king charles has toured the renovations at notre dame cathedral — after becoming the first british monarch to address the french senate. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ollie foster. england's women have reached an agreement with the football association over bonuses and commercial opportunities. talks have been going on since the end of last year but were paused injuly so the team could concentrate on the world cup. speaking ahead of tomorrow's nations league match with scotland, the england captain revealed that the dispute had been settled. we've come to an agreement but i think it is bigger than just the bonus. for us it is about being world leaders on and off the pitch and as we know, the women's game is evolving very quickly and conversations like this need to happen in order to make sure

in all areas, we're at the top of our game and the conversation was extremely positive and the players are very positive moving forward that the structures are now in place. it looks really good and that of course makes me really happy because it is good for the players and good for the women's game to move forward and take the next step, but also we can focus on football, which we did anyway in the world cup because it did not distract, but when you start playing football you don't want to have discussions at that moment. it is exactly what happened. the europa league group stages start on thursday, four british sides in that. rangers, west ham, liverpool and brighton are preparing for their first european campaign. it starts at home to greek side aek athens. we believe in ourselves. we believe in the quality of the players, first of all, the level of the club.

but we know we are brighton and we know our level. but we have the ambition to become better, better and better, step by step in every competition, in every game. liverpool begin their europa league campaign away to lask in austria. the last time they were in this competition was eight seasons ago, and they went on to reach the final during jurgen klopp�*s first season in charge. it was a different squad. we were not ready, we came somehow, i wouldn't compare it. it's a completely different time, a different time it's a completely different time, a different team and we are better prepared. it doesn't mean we will go to the final, itjust means we are better prepared and we enjoy more to be here than we did that time because we had no clue.

and ireland have named their team to face holders south africa. it's the pick of the pool games at the rugby world cup this weekend, pitching the top two ranked sides against each other at the stade de france. the irish are number one in the world and andy farrell has made one change to the starting 15 — scrum—halfjamison gibson—park returns in place of conor murray after the bonus—point victory against tonga last weekend. the winner of saturday's match will be well placed to top the pool and book a probable quarterfinal against new zealand. andy murray is through to the second round of the zhuhai championships in china he's playing in the country for the first time since 2019, which was also the same year that he won his last atp title. murray eased past the local wild card mo ye cong in straight sets, 7—5, 6—3. the former world number one plays aslan karatsev next. having been recalled for the abandoned one—day international against ireland at headingley yesterday,

to try and find some form ahead of the world cup, joe root won't play any part in the remaining two matches in the series somerset�*s tom kohler—cadmore has been added to the squad ahead of saturday's second odi at trent bridge. he'lljoin up after his county's championship match which is due to finish on friday. kohler—cadmore is a powerful wicketkeeper—batter and has become a regular on the franchise circuit. and that's all the sport for now. on the second day of king charles' state visit to france, he toured the renovations of notre—dame cathedral. the king spoke to firefighters who helped battle the 2019 blaze that severely damaged the building. earlier, he became the first british monarch to address the french senate from the floor of the chamber. the king spoke for about 20 minutes — mainly in french. let's go live to paris and our correspondent

lewis vaughan—jones. what are the main features of his speech? it what are the main features of his seech? . , . what are the main features of his seech? ., ,, . what are the main features of his seech? . ,, . ., ., , speech? it was a speech that really underlined some _ speech? it was a speech that really underlined some of— speech? it was a speech that really underlined some of those - speech? it was a speech that really underlined some of those core - speech? it was a speech that really . underlined some of those core themes of this whole state visit. that unity, partnership, friendship, between france and the uk. as you mentioned in the last couple of hours, he has been here at notre dame. you can see all the scaffolding and the rebuilding process that is still ongoing after that fire back in 2019. more on that injust a moment. let's that fire back in 2019. more on that in just a moment. let's focus on that speech. that was the more political bit of the day, day two of king charles' state visit to france. it started with that speech in french and in english. let's take a listen to some of that.

translation: your long-lived . democracy can be seen in the long friendship which brings our nations and peoples together. our partnership is built on a shared experience and it is of vital importance as we face the challenges of the world. quite simply, the united kingdom shall always be one of the closest allies and one of the best friends of france. that message of unity and also the politics in there, talking about, for example, the defence of ukraine being a top priority, tackling climate change being a big priority, not only of king charles personally in his previous life as prince charles but also of the uk and

france more widely. that was the politics this morning. this afternoon, it has been more cultural and sporting. for example, would you like to see queen camilla and first lady of france playing table tennis. now is your chance. we can show you these pictures. this was a little earlier on and actually before the table tennis match came the launch of the joint literary prize which the two women were launching but this is their ping—pong efforts. not bad at times, other times, just bad. that underlined the sporting theme. they were actually looking at the rugby world cup and the football teams, or looking at how sport plays a role in community engagement. after that, a role in community engagement. afterthat, it a role in community engagement. after that, it was on here, to notre dame. this is certainly one of king charles' interest, restoration after the fire in 2019. they were talking to firefighters who helped that night trying to put the fire out.

you can see the scaffolding and cranes behind me. the plan is to get it finished by the end of next year, december 2024 and the king was shown around stonemasons would work, the craftsmanship that is going in to try and build notre dame, such a powerful symbol of paris and of france. this part of the visit was certainly something that the king is very interested in as he had flagged it up and talked about it yesterday as well. after the visit here to notre dame, it was a roundtable talking about sustainability and business. that sort of brings things almost to a close for the day but this isn't the end of the whole trip. day three of the state visit is tomorrow and that's when the king will be heading down to bordeaux. thank you very much. it looks like it's not raining in paris at the moment, at least.

joining me live is graham smith, ceo of republic. an organisation that wants to see the monarchy abolished. there must be some merits in this check that you as an organisation can see. what would they be? i you as an organisation can see. what would they be?— would they be? i don't know if there is a lot of merit _ would they be? i don't know if there is a lot of merit in _ would they be? i don't know if there is a lot of merit in state _ would they be? i don't know if there is a lot of merit in state visits - is a lot of merit in state visits generally, they are performative. i think the monarchy is a bad advert for the uk and charles is not a good advert for our constitution and of course, his speech was written by the government. it makes very little difference. when it comes talking about things like climate change, of course he has flown over from london to paris, a very relatively short train trip. on a private 737 and he also had his bentley car to pick him up also had his bentley car to pick him up at the other end so it is not a good advert for tackling climate change either.— change either. surely it's quite impressive _ change either. surely it's quite impressive that _ change either. surely it's quite impressive that he _ change either. surely it's quite

impressive that he addressed l change either. surely it's quite i impressive that he addressed the french then it in french and indeed, it is important, is it not, the heads of states to engage with each other, it is important for relations between the two countries? it would between the two countries? it would be more important _ between the two countries? it would be more important if _ between the two countries? it would be more important if our _ between the two countries? it would be more important if our head - between the two countries? it would be more important if our head of- be more important if our head of state had more the function in our, if that person was chosen by us and could then claim to speak for the british people, then yes it could be. but at the moment, charles only speaks of the government and for himself. not a good advert when you see him talking about democracy as a man who has no interest in being held to account or to be elected. as the speaking french, millions of people speak french in the uk. tony blair famously spoke french to the french parliament 25 years ago so it is hardly a huge achievement and he's had plenty of time to learn the language. he's had plenty of time to learn the lanaauae. ,, . ., he's had plenty of time to learn the lanu-uae. ,, . ., , ., he's had plenty of time to learn the lanuuuae, ,, . ., , ., language. since we have shown some ofthe language. since we have shown some of the adoring — language. since we have shown some of the adoring crowd _ language. since we have shown some of the adoring crowd who _ language. since we have shown some of the adoring crowd who have - language. since we have shown some of the adoring crowd who have been l of the adoring crowd who have been creating the king and since we have

got you on, how widespread is the anti—monarchy movement in france? is the king fairly well received over there, in your view? the king fairly well received over there, in yourview? he’s the king fairly well received over there, in your view?— there, in your view? he's a celebrity — there, in your view? he's a celebrity in _ there, in your view? he's a celebrity in france. - there, in your view? he's a celebrity in france. the - celebrity in france. the anti—monarchy movement is huge in france in the sense that they don't want a monarch, they had no appetite for bringing it back. in the uk, the anti—monarchy movement has been growing rapidly. we are enjoying a unprecedented period of growth and the polling shows a sharp drop in the polling shows a sharp drop in the sports of the monarchy down from about 87% ten years ago down to around 55% to 60% now and charles is at least 20 points lower than his mother in terms of favourability. the monarchy is in quite a bit of trouble in this state visit as part of a effort to rebuild the support for the monarchy and to see off growing opposition.— for the monarchy and to see off growing opposition. graham smith,

ceo of republic. — growing opposition. graham smith, ceo of republic, an _ growing opposition. graham smith, ceo of republic, an organisation i ceo of republic, an organisation that supports the abolishment of the monarchy. this is the first coloured nail sculpture in the world. it's the largest nail sculpture in the world as well. i think people might be a little bit disappointed that it's leaving little germany, but it is staying in bradford. it's been up for six years and it has to come down. i need time to work on it, to renew it again, and that's why it's coming down. you can see, can't you? it'sjust beginning to, some of the paint is beginning to peel, so there'll be quite a lot left to sand it down, and then topcoat everything. once the first panel came down, then i started to relax. i think the first panel, everybody�*s a bit nervous and didn't like to watch that bit.

but yeah, that's down now and all the panels are coming down quite nicely. oh, it's great. i wish i could keep it! too big for my house. you're live with bbc news. uk interest rates have been left on hold, for the first time in nearly two years. the bank of england decision, leaving the uk benchmark rate at 5.25%, brings to an end a run of 14 consecutive increases, which began in late 2021. it was designed to curb rising prices. the announcement is a day after an unexpected slight fall in the rate of uk inflation, as well as a pause in rate hikes by the us central bank, the federal reserve. the governor of the bank of england says he expects the trend, of slowing inflation to continue, but cautioned there is no room for complacency. joining me for more on this is our chief economics correspondent dharshini david.

it's been quite a 24 hours in the uk policy—making world. we had slightly weaker than expected inflation figure coming out not a day ago and then on the back of that, the interest rate panel decided that they needed to weigh up things a little more. until then, analysts were looking for another rate rise. the uk has one of the most stubborn inflation rates amongst better off countries. it has been slowing in recent months and we did see that supply slowing. this is what the governor the bank of england to say. it's a point where we stopped tightening because we've had very good news this week on the inflation front. very welcome news. we can see that inflation was coming down. but this week's news is good because it's a sign that we've had more than we expected and that's very good. but of course, the job is not done yet. we can't be complacent about this. ourjob is to get inflation back down to the 2% target

and sustain it there. so the job isn't done yet and we will of course keep doing the job. so what does that mean in practice? well, andrew bailey was one of five members who commit voted to keep interest rates where they were. what they have seen in recent months is also a rise in unemployment, weakening perhaps of activity to say they want to play a wait and see game, see if we are quite there yet. on the other hand, you've got four members of the committee saying wage rises are still particularly strong here, oil prices are going up around the world and what does history tell us? inflation can be a very stubborn beast when you're trying to tame it, so it may not be over as yet but for once, we got and that's what i was no change in interest rates after,

as you say, 14 rises in a row. than? as you say, 14 rises in a row. any reaction from _ as you say, 14 rises in a row. any reaction from any _ as you say, 14 rises in a row. any reaction from any mortgage companies? people obviously have been watching the interest rate quite closely?— been watching the interest rate quite closely? been watching the interest rate uuite closel ? , ., ., quite closely? they have and in the uk, the quite closely? they have and in the uk. the majority — quite closely? they have and in the uk, the majority of _ quite closely? they have and in the uk, the majority of people - quite closely? they have and in the uk, the majority of people with - quite closely? they have and in the uk, the majority of people with a i uk, the majority of people with a mortgage, be it residential or a landlord's mortgage, have a rate thatis landlord's mortgage, have a rate that is fixed. when you get an interest rate change, you see the variable rate changing very quickly indeed, but when you talk about fixed rate mortgages, what matters is what banks expect to happen to interest rates and at the moment, we have had hints from the bank of england government before that we will not see false in interest rates soon so those rates are very much but you have got the feel that it is starting to slightly reduce one or to those deals. if you are looking to those deals. if you are looking to renew a fixed rate deal in the uk, today or in the months, those repayments are still likely to be a lot higher then you have got used to

in the last years. one reason why, the pain isn't over yet regardless of what the bank of england does next. they're called online frenzies — posts on social media that encourage disruption and disorder in the real world. a bbc investigation has found they're being driven by the social media app tiktok. former employees say tiktok isn't tackling the issue for fear of slowing the platform's growth. bbc verify�*s marianna spring has been looking into it and is live in the newsroom. tiktok has distanced itself... however, the bbc has identified four examples of what we are calling tiktok frenzies where tiktok drives disproportionate amount of

engagement are some topics which then lead to destruction disorder in everyday life. the four examples we have identified our an online session with a murder case in idaho, interfering into the police investigation of nicola billy. and then the fanning flames when whites are taking place in france which spread out an unusual intensity. why is this happening? the answer is, let's turn to tiktok�*s design. when you post a video on tiktok, whether thanit you post a video on tiktok, whether than it being promoted your friends and followers, it will apply to the themes of other users. the algorithm may decide this is something people like and push it to millions more at the speed and scale that doesn't seem possible on the other social media sites. after seeing the original video's success, other users may try to create their own

versions which in turn will be sent out to more people. the cycle starts again and so you have a tiktok frenzy. there is investigation from speaking to users, eck staff and crunching the data, found tiktok�*s algorithm and design means people are seeing videos that theyjust wouldn't be normally recommended and that in turn, makes them do other things on the platform. tiktok has responded. the search for mum of two. nicola bulley continues eight days after she went missing/ nicola bulley�*s disappearance earlier this year shocked the uk. an inquest ruled the 45 year old died by accidental drowning, but conspiracy theories exploded on tiktok, with police saying it interfered with the investigation. heather ran one account, racking up millions of views, posting about the case, having never shared content like this on tiktok before. in one video, she falsely suggested footage of nicola leaving the house on the morning of her disappearance

was really herfriend emma. it received 3.6 million views. whenever you post something and it gains traction, tiktok will send you little emails of encouragement telling you that you've received this many views. you're a hit. if you post something and you receive a lot of positivity from it, i think that can definitely change your behaviour, whereas before, you might not have had that level of empowerment or entitlement. heather seemed to really regret becoming caught up in this frenzy and she told me that without tiktok, she just doesn't think she would have participated in this way. when you're seeing video after video after video of the same content on the same topic, it's very easy to just think, well, i canjoin in on that. and i'm just another person. i've had to remind myself, and these are other people's lives. and it's notjust a video that's going to go nowhere. it's potentially going to blow up in your face and then you are accountable. lucas, not his real name,

is one of several tiktok ex—employees i spoke to for answers about these frenzies. they grew so fast that they couldn't possibly keep up with or predicted every single way the app was going to go. and in general, they don't want to, they don't want to stand in the way of entertainment growing quickly on their platform. it's about money. the more users they have on the platform, spending more time watching videos, they can sell more ads, sell them for a higher price. it's probably the most addictive platform that we've encountered yet, and i think that's a real danger, especially because of how young the audience is and how impressionable they are. tik tok told the bbc... speaking to ex—employees and users, it seems that these frenzies are difficult to keep up with, and it's hard to know when and where the next one will happen. marianna spring, bbc news.

britain's birdlife could be very different in the coming years. a report by british trust for ornithology indicates the changing climate is affecting the numbers, distribution and behaviours of migratory birds, including cuckoos and chiffchaffs. our science correspondent helen briggs reports. a key breeding ground for birds close to the river severn at slimbridge. and these highly—trained experts have a licence to capture and ring the new arrivals, handling them with utmost care. this is a chiffchaff. this is one of our main species. weigh about six, seven grams. they're migrants, so they'll be going off to north africa quite soon. it's incredible to think that tiny bird will now have to fly thousands of miles. well, that's right, yes. and will it get much bigger before its flight? no, that's effectively fully grown. it might put on more fat. lots of birds try and put on fat for energy reserves as they migrate. but essentially that's how

big it will ever get. maurice has been ringing birds for 30 years and has seen a lot of chiffchaffs in that time. they're about stable around here, not like their cousins, the willow warbler, lesser white throat. we hardly catch at all now. whereas we could rely on seeing them every year. so it's 3jt. the ring is fitted. around the leg. we do a gentle squeeze to start with. details of the bird's age, condition and location are recorded, so if it's seen again, we know where it's come from. all this data, recorded over decades, shows how different bird populations are coping with multiple pressures from habitat loss to climate change. this is a graph of cuckoo numbers in england. we can see a very clear, steady decline. i think climate change is one of the biggest pressures that all species are facing, but particularly migratory species, because they have to worry about the climate conditions, not only where they're breeding,

but also where they're wintering and the areas that they're travelling through to get here, which can be thousands of kilometres. with almost half of all uk bird species in decline, some look set to vanish from our shores. there will be winners as a result of climate change...and losers. so future generations might not hear a nightingale or see a cuckoo, but there will be other things they see. a bee eater might become a common species, for example. and by collecting all this ringing data, we can monitor what's going on and mitigate for the human—led climate change that is the major driver behind most of these changes. so as the uplifting sight of wild birds on the wing becomes rarer, the wealth of data gathered by bird ringers has never been more important in conservation. helen briggs, bbc news, gloucestershire.

stay with us on the bbc news. we will have more on the news that rupert murdoch is stepping down from musical and fox court. we have had more heavy rain and heavy showers today. the showers continue as we go through the night. at least it will be different to last night when it was the persistent rain, 30 to 34 millilitres. we have had another dollop of persistent rain in the north, showers in between. that band of rain in the north or tender fragment to showers but we could see further heavy showers as well as scattering elsewhere. in between,

some clear spells and a cooler, fashion night. notably so across southern parts of england and wales compared with last year. moving to friday, they showers may tape a couple of hours to clear away and then it's a day of sunny spells and scattered showers. there will be some heavy showers rushing through on a strong wind. that will be the notable difference to most of us. that wind coming down from the north or north—west. really quite strong around some of the coastline and over the hills and pushing their showers ever southwards, so on par with of today but they will feel a bit cooler. the wins either way then during the night on friday under a ridge of high pressure. part one at the weekend does look like the dryer day. we might have some early mist and fog but then in comes the rain and fog but then in comes the rain and the cloud ahead of this to bring it to northern ireland. so many of us, there will be some good spells

of sunshine, 16 or 17 on the cards. moving into saturday night, we see the remnants of this time, hurricane nigel moving in. there is more energy moving on, some tropical moisture, windier, wetter weather returning on sunday. it is likely that southern and eastern areas may escape the rain, certainly more clout and breeze around. they time it is moving to the south and south—west. in many areas, some fairly persistent rain. even once it clears, it is a rather showery and unsettled picture as we go into next week. more online.

live from london, this is bbc news. rupert murdoch announces his retirement as chairman of his fox and news corp businesses, handing leadership to his son lachlan. five people in britain are to be charged with spying for russia. the three men and two women are due in court next week. india and canada's worsening relationship — india suspends visas for canadians and warns diplomat numbers are likely to be cut. and king charles tours the renovations at notre—dame cathedral — after becoming the first british monarch to address the french senate.

hello, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to verified live — three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start with the news that rupert murdoch is stepping down from running one of the world's most powerful media empires. his eldest son lachlan is taking charge of fox and news corp, although the 92—year—old will continue in the position of "emeritus chairman". rupert murdoch has spent more than 70 years building his global media empire, after starting in local newspapers in his native australia. in a statement to staff, mr murdoch says the companies "are in robust health, as am i". he goes on to say... "our opportunities far exceed our commercial challenges". lachlan murdoch has congratulated his father on what he called his " remarkable 70—year ca reer". earlier, i asked vanity fair's special correspondent brian stelter for his reaction to the announcement.