and you're a victim of that crime, it's simple as that. in england and wales, there's been an increase of 57% in recorded child sex offences in the last six years. also on the programme: judges rule the mayor of london can expand the city's ultra low emission zone for the worst polluting vehicles. it's lauren james! a screamer for the lionesses takes them a step closer to the knockout stages of the world cup. and a dog—napping tale with a happy ending, as twiglet is reunited with her owner. and coming up on bbc news, five wickets fall in an afternoon, as england attempt to stop australia claiming a first—innings lead in the final ashes test at the oval.

hello. we begin this evening with a story of courage and strength displayed by a remarkable young woman. poppy is 18 and was sexually abused as a child by her paternal grandfather. he was eventually convicted of her rape and jailed for 13 years. but now poppy has waived her right to anonimity, and by talking about her experience hopes to help other victims of sexual abuse. new analysis for the bbc by the centre of expertise on child sexual abuse reveals that in the last year police forces in england and wales, recorded well over 100,000 sexual offences against children — that's a 57% increase in six years. experts say the rise is largely due to greater awareness, but most abuse remains hidden. 0ur social affairs editor, alison holt, has poppy's story.

a few words with her dad on the phone and with her mum watching. this is a big day for poppyjust before her 18th birthday. she's doing her first skydive to raise money for a charity that helped her cope with the sexual abuse that devastated her early life. she's also trying to change attitudes. take away the shame. why should we be hidden? it is a crime if you look at it in black and white and you're a victim of the crime, it's as simple as that. she has set aside her legal right to remain anonymous. she hopes by speaking to me so openly it will make it easier for abuse survivors to get support. i think if people can see a face behind something so taboo, it makes it more relatable.

i am like any other person probably going through it. one thing i suppose survivors are very good at, and i was very good at, was hiding that. nothing was wrong, people didn't see it in me. abuse can put betrayal at the heart of a home. poppy was sexually abused by her paternal grandfatherjohn. she called him dan dan. it started when she was a toddler. i thought it happened to everyone. i thought grandparents did that to their grandchildren. pops, pops, look at daddy. this is poppy on a trip to legoland aged five. she'd just tried to tell her parents about the abuse. they thought she had accidentally seen her grandfather in the shower so spoke to him about that. the abuse did stop, but poppy says over the following years she was eaten alive with guilt and anxiety. i'm thinking, "am i that bad? am i really that bad?" "i shouldn't be here, i don't deserve anything."

one day when she was 11 she was being physically sick. her mum miranda suggested a walk. ijust said to her, "babes, has something awful happened to you?" and she said, "you know it has, mum." and i was like... sorry. "what do you mean?" and she said, "do you remember that day we went to legoland and you spoke to dan dan?" she said, "it wasn't just naked, mum." and just the look on her face said it all, ijust knew. i think i was so terrified to let my mum know, that she would turn around and be like, "you are lying," or "that's disgusting," or, yeah, just think i was a horrible person for it as well, which i had done.

and what was her reaction? it was just an immediate, "we are going to get through this." for her dad david, there was the distress of knowing his father was the abuser. he on one hand - was abusing our daughter and then five minutes later- he was having a cup of tea with us. i then felt, "who is this man?" but then equally as a child i had grown up _ and had many, many happy memories, so there was a real, real conflict in my mind _ david reported his father to the police. john was later convicted of raping poppy and jailed for 13 and a half years. he died in prison last november. what would you say to those who say it couldn't happen in my family? i said that, we said that. it happens with people who generally you know, generally you love. -

it can happen under your nose. now, through her skydive, poppy is raising money for a helpline to support abuse survivors whilst they wait for counselling. it can take months to get that help, but the family says it was vital for them. above all, poppy want survivors to know someone will listen. take that jump. easy for me to say, i have taken the jump, i am living the life i live now. i can't promise that you will be believed like everyone, but i can promise that there is someone that will believe you and there is a way through this. poppy and her mum and dad, speaking to alison holt. and if you've been affected by child sexual abuse, details of organisations offering information and support are available

at bbc.co.uk/actionline. let's get a final word from alison. amazing courage shown by poppy there, how important is it that people like her come out and share their there, how important is it that people like her come out and share their stories there, how important is it that people like her come out and share their stories i there, how important is it that people like her come out and share their stories i think there, how important is it that people like her come out and share their stories i think it there, how important is it that people like her come out and share their stories i think it is there, how important is it that people like her come out and share their stories i think it is really important, and on a personal level, i want to thank poppy and her family for talking about this very difficult, uncomfortable subject. as a society, we have to be able to talk about this, otherwise things won't change. it is too easy for perpetrators to get away with what they are doing and too hard for children to say what is happening to them if we are not open to having these difficult conversations. the centre of expertise on child sexual abuse talks about that rise, that steep rise in recorded offences, they put that down to a greater

awareness, high—profile campaigns, and more policing in this area post—covid. there are also calls for more counselling so that people can get support when they speak out. but we know that most abuse remains hidden. the government says that is why it is introducing mandatory reporting for people who work with children, so that they have to say if they have suspicions.— if they have suspicions. alison, thank you. _ if they have suspicions. alison, thank you, alison _ if they have suspicions. alison, thank you, alison holt - if they have suspicions. alison, thank you, alison holt there. l and you can find out more about poppy's story in a longer programme now available on the bbc iplayer. the high court has ruled that the mayor of london, sadiq khan, can press ahead with the expansion of the city's ultra low emission zone. the zone currently covers an area between london's north and south circular ring roads, where drivers of the most polluting vehicles have to pay £12.50 a day. but from the end of next month, it'll expand to anywhere in greater london. five conservative—led councils challenged the extension, arguing labour's mr khan

had acted beyond his powers. the issue featured prominently in last week's uxbridge and south ruislip by—election, where the conservatives secured a narrow victory. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin reports. in harrow in north—west london, the prospect of the ultra low emissions zone arriving in just a month's time provoked some strong reactions. we can't afford it, it's rubbish. it's just to get more money out of the public. others we spoke to agreed with the idea but had had to change their vehicle. we sold the car, didn't get much for it because the demand for diesels wasn't great. and then had to have a big outlay into purchasing a new car. i have had to apply for the scrappage scheme and change my van for a more up—to—date one. {lean scrappage scheme and change my van for a more up-to-date one.— for a more up-to-date one. clean air camaian for a more up-to-date one. clean air campaign assay _ for a more up-to-date one. clean air campaign assay expanding _ for a more up-to-date one. clean air campaign assay expanding ulez -

for a more up-to-date one. clean air campaign assay expanding ulez will. campaign assay expanding ulez will bring health benefits, if view echoed by some leading scientists. there is a lot of scientific evidence that highlights the fact that, _ evidence that highlights the fact that, with cleaner air means healthier_ that, with cleaner air means healthier lungs, healthier bodies, healthier— healthier lungs, healthier bodies, healthier environments for all to live in _ healthier environments for all to live in. �* live in. but expanding ulez across the whole of _ live in. but expanding ulez across the whole of greater _ live in. but expanding ulez across the whole of greater london - live in. but expanding ulez across the whole of greater london has. the whole of greater london has attracted controversy. five local councils mounted a legal challenge over the expansion plan. they argued the mayor lacked the power is to expand the sound that far, and they attacked both lusty�*s consultation process and the scrappage scheme. a high courtjudge has now dismissed that challenge. the mayor has vowed to press ahead. that challenge. the mayor has vowed to press ahead-— to press ahead. there are children who have stunted _ to press ahead. there are children who have stunted lungs _ to press ahead. there are children who have stunted lungs for - to press ahead. there are children who have stunted lungs for ever . who have stunted lungs for ever because of air pollution, adults with a host of health issues from asthma to cancer, dementia to heart disease. i have been listening through out this process, i'll carry on listening. it is the case that the high court confirmed that nine out of ten cars in outer london are

compliant. out of ten cars in outer london are compliant-— compliant. the councils are not ”lannin compliant. the councils are not planning to _ compliant. the councils are not planning to appeal _ compliant. the councils are not planning to appeal but - compliant. the councils are not l planning to appeal but expressed disappointment. we planning to appeal but expressed disappointment.— disappointment. we thought it was the wron: disappointment. we thought it was the wrong thing — disappointment. we thought it was the wrong thing to _ disappointment. we thought it was the wrong thing to do _ disappointment. we thought it was the wrong thing to do at _ disappointment. we thought it was the wrong thing to do at the - disappointment. we thought it was the wrong thing to do at the wrong | the wrong thing to do at the wrong time, _ the wrong thing to do at the wrong time, we _ the wrong thing to do at the wrong time, we don't think it is the impact — time, we don't think it is the impact that the mayor is now claiming _ impact that the mayor is now claiming it does, i suggest he goes to read _ claiming it does, i suggest he goes to read his — claiming it does, i suggest he goes to read his own report that was part of the _ to read his own report that was part of the decision—making process, that actually— of the decision—making process, that actually says this will have a very smali— actually says this will have a very small impact on air quality in outer london _ small impact on air quality in outer london. ., ., small impact on air quality in outer london. . ., ., , london. clean air zones with differin: london. clean air zones with differing rules _ london. clean air zones with differing rules and _ london. clean air zones with differing rules and charges l london. clean air zones with . differing rules and charges have sprung up in other places too in recent years, including birmingham and bristol. while ulez expansion looks set to go ahead, the political debate will continue. katy austin, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent iain watson is at westminster. the mayor says he is going ahead with this, but what do you think the political implications of that decision could be?- political implications of that decision could be? ~ ., , ., decision could be? well, there was a leral decision could be? well, there was a legal ruling. — decision could be? well, there was a legal ruling. of _ decision could be? well, there was a legal ruling, of course, _ decision could be? well, there was a legal ruling, of course, today, - legal ruling, of course, today, clive, but certainly the conservatives believe that any court of public opinion, they have the that people do oppose the expansion

of this zone, but we should remind people that it was the conservatives who introduced the initial scheme. but there is undoubtedly some divisions and differences within the labour party, so the shadow chancellor, rachel reeves, says she doesn't think this is a time to club at london's car drivers, she and keir starmer have called on sadiq khan to reflect on his decision and think about ways to lessen its impact. but what he believes is that quite simply, one of the scheme is introduced next month, many people will realise their cars are compliant with the new rules and therefore they won't have to face a charge and the opposition will, if not evaporate, certainly reduced. interestingly, one senior labour figure was sent to me that he wished the party leadership would not keep going on about the issue, because it only serves to remind people that they failed to win the uxbridge by—election, where this was a big issue. solder the legal question has been settled, questions remain. ——

so although the legal question has been settled, questions remain. a 14—year—old boy has been arrested in walsall, after a seven—year—old girl died following what police say was a hit—and—run involving a motorcycle. it happened shortly after seven o'clock last night. 0ur midlands correspondent navtej johal is in walsall. navtej take us through what seems to have happened in this case. elise. have happened in this case. clive, olice have happened in this case. clive, police have _ have happened in this case. clive, police have described _ have happened in this case. clive, police have described this - have happened in this case. clive, police have described this as - have happened in this case. clive, police have described this as a - police have described this as a shocking and tragic incident which has had a devastating impact on this little girl's family, and in a tribute posted by her mother online she has been named. her mother, in a tribute, talked about how to go's father pleaded with her to open her eyes as she lay dying. police have told us that this little girl was playing with her scooter yesterday evening when she was hit by a motorcycle. and we understand that some very young children saw what

happened and that members of the public tried to give her first aid, but she died later in hospital. as you say, a 14—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remains in custody. now, police are appealing for people in the local area to provide them with more information, and they particularly want to find a blue and black motorcycle. the walsall policing commander told me earlier that he has a strong suspicion that someone is deliberately hiding that motorbike, and he is calling on the local community, which is reeling from last night's events, to come together and work with him on this investigation. {lilia together and work with him on this investigation.— investigation. 0k, navte', thank ou, investigation. 0k, navte', thank you. navtej-fl investigation. 0k, navte', thank you. navteilohalh investigation. 0k, navte', thank you, navteonhalthere _ investigation. 0k, navtej, thank you, navteonhalthere in - investigation. 0k, navtej, thank. you, navtej johal there in walsall. in america, federal prosecutors have accused donald trump of pressuring an employee at his florida resort to delete security footage showing the movement of classified documents.

the department ofjustice has been investigating mr trump's handling of secret papers that should have remained at the white house. mr trump denies wrongdoing and says the new charges are a desperate attempt to continue what he calls an "illegal witch hunt". 0ur north america editor, sarah smith, has that story. donald trump, defiant, despite facing mounting criminal charges at the same time as running for president. he launched his current campaign at his mar—a—lago residence in florida — the scene of the crime, according to prosecutors. all over the property, he kept boxes and boxes of classified papers, even stored by the shower in a bathroom. prosecutors say he had these boxes moved to hide them from the fbi and then attempted to destroy evidence by asking an employee to delete security camera footage that showed the move. there's also an additional charge relating to a secret document trump was recorded showing two other, unauthorised people. this is harassment, this is an election interference. i'm protected by the presidential records act. this is a two—tier system of injustice, and that's

what we have, a sick country, our country is very sick right now. donald trump's now facing multiple charges in different criminal cases, including refusing to return classified documents kept at his home in mar—a—lago, and obstructing the fbi's efforts to retrieve them. in another case, he faces charges forfalsifying business records after paying hush money to a porn star who claimed she had an affairwith him. he's not yet been charged in relation to the 6th of january riot and attempts to overturn the election results, but he has received a letter saying he is a target of that investigation — a sign an indictment may be imminent. prosecutors in the state of georgia are deciding whether to press charges over an alleged attempt to overturn the election results there. mr trump called the state's chief elections officer and suggested he could find more votes. donald trump became the first former president ever to be charged with criminal offences when he appeared in court

in new york in april, at his poll numbers grew as a result. he made a campaign stop right after his second court appearance in miami, realising these court dates increase his popularity, as he claims he's a victim of a political witchhunt. it's a rigged deal, we have a rigged country... fixed for each case on charges get this. this has

affection. our top story this evening. we speak to a child sex abuse victim who's waived her anonymity, in the hope others will come forward and confront their abusers. and coming up, the lionesses win again and close in on knockout stages of the women's world cup. coming up on bbc news, the uk and ireland could be a step closer to hosting the european football championship in 2028, with their only current rival focusing on trying to stage the following tournament instead. to focus on trying to stage the following tournament instead. at the women's football world cup, the lionesses have taken a big step towards qualifying for the knock out stage, beating denmark1—0. england now need to avoid defeat in theirfinal group game, against china next tuesday to progress. katie gornall reports from sydney. for england's globetrotters,

this has already been the trip of a lifetime. with another landmark ticked off in sydney, the dream is that this world cup journey ends with the ultimate souvenir. they arrived here having underwhelmed but avoided a slip—up against haiti. would this be the game the european champions found their rhythm? two changes might not sound like much, but for a manager renowned for consistency, it caught the eye. in came laurenjames for herfirst start in a major tournament, and the chelsea forward thrived in the spotlight. james. it's lauren james! 0h! england activate their cheat code! before the world cup, it was thought she could be england's secret weapon — well, the secret�*s out now. 1—0 up after six minutes, and confidence was coursing through england, but the moment their concentration dipped... madsen! ..denmark were ready to pounce.

england are already without key players through injury, so this was the last thing they wanted to see. oh, dear. keira walsh knew that was her game over, perhaps even her tournament. half—time gave england a chance to regroup, the flicks and tricks were still coming from james, but denmark were growing ever more dangerous, mary earps stretching every sinew to keep this out. amalie vangsgaard scored denmark's winner in the last match, and england's defence were given a warning here. still, they held on. another 1—0 win, another three points — it's the perfect start for sarina wiegman's side, but it's come at a cost. i think we started well, i think we played well, we scored that goal, then we had of course this horrible moment with keira, she had to go out in the second half, and we really, really had to fight for the win, and that's what we did, so i'm very proud of the team. you don't often see her changing up herteam, but today she changed it up, and the team brought it home, they were there tonight. in sarina we trust, honestly, - she knows this game, i love her. england got thejob done against denmark

to go top of group d, but as the players warm down here in sydney, they don't yet know if it's enough to see england through to the last 16. that would depend on haiti avoiding defeat against china. they held out until the 74th minute, when a penalty from wang shuang powered china to their first win of the tournament and made england wait on a place in the knockout stages. katie gornall, bbc news, sydney. the natwest banking group, has reported pretax profits of £3.6 billion, for the first half of this year. but the news comes at the end of a difficult week, with the chief executive, and the head of nat west's private bank, coutts, having to resign, in the row over the accounts of nigel farage. 0ur chief economics correspondent, dharshini david, is here. the chairman of natwest has been speaking. the chairman of natwest has been s-ueakin. . . , the chairman of natwest has been

s-ueakin. , . , ., the chairman of natwest has been s-ueakin. . . , . ,, speaking. yes, city veteran sir howard davies _ speaking. yes, city veteran sir howard davies will _ speaking. yes, city veteran sir howard davies will initially - speaking. yes, city veteran sirl howard davies will initially have had this marked in his diary as the day they unveiled bumper profits, the result of higher interest rates and proof that under the management of dame alison rose the bank is casting off the shadows of the financial crisis. instead he was fielding questions about why he initially said he had full consequence in dame alison rose after she admitted to being the source of inaccurate information given to the bbc about the closure of nigel farage's account. only for her to depart eight hours later. he said the reaction, the political reaction in the intervening period made it clear her position was untenable. however he also confirmed he is staying. he says he needs to provide stability and all those events are in the past. but are they really? he also confirmed natwest has appointed a law firm to oversee a review into the closure of this

account and it means that debate over how banks treat their customers, particularly when it comes to freedom of expression, could have further to go. now to the battle over wind farms and new oil fields in scotland. the development is controversial but so are alternatives to the lucrative oil industry with worries on shetland about a massive onshore wind farm. shetland is different. a world away from london and edinburgh. with a people proud of their norse heritage, who have prospered ata at a fire festival this week that

islanders celebrated their heritage. shetland is far from islanders celebrated their heritage. shetland is farfrom old—fashioned. arlene robertson has worked as a cook, a cleaner and a nurse at shetland's oil terminal. i mean, we all want a better climate, we all want a better world to live in. but i think realistically, we have to follow what's feasible, and shutting down oil and trying to import it from places like russia doesn't make much sense to me. the uk government agrees. this oil field west of shetland may soon be joined by a new project called rosebank, to the dismay of environmentalists. we've got the climate emergency and the wildfires that we've seen in rhodes and other parts of the world in recent days. we all know that the fossil fuel industry is in decline, it's a sunset industry.

we need to be giving our government subsidy and our government leadership towards developing that renewable energy economy. that is happening in the heart of shetland, where 103 turbines should start spinning next summer in a project called viking. with the construction of this giant wind farm covering an area the size of edinburgh, shetland and the uk are entering a new era. this is what the transition from oil and gas to renewable energy actually looks like. but change can be painful, and projects on this scale are not without their critics. i'm absolutely horrified at the poor deal that we've got. it's peanuts compared with what we should be getting. so we're putting up with this inconvenience, we're putting up with a destruction of our islands. is shetland getting enough benefit at the moment from renewables? i don't think we are. i think what you're seeing

is so many islanders shivering in their homes and looking out of their windows, seeing these gleaming turbines and not seeing any personal benefit. but the developers insist the wind farm will be good for the country and the community. so this project alone is going to be the biggest community—benefit fund of any renewable project in the uk. when the site goes into operation next year, it will be 2.2 million every year for the duration of the wind farm. 0vernight, this project will help shetland decarbonise its energy system, and it's going to produce energy that we export back and benefit scotland and the wider uk network as well. it could provide electricity to half a million homes, but it might power the new rosebank oil field. reshaping our energy supply is not plain sailing. james cook, bbc news, shetland. now to the tale of twiglet, a 16—month—old dacshund who's been reunited with her owner, after she was snatched from her home near saffron waldon.

a member of the public got in touch after essex police, released footage of the dog attempting to get away from the intruder. here's joe inwood. safely back home. young twig lit has had quite the adventure. it started on wednesday with what seems to have been a targeted theft. despite her attempts to get away, the thief soon makes his escape. the only thing he took was twiglet. it makes his escape. the only thing he took was twiglet.— took was twiglet. it was horrifying. we realised — took was twiglet. it was horrifying. we realised quickly _ took was twiglet. it was horrifying. we realised quickly because - took was twiglet. it was horrifying. we realised quickly because the . we realised quickly because the alarm had gone off that there had been a break—in and my husband was able to see the video quickly after it had happened so we knew almost immediately she had been taken. it was the worst nightmare.— was the worst nightmare. essex police released _ was the worst nightmare. essex police released the _ was the worst nightmare. essex police released the video - was the worst nightmare. essex police released the video of- was the worst nightmare. essex - police released the video of twiglet being taken and it was viewed thousands of times. before there was

a remarkable news, twiglet had been found. just a remarkable news, twiglet had been found. , . . . england have been taking wickets including this outstanding catch from joe root. a short time ago australia

in theirfirst innings had reached . fa ct fact seems off the satellite picture shows cloud with a weather front wrapping around it, water going down the plug hole, and that is an area of low pressure, working across the north of the uk this weekend, bringing yet more rain. 0vernight tonight, heavy showers for a time in central and southern england, temperatures

13-15 , southern england, temperatures 13—15 , so i mild night, a mild start to the weekend, but quite unsettled. the closer you are to this area of low pressure, the more in the way of showers you will see, so loads for the north of the uk. fewer showers for the midlands, eastern areas of england, with large stretches of the day dry with some sunshine. temperatures by and large a little below average, may be a degree or so, 18—22. looking at the forecast for the test match, a fleeting light shower possible, but most of sunday will be dry. it is monday that could be a bit of a spoiler with rain for the ashes. for sunday, another area of low pressure developing underneath this fairly strong jet stream, bringing rain quite late in the day, really, from the south and west, so eventually turning white for northern ireland, wales and south—west england. sunny spells otherwise, temperatures a little bit below par for the time of

year. it would be nice to think that the weather change as