hello, wlecome to the programne, i'm frankie mccamley. let's start with the fast moving developments in thailand. the parliament in bangkok has voted for the candidate of the pheu thai party, srettha thavisin, to be the next prime minister. mr srettha won a majority of votes in a joint session of the elected lower house and unelected senate. he heads a coalition which includes conservative, military—aligned parties which have previously opposed pheu thai. the vote coincided with the return from 15—year exile of former prime minister thaksin shinawatra. he's the founder and main funder of pheu thai. hours after his return he was taken to prison for corruption. mr thaksin has long argued that the charges levelled against him were politically motivated. it's widely believed that a deal has been agreed that will allow mr thaksin to serve only a short portion of his eight year sentence. straight to bangkok. our south east asia correspondent jonathan head is there. jonathan, first of all let's look at this new pm, finally appointed in the country after numerous failed attempts? yeah, i mean, he has been in the frontline to be the prime minister although he is not a particularly familiarfigure. he is relatively new to politics, he was chosen as one of three candidates by pheu thai which had expected to do much better than it did in the election in may. they thought they were going to be far and away the front runners, but the shock of the election was the young reformist party move forward which took an awful lot of support from pheu thai. or be used to be the champion of reform, of democracy, a lot of people who felt that way switch their support to move forward but of course move forward was blocked by the conservative unelected senate, not allowed to be part of any government despite getting more seats than anyone else, so it fell to pheu thai to try and form this coalition, there has been an awful lot of bargaining, they have had to give away a lot of ministerial positions and they have had to join an alliance with parties that they promise to their supporters they would never do, particularly parties associated with the military government that came after the coup in 2014, which ousted a government headed by the sister of mr thaksin, there is a lot of bitter feelings about that and many other events over the past 15 years so it is quite a difficult reconciliation thatis quite a difficult reconciliation that is needed to put these forces together, and i think mr strettha is a bit of an unknown quantity, nobody is sure how well he will be able to hold this coalition, many of them veteran politicians from many different ideological origins and hold this coalition together. it is definitely not the kind of government, i think, definitely not the kind of government, ithink, that definitely not the kind of government, i think, that thais thought they were voting for in may when so many of them voted for the reformist party, to see the largest party which offered the greatest hope of change forced into opposition i think for many thais will be a bitter pill to swallow. what could this mean for thaksina shinawatra, who just tha ksina shinawatra, who just arrived thaksina shinawatra, who just arrived in the country and was jailed for eight years?- arrived in the country and was jailed for eight years? well, he is obviously hoping _ jailed for eight years? well, he is obviously hoping there _ jailed for eight years? well, he is obviously hoping there will- jailed for eight years? well, he is obviously hoping there will be - obviously hoping there will be leniency, he would not have come back if they had not been some kind of understanding. none of us know the details but those prison sentences which have hung over him for many years have always be the reason he did not come back before, and so we assume that some kind of deal is there and i think that underscores the difficult position that he and his party have got themselves into, by coming back, mr thaksin needs leniency, he needs his party to have control of key ministries, particularlyjustice, to ensure that leniency, but that means his party cannot upset their conservative allies to much, they cannot be too radical and probably can't carry out some of the promises they have made for example to limit they have made for example to limit the influence of the military in politics or to have a new constitution, the constitution was drafted by a military regime, these were old issues that pheu thai used to campaign on but probably can't now, partly because of the need to keep mr thaksin out of prison as much as possible.— keep mr thaksin out of prison as much as possible. jonathan head in banukok, much as possible. jonathan head in bangkok. thank _ much as possible. jonathan head in bangkok, thank you. _ here, the lead consultant on the neonatal unit where the child killer lucy letby worked has told the bbc that health service managers should be regulated in the same way as doctors and nurses. letby will spend the rest of her life in prison after she was sentenced yesterday for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six more at the countess of chester hospital. dr stephen brearey said his concerns about the nurse were not immediately acted upon and his experience is not unusual. you go to senior colleagues with a problem and you come away confused and anxious because that problem is being turned in a way in which you start to realise that they're seeing you as a problem. doctors and nurses all have the regulatory bodies that doctors and nurses all have the regulatory bodies that we have to answer to, and quite often we'll see senior managers who have no apparent accountability for what they do in our trusts, and they move to other trusts, and you worry about their future actions. and there doesn't seem to be any system to make them accountable and for them to justify their actions. the bbc put dr brearey�*s comments to nhs england. they pointed to their updated freedom to speak policy that the bbc put dr brearey�*s comments to nhs england. they pointed to their updated freedom to speak policy that they say every trust is expected to adopt. well, it appears the government is open to the idea of nhs bosses facing tougher regulation. here's education secretary gillian keegan speaking to our political correspondent damian grammaticas. i think that's something that should be part of the inquiry. obviously, not only are there the answers that families need and families deserve, but there are also clearly going to be lessons that need to be learned from this case, so i think the inquiry will be something that, hopefully, can look at that in great detail. live now to professor philip banfield, british medical association council chair. thank forjoining thank for joining us thank forjoining us here on bbc news. first of all let's just get your reaction to these calls for tougher regulation of management? well, i mean it is not a question of tougher regulation, it is having some regulation of senior managers in the nhs. you know, there is no accountability in the way that doctors and nurses are accountable to their regulators, and indeed a lot of the distress that comes from doctors trying to raise concerns is a professional obligation under the general medical council's good medical practice to report and escalate safety concerns. so, it is really, really a horrible place to be when doctors raise concerns and they are ignored. find be when doctors raise concerns and they are ignored.— they are ignored. and yes, any colleagues _ they are ignored. and yes, any colleagues working _ they are ignored. and yes, any colleagues working alongside i they are ignored. and yes, any - colleagues working alongside each other raising concerns about each other raising concerns about each other can be extremely difficult, now, nhs england are pointing us to their updated freedom to speak policy, they say it is absolutely vital that everyone working in the nhs feels they can raise concerns, do you feel that is the case for people working in the nhs? well, the feedback that — people working in the nhs? well, the feedback that we _ people working in the nhs? well, the feedback that we have _ people working in the nhs? well, the feedback that we have been _ people working in the nhs? well, the feedback that we have been having i feedback that we have been having from members for some while is that there is a disconnect between the theory and actually what's happening in reality. and we know, for example, that the response that you get can depend on who you are. so, if you are a nonwhite member of staff, if you are a woman, that your concerns are taken less seriously and are not dealt with. and that inconsistency and that lack of treating everyone with a level playing field needs to change. find playing field needs to change. and man of playing field needs to change. and many of the _ playing field needs to change. and many of the people that the bbc have spoken to following on from lucy letby as to how this could have happened, people saying that they came forward and raised their initial concerns — what do you see when you're talking to people, if people in the industry have raised concerns, are you seeing that they have been acted upon imminently, or does it take some time for this process to happen, and should that be speeded up? process to happen, and should that be speeded up?— be speeded up? well, its highly variable, and _ be speeded up? well, its highly variable, and i _ be speeded up? well, its highly variable, and i think— be speeded up? well, its highly variable, and i think it - be speeded up? well, its highly variable, and i think it is - be speeded up? well, its highly variable, and i think it is worth | variable, and i think it is worth saying that vast chunks of the nhs have improved since the tragic events of mid staffordshire and the robert francis report from 2016. but unfortunately it isn't happening enough, we have got an nhs which is working under pressure, it has a significant challenges every day, and we are seeing doctors trying to treat patients in appalling circumstances sometimes being ignored both by hospitals and of course by the politicians who control access to the resources for the system. control access to the resources for the system-— the system. thank you for “oining us. will it ban * the system. thank you for “oining us. will it ban field, * the system. thank you for “oining us. will it ban field, from h the system. thank you forjoining us. will it ban field, from the - us. will it ban field, from the british medical association. pakistani military helicopters and commandos have begun a rescue operation to free eight people, including six schoolchildren, who are stuck in a cable car dangling precariously above a river bed in the mountainous khyber pakhtunkhwa province. the children were on their way to school when two cables of the aerial trolley snapped. with more on this, courtney bembridge is in our newsroom. just tell us what we know at the moment? . ~ ., ., , ., , ., moment? frankie, i want to show you the latest pictures _ moment? frankie, i want to show you the latest pictures we _ moment? frankie, i want to show you the latest pictures we have _ moment? frankie, i want to show you the latest pictures we have of - moment? frankie, i want to show you the latest pictures we have of this - the latest pictures we have of this ongoing rescue, this is an army helicopter, it is a tricky rescue to pull off because of course the rotor blades of the helicopter can affect this delicate situation, the cable car here as you can see hanging just by one side. and many people on board, there are open sides to this cable car so it is not a confined cabin space and they are trying to reach, it is an area as you can see from these image that is very mountainous so it can only be reached by the helicopter but that is causing problems because of course the rotor blades and wind speeds in that area, too. i will show you this video as well, this has obviously brought quite a crowd, people are keen to watch this, keen to see a good outcome here. again, this is the helicopterfrom to see a good outcome here. again, this is the helicopter from another angle and you can see how mountainous this area is and it is not unusual for people to use cable cars to reach other sides of the mountain in these areas, and you can see all of the people watching on here. this is the area as i said it's very mountainous, you can see that here, and the type of cable cars that are used to reach different villages in this area tend to look like this. this is that open side i was talking about, you can see here how they operate on a series of cables. we don't know if this is the same cable car that is involved in this incident but it gives you an idea of the type of cable car that we are looking at here. and this is from the caretaker prime minister saying that he has directed authorities to conduct safety inspections of all such private chairlifts to ensure that they are safe to operate and use. in they are safe to operate and use. in the meantime, this rescue operation continued, everyone hoping for a good outcome. you can also follow this story live if you had to the bbc news website, we have live reports coming in as that rescue operation is under way to save eight people who are trapped in a cable car dangling above a ravine in pakistan. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories. network rail is to face prosecution after an aberdeenshire train crash claimed three lives. train driver brett mccullough, conductor donald dinnie and passenger christopher stuchbury died when the train derailed at carmon in august 2020. the train hit a landslide after heavy rain. the case will call at the high court in aberdeeen next month. in england, a children's charity says the cuts to the number of hours young people spend doing sport should be a national concern. new data shows a further 4,000 hours of physical education have been lost from the curriculum in state—funded secondary schools last year. the youth sport trust says it's a further threat to pupils�* wellbeing. analysis suggests that the bosses of britain's one hundred biggest ftse—listed companies saw their pay increase by an average of i6% last year. you're live with bbc news. us presidentjoe biden has visited the hawaiian island of maui and offered government support following the deadly wildfires there. nearly two weeks after the disaster which has killed at least 114 people, he's named a federal response co—ordinator and says the island's critical infrastructure will be made more resilient. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. almost two weeks after wildfires swept through this hawaiian island, a scene of utter devastation to greet the president. after a helicopter tour of the burnt—out areas, mr biden and the first lady were introduced to some of the victims, and saw for themselves what's left of the old city of lahaina. the president has been criticised for his and the federal government's response to the disaster — with some local people saying it had been inadequate and uncoordinated. but mr biden appeared to be visibly moved by the scale of the tragedy, and promised long—term support for the island. we're focused on what's next. that's rebuilding the long term, rebuilding for the long term, and doing it together to help get us back on our feet, to rebuild the way we want to rebuild — by making sure your voices are heard. by respecting your traditions. by understanding the deep history and meaning of this sacred ground and establishing your community — not to change it, its character, but to re—establish it. the president was speaking near a historic banyan tree, which was damaged but survived the fires. today it's burned, but it's still standing. the tree survived for a reason. i believe it's a powerful — a very powerful symbol of what we can and will do to get through this crisis. and for this, for as long as it takes, we're going to be with you — the whole country will be with you. this was a visit for hugs, empathy, and a promise not to forget. but for this island, there's a long road to recovery ahead. the hawaiian authorities have said it could be months, even years before the remains of all the victims are identified, and 850 people are still unaccounted for. peter bowes, bbc news. meanwhile, a clean—up is under way in the south—west us as the remnants of tropical storm hilary make their way north. these are some of the latest pictures. they come from cathedral city, just outside palm springs. torrential rain has covered much of the area in mud. many cars have been abandoned on the roads, but not all. here are at least two people still in a vehicle calling for help on the outskirts of the city. in los angeles, a record was broken for the most rain ever on an august day. california's governor, gavin newsom, declared a state of emergency. donald trump says he will travel to georgia on thursday to turn himself in following his indictment for trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state. mr trump is expected to be fingerprinted and photographed when he surrenders in atlanta. posting on his truth social platform, the former president described the case as a politically motivated witch hunt. earlier, a judge set mr trump's bail at $200,000 and placed strict conditions on his use of social media. anthony zurcher reports. well, i think it is significant in that it sucks a lot of the oxygen out of the room here in milwaukee, the debate hall is just over my shoulder here, this basketball arena. and the audience for the debate is just not going to be as great without donald trump on the stage, and a lot of the media attention is going to be shifted from here in milwaukee to atlanta, georgia, where a very visible drama is going to play out, donald trump reporting to jail, being booked, having his mugshot taken, all of this is going to capture a lot of the public�*s attention. and serve as a pretty major distraction away from the candidates who are coming here hoping that this could be their moment to break out and get some momentum going in the months ahead, to position themselves as the prime challenger of donald trump when it comes to voting starting next january. researchers say using mri scans to screen men for prostate cancer could reduce deaths "significantly". prostate cancer is the most common cancerfound in men and is highly treatable if caught early, but in the uk 12,000 men die every year. the uk's death rate is twice as high as the us, spain or italy. mri scans are found to be more effective than the current blood tests, which can be unreliable. it's hoped thousands of lives could be saved. let's talk to our medical editor, fergus walsh. fergus, joining me from the newsroom, as we were saying, so many newsroom, as we were saying, so many men newsroom, as we were saying, so many men are newsroom, as we were saying, so many men are affected by this cancer, this does sound like a breakthrough, can we call it such?— can we call it such? yes, i think we're heading. _ can we call it such? yes, i think we're heading, very— can we call it such? yes, i think we're heading, very slowly, - can we call it such? yes, i think we're heading, very slowly, but| we're heading, very slowly, but surely, to a national screening programme for prostate cancer, which would be similar to that for the national breast screening programme in the uk, using mammograms. but it may well be a decade off, the reason for that being that this trial wasn't big enough, it had 300 men, in london, it was very clear, the results, 25 of those men had aggressive cancers found by a ten minute mri scan, at the same time, half of those men whose cancer was detected had low scores in their psa blood test, now, the standard blood test looking for this protein psa, which is what men over 50 can request. if you get high levels of that, it can indicate cancer, but it's unreliable. and those men would have thought that they were in the clear from the blood test results alone, and could have been harbouring the disease there for many years until it was incurable. so, mri is better, it is non—invasive, but it will take a huge amount to get a screening programme off the ground, it will be very expensive and will need another, much bigger trial, very expensive and will need another, much biggertrial, before it could get the go—ahead. and it could get the go-ahead. and fer us, it could get the go-ahead. and fergus. just — it could get the go-ahead. and fergus, just briefly, _ it could get the go—ahead. and fergus, just briefly, i know there is a lack of people from ethnic minorities coming forward, do you think that this could open it up and attract more men to come forward to get the scan and try and catch this as early as possible because we know the earlier you get this, the more you chance you have at surviving? yeah, for this trial, very few black men came forward to sign up for it but one in four black men will get prostate cancer compared to one in eight white men so there is a real need for a targeted approach here. fergus walsh, thank you. new figures show there has 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, but in 2021, the latest year for which figures can be compared, the death rate in scotland was still 2.7 times the uk average. our correspondentjames shaw has more on the figures on drug use in scotland. it really is very striking, frankie. what we can see is that the total number of people who died as a result of drug misuse last year was 1,051. that compares to 1,330 the year before, 2021, a drop of 279. now that is a big drop. national records of scotland, which compiles these figures, they say that's the biggest drop they've 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's still a big problem, but the scottish government, i think, will argue today that they're making progress in the policies that they've been applying to try to reduce drug deaths and drug harm in scotland. those policies you talk about, james, the country's 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? well, that is one of the things that the scottish government wants to do. it's one of the things they've spoken about very recently. they want the uk government to allow them to decriminalize 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. they may well claim that that sort of big change is not necessary, but as i said a moment ago, frankie, the problem is still big in scotland. it's still a huge problem. it's 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. stay with us here on bbc news. hello again. over the next few days, pollen levels are going to be high across parts of england and wales. we're talking weed pollen. 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. what we have is low pressure anchored to the north, high pressure to the south and a weak front in between. 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 and that westerly breeze blowing in some showers across western scotland and northern ireland. the driest conditions across southern england and this is also where we're 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've got a weak weather front coming in across wales bringing thicker cloud and some splashes of rain. that could head over towards the midlands by the end of the night. clear skies, with overnight lows of 10 to 14 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, for example, 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. the north and the west seeing highs of 15 to 19 degrees, the south and the east, 21 to about 25. moving through the latter part of the week, low pressure starts to drift eastwards, ending up in the north sea. this weather front sinks south. it's a cold front, so fresher conditions will pull in behind that as we head through the weekend. on friday, you can still see the hint of the oranges before on saturday, as that cold front moves away, the cooler, fresher conditions move in to all of us behind that. as we head on into 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's also going to cool down a bit, with highs of about 20. giant activision blizzard, but will the uk regulator agree? in a rare overseas trip, xijinping is in south africa for the brics summit. we have the latest live from johannesburg. welcome to world business report. we start here in the uk, where microsoft has submitted a new deal to buy the gaming giant activision blizzard. the original bid of $69 billion was rejected by the competition and markets authority earlier this year. in a blog posted today, microsoft's uk boss, brad smith, said