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Joining us. Is the us facing a Mental Health crisis . The joining us. Is the us facing a Mental Health crisis . The us has been facing Mental Health crisis . The us has been facing a Mental Health crisis . The us has been facing a crisis Mental Health crisis . The us has been facing a crisis for Mental Health crisis . The us has been facing a crisis for quite Mental Health crisis . The us has. Been facing a crisis for quite some time even prior to the covid 19 pandemic. We saw a rates of depression and anxiety increased, but the most challenging thing was that people were not able to access various Mental Health supports due to financial constraints but also due to the shortage that was in place with psychiatrists and therapists who were available. And so given the fact that the pandemic was emotionally challenging for so many faults, also the social and Political Climate that many people in america were facing in a number of other challenges, it certainly has made it such that Mental Health symptoms have been on the rise here in the us. find symptoms have been on the rise here in the us. � ,. , in the us. And why are we seeing this as a result in the us. And why are we seeing this as a result now in the us. And why are we seeing this as a result now of in the us. And why are we seeing | this as a result now of these rising numbers of suicides . I this as a result now of these rising numbers of suicides . Numbers of suicides . I think there could be a Number Numbers of suicides . I think there could be a number of numbers of suicides . I think there could be a number of different could be a number of different factors. But we know to be true is we are having more conversations about Mental Health and we are also talking about suicide more often. So i do believe that people are more open and honest about having thoughts of suicide or even being more open about the attempts theyve made with regard to suicide. We are also better at collecting data having to do with suicide than previously where they would be a cause of death. We were not quite sure what the underlying cause was but i do think that reporting has also improved in terms of suicide. But also people are really struggling. They dont have the tools or supports as well as the actual Mental Health supports they needin actual Mental Health supports they need in regards to the therapists and the psychiatrists that they need to reduce some of their symptoms. So that elevates the level of attempting suicide. That elevates the level of attempting suicide. That elevates the level of attemutin suicide. ,. Attempting suicide. You said we are talkin attempting suicide. You said we are talking about attempting suicide. You said we are talking about it attempting suicide. You said we are talking about it more attempting suicide. You said we are talking about it more but attempting suicide. You said we are talking about it more but is attempting suicide. You said we are talking about it more but is there i talking about it more but is there still stigma attached to Mental Health are preventable from getting help . Health are preventable from getting hel . ~ ,. , ~ health are preventable from getting hel2, ~ ,. , help . Absolutely. When it comes to Mental Health, help . Absolutely. When it comes to Mental Health, those help . Absolutely. When it comes to Mental Health, those symptoms help . Absolutely. When it comes to Mental Health, those symptoms are not viewed in the same way as physical symptoms but we do know to be true is that Mental Health and physical health are connected. But i think that we are still not putting as much emphasis in value on how Emotional Health is critical to overall health. Depression, anxiety, dealing with trauma related symptoms are all things that can interfere with a person in their ability to function. But people really are resistant to talking about it because they feel like its something that they can solve on their own while not really appreciating the fact that there are known helps and treatments and supports that are available to make people recover and live Productive Lives despite having a Mental Health condition. Mil lives despite having a Mental Health condition. �. ,. , ~ condition. All right, doctor, thank ou for condition. All right, doctor, thank you for sharing condition. All right, doctor, thank you for sharing your condition. All right, doctor, thank you for sharing your expertise you for sharing your expertise there. I want to bring in the panel again. This sounds like a national Health Crisis that we just heard from doctor crawford there but do you think this is on the agenda people there in washington . Clearly it is a crisis and people there in washington . Clearly it is a crisis and i people there in washington . Clearly it is a crisis and i dont people there in washington . Clearly it is a crisis and i dont think people there in washington . Clearly it is a crisis and i dont think it it is a crisis and i dont think it is. It is a crisis and i dont think it is weii it is a crisis and i dont think it is. Well talk about it enough. Certainly is. Well talk about it enough. Certainly that a percent number is ust certainly that a percent number is just economical with the seniors being just economical with the seniors being impacted and the families. I want to being impacted and the families. I want to know some of the Mort Root Causes want to know some of the Mort Root Causes and want to know some of the Mort Root Causes and obviously covid i9 played a role causes and obviously covid i9 played a role but causes and obviously covid i9 played a role but seniors having to shut down a role but seniors having to shut down and a role but seniors having to shut down and covered 19 in the Economic Impacts down and covered 19 in the Economic Impacts i down and covered 19 in the Economic Impacts, i think there are too many questions impacts, i think there are too many questions we have to ask we can figure questions we have to ask we can figure it questions we have to ask we can figure it will begin to offer help. I figure it will begin to offer help. I dont figure it will begin to offer help. I dont think policymakers here are talking i dont think policymakers here are talking about is enough. How i dont think policymakers here are talking about is enough. Talking about is enough. 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And i think trying to overcome that in an older to overcome that in an older generation to overcome that in an older generation is to overcome that in an older generation is a to overcome that in an older generation is a much to overcome that in an older generation is a much bigger| generation is a much bigger challenge generation is a much bigger challenge than generation is a much bigger challenge than it generation is a much bigger challenge than it is generation is a much bigger challenge than it is in generation is a much bigger challenge than it is in the l generation is a much bigger challenge than it is in the Younger Generation challenge than it is in the Younger Generation challenge than it is in the younger aeneration. ,. , generation. Doctor, you mentioned the pandemic generation. Doctor, you mentioned the pandemic so generation. Doctor, you mentioned the pandemic so what generation. Doctor, you mentioned the pandemic so what role generation. Doctor, you mentioned the pandemic so what role the generation. Doctor, you mentioned| the pandemic so what role the debt half and exacerbating the crisis . I think what the pandemic, people were not able to access their usual supports and resources to navigate stress. People were socially isolated from each other and they could not attend church. They could not connect with their communities in such a way that would allow them to reduce some of the distress that they were experiencing. And that went on for quite some time. And then in addition to that, wait lists to see a therapist or psychiatrist just grew. And so what we are dealing with is people who want to access Mental Health care, because of all the distress that they experienced and they were not able to get help during the pandemic, and them its building up because they still have not been able to get the help that they need. We have a significant shortage when it comes to Mental Health providers. And i think that is contributing to the issues that we are seeing currently. Doctor, we mentioned the deaths for those over 55 increasing by more than 8 . What do you think is behind that . I than 8 . What do you think is behind that . than 8 . What do you think is behind that . ~. ,. , that . I think he could be a number of things itut that . I think he could be a number of things. But we that . I think he could be a number of things. But we are that . I think he could be a number of things. But we are noticing that . I think he could be a number of things. But we are noticing in i of things. But we are noticing in the us is that there is a pandemic of loneliness. And not having those social connections can make it such that people may lose a sense of purpose for living. It is so we cannot underestimate the importance of the social supports, and that could be one factor that is contributing. But also as someone already previously mentioned, there is a generational divide here where people are accustomed to dealing with certain emotional challenges and feeling like they should overcome them on their own. So they are not as open to the idea of talking to a therapist or open to the idea of taking medication to help improve some of their Mental Health symptoms. Shill help improve some of their Mental Health symptoms. Help improve some of their Mental Health symptoms. All right, doctor crawford, health symptoms. All right, doctor crawford. We health symptoms. All right, doctor crawford, we will health symptoms. All right, doctor crawford, we will let health symptoms. All right, doctor crawford, we will let you health symptoms. All right, doctor crawford, we will let you go health symptoms. All right, doctor crawford, we will let you go at this| crawford, we will let you go at this point but thank you so much for being with us on the programme. Thank you so much. Being with us on the programme. Thank you so much. Before we move on, lets thank you so much. Before we move on. Letsjust thank you so much. Before we move on, letsjust mention thank you so much. Before we move on, letsjust mention if thank you so much. Before we move on, letsjust mention if you on, lets just mention if you were affected by issues raised in the story, help and support is always available for un the uk. And before we move on, just to mention that if you are affected by issues raised in this story, help and support is always available for you. In the uk head to the bbc action line website, or for our viewers around the world, please turn to your local health providers. Junior doctors in england have begun anotherfour day strike as their bitter dispute with the government over pay and conditions grinds on. Nearly a million nhs appointments and procedures are expected to be postponed or cancelled over the next four days. The British Medical Association is calling for a 35 pay rise, while the government is offering 6 plus a lump sum which would bring the increase to around 9 . Lets praying andrew and brian back in. Are we any closer at this point to having some sort of resolution to this . ,. , � ~ to having some sort of resolution to this . ,. , � ,. ,. , this . No, i dont think we are and the government this . No, i dont think we are and the government have this . No, i dont think we are and the government have got this . No, i dont think we are and the government have got to this . No, i dont think we are and the government have got to do more. There is a shortage of doctors in the uk for so i think there are just over 10,000 vacancies in the nhs. We have fewer gps now fully trained that we did ten years ago in 2013. There is a real crisis of recruitment and retention within the National Health service among doctors as well as within nursing and other professions in the Health Service as well. So if you want to keep encouraging people to become doctors and retain them in the uk, because other countries are paying doctors a lot more people will look at that and think if i can earn twice as much in australia or whatever and the Housing Costs are less and they are in large parts of england, people will move. Especially people who do wind up on decent salaries but this is Junior Doctors who have begun a four day strike. And they actually start off a very low wages, around £14 an hour in the first year. So there is a real need to boost that substantially. Not present may sound like a lot but not percent of them of not very much is not very much still an inflation has been over to percent for much of the last year. So in reality that is another real terms cop. Some 35 i think sounds a lot because thats how much pay has been cut back over the last 15 years. Doctors pay in real terms as been following year on year for 15 years and i think its time for the government to arrest that it will necessarily happen overnight we get that all in one go, one big uplift of 35 commitment perhaps if a programme is put in place that does do it above inflation rises over a number of years we may actually see this. Without getting more doctors trained and retained in the hs, the backlogs of the nhs or did not go to be clear to this is a real functional question and not about digging in a shoving who wished up at about settling this in the interest of patients ultimately. Brute interest of patients ultimately. We know the us has a very Different Health care system does not have the nhs but the pandemic also really exposed strains on the Health Care System and in particular on nurses in the us, exposing a shortage of nurses. ,. ,. , in the us, exposing a shortage of nurses. ,. ,. ,. , nurses. Listen there was a massive shorta. E nurses. Listen there was a massive shortage before nurses. Listen there was a massive shortage before covenantee nurses. Listen there was a massive shortage before covenantee and i shortage before covenantee and africa shortage before covenantee and Africa Evidencing the shortages have even gotten larger. My sister was a nurse even gotten larger. My sister was a nurse and even gotten larger. My sister was a nurse and is even gotten larger. My sister was a nurse and is not now but it started as a nurse nurse and is not now but it started as a nurse during covert. But the stress as a nurse during covert. But the stress they as a nurse during covert. But the stress they endured, the long hours and the stress they endured, the long hours and the ungrateful patients, its a tough and the ungrateful patients, its a toughiob and the ungrateful patients, its a toughjob. And they and the ungrateful patients, its a tough job. And they certainly need tough job. And they certainly need to be tough job. And they certainly need to be compensated and they are part of union to be compensated and they are part of union here in the us and they organised of union here in the us and they organised and they submit their offers organised and they submit their offers and its the process here. But we offers and its the process here. But we cannot forget patients here, i but we cannot forget patients here, i cannot but we cannot forget patients here, i cannot imagine medical procedures being i cannot imagine medical procedures being cancelled because doctors decided being cancelled because doctors decided to take a strike. We dont have decided to take a strike. We dont have that decided to take a strike. We dont have that apparatus here in the us. Thankfully have that apparatus here in the us. Thankfully we dont, but we have got thankfully we dont, but we have got the thankfully we dont, but we have got. The uk have to salt something to solve got. The uk have to salt something to solve the got. The uk have to salt something to solve the start because cancelling Health Care Visits is not a good cancelling Health Care Visits is not a good thing and its not a great way to a good thing and its not a great way to defend a universal Health Care System either. Way to defend a universal Health Care System either. Very quickly, how Lona Care System either. Very quickly, how long can care system either. Very quickly, how long can the care system either. Very quickly, how long can the nhs care system either. Very quickly, how long can the nhs to care system either. Very quickly, how long can the nhs to staying| care system either. Very quickly, i how long can the nhs to staying the strikes . ,. , ~. , how long can the nhs to staying the strikes . ,. ,. ,. , how long can the nhs to staying the strikes . ,. , , strikes . Look on the nhs has been woefully underfunded strikes . Look on the nhs has been woefully underfunded for strikes . Look on the nhs has been woefully underfunded for the strikes . Look on the nhs has been woefully underfunded for the last l woefully underfunded for the last ten or 15 years and the reason we have the massive backlogs is because of very low increases nhs funding over the last ten or 12 years. So we need to get on top of that. I hope that this will be resolved very quickly but the government needs to move and it needs them to stop digging in and try to show they are strong. It is not the solution here. The solution here is to get people off of the waiting list to back into work and back into good state of health because this is a real crisis and its much wider than the doctors. Its about the rights of paper and retaining nurses was that we have more nurses last year quitting the any of the year and nhs history last year and we need to put more money into people pay packets to get them to stay in the nhs and help clear the backlogs and encourage others to take out those professions as well. Because its a very top Profession Working in the Health Service. It is a da. Working in the Health Service. It is a day stay working in the Health Service. It is a day stay right working in the Health Service. It is a day. Stay right there and we will come back in a moment and talk about the Prime Ministers lights. Around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. Bringing you different stories from across the uk. This memorial to dobby the elf became apparent after the scene of his death was filmed here in 2010, where the beach was transformed into the site of shell cottage. An emotive scene for harry potter fans after he died trying to get his friends to safety. A few days ago, a picture was posted on social media showing the socks and trinkets had been removed, leaving just rocks here. But today, the socks and various other items are back. As socks played an important part in dobby� s storyline, its no surprise there are many here, but its what affect those items are having on the local environment is whats causing concern. Yeah, weve left the stone and written a little message. I love dobby, so. Hes one of my favourite characters. National trust cymru said they love welcoming visitors to the area and are asking people not to leave any items, but to just take pictures. For more stories from across the uk, head to the bbc news website. Youre live with bbc news. A bbc investigation has revealed that rishi sunak used has rafjets and helicopters for domestic flights more frequently than the uks previous three Prime Ministers. Ministry of defence data shows he took almost one such flight a week during his first seven months in office. Thats more frequently than theresa may, borisjohnson or liz truss. The Prime Minister has been accused of hypocrisy for flying short journeys domestically given his pledges to curb planet warming carbon emissions, but mr sunak has said air travel was the most effective use of my time. Bringing the panel back in here. Do you agree . Is the most effective use of his time . Of his time . No, look him of the uk is a re of his time . No, look him of the uk is a pretty small of his time . No, look him of the uk is a pretty small country of his time . No, look him of the uk is a pretty small country and of his time . No, look him of the uk is a pretty small country and im is a pretty small country and im the sounds absurd somebody in the us with the uk is about half the size of texas. You dont need to keep popping on flights ago from one city to another within the uk. We have Rail Networks and roads and you dont need to do this. Its hugely costly to the taxpayer and its usually inefficient in terms of Climate Change and not setting a good example. And he is travelling to and a half times as much as Boris Johnson, so if the Prime Minister borisjohnson did not need to do it that often the wild earth as rishi sunak . And Ashley Alonso that research you put up on screen that, hes also taking about £700,000 in donations for conservative Party Trouble where he is campaigning on behalf of his party with private jets and Helicopter Rides and so on as well. 50 jets and Helicopter Rides and so on as well. , w , as well. So very quickly, number ten spokesperson as well. So very quickly, number ten spokesperson to as well. So very quickly, number ten spokesperson to the as well. So very quickly, number ten spokesperson to the following. As well. So very quickly, number ten | spokesperson to the following. Value for money, security and efficiency is taken into account and all decisions and all flights are carbon offset. Do you think that will satisfy those who have criticised him . ,. , � ~ satisfy those who have criticised him . ,. , � ,. , � him . No. I dont think it does. Be is takin him . No. I dont think it does. Be is taking 25 him . No. I dont think it does. Be is taking 2. 5 times him . No. I dont think it does. Be is taking 2. 5 times as him . No. I dont think it does. Be is taking 2. 5 times as many him . No. I dont think it does. Be| is taking 2. 5 times as many flights as borisjohnson did in Boris Johnson in the same job and was Prime Minister and there is clearly no need for it. I think he is a billionaire and is very rich and come from this background where he thinks he does not need to travel with the regular people. He thinks if i can do that quicker, why should i not . People in britain appreciate somebody who does not have a particularly high opinion of themselves and is humble. And i think itjust shows a sort of disconnect with the real. 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Borisjohnson probably did not do a particularly good job which is what not do a particularly good job which is what is not do a particularly good job which is what is out there any more and the party is what is out there any more and the party was able to turn their back the party was able to turn their back on the party was able to turn their back on and very quickly. But in travels back on and very quickly. But in travels because he wants as long as he is travels because he wants as long as he is delivering results. That to me, he is delivering results. That to me. Gdp he is delivering results. That to me, gdp growth by. 01 does not seem look a me, gdp growth by. 01 does not seem look a term me, gdp growth by. 01 does not seem looka term in me, gdp growth by. 01 does not seem look a term in travels what is he wants as look a term in travels what is he wants as long as he is delivering results wants as long as he is delivering results. That to me, gdp growth by ~01 results. 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I know you have more thoughts on that but we other issues either. I know you have more thoughts on that but we have | more thoughts on that but we have to go now because it is time for the panel. Yes this is where i get to ask you about the stories that you are watching today. I want to start with you because you looked at a figure which after the former president , mrtrump. Figure which after the former president , mr trump. Listen. Ithink toda or president , mr trump. Listen. Ithink today or yesterday president , mr trump. Listen. Ithink today or yesterday we president , mr trump. Listen. Ithink today or yesterday we saw president , mr trump. Listen. Ithink today or yesterday we saw the president , mr trump. Listen. Ithink today or yesterday we saw the news j today or yesterday we saw the news of Michael Today or yesterday we saw the news of Michael Cohen running for president. Running for us congress in new president. Running for us congress in new york president. Running for us congress in new york. That is big news. He is going to in new york. That is big news. He is going to be in new york. That is big news. He is going to be a in new york. That is big news. He is going to be a democratic primary. Very going to be a democratic primary. Very unpopular democratic incumbent. Nobody very unpopular democratic incumbent. Nobody likes him in new york, at least nobody likes him in new york, at least he nobody likes him in new york, at least he unit is not like him i think least he unit is not like him i think there is a huge opportunity for Michael Cohen to do really well in primary for Michael Cohen to do really well in primary and even went. New york is a very in primary and even went. New york is a very forgiving place. They are left politics is a very forgiving place. 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Obviously does not affect the Warehouse Taffy were often very low paid anonymously as ugly and warehouses, but it people can work from home efficiently and effectively, being productive then, it seems to me odd that a Company Thatis it seems to me odd that a company that is so reliant on online trade and Business Cannot Adapt to that thing and i think theres a number of companies are struggling with how you manage staff and how you interrelate in a communicate and help them not quite caught up. There is also an inequality dangle here with a worklife balance thing. In one respect, people with caring responsibilities, much more flexible for them if they can work from home. They are able to balance their time with their children, with if they have caring Response Ability for relatives who were elderly as well. They have not got that commuting time that eats into their day so thatis time that eats into their day so that is a good thing potentially. And to make people happier and more productive. But there is also i think an issue for people with disabilities, for Whom Commuting is difficult. Forwhom disabilities, for Whom Commuting is difficult. For whom special adaptations are made in the office so they are benefits on both sides here and i think Companies Really need to sit in on both sides here and i think Companies Really need to sit in a talk to their employees rather than to have done because it profit a walk out in the us where it this is been done, imposing you must come out of the office this many days a week even if there is no issue with the work that you are doing from home. It seems to me a bit top down and not the most collegial way to go about things. Some viewers might be surprised another even zoom is asking its workers to come back to the office and that seems to be very counterproductive perhaps for all those who use them and were kissing. To quickly get your take on this, it is a question of people having paper really Expensive Office buildings like in washington and making sure that they can pay their lease . Listen, they are breaking their leases listen, they are breaking their leases and the reality is the Financial Leases and the reality is the financial cost of breaking a lease probably financial cost of breaking a lease probably is cheaper than actually making probably is cheaper than actually making the lease payment. A lot of it has making the lease payment. A lot of it has to making the lease payment. A lot of it has to do making the lease payment. A lot of it has to do probably with the employers dont fill the employees are up employers dont fill the employees are up as employers dont fill the employees are up as productive. But here at in my firm, are up as productive. But here at in my firm, we are up as productive. But here at in my firm, we have consolidated our leases my firm, we have consolidated our leases into my firm, we have consolidated our leases into one space and we had for all over leases into one space and we had for all over the leases into one space and we had for all over the dc area so i think the leases all over the dc area so i think the leases play all over the dc area so i think the leases play a big role in it and they will leases play a big role in it and they will pay for it. The leases play a big role in it and they will pay for it. Leases play a big role in it and they will pay for it. The focus of they will pay for it. The focus of the mayor they will pay for it. The focus of the mayor in they will pay for it. The focus of the mayor in washington they will pay for it. The focus of the mayor in washington as they will pay for it. The focus of. The mayor in washington as well to get federal workers back of the office i can certainly attest to the fact that Downtown Washington is felt very different since the end of the pandemic. So we will see how that develops, but look what we are going to leave it there with the panel. Thank you both very much, great to have you want to wish you both a great weekend. Thanks to everyone for walking and watching and to remind you our top story, the wildfires in hawaii we did not get the Press Conference and at that hour but we will of course continue to watch this story for you on bbc news thank you for watching. Hello, from the bbc sport centre. Im sarah mulkerrins. Its the final few minutes of the first game of the Premier League season. And champions Manchester City are looking good against burnley at turf moor. Erling haaland picked up where he left off last campaign, scoring two goals against the newly promoted club. The norwegian scored 36 Premier League goals for city last season. Its 3 0 at the moment. Heading towards 90 minutes and you can follow up on abcs poor website. Bbc can follow up on abcs poor website. Bbc sport website. Now to the latest on harry kanes future. Tottenhams record goal scorer has arrived in munich and is expected to undergo a medical at the german champions after a 100 Million Euro deal was agreed by the clubs. The transfer is thought to be finalised before the new bundesliga season, which starts next week. Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou has been convinced he was leaving since he took over the job. In my mind, after the initial conversation, it seemed harry had made up his mind. If not, he was also happy to stay. It wasnt like he was kind of forcing it on me. He was very professional about it, and i tried to treat him with the respect that a player of his standing deserves. Weve been planning for this, fair to say, for a while. I think it doesnt take too much investigative work to realise that this was going to happen, so weve been planning for it to happen anyway. So, a lot of business up till now is with that in mind. This doesnt change things dramatically from my perspective anyway. And another potential huge move is on the cards. Liverpool have agreed a british record transfer for Moises Caicedo from brighton for £111 million. Caicedos been on the radar of several Premier League sides for the last few months after a standout season for brighton, who had already rejected a series of bids from chelsea. The ecuadorian midfielder is now free to go for a medical. Well, the league that has dominated a significant amount of the Summer Conversations and transfer market, the saudi pro league, has got underway. And it was former Liverpool Bobby firminho who scored a hat trick as al ahli beat al hazm 3 1. Riyad mahrez, Edouard Mendy and Allan Saint Maximin all made their debuts as well. It follows the state funded Summer Transfer Spending Spree thats transformed football in saudi arabia. At the womens world cup, sweden and spain are through to the semifinals. It was a superb performance from sweden, who got the better of 2011 champions japan, goals coming from Amanda Ilestedt and filippa angeldahl. Japan missed a penalty, but pulled one back in the closing stages. But it wasnt enough, and sweden held on to win 2 1, claiming another big name on the way to the finalfour. They had knocked out the us. And theyll play spain on tuesday. They scored an extra time winner against The Netherlands to go through. Salma paralluelo came off the bench to score as spain beat The Netherlands to reach the womens world cup semifinals for the first time. American ally ewing had quite the round on day two of the womens open at walton heath. She began as leader on li under par and then carded a superb second round of 66, to have her move well clear on 10 under par. The chasing pack struggled to keep up, closest of All Are Fellow American Andrea Lee and Minami Katsu Ofjapan on 5 under, as is englands charley hull. Her round included some brilliant putting, including this birdie on the 11th hole. She is five off the lead. Over to the World Cycling Championships in scotland, and Great Britain have enjoyed another successful day. Gbsjosh tarling took bronze in the mens elite time trial, with Belgiums Remco Evenepoel taking gold. This is the first time the 19 year old brit has competed in the mens elite at the world championships. Ben wiggins won silver in the mens junior time trial. Hes the 18 year old son of five time Olympic Champion and Tour De France winner bradley wiggins. And he finished second to australias 0scar chamberlain. His dad was in stirling to see his sons latest success. An impressive knock from jordan cox helped 0val Invincibles edge out northern superchargers in the mens hundred. He smashed an unbeaten 73 off 48 balls as the invincibles posted an impressive total of 185 5. They eventually went on to win by nine runs and move two points clear at the top of the table. And in the womens fixture, Phoebe Litchfield hit 68 off 45 balls to set the superchargers up for a 14 run victory against the oval invincibles. The victory means theyre up to third, one point off the top. Stay up to date with all the latest of the bbc sport website that is it for me for the moment, bye bye. Hello. We had our brief spell of warmth in the last couple of days, and now that the weekend is here, of course, its turning a little cooler and more unsettled. But dont get me wrong, its not going to be awful. There will certainly be some fine weather around, some lengthy spells of sunshine, but quite a few showers around as well, brought by this area of low pressure just to the north west of us right now. And this is how its going to barrel across the uk during the course of the weekend, and the closer you are to the centre of this low pressure, the more frequent the showers will be. So, through the course of this evening and overnight, showers, quite frequent ones spreading into Northern Ireland by the morning, western scotland, perhaps the irish sea, wales, maybe the south, too, whereas many central and eastern parts of the uk should wake up to a bright, if not sunny, weather saturday morning with temperatures around 15 16 degrees. So a pleasant start to the day. And heres saturday itself quite brisk winds around western coasts with these Atlantic Winds and a mixture of sunshine and showers. Some of them could be heavy, could be a crack of thunder, most lengthy spells of sunshine, i think, in the south. And this pattern will continue into sunday as well. So, again, the closer you are to the centre of the low, the more frequent the showers will be and generally out towards the west, too. So london, norwich, hull probably faring best with fine weather, some spots could actually get away with a completely dry weekend. Now, lets have a look at monday. The low pressures still with us, but it is fizzling away. Still have a Weather Front here, so that does mean that across east anglia and the southeast for a time on monday, it could be in the morning or lasting into the afternoon. Difficult to say, but some cloud and rain certainly in the forecast. Showers could break out also across scotland, but many areas towards the west actually fine weather to start the week. Now, lets talk about the jet stream. Its still over us. Its been over us more or less all summer and at leastjuly into august. So this is where it will roughly be through the week, deflecting any heat coming our way from the south eastwards. But it could come close to the south later next week, so temperatures could rise. In fact, there is a hint if you keep checking the apps, youll notice that as you go beyond wednesday, thursday into friday, the temperatures keep rising and the weather turns a little bit drier and brighter. Bye bye. Tonight at ten, at least 55 people have now died in wildfires which have ravaged the Hawaiian Island of maui. A charred and blackened landscape. This was the thriving tourist town of lahaina, much of it now ashes. Here on the island of maui residents are now being allowed to return to work if anything is left of their homes in the devastated town of lahaina. They are being warned to brace for the Emotional Turmoil of what they were fine when they get there. And the other main stories on the programme tonight. A home for a matter of days. The Barge Housing Asylum Seekers on the dorset coast is evacuated after its water supply is found to contain bacteria. Desperate for a snap of england captain harry kane as he arrives in germany for a medical for his move to Bayern Munich from tottenham hotspur. And i will be live here in sydney where a match day morning has already arrived with england preparing to take on columbia and laterfor a place in the preparing to take on columbia and later for A Place In The World preparing to take on columbia and laterfor A Place In The World cup semifinals at stake. 0n newsnight at 10 30pm another blow to the Prime Ministers so called small boats week,