good morning welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines. millions of voters are set to cast their ballots in the general election as the polls open one hourfrom now. joe biden insists he's in the presidential race until the end, as pressure grows for him to drop out following his shaky television debate performance. hurricane beryl batters jamaica — the storm has already claimed lives and severely damaged other caribbean islands. how the television drama bridgerton has become big business for the uk. good morning from the queue at wimbledon where fans are ready to finally see andy murray on centre court again.

and he'll also be playing again tomorrow alongside emma radacanu, who's back on top form through to the third round of a grand slam for the first time since winning the us open. will be windy where ever you are. the strongest wind in the north of the country where there will be showers, some heavy, and further south, a drier day than yesterday. still some showers but more sunshine. all the details later. it's thursday the 4th ofjuly. polls open in one hour for the general election, with millions of people choosing their mp's at 40,000 polling stations across england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. for the first time ever in a general election, voters will need to take photo id along with them, in order to cast their ballot. 0ur political correspondent, hannah miller, reports. yeah, yeah, it's that time again. it's come round. with election day finally here, this hairdresser�*s has a new look — one of 40,000 polling stations open

today for you to cast your vote. basically, i'll come here and get everything set up. the people that are doing the polling will come. and, yeah, it'sjust a busy day. come back at 10.30, pack it all up and we work as a salon in the background. we do let the clients know, obviously, we are a polling station, but, yeah, everyone�*s happy to come in and, yeah, wejust carry on business as normal. in the run—up to a general election, a lot of the conversation tends to be about who might be the next prime minister, but, today, what you're actually voting for is your local mp. they will be one of 650 to sit in there, in parliament. a party needs just over half of them — 326 — to form a majority government. the polls are open until 10pm and you'll need to show an accepted form of photo id, such as a passport, driving licence or an older or disabled person's bus pass when you turn up. if you asked for a postal vote

and it hasn't arrived, you can go in person to your local council to request a replacement ballot paper before five o'clock. and if you've got a postal vote but not sent it back, you can still drop it off at the polling station today in england, scotland and wales. or ask someone to do so on your behalf. at this royal mail office, they're sorting through completed postal votes to get them to the right place to be counted. if somebody opts to vote by post, we will get the postal vote to them. that goes out and something we call a ballot back. they then return the postal vote and it's got a clear purple strip in it. all our machines are set up to automate that process. but, on the very final day, we do a final—day sweep just to make sure everything that comes through, even on the very last day, we can get to the returning officers. and here in london, that's to 16 different returning officers. the political map has been redrawn for this election to reflect population changes and make the number of voters more equal.

so you might find that your constituency has changed. but wherever you live, today is your opportunity to say what you think, while pets wait patiently outside. hannah miller, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent leila nathoo is in south london. good morning. election day is here but people need to remember a few things to cast their vote. goad things to cast their vote. good morning- _ things to cast their vote. good morning- we _ things to cast their vote. good morning. we are _ things to cast their vote. good morning. we are in _ things to cast their vote. good | morning. we are in south-east things to cast their vote. (13mm morning. we are in south—east london at a polling station where we have seen polling clerks arrive to set up. they do not open until seven o'clock. it is one of 40,000 polling stations, 150,000 staff making things run smoothly. a couple of things run smoothly. a couple of things to watch out for. a couple of things to watch out for. a couple of things different. boundaries in constituencies have changed so

geographically, constituencies will look a little bit different this time. and for voters to remember, this is the first general election where you need to bring photographic id. you had to do that at local elections but this is the first general election where those are in place. 22 different forms of identity are acceptable to bring. i want to point out early in case people are wondering why we cannot get into discussing the issues, the parties, which we have discussed the last six weeks, it is because the bbc and other broadcasters are not allowed to get into those things on polling day between seven o'clock and ten o'clock. instead today we will focus on this massive democratic exercise in action. people will have voted already by post. if you have not received your postal vote you can go in person to the council until five o'clock to request a ballot paper. a quick look

at what we can expect. ten o'clock, the polls close and then we will get an indication in the form of an exit poll, a survey that gives us an indication of the result and overnight ballots will be counted. for the moment, for everybody registered to vote, it is now time to decide. . ~ registered to vote, it is now time to decide. ., ~ , ., throughout the night and into the morning, we'll have the results from our reporters at counts across the uk. coverage begins at 9.55pm on bbc one and iplayer — and at 9.45 on bbc sounds. that is how the election is shaping up. the united states isjust beginning. us presidentjoe biden has insisted he will be the democratic nominee on the ballot for november's election. a number of governors have now rallied behind mr biden, despite growing concerns

about his ability to remain in the race following last week's television debate with former president donald trump. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. this is the biggest personal challenge facing joe biden since he launched his re—election campaign. many democrats widely reported still to be in panic mode a week after this. a ~ to be in panic mode a week after this. ~ , ., ., , ., this. making sure we are able to make every _ this. making sure we are able to make every single _ this. making sure we are able to make every single solitary - this. making sure we are able to. make every single solitary person eligible for what i have been able to do, with the covid, excuse me, with dealing with everything we have to deal with. the with dealing with everything we have to deal with. , , �* , to deal with. the president's fumblinu to deal with. the president's fumbling performance - to deal with. the president's fumbling performance in - to deal with. the president's fumbling performance in his| to deal with. the president's - fumbling performance in his debate with donald trump has led to growing calls from members of his party for him to abandon his bid for a second term. two democratic congressman urged him to step down while us media outlets say a letter is

circulating in the house of representatives with party members urging colleagues to sign to persuade the president to call it a day. mr biden has it seems the backing of democratic governors after a meeting at the white house where they said they had a frank discussion with the president. it was candid. we always believe that when you love someone you tell them the truth. we came in and we were honest about the feedback we were getting and honest about concerns we were hearing from people. also honest about the fact is the president continued to tell us that he was all in, we said we would stand with him.— stand with him. earlier it was business as _ stand with him. earlier it was business as usual _ stand with him. earlier it was business as usual for - stand with him. earlier it was business as usual for mr - stand with him. earlier it was i business as usual for mr biden, appearing at a ceremony posture must lead to award medals to two civil war heroes. he ignored the shouts of reporters and left the white house press secretary to answer the question of the day. the president is clear eyed _ question of the day. the president is clear eyed and _ question of the day. the president is clear eyed and standing - question of the day. the president is clear eyed and standing in - question of the day. the president is clear eyed and standing in the i is clear eyed and standing in the race. i do not have anything else

beyond that. he is staying in the race. that is what the president promised to do.— race. that is what the president promised to do. later he spelt out his intentions _ promised to do. later he spelt out his intentions in _ promised to do. later he spelt out his intentions in a _ promised to do. later he spelt out his intentions in a campaign - promised to do. later he spelt out. his intentions in a campaign message to supporters. i am the democratic party's nominee, he wrote, no one is pushing me out. i am party's nominee, he wrote, no one is pushing me out. iam not party's nominee, he wrote, no one is pushing me out. i am not leaving. party's nominee, he wrote, no one is pushing me out. iam not leaving. i am in this race to the end. americans will watch the 81—year—old closely over the next days when he is scheduled to give a high profile tv interview and appear at a campaign rally. in the meantime, donald trump, who is 78, is pushing ahead in opinion polls, while more voters are saying joe biden is too old to be president. police in australia investigating the disappearance of a 12—year—old girl following a crocodile attack have found human remains. the girl was reportedly attacked while swimming in a creek with her family near a remote town south of darwin, in asutralia's northern territory. the area is home to an estimated 100,000 saltwater crocodiles,

more than anywhere else in the world. the daughter and son—in—law of captain sir tom moore have been banned from being charity trustees. hannah ingram—moore and her husband colin were disqualified amid an ongoing inquiry by the charity commission into the captain tom foundation. the charity was set up in honour of sirtom, who raised £38 million for the nhs by walking laps of his garden during the covid pandemic. portable heaters, hair dryers and e—bike chargers are just some of the items being targeted by a new summer safety campaign aimed at encouraging consumers to avoid cheap, potentially unsafe electrical items. electrical safety first says that unregulated items sold online can have dangerous components and fake british plugs, which lack essential components and pose a fire risk. at least seven people are now known to have died as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the caribbean has continued to make landfall. hurricane beryl has brought winds

of more than 130 miles an hour, damaging buildings and felling trees across several islands. 0ur central america correspondent will grant reports. having ripped off roofs and tossed aside homes as it tore through the caribbean, hurricane beryl has now hitjamaica. for days, the island's government has said that the storm's destructive force was not to be underestimated. that beryl would lash the country with high sustained winds, strong gusts and heavy rain. they also warned of life—threatening storm surges, too. and even within the first hours of the storm making landfall, streets in the capital, kingston, began to flood, damaging homes and businesses. an evacuation order for low—lying areas was put into place, and the prime minister stressed that residents of at—risk communities should move to safer districts. we urge alljamaicans to comply with notices to evacuate if and when they are issued.

the coming hours will revealjust how much damage beryl has wrought in jamaica. but other islands show the devastation it can cause. in carriacou, off the coast of grenada, entire communities have been left homeless, with buildings destroyed or rendered uninhabitable. in st vincent and the grenadines, union island was among the worst affected places in the caribbean, receiving the full brunt of beryl�*s power. beryl is an unprecedented storm. none has formed as quickly or have intensified as fast in atlantic hurricane history, and satellite pictures show it's not done yet. as the storm leaves jamaica's territory, it will move towards the mexican mainland. the tourist resort of cancun is directly in its path. just as people in grenada, in st vincent and the grenadines and injamaica had prayed for the best as beryl drew near, now mexicans are crossing theirfingers in the hope that this extraordinarily powerful

storm begins to weaken before it reaches their communities, too. will grant, bbc news, mexico. on what would have been his 54th birthday today, the foundation, birthday today, the foundation established by doddie weir has donated more than half a million pounds towards research into motor neurone disease. doddie, who made more than 60 appearances for scotland, died following a six—year battle with the condition in 2022. his charity has so far committed more than £11 million towards mnd research. a nine—year—old chess prodigy is set to make history as the youngest person ever to represent england internationally in any sport. bodhana sivanandan, from harrow, willjoin the england women's team at the chess 0lympiad in hungary later this year. she is almost 15 years younger than the next youngest teammate, 23—year—old lan yao.

her dad, when she goes to tournaments, takes a booster cushion for her to sit on because she is only nine. apparently supposed to be brilliant. we will see. here's carol. good morning, how are things? good morning, very good, thank you, charlie. the weather today is actually better for some today. it will be a drier in southern areas with more sunshine but if you are in the north, we are still looking at prolific showers. we have them already. it will be a windy day. the showers have been pushing in from the west, drifting eastwards during the west, drifting eastwards during the night. we have them in wales and south—west england. that will continue. the strongest winds across the far north. later, rain moves in across the north west. in the south,

sunny spells. some isolated showers in wales and the south—west. temperatures up to 20 celsius. by the end of the afternoon, cloud will build across wales and the south—west ahead of a weather front coming through the night. you can see progress it makes across southern counties of england and wales. the weather front in the north sinking south. between, clearer skies. generally the wind easing but blustery in the north. temperatures 9—13. as we head into tomorrow, we have cloud and rain across southern counties. it might move further north, further south. it is a waving front. we expect heavy rain in devon and cornwall. a lot of dry weather around tomorrow. a fair bit of sunshine. still showers in the far north of scotland. it will be windy across southern counties and the english

channel. temperatures 13—20. it remains changeable into the weekend and next week. thank you. that thing where you go to the airport, you've been on holiday, you come back, maybe you used a service to park your car. the nightmare scenario is you come back and they cannot find your car, your keys, there are problems and delays. and real anxiety. there are problems and delays. and realanxiety. it there are problems and delays. and real anxiety. it is happening more and more. airport passengers are being urged to fully research meet—and—greet car parking firms this summer, as new figures show a rise in the number of complaints being made to trading standards about operators. 0ur reporter clodagh stenson has been to sussex to find out more. after buffets, beaches and beer, you're back on home turf. but that return to reality can

have a bumpy landing. somebody answered and said they had no recollection of having our car at all. eventually, we were told that the keys had been lost or misplaced. they basically either put the phone down or ignored my emails. yeah, this company is really totally rubbish. | meet and greet or meet and cheat. after the parking operator drive park and fly claimed they'd lost her keys, kim was forced to get a midnight taxi to norfolk with the promise they'd drop her car back. eventually, they said, look, if i want my car, i need to fetch it. they've had to replace the key with a new key. it's cost them £300 to buy a new key. and, um, you know, i should be grateful. eventually, a family member picked up the car. and that lost set of keys? it was the original key, still with scratches on it. so they had never replaced the key — that had been a lie. and i actually do not know what they did with my car

while it was in their care for all those days. same company, different problem. richard was told they'd lost his car. so i said, right, we're going to have to go into a hotel. and after one week of no car and frantic calls... what they told us was the car was where we left it, which was in the short—stay car park and it had been there for a week. trading standards has told the bbc that they're getting complaints about cars never being moved at all. so you drop your car off somewhere like this — gatwick short stay — expecting it to be picked up, and it never is. and while you're away, that can rack up a big fine. when customers' keys are handed back to them, they're unaware that their cars never left the airport and they'll have to pay this bill to leave the car park. natasha also used drive park and fly and got a fine after her car was illegally parked. the issue was that the parking meet—and—greet people parked it there, not us. leon's romanian holiday got a rude interruption after a series

of charges left his bank account. entry in north terminal by 12:26, out by 12:29. it's only three minutes. his van, which should have been securely parked by galaxy parking limited, was repeatedly entering the gatwick drop—off zone at an automatic charge of £6 a time. i'm not happy and i got stressed on my holiday. because i'm thinking if anything happened to my car, and then i get the blame because i am the owner of the car. and these experiences are not isolated incidents. the review site trustpilot is flooded with complaints about drive park and fly and galaxy parking limited. both sussex police and west sussex trading standards have recently warned people to do their research, saying they get regular reports from disappointed customers. what we're trying to utilise is the intelligence we're receiving from customers and analysing that

information to work out how have we got any criminal offences? if we can demonstrate this as a constant pattern by the business, then we can look at those offences and take them to task for those actions. gatwick airport stressed that it has no relationship to drive park and fly or galaxy parking limited. the challenge we have is that they are able to operate on and at gatwick because they're not breaking any of our bylaws. just be extra careful, when you're looking on these comparison websites at the providers that are on there and just do extra research. so just check things like the contact details — you know, have they got independent reviews on the likes of trustpilot? and just go that layer deeper to make sure that what you're booking is fully trustworthy. i've just been to visit a known address for galaxy parking. they weren't operating at that site any longer. however, there was some other meet—and—greet operators using that site. they deny any link to galaxy parking.

despite promises of reimbursements, neither kim, natasha, leon nor richard have received a penny back. it had cost me over £350 to get my car back. so we ended up having to pay the £100. in total around 50. about £400. the whole experience was just massively frustrating. - we were totally helpless. nobody could help. the police couldn't help, - the citizens advice couldn't help. the insurance company weren't i interested because we didn't think we were going to get the car back. and at the end of the day, it was just down to - the people we'd booked with. we've made multiple attempts to contact both drive park and fly and galaxy parking limited, but neither have responded. clodagh stenson, bbc news. it may well be that you have been affected by one of these issues. let us know. there are lots of ways to get

in touch with us at bbc breakfast. you can see them on the screen now. and you can scan the qr code. and you can get in touch by social media and e—mail. a pair of white—tailed eagles on the scottish island of mull are still caring for their youngster a year after it was hurt, following a fall from its nest. the parents of the young eagle, which injured its wing in stormy weather lastjuly, have failed to breed this year. conservationists have described that as very unusual. 0ur reporter aileen clarke has more. the isle of mull is home to 23 pairs of sea eagles, including these two featured on bbc springwatch. oh, wow! and it's this very pair who are surprising eagle experts not with their fishing skills, but their parenting approach. white—tailed sea eagles, with a wingspan of 8ft,

build huge nests and, last year, a nest like this plummeted to earth during a storm, injuring one of the chicks. the chick is able to fly around now, but with a clear kink in its wing, it's keeping close to its parents — like here, sitting behind its dad. the local rspb ranger has been monitoring its progress. as we neared this site, one of the adults came out to the boat, took a fish and flew back towards the shore. as it did so, we could hear the food—begging, screeching calls of a chick, which is the sort of call we hear injuly and august when they're just fledging. and, suddenly, in flew the chick from last year, flying reasonably well, considering what its wing looks like, and it followed its father into the nest and the dad relinquished the fish and gave it up. and we were just looking at each other in astonishment. the attention mum and dad are showering on the chick is unprecedented, he believes — tough love being much more the norm.

normally, the eaglets disperse in the autumn and that's the last the parents see of them. in fact, if they did return the following year, they would not get a very warm welcome. they'd probably be chased off. so the fact that this pair have now put on hold their breeding for this year and are still caring for their chick from last year is just totally amazing and new to all of us. at some stage, the parents may decide it's time to reclaim the spare room and forjunior to do his own fishing. but, in the meantime, these spectacular birds of prey are a study in patient, supportive parenting. aileen clarke, bbc news. now to something entertaining millions since it first hit our screens four years ago. it seems the hit regency

drama bridgerton has caught the eye of a different audience. from hotels to homeware, many businesses have been riding the coat tails of the series success — adding millions of pounds to the uk economy. ben has been to find out more. dearest gentle reader, the ton is simply abuzz with excitement this season. murmurings about a boost to businesses from what some are calling the bridgerton effect. word reaches me that some are inspired to make haste to afternoon teas like this one that would undoubtedly find favour with lady whistledown herself. i think people love to see the kind of dream world of, you know, the kind of the drama behind, the beauty, you know, kind of the royal kind of lifestyle. it's very pretty here, it's very bridgerton—like, isn't it? so yeah, i think that's probably what it is. it's just a bit of a fantasy, i think. well, i have to admit, i've actually not seen it myself yet. but i know that my friend's a big fan, so for her birthday,

i thought it'd be a little bit of a treat. and i have to say, i feel quite inspired now to come and see it myself. i'm like amazed to be here. so i think it's so cool that they have like a whole thing centred around the show, because it's just so fun to watch. and it's like really cool to like — it's like, i love seeing the british like characters and like everything, like kind of focused around like that time period and everything is really cool to me. and there's more demand from those wanting their very own slice of society at home. an entire range of bridgerton—inspired stationery, crockery and clothes. so popular, this retailer informs me it frequently sells out of stock. and hushed whispers abound that some may even indulge in bridgerton—themed liquid refreshment. yet the greatest stir swirls around a mysterious new arrival in the ton, and all the chatter in hallways and gardens is aboutjust who this enigmatic stranger could be.

he would have loved dressing up for that. i thought it was a little bit sinister. we will see him later. i wonder if he will be in velvet. lurking around. coming up. from the cumulus to the nimbostratus, we'll be hearing how the hobby of cloud—spotting could help keep our feet firmly on the ground. i like looking up at the clouds. i like to see what animal shapes there are. it is a calming thing to do. we are talking about the technicals. so you have some knowledge. you have to start somewhere. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london and welcome to viewers in the south east.

in just over half an hour polling stations will open across london and the home counties for the general election. polls will close at 10 o'clock. results are expected to come in through the night. the electoral commission is reminding voters to bring an accepted form of photo id with them when voting. bbc radio london will be on air overnight from 10pm this evening with the latest on the exit polls and you can also follow developments on our online live page. plus, we'll have updates in our friday tv breakfast bulletins. a man from luton is due in court later today after being charged with the murder of a 17—year—old girl who was killed in north london six years ago. tanesha melbourne—blake was fatally shot while with friends in tottenham in april 2018. michael clarke has been charged with her murder and will appear at willesden magistrates court today. marcus la—croix, from hackney, appeared in court yesterday also charged with tanesha's murder. new figures show nearly 200 complaints have been made in two

years about gatwick car park operators, who are not associated with the airport. gatwick airport is warning people to fully research meet—and—greet car parking firms this summer — to avoid having to pay extra charges. just be extra careful when you're looking on these comparison websites at the providers that are on there and just do extra research. so just check things like the contact details, you know, have they got independent reviews on the likes of trustpilot? and just go that layer deeper to make sure that what you're booking is fully trustworthy. elizabeth line and heathrow express rail services have resumed to and from the airport following major disruption yesterday. heathrow airport's engineering teams worked to fix the issue with the ventillation shaft in a tunnel which closed the rail lines. travellers are still being advised to plan ahead and check before going to the airport. let's take a look at the tubes now.

a minor delays on thejubilee line but a good service on all others and i will keep you updated if it changes. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. we welcome the return of a little bit of sunshine today. it's a dry day, but it is going to be quite blustery. the wind is fairly brisk. now through this morning, plenty of blue sky, but patchy cloud there bubbling up through the middle part of the day. temperatures still reaching around 21 celsius despite the wind, so not a bad day at all. pleasant evening as well. the wind starts to fall light overnight. then gradually the cloud is going to increase and turn increasingly unsettled as we head into friday. some rain by dawn, some of that quite heavy, the minimum temperature dropping to ten celsius. so it's a wet start to friday, further outbreaks of rain turning perhaps a little lighter, but then through the evening or towards the end of the day into the evening, we'll see more rain. some of those heavy showers might contain a rumble of thunder. temperatures tomorrow

around 20 celsius. now we'll see further rain overnight friday into saturday, but that should clear, leaving some sunshine. a drier day for saturday. temperatures though staying in the high teens. that's it — i'll be back in around half an hour. now, back to naga and charlie. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. a woman who saved a friend from drowning as a teenager nearly 70 years ago, has been presented with a copy of the bravery award she thought she'd lost forever. maureen roose was just 14 when she jumped into the water at westcliff—on—sea, near southend in 1951. 0ur reporter stuart woodward has the story. the two girls went down to see the sea on the steps, and mrs bridge went after them, and she fell in. and i ran down the steps after, and jumped in the water, and held her up forabout a minute, till a man could come along and lift her out. a nervous 14—year—old maureen,

speaking to the bbc about saving the life of a family friend who she was staying with during the easter holidays in 1957. nearly 70 years later, i've brought maureen back to where it happened. i remember the westcliff hotel. the sea's right in still! how deep was the water? about ten feet. are you a good swimmer? well, not very good. i've swum 40 yards. you've swum 40 yards? yes. her coat weighed her down so much. that was the problem. i did it on the spur of the moment. i didn't even think about it at the time. i came out and then turned round and saw my shoe and went back and got it. maureen returned to school in peckham after easter and didn't tell anyone what had happened, but a few months later she was awarded a certificate for her bravery. well, that's the actual presentation. the bbc came to interview maureen at school, something she says was more terrifying than the rescue.

some of her children have onlyjust found out about their hero mum after maureen stumbled upon the archive interview on mother's day on the bbc rewind website. she may have kept the newspaper cuttings, but maureen's certificate was lost when she moved house. but with the help of the royal humane society, we've got quite the surprise for maureen. oh, and you framed it as well! thank you very much. look at that. thank you very much. i will treasure that now! can you read the writing? yes, yes. would you mind reading it out? can i read. please, this bit? yes, please. it was resolved in unanimously that the honorary testimonial of the society, inscribed on parchment, be... hereby given to maureen alice stumbles for having on the 4th of may, 1957, gone to the rescue of... and whose life she gallantly saved. how does that feel? to see this again. it's lovely.

yes. very nice. yeah. i can't thank you enough. well done, maureen, thank you very much indeed. stuart woodward, bbc news. some things are worth the wait. 1957, i said 1951, but 1957 was when it first happened. mike 1957, i said 1951, but 1957 was when it first happened.— it first happened. mike is there at wimbledon _ it first happened. mike is there at wimbledon in _ it first happened. mike is there at wimbledon in the _ it first happened. mike is there at wimbledon in the sunshine. - it first happened. mike is there at wimbledon in the sunshine. howl it first happened. mike is there at i wimbledon in the sunshine. how are you doing this morning? titers; wimbledon in the sunshine. how are you doing this morning?— you doing this morning? very good, and talkin: you doing this morning? very good, and talking about _ you doing this morning? very good, and talking about it's _ you doing this morning? very good, and talking about it's worth - you doing this morning? very good, and talking about it's worth the - and talking about it's worth the wait, _ and talking about it's worth the wait, it's— and talking about it's worth the wait, it's certainly been worth the wait, it's certainly been worth the wait for— wait, it's certainly been worth the wait for andy murray fans, some of whom _ wait for andy murray fans, some of whom have — wait for andy murray fans, some of whom have been a camping on and off since sunday braving the rain and it was sunny— since sunday braving the rain and it was sunny this morning but it hasn't always— was sunny this morning but it hasn't always been— was sunny this morning but it hasn't always been this morning and it was cold one _ always been this morning and it was cold one morning but here they are finally— cold one morning but here they are finally and — cold one morning but here they are finally and you can feel the sense of relief— finally and you can feel the sense of relief with the fans at the front of relief with the fans at the front of the _ of relief with the fans at the front of the queue because they know finally— of the queue because they know finally you will see andy murray, not in _ finally you will see andy murray, not in the — finally you will see andy murray, not in the singles but in the doubles _ not in the singles but in the doubles alongside jamie, and it is the first— doubles alongside jamie, and it is the first time that a men's doubles first round — the first time that a men's doubles first round match has been staged on

centre _ first round match has been staged on centre court— first round match has been staged on centre court since 1995, so let's have _ centre court since 1995, so let's have some _ centre court since 1995, so let's have some excitement. i know you have _ have some excitement. i know you have had _ have some excitement. i know you have had a — have some excitement. i know you have had a lack of sleep in the last few days, — have had a lack of sleep in the last few days, but kevin, you are at the front _ few days, but kevin, you are at the front of— few days, but kevin, you are at the front of the — few days, but kevin, you are at the front of the queue and you finally -et front of the queue and you finally get to— front of the queue and you finally get to see — front of the queue and you finally get to see andy and it might not be his farewell because he will play the mixed doubles but you have a chance _ the mixed doubles but you have a chance to — the mixed doubles but you have a chance to see him again.- the mixed doubles but you have a chance to see him again. there is a aood chance to see him again. there is a good chance _ chance to see him again. there is a good chance he _ chance to see him again. there is a good chance he could _ chance to see him again. there is a good chance he could win _ chance to see him again. there is a good chance he could win today - chance to see him again. there is a good chance he could win today so | good chance he could win today so hopefully— good chance he could win today so hopefully we — good chance he could win today so hopefully we will _ good chance he could win today so hopefully we will see _ good chance he could win today so hopefully we will see him - good chance he could win today so hopefully we will see him at - good chance he could win today so hopefully we will see him at the i hopefully we will see him at the weekend — hopefully we will see him at the weekend as— hopefully we will see him at the weekend as well. _ hopefully we will see him at the weekend as well. there - hopefully we will see him at the weekend as well. there is - hopefully we will see him at the weekend as well. there is a - hopefully we will see him at the - weekend as well. there is a personal connection— weekend as well. there is a personal connection because _ weekend as well. there is a personal connection because my— weekend as well. there is a personal connection because my dad - weekend as well. there is a personal connection because my dad was - weekend as well. there is a personal connection because my dad was a - connection because my dad was a professional— connection because my dad was a professional tennis _ connection because my dad was a professional tennis coach - connection because my dad was a professional tennis coach and - connection because my dad was a l professional tennis coach and many years— professional tennis coach and many years ago— professional tennis coach and many years ago he — professional tennis coach and many years ago he did _ professional tennis coach and many years ago he did some _ professional tennis coach and many years ago he did some junior- years ago he did some junior coaching _ years ago he did some junior coaching sessions— years ago he did some junior coaching sessions with - years ago he did some junior coaching sessions with andyl years ago he did some junior- coaching sessions with andy and was responsible — coaching sessions with andy and was responsible from _ coaching sessions with andy and was responsible from taking _ coaching sessions with andy and was responsible from taking into - coaching sessions with andy and was responsible from taking into some i coaching sessions with andy and wasj responsible from taking into some of the outer— responsible from taking into some of the outer courts _ responsible from taking into some of the outer courts but _ responsible from taking into some of the outer courts but it— responsible from taking into some of the outer courts but it means - responsible from taking into some of the outer courts but it means a - responsible from taking into some of the outer courts but it means a lot. the outer courts but it means a lot for andy _ the outer courts but it means a lot for andy and — the outer courts but it means a lot for andy and for _ the outer courts but it means a lot for andy and for my— the outer courts but it means a lot for andy and for my dad. - the outer courts but it means a lot for andy and for my dad. enjoy- the outer courts but it means a lot for andy and for my dad.— for andy and for my dad. en'oy it, and as you — for andy and for my dad. en'oy it, and as you say. i for andy and for my dad. en'oy it, and as you say, whateverh for andy and for my dad. enjoy it, | and as you say, whatever happens today, _ and as you say, whatever happens today, injury permitting he will be playing _ today, injury permitting he will be playing in — today, injury permitting he will be playing in the mixed doubles alongside emma raducanu and she is back on— alongside emma raducanu and she is back on form. i was watching her yesterday— back on form. i was watching her yesterday and the power and range of shots and _ yesterday and the power and range of shots and accuracy was incredible and its— shots and accuracy was incredible and it's the — shots and accuracy was incredible and it's the first time at a grand slam _ and it's the first time at a grand slam she — and it's the first time at a grand slam she has reached the third round since. _ slam she has reached the third round since. as— slam she has reached the third round

since. as a _ slam she has reached the third round since, as a teenager, she won the us open _ since, as a teenager, she won the us open in _ since, as a teenager, she won the us open in 2021, — since, as a teenager, she won the us open in 2021, absolutely brilliant performance. in the first round rnatch — performance. in the first round rnatch she _ performance. in the first round match she said she won ugly, but this was— match she said she won ugly, but this was not ugly, it was incredible and she _ this was not ugly, it was incredible and she cruised past elise mertens in three _ and she cruised past elise mertens in three sets losing just three games — in three sets losing just three games. she has been given a wildcard after injury— games. she has been given a wildcard after injury and as well as the singles — after injury and as well as the singles she will be teaming up with andy murray in the mixed doubles in what is _ andy murray in the mixed doubles in what is expected to be his wimbledon farewell— what is expected to be his wimbledon farewell and that means a lot to her _ i couldn't say no. it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. it's a dream of mine, since i was a young girl, since watching the olympics. andy's a hero to all of us. so for me, it's a real gift. and it's a real honour that he asked me. and it's a moment that i could never say no to. and i'm just super excited to be on the mixed doubles court and hopefully learn a thing or two about coming to the net or something.

sonay kartal's dream run continues — she's also through after a hard—fought victory over clara burel. the world number 298 battled back from a second—set wobble to win the decider. she's the first british female qualifier to make the third round since 1997 and will face coco gauff next. dan evans is out though. the british number three lost in straight sets to alejandro tabilo. evans had heavy strappping on his right knee after slipping on the grass at queen's club two weeks ago. the men's defending champion is safely through. carlos alcaraz put in a stunning performance to beat australia's aleksandar vukic in straight sets. alcaraz is attempting to win back—to—back major titles after winning the french open last month. mark cavendish is in a league of his own after breaking the tour de france stage wins record. his sprint finish yesterday was his 35th stage victory and comes

a year after he crashed out of the tour with a broken collar— bone. jane dougall reports. this is the reason he kept competing. it's done. the story is finally complete. at the age of 39, mark cavendish now holds the record for the most stage wins in cycling's greatest race. battling so hard, his chain came off as he crossed the line. known as the greatest sprinter the tour de france has ever seen, he now has a special place in its history. we said he would be their best sprinter in the world 20 years ago and got laughed out of the room but at the grand age of 39 when every professional cyclist has seen better days, to finally get the one stage over the line, a legend is born.

the record of 34 stage wins had been held by eddie mercks for four decades. cavendish drew level with him in 2021 but then fought illness, injuries and depression, eventually announcing that last year would be his final tour de france. but any hopes of winning a stage and beating the record were ended suddenly when he crashed and broke his collarbone. cavendish delayed retirement for one more year, and so the crowds gathered to gain a vantage point. as stage five reached its crescendo. mark cavendish beautifully placed... he burst clear of the pack to take a record 35th stage win. no one has ever done it better. it was back in 2008 that the rider from the isle of man won his first, earning himself the nickname the the manx missile. bbc sports personality of the year is mark cavendish. he went on to win international acclaim and was knighted last month. but in cycling circles this achievement will be seen as his finest.

mark cavendish and his family sharing the dream of a fitting final chapter. jane dougall, bbc news. england's women cricketers have completed a clean sweep over new zealand. they won their third and final one—day international by five wickets in bristol. the match was reduced to 42 overs per side after rain delays. lauren bell starred with the ball as the tourists finished on 211 for 8. in reply, nat sciver—brunt steered england to victory with an unbeaten 76. their five—match t20 series gets starts in southampton on saturday. now we may still be in the thick of the euros and wimbledon but the paris olympics are just over 3 weeks away now and today, uk athletics will announce the athletes who will represent team gb. one man who is hoping to get to his second games is shot

putt star scott lincoln. he'sjust won his 18th british title, despite still working part time as a builder. i've been to see him at his north yorkshire home where he's able to train in his own back yard. it's in the rolling hills of north yorkshire that part time builder scott lincoln has been laying the foundations for his olympic dream, paving his way to paris because over the last four years he's helped transform the back a garden of his parents house into his own shot putt landing area. you know, i'm straight out of bed and straight into the kitchen.

have some food and then straight out and i'm throwing and it's incredible. and i've had other people down here and throw in with me. and in the lead up to the commonwealth games, i had one of the best in the world. he actually came second ahead of me. erm, so i maybe shouldn't have invited him in the end. scott has been the british number one since 2015, after taking up the sport at a school athletics taster session a few years earlier. hi, scott. great to meet you. yeah, an amazing landing. oh, that's a handshake. not surprisingly, he has one of the firmest handshakes i've ever known. i was playing rugby at the time. the teacherjust sort of said, you're a big lad, let's have a go. and got a few days off school at the time and really enjoyed it. you kind of shut off to the outside world, so you're in the circle, your heart's racing, your adrenaline is pumping and you'vejust got like, you know, a split second to get everything right within the circle to then get it out as far as possible. just hit one clean in front of a huge crowd. and like for me, the highlight of my career is probably

the birmingham commonwealth games. having, you know, 50, 60,000 people. and itjust felt like they were in the palm of your hand. despite all his british titles, commonwealth medals and european and world finals, scott's funding was cut last year by uk athletics, meaning he has to juggle training with some building work again. obviously i have to help out at work now to help me by and, yeah, everyone's got a story, i guess. and unfortunately for throwers, it's, you know, not as favourable as some other events. luckily, i have a couple of sponsors that have been really, really helpful for me and probably carried my career on when, you know, there was times where people didn't really believe in me, as in, you know, my national governing body and these people did believe in me. and here i am now, on the cusp of my second

olympics. one hit. that's all you need. scott did go to the tokyo olympics, but due to covid restrictions and no crowds, it didn't feel like the real deal. which is why paris is so important to make his dreams come true. yeah, it's going to hopefully be a lot better experience this time and to just get over there and obviously experience a crowd that's the main thing. and i know my family, my girlfriend and you know, obviously some of my friends and things will be over there. so it's going to be incredible to just share that experience with them. well, scott's warm up routine also involves lifting and rolling the tyre. this big digger tyre 150 kilos. i've moved it. that's all i can do. most of us could do. and this shows why scott throws the shot putt three metres further than his nearest rivals in britain at the moment. he makes it look effortless. wow.

seeing scott move the tyre, reminds me of a shot putt legend geoff capes, a household name of the 70s and 805, whose british record has stood ever since. he gave the sport a huge platform before going on to compete in the world's strongest man and superstars. and capes is delighted that scott is finally the one to challenge his record and raise the profile of the sport again. hi,jeff. oh, the young pretender, you are there. i think he should and will eventually, if he don't get too old, beat my record. i'll be the first to shake his hand. but i would turn around and say, "took you bloody long enough." scott did actually raise the profile of shot putting just a month ago, when he was stopped from taking his lucky ball through a polish airport as hand luggage and had to leave it there. it was annoying really. i just thrown a personal best with it as well.

i was at my local pub down the road and someone came over midway through my, my, my dinner and they were sort of like, "oh, did you get a new shot?" we saw that you'd, you know, lost it and left it and whatever else. but yeah, it's just crazy. crazy how stories like that get around. casper, that was really good. yeah. scott's success is also down to his coach, paul. that was a good one. and his family, who follow him everywhere and fuel his ambitions by feeding him 7000 calories and five full meals a day. you'd never think it would you? a local lad that used - to come to work with you, and then all of a sudden he's you see him on the telly- where we just see him as scott. we see him as, you know, your daft little brother or whatever. _ but for what he's doing, he's put the effort in. i nobody sees the effort that he puts in. - he's hoping to bring shot putt out of the shadows again, and knows it will only take some bad throws from more established and better funded opponents for the builder from yorkshire to bring olympic

glory back to his own backyard. a lot easier with a tennis ball, and it's keeping — a lot easier with a tennis ball, and it's keeping us entertained in the queue _ it's keeping us entertained in the queue at— it's keeping us entertained in the queue at wimbledon, and you have got the technique, give it a go. look at that _ the technique, give it a go. look at that 0h. _ the technique, give it a go. look at that. oh, yes, jackpot! you hip all the cameraman, well done, ethan. —— hit paut~ _ the cameraman, well done, ethan. —— hit paut~ not — the cameraman, well done, ethan. —— hit paul. not long before the deuce will he _ hit paul. not long before the deuce will be moving to centre court and those _ will be moving to centre court and those here — will be moving to centre court and those here are in for a will be moving to centre court and those here are in fora bumper day and its— those here are in fora bumper day and it's the — those here are in fora bumper day and it's the battle of the brits, jack draper against cameron norrie and katie _ jack draper against cameron norrie and katie boulter against harriet dart~ _ and katie boulter against harriet dart. what a day ahead. well done, ethan _ dart. what a day ahead. well done, ethan. ~ , ,., , dart. what a day ahead. well done, ethan. ~ , , , ethan. absolutely. he picked up the skills quickly — ethan. absolutely. he picked up the skills quickly and _ ethan. absolutely. he picked up the skills quickly and poorly _ ethan. absolutely. he picked up the skills quickly and poorly is _ ethan. absolutely. he picked up the skills quickly and poorly is ok, - ethan. absolutely. he picked up the skills quickly and poorly is ok, we l skills quickly and poorly is ok, we are all right. see you later, mike. —— paul is ok. are all right. see you later, mike. -- paul is 0k-_ -- paul is ok. carroll, fancy a bit of shot put— -- paul is ok. carroll, fancy a bit of shot put in? _ -- paul is ok. carroll, fancy a bit of shot put in? yes, _ -- paul is ok. carroll, fancy a bit of shot put in? yes, especially i -- paul is ok. carroll, fancy a bit of shot put in? yes, especially at paul of shot put in? yes, especially at paul- good _ of shot put in? yes, especially at paul. good morning. _ of shot put in? yes, especially at paul. good morning. this- of shot put in? yes, especially at. paul. good morning. this morning of shot put in? yes, especially at - paul. good morning. this morning we are looking at a lot of showers

around, particularly so in the northern half of the country and in the south we are looking at dry conditions with fewer showers and mostly one or two in wales and south—west england but wherever you are going to be quite a windy day with the strongest winds across the northern half of the country. the other thing worth noting is the pollen levels that are high across the south—east, and we are talking predominantly grass pollen at this time of year. low pressure will drift into the north sea and we have a front coming across as bringing in rain later across the north of the country and we are starting with a lot of showers. some of the showers will merge and give longer spells of rain, but as we can further south it is a dry day and a sunny day than it was yesterday with just the odd shower in wales and the south—west of england. temperatures today are tempered by the wind in the north and it will feel cool and here we have temperatures between 12 and 16 and further south we are looking at 20 celsius. if you are heading to wimbledon 2day, a much better day than yesterday and it will be

sunnier, drier but tomorrow it's a different story as we have rain that could be heavy and thundery and also it will be a blustery day tomorrow. tonight we still have the rain coming in across scotland and sinking south and fragmenting and rain moving across southern england and the wind is generally easing although it will remain blustery in the north with some clear skies but a relatively mild night of nine to 13 degrees. as we head through the course of tomorrow the rain continues to push east across southern counties and it might move a bit further north than this and turn heavier across devon and cornwall. meanwhile in the north we have showers and a lot of dry weather and not as windy across northern areas as it will be today. temperatures between 13 and 20 celsius. moving towards the latter part of the week the weather front eventually pushes the low pressure into the north sea but before it does we are looking at rain across

northern and eastern areas out towards the west, drier and brighter with some sunshine but there will also be showers and windy once again across the south of the country. as for temperatures, across the south of the country. as fortemperatures, on across the south of the country. as for temperatures, on saturday we are looking at a range of 12 to 19 degrees so certainly the temperature is below average for the time of year. in two sunday the easiest way to describe is a mixture of sunshine and showers but there will be a lot of showers and there is the potential we could see rain moving across southern counties for a time. and temperatures are still below average for the time of year and these are what we expect, between 12 and 18 degrees, so no sign of summer on the cards yet. and 18 degrees, so no sign of summer on the cards yet-— on the cards yet. then in that case it is all about _ on the cards yet. then in that case it is all about the _ on the cards yet. then in that case it is all about the clouds. - on the cards yet. then in that case it is all about the clouds. what - on the cards yet. then in that case it is all about the clouds. what is l it is all about the clouds. what is your favourite cloud? humourless, but i do your favourite cloud? humourless, but i do like _ your favourite cloud? humourless, but i do like cumulonimbus - your favourite cloud? humourless, but i do like cumulonimbus as - your favourite cloud? humourless, | but i do like cumulonimbus as well. who doesn't? thus cumulus.

we shall enjoy the moment we shall en'oy the moment with the we shall enjoy the moment with the clouds, like that one there. ii have clouds, like that one there. i have seen a dog. _ clouds, like that one there. i have seen a dog. but — clouds, like that one there. i have seen a dog, but you've _ clouds, like that one there. i have seen a dog, but you've not - clouds, like that one there. i have seen a dog, but you've not seen l clouds, like that one there. i have l seen a dog, but you've not seen the dog. i seen a dog, but you've not seen the do. . seen a dog, but you've not seen the do . _ ., , seen a dog, but you've not seen the do. ., , .,. seen a dog, but you've not seen the do. ., , ., dog. i have seen the face of a ahoul from the low—lying stratus to the high—flying cirrus, they're all the feature of a new book, encouraging us to have our heads in the clouds a little more often, as breakfast jayne mccubbin has been finding out. cumulus. stratocumulus. stratus. altocumulus. clouds are nature's abstract art. and to spend a few moments with your head in the clouds,

however briefly, is to reconnect to our place in the world. cirrocumulus. cirrostratus. nimbus. to put our concerns and our stresses into perspective, and to engage with a part of nature that we all share. admit it, after a frenetic, frantic, frenzied six weeks of political campaigning, didn't that feel good ? and breathe. we're not going to mention the e word. election? no, of course not. we're not even allowed to say that word. we'rejust going to think of other things. yeah, sure. gavin pretor—pinney thinks we should all do a lot more cloud watching. he's just published a cloud spotting guide for beginners. spending a few moments

with your head in the clouds is a way to lift your perspective from the concerns, the day to day concerns down here on the ground. let's start. well, let's start with the cloud we've got right here. and this is the stratocumulus cloud. it's a low, solid—looking layer of cloud. what's your favourite cloud? well, these are too common to be my favourite, so i would say my favourite cloud would probably be the lenticularis cloud. it's named with the latin for a lentil. i always think that's because nobody knew what the latin for a flying saucer was. that would have been a better name. perhaps the fluctus cloud, which looks like a series of breaking waves, one curling over itself next to the other. the altocumulus cloud is a mid—level

cloud which can spread right across the whole sky so that it makes the sky look dramatically dappled. the main thing is you just have to be paying attention. and that seems so simple. but it seems to be the hardest thing for us to do when it comes to the sky. my aim is to bring people together through our shared perspective of this universal aspect of nature. so much of the modern world is about division, but one thing that no—one disagrees on is, you know that a sunset is beautiful. that's something we all agree on. i have no idea what clouds are called. no idea. ijust know they're called clouds. do you ever take time to look up? all the time actually, all the time. i think it's very peaceful. it'sjust like, reminds

you that there's, like, something bigger in the world. do you spend enough time with your head in the clouds? no, definitely not enough time. cumulus. cumulonimbus. it seems to me that the advantage of clouds is that it tethers us to some degree of normality in a world that otherwise is just absolutely crazy. so a message today to lift our heads up and take it all in. to have your head in the clouds for a few moments helps you keep your feet on the ground. # purple and red and yellow.... not something you can argue with. are you a keen cloudspotter? if so, we want to hear from you, send us your pictures via the usual methods on screen now.

the more spectacular, the better, obviously. or really ordinary ones. doesn't really matter. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. in a few minutes, polling stations will open across london and the home counties for the general election. polls will close at 10pm. results are expected to come in through the night. the electoral commission is reminding voters to bring an accepted form of photo id with them when voting. bbc radio london will be on air overnight from 10 this evening with the latest on the exit polls and you can also follow developments on our online live page. plus, i'll have updates in our friday tv breakfast bulletins. the health and safety executive says it's helping police with investigations into the death of a 17—year—old uxbridge college student who got into difficulty

in the sea during a school trip in sussex. the boy was airlifted to hospital on tuesday where he was pronounced dead. uxbridge college principal dylan mctaggart said counsellors have been brought in to support all those affected. new figures show nearly 200 complaints have been made in two years about gatwick car park operators, who aren't associated with the airport. gatwick airport is warning people to fully research meet—and—greet car parking firms this summer to avoid having to pay extra charges. just be extra careful when you're looking on these comparison websites at the providers that are on there and just do extra research. so just check things like the contact details, you know, have they got independent reviews on the likes of trustpilot? and just go that layer deeper to make sure that what you're booking is fully trustworthy. the elizabeth line and heathrow express rail services have resumed to and from the airport following major disruption yesterday.

heathrow airport's engineering teams worked to fix the issue with the ventillation shaft in a tunnel which closed the rail lines. travellers are still being advised to plan ahead and check before going to the airport. let's take a look at the tubes now — minor delays on the jubilee minor delays on thejubilee line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. we welcome the return of a little bit of sunshine today. it's a dry day, but it is going to be quite blustery. the wind is fairly brisk. now through this morning, plenty of blue sky, bit of patchy cloud there bubbling up through the middle part of the day. temperatures still reaching around 21 celsius despite the wind, so not a bad day at all. pleasant evening as well. the wind starts to fall light overnight. then gradually the cloud is going to increase and turn increasingly unsettled as we head into friday. some rain by dawn, some of that quite heavy,

and the minimum temperature dropping to ten celsius. so it's a wet start to friday, further outbreaks of rain turning perhaps a little lighter, but then through the evening or towards the end of the day into the evening, we'll see more rain. some of those heavy showers might contain a rumble of thunder. temperatures tomorrow around 20 celsius. now we'll see further rain overnight friday into saturday, but that should clear, leaving some sunshine. a drier day for saturday. temperatures though staying in the high teens. that's it — i'll be back in around half an hour with more news, travel and weather updates for you.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. millions of people are set to cast their votes in the general election today — the polls have just opened. joe biden insists he's in the presidential race until the end, as pressure grows for him to drop out following his shaky television debate performance. hurricane beryl batters jamaica — the storm has already claimed lives and severely damaged other caribbean islands. i would be the scandal of society having afternoon tea at seven in the morning but i am here to find out about the bridgerton effect and how

much the streaming series has boosted the uk economy. good morning from the queue at wimbledon where fans are getting ready to finally see andy murray on centre court again. and he'll also be playing again tomorrow alongside emma radacanu, who's back on form through to the third round of a grand slam for the first time since winning the us open. good morning. we are looking at a drier, brighterand good morning. we are looking at a drier, brighter and sunny day in the southern half of the country. a couple of showers. in the north of the showers more prolific and heavy. it will be a windy day where ever you are. all the details shortly. it's thursday the 4th ofjuly. polls have just opened for the general election. today, millions of people will choose their mps at 40,000 polling stations across england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. for the first time ever in a general election,

voters will need to take photo id along with them in order to cast their ballot. our political correspondent, hannah miller, reports. yeah, yeah, it's that time again. it's come round. with election day finally here, this hairdresser�*s has a new look — one of 40,000 polling stations open today for you to cast your vote. basically, i'll come here and get everything set up. the people that are doing the polling will come. and, yeah, it'sjust a busy day. i come back at 10.30, pack it all up, and we work as a salon in the background. we do let the clients know, obviously, we are a polling station, but, yeah, everyone's happy to come in and, yeah, wejust carry on business as normal. in the run—up to a general election, a lot of the conversation tends to be about who might be the next prime minister, but, today, what you're actually voting for is your local mp. they will be one of 650 to sit in there, in parliament. a party needs just over half of them — 326 — to form a majority government.

the polls are open until 10pm and you'll need to show an accepted form of photo id, such as a passport, driving licence or an older or disabled person's bus pass when you turn up. if you asked for a postal vote and it hasn't arrived, you can go in person to your local council to request a replacement ballot paper before five o'clock. and if you've got a postal vote but not sent it back, you can still drop it off at the polling station today in england, scotland and wales. or ask someone to do so on your behalf. at this royal mail office, they're sorting through completed postal votes to get them to the right place to be counted. if somebody opts to vote by post, we will get the postal vote to them. that goes out in something we call a ballot back. they then return the postal vote and it's got a clear purple strip in it. all the machines are set up to automate that process. but, on the very final day, we do a final—day sweep just to make sure everything that comes through,

even on the very last day, we can get to the returning officers. and here in london, that's to 16 different returning officers. the political map has been redrawn for this election to reflect population changes and make the number of voters more equal. so you might find that your constituency has changed. but wherever you live, today is your opportunity to say what you think, while pets wait patiently outside. hannah miller, bbc news. our political correspondent leila nathoo is in south london. good morning. the polls havejust opened. people need to remember this identity. you needed it in local elections but it is the first time in a general election you have needed it. in a general election you have needed it— in a general election you have needed it. ., , needed it. good morning. the polls have 'ust needed it. good morning. the polls have just opened, _ needed it. good morning. the polls have just opened, the _ needed it. good morning. the polls have just opened, the polling - havejust opened, the polling station behind me hasjust opened its doors to the first voters. you

are right, something important for everyone in england, scotland and wales to remember in this election, that we need to bring voter id. 22 acceptable forms of identification, driving licence, passport, travel passes. there is a list on polling station doors and you can find it online. another thing different this time, boundaries have changed so the geography of constituencies has changed to take account of changes in population. we as the bbc are not allowed to get into campaign issues, policies, the parties, the polling, all the things we have discussed in the past six weeks. you won't find discussion of that on the bbc and other broadcasters. instead we will focus on the process of voting, the democratic exercise in action. people will have already voted by

post. if you have not received your postal vote there is a chance to apply in person for a ballot paper to your council today. a lot of things to bear in mind. 40,000 polling stations have opened and time for people to make up their minds. . ~ time for people to make up their minds. ., ~' , ., throughout the night and into the morning, we'll bring you results — we'll have our reporters at counts across the uk. coverage begins at 9.55 on bbc one and iplayer and at 9.45 on bbc sounds. there is a lot of political conversation in the united states, even though our election is coming to the end point. the campaign in the states is just beginning. focused this morning on the us presidentjoe biden. he has insisted he will

be the democratic nominee on the ballot for november's election. a number of governors have now rallied behind mr biden, despite growing concerns about his ability to remain in the race following last week's television debate with former president donald trump. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. this is the biggest personal challenge facing joe biden since he launched his re—election campaign. many democrats are widely reported still to be in panic mode a week after this. making sure we are able to make every single solitary person eligible for what i have been able to do, with the covid, excuse me, with dealing with everything we have to deal with. the president's fumbling performance in his debate with donald trump has led to growing calls from members of his party for him to abandon his bid for a second term. two democratic congressman jave

urged him to step down, while us media outlets say a letter is circulating in the house of representatives with party members urging colleagues to sign to persuade the president to call it a day. but mr biden has it seems the backing of democratic governors after a meeting at the white house, where they said they had a frank discussion with the president. it was candid. we always believe that when you love someone you tell them the truth. we came in and we were honest about the feedback we were getting and we were honest about concerns we were hearing from people. also honest about the fact is the president continued to tell us that he was all in, we said we would stand with him. earlier it was business as usualfor mr biden, appearing at a ceremony to posthumously award medals to two civil war heroes. he ignored the shouts of reporters and left the white house press secretary to answer the question of the day. the president is clear—eyed

and standing in the race. i do not have anything else beyond that. he is staying in the race. that is what the president promised to do. later, he spelled out his intentions in a campaign message to supporters. "i am the democratic party's nominee," he wrote, "no one is pushing me out. i am not leaving. i am in this race to the end." americans will watch the 81—year—old closely over the next days when he is scheduled to give a high—profile tv interview and appear at a campaign rally. in the meantime, donald trump, who is 78, is pushing ahead in opinion polls, while more voters are saying joe biden is too old to be president. police in australia investigating the disappearance of a 12—year—old girl following a crocodile attack have found human remains. the girl was attacked while swimming in a creek with herfamily near a remote town south of darwin in australia's northern territory. the area is home to an estimated

100,000 saltwater crocodiles, more than anywhere else in the world. the daughter and son—in—law of captain sir tom moore have been banned from being charity trustees. hannah ingram—moore and her husband colin were disqualified amid an ongoing inquiry by the charity commission into the captain tom foundation. the charity was set up in honour of sir tom who raised £38million for the nhs by walking laps of his garden during the covid pandemic. portable heaters, hair dryers and e—bike chargers are just some of the items being targeted by a new summer safety campaign aimed at encouraging consumers to avoid cheap, potentially unsafe electrical items. electrical safety first says that unregulated items sold online can have dangerous components and fake british plugs, which can pose a fire risk. at least seven people are now known to have died as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the caribbean has continued to make landfall.

hurricane beryl has brought winds of more than 130 miles an hour, damaging buildings and felling trees across several islands. central america correspondent will grant reports. having ripped off roofs and tossed aside homes as it tore through the caribbean, hurricane beryl has now hitjamaica. for days, the island's government has said that the storm's destructive force was not to be underestimated. that beryl would lash the country with high sustained winds, strong gusts and heavy rain. they also warned of life—threatening storm surges, too. and even within the first hours of the storm making landfall, streets in the capital, kingston, began to flood, damaging homes and businesses. an evacuation order for low—lying areas was put into place, and the prime minister stressed that residents of at—risk communities should move to safer districts. we urge alljamaicans to comply with notices to evacuate if and when they are issued.

the coming hours will revealjust how much damage beryl has wrought in jamaica. but other islands show the devastation it can cause. in carriacou, off the coast of grenada, entire communities have been left homeless, with buildings destroyed or rendered uninhabitable. in st vincent and the grenadines, union island was among the worst affected places in the caribbean, receiving the full brunt of beryl�*s power. beryl is an unprecedented storm. none have formed as quickly or have intensified as fast in atlantic hurricane history, and satellite pictures show it's not done yet. as the storm leaves jamaica's territory, it will move towards the mexican mainland. the tourist resort of cancun is directly in its path. just as people in grenada, in st vincent and the grenadines and injamaica had prayed for the best as beryl drew near, now mexicans are crossing theirfingers in the hope

that this extraordinarily powerful storm begins to weaken before it reaches their communities, too. will grant, bbc news, mexico. paloma faith is the latest star to join cbeebies bedtime stories as part of a glastonbury festival special. the singer read the party animals by alex willmor, which will air at 6.50 on cbeebies and bbc iplayer on thursday. iam assuming i am assuming these are not pictures of her reading the story. probably a more relaxed environment. that is her at glastonbury last week. i think she will read the story very well. i think she will do that really well. such a great idea. the people who have gone through their

doors. terrific. carol, have you read a story for them? paloma has such a beautiful voice. you do not have to sing it. we would prefer it if you did not sing it. but you do have a lovely voice. somewhere in there is a compliment. what have you got to offer today? i have a mixture. first we start with a picture taken earlier in norfolk. it will be a sunny day today in the southern half of the country than it was yesterday but in the northern half, we have showers in northern ireland, northern england and scotland. the heaviest across scotland. the heaviest across scotland with rain here later. and also across the north of the country, we are looking at the strongest winds. in the south, we do have showers, particularly wales and

the south—west, but a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine and blustery winds with a high of 19-20. and blustery winds with a high of 19—20. overnight, the weatherfront moving south across scotland will bring with rain. it will fragment. another front is moving across southern england and wales, introducing cloud and rain. through the night, the wind generally will ease. it will not be cold. temperatures 8—13. tomorrow we start with cloud and rain in southern england and south wales. it is a waving front so may take the rain further north. you will find heavy rain coming in across devon and cornwall later in the day. move north and we have brighter skies, sunshine but showers. the heaviest across the north of scotland. lighter winds in the north but blustery in the south, particularly

southern coastal counties and essex and the channel islands. temperatures 12—18 tomorrow. 20 in the channel islands. as we head to the channel islands. as we head to the weekend and into next week, temperatures look like they will be below—average. find temperatures look like they will be below-average.— below-average. and it remains changeable- — after more than 350 international appearances, and having won a medal at each of her three previous olympic games, laura roper is team gb�*s most decorated hockey player. with just over three weeks to go, until she takes part in herfourth olympics in paris. laura has been opening up about her recent pregnancy, and the impact of the miscarriage which followed. qualifying for another olympics should be a moment of elation. but for laura roper, there were mixed emotions. we had the olympic qualifiers injanuary and i found out the day that we left for them that i was pregnant, which was a bit of a shock, to say the least.

but over the moon. but we still had this olympic qualifiers and i'd still got a job to do for the team. however, unfortunately, i'm still sat here now, going to my next olympics — that, a few weeks after the olympic qualifiers, i miscarried. following assurances from a doctor that she was safe to play in the matches, roper helped great britain qualify for paris before stepping away from the sport. but miscarrying at nine weeks brought her world crashing down. i'd actually been for a scan that day and it was all fine. and then, that night, ijust had a bit of, like, stomach cramps, and then there was bleeding. you then suddenly start to realise this isn't normal. and i think that's where it was hard, because, that morning, everything was fine — the heartbeat. and then just the click of your fingers, unfortunately, you no longer have a baby.

after taking time to process her loss, roper made the hard decision to return to hockey and focus on securing a spot in the squad for this summer's olympics — herfourth games. she already has three medals, but coming back from a miscarriage pushed her to her limits. there were times when i was running and i was like, i'm not sure i've got this in me. i don't think i can get back up to the level. and i think there's also that doubt in your head that i'm also 36. like, can i get my body back to the level where it needs to be to compete? the nhs estimates that one in every eight pregnancies will end in miscarriage. that's an incredible thing to talk about. is it something you're quite comfortable talking about now that it's happened and you're a few months on and you now know that you're going to the olympics? you feel quite alone because no one talks about the experience and actually what it entails. until you've been through it, you don't realise actually how traumatic it is.

so i've been, with the team, really honest with them, because i'd like to think in the future, if it ever does happen, they could come to me to speak about it. and i think that's why i feel comfortable talking about it now. it's not until when it happens that you're actually this is something that we really wanted. and i think hopefully we get lucky and, after the olympics, we can have our family. that was laura roper speaking to sports reporterjo currie. just the importance of being able to speak about that experience. as laura said, if others in the team go through it, to not stigmatise the experience but speak about it and move forward. good luck to laura and the team.

their numbers are largely in decline across the uk, but the long summer nights offer the perfect opportunity to spot the unmistakeable sight of the female glow worm. the insects use a green light caused by a chemical reaction to attract a winged male suitor during breeding season, and there's one area where they are thriving, as our reporter charlie rose has been finding out. i'm starting to blush. tonight, on the south downs, love is in the air. this is x—rated stuff, this is. but these amorous insects won't be getting much privacy here. she's wiggling her legs. to really see why glow—worms have such a passionate fan base, we have to turn off the lights. is it the first time you've seen a glow—worm? yeah. what do you make of it? strange thing to be doing in the middle of the night, but it's very cool to see them. at first, everyone's like, oh, you'll see something. and i'm thinking, oh, we're not going to see anything. and we've seen quite a few. it's not the only thing

you see every day, is it? mm. they're one of the species that are quite iconic. - and where would you find glowing insects in this country? _ you find them on this sort of reserve. - so they're really, really special. and we want to look after them. they're spellbinding, aren't they? they are, they are gorgeous. while hunting for these things is a lot of fun for us, but the reason they glow is quite serious. the females do it to attract a male. once that happens, they mate, the female lays her eggs and then that is the end of her life. it's a short but quite extraordinary existence. but their unique beauty doesn't seem to be enough to stop us destroying their habitat. over the past 100 years, the uk has lost almost all of its wildflower meadows. at this reserve near hove, scientists are counting glow—worm numbers by imitating the female's light to lure the flying males into traps. so what we really want to do

is to find out how many males there are in a population like this, which we normally do by catching a whole load like this, marking them, subsequently, with little tiny dots of paint which don't harm them at all, releasing them back into the the habitat and then seeing how many we can re—catch again subsequently the next night or perhaps two nights later. and that gives us a very accurate estimate of the population size. and near lewes, they've put more fake females behind large artificial lights to see how human activity can confuse male glow—worms seeking a mate. experts say the insects act like a sentinel for the health of the natural environment. when conditions deteriorate or the glow—worm's habitat is destroyed, then the flightless females are in deep trouble. they seem to be sort of diminishing in lots of different areas. so we need to make sure that in the grasslands that we have here,

in the chalk, if they're going to be here, we need to make sure that they survive and, hopefully, so we'll be able to come back year after year and see them again. this reserve seems to be acting like a sort of love island for glow—worms, where the admirers of these little earth stars hope the creatures never stop twinkling. charlie rose, bbc news. sometimes, we have mugs here. sometimes, we have mugs here. sometimes i think we should have a cup and saucer. it gives a sense of occasion, cup of tea, cup and saucer. you are clumsy. we should have a bbc breakfast cup and saucer. that will go down well. it's different, isn't it? is this because you are inspired by ben and bridgerton? having a sense of occasion. bridgerton making people think about

etiquette. dressing in a snazzy fashion. we appreciate the effort you have made, i hope it is going down well where you are? dressed for the occasion, cups and saucers, like stepping back 200 years, like this wonderful dining room in the lanesborough hotel in london. but do not let word get to her ladyship, afternoon tea at seven o'clock in the morning, i would be the scandal of society. there is a phenomenon known as the bridgerton effect, based on the netflix series. netflix says the phenomenon has added £275 million to the uk economy over the past five years. some of it through food and drink. here they do a bridgerton themed afternoon tea, as do various hotels in the uk,

ranging from £40, up to £90. other things such as biscuits, sweet treats under the bridgerton name. it is notjust food and drink. primark has a bridgerton inspired range of clothes, crockery, stationery which they say frequently sells out. that has set the scene for afternoon tea. i want to delve into the biscuits. who would not at this time? with me is harriet. how did your partnership with bridgerton come about? it started with queen charlotte. we posted a picture of her on instagram and netflix approached us and asked us to create a collection of hand iced biscuits.— iced biscuits. what is in it for ou, iced biscuits. what is in it for you. having _ iced biscuits. what is in it for you. having a _ iced biscuits. what is in it for you, having a partnership- iced biscuits. what is in it for| you, having a partnership like iced biscuits. what is in it for - you, having a partnership like this? it is huge to be part of a big

cultural event. wejudge it is huge to be part of a big cultural event. we judge the success of it notjust in sales but in social reach, visitors to website, it helps us engage with new audiences, particularly in the states where bridgerton is hugely popular. states where bridgerton is hugely --oular. ., ,, ,, states where bridgerton is hugely --oular. ., ,, ., popular. your business is no stranger _ popular. your business is no stranger to _ popular. your business is no stranger to big _ popular. your business is no| stranger to big partnerships. popular. your business is no - stranger to big partnerships. you work with other iconic familiar characters and brands. taste work with other iconic familiar characters and brands. we have a licence with _ characters and brands. we have a licence with paddington _ characters and brands. we have a licence with paddington and - characters and brands. we have a l licence with paddington and beatrix potter. because we find licences, they are instantly recognisable and present the most amazing promotional platform. and it is about being part of a conversation with bridgerton. what do you think it is that captures the imagination? you have had international _ captures the imagination? you have had international interest. - captures the imagination? you have had international interest. i - captures the imagination? you have had international interest. i think i had international interest. i think partly because, in a way, the biscuits we make are perfectly attuned to bridgerton, it is about tea, elegance, indulgence. there is

a wonderful review i read that said they are so beautiful, i wish i'd bought two tins so i could have kept one. they are like little works of art, hand iced.— one. they are like little works of art, hand iced. those look too good to eat. it would _ art, hand iced. those look too good to eat. it would be _ art, hand iced. those look too good to eat. it would be a _ art, hand iced. those look too good to eat. it would be a crying - art, hand iced. those look too good to eat. it would be a crying shame i to eat. it would be a crying shame to eat. it would be a crying shame to let this afternoon to go to waste so i will enjoy this while you get the news where you are. good morning from bbc london. in a few minutes, polling stations will open across london and the home counties for the general election. polls will close at 10pm. results are expected to come in through the night. the electoral commission is reminding voters to bring an accepted form of photo id with them when voting.

bbc radio london will be on air overnight from 10 this evening with the latest on the exit polls and you can also follow developments on our online live page. plus, i'll have updates in our friday tv breakfast bulletins. a man from luton is due in court later today after being charged with the murder of a 17—year—old girl who was killed in north london six years ago. tanesha melbourne—blake was fatally shot while with friends in tottenham in april 2018. shot while with friends michael clarke has been charged shot while with friends with her murder and will appear at willesden magistrates court today. marcus la—croix , from hackney, appeared in court yesterday also charged with tanesha's murder. new figures show nearly 200 complaints have been made in two years about gatwick car park operators, who aren't associated with the airport. gatwick airport is warning people to fully research meet—and—greet car parking firms this summer to avoid having to pay extra charges. just be extra careful when you're looking on these comparison websites at the providers that are on there and just do extra research.

so just check things like the contact details, you know, have they got independent reviews on the likes of trustpilot? and just go that layer deeper to make sure that what you're booking is fully trustworthy. elizabeth line and heathrow express rail services have resumed to and from the airport following major disruption yesterday. heathrow airport's engineering teams worked to fix the issue with the ventillation shaft in a tunnel which closed the rail lines. travellers are still being advised to plan ahead and check before going to the airport. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on thejubilee service on the tubes this morning now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. we welcome the return of a little bit of sunshine today. it's a dry day, but it is going to be quite blustery. the wind is fairly brisk. now through this morning, plenty of blue sky, but patchy cloud there bubbling up through the middle part of the day.

temperatures still reaching around 21 celsius despite the wind, so not a bad day at all. pleasant evening, as well. the wind starts to fall light overnight. then gradually the cloud is going to increase and turn increasingly unsettled as we head into friday. some rain by dawn, some of that quite heavy, the minimum temperature dropping to ten celsius. so it's a wet start to friday, further outbreaks of rain turning perhaps a little lighter, but then through the evening or towards the end of the day into the evening, we'll see more rain. some of those heavy showers might contain a rumble of thunder. temperatures tomorrow around 20 celsius. now we'll see further rain overnight friday into saturday, but that should clear, leaving some sunshine. a drier day for saturday. temperatures though staying in the high teens. that's it — i'll be back in around half an hour with more news, travel and weather updates for you, but now back to naga and charlie hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty.

the metropolitan police has launched a review of its investigation into an incident at a school where two pupils died after a land rover crashed into an end of term tea party. last week prosecutors decided the driver of the car that killed eight—year—olds nuria sajjad and selena lau would not be charged as she had suffered an epileptic seizure. in their first interview since the deaths, staff at the study preparatory school in wimbledon have told the bbc the met has failed to answer some key questions. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. so it was like a war zone. standing on the lawn where their pupils, selena and nuria, died when a land rover smashed through the children here. and the car. well, the car had gone into the building and dented the building and then sort ofjumped back. debris everywhere. the eight—year—old girls had just been celebrating at an end of term

party, tables and mats laid out. nuria — talented and chatty. selena — hard working with a twinkle in her eye, said her teachers. prosecutors last week decided not to charge the driver because they said she had suffered an epileptic seizure, which hadn't previously been diagnosed. a decision the school struggles with. i was very surprised. i think we were both very surprised. as was the whole community really. and we've waited and waited, and given the police and the cps the time and the space to make that decision. and now we feel very angry and sad and upset and confused. but their greatest frustration is with the met police, its investigation and what they see as a failure to answer questions since the decision not to prosecute. there were numerous questions

that they were unable to answer. that's made the last week incredibly difficult. i mean, the police said that their officers worked tirelessly through every detail of the incident to ensure a complete investigation. you know, it didn't look like that to us at each of those three meetings because they were not able to answer some of those questions. you were shaking your head there? no, i think the words thorough and tireless suggest that you would have a body of evidence that you would be able to share, but in some areas that there was just a complete lack of knowledge, the lack of thoroughness, was how it appeared. have you felt let down by the police at the end of this process, at this moment in time, it would appear to be that i have been let down by them. the met has now decided it will review its investigation, saying it has listened to concerns

from the families of nuria and selena, and others affected. last week, the driver, claire fremantle, expressed her deepest sorrow to the families and said she had no recollection of what took place. the flowers on the lawn planted from those the community left in tribute to selena and nuria. helen comforted nuria as she lay injured. ijust talked to her about how wonderful she was, how much we loved her, how much mummy and daddy loved her. and you know, what a special girl she was. but we couldn't keep them safe on that day. and that, you know, i will always live with that. that was our special correspondent lucy manning reporting. carol has got the weather for us this morning and we will have more

with her later on but i'm looking at the monitors here and seeing mike at wimbledon in the sun, on what will be a very special day at wimbledon, for all sorts of emotional reasons. it's good to have days like this. oh, it's wonderful and there is not a cloud _ oh, it's wonderful and there is not a cloud in— oh, it's wonderful and there is not a cloud in the sky. it is a truly historic— a cloud in the sky. it is a truly historic day— a cloud in the sky. it is a truly historic day because a lot of fans have _ historic day because a lot of fans have been— historic day because a lot of fans have been waiting all week to see andy— have been waiting all week to see andy murray in action, not the singles — andy murray in action, not the singles but he will be on centre court _ singles but he will be on centre court in — singles but he will be on centre court in a — singles but he will be on centre court in a historic doubles match alongside — court in a historic doubles match alongside brotherjamie because it's the first— alongside brotherjamie because it's the first time since 1995 a men's doubles — the first time since 1995 a men's doubles first round match has been staged _ doubles first round match has been staged on _ doubles first round match has been staged on centre court but it is in recognition — staged on centre court but it is in recognition of what he has achieved, so it's— recognition of what he has achieved, so it's a _ recognition of what he has achieved, so it's a sense of anticipation with games— so it's a sense of anticipation with games going on here and look at this behind _ games going on here and look at this behind me. _ games going on here and look at this behind me, people are so well prepared _ behind me, people are so well prepared. look at this picnic and these _ prepared. look at this picnic and these are — prepared. look at this picnic and these are new friends that have met this morning since queueing from 5am, _ this morning since queueing from 5am. from — this morning since queueing from 5am, from australia, what further, america _ 5am, from australia, what further, america and — 5am, from australia, what further, america and look at that set up as

they get— america and look at that set up as they get ready to cheer on andy murray— they get ready to cheer on andy murray on— they get ready to cheer on andy murray on centre court and all of the rest — murray on centre court and all of the rest going on today and whatever happens _ the rest going on today and whatever happens in _ the rest going on today and whatever happens in that doubles match with his brotherjamie, you won't be the end for— his brotherjamie, you won't be the end for andy murray as he will play in the _ end for andy murray as he will play in the mixed doubles at some point alongside _ in the mixed doubles at some point alongside emma raducanu and she is back to _ alongside emma raducanu and she is back to her— alongside emma raducanu and she is back to her best. i watched yesterday on court number one and was blown _ yesterday on court number one and was blown away by her power and accuracy — was blown away by her power and accuracy and it's the first time she has reached — accuracy and it's the first time she has reached the third round of a grand _ has reached the third round of a grand slam since she won the us open as a teenager. joe wilson reports. emma raducanu's career has often been challenging, some days outstanding. this was a cracker. her second round opponent in the singles was elise mertens, the world's top ranked player in doubles. commentator: got it! player in doubles. - she couldn't reach that. player in doubles. the shotmaking, athleticism, it was all there. if she's still rebuilding her form and fitness, a win in 75 minutes does wonders for the confidence. game, set and match, raducanu. number one court wanted more,

specifically to hear raducanu's take on the day's other big news — she's going to play mixed doubles with andy murray. it's a real gift and it's a real honour that he asked me, and it's a moment that i could never say no to, and i'm just super excited to be on the mixed doubles court and hopefully learn a thing or two about coming to the net or something! i think the fans always really enjoy it when it's two players that they know and want to get behind. yeah, it should be should be a brilliant atmosphere in the matches we play. notice he says "matches" plural. still big expectations. sonay kartalfrom brighton, wearing the cap here, has completed two exceptional victories. in the second round she beat the world number 45 clara burel. sonay kartal is ranked 298 in the world. she has overcome injury and illness... she's done it! ..and next she'll play coco gauff. determination deserves rewards.

on day four, here on court number one, there are two all—british singles matches. more? well, elsewhere, among the others, in the doubles, it's the murray brothers. joe wilson, bbc news, at wimbledon. mark cavendish says he's in disbelief after breaking the tour de france stage wins record. cavendish took his 35th victory in cycling's greatest race after a superb sprint finish yesterday. the historic achievement comes a year after he crashed out of the tour with a broken collar—bone. he has an opportunity to win another later with stage six favouring the sprinters. it's another rest day at the euros as england prepare to take on switzerland in their quarter—final. gareth southgate currently has a full squad to choose from for saturday's match. keeping all the players happy

though is no easy task. ivan toney says he was "annoyed" at being brought on during injury time against slovakia. he went on to play a key role by providing the assist for harry kane's winner in extra time. every player is going to have a bit of a hump not playing games. and especially when it's like one minute to go, you want a bit more than that. and, uh, luckily we managed to get the equaliser that it was, and it was up to me to kind of put myself in a better space, and get on my mood. most of us play week in, week out for our club, so it's always tough. those in the queue are unlikely to .et those in the queue are unlikely to get on _ those in the queue are unlikely to get on centre court but there is a treat— get on centre court but there is a treat on— get on centre court but there is a treat on court number one as there are two— treat on court number one as there are two battle of written clashes, jack draper taking on cameron norrie and in _ jack draper taking on cameron norrie and in the _ jack draper taking on cameron norrie

and in the ladies, katie boulter against — and in the ladies, katie boulter against harriet dart, i can't remember a against harriet dart, i can't remembera day like against harriet dart, i can't remember a day like this at wimbledon, you know. what a great atmosphere — wimbledon, you know. what a great atmosphere and _ wimbledon, you know. what a great atmosphere and a _ wimbledon, you know. what a great atmosphere and a great _ wimbledon, you know. what a great atmosphere and a great day - wimbledon, you know. what a great atmosphere and a great day ahead. | atmosphere and a great day ahead. thank you very much. i thought of no other way to gear into this. collecting eggs from a two—tonne rhino may sound like a difficult task but it's hoped it could help to safeguard dwindling numbers for one species, as part of a new conservation programme. there are thought to be just 15,000 southern white rhinos left in the wilds of africa, with their increasingly inbred population heavily susceptible to disease. our science editor rebecca morelle has been to a zoo in dublin to see how cutting—edge fertility technology could help. santa is a 22—year—old adult southern white rhino. she's unable to have calves of her own, but scientists want her valuable genes to live on. she's having her eggs harvested.

first, she's given some anaesthetic, and once the team are sure she's asleep, they get to work. a specialist team from germany has flown to dublin zoo for the procedure. santa is being checked all the time while she is under sedation. for the last week, she's been given a special hormone injection to help her produce eggs, but collecting them is farfrom easy. it requires painstaking precision. the hope is, though, that she could help to safeguard the future of her species. the scientists want to harness santa's genes for the wild rhino population. southern white rhinos almost went extinct. there were just a few dozen left. now their numbers have recovered, but they're all descended from that tiny group, so they lack genetic diversity. but rhinos in zoos have been carefully crossbred so their genes are more mixed up. a wider genetic diversity gives

for a healthier population in terms of disease, in terms of their ability to survive. so santa's having wonderful genetics that are worth preserving, we know from a previous reproductive assessment that she can't breed. the great thing about this is that santa will be represented in future generations of rhino. the scientists look inside santa's ovaries on the ultrasound. they locate her eggs inside follicles, small sacs of fluid that appear as dark circles. they extract them using an ultra fine needle. good. good reaction. it's taken years to develop and perfect this fertility technology. it's an extreme form of conservation, but scientists say it's vital. they are products of the evolution for millions of years. and they didn't fail in evolution. they are not bullet—proof. and they were wiped out by human activity. and i think we have really the responsibility as scientists to provide new solutions to make it possible that the rhinos can live

another million years. in a makeshift lab, the researchers take stock of what they've found. they've extracted four eggs. three are of high quality. they're packed up and will be taken to a fertility centre in italy to create new southern white rhino embryos. rhino ivf is still in its infancy, but the hope is they could eventually be implanted in a female surrogate. it's a lot of effort. a lot of people invest a lot of energy and time and effort, and in the end we actually come home with a few cells. but however, these cells have the potential to become embryos and to form a new rhino, a huge two—tonne animal. so yeah, it is worth it. but it's always a relief when we have a good outcome in the end. a few minutes after the procedure, santa is up a little unsteady

at first. although she doesn't know it, the eggs she's donated could make a big difference, ensuring the survival of future generations of southern white rhinos. rebecca morrelle, bbc news, dublin zoo. i will state the obvious, but they are extraordinary creatures, just extraordinary. a link to the past. talking of extraordinary creatures, good morning, carol. how are you? i'm very well. good morning to you. a lot _ i'm very well. good morning to you. a lot of— i'm very well. good morning to you. a lot of us _ i'm very well. good morning to you. a lot of us have been complaining about— a lot of us have been complaining about the lack of summer weather but we have _ about the lack of summer weather but we have a _ about the lack of summer weather but we have a beautiful rainbow to show you taken _ we have a beautiful rainbow to show you taken earlier by one of our weather— you taken earlier by one of our weather watchers in north berwick but the _ weather watchers in north berwick but the weather is significantly better— but the weather is significantly better than what is happening in the caribbean _ better than what is happening in the caribbean. we have seen the pictures of hurricane _ caribbean. we have seen the pictures of hurricane beryl and this is the satellite — of hurricane beryl and this is the satellite showing it making landfall across _ satellite showing it making landfall across jamaica and it will continue to drift _ across jamaica and it will continue to drift westwards towards the yucatan — to drift westwards towards the yucatan peninsula, weakening slightly — yucatan peninsula, weakening slightly but then a hurricane as it makes _ slightly but then a hurricane as it makes landfall across the peninsula,

and here _ makes landfall across the peninsula, and here it _ makes landfall across the peninsula, and here it will weaken significantly but as it drifts into the warmer waters of the gulf of mexico. — the warmer waters of the gulf of mexico, there is a chance it could rejuvenate — mexico, there is a chance it could rejuvenate and form into a hurricane again _ rejuvenate and form into a hurricane again back— rejuvenate and form into a hurricane again. back at home, we have blue skies _ again. back at home, we have blue skies to— again. back at home, we have blue skies to start but it doesn't mean it will— skies to start but it doesn't mean it will be — skies to start but it doesn't mean it will be a — skies to start but it doesn't mean it will be a warm day and temperatures over the next few days are still— temperatures over the next few days are still going to be below average for the _ are still going to be below average for the time of year. here are the days— for the time of year. here are the days and — for the time of year. here are the days and the key, and you can see the blue _ days and the key, and you can see the blue and white, so still feeling cool, _ the blue and white, so still feeling cool, particularly if you are in the wind _ cool, particularly if you are in the wind and — cool, particularly if you are in the wind and rain and it is because the 'et wind and rain and it is because the jet stream — wind and rain and it is because the jet stream is — wind and rain and it is because the jet stream is further south than we would _ jet stream is further south than we would expect it to be in summer, so its trapping — would expect it to be in summer, so its trapping area of low pressure and bringing more unsettled conditions and if we want warmer weather— conditions and if we want warmer weather in — conditions and if we want warmer weather in the summer, we expected to be further north and then we will see more _ to be further north and then we will see more in— to be further north and then we will see more in that way of high pressure _ see more in that way of high pressure but today we have a weather front moving across the north of the country. _ front moving across the north of the country, enhancing the showers we have and _ country, enhancing the showers we have and we also see heavier rain coming _ have and we also see heavier rain coming into— have and we also see heavier rain coming into the north later. further south, _ coming into the north later. further south, a _ coming into the north later. further south, a lot— coming into the north later. further south, a lot of dry weather, one or two showers — south, a lot of dry weather, one or two showers getting into wales on the south—west and they will be the

exception _ the south—west and they will be the exception rather than the rule and it certainly— exception rather than the rule and it certainly sunnier than yesterday and these — it certainly sunnier than yesterday and these are the temperatures, between — and these are the temperatures, between 12 and 20 but a windy day where _ between 12 and 20 but a windy day where ever— between 12 and 20 but a windy day where ever you are and the strongest winds— where ever you are and the strongest winds in— where ever you are and the strongest winds in the — where ever you are and the strongest winds in the north of the country, and lighter— winds in the north of the country, and lighter winds as we pushed south but still— and lighter winds as we pushed south but still blustery. into the evening and overnight, the weather front in scotland _ and overnight, the weather front in scotland sinks south, fragmenting and bringing rain but there's been another— and bringing rain but there's been another weather front in across the southern _ another weather front in across the southern counties of england and also wales producing some rain. still windy— also wales producing some rain. still windy for some of us but the temperature is falling away to between eight or 13 degrees, so not a particularly cold night. as we head _ a particularly cold night. as we head through tomorrow, this is the weather— head through tomorrow, this is the weather front, a waving front so it is doing _ weather front, a waving front so it is doing this — weather front, a waving front so it is doing this and the northern extent— is doing this and the northern extent of— is doing this and the northern extent of the rain could well change but this— extent of the rain could well change but this is— extent of the rain could well change but this is what we think at the moment — but this is what we think at the moment. cloudy and wet across southern — moment. cloudy and wet across southern england and also wales and later some _ southern england and also wales and later some heavy rain comes in across— later some heavy rain comes in across the _ later some heavy rain comes in across the far south—west and there will be _ across the far south—west and there will be showers across the north but in between _ will be showers across the north but in between a lot of dry weather and a fair— in between a lot of dry weather and a fair bit _ in between a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of— in between a lot of dry weather and a fair bit of sunshine stop 13 to 20

degrees _ a fair bit of sunshine stop 13 to 20 degrees being the maximum temperatures north to south. as we move _ temperatures north to south. as we move beyond this into saturday we have low _ move beyond this into saturday we have low pressure pushing out towards — have low pressure pushing out towards the north sea and here is the centre — towards the north sea and here is the centre of it and the weather front— the centre of it and the weather front is— the centre of it and the weather front is wrapped around and will produce — front is wrapped around and will produce wet weather across the north and east _ produce wet weather across the north and east of _ produce wet weather across the north and east of the country and further west it's _ and east of the country and further west it's dry and bright but there will be _ west it's dry and bright but there will be showers and temperatures between — will be showers and temperatures between 12 and 9 degrees and windy in the _ between 12 and 9 degrees and windy in the south and it remains unsettled beyond that. thanks, carol, we will— unsettled beyond that. thanks, carol, we will see _ unsettled beyond that. thanks, carol, we will see you - unsettled beyond that. thanks, carol, we will see you later. - the traitors is the hit reality tv show which tests friendships in a game of detection, all with the hope of winning up to 120 thousand pounds. this year's nail—biting series saw the relationship break down between contestants harry and paul, who have since made up — and teamed up, for a true crime podcast. i think they liked each other all the way along as they were just rivals. we'll speak to them both in a moment but first let's take a look at their time together in the scottish castle.

ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! hello, mate. all right. yeah. this is mad, isn't it? he gave me a good run. yeah, it was good, but i won. yeah. yeah, that's the thing. i mean, there's no guilt here. ifeel like it needed to happen 100%. we needed to get rid of a traitor. if we didn't do that in that exact moment when there's enough evidence, then we're going to get voted out. yeah, ifeel like paul underestimates me. and he thinks he's the mastermind behind the whole traitors. yeah, trust me, i'm just playing my game. at the end of the day, i want to win this. harry clark and paul gortonjoin us now. you are both chuckling and nudging each other while watching the clip, so what were you thinking? it just so what were you thinking? it 'ust made me laugh i so what were you thinking? it 'ust made me laugh because i so what were you thinking? it 'ust made me laugh because it so what were you thinking? itjust made me laugh because i haven't| made me laugh because i haven't watched — made me laugh because i haven't watched it— made me laugh because i haven't watched it back in ages and that was where _ watched it back in ages and that was where i_ watched it back in ages and that was where i stitched him up, but look at

us now? _ where i stitched him up, but look at us now? ., , , where i stitched him up, but look at usnow? ., , ,, where i stitched him up, but look at us now?_ yes. - where i stitched him up, but look at us now?_ yes. happy i where i stitched him up, but look at- us now?_ yes, happy days. us now? happy days? yes, happy days. yes, he us now? happy days? yes, happy days. yes. he loved — us now? happy days? yes, happy days. yes, he loved it. _ us now? happy days? yes, happy days. yes, he loved it. how— us now? happy days? yes, happy days. yes, he loved it. how did _ us now? happy days? yes, happy days. yes, he loved it. how did it _ us now? happy days? yes, happy days. yes, he loved it. how did it go - us now? happy days? yes, happy days. yes, he loved it. how did it go from - yes, he loved it. how did it go from bein: yes, he loved it. how did it go from being stitched _ yes, he loved it. how did it go from being stitched up _ yes, he loved it. how did it go from being stitched up to _ yes, he loved it. how did it go from being stitched up to being - yes, he loved it. how did it go from being stitched up to being friends? | being stitched up to being friends? , or i don't know if you were ever friends or it was part of the act. we were mates from the first episode and we _ we were mates from the first episode and we were — we were mates from the first episode and we were sat — we were mates from the first episode and we were sat on _ we were mates from the first episode and we were sat on a _ we were mates from the first episode and we were sat on a train _ we were mates from the first episode and we were sat on a train together. and we were sat on a train together and we were sat on a train together and we _ and we were sat on a train together and we clicked _ and we were sat on a train together and we clicked and _ and we were sat on a train together and we clicked and then _ and we were sat on a train together and we clicked and then we - and we were sat on a train together and we clicked and then we spent l and we clicked and then we spent such an _ and we clicked and then we spent such an intense _ and we clicked and then we spent such an intense long _ and we clicked and then we spent such an intense long amount - and we clicked and then we spent such an intense long amount of. and we clicked and then we spent. such an intense long amount of time together— such an intense long amount of time together in— such an intense long amount of time together in the — such an intense long amount of time together in the show— such an intense long amount of time together in the show that _ such an intense long amount of time together in the show that when - such an intense long amount of time together in the show that when we l together in the show that when we came _ together in the show that when we came away, — together in the show that when we came away, we _ together in the show that when we came away, we thought _ together in the show that when we came away, we thought we - together in the show that when we | came away, we thought we needed together in the show that when we i came away, we thought we needed to do something — came away, we thought we needed to do something together— came away, we thought we needed to do something together and _ came away, we thought we needed to do something together and needed i came away, we thought we needed to do something together and needed a i do something together and needed a project _ do something together and needed a project together, _ do something together and needed a project together, and _ do something together and needed a project together, and lo _ do something together and needed a project together, and lo and - do something together and needed a project together, and lo and behold i project together, and lo and behold the pod _ project together, and lo and behold the pod cast — project together, and lo and behold the pod cast came _ project together, and lo and behold the pod cast came about. _ project together, and lo and behold the pod cast came about. was- project together, and lo and behold the pod cast came about. was there a natural, the pod cast came about. was there a natural. from — the pod cast came about. was there a natural, from what _ the pod cast came about. was there a natural, from what you _ the pod cast came about. was there a natural, from what you describe, - the pod cast came about. was there a natural, from what you describe, a . natural, from what you describe, a natural, from what you describe, a natural affinity towards one another, although in the programme you are pitched against each other? 100%. when we were in their we have the same _ 100%. when we were in their we have the same sort of background and game plan so _ the same sort of background and game plan so it— the same sort of background and game plan so it was all about strategy and what — plan so it was all about strategy and what we both wanted to do was to have fun _ and what we both wanted to do was to have fun but _ and what we both wanted to do was to have fun but also when the money at the end _ have fun but also when the money at the end of— have fun but also when the money at the end of the day and it was like,

we bounced — the end of the day and it was like, we bounced off each other so well in there _ we bounced off each other so well in there and _ we bounced off each other so well in there and formed a genuine friendship and then upon leaving we stayed _ friendship and then upon leaving we stayed in _ friendship and then upon leaving we stayed in touch a few times and it was like. — stayed in touch a few times and it was like. do — stayed in touch a few times and it was like, do you want to do this together— was like, do you want to do this together and we did a few projects together— together and we did a few projects together and we did a few projects together and from that moment it was like a _ together and from that moment it was like a brotherly relationship. let�*s like a brotherly relationship. let's be clear, like a brotherly relationship. let's be clear. you _ like a brotherly relationship. let's be clear, you wonder. _ like a brotherly relationship. let's be clear, you wonder. -- - like a brotherly relationship. let's be clear, you wonder. -- you - like a brotherly relationship. let�*s be clear, you wonder. —— you one. he did win, and you lost. iie be clear, you wonder. -- you one. he did win, and you lost. he remembers, and everybody — did win, and you lost. he remembers, and everybody keeps _ did win, and you lost. he remembers, and everybody keeps bringing - did win, and you lost. he remembers, and everybody keeps bringing it - did win, and you lost. he remembers, and everybody keeps bringing it back. and everybody keeps bringing it back up. and everybody keeps bringing it back up iute— and everybody keeps bringing it back u, . ., and everybody keeps bringing it back u n . ~ ., ., and everybody keeps bringing it back up. we are winning at life now because we — up. we are winning at life now because we dropped _ up. we are winning at life now because we dropped the - up. we are winning at life now because we dropped the first | up. we are winning at life now- because we dropped the first episode yesterday— because we dropped the first episode yesterday of our devious pod cast. here _ yesterday of our devious pod cast. here is _ yesterday of our devious pod cast. here is another bit of it.— here is another bit of it. there is ou here is another bit of it. there is you winning _ here is another bit of it. there is you winning all _ here is another bit of it. there is you winning all of _ here is another bit of it. there is you winning all of that _ here is another bit of it. there is you winning all of that money, . here is another bit of it. there is i you winning all of that money, what an amazing — you winning all of that money, what an amazing feeling _ you winning all of that money, what an amazing feeling that _ you winning all of that money, what an amazing feeling that must - you winning all of that money, what an amazing feeling that must have i an amazing feeling that must have been _ an amazing feeling that must have been for— an amazing feeling that must have been for you. _ an amazing feeling that must have been for you, mate. _ an amazing feeling that must have been for you, mate. you _ an amazing feeling that must have been for you, mate.— an amazing feeling that must have been for you, mate. you have moved on, been for you, mate. you have moved on. charlie — been for you, mate. you have moved on. charlie stop _ been for you, mate. you have moved on, charlie stop staring, _ been for you, mate. you have moved on, charlie stop staring, both - been for you, mate. you have moved on, charlie stop staring, both of- on, charlie stop staring, both of you, say what you found you had in common, and it's not surprising is a deviousness, so devious is the name of the new pod cast. let's have a

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thing you will hear. so _ get away with it is the most bonkers thing you will hear.— thing you will hear. so you try and rethink- -- — thing you will hear. so you try and rethink... these _ thing you will hear. so you try and rethink... these are _ thing you will hear. so you try and rethink... these are crimes, i thing you will hear. so you try and rethink... these are crimes, a i thing you will hear. so you try and i rethink... these are crimes, a crime is a crime is a crime, so you are putting them in a place and that is what it is but then you are going, what it is but then you are going, what might i have done differently that might have affected things? i5 that might have affected things? is that might have affected things? is that right? yeah, it's all comedy behind _ that right? yeah, it's all comedy behind it. — that right? yeah, it's all comedy behind it, so it's not like a true crime _ behind it, so it's not like a true crime documentary.— behind it, so it's not like a true crime documentary. there are a lot of those. where _ crime documentary. there are a lot of those. where is _ crime documentary. there are a lot of those. where is ours _ crime documentary. there are a lot of those. where is ours is - crime documentary. there are a lot of those. where is ours is more i crime documentary. there are a lotj of those. where is ours is more the comedy and — of those. where is ours is more the comedy and for _ of those. where is ours is more the comedy and for the _ of those. where is ours is more the comedy and for the laughs - of those. where is ours is more the comedy and for the laughs and i of those. where is ours is more the comedy and for the laughs and the | comedy and for the laughs and the banter— comedy and for the laughs and the banter because although me and paul say we _ banter because although me and paul say we are _ banter because although me and paul say we are devious we are cheeky chaps— say we are devious we are cheeky chaps who — say we are devious we are cheeky chaps who could never get away with lyin- chaps who could never get away with lying in _ chaps who could never get away with lying in front of our loved ones so when _ lying in front of our loved ones so when we — lying in front of our loved ones so when we talk about the true crimes, it has— when we talk about the true crimes, it has a _ when we talk about the true crimes, it has a range because we don't know where _ it has a range because we don't know where it— it has a range because we don't know where it will— it has a range because we don't know where it will end up and one moment we might— where it will end up and one moment we might be — where it will end up and one moment we might be talking about the millennium dome heist and the next moment— millennium dome heist and the next moment we are talking about somebody who got— moment we are talking about somebody who got caught for stealing to ovens because _ who got caught for stealing to ovens because he posted it on snapchat. so there _ because he posted it on snapchat. so there are _ because he posted it on snapchat. so there are such a range of crimes.

you are _ there are such a range of crimes. you are looking at ones that have gone on but stupid criminals. wasn't there a gang that did something and then bought a load of new cars the next day? then bought a load of new cars the next da ? , ., , , then bought a load of new cars the nextda ? , ., then bought a load of new cars the nextda? , ., ,, then bought a load of new cars the nextda? , ., next day? they robbed a bank but then the next _ next day? they robbed a bank but then the next day _ next day? they robbed a bank but then the next day they _ next day? they robbed a bank but then the next day they went i next day? they robbed a bank but then the next day they went and l then the next day they went and bought— then the next day they went and bought ten— then the next day they went and bought ten luxury _ then the next day they went and bought ten luxury cars _ then the next day they went and bought ten luxury cars and - then the next day they went and | bought ten luxury cars and cash. then the next day they went and i bought ten luxury cars and cash. so we'd _ bought ten luxury cars and cash. so we'd jump— bought ten luxury cars and cash. so we'd jump in— bought ten luxury cars and cash. so we'd jump in and _ bought ten luxury cars and cash. so we'd jump in and say— bought ten luxury cars and cash. so we'd jump in and say what - bought ten luxury cars and cash. so we'd jump in and say what we i bought ten luxury cars and cash. so| we'd jump in and say what we would do differently? _ we'd jump in and say what we would do differently? we _ we'd jump in and say what we would do differently? we wouldn't - we'd jump in and say what we would do differently? we wouldn't go i we'd jump in and say what we would do differently? we wouldn't go and i do differently? we wouldn't go and buy ten— do differently? we wouldn't go and buy ten luxury _ do differently? we wouldn't go and buy ten luxury cars _ do differently? we wouldn't go and buy ten luxury cars the _ do differently? we wouldn't go and buy ten luxury cars the next i do differently? we wouldn't go and buy ten luxury cars the next day. i buy ten luxury cars the next day. some _ buy ten luxury cars the next day. some of— buy ten luxury cars the next day. some of them _ buy ten luxury cars the next day. some of them are _ buy ten luxury cars the next day. some of them are easy- buy ten luxury cars the next day. some of them are easy to i buy ten luxury cars the next day. some of them are easy to steer. buy ten luxury cars the next day. i some of them are easy to steer away. how did _ some of them are easy to steer away. how did you _ some of them are easy to steer away. how did you find — some of them are easy to steer away. how did you find out _ some of them are easy to steer away. how did you find out about _ some of them are easy to steer away. how did you find out about them? i how did you find out about them? it's all heavily researched. iastute how did you find out about them? it's all heavily researched. we work with our production _ it's all heavily researched. we work with our production company i it's all heavily researched. we work with our production company and i it's all heavily researched. we work i with our production company and they are amazing _ with our production company and they are amazing and there is a woman there _ are amazing and there is a woman there called nikki who does research and she _ there called nikki who does research and she will send over a few of the crimes— and she will send over a few of the crimes to — and she will send over a few of the crimes to us — and she will send over a few of the crimes to us and we will do our own research _ crimes to us and we will do our own research and — crimes to us and we will do our own research and think, which ones to be really— research and think, which ones to be really like _ research and think, which ones to be really like and then we message each other and _ really like and then we message each other and say we can have a laugh or this one _ other and say we can have a laugh or this one is _ other and say we can have a laugh or this one is hilarious, or i would have _ this one is hilarious, or i would have done _ this one is hilarious, or i would have done it this way, so there's a lot of— have done it this way, so there's a lot of heavy— have done it this way, so there's a lot of heavy research behind the scenes — lot of heavy research behind the scenes and then we go into the studio— scenes and then we go into the studio and _ scenes and then we go into the studio and turn on the mic and whatever— studio and turn on the mic and whatever happens happens. everybody knows that the —

whatever happens happens. everybody knows that the traitors _ whatever happens happens. everybody knows that the traitors show, - whatever happens happens. everybody knows that the traitors show, you i knows that the traitors show, you are playing a game, but in the real world, because that show had a lot of reach and a lot of people watched it and if you didn't watch the whole thing you might remember bits of it and yourfaces became thing you might remember bits of it and your faces became familiar. what is your reaction at the supermarket checkout? have you had a moment trying to buy something, odd moments? i trying to buy something, odd moments?— trying to buy something, odd moments? ., �* . , moments? i wouldn't necessarily say odd, and moments? i wouldn't necessarily say odd. and there _ moments? i wouldn't necessarily say odd, and there are _ moments? i wouldn't necessarily say odd, and there are people _ moments? i wouldn't necessarily say odd, and there are people who i moments? i wouldn't necessarily say odd, and there are people who are l odd, and there are people who are busily— odd, and there are people who are busily love — odd, and there are people who are busily love the show so much that they take — busily love the show so much that they take you for what your character _ they take you for what your character was and that certain people — character was and that certain people whereas my loved ones and friends _ people whereas my loved ones and friends and family, we did it all for them — friends and family, we did it all for them and we haven't changed. we have for them and we haven't changed. have met you for them and we haven't changed. , have met you before and we know kinda what you are like but some people take things and probably do sake that the characters you perform the r as you are. sake that the characters you perform the r as you are-— the r as you are. people are so invested in _ the r as you are. people are so invested in the _ the r as you are. people are so

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pictures of me in supermarkets without them being in it. - pictures of me in supermarkets without them being in it. i- pictures of me in supermarkets without them being in it. i did i pictures of me in supermarkets| without them being in it. i did a bow at— without them being in it. i did a bow at the _ without them being in it. i did a bow at the end _ without them being in it. i did a bow at the end of _ without them being in it. i did a bow at the end of my— without them being in it. i did a l bow at the end of my banishment without them being in it. i did a - bow at the end of my banishment and people _ bow at the end of my banishment and people say, _ bow at the end of my banishment and people say. can — bow at the end of my banishment and people say. can you _ bow at the end of my banishment and people say, can you do— bow at the end of my banishment and people say, can you do the _ bow at the end of my banishment and people say, can you do the bow- bow at the end of my banishment and people say, can you do the bow and l people say, can you do the bow and i'm people say, can you do the bow and t'm irr— people say, can you do the bow and t'm in the _ people say, can you do the bow and i'm in the middle _ people say, can you do the bow and i'm in the middle of— people say, can you do the bow and i'm in the middle of a _ people say, can you do the bow and i'm in the middle of a supermarketl i'm in the middle of a supermarket white _ i'm in the middle of a supermarket white people — i'm in the middle of a supermarket white people are _ i'm in the middle of a supermarket while people are filming _ i'm in the middle of a supermarket while people are filming me - 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think how well we get on, really. l think how well we get on, really. you can— think how well we get on, really. you can do— think how well we get on, really. you can do something _ think how well we get on, really. you can do something better- think how well we get on, really. | you can do something better than that. ~ . you can do something better than that. ~ , . ., ., you can do something better than that. ~ , . ., that. when we sit in a room together ou never that. when we sit in a room together you never know _ that. when we sit in a room together you never know what _ that. when we sit in a room together you never know what kind _ that. when we sit in a room together you never know what kind of- you never know what kind of chemistry— you never know what kind of chemistry you _ you never know what kind of chemistry you will _ you never know what kind of chemistry you will have - you never know what kind of- chemistry you will have whether it will work — chemistry you will have whether it will work on — chemistry you will have whether it will work on that _ chemistry you will have whether it will work on that first _ chemistry you will have whether it will work on that first episode - chemistry you will have whether it| will work on that first episode they came _ will work on that first episode they came out— will work on that first episode they came out yesterday— will work on that first episode they came out yesterday was _ will work on that first episode they came out yesterday was literally . will work on that first episode they. came out yesterday was literally the pilot _ came out yesterday was literally the pilot it _ came out yesterday was literally the pilot it was — came out yesterday was literally the pilot it was us _ came out yesterday was literally the pilot. it was us sitting _ came out yesterday was literally the pilot. it was us sitting in— came out yesterday was literally the pilot. it was us sitting in a _ came out yesterday was literally the pilot. it was us sitting in a rumour. pilot. it was us sitting in a rumour may— pilot. it was us sitting in a rumour may turn— pilot. it was us sitting in a rumour may turn microphone _ pilot. it was us sitting in a rumour may turn microphone on - pilot. it was us sitting in a rumour may turn microphone on and - pilot. it was us sitting in a rumour may turn microphone on and say i pilot. it was us sitting in a rumour. may turn microphone on and say go, and it's— may turn microphone on and say go, and it's a _ may turn microphone on and say go, and it's a top— may turn microphone on and say go, and it's a top ten— may turn microphone on and say go, and it's a top ten comedy— may turn microphone on and say go, and it's a top ten comedy pod - may turn microphone on and say go, and it's a top ten comedy pod cast. i and it's a top ten comedy pod cast. who have _ and it's a top ten comedy pod cast. who have you — and it's a top ten comedy pod cast. who have you tested _ and it's a top ten comedy pod cast. who have you tested it _ and it's a top ten comedy pod cast. who have you tested it on? - and it's a top ten comedy pod cast. i who have you tested it on? partners or family members, who have you tested it on? partners orfamily members, who did you test it? or family members, who did you test it? ~ �* , u, it? we didn't even test it, it came out yesterday _ it? we didn't even test it, it came out yesterday and _ it? we didn't even test it, it came out yesterday and everybody - it? we didn't even test it, it came| out yesterday and everybody listen to it for _ out yesterday and everybody listen to it for the — out yesterday and everybody listen to it for the first _ out yesterday and everybody listen to it for the first time _ out yesterday and everybody listen to it for the first time as _ out yesterday and everybody listen to it for the first time as we - out yesterday and everybody listen to it for the first time as we did - to it for the first time as we did and my— to it for the first time as we did and my mrs— to it for the first time as we did and my mrs ran— to it for the first time as we did and my mrs ran downstairs- to it for the first time as we did and my mrs ran downstairs andf to it for the first time as we did - and my mrs ran downstairs and said it's amazing, — and my mrs ran downstairs and said it's amazing, it's— and my mrs ran downstairs and said it's amazing, it's hilarious. - and my mrs ran downstairs and said it's amazing, it's hilarious. she- it's amazing, it's hilarious. she could rrot _ it's amazing, it's hilarious. she could rrot say _ it's amazing, it's hilarious. she could not say that _ it's amazing, it's hilarious. could not say that though it's amazing, it's hilarious.“ could not say that though stop yeah she kind of had to.— she kind of had to. everyone in the family did- — she kind of had to. everyone in the family did. there _ she kind of had to. everyone in the family did. there you _ she kind of had to. everyone in the family did. there you go. - she kind of had to. everyone in the family did. there you go. thanks i family did. there you go. thanks very much _ family did. there you go. thanks very much for— family did. there you go. thanks very much for coming _ family did. there you go. thanks very much for coming on. - family did. there you go. thanks very much for coming on. i'm - family did. there you go. thanks. very much for coming on. i'm glad you're having fun. that's what it is about. you can listen to the first episide of 'harry and paul are...devious' on your usual podcast provider, with new episodes released every wednesday.

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across london and the home counties for the general election. polls will close at 10pm. the electoral commission is reminding voters to bring an accepted form of photo id with them. bbc radio london will be on air overnight from ten o'clock this evening with the latest i'll have updates in our tv breakfast bulletins tomorrow morning. scotland yard says it'll review its investigation into a fatal crash at a school on wimbledon common after it was criticised by the victims' families and school leaders. eight—year—olds nuria sajjad and selena lau died when a land rover ploughed through the railings at the study prep school last summer. last week, prosecutors said the driver wouldn't be charged because she had an epileptic seizure and her condition hadn't been previously diagnosed. elizabeth line and heathrow express rail services have resumed to and from the airport following major disruption yesterday. heathrow airport's engineering teams worked to fix the issue with the ventillation shaft in a tunnel which closed the rail lines. let's take a look at the tubes.

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good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines. millions of people are set to cast their votes in the general election today — the polls have been open forjust over an hour. joe biden insists he's in the presidential race until the end, as pressure grows for him to drop out following his shaky television debate performance. hurricane beryl batters jamaica — the storm has already claimed lives and severely damaged other caribbean islands. i would be the scandal of society having afternoon tea at this time in the morning but with good reason. looking at the bridgerton effect and how it has boosted the uk economy.

history for mark cavendish, as the british cyclist finally breaks a tour de france record that's stood for nearly 50 years. it isa it is a windy day ahead particularly across the northern half of the country where we have prolific showers, some heavy. wintry on the tops of the mountains this morning in the highlands. in the south, some sunshine and fewer showers. all the details later. it's thursday the lith july. our main story. polls are now open for the general election. today, millions of people will choose their mp's at 40,000 will choose their mps at 40,000 polling stations across england, scotland, wales and northern ireland. for the first time ever in a general election, voters will need to take photo id along with them in order to vote. political correspondent hannah miller reports. yeah, yeah, it's that time again. it's come round. with election day finally here,

this hairdresser�*s has a new look — one of 40,000 polling stations open today for you to cast your vote. basically, i'll come here and get everything set up. the people that are doing the polling will come. and, yeah, it'sjust a busy day. i come back at 10.30, pack it all up, and we work as a salon in the background. we do let the clients know, obviously, we are a polling station, but, yeah, everyone's happy to come in and, yeah, wejust carry on business as normal. in the run—up to a general election, a lot of the conversation tends to be about who might be the next prime minister, but, today, what you're actually voting for is your local mp. they will be one of 650 to sit in there, in parliament. a party needs just over half of them — 326 — to form a majority government. the polls are open until 10pm and you'll need to show an accepted form of photo id, such as a passport, driving licence or an older or disabled person's bus pass when you turn up.

if you asked for a postal vote and it hasn't arrived, you can go in person to your local council to request a replacement ballot paper before five o'clock. and if you've got a postal vote but not sent it back, you can still drop it off at the polling station today in england, scotland and wales. or ask someone to do so on your behalf. at this royal mail office, they're sorting through completed postal votes to get them to the right place to be counted. if somebody opts to vote by post, we will get the postal vote to them. that goes out in something we call a ballot back. they then return the postal vote and it's got a clear purple strip in it. all the machines are set up to automate that process. but, on the very final day, we do a final—day sweep just to make sure everything that comes through, even on the very last day, we can get to the returning officers. and here in london, that's to 16 different returning officers. the political map has been redrawn for this election to reflect population changes and make the number of voters more equal.

so you might find that your constituency has changed. but wherever you live, today is your opportunity to say what you think, while pets wait patiently outside. hannah miller, bbc news. our political correspondent leila nathoo is in south london. good morning. election day is here. people need to remember a couple of things today when they go out to vote. . ., ., things today when they go out to vote. , ., ., ., things today when they go out to vote. ,., ., ., ,., vote. good morning. the polling station here _ vote. good morning. the polling station here has _ vote. good morning. the polling station here has been _ vote. good morning. the polling station here has been open - vote. good morning. the polling station here has been open for. vote. good morning. the pollingl station here has been open for an hour and a steady stream of voters coming in, a couple of people before the school run, coming here before work. one a 40,000 stations in the uk including one in north yorkshire where the prime minister has been out to vote, rishi sunak out early to cast his vote, one of the first party leaders to do so and we will

bring new footage of the other party leaders going out to cast their vote. he like other voters in england, scotland and wales today for the first time at a general election will need to bring identification, a change since the last general election, which has already been in place in local elections but 22 acceptable forms of id will be available to bring to the polling station. driving licence, passport, travel pass. important to bring that with them today. a quick point about why the bbc will not get into the issues we have discussed the past six weeks in the campaign. the state of the parties and all that sort of thing. we are not allowed to do so on polling day so we will focus on the process of people voting. a fair few people

will have voted by post. if you have not received your postal vote you have time to get to your local council in person and ask for a ballot. we have iii hours until the polls close and it is time to make up polls close and it is time to make up your mind. polls close and it is time to make up your mind-— throughout the night and into the morning we'll bring you results. we'll have our reporters at counts across the uk. coverage begins at 9.55 on bbc one and iplayer — and at 9.1i5 on bbc sounds. charlie, that is our business with the election in the uk. in the united states, earlier stages but very much a focus? us presidentjoe biden has insisted he will be the democratic nominee on the ballot for november's election. a number of governors have now rallied behind mr biden, despite growing concerns about his ability to remain in the race following last week's

television debate with former president donald trump. our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. this is the biggest personal challenge facing joe biden since he launched his re—election campaign. many democrats are widely reported still to be in panic mode a week after this. making sure we are able to make every single solitary person eligible for what i have been able to do with the covid — excuse me, with dealing with everything we have to do with, er... the president's fumbling performance during his debate with donald trump has led to growing calls from members of his party for him to abandon his bid for a second term. two democratic congressman have urged mr biden to step down, while us media outlets say a letter is circulating in the house of representatives with party members urging colleagues to sign

to persuade the president to call it a day. but mr biden has, it seems, the backing of democratic governors after a meeting at the white house, where they said they had a frank discussion with the president. it was candid. i think that, you know, we always believe that when you love someone you tell them the truth. i think we came in and we were honest about the feedback that we were getting, we were honest about the concerns we were hearing from people. we were also honest about the fact as the president continued to tell us that he was all in, we said we would stand with him. earlier, it was business as usualfor mr biden. he appeared at a ceremony to posthumously award medals to two civil war heroes. he ignored the shouts of reporters and left the white house press secretary to answer the question of the day. the president is clear—eyed and he is staying in the race. i don't have anything else beyond that. he is staying in the race. that is what the president

has promised to do. later, the president spelled out his intentions in a campaign message to supporters. "i am the democratic party's nominee," he wrote, "no one is pushing me out. i am not leaving. i am in this race to the end." americans will watch the 81—year—old closely over the next days when he is scheduled to give a high—profile tv interview and appear at a campaign rally. in the meantime, donald trump, who is 78, is pushing ahead in opinion polls, while more voters are saying joe biden is too old to be president. police in australia investigating the disappearance of a i2—year—old girl following a crocodile attack have found human remains. the girl was attacked while swimming in a creek with her family near a remote town south of darwin in australia's northern territory. the area is home to an estimated 100,000 saltwater crocodiles, more than anywhere else

in the world. the daughter and son—in—law of captain sir tom moore have been banned from being charity trustees. hannah ingram—moore and her husband colin were disqualified amid an ongoing inquiry by the charity commission into the captain tom foundation. the charity was set up in honour of sir tom who raised £38 million for the nhs by walking laps of his garden during the covid pandemic. portable heaters, hair dryers and e—bike chargers are just some of the items being targeted by a new summer safety campaign aimed at encouraging consumers to avoid cheap, potentially unsafe electrical items. electrical safety first says that unregulated items sold online can have dangerous components and fake british plugs, which can pose a fire risk. at least seven people are now known to have died as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the caribbean has continued to make landfall. hurricane beryl has brought winds of more than 130 miles an hour,

damaging buildings and felling trees across several islands. our central america correspondent will grant reports. having ripped off roofs and tossed aside homes as it tore through the caribbean, hurricane beryl has now hitjamaica. for days, the island's government has said that the storm's destructive force was not to be underestimated. that beryl would lash the country with high sustained winds, strong gusts and heavy rain. they also warned of life—threatening storm surges, too. and even within the first hours of the storm making landfall, streets in the capital, kingston, began to flood, damaging homes and businesses. an evacuation order for low—lying areas was put into place, and the prime minister stressed that residents of at—risk communities should move to safer districts. we urge alljamaicans to comply with notices to evacuate if and when they are issued. the coming hours will revealjust

how much damage beryl has wrought in jamaica. but other islands show the devastation it can cause. in carriacou, off the coast of grenada, entire communities have been left homeless, with buildings destroyed or rendered uninhabitable. in st vincent and the grenadines, union island was among the worst affected places in the caribbean, receiving the full brunt of beryl�*s power. beryl is an unprecedented storm. none have formed as quickly or have intensified as fast in atlantic hurricane history, and satellite pictures show it's not done yet. as the storm leaves jamaica's territory, it will move towards the mexican mainland. the tourist resort of cancun is directly in its path. just as people in grenada, in st vincent and the grenadines and injamaica had prayed for the best as beryl drew near, now mexicans are crossing their fingers in the hope that this extraordinarily powerful storm begins to weaken before it reaches their communities, too. will grant, bbc news, mexico.

on what would have been his 54th birthday today, the foundation, birthday today, the foundation established by doddie weir has donated more than half a million pounds towards research into motor neurone disease. doddie, who made more than 60 appearances for scotland, died following a six—year battle with the condition in 2022. his charity has so far committed more than £11 million towards mnd research. a nine—year—old chess prodigy is set to make history as the youngest person ever to represent england internationally in any sport. bodhana sivanandan, from harrow, willjoin the england women's team at the chess olympiad in hungary later this year. she is almost 15 years younger than the next youngest teammate, 23—year—old lan yao.

she is nine years old. extraordinary. her dad takes around a booster seat so she can see the chessboard properly. because it is not geared to someone so small. i often think for carol a game of chessis i often think for carol a game of chess is being played, like you are anticipating the next move. trying to work out what will come my way. slightly unnerving. i am standing here shaking in my shoes. by, slightly unnerving. i am standing here shaking in my shoes. a gorgeous da behind here shaking in my shoes. a gorgeous day behind you _ here shaking in my shoes. a gorgeous day behind you from _ here shaking in my shoes. a gorgeous day behind you from that _ here shaking in my shoes. a gorgeous day behind you from that picture. - day behind you from that picture. but a mixed picture? that is right, it is mixed. we have showers in the north, some of them wintry on the tops of the mountains in the highlands. we also have sunshine further south. between showers in the north it will be sunny. it will be a windy day, the strongest wind further north. pollen levels are high in east anglia and

the south—east but elsewhere low or moderate. you can see the showers we have had. moving west to east across scotland, northern ireland and northern england. some in wales and the south—west and that will continue through the morning. this shower is moving to the east, some of them heavy. you could see the odd shower in wales and the south—west through the day but there will be a lot of dry weather across much of england and wales. northern england seeing more showers as well northern ireland and scotland and later a weather front introduces rain. ireland and scotland and later a weatherfront introduces rain. the strongest winds in the north, blustery in the south. overnight, the weather front sinks south. we have this coming in from the south—west. it will bring cloud and rain across southern england and

wales. in between, some clear skies, the wind easing and the temperature is 10-14 the wind easing and the temperature is 1044 north to south. tomorrow we start with cloud and rain in the south. likely to pep up in devon and cornwall. the rest of the uk, sunshine and showers and tomorrow in the south will be windy with similar temperatures to today.— maybe you have come back from holiday and want to get home. but you have used a parking service where you take the car and they look after it and you get back and you cannot find the car. a nightmare scenario that is happening more and more. a rise in complaints has led to warning for customers to fully research operators before jetting off this summer, as our reporter clodagh stenson has been finding out. after buffets, beaches and beer, you're back on home turf. but that return to reality can

have a bumpy landing. somebody answered and said they had no recollection of having our car at all. eventually, we were told that the keys had been lost or misplaced. they basically either put the phone down or ignored my emails. yeah, this company is really totally rubbish. | meet and greet or meet and cheat. after the parking operator drive park and fly claimed they'd lost her keys, kim was forced to get a midnight taxi to norfolk with the promise they'd drop her car back. eventually, they said, look, if i want my car, i need to fetch it. they've had to replace the key with a new key. it's cost them £300 to buy a new key. and, um, you know, i should be grateful. eventually, a family member picked up the car. and that lost set of keys? it was the original key, still with scratches on it. so they had never replaced the key — that had been a lie. and i actually do not know

what they did with my car while it was in their care for all those days. same company, different problem. richard was told they'd lost his car. so i said, right, we're going to have to go into a hotel. and after one week of no car and frantic calls... what they told us was the car was where we left it, which was in the short—stay car park and it had been there for a week. trading standards has told the bbc that they're getting complaints about cars never being moved at all. so you drop your car off somewhere like this — gatwick short stay — expecting it to be picked up, and it never is. and while you're away, that can rack up a big fine. when customers' keys are handed back to them, they're unaware that their cars never left the airport and they'll have to pay this bill to leave the car park. natasha also used drive park and fly and got a fine after her car was illegally parked. the issue was that the parking meet—and—greet people parked it there, not us. leon's romanian holiday got a rude interruption after a series of charges left his bank account.

entry in north terminal by 12:26 and come out by 12:29. it's only three minutes. his van, which should have been securely parked by galaxy parking limited, was repeatedly entering the gatwick drop—off zone at an automatic charge of £6 a time. i'm not happy and i got stressed on my holiday. because i'm thinking if anything happened to my car, and then i get the blame because i am the owner of the car. and these experiences are not isolated incidents. the review site trustpilot is flooded with complaints about drive park and fly and galaxy parking limited. both sussex police and west sussex trading standards have recently warned people to do their research, saying they get regular reports from disappointed customers. what we're trying to utilise is the intelligence we're receiving from customers and analysing that information to work out have we got

any criminal offences? if we can demonstrate this is a constant pattern by the business, then we can look at those offences and take them to task for those actions. gatwick airport stressed that it has no relationship to drive park and fly or galaxy parking limited. the challenge we have is that they are able to operate on and at gatwick because they're not breaking any of our bylaws. just be extra careful, when you're looking on these comparison websites at the providers that are on there and just do extra research. so just check things like the contact details — you know, have they got independent reviews on the likes of trustpilot? and just go that layer deeper to make sure that what you're booking is fully trustworthy. i've just been to visit a known address for galaxy parking. they weren't operating at that site any longer. however, there were some other meet—and—greet operators using that site. they deny any link

to galaxy parking. despite promises of reimbursements, neither kim, natasha, leon nor richard have received a penny back. it had cost me over £350 to get my car back. so we ended up having to pay the £100. in total around 50. about £400. the whole experience was just massively frustrating. - we were totally helpless. nobody could help. the police couldn't help, - the citizens advice couldn't help. the insurance company weren't i interested because we didn't think we were going to get the car back. and at the end of the day, it was just down to - the people we'd booked with. we've made multiple attempts to contact both drive park and fly and galaxy parking limited, but neither have responded. clodagh stenson, bbc news. we're nowjoined by harry kind from which?. good morning. horrific stories. they are. we good morning. horrific stories. they are- we hear — good morning. horrific stories. they are. we hear these _ good morning. horrific stories. they are. we hear these all _ good morning. horrific stories. they

are. we hear these all the _ good morning. horrific stories. they are. we hear these all the time. - are. we hear these all the time. people end up in these situations where they come back from holiday with their luggage, they have not got their car. in some cases people turn up at the airport to go on holiday and are stuck waiting for hours for someone to pick up their cars so they miss their flight. there are all sorts of terrible situations like this.— there are all sorts of terrible situations like this. people were watchin: situations like this. people were watching will — situations like this. people were watching will say _ situations like this. people were watching will say why _ situations like this. people were watching will say why not - situations like this. people were watching will say why not use i situations like this. people were | watching will say why not use the official airport operators? i get that but they are expensive. when you that but they are expensive. when y°u pay that but they are expensive. when you pay for your flights, that but they are expensive. when you pay for yourflights, holiday money, travel, you think i have to save a little bit.— save a little bit. absolutely and it can turn out _ save a little bit. absolutely and it can turn out your _ save a little bit. absolutely and it can turn out your parking - save a little bit. absolutely and it can turn out your parking is - save a little bit. absolutely and it can turn out your parking is more j can turn out your parking is more expensive than flights you have taken half way across the world. people are trying to save money. we find often the official car parking can be cheaper than unofficial off—site parking. if you book in advance. especially if you book in advance. especially if you book in advance. it is not surprising people use these different schemes. i

advance. it is not surprising people use these different schemes. i know ou cannot use these different schemes. i know you cannot adjudicate _ use these different schemes. i know you cannot adjudicate on _ use these different schemes. i know you cannot adjudicate on stories - you cannot adjudicate on stories people have told us this morning. dave has been in touch and said he flew back from dubrovnik and the parking company he used could not find his car. then lost the keys. someone else had taken them home. it took four hours to track down the keys. we do not have much more detail and there are a lot of questions. you could picture yourself in that moment saying i am picking up my car and they go own. i picking up my car and they go own. 1 think i know the flip of that story. we have heard about people who get back to the airport and are given the keys to the wrong car. they have dropped off a nissan micra and they are given a lamborghini, which would be a nice situation. you cannot keep the lamborghini. you do not want to play that lottery. it suggests there are cowboys who cannot run a proper

business, cannot keep track of keys, but also they mistreat the cars when they have them. but also they mistreat the cars when they have them-— they have them. another viewer talked about _ they have them. another viewer talked about the _ they have them. another viewer talked about the time _ they have them. another viewer talked about the time they - they have them. another viewer talked about the time they paid| they have them. another viewer i talked about the time they paid for a meet and greet parking and said a week into the holiday they received a call saying the car was being driven around and left in a residential road every evening. the car's tracking history confirmed this. 3, , car's tracking history confirmed this. , , ., . ., this. basically, there is not a lot sto -|n~ this. basically, there is not a lot stopping a _ this. basically, there is not a lot stopping a cowboy _ this. basically, there is not a lot stopping a cowboy setting - this. basically, there is not a lot stopping a cowboy setting up i this. basically, there is not a lot| stopping a cowboy setting up one this. basically, there is not a lot i stopping a cowboy setting up one of these businesses. we could build a website now and say we will pick up your car at manchester airport and look after it and really that will cost you no money. no credit —— accreditation. and if someone wants to go around the estate is someone else's car there is nothing to stop that. ., ., .., , , . that. you mentioned cowboys and accreditation. _ that. you mentioned cowboys and accreditation. ken _ that. you mentioned cowboys and accreditation. ken had _ that. you mentioned cowboys and accreditation. ken had similar - accreditation. ken had similar issues to the previous viewer and when he returned home, he found his

car engine had blown up, it was towed home and the mechanic said the car had been driven at speed from a cold start so someone joyriding. what is the come back to this, if you are dealing with cowboys without proper accreditation? there you are dealing with cowboys without proper accreditation?— proper accreditation? there are a few thin . s proper accreditation? there are a few things you — proper accreditation? there are a few things you can _ proper accreditation? there are a few things you can do. _ proper accreditation? there are a few things you can do. you - proper accreditation? there are a few things you can do. you can i proper accreditation? there are a | few things you can do. you can try to prevent this in the first place by making sure you take a photograph of the car, a video when you drop off the car, including the petrol gauge and mileage. if you do that in view of the person you are handing the car to that is a sign they will not get away with using and abusing your car which is a bit of insurance on your end. when you are picking the company, it is important in your mind you think this is me handing keys to my car to a stranger so do your research. check reviews, check

multiple review sites because it is easy to make a fake review so trust pilot and google, kelechi reviews and do a comparison. check your car insurance. it might be your insurance. it might be your insurance does not apply to a car while parked, particularly driven by a third party. you have to make sure you have that protection as well. there are other ways of getting to the airport that do not involve this which is one way.— the airport that do not involve this which is one way. stress-free a lot ofthe which is one way. stress-free a lot of the time — which is one way. stress-free a lot of the time is _ which is one way. stress-free a lot of the time is rolling _ which is one way. stress-free a lot of the time is rolling up _ which is one way. stress-free a lot of the time is rolling up on - which is one way. stress-free a lot of the time is rolling up on the - of the time is rolling up on the train. also there are options if you have a car, even official parking can be cheaper so check that. look at parking in people's driveways. there are schemes that allow you to park in a trusted person's driveway for the duration and get a taxi. check with them first, do notjust drive in a driveway. thanks for getting in touch and thank you.

morning live follows breakfast on bbc one this morning. let's find out what they have in store with gethin and rev. good morning. what is on the programme? cold for the balcony this morning. drivers are throwing away cash at the car park. consumerjournalist rebecca wilcox is helping you save today. if finding a space wasn't hard enough, parking apps are offering confusing extras like insurance and even counselling. find out which ones are really worth it. bread that's travelled across the country and in some cases the world, is being sold as "freshly baked in store". cook briony may williams investigates the fakery in your supermarket bakery. and her shocking findings cause one major store to take action. great results. also today, we're calling time on hoovering. and it's nothing to do with cleaning. clinical psychiatrist dr tharaka is exposing a shocking tactic used by narcissists.

this is way to suck you back into a toxic relationship. i'll help you spot if there's a hoover in your life and share how asking one question will help stop it. plus, they're the critter causing chaos by eating your stuff. as we approach peak moth season, we'll show how freezing your clothes will put a stop to the problem, and hear from the woman who's been battling an infestation for 20 years. poor thing. definitely needs the help. and he's dealt with his fair share of creepy crawlies. explorer and nature presenter steve backshall tells us why his most terrifying wildlife experience was with an ant. not a tiger or shark. see you at 9:30. follow that. it tickled them. as long as they are happy.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm luxmy gopal. scotland yard says it'll review its investigation into a fatal crash at a school on wimbledon common after it was criticised by the victims' families and school leaders. eight—year—olds nuria sajjad and selena lau, died when a land rover ploughed through the railings at the study prep school last summer. last week prosecutors said the driver wouldn't be charged because she had an epileptic seizure and her condition hadn't been previously diagnosed. polling stations have opened across london and the home counties for the general election. polls will close at 10pm. the electoral commission is reminding voters to bring an accepted form of photo id with them bbc radio london will be on air overnight from 10 o'clock this evening with the latest on the exit polls, and you can also follow developments on our online live page. plus, i'll have updates in our tv breakfast bulletins tomorrow morning.

a man from luton is due in court later today after being charged with the murder of a 17—year—old girl who was killed in north london six years ago. tanesha melbourne—blake was fatally shot while with friends in tottenham in april 2018. michael clarke has been charged with her murder and will appear at willesden magistrates court today. marcus la—croix from hackney appeared in court yesterday also charged with tanesha's murder. strikes by london tram workers were called off after the unite union said it secured an improved pay deal. staff had complained of disparities between tram maintanence workers and those on the london underground performing the same role. tfl says it's pleased with the outcome, while unite says staff have returned to work as normal. elizabeth line and heathrow express rail services have resumed to and from the airport following major disruption yesterday. heathrow airport's engineering teams worked to fix the issue with the ventillation

shaft in a tunnel which closed the rail lines. travellers are still being advised to plan ahead and check before going to the airport. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on thejubilee service on the tubes this morning. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. we welcome the return of a little bit of sunshine today. it's a dry day, but it is going to be quite blustery. the wind is fairly brisk. now through this morning, plenty of blue sky, bit of patchy cloud there bubbling up through the middle part of the day. temperatures still reaching around 21 celsius despite the wind, so not a bad day at all. pleasant evening as well. the wind starts to fall light overnight. then gradually the cloud is going to increase and turn increasingly unsettled as we head into friday. some rain by dawn, some of that quite heavy, and the minimum temperature dropping to ten celsius. so it's a wet start to friday, further outbreaks of rain turning perhaps a little lighter, but then through the evening or towards the end of the day into the evening, we'll see more rain. some of those heavy showers might

contain a rumble of thunder. temperatures tomorrow around 20 celsius. now we'll see further rain overnight friday into saturday, but that should clear, leaving some sunshine. a drier day for saturday. temperatures though staying in the high teens. that's it — i'll be back in around half an hour with more news, travel and weather updates for you, but now back to naga and charlie. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. it's been entertaining millions of us since it first hit our screens four years ago and now it seems the hit regency drama bridgerton has caught the eye of a different audience. it of a different audience. has bought —— sparked a lo thoughts it has bought —— sparked a lot of thoughts about those times and living in it. from hotels to homeware, many businesses have been riding the coat tails

of the series success — adding millions of pounds to the uk economy. ben has been to find out more. dearest gentle reader, the ton is simply abuzz with excitement this season. murmurings about a boost to businesses from what some are calling the bridgerton effect. word reaches me that some are inspired to make haste to afternoon teas like this one that would undoubtedly find favour with lady whistledown herself. i think people love to see the kind of dream world of, you know, the kind of the drama behind, the beauty, you know, kind of the royal kind of lifestyle. it's very pretty here, obviously. it's very bridgerton—like, isn't it? so yeah, i think that's probably what it is. it's just a bit of a fantasy, i think. well, i have to admit, i've actually not seen it myself yet. but i know that my friend's a big fan, so for her birthday, i thought it'd be a little bit of a treat. and i have to say, i feel quite inspired now to come

and see it myself. i'm like amazed to be here. so i think it's so cool that they have like a whole thing centred around the show, because it's just so fun to watch. and it's like really cool to like — it's like, i love seeing the british like characters and like everything, like kind of focused around like that time period and everything is really cool to me. and there's more demand from those wanting their very own slice of society at home. an entire range of bridgerton—inspired stationery, crockery and clothes. so popular, this retailer informs me it frequently sells out of stock. and hushed whispers abound that some may even indulge in bridgerton—themed liquid refreshment. yet the greatest stir swirls around a mysterious new arrival in the ton, and all the chatter in hallways and gardens is aboutjust who this enigmatic stranger could be.

we are still trying to figure it out. we have this rather indulgent bridgerton themed tea, and it is part of the phenomenon known as the bridgerton effect. on the success of netflix's hit show. the tv streaming giant reckons what it's calling the 'bridgerton universe' has been worth £275 million to the uk economy over the last 5 years. that's when things like this afternoon tea and with other hotels around the uk, biscuits, sweets and treats. and high street shopping giant primark has released a range of bridgerton clothing and homeware — they tell us millions of views on social media have helped stock fly off the shelves. as tempting as it is to dive into the afternoon tea, i want to speak to the man in charge at the lanesborough hotel, stuart, and thanks for having us down here. the

afternoon tea looks wonderful but £85 per person, there is a cost of living pressure on people at the moment. has there been uptake, and who is coming to have a?— who is coming to have a? afternoon tea has always _ who is coming to have a? afternoon tea has always been _ who is coming to have a? afternoon tea has always been an _ who is coming to have a? afternoon tea has always been an institution i tea has always been an institution here in britain and particularly at the lanesborough hotel. we have seen afternoon tea supercharged with the bridgerton effect and people looking for value for money but take out a time like this and we can offer that with a truly luxury british experience.— with a truly luxury british experience. with a truly luxury british exerience. ,, . . ,, , ., �* , experience. stuart, thank you. let's broaden things _ experience. stuart, thank you. let's broaden things out _ experience. stuart, thank you. let's broaden things out and _ experience. stuart, thank you. let's broaden things out and speak- experience. stuart, thank you. let's broaden things out and speak to - experience. stuart, thank you. let's| broaden things out and speak to jane from the analysts, cancer, we had the 275 million boost over five years, how does that work for businesses —— canter. years, how does that work for businesses -- canter. businesses love a cultural— businesses -- canter. businesses love a cultural phenomenon - businesses -- canter. businesses love a cultural phenomenon but l businesses -- canter. businesses. love a cultural phenomenon but we saw the _ love a cultural phenomenon but we saw the barbie —— barbie effect and if you _ saw the barbie —— barbie effect and if you go— saw the barbie —— barbie effect and if you go to — saw the barbie —— barbie effect and if you go to wimbledon there will be tennis— if you go to wimbledon there will be tennis balls everywhere, so brands and businesses like to align themselves to entertainment of sporting — themselves to entertainment of sporting phenomena and we've seen

lots of— sporting phenomena and we've seen lots of businesses take advantage but we _ lots of businesses take advantage but we have other trends playing in like nostalgia, going for afternoon tea is— like nostalgia, going for afternoon tea is an _ like nostalgia, going for afternoon tea is an indulgent treat, so people might— tea is an indulgent treat, so people might want to save up for it and do something — might want to save up for it and do something special but you can do it at home, _ something special but you can do it at home, so— something special but you can do it at home, so there's lots of different— at home, so there's lots of different ways that businesses can take advantage of this phenomenon. the other— take advantage of this phenomenon. the other thing is social media plays— the other thing is social media plays a — the other thing is social media plays a massive role here. regency core is _ plays a massive role here. regency core is a _ plays a massive role here. regency core is a massive trend on social media _ core is a massive trend on social media and — core is a massive trend on social media and we see sales of blusher going _ media and we see sales of blusher going up— media and we see sales of blusher going up 20% which is possibly aligned — going up 20% which is possibly aligned to the bridgerton effect. i feel remiss i have not put mine on this morning. if feel remiss i have not put mine on this morning-— this morning. if afternoon tea is not our this morning. if afternoon tea is rrot your thing. _ this morning. if afternoon tea is not your thing, it _ this morning. if afternoon tea is not your thing, it is _ this morning. if afternoon tea is not your thing, it is early - this morning. if afternoon tea is not your thing, it is early for i not your thing, it is early for cocktails, but cocktail bars are getting in on the bridgerton thing. cameron is here. what response did you see over the time you are running the promotion? for you see over the time you are running the promotion?- you see over the time you are running the promotion? for a very short campaign — running the promotion? for a very short campaign it _ running the promotion? for a very short campaign it was _ running the promotion? for a very short campaign it was really -

short campaign it was really successful, almost akin to running for a month or so and it's really captured the imagination of people in the collaboration across the family has really brought together people and celebrated bridgerton by having those iconic british flavours, elderflower, bombay bramble, things like that and it's really chimed into peoples imagination. it really chimed into peoples imagination.— really chimed into peoples imauination. , . ., , really chimed into peoples imauination. , imagination. it sounds delicious and i robabl imagination. it sounds delicious and i probably won't _ imagination. it sounds delicious and i probably won't partake _ imagination. it sounds delicious and i probably won't partake at - imagination. it sounds delicious and i probably won't partake at the - i probably won't partake at the moment but thank you very much indeed for all of that. and let's come back and look at the afternoon tea once more because it would be easy to polish these. i am in a sharing mood, and ifi easy to polish these. i am in a sharing mood, and if i were to bring any of these backs, do any take your fancy? i any of these backs, do any take your fan ? . any of these backs, do any take your fan ? , ., , �* ., fancy? i will be honest, i'm more interested _ fancy? i will be honest, i'm more interested in _ fancy? i will be honest, i'm more interested in the _ fancy? i will be honest, i'm more interested in the shelf— fancy? i will be honest, i'm more interested in the shelf below- fancy? i will be honest, i'm more i interested in the shelf below which is the sandwiches, if i'm honest with you. is the sandwiches, if i'm honest with ou. , ., . . is the sandwiches, if i'm honest with ou. . . ., , with you. oh, you are a savoury character. _ with you. oh, you are a savoury character, charlie? _ with you. oh, you are a savoury character, charlie? there - with you. oh, you are a savoury character, charlie? there is - with you. oh, you are a savoury i character, charlie? there is plenty there for you. character, charlie? there is plenty there for you-— there for you. that looks nice. smoked salmon _ there for you. that looks nice. smoked salmon i _ there for you. that looks nice. smoked salmon i am - there for you. that looks nice. smoked salmon i am seeing i there for you. that looks nice. - smoked salmon i am seeing there. when was the last time you call savoury? when was the last time you call savou ? �* ., , �* ,

savoury? i'm not sure it's ever happened — savoury? i'm not sure it's ever happened before. _ savoury? i'm not sure it's ever happened before. it— savoury? i'm not sure it's ever happened before. it has - savoury? i'm not sure it's ever happened before. it has now. | savoury? i'm not sure it's ever- happened before. it has now. savoury character. mark cavendish has solidified himself as one of the world's greatest ever cyclists following his spectacular win at the tour de france. the 39—year—old broke the stage wins record in his 35th victory, just a year after crashing out of the race with a broken collar—bone. jane dougall reports. this is the reason he kept competing. cavendish! it's done. the story is finally complete. at the age of 39, mark cavendish now holds the record for the most stage wins in cycling's greatest race. battling so hard, his chain came off as he crossed the line. known as the greatest sprinter the tour de france has ever seen, he now has a special place in its history. the record of 3a stage

wins had been held by eddie mercks for four decades. cavendish drew level with him in 2021 but then fought illness, injuries and depression, eventually announcing that last year would be his final tour de france. but any hopes of winning a stage and beating the record were ended suddenly when he crashed and broke his collarbone. cavendish delayed retirement for one more year, and so the crowds gathered to gain a vantage point. as stage five reached its crescendo. mark cavendish beautifully placed... he burst clear of the pack to take a record 35th stage win. no—one has ever done it better. it was back in 2008 that the rider from the isle of man won his first, earning himself the nickname the the manx missile. the bbc sports personality of the year is mark cavendish. he went on to win international acclaim and was knighted last month. but in cycling circles, this achievement will be

seen as his finest. mark cavendish and his family sharing the dream of a fitting final chapter. jane dougall, bbc news. what a wonderful image that is. three time olympic gold medal winning cyclist ed clancy has been a friend of mark's since they were teenagers, hejoins us now. morning, thanks for having me. lovely to see you. for those people who do not know cycling the way you know cycling, can you put what he has achieved in some kind of context in terms of the sport?— in terms of the sport? well, i guess eddy merckx — in terms of the sport? well, i guess eddy merckx had — in terms of the sport? well, i guess eddy merckx had such _ in terms of the sport? well, i guess eddy merckx had such a _ in terms of the sport? well, i guess eddy merckx had such a legacy - in terms of the sport? well, i guess eddy merckx had such a legacy in i in terms of the sport? well, i guess| eddy merckx had such a legacy in the sport and _ eddy merckx had such a legacy in the sport and it _ eddy merckx had such a legacy in the sport and it was back at a time in cycling _ sport and it was back at a time in cycling where it was easier to amass so many— cycling where it was easier to amass so many stage wins and it's one of those _ so many stage wins and it's one of those impossible records that nobody ever thought would get broken and mark cavendish, for a long time has been _ mark cavendish, for a long time has been a _ mark cavendish, for a long time has been a huge — mark cavendish, for a long time has

been a huge name in british cycling and i_ been a huge name in british cycling and i think— been a huge name in british cycling and i think the whole cycling world has been _ and i think the whole cycling world has been amazing for everyone to follow _ has been amazing for everyone to follow his — has been amazing for everyone to follow his journey, the has been amazing for everyone to follow hisjourney, the highs, the lows and — follow hisjourney, the highs, the lows and we've just seen how he broke _ lows and we've just seen how he broke his — lows and we've just seen how he broke his collarbone and suffered physical— broke his collarbone and suffered physical trauma, broke his collarbone and suffered physicaltrauma, mental broke his collarbone and suffered physical trauma, mental illness and yet he _ physical trauma, mental illness and yet he is _ physical trauma, mental illness and yet he is overcome all the adversity and at _ yet he is overcome all the adversity and at the — yet he is overcome all the adversity and at the grand age of 39 to finally— and at the grand age of 39 to finally do the business, and for what _ finally do the business, and for what it— finally do the business, and for what it is— finally do the business, and for what it is worth and i know i am biased, — what it is worth and i know i am biased, but— what it is worth and i know i am biased, but i think it is a story that— biased, but i think it is a story that transcends cycling and sport and there's a lot of happy people out there — and there's a lot of happy people out there today.— and there's a lot of happy people out there today. when you saw mark at his lower — out there today. when you saw mark at his lower points, _ out there today. when you saw mark at his lower points, did _ out there today. when you saw mark at his lower points, did he _ out there today. when you saw mark at his lower points, did he still - at his lower points, did he still have the ambition to get back into racing even though he was being told physically, emotionally, mentally it won't do you any good? it’s physically, emotionally, mentally it won't do you any good?— won't do you any good? it's a good auestion won't do you any good? it's a good question and _ won't do you any good? it's a good question and i've _ won't do you any good? it's a good question and i've known _ won't do you any good? it's a good question and i've known mark- won't do you any good? it's a good| question and i've known mark since 2001 and _

question and i've known mark since 2001 and there is this idea that a champion— 2001 and there is this idea that a champion always believed in themselves and, yeah through all the hi-hs themselves and, yeah through all the highs and _ themselves and, yeah through all the highs and lows there's always been this continuous thread, even since it was— this continuous thread, even since it was a _ this continuous thread, even since it was a teenager, he thought he would _ it was a teenager, he thought he would be — it was a teenager, he thought he would be the best sprinter in the world _ would be the best sprinter in the world and — would be the best sprinter in the world and i guess it's now official. you are _ world and i guess it's now official. you are right, he's had his ups and downs— you are right, he's had his ups and downs and — you are right, he's had his ups and downs and i— you are right, he's had his ups and downs and i remember being in harrogate — downs and i remember being in harrogate and a lot of people remember when the tour harrogate and a lot of people rememberwhen the tour de harrogate and a lot of people remember when the tour de france came _ remember when the tour de france came to _ remember when the tour de france came to britain and mark famously crashed _ came to britain and mark famously crashed out in front of everyone for the whole _ crashed out in front of everyone for the whole world to see, his adoring british— the whole world to see, his adoring british public and from that moment he was _ british public and from that moment he was going to these big races, not as a favourite but as a fella trying to fend _ as a favourite but as a fella trying to fend off — as a favourite but as a fella trying to fend off the next generation of super— to fend off the next generation of super talents coming through but he's always believed in himself and ithink— he's always believed in himself and i think we _ he's always believed in himself and i think we can all take a bit from that _ i think we can all take a bit from that. ,, , . ,, ., i think we can all take a bit from that. ,,, . ,, ., ., . , that. speaking to him now, he has won this record, _ that. speaking to him now, he has won this record, so _ that. speaking to him now, he has won this record, so do _ that. speaking to him now, he has won this record, so do you - that. speaking to him now, he has won this record, so do you think. won this record, so do you think

thatisit won this record, so do you think that is it or will it spur him on to go for even more? the man looks relentless and does not know when to stop. relentless and does not know when to sto -. . ., ., ., relentless and does not know when to sto. �* ., , ., . stop. another good question and i was thinking _ stop. another good question and i was thinking that _ stop. another good question and i was thinking that myself. - was thinking that myself. theoretically this will be the end, i theoretically this will be the end, i believe — theoretically this will be the end, i believe his contract is up at the end of— i believe his contract is up at the end of the — i believe his contract is up at the end of the year and he will be 40 next _ end of the year and he will be 40 next may — end of the year and he will be 40 next may and he is not a spring chicken — next may and he is not a spring chicken any more. and a tidal wave of youthful— chicken any more. and a tidal wave of youthful talent coming through the sport. and anyone who saw his technical— the sport. and anyone who saw his technical and tactical awareness that got— technical and tactical awareness that got him the win, he was strong, and what _ that got him the win, he was strong, and what he — that got him the win, he was strong, and what he did start leading the sprint _ and what he did start leading the sprint out, — and what he did start leading the sprint out, the big favourite, philipson— sprint out, the big favourite, philipson was on his wheel in the slipstream — philipson was on his wheel in the slipstream and did not have an answer. — slipstream and did not have an answer. so _ slipstream and did not have an answer, so for what it's worth, i

think— answer, so for what it's worth, i think he's— answer, so for what it's worth, i think he's got more stage wins in him in _ think he's got more stage wins in him in the — think he's got more stage wins in him in the tour de france, and whilst — him in the tour de france, and whilst there are proper signs of him slowing _ whilst there are proper signs of him slowing down, if he wanted to carry on for _ slowing down, if he wanted to carry on for another year or two, there would _ on for another year or two, there would be — on for another year or two, there would be a — on for another year or two, there would be a fair few teams looking to si-n would be a fair few teams looking to sign him _ would be a fair few teams looking to sign him up — would be a fair few teams looking to sign him up at the end of the year. to give— sign him up at the end of the year. to give you — sign him up at the end of the year. to give you your due, you in your own right are an incredible cyclist with three olympic gold medals. can you give me a sense from your sport, when you are lining up against mark cavendish and i don't know in your career if he has been your direct rival, what is it like?— rival, what is it like? yeah, i don't know _ rival, what is it like? yeah, i don't know what _ rival, what is it like? yeah, i don't know what you - rival, what is it like? yeah, i don't know what you would i rival, what is it like? yeah, i. don't know what you would call rival, what is it like? yeah, i- don't know what you would call it. it's don't know what you would call it. it's an— don't know what you would call it. it's an interesting relationship we've — it's an interesting relationship we've always had. as a junior coming up we've always had. as a junior coming up through— we've always had. as a junior coming up through the ranks together we all .ave up through the ranks together we all gave up— up through the ranks together we all gave up on— up through the ranks together we all gave up on our academic ambitions and lived _ gave up on our academic ambitions and lived together in manchester and we were _ and lived together in manchester and we were and we work for each other and sometimes it was ourjob to work for a stage _ and sometimes it was ourjob to work for a stage win and he would work

for a stage win and he would work for us _ for a stage win and he would work for us so — for a stage win and he would work for us so i — for a stage win and he would work for us so i was fortunate i've never really _ for us so i was fortunate i've never really been — for us so i was fortunate i've never really been working against him and i really been working against him and i never— really been working against him and i never want to be really been working against him and i neverwant to be in really been working against him and i never want to be in that position. that said _ i never want to be in that position. that said one of one of my favourite memories— that said one of one of my favourite memories of— that said one of one of my favourite memories of mark is the time i spend with him _ memories of mark is the time i spend with him around the olympics in rio as we _ with him around the olympics in rio as we were — with him around the olympics in rio as we were both preparing for the track— as we were both preparing for the track events in the velodrome and i was fresh _ track events in the velodrome and i was fresh from a back operation myself— was fresh from a back operation myself and mark was this international superstar and we had gone _ international superstar and we had gone different ways and met back together— gone different ways and met back together after all of those years, and yeah. — together after all of those years, and yeah, he was doing a lot for me and yeah, he was doing a lot for me and put _ and yeah, he was doing a lot for me and put me — and yeah, he was doing a lot for me and put me up in accommodation and he sorted _ and put me up in accommodation and he sorted my meals out and would ferry back — he sorted my meals out and would ferry back and forth from the track as a physio. — ferry back and forth from the track as a physio, and he's a good fella and l'm _ as a physio, and he's a good fella and i'm glad i never really had to race against him in any capacity. it's race against him in any capacity. it's been — race against him in any capacity. it's been really nice hearing your thoughts and it's like an insight into a sport that for outsiders is a mystery but he is a true champion. thank you very much.

he's just won his 18th british title but with just over three weeks to go until the paris olympics, shot putt uk athletics will today announce the athletes who will represent team gb on the big stage. one who is hoping to get to his second games is shot putt star scott lincoln — who's just won his 18th british title, despite still working part time as a builder. mike bushell has been to see him at his backyard training facility. it's in the rolling hills of north yorkshire that part time builder scott lincoln has been laying the foundations for his olympic dream, paving his way to paris because over the last four years he's helped transform the back garden of his parents house into his own shot putt landing area.

you know, i'm straight out of bed and straight into the kitchen. have some food and then straight out and i'm throwing and it's incredible. and i've had other people down here and throwing with me. and in the lead up to the commonwealth games, i had one of the best in the world. he actually came second ahead of me. erm, so i maybe shouldn't have invited him in the end. scott has been the british number one since 2015, after taking up the sport at a school athletics taster session a few years earlier. hi, scott. great to meet you. yeah, an amazing landing. oh, that's a handshake. not surprisingly, he has one of the firmest handshakes i've ever known. i was playing rugby at the time. the teacherjust sort of said, you're a big lad, let's have a go. and got a few days off school at the time and really enjoyed it. you're kind of shut off to the outside world, so you're in the circle, your heart's racing,

your adrenaline is pumping and you'vejust got like, you know, a split second to get everything right within the circle to then get it out as far as possible. to just hit one clean in front of a huge crowd, and like for me, the highlight of my career is probably the birmingham commonwealth games. having, you know, 50, 60,000 people. and itjust felt like they were in the palm of your hand. despite all his british titles, commonwealth medals and european and world finals, scott's funding was cut last year by uk athletics, meaning he has to juggle training with some building work again. obviously i have to help out at work now to help me by and, yeah, everyone's got a story, i guess. and unfortunately for throwers, it's, you know, not as favourable as some other events. luckily, i have a couple of sponsors that have been really, really helpful for me and probably carried my career on when, you know, there was times where people didn't really believe in me, as in, you know, my national governing body and these people did believe in me.

and here i am now, on the cusp of my second olympics. one hit. that's all you need. scott did go to the tokyo olympics, but due to covid restrictions and no crowds, it didn't feel like the real deal. which is why paris is so important to make his dreams come true. yeah, it's going to hopefully be a lot better experience this time and to just get over there and obviously experience a crowd that's the main thing. and i know my family, my girlfriend and you know, obviously some of my friends and things will be over there. so it's going to be incredible to just share that experience with them. well, scott's warm up routine also involves lifting and rolling the tyre. this big digger tyre — 150 kilos. oh, i've moved it. that's all i can do. most of us could do. and this shows why scott throws the shot putt three metres further than his nearest rivals in britain at the moment. he makes it look effortless.

wow. seeing scott move the tyre, reminds me of a shot putt legend geoff capes, a household name of the 70s and 80s, whose british record has stood ever since. he gave the sport a huge platform before going on to compete in the world's strongest man and superstars. and capes is delighted that scott is finally the one to challenge his record and raise the profile of the sport again. hi, geoff. oh, the young pretender, you are there. i think he should and will eventually, if he don't get too old, beat my record. i'll be the first to shake his hand. but i would turn around and say, "took you bloody long enough." scott did actually raise the profile of shot putting just a month ago, when he was stopped from taking his lucky ball through a polish airport as hand luggage and had to leave it there.

it was annoying really. i just thrown a personal best with it as well that evening before. i was at my local pub down the road and someone came over midway through my dinner and they were sort of like, "oh, did you get a new shot?" we saw that you'd, you know, lost it and left it and whatever else. but yeah, it's just crazy. crazy how stories like that get around. casper, that was really good. yeah. scott's success is also down to his coach, paul. that was a good one. and his family, who follow him everywhere and fuel his ambitions by feeding him 7,000 calories and five full meals a day. you'd never think it, would you? a local lad that used - to come to work with you, and then all of a sudden he's you see him on the telly- where we just see him as scott. we see him as, you know, your daft little brother or whatever. _ but for what he's doing, he's put the effort in. i

nobody sees the effort that he puts in. - he's hoping to bring shot putt out of the shadows again, and knows it will only take some bad throws from more established and betterfunded opponents for the builder from yorkshire to bring olympic glory back to his own backyard. lam i am looking forward to watching that gentleman. you know when you start to get to know someone and you are more interested in how they get on. we will look out for that name and see it when the team is announced. why are we looking at pictures of clouds? some people say they are a metaphor for doom and gloom and there is that phrase, behind every cloud... bennies... or is it every cloud has a silver lining? is it every cloud has a silver linin: ? , . ., ., . , lining? every cloud has a silver lininu. lining? every cloud has a silver lining- who _ lining? every cloud has a silver lining. who sang _ lining? every cloud has a silver lining. who sang that - lining? every cloud has a silver lining. who sang that song? i lining? every cloud has a silver i lining. who sang that song? this lining? every cloud has a silver - lining. who sang that song? this is all caettin a bit confusing. from the low—lying stratus

to the high—flying cirrus, they're all the feature of a new book, encouraging us to have our heads in the clouds a little more often, as breakfast reporterjayne mccubbin has been finding out. cumulus. stratocumulus. stratus. altocumulus. clouds are nature's abstract art. and to spend a few moments with your head in the clouds, however briefly, is to reconnect to our place in the world. cirrocumulus. cirrostratus. nimbostratus. to put our concerns and our stresses into perspective, and to engage with a part of nature that we all share. admit it, after a frenetic, frantic, frenzied

six weeks of political campaigning, didn't that feel good? and. . . breathe. we're not going to mention the e word. what's that? election? no, of course not. we're not even allowed to say that word. we'rejust going to think of other things. yeah, sure. gavin pretor—pinney thinks we should all do a lot more cloud watching. he's just published a cloud spotting guide for beginners. spending a few moments with your head in the clouds is a way to lift your perspective from the concerns, the day to day concerns down here on the ground. let's start. well, let's start with the cloud we've got right here. and this is the stratocumulus cloud. it's a low, solid—looking layer of cloud. what's your favourite cloud? well, these are too common to be my favourite, so i would say my favourite cloud would probably be the lenticularis cloud.

it's named with the latin for a lentil. i always think that's because nobody knew what the latin for a flying saucer was. that would have been a better name. perhaps the fluctus cloud, which looks like a series of breaking waves, one curling over itself next to the other. the altocumulus cloud is a mid—level cloud which can spread right across the whole sky so that it makes the sky look dramatically dappled. the main thing is you just have to be paying attention. and that seems so simple. but it seems to be the hardest thing for us to do when it comes to the sky. my aim is to bring people together through our shared perspective of this universal aspect of nature. so much of the modern

world is about division, but one thing that no—one disagrees on is, you know that a sunset is beautiful. that's something we all agree on. music: "little fluffy clouds" — the orb. i have no idea what clouds are called. no idea. no. ijust know they're called clouds. do you ever take time to look up? all the time. actually, all the time. i think it's very peaceful. it'sjust like, reminds you that there's, like, something bigger in the world. do you spend enough time with your head in the clouds? no, definitely not enough time. cumulus. cumulonimbus. whatever he says. it seems to me that the advantage

of clouds is that it tethers us to some degree of normality in a world that otherwise is just absolutely crazy. so a message today to lift our heads up and take it all in. to have your head in the clouds for a few moments helps you keep your feet on the ground. # purple and red and yellow.... if you know when you know something or get people talking and the audience will deliver. lots of people have sent in pictures of clouds this morning and there are some beautiful shots. jim sent in a beautiful image of the clouds at sunrise over whitby beach. a stunning image. a kind of ripple effect. john took this photo of an impressive cloud formation over lanarkshire heritage centre in motherwell. that is an extraordinary image. i need to know the name of the cloud

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