run up to 1997, we had to wait and wait until— run up to 1997, we had to wait and wait. untilthe run up to 1997, we had to wait and wait. until the last minute. and it -ot wait. until the last minute. and it got worse — wait. until the last minute. and it got worse and worse. he wanted to go at a moment— got worse and worse. he wanted to go at a moment of his own choice. | at a moment of his own choice. think the at a moment of his own choice. i think the autumn as well. thank| at a moment of his own choice. i - think the autumn as well. thank you so much for— think the autumn as well. thank you so much for coming _ think the autumn as well. thank you so much for coming on. _ so let's take a look at some of the front pages. the times, the independent and the mirror. when well this school crisis and come ask parents. more schools expected to close next week because of the dangers worse —— but dangerous concrete. that story looking to dominate. the independent leading on the same story. how many more of our classrooms could collapse? and on the mirror, what a mess, thousands of children now told they can't go back to school because buildings are falling down. can't the tories get anything right? and the tories get anything right? and the daily mail, hundreds more schools at risk. ministers admit concrete crisis likely to grow. that's all from us tonight. victoria's back on monday. thank you forjoining me, i wish you a very good weekend. let's bring in our reporter, helena humphrey. his fate was tied up with the royal family tell us more about who he was. if you grew up in england and in the uk in the 905 he certainly knew this industry giant who we now know right at the age of 94, but he is a very colourful character who has an incredible life story as well. born incredible life story as well. born in egypt and working in alexandria as a young man selling fizzy drinks and ultimately he became the icon who was the owner of harrods the luxury department store in london and becoming a millionaire in the process but certainly a very colourful life story. we know that he married in the 19505, the sister of a saudi arabian arms dealer. he then went on himself to found a shipping company in egypt for eventually going on to by the rates in paris and that we saw him move into the uk as well. he did seek himself to have a british passport numerous times and in fact he was denied and he had lobbied varies conservative ministers in a bid to do so. conservative ministers in a bid to do 50. that was its own scandal and its own right. the treatment of street said many times that believe that he had overestimated or had not been transparent enough about his actual true extent of his wealth by think again along with that incredible story he will of the very well known for being the father who grieved openly for dodi al—fayed who was of course linked to princess diana and of course killed in 1997 in paris. late diana and of course killed in 1997 in paris. ~ ., diana and of course killed in 1997 in paris. ~ . , in paris. we are seeing some reaction coming _ in paris. we are seeing some reaction coming in _ in paris. we are seeing some reaction coming in as - in paris. we are seeing some reaction coming in as well. . in paris. we are seeing some l reaction coming in as well. tell in paris. we are seeing some - reaction coming in as well. tell us more. we have had a statement from fulham football club, he was the owner during a particularly selves —— successful time. let's take a look up at the team has set. on behalf of everyone at fulham football club, i send my sincere condolences to the family and friends of mohamed al—fayed upon the news of his passing at age 94. the story of fulham cannot be told without a chapter on the positive impact of mr al—fayed as chairman. his legacy will be remembered for our promotion to the premier league, a europa league final, and moments of magic by players and teams alike. to some of the reaction which is now coming in after the conference passing of mohamed al—fayed at the age of 94. passing of mohamed al-fayed at the a . e of 94. . passing of mohamed al-fayed at the a . e of 94. , ., passing of mohamed al-fayed at the ace of 94. , ., , age of 94. interesting to see the im act he age of 94. interesting to see the impact he had — age of 94. interesting to see the impact he had on _ age of 94. interesting to see the impact he had on that _ age of 94. interesting to see the impact he had on that club. you | impact he had on that club. you mentioned this but his feet was also tied up with the royal family. mentioned this but his feet was also tied up with the royalfamily. it tied up with the royal family. it wasn't even before princess diana wasn't even before princess diana was in a relationship with his son, number two we know that mohamed al—fayed had been having closer ties to british royal family. al—fayed had been having closer ties to british royalfamily. some people say that this is something that he had courted himself. he had sponsored events like the windsor horror show and then saw that relationship with his son dodi al—fayed and princess diana and in the wake of that grief we did see play out very openly, he did also give evidence of his at times he had stated that he believed that the death of his son and of princess diana was a murder by quote unquote the establishment. he gave evidence at an inquiry and inquest and that was both burnout by british and french governments. i was both burnout by british and french governments.— was both burnout by british and french governments. i want to bring in gareth russell _ french governments. i want to bring in gareth russell who _ french governments. i want to bring in gareth russell who is _ french governments. i want to bring in gareth russell who is a _ french governments. i want to bring in gareth russell who is a royal- in gareth russell who is a royal historianjoining us now. tell us more about what we were hearing from helena come his contentious relationship particularly with the royal family. absolutely right. it was something that he _ absolutely right. it was something that he had courted quite consistently he says answered that match _ consistently he says answered that match and — consistently he says answered that match and also the former home in paris _ match and also the former home in paris and _ match and also the former home in paris and his— match and also the former home in paris and his wife the duchess of windsor— paris and his wife the duchess of windsor and fascinated by this case and stotes— windsor and fascinated by this case and states over the rest of his life _ and states over the rest of his life it — and states over the rest of his life it is — and states over the rest of his life. it is also possible that dodi ill-fayed — life. it is also possible that dodi al— fayed and princess life. it is also possible that dodi al—fayed and princess diana met years— al—fayed and princess diana met years before they give me a couple in a years before they give me a couple in 61986— years before they give me a couple in a 1986 match. but after the car crash, _ in a 1986 match. but after the car crash, the — in a 1986 match. but after the car crash, the tragic car accident in paris _ crash, the tragic car accident in paris 1997, _ crash, the tragic car accident in paris 1997, mohamed al—fayed was paris1997, mohamed al—fayed was really— paris 1997, mohamed al—fayed was really responsible for mainstreaming to very— really responsible for mainstreaming to very contentious and contested versions— to very contentious and contested versions of— to very contentious and contested versions of what had happened. firstly— versions of what had happened. firstly he — versions of what had happened. firstly he did give testimony that was thrown out by the french inquiry that he _ was thrown out by the french inquiry that he claimed that there had been an establishment reason to murder his son _ an establishment reason to murder his son and — an establishment reason to murder his son and the princess of wales. and he _ his son and the princess of wales. and he also— his son and the princess of wales. and he also really, seem to believe, certainly— and he also really, seem to believe, certainly promoted, the idea that dodi al—fayed and certainly promoted, the idea that dodi al— fayed and diana certainly promoted, the idea that dodi al—fayed and diana had almost been soulmates and were very much in love and _ been soulmates and were very much in love and that _ been soulmates and were very much in love and that the relationship had been _ love and that the relationship had been heading towards marriage. this is quite _ been heading towards marriage. this is quite an— been heading towards marriage. this is quite an interesting example of the royal— is quite an interesting example of the royal family pushing back and breaking — the royal family pushing back and breaking the rule of never explain, never— breaking the rule of never explain, never complained. earlier than we might— never complained. earlier than we might expect. so one off the figures that mohamed al—fayed really went after in _ that mohamed al—fayed really went after in his— that mohamed al—fayed really went after in his public statements was prince _ after in his public statements was prince philip duke of edinburgh, to the e> relationship as you have just | relationship as you have just mentioned, how do you think mohamed al—fayed was seen in british society? al-fayed was seen in british socie ? ., . ., al-fayed was seen in british socie ? . , . ., al-fayed was seen in british socie ? . . , ., society? that is a great question. i think british _ society? that is a great question. i think british society _ society? that is a great question. i think british society is _ society? that is a great question. i think british society is not - society? that is a great question. i think british society is not often i think british society is not often very kind. — think british society is not often very kind, society with a s. think british society is not often very kind, society with a 5. not often _ very kind, society with a 5. not often kind _ very kind, society with a 5. not often kind to people that it perceives as outsiders. certainly that they— perceives as outsiders. certainly that they will have seen anyone who is not _ that they will have seen anyone who is not british who was expiring to be friends — is not british who was expiring to befriends with royal family and he had be friends with royal family and he had to— befriends with royal family and he had to deal with snobbery and that tinre _ had to deal with snobbery and that tinre in _ had to deal with snobbery and that time. in the broadest sense of how he was _ time. in the broadest sense of how he was seen — time. in the broadest sense of how he was seen by society i think in 1997 _ he was seen by society i think in 1997 and — he was seen by society i think in 1997 and the year after in 1998 the year following his son's death, there — year following his son's death, there was— year following his son's death, there was a great deal of sympathy for hint _ there was a great deal of sympathy for him. that gradually waned across the media _ for him. that gradually waned across the media and wider society when his claims _ the media and wider society when his claims seemed to mutate and of all. in claims seemed to mutate and of all. in detail— claims seemed to mutate and of all. in detail and sensationalism about this alleged assassination plot. and there _ this alleged assassination plot. and there did _ this alleged assassination plot. and there did seem to be a growing sense of mohamed al—fayed that was less sympathetic as the years went on, he clung _ sympathetic as the years went on, he clung to _ sympathetic as the years went on, he clung to this — sympathetic as the years went on, he clung to this version of events of what _ clung to this version of events of what had — clung to this version of events of what had happened that night in paris _ what had happened that night in paris when diana and dodi al—fayed died so _ paris when diana and dodi al—fayed died so i _ paris when diana and dodi al—fayed died so i think the sympathy of 97 and 98 _ died so i think the sympathy of 97 and 98 was sincere towards them for nrany— and 98 was sincere towards them for many members of the british public, but i many members of the british public, but i don't _ many members of the british public, but i don't think it was long lasting _ but i don't think it was long lasting largest because of how his testimony and claims were perceived. lnteresting~ _ testimony and claims were perceived. interesting. given the fact that he was also a very successful businessman, what do you think his legacy will be?— legacy will be? multifaceted i su - ose. legacy will be? multifaceted i suppose. helena _ legacy will be? multifaceted i suppose. helena mentioned. legacy will be? multifaceted i i suppose. helena mentioned that legacy will be? multifaceted i - suppose. helena mentioned that some very glowing victories and praise from _ very glowing victories and praise from fulham. i have also seen on social— from fulham. i have also seen on social media _ from fulham. i have also seen on social media tonight various people who once _ social media tonight various people who once worked with the royal family— who once worked with the royal family who are speaking well of him and saying — family who are speaking well of him and saying that they liked him very much _ and saying that they liked him very much that— and saying that they liked him very much that he was a larger—than—life character~ _ much that he was a larger—than—life character. however there are many who will— character. however there are many who will regard him as they will regard — who will regard him as they will regard many very prominent businessman with scepticism. i think that will— businessman with scepticism. i think that will endure. i think there are many— that will endure. i think there are many discussions about how great wealth _ many discussions about how great wealth is— many discussions about how great wealth is acquired and obtained and ithink— wealth is acquired and obtained and i think ultimately he will be remembered if you are looking at a longer— remembered if you are looking at a longer in _ remembered if you are looking at a longer in historical perspective, he will he _ longer in historical perspective, he will be remembered more for his attempts— will be remembered more for his attempts to, as i say, mainstream or legitimise — attempts to, as i say, mainstream or legitimise the idea that dodi al—fayed and diana legitimise the idea that dodi al— fayed and diana were legitimise the idea that dodi al—fayed and diana were destined for the altar, _ al—fayed and diana were destined for the altar, planning to get married. ithink— the altar, planning to get married. i think a _ the altar, planning to get married. i think a lot — the altar, planning to get married. i think a lot of people who were closer— i think a lot of people who were closer to — i think a lot of people who were closer to diana do not believe that that was _ closer to diana do not believe that that was what was happening. sol think— that was what was happening. sol think you — that was what was happening. sol think you will be remembered as a multifaceted person as a separate i think the _ multifaceted person as a separate i think the dominant thing that history— think the dominant thing that history will remember is the link that he — history will remember is the link that he had to the drama and tragedy surrounding princess of wales death in l997~ _ surrounding princess of wales death in 1997. ., ~ , ., surrounding princess of wales death in 1997. ., ~ i. ., surrounding princess of wales death in 1997. ., ~ ., in 1997. thank you for your pempective _ in 1997. thank you for your perspective on _ in 1997. thank you for your perspective on the - in 1997. thank you for your perspective on the passing j in 1997. thank you for your i perspective on the passing of mohamed al—fayed. perspective on the passing of mohamed al-fayed.- perspective on the passing of mohamed al-fayed. now to developments right here in washington, two key members of the far—right proud boys group have been sentenced to prison for their role in the storming of the us capitol building. the latest to be sentenced is ethan nordean, who led the group's march onjanuary 6. he received 18 years for seditious conspiracy. that matches the longest sentence related to the 2021 capitol insurrection. also sentenced today, dominic pezzola. you see him here onjanuary 6th smashing a window with a police shield before filming himself smoking a cigar inside the capitol building. he was given 10 years for assaulting police and obstructing an official proceeding. live now to williejames inman, cbs news correspondent who is on capitol hill. let's start with dominic pezzola what can we know more about his role that we have heard in court today. pezzola was at the forefront of this entire situation when the events surrounding january the 6th unfolded and the assault including the asal on the us capitol. as you mention, he potentially bashed the window and letting in the first batch of the rioters into the capitol complex. today he did have some of his family there to support him, pezzola essentially nearly in tears telling the judge that he had essentially nearly in tears telling thejudge that he had given up politics and after the judge spoke he then raised his fist and said, trump one! he lives —— and yelled that with his family still present so it is unclear if he gave up politics when you have that statement coming from pezzola but clearly he was one of the main characters when this riot and insurrection unfolded at the capital —— trump won. pezzola getting ten years behind balls for his involvement. let's talk about ethan nordean receiving 18 years in prison almost twice then pezzola received told him on his role. i actually want to read some of what a judge has said, the us district court judgein has said, the us district court judge in this case timothy kelly he told nordean and has had to seat saying i think it was a tragedy how you got to a to b and went on to say may your upbringing was battle with no criminal record but nordean clearly in this case did not have that nonexisting criminal record in this case. he was clearly involved in all of what went on in that day with the grid and we receive the hefty sentence of 18 years with stewart rhodes from the oath keepers also received 18 years with his involvement of everything that went on that day so quite a serious case like a lot of others involved with proud boys, seditious conspiracy charge essentially trying to overthrow the us government that is why you was prosecutors gave such an impassioned argument to try and get the sentencing up there in terms of years, length of years, but 18 years is quite a lengthy sentence for the long sentence that both you and i mention. to long sentence that both you and i mention. ., ., ., , ., . mention. to follow up on that some critics have — mention. to follow up on that some critics have said _ mention. to follow up on that some critics have said that _ mention. to follow up on that some critics have said that these - critics have said that these are particularly harsh sentences for these men. what more can you tell us about that? , these men. what more can you tell us about that?— about that? their lengthy sentences indeed, but prosecutors, _ about that? their lengthy sentences indeed, but prosecutors, the - about that? their lengthy sentences indeed, but prosecutors, the do] i about that? their lengthy sentences indeed, but prosecutors, the doj in| indeed, but prosecutors, the doj in this case, were asking for more time for some of these individuals involved. enrique tarrio whose case is coming up next week, prosecutors have asked for some 33 years. joseph biggs also asking for a 33 years, he got 17. so it is clear that prosecutors believe that these are very serious crimes, they want more time, there is some criticism of course with these cases. some individuals here in the us thinking that this is politically motivated, this is a doj playing politics, but still it is important to point out that some of the judges were actually appointed by former president donald trump. in this case thejudge that handed president donald trump. in this case the judge that handed down the sentence today was appointed by former president trump. i just sentence today was appointed by former president trump. i 'ust want to 'um in former president trump. i 'ust want to jump in that former president trump. i 'ust want to jump in their and i former president trump. i 'ust want to jump in their and ask i former president trump. i just want to jump in their and ask you - former president trump. i just want to jump in their and ask you about | tojump in their and ask you about the former president because he has of course loomed large over these trials. 50 how is he factored in? he trials. so how is he factored in? he: certainly has and trump still has an effect over all of what happened here in washington, even though he is no longer here in washington. not as president or living here, but clearly these judges when they hand out the sentences, although they might not necessarily mention him by name they certainly know the gravity of what is at stake here. that these individuals, proud boys to be specific were essentially trying to lead a revolution against the us government. he of course know that donald trump the former president has several cases up and down the east coast that he has to face of course, federal cases both here and in florida. and a state case going on in fulton county. all this will come to a head during the middle of the presidential election. 50 while the presidential election. 50 while the former president trump, his name may not be necessarily mention, but still the context of what went on that date is still crystal clear in terms of the actions of some of these individuals and the charges and sentences that they now face. thank you so much forjoining us. great to have you. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. us officials say that ukrianian forces have made "notable progress" in their push against russian positions in the south of the country. white house national security spokesmanjohn kirby says those gains were made in the past 72 hours near zaporizhzhia. on friday, the russian defence ministry said it had made gains outside the city of kupiansk. neither claim has been verified. at least three swedish party leaders are boycotting this year's prize ceremonies after the nobel foundation invited the russian ambassador. they say the move is irresponsible because of russia's continuing war against ukraine. the invitation is a reversal from last year, when the private foundation declined to invite russia. a popularfemale bear has been shot dead on the outskirts of a town in central italy. a man has claimed he opened fire on the animal out of fear. the bear, named amarena, was filmed earlier this week roaming around a town in the abruzzo region with her two cubs. a local governor said no bear had ever threatened residents. you're live with bbc news. tens of millions of people in hong kong and neighbouring southern china are sheltering indoors as typhoon saola passes over the south china sea. it's skirted southern hong kong but the city has been lashed by high winds that have toppled trees. these are pictures from the chinese city of shenzhen. further north, 800,000 people have been evacuated in china's guangdong province. its governor has called on the public to engage in a state of near—war against the storm. chinese authorities say saola may make landfall on the stretch of coast that includes macau and a number of megacities. india's supreme court, is considering petitions, challenging prime minister narendra modi's decision to strip indian—administered kashmir of its semi—autonomy. new delhi took direct control in 2019, and now the security forces are being accused, of a campaign of arrests and intimidation of journalists. india and pakistan both claim the kashmir region and each control part of it. the area under indian control, has seen insurgencies by several militant groups, and the security forces are accused of cracking down on those reporting events. the bbc has spoken to several journalists with stories of serious abuse. our south asia correspondent, yogita limaye, has more from the city of srinagar. this is the kashmir india's government wants the world to see. beautiful, serene, full of tourists. away from sight is the more grim picture. a painful, long—running conflict. more recently, a clampdown on democratic rights. and journalists say those reporting on the realities of the situation are now being silenced. asif sultan, a kashmiri reporter, pictured here at one of his court hearings. he's been injailforfive years, charged under terror laws. his father, muhammad, says asif was targeted for this article he wrote about an anti—india militant. translation: everyone knows he's innocent. i he's a professional reporter and was jailed for his writing about the militancy. they wanted to make an example out of him so otherjournalists don't dare to cover topics the government doesn't approve of. at the time of his arrest, asif�*s daughter was just six months old. ariba might have been reunited with her father when he was given bail last year. but on the day of his release, new charges were brought. asif was kept in jail. it's part of a troubling pattern. journalist sajjad gul, jailed for criminal conspiracy. well—known magazine editor farhad shah, arrested on terrorism charges. whenever they are granted bail, new cases are filed to keep them in custody. most recently, irfan meraj, who's worked with international outlets, jailed for alleged links to terrorfunding. this complex, which now houses an office of the kashmir police, until last year this is where kashmir�*s press club used to be, the main body in the region which used to stand up for the rights of journalists. last year it was shut down by the government, and in its absence, journalists say they have nowhere to turn to if they feel threatened. and it isn'tjustjailing. we've heard of other forms of intimidation. dozens ofjournalists in this region are on no—fly lists, prevented from leaving the country. dozens ofjournalists have not had their passports renewed. we've spoken to 20 journalists on the ground, each of whom have told us that they've been called by the police and questioned about stories that they've done or social media posts that they've put out. this reporter told us about one such experience. he doesn't want to be identified, fearing reprisal. i started getting calls from the police over a story i had written. they kept asking why i had done it. then i was questioned in person. they told me they know everything about me and my family, which felt very scary. i kept thinking, would i be arrested or harmed physically? and what impact has that had on yourjournalism? instead of thinking about whether i have enough facts in a report, i worry more about whether it will [and me in trouble. we are all self—censoring. there is an attempt to silence the press in kashmir once and for all. mostjournalists told us they fear reprisal by the state. but in a conflict between indian forces and underground militant outfits, some say there are other dangers too. i spoke to a journalist who received threats from an insurgent group. translation: working | as a journalist in kashmir is like walking on a razor's edge. there are threats from all sides. i'm constantly afraid of a bullet coming at me, and that no one will ever find out who fired that. the impact onjournalism is evident when you look at the papers on any given day. the front pages are pretty much full of statements from either the national government or the regional administration. there are lots of soft stories, but there's barely any journalism in here holding the government to account. we asked the police and the regional administration to respond to the allegations made byjournalists who spoke to us. they haven't replied. in press statements, the administrative head of the region has insisted that there's absolute press freedom in kashmir. what we found belies the claims. on the ground in kashmir, press freedom has all but been eroded. yogita limaye, bbc news, srinagar. we want to bring you back to our top story, egyptian—born businessman and self—made billionare, mohamed al—fayed, has died. he was 94. he was the former owner of harrods department store and fulham football club in london. never far from controversy, fayed revealed in the mid—19905 he paid mp5 from britain's governing conservative party to ask questions in parliament. his eldest son dodi was killed along with princess diana in a car crash in paris, 26 years ago. fayed later claimed they had been killed in a secret service plot — a theory that was rejected by the coroner and an inquestjury. thank you for watching bbc news. hello there. the first week of september is looking a lot more summery than what we had throughout most ofjuly and indeed august. this weekend, high pressure is building in. it will turn drier and sunnier and warmer across the board. however, there will be a fly in the ointment that comes with this area of low pressure in its weather from which will push close to the north—west of scotland at times, certainly on sunday. but high pressure is building in — it's killing off the showers, the clouds. early on saturday we should see any rain fizzling out, but there will be a legacy of clouds and mist and fog, particularly across central southern england, wales, northern ireland. here it's going to be mild, but again, the north—east corner of scotland will be quite chilly with temperatures in low single digits. so we start off plenty of sunshine in the north. further south, mist then fog through the morning which will tend to lift and burn. into the afternoon, could see the odd isolated shower developing, but most places will stay dry and it'll feel a lot warmer for most low to mid twenties across the board. as we head through saturday night again, we'll see the mist and fog develop pretty much anywhere, but especially across parts of england and wales. gradually, this weather front will start to push into the north—west of scotland to bring strong winds, outbreaks of rain. a much milder night to come across north—east scotland, 13 degrees for aberdeen and elsewhere. temperatures will be in double figures. sunday, high pressure still with us, but this weather front will be influencing the weather across north—west scotland. so for the highlands and islands, it'll be quite cloudy, breezy with outbreaks of rain here. but southern and eastern scotland, northern ireland, england and wales, once any early mist and fog clears away, then it'll be a lovely, sunny, dry day. light winds for most quite gusty, though, for the north—west of scotland. temperature—wise, for the highlands and islands, 15 to 17 degrees. but the rest of scotland, northern ireland, england and wales, it's the low to mid twenties. as we head into monday we hold on to this wetter, cloudier, breezier weather across north—west scotland. but the rest of scotland, northern england and wales again, once any morning mist and foreclosures away, it'll be dry, sunny and very warm with temperatures ranging from 22 to 26 celsius. much warmer there for eastern scotland, too. and we hold on to those temperatures — mid to maybe high twenties. for england and wales, could see close to 30 degrees in one or two spots, otherwise they'll be turning more unsettled by the end of the week. hello. we're back and we've got plenty to talk about. welcome to a new look, newswatch with me, samira ahmed. coming up is the upgrade to the bbc news app more of a downgrade? and with the news channel late to the game with some breaking news on thursday. over the summer, as you can see, we'll be making some changes to our studio backdrop and our opening title, so do you let us know your thoughts on those. and while we've been off the air, the news agenda hasn't gone quiet as it sometimes does at this time of year. here's a reminder of a few of the big stories of the past few weeks. newsreader: the fires in rhodes have not diminished. _ instead, more have broken out overnight, and there are concerns the winds could get stronger, farming the flames even more. july isn't over yet, but it is already virtually certain a number of teams of climate scientists around the world. and so the stage is set for- what will be a momentous occasion.