireland managed that feat by qualifying for next summers postponed euros. They start against luxembourg. And both Scotland And England have new managers at the helm. Scotland face hungary. Whilst, as we mentioned, sarina wiegman� s england play North Macedonia. When we can play, make the crowds proud of us, but this is also where we can get to know Each Other, we can meet and talk to players. We can set some goals, first of all, of course in this week and then look a little further but getting to know the staff, getting to know the players, getting to know why you are working with them you get to know them even better on the pitch. So far, it has been really nice and very good. Coverage a Cross Coverage across the bbc. Emma raducanu says she has re watched her victory in the us 0pen Final and couldnt believe it was her making some of the shots. The 18 year old landed in the Uk Yesterday and went home to bromley, five days after winning the tournament in new york. The victory means shes broken into the top 30 of the world rankings and is british number one. She spoke to Bbc Breakfast earlier. I think it is gradually sinking in a bit more because last night i actuallyjust re watched the final and tried to relive a couple of the moments and remember how it felt. When i was watching it it feels like thats not me whos playing and pulling off some of those shots. It feels like its someone else, but its still such a whirlwind of an experience. I have loved every moment of it, but it is something that is very difficult to fully comprehend. Well, emmas rapid assent has been part of a great summer for british sport, but can elite success translate to greater participation at grass Roots Level . Thats the question asked in the latest edition of the Sports Desk Podcast raducanu and the year of the teenager can britains new Sports Stars help get the nation active . Its now live on the Bbc Sport Website and bbc sounds. Thats all the sport for now. You can find more on all those stories on the Bbc Sport Website. Thats bbc. Co. Uk sport. Four Gang Members convicted of murdering the 24 year old Nhs Worker David Gomoh in East London last april, will be sentenced today. David had no links to gangs and was randomly stabbed near his home in newham, East London, as he spoke on the phone to his girlfriend. So far this year, five other young men have suffered violent deaths in the borough, as the area continues to battle Violent Crime. Zoe conway has this report. So, when i think about him, i think of a precious, precious child. Always hugging me and kissing me and say he loves me. And hes just wonderful, beautiful, beautiful boy. Marian gomoh speaking last year about her son, david. She says he was a dedicated young man. He worked with the nhs. He had nothing to do with gangs. After being stabbed ten times, he staggered to his mothers house. I heard him bang on the door, which, i dont know where his strength came from. My name was called, mummy. And i came out. And that was it. His killers belonged to the north newham gang. Theyd gone to Enemy Territory that day in south newham, with the sole purpose of hurting or killing someone. They chose David Gomoh at random. If you want to understand newhams gang culture, you need to come to the compound gym. Inside this fortress, Raheel Butt says hes providing a Safe Haven for young people trying to escape the violence. Young people are being randomly targeted. And it doesnt necessarily mean that you are involved, you could be just simply working walking down the wrong street at the wrong time. And theyve been caught in the crossfire of a war. This boy is 15 years old. Hes too frightened to be identified. Theres a War Going on between postcodes, e13, e6, e7, custom house. His brother was stabbed to death. And how has it been for your family . My family is struggling right now, theyre upset, theyre worried. I wherever i go, they call me every. Five minutes to find out where i am. The only place i go is the gym because i feel safe here. In the last three years, 21 people have been killed in newham. Just this year, five people have suffered violent deaths. Four young men were stabbed to death. 0ne Young Man was shot. The youngest victim was 14. Coreyjunior davies fell into the control of a newham gang. They groomed him to be a drug dealer. His mother pleaded for help from local agencies. In 2017, aged just 14, he was shot dead. His killers have never been caught. It tells that we are no different from 2017 when my son passed. No different to situations that occurred before that. We are still making the same mistakes. And when i say mistakes, weve not done anything dramatically to change the situation for these youth. I never thought id be a mother who loses a child, i had to bury a child, but i now know over 15 mothers that have done that. And we reach out to Each Other at those times of need. We know its a difficult time. And we help strengthen one another. Thats my new normal. Its Notjust A Newham in the grip of this crisis. The Think Tank Crest advisory says that across england, theres been a 65 increase in teenagers admitted to hospital with knife wounds. The metropolitan police says theres been real progress in tackling Violent Crime over the summer in london, and officers are dedicated to creating safer communities. Zoe conway, bbc news. A Court In Vienna has begun hearing a case against the austrian government over its handling of a Coronavirus Outbreak at a ski resort. The civil lawsuit concerns cases at ischgl, known as the ibiza of the alps, in march 2020. Thousands of people from 45 countries say they were infected there, and the family of one man who died of covid 19 has brought the case. It could set a precedent for numerous other lawsuits filed by plaintiffs from austria and germany, accusing the authorities of failing to respond quickly enough to covid outbreaks. 0ur Correspondent Bethany bell is in vienna and told us more about the case. This case involves actually just one family. It involves the widow and the son of an austrian journalist, a 72 year old man who died after Contracting Coronavirus after a Skiing Holiday in ischgl in early march 2020, and they say the austrian government mismanaged the evacuation of the resort when it emerged there was coronavirus there, and that it was chaotic. They say he caught coronavirus on the bus as he was leaving and it was badly handled. The austrian government for its part has said over the past few months that it acted according to the information it had at the time. Now, if everyone is watching this particular case, it is because its being organised by a Consumer Protection Group here in austria that say they know of potential several thousand other people who could potentially also bring in lawsuits against austria or possibly have some kind of class action suit. So what happens with this one small family could then unleash more court cases. But the other thing that could also happen, there could be moves possibly for a settlement, which would be a different picture again, so we are watching the Court Case Today in vienna. Despite the easing of coronavirus restrictions, some families in england say theyre still not being allowed to see Loved Ones living in Care Homes as often as theyd like. More than a quarter of A Million people have signed a petition calling on the government to do more, amid claims some homes arent following official guidance. Jayne mccubbin reports. Its my escape from the Nursing Home. Drawn by archie, my grandson. A wheelchair here. And flames coming out. Archie wanted to bust you out . Yeah. Hes got quite a vivid imagination, i think. We first heard from Maggie Late Last year. Like so many, trapped in her Nursing Home, unable to have visitors. Lifes not worth living, really. That was when her grandson hatched the plan. There wasnt a ring of fire outside, but they came. Today, she lives with her Son Tom and his young family, who have spent thousands adapting their home. But she is campaigning for those she sees as being left behind in the pandemic. Applause yesterday, maggie helped deliver a 260,000 Name Petition to downing street, calling for Care Home residents to be allowed the same freedoms as the rest of society. There must be laws for people in Care Homes who havent got anyone to speak up for them. Mum has been very lucky. We are privileged to have the space and the means to have busted mum out with the plan that archie hatched. I think there are thousands of people who dont. In leeds, 100 year old frances enjoys a Freedom Unthinkable A year ago. Afternoon tea in daughter lindas garden. But her own Care Home still feels farfrom a real home. Linda can visit me. My son comes from right across the country to see me. And he cant come In My Room at all. He stands in the Back Garden and shouts to me. Now, thats ridiculous. He has travelled two hours in a car to see me, and that is the reception he gets. Over 18 months, Window Visits turned into garden visits. There was a Mothers Day behind a screen. Ive got some news. And, at christmas. You are Coming Home at christmas. A calculated but much welcomed risk. Lifes not about the length of life, the quantity of life, it is about the quality of life. And lifes about risks. You cantjust stop living because of that. This was christmas for pat, in bristol. A virtual choir of Family Members who could not be at her Care Home in person. Today, her son tim can visit. But hes still more than happy to visit behind a screen. I much prefer to have my mother alive and kicking, rather than Risk Exposure to a disease that we know preys on the elderly. While i have every sympathy for those with elderly relatives, parents who want to be able to have that access, if they are living in a Nursing Home, its notjust them, its the wider Nursing Home community. Sadly, i dont think we will see normality for a good few years yet. The people who visit Care Homes, they are getting hit the hardest. No doubt about it. The government say they are doing all they can to facilitate safe visits, but the sector told us that with infections rising and Vaccine Efficacy declining, restrictions must remain. This is me going through to see joan. For brendan, that prolongs the pain of the last 16 months. This way, joan. Joan. This is what happens. His wifejoan has dementia. She doesnt like the only Visitors Room they are allowed access to. Shes off. I think that im more safe to the residents than some of the staff, because they are young people. They want to go out at weekends, they want to go dancing, they want to go to nightclubs and football matches and stuff. I dont go anywhere. Life may be returning to normal for many. Not the relatives and residents of Care Homes. Its now time to live with it, manage it. Thats what theyve got to do. There are few places in the world where the consequences of a changing climate are as plain to see as in turkana, in northern kenya. The land is so dry, some people are forced to spend their days simply searching for water. As World Leaders prepare to meet in scotland next month to discuss Climate Change, the Turkana Community say they need help now. 0ur Africa Correspondent Vivienne Nunis reports. 0n the Front Line of Climate Change, a seven Hour Trek brings something to drink. This grandmother is part of the Turkana Community, people who have lived off this land for centuries. Life here has never been easy but recent droughts have robbed these pastoralists of water, livestock and vegetation. Now they are fighting to keep the only life they have ever known. Translation the | climate has changed. We dont get water from underground any more because the wells are dried. I had a number of goats but the drought hit them. I have nothing left. Yet another desperate search where water used to be. Not that long ago, this dam was an important Water Source for local villagers and their livestock. On any given day, you would see cattle, sheep and goats here. But as The Rainy seasons became ever shorter and drier, this dam completely dried up, forcing local communities to walk further and further to find water to survive. Livelihoods here are intrinsically linked to the local environment. Droughts used to hit turkana every ten years but in the 1990s, the frequency doubled and since 2017, Drought Conditions have struck turkana every second year. Flash flooding can also strike here with the power to wipe out entire herds. Extreme weather events mean food shortages, rising poverty and insecurity. Translation when the drought came, it brought new Animal Diseases and we lost many animals. Now, children go hungry because there is no milk. Some herders say they are left with no choice but to travel long distances in search of food. Sometimes it means Crossing Borders where livestock are stolen and violent conflict ensues. The people here did little to cause Climate Change but they are bearing the brunt of it. You cannot mitigate mitigate requires technology but we can just adapt. But you see, because of these events of Climate Change, which are increasing day in, day out, it is going out of our hands. A donated Water Pump brings this community some relief but it will not bring The Rains that people so desperately need. Vivienne nunis, bbc news, turkana. Angela merkel was Germany S First Female chancellor and became one of the world s most powerful women. But, as she prepares to step down after 16 years in office, her successor will inherit a society where Gender Inequality is still a big problem. 0ur Berlin Correspondentjenny hill has been finding out what difference Angela Merkel has made to the lives of german women and how that might influence their choice at the ballot box. The Merkel Marathon is coming to an end. Germans moving on into a new political era. For the winner of this berlin running club, the countrys first female chancellor leaves a powerful legacy, but not a perfect world. A woman managed to get all of the way to the top, that gave us women self confidence. So is germany and equal society now . No, still no. We saw it during the Corona Pandemic again. The women stayed at home and managed everything, and the men went to work. Its still the case that women earn much less than men in the same position, it is high time to change that. Germanys next chancellor will most likely be a man. Social Democrat Olaf Schultz is leading the polls. Armin laschet, who represents Angela Merkel� s party, has struggled to enthuse voters so far. And despite an initial surge in support, and Alina Babcock of the greens is lagging behind. The new chancellor will inherit a country still riven with inequality. Germany has one of the highest Gender Pay gaps in europe, with few women at the top of business and industry. This woman manages a firm which installs transport infrastructure. Translation you wont go anywhere i without quotas, but politics needs. To get its own house in order. We need significantly more women in administration and government. More important than quotas or conditions, we need good conditions, flexibility, financial incentives so that women want to work. Fora longtime, Angela Merkel stood alone in a very male world stage. German politics is changing, but it remains male dominated. When you hear about how she actually managed the chancellery, there, women were in key positions, and she was actually surrounded by women as her closest advisers, but then she, as a chancellor, she never made the Woman Issue really a topic of her own. So she just was a woman, but she didnt speak about women in politics or feminism. An entire generation of german voters has come of age familiar only with a woman in the chancellery. Angela merkel is a political rarity, notjust because she smashed the glass ceiling. This is about staying power. She is stepping down at a time of her own choosing, no one is forcing herfrom office. And, as such, regardless of who follows her into the chancellery, the Merkel Area will continue to influence the role of women in german society. And as germany goes to the polls, many voters willjudge her potential successors by her standard. Jenny hill, bbc news, berlin. The winner of this years 0cean photographer of the year has been announced. Aimee jan, won the accolade for her picture of a turtle surrounded by Glass Fish on the Ningaloo Reef in western australia. The awards are designed to celebrate our Blue Planet as well as highlight the environmental threats faced by the worlds oceans. Now its time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. Hello there. Thursday was a lovely day across the country, with many places staying dry with long spells of sunshine. And today is not looking too bad particularly across parts of england and wales. Lovely sunny skies across hertfordshire, feeling quite warm to into the afternoon, but its not dry everywhere. We have been seeing a Weather Front working into Western Areas bringing some rain and some of it quite heavy and the wind has been a feature, as well. Isobar is fairly close together across Northern Areas so breezy day here versus southern and Eastern Areas which have lighter winds and good spells of sunshine. This front and draped across Western Parts of the country, Northern Ireland, Western Scotland, through the Irish Sea down to wales in the South West. The heaviest of The Rain i think for Western Scotland, light and patchy further south but a lovely afternoon to come across many central and Eastern Areas as temperatures reached 21 22. A little Bit Cooler where we have The Rain. Draped across parts of scotland, northern england, through the Irish Sea, wales and the South West, by The End of the night. To the East And West of it, it should be mainly dry with variable clouds and clear spells. Nowhere particularly cold overnight. Some uncertainty to the forecast into the week. It looks like on saturday, a weak Weather Front line across more than northern and Western Parts of the uk bringing further patchy rain at times. I think mainly across scotland, northern and western england and towards wales, again, south Eastern Areas should see the best of the sunshine. It will feel quite warm into the afternoon this afternoon in the south east. 23. As we see more momentum, as we head into sunday, this Weather Front eventually start to push toward the eastern side of the country as we pick up more of a westerly flow. Initially, rather cloudy and wet across northern and central areas. Then The Rain will invigorate and lie across more Eastern Parts of the country. We could see localised flooding in one or two places by The End of sunday. Heavy and persistent rain in places. Further west, we should see sunshine developing. One or two showers, temperatures not quite as high i think is what we will see on saturday. That Weather Front fizzles away on Sunday Night. This area of High Pressure wants to from the South West into the start of next week and many places will be dry to start the new week with variable cloud and some good spells of sunshine. This is bbc news, im rebecca jones. The headlines. Changes to the rules on foreign travel the Traffic Light System is expected to be simplified, and compulsory pcr tests scrapped if youre fully vaccinated. We are very, very quiet, so to get the british market for a sort of a Go Ahead at this stage would be great it could take us through till The End of october. People in wales will soon need to prove theyve been fully vaccinated or had a negative Covid Test if they want to attend clubs and major events a Police Watchdog says preventing violence against women should be as much of a priority as counter terrorism. The government pauses controversial planning reforms, after the appointment of Michael Gove as housing secretary. And Emma Raducanu returns home after that historic us