armfuls on if have suffered more than er taiz, which has been virtually pushed siege. every second counts, and war has taught them to be quick. it has honed their skills. at al—zour hospital, doctors patch up some of the latest broken bodies. this time, its government troops hit by a houthi drone. one soldier, called omar, could not be saved. another is rushed away for treatment elsewhere. anyone can be a target here, notjust men in uniform. nearby, we meet hanadi. every painful step reminds her of the war. her father struggles to pay for her treatment. she was shot in the back by a sniper, he tells us. that was in 2016 and the bullet is still lodged inside her. are you very worried about the future for hanadi? "yes," he says. "i am worried for her because she's a girl. "i wish it happened to me and not her. "i wish the sniper had shot me and not her." this is the biggest hospital in a city that has been a battleground for years. these days in taizz and in yemen, it's not all out war, but it's not peace either. the guns are quieter, but this hospital is still receiving plenty of patients wounded by the conflict. like mohammed, who is seven... ..and crying for his mother. his dressing needs to be changed. it's hard for his father to watch. mohammed lost three fingers when he picked up an explosive device. he was playing on the roof of his home. translation: he's scared because his hand is gone. l he's very scared. he can't do anything. he can't even hold a pen. in the hospital's busy prosthetics clinic, they try to replace what war has taken away. but these artificial limbs are basic, and it's traumatic, even for the doctors. it must be very, very hard for you to see the children like this. it's so bad. translation: it's very upsetting. our hearts ache when we see young children who are still looking forward to living and enjoying life needing amputations. next door, a regular physiotherapy session for shaima al ahmed, who has been walking this path for years. a landmine took her leg and killed herfriend. shaima is determined to be a lawyer, and at 12 years old, she is the voice of a generation in yemen. translation: children here suffer. they've lost their arms and legs. they don't go out and play like other children around the world. they play in comfort, but we play in fear. we just stand by the doors of our homes. when we hear shelling or gunfire, we run back inside. shaima, what would you like to say to the international community, to the world, about what is happening here in yemen? translation: why don't you see the children of taiz? _ why all this neglect? are we not humans in your eyes? across town, an honour guard for omar, the soldier killed in the houthi drone strike. one more death in a long war, and few here see a chance for peace. orla guerin, bbc news, taizz. i spoke to the lawyer and member of the southern transitional counsel, who thinks to solve the crisis, the world needs to accept that yemen might stay divided between north and south. el might stay divided between north and south. 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"tt2 reality is we are heading that way. any attempt to try and formulate a solution that doesn't address the realities and the wish of the people on the ground is only a recipe for disaster. i think many years have gone without recognising that reality. 50 gone without recognising that reali . ., ~ ., reality. so the air ali from the southern _ reality. so the air ali from the southern transitional - reality. so the air ali from the southern transitional council. | reality. so the air ali from the . southern transitional council. but whatever top stories. the accidental publication has brought home their families mac one fears about their safety. the police service of northern ireland shared the names of all officers and staff —— theirfamilies' the names of all officers and staff —— their families' safety. miss also emerged the force has begun an investigation including the spreadsheet with names of more than 200 officers. life to stephen white. live now to belfast and to stephen white who is a former assistant chief constable at the police service of northern ireland. first of all, i want your reaction to this breach.— first of all, i want your reaction to this breach. good evening. it's a very serious _ to this breach. good evening. it's a very serious situation _ to this breach. good evening. it's a very serious situation and - to this breach. good evening. it's a very serious situation and it - to this breach. good evening. it's a very serious situation and it will. very serious situation and it will require some very serious strategic thinking. and some immediate action to alleviate some of the stress and the dismay and anger that is being articulated throughout the ranks. when you think therefore over 30 years, we had a conflict which took the lives of over 300 police officers and injured and maimed so many others. and the impact that had on the police family. and then we have the good friday agreement, and everyone hopes there are better days ahead for policing. so it still takes courage to be a police officer, in northern ireland, but there was a hope we learned it from there was a hope we learned it from the past, but it appears that what was the mantra in the past, security is everything, security of your home, your documents, your car — all of those things, whether it's been unlearned or other priorities have taken place in terms of being more open, something serious has gone wrong. there is a reputational damage, there is a leadership crisis in terms of the confidence of the police officers, but there are many other implications of what took place. other implications of what took lace. �* , ., other implications of what took lace, �* r, 4' ., other implications of what took lace, �* 4' ., ., other implications of what took lace. ~ ., ., place. and you know all too well, don't you? _ place. and you know all too well, don't you? you've _ place. and you know all too well, don't you? you've been - 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but she is very, very lucky to be alive. lorna, thank you so much. for years, the goal of reaching 2000 steps a day has been a goal to keep many... fewer is more than enough to be at your health. hywel griffith has been to a favourite spot. if the exercise you can take in your stride. for some, it is fun, for others, more of an obsession. i do about 24,000. how many steps do you think you need to do every day to be healthy? 10,000? i was going to say 20,000. 10,000, and i do a lot more because myjob is active. . for years, 10,000 steps a day has been many people's goal, but this study suggest there is no optimum number and there is no known limit to the health benefits of walking. put simply, the more you walk, the better it is for you. it means all the effort hasn't been wasted, even if you have already done 10,000 today. we were working far too hard! i could have got away with sitting on the sofa for most of the day. of course, not everyone has the time to climb mountains, so how low can you go? traditionally, walking less than 5000 steps a day is considered the said entry and bad for your health. but actually, less than half that, just under 2500 steps a day still helps reduce the risk of dying from heart disease. and just under 4000 steps a day still helps reduce the risk of dying from all causes. and every single extra step helps. so the question is how much more? well, every extra 500 steps, there is a 7% reduction in the risk of dying from heart disease. every extra 1000 steps is associated with a 15% reduction in the risk of dying from all causes. for abdul, that's good news. they're aiming high and taking the family up this mountain in preparation for ben nevis. i don't count my steps. i get off a stop earlier and i walk. myjob involves a lot of walking and going up and down stairs, but i don't count the steps. this study looked at over 200,000 people of all ages and genders across the world. and it finds that doing more of this benefits every walk of life. hywel griffith, bbc news, near bannau brycheiniog national park. let's say goodbye to our global audiences now. goodbye for now. you're watching bbc news. all good things must come to an end. our team is heading home. before they do, let's cross over to courtney one last time. you've been so phenomenal. you've been getting right into it. it's been such a pleasure watching all of your reports. crosstalk we lost two for a second. throwback to. the signal might be a little ropey, but it feels like... sound cuts out it looks like... we have lost to courtney. while they try and get courtney back, she has been speaking to some performers, select have a look. tt been speaking to some performers, select have a look.— select have a look. it shows how we used to suffer _ select have a look. it shows how we used to suffer with _ select have a look. it shows how we used to suffer with tailorable - used to suffer with tailorable depression for nearly 30 years, and in terms of the march last year, totally unexpected efficient occur that carol my depression. it's a funny show —— cured my depression. it is also an uplifting show. hagar funny show -- cured my depression. it is also an uplifting show.— it is also an uplifting show. how do ou it is also an uplifting show. how do you balance _ it is also an uplifting show. how do you balance those _ it is also an uplifting show. how do you balance those two _ it is also an uplifting show. how do you balance those two things? - you balance those two things? well, i have you balance those two things? well, i have to- -- — you balance those two things? well, i have to... obviously, _ you balance those two things? well, i have to... obviously, we _ you balance those two things? well, i have to... obviously, we wrote - i have to... obviously, we wrote this together, but we have to find a way to tell the story in a way that's really engaging, but at the same time, to obviously make it funny. when i talk about lots of anger i used to have and depression and all that, and ifound a anger i used to have and depression and all that, and i found a way to make that really funny, talking aboutjust some really make that really funny, talking about just some really funny things i haven't over the years with the depression and just getting really furious about things that weren't even real things sometimes. then we found a way to tell a story in a way i think is really quite powerful. it's been really interesting to do this show, because i think normally, people say they laughed and so on. at this time, people have been saying that, but also that they were really touched by the show. i think so many people had mental health issues and things and they were really... lots of people have felt uplifted by the show. find really... lots of people have felt uplifted by the show. and people have been hugging _ uplifted by the show. and people have been hugging you _ uplifted by the show. and people l have been hugging you afterwards, and that's an incredible thing to have after a performance. but it has taken many years to get to this point. let's talk a little bit about that process. what was that like? well, like most comedians, i think i'm living a double life of the time. a lot of comedians are on may be a two—year cycle typically, and in those two years, we're touring a show. also writing the next one. there's always two things going on at once. so, this show, yes, it had its genesis early last year with some of the initial ideas and then the actual event happened. would that happened, i thought i had to make a show about it. might not keep the mystery! what was that writing process like for the mystery! what was that writing process like fo— process like for you, erin? you weren't involved _ process like for you, erin? you weren't involved for _ process like for you, erin? you weren't involved for that - process like for you, erin? you weren't involved for that bit. i process like for you, erin? you l weren't involved for that bit. tell us about... weren't involved for that bit. tell us about- - -_ us about... sometimes i stood outside the — us about... sometimes i stood outside the door, _ us about... sometimes i stood outside the door, but - us about... sometimes i stood outside the door, but i - us about... sometimes i stood | outside the door, but i suppose us about... sometimes i stood i outside the door, but i suppose it started _ outside the door, but i suppose it started before the event, and it usually starts in a very open way were _ usually starts in a very open way were we — usually starts in a very open way were we just went away. ijust sat there _ were we just went away. ijust sat there with — were we just went away. ijust sat there with blank paper and new ideas — there with blank paper and new ideas. this thing actually happened, and i ideas. this thing actually happened, and i can't _ ideas. this thing actually happened, and i can't do is show about that. thate— and i can't do is show about that. that's not— and i can't do is show about that. that's not right for comedy at all, and that's— that's not right for comedy at all, and that's how... how would that work? _ and that's how... how would that work? that— and that's how... how would that work? that you have all those ideas aheady— work? that you have all those ideas already brewing and you start to put this art— already brewing and you start to put this art together of telling this story— this art together of telling this story about this amazing change. two years _ story about this amazing change. two years later _ story about this amazing change. two years later it's actually a show. that _ years later it's actually a show. that was — years later it's actually a show. that was paul and his co—writer aaron talking about their process. —— is one of many acts we've met over the past three days. we've also met people from south africa, from cuba, from iceland and also from norway! cuba, from iceland and also from norwa ! �* ., ., cuba, from iceland and also from norway!_ here'sl cuba, from iceland and also from i norway!_ here's our norway! i'm from norrie! here's our vikin: norway! i'm from norrie! here's our viking friend- _ norway! i'm from norrie! here's our viking friend. do _ norway! i'm from norrie! here's our viking friend. do you _ norway! i'm from norrie! here's our viking friend. do you remember - norway! i'm from norrie! here's our| viking friend. do you remember me, mum? are — viking friend. do you remember me, mum? are we _ viking friend. do you remember me, mum? are we going _ viking friend. do you remember me, mum? are we going to _ viking friend. do you remember me, mum? are we going to marry? - viking friend. do you remember me, mum? are we going to marry? no, i mum? are we going to marry? no, you have to take me for dinner first. no, you have to take me for dinnerfirst. we've also met acts from korea, from japan, a bit of everything. we are heading back to london. the bbc will have full reporters here throughout the french until the end of august and something for everyone. thank you so much, courtney. great to have you on. that's it from me and the team. soon he will be here in the next few minutes with the context, and now the weather with helen. good evening. it's been a warmer day for many parts of the uk, it'll be a warmer night as well, noticeably in the north, and a warmer day still tomorrow. a burst of summer warmth coming through with some sunshine for most parts of the uk. during the day that we've just had, however, we've had this weak warm front pushing northwards, drizzle through northern ireland, western scotland. we had misty low cloud and fog around some of the coasts and hills of the irish sea in the southwest approaches. now, that's still around in some areas, so too the drizzle in the north, and we've still got a pretty brisk wind blowing in the northeast of scotland. but for most of us, it's a fine evening followed by a fine night — but notice there are some pockets of cloud developing — low cloud, fog, so we could have some fog as we head towards morning once again. but it's, as i mentioned earlier, a warmer night — noticeably so in the north, quite muggy in the south. but at this time of year, late august or mid—to—late august, that fog does hang around just a little. but we are drawing up with a light southerly wind, some much warmer air during the day ahead, some much warmer air during the day ahead, which means that we are going to see temperatures into the 20s quite widely, which will, of course clear away any morning fog. there could still be the odd shower bubbling up. we should see fewer showers for shetland, the winds should finally ease here — it's been near gale force for two or three days. later in the day as well, the next weather front approaches, but for all intents and purposes, it's a fine day. as i mentioned, 20s quite widely away from the north of scotland, peaking at 26—27 perhaps across southern and eastern areas. but by the time we get to the evening and overnight, we've got the next weather system marching in, driven in by this next area of low pressure, which will bring some brisker winds, some fresher feeling weather by friday — although you can see we still got that overnight rain lingering in the north close to southern and eastern areas and we might see some more rain pushing back in later in the day. but again, it's a day of scattered showers, more so on thursday, but we will see some areas escaping altogether. still relatively warm in eastern areas, but still fresher now further west. that fresher atlantic air is with us throughout the weekend for all by that stage, that warm having disappeared. and there'll be heavy prolonged showers, particularly in the north and west, close to where the area of low pressure is anchored. so, fewest showers further south and east. some places might escape dry, but on the whole, we're back to a fresher and more showery picture across the uk. more online. i'm sumi somaskanda. you're watching the context on bbc news. they said that only 15 people were wearing life jackets and that they had to wait in the water for hours before finally being rescued by a cargo ship. the numbers are truly horrific. as the numbers increase attempting to find protection and safety across the mediterranean, so, too, do the deaths at sea. often they have mums, dads, kids, cousins who are in italy— or other european countries, - and there simply is no way for them to get here except by taking these extremely dangerous routes. - it shows once again that there is huge necessity for states to take their responsibility to send vessels capable of rescuing people on the move and to co—ordinate such distress cases.