england have topped the group after last night's goalless draw with slovenia but england fans show their frustrations at another underwhelming performance. is it farewell to free online returns? retailers are starting to charge shoppers — and even ban some people for returning too many items. but will they lose shoppers as a result? would you bring a horse onto the stage? _ would you bring a horse onto the stage? i— would you bring a horse onto the staue? t t, would you bring a horse onto the staue? u, , would you bring a horse onto the staue? , t, t, , t, stage? i could bring onto the stage. i don't know — stage? i could bring onto the stage. i don't know if— stage? i could bring onto the stage. i don't know if i'm _ stage? i could bring onto the stage. i don't know if i'm allowed - stage? i could bring onto the stage. i don't know if i'm allowed to - stage? i could bring onto the stage. i don't know if i'm allowed to do - i don't know if i'm allowed to do that. �* u, , i don't know if i'm allowed to do that. �* , , , i don't know if i'm allowed to do that. , , ., country star shania twain tells us how she's preparing for her upcoming glastonbury legends slot as the festival gates open this morning — we'll be live there later.

glastonbury looks dry this year. here in kew gardens, lots of sunshine. i will have the weather for you later. it's wednesday the 26th june. with just over a week to go until polling day, the prime minister rishi sunak and labour's sir keir starmer are preparing to go head to head in their final leaders debate of the election later. it comes as members of both main parties continue to face difficult questions about betting allegations. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the second and final head—to—head clash between rishi sunak and the man who wants hisjob — keir starmer — takes place tonight on the bbc. and it's worth a bet that one of the topics might just involve gambling. the conservative campaign has been buffeted by allegations that two candidates, two party officials, and now a member of the welsh senedd had bet on a date of the general election, and were facing inquiries

from the gambling watchdog. it's an independent process with the gambling commission. this candidate and close aide to the prime minister, craig williams, lost the support of conservative hq yesterday, nearly two weeks after admitting he'd taken a flutter on the general election date. he's being investigated by the gambling commission and he said in a campaign video that he'd clear his name. i committed an error ofjudgement. not an offence. he turned down the offer of a bbc interview. this candidate, laura saunders, has also had support withdrawn by the conservatives. and now russell george — a conservative member of the welsh senedd — has stood down from a front—bench role when the gambling commission told him he was being investigated. but labour are not immune from the attentions of the gambling watchdog. i'm kevin craig. kevin craig was swiftly suspended by his party when it emerged that he'd placed a bet on the conservatives to win the seat he was contesting. he apologised, said he'd no prior knowledge of the result, and he'd fully comply

with a gambling commission investigation. and it's widely expected at westminster that more allegations could emerge. here's what the main party leaders actually want to talk about today. keir starmer says he'll improve access to gps in england to end the 8am scramble for on—the—day appointments. is this an election—winning budget? the conservatives say if they're re—elected they'd cut national insurance rates further in their first budget, and lift most first—time buyers out of the tax they pay when buying a home. but will some bigger questions be asked at tonight's debate? with independent experts suggesting there'll be tough choices for whoever occupies number 10 after the election, they could face having to cut some public services or raise a tax burden or increase borrowing. polling day is getting ever closer. out of government for 14 years, labour needs to build support to win. the party's ahead in the polls, so tonight, rishi sunak will use this platform to try to convince

voters he deserves to stay on in downing street. iain watson, bbc news. our chief political correspondent henry zeffmanjoins us now from nottingham, where tonight's debate will take place. good debate will take place. morning to you. question a surrounding good morning to you. question again surrounding those gambling allegations, including around the scottish secretary alisterjack. irate scottish secretary alisterjack. we are two scottish secretary alisterjack. - are two weeks into the story now and the story just scrolls and are two weeks into the story now and the storyjust scrolls and grows. questions, as you say, about alister jack, the scottish secretary. he stood down as a member of parliament at the general election and he has disclosed that he did place a successful bet on the general election taking place injuly. he says he placed that bet back in april. that was a month before the general election was called. he says he had absolutely no knowledge until the day rishi sunak walked out into the day rishi sunak walked out into the rain in downing street, that the

election would be injuly. as evidence he points to the fact that the month before he lost two bets because he incorrectly guessed when the general election would be. alisterjack says he is not under investigation the gambling commission. but the risk for the conservatives and for politicians generally is that the perception is now that people in westminster are inveterate we gambling on what is happening at westminster, and whatever the legal position of that, people mightjust begin to think that that is a little bit odd, and i think those are questions that are going to be posed to party leaders, whether they should be new rules about how people can gamble at westminster. and i think those questions are almost certain to be posed at the debate tonight. it you posed at the debate tonight. if you are at the location, _ posed at the debate tonight. if you are at the location, the _ posed at the debate tonight. if you are at the location, the stage - posed at the debate tonight. if you are at the location, the stage is . are at the location, the stage is clearly set. what else can we expect from the debate tonight? weill. clearly set. what else can we expect from the debate tonight?— from the debate tonight? well, the staue here from the debate tonight? well, the stage here at _ from the debate tonight? well, the stage here at nottinghamshire - from the debate tonight? well, the stage here at nottinghamshire at i stage here at nottinghamshire at trent university is stunning, i have

to say. you havejust trent university is stunning, i have to say. you have just two leaders on stage tonight, keir starmer and rishi sunak. one of them, i'm not sure who, will be standing here and when you are here you get a sense of how intimate it will be between the two of them. this is of huge national significance for both of them because we know what strategy each has. rishi sunak will be trying to find a way to seize the political agenda, to get this debate back onto his turf. he only has eight days to do so. sir keir starmer doesn't want to mess up but he does want to seal the deal that labour, people are starting to hope they are reaching with the british public. the last set piece moment of this campaign. we will see tonight.— we will see tonight. henry, thank ou. and you can see the final head—to—head between rishi sunak and keir starmer tonight at 8:15 here on bbc one and iplayer.

jon has the rest of the day's news. the wikileaks founder, julian assange, has walked out of court a free man for the first time in 14 years, after reaching a plea deal with the us government. the 52—year—old is now on his way home to australia following the hearing in the us territory of saipan, from where our south east asia correspondentjonathan head sent this report. the last stage of a very long journey. julian assange walked into the courtroom on this remote pacific island to hear whether the agreement he'd struck with us prosecutors would stick. after two hours of very careful consideration by the judge, it did. he pleaded guilty, and she agreed to a sentence equal to the time he'd already served in britain. but his lawyers still insist his prosecution for breaking an espionage law was unjust. we firmly believed that mr assange never should have been charged under the espionage act, and engaged in exercise thatjournalists

engage in every day. and we're thankful that they do. it is appropriate, though, for this fight to end and it is appropriate for what the judge, as she did today, to determine that no additional incarceration of mr assange would be fair, would be appropriate, and it is time for him to be reunited with his family. his decision to leak thousands of classified documents and videos like this one — showing a us military helicopter killing two journalists in iraq — infuriated the us, which said his actions endangered the lives of its soldiers. assange sought asylum in the ecuadorian embassy in london, after sexual assault charges were filed against him in sweden, which were later dropped. and he stayed there seven years before being thrown out. by then, he was wanted in the us, and held in belmarsh high—security prison, awaiting extradition. pressure from activists

and from his home country, australia — a close us ally — finally paved the way for a deal. so for his family, elation that all their campaigning has paid off. i mean, doing cartwheels is a good expression of the joy that one feels thatjulian is returned home — well, about to return home. after the verdict, there was a rush to getjulian assange back on his plane for the long flight home. this had been the briefest of stays in us territory, which he'd fought so long to avoid. but it did deliver perhaps the best possible outcome. so after an extraordinary ia—year—long saga, julian assange has left this courtroom on his way to australia a free man. the deal he had to make with the us government divides opinion — as will his legacy. he is still a hero of free speech

to some, an unapologetic assailant on national security for others. jonathan head, bbc news, saipan. our sydney correspondent katy watson joins us now. what sort of reception is he going to receive from the wider australian public when he gets back, do you think? ~ , , . . ~ think? well, he is expected back here in about _ think? well, he is expected back here in about four _ think? well, he is expected back here in about four and _ think? well, he is expected back here in about four and a - think? well, he is expected back here in about four and a half- think? well, he is expected back. here in about four and a half hours. his wife, who flew to australia ahead of his departure from the uk, has travelled here. she has been posting updates. his father, as well, has been thanking australians because so many people here have said it is because of the australians, because of the australians, because of the australian government that we have seen him finally return to australian soil. the prime minister, anthony albanese, who has fought for

him to return, said himself that this is not aboutjulian assigned, his activities or what you feel about them, it is about this case going on forfar too long and about them, it is about this case going on for far too long and that is what most australians feel, that he was an australian citizen and he belonged back here. of course after 14 years, that is finally coming to an end. ., ~ ,, four men have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass at rishi sunak�*s constituency home in north yorkshire. north yorkshire police say the men remain in custody. they were detained within one minute. the prime minister has thanked the police for their swift response. at least five people have been shot dead by police in kenya after protesters stormed the country's parliament in nairobi. demonstrators are protesting across the country against an unpopularfinance bill, which includes several tax rises. kenya's president william ruto has vowed a "full response" to the violence.

specially trained dogs havejoined the search for the missing british teenagerjay slater. the 19—year—old from lancashire went missing after attending a music festival with friends on the spanish island of tenerife 10 days ago. his family have travelled to the island to join the search. the former fujitsu engineer garethjenkins will return to give evidence to the post office inquiry today, the second of four days of questioning. he played a pivotal role in helping the post office defend its faulty horizon software in court, including in the trial of sub—postmistress seema misra, who was pregnant when she was jailed in 2010. our reporter, zoe conway, has more. former sub—postmistress seema misra came to the inquiry because she wanted to come face—to—face with the man who helped put her in prison. i'm here to hearfrom mrjenkins — why did he do what he did? that's what. .. that's what i wanted to hear.

journalists clamour. garethjenkins, a former fujitsu engineer, gave evidence against her in 2010 on behalf of the post office. in his written statement to the inquiry he said sorry. but seema misra, still traumatised by being imprisoned — and on her release electronically tagged — did not accept his apology. i was sent to the prison! i was sent to the prison. i was the one who was there in the four months. five years ago, sub—postmasters won their stunning victory against the post office at the high court. thejudge, mrjustice fraser, said that problems with the horizon software could cause discrepancies in sub—postmasters' accounts.

garethjenkins told the inquiry he didn't agree with the judge. and you don't accept his findings that bugs, errors and defects could result in — ie cause — discrepancies or shortfalls in branch accounts? they... they could cause discrepancies in branch accounts, but not at the sort of levels that are being talked about. and in general, the systems, i believe, were operating as they should. do i take it that you accept his first finding that legacy horizon was not remotely robust? i don't accept that finding. seema misra was wrongly convicted of theft. at her trial, garethjenkins failed to tell the court about a software bug that should have been disclosed. he says no—one told him about his legal duties as an expert witness. all i thought i had to do was answer the questions that i was being asked to answer, and that they had — obviously, the answers had to be truthful. garethjenkins is considered to be so central to this inquiry that

he's giving evidence for the next three days. zoe conway, bbc news. there will be full coverage of that evidence across bbc news today. england have topped their group at the euros but some fans booed. topping the group is good news but the fans were not happy. yes. topping the group is good news but the fans were not happy.— topping the group is good news but the fans were not happy. yes, it was this auoin the fans were not happy. yes, it was this going to — the fans were not happy. yes, it was this going to be _ the fans were not happy. yes, it was this going to be the _ the fans were not happy. yes, it was this going to be the moment - the fans were not happy. yes, it was this going to be the moment that. this going to be the moment that england's tournament finally sparked into life, when the fans would be singing and swaying to sweet caroline in the stands? in a word, no. a rather underwhelming performance from england, the

positive being that they still top the group and will go on to play one of the best placed third placed sides on sunday. that is where they have won their only game in this tournament so far but it was very flat once again and when gareth southgate went over to applaud the watching fans at the end of the game, boos were ringing out, empty cups being thrown towards him. he said it was a strange environment for himself and the players. very few positives, one good note, i suppose, were some of the substitutions he made, changing the game for england in the second half but that was really it. it was flat once again and i guess the england fans showing their frustration in gareth southgate's positions with a structure and style and personnel they feel are just not bringing about the performances and results they feel this side are capable of achieving. they have topped the group, that is the important thing, but as the fans would often say, in gareth southgate we trust but

evidence last night that that trust is certainly being tested at the moment. it is certainly being tested at the moment. ., , , ., is certainly being tested at the moment. . , , ., ., moment. it really is. roll on, sunday- _ moment. it really is. roll on, sunday. maybe _ moment. it really is. roll on, sunday. maybe there - moment. it really is. roll on, sunday. maybe there will- moment. it really is. roll on, sunday. maybe there will be l moment. it really is. roll on,| sunday. maybe there will be a moment. it really is. roll on, - sunday. maybe there will be a change in mood. thank you, speak later. a new portrait of sir david attenborough has been unveiled, marking the broadcaster's a0 years as a fellow of the royal society. it is rather beautiful, isn't it? the oil painting byjonathan yeo — the artist behind king charles' first official portrait since the coronation — shows a seated sir david holding his hands, and looking towards the viewer. you can see the similarities, that was very much red and this is very much green. sir david said it was "extraordinary" to have his portrait included in the collection. it is green. thank you for that guidance. it it is green. thank you for that guidance-— guidance. it is looking really colourful at _ guidance. it is looking really colourful at kew _ guidance. it is looking really colourful at kew gardens - guidance. it is looking really| colourful at kew gardens this morning. one of my favourite places. another one day, carol, it is

beautiful. it certainly is. there are lots of wee beastie surround _ yesterday we had the hottest day of the year _ yesterday we had the hottest day of the year so — yesterday we had the hottest day of the year so far, 30 degrees in chertsey— the year so far, 30 degrees in chertsey in surrey. wales also had the hottest day of your year so far. 27.7 the hottest day of your year so far. 277 in_ the hottest day of your year so far. 277 in usk~ — the hottest day of your year so far. 27.7 in usk. all four nations have at this_ 27.7 in usk. all four nations have at this hottest day so for this week — at this hottest day so for this week. here in kew gardens, a week. herein kew gardens, a beautifui— week. here in kew gardens, a beautiful start to the day, the forecast — beautiful start to the day, the forecast will be another hot one across _ forecast will be another hot one across england and wales. for scotland — across england and wales. for scotland and northern ireland, we find it— scotland and northern ireland, we find it is— scotland and northern ireland, we find it is a — scotland and northern ireland, we find it is a bit fresher because you have _ find it is a bit fresher because you have a _ find it is a bit fresher because you have a hit— find it is a bit fresher because you have a bit more cloud. we are starting — have a bit more cloud. we are starting with some sunshine across north—western parts of northern ireiand, — north—western parts of northern ireland, north—western scotland, central. — ireland, north—western scotland, central, southern and some eastern parts _ central, southern and some eastern parts of— central, southern and some eastern parts of england, but a lot of cloud elsewhere — parts of england, but a lot of cloud elsewhere. we have a lot of murk coming _ elsewhere. we have a lot of murk coming in — elsewhere. we have a lot of murk coming in from the north sea overnight. that will be pushing northwards through the day, could produce _ northwards through the day, could produce the odd shower across the

pennines— produce the odd shower across the pennines come into scotland, some of those _ pennines come into scotland, some of those could _ pennines come into scotland, some of those could be heavy. an outside chance _ those could be heavy. an outside chance of— those could be heavy. an outside chance of the odd rumble of thunder, as welt _ chance of the odd rumble of thunder, as welt and — chance of the odd rumble of thunder, as well. and later, cloud will thicken — as well. and later, cloud will thicken in _ as well. and later, cloud will thicken in the west heralding the arrival— thicken in the west heralding the arrival of— thicken in the west heralding the arrival of a — thicken in the west heralding the arrival of a weather front. temperatures today are still hot and humid _ temperatures today are still hot and humid across the south, up to 30 degrees, — humid across the south, up to 30 degrees, fresher in scotland and northern— degrees, fresher in scotland and northern ireland. as we head through the evening and overnight, a weather front coming in brings patchy rain. the head — front coming in brings patchy rain. the head of— front coming in brings patchy rain. the head of it, some clear spells and another muggy night, temperatures 11 to 16 degrees. tomorrow we start off with that weather — tomorrow we start off with that weather front in the west. as it pushes — weather front in the west. as it pushes eastward, it is weakening. won't _ pushes eastward, it is weakening. won't be — pushes eastward, it is weakening. won't be much more than a band of cloud _ won't be much more than a band of cloud. ahead of it and behind it there _ cloud. ahead of it and behind it there wiii— cloud. ahead of it and behind it there will be some sunshine, but close _ there will be some sunshine, but close the — there will be some sunshine, but close the area of low pressure with that front — close the area of low pressure with that front in the west will be plenty — that front in the west will be plenty of showers, some heavy and it will he _ plenty of showers, some heavy and it will be windy. notice a difference in the _ will be windy. notice a difference in the temperatures, fresher for all of us. _ in the temperatures, fresher for all of us, but — in the temperatures, fresher for all of us, but in — in the temperatures, fresher for all of us, but in the south we are still looking _ of us, but in the south we are still looking at— of us, but in the south we are still looking at 25 or 26, not as hot as it has— looking at 25 or 26, not as hot as it has been— looking at 25 or 26, not as hot as it has been or will be today.

looks fantastic. we are very jealous. we will be back a bit later, enjoy the sunshine. carol has her some outfit on. you do. i carol has her some outfit on. you do. . , carol has her some outfit on. you do. ., , , .., , do. i might as well because it will be rainin: do. i might as well because it will be raining again _ do. i might as well because it will be raining again next _ do. i might as well because it will be raining again next week. - do. i might as well because it will be raining again next week. any l do. i might as well because it will| be raining again next week. any of ou will be raining again next week. any of you will be — be raining again next week. any of you will be looking _ be raining again next week. any of you will be looking to _ be raining again next week. any of you will be looking to update - be raining again next week. any of you will be looking to update your| you will be looking to update your wardrobe. with almost two in five online retailers now charging for returning unwanted items, we will talk now about how it is influencing our shopping habits. ben talk now about how it is influencing our shopping habits.— our shopping habits. ben has been lookin: our shopping habits. ben has been looking into _ our shopping habits. ben has been looking into this. _ our shopping habits. ben has been looking into this. lots _ our shopping habits. ben has been looking into this. lots of— our shopping habits. ben has been looking into this. lots of people i looking into this. lots of people buy huge amounts of stuff and then send a lot back. part of it is because we have become so used to free delivery and free returns when we buy online, especially during the lockdown is coming during covid. let me explain the details for you. the online fashion retailer pretty little thing was criticised this week for deactivating some customers' accounts because of the number

of times they have returned their items. it recently introduced a fee of £1.99 on returns which is deducted from the amount of your refund. the retailer is part of the boohoo group. but similar charges have also been introduced by high street giants including next, uniqlo and sports direct for online returns. why? well, returns are becoming a big problem for retailers. about 30% of clothes bought online are returned, according to one study. and once an item is back and processed it cannot be resold at full price. that's costly for an industry that has been struggling following a boom during covid. there's a big administrative cost in terms of making sure that an item is returned, that it's returned in good merchantable quality so it can be sold on again, which means it has to be physically checked by somebody to make sure

they haven't worn it or perhaps ripped it. so there's going to be a cost there. and then there's also the cost of the admin of getting the money back on somebody's account and then getting it back into the supply chain. and if you can imagine, there are thousands and thousands of items every single day. there's a whole industry in returns in the uk, and that costs an awful lot of money for retailers to manage. shoppers often use the free returns policy to buy several items and refund any that don't fit or that they don't need or want. so would these fees on returns put people off buying online? here's what some shoppers told us in york. you can't try them on online, so if doesn't fit, i'll return it. so if it doesn't fit, i'll return it. if it's more expensive, i'd ratherjust go in person. when i online shop, it's, like, convenience and the fact that you can return quite easily. yeah. it was quite easy before. so the fact that they're charging for returns, i mean, maybe people will stop shopping online as much, i guess. it kind of makes sense. but then people need to shop -

on the high street more, because, yeah, the high street is dying, isn't it? - so i get why they're doing it. but i wish that the high street was booming a bit more. - what do you think of being asked to pay to return items? is it fair enough for retailers to avoid waste and cost? would it put you off shopping online completely? does this mean you'd return to buying in store? send us in your comments and questions in the usual ways. you know what? i do that thing where you buy several items, think i will return some and then think they are here now, i may as well not. you foruet here now, i may as well not. you forget that _ here now, i may as well not. you forget that you — here now, i may as well not. you forget that you have _ here now, i may as well not. gm. forget that you have the cut—off point of 28 days. i forget that you have the cut-off point of 28 days.— point of 28 days. i will do it later, point of 28 days. i will do it later. later. _ point of 28 days. i will do it later, later, later. - point of 28 days. i will do it| later, later, later. everyone point of 28 days. i will do it - later, later, later. everyone has not used later, later, later. everyone has got used to _ later, later, later. everyone has got used to sending _ later, later, later. everyone has got used to sending stuff - later, later, later. everyone has got used to sending stuff backl later, later, later. everyone has. got used to sending stuff back and now they— got used to sending stuff back and now they charge for it it is trying to remember what you used to do. and also ou to remember what you used to do. also you have to remember what you used to do. fific also you have the environmental impact of those returns, transporting, packaging, all of that. lots of different angles. it will be interesting to see what

people think at home, we will go through some of the comments later. let's take a look at today's papers. the front pages continue to be dominated by the latest allegations in the gambling saga. the daily telegraph centres on comments made by the scottish secretary alistairjack, who reportedly claimed he won more than £2,000 betting on the date of the general election. mrjack later described his remarks as a "joke" along with a clarification that he had won a much smaller amount on a bet. elsewhere the guardian reports on the "joy" expressed byjulian assange's wife stella about his release under a us plea deal. the times focuses on comments from the church of england, who have said the overuse of social media makes people "trigger happy" in attacking others online and that they are "in danger

of becoming stupid". and one of the most—read stories on the bbc news website is about the state banquet, the king and queen enjoyed with the emperor and empress ofjapan at buckingham palace. the meal included basil mousse, cornish turbot and poached langoustines. that sounds fantastic. doesn't it?! it is that sounds fantastic. doesn't it?! it is making _ that sounds fantastic. doesn't it?! it is making me — that sounds fantastic. doesn't it?! it is making me hungry, _ that sounds fantastic. doesn't it?! it is making me hungry, but- that sounds fantastic. doesn't it?! | it is making me hungry, but maybe not at this time in the morning. i would have it now, quite happily. in 1968, the triple trawler disaster claimed the lives of 58 men in the north sea, prompting a campaign for reform to safety laws by a group of women from hull. we have covered these before. today, those women, who became known as the headscarf revolutionaries, are being remembered in artwork across the city, as leanne brown reports. the city is proud of its heritage.

images and tributes to lillian bilocca and the headscarf revolutionaries are everywhere. it's everywhere you go now, you know, it's about education. it's the next generation. before women...what have you, on hessle road, she'd go to parliament and put pressure on people. she did a greatjob. and she screamed from the rafters — she had one thing in mind and she saved lives. i've never had the guts to do owt about it, but now i think it's time somebody did. in 1968, 58 men died in the triple trawler disaster, triggering a safety campaign led by lillian bilocca. she changed shipping laws in the face of strong opposition. she was me mam! you know? she was me mam, and when she put her mind to anything, that was it. just determination.

when we heard that a third trawler had sank, i was with my mother in the kitchen and she said, "virginia!" and she thumped her hand. "enough is enough, i'm going to do summat about this!" you know, she was...very broad hull accent. lillian's daughter virginia lives in new zealand, and is seeing this 20—metre mural for the first time. i think it's beautiful. the creativity here, and the colour... colours are fabulous. fabulous. it took eight weeks to do, and was painted by local students. there's loads of murals with people around town, and people seem to, like, go past them and they don't really pay much attention to them. these women stand out and pop out. but, yeah, it means a lot to me — like, i've learned a lot. and the day ended with a pint in her name —

a toast to a true trailblazer. a fascinating story, it really is, definitely. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning. this is bbc london with me frankie mccamley. more than 15,000 children underfive were admitted to london hospitals last year with breathing difficulties. the figures obtained by clean air campaigners mums for lungs suggest hounslow in west london had the most young children needing medical treatment for respiratory issues. it comes as data from public health england found more than 2,500 children under 19 received hospital care last year

for serious asthma attacks. an immersive garden that featured at the chelsea flower show has found a new home in islington. with edible plants, willow scupltures and a bread oven, it won a silver medal at the event last month. it's been replanted at the charity freedom from torture, which supports refugees. they plan to use it as a space to help with healing. the horticultural therapy part of our service recognises how difficult speaking about trauma can be. we can see visually, as soon as people step out into the garden, that they quickly will feel at ease, or calmer, safer, in a kind of open environment like this garden. if you're a fan of sir david attenborough, there's a chance to get up close to the tv legend. well, sort of. a new portrait of the

conservationist is going on display in central london. the artwork is to mark his four decades as a fellow of the royal society and will be part of their summer science exhibition, which begins next week. let's take a look at the tubes. it looks like a good service all round. now onto the weather with kawser well, today, another hot and humid day. yesterday, we reached the 30 celsius mark in chertsey in surrey. today, we could do it once again with plenty in the way of sunshine around this morning, once any early mist and fog clears. there'll be some patchy cloud bubbling up into the afternoon, but a lot of sunshine, dry weather, light winds. these are the temperatures for this afternoon, widely reaching the high 20s — 29—30 celsius quite widely. so a very warm start to the evening. a fine evening tonight with clearing skies overnight. there may be a few patches of mist and fog forming once again.

and it is another mild, muggy night. temperatures dipping no lower than around 15 to 18 celsius in the centre of london. but we do have this weak cold front arriving later in the day on thursday and this will introduce some relatively cooler air. so after thursday, which may still be quite warm, temperatures will gradually dip back down to around average for the time of year — the low 20s. there is still a lot of dry weather, but the chance of one or two showers at the weekend, so certainly becoming a bit cooler later in the week. that's it from me, lots more on our website and the bbc news app. ill be back in half an hour but now back tojon and sarah. hello, this is breakfast withjon kay and sarah campbell. we are going to talk about something thatis we are going to talk about something that is a regular feature of general

election campaigns. but this time there are questions about the degree of influence opinion polls have on us as voters, on politicians and on the media. with just over a week to go until election day, our analysis editor ros atkins has been taking a look at how reliable polling might be. in this general election campaign, you can't have missed the polls. this is the bbc�*s poll tracker. for months, polling has shown a large lead for labour. but how reliable are polls and how influential are they? back in 2015, they were wrong — suggesting a hung parliament when, in fact, the conservatives won a majority. polling methodology has evolved since then — so has the amount of polling. in this campaign, the bbc tracker has used data from more than 80 polls. as a sort of seismic election, and that's driven one of the reasons for there being more polls, and that is that there are more media clients wanting to publish and, in most cases, pay for polls. that increased number of polls

can help overall, because, when put together, there's a bigger data set from which to track voter sentiment. and this is how most polls work — between 1,000 and 3,000 people are asked how they'd vote if there was an election tomorrow. that data is then weighted to be representative of the country. there are also mrp polls. they interview tens of thousands of voters and, using a range of data models, they project a result for every constituency. and mrp polls are generating headlines. for example, this telegraph front page about a tory wipe—out. but mrps don't follow a standard methodology. each of the polling companies have their own modelling assumptions. they're a bit more opaque. they kind of want to keep those a bit closer to their chest. but exactly what goes into their models and the assumptions they make make these differences, as well. this means different mrp polls are using different methodology and projecting different results. they can't all be right.

a well—conducted mrp is a very, very powerful way of looking at how the election is affecting different places. but what is a well—conducted mrp? we'll have a really good idea onjuly the 5th. if that's mrps, overall polling is under scrutiny. here's the bbc�*s tracker again. it shows the average support for each party. but the true position for the conservatives and labour might be within five percentage points of our average. that's 5% above or below. and given the prominence of the polls, there are questions about their influence. labour's campaign chief is pat mcfadden. in a private memo to candidates, he talks of the danger of polls influencing voters and making them think the election is a done deal. there may also be other factors influencing voters. there is some evidence, in fact, that if the polls suggest a really, really clear result, that does have an effect on lowering turnout. but in this election,

because there are so many people who are clearly fed up with the whole political process, it's quite likely we'd have a low turnout with no polls at all. experts say measuring the overall influence of polling is very hard to do, but some countries are cautious. in italy, publication of opinion polls is forbidden in the two weeks before an election. there are no plans for that in the uk. polls are a part of our election campaigns. they can and do inform us about the electorate, but a degree of caution is always advised. that was our analysis editor ros atkins. who is being a dj at glastonbury, doing a drum and bass set. he is a multitalented guy. he should have done that to a drum and bass beat. that would be fun. the gates are opening, all very exciting. we can look at the football because

england. who had already booked their place in the last 16, secured top spot in group c. it was not an enthusiastic night. we have the front page of the sun newspaper. i will give you their headline. yawning glory. that says it all. if people expected an exciting and thrilling... not really. and a reaction from england fans, some of them booing gareth southgate and the team. john watson is in cologne. the three lions are not exactly roaring. more of a whimper so far and fans waking up this morning at home and

here, they will be scratching their heads thinking how is it that england's tournament feels like it has not kick—started into life yet, but they have qualified top of the group and will phase one of the sides in the last 16 on sunday. it is a confusing scenario. and unpleasant for gareth southgate who had cups thrown at him and booing and he said it is creating an uncomfortable situation for players with fans showing their frustrations. andy swiss can tell us. as england applauded theirfans after the match, not all the fans were applauding them. there were boos and jeers from some after another lacklustre display. it was pathetic. it was england just like in the first two games, only just as bad. it wasn't the best. terrible, that's what it was. it wasn't the best, wasn't the best. we struggled. be more attacking, more aggressive.

everything's sideways all the time. it's just... it's really, really frustrating to watch. flat performance all around. it's not good enough. well, we won the group, so it's not too bad. - england began hoping for notjust a win, but a morale—boosting performance. the first half, though, proved a familiar story. bukayo saka found the net. commentator: and he puts it on a plate for saka. _ but he was offside as slovenia held them at bay. it was better after the break, with the introductions of youngsters kobbie mainoo and cole palmer, but england again seemed flat. they still qualified top of their group, but for their manager — who even had a few beer cups thrown at him — it didn't feel like it. i understand it. i'm not going to back away from it, but it is creating an unusual environment to operate in. i've not seen any other team qualify and receive similar. another difficult night for england, then, and anotherfrustrating one for theirfans. they now head to gelsenkirchen on sunday for their first knockout

match. unless they improve, it might be their last. andy swiss, bbc news, cologne. gareth southgate, the england team and fans will hope that is not the case. who will they face in the last 16? england will have to wait until tonight's final group games to find out who they'll face. denmark could have taken advantage of england's draw to top the group, but their match against serbia also ended goalless. there were very few shots on target. christian eriksen had the best — his 133rd appearance made him denmark's most capped player of all time. the danes go through in second place.

there was a shock in group d, with austria beating the netherlands 3—2 to finish top. the dutch equalised twice in a thrilling match but marcel sabitzer won it for austria. that means the netherlands only qualify as one of the best third—placed sides. kylian mbappe was back for france. he wore a mask after breaking his nose earlier in the tournament and scored a penalty against poland. but the poles converted a penalty of their own, so france had to settle for second in the group. so not plain sailing for a lot of the big side so far. away from the action here, we have another couple of football lines to bring you. and how about this for the replacement of wales manager rob page. the former arsenal and france striker thierry henry,

a euros winner in 2000, as well as the world cup in �*98, has emerged as a contender. he's currently in charge of the french under—21s and will coach his country's team at the olympics. what do you make of that? england goalkeeper mary earps is set to leave manchester united and sign for french club paris saint—germain on a free transfer. she had been negotiating a potential contract extension with united but decided on a move. earps starred for the lionesses when they lifted the trophy at euro 2022. with wimbledon approaching, emma raducanu hit form. she made an impressive debut at the eastbourne international. she beat another former us open champion sloan stephens raducanu said this week that she had rekindled her love of tennis. her next match should be tougher — she faces the world number five jessica pegula, who won the berlin open title on sunday. there was also a win for the british number one katie boulter, who beat petra martic

to set up a meeting with former french open winner jelena ostapenko in the next round. but cameron norrie's run of poorform continues — he's no longer british number one and he was beaten in straight sets by finland's emil roosuvuori. norrie was ranked the the world's top 10 just 18 months ago but he's now slipped outside the top a0. and there was a spectacular victory for giles hussey in wimbledon qualifying. he was a lucky loser and he stepped in with 20 minutes notice to replace the injured kei nishikori and then knocked out the sixth seed, mariano navone, in straight sets to make it through to round two. hussey is from swindon and ranked 359th in the world. if he continues to play like that, i think the ranking will soar. we were talking about the headlines and images from last night. this morning on social media there is an image of a fan essentially fast asleep inside the stadium here last night and i

feel it can become one of the enduring images of the match last night but if england's fortunes do not improve it could be one of the images of the england performances at the tournament as a whole, at the moment. studio: they are through. they have done the job. exactly. you have to see the positives. thanks. i slept very well. it was due to make its return to earth tomorrow but helium leaks in boeing's starliner spacecraft have caused the mission more setbacks. the capsule has been beset by problems since its launch earlier this month, with its two astronauts now expected to remain on the international space station. science correspondent pallab ghosh has more. four, three, two, one. ignition. boeing's starliner set off to the international space station

at the beginning of this month. it went up with engineers knowing that there was a small leak of helium gas in the propulsion system. they didn't think it was a problem. starliner holding steady in the 10m hold point. but during the flight, four more small helium leaks were identified. starliner at one—and—a—half metres away. just before docking with the space station, five manoeuvering thrusters failed, four of which restarted. the astronauts — suni williams, followed eventually by butch wilmore — were welcomed by the crew on the space station. lots of cheering here in the room. they were supposed to have stayed forjust eight days, but they're still on board as engineers find out what might have gone wrong with the helium leaks and thrusters. the problems we've seen in the last few weeks are not the kind of problems that we anticipated to be facing on the mission at this stage. so the whole point about this was putting astronauts in the loop

of controlling a spacecraft, see how the spacecraft performs, all that kind of stuff. instead, we do seem to be dealing with rather more fundamental issues that really should have been ironed out by now. yeah, ijust want to say a big thanks to family and friends who live this. and friends who've lived this. nasa has stressed that the astronauts are safe. they're not stranded and could come back on starliner if there's an emergency. but they want to get to the bottom of the problems before they bring butch and suni home. the root cause of the problem is not understood, or it's not been announced that it's understood. and so they're having to make a judgment about calling the return based on incomplete information. if you don't really understand the cause of any one failure, then you can't say for sure whether you've got a systematic problem that will affect both your prime system and your back—up and any further back—ups. nasa says it'll bejuly at the earliest before any return to earth. but when starliner comes back,

questions will be asked about whether it should have been launched, knowing there was a small helium leak. pallab ghosh, bbc news. time to go back to carol at beautiful kew gardens. my goodness. it is looking so lovely. it is gorgeous and it is warm here at kew gardens, 14.2 celsius. if you are in northern ireland, one of the warmest parts the other day, just over three degrees so cold but that is the exception rather than the rule. look at the viewer and the blue skies and contrast with the green of the grass. perfect. pollen levels today are very high. the forecast is another hot and humid day for

england and wales. in scotland and northern ireland, cloudy and fresher. a lot of cloud has come in overnight from the north sea. in eastern parts of england and scotland, moving northwards. thick enough for the odd shower. come south and a lot of sunshine, hot and strong sunshine. in the south—west, murkiness. in northern ireland you are not immune to the odd shower. a weather front comes are not immune to the odd shower. a weatherfront comes in are not immune to the odd shower. a weather front comes in from the west in the afternoon introducing cloud and eventually rain. temperatures fresher in scotland and northern ireland, still hot and humid in the south. the high 20s, possibly low 30s. overnight, the weatherfront south. the high 20s, possibly low 30s. overnight, the weather front in the west drifts eastwards producing rain and some fog. but clear skies as well with an overnight lay between 11 and in the west, through

tomorrow, it will slowly move eastwards. it will weaken. it is also the dividing line between hot air in the south—east and cooler air in the west. no pressure to the west and strong winds around it in the west. on thursday, the weather front continues to push eastwards. it weakens. mostly abandoned cloud. you might get the odd shower. later around the low pressure, a lot of showers. it will be windy and cooler wherever you are. as we head into friday, low pressure moving across the north of scotland and it will be wet and windy. showers in northern ireland, northern england. in the south, drier conditions but temperatures by then in the south—east 21. quite a big drop. if

you are going to glastonbury, it is looking dry most of the time. fresher than at the moment. top temperatures around 21. 11 by night. an outside chance of a shower on sunday. they will be relieved about that down at worthy farm. with just over an hour to go until the gates open, 200,000 festival goers are preparing to descend on worthy farm for the biggest date in the uk's music calendar — it is of course, glastonbury. shania twain. entertainment correspondent colin patterson is there. almost ready to go in. sunshine. good morning. a beautiful, sunny day. we are relieved. an hour

and a few minutes until the gates open, about 50 metres from here. this is the crowd waiting since four o'clock yesterday afternoon. hello, glastonbury! cheering and this man is first in the queue and has come from? korea. why have you come from korea? my korea. why have you come from korea? my dream. mr; korea. why have you come from korea? m dream. ~ , ., ., korea. why have you come from korea? m dream. g ., ., ., my dream. my full dream. how long have ou my dream. my full dream. how long have you planned — my dream. my full dream. how long have you planned this? _ my dream. my full dream. how long have you planned this? maybe - my dream. my full dream. how long have you planned this? maybe 14 i have you planned this? maybe 14 hours. in your life how long have you planned this? ten days. good, good. you have come here. to let viewers in on a secret, you are with a friend who could not come on tv because? because his parents. his parents do not know he has come from south korea. and the

band you want to see? coldplay. band you want to see? coldplay— band you want to see? coldla . , ., ., coldplay. they are headlining glastonbury _ coldplay. they are headlining glastonbury for— coldplay. they are headlining glastonbury for the _ coldplay. they are headlining glastonbury for the fifth - coldplay. they are headlining | glastonbury for the fifth time. thank you for speaking to us. he has brought his camping equipment. flown in from korea, bought that and headed to glastonbury completing his lifetime dream. coldplay the act he wants to see, headlining a record fifth time. and interest in the legends slot. shania twain will be playing on sunday and she told me how excited she is. # no inhibitions. i'm a little overwhelmed. so many stories, so many exciting... so much anticipation. bring my wellies and now i'm going which wellies should i bring? i've got several pairs at home. should i buy new ones?

have you got rhinestones on your wellies? i don't, i don't. she told me her big plan on sunday is she wants to find a horse and to ride it to the stage. that is her plan for glastonbury and we will find out more about that at 8.15 on breakfast but it is notjust about the big names, many young bands get theirfirst ever shot on the big names, many young bands get their first ever shot on a stage here. # like you were a grade eight. # but i've never felt this way. # i'll pick your feet up off of the ground. # and never ever let you down, now. it's the platform where this guy made his name all the way back in 2011. ed sheeran appeared on the croissant neuf stage at glastonbury. and now the likes of talented violinist theo — one of a clutch of music students from waterbear college in brighton — are hoping to follow in his footsteps.

that's crazy. like, crazy to think that we'd be playing the same stage and now he's had this amazing career and doing all these amazing things. yeah, i feel very grateful and very blessed. rebecca performs as gateway girl. she's a producer and singer—songwriter from sussex, and is also making her glasto debut. it's honestly a dream. like, i've always dreamt of doing that and i've jokingly said, as well, to friends, like, "oh, you know," like, it'd be great to do glastonbury." but now it's actually happening, like, it's...honestly, it's amazing. it's notjust on stage — waterbear students with technical skills have also been selected to work at the festival. there's always so much that goes on behind the scenes that most people won't necessarily be aware of, but it's, you know, usually a huge team effort, so it's great to see all the students mucking into to do that together, essentially, and, you know, support each other and their careers and their performances. and in a competitive music industry,

the college is determined to give students any extra boost they can. distribution services are just available to anyone, so to be able to have support from your uni to cut through that kind of noise is really important — especially for independent musicians, because it's really difficult to be heard these days. so as we gear up for glastonbury�*s latest edition, the future of brighton's music scene is set to make its mark on the uk's biggest music festival. james lewer, bbc news. some people who will get a good choice of which acts to see because they are at the front of the queue, lou and steve. who are you excited about seeing? lottery winners. what

about seeing? lottery winners. what time are they — about seeing? lottery winners. what time are they on? _ about seeing? lottery winners. lg'isgt time are they on? already about seeing? lottery winners. ltd"isgt time are they on? already there, left field, sunday, 6pm. coldplay. headlinin: left field, sunday, 6pm. coldplay. headlining for— left field, sunday, 6pm. coldplay. headlining for the _ left field, sunday, 6pm. coldplay. headlining for the fifth _ left field, sunday, 6pm. coldplay. headlining for the fifth time. - left field, sunday, 6pm. coldplay. headlining for the fifth time. this| headlining for the fifth time. this is the first time there has been two female headliners in the history of glastonbury. will you be going to see them dua lipa. scissor? headlining on sunday. may be a lack of excitement at this moment. explain why she is good. first time at glastonbury- — explain why she is good. first time at glastonbury. millions _ explain why she is good. first time at glastonbury. millions of - explain why she is good. first time | at glastonbury. millions of streams. every— at glastonbury. millions of streams. every song — at glastonbury. millions of streams. every song is a banker. which one are you most looking forward to? sos, hill bill. are you most looking forward to? sos, mu mu.— are you most looking forward to? sos, hill bill. that is the one you sin. sing. #i sing. # ijust killed... yes. exactly.

enjoy that. we will have much more from glastonbury throughout the morning. shania twain on a horse at 8.15. studio: more likely to find a cow at were the —— were the farm. are you a sza fan? time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, this is bbc london with me, frankie mccamley. more than 15,000 children underfive were admitted to london hospitals last year with breathing difficulties. the figures obtained by clean air campaigners mums for lungs suggest hounslow in west london had the most young children needing medical treatment for respiratory issues — followed by kensington & chelsea. it comes as data from

public health england found more than 2,500 children under 19 received hospital care last year for serious asthma attacks. as the sunshine continues, dog owners are being reminded to not walk their pets during the hottest parts of the day. with yellow health alerts still in place, experts say extra care needs to be taken with animals, as they can't regulate their body heat. a study by the charity dogs trust suggests nearly three quarters of heat—related illnesses in canines were due to exertion, and more than two thirds because of walking. an immersive garden that featured at the chelsea flower show has found a new home in islington. with edible plants, willow sculptures and a bread oven, it won a silver medal at the event last month. it's been replanted at the charity freedom from torture, which supports refugees. they plan to use it as a space

to help with healing. the horticultural therapy part of our service recognises how difficult speaking about trauma can be. we can see visually, as soon as people step out into the garden, that they quickly will feel at ease, or calmer, safer, in a kind of open environment like this garden. let's take a look at the tubes now. now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. well, today, another hot and humid day. yesterday, we reached the 30 celsius mark in chertsey in surrey. today, we could do it once again with plenty in the way of sunshine around this morning, once any early mist and fog clears. there'll be some patchy cloud bubbling up into the afternoon, but a lot of sunshine, dry weather, light winds. these are the temperatures for this afternoon, widely reaching the high 20s — 29—30 celsius quite widely. so a very warm start to the evening.

a fine evening tonight with clearing skies overnight. there may be a few patches of mist and fog forming once again. and it is another mild, muggy night. temperatures dipping no lower than around 15 to 18 celsius in the centre of london. but we do have this weak cold front arriving later in the day on thursday and this will introduce some relatively cooler air. so after thursday, which may still be quite warm, temperatures will gradually dip back down to around average for the time of year — the low 20s. there is still a lot of dry weather, but the chance of one or two showers at the weekend, so certainly becoming a bit cooler later in the week. there's more on our our website — including an interview with the actor idris elba, who has been talking about tackling knife crime. that's it from me for now. i'm back at 7.30 — see you then. good morning, welcome to breakfast

withjon kay and sarah campbell. our headlines today. a final head—to—head debate for rishi sunak and keir starmer — but both will face questions about their handling of gambling allegations. wikileaks founderjulian assange walks free from a us court after pleading guilty in a deal which means his lengthy legal battle is over. when will england's tournament kicked into life? after last night's draw with slovenia at euros england topped their group but fans show their frustrations over underwhelming performance. the amazing tale of the male snake that's given birth to 14 babies — find out how it happened later. follow that, carol! good morning. a fine start to —

follow that, carol! good morning. a fine start to the _ follow that, carol! good morning. a fine start to the day _ follow that, carol! good morning. a fine start to the day and _ follow that, carol! good morning. a fine start to the day and a _ follow that, carol! good morning. a fine start to the day and a warm - follow that, carol! good morning. aj fine start to the day and a warm one here in kew gardens. the of england and wales, sunny, hot and here in kew gardens. the of england and wales, sunny, hotand humid, but scotland, northern ireland and northern england, more cloud, one or two showers and it will feel fresher. i will have all the details later in the programme. it's wednesday the 26th june. with just over a week to go until polling day, the prime minister rishi sunak and labour's sir keir starmer are preparing to go head to head in their final leaders debate of the election later. it comes as members of both main parties continue to face difficult questions about betting allegations. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the second and final head—to—head clash between rishi sunak and the man who wants hisjob — keir starmer — takes place tonight on the bbc. and it's worth a bet that one of the topics might just involve gambling. the conservative campaign has been buffeted by allegations

that two candidates, two party officials, and now a member of the welsh senedd had bet on the date of the general election, and were facing inquiries from the gambling watchdog. it's an independent process with the gambling commission now. this candidate and close aide to the prime minister, craig williams, lost the support of conservative hq yesterday, nearly two weeks after admitting he'd taken a flutter on the general election date. he's being investigated by the gambling commission and he said in a campaign video that he'd clear his name. i committed an error ofjudgment, not an offence. he turned down the offer of a bbc interview. this candidate, laura saunders, has also had support withdrawn by the conservatives. and now russell george — a conservative member of the welsh senedd — has stood down from a front—bench role when the gambling commission told him he was being investigated. but labour are not immune from the attentions of the gambling watchdog. i'm kevin craig. kevin craig was swiftly suspended by his party when it emerged that he'd placed a bet

on the conservatives to win the seat he was contesting. he apologised, said he'd no prior knowledge of the result, and he'd fully comply with a gambling commission investigation. and it's widely expected at westminster that more allegations could emerge. polling day is getting ever closer. out of government for 14 years, labour needs to build support to win. the party's ahead in the polls, so tonight, rishi sunak will use this platform to try to convince voters he deserves to stay on in downing street. iain watson, bbc news. you saw the set being built. our chief political correspondent henry zeffmanjoins us now from nottingham, where tonight's debate will take place. questions surrounding those gambling allegations just go on and on, including around the scottish secretary alisterjack. including around the scottish secretary alister jack.- secretary alisterjack. that's ri . ht, secretary alisterjack. that's right. this — secretary alisterjack. that's

right, this story _ secretary alisterjack. that's right, this story just - secretary alisterjack. that's right, this storyjust keeps i right, this storyjust keeps broadening because, actually, you have a different kind of swirl of allegations now. the initial claims were about people being accused of betting on there being a jewel—like general election when they knew that was a dead cert, when they might have had insider knowledge when they knew for certain that the general election would end up being called forjuly the 4th. you now have slightly different allegations. you heard about the labour candidate there is now there are claims that bbc has revealed about alisterjack, the scottish secretary. the claim is that he made a bet, and he has admitted this, in april, that they would be a general election injuly. that is a successful bet but he says he had no inside information, didn't know when the general election was going to be until the day rishi sunak called it. he says he is not under investigation by the gambling commission and point out he made two unsuccessful bets in the prior months. nevertheless, ithink unsuccessful bets in the prior months. nevertheless, i think what you now have is questions about a broader culture of gambling on

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and you can see the final head—to—head between rishi sunak and sir keir starmer tonight at 8:15 here on bbc one and iplayer. with all the rest of the news today, over to jon. the wikileaks founder, julian assange, has walked out of court a free man for the first time in 14 years, after reaching a plea deal with the us government. the 52—year—old is now on his way home to australia following the hearing in the us territory of saipan, from where our correspondent jonathan head sent this report. any comments? the last stage of a very long journey. julian assange walked into the courtroom on this remote pacific island to hear whether the agreement he'd struck with us prosecutors would stick. after two hours of very careful consideration by the judge, it did. he pleaded guilty, and she agreed to a sentence equal to the time he'd already served in britain. but his lawyers still insist his prosecution for breaking

an espionage law was unjust. we firmly believed that mr assange never should have been charged under the espionage act, and engaged in exercise thatjournalists engage in every day. and we're thankful that they do. it is appropriate, though, for this fight to end and it is appropriate for what the judge, as she did today, to determine that no additional incarceration of mr assange would be fair, would be appropriate, and it is time for him to be reunited with his family. his decision to leak thousands of classified documents and videos like this one — showing a us military helicopter killing two journalists in iraq — infuriated the us, which said his actions endangered the lives of its soldiers. assange sought asylum in the ecuadorian embassy in london, after sexual assault charges were filed against him in sweden, which were later dropped.

and he stayed there seven years before being thrown out. by then, he was wanted in the us, and held in belmarsh high—security prison, awaiting extradition. pressure from activists and from his home country, australia — a close us ally — finally paved the way for a deal. so for his family, elation that all their campaigning has paid off. i mean, doing cartwheels is a good expression of the joy that one feels thatjulian is returned home — well, about to return home. how does it feel to be a free man? after the verdict, there was a rush to getjulian assange back on his plane for the long flight home. this had been the briefest of stays in us territory, which he'd fought so long to avoid. but it did deliver perhaps the best possible outcome. so after an extraordinary

14—year—long saga, julian assange has left this courtroom on his way to australia a free man. the deal he had to make with the us government divides opinion — as will his legacy. he is still a hero of free speech to some, an unapologetic assailant on national security for others. jonathan head, bbc news, saipan. right now he flying to canberra. our correspondent katy watson joins us now from there. what happens when he will arrive? he is what happens when he will arrive? he: is due to arrive in about three and a half hours. his wife, stella, who arrived in australia a few days ago is expected to greet him, as is his father. his father has been speaking to the media, talking about excitement about his son was return,

he needs to be with his children, experience the sand between his toes. from there, there will be a press conference by wikileaks. it is unclear whetherjulian assigned will unclear whether julian assigned will be unclear whetherjulian assigned will be talking. no doubt here, he has come here to canberra, the prime minister anthony albanese will no doubt meet him. it has been partly down to him, the campaigning from australian politics and diplomacy which has really enabled this release. coming back to australian soil, many people are very excited about that prospect after 14 years. 0k, about that prospect after 14 years. ok, for now, thank you. full coverage of that on bbc news throughout the day. former fujitsu engineer garethjenkins will return to give evidence to the post office inquiry later today. it's the the second of four days of questioning — the longest period of time alloted

to any witness so far. mrjenkins worked on the horizon software, which helped the post office wrongfully accuse hundreds of former sub—postmasters of theft. four men have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass, at the prime minister's constituency home in north yorkshire. rishi sunak thanked the police for their swift response. they say the men were detained within one minute of entering the grounds of the property. at least five people have been shot dead by police in kenya after protesters stormed the country's parliament in nairobi. demonstrators are protesting across the country against an unpopularfinance bill, which includes several tax rises. kenya's president william ruto has vowed a "full response" to the violence. specially trained sniffer dogs from madrid have arrived in tenerife as the search for missing british teenagerjay slater continues. the 19—year—old went missing after attending a music festival, and search teams have

said their efforts to find him are "not being scaled back". our correspondent fiona trott is in tenerife. fiona, despite that intense and all those personnel, no news.- those personnel, no news. well, i sto ed those personnel, no news. well, i stopped one _ those personnel, no news. well, i stopped one of— those personnel, no news. well, i stopped one of the _ those personnel, no news. well, i stopped one of the police - those personnel, no news. well, i stopped one of the police officers| stopped one of the police officers yesterday to get a sense of how the operation was going and what he said was that in terms of numbers, in that area which is where jay's lost phone signal was traced, he said about 20 or 30 officers are working there at any one time. that is a square area of about 20 kilometres. we really wanted to get a sense of how they were operating because, as you say, 11 days now, it is

entering, and we have not seen recently as many searches ourselves on that mountain as we had in recent days. we were asking them, have the searches been scaled back, but they just moved to different areas? because that national park area is vast and they explain, as you mentioned, they haven't been scaled back, they were bringing in specially trained police dogs from madrid that are used to working in large areas. we saw them arrive yesterday, working alongside mountain rescuers. in terms of numbers, in total, the police, those are specialists, firefighters, it is very difficult to say how many are working on that search at the moment but certainly it looks like they are working in different ways.- working in different ways. fiona, thank ou working in different ways. fiona, thank you very — working in different ways. fiona, thank you very much _ working in different ways. fiona, thank you very much indeed i working in different ways. fiona, thank you very much indeed for. working in different ways. fiona, i thank you very much indeed for the update. princess anne is said to be recovering well after suffering a minor head injury and concussion — thought to be caused by a horse — on her estate

in gloucestershire. her husband, sir tim laurence, thanked the emergency services and medical staff in bristol for their expert care and said they were both deeply touched by the kind messages received from well—wishers near and far. england have topped their group at the euros following a goalless draw against slovenia. despite topping group c, southgate's side were booed off of the pitch, with empty cups thrown at england boss gareth southgate following the final whistle. it has been a bit underwhelming, hasn't it? �* _, ., ., , , hasn't it? and uncomfortable but the have hasn't it? and uncomfortable but they have topped _ hasn't it? and uncomfortable but they have topped the _ hasn't it? and uncomfortable but they have topped the group, i hasn't it? and uncomfortable but. they have topped the group, right? let's remember that.— let's remember that. lights up the ener: . it let's remember that. lights up the energy- it is _ let's remember that. lights up the energy- it is 15 _ let's remember that. lights up the energy. it is 15 minutes _ let's remember that. lights up the energy. it is 15 minutes past i let's remember that. lights up the energy. it is 15 minutes past 7am l energy. it is 15 minutes past 7am and carol is _ energy. it is 15 minutes past 7am and carol is out _ energy. it is 15 minutes past 7am and carol is out and _ energy. it is 15 minutes past 7am and carol is out and about i energy. it is 15 minutes past 7am l and carol is out and about enjoying the sunshine for us this morning. looking so gorgeous. moisten trying to come, and one day? looking lovely at the moment.

—— more sunshine to come. it is stunningly beautiful here in kew gardens. you can see the palm house behind me, an indoor rainforest. it is built on the upturned hull of a ship and you can see when you look at it like this, it was built a long time ago, 175 years ago. the forecast for today is another hot and humid one for england and wales. for scotland and northern ireland and northern england, more cloud with some of us starting with some sunshine and also one or two showers. a lot of cloud coming in overnight across eastern areas from the north sea, pushing northwards across northern england and scotland through the day, producing the shower here and there. further south, back into sunnier skies with cloud bubbling up through the day, as well. murky conditions around the coast of the south—west of england. temperatures today fresher in scotland and northern ireland but still the potential for 30 degrees,

possibly a bit more in the far south—east. as we go through the latter part of the afternoon into the evening and overnight, a weather front comes in from the west, drifting eastwards, bringing in patchy rain. ahead of it, some patchy rain. ahead of it, some patchy fog and clear skies and overnight lows between 11 and 16 degrees. tomorrow, we start off with that weather front in the west. as it pushes eastwards, it will weaken for most. not much more than a band of cloud. on either side of it they will be some sunshine but in the west there will be a lot of showers close to the west there will be a lot of showers close to the area west there will be a lot of showers close to the area of west there will be a lot of showers close to the area of low west there will be a lot of showers close to the area of low pressure thatis close to the area of low pressure that is driving our weather and here, too, it will be windy. tomorrow, temperatures will be lower in the south—east, top temperature of around 25 or 26. but dry for glastonbury. mostly dry. outside chance of a shower on sunday but thatis that is about it. thanks, carol. using a mobile phone

while driving is illegal, and being caught doing so can incur hefty fines and points on your licence. despite this, thousands of drivers are prosecuted each year for using their devices while behind the wheel. according to the latest figures from the rac report on motoring, a quarter of drivers admit to using a mobile phone while driving. and for young people, this number is almost double. 49% of 17—to—24—year—olds surveyed by the rac admitted using their phones. stricter penalties were introduced in 2017, in a bid to tackle the issue. drivers caught using a mobile phone face a £200 fine and six points on their licence. but despite tougher punishments, the rac says mobile phone use is still a major concern. our reporter helen astle has been to see how one police force in leicestershire is catching drivers in the act. this is a police patrol with a difference, as we're in an hgv. the advantage of being so high up

is that we can literally see right into other people's cars and lorries, and you can see if people are on the phone, having a sandwich, doing their make—up — and some people haven't even got a seatbelt on. kieran then radios through to one of his colleagues, who are in police cars behind us. it's not long before we spot another driver also on their phone. he's pulled over by one of the team. i didn't mean to be on my phone. it doesn't... well, it was avoidable, and i shouldn't have been doing it. it's entirely my own fault. i'm now paying the consequences. jonathan's been given a fixed penalty notice, a £200 fine, and six points on his licence. we're then back on the road again. i think one of the worst or one of the most unbelievable cases we came across was a a lorry driver cooking his breakfast on one of those camping stoves in his centre area here. so he'd got a little camping stove, with a gas canister on the bottom... while he was driving?

..obviously a naked flame, and he was frying his bacon on a pan next to him. while he was driving? while he was driving, yeah. what's surprising is the number of motorists who are either on their phone or haven't got their seatbelts on. kieran and his colleague are generating enough work for three unmarked police cars behind us to stop those motorists. how common is it? on mobile phone? yeah. it's like shooting fish in a barrel. you could go out daily and just pull people over for it. i mean, if you think... it's not worth it because it's still... it's now six points and a £200 fine. so if you get caught twice, you've essentially lost your driving licence. for these officers, they're stopping drivers several times an hour during every day of this campaign, with the aim of keeping people safe and saving lives. helen astle, bbc news.

we're joined now by neil greg from road safety charity iam roadsmart. a striking piece. how widespread do you think this problem is? the roblem you think this problem is? the problem is _ you think this problem is? the problem is unfortunately very widespread. it is 21 years, 2003, when we first had a law against use of hand—held mobile phones in cars and yet we still catch thousands of drivers every year. most people out today will see somebody using a hand—held mobile phone. it is rife and we need a review of what we are doing because with a law that has been around for 21 years, increased penalties, it is not working. we are not getting the message across that using a hand—held mobile phone is a major distraction to your driving. it might sound really obvious, but take us three white is so important you don't use your mobile phone, what impact it has on your ability to safely drive. the what impact it has on your ability to safely drive.— to safely drive. the research is clear. it slows _ to safely drive. the research is clear. it slows your _ to safely drive. the research is clear. it slows your reaction i to safely drive. the research is i clear. it slows your reaction times,

people on a hand—held mobile phone tend to drift across the lanes, they make abrupt movements while driving. it is a distraction to your driving and anything that distracts you from driving on our busy roads these days will potentially lead to more crashes. there is an estimate of 20 people every year by someone using a hand—held mobile phone that is partly an underestimate because we sometimes don't know they are being used when involved in a crash. some --eole -- used when involved in a crash. some people -- they _ used when involved in a crash. some people -- they said _ used when involved in a crash. some people -- they said they _ used when involved in a crash. some people -- they said they saw - used when involved in a crash. some people -- they said they saw a i used when involved in a crash. some people —— they said they saw a lorry driver cooking his breakfast. what do you think about what people feel it is acceptable to do at that wheel? ., , ., ., ., wheel? the operation, there are three lorries _ wheel? the operation, there are three lorries being _ wheel? the operation, there are three lorries being used - wheel? the operation, there are three lorries being used across l wheel? the operation, there are l three lorries being used across the uk so any container but any motorway at any time they have caught some terrible things, eating and drinking, watching movies, people, laptops balanced on the steering wheel, driving a lorry. the

potential for a crash is wheel, driving a lorry. the potentialfor a crash is huge in these instances. we like the idea of these instances. we like the idea of these hidden lorries driving round because we think in actual fact the fear of being caught is the issue here. the penalties have gone up and “p here. the penalties have gone up and up over the years but that does not seem to be stopping people. people need to know that if they use a hand—held mobile phone they will be caught and that is where technology such as this and new roadside cameras could be the answer in the future. ., ., ~' cameras could be the answer in the future. ., ., ~ ., , future. looking at the figures we have here. _ future. looking at the figures we have here. a _ future. looking at the figures we have here, a couple _ future. looking at the figures we have here, a couple of _ future. looking at the figures we have here, a couple of years i future. looking at the figures we l have here, a couple of years ago, the latest figures, 2021. 6000 drivers prosecuted for using a phone that year. we have increased penalties, undercover lorries, and yet still people are doing it. are there other things, do you think, other ways of clamping down that would have real results? t other ways of clamping down that would have real results?- would have real results? i think that thing here _ would have real results? i think that thing here is _ would have real results? i think that thing here is that - would have real results? i think that thing here is that people . would have real results? i think. that thing here is that people are not using these funds to make phone calls. they are scrolling through social media, uploading videos of themselves doing silly things, for example speeding. it is about our addiction to the mobile phone in

some ways as much as using the phone in the car to make a traditional phone call. i think the phone companies themselves, the social media companies, they could do more, they could detect illegal behaviour thatis they could detect illegal behaviour that is being uploaded and remove it right away. we also need to look at the car manufacturer is looking at ways of interacting with a phone so you cannot use it when you are driving along. but at the end of the day, more police would help. certainly the fear of being caught has to be increased and that must involve the police and the technology company to make the phones and also the social media companies. phones and also the social media companies-— the steelworks at port talbot have provided a livelihood for thousands of people for generations, but withjob cuts on the horizon, the town is facing a crisis. it's thought the imminent closure of two blast furnaces could cost the local economy more than £200 million a year, so will any election promises be enough to help?

our correspondent wyre davies reports. the steelworks at port talbot dominate the landscape. in an increasingly post—industrial world, a throwback to an era when steel and coal were king. 20,000 people used to work here. the ovens which turn coal into coke have already fired their last, and the two huge blast furnaces will soon fall silent. the consequence of losing £1 million a day, says tata steel — which has owned the site since 2007. we are haemorrhaging cash. and it's not because of the lack of efforts of the people or the amount of money that we are spending. it's simply because we have a set of assets which are end—of—life. we've got to act now in order to make sure that you have a business in the near future. ajob here is no longer a job for life. owen is the third generation of his family to work at

port talbot — and perhaps the last. i'm training to become an operator on the full furnace. when my two years is up, i will be on a full—time role. obviously, with all this news, i am not sure what's going to happen then. there have been a lot of rumours, a lot of murmurs. you can imagine in a place like this with 3000 jobs on the line. there has been a steelworks- here since before the war, since the '20s and '30s. and since that one went up - after the second world war, port talbot has become steel, - and steel has become port talbot. research we have commissioned suggests that with the knock—on effects of so manyjob losses in coming months, £200 million a year in local wages could disappear. that is £200 million a year gone from the local economy. until those people find newjobs or other employment comes in. in the same way as the miners' strike and the end of the era for the valleys, this is the end of an era for

industrial south wales. not everything is closing at port talbot. imported steel will still be rolled here, and if a £500 million deal with the current conservative government is signed off, a green electric arc furnace will be built on the site. labour says it would offer a better deal — without giving details. but successive administrations have been accused of failing to plan for change. we have gotjust one or two green steel projects in the pipeline, europe has around 40. and it is notjust europe. china, the us, the rest of the world is also looking at the future of steel. the uk can't really afford to stand still. the rest of the world is moving and unless we move with it, unfortunately there might be some morejob losses. the uk is playing catch up. on the surrounding hills, the kind of green

energy that could be powering new industries, including well—paid jobs in green steel. but what role will port talbot play in that bright new future? you can see more on that story in town of steel — bbc wales investigates over on the bbc iplayer now. it's just over half an hour until the gates of worthy farm open for the music event of the year. it is, of course, glastonbury festival. and all help will be let loose. and that is just _ and all help will be let loose. film that isjust colin! and all help will be let loose. and that isjust colin! colin _ and all help will be let loose. and that isjust colin! colin is - and all help will be let loose. and that isjust colin! colin is there, i that isjust colin! colin is there, waitin: that isjust colin! colin is there, waiting patiently. _ that isjust colin! colin is there, waiting patiently. they - that isjust colin! colin is there, waiting patiently. they are i that isjust colin! colin is there, waiting patiently. they are all. that isjust colin! colin is there, i waiting patiently. they are all set, ready to go. good morning. morning. there has been movement. last time you spoke to me we were in the holding pens, they have taken everyone up to the next gate, a, if we spin around that will open at eight o'clock. this gent wearing the england shirt come here since last night, you missed the game. fortunately. another exciting affair~ — fortunately. another exciting affair. prefer to be standing on my own in_ affair. prefer to be standing on my own in a _ affair. prefer to be standing on my

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under 19 received hospital care last year for serious asthma attacks. as the sunshine continues, dog owners are being reminded to not walk their pets during the hottest parts of the day. with yellow health alerts still in place, experts say extra care needs to be taken with animals as they can't regulate their body heat. a study by the charity dogs trust suggests nearly three quarters of heat—related illnesses in canines were due to exertion than two thirds because of walking. an immersive garden that featured at the chelsea flower show has found a new home in islington. with edible plants, willow scupltures and a bread oven — it won a silver medal at the event last month. it's been replanted at the charity freedom from torture, which supports refugees.

they plan to use it as a space to help with healing. the horticultural therapy part of our service recognises how difficult speaking about trauma can be. we can see visually, as soon as people step out into the garden, that they quickly will feel at ease, or calmer, safer, in a kind of open environment like this garden. let's take a look at the tubes. looking fairly good so far. minor delays on thejubilee line. now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. well, today, another hot and humid day. yesterday, we reached the 30 celsius mark in chertsey in surrey. today, we could do it once again with plenty in the way of sunshine around this morning, once any early mist and fog clears. there'll be some patchy cloud bubbling up into the afternoon, but a lot of sunshine, dry weather, light winds. these are the temperatures for this afternoon, widely reaching the high 20s — 29—30 celsius quite widely.

so a very warm start to the evening. a fine evening tonight with clearing skies overnight. there may be a few patches of mist and fog forming once again. and it is another mild, muggy night. temperatures dipping no lower than around 15 to 18 celsius in the centre of london. but we do have this weak cold front arriving later in the day on thursday and this will introduce some relatively cooler air. so after thursday, which may still be quite warm, temperatures will gradually dip back down to around average for the time of year — the low 20s. there is still a lot of dry weather, but the chance of one or two showers at the weekend, so certainly becoming a bit cooler later in the week. there's more on our our website, including a meeting in hammersmith with the actor idris elba, who has been talking about tackling knife crime with families who have been affected. that's it from me. i'm back atjust before 8. see you then.

hello, this is breakfast withjohn kay and sarah campbell. with just over a week to go until polling day, leaders of the three main political parties have been focusing their attention on areas of the uk where they believe they can best win over voters. for some that's meant visits to new places — whilst others take a more defensive approach, as bbc verify�*s nick eardley explains. yes, for weeks, the leaders have been whizzing around the country, campaigning to win votes. and there are, of course, a variety of reasons for visiting a particular area. but looking at where the leaders have been also helps us build up a picture of where the parties are putting resources in. so bbc teams have been collecting information about where rishi sunak, keir starmer and ed davey have been. firstly, two things. the map of constituencies has changed from 2019, so we're going to be talking about notional majorities, which is what we calculate would have happened last time,

based on the new map. secondly, the picture in scotland — you can see it in yellow here — is more complicated. the snp are clearly a big part of the equation, but so are the leaders of the scottish labour, conservative and lib dem parties. northern ireland has different parties with different leaders, too. so for this we're just going to look at england and wales. but with those caveats, let's dive in. and let's start off with rishi sunak. all of these areas highlighted in blue are places where he's been since the start of the election campaign. what i think is really interesting about this is some of the areas where rishi sunak has chosen to spend time. early in the campaign, honiton and sidmouth down there — the sort of area where the conservatives, as you can see, were comfortably ahead in 2019. it wasn't all like that — there's redcar where the notional majority is a lot less — but when you look at the last ten days, rishi sunak�*s spending valuable campaigning time and what should be rock—solid tory

seats like grantham and bourne in the east midlands — huge notional majority for the conservatives here, just about 22,400. it's one of the 50 safest seats in the uk, based on notional majority for the tories. another one here — torridge and tavistock down in the south west. again, massive notional majority. and the key thing this tells us is that the evidence is that rishi sunak is fighting a highly defensive campaign, often in areas where the tories have won comfortably in the past. actually, keir starmer is focusing on conservative—held constituencies, too. that's perhaps not that surprising, given that the conservatives won a comfortable majority last time and labour were thumped. but this is the map showing where keir starmer has been since the election was called. and a few interesting examples for you. bassetlaw — where the conservatives, again, have a notional majority of around 12,500. stevenage here — where,

again, the tories have a notional majority — 8,500. but it gets bigger. reading west and mid berkshire, where the conservatives have a notional majority ofjust under 17,000. this all paints a picture of labour parking tanks on conservative lawns. finally, ed davey, the lib dem leader. again, the vast majority of his time is being spent in areas where the lib dems think they can take seats from the conservatives. some examples for you. eastleigh down here — again, this is a conservative notional majority — 8,600. dorking and horley there — where the notional majority for the conservatives is just over 10,000. and, again, it gets bigger, because ed davey has been to chichester, where the conservatives have a notional majority — look at that — just under 20,000. so all of this paints a picture about what the parties are focusing on —

focusing their leaders' times, focusing their resources. and it gives us more of an idea about what those battle buses driving around the country are really up to. we need to get nick to look at the football and interpret and analyse the results. england have topped their group at the euros following a goalless draw against slovenia. but there were boos for gareth southgate's side. john watson is in cologne. how does it feel to be there? what are the fans saying? it is strange at the moment. we were thinking last night would this be the moment england's tournament burst into life? that we would see england fans

singing and swaying to sweet caroline. but that was not the case, it was another underwhelming performance. the goalless draw against slovenia in the final group game, but the positive is they have topped the group and are through to the last 16 and will play on sunday. it feels confusing. they are through but there is a negativity around the side. this goal was ruled out for offside. after the break they made substitutions. cole palmer added a little more spark when he made his first appearance of the tournament, but he couldn't break the deadlock. the result took slovenia through to the knock—out stage of a major tournament for the fist time. captain harry kane admitted it was another frustrating night. yeah, yust that final bit of quality, that final pass, final finish or the cross — you know, we just don't quite

have it there today. but, you know, we created some half chances and we had one towards the end there that we could have maybe done better. but, yeah, overall, they defended well and they made it hard for us. what of those frustrations? fans making them clear. cups thrown towards gareth southgate as he and the players went over to applaud of supporters. southgate said he appreciated that emotions were running high. and understands the frustrations the fans showed. i understand it. i'm not going to back away from it. the most important thing here is that the supporters stay with the team. i understand the...sort of narrative towards me and, you know, that's better for the team than it being towards them.

but it is creating...an unusual environment to operate in. i've not seen any other team qualify and receive similar. england will have to wait until tonight's final group games to find out who they'll face in the last 16. denmark could have taken advantage of england's draw to top the group. but their match against serbia ended goalless. there were very few shots on target. christian eriksen had one of the best. his 133rd appearance made him denmark's most capped player of all time. the danes go through in second place. we can get more on this. chris suttonjoins us. i know we can get more on this. chris sutton joins us. i know you we can get more on this. chris suttonjoins us. i know you have been speaking to some of the fans. you have heard their thoughts. put it into context. is the negativity

over the top when you consider england have qualified top of the group? england have qualified top of the arou - ? , , england have qualified top of the ..rou? , , . ., , england have qualified top of the u-rou? , _ ., ,~ group? yes, there is certainly a stranue group? yes, there is certainly a strange atmosphere _ group? yes, there is certainly a | strange atmosphere surrounding group? yes, there is certainly a i strange atmosphere surrounding the england squad and gareth southgate but you strip everything back, before a ball was kicked the objective was to finish top of the group and england have done that. and where they are at now, not performing particularly well on the pitch, i get that, but they are on the right side of the draw. on the other side of the draw there is france, spain, germany. they are sides i think everybody views as capable of winning. but the performance levels have not been there but from an england perspective, i think the players will be thinking we are capable of performing at a higher level than we have. i do not see it as a bad thing.

have. i do not see it as a bad thin. ., ., , ., thing. one of the great things about gareth southgate _ thing. one of the great things about gareth southgate is _ thing. one of the great things about gareth southgate is the _ thing. one of the great things about gareth southgate is the way - thing. one of the great things about gareth southgate is the way he i gareth southgate is the way he managed to unify fans behind the team. we saw booing and cups being thrown. is that in danger of unravelling quickly at this tournament?— unravelling quickly at this tournament? , ,, ,., unravelling quickly at this tournament? , ,, ., ., tournament? yes, i think so. you go back to russia _ tournament? yes, i think so. you go back to russia 2018, _ tournament? yes, i think so. you go back to russia 2018, the _ tournament? yes, i think so. you go back to russia 2018, the world i tournament? yes, i think so. you go back to russia 2018, the world cup, | back to russia 2018, the world cup, where everything seemed to be harmonious between the fans, the squad, management and harmonious between the fans, the squad, managementand media. it harmonious between the fans, the squad, management and media. it does not seem that way. that is based on the level of performance. look at other teams in the tournament, you understand their identity, the spanish and german team. england have talented players but itjust has not clicked. if you look at the things gareth has had to deal with, and maybe not dealt with well in terms of indecision in central midfield. trent alexander—arnold started the tournament and then gallagher played the first half last

night. he was brought off. and then mainoo came on. there are positives in terms of england topping the group and also cole palmer's performance when he came on was encouraging. i thought before a ball was kicked in the tournament, england going in at the top end of the pitch. i was excited about the attacking players but they have not combined well enough. not enough opportunities created. but there is plenty of room for improvement and i am sure the england players will feel there is far more to come. ok, the performances have not been there, but we have seen harry kane in the german league, he has scored goals. the arsenal players, foden last season in the premier league performing to a high level. they have not done it but we know there

is potential for it to click and if it does, everybody�*s attitude to the team will change. it does, everybody's attitude to the team will change.— team will change. great to hear those positives _ team will change. great to hear those positives and _ team will change. great to hear those positives and good i team will change. great to hear those positives and good to i team will change. great to hear. those positives and good to have something to feel positive about after that performance last night. are you seeing evidence there is reason to believe that england can be successful at the tournament despite the negativity? absolutely. i think despite the negativity? absolutely. i think some _ despite the negativity? absolutely. i think some of _ despite the negativity? absolutely. i think some of the _ despite the negativity? absolutely. i think some of the criticism - despite the negativity? absolutely. i think some of the criticism of i i think some of the criticism of gareth and the team has been slightly over—the—top. there are a lot of people out there who could get egg on the face if they go far in the tournament. the way the draw has opened up, and i get the other side, the england team have to perform and it has to click, but we know that england have outstanding players, some of the best in the world, so when it does click, england will be in a really good

position. itjust needs to click, thatis position. itjust needs to click, that is the important thing, but the players are capable, we know that. we know this morning you will not be one of those with egg on your face after those words of positivity, which we need this morning after some of the negativity that has surrounded england. always great to get your thoughts. thank you. chris sutton reflecting on the game. talking of pressure. anyone dealing with pressure is any british player playing at wimbledon. they have to deal with a lot of pressure. andy murray has done so in the past. emma raducanu will have to do the same as we gear up to wimbledon. she looks as if she is finding form at the right time. she has been competing at eastbourne. she beat anotherformer us open champion sloan stephens in straight sets. raducanu said this week that she had rekindled her love of tennis. her next match should be tougher, though. she faces the world number five jessica pegula, who won

the berlin open title on sunday. and there was a spectacular victory for giles hussey in wimbledon qualifying. he was a lucky loser and he stepped in with 20 minutes' notice to replace the injured kei nishikori. he then knocked out the sixth seed, mariano navone, in straight sets to make it through to round two. hussey is from swindon. ranked 359th in the world. that will tumble after performances like that. so we go to sunday for england, which will be the focus. we spoke about sweet caroline. i think i have only heard it once. i guess england are not hitting the right notes. studio: we need one good performance and everyone will change their mind. let's hope it is sunday. we do. if you are looking out the window and it is not as sunny as you hoped,

we have sunshine because carol is at kew gardens. it looks fantastic. good morning. good morning. it is glorious here at kew gardens. we have a gentle breeze, it is warm already. i have the palm house on one side and the lake on the other and in between sculptures of palms, part of an exhibition by mark quinn. there are 16 sculptures in the grounds. and they are lovely. if you suffer from an allergy to pollen, levels today are very high across england, wales and northern ireland and south—west scotland. the forecast today is hot and humid across england and wales. scotland and northern ireland have more cloud and northern ireland have more cloud and the same in northern england.

cloud has come in from the north sea over which will move northwards across northern england and into scotland, with some showers. some murky conditions around the south—west coast. in between, sunshine. in north—western parts of northern ireland and also north—west through the day we have cloud moving northwards with showers. hot sunshine in the south, potentially 30 celsius in the south—east, but fresher in scotland and northern ireland. through the evening, you will find a weather front in western scotland and northern ireland which makes progress eastwards, bringing some rain. ahead of its fog and temperature is 11—16. as we go through tomorrow, the front coming into the west will drift eastwards. you can see it is connected to low pressure. it will be windy in the

west. the other thing it is doing is pushing eastwards and pushing away the hot and humid air, and fresher and atlantic air is coming our way. on thursday, it moves west to east. mostly is cloud with the odd shower. showers and windy conditions in the north and west but in between some sunshine. temperatures lower especially in the south—east than they have been but still looking up to 26. friday, in scotland it will be wet and windy. northern ireland and northern england, some showers. south of that, it looks drier, but fresher, 21 celsius the top temperature so closer to average. if you are after glastonbury, it is looking mostly dry. an outside chance of a shower on sunday but thatis chance of a shower on sunday but that is about it. good news, i hope,

for those going along. studio: thanks. we will be at glastonbury very soon as the crowds go in. a set of world war one medals, thought to have been lost forever have been returned to their rightful owner more than six months after they first went missing. john singleton was wearing his grandfathers' three medals at a remembrance event on armistice day when they came loose from his jacket. our reporter oli constable went to see the pair be reunited. i'm sorry, i'm a bit emotional. i thought i'd never, ever see these again. that's absolutely brilliant. i don't know how to thank you. john singleton lost his grandfather's world war i medals back in november, expecting them to be lost for ever. i thought this day would never come. right, pull yourself together, john. he's immensely proud of his grandfather, who's also called john singleton, who was awarded them

after being wounded while fighting at the somme in 1916. grandfatherjohn would wear them with pride, too — as seen here when he was a firefighter in sheffield after the war. but it was here in dronfield, back in november, when they went missing — unclipping from john's jacket while at a remembrance service. we got to the two—minute silence and, obviously, you bow your head. and i looked down — no medals. for me, it was a catastrophe. so i searched round, paced my steps, repaced my steps, asked people, told the police. i did everything i could. the mons star, victory medal and king's medal were now missing. metal detectors were brought in and a whole town was asked tojoin the search. i was devastated, particularly over the time. you know, you think, well, in the first couple of weeks or so, or the first month, they're bound to turn up, somebody will find them somewhere. only a miracle would see them be reunited.

these are them. that's when sarah's brother charlie came across them, slightly weathered, now perched on the war memorial, just feet from where john noticed they had gone missing. my brother was walking home from work and just happened to see them sitting on the war memorial. so someone else had found them and put them there, didn't know where to put them. it'sjust lovely to bring them home. they're old and they're a family heirloom. you don't want to lose them, do you? no. so, yeah, appreciate that they are back home. the first thing i'm going to do is i'm going to parcel them up and i'm going to send them to a medal specialist and i'm going to have them remounted with a brand—new safety catch, so it never happens again. i was absolutely elated. quite emotional, actually — still am. a journeyjohn doesn't want repeating. his grandfather's hard—fought medals now back where they rightfully belong. oli constable, bbc news.

safely locked away. well done, john, thatis safely locked away. well done, john, that is good to see. a snake called ronaldo, who was thought to be male, has given birth to 14 babies, orsnakelets. and that's not the only thing that makes this story remarkable because this snake has never had a mate. so what's going on? i think there is something going on over my shoulder. it is a rare phenomenon known as parthenogenesis. virgin birth. a surprise to 13—year—old ronaldo's keepers, as our reporter sophie cridland has been finding out. this is ronaldo, who's been living at city of portsmouth college for the last two years. it is thought the 13—year—old boa constrictor was male. but, last week, staff had a sneaky surprise when she gave birth to 14 babies.

i rescued ronaldo about nine years ago from the rspca. i started work at the college and went into animal care. at that point, i was reducing my collection of snakes and so i brought my animals with me to the college. ronaldo was one of those animals. our students came in as usual and approached the vivarium, as they normally would do — they tend to the animals. and one of the students alerted our fellow members of staff to the fact that there were baby snakes moving around inside. and then the news got to me straightaway. so i raced down here to see what was going on. and lo and behold, there were baby snakes everywhere. she's given birth without seeing a male — certainly not in the time that i've had her for nine years, which is ordinarily a very long time span to go through without seeing a male for a snake to be pregnant. after doing a little bit

of research, we found that on a very rare occasion, snakes can do this. very rare, indeed, as it's likely this process, known as parthenogenesis, has only ever happened three times to a brazilian rainbow boa constrictor. and very brave sophie there. we're nowjoined by snake expert and podcaster dr steve allain. good morning. who knew? i did not know. that this was a thing. explain how it works. know. that this was a thing. explain how it works-— how it works. exactly. it is surprising- _ how it works. exactly. it is surprising. it— how it works. exactly. it is surprising. it seems i how it works. exactly. it is surprising. it seems to i how it works. exactly. it is surprising. it seems to be | how it works. exactly. it is i surprising. it seems to be quite rare, although snakes and some animals have different chromosomes that mean females have the ability to produce young without contact with the mail. in rare circumstances such as this, where they have not

had contact with a male, and therefore have those drivers to reproduce, so they can just fertilise their own eggs. lt reproduce, so they can just fertilise their own eggs. ft is fertilise their own eggs. it is uuite fertilise their own eggs. it is quite staggering. _ fertilise their own eggs. it is quite staggering. looking at the 14. if there are people with snakes at home, can they expect to find suddenly they have gone from one to 15? ll suddenly they have gone from one to 15? , ,.,, , , , , 15? it is possible but extremely unlikel . 15? it is possible but extremely unlikely- lt _ 15? it is possible but extremely unlikely. it depends _ 15? it is possible but extremely unlikely. it depends on - 15? it is possible but extremely unlikely. it depends on the i 15? it is possible but extremely i unlikely. it depends on the species and husbandry, how long they have beenin and husbandry, how long they have been in captivity. in nature, it seems to be quite rare. it is only recorded in about 50 species and there are over 10,000 species of reptiles so extremely rare. a couple of species where this is the only way they reproduce. they are all female and reproduce by parthenogenesis. again, and falls

out of the multitude of reptiles out there. ., ., ., , ., ., ., there. you are an expert and out and about over — there. you are an expert and out and about over the _ there. you are an expert and out and about over the uk _ there. you are an expert and out and about over the uk all _ there. you are an expert and out and about over the uk all the _ there. you are an expert and out and about over the uk all the time. i there. you are an expert and out and about over the uk all the time. howl about over the uk all the time. how many snakes _ about over the uk all the time. how many snakes are _ about over the uk all the time. how many snakes are out _ about over the uk all the time. firm-or many snakes are out there? in terms of the wild? we have three native species and a single introduced. some of them are common. the reason many people do not see them is they are elusive. they do not want to be seen so finding them is tricky, which makes my life harder. thea;r seen so finding them is tricky, which makes my life harder. they are out there. which makes my life harder. they are out there- i— which makes my life harder. they are out there. i am _ which makes my life harder. they are out there. i am intrigued _ which makes my life harder. they are out there. i am intrigued to _ which makes my life harder. they are out there. i am intrigued to know- out there. i am intrigued to know what would be the reason. i am sure it is so rare it might be difficult to know the answer to the question, but why would ronaldo have spontaneously decided to have babies? , , ., babies? this is a good question. i can only assume _ babies? this is a good question. i can only assume ronaldo - babies? this is a good question. i can only assume ronaldo would i babies? this is a good question. i i can only assume ronaldo would have preferred to have reproduced sexually with a partner because that

way, there is a host of genetic combinations that helps to prevent genetic damage against disease and those sorts of things. that comes along with that. unfortunately, in the absence of a male, ronaldo has produced these young using parthenogenesis. and reveals the true nature that they were not male, they were female. and the surprise with these babies. it is a double shock, i guess. the last thing you would expect is a male snake to give birth to 14 young but it seems in this case the steak was given the wrong sex. and it is common that it is hard to tell the species apart. —— this snake. it is the first time we have reported ronaldo did not actually score!

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, let's get your london news with me, frankie mccamley. more than 15,000 children underfive were admitted to london hospitals last year with breathing difficulties. the figures obtained by clean air campaigners mums for lungs suggest hounslow in west london had the most young children needing medical treatment for respiratory issues. the royal borough of kensington and chelsea saw the second highest number. an immersive garden that featured at the chelsea flower show has found a new home in islington. with edible plants, willow scupltures and a bread oven, it won a silver medal at the event last month. it's been replanted at the charity freedom from torture, which supports refugees. the horticultural therapy part of our service recognises

how difficult speaking about trauma can be. we can see visually, as soon as people step out into the garden, that they quickly will feel at ease, or calmer, safer, in a kind of open environment like this garden. now onto the weather. a warm and humid day ahead with the odd bit of patchy cloud. highs of 30 degrees. that's it from me — more on the bbc news app. see you in half an hour. bye— bye. good morning, welcome to breakfast withjon kay and sarah campbell. our headlines today. the final head—to—head debate for rishi sunak and keir starmer — but both will face questions about their handling

of gambling allegations. wikileaks founderjulian assange walks free from a us court after pleading guilty in a deal which means his lengthy legal battle is over. england topped their group at the euros after the draw last night with slovenia, but fans show their frustration at another underwhelming performance. is it farewell to free online returns? retailers are starting to charge shoppers — and even ban some people for returning too many items. but will they lose shoppers as a result? and we are live at the glastonbury festival where the gates have just opened with the rocky theme tune playing. more from us throughout the programme. looking dry in glastonbury for the next few days, outside chance of a shower on sunday but that's about

it. here in kew gardens, it is already one, the sun is beating down. for much of england and wales, and hot and down. for much of england and wales, and hotand humid down. for much of england and wales, and hot and humid day. for scotland and hot and humid day. for scotland and northern ireland and northern england, a bit more cloud and also some showers. i will have all the details shortly. it's wednesday the 26th june. with just over a week to go until polling day, the prime minister rishi sunak and labour's sir keir starmer are preparing to go head to head in their final leaders debate of the election later. it comes as members of both main parties continue to face difficult questions about betting allegations. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the second and final head—to—head clash between rishi sunak and the man who wants hisjob — keir starmer — takes place tonight on the bbc. and it's worth a bet that one of the topics might just involve gambling. the conservative campaign has been buffeted by allegations

that two candidates, two party officials, and now a member of the welsh senedd had bet on the date of the general election, and were facing inquiries from the gambling watchdog. it's an independent process with the gambling commission now. this candidate and close aide to the prime minister, craig williams, lost the support of conservative hq yesterday, nearly two weeks after admitting he'd taken a flutter on the general election date. he's being investigated by the gambling commission and he said in a campaign video that he'd clear his name. i committed an error ofjudgement, not an offence. he turned down the offer of a bbc interview. this candidate, laura saunders, has also had support withdrawn by the conservatives. and now russell george — a conservative member of the welsh senedd — has stood down from a front—bench role when the gambling commission told him he was being investigated. but labour are not immune from the attentions of the gambling watchdog. i'm kevin craig. kevin craig was swiftly suspended by his party when it emerged that he'd placed a bet

on the conservatives to win the seat he was contesting. he apologised, said he'd no prior knowledge of the result, and he'd fully comply with a gambling commission investigation. and it's widely expected at westminster that more allegations could emerge. polling day is getting ever closer. out of government for 14 years, labour needs to build support to win. the party's ahead in the polls, so tonight, rishi sunak will use this platform to try to convince voters he deserves to stay on in downing street. iain watson, bbc news. our chief political correspondent henry zeffmanjoins us now from nottingham, where tonight's debate will take place. there are more questions surrounding those gambling allegations, including the scottish secretary alisterjack. including the scottish secretary alisterjack— alisterjack. that's right. two weeks into — alisterjack. that's right. two weeks into this _ alisterjack. that's right. two

weeks into this gambling i alisterjack. that's right. two | weeks into this gambling saga alisterjack. that's right. two i weeks into this gambling saga and alisterjack. that's right. two - weeks into this gambling saga and it is just a sprawling and growing. questions now about alisterjack, the scottish secretary, who disclosed to the bbc that he placed bets on the date of the general election. he has admitted placing a successful bet on a july election date, he says he placed that back in april and says he had no idea rishi sunak was actually calling a july general election until the day he stepped out into downing street and did so. he says he is not under investigation by the gambling commission. what you have now is broader questions about the culture of gambling in politics, whether it is appropriate for people with the ability to shape the political system to bet on the outcomes of that political system. i think that is where this story is now going. there will be other things debated tonight, the final leaders debate. what can we expect?— tonight, the final leaders debate. what can we expect? well, i am on the set here — what can we expect? well, i am on the set here at _ what can we expect? well, i am on the set here at nottingham - what can we expect? well, i am on the set here at nottingham trent i the set here at nottingham trent university, a stunning stage where just later this evening sir keir starmer and rishi sunak will face off. one of them, i am not sure who,

will stand here and a very short distance over there, the other one. it is quite intimate for them for what is a moment of huge national electoral significance because this is pretty much the last set piece moment of this general election campaign. we know what the incentives are for each of them. rishi sunak needs to find a way at this late juncture to shake up the narrative of this election. sir keir starmer frankly needs to not mess up. let's see if they can pull off those different tasks later tonight. indeed, thanks, henry. and you can see the final head—to—head between rishi sunak and sir keir starmer tonight at 8:15 here on bbc one and iplayer. with all the rest of the news, over to jon. the wikileaks founder, julian assange, has walked out of court a free man for the first time in 14 years, after reaching a plea deal with the us government. the 52—year—old is now on his way home to australia following the hearing in the us territory of saipan, from where our correspondent

jonathan head sent this report. mr assange, any comments? the last stage of a very long journey. julian assange walked into the courtroom on this remote pacific island to hear whether the agreement he'd struck with us prosecutors would stick. after two hours of very careful consideration by the judge, it did. he pleaded guilty, and she agreed to a sentence equal to the time he'd already served in britain. but his lawyers still insist his prosecution for breaking an espionage law was unjust. we firmly believed that mr assange never should have been charged under the espionage act, and engaged in exercise that journalists engage in every day. and we're thankful that they do. it is appropriate, though, for this fight to end and it is appropriate for the judge, as she did today, to determine that no additional incarceration of mr assange would be fair,

would be appropriate, and it is time for him to be reunited with his family. his decision to leak thousands of classified documents and videos like this one — showing a us military helicopter killing two journalists in iraq — infuriated the us, which said his actions endangered the lives of its soldiers. assange sought asylum in the ecuadorian embassy in london, after sexual—assault charges were filed against him in sweden, which were later dropped. and he stayed there seven years before being thrown out. by then, he was wanted in the us, and held in belmarsh high—security prison, awaiting extradition. pressure from activists and from his home country, australia — a close us ally — finally paved the way for a deal. so for his family, elation that all their campaigning has paid off. i mean, doing cartwheels is a good

expression of the joy that one feels thatjulian is returned home — well, about to return home. how does it feel to be a free man, mr assange? how does it feel to be a free man, mrassange? after the verdict, there was a rush to getjulian assange back on his plane for the long flight home. this had been the briefest of stays in us territory, which he'd fought so long to avoid. but it did deliver perhaps the best possible outcome. so after an extraordinary 14—year—long saga, julian assange has left this courtroom on his way to australia a free man. the deal he had to make with the us government divides opinion — as will his legacy. he is still a hero of free speech to some, an unapologetic assailant on national security for others. jonathan head, bbc news, saipan. our correspondent katy watson

joins us now from canberra. gillian assigns will touch down there, the australian capital —— julian assangejudge there, the australian capital —— julian assange judge will touch down there in a couple of hours. what will happen? he there in a couple of hours. what will happen?— will happen? he is due to arrive here in about _ will happen? he is due to arrive here in about two _ will happen? he is due to arrive here in about two and _ will happen? he is due to arrive here in about two and a - will happen? he is due to arrive here in about two and a half i will happen? he is due to arrive i here in about two and a half hours. his wife stella, who arrived in australia a few days ago, is expected to meet him off the plane as is his father, who has been talking to the media, excited about his son's return, saying he needs to return to normal family life, feeling the sand beneath his toes. there will be a press conference from wikileaks later. it is not clear whetherjulian a sound will speak publicly but the excitement here in australia and from campaigners and his supporters, he is finally landing back in australia after a 14 year saga and a huge amount of diplomatic effort from australia. that has been seen as a

victory from here for many people. thank you. there will be full coverage of that press conference on the bbc later. four men have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass at the prime minister's constituency home. north yorkshire police say the men were detained within one minute of entering the grounds of the property, and remain in custody. the prime minister thanked the police for their swift response. at least five people have been shot dead by police in kenya after protesters stormed the country's parliament in nairobi. demonstrators are protesting across the country against an unpopularfinance bill, which includes several tax rises. kenya's president william ruto has vowed a "full response" to the violence. specially trained sniffer dogs from madrid have arrived in tenerife, to assist in the search for 19—year—old jay slater, who went missing after attending a music festival more than a week ago. search teams have said

their efforts to find him are not being scaled back. the former fujitsu engineer garethjenkins will return to the post office inquiry today as he begins a second day of giving evidence. mrjenkins played a pivotal role in helping the organisation defend its faulty horizon software in court. our correspondent azadeh moshiri joins us now from the inquiry, mounie, azadeh. what are we expecting mrjenkins to be asked about today?— expecting mrjenkins to be asked about toda ? ~ ., , . about today? well, we are expecting the inuui about today? well, we are expecting the inquiry counsel— about today? well, we are expecting the inquiry counsel to _ about today? well, we are expecting the inquiry counsel to build - about today? well, we are expecting the inquiry counsel to build on i about today? well, we are expecting the inquiry counsel to build on some| the inquiry counsel to build on some of the ground work that has been laid yesterday and drill down on these two key issues. what did garethjenkins these two key issues. what did gareth jenkins know about books these two key issues. what did garethjenkins know about books in the horizon system and what did he understand about his role and duty to the court as an expert witness? —— books in the system. he did not accept the 2019 high court findings

that the system was not remotely robust or that it could cause shortfalls in branch accounts. he said he thought the systems worked well on the whole and that's the bugs would not create shortfalls to the amount we saw. you can imagine how difficult that was to hear if you were seema misra, someone wrongly prosecuted and knew that he was an expert witness in her case, how high that must have been for her to listen to. in his written statement, he did apologise to her, saying he did not know she was pregnant and it made her story even more tragic. he said he did not lie to the court, nor did he mislead it. that is an apology seema misra did not accept. he will be scrutinised further both by the inquiry and the metropolitan police that is investigating him, and seema misra as well as other sub—postmasters will be there to listen to every word. ., ~ will be there to listen to every word. ., ,, i. will be there to listen to every word. ., ~' ,, , will be there to listen to every word. ., ,, i. , . will be there to listen to every word. ., ~ ,, , . ., word. thank you very much indeed for now. a new portrait of sir david attenborough has been unveiled, marking the broadcaster's 40 years

as a fellow of the royal society. the oil painting byjonathan yeo — the artist behind king charles' first official portrait since the coronation — shows a seated sir david holding his hands, and looking towards the viewer. it isa it is a similar kind of style. just a different _ it is a similar kind of style. just a different colour _ it is a similar kind of style. hat a different colour and a different person, obviously.— a different colour and a different person, obviously. apart from those crucial differences, _ person, obviously. apart from those crucial differences, it _ person, obviously. apart from those crucial differences, it is _ person, obviously. apart from those crucial differences, it is very - crucial differences, it is very similar. sir david said it was "extraordinary" to have his portrait included in the collection. we are going to be going live to glastonbury in a minute, when the gates are opening ahead of the weekend's music. t gates are opening ahead of the weekend's music.— gates are opening ahead of the weekend's music. ., , weekend's music. i have never been. i have weekend's music. i have never been. l have been- — weekend's music. i have never been. i have been. first _ weekend's music. i have never been. i have been. first we _ weekend's music. i have never been. i have been. first we need _ weekend's music. i have never been. i have been. first we need to - weekend's music. i have never been. i have been. first we need to find i i have been. first we need to find out what the weather has got in store for those 200,000 people. carol, maybe gratefully, isn't at glastonbury but she is in the very

beautiful kew gardens. good morning. good morning, both. good morning to you, too. you are right, beautiful gardens, the temperature here is 20 degrees. you can see behind me the statue of hercules fighting the serpent. on the other side of me, gorgeous flowers. a real kaleidoscope of flowers in kew gardens as you would expect, attended by over 150 gardeners. the forecast today for england and wales is another hot and humid one. for scotland and northern ireland and northern england, more cloud around some showers. a lot of murk that has come in from the north sea through the course of the night, and all that cloud will push northwards through the day, thinking of here and there across northern england and there across northern england and scotland were some showers, an a sharp one in eastern scotland today. come south, we are looking at a lot of sunshine from the word go. some coastal mist in the south—west,

brighter skies across north—west scotland and north—western parts of northern ireland. temperatures, still fresh across the far north, across northern scotland, the rest of scotland and northern ireland but still hot and humid, but it's 30 degrees, possibly a bit more in the south—east. through the evening and overnight, new weather front coming in across northern ireland, spreading to western parts of mainland britain, bringing patchy rain with it. ahead of it, patchy fog but not cold, 11 to the overnight lows. tomorrow, the weather front pushes steadily eastwards as a weakening feature, mostly a band of cloud. on either side of it some sunshine. but some showers in the north and west and here it will be windy. tomorrow, fresh in the south—east where it has been one, highs of 25 or 26 degrees. temperatures in the next few days will get closer to where they should be at this time of year. the glastonbury, it is looking dry. chance of an isolated shower on

sunday but at the moment that is about it. that sounds like a perfect cue to go to where the farm —— to go to worthy farm. in the past few minutes the gates of worthy farm have opened to more than 200,000 festival goers as this year's glastonbury gets underway. headliners include dua lipa, coldplay and country music legend shania twain. our entertainment correspondent colin patterson is there. good morning. good morning. this is simon hill is — good morning. good morning. this is simon hill is an _ good morning. good morning. this is simon hill is an michael _ good morning. good morning. this is simon hill is an michael davis - simon hill is an michael davis impersonator. how many selfies do you reckon you have to do at glastonbury?— you reckon you have to do at glastonbu ? ' :: :: :: ., glastonbury? 1000 day or night. peole glastonbury? 1000 day or night. people think— glastonbury? 1000 day or night. people think you _ glastonbury? 1000 day or night. people think you are _ glastonbury? 1000 day or night. people think you are michael- glastonbury? 1000 day or night. i people think you are michael eavis. let's see the moment michael's

daughter emily opened the gates. we managed to get a brass band playing rocky theme, people started to flood in and people are here because they wanted to get the absolute best spot they can. hello, how is it going? cheering madam, you are on bbc breakfast, no swearing. where are you heading to? dairy field, but we are waiting to see dua — dairy field, but we are waiting to see dua lipa and it is sunny! first time _ see dua lipa and it is sunny! first time ever. — see dua lipa and it is sunny! first time ever. to _ see dua lipa and it is sunny! first time ever, to mcafee of female headliners, how good is that? we were _ headliners, how good is that? we were here — headliners, how good is that? we were here last year but women definitely need to be represented. go and _ definitely need to be represented. go and get your slot. we have just go and get your slot. we havejust been speaking to emily eavis immediately after she open the gates and here is what she had to say. what are you looking forward to this year? t what are you looking forward to this ear? ., ,., what are you looking forward to this ear? ., , ., . , , year? i am so excited, this is the moment we _ year? i am so excited, this is the moment we have _ year? i am so excited, this is the moment we have been _ year? i am so excited, this is the moment we have been working i year? i am so excited, this is the i moment we have been working for. we work all— moment we have been working for. we work all year to open the gates and

see everyone here, it is amazing. for the _ see everyone here, it is amazing. for the first — see everyone here, it is amazing. for the first time ever, two female headliners, how much does that mean to you and why has it taken so long? it means a lot to me personally, i have _ it means a lot to me personally, i have been— it means a lot to me personally, i have been working on this for a long. _ have been working on this for a long. long _ have been working on this for a long, long time. two incredible female — long, long time. two incredible female artist, incredible. dua lipa's— female artist, incredible. dua lipa's debut, she has grown up at glastonbury, she has come every year~ _ glastonbury, she has come every year~ this — glastonbury, she has come every year~ this is _ glastonbury, she has come every year. this is the spot she was born to play _ dua lipa headlining on the friday night and sza on the sunday. who are you? night and sza on the sunday. who are ou? . , tom. night and sza on the sunday. who are you?- tom- how— night and sza on the sunday. who are you? lucy. tom. how many glastonburys _ you? lucy. tom. how many glastonburys have - you? lucy. tom. how many glastonburys have you i you? lucy. tom. how many. glastonburys have you done? you? lucy. tom. how many- glastonburys have you done? 13. you? lucy. tom. how many— glastonburys have you done? 13. what do people need to know, what makes it so special? toll do people need to know, what makes it so special?— it so special? you will always be surprised- _ it so special? you will always be surprised. every _ it so special? you will always be surprised. every time _ it so special? you will always be surprised. every time there i it so special? you will always be surprised. every time there is i surprised. every time there is something magical. no surprised. every time there is something magical. surprised. every time there is somethin: mauical. ., ., something magical. no holding back, ou have something magical. no holding back, you have written _ something magical. no holding back, you have written glasto _ something magical. no holding back, you have written glasto on _ something magical. no holding back, you have written glasto on your i you have written glasto on your head. t you have written glasto on your head. ., ~' , ., you have written glasto on your head. , ., ., , head. i woke up with that on my head. i woke up with that on my head- don't _ head. i woke up with that on my head. don't say _ head. i woke up with that on my head. don't say it _ head. i woke up with that on my head. don't say it on _ head. i woke up with that on my head. don't say it on tv - head. i woke up with that on my head. don't say it on tv but i i head. don't say it on tv but i wonder what _ head. don't say it on tv but i wonder what you _ head. don't say it on tv but i wonder what you will - head. don't say it on tv but i wonder what you will write i head. don't say it on tv but i | wonder what you will write on head. don't say it on tv but i - wonder what you will write on his

forehead tonight.— forehead tonight. probably i love ou, forehead tonight. probably i love you. moose- _ forehead tonight. probably i love you, moose. we _ forehead tonight. probably i love you, moose. we were _ forehead tonight. probably i love you, moose. we were talking - forehead tonight. probably i love i you, moose. we were talking about some of the — you, moose. we were talking about some of the headliners. _ you, moose. we were talking about some of the headliners. many - you, moose. we were talking about| some of the headliners. many count that legend slot as a fourth headline and this year it has gone country. shania twain and i have been speaking to her. # let's go, girls #. long before taylor swift, there was another female country singer who went pop and became a phenomenon. # i'm going out tonight. # i'm feeling all right. # gonna let it all hang out. shania twain's late '90s album come on over is one of the top—ten global best sellers of all time. this weekend, she follows the likes of lionel richie, dolly parton and kylie minogue by playing glastonbury�*s sunday teatime legends slot. i'm a little overwhelmed. so many stories, so many exciting, um, so much anticipation. bring my wellies. and now i'm thinking about which wellies should i bring? i've got several pairs at home. should i buy new ones? have you got rhinestone on your wellies?

i don't, i don't. should i get some rhinestones? yet! # ok, so you're brad pitt. # that don't impress me much. people who come to watch the legends, a lot of them will wear fancy dress of the act. 0k, yeah. so let's go through some of the iconic shania looks. that don't impress me much? anything in leopard print and any colour of leopard print. pink, blue, green, black and white or a classic, you know,. it can be a scarf, a hat, sunglasses, leopard—print socks. although i wouldn't see your socks. that's probably not a good idea. gloves. that one's easy. # oh, oh, oh, totally crazy #. man! i feel like a woman. veil and top hat and the sun — is that going to work? a top hat would work.

yeah. why not? right? you should bring a hat anyway. why not a top hat? and why not a top hat that, like, pops up so that it doesn't take up any space when you're not wearing it? i mean, they've got those. orjust a black tie over any white t shirt works. pick one more shania outfit you'd like to see there in the crowd. denim on denim. any denim on denim. that works. that's the any man of mine video. denim on denim. # any man of mine better walk the line... when were you last in a tent? did you camp? are you a camper? i'm a big camper. right. i've done a lot of camping. i've done a lot of spending time out in the bush. what's your best putting—up—a—tent tip? sss... best putting—up. .. you know what? i believe in pop—up tents. all right — ease. honestly, out of all the camping i've done... don't be a hero. just... just get a pop—up! just something big enough to sleep in. that's my... that's my thing, you know?

bring a plastic sheet so you can put it over the tent in case it rains. and bring lots of extra socks. # cos i wanna hear you. # wanna be near you. and glastonbury is on a farm. i believe you can talk to animals. explain about this. i love horses. mm—hm. i love all animals. but i'm going to go, obviously, see if there's a horse around i can borrow. maybe i can go riding. that would be awesome. would you bring a horse onto the stage? i could bring a horse t0 the stage! i don't know if i'm even allowed to do that. i'd have to find out... if it's allowed, i'll do it. i'd love to ride a horse to the stage. that might determine what i wear on the stage! # you're still the one i run to. # the one i belong to. # you're still the one i want for life... and finally, what kind of show

are you going to deliver in the legends slot? i'd love to be able to...sing with everyone... ..sing along and be a part of the journey of the crowd. so i'm going to do everything familiar. i want to do the hits. i want to do what they know. shania twain, thank you very much for giving us your glastonbury preview to bbc breakfast. thank you so much. idid speak i did speak to emily eavis and asked if she would help shania twain with her voice to the stage? she said not a real one but there would be a voice. how will his heat? j? a real one but there would be a voice. how will his heat? 17 months. just arrived — voice. how will his heat? 17 months. just arrived at _ voice. how will his heat? 17 months. just arrived at his _ voice. how will his heat? 17 months. just arrived at his first _ just arrived at his first glastonbury. will it be fun with a i7—month—old? glastonbury. will it be fun with a 17-month-old?_ glastonbury. will it be fun with a - 17-month-old?_ what is 17-month-old? amazing, 10096. what is our 17-month-old? amazing, 100%. what is our ian? 17-month-old? amazing, 100%. what is your plan? let— 17-month-old? amazing, 100%. what is your plan? let him _ 17-month-old? amazing, 100%. what is your plan? let him enjoy _ 17-month-old? amazing, 100%. what is your plan? let him enjoy the _ 17-month-old? amazing, 100%. what is your plan? let him enjoy the crowds, i your plan? let him en'oy the crowds, the briuht your plan? let him en'oy the crowds,

the bright lights, — your plan? let him enjoy the crowds, the bright lights, music. _ your plan? let him enjoy the crowds, the bright lights, music. who - your plan? let him enjoy the crowds, the bright lights, music. who do - your plan? let him enjoy the crowds, the bright lights, music. who do you | the bright lights, music. who do you most want to — the bright lights, music. who do you most want to see? _ the bright lights, music. who do you most want to see? shania _ the bright lights, music. who do you most want to see? shania twain. - the bright lights, music. who do you | most want to see? shania twain. who we have just — most want to see? shania twain. who we have just had _ most want to see? shania twain. who we have just had on. _ most want to see? shania twain. who we have just had on. thank— most want to see? shania twain. who we have just had on. thank you. - we havejust had on. thank you. let's see who else is about. it will be a bbc breakfast? do you want to speak live on bbc breakfast? no swearing, which act are you looking forward to seeing the most? i forward to seeing the most? keane. i wasn't exueeting _ forward to seeing the most? keane. i wasn't expecting that, _ forward to seeing the most? keane. i wasn't expecting that, they _ forward to seeing the most? keane. i wasn't expecting that, they are - forward to seeing the most? keane. i wasn't expecting that, they are on . wasn't expecting that, they are on the main stage. for wasn't expecting that, they are on the main stage.— wasn't expecting that, they are on | the main stage._ i the main stage. for pm on friday. i like that you _ the main stage. for pm on friday. i like that you are _ the main stage. for pm on friday. i like that you are a _ the main stage. for pm on friday. i like that you are a man _ the main stage. for pm on friday. i like that you are a man who - the main stage. for pm on friday. i like that you are a man who has - the main stage. for pm on friday. i i like that you are a man who has done his research. like that you are a man who has done his research-— his research. only a bit but i can't wait. his research. only a bit but i can't wait- thank— his research. only a bit but i can't wait. thank you _ his research. only a bit but i can't wait. thank you for _ his research. only a bit but i can't wait. thank you for speaking - his research. only a bit but i can't wait. thank you for speaking to i his research. only a bit but i can't| wait. thank you for speaking to us and let's grab _ wait. thank you for speaking to us and let's grab one _ wait. thank you for speaking to us and let's grab one less _ wait. thank you for speaking to us and let's grab one less person. i wait. thank you for speaking to us| and let's grab one less person. you are live on bbc breakfast. you are quite lively. please, no swearing. tell us what you are hoping for from this glastonbury. the tell us what you are hoping for from this glastonbury.— this glastonbury. the time of my life, the this glastonbury. the time of my life. the best _ this glastonbury. the time of my life, the best festival _ this glastonbury. the time of my life, the best festival i _ this glastonbury. the time of my life, the best festival i have - this glastonbury. the time of my| life, the best festivali have been life, the best festival i have been to. life, the best festivali have been to. , first life, the best festivali have been to._ first time, - life, the best festivali have been to._ first time, it - life, the best festivali have been to._ first time, it will| to. ever been? first time, it will be amazing- _ to. ever been? first time, it will be amazing. the _ to. ever been? first time, it will be amazing. the one _ to. ever been? first time, it will be amazing. the one that - to. ever been? first time, it will be amazing. the one that you i to. ever been? first time, it will. be amazing. the one that you really have to see? _ be amazing. the one that you really have to see? charlie _ be amazing. the one that you really have to see? charlie xcx. _ be amazing. the one that you really have to see? charlie xcx. this -

be amazing. the one that you really have to see? charlie xcx. this is i have to see? charlie xcx. this is db, not have to see? charlie xcx. this is db. not a _ have to see? charlie xcx. this is db. rrot a city — have to see? charlie xcx. this is db, not a city fort _ have to see? charlie xcx. this is db, not a city fort shania - have to see? charlie xcx. this is db, not a city fort shania twain. | db, not a city fort shania twain. when you see how?— db, not a city fort shania twain. when you see how? a when you see how? probably not. a nice positive — when you see how? probably not. a nice positive and. _ when you see how? probably not. a nice positive and. thank— when you see how? probably not. a nice positive and. thank you - when you see how? probably not. a nice positive and. thank you for - nice positive and. thank you for speaking to us. they will be a lot more from glastonbury over the coming days. more from glastonbury over the coming days-— more from glastonbury over the cominu da s. ~ ., ., ~ coming days. well done. thank you for not swearing. _ coming days. well done. thank you for not swearing. we _ coming days. well done. thank you for not swearing. we really - for not swearing. we really appreciate that. good warnings. full coverage from colin and the team on bbc breakfast over the next few days. i bbc breakfast over the next few da s. i, bbc breakfast over the next few da s. ., . bbc breakfast over the next few da s. i, i, ,, i, i, i, days. i love that, shania twain, will to live _ days. i love that, shania twain, will to live by. _ days. i love that, shania twain, will to live by, leopard - days. i love that, shania twain, will to live by, leopard print - days. i love that, shania twain, | will to live by, leopard print and don't be a hero when it comes to camping, geta pop—up don't be a hero when it comes to camping, get a pop—up tent. don't be a hero when it comes to camping, get a pop-up tent. totally riuht. morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store and join michelle and gethin. michelle, welcome back, congratulations!- michelle, welcome back, congratulations! michelle, welcome back, conaratulations! i, . i, congratulations! thanks! i am a wife now, that sounds _ congratulations! thanks! i am a wife now, that sounds so _ congratulations! thanks! i am a wife now, that sounds so funny. - congratulations! thanks! i am a wife now, that sounds so funny. i - congratulations! thanks! i am a wife now, that sounds so funny. i am - congratulations! thanks! i am a wife now, that sounds so funny. i am a i now, that sounds so funny. i am a wife _ now, that sounds so funny. i am a wife. , , i, , i, i, i, wife. get used to it. great to have michelle back. _ coming up — millions of brits could be losing out on £1,000 every year, just by banking cash in low interest accounts. finance expert laura pomfret's helping you bag the best deal. i'm sharing today's hottest saving

offers, and how to find your rate, as one in five admit to having no idea what theirs is! plus, figures show inflation's down, but food prices are up. _ so it's more important than ever to know you're getting _ what you're paying for! consumerjournalist rebecca wilcox investigates why the labels on the front promise one flavour, but the small print on the back might mean the main ingredient isn't even the one advertised! also today, 500 homes are robbed every day, and with one police force warning to stay vigilant for burglars in warmer weather, we discover why leaving a dog bowl at the door can deter criminals. we're stealing a glimpse behind the latest health headlines. dr oscar's separating fact from fiction. i'll explain how a £1 vitamin tablet can boost poor blood circulation, and show you how to perform a quick test to see if you're dehydrated. and he hit the headlines as one of the stars - of bbc hit the traitors — - paul gorton shares all the goss behind the us version, _ ahead of the hotly anticipated final

tonight! you see him and you think, yeah! what _ you see him and you think, yeah! what a _ you see him and you think, yeah! what a traitor! sign the pretends that he _ what a traitor! sign the pretends that he is— what a traitor! sign the pretends that he is really— what a traitor! sign the pretends that he is really lovely. - what a traitor! sign the pretends that he is really lovely. really. that he is really lovely. really nice _ that he is really lovely. really nice guy, _ that he is really lovely. really nice guy, lovely— that he is really lovely. really nice guy, lovely man. - that he is really lovely. really nice guy, lovely man. see- that he is really lovely. really nice guy, lovely man. see you later. i love the way _ nice guy, lovely man. see you later. i love the way you _ nice guy, lovely man. see you later. i love the way you are _ nice guy, lovely man. see you later. i love the way you are holding - nice guy, lovely man. see you later. i love the way you are holding your i i love the way you are holding your hand with your wedding ring in the sun. ., y .. sun. can you tell? laughter - that is great. they are here at 9:30am _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning, let's get your london news with me frankie mccamley. more than 15,000 children under 5 were admitted to london hospitals last year with breathing difficulties. the figures obtained by clean—air campaigners mums for lungs suggest hounslow in west london had the most

young children needing medical treatment for respiratory issues. kensington and chelsea saw the second highest number. as the sunshine continues, dog owners are being reminded to not to walk their pets during the hottest parts of the day. with yellow health alerts still in place, experts say extra care needs to be taken with animals as they can't regulate their body heat. a study by the charity dogs trust suggests more than two thirds of heat—related illnesses in canines were because of walking. the train operator southeastern has been using or codes to reunite more passengers with their lost property. the rail firm said around twenty thousand objects get left behind every year. from bags and coats to more unusual items, including a prosthetic leg. an immersive garden that featured at the chelsea flower show has found

a new home in islington. with edible plants, willow scupltures and a bread oven, it won a silver medal at the event last month. it's been replanted at the charity freedom from torture, which supports refugees. the horticultural therapy part of our service recognises how difficult speaking about trauma can be. we can see visually, as soon as people step out into the garden, that they quickly will feel at ease, or calmer, safer, in a kind of open environment like this garden. let's take a look at the tubes. minor delays on the jubilee. now the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. well, today, another hot and humid day. yesterday, we reached the 30 celsius mark in chertsey in surrey. today, we could do it once again with plenty in the way of sunshine around this morning, once any early mist and fog clears. there'll be some patchy cloud bubbling up into the afternoon, but a lot of sunshine, dry weather, light winds.

these are the temperatures for this afternoon, widely reaching the high 20s — 29—30 celsius quite widely. so a very warm start to the evening. a fine evening tonight with clearing skies overnight. there may be a few patches of mist and fog forming once again. and it is another mild, muggy night. temperatures dipping no lower than around 15 to 18 celsius in the centre of london. but we do have this weak cold front arriving later in the day on thursday and this will introduce some relatively cooler air. so, after thursday, which may still be quite warm, temperatures will gradually dip back down to around average for the time of year — the low 20s. there is still a lot of dry weather, but the chance of one or two showers at the weekend, so certainly becoming a bit cooler later in the week. there's more on our our website, including a meeting in hammersmith with the actor idris elba, who has been talking about tackling knife crime with families who have been affected. that's it for now.

hello, this is breakfast with sarah campbell and jon kay. a former sub—postmistress who was wrongly jailed while pregnant has rejected an apology from a former fujitsu engineer whose evidence helped convict her. seema misra told the bbc that a statement from gareth jenkins was too little, too late. mrjenkins will begin a second day of giving evidence to the inquiry today. our correspondent azadeh moshiri is there. sarah, the story of seema misra is one of the most difficult to listen to, she was sentenced when she was eight weeks pregnant with her second child and gave birth eventually wearing an electronic tag. gareth jenkins, wearing an electronic tag. gareth jenkins. the _ wearing an electronic tag. gareth jenkins, the engineer _ wearing an electronic tag. gareth jenkins, the engineer appearing l wearing an electronic tag. gareth i jenkins, the engineer appearing here at the public inquiry, was an expert

witness in her case with a direct role in the wrongful prosecution. seema misra has not accepted his apology. she is with me today. when we spoke yesterday you told me how difficult coming here is. i see it every time you are here is difficult but why do you come back and why garethjenkins? to but why do you come back and why gareth jenkins?— gareth jenkins? to get the right answers. gareth jenkins? to get the right answers my — gareth jenkins? to get the right answers. my main _ gareth jenkins? to get the right answers. my main reason - gareth jenkins? to get the right answers. my main reason to - gareth jenkins? to get the right answers. my main reason to be| gareth jenkins? to get the right - answers. my main reason to be here yesterday _ answers. my main reason to be here yesterday to — answers. my main reason to be here yesterday to hear why he did what he did. ~ . ., , ., , yesterday to hear why he did what he did. ,., did. when it comes to his apology and what you _ did. when it comes to his apology and what you have _ did. when it comes to his apology and what you have heard - did. when it comes to his apology and what you have heard so - did. when it comes to his apology and what you have heard so far, l did. when it comes to his apology i and what you have heard so far, has it gone any way in giving you the closure you are looking for? hot it gone any way in giving you the closure you are looking for? not at all. i read his _ closure you are looking for? not at all. i read his apology. _ closure you are looking for? not at all. i read his apology. it _ closure you are looking for? not at all. i read his apology. it does - closure you are looking for? not at all. i read his apology. it does not| all. i read his apology. it does not make _ all. i read his apology. it does not make sense. he is believing arise and work— make sense. he is believing arise and work properly so what is he apologising for?— and work properly so what is he apologising for? after you heard his testimon , apologising for? after you heard his testimony. do _ apologising for? after you heard his testimony, do you _ apologising for? after you heard his testimony, do you think _ apologising for? after you heard his testimony, do you think you - apologising for? after you heard his testimony, do you think you might l testimony, do you think you might hear anything that will change your mind? i

hear anything that will change your mind? .. �* ~' .. hear anything that will change your mind? ., �* ~ ., , hear anything that will change your mind? ., �* 4' ., ., mind? i don't know. three days to co. mind? i don't know. three days to go- hopefully. _ mind? i don't know. three days to go- hopefully. we _ mind? i don't know. three days to go. hopefully, we get— mind? i don't know. three days to go. hopefully, we get the - mind? i don't know. three days to go. hopefully, we get the right i go. hopefully, we get the right answers — go. hopefully, we get the right answers. we go. hopefully, we get the right answers. ~ , . , , answers. we will see. there has been answers. we will see. there has been an outpouring — answers. we will see. there has been an outpouring of— answers. we will see. there has been an outpouring of support _ answers. we will see. there has been an outpouring of support for - answers. we will see. there has been an outpouring of support for you. - an outpouring of support for you. your barrister posted a picture of the two of you together and he wrote, when i first heard your heartbreaking story in 2020i could not imagine how drastically the position would change. a privilege to be with her today, a remarkable woman. so many have said that about you. woman. so many have said that about ou. ~ ., woman. so many have said that about ou, ~ ., ., , woman. so many have said that about ou. . . ., , . woman. so many have said that about ou. ~ . ., , . . , . you. what does it mean? it means a lot and i say — you. what does it mean? it means a lot and i say thank _ you. what does it mean? it means a lot and i say thank you _ you. what does it mean? it means a lot and i say thank you very - you. what does it mean? it means a lot and i say thank you very much. i lot and i say thank you very much. when _ lot and i say thank you very much. when you — lot and i say thank you very much. when you are feeling down. it gives energy— when you are feeling down. it gives energy to _ when you are feeling down. it gives energy to fight again so it means a lot. , energy to fight again so it means a lot. . .. energy to fight again so it means a lot. , ., ._ energy to fight again so it means a lot. , .,._ lot. does it go anyway in restoring some of the _ lot. does it go anyway in restoring some of the pain _ lot. does it go anyway in restoring some of the pain you _ lot. does it go anyway in restoring some of the pain you felt? - lot. does it go anyway in restoring some of the pain you felt? you i some of the pain you felt? you talked about the shame you cannot let go of. it talked about the shame you cannot let no of. , , ., let go of. it helped me restore faith in the system. _ let go of. it helped me restore faith in the system. there - let go of. it helped me restore faith in the system. there are | faith in the system. there are haddies — faith in the system. there are baddies and goodies. i remember when paul marshall came to mean. i did not have _ paul marshall came to mean. i did not have faith in the system and he

said that, _ not have faith in the system and he said that, he put my faith back in the system. said that, he put my faith back in the system-— said that, he put my faith back in the s stem. ., , , the system. your husband is here. what does — the system. your husband is here. what does it _ the system. your husband is here. what does it mean _ the system. your husband is here. what does it mean to _ the system. your husband is here. what does it mean to have - the system. your husband is here. what does it mean to have him i the system. your husband is here. what does it mean to have him by| what does it mean to have him by your side? we what does it mean to have him by our side? ~ ., what does it mean to have him by our side? ~ . , your side? we are 'ust here together. h your side? we are 'ust here together. one _ your side? we are just here together. one soul, - your side? we are just here together. one soul, two i your side? we are just here i together. one soul, two bodies your side? we are just here - together. one soul, two bodies to support— together. one soul, two bodies to support each other.— support each other. there will be other sub-postmaster _ support each other. there will be other sub-postmaster is - support each other. there will be other sub-postmaster is here i support each other. there will be - other sub-postmaster is here waiting other sub—postmaster is here waiting to hear more answers from gareth jenkins as he is drilled on what he knew about the it system and whether he understands the role he had as an expert witness. studio: thank you. the inquiry will be shown live on the bbc news website. summer holiday season is upon us and many will be looking to update our wardrobes.

but the days of sending things back online might not be here. retailers now charging for returning unwanted items, how is that influencing our shopping habits. we have had a lot of response from viewers. how is the change affecting people and will it cost more? they are not only talking about the charges, retailers have introduced them already. part of it is a habit. we got so used to free delivery and returns, especially in the lockdowns. and so this is partly in response to that and the costs retailers are facing. good morning, the online fashion retailer pretty little thing was criticised this week for deactivating some customers' accounts because of the number of times they have returned their items. it recently introduced a fee of £1.99 on returns that is deducted from the amount of your refund.

the retailer is part of the boohoo group. but similar charges have also been introduced by high street giants including next, uniqlo and sports direct for online returns. why? well returns are becoming a big problem for retailers. about 30% of clothes bought online are returned according to one study. and once an item is back and processed, it cannot be resold at full price. that's costly for an industry that has been struggling following a boom during covid. shoppers often use the free returns policy to buy several items and refund any that don't fit or that they don't need or want. lots of you have been in touch this morning on whatsapp and email. lucy in dorset and sarah in northern ireland both say if sizing was more accurate and consistent there would be far fewer returns. richard says he knows of people wearing things once then sending them back as unworn and he thinks if the customer has made a mistake or changed their mind, they should pay, but if the item

is faulty or damaged the company should cover the cost. liz in glasgow says taking into account the carbon footprint of the logistics involved in returning items, a charge is fair. here's what some shoppers told us in york. you can't try them on online, so if it doesn't fit, i'll return it. if it's more expensive, i'd ratherjust go in person. when i online shop, it's, like, convenience and the fact that you can return quite easily. yeah. it was quite easy before. so the fact that they're charging for returns, i mean, maybe people will stop shopping online as much, i guess. it kind of makes sense. but then people need to shop - on the high street more, because, yeah, the high street is dying, isn't it? - so i get why they're doing it. but i wish that the high street was booming a bit more. - elizabeth stiles joins us, a retail expert. we heard the problem this poses for customers because of the wrong sizes or damaged items. we heard of the problem for retailers.

what is the answer? the first thing is returns are never free. what is the answer? the first thing is returns are neverfree. someone is returns are neverfree. someone is paying somewhere. up till now, the retailers have paid that but as you mentioned, the cost—of—living crisis is having an impact. what you mentioned, the cost-of-living crisis is having an impact.- crisis is having an impact. what is the way around _ crisis is having an impact. what is the way around it? _ crisis is having an impact. what is the way around it? part _ crisis is having an impact. what is the way around it? part of- crisis is having an impact. what is the way around it? part of the i the way around it? part of the problem seems to be, according to viewers, sizing is inconsistent. there was a message that said the same clothes, same trousers in different colours came up as different colours came up as different sizes and one was a skinny fit and the other flares. is different sizes and one was a skinny fit and the other flares.— fit and the other flares. is sizing the issue? _ fit and the other flares. is sizing the issue? that _ fit and the other flares. is sizing the issue? that is _ fit and the other flares. is sizing the issue? that is a _ fit and the other flares. is sizing the issue? that is a way - fit and the other flares. is sizing the issue? that is a way around | fit and the other flares. is sizing i the issue? that is a way around it. somebody like asos was ahead of its time putting video on the website. more retailers can do that, they already have the studio, the model. surely it would help, seeing it on

video you see the fit and the fabric, how it moves. video has massively reduced the amount of returns on that website. so hopefully being able to see that on other websites would be helpful. its]!!! other websites would be helpful. all the online retailers have jumped the online retailers havejumped into a market, you talked about during covid, people used to not going to shops and it has affected high streets. and yet now you will be paying for the privilege of having stuff to your home. i do it. i order things in two sizes because you never know which will fit. will it impact their sales if you say you cannot send it back for free? it could impact sales but there must be a reason why they are doing it and i wonder potentially their turnover would drop but profit would increase because it is impacting profit. there is the cost of returns and shipping and processing

there is the cost of returns and shipping and processing it there is the cost of returns and shipping and processing it back into the warehouse. and there is a theory, i have heard, that stock is so low value sometimes it is not worth putting it back into the warehouse so it will actually get binned. , . ., . ,, binned. there is another approach i have heard — binned. there is another approach i have heard some _ binned. there is another approach i have heard some retailers - binned. there is another approach i have heard some retailers do - binned. there is another approach i have heard some retailers do in - binned. there is another approach i have heard some retailers do in the us, on the quiet, but some of the big ones, amazon and target will say if someone is trying to get an item refunded they will say we have processed the refund, keep the item, recycle it, donated, because the cost to them, it is easier to leave the customer to deal with it. i bought something that was £10 for my hoover and it cost £11 to send back. it does not make financial sense. that a possibility full stop but i do not think they will advertise it.

people could abuse it. good to get your thoughts on that. it has resonated with viewers. so many messages. thank you for those. can you get free returns on england tickets? that is optimistic. some people might want it this morning. england have topped their group at the euros following a goalless draw against slovenia. there were boos. john watson is in cologne. it feels as if the fans are in two camps. those feeling optimistic. england have qualified from their group and are into the last 16 for that match to come on sunday and then those who feel the performances have not been there. it has been

lacklustre. it has not been what they would have expected for england to produce at the tournament and there has been a split which is why we heard booing and the frustration directed towards gareth southgate and the players last night. andy swiss now reports. as england applauded theirfans after the match, not all the fans were applauding them. there were boos and jeers from some after another lacklustre display. it was pathetic. it was england just like in the first two games, onlyjust as bad. it wasn't the best. terrible, that's what it was. it wasn't the best, wasn't the best. we struggled. be more attacking, more aggressive. everything's sideways all the time. it's just... it's really, really frustrating to watch. flat performance all around. it's not good enough. well, we won the group, so it's not too bad. - england began hoping for notjust a win, but a morale—boosting performance. the first half, though, proved a familiar story. bukayo saka found the net.

but it was offside and no goal. it was better after the break, with the introductions of youngsters kobbie mainoo and cole palmer, but england again seemed flat. they still qualified top of their group, but for their manager — who even had a few beer cups thrown at him — it didn't feel like it. i understand it. i'm not going to back away from it, but it is creating an unusual environment to operate in. i've not seen any other team qualify and receive similar. another difficult night for england, then, and another frustrating one for theirfans. they now head to gelsenkirchen on sunday for their first knockout match. unless they improve, it might be their last. andy swiss, bbc news, cologne. denmark could have taken advantage of the draw with slovenia had they

beaten serbia then they could have topped the group. but this also finished goalless. christian eriksen had one of the best. he became denmark's most capped player of all time. the danes go through in second place. we can find out what fans david and nick think. what camp do you fall into? optimistic or frustrated? into? optimistic or frustrated ? frustrated. into? optimistic or frustrated? frustrated. the football should be better. the squad on paper is one of the best and it is disappointing against three poor opposition teams to have struggled to score and not make many chances. it is great we go through but that is the only positive. through but that is the only tositive. ~ ., through but that is the only tositive. . . . i. through but that is the only tositive. . . . , . positive. what about you, frustrated or optimistic? _ positive. what about you, frustrated or optimistic? the _ positive. what about you, frustrated

or optimistic? the same. _ positive. what about you, frustrated or optimistic? the same. we - positive. what about you, frustrated or optimistic? the same. we are i or optimistic? the same. we are there, or optimistic? the same. we are there. but _ or optimistic? the same. we are there. but it _ or optimistic? the same. we are there, but it is _ or optimistic? the same. we are there, but it is not _ or optimistic? the same. we are there, but it is not pretty. - or optimistic? the same. we are there, but it is not pretty. that i or optimistic? the same. we are| there, but it is not pretty. that is there, but it is not pretty. that is the thing — there, but it is not pretty. that is the thing. we should have done better— the thing. we should have done better on— the thing. we should have done better on paper. the stars have not shone _ better on paper. the stars have not shone there — better on paper. the stars have not shone. there has been lacklustre performances. and what frustrates me is how _ performances. and what frustrates me is how long _ performances. and what frustrates me is how long it takes gareth southgate to make a change. he should _ southgate to make a change. he should have made changes earlier. what _ should have made changes earlier. what do _ should have made changes earlier. what do you make of the booing? is it right, should you get behind the team? i it right, should you get behind the team? , , ,.,, it right, should you get behind the team? , , , ., , , it right, should you get behind the team? , , ., , team? i suppose it is the only way to tet team? i suppose it is the only way to get their _ team? i suppose it is the only way to get their point _ team? i suppose it is the only way to get their point across. - team? i suppose it is the only way to get their point across. we - team? i suppose it is the only way l to get their point across. we should be playing better. fit to get their point across. we should be playing better-— to get their point across. we should be playing better. at some stage you need to make — be playing better. at some stage you need to make a _ be playing better. at some stage you need to make a change. _ be playing better. at some stage you need to make a change. you - be playing better. at some stage you need to make a change. you have i be playing better. at some stage you need to make a change. you have to| need to make a change. you have to read the _ need to make a change. you have to read the room. gareth southgate has to read _ read the room. gareth southgate has to read the _ read the room. gareth southgate has to read the room. there is something in that _ to read the room. there is something in that if_ to read the room. there is something in that. if there was booing, there is a reason — in that. if there was booing, there is a reason. we would not do that but you _ is a reason. we would not do that but you have to read to the room to make _ but you have to read to the room to make the _ but you have to read to the room to make the change.— make the change. despite things beint make the change. despite things being better _ make the change. despite things being better for _ make the change. despite things being better for england, - make the change. despite things being better for england, what i make the change. despite things being better for england, what is next for you? the being better for england, what is next for you?— being better for england, what is nextfor ou? , . , ., , next for you? the plan is to stay as lont as next for you? the plan is to stay as long as england — next for you? the plan is to stay as long as england stays. _ next for you? the plan is to stay as

long as england stays. you - next for you? the plan is to stay as long as england stays. you could i next for you? the plan is to stay as| long as england stays. you could be ttoin long as england stays. you could be going home — long as england stays. you could be going home quickly _ long as england stays. you could be going home quickly then! _ long as england stays. you could be going home quickly then! yes! - long as england stays. you could be going home quickly then! yes! we l going home quickly then! yes! we have based _ going home quickly then! yes! we have based ourselves _ going home quickly then! yes! we have based ourselves in _ going home quickly then! yes! we have based ourselves in berlin. i going home quickly then! yes! we i have based ourselves in berlin. and then wherever we go, we follow each game _ then wherever we go, we follow each game we _ then wherever we go, we follow each game. we are not relishing going back on— game. we are not relishing going back on sunday but we will see where the draw _ back on sunday but we will see where the draw takes us. it back on sunday but we will see where the draw takes us.— the draw takes us. it gives you a sense of what _ the draw takes us. it gives you a sense of what fans _ the draw takes us. it gives you a sense of what fans are _ the draw takes us. it gives you a sense of what fans are feeling. i sense of what fans are feeling. frustrated fans perhaps outnumbering optimistic fans. the fans will gather here later to find out who england will play in the last group match when those groups are finalised tonight. with wimbledon approaching, emma raducanu made an impressive debut at the eastbourne international. she beat another former us open champion, sloan stephens. raducanu said this week that she had rekindled her love of tennis. her next match should be tougher. she faces the world number five jessica pegula, who won the berlin open title on sunday.

there was also a win for the british number one katie boulter, who beat petra martic in straight sets to set up a meeting with former french open winner jelena ostapenko in the next round. cameron norrie's run of poorform continues. he's no longer british number one and he was beaten in straight sets by finland's emil roosuvuori. norrie was in world's top 10 just 18 months ago but he's now slipped outside the top lto. and there was a spectacular victory for giles hussey in wimbledon qualifying. he was a lucky loser — and he stepped in with 20 minutes notice to replace the injured kei nishikori. and then knocked out the sixth seed, mariano navone, in straight sets to make it through to round two. hussey is from swindon and ranked 359th in the world. a name perhaps not familiar to many. currently ranked 359.

i'm shaking — i don't know if you can tell, but my whole body's shaking. but, yeah, ijust came out here and wanted to enjoy it, you know? as you guys probably know, i got in as a lucky loser, so i was sat in there for 45 minutes before the match and didn't know that i was going to play today. so, you know, i did everything right with my coach — we prepared as if i was going to play a match, i'd be ready. and, yeah, i mean, once i found out i was going to get in, we just said come out and enjoy it. and i did. i guess that is the sentiment of the england fans are feeling. they would rather be singing along to sweet caroline rather than airing frustrations but if we look for positives worth pointing out the group has opened up with spain, portugal, germany on the other side of the group so if england can start

to improve these performances, it will open up for them. studio: thanks and thanks for bringing the positivity. if the england fans want energy and excitement, we have something for them. there are just over two months to go before the paris paralympics begin, and final preparations are under way across the city as we begin two of those taking part are stuart robinson and first time competitor kieran flynn, who are representing great britain in the wheelchair rugby team. they join us now. these are exciting times. the first thing i need to say is you have brought in a ball which is not a rugby ball. brought in a ball which is not a rugby ball-— brought in a ball which is not a rutb ball. . , , ., rugby ball. initially the sport was called murder _ rugby ball. initially the sport was called murder ball _ rugby ball. initially the sport was called murder ball and _ rugby ball. initially the sport was called murder ball and we - rugby ball. initially the sport was

called murder ball and we play i rugby ball. initially the sport was i called murder ball and we play with a round ball which has to be passed or bounced every ten seconds and we have lto seconds to score so the key is to look after this thing and if you do that you will probably play the game. murder ball. it used to be. �* , .. the game. murder ball. it used to be. �* , ., . . the game. murder ball. it used to be. �* , ., , , the game. murder ball. it used to be. , , be. and you can see why when you look at the — be. and you can see why when you look at the plate. _ be. and you can see why when you look at the plate. with _ be. and you can see why when you look at the plate. with the - be. and you can see why when you look at the plate. with the tackles | look at the plate. with the tackles and tumbles. _ look at the plate. with the tackles and tumbles, but _ look at the plate. with the tackles and tumbles, but we _ look at the plate. with the tackles and tumbles, but we have - look at the plate. with the tackles and tumbles, but we have moved| look at the plate. with the tackles - and tumbles, but we have moved away from that _ and tumbles, but we have moved away from that a _ and tumbles, but we have moved away from that a bit and concluded wheelchair rugby rather than murder ball. wheelchair rugby rather than murder bait |t— wheelchair rugby rather than murder ball. . . . wheelchair rugby rather than murder ball. , , , wheelchair rugby rather than murder ball. ,, , . ball. it is super fast and aggressive. _ ball. it is super fast and aggressive. what - ball. it is super fast and aggressive. what do i ball. it is super fast and | aggressive. what do you ball. it is super fast and - aggressive. what do you love ball. it is super fast and _ aggressive. what do you love about it? fit, aggressive. what do you love about it? �* .. aggressive. what do you love about it? ~ ., , . aggressive. what do you love about it? ., ., it? a mixture of the physical and technical and _ it? a mixture of the physical and technical and tactical _ it? a mixture of the physical and technical and tactical aspect. - technical and tactical aspect. coming from a rugby background, which is howl coming from a rugby background, which is how i break my neck and came into the sport. it is a competitive sport and the only full contact paralympic sport. and as you can see now, it is pretty full on. it certainly is. you have been

selected for the paralympics team. you have been there before pretty impressively, winning a gold medal. tokyo was an amazing games. we went in as underdogs and not many people believed _ in as underdogs and not many people believed in_ in as underdogs and not many people believed in us but we blew everyone out of _ believed in us but we blew everyone out of the _ believed in us but we blew everyone out of the water and came home with a gold _ out of the water and came home with a gold medal and paris has come round _ a gold medal and paris has come round quickly and it is a great opportunity to try to replicate and .et opportunity to try to replicate and get another gold medal. can opportunity to try to replicate and get another gold medal.— opportunity to try to replicate and get another gold medal. can we have a look at the — get another gold medal. can we have a look at the gold _ get another gold medal. can we have a look at the gold medal? _ a look at the gold medal? you just happen to have a gold medal! look at that. in a nice protective case. can you get another? case. can ou tet another? ., case. can outetanother? . , can you get another? that is the toal. we can you get another? that is the goal. we always _ can you get another? that is the goal. we always go _ can you get another? that is the goal. we always go out - can you get another? that is the goal. we always go out to - can you get another? that is the goal. we always go out to win i can you get another? that is the i goal. we always go out to win but fingers _ goal. we always go out to win but fingers crossed.— goal. we always go out to win but fingers crossed. they are heavy. how does it feel — fingers crossed. they are heavy. how does it feeljoining _ fingers crossed. they are heavy. how does it feeljoining the _ fingers crossed. they are heavy. how does it feeljoining the team - does it feeljoining the team knowing they won a gold medal last time. ~ ., . knowing they won a gold medal last time. . . , ., knowing they won a gold medal last time. ~ ., . ., time. what is the training regime? i came into the _ time. what is the training regime? i came into the squad _

time. what is the training regime? i came into the squad following - time. what is the training regime? i came into the squad following the i came into the squad following the tokyo success which was a nerve—racking time with big boots to fill. the captain at the time stood down, jim roberts probably the best player in the world. results have not been where we want them but things are on the up and we are training five days a week, spending time away from home, a lot of sacrifice from everybody, staff and players, and we are on the right track, and hopefully we will be ready to go in 60 days' time whatever it is.— ready to go in 60 days' time whatever it is. ., . ~ . , .. whatever it is. you talk about your in'u , whatever it is. you talk about your injury. but — whatever it is. you talk about your injury. but what — whatever it is. you talk about your injury, but what has _ whatever it is. you talk about your injury, but what has wheelchair i injury, but what has wheelchair rugby giving you back? massive. followint rugby giving you back? massive. following my — rugby giving you back? massive. following my injury _ rugby giving you back? massive. following my injury i _ rugby giving you back? massive. following my injury i fell - rugby giving you back? massive. following my injury i fell into i rugby giving you back? massive. following my injury i fell into a i following my injury i fell into a state of depression i did not realise at the time and ballooned to 21 stone and life was in a difficult place and i played rugby in a recreational sense. and then the

opportunities are endless now, travelling the world playing a sport we love and we are privileged to be athletes and we do that full—time. you have been involved in the invictus games. how has it helped you physically and mentally? the opportunity _ you physically and mentally? the opportunity to play sport came at a pivotal— opportunity to play sport came at a pivotal time, opportunity to play sport came at a pivotaltime, going opportunity to play sport came at a pivotal time, going through rehab, trying _ pivotal time, going through rehab, trying to— pivotal time, going through rehab, trying to find a new direction when my career— trying to find a new direction when my career was over so finding wheelchair rugby was a perfect opportunity and the chance to compete _ opportunity and the chance to compete in the invictus games. every time i_ compete in the invictus games. every time i achieved this goal, it set a new one — time i achieved this goal, it set a new one to— time i achieved this goal, it set a new one to reach and trying to get to the _ new one to reach and trying to get to the paralympic games and get a .old to the paralympic games and get a gold medal and now trying to replicate that in paris. once we come _ replicate that in paris. once we come back— replicate that in paris. once we come back from paris there will be other— come back from paris there will be other girls — come back from paris there will be other girls to set but we are so far set on _ other girls to set but we are so far set on paris — other girls to set but we are so far set on paris. it other girls to set but we are so far set on paris-— set on paris. it looks brutal when ou see set on paris. it looks brutal when you see the _ set on paris. it looks brutal when you see the pictures. _ set on paris. it looks brutal when you see the pictures. do - set on paris. it looks brutal when you see the pictures. do you - set on paris. it looks brutal when you see the pictures. do you get| you see the pictures. do you get scared playing it? do you feel

vulnerable?— scared playing it? do you feel vulnerable? ., . , . . , vulnerable? not really. the chairs take the hits. — vulnerable? not really. the chairs take the hits. at _ vulnerable? not really. the chairs take the hits. at times _ vulnerable? not really. the chairs take the hits. at times you - vulnerable? not really. the chairs take the hits. at times you come i vulnerable? not really. the chairs i take the hits. at times you come out and you might twist your arm or something. b, and you might twist your arm or something-— and you might twist your arm or. something-_ a something. a bit of concussion. a bit of concussion! _ something. a bit of concussion. a bit of concussion! we _ something. a bit of concussion. a bit of concussion! we are - something. a bit of concussion. a bit of concussion! we are tough i something. a bit of concussion. a i bit of concussion! we are tough guys and it is part of the sport. who is the main competition? probably seven teams could win a gold medal. it is whoever puts five games together over the five days. it is that tight and for are neutral thatis it is that tight and for are neutral that is an exciting thing. it is it is that tight and for are neutral that is an exciting thing.- that is an exciting thing. it is an exhausting _ that is an exciting thing. it is an exhausting schedule _ that is an exciting thing. it is an exhausting schedule with - that is an exciting thing. it is an exhausting schedule with the i that is an exciting thing. it is an i exhausting schedule with the long time are competing. the exhausting schedule with the long time are competing.— exhausting schedule with the long time are competing. the last couple of competitions, _ time are competing. the last couple of competitions, they _ time are competing. the last couple of competitions, they have - of competitions, they have tried to get us _ of competitions, they have tried to get us up _ of competitions, they have tried to get us up towards it so we are doing more _ get us up towards it so we are doing more than _ get us up towards it so we are doing more than a — get us up towards it so we are doing more than a game a day. so when you .et more than a game a day. so when you get to— more than a game a day. so when you get to the _ more than a game a day. so when you get to the paralympics having only one game — get to the paralympics having only one game a day is not as tough but you are _ one game a day is not as tough but you are playing against the seven other— you are playing against the seven other best nations in the world. what _ other best nations in the world. what is — other best nations in the world. what is it— other best nations in the world.

what is it like to be a part of? it is amazing. you cannot put it into words _ is amazing. you cannot put it into words apart— is amazing. you cannot put it into words apart from getting the opportunity to play your designated sport at— opportunity to play your designated sport at the highest level you can think— sport at the highest level you can think of. — sport at the highest level you can think of, playing against the top teams. — think of, playing against the top teams, top players in the world. not only does— teams, top players in the world. not only does it — teams, top players in the world. not only does it give you a great opportunity, it improves you as a player— opportunity, it improves you as a player and — opportunity, it improves you as a player and you want to keep playing as long _ player and you want to keep playing as long as— player and you want to keep playing as long as possible and paris is another— as long as possible and paris is another opportunity.— as long as possible and paris is another opportunity. massive thanks for comint another opportunity. massive thanks for coming in- _ another opportunity. massive thanks for coming in. exciting _ another opportunity. massive thanks for coming in. exciting stuff. - for coming in. exciting stuff. we will be following you. we certainly will and please come back and tell us if you bring more gold medals. good luck. a lot more to come here. and if you are wondering what the weather has in store, carol is in kew gardens in the sunshine, looking good. it is glorious here. good morning. you can see the palm house. in

victorian times, they used tunnels under the palm house to import coal to heat inside. the temperature here is 20 celsius currently and the forecast in england and wales is another hot and humid day. northern ireland and scotland and northern england, more cloud so it will be fresher. we have cloud in the northern half of the country through the night. that will push northwards, thick enough for showers over the pennines and in scotland. also looking at coastal mist in parts. later, more coming in from northern ireland across the west as a new weather front starts to arrive. temperatures could peak at 30 celsius, possibly a little bit more. feeling fresher in scotland and northern ireland. as we head

through the evening and overnight, the front coming in northern ireland will push eastwards, getting into western parts of mainland britain, bringing rain. ahead of it, fog and clear skies with overnight lows 11-16. that clear skies with overnight lows 11—16. that weather front will continue to move eastwards through the course of the day. it is connected to low pressure and it will sweep away the hot and humid airfrom will sweep away the hot and humid air from the south—east. behind it, back into fresher conditions. where we have the low pressure centre is where we will see showers through thursday and here in the west it will be windy. meanwhile the weather front moves to the east is a band of cloud and on either side there will be sunshine. temperatures peaking at 26 celsius in the south—east so starting to go down. on friday, low

pressure moves across the north of scotland and here it will be wet and windy. we have showers across northern ireland and northern england. in the south, drier conditions and also looking at a high of 21. thanks. it looks lovely there, as it did at glastonbury. it did. thank goodness. uc glastonbury on the calendar and think it be another mud bath but it is looking good. stay with us, headlines coming up.

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