days relatively dry, it looks like things turn more unsettled from mid week onwards. a touch cooler, but perhaps drier again towards the end of this coming week. bye— bye.

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maritime call is not a replacement. the prime minister remains in a critical but stable condition after an assassination attempt. he has just undergone a two hour operation. after the deadly flash floods in afghanistan that have killed more than 300 people, we get the latest on the search for hundreds who are still missing. and the threat to india's $4 billion spice trade over concerns with contamination from two popular brands. now with all the latest sport here's adam wild. hello from the bbc sport centre, i'm adam wild. hello, we'll start in kentucky in the united states, where an extraordinary story has been developing. world number one scottie scheffler was earlier detained by police outside the valhalla golf club before the second round of the us pga championship after what they say was "a misunderstanding with traffic flow".

0ur golf correspondent iain carter is in kentucky. some flashing images. what we do know is that _ some flashing images. what we do know is that the _ some flashing images. what we do know is that the world _ some flashing images. what we do know is that the world what - some flashing images. what we do | know is that the world what number one golfer was detained by police officers. early this morning around 5am, at the gates here. that inevitably lead to major traffic problems. players and coaches who were teeing off early today were allowed onto the property but scheffler went around it is reported as saying, went around the stacked up as saying, went around the stacked up traffic, he was stopped by police and ordered to leave his car. we are now seeing documents that are being published of an arrest record as well. media footage shows him being led away in handcuffs. it has been

delayed here by an hour and 20 minutes because of the impact of the early accident. minutes because of the impact of the early accident-— early accident. scottie scheffler has in the last _ early accident. scottie scheffler has in the last few _ early accident. scottie scheffler has in the last few moments i early accident. scottie scheffler- has in the last few moments released a statement. it reads... i was proceeding as ordered by police officers. there was a big understanding at what i thought i was being asked to do. i never intended to disregard any of the instructions. i hope to put this aside and focus on golf today. all of us involved in the tournament express our deepest sympathies to the man who the family of the man who passed away earlier this morning. it really put things into perspective he says. they gave an update on the original accident saying one of the workers was tragically killed by a shuttle bus. it is heartbreaking to all of those involved with the pga championship. scottie scheffler is now out on the

course. scottie scheffler is now out on the course at valhalla, he began his second round a short time ago. he actually birdied the first hole. xander schauffele will tee off with a three—shot lead later after a record—breaking opening round of 62, with a trio of americans that includes tony finau behind him. we will of course keep you up to date with that here on bbc news. elsewhere, the next women's football world cup will be in brazil. they've been named hosts of the 2027 tournament after beating a joint bid by the netherlands, belgium and germany. this was the announcement a little earlier, at fifa's congress in bangkok. they're the first nation to be handed the rights by an open vote, with member associations voting 119—78 in favour of brazil. it's the first time a women's world cup will be hosted by a south american country. it's a big weekend ahead in england with the premier league title on the line. but sunday also marks the final chapter injurgen klopp�*s nine year reign at anfield. the liverpool manager says it's been

�*the most intense week of his life' ahead of his final game against wolves on sunday. saying goodbye, i don't think it's ever nice but saying goodbye without. .. feeling sad or feeling hurt or whatever, that would just mean that the time we spent together was not right and not great and we had a great time. so it was always clear that it would be tough. plenty more on the website — including ferrari's charles leclerc finishing fastest in an incident—packed first practice session at the emilia romagna grand prix. but that's all the sport for now. thanks very much. to slovakia now, where prime minister robert fico is conscious, but in a serious condition after being shot on wednesday. he remains in a very serious condition he remains in a very serious a 71—year—old man has been charged with attempted murder. the incident is the first major

assassination attempt on a european political leader for more than two decades years. ministers say they believe the gunman acted alone, describing the attack as politically motivated. let's speak to journalist and author, john kampfner, who recently made the bbc documentary, slovakia divided. welcome to the programme. he wrote a piece back in late 2023 with the line, slovakia matters far more than europe realises. why did you come to that conclusion? it is europe realises. why did you come to that conclusion?— that conclusion? it is a tiny country. — that conclusion? it is a tiny country. only _ that conclusion? it is a tiny country, only 5 _ that conclusion? it is a tiny country, only 5 million - that conclusion? it is a tiny - country, only 5 million people, but it is literally, if you put a pin into europe, it would be absolutely at the heart of it. it was during the cold war —— barely half an hour away from the capital bratislava. it is essential to the incredibly tense relationship now between the west

and the authoritarian states. it is central in terms of the way the european union is going to proceed in the future, and what has happened in the future, and what has happened in slovakia is that you have, similar to other countries, but starkly portrayed, that absolute 50 - 50 starkly portrayed, that absolute 50 — 50 split in the country. some supporters of robert fico, some who see him as a dangerous politician. in terms of robert fico, he was re—elected only recently. you covered the election. in many ways it was quite a wrong remarkable turn wasn't it? he had been prime minister before, but in terms of the politicaljourney he made. he minister before, but in terms of the politicaljourney he made.— political “ourney he made. he was prime politicaljourney he made. he was prime minister _ politicaljourney he made. he was prime minister twice _ politicaljourney he made. he was prime minister twice before - politicaljourney he made. he was prime minister twice before he i politicaljourney he made. he was i prime minister twice before he was, when he was booted out in 2018, that

was after the contract killing of an investigative journalist and his fiancee. this guy had been looking at allegations of high—level collusion between the then slovak government of fico, and all kinds of criminal elements. those court cases were ongoing and then fico came back, and he came back quite dramatically. it was a very tight election, it was even then a an election, it was even then a an election be doped with threats. there was abuse on both sides, with considerable allegations. there are videos showing russian involvement with getting journalists to report things in the way they wanted to. i am just painting this picture of a country that has been tense for some

time. ., ., , ., , time. you mention in your first answer, time. you mention in your first answer. the — time. you mention in your first answer, the fractured - time. you mention in your first answer, the fractured nature . time. you mention in your first | answer, the fractured nature of society. do you think the events of the 48 hours will lead to a coming together or a further fragmentation? that is the hype, but i think it is a slight hope. the present president, who is standing down, and the president in waiting thatjoins the president in waiting thatjoins the press conference yesterday, are urging for that sense of reconciliation, that might be a stretch at the moment, but certainly turning down the rhetoric from both sides. but there doesn't seem to be that much prospect of it. this guy now in incarceration, and several

members of his cabinet were immediately accusing the media of somehow fomenting this, there doesn't seem to be any reason to sustain that argument. you have the deputy of parliament pretty much accusing the media of incitement to violence and this is at a time when robert fico had been putting through parliament a bill that would have got rid of the existing state broadcaster and brought in more of a mouthpiece of government in the guise of vladimir putin. that appears to be at the moment the direction in which slovakia sadly is travelling. direction in which slovakia sadly is travellinu. ., ~' , ., , direction in which slovakia sadly is travellinu. ., ~ , ., , . almost a week after the deadly flash floods in north east afghanistan, families are still searching for the bodies of their loved ones.

the northern province of baghlan is the worst affected, with an estimated 300 people dead and 2,000 homes destroyed — and the number of casualties is expected to rise. 0ur correspondent caroline davies is there, and filed this report. we followed the trail of devastation for miles, following where that body of water had come down, destroying homes, destroying livelihoods, wheat crops, livestock. and finally, we reached one of the villages that had been the worst affected. some of these villages further up in the mountainside are still entirely cut off because the roads to reach them have been swept away. the longer we spent with people there, the more we were able to get more information, more details, about exactly what had happened when that water hit. and we were able to find out about some truly incredible rescues. friday afternoon, the main street of this village is a raging torrent. 0n the roof noor ahmad and his family barely visible. minutes later,

the building collapses. translation: when the wall fell i remember thinking, _ "i have lost everything. we are all finished." i was underwater and hoping, "oh, god, please take my life so my problems will be over." noor survived, clinging to an almond tree. his ten—year—old daughter had disappeared downstream. a few kilometres away, abdul ahad showed me where he spotted her, caught in the branches of an uprooted tree. his son pulled herfree. translation: my father and mother said don't go there, _ you will be taken by the flood. but my heart felt for her. there was a feeling i had in myself that i could do it. i took her on my back and i got her to our house. most parts of her body were injured. shaken, muddied, but alive.

she is now recovering at a relative's house with no home yet to return to. this is the first time her father has seen the family that saved her. would you like to meet him? how do you feel now, meeting the people who saved your daughter's life? translation: right now i don't have anything. - if i give them the whole world it won't be equal with what they did for us. 0ne corner of one village, those who did what they could to save others from the waters. one of the ongoing concerns here we've been speaking to charities, including save the children, are that it's difficult to get clean water to many of these villages, as well as trying to continue to get

aid in to people who really need it. but there are also longer term questions as well about afghanistan's resilience to these sort of incidents. we will have more from afghanistan a little later. i want to turn to developing news coming to us from the post office inquiry. huge criminaljustice _ the post office inquiry. huge criminaljustice scandal. - the post office inquiry. hugel criminaljustice scandal. news coming into us from the bbc, the former top post office lawyer will not co—operate with the inquiry. the former general counsel won't cooperate, according to a lawyer from the inquiry. the kc said the inquiry would not now hear from her as planned because quite she lives abroad and won't cooperate close quote. this is from the time of alan

bates versus the post office court case. we now have the inquiry trying to get to the top of —— the bottom of that inquiry. we wait to see if there is any reply, but that's news is coming into us from the main lawyer at the inquiry, saying that the post office's format... won't cooperate. here in the uk the boss of a major water supply company says she's �*truly sorry�* for the outbreak of a diarrhoea—causing illness in south devon. 46 cases of cryptosporidiosis have been confirmed in the brixham area, with more than 100 people reporting symptoms to their doctors in the past week. let's get the latest. another day, another bottled water for the residents of brixham. boil water notice, south west water attempts to

clean up contamination from the parasite cryptosporidium. residents have been up since 6am picking up water. i have two elderly sisters, one is 86, one is 88, both fairly disabled, so i thought i would come and get it for them. they hand out bottles of six, i gave two to one sister, two to another sister, two to my ex—wife. it is believed a faulty valve in a field containing cattle is the possible source, investigations are ongoing. the local mp has urged the company to keep the company better informed after they initially denied contamination. they have not told us officially. we discovered here because we saw boiled water being set up and the managers walked over and they were told there are guidelines coming in. all we have received is 24 litres of water and a piece of paper.

south west water have again said they are truly sorry and distributing water across three three locations now. the businesses, residents and holiday—makers in brixham and surrounding areas, they could face disruption for another week. south west water is attempting to clean up cryptosporidium. in the meantime, locals are making the most of a bad situation. what we are having to do is we cannot use the hot water, we are using bottled water south west water or giving us and we are steaming it to make sure it is boiling temperature so none of the disease or anything gets infected into the water, and we make the coffee manually. until further notice, it is likely to be bottled water all around for the rest of the week. esme stallard, bbc news. coming up on the programme we have the threats to the spice trade, and

the threats to the spice trade, and the pyramids, that is next. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. so

you are live with bbc news. india's spice trade — is both world famous and worth about $4 billion. now, there's real concern as nepal becomes the latest country to ban the import and sale of two popular spice brands, overfears of �*possible contamination' in some products. last month, singapore and hong kong stopped sales of some spices, over suspected, elevated levels of a cancer—causing pesticide. the us food and drug administration is also investigating products from two companies. yesterday, the uk introduced extra control measures. india's spice trade makes up to 12%, of global spice exports. let's speak with nikhil inamdar, our india business correspondent. welcome to the programme. as i was

saying, this is a trade worth $4 billion, this is potentially a huge problem, isn't it? it is billion, this is potentially a huge problem, isn't it?— billion, this is potentially a huge problem, isn't it? it is certainly a hue problem, isn't it? it is certainly a huge problem- — problem, isn't it? it is certainly a huge problem. when _ problem, isn't it? it is certainly a huge problem. when singapore i problem, isn't it? it is certainly a i huge problem. when singapore and hong kong, back in april essentially banned these mixed spices from major companies, everest and mdh. this, as you pointed out, the uk regulator is essentially telling the bbc that they have issued warning signs as early as january 2023, reuters is reporting sources from the us, essentially has been seeing 15% of the shipments of one of these brands, mdh, being rejected for quite some time. this is certainly a big problem as you pointed out,

about $4 billion. it is also a massive domestic market, spices that are consumed locally here as well. certainly a health hazard if this is not is not kept in check. i certainly a health hazard if this is not is not kept in check.- certainly a health hazard if this is not is not kept in check. i want to ask ou not is not kept in check. i want to ask you about _ not is not kept in check. i want to ask you about a _ not is not kept in check. i want to ask you about a different - not is not kept in check. i want to ask you about a different story i not is not kept in check. i want to i ask you about a different story that caught my eye today. it is this court case that is going on about who invented the recipe for butter chicken? that is really hotting up in court, isn't it?— in court, isn't it? yes. between very famous— in court, isn't it? yes. between very famous establishments. i in court, isn't it? yes. between - very famous establishments. indeed they were the ones that invented that the chicken and they have filed a loss against another company. their founder actually invented butter chicken, they were both

actually partners, even before partition. this case has now gone to the courts, it was a lawsuit that was filed in january. the courts, it was a lawsuit that was filed injanuary. i think some of the hearings that have happened, reuters has access to some of the counterclaims that have been made but evidence —— with evidence of pictures and things like that. it is an expensive lawsuit about a quarter percent of. an expensive lawsuit about a quarter ercent of. ., ~ , ., , . percent of. thank you very much. let's squeeze _ percent of. thank you very much. let's squeeze one _ percent of. thank you very much. let's squeeze one more - percent of. thank you very much. let's squeeze one more story - percent of. thank you very much. let's squeeze one more story n. | percent of. thank you very much. i let's squeeze one more story n. for thousands of years it has been one of the great mysteries. now scientists say that they have the answer, they have found evidence that a branch of the nile, long since dried up, is the key. let's speak to egyptologist

dr chris naunton. does it make sense to you that this branch of the nile was used to ferry the blocks? , branch of the nile was used to ferry the blocks?— the blocks? yes, it does. we know that the nile _ the blocks? yes, it does. we know that the nile was _ the blocks? yes, it does. we know that the nile was the _ the blocks? yes, it does. we know that the nile was the primary i the blocks? yes, it does. we know. that the nile was the primary means of transport for the ancient egyptians. the problem up to now is that the river where it is today is quite a long way from where the pyramids are. even if the blocks were moved close to the site of these enormous monuments, how did these enormous monuments, how did the ancients then manoeuvre them that last bit? new research seems to show that that part is now dried up, previously unexpected, would have brought those stones much closer to the pyramids than we knew previously. i the pyramids than we knew previously-— the pyramids than we knew reviousl . , , , ., previously. i suppose the energy to car the previously. i suppose the energy to carry the rocks _ previously. i suppose the energy to carry the rocks rather _ previously. i suppose the energy to carry the rocks rather than - previously. i suppose the energy to carry the rocks rather than human i

carry the rocks rather than human force. , , force. yes, exactly. the new research _ force. yes, exactly. the new research seems _ force. yes, exactly. the new research seems to _ force. yes, exactly. the new research seems to chip i force. yes, exactly. the new research seems to chip away force. yes, exactly. the new. research seems to chip away at force. yes, exactly. the new- research seems to chip away at the problem of exactly how they built the pyramids. it doesn't unfortunately take us all the way, we are somewhat in the dark as to how once the blocks were moved to the site, how they were then arranged into these monuments. we we are cominu arranged into these monuments. we we are coming to — arranged into these monuments. we we are coming to the _ arranged into these monuments. we we are coming to the end _ arranged into these monuments. we we are coming to the end of— arranged into these monuments. we we are coming to the end of our— are coming to the end of our programme, thank you forjoining us. stay with us here on bbc news. hello. it was a bit of a misty, murky start for some of us, but for most places, the sunshine has broken through and there's a lot of dry weather on the cards for the rest of today.

this was the picture in freshwater on the isle of wight a little bit earlier on. we can see that cumulus cloud that's bubbling up, and for some places, that willjust spark off one or two showers, but many of us are seeing some dry and sunny weather. now, to the south of the uk, we've got a couple of nondescript areas of low pressure here, so they are going to throw a little bit of rain our way at times through the course of the weekend. but for the rest of the afternoon, a few showers, particularly so for the west of scotland, the odd thundery one here. one or two further south across parts of england and wales, but many of us avoiding them. temperatures for most of us between 20 to perhaps 23 celsius, warmest across the west of scotland, a little bit colder around this east coast where we've got a little bit of lingering low cloud and fog. through this evening tonight, we'll start seeing more of that sea fog rolling in, becoming more extensive for parts of northern, eastern england, down the east coast. further inland we've got some clearer spells, but there could be some patchy fog almost anywhere to start saturday morning. fairly mild first thing, we've got those light winds around. low pressure close to the near continent on saturday morning, though. we can just see this warm front moving through and that could very

well bring some outbreaks of rain to parts of kent and sussex, essex, for instance, first thing in the morning. down towards the channel islands, some of that rain could be quite persistent. sea fog still lingering for parts of eastern scotland, perhaps northeast england, burning back during the day, but as those showers drift westwards, there could be the odd thunderstorm, perhaps wales and southwest england for instance as well, but any of the showers are fairly hit and miss on saturday. a good deal of dry, settled weather if you've got outdoor plans. temperatures again a little above average, but always a few degrees cooler close to that northeast coast. similarly, on sunday, we've got low cloud again moving in from the north sea. scotland is a little bit cloudy. i think one or two showers, not quite as warm, but for the rest of the uk, any showers are fairly few and far between, so some good spells of blue sky and sunshine, light winds after early mist and fog clears, and top temperatures around 22 celsius, but cooler around that east coast where we keep that low cloud and murk. head on into monday and tuesday, we've got low pressure starting to dry and approach, so although the next few days relatively dry, it looks like things turn more unsettled from mid week onwards.

a touch cooler, but perhaps drier again towards the end of this coming week. bye— bye.

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we have been analysing social media posts from the west bank by soldiers in the israeli army. legal experts say this footage may constitute a war crime. the ukrainian military says heavy battles are looming as russia pushes on with its assualt near kharkiv. police charge the world's number one golfer scottie scheffler before his appearance at the pga championship in kentucky. people in afghanistan search for the bodies of family members almost a week after deadly floods hit the country. we speak to the world food programme operating in affected areas. and the first guidance for the vatican in 40, on the reporting of �*apparitions' and supernatural phenomena. hello, i'm matthew amroliwola.