it's the final countdown for the women's world cup. hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. we start in ukraine, where at least seven people have been killed, and more than 100 injured, in a russian missile attack in the northern city of chernihiv. the blast appears to have struck the regional theate, in the heart of the city. (map)a six—year—old child is reportedly among the dead. our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse sent this report from chernihiv — you may find some of the details distressing. the moment of impact captured on film. a typical saturday, suddenly one this woman won't forget. the injuries and deaths reflect the timing and brutality of the strike.

chernihiv�*s theatre bore the brunt of this russian missile. its surroundings felt the immense force from the blast. anna's restaurant was just next door. translation: i saw two girls here, there was a lot of blood. _ one had her leg wounded. there was no skin. we put a tourniquet on and we were waiting for an ambulance, but it took a long time. another girl was screaming loudly. it turns out a drone exhibition had been staged here this morning. military volunteers were among the guests. it does suggest a motive. moscow usually says it's targeting military areas. but look, there is an overarching reason behind russian missiles landing in ukrainian cities, and that is its continued invasion. it tries to harm the areas it can't necessarily occupy. hanging ukrainian and european union

flags represent the country's continued alignment with the west. the surrounding devastation is another reminder of how much moscow wants to pull it the other way. james waterhouse, bbc news, chernihiv. live now to chernihiv and our correspondent james waterhouse, what can you tell us about the attack? ~ , ., ., ., , , attack? well, something always strikes you. _ attack? well, something always strikes you, the _ attack? well, something always strikes you, the speed - attack? well, something always strikes you, the speed of - attack? well, something always strikes you, the speed of the i strikes you, the speed of the clean—up. sadly, this is something that ukrainian cities are well rehearsed in. but for now, as the sun sets, the last of the damaged vehicles are being taken away. but you are left with the sheer damage on this regional theatre. because the walls are so thick, with these older buildings, when you have a direct missile strike, the force has to go somewhere, if that makes sense. so we have seen shattered windows for hundreds of yards down the surrounding streets. it's often

the surrounding streets. it's often the force of the blast which takes your breath away as well. it is clear that this is an attack that happened during the height of a busy saturday, where people were enjoying the especially warm august weather. we are told the number of casualties was worsened by the fact that a bus had just dropped off its passengers at the moment of impact. time and time again you will hear the kremlin provide a militaryjustification for strikes like this. and while there might have been a military theme to the drone meeting, no doubt about that, we are still talking about a civilian area, packed with civilians, being targeted in the most deliberate way. white margot james, tell us about the geographical significance of chernihiv. we often talk about places that are attacked in ukraine, but for many of our viewers they don't know the difference between many of them. that is a fair point. chernihiv is a city in northern

ukraine, it is a smaller city, with ancient roots. it is somewhere where, in the early days and weeks of the full—scale invasion of last february, russian forces made their way south from belarus and tried to take this city. they got pretty close as well. ultimately, chernihiv did not fall. what it saw were relentless mortar strikes, missile strikes, and fighting on the outskirts of the city. it was part of the northern advance where russian forces tried to make their way down to kyiv, which is about a two—hour drive from here. it is a city that went through an awful lot last year. but because of its proximity to both the belarusian and russian border, air strikes are a daily threat, because it is harder for ukraine to intercept them while they are flying through the air. white margot james waterhouse, thank you very much for bringing us the latest from the scene. bbc news has been told that two

police teams in north punjab in pakistan have been assigned to find the father of a 10—year—old girl found dead in in surrey. sara sharif”s body was found at herfamily home in woking, in the early hours of the 10th of august. her father umar sharif, his partner beinash batool and his brother faisal malik all left the uk for pakistan a day before — on the 9th of august. live now to our pakistan correspondent caroline davies. what more have the police in pakistan been telling you?2. we have been speaking to the police, and they say they have two teams operating in north punjab in pakistan. crucially, so far they say they have not been able to locate sara's father. we also know that originally they said they were just looking for urfan sharif, but a

district police officer has said if they are able to locate him, it is highly likely they would also take him into custody. that would only happen, they said, if they were able to get the approval and authorisation from the federal investigations agency here in pakistan. it is important to say that we have spoken to the fia, and we have not heard any confirmation from them or from the we have not heard any confirmation from them orfrom the foreign ministry that a request to arrest urfan sharif has taken place. crucially, surrey police have been very clear about this. they have said that they want to speak to him, they have not named him as a suspect in this case. they have not named him as a suspect in this case-— in this case. surrey police want to seak in this case. surrey police want to s - eak to in this case. surrey police want to speakto him. _ in this case. surrey police want to speak to him, but _ in this case. surrey police want to speak to him, but without - in this case. surrey police want to speak to him, but without an - speak to him, but without an extradition treaty between the uk and pakistan, what options would they have? pm and pakistan, what options would the have? �* ., ., and pakistan, what options would they have?— and pakistan, what options would the have? �* ., ., ., , ., they have? an extradition would be a wa down they have? an extradition would be a way down the — they have? an extradition would be a way down the line _ they have? an extradition would be a way down the line as _ they have? an extradition would be a way down the line as well. _ they have? an extradition would be a way down the line as well. like - they have? an extradition would be a way down the line as well. like you i way down the line as well. like you say, there is no extradition treaty between pakistan and the uk. given, at this point, that we are just at the stage of the police wanting to speak to these three individuals, the next stage would be, well, can

theyjust bring them home to be able to do that? in order to build to do that, if they don't want to come voluntarily, the stage most likely would be extradition. in order to be able to do that, the uk authorities need to build up enough evidence to prove to the courts in the uk and convince them, and convince the courts here in pakistan that there is a case to answer, which would then be that both sides would have to agree, there would have to be an extradition. speaking to police that are very familiar with the extradition, they have told me that it can take years to sometimes, it can be a very slow process. so this is a very difficult and international situation. as i say, again, the police at this point i just saying they want to speak to these individuals, they have not named anyone at this point as a suspect in the murder case. always aood to suspect in the murder case. always good to talk — suspect in the murder case. always good to talk to _ suspect in the murder case. always good to talk to you. _ there are calls for the independent inquiry announced by the uk government into the crimes of the nurse lucy letby

to be strengthened. the 33—year—old was found guilty of murdering seven babies — and attempting to murder six more — at the countess of chester hospital betweenjune 2015 and june 2016. the mp for the region welcomed the inquiry — but urged the government to ensure it can compel witnesses to give evidence. the hospital trust is facing more questions about why it didn't take action sooner after concerns were raised over the conduct of the nurse. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz reports. lucy letby�*s mugshot is on every front page today. she's finally been exposed as britain's most prolific baby killer. but for years, this was the way she presented herself to the world — as a smiling, caring young nurse. so why did it take so long for the net to close in? just take a seat in. there for me, lucy. that's one of the questions that a newly—announced independent inquiry will address. it will examine the experience of consultants at the countess

of chester hospital, who say senior managers ignored their concerns about letby for many months. it was secretive, it was judgmental, there was no credibility given to our opinions. and from january 2017, it was intimidating, bullying, to a certain extent. the consultants believed that lucy letby could have been murdering babies and, yet, they were forced to send her this apology letter, which says, "we'd like to apologise for any inappropriate comments. we're very sorry for the stress and upset that you've experienced during the past year." whilst lucy letby was working at the hospital, it was promoting itself as being a supportive environment for staff. this video has emerged of the former chief executive in 2014. as the chief exec, i pledge to support a culture where the front line staff are supported in raising concerns. and more importantly,

me listening to them when they do. tony chambers has told the bbc that "as chief executive, my focus was on the safety of the baby unit and the well—being of patients and staff. i was open and inclusive, as i responded to information and guidance. the trial and the lengthy police investigation have shown the complex nature of the issues raised." some have welcomed the non—statutory inquiry. the government has said it will aim to provide answers for the babies' relatives. but some of the families' lawyers have called it "inadequate", as it won't have the power to summon evidence or witnesses. how many times have we heard - the phrase "lessons will be learnt"? you only hear that phrase - when lessons haven't been learnt. after stepping hill hospital, - which is a case we dealt with ten years ago, where a nurse murdered patients, there was an inquiry, - there was a nonjudicial. there were recommendations, some of them haven't been i complied with, ten years on. there have been fresh calls

for a law to force criminals to be present for sentencing, after letby said she won't be in court when sentence is passed on monday. i just think that's so wrong. i think it is really important that defendants are accountable and understand their crimes and actually answer for them. by being there and hearing those victim impact statements. eight years after letby first murdered, the grief of the babies' families is still raw and their anger is clear. on monday, they will tell the court about the impact that her actions has had on their lives. judith moritz, bbc news. the national weather service in the united states has issued its first ever tropical storm warning for california. hurricane hilary is currently a category four hurricane, with winds of up to 145 miles — or 230 kilometres — an hour. it's expected to make landfall soon in the mexican state of baja california seen here.

black warning flags are flying and police have been closing roads. across the region locals have been preparing for the hurricane, as here in the resort of cabo san lucas. there are warnings of "potentially catastrophic" flooding, although forecasters think the storm will lose some wind speed as it reaches southern california. there — preparations are also under way, including work to shore up hillsides. officials are worried about landslides and major flooding. the last tropical storm to hit california was in 1939 — over 80 years ago. this map shows the predicted path the storm may take. president biden spoke about the preparations under way. i also want to note that my team is closely monitoring hurricane hilary, which has the potential to bring significant rain and flooding to southern california. fema has prepositioned personnel and supplies in the region, and they are ready to respond as needed. i urge everyone, everyone in the path of the store and to take

precautions and listen to the guidance of state and local officials. live now to meteorologist matthew capucci. since you are a meteorologist, let's get the most obvious question out of the way, what is the latest forecast? aha, the way, what is the latest forecast?— the way, what is the latest forecast? �* . ., ., , ., ., forecast? a gradual transition into more tropical _ forecast? a gradual transition into more tropical rainstorm. - forecast? a gradual transition into more tropical rainstorm. yes, - forecast? a gradual transition into more tropical rainstorm. yes, it i forecast? a gradual transition into i more tropical rainstorm. yes, it has hurricane force winds right now. when it impacts california, it likely won't. that doesn't mean it is less severe, it means a different threat. the big concern is heavy rainfall. they don't see much rain per year year, and when they do, especially this quickly, it can cause issues. death valley only averaged 5.6 centimetres per year. their record, ever, is 4.8 centimetres in three days. we are expecting 7—10. so roughly one or

two years worth of rainfall in two days. a lot of cities will see similar things. days. a lot of cities will see similarthings. i'm here in days. a lot of cities will see similar things. i'm here in palm springs, expecting similar rainfall. a high impact event with a lot of catastrophic flooding possible. {line catastrophic flooding possible. one ofthe catastrophic flooding possible. one of the impacts of that could be the risk of serious landslides. i assume thatis risk of serious landslides. i assume that is also something california is not accustomed to?— that is also something california is not accustomed to? most definitely. an time not accustomed to? most definitely. any time we — not accustomed to? most definitely. any time we have _ not accustomed to? most definitely. any time we have rainfall. _ not accustomed to? most definitely. any time we have rainfall. the - any time we have rainfall. the mountains, it really enhances rainfall rates, causing heavy rain. in the mountains, we could see up to 25 centimetres of rain, and some landslides and mudslides, especially in areas that have seen burn scars from wildfires we have had over the last five or ten years. all of the debris sits there, you have the ash and mud, and suddenly when it becomes waterlogged you can easily have become a dangerous debris flow, plugging roadways, hurting communities. we are expecting more of that. one other thing we have to talk about, the risk of one or two tornadoes in the desert, something

as a meteorologist i never thought would be forecasting, but here i am gearing up for would be forecasting, but here i am gearing upfora would be forecasting, but here i am gearing up for a potential tornado chase in california. we gearing up for a potential tornado chase in california.— chase in california. we talked earlier and — chase in california. we talked earlier and heard _ chase in california. we talked earlier and heard about - chase in california. we talked - earlier and heard about preparations from the president. what more can you tell us about what sort of preparations need to be in place rainstorm like this? california has not seen something like this for eight decades. aha, not seen something like this for eight decades.— not seen something like this for eiuht decades. �* ., ., _, , eight decades. a lot of communities around here — eight decades. a lot of communities around here are _ eight decades. a lot of communities around here are handing _ eight decades. a lot of communities around here are handing out - around here are handing out sandbags, to make sure folks can protect their property. the biggest thing i want to stress as a lot of people saying we have had storms with names before, way back when, we have had rain before. they will base future actions on past experience. they shouldn't be doing that. every weather event is unique and different. with this one, we expect impacts that a lot of folks have not lived through before. so they should not be drawing on past experience to plan what they should be doing. instead, they want to make sure they have everything they need for a couple of days, charge electronic devices, in a position where if they are isolated and roadways are blocked with flood waters, they have medication they might need, the food and water and resources of that

nature. ultimately, it's about making sure they can hunker down for a few days and making sure they are in a place that will not see flooding, that they are on higher ground. has flooding, that they are on higher round. �* , , , ground. as we said, it is the first such weather _ ground. as we said, it is the first such weather event _ ground. as we said, it is the first such weather event like - ground. as we said, it is the first such weather event like this - ground. as we said, it is the first such weather event like this for i such weather event like this for california in 80 years. any idea what has caused this?- california in 80 years. any idea what has caused this? yes, the steerin: what has caused this? yes, the steering currents _ what has caused this? yes, the steering currents of _ what has caused this? yes, the steering currents of the - what has caused this? yes, the - steering currents of the atmosphere. 0ne steering currents of the atmosphere. one thing we have on the west coast is an upper level low, cold air and low pressure which scoops air counterclockwise over the us great plains. 0ver counterclockwise over the us great plains. over the central us we have a heat dome that is spinning air clockwise. in between you get a conveyor belt of moisture that is siphoning moisture and humidity north eastwards from hillary. it's also helping to steer the storm further northwards. because hillary has been accelerating, it is not moving quite as quickly as it ordinarily would. it's a lot of random weather overlapping. 0ne random weather overlapping. one thing we will note, the atmosphere is getting wetter thanks to human induced climate change. for every degrees centigrade it warms, the air

can hold 7% more moisture. in this case, it's a lot of coincidences on the heels of climate change. in canada, the western province of british columbia has declared a state of emergency — as a major wildfire burns in the town of kelowna. meanwhile tousands have been fleeing the remote northern city of yellowknife, where fires broke out earlier this week. 0ur reporter naomi choy smith brings us this report. this has been a summer of devastating wildfires for canada. at the flames that are tearing across the flames that are tearing across the country's far north and western provinces have made it official. this is canada's worst wildfire season on record, with about 1000 fires burning across the country. 0nly fires burning across the country. only two thirds of those are contained right now. let's take a closer look at the areas that are

being affected. you had the yellowknife fire in the northwest territories appear, which sent people fleeing further south by car and by road. further south, further west in the province of british columbia, another major evacuation order around the wildfire that is taking place in cologne, about 200 miles east of vancouver. you can see the red dot symbolising the areas where the wildfires are happening. the dark at the dots, the more recent the fires. you can see the yellowknife fires, they have subsided somewhat, with a little bit of good news on saturday, with improving weather conditions for firefighters in that area. the other good news is that most of the towns inhabitants have been evacuated, about 19,000 of the 20,000 residents managed to make it out. you can see some of them fleeing by car along the one road out of town. the story is a little bit different in british

columbia, where about 15,000 homes have been ordered to evacuate around the major wildfire that broke out. you can see residents here watching the flames across the water. now, officials say that the canadian wildfires this season have been really of the worst on record, with about 40 million hectares of forest burnt. to put that in perspective, take a look at the graph. it shows the 40 million hectares of forest burnt. this is every year before that going back to 1983. a significant uptick in fires, longer lasting fires, more devastating, which many experts do a tribute to climate change as well as other factors. let's get some of the day's other news now. the authorities on tenerife say forest fires still raging out of control are the "most complex" to hit spain's canary islands in more than 40 years. the fires have been fanned by strong winds and high temperatures.

26,000 people have now been forced to evacuate their homes in the mountainous north of the island. the blaze broke out earlier this week in the national park around the mount teide volcano. china has launched major military exercises around taiwan. it comes after a visit to the us this week by the frontrunner to become the self—governing island's president. beijing claims taiwan as its own and said the drills were aimed at discouraging taiwanese independence. the islands foreign minister has accused china of acting like a "bully next door". a leading member of the opposition in pakistan — shah mahmood qureshi — has been detained in islamabad. he's vice chairman of the pti, the party of the former prime minister, imran khan, who's currently injail on corruption charges. mr qureshi's arrest — by a large police contingent at his home — came shortly after he held a news conference in which he said the pti would challenge any delay in holding elections in line with the constitution. football, and excitement is building ahead

of sunday's women's world cup final when england take on spain. prince william has posted this good luck message to the lionesses — he was joined by his daughter princess charlotte. lionesses, we want to send you a huge good luck for tomorrow. we're sorry we can't be there in person. but we're so proud of everything you've achieved and the millions you've inspired here and around the world. so go out there tomorrow and really enjoy yourselves. good luck, lionesses! neither england or their opponents spain have made it this far in the tournament before. for spain, it's a remarkable turnaround for a squad that have only won just one of their previous seven world cup matches before this tournament. on top of that, behind the scenes, there's been plenty of turmoil too. shaimaa khalil now takes a look at spain's dramaticjourney to the final and how this tournament has inspired the younger generation. and done! gabi lopez has been following his national team's phenomenal rise in the women's world cup down under. as a former player in spain's second division, this final hits very close to home.

i've been watching the tv in spain, the radio, and everybody was talking about the final. everybody. my family were commentating. i've never seen that before. i'm still playing, i'm a coach, and i can say now, i can see aitana, alexia, jennifer and i can say, wow, they are amazing. so i think for the kids, for the coaches, for the players, it's amazing that women's football is that big. you wouldn't notice it at first glance, but this team, now one win away from world cup glory, has been marred by so much tension and unrest. at the centre of that is head coachjorge vilda. tensions followed last year's euros defeat against england, with 15 players threatening to quit over concerns about his training methods and inadequate game preparation. cracks were obvious after their humiliating loss against japan. all through the tournament, the deep divisions threatened to spill over on the pitch. it has been a rough year for them, between the players, with the coach. and i think they have just

understood that they have to just lay that on one side and just be focused on the world cup, trying to get the best of themselves on the pitch, and i think they have really achieved it. spain managed to write a different story on the pitch. it's a squad that delivers beautiful football, a team chock full of talent who mostly come from barcelona's dominant women's team. the teenage star salma paralluelo, a former runner, has scored in the quarter and semifinals and is now one of the standout players of this tournament. salma paralluelo, i think it's crazy that she'sjust19 years old and she'sjust been fully committed to football for one year. probably she will be one of the best players in the next years. spain's team has exceeded expectations at every crucial junction of this tournament. they've managed to put deep differences aside and create memorable moments on the pitch. they now face england, a formidable foe, for a chance to lift that trophy for the first time.

but no matter what the result is, this women's world cup has inspired a whole new generation of young players. it's a testament to how far the women's game has come that many of the players who grew up with only male role models have now themselves become idols. now there's a real opportunity to get into soccer, like there's somewhere to go afterwards. i think that women's popularity has improved a lot. it'sjust been really inspiring - to watch them break so many records. the countdown to the final is on, and there are some very strong opinions here. spain. england. spain. england! shaimaa khalil, bbc news, sydney. and that match is on sunday. we wanted to leave you this half hour with some pictures out of china of an international hot—air balloon festival. 40 balloonists from across

the country have been taking part in the event in gansu province. as you can see from these pictures the event takes place in a very scenic spot hovering steep red sandstone cliffs which is part of a national geological park. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. we've had some sunny spells and showers for much of england, wales and northern ireland. the cloud at times to scotland, with outbreaks of rain. some brighter moments at times too. as we have through saturday night, the shower is still with us across parts of scotland and in towards northern ireland. breezy rounds and western coasts. elsewhere, dry with clear skies. you can see we've got low pressure anchored towards the north—west overnight. higher pressure towards the south—east. the north—west and south—east splitter sticking with us into sunday. through the early hours, if you shower is continuing, many areas dry. do not assume us last night. temperatures in towns and cities

around about low teens. 0n temperatures in towns and cities around about low teens. on sunday, all eyes are on sydney. after a lovely winters day of weather, by the time we reach kick off, temperatures are 70 degrees with a light breeze. dry and clear skies. as we head through sunday morning here, the same time kick off happens, we will have some sunshine around. anyone wanting to watch the game outdoors, there will be showers at times across parts of the west and north—west, warmest in the southeast with temperatures reaching the mid 20s. looking ahead into next week, low pressure sticking with us to the north—west. higher pressure nearby and then things turned a little more unsettled for all by the mid to end part of next week. but here's one day. you can see the weather front bringing outbreaks of rain into the west coast of scotland. parts of northern ireland as well. elsewhere, largely dry with as well. elsewhere, largely dry with a view showers. a misty star across southern england but that will lift soon on the afternoon is set fair with some sunshine. temperatures climbing a little into the mid or high 20s across parts of the east

and south—east. fresherfurther and south—east. fresher further north. and south—east. fresherfurther north. 0n and south—east. fresherfurther north. on tuesday, a number of showers, once again through parts of scotland, northern ireland, into wales. 0ne scotland, northern ireland, into wales. one or two might go to the south—west. dry air through central and southern england, temperatures again, mid 20s, coolerand and southern england, temperatures again, mid 20s, cooler and fresher further north. looking further ahead, through the wednesday, mid week period, we still have low pressure, but the high pressure in the south—west beginning to get squeezed away. that means all the warmth we are seeing across parts of the new continent is not really coming our way very much at all. thing is taking a turn to a more unsettled outlook as we head through towards the latter stages of next week. that's the forecast.

this is bbc news. the headlines... the number of people killed in a russian missile attack in northern ukraine has now risen to seven, including a six—year—old child. ukrainian officials say more than a hundred people were wounded when the missile landed in the centre of chernihiv. 25 were taken to hosptial. bbc news has been told that two police teams in pakistan have been assigned to find the father of a ten—year—old girl found dead in in surrey. sara sharif�*s body was found at herfamily home in woking in the early hours of the 10th of august. the uk government's been urged to strenghten the independent inquiry it's announced

into the crimes of lucy letby. she's the nurse who was convicted of murdering seven babies at a hospital in chester. the local member of parliament is calling for a public inquiry led by a judge. those are your headlines. now on bbc news, sportsday with hugh ferris. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh ferris. 0ur headlines this evening. the lionesses will soon wake up for the biggest day of their sporting lives, one that could write their names into football history. i think everyone knows how big this is. i think it's been the players' dream for years, so everyone already knows that.

while back home still one more sleep to go for these fans and millions