and coming up on bbc news. bayern munich�*s latest bid for harry kane is enough to get a yes from spurs but will they get the same answer from the england captain himself? hello. the nhs achieved an unwelcome milestone today that nobody wanted. the number of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in england is at a record high — nearly 7.5 million people. the figures are from the end ofjune, and mean 1—in—7 of the population is waiting for hospital care. nhs providers, which represents health trusts in england, says the numbers aren't surprising, given the diffculties the nhs has been facing. this includes backlogs made worse by the pandemic, and strikes by health care workers. yet rishi sunak has made cutting nhs waiting lists one of his key priorities this year. the government today says there are positive signs in the figures, including a drop in those waiting for more than 18 months, and improved ambulance response times. to dig into the figures and look at when they might improve, our health editor, hugh pym, is here. yes, clive. another record high for that nhs waiting list in england. let's look at the details. there were 7.57 million people waiting for planned treatment injune — up by 100,000 ove the month. and compared with 4.57 million in january 2020, before the pandemic. the list covers those waiting for operations, procedures and appointments — but not emergencies. nhs england said the longest waits had been reduced. a&e units were very busy injuly. in england, 26% of patients waited longer than four hours to be assessed or treated. it was about the same in scotland and wales — but over 47% in northern ireland. long waits for treatment are of course tough for patients. the pain is debilitating. claire has been waiting more than a year for treatment after a back injury. physio didn't do the trick and she's been told by a consultant she may well need an operation, but she's heard no more. it could be irreversible nerve damage. i mean, you think the word irreversible, you just think the longer i'm leaving this, the worse it's going to be and it's like it could be dealt with and then, you know, the quality of my life later on is going to be better. andrew needs a skin cancer patch removed from his face. last december, he was told it should be done within six to eight weeks. he's finally been given a date, though with a warning it could be postponed. it's very worrying. i'm very scared, really. everything you read says it's an easily treatable form of skin cancer — as long as it's treated early. and this, to me, it will be eight months later and that's not early treatment, in my opinion. cancer charities are concerned at delays to treatment which should happen within two months. i can't stress how much for patients it's important to have their treatment within the 62 days. we know that for every four weeks' delay in cancer treatment, there can be an up to 10% increase in death rate. this is vital for patients. nhs england said record numbers of cancer checks were being carried out and health leaders pointed to a doctors' strikes as one reason for the overall waiting list growing. the biggest issues were both covid and we've got the backlog from the pandemic and that's why we knew the waiting lists would grow, but we had good, robust plans to challenge and to get those back under control. the industrial action does disrupt us. the doctors' union, the bma, said the waiting list was growing long before the strikes and the main problem was under investment. another four—day strike in england begins tomorrow. given that, where do we go from here, is itjust up and up and up with these waiting lists? it certainly looks this way. these figures were thejune and we saw the impact of thejunior figures were thejune and we saw the impact of the junior doctors strike there. we had a consultant strike last month injuly. this month, we have thejunior doctors last month injuly. this month, we have the junior doctors again walking out from tomorrow in england and later in the month. all of that it seems will feed through to the figures, that is the way health chiefs see it and they are getting extremely worried about that possibility. that of course leads into the question of rishi sunak pars �*s target of reducing the overall waiting list from next spring. 0ne overall waiting list from next spring. one thing a the nuffield trust today said that is looking even further out of reach than it was and that the waiting list seems likely to rise for some considerable time. so the debate will continue. is it the strikes that are the main factor or is it more underlying factors, like lack of investment in the nhs and workforce issues? 0ften hospitals are not catching up with the demand put on them. but we should neverforget, there are human stories of patients waiting in a lot of discomfort.— of discomfort. absolutely, 0k. thank ou. huh of discomfort. absolutely, 0k. thank yom hugh pym. _ of discomfort. absolutely, 0k. thank yom hugh pym. our— of discomfort. absolutely, 0k. thank you. hugh pym, our health _ of discomfort. absolutely, 0k. thank you. hugh pym, our health editor. i the chief constable of northern ireland says dissident republicans are claiming to be in possession of some of the information accidentally leaked regarding the names and work places of thousands of police service officers and support staff. simon byrne says he recognises legitimate concerns, saying he's deeply sorry for an �*industrial scale breach of data'. he says no police officers have so far been moved from their home bases. here's sara girvin. the terrorism threat level in northern ireland is severe — that's the highest in the uk, and it's in that climate that psni officers work every day. dissident republican terrorists shot and injured this senior detective, john caldwell, just a few months ago. today, the force's most senior officer acknowledged claimed that dissidents are in possession of information from the data breaches. this is a claim. we haven't yet been able to verify what the substance is behind that claim, or see any of the information that dissident republicans assert that they have. but as you would imagine, we're keeping this under review. i am deeply sorry about what has happened when we have seen an industrial—scale breach of data that has gone into the public domain. this morning's emergency meeting here at the policing board had been due to last for around two hours. the chief constable simon byrne had cut a holiday short to be here, but four hours later he was still answering questions from politicians about the data breaches. afterwards, board members said the psni must rebuild trust. i have been contacted over the last couple of days by officers who say, "i think i'm at risk but i'm not going anywhere near my line manager because i've lost all confidence in the psni." a separate data breach happened injuly when documents on a laptop with officers' details were stolen from a car, but that wasn't made public until yesterday. that's part of an ongoing investigation. it is something that we need to understand better, and we have processes in place to understand that. cybersecurity experts say what happened has put lives at jeopardy. this data leak is significant. it differs from the majority of data leaks and data breaches, which are concerned with financial information and scammers trying to make money. but in this case, lives are at risk. law firms are already advertising that they will represent psni staff in compensation claims. a potential bill could run into tens of millions of pounds for the public purse. but it's the human cost of these breaches that policing families across northern ireland will be dealing with this evening. i have been speaking to police officers today to get their views on what the chief constable had to say and many of them have described morale as being at rock bottom. they can't change what has happened, they know that, but now they are left with dealing with security safety concerns for them and their families and they are angry about that. they say it would take a long time to rebuild their trust in the psni, if it can be done at all. thank you for that. sara girvin there, reporting for us alive. —— live. at least 36 people have been killed as wildfires swept through parts of hawaii. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes on the island of maui, and hospitals are treating patients for burns and smoke inhalation. the fires have been caused in part, by strong winds from hurricane dora, cutting across the pacific ocean. president biden has now declared a major disaster. a paradise well and truly lost. the hawaiian island of maui more dante's inferno. oh, my gosh. look at the harbour! a helicopter pilot used to ferrying tourists over a magical landscape... oh, my god! ..now watching blonde, pristine beaches turn black. this looks like baghdad or something. the high street in the historic city of lahaina. shops and livelihoods burned. explosion explosions as petrol stations, anything combustible, ignites in the ferocious heat. this is not even the worst of it. you still get dead bodies in the water floating and on the seawall — they've been sitting there since last night. we've been pulling people out since last night, trying to save people's lives. and ifeel like we're not getting the help we need. i woke up this morning and got on our phones, took pictures of our house. just down to the... ..slap — nothing but smoking. and here's another picture. this, a satellite image of lahaina taken last month. and this image, takenjust yesterday, a holiday snap from hell. we understand our hawaiian homelands was destroyed. a school was destroyed. many of the businesses, a church was destroyed. it's going to take years. years to fix a broken land. but with the specter of climate change an ever present danger. 0ur weather presenter, ben rich is with me. terrible scenes from hawaii there. is this man or mother nature? it is robabl is this man or mother nature? it is probably a — is this man or mother nature? it is probably a bit _ is this man or mother nature? it is probably a bit of— is this man or mother nature? it 3 probably a bit of both. it is unusualfor probably a bit of both. it is unusual for the weather on its own to start wildfires that what it can do is bring conditions that make them more likely and help to fan the flames, which is exactly what we had seenin flames, which is exactly what we had seen in maui. it's been very dry, and ongoing drought and then to the south, well to the south, we have seen a major hurricane, hurricane dora. this storm has stayed hundreds of miles away from hawaii but it has squeezed up against a big area of high pressure and that squeeze between the two has driven some unusually strong winds. recorded gusts as strong a 67 mph, helping to fan the flames, helping to spread those wildfires. as the hurricane slides away westwards, the winds are easing. they will continue to ease but it is often breezy in this part of the world and is going to stay quite breezy and aside from a few passing showers, it's going to stay largely dry as well. so any improvement in the weather situation may be very slow. 0k, thank you. more than 12,000 jobs have been put at risk following the collapse of the the high street budget retailer, wilko. the company, which has more than 400 stores across the uk, says it left no stone unturned in trying to save the business, but had been forced to call in the administrators. emma simpson has more. how cana how can a budget retailer collapse in a cost of living crisis, when people are on the hunt for deals? here in slough, everyone we spoke to loved their wilko. mil here in slough, everyone we spoke to loved their wilko.— loved their wilko. all of my household _ loved their wilko. all of my household goods, - loved their wilko. all of my| household goods, 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take that into account. so it's definitely a buyer's market. some of those faced with higher mortgage rates have begun to struggle more. today, we've heard that this spring, nearly 82,000 households fell into arrears with their mortgage payments. now, that's not a huge number. in fact, only 1% of the overall number of mortgages. but it is an increase on the previous quarter. and the number of buy—to—let landlords in trouble with their mortgage payments jumped by even more. and that impacts tenants, too. so if rates have reached a peak, it's a little less pressure on homeowners and tenants alike. colleta smith, bbc news in warrington. it is 18 minutes past six. our top story this evening: the number of people on nhs waiting lists in england has passed 7.5 million for the first time. and coming up... will bayern munich get their man? tottenham's harry kane on the verge of a move to germany. coming up on bbc news, laurenjames is banned for two games with fifa extending the england forward's punishment for being sent off in the world cup against nigeria. the lionesses would have to reach the final for her to return. sir richard branson's space company, virgin galactic, has launched its first space tourism flight. the passengers, which included the former british olympic canoeist jon goodwin, who's 80, were flown to the edge of space and experienced zero—gravity before returning to earth. the flight lasted just over one hour. here's sophie long. well, the crew arrived back here just under an hour ago to huge hugs from their husbands, wives and families who were overwhelmed with emotion and pride. and what a morning it's been four people here, who really feel this is a major milestone for space tourism. three people with no previous experience went to space today, one was an 80—year—old man with parkinson's, and they experienced it for themselves. they proved along with themselves. they proved along with the crew that this guy is no longer the crew that this guy is no longer the limit. making the final footsteps towards realising their dreams. jon goodwin and mother and daughter duo keisha schahaff and ana mayers make their way to the spaceship unity. 0n the ground at the spaceport, there was huge excitement and nervous anticipation.— huge excitement and nervous anticipation. huge excitement and nervous anticiation. ~ , ., ., anticipation. when you say that he is on his way. _ anticipation. when you say that he is on his way. it — anticipation. when you say that he is on his way, it makes _ anticipation. when you say that he is on his way, it makes me - anticipation. when you say that he i is on his way, it makes me emotional again but i keep going in waves actually, but it's been an incredibly emotional week with all the activities. in our itinerary there was one line that said release, release, release, and when i read that i get emotional. at 8.30, lift off, on schedule and in perfect conditions. this is the momentjon goodwin has been waiting for a quarter of his life. he is now on his way to space on virgin galactic�*s first private passenger flight. as the three space tourists made their way to the edge of the atmosphere, it wasn'tjust blair dreams they carried with them but the dreams of those who have worked for years to make this a reality and of hundreds of others who hope to follow in their flight path. and this is what it's all about, as the spaceship unity more than 50 miles above the earth's surface. congratulations tojon, to keisha, to ana... congratulations to jon, to keisha, to ana... , ., ., ,., congratulations to jon, to keisha, to ana... , ., ., , ., ., to ana... views of our planet that only astronauts _ to ana... views of our planet that only astronauts have _ to ana... views of our planet that only astronauts have ever - only astronauts have ever experienced. back home in newcastle—under—lyme, there were cheers for the man who proved to the world that living with parkinson's does not mean you cannot live life to the full. he does not mean you cannot live life to the full-— does not mean you cannot live life to the full. , ., ,, , ., �* , to the full. he is a superman. he's alwa s to the full. he is a superman. he's always been _ to the full. he is a superman. he's always been very _ to the full. he is a superman. he's always been very positive. - to the full. he is a superman. he's always been very positive. the i to the full. he is a superman. he's always been very positive. the fact he has got parkinson's, he does thrive to go on, and anything he puts his mind to he does. welcome our crew back... _ puts his mind to he does. welcome our crew back... as _ puts his mind to he does. welcome our crew back... as unity _ puts his mind to he does. welcome our crew back... as unity glided i our crew back... as unity glided back down _ our crew back... as unity glided back down to — our crew back... as unity glided back down to the _ our crew back... as unity glided back down to the desert, i our crew back... as unity glided back down to the desert, there l our crew back... as unity glided i back down to the desert, there was jubilation and relief. a giant leap for those on board and a major milestone for space tourism, at least for those who can afford it. tickets currently cost more than £350,000. sophie long, bbc news, spaceport america, new mexico. some travel agencies are seeing a spike in last—minute holiday bookings after the record rainfall of recent weeks. bookings in july for travel in august have for many travel firms quadrupled. katy austin has that story. it hasn't exactly been sunbathing weather lately in eastbourne. if the wash—out british summer has got you dreaming of a last—minute escape to somewhere a bit warmer and sunnier, you're not the only one. tour operators and travel agents say they've seen a definite trend. during the rainyjuly, customers were looking for more short—notice escapes to the sun — the likes of spain, turkey and greece. we ourselves have seen a 25% increase in last—minute bookings, and that's from pre—pandemic levels. just up from eastbourne seafront, at this hairdresser, the weather — or how to escape it — has been a hot topic. we're just going to book a last—minute holiday because i don't want to book time off for me and my family and it be raining the whole week. the weather was looking pretty iffy for the week. my daughter's off school so, rather than herjust lay around being on her phone all day, we decided to do a quick five—day trip. holiday prices are generally up on last year, and you might find there's not much choice left. because this year in particular many more people booked early, because they hadn't been away in some cases for three years, there aren't too many last—minute deals of very good value. but you can get them if you are flexible, not too fussy about which country, which destination you go to. but i'd also recommend — think of going in september, 0ctober, even november. that's a trend one travel agent who's on her own 11th—hour break in portugal is already seeing. i think people have been put off by, a, the cost of holidays in august because they are higher than they have been in previous years, but also the heat and the fires that we've seen abroad. so people are waiting until september and actually we're getting a lot of those last—minute requests for then. all—inclusive deals have been in demand as people try to stick to their budgets, but still cost—of—living pressures mean a holiday isn't an option for everyone. people at this funfair in wales were trying to make the most of staying closer to home. just don't let it get you down, at the end of the day. whatever the weather throws at you, you come and you enjoy it, don't you? you've got to, with the kids. it's been a summer to forget for many uk tourism businesses. at least today, the sun finally came out. katy austin, bbc news. the lionesses striker laurenjames has been given a two—match ban by fifa for her red card in the women's world cup match against nigeria. she was sent off for stamping on an opponent in the last—16 tie, which england won on penalties. the 21—year—old received an automatic one—match ban, which fifa increased, meaning she'll miss the semi—final if england go through. bayern munich and tottenham hotspur have agreed a deal in principle for the england captain, harry kane. it's thought to be worth more than £85 million. it's now up to him to decide whether to accept it. will i mean, they're offering a lot of money, i'll give them that. and if he thinks he can win trophies there and do better there, then yeah, i understand it. he's been loyal for a long time now to tottenham, and i think he's at an age where he's going to look to win stuff now, and he obviously sees bayern as an opportunity to do that. in germany, it seems the mood is confident that kane will decide to move. i think in germany- everyone's really excited. i think they think- it is about to happen because they are offering him great |things, things that he might not be| able to have here at tottenham. he can obviously win the bundesliga, and i think the hope _ is that he will also win _ the champions league with bayern. harry kane sits 47 goals behind alan shearer as the premier league's all—time goal—scorer, but tottenham fans don't believe kane's desire to beat this record will be enough to keep him and play in the team's opening match against brentford on sunday. matt graveling, bbc news. at the world cycling championships, tom pidcock has been in action in the mountain by cross—country race. mr macgregor has been watching all the action in the scottish borders. how is it going there?— the action in the scottish borders. how is it going there? perhaps not the news tom _ how is it going there? perhaps not the news tom pidcock _ how is it going there? perhaps not the news tom pidcock would i how is it going there? perhaps not the news tom pidcock would have | the news tom pidcock would have wanted, we have just the news tom pidcock would have wanted, we havejust had the news tom pidcock would have wanted, we have just had the results of that race and he has won a bronze medal. naturally gold was the expectation. forthose medal. naturally gold was the expectation. for those not familiar, 11 grabs of this gruelling circuit. thankfully no mud, because we have had nice weather today. so a bronze medalfor the had nice weather today. so a bronze medal for the olympic champion. had nice weather today. so a bronze medalfor the olympic champion. mind you, he does raise again on saturday on the olympic course, so maybe a chance for redemption. the race was initially won by sam gaze from new zealand. in sterling dame sarah storey did win a gold medal for great britain, this time in the c5 time trial, remarkable that when you consider a year ago sarah crashed in canada and suffered damage to her lungs and ribs, so a remarkable comeback. lungs and ribs, so a remarkable comeback-— lungs and ribs, so a remarkable comeback. ., ,, , ., ., ., comeback. 0k, thank you for that. nesta macgregor _ comeback. 0k, thank you for that. nesta macgregor in _ comeback. 0k, thank you for that. nesta macgregor in the _ comeback. 0k, thank you for that. nesta macgregor in the scottish i nesta macgregor in the scottish borders. they look pretty good up there. finally! forthe they look pretty good up there. finally! for the first time we have seen temperatures above 28 celsius. we had 28 degrees in west wales as well, and just shy of that in scotland we had 27, still beautiful. it's clouding over there now though, and we had cloudy skies i'm afraid across northern ireland this afternoon. here, temperatures around 23 degrees. the cloud has been moving eastwards over the last few hours, pushing into south—west england, wales, across west scotland, and yes, through northern ireland we are likely to see some heavy rain through this evening. maybe even the odd rumble of thunder. a fairly narrow band that won't last long but it will push steadily eastwards through the night tonight. it will move its way into scotland. the tail end of cloud across england and wales, so it will stay dry and quite a muggy night to come as well. so a warm start, but the white one across the north—east of scotland. that rain pushing across the northern isles. elsewhere across the northern isles. elsewhere a south—westerly flow driving in some showers. there will be some sunny spells and even some warmth tomorrow. some showers into the london area by the end of the afternoon. top temperatures 26 degrees, so still looking pretty good but unfortunately low pressure returns for the weekend, and yes, spiralling around that low plenty of showers. 0n spiralling around that low plenty of showers. on saturday the showers most frequent and widespread across scotland and northern ireland, some through england and wales, not quite as many through