businessman srettha thavisin, to be the next prime minister. mr srettha won a majority of votes in a joint seession of the elected lower house and unelected senate. he heads a coalition which includes conservative, military—aligned parties from the outgoing administration which in the past have been staunch opponents of pheu thai. the vote coincided with the return from a 15 year exile of former prime minister thaksin shinawatra, the founder and main funder of pheu thai, and follows an earlier vote last month when the unelected senate blocked the formation of a coalition administration led by the reformist move forward party, which won the largest share of seats in the may general election. new figures just published — show a significant decrease in the number of people dying of drug misuse in scotland. but for the past few years, scotland has had the highest rate of drugs—related deaths in europe. to tackle the crisis, the scottish government is proposing decriminalising personal drug use. our scotland editor, james cook, has been to lisbon in portugal to find out whether a similar policy, introduced there in 2001, has been working. portugal has come a long way in a short time. half a century ago, this country was a closed dictatorship. nowadays, it's an open and vibrant democracy. this is the public face of portugal — a thriving tourist destination in the sun. but i've spent a few days here now, and if you look closely, there is another side to this country. as it opened up in the �*70s, heroin flooded in, and users began to die. that prompted the left—wing government to try something radical. in 2001, it stopped sending drug addicts to prison, prioritising treatment instead. that means that today, george can use heroin here under medical supervision. what drugs do you use? i use heroin, cocaine, hashish. and is it good for you to come here? does it make your life better? yes, yes. i'm clean — every day i take my shower. i look different. the facility is one of just two official drug—consumption rooms in portugal. it's about 200 different people... roberta is a psychologist who helps to run it. we had the possibility to create many different services to help people who use drugs. they can take showers, they can do laundry, they can be tested for infectious disease — like hepatitis b and c, hiv — and then they can be linked to health—care service. we have psychosocial support, too. and that's crucial, says the doctor who designed the policy two decades ago. the criminalisation by itself gives you nothing, but i think it's important to provide treatment to all those in need of it. harm—reduction policies, as well. what lessons can scotland learn from your experience in portugal? well, i believe that it is very important to develop the health responses to drug users — treatment, harm—reduction responses — and that decriminalisation is a very helpful tool to deal with it. would it save lives in scotland? i believe so. i believe it would. but portugal's liberal approach only goes so far. possession for personal use may be tolerated, but supplying narcotics is not. the national police force has not retreated from the so—called war on drugs. is drug trafficking a big problem here? yes, this is a big problem and a big concern for us, because we know that the traffic dealers are very well organised. so are you winning? well, it's not a question of winning or losing, because i think it's an international problem and no—one wins this fight. so it's a daily fight that you do every day, trying to do your best. more than 20 years after portugal decriminalised drug use, no—one says it's a magic bullet — the problem is complex, every country is different. but the fact remains — far fewer drug users are dying here than are dying in scotland. james cook, bbc news, lisbon. new figures released in the last hour or so reveal there's been a marked decrease in the number of people dying as a result of drug misuse in scotland. scottish ministers will view it as a vindication of their policies to reduce the harms caused by drugs. live now to james shaw in glasgow. james, a decrease in drugs deaths in scotland, just talk us through the figures. it scotland, “ust talk us through the fi . ures. . , , scotland, “ust talk us through the fiaures. . , , , , ~ figures. it really is very striking, what we can _ figures. it really is very striking, what we can see _ figures. it really is very striking, what we can see is _ figures. it really is very striking, what we can see is that - figures. it really is very striking, what we can see is that the - figures. it really is very striking, | what we can see is that the total number of people who died as a result of drug misuse last year was 1051 and that compares to 1330 the year before. a drop of 279. that is a big drop, a national record of scotland which compiles these figures say that it's the biggest drop they have ever seen since they started compiling figures in this way back in the 1990s. it still means that a lot of people are dying as a result of drug misuse in scotland. this is still a big problem, and according to the information put out by the mrs today, the death rate in scotland is still 2.7 times higher than for the uk as a whole, so it is still a big problem. but the scottish government, i think, problem. but the scottish government, ithink, will argue today that they are making progress in the policies that they have been applying to try to reduce drug deaths and drug harm in scotland. and those policies you talk about, the country has tried lots of different policies and initiatives to try to curb drug taking, for example decriminalising drugs for personal use, what are the ramifications of that?- personal use, what are the ramifications of that? that is one ofthe ramifications of that? that is one of the things _ ramifications of that? that is one of the things that _ ramifications of that? that is one of the things that the _ ramifications of that? that is one of the things that the scottish - ramifications of that? that is one | of the things that the scottish cup at once to do, it's one of the things they spoke about very recently. they want the uk government to allow them to decriminalise personal possession of all drugs, because they believe, in the same way as it would be argued has happened in countries like portugal, that can reduce the harms caused by drug use. i think what the scottish government's opponents and critics might argue today is that they are making significant progress without changing policy in those kind of ways, so they may well claim that that sort of big change is not yet necessary. but as i said a moment ago, the problem is still big in scotland, it is still a huge problem, it is still bigger than it is in pretty much any other part of the united kingdom, and i think the scottish government will probably continue to argue that there should be decriminalisation of personal possession here in scotland. thank ou for possession here in scotland. thank you for the — possession here in scotland. thank you for the update. _ some breaking news on migrants crossing into england from france by boat. 661 migrants in 15 boats crossed the channel yesterday — one of the highest daily figures so far this year. it takes the total number of arrivals in 2023 to 18,618. the french authorities returned 31 people in two boats to calais and boulogne after they got into difficulty in the channel. in canada, cooler weather is helping fire fighters as they battle more than 300 active wildfires burning in the provence of british columbia, and in the northwest territories. tens of thousands have been ordered to evacuate and a state of emergency remains in force. however, more help is coming, soldiers are being deployed to battle some blazes. the prime minister says it has been a terrifying time. people are worried about their communities. canadians from coast to coast are watching in horror the images of apocalyptic devastation and fires going on in communities that so many of us know and so many of us have friends in. this is a scary and heartbreaking time for people. defence officials in ukraine have described claims of corruption within its army recruitment as "shameful and unacceptable". it comes after president zelensky recently sacked every regional recruitment head after officials were accused of taking bribes and intimidation. 0ur ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, reports. it's ok to be scared. this is the latest messaging campaign from ukraine's military. it wants people to give their details so they can be called on if needed. but what if they don't want to? translation: the system is very outdated. _ yahel, not his real name, is one of them. he's not happy with how the army finds its soldiers. translation: it's like soviet times. recruiters using these methods now is unacceptable. mobilisation is why most men under 60 can't leave ukraine. here, draughting officers raid an arcade in the kyiv region. they hand out notices ordering them to sign up. russia's invasion means ukraine is constantly trying to replace soldiers. but with tens of thousands killed and even more injured or exhausted, the demand is not being met with just volunteers. but there are big questions over how it calls men up, with officials being accused of intimidation and helping some escape the country for cash. there are exemptions, including poor health, but not for just not wanting to fight the expropriation of constituency you hold. yahel watched his father suffer with mental health issues after serving in afghanistan with the soviet army. translation: the fact that it is written in the _ translation: the fact that it is written in the constitution - translation: the fact that it is written in the constitution that l translation: the fact that it is i written in the constitution that all male citizens must fight is in my opinion not in line with today's values. ., , ., , opinion not in line with today's values. ., , ., values. thousands of men try to avoid the draft _ values. thousands of men try to avoid the draft either _ values. thousands of men try to avoid the draft either through i avoid the draft either through tip—offs or leaving the country illegally. unless they are caught. translation:— illegally. unless they are caught. translation: _, ., ., translation: good evening, where are ou anoin. translation: good evening, where are you going. ukrainian _ translation: good evening, where are you going. ukrainian defence _ you going. ukrainian defence officials are _ you going. ukrainian defence officials are usually - you going. ukrainian defence officials are usually easier. you going. ukrainian defence officials are usually easier to | officials are usually easier to engage with. this is clearly a sensitive subject. we have been refused interviews, access with drafting officers, so we are going to go to them. at the unveiling of the defence ministry's latest information campaign, an admission of problems that need fixing. i understand that people will be afraid of fighting on the front line, but i would put it to you that they are also afraid of a recruitment system that has been accused of corruption, have not always following the law, do you understand why people don't trust the system? translation: ., , ., translation: corruption in the recruitment— translation: corruption in the recruitment centres _ translation: corruption in the recruitment centres is _ translation: corruption in the recruitment centres is an - translation: corruption in the - recruitment centres is an acceptable and shameful. but we should not forget that behind all that outrage, which is completely fair, there are two components of our victory. the weapons and people. and the mobilisation process is what provides that. in mobilisation process is what provides that.— mobilisation process is what provides that. mobilisation process is what rovides that. . ., ., , provides that. in an abandoned kyiv summer camp. _ provides that. in an abandoned kyiv summer camp, civilians _ provides that. in an abandoned kyiv summer camp, civilians are - provides that. in an abandoned kyiv summer camp, civilians are trained | summer camp, civilians are trained in combat. the guns and grenades might be pretend, but there is a hope that people like anton will volunteer for the real thing. are you scared about that idea in any way? {iii you scared about that idea in any wa ? . ., , �* , you scared about that idea in any wa ? , ~ , , you scared about that idea in any wa? a i, you scared about that idea in any wa? a way? of course. as every person is, i am scared- — way? of course. as every person is, i am scared- i _ way? of course. as every person is, i am scared- i am — way? of course. as every person is, i am scared. i am scared _ way? of course. as every person is, i am scared. i am scared to - way? of course. as every person is, i am scared. i am scared to hell. - i am scared. i am scared to hell. there is no chance that i will be sitting here in kyiv in this situation if it gets worse. the ukraine of— situation if it gets worse. the ukraine of today _ situation if it gets worse. the ukraine of today is _ situation if it gets worse. the ukraine of today is fighting for its tomorrow. a country united by wanting to survive, but also grappling with the fact that the battlefield is not for everyone. james waterhouse, bbc news, kyiv. over the last few months, the saudi pro league, also known as the spl, has shaken the global football industry by signing a host of high profile football players from european leagues for record salaries. saudi clubs have collectively spent over $650 million during the transfer window on foreign players. sameer hashmi sent this report. a rapturous welcome for neymar at his new club. a volley of fireworks was followed by a drone show projecting the brazilian player's facing the sky. he was unveiled in front of thousands of ecstatic supporters. al hillel is one of asia's most successful clubs and for many fans, neymar�*s arrival marks the beginning of a new era. it many fans, neymar's arrival marks the beginning of a new era. it means a lot for us. — the beginning of a new era. it means a lot for us, neymar _ the beginning of a new era. it means a lot for us, neymar is _ the beginning of a new era. it means a lot for us, neymar is a _ the beginning of a new era. it means a lot for us, neymar is a megastar. a lot for us, neymar is a megastar player. a brazilian leader and he will bring a lot of fans for the club. translation: ~ ., club. translation: ., ., translation: we are so happy that stands like cristiano _ translation: we are so happy that stands like cristiano ronaldo - translation: we are so happy that stands like cristiano ronaldo and - stands like cristiano ronaldo and neymar— stands like cristiano ronaldo and neymar are playing here in saudi. we hope that— neymar are playing here in saudi. we hope that the legal because good as they other leagues in europe. the ambitious they other leagues in europe. tue: ambitious project they other leagues in europe. he ambitious project to they other leagues in europe. tt2 ambitious project to make saudi arabia a football powerhouse started with the arrival of cristiano ronaldo last year. this was followed by another record deal when karim benzema moved to another team from real madrid injune. since then, there has been an influx of foreign players. a couple of months ago, the top four saw —— saudi clubs were bought over. what it has done is enabled clubs like al hillel to offer eye watering salaries that have cracked —— to attract some of the biggest names in global football. sports is one of the main pillars of the country's 2030 vision diversity programme which aims to reduce saudi arabia's reliance on oil revenues by building new industries and affecting foreign companies. in line with that objective, the saudi pirelli plans to continue spending big to sign more international players. we have a commitment _ more international players. we have a commitment to _ more international players. we have a commitment to support _ more international players. we have a commitment to support this - more international players. we have a commitment to support this for i a commitment to support this for however long it takes. however, the response ability that we have against that commitment is to also take that khmer civilisation element of the strategy and start increasing that so that we can be responsible for our own financial growth in the future. not to be wholly dependent on the government.— on the government. saudi arabia's taruet is on the government. saudi arabia's target is to — on the government. saudi arabia's target is to increase _ on the government. saudi arabia's target is to increase the _ on the government. saudi arabia's target is to increase the revenue l on the government. saudi arabia's| target is to increase the revenue by 2020. it is still early to judge whether these investments will pay off in the long run, but the strategy has demonstrated the gulf nation's ambition of becoming a major international football hub. sameer hashmi, bbc news, riyadh. more breaking news now. network rail is to face prosecution over a train crash which claimed three lives. train driver brett mcauliffe conducted donald denny and passenger christopher stood pre—dyed in the crash near stonehaven in aberdeenshire back in august of 2020. the case will call at the high court in aberdeen on the 7th of september. the train derailed after it hit a landslide. the prosecution comes after the crown prosecution and procurator fiscal service considered reports from a joint investigation by police scotland. british transport police and the office of rail and road as well. these are the independent safety regulator for the country's railways. now, an endangered insect feared to be extinct in britain is set to make a comeback. the tiny river fly, also known as scarce yellow sally, was thought to have died out in decades ago. but a small number were re—discovered in the river dee in whales. and conservationists have made it there mission to bring them back through a special breeding programme at chester zoo. the insects were raised in aquariums that resembled conditions of the river bed — involving managing oxygen levels, light and temperature. for more on this, i'm joined byjoe chattell. he is an aquarium aquarist and assistant team manager at chester zoo. he led the breeding programmee for the tiny river fly. many of us may not have heard of the yellow sally stone fly, just talk is free what this little insect is. yes, they are an aquatic species and basically they have to sort of divine life stages. they have their nymph stage where they live aquatic lay feeding on other aquatic invertebrates and then towards the april time they emerge from the water as it is quite a large robust fly species that then reproduces and they lay their eggs and die off until the next generation again. we said briefly in the introduction how you went about reintroducing the species, butjust talk me through that process. to species, but 'ust talk me through that mess.— species, but 'ust talk me through that mass.— species, but 'ust talk me through that trocess. ., , ., that process. to begin with, we had ve little that process. to begin with, we had very little data. _ that process. to begin with, we had very little data. it _ that process. to begin with, we had very little data. it had _ that process. to begin with, we had very little data. it had never- that process. to begin with, we had very little data. it had never been . very little data. it had never been done before, there had been a few trials but actually trying to close that life—cycle and figure out what they would feed on and how the adults behaved had never been done. it was a real learning experience as we went along, butjust by trying to replicate the natural environment as much as possible and provide environmental triggers is how we manage to be successful. and some amazing bits of information we found along the way such as things that are the adults were feeding on, their drumming behaviour that they perform, they had never been documented in that sort of setting before so it was incredible. mas before so it was incredible. was this a quick _ before so it was incredible. was this a quick process _ before so it was incredible. was this a quick process as was it something that took months or even years? tt something that took months or even ears? ., ., ~ ., , something that took months or even ears? ., ., 4' ., , , ., . years? it took months. the pro'ect has been going fl years? it took months. the pro'ect has been going on i years? it took months. the pro'ect has been going on fori years? it took months. the pro'ect has been going on for 18 i years? it took months. the project has been going on for 18 months . years? it took months. the project l has been going on for 18 months and every day was a case of learning something new about these animals and it made it incredibly enjoyable and it made it incredibly enjoyable and it made it incredibly enjoyable and it also gave us that fixed blueprint for what would work and potentially be reflected in other endangered species as well. t potentially be reflected in other endangered species as well. i think that is another _ endangered species as well. i think that is another thought _ endangered species as well. i think that is another thought to - endangered species as well. i think that is another thought to make . that is another thought to make here, many people may look at insects and not really care all that much, but you certainly do. why should we care about these tiny river flies?— river flies? every species in an ecosystem _ river flies? every species in an ecosystem plays _ river flies? every species in an ecosystem plays an _ river flies? every species in an ecosystem plays an important| river flies? every species in an - ecosystem plays an important part and the uk sadly isn't the most rich in terms of its biodiversity. in species like the scarce yellow sally not only will feed on other aquatic insects and control their populations but they are also a valuable food source for fish species and potentially burns when they are in their adult stage as well. if you have these animals that go missing from an ecosystem, it can throw everything out of balance. and throw everything out of balance. and ou have throw everything out of balance. and you have just — throw everything out of balance. and you have just managed to help bring you havejust managed to help bring this species back, are there any others that you are going to focus on next? ., ., ., ~ ., on next? not at the moment. all of our work is — on next? not at the moment. all of our work is still _ on next? not at the moment. all of our work is still ongoing _ on next? not at the moment. all of our work is still ongoing and - on next? not at the moment. all of our work is still ongoing and there i our work is still ongoing and there is still a huge amount to do with the scarce yellow sally so my work in terms of surveying the animals, looking into pollution levels in the river, so at the moment we are just fixed on doing everything that we can for this one species. fine can for this one species. one s-ecies can for this one species. one species at — can for this one species. one species at a _ can for this one species. one species at a time, _ can for this one species. one species at a time, i - can for this one species. one species at a time, i hear - can for this one species. 0ne species at a time, i hear you. very important work so thank you ever so much forjoining us here on bbc news. it's a traveller's worst nightmare, getting off the plane and waiting anxiously until you realise your baggage just isn't arriving. the current situation is the worst it's ever been globally. jennifer meierhans reports. i didn't really feel comfortable having photos taken with me in the same outfit all the time. chloe flew to italy for her friend's wedding, but her luggage got lost on the way. i spent the first couple of hours, which you would normally think, "oh, i'll go and see the sights," running around shops, trying to find pharmacies to get like replacement toothpaste, toiletries. a lot of stress i didn't particularly want on kind of my first holiday that i've had in quite a few years. and that was the experience of witnessing my friend get married, which unfortunately i'll never be able to to relive because obviously that's a once in a lifetime opportunity. chloe's experience is thankfully rare, but last year saw the worst lost baggage rates globally in a decade. we have seen a 75% increase year on year and that's as a result of the post—pandemic. we've seen staff shortages and we've seen a surge in passenger traffic. so people are really anxious about travelling with baggage and we've seen that with the baggage mountains. i think what we want to do is put confidence back into passengers to travel with bags. airlines are now using al to help reunite holiday—makers with their lost luggage. there's an algorithm that basically works out what's the next best available flight, and that bag is then sent directly on that flight without any human intervention. there are a few things you can do to reduce the chance of your luggage going missing. make sure you've got your name and address on the inside and outside of your bag. so if it does go missing, the airline knows where to send it. make your bag stand out, add colourful straps or stickers so someone at the airport doesn't pick up your bag instead of theirs. you can add a gps tracker to follow your luggage's journey. keep all of your valuables in your hand luggage. just for your peace of mind they'll be with you at all times. and always check your insurance before you fly so if anything does go missing, you're covered. easyjet has apologised to chloe and said it will keep looking for her bag for 45 days before it is declared lost. that means, you know, i'm going almost two, three months without getting any kind of compensation for my bag and there's items in there like straighteners, hairdryer, things that i need on kind of a daily, weekly basis that i've had to buy again. so that's kind of more money that i'm kind of out of pocket. they were dressy enough that i could use for a barbecue. for now all chloe can do is wait and hope her bag is found. jennifer meierhans, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. over the next few days pollen levels are going to be high across parts of england and wales. and in fact the weather over the next few days is going to be very samey as well. sunshine and showers, a lot of which will be across the north and the west. warmer and drier with sunshine in the south. but it all changes at the end of the week. so what we have is a low—pressure anchor to the north, high pressure to the south and of weak front in between. and that weak front has been producing some cloud and some showers in the northern half of the country through the day. it is a breezy day, that westerly breeze blowing in some showers across western scotland and northern ireland. so the driest conditions across southern england and this is also where we are going to have the highest temperatures. yesterday, in parts of suffolk, it reached 26 degrees, it could easily do that again today. but generally speaking, our range is low 20s to mid 20s. as we head on through the evening and overnight, a lot of the showers will fade but not all of them. at the same time, we have a weak weather front coming in across wales, bringing thicker cloud and some splashes of rain. that could head over to the midlands by the end of the night. clear skies, with overnight lows ten to 1a degrees, but cooler than last night in parts of scotland. as we head through tomorrow, our weather front is still very much with us but it is weakening all the time as it moves across the area of high pressure. so although we start with some rain across wales and also around cheshire, that will tend to give way to just cloud through the afternoon and there will be a lot of dry weather, but still some showers in the north and the west. and the north and the west will be seeing highs of 15 to 19 degrees, the south and the east will be seeing 21 to about 25. then, moving through the latter part of the week, low pressure starts to drift eastwards ending up in the north sea. this weather sinks south, it is a cold front, so fresh conditions will pull in behind that as we head through the weekend. but on friday you can still see the end of the oranges before on saturday, as that cold front moves away, the cooler fresh conditions move into all of us behind that. as we head onto the latter part of the week, we still are looking at that mixture of sunshine and showers, some of the showers could be heavy and thundery during the course of thursday, but it is also going to cool down a bit with highs of about 20. live from london. this is bbc news. thailand's parliament votes in a new prime minister hours after former pm thaksin shinawatra is sent to prison. after the baby killer lucy letby is jailed in the uk there are new calls to strengthen the regulation of health service management. the army in pakistan tries to rescue eight people trapped in a cable car over a remote valley. a new study suggests mri scans are a more reliable way of screening men for prostate cancer than the current tests. hello, wlecome to the programne, i'm frankie mccamley.