gutted by fire — the spire tumbles on one of denmark's most historic buildings. and spreading its vast wings — the young isle of wight sea eagle just back from an epic three—week trip to france. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news — can manchester city really complete a double trouble? we hearfrom the maanger ahead of their champions league quarterfinal against real madrid. challenge over a ban on prayer rituals at her school, and get reaction from wembley. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. mps will tonight vote on whether anyone born afterjanuary 2009 should be banned from buying cigarettes. the prime minister is trying to create the uk's first smoke—free generation. some tory mps have called it "un—conservative" and say it could fuel the black market.

it's thougt around 100,000 11 to 15—year—olds in england currently smoke. the bill also aims to make vapes less appealing to children, with new restrictions on flavours and packaging. here's our political editor, chris mason. smoke hanging everywhere, in bars, beer and smelly clothes. bi; smoke hanging everywhere, in bars, beer and smelly clothes.— smoke hanging everywhere, in bars, beer and smelly clothes. by the time the reach beer and smelly clothes. by the time they reach the _ beer and smelly clothes. by the time they reach the six _ beer and smelly clothes. by the time they reach the six form, _ beer and smelly clothes. by the time they reach the six form, regulationsl they reach the six form, regulations have been_ they reach the six form, regulations have been relaxed to the extent that they wear_ have been relaxed to the extent that they wear what they want. i have been relaxed to the extent that they wear what they want.— they wear what they want. i never mind what — they wear what they want. i never mind what these _ they wear what they want. i never mind what these 70 _ they wear what they want. i never mind what these 70 six _ they wear what they want. i never mind what these 70 six form - they wear what they want. i never mind what these 70 six form is i mind what these 70 six form is wearing, they are smoking at school. and remember, lighting up on a plane was fine, too. smoking has been slowly wafting from the mainstream to the marginal. take the ban on cigarettes on london's underground in 1984. share cigarettes on london's underground in 1984. �* , ., cigarettes on london's underground in 1984. �* ., cigarettes on london's underground in 1984. ~ ., ., cigarettes on london's underground in1984. ~ ., ., , , in 1984. are you going to be tempted to liuht u- in 1984. are you going to be tempted to light up when _ in 1984. are you going to be tempted to light up when you _ in 1984. are you going to be tempted to light up when you shouldn't? - in 1984. are you going to be tempted to light up when you shouldn't? i - to light up when you shouldn't? i know to light up when you shouldn't? know i shouldn't do that but, to light up when you shouldn't?" know i shouldn't do that but, yes, to light up when you shouldn't?“ know i shouldn't do that but, yes, i am. �* know i shouldn't do that but, yes, i am, �* ., know i shouldn't do that but, yes, i am. �* ., ,

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competent adults shouldn't have different laws imposed upon them dependent on the age —— and just in the last few minutes. chris mason, thank you. as we heard, there is some opposition to the proposed legislation, including from some groups who argue it is an infringement on individual liberty. ros atkins has been looking how this compares with other countries' approach to smoking, and with other previous government interventions here in the uk. ros. sophie, thank you very much indeed. the percentage of adults who smoke in the uk has been going down for years. in 2011, it was just over 20%. in 2016, over 15. in 2022, over 12%. and this fall is connected to government policies — such as increasing health warnings and increasing the price of cigarettes. now, with this proposed ban, the uk is going further than any country. mexico bans smoking on beaches and in parks. portugal is looking to stop bars, cafes and petrol stations selling tobacco products. canada has ruled each cigarette should have a health warning on it.

and new zealand, it had planned a similar ban to the uk, but a new government says that is now not going ahead. so with this proposed ban, the uk is out on its own. and its reasons are clear. smoking is the uk's single biggest preventable killer. it costs the nhs and the economy an estimated £17 billion a year. but some argue individuals should be able to choose the risk they take, and that the government's not being consistent. for example, alcohol costs the nhs an estimated 5.5 billion per year in england and more broadly, £21 billion per year to society, but an alcohol ban is not on the agenda. and as this current debate plays out, it's worth us looking back to previous health—and—safety interventions. in 1983, wearing a seat belt became law via an amendment in the lords. at the time, neither the government nor the opposition were convinced. passenger fatalities dropped. in 2007, smoking was banned

in enclosed public places. polling at the time suggested 15% of people opposed this. but it's credited with reducing smoking. and in 2018, a so—called "sugar tax" was introduced on soft drinks. critics labelled it "arbitrary" and "unfair". but sugar levels are down, and one study has suggested it has helped reduce childhood obesity. now, recent polling suggests 60% are in favour of banning or phasing out smoking. the government is too. once more, the uk may trade some personal liberty, in pursuit of health benefits across our society. sophie. thank you, ros. a muslim pupil has lost a high court challenge to a ban on praying at school. a secondary school in wembley, in north london, introduced a ban last year. saying it was against its non—religious ethos and didn't have space. one family argued it

discriminated against muslim pupils who made up about half of the pupil population, but that was rejected by the court. here's our education editor, branwen jeffreys. morning. there we go, we have got the smile! katharine birbalsingh says her school is the strictest in england. last year, a ban on prayer was brought in, leading to this legal challenge. some muslim pupils had started praying in the yard, asking for space to pray inside. ina in a statement, 46 marco said it was a victory for all schools. she added, half the pupils are muslim and families recognise our traditional values, create a school environment that is a joy to be in. suella braverman was the founding chair of governors. speaking to me before thejudgment, the chair of governors. speaking to me before the judgment, the former home secretary back to the head teacher.

those children are british citizens. and therefore, it is around a british culture that they should cohere. and prayer rooms would only lead to segregation along racial or religious lines. it would only lead to more division. and fragmentation within the school, which is actually very harmonious.— within the school, which is actually very harmonious. michaela school is --oular, it very harmonious. michaela school is popular. it gets _ very harmonious. michaela school is popular, it gets outstanding - very harmonious. michaela school is popular, it gets outstanding exam . popular, it gets outstanding exam results. it is a nonreligious school. but around half the pupils are from muslim families. the family in this case are anonymous by court order. the girl's mother said in a statement she was profoundly dismayed, saying the case was brought because, in our faith, prayer holds undeniable importance. some schools do allow space for prayer at lunchtime. just like many workplaces. but today, some were concerned about the impact of this judgment. concerned about the impact of this 'ud . ment. . concerned about the impact of this 'udument. ., ., ., ., judgment. part of following the teachin . s judgment. part of following the teachings of — judgment. part of following the teachings of the _ judgment. part of following the

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dharshini david has the details. i would give anything to not kind of wake up every day feeling absolutely rubbish. 21—year—old chloe lives with depression, borderline personality disorder and autism. she's now a student and receiving disability—related benefits, after earlier attempts to work didn't last. they don't really understand the complexity of mental illness. it's not something that although there are days that i can't get out of bed — days and weeks and months that i don't get out of bed, in a depressive episode — there's also days and weeks and months that i can't keep myself safe, and going to work is dangerous for me. but its older people who account for much of the rise of those on such benefits. they're more likely to have physical ailments. some, affected by nhs waiting lists. others, like ruth, by long covid. she suffers asthma, fatigue and mobility issues. she can't return to work in a supermarket. ok, this is me before i had covid and long covid. i'd like to be back there again

and not have that, but you... you can't change things, can you? it changes how you feel about yourself, your contribution you can make to society, the contribution to the family, the bills, everything like that. so it's been very, very hard at times, but i've had to come to terms with it. there's a record 2.8 million people not working due to illness — over 700,000 more than before the pandemic — hurting households and employers. but there's no simple answer as to why. this is a trend that's become more apparent since the pandemic, - but it was there for the decade before the pandemic as well. i the working—age population's health has been deteriorating _ since the early—20105, - and that fits with a broader thing where the uk's health had been doing worse than other countries in that - decade, with stalling. life—expectancy gains. the minister responsible acknowledges that some have complex challenges, but thinks that the dependency on benefits, particularly when it

comes to mental health disorders, may have gone too far. the public purse paid out £55 billion in benefits related to ill health and disability in 2022. that could rise to 90 billion by 2029, making up a quarter of the welfare budget. the government thinks that many more could be better supported if in work. so, it's focusing — through measures such as benefit reforms and occupational health — on getting people intojobs. but for ruth, chloe and many more, it may require a different approach, with more support from employers and public services, at a time of squeezed budgets. a complex prescription may be needed to keep britain working. dharshini david, bbc news. easyjet has announced that it won't operate flights to israel before the end of october. easyjet had already suspended its flights because of the israel—gaza conflict, but says the "continued evolving situation" in the region means its services won't resume

until at least the autumn. customers booked to fly on the route up to october 27th are being offered a full refund. un agencies have warned of spiralling violence in the west bank, and raised concerns over an escalation of the conflict following iran's attack on israel on saturday night. 0ur middle east correspondent lucy williamson sent this report from jerusalem. in gaza, the threat of all—out war in the middle east has little power to frighten. war there has already left many with little to lose. in the southern border town of rafah — now a vast refugee camp — the hamdan and shawa families buried five people today, killed in israeli air strikes overnight, gaza's health ministry said. translation: i lost my feelings. i don't have feelings any more. i'm going crazy. they should put me with him.

the beach road leading north to gaza city was packed today, with crowds and rumours. people hoping to return to their homes in the north, but turned back again and again by the army. today, the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, told new army recruits that operations in gaza were just one part of a wider war. translation: it's part of a bigger system. - you can see it. iran stands behind hamas, behind hezbollah, behind others. but we are determined to win there and defend ourselves in all arenas. new footage released by the army shows the moment the military focus here changed. the first interceptions of iranian missiles ordered from this control room. israel's ongoing conflicts with iranian—backed groups have been pushed into the shadows by a direct attack from tehran. how israel responds could take

the world down a much more dangerous path, and international allies — the uk among them — have been lining up, urging benjamin netanyahu to show restraint. but israel's former national security advisor since the iranian strike leaves israel with an opportunity to take on the groups it should have confronted before. we didn't wage a war against hezbollah two years ago — huge mistake. when you see them even growing, becoming stronger, you have to do something. should we wait? i think it would be a huge mistake to wait with hezbollah, with hamas and with the iranians. we have to limit this threat to israel, but it's notjust israel. the west is next. israel is already treading a tightrope in its conflict with hezbollah.

this, an air strike on a senior hezbollah today, the army said. the gaza war has already inflamed israel's regional conflicts. its next decision could push them into all—out war. lucy williamson, bbc news, jerusalem. the time is 6:17pm. our top story this evening: mps will tonight vote on whether anyone born afterjanuary 2009 should be banned from buying cigarettes. and coming up.... adam peaty returns to the pool and is called up to the olympic team. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news — deontay wilder tells us how he can reclaim the world heavyweight titlke and how that should involve a fight against anthonyjoshua along the way. he's running the london marathon — this time for a very personal reason. one of denmark's most famous buildings — the copenhagen old stock exchange — has been destroyed by fire. the building's iconic spire

collapsed in the flames as more than 100 firefighters battled to save it. 0ur correpsondent adrienne murray is there. it started in the small hours of the morning. soon, flames and thick grey smoke had engulfed the historic former stock exchange. 0nlookers watched on in disbelief as one of the capitol�*s best known landmarks was consumed by an inferno and scores of firefighters were dispatched to tackle the blaze. they fled as flames ripped through the building. there were horrified gasps as the 180 foot spire collapsed. those inside managed to escape and police say no—one was harmed. some even raced towards the fire, desperate to rescue its treasured artworks.

every moment mattered and, luckily, many were saved. among them, this precious painting as seen inside the stock exchange itself by the danish artist piet kruger. this is the closest we've been allowed to come. while the orange flames have now died down, smoke still billows from the heart of the building and there are dozens of fire crews continuing to fight the blaze. this is what the old stock exchange looked like before. built by one of denmark's most powerful kings, christian iv, this autumn was supposed to be its 400th anniversary celebration. for many, copenhageners a moment of shock and sadness. four centuries of cultural history have been reduced to ruins. it's terrible. i can't put into words

what the stock exchange means for us as a building and a symbol for copenhagen. i can't really explain. it'sjust a building, but it means so much to us copenhageners. meanwhile, the city's skyline has been forever changed. adrienne murray, bbc news, copenhagen. the organisers of a conference in brussels for right wing politicians across europe say that people are no longer being allowed to enter after the local authorities ordered it to be shut down. nigel farage and the hungarian prime minister viktor 0rban are among those attending the national conservatism conference. here's our europe correspondent nick beake. the authorities have decided to shut the event. that the authorities have decided to shut the event. . �* ,, , ., the authorities have decided to shut theevent. . �* ,, , ., ., the event. at brussels today, a movement _ the event. at brussels today, a movement that _ the event. at brussels today, a movement that wants - the event. at brussels today, a movement that wants to - the event. at brussels today, a movement that wants to go - the event. at brussels today, a i movement that wants to go global collided with very local politics. the police came to shut down a gathering of conservatives from across europe and the us. because the local socialist mayor declared the local socialist mayor declared the far right were not welcome here. the leading lights of this anti—eu movement, which says it champions

traditional values, movement, which says it champions traditionalvalues, had movement, which says it champions traditional values, had already filed in. top of the bill, the uk's former home secretary, suella braverman. i understand the police are keen to close this down. but by no local officials had decided the views of the speakers could cause public disorder so ordered the event to stop. what do you make of this? it is monstrous, absolutely monstrous. a very decent and respectable group of people, members of the european royalfamily, prime ministers, academics and business people being told they cannot have an alternative view. thank god for brexit. ., , ., brexit. there were fears over anti-abortion _ brexit. there were fears over anti-abortion and _ brexit. there were fears over anti-abortion and anti-gay i anti—abortion and anti—gay sentiments held in the building. cobblers. 50 sentiments held in the building. cobblers. . . sentiments held in the building. cobblers. , , . cobblers. so was this silencing free seech or cobblers. so was this silencing free speech or protecting _ cobblers. so was this silencing free speech or protecting people - cobblers. so was this silencing free speech or protecting people from i speech or protecting people from extremist ideology? what is happening now is that the brussels police have lined up outside the venue and are refusing entry to anyone wanting to get in. they are not going inside and dragging people out vote. many delegates here say

they have been cancelled, but the reality is that this conference is continuing, at least for now. the ban did me the far right french politician here was unable to give his speech, and it's unclear where the event will be held tomorrow. and so, a gathering of only a few hundred people was catapulted onto the front pages of papers and websites. as one organiser put it, you can't buy publicity like this. donald trump has returned to court in new york for a second day, the first us president — former or current — to face a criminal trial. he's accused of falsifying his business records to disguise a hush—money payment to the former adult film star stormy daniels, which he denies. the judge is still working to find a panel ofjurors. yesterday, 60 potentialjurors said they could not be impartial. mr trump insisted the trial should not be taking place. every legal scholar said this

trial is a disgrace. we have a trump—hating judge. we have a judge who shouldn't be on this case. he's totally conflicted. but this is a trial that should never happen. it should have been thrown out a long time ago. the olympic flame has been lit in a ceremony in greece's ancient 0lympia. the traditional lighting of the flame kicks off an international torch relay, travelling 3,000 miles across greece then being transported by boat to france. after also visiting the host nation's overseas territories, it will arrive in paris for the opening of the games injuly. well, among those who'll be competing in paris is britain's adam peaty. the three—time olympic gold medallist has returned to the sport after taking time out to tackle personal issues, and he credits part of his return to rediscovering his faith. jo currie's been talking to him. back to his best and with gold in his sights once more. this guy is phenomenal! adam peaty will head

to paris this summer and put it all on the line to seal his place in history. i've got nothing left to prove. i've done everything in the sport i wanted to do. but now it's how can i do something not many people have done? the only other male to do it is michael phelps. you know, over the whole history of the olympics, it's unheard of to do three in a row _ the 29—year—old is already double olympic champion in the 100 metres breaststroke, but after hitting a self—destructive spiral it took for him to rediscover his faith in god to rediscover his faith in the pool. it wasn't really until i went back to church, when i was burning out, and i was like this puts a lot more in perspective and i actually feel at home here. there are not many places on earth i feel at home and feel warm and feel welcome. how does it work on a daily basis in terms of going to church and fitting it in with swimming? a few years ago i would act the same way, my behaviour would be out of line. your ego would support that — oh, it doesn't matter. but now if my behaviour

is starting to get out of line i check in with myself, check in with my bible, i check in with things that keep me grounded. i check in with people at church. i still need that person in the arena so it's how can you be peaceful but also a fighter who needs to go to war? the paris olympics are just three months away, but what about the next games in four years' time? i've got so much to be grateful for. i am highly blessed. la 2028 is obviously going to be on the horizon. i would be a fool to write it off now, but that's four years, that's a long time. i will try and keep that one on the quiet in my head. this is one of 25 white tailed sea eagles released on the isle of wight since 2019. they're being reintroduced in parts of the uk after they were driven to extinction in the 18th century. they're britain's biggest birds of prey with an 8 foot wing span.

and this 3 year old has just returned from an epic 1200 mile journey to france. the conservationist tim mackrill has been tracking her. it's a brilliant flight. and this is very typical of the young white tailed eagles in their early years. basically, they're very nomadic. this is a young bird learning its place in the world. and what we've found through the satellite tracking, we really understand just what fantastic navigators these birds are. so this bird started off in a favoured place in the avon valley. it did this 2000 mile flight in just over three weeks and then returned back to this same spot. so these young eagles really know where they are in the world. although this young female has settled in a favoured area, she's not found a mate yet. so she's probablyjust searching around, trying to look for other eagles, trying to find other places that might potentially be a breeding location. so i guess it's that just kind of wanderlust that these young birds have.

and i suspect that by the time she'd been through normandy in brittany, she hadn't found any better weather. so she came back to england. they remember the best places and they'll often go back to them. so i wouldn't be at all surprised at some point to see her make anotherjaunt across the channel to maybe normandy or brittany. but as i say, the satellite tracking data just gives us such an amazing insight into their lives and understanding how they're learning the landscape and where they are in the world. it took herjust it took her just 30 minutes it took herjust 30 minutes to cross the channel. been happening in dubai. just before we go to the weather here, take a look at what's been happening in dubai. heavy rains have swept the area, causing challenging conditions at dubai airport, which says it's diverting arriving flights till weather conditions improve. residents are being urged to stay away from flooded areas. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. high. very intense scenes on the

heavy rain pushing into afghanistan and iran and things will be calming down, but the weather has not been as wild as it was yesterday. we have had further showers again and some are heavy with hail and thunder in places and it has felt on the cooler side and that will be the theme over the next few days, staying cool for the next few days, staying cool for the time of year with further showers or longer spells of rain before things turned drier in time for the weekend. as we head through the evening and overnight we lose most of the showers and if you will continue around coastal areas but for northern and eastern scotland, winding through the night and longer spells of rain and snow on the hills and chili for all areas and we could see a touch of frost across central and northern parts of the uk under clear skies and with lighter winds. for wednesday, this feature is starting to run its way in towards the west of the country and across the west of the country and across the east we turn to plenty of showers with gusty and strong winds down the north sea coast, and certainly coastal yorkshire will

feel cold through the day and we will see cloud and outbreaks of rain affecting the hebrides, northern ireland and into wales and south—west england and in between variable cloud, sunshine and one or two showers but a chilly day for most of us, between nine and 11 degrees for most of us. then we have another feature running degrees for most of us. then we have anotherfeature running in the north of the country bringing strong winds and outbreaks of rain in an area from north wales and the north midlands northwards. southern areas should have a fine day closer to the area of high pressure which will move in, so fine and dry, maybe 14 degrees in sunshine and on the cooler side further north where we have the cloud, the wind and rain. for friday, things start to improve gradually and the low pressure moves away and high pressure starts to roll in. a bit of a question over how much sunshine we will get in the high pressure but it will bring us some much needed drier weather and temperatures there could be higher if we get some sunshine otherwise it could stay on the cool side but at least it is largely dry. thanks, stav. and that's bbc news at six.

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