he says he is stepping down as the democratic nominee in "the best interest of my party and the country" — but it follows weeks of speculation after a disastrous debate performance. dealing with everything we have to do with... look, we finally beat medicare. as key figures, including mr biden, endorse vice—president kamala harris — will she become the new candidate? we'll have the latest analysis throughout the programme. six people, including two children, have died in a crash near wakefield. wrongly accused and left bankrupt — we speak to a former subpostmaster about what it's like to finally receive compensation. can put it to bed now. yeah, i'm happy.

yeah, totally happy, which i haven't been for a long, long time. america's xander schauffele is the open champion, holding off england'sjustin rose to lift the claret jug at royal troon — his second major title in three months. temperatures this week will be closer to the july average, feeling pleasantly warm. will be mostly dry but there is some rain in the forecast today and on thursday. i will have all the details shortly. it's monday the 22nd ofjuly. our main story. joe biden has dropped out of the us presidential race saying it was in the best interests of his party and the country not to run. he'd faced weeks of pressure to step aside after a faltering performance in a tv debate with donald trump. mr biden and dozens of other democrats have now thrown their support behind vice—president, kamala harris, who has vowed to "earn and win" her party's nomination. our state department correspondent

tom bateman has the story. breaking news, president biden dropping out of the 2024 race... despite their weeks of mounting pressure on him to step aside, joe biden had been holding firm. but he abruptly abandoned his campaign on a sunday afternoon as news channels went into overdrive. in a written statement, he said, it has been the greatest honour of my life to serve as your president. and while it has been my intention to seek re—election, i believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on my duties as president for the remainder of my term. the last time the president was seen in public having caught covid, he was gingerly descending the steps of air force one. that was wednesday. since then, huddled with

his closest aides in his delaware home, he had been reflecting for a couple of days, say sources, before finally making up his mind yesterday. mr biden's campaign was fatally damage from this point, almost a month ago, facing donald trump in a head debate. mr biden faulted, forgot things and couldn't finish sentences. had faulted, forgot things and couldn't finish sentences.— finish sentences. had do with... look, finish sentences. had do with... look. if. -- _ finish sentences. had do with... look, if... we — finish sentences. had do with... look, if... we finally _ finish sentences. had do with... look, if... we finally beat - look, if... we finally beat medicare- _ look, if... we finally beat medicare. by _ look, if. .. we finally beat medicare. by now- look, if... we finally beat medicare. by now the - look, if... we finally beat - medicare. by now the attempts to revive his campaign is a damage limitation. but that was too late. he had already flunked the moment that mattered. and then there were more mistakes, including this at a nato summit. more mistakes, including this at a nato summit-— more mistakes, including this at a nato summit. now i want to hand it over to the — nato summit. now i want to hand it over to the president _ nato summit. now i want to hand it over to the president of _ nato summit. now i want to hand it over to the president of ukraine, i over to the president of ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. ladies and gentlemen, president putin. president putin? he has to beat president putin,

president zelensky. bud has to beat president putin, president zelensky.- has to beat president putin, president zelensky. and it was the threats of some _ president zelensky. and it was the threats of some donors _ president zelensky. and it was the threats of some donors that - president zelensky. and it was the threats of some donors that spelt| threats of some donors that spelt the end of the road forjoe biden. i was following his campaign for part of this last week and saw him up close as he tried, but failed to regain momentum. pare close as he tried, but failed to regain momentum.— close as he tried, but failed to regain momentum. are you all in? i am all in. regain momentum. are you all in? i am all in- in — regain momentum. are you all in? i am all in. in las _ regain momentum. are you all in? i am all in. in las vegas, _ regain momentum. are you all in? i am all in. in las vegas, back- regain momentum. are you all in? i am all in. in las vegas, back on - regain momentum. are you all in? i am all in. in las vegas, back on thei am all in. in las vegas, back on the cam aiun am all in. in las vegas, back on the campaign trail— am all in. in las vegas, back on the campaign trail last _ am all in. in las vegas, back on the campaign trail last week, _ am all in. in las vegas, back on the campaign trail last week, the - campaign trail last week, the 81—year—old started out energise. but the next day he seem to have slowed down. during a stop at a mexican restaurant, all the questions from reporters were about the growing calls for him to quit the growing calls for him to quit the race. mr the growing calls for him to quit the race. ~ , ., , the race. mr president, any reaponse- -- _ the race. mr president, any response... then, - the race. mr president, any response... then, after- the race. mr president, any response... then, after 90 | the race. mr president, any- response... then, after 90 minutes held on site. _ response... then, after 90 minutes held on site, the _ response... then, after 90 minutes held on site, the whole _ response... then, after 90 minutes held on site, the whole trip - response... then, after 90 minutes held on site, the whole trip was - held on site, the whole trip was abandoned. we were raced away in the motorcade as it was confirmed the president had covid. the candidate was going home and it felt like a campaigning crisis. and this had

taken extraordinary turn when donald trump survived an assassination attempt. now officially the republican nominee, mr trump last night hit out at his former rival. he said... crooked job biden was not fit to run for president, he is certainly not fit to serve and he never was. the decision to pull out has been called a selfless act to serve his country. bill clinton and his wife hillary said mr biden had, and advanced our founders' his wife hillary said mr biden had, and advanced ourfounders' charge his wife hillary said mr biden had, and advanced our founders' charge to build a more perfect union and his own stated goal in restoring the soul of the nation." so what happens next? he has backed his vice president, kamala harris for the nomination. dozens of people in congress have endorsed her but she

doesn't become the candidate automatically. there has to be a process and others may throw their hat into the ring. 0ne process and others may throw their hat into the ring. one person who hasn't explicitly backed kamala harris, former president barack 0bama. 0ther harris, former president barack 0bama. other big names might also favour an open contest. withjoe biden out of the race, the democrats now find themselves in a situation unprecedented in modern american history. without a presidential candidate, a little more than three months out from the election. tom bateman, bbc news, washington. we can speak now to our north america correspondent david willis, who is in washington for us. president biden says he will serve the rest of his time, but it does mark the beginning of the end of a long, political career? it mark the beginning of the end of a long, political career?— long, political career? it does, indeed. and _ long, political career? it does, indeed. and because - long, political career? it does, indeed. and because of- long, political career? it does, indeed. and because of course long, political career? it does, - indeed. and because of course have been growing for several weeks for joe biden to drop out of the presidential race, but nonetheless,

this announcement caught many people by surprise. we are told the president called a meeting of his senior advisers on saturday afternoon and together they worked into the night to draft that letter, which was subsequently published on social media on sunday. mr biden spoke with members of his family and it wasn't until then apparently that he informed his vice president, kamala harris, of his decision to stand down. indeed, many people in the white house, many white house aides were only aware of that decision minutes before that statement was published on the social media platform, x. in that statement, mr biden said he was stepping aside for the good of the party and the country. he intended to see out the six months that remain of his term as president and he also called, he also endorsed very warmly, his vice president

kamala harris as the woman who should take his place. and there have been endorsements for her from other senior members of the democratic party. among them, of former president bill clinton, to namejust a few. former president bill clinton, to name just a few.— former president bill clinton, to name just a few. and yes, joe biden throwin: name just a few. and yes, joe biden throwing his — name just a few. and yes, joe biden throwing his support _ name just a few. and yes, joe biden throwing his support behind - name just a few. and yes, joe biden throwing his support behind kamala| throwing his support behind kamala harris, as you said but for the party, what happens next? how will they select the official candidate? it all depends on whether somebody comes forward to challenge kamala harris now. a lot of democrats i think i'll simply anxious to put the drama of the last few weeks behind them and all those bad headlines that came with it following the rather disastrous performance of mr biden in that presidential debate three weeks ago. president biden has 4000 delegates, which is more than he needed. those delegates can be passed onto kamala harris, but they don't have to vote for her. there

talk of some sort of open roll call early in august of delegates to the democratic national convention which would prevent any sort of messy last—minute competition on the floor of the democratic national convention in chicago in august. david, for now, thank you. david willis live in washington, thank you. so how could this affect november's election? 0ur senior north america correspondent, gary 0'donoghue, has been guaging the reaction to mr biden's announcement in the swing state of michigan. it is places like michigan, places like pennsylvania, places like wisconsin, georgia and arizona, where the decision will be made about who is the next president. now, joe biden has been slipping in these swing states in respect of donald trump. he's been edging behind him by two, three, four percentage points. and it's not clear at this stage that a kamala harris candidacy would do any better. indeed, one recent poll in michigan

had kamala harris doing worse thanjoe biden up against donald trump. so i've been speaking to democratic voters here and gauging their reaction to joe biden's decision. i was secretly hoping that he would drop out. um, ijust think there are so many other more qualified people. well, i think anyone that's working needs to know when their time's come and it's time to move on, let someone else have a chance, so it's another opportunity. yeah. it doesn't give us much time to actually choose a proper candidate. there's so many other better people out there. but because we have a very few months left, it's very frustrating. and time here is the crucial factor. i was speaking to one senior local democrat, who said he hoped for a really smooth transition to a kamala harris candidacy, but he also said the problem is, you put five democrats in a room and you get six different opinions. so don't be surprised if this is not a smooth process to a nominee for the democratic party.

world leaders were swift to pay tribute tojoe biden's career. 0ur chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, joins us now from downing steet. henry, what has the reaction to this announcement been like in the uk? it isa it is a cardinal rule of british politics that you leave american politics that you leave american politics to the americans and work with whoever they choose to lead them. the truth is, is that people behind me in downing street had obviously, like all of us seen that this was a strong possibility over recent weeks. they had begun to think about how things might play out. sir keir starmer responded fairly soon after the announcement yesterday. he said, i respect president biden's decision and i look forward to is working together during the remainder of his presidency. he went on to praisejoe biden's remarkable career. tributes

forjoe brydon came across the political divide, rishi sunak said when he worked withjoe biden he saw first—hand his love for america and dedication to service. there was also strikingly warm tribute tojoe biden from borisjohnson, who worked with him for two and a half years but had actually endorsed donald trump to defeatjoe biden. he said, i salutejoe biden for the bravery of his decision and said he had been a staunch atlanta sister and friend to britain throughout his career. the keir starmer and more generally they have to think about the possibility of a kamala harris presidency. there are some differences between them, they both built their political careers of being prosecutors. but more generally the government he will be waiting to see comerica lx and ready to work with either of them.- to work with either of them. henry, thanks very — to work with either of them. henry, thanks very much _ to work with either of them. henry, thanks very much indeed. _ to work with either of them. henry, thanks very much indeed. -- - to work with either of them. henry, | thanks very much indeed. -- elects. and for more analysis on mr biden's announcement and what it means...

listen to our podcast — americast. it's availabe on bbc sounds or wherever you get your podcasts from. and now, at exactly 6.13, we have more news. four adults and two children have died after a crash between a car and a motorbike in west yorkshire. it happened on the a61 between wakefield and barnsley yesterday afternoon. 0ur reporter, 0li constable, was at the scene. police cars have been coming and going all night here to what officers have described as an absolutely tragic incident. they were called to barnsley road here on the border between barnsley and wakefield, shortly before 4:00 on sunday afternoon. a crash between a motorbike and a car left a male rider and his female passenger dead. those in the ford focus, a man and a woman, along with two young girls, also died at the scene. the road has been closed for much of sunday and overnight,

while police investigated what happened and how six people came to lose their lives. while superintendent alan travis, of wakefield district police, said, "this is an absolutely tragic incident which has resulted in the loss of six lives. our thoughts go out to the families of those who have died, who we are working with to provide support at this time." the cybersecurity firm crowdstrike says a significant number of the 8.5 computers affected by last friday's global it outage are now back online. the problems wreaked havoc on transport, banking and health care systems. nhs england has warned of "continued disruption" to gp services into this week. detectives in london have begun a murder investigation after a 15—year—old was killed in a shooting. 0ur reporter louisa pilbeam is at the scene in ladbroke grove in west london. louisa, what more do we know?

good morning. what we do know is a 15—year—old boy was shot here in the ladbroke grove area just around the park you can see in the background. this is a residential area, there are lots of flats around here and you will be able to see, the police are here on the scene. we know that this happened at 7.20 last night on sunday evening in broad daylight. as i say, that 15—year—old was found shot. he died at the scene, the london ambulance came here, paramedics and police but they couldn't save him. what we also know from the police, they are speaking to six men who they will be questioning, they say they remain in police custody. police also say that they are now working to identify who this 15—year—old boy was and to then inform his next of kin. so people we have been speaking to around here, incredibly shocked that this could

happen to a 15—year—old, but also this could happen on a sunday afternoon sort of in the middle of the evening on a warm summer's evening. the evening on a warm summer's evenina. ., ., ., ~ i. the government is expected to explain this afternoon why it's refused to give financial support to the belfast shipbuilder harland and wolff. at the end of last week, the company said an application for a loan guarantee, which was considered vital for its financial stability, was turned down. new nhs figures show nearly half a million people in england have been diagnosed with dementia — one of the highest rates in the world. the increase is partly down to an aging population and comes after nhs england sent teams to proactively assess patients — saying the sooner someone is diagnosed the quicker they can help. more than 20,000 people on the spanish island of majorca have taken part in a protest against mass tourism. it is the latest in a series of similar demonstrations across the country in recent weeks, with participants blaming

a continued travel boom for soaring rents and increased environmental damage. that is a story we will be covering this money. if you are about to head off, let us know how you have been welcomed and how you expect to be welcomed and how you expect to be welcomed in the light of those protests. here's carol with a look at the weather. gorgeous blue skies behind you? good morning. good morning to you too. you are right, as we go through this week many will see skies just like that. we are looking at longer, drier spells with showers and rain around, particularly so today and on thursday with temperatures close to where we would expect them to be at this time of year. we're starting with early sunshine in east anglia and the south—east but the cloud will continue to build and we have rain, showers moving eastward through the day. some of those

across southern scotland, northern england and also northern ireland are slow moving, heavy and you may hear the odd rumble of thunder. we will see sunshine developed through the day as well with temperatures 14 to 24 degrees, but later on you at the front will bring in thickening cloud and some light rain across northern ireland and also south—west scotland. south—west england, i should say. as we go through the evening and overnight that will push across southern parts of england, wales and potentially to the midlands and east anglia, the clearer skies follow behind and temperatures in some rural areas in the west could fall as low as 5 degrees. we start tomorrow with the rain in the south, patchy and pulling away and then from many of us tomorrow, we looking at a fair bit of sunshine around and just the odd isolated shower. breezy down the north sea coastline, coming from the north—west that will take the edge off the temperatures which will be roughly 15 to 21 degrees. come inland in the sunshine we are

looking at up to 24. so it is looking at up to 24. so it is looking at up to 24. so it is looking a bit more summary than it has done. at last! thank you, carol. here on breakfast, we've followed the post office scandal closely, and one of the wrongly prosecuted sub—postmasters we've spoken with is gail ward. she was accused of fraud and threatened with prison — but now, after two decades of humiliation, financial ruin and heartbreak, she's finally received compensation from the government. 0ur reporter, fiona lamdin, caught up with her. this is where it happened, exactly 17 years ago today, on january the 11th, 2007. that's when the auditors arrived. ifirst met gail ward outside her former post office at the start of this year. six months on, things are looking very different. knocking. hi, come on in. gail has received compensation. it's a weight lifted off your shoulders when you're not worrying, week in, week out.

what bill's going to drop on the doorstep. gail had run a post office for eight years, but faulty software meant she had shortfalls every week. despite putting in £20,000 of her own money to balance the books, she was charged with theft and false accounting. the solicitor phoned and saying, you know, was i ready for court the following week, she said, "and don't forget to bring a bag with you with some personal items in it." and i said, "why?" she said, "well, just in case you're not coming home." you had a 13 year—old son? he went to school that morning not knowing if all his parents would be there when he came home. she was spared prison, but given community service. in 2021, she had her conviction overturned. but it wasn't until this april she finally received compensation. when our solicitor phoned and she said, you know, "it might be an idea

if you sit down. and kerry was saying, "what's the matter? what's wrong?" i said, ijust started crying and said, "it's all over, it's finished." 20 years of watching every single penny, what's it like now being financially secure? i don't have to go to cheddar boot sale anymore to do my shopping. ijust go shopping. and after years of renting, three weeks ago, they were able to buy this house. wow, you've done loads. yeah, but you can see by all the boxes, we've still got a way to go. finishing off some of the books. it's nice to actually get these out of boxes. it was like winning the lottery. when you walk in and there's this totally empty building and you're thinking, you know, this is ours. i've got my planters, which i want to start doing my veg in. but we love the hydrangea, it's so beautiful. it is a fantastic feeling, yeah, to know that we are secure. for all i still think somebody�*s going to come and knock on the door and say, "can we have the keys back, its not yours."

but i'm sure that'll fade eventually. and when you finally got the keys? it was only after everybody had gone, and it was only mark and i here, and we opened a bottle of wine and just sort of went, "wow, yeah, we're home." i can put it to bed now, yeah. i'm happy. yeah, totally happy, which i haven't been for a long, long time. fiona lamdin, bbc news. later in the programme, we'll be joined the actor will mellor, whose new documentary, "surviving the post office", will air on bbc one this evening. he'll be here on the sofa along with stephanie gibson, a former post office counter clerk. we'll be speaking to them just after quarter past eight. it's just days until the olympics kick off in paris — as athletes and organisers make their final preparations for more than two weeks of competion. kitesurfing is among the sports making its first ever appearance at the games —

and one of the competitiors hoping for a golden debut is team gb's connor bainbridge. andy moon has been to meet him. i love kite surfing. i mean, ijustjust walked out of a meeting about ten minutes ago with my physiologist telling me off for doing too much kite surfing. but i love this sport, i mean, it isjust incredible. and i think that having it on that world stage for the first time in the olympics, it is a showcase. it does look phenomenal as a sport. and so hopefully it will, you know, boost our sport, get more participation into it. but also we're hoping it's going to be a spectacle down in marseille. getting ready to show off his sport to the world. conor bainbridge has always been eyeing the 2024 olympics. part of the sailing team were the first to be announced by team gb, but conor wasn't amongst them after initially failing to qualify. looking back now, i'll agree with my coach who said this is only going to be a good thing in the long run, but at the time it was hard. i think going from a string of such

incredible results last year of i hadn't stepped off the podium in almost two years and so then to come into the big ones and really kind of fall short was... ..it was pretty heartbreaking. instead, connor had to wait until the ominously named, �*last chance regatta' to secure a spot at the games. i think there was a lot of pressure. i think what i shifted quite heavily from last year is i allowed there to be a lot of external pressure from the team and from my peers, and this year i really focussed on the fact that, well, it's me, if, you know, if i qualify, i'm going to the games and therefore that pressure is on me and that responsibility is on me. connor unfortunately missed the recent world championships after a training accident led to him requiring minor surgery. it could have been a lot worse. um, and as my doctor kind of said, when i got back, we were three centimetres either way from yeah, possibly taking me out of the olympics. so, yeah, we're all back, thankfully, justjust missed the world championships. now fully fit, connor is clear what his aim is. i would be disappointed not to walk away with a medal,

and i think you know how disappointed i was at the test event last year walking away with second. um, yeah, i'm hoping it's going to be a gold and that's what we're working towards, and that's what we've pushed towards for the whole winter. and when i sat down and we started working with my coach for the first time, you know, the first question was, "what are you aiming for?" and the goal was gold and so that is what we're going for. connor bainbridge is hoping to soar above the water and the competition next month. good luck to him. that is super cool good luck to him. that is super cool. it is very cool, isn't it. we will talk more about our 0lympic hopefuls as it kicks off, friday isn't it? not long to wait now. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. you are i'm nicky ford. police have named the victim of a daylight shooting in south london.

jesse lloyd—smith was shot in east surrey grove, peckham, shortly before 5 o'clock onjuly 10th. he was taken to hospital but died the following day. detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward. transport for london are considering potential new regulations for pedicabs after the legislation allowing it to bring in licensing and fare controls received royal assent in april. the transport commissioner says tfl will engage with the pedicab industry and customers ahead of a full public consultation. a former postmaster in 0rpington who was wrongly convicted is calling for more to be done to help people like him rebuild their lives. parmod kalia was jailed for six months but had his conviction overturned in may 2021. his ordeal led to family disputes and he is pushing for more thanjust compensation settlements for those impacted by the post office scandal. actions speak louder than words. it

wasn't the computers, it wasn't that prosecuted as postmasters, it was the people behind the computers. they used those as excuses. the people need to be held to account. it has been a popular venue with england football during the recent euros but boxpark says it will close its shoreditch site. it opened in 2011 and will shut at the end of summer but bosses have confirmed two new sites will open in camden and liverpool street later this year. 0rganisers of the lord mayor's hot air balloon regatta have earmarked a new date after yesterday's event was called off at the last minute. if you'd like to get a glimpse of balloons soaring over the capital, put the 28th ofjuly in your diary. weather permitting, the event will see around 50 balloons take to the sky to raise awareness of the lord mayor's charity appeal. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the metropolitan and northern lines and a part closure on the 0verground a good service on all other lines. now onto the weather

with kawser quamer. good morning. after a clear start much more in a way of cloud around this morning. enough for the odd spot of light rain or drizzle. this cloud will continue to then and break this morning. we will see more in the way of sunshine. while there will be a few scattered showers there will be a lot of dry weather as well with temperatures reaching the low to mid 20s with breezy conditions as well. this evening it will become dry for a time the overnight we are expecting more in the way of cloud and there could be showers developing as well. temperatures tonight holding up 14 to 18 celsius. it is breezy as well. looking further ahead, sunshine and showers in store for tuesday. wednesday it should become drier. a weather front will be arriving on thursday. this one or two of the showers can be quite heavy in places

on thursday. the odd shower but more in a way of dry weather. 0n on thursday. the odd shower but more in a way of dry weather. on thursday we will start to see when riding in from the west. that's it. but there's plenty more on our website and on bbc radio london let's return to our top story and the news that us presidentjoe biden is standing aside as a candidate in november's presidential election. last night, mr biden said in a statement that it has been "the greatest honour of his life" to serve as president but that he believed it was "in the best interest of my party and the country" for him to quit the race. it follows weeks of speculation and growing pressure from leading democrats for him to stand aside after a disastrous performance in a tv debate against donald trump last month. there has been a wave of reaction from figures across the political spectrum. bill clinton, the former us president, and his wife hillary, who ran against trump, have paid tribute to president biden,

saying he has stood up for america "time and time again". another former us president, barack 0bama, added his praise, writing that mr biden has been one of america's most consequential presidents, as well as a dear friend and partner to me. mr biden served as mr 0bama's vice—president for eight years. donald trump gave a very different verdict, saying he was was "not fit to run for president, and is certainly not fit to serve". the republican candidate and former president said he would win november's election and "make america great again". shortly after making the announcement, mr biden endorsed vice—president kamala harris to take the top of the ticket as the democratic candidate for president. she has said she intends to "earn and win" the nomination. mr biden's move upends november's election, which had been all set for a rematch between him and mr trump. our us editor, sarah smith, can take us through how we got to this point. when i ran for president four years ago, i said we were in a battle for the soul of america and we still are.

joe biden's age was already a huge concern even before he launched his campaign for re—election. let's finish this job, i know we can. but his team shrugged it off. donald trump lost two debates for me in 2020, and since then he hadn't shown up for debate. now he's acting like he wants to debate me again. well, make my day, pal. i'll even do it twice. he confidently challenged donald trump to a debate, thinking it would boost his support. it was a total disaster that set off panic inside his party. the, er... with the covid... excuse me, with, um, dealing with everything we have to do with, uh, look, if... we finally beat medicare. he tried to jog into a rally the next day, but soon gave up. a stronger performance here wasn't enough to reassure voters that he's up to the job. i give you my word as a biden, i would not be running

again if i didn't believe with all my heart and soul i can do thisjob because, quite frankly, the stakes are too high. because of the high stakes, every stumble, like falling over a sandbag on stage last june, caused alarm. despite the slips... ..and the spills, the biden campaign dismissed as bedwetters anyone who said concerns about his fitness could lose him the election. he hoped the old gag could kill the problem. the 2024 election is in full swing. and, yes, age is an issue. i'm a grown man running against a six—year—old. a vigorous performance in his state of the union address injanuary silenced the critics within his own party for a while. here's the simple truth. you can't love your country only when you win.

cheering. but republicans seized on and shared every moment — like standing frozen among dancing people, looking lost and confused while meeting other world leaders... ..or having to be led off stage by barack 0bama at a party fundraiser. under extreme pressure, the president knew he couldn't afford any more mistakes, as he then said this at a nato summit. and now i want to hand it over to the president of ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. ladies and gentlemen, president putin. take a look at what happened... when donald trump was almost killed by an assassin's bullet, there was a chance he would command so much attention, people would forget aboutjoe biden. but as mr trump got up and defiantly carried on, there was a striking contrast

with a covid struck mr biden, pausing his campaign and making his weary way home. the president's fate was sealed when he stepped onto this stage. it was him who'd called for an early debate to try to reset the race. yet his performance forced him to exit the election. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. joining us now is frank luntz, a pollster and political consultant who is in washington dc. good morning. we havejust looked through some ofjoe biden �*s recent appearances. given what we have just seen, it was inevitable he had to drop out of the race.— seen, it was inevitable he had to drop out of the race. these spills and stumbles _ drop out of the race. these spills and stumbles called _ drop out of the race. these spills and stumbles called into - drop out of the race. these spills| and stumbles called into question his age, his age, his capability and remember it is notjust a boat for november 2024, you are giving four

more years tilljanuary 2029. too many americans and other democratic leaders frankly said, we can't do this, it will not work. biden has made numbers began to deteriorate and donald trump opened up a lead in the key swing states. they were worried they would lose notjust the presidency but the house in the senate as well. eventually there was so much pressure he had to step aside. he so much pressure he had to step aside. . , so much pressure he had to step aside. ., , _ ., ., aside. he was saying, i have got it in me, i aside. he was saying, i have got it in me. i can _ aside. he was saying, i have got it in me. i can do — aside. he was saying, i have got it in me, i can do the _ aside. he was saying, i have got it in me, i can do the next _ aside. he was saying, i have got it in me, i can do the next four- aside. he was saying, i have got it| in me, i can do the next four years. he talked about his record in his first term. it was about whether he was fit and capable of doing four more years in one of the most demanding jobs in the world. that more years in one of the most demanding jobs in the world. demanding 'obs in the world. that is correct. demanding jobs in the world. that is correct. america _ demanding jobs in the world. that is correct. america is _ demanding jobs in the world. that is correct. america is looking - demanding jobs in the world. that is correct. america is looking for- correct. america is looking for someone with a detailed plan of action. action and joe biden did not seem to perform the same sentence. it is not that they like donald

trump or dislikejoe biden, they simply thought he was incapable and unable to carry forward the next four and a half years and eventually he got the message. he four and a half years and eventually he got the message.— four and a half years and eventually he got the message. he has now put his wei . ht he got the message. he has now put his weight behind _ he got the message. he has now put his weight behind the _ he got the message. he has now put his weight behind the candidacy - he got the message. he has now put his weight behind the candidacy of. his weight behind the candidacy of kamala harris. what did the numbers tell us about how she would fare against donald trump in november? her numbers are about the same as joe biden right now but she has more upside. she has more upside and more downside. her candidacy in 2020 endedin downside. her candidacy in 2020 ended in failure, she didn't even make it to the first primary. she was chosen by biden and it gave her a second wind. her numbers as vice president, she has been the most unpopular vice president since dan quayle and yet over the last few weeks her numbers have gone up higher and higher till now where she is at least equal to wherejoe biden

would have been and she will give donald trump a real run for his money. she has energy and excitement. before it wasjoe biden he was the old candidate, now it is donald trump. i5 he was the old candidate, now it is donald trump. is it he was the old candidate, now it is donald trump-— donald trump. is it fair to say she has been somewhat _ donald trump. is it fair to say she has been somewhat invisible - donald trump. is it fair to say she has been somewhat invisible in i has been somewhat invisible in recent years? you might have hoped and the democratic party might have hoped they would be a candidate with their own projects and their own agenda and was able to carve out a niche of their own and then step up to the topjob niche of their own and then step up to the top job if something like this did play out. she has not been visible on the campaign trail. is it fair to say a lot of voters don't know who she is or what she stands for? , ~ ., ., , , , , for? they know who she is but they do not know _ for? they know who she is but they do not know who _ for? they know who she is but they do not know who she _ for? they know who she is but they do not know who she stands - for? they know who she is but they do not know who she stands for. i for? they know who she is but they. do not know who she stands for. she was given the role of emigration. another two key roles in america, emigration and inflation. donald trump has a significant lead over the democrats in this. the

significance is she excite young women under 30 who were completely uninspired byjob biden and she will bring out the african—american vote who were not impressed by the current administration. she is a good debater. it throws the election into some doubt. i was quoted several days ago in the times of london as saying the election was trump's to lose unless there was some really remarkable incident. guess what, this is a remarkable incident. it is unclear at this pointjust how high she can climb. that she has brought interest into the democratic party and they have raised more money in the last 24—hour stun 24—hour period in 2024. the energy and excitement does not just translate to candidates, it

also translates to donors. and in america, donations are essential winning elections.— america, donations are essential winning elections. good to have you with us this — winning elections. good to have you with us this morning. _ winning elections. good to have you with us this morning. thank - winning elections. good to have you with us this morning. thank you. i with us this morning. thank you. thank you. lindy li is a democratic political strategist. she also joins us from washington. morning. first of all, your initial reaction to the announcement yesterday, which seemed to take... certainly the timing to a few people by surprise. i certainly the timing to a few people b surrise. . . certainly the timing to a few people b surrise. ., ., , , by surprise. i had a sense, actually. — by surprise. i had a sense, actually, which _ by surprise. i had a sense, actually, which is - by surprise. i had a sense, actually, which is why - by surprise. i had a sense, actually, which is why i - by surprise. i had a sense, actually, which is why i did exclusively fox news at 9am. at the beginning of the day. i very kindly urge the president to consider stepping aside and formally endorsed the vice president. i wouldn't have done that had i not felt this would happen because this would... it would put my career in jeopardy. so it is amazing that the timing was so close to my interview and an hour

later i went on and said much the same thing. then i found the president dropped out of the race. and i consider the president a friend. he has changed my life in remarkable ways. he is a fundamentally decent, kind and honest man. for me, this isn'tjust a political story, it's a human tragedy. a political story, it's a human traced . ~ . a political story, it's a human traced .~ ., ., a political story, it's a human traled _ . ., ., ., tragedy. what was going on behind-the-scenes - tragedy. what was going on behind-the-scenes in - tragedy. what was going on behind-the-scenes in those tragedy. what was going on - behind-the-scenes in those hours behind—the—scenes in those hours leading up to the announcement? i got frantic calls from somebody in the white house i actually decided not to take because i thought they were going to this is a very personal thing i hope you give me credit for sharing. i thought they were going to criticise me for endorsing the vice president. in hindsight, it might have been about this. i know there was a lot of... i

also now it caught a lot of mid—level staffers of god. many of them thought it was full steam ahead all that he could continue to be cocooned in his unclaimed. what all that he could continue to be cocooned in his unclaimed. what does kamala harris — cocooned in his unclaimed. what does kamala harris need _ cocooned in his unclaimed. what does kamala harris need to _ cocooned in his unclaimed. what does kamala harris need to do _ cocooned in his unclaimed. what does kamala harris need to do now? -- - cocooned in his unclaimed. what does kamala harris need to do now? -- in l kamala harris need to do now? —— in his enclave. she kamala harris need to do now? -- in his enclave-— his enclave. she needs to do what she has been _ his enclave. she needs to do what she has been doing, _ his enclave. she needs to do what she has been doing, she - his enclave. she needs to do what she has been doing, she is - his enclave. she needs to do what she has been doing, she is a - she has been doing, she is a consummate prosecutor. she is out that every day effectively litigating a case against convicted felon donald trump. what happened last week was terrible. an attempted assassination is unforgivable, egregious, atrocious. there is no place for violence in america. that does not change the fact we are running against a guy with 88

criminal charges, four indictments and a guilty verdict. she is out there every day of reminding voters what is at stake. the there every day of reminding voters what is at stake.— what is at stake. the polling numbers. — what is at stake. the polling numbers. we _ what is at stake. the polling numbers, we were - what is at stake. the polling l numbers, we were discussing what is at stake. the polling - numbers, we were discussing with our last guest, what can send you about the way she is polling at the moment? i the way she is polling at the moment?— the way she is polling at the moment? ., ., .,, . moment? i am not as concerned. -- what concerns — moment? i am not as concerned. -- what concerns you. _ moment? i am not as concerned. -- what concerns you. we _ moment? i am not as concerned. -- what concerns you. we have - moment? i am not as concerned. -- what concerns you. we have not - moment? i am not as concerned. --| what concerns you. we have not been advocating for her at the top of the ticket. she did a fundraiser and raised $2 million. these folks didn't turn out for biden, they turned out for kamala harris. i have full faith she will be able to raise the money and pay for tv advertising. as a member of a national committee, we will plant something. national committee, we will plant somethina. ., national committee, we will plant something-—

national committee, we will plant somethina. ., ~ ., , ., ., something. you know this woman well. i do. the something. you know this woman well. i do- they are — something. you know this woman well. i do- they are just _ something. you know this woman well. i do. they are just great. _ something. you know this woman well. i do. they are just great. every - i do. they arejust great. every yeari i do. they arejust great. every year i go to their home for christmas and hanukkah —— and everything. they are down to earth and salt of the other people. they are so... i wish they knew how human and how lovable they are. a lot of times we just see a caricature of them in the press and that is not... it is nowhere close to reality. i5 it is nowhere close to reality. is america ready for a female president?— america ready for a female president? america ready for a female resident? ~ , ., ., , america ready for a female resident? , ., ., , ., , president? we should have been ready in 2016. it president? we should have been ready in 2016- it is — president? we should have been ready in 2016. it is the _ president? we should have been ready in 2016. it is the second _ president? we should have been ready in 2016. it is the second chance - president? we should have been ready in 2016. it is the second chance we - in 2016. it is the second chance we have a time to stand with her. i hope we get it right this time. it is between in my view authoritarianism. the continued existence of a republic or an authoritarian regime under donald trump. authoritarian regime under donald trum. . ., authoritarian regime under donald trum. . ~' ,, authoritarian regime under donald trum. ., ~ authoritarian regime under donald trum. . ~' . authoritarian regime under donald trum. . . ., ., trump. thank you so much for “oining us this morning. i

we will talk some more about that very shortly. now let's talk to chetan. it was pretty good conditions. this guy made the most of it yesterday. the best golfer in the world not to win a major. he has now won two of them. heartbreak forward justin rose. we spoke about his dream to win an open championship. in the end he missed out by a couple of shots because this guy was so good. it was xander schauffele, who fought off the competition to hit a bogey—free six—under 65 — finishing on nine under for the tournament. as 0lly foster reports. the last four days have broken some of the world's best golfers. making it to the weekend was a triumph and when it mattered, xander schauffele was flawless. cheering. not a single dropped shot in his final round, the railway hole

is one of the toughest. but even out of the rough, he made it look easy. that's where he made his move. that was... next stop, the claretjug. as he walked down the 18th, he knew the prize was his and to come through the field, where only nine finished under par on the trickiest of links courses, made his victory all the more special. it's just a challenge. and you know, i'm really competitive and i love... i love myjob, i love my golf. and it's another challenge for me to try and accomplish. and this one feels really nice. the terrible weather we've had. the treacherous nature of this troon course has made the championship really unpredictable, but that's now seven majors in a row claimed by american players. it's been ten years since there was a british winner at the open. justin rose briefly topped the leaderboard but finished in a tie for second and dan brown, the yorkshireman, in his first major, couldn't produce the golf that saw him lead the open after day one. he still finished in the top ten —

the biggest payday of his career. for schauffele, it's a cheque for £2.4 million, but that's not the most important thing he'll be taking back to the states. 0llie foster, bbc news, troon. what a performance from him! 20—year—old shoaib bashir starred for england as they sealed an impressive test series win against west indies at trent bridge. first, centuries from harry brook and joe root helped england set the tourists 385 to win — a figure they never got close to — bashir taking five wickets for 41 as the windies were bowled out for 143. england have an unassaible two nil lead in the three match series: yeah, obviously, i'm a 20—year—old. i know i'm inexperienced but i think being in this england dressing room, every single one of them gives you so much confidence going out there. when you're out there you know you've got a job to do and you've got full backing in the dressing room, so it's a nice feeling.

there was a slightly different look to the final stage of the tour de france this year — with no finish along the famous champs elysee in paris, due to the olympics, which get underway on friday, but ending in nice. it was tadej pogacar who was presented with the yellow jersey for the third time. the slovenian won the final time trial to extend his winning margin to over six minutes, becoming the eighth rider in history to win the giro d'italia and the tour in the same year. meanwhile, biniam girmay, who's won three stages this year, became the first black african to win the sprinters' green jersey. and here is mark cavendish, soaking it all in as he finished the tour for the final time. he actually finished last in the overall standings, despite having broken the all—time record for stage wins earlier this month. he said this is "likely" his last race. here he is receiving a special award to honour his incredible career. we'll be hearing from mark a bit later on in the programme, at around 8.45am, so don't miss that. there was a dramatic and emotional

end to the hungarian grand prix with mclaren ordering british driver lando norris to let his team mate, 0scar piastri, get back past him in order for piastri to win the race. after a heated row, norris eventually gave way and piastri took his maiden grand prix victory. behind them, lewis hamilton collided with max verstappen, but hamilton held on to finish third. it's always tough when you're fighting for a win, and a win means so much to me and also to him. and, um, yeah, ijust had to try and put myself in his shoes and understand it that way, you know, because when you're just... every driver's selfish and you want... you have to be selfish in this, in this game. but when you're just thinking of your own benefits, you know, you're only thinking of the good things. but of course, um, i put myself in his shoes and i realised, uh, yeah, i had to do what was right. in super league, castleford tigers held off a late fightback to beat

catalan dragons by 24—18. catalans fought back superby from 18—0 down to draw level but tex hoy's late tryjust edged castleford to a third consecutive super league victory. they stay tenth in the table. in snooker, judd trump has won his first shanghai masters title after beating shaun murphy 11—5. he'd thrashed ronnie 0'sullivan on saturday to reach the final in which he scored three centuries on his way to winning the £210,000 prize. not a bad day's work. england's luke humphries secured the world matchplay title in thrilling fashion. he beat michael van gerwen18—15 at blackpool's winter gardens. van gerwen threatened to pull off a comeback but nerves got to both players towards the end. however, humphries was able to get over the line to claim his fifth major in nine months. just the fourth man to win the world

match play and world championship title in the same year. and the price by £200,000, which is pretty good going as well. very, very good going. thank you very much. thank you. the chancellor rachel reeves has hinted that she may give public sector workers above—inflation pay rises later this month. independent pay review bodies are understood to be recommending an increase of 5.5% for some nhs workers and teachers, with inflation currently standing at 2%. we can speak now to pepe di'lasio, who's the general secretary of the association for school and college leaders. good morning to you. this isn't confirmed, is it? looks like it might be good news for your members. what difference with the pay rise make? a, what difference with the pay rise make? �* . , , what difference with the pay rise make? �* ., , , , . what difference with the pay rise make? �* . , , ' . �* what difference with the pay rise make? �* ., , , ' . �* , make? a massive difference. a number of teachers will — make? a massive difference. a number of teachers will be _ make? a massive difference. a number of teachers will be setting _ make? a massive difference. a number of teachers will be setting off _ make? a massive difference. a number of teachers will be setting off for - of teachers will be setting off for breaks over the next six weeks worrying about what next year looks like. 0n worrying about what next year looks like. on top of that there are head

teachers across the country wondering what budgets might look like from september. this news will be incredibly reassuring and we hope to get confirmation as as soon as possible. to get confirmation as as soon as ossible. ., , , possible. the treasury were initially looking _ possible. the treasury were initially looking at _ possible. the treasury were initially looking at a - possible. the treasury were initially looking at a pay - possible. the treasury were initially looking at a pay rise possible. the treasury were i initially looking at a pay rise of 2.5, 3%. if these reports are to be believed it could be 5.5%. where do you think that money will come from? it was interesting to hear the interview that rachel reeves gave. she must take good and long hard look at where the money is coming from. previously the government has asked schools to fund it themselves from their own budgets. what we wouldn't want to see a school is having to fund them from existing funds and reserves which are no longer there, they have been dried up. this could end up in difficult decisions for head teachers. we are hoping to hear it is fully funded

and the pay rise is something we can all celebrate and look forward to as we look to address a decade of underfunding and education. that is the key point- _ underfunding and education. that is the key point. the _ underfunding and education. that is the key point. the proposal, - underfunding and education. that is the key point. the proposal, we - the key point. the proposal, we don't have the details yet but you are hoping it will say here is a chunk of new cash rather than send the department for education but you must use your existing budget to pay for this pay rise. it is must use your existing budget to pay for this pay rise-— for this pay rise. it is fair to say the budget _ for this pay rise. it is fair to say the budget is — for this pay rise. it is fair to say the budget is bad _ for this pay rise. it is fair to say the budget is bad for— for this pay rise. it is fair to say the budget is bad for the - for this pay rise. it is fair to say - the budget is bad for the department for education and it must be bad for a lot of places. we need to make sure young people in schools do not suffer from what would be a change in resourcing and make further difficulties from what they have faced over the last decade under the last government really.— faced over the last decade under the last government really. when we look at sendin: last government really. when we look at spending decisions _ last government really. when we look at spending decisions like _ last government really. when we look at spending decisions like this, - at spending decisions like this, they are decisions governments had to make, how they choose to spend their money. the iss is saying such an increase like this will either

mean taxes go up or they will have to be cut elsewhere. are you happy with that given the state of the country now and the difficult decisions that inevitably have to be made? t decisions that inevitably have to be made? ., �* ~' decisions that inevitably have to be made? ., �* ,, ., i. ., , made? i don't think anyone would be ha - with made? i don't think anyone would be happy with a — made? i don't think anyone would be happy with a tax _ made? i don't think anyone would be happy with a tax increase, _ made? i don't think anyone would be happy with a tax increase, that - made? i don't think anyone would be happy with a tax increase, that is - happy with a tax increase, that is something we would worry about the to clear the recent years with some of the difficulties we face more recently in the last two muckamore three years. we do want the government and the treasury to look where best to get their money from. it is not available in schools and we think there needs to be a good argument where we are funding or public services now. it is important for the investment in young people and in schools and colleges that we make sure we commit that the funds to young people for the future. we had to wait till the end of the month to find out whether it is indeed 5.5%. took me through a couple of scenarios. 0ne indeed 5.5%. took me through a couple of scenarios. one is that there is no increase at all or the government turned round and says may

be 4.5% is more affordable. what would make you happy? we be 4.5% is more affordable. what would make you happy? we would want the government _ would make you happy? we would want the government to _ would make you happy? we would want the government to follow _ the government to follow recommendations of an independent body. it is reasonable to assume it we are going to tackle recruitment and retention issues highlighted by labour in the manifesto, this would be the first step towards that. we would hope it is fully funded. another scenario is it is not fully funded and it would have to come out of existing funds and there are no existing funds. it would mean schools, colleges and head teachers around the country would look at where to make savings. that would end up having unintended consequences for people in schools right now. i am sure the new government doesn't want that and wouldn't want to go down that road. it is important to take time to make the decision. it is understandable they have arrived and it is clear they have arrived and it is clear the last government didn't want to

take a decision on the selector in the too difficult to do tray. they were asking for a better and more positive decision sooner rather than later. hf positive decision sooner rather than later. , ., ., ., ., later. if you do not get it, would ou later. if you do not get it, would you consider— later. if you do not get it, would you consider strike _ later. if you do not get it, would you consider strike action, - later. if you do not get it, would| you consider strike action, giving have asked for this and he may or may not get it? rslur have asked for this and he may or may not get it?— have asked for this and he may or may not get it? our organisation has never been on _ may not get it? our organisation has never been on strike. _ may not get it? our organisation has never been on strike. it _ may not get it? our organisation has never been on strike. it is _ may not get it? our organisation has never been on strike. it is one - may not get it? our organisation has never been on strike. it is one of- never been on strike. it is one of those leaders trade unions must consider. it is important to consider. it is important to consider investment. it is important given the best possible chance. iloathed given the best possible chance. what is our given the best possible chance. what is your message _ given the best possible chance. what is your message to _ given the best possible chance. what is your message to the _ given the best possible chance. what is your message to the secretary of state? ~ . ., is your message to the secretary of state? a ., , ' , is your message to the secretary of state? a“ , ' , , state? make sure the 5.5% is fully funded and _ state? make sure the 5.5% is fully funded and we _ state? make sure the 5.5% is fully funded and we hear _ state? make sure the 5.5% is fully funded and we hear that _ state? make sure the 5.5% is fully funded and we hear that has - state? make sure the 5.5% is fully funded and we hear that has been| funded and we hear that has been secured as soon as possible. really aood to secured as soon as possible. really good to speak _ secured as soon as possible. really good to speak to — secured as soon as possible. really good to speak to you _ secured as soon as possible. really good to speak to you this _ secured as soon as possible. really good to speak to you this morning. | good to speak to you this morning. all of that coming up here on the programme in the next half—an—hour.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm nicky ford. police have named the victim of a daylight shooting in south london. jesse lloyd—smith was shot in east surrey grove, peckham, shortly before 5 o'clock onjuly10th. he was taken to hospital but died the following day. detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward. transport for london are considering potential new regulations for pedicabs after the legislation allowing it to bring in licensing and fare controls received royal assent in april. the transport commissioner says tfl will engage with the pedicab industry and customers ahead of a full public consultation. a former postmaster in 0rpington who was wrongly convicted is calling for more to be done to help people like him rebuild their lives. parmod kalia was jailed for six months but had his conviction overturned in may 2021. his ordeal led to family disputes and he is pushing for more thanjust

compensation settlements for those impacted by the post office scandal. actions speak louder than words. it wasn't the computers, it wasn't. .. ..that prosecuted us posttmasters, it was the people behind the computers. they used those as excuses so the people need to be held to account. it has been a popular venue with england football during the recent euros but boxpark says it will close its shoreditch site. it opened in 2011 and will shut at the end of summer but bosses have confirmed two new sites will open in camden and liverpool street later this year. 0rganisers of the lord mayor's hot air balloon regatta have earmarked a new date after yesterday's event was called off at the last minute. if you'd like to get a glimpse of balloons soaring over the capital, put the 28th ofjuly in your diary. weather permitting, the event will see around 50 balloons take to the sky to raise awareness of the lord mayor's charity appeal. let's take a look at the tubes now.

there are minor delays on the northern lines and a part closure on the 0verground now onto the weather with kawser quamer. good morning. after a clear start initially much more in the way of cloud around this morning. this cloud may be thick enough for the odd spot of light rain or drizzle and by the afternoon sunshine developing but also a few scattered showers. and this cloud will continue to thin and break this morning. we will see more in the way of sunshine and whilst there will be a few scattered showers, there will be a lot of dry weather as well. and temperatures widely reaching the low to mid 20s with breezy conditions too. during the evening then, becoming dry for a time but overnight we are expecting more in the way of cloud and again, there could be some showers developing in places too. and temperatures overnight holding up at 14 to 18 celsius and it is still quite breezy out there as well. looking further ahead, sunshine and showers in store for tuesday but wednesday it should become drier but there is a weather front arriving in later on thursday, becoming more unsettled again. some of the showers tomorrow, one or two of them could be quite heavy in places.

wednesday, there may also be the odd shower but more in the way of drier weather. it's late on thursday when we will start to see rain arriving in from the west. that's it for now, i'll be back in half an hour. good morning welcome to breakfast with ben thomson and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today:

joe biden quits the race to be re—elected us president. he says he is stepping down as the democratic nominee in "the best interest of my party and the country" — but it follows weeks of speculation after a disastrous debate performance. dealing with everything we have to do with... look, we finally beat medicare. as key figures including mr biden endorse vice—president kamala harris — will she become the new candidate? we'll have the latest analysis throughout the programme. six people, including two children, have died in a crash near wakefield. america's xander schauffele is the open champion, holding off england'sjustin rose to lift the claret jug at royal troon — his second major title in three months. people petrified in their own homes,

the country is falling apart. if only i was in a position to do something. and comedian and impressionist matt forde will be joining us on the sofa ahead of his new tour. good morning, temperatures this week will be closer to where we expect them to be injuly. feeling pleasantly warm and it will be mostly dry but there is some rain in the forecast, particularly today and on thursday. i will have all the details later. it's monday the 22nd ofjuly. joe biden has dropped out of the us presidential race saying it was in the best interests of his party and the country not to run. he'd faced weeks of pressure to step aside after a faltering performance in a tv debate with donald trump. mr biden and dozens of other democrats have now thrown their support behind vice—president, kamala harris, who has vowed to "earn and win" her party's nomination. our state department correspondent tom bateman has the story. breaking news, president biden dropping out of the 2024 race,

endorsing his vice president kamala harris... despite the weeks of mounting pressure on him to step aside, joe biden had been holding firm. but he abruptly abandoned his campaign on a sunday afternoon as news channels went into overdrive. in a written statement, he said, "it has been the greatest honour of my life to serve as your president. and while it has been my intention to seek re—election, i believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on my duties as president for the remainder of my term." the last time the president was seen in public having caught covid, he was gingerly descending the steps of air force one. that was wednesday. since then, huddled with his closest aides at his delaware home,

he had been reflecting for a couple of days, say sources, before finally making up his mind yesterday morning. mr biden's campaign was fatally damage from this point, almost a month ago, facing donald trump in a head—to—head debate. mr biden faltered, forgot things and couldn't finish sentences. everything we had do with... look, if... we finally beat medicare. by now the attempts to revive his campaign were damage limitation. but that was too late, he'd already flunked the moment that mattered. and then there were more mistakes — including this at a nato summit. now i want to hand it over to the president of ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. ladies and gentlemen, president putin. president putin? he has to beat president putin, president zelensky. in the end it was a critcal mass of democrats in congress and the threats of some donors that spelled the end of

the road forjoe biden. i was following his campaign for part of this last week and saw him up close as he tried, but failed to regain momentum. let me ask you, are you all in? because i'm all in. in las vegas, back on the campaign trail last week, the 81—year—old started out energised. but the next day he seem to have slowed down.ed during a stop at a mexican restaurant, a pitch to hispanic voters, all the questions from reporters were about the growing calls for him to quit the race. all talk at once. then, after 90 minutes held on site, the whole trip was abandoned. we were raced away in the motorcade as it was confirmed the president had covid.

the candidate was going home and it felt like a campaign in crisis. and this had taken extraordinary turn when donald trump survived an assassination attempt. now officially the republican nominee, mr trump last night hit out at his former rival. he said... crooked job biden was not fit to run for president, he is certainly not fit to serve and he never was. the decision to pull out has been hailed as a selfish act to serve his country. bill clinton and his wife advanced our founders' charge to build a more perfect union and his own stated goal in restoring the soul of the nation." so what happens next? he has backed his vice president, kamala harris for the nomination. dozens of people in congress have endorsed her but she doesn't become the candidate automatically.

there has to be a process and others may still throw their hat into the ring. one person who hasn't explicitly backed kamala harris, former president barack 0bama. other big names might also favour an open contest. withjoe biden out of the race, the democrats now find themselves in a situation unprecedented in modern american history. without a presidential candidate, a little more than three months out from the election. tom bateman, bbc news, washington. we can speak now to our north america correspondent david willis, who is in washington for us. david, where does this leave president biden? this would not have been howjoe biden would have wanted his more than 50 years in public life to have come to an end. he had resisted growing calls to withdraw from the presidential race, but the announcement, when it came that he

was doing so, nonetheless caught many people here by surprise. the president was holed up at his delaware beach hut, beach house where he has been suffering from covid. the report suggests that on saturday evening, he called a meeting of his senior advisers and together they worked into the night together they worked into the night to draft the letter that was published on x social media platform today, revealing he was withdrawing from the race. it wasn't until the following day, sunday, that mr biden spoke with members of his family. it has been reported his family and indeed his vice president kamala harris. in that letter mr biden said he was withdrawing from the race for, as he put it, the good of the party and the country but he

intended to see out the remainder of his presidential term. he also put his presidential term. he also put his full endorsement behind his deputy, kamala harris. the big question now is whether anybody will come forward in the democratic party to challenge her. democrats are hoping that her nomination will energise the party and this race for the presidency and also bring more of their supporters to the polls. we will have to wait and see about that, kamala harris is due at the white house later today filling in forjoe biden at an event involving some sporting people.— forjoe biden at an event involving some sporting people. thank you for now, david, david willis in washington. so how could this affect november's election? 0ur senior north america correspondent, gary 0'donoghue, has been gauging the reaction to mr biden's announcement in the swing state of michigan. it is places like michigan, places like pennsylvania, places like wisconsin, georgia and arizona, where the decision will be made about who is the next president.

now, joe biden has been slipping in these swing states in respect of donald trump. he's been edging behind him by two, three, four percentage points. and it's not clear at this stage that a kamala harris candidacy would do any better. indeed, one recent poll in michigan had kamala harris doing worse thanjoe biden up against donald trump. so i've been speaking to democratic voters here and gauging their reaction to joe biden's decision. i was secretly hoping that he would drop out. um, ijust think there are so many other more qualified people. well, i think anyone that's working needs to know when their time's come and it's time to move on, let someone else have a chance, so it's another opportunity. yeah. it doesn't give us much time to actually choose a proper candidate. there's so many other better people out there. but because we have a very few months left, it's very frustrating. and time here is the crucial factor. i was speaking to one senior local democrat, who said he hoped

for a really smooth transition to a kamala harris candidacy, but he also said the problem is, you put five democrats in a room and you get six different opinions. so don't be surprised if this is not a smooth process to a nominee for the democratic party. henry settlementjoins us live. what has been the reaction in the uk? the prime has been the reaction in the uk? tue: prime minister had has been the reaction in the uk? tt2 prime minister had a statement very soon afterjoe biden made his announcement. he said i respect president biden's decision and i look forward to is working together during the remainder of his presidency. he talked aboutjoe biden's incredible career. similar tributes from rishi sunak who said

he saw first—hand biden's look for american dedication to service. borisjohnson said he saluted joe biden's bravery and he had been a friend to britain throughout his career. looking forward, i don't think this changes much for keir starmer and the people working behind me in downing street. they had been preparing for both eventualities, democratic victory or a republican victory under donald trump. keir starmer metjoe biden in the oval office a couple of weeks ago. he has never met kamala harris, who appears likely to succeed him as the democratic nominee, as nominee, as far as i understand it. but there are some striking similarities. they are some striking similarities. they are very close in age, just a couple of years apart, keir starmer is slightly older and they also built political careers on the back of records as prosecutors. when keir starmer was the dpp, kamala harris was attorney general. so they could form a good relationship should she

become president and his team working on the possibility of a trim presidency also. working on the possibility of a trim presidency also-— working on the possibility of a trim presidency also. henry, thank you. for full analysis _ presidency also. henry, thank you. for full analysis and _ presidency also. henry, thank you. for full analysis and what - presidency also. henry, thank you. for full analysis and what it - presidency also. henry, thank you. for full analysis and what it might l for full analysis and what it might mean, listen to a podcast on bbc sounds or wherever you get your podcast from. four adults and two children have died after a crash between a car and a motorbike in west yorkshire. it happened on the a61 between wakefield and barnsley yesterday afternoon. 0ur reporter, 0li constable, was at the scene. police cars have been coming and going all night here to what officers have described as an absolutely tragic incident. they were called to barnsley road here on the border between barnsley and wakefield, shortly before 4:00 on sunday afternoon. a crash between a motorbike and a car left a male rider and his female passenger dead. those in the ford focus, a man and a woman, along with two young girls,

also died at the scene. the road has been closed for much of sunday and overnight, while police investigated what happened and how six people came to lose their lives. while superintendent alan travis, of wakefield district police, said, "this is an absolutely tragic incident which has resulted in the loss of six lives. our thoughts go out to the families of those who have died, who we are working with to provide support at this time." the cybersecurity firm crowdstrike says a significant number of the 8.5 million computers affected by last friday's global it outage are now back online. the problems wreaked havoc on transport, banking and healthcare systems. nhs england has warned of "continued disruption" to gp services into this week. six men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15—year—old boy was killed in a shooting.

0ur reporter louisa pilbeam is at the scene in ladbroke grove in west london. louisa, what more do we know? good morning. what we do know is a 15—year—old boy was shot dead in the ladbroke grove area. you will probably be able to see a park in the background the police called and is still here and the police are still here this morning. this is a residential area, there are lots of flats around here. what happened, at 7.20 last night sunday evening, police were called and they say they found a teenager who had been shot. paramedics came here, the london ambulance came here and they try to save the boy's life, and they were not able to do so. we do know that six men are in police custody and a few minutes ago i spoke to the met police. they say those six males are

still in custody and that they will be preparing to question them today about what happened here. now police also say that they now need to ascertain the identity of this teenager. at this stage, we do not know and they need to find out. they also need to speak to the family of the teenage boy but people we have been speaking to, they have been saying they are shocked this could happen on a sunday evening in broad daylight. so a lot of shock and upset here today.— daylight. so a lot of shock and upset here today. daylight. so a lot of shock and uset here toda . ., ,, i. ., ., the government is expected to explain this afternoon why it's refused to give financial support to the belfast shipbuilder harland and wolff. at the end of last week, the company said an application for a loan guarantee, which was considered vital for its financial stability, was turned down. new nhs figures show nearly half a million people in england have been diagnosed with dementia —

one of the highest rates in the world. the increase is partly down to an aging population and comes after nhs england sent teams to proactively assess patients — saying the sooner someone is diagnosed the quicker they can help. thousands of people on the spanish island of majorca have taken part in a protest against mass tourism. it is the latest in a series of similar demonstrations across spain in recent weeks, our europe correspondent nick beake is in majorca for us. good morning to you. what are people's specific concerns where you are? , ., ., ., ~ people's specific concerns where you are? ,., ., ., . ., people's specific concerns where you are? , ., ., ., ~ ., , are? good morning. we have been talkin: to are? good morning. we have been talking to lots _ are? good morning. we have been talking to lots of _ are? good morning. we have been talking to lots of families - talking to lots of families yesterday at this process. the official figure for the turnout was 20,000. it gives you an indication about the strength of feeling. what people are saying is they are far too many people on the island, too many people for the resources, too many people for the resources, too many people for the resources, too many people for the housing, crucially. and this concern we had time and again was a lot of the flats on the islands are brought up

and then rented out to tourists. 0ften and then rented out to tourists. often for a couple of months of the time and so the locals are absolutely priced out, they say. they are concerned about their future. we spoke to one woman yesterday, she is an english teacher and she has two sons in their early 20s and one has a job at the airport and makes about £500 a month and it's not enough to get his own place, so both her sons are living at home with her. this is, as you say, the latest in a series of protests across spain. it feels this year there is a tipping point. there has always been this debate as to whether the tourists bring more problems than benefits. but there is this new level of anger we are feeling in spain. what happens next, is there going to be any change in the policy the government carries out? some people are calling for a limit on the number of tourists. a lot of the british tourists and they say when they come here they bring their cash they have worked very

hard to spend and sustain localjob. and people have warned you don't want to undermine the part of the economy that is going really well in spain at the moment. for economy that is going really well in spain at the moment.— economy that is going really well in spain at the moment. for now, thank ou ve spain at the moment. for now, thank you very much _ spain at the moment. for now, thank you very much in _ spain at the moment. for now, thank you very much in majorca. _ spain at the moment. for now, thank you very much in majorca. can - spain at the moment. for now, thank you very much in majorca. can see i spain at the moment. for now, thank you very much in majorca. can see a l you very much in majorca. can see a shot why people might want majorca. escape the sum of the inclement weather we have had of late. let's find out what is going to be like. are we going to get some sunshine? here's carol with a look at the weather. yes, we are. some blue skies in shetland. not the case everywhere, a cloudy and murky started the day, we have showers and rain around. that is going to be travelling eastwards through the day. the heaviest at the moment is northern ireland, northern england and southern scotland and through the day, don't be surprised if you hear the odd rumble of thunder with not much wind to move their showers along. it will be slow

moving. furthersouth, their showers along. it will be slow moving. further south, the showers drift towards the east and after a bright start in east anglia and the south—east, the cloud continuing to build. a break through the day and we will see some sunny intervals develop. we have a brisk wing across southern areas today and we hang on to a bit more cloud across eastern scotland. temperatures ranging from 14 in the north to 24 in the south. later, the cloud will build across south—west england and northern england producing more patchy, light rain. through this evening and overnight that will be crossing parts of england and also wales. the showers further north easing and under clear skies, showers further north easing and under clearskies, it showers further north easing and under clear skies, it will be a cool night in rural areas in the north and temperatures could fall away as low as 5 degrees. generally in towns and cities, we are looking at nine to 16. into tomorrow, the dregs of the rain in the south—east will clear away and then tomorrow will be a largely dry day with a fair bit of

sunshine around. yes, there will be a few isolated showers but that is about it. a cool breeze coming down the north sea will take the edge off the north sea will take the edge off the temperatures here. generally, 15 to 24 north to south. i like it when the numbers go orange, it is a good sign. thank you, carol. there is a clue in the colour. don't need to be read, just more orange. let's return to our top story — and the news that us presidentjoe biden has announced he will stand aside as the democratic candidate in november's election. we'rejoined now by michael starr hopkins, a political strategist who worked on barack 0bama and hillary clinton's presidential campaigns. good morning to you, good to have good morning to you, good to have you with us. we have been looking at what has gone on all morning and what has gone on all morning and what is your assessment right now of what is your assessment right now of what happened yesterday to convince joe biden that he should stand down?

joe biden that he should stand down? joe biden that he should stand down? joe biden so that the path forward wasn't a path that would end in democrat winning the election. given everything that is at rest, i woman's right to bodily autonomy, democracy itself and access to the ballot, the president chose what i would call a brave approach and set his own personal gain aside for the country's best benefit.— country's best benefit. there have been a lot of— country's best benefit. there have been a lot of messages _ country's best benefit. there have been a lot of messages of- country's best benefit. there have been a lot of messages of support from those within the party and elsewhere about his contribution over the last four years. but it is fair to say in recent weeks the pressure has grown on him to stand down and the pressure and those calls were growing louder. is it fair to say that had he not gone, the democrats would have been in a real problem facing this election? absolutely. president biden is a good man and was an even better president. but given some of his

health issues, some of the frailties that all of america so, he didn't have a path forward. we know donald trump is a next essential threat to democracy. he is a man who tried to overthrow the last election and the idea democrats would allow him to assume the presidency again is something that would destroy who we are as a country. it was smart and i think it was the patriotically ink for presidentjoe biden to do to step aside. imagine having that much power and being willing to step aside so that someone else, someone who could better fulfil democracy could do it. who could better fulfil democracy could do it— could do it. what happened yesterday? _ could do it. what happened yesterday? up _ could do it. what happened yesterday? up until- could do it. what happened | yesterday? up until saturday could do it. what happened - yesterday? up until saturday night he was keen to stay in the race and something during the course of yesterday that made him change his mind. we know he is currently isolating in delaware, he has got covid so do we have any suggestion about what it was that pushed him to make that decision yesterday? reports indicate that it was the president's polling data. the campaign had stopped at one point

doing polling data for swing states. when you polling data came out it became clear to the president and his team there was no path forward, so rather than risk bringing down the ticket and putting donald trump backin the ticket and putting donald trump back in the white house, he did the patriotically thing and step the side. �* , . ., patriotically thing and step the side. �*, ., ,, ., side. let's talk about the ticket, joe biden throwing _ side. let's talk about the ticket, joe biden throwing his _ side. let's talk about the ticket, joe biden throwing his support l joe biden throwing his support behind the candidacy of kemal harris. fairto behind the candidacy of kemal harris. fair to say she is relatively unknown internationally, not a lot of people know what she stands for domestically, what would her presidency look like, do we think at this stage? iher her presidency look like, do we think at this stage? her presidency will be one that _ think at this stage? her presidency will be one that is _ think at this stage? her presidency will be one that is based _ think at this stage? her presidency will be one that is based both i think at this stage? her presidency will be one that is based both in i will be one that is based both in defending the economy, making sure every american has access to living wages, affordable health care and an economy that works for the middle class are not the top 1%. she has a record, she was both the attorney general of california, the fifth biggest economy in the world. as well as a us senator and vice

president. she has got a strong record to run on, but the selection will be about donald trump. it will be about his record and the action he has taken. as much as we will be talking about kemal harris and what a fantastic president she would be, much of the conversations will be focused on what a threat to democracy donald trump is. we know that because when he was presently so 1 that because when he was presently so1 million that because when he was presently so 1 million americans die under his term and we saw him attempt to literally overthrow our government. it would be quite a moment if kamala harris is elected, she would be the first female african—american president. is america ready to vote for a non—white, female to run the biggestjob in the world? absolutely. america is ready, not just to turn the page on donald trump, but to continue to elect leaders that look like and reflect the diversity of this country.

barack 0bama was the start of that but not the end of that. having someone who is both indian, east asian, african—american, this is the hodgepodge of america, the diversity that we reflect and once again you have a president that reflects that diversity, young charisma it is something america really needs right now. ., ., ., now. you have done barack 0bama's camaian now. you have done barack 0bama's campaign and _ now. you have done barack 0bama's campaign and you — now. you have done barack 0bama's campaign and you worked _ now. you have done barack 0bama's campaign and you worked on - now. you have done barack 0bama's campaign and you worked on hillaryl campaign and you worked on hillary clinton's campaign. if indeed the nomination goes to kamala harris, what does she need to do? she's not got a lot of time to convince voters ahead of november's election? there is not a lot of— ahead of november's election? there is not a lot of time, _ ahead of november's election? there is not a lot of time, which _ ahead of november's election? there is not a lot of time, which is - ahead of november's election? there is not a lot of time, which is why i is not a lot of time, which is why it is so important that democrats continue to coalesce around her and really unite the party. the focus for this campaign is going to be about the fact that donald trump want to take away women's reproductive rights, he wants to ban contraception, ban ivf treatment and roll back the civil rights act. donald trump believes the 1950s

where a better period for americans, a period where there were segregation, a period when women didn't have rights. it is an easy record to run against and you will see democrats up and down the ticket, notjust kamala harris, but all democrats really run on her record and run against donald trump. we'll see how this plays out, it could an interesting 48 hours and months ahead of the election. thank you so much for your time. with the paris 0lympics starting later this week, competitors from a whole range of sports are getting ready for their moment in the spotlight. trap shooting is one of those disciplines that gets little publicity most of the time — but clay pigeon shooting has been part of the 0lympiad for more than a century — and team gb has its own medal hopeful. it isa it is a sport in lucy hope's dna,

the 20—year—old picked up herfirst gun at the age 11 and it was a way of bonding with her dad and grandad are now she is days away from shooting for the skies. mr; are now she is days away from shooting for the skies.- are now she is days away from shooting for the skies. my dad and arandad shooting for the skies. my dad and grandad both _ shooting for the skies. my dad and grandad both shot _ shooting for the skies. my dad and grandad both shot for _ shooting for the skies. my dad and grandad both shot for england i shooting for the skies. my dad and grandad both shot for england and| shooting for the skies. my dad and i grandad both shot for england and my dad for great britain as well. it was down to myself and my sister to carry on that decision. fortunately it was me and i loved it from the very first day. it was me and i loved it from the very first day-— very first day. this will be lucy's first olympics. _ very first day. this will be lucy's first olympics, but _ very first day. this will be lucy's first olympics, but unlike i very first day. this will be lucy's first olympics, but unlike mostl first olympics, but unlike most other athletes she effectively secured her pleas via the european championships two years ago. a world cup gold last year proved her pedigree and now she is one of the gb shooting team of six, a select few indeed. of course, they make it look easy but shooting at a four inch diameter clay travelling at 60 miles an hour at the man's intense concentration and consistency. every shot either a bull's—eye or nothing. at this level, one miss could mean a

medal hope dashed. mr; at this level, one miss could mean a medal hope dashed.— at this level, one miss could mean a medal hope dashed. my form has been re nood, medal hope dashed. my form has been pretty good. i — medal hope dashed. my form has been pretty good. i have _ medal hope dashed. my form has been pretty good, i have been _ medal hope dashed. my form has been pretty good, i have been going - medal hope dashed. my form has been pretty good, i have been going to i medal hope dashed. my form has been pretty good, i have been going to a i pretty good, i have been going to a few competitions and really building towards paris, i have had two good previous ones. it has been going very, very well and i have been seeing the improvements i wanted to see. ~ , ., seeing the improvements i wanted to see. . see. pete wilson was the last shootin: see. pete wilson was the last shooting champion _ see. pete wilson was the last shooting champion at - see. pete wilson was the last shooting champion at london | see. pete wilson was the last - shooting champion at london 202012. shortly afterwards, an 11—year—old beginner to end her ambition to her bedroom wall. she has kept it as a constant reminder and now it is an imminent possibility. t constant reminder and now it is an imminent possibility.— constant reminder and now it is an imminent possibility. i have waited for so long. — imminent possibility. i have waited for so long. i— imminent possibility. i have waited for so long, i think _ imminent possibility. i have waited for so long, i think we _ imminent possibility. i have waited for so long, i think we are - imminent possibility. i have waited for so long, i think we are born i imminent possibility. i have waited for so long, i think we are born to. for so long, i think we are born to do something amazing and i think i have found my thing. i am very lucky. unfortunately my grandad is no longer with us and on days like today i just no longer with us and on days like today ijust think he will be so proud. it isjust today ijust think he will be so proud. it is just amazing. that was lucy hall speaking to gerryjackson. time now to get the news, travel and weather where

you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm nicky ford. police have named the victim of a daylight shooting in south london. jesse lloyd—smith was shot in east surrey grove, peckham, shortly before 5 o'clock onjuly10th. he was taken to hospital but died the following day. detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward. transport for london are considering potential new regulations for pedicabs after the legislation allowing it to bring in licensing and fare controls received royal assent in april. the transport commissioner says tfl will engage with the pedicab industry and customers ahead of a full public consultation. before making regulations under the act, we are required to consult with whomever we consider appropriate. a former postmaster in 0rpington who was wrongly convicted is calling for more to be done to help people like him rebuild their lives. parmod kalia was jailed for six months but had his conviction overturned in may 2021.

his ordeal led to family disputes and he is pushing for more thanjust compensation settlements for those impacted by the post office scandal. actions speak louder than words. it wasn't the computers, it wasn't that prosecuted us postmasters, it was the people behind the computers. they used those as excuses. the people need to be held to account. it has been a popular venue with england football fans during the recent euros but boxpark says it will close its shoreditch site. it opened in 2011 and will shut at the end of summer. two new sites are due to open in camden and liverpool street. organisers of the lord mayor's hot air balloon regatta have earmarked a new date after yesterday's event was called off at the last minute. if you'd like to get a glimpse of balloons soaring over the capital, put the 28th ofjuly in your diary. weather permitting, the event will see around 50 balloons take to the sky. let's take a look at the tubes now.

there are minor delays on the northern line and a part closure on the 0verground. now onto the weather with kawser quamer. good morning. after a clear start initially much more in the way of cloud around this morning. this cloud may be thick enough for the odd spot of light rain or drizzle and by the afternoon sunshine developing but also a few scattered showers. and this cloud will continue to thin and break this morning. we will see more in the way of sunshine and whilst there will be a few scattered showers, there will be a lot of dry weather as well. and temperatures widely reaching the low to mid 20s with breezy conditions too. during the evening then, becoming dry for a time but overnight we are expecting more in the way of cloud and again, there could be some showers developing in places too. and temperatures overnight holding up at 14 to 18 celsius and it is still quite breezy out there as well. looking further ahead, sunshine and showers in store for tuesday but wednesday it should become drier but there is a weather front arriving in later on thursday, becoming more unsettled again. some of the showers tomorrow, one or two of them could be quite heavy in places. wednesday, there may also be the odd shower but more

in the way of drier weather. it's late on thursday when we will start to see rain arriving in from the west. that's it for now. i'll be back in half an hour but there's plenty more on our website and on bbc radio london back now though to ben and sally. hello, this is breakfast with ben thomson and sally nugent. we've been reporting this morning onjoe biden's decision to pull out of the us presidential election — less than four months before voters go to the polls. the prime minister, sir keir starmer, has said he respects the decision and looks forward to working with him during the remainder of his presidency. let's talk now to the education secretary, bridget phillipson. morning to you. just your reaction to the news that came out yesterday that his on the front page of all

the newspapers this morning, the decision byjoe biden to pull out of the us election race. iloathed decision by joe biden to pull out of the us election race. what matters to us as he — the us election race. what matters to us as he weathered _ the us election race. what matters to us as he weathered the - the us election race. what matters| to us as he weathered the american people elected later on this year, the strong relationship between our two nations continues and enjoys that special relationship about how we work together and that transcends any party interest and is about more than individuals. i do knowjoe biden has been a dedicated public servants and wants to make sure he puts the interests of the american people first and that is what his decision has been about. haifa people first and that is what his decision has been about. how closely will the presidential _ decision has been about. how closely will the presidential race _ decision has been about. how closely will the presidential race be - will the presidential race be watched? qt will the presidential race be watched?— will the presidential race be watched? , ., ., watched? of course we will follow what develops _ watched? of course we will follow what develops in _ watched? of course we will follow what develops in the _ watched? of course we will follow what develops in the us. - watched? of course we will follow what develops in the us. the i what develops in the us. the relationship between our country and the american people is what matters most and we will work with whoever the american people elected later on this year because that special relationship is crucial to us. it

has enjoyed over many, many years and we are confident it will continue into the future. tt and we are confident it will continue into the future. if that president were _ continue into the future. if that president were kamala - continue into the future. if that president were kamala harris? | president were kamala harris? regardless of who the american people decide, we will work with that president because the relationship between our two countries is so important. we know skills england _ countries is so important. we know skills england will be _ countries is so important. we know skills england will be launched i skills england will be launched today to improve the skills system in our country, what changes might be absolutely. brute in our country, what changes might be absolutely-— be absolutely. we have not taken schools seriously _ be absolutely. we have not taken schools seriously for _ be absolutely. we have not taken schools seriously for a _ be absolutely. we have not taken schools seriously for a long i be absolutely. we have not taken schools seriously for a long time. j schools seriously for a long time. what this will do is bring together across government the work we need to see in order to address the big skills gaps we see in the economy and throughout people's lives to take on new skills and benefit from new opportunities which may emerge. that is about how to drive highly skilled and well—paid jobs and grow the economy. we want to work together with mayors, businesses and unions and training providers in

order to deliver a brighterfuture. order to deliver a brighter future. we order to deliver a brighterfuture. we have so many big opportunities in the years to come but we must deal with this complicated and fragmented system we currently face. tt you system we currently face. if you talk about _ system we currently face. if you talk about in _ system we currently face. if you talk about in years _ system we currently face. if you talk about in years to _ system we currently face. if you talk about in years to come i system we currently face. if you talk about in years to come and | talk about in years to come and assist in being complicated, how long will it take to set up? the measures _ long will it take to set up? the measures we _ long will it take to set up? the measures we set _ long will it take to set up? tt2 measures we set out today will allow full skills england to be set up very rapidly. we're also announcing an interim chairso very rapidly. we're also announcing an interim chair so we can get on with that work right away. we know it is urgent and pressing. we have seen a doubling of skill shortages since 2017. too few people have a chance to take on and complete an apprenticeship and we want to turn that round. we are to grow the economy we had to make sure more people are trained in construction skills to reach our homes target. it is holding back our country and people. the measures we are setting

out today will begin that process very quickly, starting to turn it around. th very quickly, starting to turn it around. , , , ., , around. in numbers terms, what is the target? — around. in numbers terms, what is the target? i _ around. in numbers terms, what is the target? i want _ around. in numbers terms, what is the target? i want an _ around. in numbers terms, what is the target? i want an up-to-date l the target? i want an up-to-date assessment _ the target? i want an up-to-date assessment from _ the target? i want an up-to-date assessment from skills _ the target? i want an up-to-date assessment from skills england. | the target? i want an up-to-date i assessment from skills england. we need to make sure we train people for theirjobs and opportunities of the future. you'll viewers would appreciate in the years to come the jobs will be different to the jobs many people will be working on right now and that is a great opportunity for our country. we will be at the forefront of the newjobs in technology. we need to train more people in order to deliver on it. a full assessment of where we are and how we as a nation can benefit from those opportunities and create more wealth in every corner of the country. wealth in every corner of the count . , ., ., , ., country. one thing you are trying to do is reform — country. one thing you are trying to do is reform how _ country. one thing you are trying to do is reform how apprenticeship i do is reform how apprenticeship self—funded. who will benefit from the changes in how you fund it and where will the levy come from? we will set where will the levy come from? 2 will set out further measures and

grow it into a great levy. we want to make sure young people have a chance to start apprenticeships. we also want to ensure people have a chance to up skill and retrain. i am seeing fantastic examples across the country where businesses are already doing that. there is a lot more we can do. the chance for people as developed to take on those new skills and ultimately to earn more. we want people to be better off and respond to the gaps we see. this is a big and exciting opportunity for the country, a chance to get things right around skills and we think if he can do all of this, working together and working right across our country, in our region is a big and exciting opportunity for the country, a chance to get things right around skills and we think if he can do all of this, working together and working right across our country, in our regions, there will be a brighter future for our people. will be a brighter future for our --eole. , , , will be a brighter future for our eo le, , , , . will be a brighter future for our --eole. , , , . , ., people. this is very much focused on those who are _ people. this is very much focused on those who are 18 _ people. this is very much focused on those who are 18 to _ people. this is very much focused on those who are 18 to 21. _ people. this is very much focused on those who are 18 to 21. i _ people. this is very much focused on those who are 18 to 21. i know- people. this is very much focused on those who are 18 to 21. i know you i those who are 18 to 21. i know you said about retraining. what would be

the upper age limit? there said about retraining. what would be the upper age limit?— the upper age limit? there is no u- er the upper age limit? there is no upper age _ the upper age limit? there is no upper age limit- _ the upper age limit? there is no upper age limit. we _ the upper age limit? there is no upper age limit. we have i the upper age limit? there is no upper age limit. we have seen l the upper age limit? there is no. upper age limit. we have seen an expansion in apprenticeships. i am concerned about the drop off and i want to put that right. what i have seen across our country and when i have been out and about during the election campaign is an adult who want a chance to gain new skills. we are seeing big shifts in the use of technology. around robotics, i saw a fantastic example of how young people are being trained with apprentices having a chance. people do not have the same opportunities to train around those technologies. i want to open up opportunities for adults as well as young people. thea;r adults as well as young people. they had the chance _ adults as well as young people. they had the chance to _ adults as well as young people. they had the chance to hinting at a pay rise for public sector workers. a spokesperson said a 5.5% pay rise is

essential. how will it be funded and where will the money come from? t where will the money come from? i appreciate the frustration of where will the money come from? t appreciate the frustration of school leaders at the moment. this pay review body recommendation was prevented to me on my very first day in thejob as prevented to me on my very first day in the job as education secretary. the last conservative government failed to publish it and it was irresponsible. we are determined to get this right. as the chancellor set out yesterday, across government we will work at pace to make sure we can respond. there will be a statement made by the end of the month to deal with all of this. our teachers and education staff to a brilliantjob. they are teachers and education staff to a brilliant job. they are fantastic. we want to make sure they are supported. we had to work through the process carefully. as your viewers will know the economy is not in a great shape at the moment and we must make sure our sums add up. making those sums add up is what he was talking about. could you offer

him a reassuring set any extra money required would not have to come from their current government? == required would not have to come from their current government?— their current government? -- current budaet? i their current government? -- current budget? i cannot _ their current government? -- current budget? i cannot speculate. - their current government? -- current budget? i cannot speculate. it - their current government? -- current budget? i cannot speculate. it will i budget? i cannot speculate. it will be published in response to the wider sector. the reassurance i can give to school leaders and teachers and education staff as we take it incredibly seriously and recognise how tough it has been in recent years. what i had done since day one in thejob is years. what i had done since day one in the job is to start the process of resetting the relationship between government and the profession. we will have more to say seen. i know it is frustrating and people will want to hear more but we must get the process right. we need to get to a good place to resolve it and have clarity they need. tt is and have clarity they need. it is not about _ and have clarity they need. it is not about what _ and have clarity they need. it is not about what is _ and have clarity they need. it is not about what is in _ and have clarity they need. it is not about what is in the current budget, it is about the extra money that might be required. iloathed that might be required. what ha--ened that might be required. what happened was _ that might be required. what happened was the _ that might be required. ib'fi�*ué�*ii

happened was the conservatives received a range of pay review body recommendations, didn't publish them, called the election and ran away from the tough decisions. we are not prepared to dodge tough decisions. we need to have a process to get a fair settlement. as rachel reeves set out yesterday, consequences flow from not getting it right. we do not want to end up with the situation we saw under the last conservative government. reports suggest several universities are facing a serious financial crisis at the moment. labour has said in its manifesto it wants to make universities financially stable. how will you step in if any university are struggling? first stable. how will you step in if any university are struggling?- university are struggling? first of all universities _ university are struggling? first of all universities are _ university are struggling? first of all universities are independent l all universities are independent institutions with responsibilities institutions with responsibilities in terms of how to manage money. i do recognise the scale of what universities are facing. the legacy we saw of 14 years of the conservatives. i want to make sure

universities have a brighterfuture. we recognise that universities are central to jobs and opportunities we recognise that universities are central tojobs and opportunities in every town and city right across the country and we want to get it right. there are limits to what i can say ahead of time. there it comes to regulation of the sector we will announce plans in terms of leadership, the chair of the office of students recently departed. i will say more to parliament as soon as i can in terms of next steps to ensure we have strong regulatory oversight of the sector to make sure universities are fully engaged in that process. universities are fully engaged in that process-— universities are fully engaged in that process. would you step in if there was a _ that process. would you step in if there was a university _ that process. would you step in if there was a university in - that process. would you step in if there was a university in crisis i that process. would you step in if there was a university in crisis inl there was a university in crisis in danger of going out of business? universities need to manage their own budgets. they are independent of government and regulated. it is about getting the balance right and not wanting to make sure taxpayers... it is about good value

overall for students and the institution and taxpayers overall. i do not recognise some of the wider claims made over the weekend about the state of the sector. i recognise there are bigger challenges. part of what i have also said in order to make sure we are stabilising the sector is we do recognise the important role of international students about what contribution they make to local economies. that is a difference in terms of approach where it comes to the last government. we will not treat our universities as a political battleground, as under the last conservative government. we make sure they are treated for public good because of the vital role they play in our regional and national economy. play in our regional and national econom . . ~' play in our regional and national econom . ., ~ now for the sport. it is all about the gulf, isn't it?

disappointment forjustin rose yesterday. he failed two shots short in the end. fighting off the competition. it was xander schauffele who fought off the competition to hit a six—under 65 — finishing on nine under for the tournament. as olly foster reports. the last four days have broken some of the world's best golfers. making it to the weekend was a triumph and when it mattered, xander schauffele was flawless. cheering. not a single dropped shot in his final round, the railway hole is one of the toughest. but even out of the rough, he made it look easy. that's where he made his move. that was... next stop, the claretjug. as he walked down the 18th, he knew the prize was his and to come through the field, where only nine

finished under par on the trickiest of links courses, made his victory all the more special. it's just a challenge. and you know, i'm really competitive and i love... i love myjob, i love my golf. and it's another challenge for me to try and accomplish. and this one feels really nice. the terrible weather we've had. the treacherous nature of this troon course has made the championship really unpredictable, but that's now seven majors in a row claimed by american players. it's been ten years since there was a british winner at the open. justin rose briefly topped the leaderboard but finished in a tie for second and dan brown, the yorkshireman, in his first major, couldn't produce the golf that saw him lead the open after day one. he still finished in the top ten — the biggest payday of his career. for schauffele, it's a cheque for £2.4 million, but that's not the most important thing he'll be taking back to the states. ollie foster, bbc news, troon. a great day for him. 20—year—old shoaib bashir starred for england as they sealed an impressive test series win against west indies at trent bridge. first centuries from harry brook and joe root helped england set

the tourists 385 to win. a figure they never got close to — bashir taking five wickets for 41 as the windies were bowled out for 143. england have an unassaible 2—0 lead in the three match series. his ability to manipulate the speed at which he bowling at the top of the ball, under the ball. he has so much talent. he has an unbelievable will to learn and to get better. he showed the world what he is about. there was a slightly different look to the final stage of the tour de france this year — with no finish along the famous champs elysee in paris, due to the olympics which get underway on friday, but ending in nice. it was tadej pogacar who was presented with the yellow jersey for the third time. the slovenian won the final time trial to extend his winning margin to over six minutes, becoming the eighth rider in history to win the giro d'italia and the tour in the same year. meanwhile, biniam girmay, who's won three stages this year, became the first black african

to win the sprinters' green jersey. the moment with the team on the podium, this was really, really special. it really warmed my heart and this was, i don't know, it's hard to explain. it was really a moment ofjoy. i think this will stay forever in my head. and here is mark cavendish soaking it all in as he finished the tour for the final time — he actually finished last in the overall standings, despite having broken the all—time record for stage wins earlier this month. he said this is "likely" his last race. here he is receiving a special award to honour his incredible career. we'll be hearing from mark a bit later on in the programme, at around 8.45am, so don't miss that. there was a dramatic and emotional end to the hungarian grand prix with mclaren ordering british driver, lando norris to let his team mate, oscar piastri, get

back past him in order for piastri to win the race. after a heated row, norris eventually gave way and piastri took his maiden grand prix victory. behind them, lewis hamilton collided with max verstappen, but hamilton held on to finish third. it's always tough when you're fighting for a win, and a win means so much to me and also to him. and, um, yeah, ijust had to try and put myself in his shoes and understand it that way, you know, because when you're just... every driver's selfish and you want... you have to be selfish in this, in this game. but when you're just thinking of your own benefits, you know, you're only thinking of the good things. but of course, um, i put myself in his shoes and i realised, uh, yeah, i had to do what was right. in super league, castleford tigers held off a late fightback to beat catalans dragons by 24—18. catalans fought back superbly from 18—0 down to draw level but tex hoy's late tryjust edged castleford to a third consecutive super league victory.

they stay tenth in the table. thank you very much. here's carol with a look at the weather. she has promised it might warm up later on in the month, towards the end ofjuly. we have to wait a bit longer, do we? end ofjuly. we have to wait a bit longer. do we?— longer, do we? this week is not lookin: longer, do we? this week is not looking too _ longer, do we? this week is not looking too bad. _ longer, do we? this week is not looking too bad. what _ longer, do we? this week is not looking too bad. what we i longer, do we? this week is not looking too bad. what we have l longer, do we? this week is not| looking too bad. what we have is longer, do we? this week is not i looking too bad. what we have is a lot of dry weather. there will be some showers around and some rain, especially today and on thursday. temperatures close to orjust above the july temperatures close to orjust above thejuly average. temperatures close to orjust above the july average. into temperatures close to orjust above thejuly average. into next temperatures close to orjust above the july average. into next week temperatures close to orjust above thejuly average. into next week it could turn that bit warmer. and more settled. today quite a better plan to start the day. as you can see from the weather watcher picture earlier in scarborough. if you are stepping out and have an allergy to

grass or metal pollen, the grass pollen has started to ease a bit in the south—east. today we have front crossing from the west to the east. they will bring cloud, showers and rain, the heaviest of which is across southern scotland and northern england and northern ireland. not much momentum to move them along. they will be slow moving, heavy and you mightjust hear the odd rumble of thunder. further south there will be brisk winds and the showers will battle through with sunny spells developing. temperatures ranging from 14 to 25 or later another weather front comes in from the west introducing thicker cloud and patchy rain which through the evening and overnight period will cross parts of england and also wales. the showers further north tending to ease and under clear skies what you will find as the temperature will pull away in some rural areas as low as 5

degrees. generali cities to about nine to 16. that takes us into tomorrow. we have the dregs of the rain to clear and this will settle things down. any showers that are left will clear quite readily. a lot of dry weather around. there will be the odd isolated shower here and there as temperatures rise but that will be it. breezy on the north sea coastline. that will take the edge of the temperatures. temperatures 15 to 24 north to south. as we had from tuesday into wednesday, we have this ridge of high pressure still with us but a clutch of weather fronts coming into the west. during the course of wednesday, a lot of sunshine around where variable amounts of cloud. the odd shower here and there. later on in their day low cloud, mist and murk and patchy light rain will make its way into towards the west. in the

sunshine 24 degrees will feel quite warm. into the latter part of the week i went into thursday, this is where we will see a mixed spell of rain as all these fronts move across us. more unsettled on thursday. showers in the outlook period but a lot of dry weather to be had as well. cannot wait for the sunshine. thank you. see you later. matt forde is best known for his biting humour as a political comedian, mocking the likes of donald trump, joe biden and keir starmer. but after enduring what he thought was sciatica during the last edinburgh fringe festival, matt was diagnosed with cancer. he has been learning to walk again after having the base of his spine removed and has recently returned to work. hejoins us now. nice to see you. how are you doing? very well, thank you. cancer free nice to see you. how are you doing? very well, thank you. cancerfree is the main thing. i had a scan on the other week which was clear, and that

is great. other week which was clear, and that is areat. ., ., ., ., ., other week which was clear, and that is treat. ., ., ., ., ., , ., is great. you have had a tough year, haven't you? — is great. you have had a tough year, haven't you? it _ is great. you have had a tough year, haven't you? it was _ is great. you have had a tough year, haven't you? it was the _ is great. you have had a tough year, haven't you? it was the strangest. i haven't you? it was the strangest. one of the — haven't you? it was the strangest. one of the most _ haven't you? it was the strangest. one of the most amazing - haven't you? it was the strangest. i one of the most amazing experiences of my life, one of the best things that have tele mikke has ever happened to me. if you get the news it is scary. —— has ever happened to me. if it has metastasised and you need a biopsy can make you a bargaining with yourself. if it is five years, i can have a good five years. if it is a year, it will be ok. actually, they get it had not metastasised and the prognosis is good. you have to endure the surgery which is hard. for meet amazing people from all over the country, all over the world who helped you. i was at an amazing hospital in london where anyone can be referred for specialist orthopaedic surgery. this

is the logo of the charity that supports them, the royal orthopaedic charity i am ambassador role. being in there, being cared for by these phenomenal people, all of these people. i often think thank god they decided to study medicine or nursing or whatever it was. every point in their lives, i was at my darkest moment. i had such a good laugh. the surgeons were amazing, the porters, cleaners, the catering staff. the feed was phenomenal. you cleaners, the catering staff. the feed was phenomenal. you have given it a five star — feed was phenomenal. you have given it a five star review. _ feed was phenomenal. you have given it a five star review. apart _ feed was phenomenal. you have given it a five star review. apart from i it a five star review. apart from the weeks i _ it a five star review. apart from the weeks i was _ it a five star review. apart from the weeks i was in _ it a five star review. apart from the weeks i was in a _ it a five star review. apart from the weeks i was in a lot - it a five star review. apart from the weeks i was in a lot of- it a five star review. apart from | the weeks i was in a lot of pain, it a five star review. apart from i the weeks i was in a lot of pain, i loved it. i go back and think it was a wonderful thing. i got more out of life. in the moment where you are not sure you have not got long left, is think about what life is. you think, how did i use time, how did i

useit? think, how did i use time, how did i use it? wherever i went, i had that moment and that thought and that is a really special thing to appreciate being alive. you a really special thing to appreciate bein: alive. ., a really special thing to appreciate being alive-— being alive. you left the hospital sta and being alive. you left the hospital stay and the _ being alive. you left the hospital stay and the feed. _ being alive. you left the hospital stay and the feed. you _ being alive. you left the hospital stay and the feed. you are i being alive. you left the hospital stay and the feed. you are goingj stay and the feed. you are going back to edinburgh where this journey began. will you find that difficult? i might get emotional. i am not a person to dwell on sadness. i am performing in the same venue. last yeari performing in the same venue. last year i had a terrible nerve pain. i was given diazepam and so there are benefits. i was high as a kite legally. people would message me and they would say, either talking about this nerve pain, if you have slipped a disc i will give you exercises you can do. the does not work for

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those people that thought, i wish i had done that, i wish i tried that. i have gone to watch a lot of football matches in my life, i get a lot out of it. that is what life is about when there's experiences, spending time with friends and family and doing the things you want to. i had followed, and i realise this is a very privileged position, i had always done the things i wanted to do. i am very lucky to have done career i have had. ijust thought, i gave it a go, ifollowed my passions. really that is what life is about with the quality of human relationships and doing what you really enjoy. just reaffirming those things, i thought, i'm going to keep doing that. in a way it did make me think about god a little bit more. i used to believe and now i don't know if people told me they were praying for me it would alleviate the pain just a little bit. it is the same people would say

they were wishing me well. you could be philosophical and say it was a secular type of prayer. so many coincidences helped me. getting cancer is bad news. maybe i have an optimistic take on it. within that there was good news, i caught it early. i paid a small price for having it, i have a stoma and other changes to my body. compared with the others go through, it is quite small. i was a hospital and people could visit me. after getting cancer, everything i needed to go in my favour went in my favour and that is huge when you are in that situation. is huge when you are in that situation-— is huge when you are in that situation. , . ., , ., situation. everything continues to no in our situation. everything continues to go in your favour. _ situation. everything continues to go in your favour. great - situation. everything continues to go in your favour. great to - situation. everything continues to go in your favour. great to see i situation. everything continues to l go in your favour. great to see you looking so well. loving your optimism. looking so well. loving your optimism-— looking so well. loving your| optimism._ that looking so well. loving your- optimism._ that really optimism. life is great. that really cheered me _ optimism. life is great. that really cheered me up _ optimism. life is great. that really cheered me up this _ optimism. life is great. that really cheered me up this morning. i time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

hello, good morning from bbc london i'm nicky ford. police have named the victim of a daylight shooting in south london. jesse lloyd—smith was shot in east surrey grove, peckham, shortly before 5pm onjuly10th. he was taken to hospital but died the following day. detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward. a former postmaster in 0rpington who was wrongly convicted is calling for more to be done to help people like him rebuild their lives. parmod kalia was jailed for six months but had his conviction overturned in may 2021. his ordeal led to family disputes and he is pushing for more thanjust compensation settlements for those impacted by the post office scandal. actions speak louder than words. it wasn't the computers, it wasn't. .. ..that prosecuted us posttmasters, it was the people behind the computers. they used those as excuses so the people need to be held to account. let's take a look at the tubes now.

there are minor delays on the northern line and a part closure on the london 0verground between hackney downs and chingford. now onto the weather. early sunshine will give way to thick cloud. a top temperature of 25 degrees. that's it for now, i'll be back in half an hour but there's plenty more on our website and on bbc radio london where salma el wardany is on air with the breakfast show. bye for now.

good morning welcome to breakfast with ben thomson and sally nugent. our headlines today: joe biden quits the race to be re—elected us president. he says he is stepping down as the democratic nominee in "the best interest of my party and the country" — but it follows weeks of speculation after a disastrous debate performance. dealing with everything we had to do with... look, we finally beat medicare. as key figures including mr biden endorse vice—president kamala harris — will she become the new candidate? we'll have the latest analysis throughout the programme. six people, including two children,

have died in a crash near wakefield. and we speak to star of the post office drama, will mellor, about what it was like to meet the real—life victims of the scandal. the real—life victims if the real—life victims you walked up their past your house if you walked up their past your house now, how would that make you feel? you couldn't do it? ha. feel? you couldn't do it? no. reall ? feel? you couldn't do it? no. really? really? _ feel? you couldn't do it? no. really? really? wow! - we have temperatures close to all average to what we expect injuly. rain today and on thursday. i will have the details shortly. it's monday the 22nd ofjuly. joe biden has dropped out of the us presidential race saying it was in the best interests of his party and the country not to run. he'd faced weeks of pressure to step aside after a faltering performance in a tv debate with donald trump. mr biden and dozens of other democrats have now thrown their support behind vice—president,

kamala harris, who has vowed to "earn and win" her party's nomination. our state department correspondent tom bateman has the story. breaking news, president biden dropping out of the 2024 race, endorsing his vice president kamala harris... despite the weeks of mounting pressure on him to step aside, joe biden had been holding firm. but he abruptly abandoned his campaign on a sunday afternoon... we have reaction tojoe biden dropping out of the race... ..as news channels went into overdrive. in a written statement, he said, "it has been the greatest honour of my life to serve as your president. and while it has been my intention to seek re—election, i believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely on my duties as president for the remainder of my term." the last time the president was seen in public having caught covid, he was gingerly descending the steps of air force one. that was wednesday.

since then, huddled with his closest aides at his delaware home, he had been reflecting for a couple of days, say sources, before finally making up his mind yesterday morning. mr biden's campaign was fatally damage from this point, almost a month ago, facing donald trump in a head—to—head debate. mr biden faltered, forgot things and couldn't finish sentences. dealing with everything we had do with... look, if... we finally beat medicare. by now the attempts to revive his campaign were damage limitation. but that was too late, he'd already flunked the moment that really mattered. and then there were more mistakes — including this at a nato summit. now i want to hand it over to the president of ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. ladies and gentlemen, president putin. president putin? he has to beat president putin,

president zelensky. in the end it was a critcal mass of democrats in congress and the threats of some donors that spelled the end of the road forjoe biden. i was following his campaign for part of this last week and saw him up close as he tried, but failed to regain momentum. let me ask you, are you all in? because i'm all in. in las vegas, back on the campaign trail last week, the 81—year—old started out energised. but the next day he seemed to have slowed down. during a stop at a mexican restaurant, a pitch to hispanic voters, all the questions from us reporters were about the growing calls for him to quit the race. all talk at once. then, after 90 minutes held inside, the whole trip was abandoned. we were raced away in the motorcade as it was confirmed the president had covid. the candidate was going home and it

felt like a campaign in crisis. gunshots. screaming. and this race had already taken an extraordinary turn when donald trump survived an assassination attempt. now officially the republican nominee, mr trump last night hit out at his former rival. he said... "crooked job biden was not fit to run for president and he's certainly not fit to serve and he never was." democrats have paid tribute to mr biden, hailing his decision to pull out as a selfless act to serve his country. former president, bill clinton and his wife hillary, the former us secretary of state said... mr biden "had advanced our founders'

charge to build a more perfect union and his own stated goal of restoring the soul of our nation." so what happens next? mr biden has backed his vice president, kamala harris for the nomination. dozens of democrats in congress have endorsed her but she doesn't become the candidate automatically. there has to be a process and others may still throw their hat in the ring. welcome to the white house, everybody. one person who hasn't explicitly backed kamala harris, former president barack obama. other big names might also favour an open contest. withjoe biden out of the race, the democrats now find themselves in a situation unprecedented in modern american history — without a presidential candidate, a little more than three months out from the election. tom bateman, bbc news, washington. we can speak now to our north america correspondent david willis, who is in washington for us. joe biden says he will remain in the presidency until the election, but where does this leave him right now? i have to say, this is not howjoe

biden would have wanted is more than 50 years in public service to have ended. he had fought off attempts by democrats to get him to stand down for the best part of three weeks. nonetheless, the announcement that he was doing so still came as a surprise to many. there are reports here that mr bidenbiden summoned his closest aides to his delaware beach house where he has been recovering from coded and they worked into the night to draft a letter in which he revealed he was standing down. it wasn't until sunday after he had spoken to the vice president kamala harris and members of his family that the letter was published on the x social media platform. in it, mr biden said he was standing down for the good of his party and the country and he offered his endorsement to his vice president kamala harris. the big question is,

will anybody come forward to challenge kamala harris and the hope is in the party her candidacy will energise this presidential race and bring more democrat supporters to the polls. it does seem as though democrats are coalescing at this early stage around kamala harris. it has been reported in the last few hours that since her candidacy was announced, democrats have raised nearly $50 million in donations. david, for now, david willis in washington, thank you. so how could this affect november's election? our senior north america correspondent, gary o'donoghue, has been gauging the reaction to mr biden's announcement in the swing state of michigan. it is places like michigan, places like pennsylvania, places like wisconsin, georgia and arizona, where the decision will be made about who is the next president. now, joe biden has been slipping in these swing states in respect of donald trump. he's been edging behind him by two, three, four percentage points.

and it's not clear at this stage that a kamala harris candidacy would do any better. indeed, one recent poll in michigan had kamala harris doing worse thanjoe biden up against donald trump. so i've been speaking to democratic voters here and gauging their reaction to joe biden's decision. i was secretly hoping that he would drop out. um, ijust think there are so many other more qualified people. well, i think anyone that's working needs to know when their time's come and it's time to move on, let someone else have a chance, so it's another opportunity. yeah. it doesn't give us much time to actually choose a proper candidate. there's so many other better people out there. but because we have a very few months left, it's very frustrating. and time here is the crucial factor. i was speaking to one senior local democrat, who said he hoped for a really smooth transition to a kamala harris candidacy, but he also said the problem is, you put five democrats in a room and you get six different opinions.

so don't be surprised if this is not a smooth process to a nominee for the democratic party. world leaders were swift to pay tribute tojoe biden's career. our chief political correspondent, henry zeffman, joins us now from downing steet. henry, what has the reaction to this announcement been like in the uk? isiekwe storm has onlyjust metjoe biden, what'll happen now and how important is that relationship between the two countries. —— sur keir starmer. between the two countries. -- sur keir starmer-— keir starmer. vitally important, sall . keir starmer. vitally important, sally- keir— keir starmer. vitally important, sally. keir starmer _ keir starmer. vitally important, sally. keir starmer had - keir starmer. vitally important, sally. keir starmer had a i keir starmer. vitally important, i sally. keir starmer had a statement to go, saying he respected his decision and he looked forward to working together during the remaining of his presidency. he went on to praisejoe biden's remarkable career. there were warm tributes from rishi sunak and borisjohnson,

two of the other three prime ministers he worked with during his time as president. in terms of how downing street approaches the election in november, it doesn't change much. keir starmer�*s team had already been trying to forge teams with the president trump campaign as much as their natural allies in the democratic party. kamala harris keir starmer are almost the same age and they both moved into politics after careers as prosecutors. but the approach of the government remains that the relationship, as they keep saying, is special between the uk and the us and that overrides whoever is in the white house and in the building behind me.— the building behind me. henry, thanks very _ the building behind me. henry, thanks very much _ the building behind me. henry, thanks very much indeed. i and for more analysis on mr biden's announcement and what it means, listen to our podcast — americast. it's availabe on bbc sounds or wherever you get your podcasts from. ben has some other news.

four adults and two children have died after a crash between a car and a motorbike in west yorkshire. it happened on the a61 between wakefield and barnsley yesterday afternoon. our reporter, oli constable, was at the scene. police cars have been coming and going all night here to what officers have described as an absolutely tragic incident. they were called to barnsley road here on the border between barnsley and wakefield, shortly before 4:00 on sunday afternoon. a crash between a motorbike and a car left a male rider and his female passenger dead. those in the ford focus, a man and a woman, along with two young girls, also died at the scene. the road has been closed for much of sunday and overnight, while police investigated what happened and how six people came to lose their lives. while superintendent alan travis, of wakefield district police, said, "this is an absolutely tragic incident which has resulted in the loss of six lives.

our thoughts go out to the families of those who have died, who we are working with to provide support at this time." the cybersecurity firm crowdstrike says a significant number of the 8.5 million computers affected by last friday's global it outage are now back online. the problems wreaked havoc on transport, banking and healthcare systems. nhs england has warned of "continued disruption" to gp services into this week. six men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 15—year—old boy was killed in a shooting. our reporter louisa pilbeam is at the scene in ladbroke grove in west london. louisa, what more do we know? what do we know about what happened? good morning. what we do know is that a 15—year—old boy was found shot dead in ladbroke grove at the

park that you can just about see at the back of this police called in. i have been speaking to a woman, she did not want to come on camera as she is quite upset, but she told me there was a family event that was going on in that park and there were children, lots of families. what we do know as well is that this happened at 7.20 last night, sunday night. police were called here in london ambulance came trying to save the life of that boy, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. i have spoken to the met police a little while ago and they told me that the six men who had been arrested are still in police custody. they said that they expect to question those people this morning. people here have been saying that they are very upset by this because this happened in broad daylight, you know, in the evening on the summer's evening. but more so even though london in particular has a problem with

violent crimes with youngsters, this was a very young teenager, 15 years old. anotherfact was a very young teenager, 15 years old. another fact i was a very young teenager, 15 years old. anotherfact i need was a very young teenager, 15 years old. another fact i need to tell you is police don't actually know at this stage, they have not identified that young person and that they haven't told the family of that person either. for haven't told the family of that person either.— haven't told the family of that person either. haven't told the family of that erson either. ., ., ., ,, , ., ofcom have fined bt £17.5 million for failures over their handling of 999 calls. the regulator said the telecomms company was ill—prepared to deal with what it described as a "catastrophic failure" of its emergency call handling service last summer. during the incident, almost 14,000 emergency calls weren't connected. the government is expected to explain this afternoon why it's refused to give financial support to the belfast shipbuilder harland and wolff. at the end of last week,

the company said an application for a loan guarantee, which was considered vital for its financial stability, was turned down. more than 20,000 people on the spanish island of majorca have taken part in a protest against mass tourism. it is the latest in a series of similar demonstrations across the country in recent weeks, with participants blaming a continued travel boom for soaring rents and increased environmental damage. it is 8.17 and carol is with us with the blue sky behind her. good morning. this week is looking pleasantly warm, temperatures will be roughly where we would expect them to be at this stage injuly all slightly above. mostly dry and i use the word mostly because there will be showers around and today we have some rain, on thursday. starting on a cloudy note, we have showers and some rain. the heaviest of which is across southern scotland, northern

ireland and northern england. with not much wind to move them along, they will be slow moving. further south they will whisk through quite quickly on a brisk breeze and sunny spells will develop across many parts of england and wales with fewer showers until we get to the north. it is the north of scotland favoured for brighter skies for much of the day. showers in the north could prove to be thundery as well. temperatures, if you are stepping out the afternoon, getting up probably to 24 or 25 at best. 14 to 20 further north. as we head to the evening and overnight, we will have more cloud and rain coming in across northern ireland, wales and the south—west. that will be pushing eastward through the course of the night and a lot of the showers in the north tending to ease and where the north tending to ease and where the cloud breaks, temperatures in rural areas could follow 85 degrees. you will notice that first thing in the morning. tomorrow, any dregs pulling away to east and leaving us with a mostly dry day. the other

isolated shower and cool breeze coming down the north sea coastline which will take the edge off the temperatures t but if you are in the sunshine, 20 to 24 degrees will feel quite pleasant in the south. we've closely followed the post office horizon scandal here on bbc breakfast, speaking to many of those whose lives were devestated. now, will mellor — who played the former sub—postmaster lee castleton in itv�*s mr bates vs the post office — has met people from across england whose lives were blown apart by the scandal as part of a new bbc documentary. many, including former post office clerk stephanie gibson — have never spoken publically of their experience before. let's take a look as she shares her story with will. when was it that you realised there was a when was it that you realised there was a problem, when was it that you realised there was a problem, but when was it that you realised there was a problem, but he when was it that you realised there was a problem, but he had when was it that you realised there was a problem, but he had been accused of something?— was a problem, but he had been accused of something? when the olice

accused of something? when the police knocked _ accused of something? when the police knocked on _ accused of something? when the police knocked on my _ accused of something? when the police knocked on my door. i accused of something? when the i police knocked on my door. really? you didn't know _ police knocked on my door. really? you didn't know anything _ police knocked on my door. really? you didn't know anything was i police knocked on my door. really? | you didn't know anything was wrong and they came and knocked on your door? , a, , , it and they came and knocked on your door?_ it was i door? yes, on my birthday. it was our door? yes, on my birthday. it was your birthday? _ door? yes, on my birthday. it was your birthday? what _ door? yes, on my birthday. it was your birthday? what was - door? yes, on my birthday. it was your birthday? what was that - door? yes, on my birthday. it was| your birthday? what was that like? horrendous, i had never been in trouble — horrendous, i had never been in trouble in — horrendous, i had never been in trouble in my life. her horrendous, i had never been in trouble in my life.— trouble in my life. her story hit the headlines. _ trouble in my life. her story hit the headlines. that _ trouble in my life. her story hit the headlines. that was - trouble in my life. her story hit the headlines. that was the - trouble in my life. her story hit. the headlines. that was the first trouble in my life. her story hit - the headlines. that was the first in the headlines. that was the first in the -a er. the headlines. that was the first in the paper- look — the headlines. that was the first in the paper. look at _ the headlines. that was the first in the paper. look at that _ the headlines. that was the first in the paper. look at that for - the headlines. that was the first in the paper. look at that for a - the headlines. that was the first in the paper. look at that for a title. | the paper. look at that for a title. post office — the paper. look at that for a title. post office clerk _ the paper. look at that for a title. post office clerk denies _ the paper. look at that for a title. post office clerk denies stealing i post office clerk denies stealing money. post office clerk on trial over bills. post office worker alleged to have preyed on the elderly. the headline, with your photo... stephanie, will, thank you forjoining us. nice to see you both. thank you for havin: nice to see you both. thank you for having us- —

nice to see you both. thank you for having us. stephanie, _ nice to see you both. thank you for having us. stephanie, how- nice to see you both. thank you for having us. stephanie, how are - nice to see you both. thank you for having us. stephanie, how are you | having us. stephanie, how are you feelin: having us. stephanie, how are you feeling new? _ having us. stephanie, how are you feeling now? i— having us. stephanie, how are you feeling now? i am _ having us. stephanie, how are you feeling now? i am all— having us. stephanie, how are you feeling now? i am all right, - having us. stephanie, how are you feeling now? i am all right, the i feeling now? i am all right, the more i sneak — feeling now? i am all right, the more i speak out _ feeling now? i am all right, the more i speak out about - feeling now? i am all right, the more i speak out about it, - feeling now? i am all right, the more i speak out about it, the l more i speak out about it, the better— more i speak out about it, the better it — more i speak out about it, the better it is _ more i speak out about it, the better it is getting for me. i have had 16— better it is getting for me. i have had 16 years of this. do better it is getting for me. i have had 16 years of this.— had 16 years of this. do you feel ou are had 16 years of this. do you feel you are at _ had 16 years of this. do you feel you are at the — had 16 years of this. do you feel you are at the end _ had 16 years of this. do you feel you are at the end of— had 16 years of this. do you feel you are at the end of it - had 16 years of this. do you feel you are at the end of it yet? - had 16 years of this. do you feel| you are at the end of it yet? no, had 16 years of this. do you feel - you are at the end of it yet? no, no where near. — you are at the end of it yet? no, no where near, just _ you are at the end of it yet? no, no where near, just the _ you are at the end of it yet? no, no where near, just the start. - you are at the end of it yet? no, no | where near, just the start. speaking out and _ where near, just the start. speaking out and doing the programme with you is out and doing the programme with you must— out and doing the programme with you isiust the _ out and doing the programme with you isjust the start, isn't it? do out and doing the programme with you isjust the start, isn't it?— isjust the start, isn't it? do you think, isjust the start, isn't it? do you think. now _ isjust the start, isn't it? do you think, now that _ isjust the start, isn't it? do you think, now that you _ isjust the start, isn't it? do you think, now that you are - isjust the start, isn't it? do you think, now that you are feeling l isjust the start, isn't it? do you | think, now that you are feeling a little bit of a sense, relief, part of the problem is actually it was like, it was just a burden that you carried and you couldn't talk about? yes, 16 years of it. haifa carried and you couldn't talk about? yes, 16 years of it.— yes, 16 years of it. how was that? horrendous, _ yes, 16 years of it. how was that? horrendous, you _ yes, 16 years of it. how was that? horrendous, you think— yes, 16 years of it. how was that? horrendous, you think you - yes, 16 years of it. how was that? horrendous, you think you get - yes, 16 years of it. how was that? i horrendous, you think you get not guilty— horrendous, you think you get not guilty and — horrendous, you think you get not guilty and that is it, you will walk out of— guilty and that is it, you will walk out of court — guilty and that is it, you will walk out of court and you can start your life all— out of court and you can start your life all over~ — out of court and you can start your life all over. but it did, it was the start— life all over. but it did, it was the start of a total nightmare for me. ~ , . the start of a total nightmare for me. . , ., ., ,, the start of a total nightmare for me. ~ , ., the start of a total nightmare for

me. , ., me. why, what happened? people you thouuht, me. why, what happened? people you thought. your— me. why, what happened? people you thought, your neighbours, _ me. why, what happened? people you thought, your neighbours, friends, - thought, your neighbours, friends, community, drove me out. thea;r community, drove me out. they weren't friends _ community, drove me out. they weren't friends any _ community, drove me out. they weren't friends any more, - community, drove me out. they weren't friends any more, we i community, drove me out. they weren't friends any more, we just felt like _ weren't friends any more, we just felt like we — weren't friends any more, we just felt like we had to go, a new life. in a new— felt like we had to go, a new life. in a new house. and then my partner, my mother—in—law said no, you need to fight— my mother—in—law said no, you need to fight back — my mother—in—law said no, you need to fight back. so that was the start of it, _ to fight back. so that was the start of it. i_ to fight back. so that was the start of it. i went — to fight back. so that was the start of it, i went for compensation and that is_ of it, i went for compensation and that is when— of it, i went for compensation and that is when you came along. you come into — that is when you came along. you come into this _ that is when you came along. you come into this story _ that is when you came along. mt, come into this story obviously given your role in mr bates versus the post office. as an actor you are playing a role, normally but this became so much more for you? playing a real person — became so much more for you? playing a real person has _ became so much more for you? playing a real person has its _ became so much more for you? playing a real person has its different _ a real person has its different challenges and it is scary as well. you know the person will be watching it. we couldn't have imagined the impact it was going to have in the nation, the country. so proud to be

in it. and a bit frustrated that it took a drama to really make this difference, but i am so happy that we have done it. there was a lot of pressure to do it and when we were reading the script, we were saying, can you believe this happen? they did this to these people? where is the humanity? i'm glad i had a chance and given a platform to make this documentary to give other people like stephanie a voice, to try and move on and get closure. when we did the drama, lee castleton, who i played told me, we have been trying to be heard for years and nobody was listening. and now, because of the drama, we have got a voice. i was thinking there must be so many other people out there who haven't had a voice and had a chance to speak and tell the story and hopefully get some justice for these people. that is what this documentary is about, i am so proud of it and hopefully getting people closure. some of the stories, they are horrendous on the lives were turned upside down, their kids and

theirfamilies, notjust the people who were accused. their families, not 'ust the people who were accused.— who were accused. talking of the documentary. — who were accused. talking of the documentary, you _ who were accused. talking of the documentary, you went - who were accused. talking of the documentary, you went back- who were accused. talking of the documentary, you went back to l who were accused. talking of the l documentary, you went back to the street, will took it back to the street, will took it back to the street where you live, you hadn't been back for years and even back since you are cleared of the allegations, let's look at that clip. it allegations, let's look at that cli -. , allegations, let's look at that cli . _ , . ., allegations, let's look at that cli. ,. ., ,, , clip. it is clear stephanie is anxious. — clip. it is clear stephanie is anxious, but _ clip. it is clear stephanie is anxious, but she _ clip. it is clear stephanie is anxious, but she wants - clip. it is clear stephanie is anxious, but she wants to l clip. it is clear stephanie is - anxious, but she wants to take the plunge. i can see when we were driving up here that as we were pulling in you had white knuckles on the door, why was that estimate is it anxiety like a trauma that still inside you?— it anxiety like a trauma that still inside you?- if _ it anxiety like a trauma that still inside you?- if you - it anxiety like a trauma that still inside you? yes. if you walked past our inside you? yes. if you walked past your house — inside you? yes. if you walked past your house now. — inside you? yes. if you walked past your house now, how would that make your house now, how would that make you feel? you couldn't do it? ida. you feel? you couldn't do it? no. reall ? you feel? you couldn't do it? no. really? really. _ you feel? you couldn't do it? no. really? really. as _ you feel? you couldn't do it? no. really? really. as we were talking, stephanie was spotted. it turned out to be the step forward she never dream she would find. hello. are you local? . do

dream she would find. hello. are you local?- do you — dream she would find. hello. are you local? yes. do you know this lady? vauuel . local? yes. do you know this lady? vaguely- nice _ local? yes. do you know this lady? vaguely. nice to _ local? yes. do you know this lady? vaguely. nice to see _ local? yes. do you know this lady? vaguely. nice to see you. come on. come _ vaguely. nice to see you. come on. come on _ vaguely. nice to see you. come on. come on. .. ~ vaguely. nice to see you. come on. come on. ., ~ i. vaguely. nice to see you. come on. come on-_ you _ vaguely. nice to see you. come on. come on._ you are - vaguely. nice to see you. come on. i come on._ you are welcome come on. thank you. you are welcome back here any — come on. thank you. you are welcome back here any time, _ come on. thank you. you are welcome back here any time, you _ come on. thank you. you are welcome back here any time, you really - come on. thank you. you are welcome back here any time, you really are. i back here any time, you really are. it has _ back here any time, you really are. it has been — back here any time, you really are. it has been awful what you have gone through _ it has been awful what you have gone through. we have watched it avidly on the _ through. we have watched it avidly on the show, the news every night. it has _ on the show, the news every night. it has been — on the show, the news every night. it has been terrible what you have all had _ it has been terrible what you have all had to — it has been terrible what you have all had to go through.— it has been terrible what you have all had to go through. thank you so much. all had to go through. thank you so much- you — all had to go through. thank you so much- you can _ all had to go through. thank you so much. you can come _ all had to go through. thank you so much. you can come to _ all had to go through. thank you so much. you can come to my - all had to go through. thank you so much. you can come to my house l much. you can come to my house an ime. much. you can come to my house anytime- she _ much. you can come to my house anytime. she thinks _ much. you can come to my house anytime. she thinks people - much. you can come to my house anytime. she thinks people don't| anytime. she thinks people don't believe her _ anytime. she thinks people don't believe her even _ anytime. she thinks people don't believe her even though - anytime. she thinks people don't believe her even though she i anytime. she thinks people don't believe her even though she has| believe her even though she has proven innocent.— believe her even though she has roven innocent. ., ~ , ., . proven innocent. thank you so much, thank you- — proven innocent. thank you so much, thank you. stephanie, _ proven innocent. thank you so much, thank you. stephanie, what _ proven innocent. thank you so much, thank you. stephanie, what a - proven innocent. thank you so much, | thank you. stephanie, what a moment that was. i know. _ thank you. stephanie, what a moment that was. i know. crazy. _ thank you. stephanie, what a moment that was. i know. crazy. how- thank you. stephanie, what a moment that was. i know. crazy. how much i that was. i know. crazy. how much did that help _ that was. i know. crazy. how much did that help clean _ that was. i know. crazy. how much did that help clean since _ that was. i know. crazy. how much did that help clean since that i did that help clean since that happened, that one message? it meant the world. happened, that one message? it meant the world- as — happened, that one message? it meant the world- as you _ happened, that one message? it meant the world. as you know, _ happened, that one message? it meant the world. as you know, from _ happened, that one message? it meant the world. as you know, from my - the world. as you know, from my reaction — the world. as you know, from my reaction i — the world. as you know, from my reaction ijust wasn't expecting

that _ reaction ijust wasn't expecting that i— reaction ijust wasn't expecting that. i didn't know the lady, god love her~ — that. i didn't know the lady, god love her. but it meant the absolute world _ love her. but it meant the absolute world to _ love her. but it meant the absolute world to me for her to do that, just to come _ world to me for her to do that, just to come over— world to me for her to do that, just to come over and say, you can pop to mind _ to come over and say, you can pop to mind for— to come over and say, you can pop to mind for a — to come over and say, you can pop to mind fora cuppa. to come over and say, you can pop to mind for a cuppa. that is what we did, he _ mind for a cuppa. that is what we did, he pop — mind for a cuppa. that is what we did, he pop to someone's house for a cuppa. _ did, he pop to someone's house for a cuppa, that _ did, he pop to someone's house for a cuppa, that was my community. it was torn away _ cuppa, that was my community. it was torn awa . ., _ ., cuppa, that was my community. it was torn awa . ., ., ., ., torn away. you say it got torn away, what happened, — torn away. you say it got torn away, what happened, where _ torn away. you say it got torn away, what happened, where did - torn away. you say it got torn away, what happened, where did people . torn away. you say it got torn away, l what happened, where did people find out about what was supposed to have gone on? out about what was supposed to have one on? ~ . w out about what was supposed to have one on? ~ , .,. out about what was supposed to have ioneon? ~ , .,. ., gone on? mud sticks, once you have been through _ gone on? mud sticks, once you have been through crown _ gone on? mud sticks, once you have been through crown court _ gone on? mud sticks, once you have been through crown court for - been through crown court for something as massive as what i was supposed _ something as massive as what i was supposed to have done, even if you are found _ supposed to have done, even if you are found not guilty, it doesn't matter~ — are found not guilty, it doesn't matter~ i— are found not guilty, it doesn't matter. i have put it upon myself to fi-ht matter. i have put it upon myself to fight back— matter. i have put it upon myself to fight back on matter. i have put it upon myself to fightback on my own matter. i have put it upon myself to fight back on my own back. that is what _ fight back on my own back. that is what i _ fight back on my own back. that is what i have — fight back on my own back. that is what i have got to keep giving, like you keep _ what i have got to keep giving, like you keep saying. just gotta keep on fighting _ you keep saying. just gotta keep on fiiihtin. ~ ., you keep saying. just gotta keep on fiiihtin.~ ., ., fighting. will, how tricky was it to find people _ fighting. will, how tricky was it to find people we — fighting. will, how tricky was it to find people we hadn't _ fighting. will, how tricky was it to find people we hadn't heard i fighting. will, how tricky was it to find people we hadn't heard of i find people we hadn't heard of before and persuade them to talk about this? it

before and persuade them to talk about this? . before and persuade them to talk about this?— before and persuade them to talk about this? , , ., ., about this? it is hugely traumatic? you are talking _ about this? it is hugely traumatic? you are talking about _ about this? it is hugely traumatic? you are talking about trauma i about this? it is hugely traumatic? you are talking about trauma and l about this? it is hugely traumatic? i you are talking about trauma and who wants to revisit that? a lot of people were stuck. they didn't feel they would be heard, like stephanie were saying, people were throwing bricks through windows and kids were getting bullied. talking about families. kids have lost their whole childhoods because of this, they had to move homes, families were split up to move homes, families were split up and you can see from stephanie, the trauma is real, it is still there and it is 16 years on. this is to encourage people to come out and tell your story. you will be heard. i know what the public did last time we did the drama, they stood up and they stood behind these people and said no, we're not having this. it is david and goliath, people need the support and lets getjustice to help them move on as well. yes, compensation and redress, but people need to be held accountable and we need to be held accountable and we need to be held accountable and we need to give these people courage to be able to stand up and tell the story. this documentary has

hopefully helped on the other people to come forward. i know there is so many people out there who stories have not been told yet. what many people out there who stories have not been told yet.— have not been told yet. what it reminded me _ have not been told yet. what it reminded me of— have not been told yet. what it reminded me of is _ have not been told yet. what it reminded me of is each - have not been told yet. what it reminded me of is each story l have not been told yet. what it| reminded me of is each story is different on the impact it has had is very different. since you have been able to talk about it, have you got help? do people help you, have you had any support? i got help? do people help you, have you had any support?— you had any support? i have literally put _ you had any support? i have literally put it _ you had any support? i have literally put it back- you had any support? i have literally put it back of - you had any support? i have literally put it back of my i you had any support? i have i literally put it back of my head for 16 years — literally put it back of my head for 16 years i— literally put it back of my head for 16 years. i was encourage slightly to talk— 16 years. i was encourage slightly to talk about it. do something about it, i to talk about it. do something about it. i started — to talk about it. do something about it, i started the first steps of my compensation and then i thought, i am not _ compensation and then i thought, i am not going to stop there. after the alan — am not going to stop there. after the alan bates programme, i don't know, _ the alan bates programme, i don't know. it _ the alan bates programme, i don't know, it was something inside spurred — know, it was something inside spurred me on and i thought i have .ot spurred me on and i thought i have got to— spurred me on and i thought i have got to do— spurred me on and i thought i have got to do them because there has got to be more _ got to do them because there has got to be more people out there. and there _ to be more people out there. and there was, — to be more people out there. and there was, i— to be more people out there. and there was, i was right about that. while _ there was, i was right about that. while you — there was, i was right about that. while you want to help other people, is anyone helping you? ida. while you want to help other people, is anyone helping you?— is anyone helping you? no, my artner. is anyone helping you? no, my partner- what _ is anyone helping you? no, my partner. what is _ is anyone helping you? no, my partner. what is next - is anyone helping you? no, my partner. what is next to - is anyone helping you? no, my partner. what is next to you i is anyone helping you? no, my i partner. what is next to you now, what is the _

partner. what is next to you now, what is the future _ partner. what is next to you now, what is the future for _ partner. what is next to you now, what is the future for you? - partner. what is next to you now, what is the future for you? i i partner. what is next to you now, what is the future for you? i don't know, what is the future for you? i don't know. you — what is the future for you? i don't know. you don't _ what is the future for you? i don't know, you don't get _ what is the future for you? i don't know, you don't get sorry, - what is the future for you? i don't know, you don't get sorry, you i what is the future for you? i don't i know, you don't get sorry, you don't .et know, you don't get sorry, you don't get an— know, you don't get sorry, you don't get an apology. i class myself as one of— get an apology. i class myself as one of the — get an apology. i class myself as one of the lucky ones because i was found _ one of the lucky ones because i was found not— one of the lucky ones because i was found not guilty. i should have been able to— found not guilty. i should have been able to walk away from that and get on with— able to walk away from that and get on with my— able to walk away from that and get on with my life. it wasn't like that — on with my life. it wasn't like that. ~ .. on with my life. it wasn't like that. ~ ., ., ., , that. what do you want this documentary _ that. what do you want this documentary to _ that. what do you want this documentary to do? - that. what do you want this documentary to do? keep l that. what do you want this i documentary to do? keep people talkina. documentary to do? keep people talking- the _ documentary to do? keep people talking. the one _ documentary to do? keep people talking. the one thing _ documentary to do? keep people| talking. the one thing i don't want to happen, because the drama came out injanuary, we don't want it brushed under the carpet again. people have waited long enough, not getting any younger. people have lost loved ones, we cannot get them back and replace them, but what we can do is get some admission, some blame, maybe? somejustice. blame, maybe? some justice. compensation blame, maybe? somejustice. compensation is one of them things, but at the same time, acknowledge you have ruined people's lives, not just the people who were accused, their families. just the people who were accused, theirfamilies. children have lost childhoods, you will see in this documentary people have sadly passed away all they are seriously ill and they believe the stress caused by

what happened at the post office was to blame. listen, we know there is a huge picture, but we cannot let it go away. we have to make sure something is done and stop kicking the can down the road. i know how strong we can be when we come together in this country. let rise up together in this country. let rise up for these people, they deserve it and they need the support. ldistill up for these people, they deserve it and they need the support.- and they need the support. will and stehanie, and they need the support. will and stephanie, thank _ and they need the support. will and stephanie, thank you _ and they need the support. will and stephanie, thank you very - and they need the support. will and stephanie, thank you very much. i and they need the support. will and. stephanie, thank you very much. the post office have said they are sorry for the suffering caused to so many people and they are committed to transforming today's post office. the documentary, called surviving the post office is on bbc one at 8.30 tonight. thank you. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm nicky ford.

police have named the victim of a daylight shooting in south london. jesse lloyd—smith was shot in east surrey grove, peckham, shortly before 5 o'clock on july 10th. he was taken to hospital but died the following day. detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward. transport for london are considering potential new regulations for pedicabs after the legislation allowing it to bring in licensing and fare controls received royal assent in april. the transport commissioner says tfl will engage with the pedicab industry and customers ahead of a full public consultation. a former postmaster in 0rpington, who was wrongly convicted, is calling for more to be done to help people like him rebuild their lives. parmod kalia was jailed for six months but had his conviction overturned in may 2021. his ordeal led to family disputes and he is pushing for more thanjust compensation settlements for those impacted by the post office scandal. actions speak louder than words. it wasn't the computers,

it wasn't that prosecuted us postmasters, it was the people behind the computers. they used those as excuses. the people need to be held to account. it has been a popular venue with england football fans during the recent euros but boxpark says it will close its shoreditch site. it opened in 2011 and will shut at the end of summer. two new sites are due to open in camden and liverpool street. organisers of the lord mayor's hot air balloon regatta have earmarked a new date after yesterday's event was called off at the last minute. if you'd like to get a glimpse of balloons soaring over the capital, put the 28th ofjuly in your diary. weather permitting, the event will see around 50 balloons take to the sky. let's take a look at the tubes now. there are minor delays on the northern lines and jubilee line and a part closure on the 0verground between hackney downs and chingford. now, on to the weather with kawser quamer.

good morning. after a clear start initially much more in the way of cloud around this morning. this cloud may be thick enough for the odd spot of light rain or drizzle and by the afternoon sunshine developing but also a few scattered showers. and this cloud will continue to thin and break this morning. we will see more in the way of sunshine and whilst there will be a few scattered showers, there will be a lot of dry weather as well. and temperatures widely reaching the low to mid 20s with breezy conditions too. during the evening then, becoming dry for a time but overnight we are expecting more in the way of cloud and again, there could be some showers developing in places too. and temperatures overnight holding up at 1a to 18 celsius and it is still quite breezy out there as well. looking further ahead, sunshine and showers in store for tuesday but wednesday it should become drier but there is a weather front arriving in later on thursday, becoming more unsettled again. some of the showers tomorrow, one or two of them could be quite heavy in places. wednesday, there may also be the odd shower but more in the way of drier weather. it's late on thursday when we will start to see rain arriving in from the west.

that's it for now. i'll be back after nine but there's plenty more on our website and on bbc radio london. let's return to our top story and the news that us presidentjoe biden is standing aside as a candidate in november's presidential election. last night, mr biden said that it has been... "the greatest honour of his life" to serve as president" but that he believed it was... "in the best interest of my party and the country" for him to quit the race. it follows weeks of speculation and growing pressure from leading democrats for him to stand aside after a disastrous performance in a tv debate against donald trump. there has been a wave of reaction from figures across the political spectrum. in a statement, naomi biden, the president's granddaughter, expressed her support for his decision, writing... "i'm nothing but proud

today of my pop. the former us president, barack obama, added his praise, writing that... donald trump gave a very different verdict, saying he was was... shortly after making the announcement, mr biden endorsed vice—president kamala harris as the democratic candidate for president. she has said she intends to "earn and win" the nomination. mr biden's move upends november's election, which had been all set for a rematch between him and mr trump. our us editor, sarah smith, can take us through how we got to this point. when i ran for president four years ago, i said we were in a battle for the soul of america and we still are. joe biden's age was already a huge concern even before he launched his campaign for re—election.

let's finish this job, i know we can. but his team shrugged it off. donald trump lost two debates for me in 2020, and since then he hadn't shown up for a debate. now he's acting like he wants to debate me again. well, make my day, pal. i'll even do it twice. he confidently challenged donald trump to a debate, thinking it would boost his support. it was a total disaster that set off panic inside his party. the, er... with the covid... excuse me, with, um, dealing with everything we have to do with, uh, look, if... we finally beat medicare. he tried to jog into a rally the next day, but soon gave up. a stronger performance here wasn't enough to reassure voters that he's up to the job. i give you my word as a biden, i would not be running again if i didn't believe with all my heart and soul i can do

thisjob because, quite frankly... cheering. ..the stakes are too high. because of the high stakes, every stumble, like falling over a sandbag on stage last june, caused alarm. despite the slips... ..and the spills, the biden campaign dismissed as bedwetters anyone who said concerns about his fitness could lose him the election. he hoped the odd gag could kill the problem. the 2024 election is in full swing. and, yes, age is an issue. i'm a grown man running against a six—year—old. a vigorous performance in his state of the union address injanuary silenced the critics within his own party for a while. here's the simple truth. you can't love your country only when you win. cheering. but republicans seized

on and shared every moment — like standing frozen among dancing people, looking lost and confused while meeting other world leaders... ..or having to be led off stage by barack obama at a party fundraiser. under extreme pressure, the president knew he couldn't afford any more mistakes, as he then said this at a nato summit. and now i want to hand it over to the president of ukraine, who has as much courage as he has determination. ladies and gentlemen, president putin. take a look at what happened... when donald trump was almost killed by an assassin's bullet, there was a chance he would command so much attention, people would forget aboutjoe biden. but as mr trump got up and defiantly carried on, there was a striking contrast with a covid—struck mr biden, pausing his campaign

and making his weary way home. the president's fate was sealed when he stepped onto this stage. it was him who'd called for an early debate to try to reset the race. yet his performance forced him to exit the election. sarah smith, bbc news, washington. coronation street is to air a special episode dedicated to the rugby league legend and motor neurone disease campaigner rob burrow, who died last month. since the spring, the soap has been telling the story of paul foreman, who was diagnosed with mnd, and the challenges he and those around him face. the special episode this week will follow paul, whose speech has deteriorated, spending a day with his husband billy. let's take a look. we will get everybody over to the flat in the next couple of weeks.

and have you there all the time, explaining what i'm saying. billy, my interpreter. what's really good is we will know who's coming and when, so you can you can program in what you want to say. you know, you'll be prepared. you may. ..leave. it's fine. i'll go back to the pub. no. desperate, are you? no. don't go. what? i said i love you. if you can't even understand that... robotic speech: i love you, billy. i'm so sorry. is that what you said? the one thing i thought you'd always understand. this stupid condition. i hate it, i hate it.

joining us now is peter ash, who plays paul, along with daniel brocklebank, who plays billy. morning, both. good morning. what an incredible episode! _ morning, both. good morning. what an incredible episode! an _ morning, both. good morning. what an incredible episode! an incredible - incredible episode! an incredible storyline! why was it important to tell the story from this angle? lslate tell the story from this angle? we have tell the story from this angle? , have been doing this story line for about a year and a half now. when we both with this special episode we knew it would be something really special. it follows billy and paul throughout the whole episode. we also hear the monologue which is massively important to show the mind is still there 100% despite the body not being and it is really important to show that. yes. this not being and it is really important to show that. yes.— to show that. yes. this is one of the horrible _ to show that. yes. this is one of the horrible things _ to show that. yes. this is one of the horrible things about - to show that. yes. this is one of the horrible things about motor| the horrible things about motor neurone disease which people do not

know. the person who has been diagnosed and the person living with it mentally hasn't changed. it is a physical change and not a mental one. ~ , y physical change and not a mental one. �* , , the physical change and not a mental one-_ the story - physical change and not a mental one._ the story is i physical change and not a mental one._ the story is one physical change and not a mental. one._ the story is one of one. absolutely. the story is one of frustration- — one. absolutely. the story is one of frustration. it _ one. absolutely. the story is one of frustration. it is. _ one. absolutely. the story is one of frustration. it is. you _ one. absolutely. the story is one of frustration. it is. you will _ one. absolutely. the story is one of frustration. it is. you will see - frustration. it is. you will see throu . h frustration. it is. you will see through the _ frustration. it is. you will see through the scenes, - frustration. it is. you will see through the scenes, the i frustration. it is. you will see i through the scenes, the frustration of not being able to communicate what we are thinking. even a carer who can interpret most things. sometimes they will miss hear something elsewhere. that must be heartbreaking. i am glad we are able to shine a light on that really. for ou, to shine a light on that really. for you. there _ to shine a light on that really. for you. there is _ to shine a light on that really. for you. there is a — to shine a light on that really. for you, there is a personal connection. my you, there is a personal connection. my grandfather had motor neurone disease. as a result i had been working with the mnd association for the last 23 years, i am an ambassadorfor the the last 23 years, i am an ambassador for the charity and fundraising for them a fair bit. when this storyline was initially

pitched to us, i was surprised to learn they had no producers, writers, no idea of my connection to the illness of the charity. so it has been strange to have this storyline but very pleased it has done because, you know, this is a subject that has been very close to me and my family for the last two decades. it me and my family for the last two decades. . me and my family for the last two decades. , ., decades. it is about portraying the role of a carer— decades. it is about portraying the role of a carer that _ decades. it is about portraying the role of a carer that is _ decades. it is about portraying the role of a carer that is so _ decades. it is about portraying the role of a carer that is so important in this relationship. we know the toll it can take on everyone else. it affects everybody who surrounds the person living with mnd as well as... it is an all—encompassing thing. your life becomes about caring for them 21w. i thing. your life becomes about caring for them 24”.— thing. your life becomes about caring for them 24”. caring for them 21./7. i know this sto line caring for them 24”. i know this storyline has _ caring for them 24”. i know this storyline has been _ caring for them 24”. i know this storyline has been very - caring for them 24”. i know this storyline has been very much i storyline has been very much inspired by rob burrow and his

diagnosis. how did you prepare for the long journey? this is going to be a long journey, isn't it? how did you prepare for that? i be a long journey, isn't it? how did you prepare for that?— be a long journey, isn't it? how did you prepare for that? i knew next to nothin: you prepare for that? i knew next to nothing about _ you prepare for that? i knew next to nothing about mnd. _ you prepare for that? i knew next to nothing about mnd. it _ you prepare for that? i knew next to nothing about mnd. it was - you prepare for that? i knew next to nothing about mnd. it was a - you prepare for that? i knew next to nothing about mnd. it was a big i nothing about mnd. it was a big learning curve for me. we were put in contact with the mnd association straightaway. dan was a great source of information as well. getting involved with the charities, meeting people living with mnd, we were lucky enough to meet rob and lindsey. they came into the studio to see us. it was great. i had to learn a lot to take on this role. i kind of feel grateful they trusted us with the storyline, really. trust is so important. _ us with the storyline, really. trust is so important. you _ us with the storyline, really. trust is so important. you have - us with the storyline, really. trust is so important. you have to i us with the storyline, really. trust is so important. you have to portray them as well. is so important. you have to portray them as well-— them as well. quite a lot of pressure. _ them as well. quite a lot of pressure, especially - them as well. quite a lot of pressure, especially when i them as well. quite a lot of| pressure, especially when it them as well. quite a lot of. pressure, especially when it is something people live with in their

lives. wanted to get that right really. lives. wanted to get that right reall . . .. . lives. wanted to get that right reall. , ., . , really. the research department, the writers when — really. the research department, the writers when they _ really. the research department, the writers when they have _ really. the research department, the writers when they have done - really. the research department, the writers when they have done an i writers when they have done an incredible — writers when they have done an incredible job. writers when they have done an incrediblejob. having writers when they have done an incredible job. having lived a very similar— incredible job. having lived a very similar experience in real life, it has given— similar experience in real life, it has given me, us, a real confidence knowing _ has given me, us, a real confidence knowing we — has given me, us, a real confidence knowing we are getting it right and we are _ knowing we are getting it right and we are portraying this correctly. it is important you are telling real people's— is important you are telling real people's stories.— is important you are telling real people's stories. from your own experience. _ people's stories. from your own experience, what _ people's stories. from your own experience, what are _ people's stories. from your own experience, what are the - experience, what are the frustrations and difficulties when caring for somebody who has motor neurone disease? i imagine there are many levels. neurone disease? i imagine there are many levels-— many levels. there are many. one of the main difficulties _ many levels. there are many. one of the main difficulties is _ many levels. there are many. one of the main difficulties is getting - many levels. there are many. one of the main difficulties is getting the i the main difficulties is getting the housing adaptions sorted in time. people needing a stay left. by the time funding for the stairlift arrives, they are beyond needing a stairlift when they need that and

something else. that is frustrating. what we are telling in this story is people, again, like we said, assume the brain isn't working. i am hoping this episode will really highlight what it is like for somebody who lives with mnd.— what it is like for somebody who lives with mnd. what do you want eo - le to lives with mnd. what do you want people to go _ lives with mnd. what do you want people to go away _ lives with mnd. what do you want people to go away from _ lives with mnd. what do you want people to go away from this - lives with mnd. what do you want l people to go away from this episode with? ., ., , ., ., with? having learned, understood? absolutely- — with? having learned, understood? absolutely. understanding - with? having learned, understood? absolutely. understanding a - with? having learned, understood? absolutely. understanding a bit i with? having learned, understood? l absolutely. understanding a bit more about what it is like to live with mnd and with someone who has mnd. i knew very little about it before i started, i imagine a lot of people still do not. it will be great to raise awareness and keep banging the drum for mnd. raise awareness and keep banging the drum for mnd-— drum for mnd. someone we are very aood drum for mnd. someone we are very good friends — drum for mnd. someone we are very good friends with _ drum for mnd. someone we are very good friends with is _ drum for mnd. someone we are very good friends with is the _ drum for mnd. someone we are very good friends with is the dad - drum for mnd. someone we are very good friends with is the dad of - drum for mnd. someone we are very good friends with is the dad of rob . good friends with is the dad of rob burrow, jeff. he has shared his thoughts. he said,

thatis that is amazing. we hope the same. like pete said _ that is amazing. we hope the same. like pete said when _ that is amazing. we hope the same. like pete said when we _ that is amazing. we hope the same. like pete said when we started i that is amazing. we hope the same. like pete said when we started the i like pete said when we started the story, he didn't know much about mnd. with everything rob has managed to achieve, a team with our storyline, in the last two years i have seen more awareness for mnd than i have seen in the two decades working alongside the mnd association. six people a day are diagnosed, ——. rob always said, this was for the post man, the lollipop

lady, the teacher, person in the street or your neighbour. how much of an impact do you think this may have in the wider public? hopefully ve much have in the wider public? hopefully very much so- _ have in the wider public? hopefully very much so. with _ have in the wider public? hopefully very much so. with a _ have in the wider public? hopefully very much so. with a show- have in the wider public? hopefully very much so. with a show like i very much so. with a show like coronation _ very much so. with a show like coronation street, you are in people's— coronation street, you are in people's living rooms, sparking conversations. we are an entertainment programme. we also have the _ entertainment programme. we also have the capacity to educate as well _ have the capacity to educate as well. hopefully, it has introduced mnd and — well. hopefully, it has introduced mnd and discussions around mnd to a new audience. mnd and discussions around mnd to a new audience-— new audience. thank you so much for comini in. new audience. thank you so much for coming in. looking _ new audience. thank you so much for coming in. looking forward _ new audience. thank you so much for coming in. looking forward to - new audience. thank you so much for coming in. looking forward to seeing | coming in. looking forward to seeing it. the special episode of coronation street dedicated to rob burrows will air this friday at 8pm on itv. great picture, i love that picture. it's just days until the olympics kick off in paris — as athletes and organisers make their final preparations for more than two

weeks of competion. kitesurfing is among the sports making its first ever appearance at the games — and one of the competitiors hoping for a golden debut is team gb�*s connor bainbridge. andy moon has been to meet him. i love kite surfing. i mean, ijustjust walked out of a meeting about ten minutes ago with my physiologist telling me off for doing too much kite surfing. but i love this sport, i mean, it isjust incredible. and i think that having it on that world stage for the first time in the olympics, it is a showcase. it does look phenomenal as a sport. and so hopefully it will, you know, boost our sport, get more participation into it. but also we're hoping it's going to be a spectacle down in marseille. getting ready to show off his sport to the world. conor bainbridge has always been eyeing the 2024 olympics. part of the sailing team were the first to be announced by team gb, but conor wasn't amongst them after initially failing to qualify. looking back now, i'll agree with my coach who said this is only going to be a good thing in the long run, but at the time it was hard. i think going from a string of such incredible results last year

of i hadn't stepped off the podium in almost two years and so then to come into the big ones and really kind of fall short was... ..it was pretty heartbreaking. instead, connor had to wait until the ominously named, 'last chance regatta' to secure a spot at the games. i think there was a lot of pressure. i think what i shifted quite heavily from last year is i allowed there to be a lot of external pressure from the team and from my peers, and this year i really focussed on the fact that, well, it's me, if, you know, if i qualify, i'm going to the games and therefore that pressure is on me and that responsibility is on me. connor unfortunately missed the recent world championships after a training accident led to him requiring minor surgery. it could have been a lot worse. um, and as my doctor kind of said, when i got back, we were three centimetres either way from yeah, possibly taking me out of the olympics. so, yeah, we're all back, thankfully, justjust missed the world championships. now fully fit, connor is clear what his aim is. i would be disappointed not to walk away with a medal,

and i think you know how disappointed i was at the test event last year walking away with second. um, yeah, i'm hoping it's going to be a gold and that's what we're working towards, and that's what we've pushed towards for the whole winter. and when i sat down and we started working with my coach for the first time, you know, the first question was, "what are you aiming for?" and the goal was gold and so that is what we're going for. connor bainbridge is hoping to soar above the water and the competition next month. legendary british cyclist sir mark cavendish says this year's tour de france is likely to have been his last race. and what an end to a sparkling career. what an end to that career! overcoming illness and injuries, cavendish has gone on to win a record 35th tour de france stage in the first week of this year's edition which ended in nice yesterday. he's joining us shortly, but first let's take a look at some highlights from an incredible career. cavendish on the left of our screen.

he's going to be the world champion. he's the world champion. mark cavendish has won the world title for great britain. we're so proud of you. i'm so proud of you. not for the wins or the records or like, that stuff's great, but the stuff that no—one sees, the behind closed doors stuff. the level of self— belief, the level of commitment, determination and sacrifice. i don't know anyone else that does what you do. we love you and i'm looking forward to, you know, having you around a bit more. sir markjoins us now from nice.

morning. good morning, how are you? we are great- — morning. good morning, how are you? we are great. how _ morning. good morning, how are you? we are great. how are _ morning. good morning, how are you? we are great. how are you? _ we are great. how are you? congratulations and how are you? thank you so much. i am a little bit tired but i am enjoying this beautiful weather in nice, relaxing with my family after those three weeks round france. you with my family after those three weeks round france.— with my family after those three weeks round france. you are 'ust rubbina it weeks round france. you are 'ust rubbing it in �* weeks round france. you are 'ust rubbing it in because i weeks round france. you are 'ust rubbing it in because the i weeks round france. you are justi rubbing it in because the weather here is so rubbish. how the legs? they are ok. yesterday, normally we finish a stage on the champs—elysees in paris, that is the normalfinish. when the olympic games imminent, we could not danesh that this year. —— with the olympic games imminent. it was from monacco to nice and it took the pressure off. i could enjoy the

last day, riding, enjoying time with team mates and family and soaking it all up. team mates and family and soaking it all u -. ~ .. team mates and family and soaking it all u . _ . ., ., , team mates and family and soaking it allu_. ., ~' team mates and family and soaking it allu._. ., ~' all up. what was it like soaking it all up. what was it like soaking it all u - ? all up. what was it like soaking it all up? you _ all up. what was it like soaking it all up? you say _ all up. what was it like soaking it all up? you say you _ all up. what was it like soaking it all up? you say you can - all up. what was it like soaking it all up? you say you can enjoy i all up. what was it like soaking it all up? you say you can enjoy it. | all up? you say you can enjoy it. what can you do that made it fun? it was emotional. the day before, the last mountain day, i had to get through it with team—mates. we haven't had a sprint for almost a week. just to finish the tour de france, that was challenging in itself. there was no sprint to paris in the end. it was more full pride, for getting through, arguably the hardest sport event in the world and the race has given me everything i have in my career. to show the race to respect it deserves is pretty important, to finish it and upsell that. as well as the highs, the suffering is what makes the race

special. important to secure victory won last time, i guess. you special. important to secure victory won last time, i guess.— won last time, i guess. you know when you — won last time, i guess. you know when you say _ won last time, i guess. you know when you say suffering _ won last time, i guess. you know when you say suffering is - won last time, i guess. you know when you say suffering is part i won last time, i guess. you know when you say suffering is part of| when you say suffering is part of it, for most of us watching the suffering is not fun. explain to us why you kept on going back to the suffering over and again, how do you live without and get your head around it? to live without and get your head around it?— live without and get your head around it? ., , ., ,., , around it? to be fair, it sounds worse than... _ around it? to be fair, it sounds worse than... when _ around it? to be fair, it sounds worse than. .. when i _ around it? to be fair, it sounds worse than... when i say i worse than... when i say suffering... everybody goes through hard times. there can be really hard times that are just nuisances. it is pushing through those things to achieve goal or to get to a point you want. that kind of makes those times worthwhile. there is a kind of context i want to put it in. it is hard, i am context i want to put it in. it is hard, lam not context i want to put it in. it is hard, i am not going to die. the reward you get at the end of it

makes it all the more worthwhile, you know. makes it all the more worthwhile, ou know. . , , ., makes it all the more worthwhile, ou know. , , , ., you know. given everything you said about how worthwhile _ you know. given everything you said about how worthwhile it _ you know. given everything you said about how worthwhile it is _ you know. given everything you said about how worthwhile it is pushing l about how worthwhile it is pushing through all of that with this one could be your last, are you sure? i am pretty sure it is my last tour de france. i crashed out with broken collarbone last year. to come back with one target, with a reason to get out of bed every day and push myself, push myself, push myself. i didn't leave a day without doing everything i needed to do training wise. it is time now to kind of spend the summer holidays with my family and the wife and kids instead of paddling around france. he family and the wife and kids instead of paddling around france.- of paddling around france. he had ut our of paddling around france. he had put your body _ of paddling around france. he had put your body and _ of paddling around france. he had put your body and mental- of paddling around france. he had| put your body and mental strength through a lot to do and achieving what you have done. —— you have put your body. do you always feel the

need to compete in some way or another? i need to compete in some way or another? ., �* ~ ., ., , another? i don't know, really. i don't know— another? i don't know, really. i don't know any _ another? i don't know, really. i don't know any different. i i another? i don't know, really. i| don't know any different. i think another? i don't know, really. i. don't know any different. i think it will be an accomplishment in itself, making sure the kids are not fighting with each other. that will be enough work in itself. my wife has done an incrediblejob, to make sure when i have been away, it is time together and with that. any parent will know it is the most challenging job in the world, probably. challenging 'ob in the world, robabl . ~ .. . . probably. what is the highlight but that their statement _ probably. what is the highlight but that their statement that - probably. what is the highlight but that their statement that the i probably. what is the highlight but that their statement that the that l that their statement that the that you will remember the most? i think there are a — you will remember the most? i think there are a few, _ you will remember the most? i think there are a few, obviously. - you will remember the most? i think there are a few, obviously. being i there are a few, obviously. being part of the tour de france winning team in 2012 with bradley wiggins was something special. it has been a

journey. the whole... it has been a journey, every three weeks round france, it has been a journey. i met incredible people and shared incredible people and shared incredible experiences, highs and lows. so many members of the public made that journey with lows. so many members of the public made thatjourney with me. i felt the love, ifelt made thatjourney with me. i felt the love, i felt that in the good times and the bad times. there was stuff you could never forget. times and the bad times. there was stuff you could neverforget. you take that for ever with you. it is an incredible _ take that for ever with you. it is an incredible achievement. thank you so much for talking to us. enjoy the rest of the day in gorgeous nice. thank you for being with us this morning. the beaches that way. take the kids, now. what a story! stay with us, the headlines are coming up.

live from london. this is bbc news. kamala harris says she intends to "earn and win" the democratic nomination asjoe biden exits the us presidential race. joe biden and top democrats on capitol hill are backing harris to beat donald trump in november's election.

for his part mr trump says it will be easier to beat kamala harris than mr biden. our other main headlines. "an absolutely tragic incident". police appeal for information after four adults and two children die in a collision between a car and a motorcycle in west yorkshire. more than 20,000 people on the spanish island of mallorca have taken part in a protest against mass tourism. and kitesurfing makes its debut at this week's paris olympics. we speak to one medal hopeful. hello, i'm nicky schiller. we start in the united states with reaction tojoe biden's decision to quit november's presidential race. he is backing his vice president kamala harris to now take on donald trump in the election.