near a barracks in kent. the home secretary has spoken of her shock. this was just an appalling attack on a serving soldier, and i know the whole country will be thinking of him and his family and wishing him a speedy recovery. a man is arrested on suspicion of causing the crash on sunday that killed six people near barnsley, two of them children. sir keir starmer�*s first prime minister's questions in the commons. and no longer cheap as chips — how the rising price of potatoes is hitting shoppers hard. coming

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a video that shows british olympian charlotte dujardin repeatedly whipping her horse has now been made public. the dressage star has been provisionally suspended by the sport's governing body, and she's pulled out of this summer's olympics, saying she's deeply ashamed of what she called "an error ofjudgement". our sports correspondent laura scott is in paris. laura, what's the latest? well, the major development this morning is the emergence of that video, which is at the heart of this story, which has rocked british sport and led to the withdrawal of charlotte dujardin from the olympics here in paris.

in that video that the use of the whip is permitted in equestrian sports, but the behaviour in this video is something that charlotte dujardin herself say she is sincerely sorry for, it was out of character and an error of judgment. what character and an error ofjudgment. what follows now ke? there is an investigation by the world equestrian federation, which is ongoing. this video was provided to us by a dutch lawyer on behalf of an undisclosed complainant. that investigation will run its course, and during that time, dujardin was suspended from all dressage competition. i asked the lawyer why it had taken the complainant several years for this video to surface, for them to come forward with it, and he told me that the reason for that was, recently two danish riders had also been excluded from the olympics over alleged concerns over training methods, and that emboldened them to come forward. but this has inevitably raised questions about

whether these kinds of training methods are widespread. i have spoken to a top dressage instructor, pam hotham this morning, and she does not think this is widespread in her knowledge of charlotte dujardin over the years leads us to believe it was out of character, but of course, deeply concerning. welfare charities have said the future of equestrian sport relies solely on public trust and that this could really damage that. but of course, it also leads to questions for the future of equestrian sport at the olympics. this weekend, the eventing will begin. it will be celebrated, but there are questions over its future. so there are lots ramifications for charlotte dujardin in the british team, the whole of equestrian sport. 0k, equestrian sport. ok, laura, thank you very much indeed. our sports correspondent matt graveling is in the town of newent, just down the road from charlotte dujardin's stables. matt, what's the reaction there? yes, ben, this is charlotte

dujardin's hometown of newent, and behind me as a statue of the horse on which she won gold in london in 2012, and just down there, the gold postbox that all athletes got in those games. after 2012, she won a whole host of other medals, becoming a local hero, and some we have spoken to at the stables and here in the town centre say they are gutted and shocked to have seen that video. one local horse rider told me she had heard about dujardin coming through the ranks for the last 15 years and was very sad to see it, but she agreed with the suspension. it is important to reiterate that dujardin has called this an error of judgment. but what about the problems for the sport going forward? the ceo of world horse welfare said in a statement that the public has to trust that equestrian is a caring and treating their animals with compassion. if that image is damaged, it will damage the sport. thank you very much. the prime minister has said he's

shocked and appalled at the stabbing of a soldier in uniform near the royal school of military engineering in kent. the soldier, in his forties, was walking in broad daylight when he was attacked. he's now in a serious condition in hospital. a 24—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. lauren moss reports. a quiet evening in this residential neighbourhood was brought to a shocking end when witnesses reported suddenly hearing screaming in the street. a soldier, who the bbc understands was in uniform, was stabbed multiple times in an attack near his home close to brompton army barracks in chillingham. he was taken to hospital, where he is in a serious condition. people living nearby stunned this could happen on their doorstep. i heard the screams very nearby, immediately thought there was perhaps a scuffle on the street. we have heard a scuffle on the street one or two times. but you could hear the screams become more harrowing and piercing as they went on, and

realised it was something more serious. , ., ., , ~ ., ., serious. everyone has kind of got the same reaction, _ serious. everyone has kind of got the same reaction, like, - serious. everyone has kind of got the same reaction, like, really? l the same reaction, like, really? did that— the same reaction, like, really? did that seriously happen? because it is so_ did that seriously happen? because it is so horrific, it is stuff that you _ it is so horrific, it is stuff that you watch _ it is so horrific, it is stuff that you watch on, like, tv shows, you can't _ you watch on, like, tv shows, you can't believe — you watch on, like, tv shows, you can't believe it happens in your own neighbourhood. the _ neighbourhood. the home office has confirmed the stabbing is not being treated as terror —related. this is an appalling attack on a serving soldier. my thoughts go to him on to his family, wishing him a speedy recovery. iam him on to his family, wishing him a speedy recovery. i am being kept updated on the investigation, and i hope that everyone will support kent police in their investigation into this serious crime. it was just before 6pm last night when police were called to sally port gardens in chillingham, finding a man in his 40s with stab wounds. the attack took place just round the corner from the attack took place just round the cornerfrom brompton barracks, the headquarters of the army's royal school of engineering regiment. a man was seen leaving a motorcycle.

half an hour later, a local man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. police say they are looking into whether the attack was mental health related and are reassuring the community and armed forces. i think a lot of people are obviously frightened. i am really pleased — obviously frightened. i am really pleased that the police are doing some _ pleased that the police are doing some enhanced patrols in the area 'ust some enhanced patrols in the area just to _ some enhanced patrols in the area just to kind — some enhanced patrols in the area just to kind of give people that reassurance. at the moment, it is being _ reassurance. at the moment, it is being treated as an isolated incident, and i think at the moment, the focus _ incident, and i think at the moment, the focus is — incident, and i think at the moment, the focus isjust on getting the community to pull together and suriport— community to pull together and support the family. those _ support the family. those living in the area have been told to expect an ongoing police presence while investigations continue. our correspondent jon donnison is in gillingham. a big investigation under way into what happened there? that's right. a large police presence still here on this residential street where the stabbing attack happened. you can see behind me now, forensic officers

are combing the street pretty meticulously, looking for any evidence. police say that they have already recovered a number of knives. they say they now believe that the suspect left the scene on a motorbike, and he was arrested about half an hour after the attack happened in rochester, which isjust down the road, and as you say, he is now being questioned on suspicion of attempted murder. thank you very much, jon. in the last hour... a man has been arrested on suspicion of causing the deaths of six people by dangerous driving in a crash on the a61 near barnsley on sunday. shane roller, his partner shannen morgan and two of their young daughters died when their car collided with a motorbike which also killed the riders christopher and janine barton. our reporter hannah gray is in barnsely for us.

tell us more about the latest developments. yes, police investigating the accident that happened not far from here on the a61 between wakefield and barnsley have now arrested a man, as you have said. we have not had a huge amount of detail, but in a statement from west yorkshire police, it says he has been arrested on suspicion of death by dangerous driving. the crash happened close to here on sunday, close to apm, and at 10am this morning, here at saint helen's church, a memorial service has been held, because four adults were killed and two micro children, and many lived close to here. people who died were shannen morgan, 30, shane roller, 33, and their young children. there were also two macro

on a motorbike, christopher and janine barton, 56 and a8, and we found out yesterday they had just been celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. the scene remains closed here while police investigate, and the floral tributes continued to pour in.— continued to pour in. thank you, hannah. sir keir starmer has been facing his first prime minister's questions in the commons. it comes after he suspended seven rebel labour mps for voting against the new government on the issue of the two—child benefit cap. one of the mps has hit back, saying she's the victim of a 'macho virility test.�* here's our political correspondent helen catt. good morning, prime minister! keir starmer is no stranger to prime minister's questions. he has asked 130 sets of them. at this time, he would be the one answering, including the words that mark the start of every pmst.

mr speaker, this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and others discussing how this government will bring about the change the country has decisively voted for. ah, change the country has decisively voted for. �* , , ., voted for. a slight smile to mark the moment. — voted for. a slight smile to mark the moment, and _ voted for. a slight smile to mark the moment, and for— voted for. a slight smile to mark the moment, and for now, - voted for. a slight smile to mark the moment, and for now, a - voted for. a slight smile to mark . the moment, and for now, a change voted for. a slight smile to mark - the moment, and for now, a change of tone from the opposition. mr speaker, i'm glad in our exchanges so far we have maintained a cross—party consensus on important matters _ a cross—party consensus on important matters of — a cross—party consensus on important matters of foreign policy, and in that spirit— matters of foreign policy, and in that spirit today, i want to focus our exchange in ukraine and national security~ _ security. can i thank the leader security. — can i thank the leader of the opposition for not only raising the question of ukraine, but doing it in a way which can maintain the unity across this house, which has been so important to the ukrainian people? the liberal democrats, who now get two questions a week, also wanted some agreement. after a once in a century election, does _ after a once in a century election, does he _ after a once in a century election, does he not — after a once in a century election, does he not think there is an opportunity for a once in a century

chance _ opportunity for a once in a century chance to — opportunity for a once in a century chance to fix social care and thus help _ chance to fix social care and thus help our— chance to fix social care and thus help our nhs? so can i ask him to set up— help our nhs? so can i ask him to setup a _ help our nhs? so can i ask him to set up a cross—party commission on social— set up a cross—party commission on social care — set up a cross—party commission on social care so — set up a cross—party commission on social care so we can address this urgent _ social care so we can address this urgent matter? he _ urgent matter? he is— urgent matter? he is right, it is a crisis. i'm sorry to have to report to the house it's not the only crisis that we've inherited. there is a crisis of failure absolutely everywhere after 1a years of failure that this government of service will begin the hard yards of fixing, including on social care. while there was calm in the chamber today, last night, sir keir chose to come down hard on seven labour mps who voted against the government. the seven, including former cabinet membersjohn mcdonnell and rebecca members john mcdonnell and rebecca long membersjohn mcdonnell and rebecca long bailey, have been temporarily suspended by the party, so they have to sit and vote as independents. the noes to the left, 653. it the noes to the left, 653. it is — the noes to the left, 653. it is because _ the noes to the left, 653. it is because they- the noes to the left, 653. it is because they backedl the noes to the left, 653. i it is because they backed an unsuccessful attempt by the snp to force labour to commit to scrapping

the two child limit on some benefits. i am disappointed that the party has taken this decision. the party should be able to tolerate difference in opinion, and actually, there isn't much difference in opinion, because a lot of the plp, the parliamentary labour party, want to scrap the two child benefit cap. under the two child rule, most parents who claim benefits can only get universal credit and child tax credit for their first two children. sir keir had been clear throughout the election campaign that lifting the election campaign that lifting the cap was not in his party's immediate plans, because he said they couldn't afford to do it. they're voting against the kings speech, — they're voting against the kings speech, the first speech where labour— speech, the first speech where labour is— speech, the first speech where labour is setting out its platform, and they— labour is setting out its platform, and they decide that although they have just _ and they decide that although they have just been elected on that platform, they are going to rebel, so we _ platform, they are going to rebel, so we have — platform, they are going to rebel, so we have got lots of new mps, it has to _ so we have got lots of new mps, it has to be — so we have got lots of new mps, it has to be clear what the rules are, and i_ has to be clear what the rules are, and i think— has to be clear what the rules are, and i think the whips are putting down _ and i think the whips are putting down a — and i think the whips are putting down a marker. these - down a marker. these first few weeks and governments are all about doing just

that. —— matthew these first few weeks in government. our political correspondentjoe pike is in the houses of parliament. sir keir starmer�*s first prime minister's questions. it seemed pretty friendly. what was the mood light? yes, it certainly was. i have been at the chamber where there was drama, anger, tension, jeopardy. today, it was more gentle, some might even argue anti—climactic. �*? might even argue anti—climactic. ? because of the approach of rishi sunak. gone was the approach of the rishi sunak we saw in the election campaign, and instead, we sawa rishi sunak with self—deprecating humour, and also asking six questions on topics where the two parties agree, national security, and on military support for ukraine. why? he wants to look statements like and doesn't want to provoke those new labour mps to haggle him.

—— statesman—like. we heard in that report questions from the lib dems on social care and the snp on child poverty, key difficult issues were keir starmer to try and tackle in the coming months. but it was calmer and more civil. you might like that, but i don't think that is going to last. certainly after the new conservative leader takes over from rishi sunak, we are expecting that person to be unveiled in november. thank you very much. our political correspondent. meanwhile, the deadline for nominations to close the welsh labour party closed in the last hour. the only name put forward was the welsh health secretary, eluned morgan. our wales correspondent hywel griffith is in cardiff. hywel, what happens now? we await official confirmation but it will be no surprise that in the next couple of hours we expect second will be named the new leader of welsh labour. no one expects

anything else from that to happen. shall become the first female first minister but also the third person to get thejob minister but also the third person to get the job within this calendar year. you may remember von gethin just back in march the new welsh labour leader but after mackie had a tough time uniting party and eventually resigned last week. the first drop of her will be uniting the party around her. she has had a good start because no one else put their name forward to go against her. then tackling some of the biggest issue is the welsh labour government faces down the road in port talbot with thousands of jobs set to go in the tartar steel plant in september. then across wales waiting list at a record high. she knows all about that because currently she is in charge of the health service in wales and she will need to get on the phone to sir keir starmer as well because for years now she's been saying welsh labour

simply don't have the money to tackle that button. labour in westminster now and in charge of the treasury but as we have heard already in this bulletin, they're not in a position where they think they can spend more money, so how do she solve that problem? it will take quite a lot of leadership over the next few weeks and months for eluned morgan to feel she is succeeding in her new role. the number of shoplifting offences recorded by police in england and wales has risen to a new 20—year high. according to new data from the office of national statistics, more than aa3,000 offences were logged by police last year. the government has promised to tackle low—level shoplifting and make assaulting a shop worker a specific criminal offence. eighteen people have been killed after a plane crashed and caught fire while taking off from the nepalese capital, kathmandu. the pilot was rescued

and is being treated in hospital. us presidentjoe biden will deliver an address from the oval office later, explaining his decision not to seek re—election to the white house. meanwhile, kamala harris, who'll almost certainly be the democrat contender instead has gone on the offensive against donald trump, comparing him to fraudsters she said she had prosecuted. our north america correspondent nomia iqbal is in washington, only around a hundred days till the election kamala harris has to hit the ground running? she does and after last night she will be in indiana later today. this was all prescheduled by the way but of course it has got a renewed focus now and i think the democratic party would say it is all going very well thank you very much. this event in wisconsin last night, a key battleground state, was an

opportunity for her to redefine the campaign. they had to change the venue because more people wanted to attend. and this was her opportunity to show what is the difference between her and donald trump and she said essentially she is forward thinking, he is backward thinking. she is a former prosecutor, he is a convicted felon. and this is the pitch that she will be making as she goes forward. there is some early polling that suggests that she is slightly ahead of him in the national polls. more or less neck and neck but national polls don't really tell us much, it is the key swing states that matter and i think it is fair to say she is probably on a honeymoon period at the moment. let's not forgetjoe biden, as you mention that the president is due to deliver what is arguably is most important speech later tonight when he explains to americans why he took that stunning decision on sunday to not seek re—election. that stunning decision on sunday to not seek re-election._ that stunning decision on sunday to not seek re-election. thank you very much indeed- _

the time is1.20. our top story this afternoon... a video has now been made public showing one of britain's most decorated female olympians, charlotte dujardin, whipping a horse repeatedly — she's now withdrawn from the paris games. and coming up, concerns over a rise in whooping cough cases among children in england, with fewer pregnant women now being vaccinated. with fewer pregnant women coming with fewer pregnant women up on bbc news, aftei a coming up on bbc news, after winning a fourth consecutive premier league trophy last season, manchester city's goalkeeper eddison's future is uncertain as he is linked with a shock move away from the se had this summer. —— the etty ad. the family of a baby and his aunt, both killed by a drunk driver, say people convicted of causing death by dangerous driving should never be allowed behind the wheel again. daryl anderson was jailed for 17 years and banned from driving

for 21 and a half years. he was not only drunk, but also driving at more than 1a0 miles per hour, when he killed zackary blades and karlene warner. abi smitton reports. he was such a mummy�*s boy as well. he was glued to my hip. he used to put his hands out up to me. eight—month—old zackary blades, a little boy who never got the chance to grow up. he was killed alongside his aunt karlene in a horrific crash on the a1 near durham in may. she was the most perfect person, in my eyes. like, my big sister, my best friend. this man, daryl anderson, was jailed for causing their deaths. he was given a 17—year sentence and the 21.5 year driving ban, something the family say is not good enough. a lifelong driving ban, it should be mandatory. i don't know why we are giving

people more and more chances. it is protecting the criminals rather than the families and everyone else on the streets. zach's mum had gone to pick her sister karlene up from the airport in the early hours of the 31st of may. zach was asleep in the back—seat. anderson had also been on a flight. he had been drinking but chose to get behind the wheel of his car. he was spotted driving at speeds of 1a0 mph, taking photos of himself behind the wheel. he rammed into their car, killing zach and karlene instantly. i've just got back off holiday... this was recorded just minutes after he had hit them. what's that saying? so that's a fail. you were going 95. 95. the legal limit is 35. is it? yeah. at the police station, he tried to claim another person had been driving. so i've jumped in the passenger, he's in the driving seat and then ijust fell asleep. i woke up when we are crashing.

he soon backpedalled on those claims, pleading guilty to death by dangerous driving. i've drove into the back of another car but i'm not a bad person. zach and karlene's family now want to take their petition for lifetime driving bans to parliament. they want to speak directly to mp5. if it is going to be knocked back, i want them to tell me why. we are not asking for a lot, it should be already set in stone. if you cause death by dangerous driving, you don't get your license back. the ministry ofjustice says independentjudges are responsible for sentencing but that the government is committed to ensuring punishments reflect the severity of crimes. as well as the petition, zach and karlene's family want more hospitals to have haven rooms, quiet spaces for families dealing with unimaginable grief and pain to be together. nothing is going to bring zach and karlene back but we want to try and do some good in honour of them.

like, zach was so innocent, he was an eight—month—old baby and karlene did no wrong. we just want to do some good and honour them, so like they are hopefully looking down and being like you know, yous are doing us so proud and we don't want them to be forgotten. they don't deserve to be forgotten. there's been a spike in cases of whooping cough among infants in england. it follows a fall in the number of pregnant women being vaccinated. nine children have died from the infection so far this year. our health correspondent sharon barbour reports. rasping cough. this is what whooping cough can sound like and it can be fatal. a bacterial infection affecting the lungs, it is currently spreading and health bosses are worried. we are really extremely concerned. we are seeing cases rise, we know there have been deaths nationally. injanuary, there were 555 cases.

that number rose to nearly 2600 confirmed cases in may. in total, there have been 7600 cases across the uk so far this year, compared to 858 for the whole of 2023. it is young babies that are at the highest risk of severe complications and even deaths from whooping cough. the uk health security agency say since this latest outbreak began in december, nine young babies have lost their lives. one reason for the rise in cases among babies is a fall in the take—up of vaccines by pregnant mums. we have approximately 5000 deliveries at james cook and in the hospital we are vaccinating approximately 1000 of those a year. there is not many women that give us a real reason. we tend to hear ijust don't want it, you are not sticking anything in me. now the nhs is targeting

areas of most concern. kate had her vaccine in pregnancy but says she is struggling to persuade other mums. i have had conversations with people, including you know friends who are new mothers or are pregnant who say, oh, i don't want to get it because i've seen this piece of information on social media and it has made me think twice. and that is really scary because of the fact that information is out there and it is appearing on people's algorithms, particularly when they are most vulnerable. there is a realfear now that unless more women and children are vaccinated there will be more deaths. it is scary to think that these women are just not getting the vaccine because they think that we are injecting them with something nasty. we are not. we are injecting them with something that is going to protect them and protect their baby from getting whooping cough. and potentially dying. and potentially dying, yeah. babies like this one have three further doses of the vaccine at eight,

12 and 16 weeks. sharon barbour, bbc news. the royal family has unveiled a sustainabilty push with state cars running on biofuel and solar panels on the roof of windsor castle. our senior royal correspondent daniela relph has more details. a year of celebration, alongside personal challenges. the sovereign grant of £86.3 million funds the running costs of the monarchy. new figures reveal around £800,000 of it were spent on the coronation, covering everything from staffing to the modification of the crown jewels. fanfare. travel remains a major outgoing. the state visit to kenya, this year's most expensive trip, atjust over £166,000. the royal train was used just once lastjune, for a two—day trip to yorkshire. that cost £52,000.

its use will be kept under review. helicopters remain widely deployed, with palace officials saying they are a key component of travel plans. two new ones will replace older models in the coming year. but the accounts also show more money being spent on sustainability. the state bentleys will be converted to run on biofuel. eventually, all royal cars will be fully electric. work on windsor castle saw a leaky lead roof replaced with the castle's first solar panels. and more sustainable aviation fuel will be used on aircraft carrying the royal family. the multi—million pound modernisation of buckingham palace is ongoing, helped by a profit boost from the crown estate. latest accounts show the monarch's land and property portfolio made a profit of £1.1 billion last year, some of which will continue to fund the palace work. how are you feeling?

the royal accounts note the cancer diagnosis for the king and the princess of wales, and its impact on the royal postbag. 138,000 items of correspondence had to be processed. the vast majority were get well messages or coronation congratulations. these annual financial reports are the best insight we have into the cost of the royal family. the figures don't include security, which is a significant expense, but they do give us an idea of where the family's priorities lie. for the prince of wales, that focus will continue to be on tackling homelessness, supporting mental health initiatives, and his earthshot environmental prize. cheering. senior officials in the prince's household also explained some differences between the way father and son work. the king, they said, likes to pick up a phone and call people, whereas his son is more likely to send a whatsapp message. daniela relph, bbc news,

buckingham palace. a reminder of our top headline this afternoon: britain'sjoint—most decorated female olympian, charlotte dujardin says she's "deeply ashamed" after a video emerged showing her hitting a horse with a whip. and janetjackson on growing up in one of music's most successful families and how she never intended to be famous. we'll have a full forecast in the next half hour, but it's time now for a quick look at the weather. here's elizabeth. thank you, ben. you have probably noticed just how humid it is feeling at the moment. there is a lot of moisture in the air and of course that has led to some mist and fog, particularly for our coasts and hills and particularly through the morning. there will be some changes

as we head through the next couple of days or so, quite a messy, muggy picture today and tomorrow. then the cold front sweeps through in time for friday so behind that some fresher, drierair. for friday so behind that some fresher, drier air. there will be more sunshine and that leads into the weekend. showers in the north and west but dry it with quite a lot of sunshine elsewhere. then. thousands of leasehold flat owners could get up to £3,500 worth of compensation from a lawsuit against alleged hidden commission fees that are added to building insurance, and paid to the owners of large blocks of flats. in 2022—23, there were about a.7 million leasehold properties in england, one in five of the housing stock. 72% of those were flats and 28% houses. leasehold means you own the property for a given time, but pay a fee for the land it's built on. in contrast, freehold means you own the property

and the land it's built on. well, lawyers are now preparing a class action lawsuit against leasehold fees, alleging that they include hidden commissions. our social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. liam spender is on a mission to expose the hidden fees that the owners of blocks of flats receive. it's like putting a vampire in charge of a blood bank. there's nothing stopping them taking what they want. he discovered that his landlords were paid commission worth £135,000 over four years for buying buildings insurance for the development. they didn't disclose the fee, but did add it to the charges that leaseholders like liam pay annually. we want our money back. we were never in a position to know enough to give our informed consent to the landlord and the broker taking this commission before it was, it was taken from our money and hidden in the cost of the insurance. for years, the owners of blocks

of flats have been getting commission on buildings insurance and not disclosing the fees. the owner of the block, the freeholder, arranges buildings insurance for every flat within it. the insurance company pays the freeholder a commission for buying their product. that fee is added to the cost of the insurance and the total is charged to the leaseholders, the people who own the individual flats. the reason that freeholders and brokers could charge commission on insurance and not tell the leaseholders is because the market was unregulated. they didn't have to. when the financial conduct authority recently looked into this, they found that some of those commissions could be as high as 60% of the cost of the insurance. the average leaseholder, shall we say, was paying £250, £300 a year. they're now paying close to £1,300 to £1,a00 a yearjust on buildings insurance. and that includes commission that they didn't know about? yeah, yeah.

in this development in manchester, giles grover has seen his building insurance soar in recent years, as the complex had dangerous cladding. under pressure from the residents, his landlord has slightly cut their commission, but leaseholders like giles have still paid around £100,000 in such fees over the past three years. essentially being ripped off for years in different ways. they're making money out of our misery, the landlords, the insurers, the managing agents, everyone's taking their their pound of flesh from us because leaseholders have been at the bottom of the chain for years. since the beginning of the year, freeholders have had to disclose how much they're receiving in commissions. their trade body supports that change and argues that building owners earn their money. they will be employing insurance staff, they will be doing an amount of insurance activity, either in conjunction with or on behalf of the insurer. and it's only fair that they should be remunerated for doing that work

which they are by the insurer. having won compensation from the owner of his own building, liam spender is now preparing to launch a class action lawsuit on behalf of leaseholders across england and wales. oh, this is institutionalised, yes. they all have the same practice of adding something for themselves onto the cost of the insurance. if successful, lawyers say the legal action could see some leaseholders win thousands of pounds in compensation. michael buchanan, bbc news. still to come on today's programme: they used to be cheap as chips, but find out why you're now forking out more for your fish and chip supper. now it's time to join our colleagues with the news where you are.

hello and welcome to bbc london. a 15—year—old boy has been arrested on suspicion of murder after another boy, also aged 15, was stabbed to death in east london. police were called to stoke newington in the borough of hackney on tuesday afternoon. our reporter alice saulfield is there live. alice, what more can you tell us? inaudible. children are out playing in the street, but not today. you can see the code and other police tent behind me. it wasjust the code and other police tent behind me. it was just after ap yesterday when police were called and found a 15—year—old boy with stab wounds. he was pronounced dead at the scene, and they have since arrested a 15—year—old boy on

suspicion of murder after a suspect fled the scene. the victim hasn't been named yet, but his family have been named yet, but his family have been informed, and we have heard from a number of people here that just moments before he was stabbed, he had actually been visiting ben full primary school, behind that block of flats there, where they say he used to be a pupil. —— benthal. many people i have spoken to here so the emergency people trying to save him and were in a state of shock. i spoke to dean, who has lived on the estate his whole life and says what happened is terrible. terrible. people are frightened to come out of their houses. you know, it's... i don't know, something's got to be done. everyone is shocked to know this has happened so close. - does anyone expect it to happen almost on your doorstep? - no.

the met says what happened here was during a busy time of day, and there would have been people around. earlier, i know that the community will be searching for answers today and will be shocked and angry at this tragic loss of life. i want them to know that we will do everything in our power to provide those answers and bring those responsible tojustice. well, detective to and to james conway also spoke of a sobering week in london. this boy was the second 15—year—old to be killed in the capital this week. another was shot deadin capital this week. another was shot dead in a park in ladbroke grove in the early hours of sunday evening. both these deaths, the start of the school summer holidays, a time when children should be outplaying, but this community is now scarred,

needing time to come to terms with the tragedy that has happened on their doorstep. thank you. and thank you for bearing with us with the sound issues at the start of that report. the met and essex police have referred themselves to the police watchdog after three people died in a car crash in east london. the incident happened last week on the a13 in rainham. a car collided with a stationary vehicle that had earlier been involved in a separate, non—fatal crash. police have also appealed for dashcam footage. a woman who was given the freedom of the city of london for her disability campaigning was unable to collect the award on stage because she wasn't offered an accessible ramp. anna landre said it turned an honour into an indignity and says she was fighting back tears during the ceremony at mansion house. the city of london corporation says it's apologised. harry lowe has been speaking to her. the irony is not lost on me of

getting granted freedom of the city and not having the freedom to get on the stage. an awards night at mansion house should have been memorable for all the right reasons. for anna, it didn't turn out that way. last friday, i was set to get granted the freedom of the city of london, which i was really, really excited about, and then there was no mmp excited about, and then there was no ramp for me to get it on the stage. it turned an honour into an indignity, which was really disappointing, and i have this moment of, how do i react to this? do i make a scene? do i leave? do i stay and deal with it? but it really strikes me that if i don't address it, it's going to keep happening to the next person, and i don't want that to happen. the next person, and i don't want that to happen-— that to happen. anna says it is a s mtom that to happen. anna says it is a symptom of _ that to happen. anna says it is a symptom of what _ that to happen. anna says it is a symptom of what is _ that to happen. anna says it is a symptom of what is known - that to happen. anna says it is a symptom of what is known as i that to happen. anna says it is a l symptom of what is known as the implementation gap. it isjust implementation gap. it is just illustrative of a pattern that we see again and again, where access is not prioritised, where the law is not made real, and where then we disabled people have to do the

work of making our rights real. the city of london corporation said it would like to offer it sincerest apologies to anna landre for an inaccessible stage during her award ceremony. it added that it is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion, and is committing an urgent review to make diverse it's buildings, and facilities. it’s urgent review to make diverse it's buildings, and facilities.— buildings, and facilities. it's like nothin: buildings, and facilities. it's like nothing that _ buildings, and facilities. it's like nothing that i've _ buildings, and facilities. it's like nothing that i've ever— buildings, and facilities. it's like nothing that i've ever tried - buildings, and facilities. it's like nothing that i've ever tried to i buildings, and facilities. it's like| nothing that i've ever tried to do in my life before. i have never run marathon, nevertry in my life before. i have never run marathon, never try to cycle hundred and 12 miles. swimming is up tried to do in the ocean before. there are so many fans for me the challenge but my flatulent read comic relief and i thought if you're going to do it again, we have got to go big. —— my last challenge was comic relief. this was a hardness one day event in

the world so again, if you are looking for sense of achievement —— achievement, not many able to post it —— but not many able—bodied people would be able to do this so for me to do it, it is crazy but also, it is something out of my comfort zone but i'm hoping that the impact that i can have from this challenge. but also may be in a competitive sportsman so this level of dedication... i have never had to do anything like this before. for me, my applications are different, side to side so balance whilst there is that factor at —— my are different. it would be different thanif different. it would be different than if i wasn't a double amputee. i've had time to prepare forces up been trading since october. the first comic relief obtained i did came to me very quickly. this was a

three month window, so the start of me actually doing the challenge. this has been a slightly different task because it has been a full year, and around day—to—day life that i have been trying to fit it in. ., , , , that i have been trying to fit it in. you pull to's mud pies have been --reared in. you pull to's mud pies have been prepared for — in. you pull to's mud pies have been prepared for much _ in. you pull to's mud pies have been prepared for much they _ in. you pull to's mud pies have been prepared for much they like - in. you pull to's mud pies have been prepared for much they like it - in. you pull to's mud pies have been prepared for much they like it was i prepared for much they like it was they would never have to pay —— to porta's magpies. therefore it is seen as to you to secure the second qualifier match tomorrow. here is the directorjansen daily. i qualifier match tomorrow. here is the directorjansen daily.- the directorjansen daily. i write back is a placement _ the directorjansen daily. i write back is a placement so - the directorjansen daily. i write back is a placement so yeah. i the directorjansen daily. i write i back is a placement so yeah. even the commentators from gary mentioned that he was the man of the match and he was a tough man so it is a really good to see this and the fa cups when you see the type of games, all

of a sudden, even here in the spanish division, by dalloway it was crazy we... and this time around is... we made it, we did it and it was amazing fit for the club and it was amazing fit for the club and it was really nice and one of the players, the actual cutting has been without success 2000 under 19 —— the actual captain. so obviously, he is the fans want to call, just imagine what we did five years ago, whaley slid one half players... only is... when you got accepted at uefa,

it is something that you dream of, it is something that you dream of, it is something that you see so far away and it is so close now and now it is a reality. you see gibraltar climb up within the next ten years i would say. got us in very early days and we are very, very neat it is. is it been 11 years since we are in europe. but we will succeed and show everybody that we are here to stay. the olympics opening ceremony is on friday, it's getting very exciting but a better getting under way today. that is also the sport today. thanks for joining that is also the sport today. thanks forjoining us. goodbye.

the olympic games have inspired a generation of as is after witnessing is the capacity to change lives. before his death, lola's father had encouraged her to follow her dreams. this we can, if you take to the water it in his memory for team gb. our reports are has been with. a member of the team that's among the favourites to win in paris, richmond's lola anderson. you are world champions, so a lot is expected of you. does that bring pressure as you head to paris? we have a saying in our boat and in our team that pressure is a privilege. and, you know, i'd much rather we had the pressure to succeed based off of everyone's belief in us, than we had to kind of come

in as the underdog. it was when helen glover and heather stanning won gold at london 2012 that a 1a—year—old lola was inspired. i remember watching that, watching them win, and just sort of being hit by this really strong wave of inspiration. so, i was already late for training at this point, so i ran to go get my mini—diary, a little pink highlighter, and just scribbled in this sort of affirmation that said, "my name is lola anderson. i think it would be my biggest dream in life to go to the olympics for team gb and represent british rowing and if possible, win a gold medal." um, so i wrote that down and then got very embarrassed, ripped the page out of my diary and threw it away. lola's dad don found that page, and six years later, when he was seriously ill, he returned it to her, telling her to follow her dream. he passed away shortly after. how do you think he would feel, the fact that you are now heading to paris as an olympian? oh, um...

sorry. i think he'd be really, really proud, yeah. um, sorry! um, iam... ..these are happy... i think he'd be really proud. um, you know, rowing obviously was a key sport for him, but he, just like any other parent, like my mum and everyone who's supported me along the way, just wants the best for their loved ones. and if he could see me now, he'd know that i was happy and that's all he'd want. but yeah, i think he'd be very proud. pride that certainly wouldn't be misplaced, as lola anderson and co prepare to take to the waters at paris 202a. now, are you feeling hungry? whether you choose curry sauce, tartar sauce or mushy peas to go with your fish and chips, you might have noticed the price of them is going up. that's because the cost of potatoes has been increasing, with an impact on our national dish.

nina warhurst has been to a fish and chip processing plant in blackpool. and of something even more typically british, if that's possible — fish and chips. where would we be without the chippy tea? a mouthwatering part of our national palette for more than 160 years, so crucial to the national spirit it is said supplies were protected during both world wars. but the soaring price of the humble spud means chippies like the kingfisher in salford are watching their margins get battered. it's just difficult because we can't pass it onto the customer. you know, the problem that we have in the industry is that people think that fish and chips is a cheap meal and itjust isn't. people are prepared to pay £15, £20 for a pizza. they are not prepared to pay it for a portion of fish and chips. so it is very, very difficult.

as prices keep on rising in all other areas of life, the staple cheap treat has become a luxury. i usually have fish, chips and peas now and again but today, as the price is so astronomical, i can only afford a bag of... well, a small cone of chips with vinegar. i don't know how they expect i a pensioner to live, to be honest. so... every single thing is going up. i mean, we have fish and chips once a week, don't we? - yeah. and my friend, she's gone to have her hair cut. - and it's getting to the point where can you have it? i is there some good news? at seniors chip—makers in blackpool, they say they are starting to see the raw price of potatoes begin to fall. the price of a fish supper has crept close to £10. but if the humble spud returns to a much more humble price,

does that mean the chippy tea will follow and become cheap again? not necessarily. we've got so many other costs as well. wages have gone up, which is quite right, people should be paid well to work in our industry. the cost of energy is still high, fish is about to go up so we are seeing pressure across the board. and i think as shop owners we willjust try and absorb some of those costs and just try and create menus that offer a product at a price point, so that we can see to every pocket. how long can we keep shaking that salt and vinegar while incomes feel on shaky ground? how much will prices push our loyalty to the great british dish? nina warhurst, bbc news, blackpool. janet jackson is one of the best—selling artists of all time, with more than 180 million records sold worldwide. ahead of her uk tour later this year, our music correspondent mark savage caught up with her. a warning this piece

contains flashing images. four, three, two, one... janet jackson never intended to be famous. shejust happened to be born into one of the most musically successful families of all time. i started when i was seven. i don't ever remember being asked, i just remember doing it. i can't imagine what made them think it was a good idea because i was really, really shy as a kid. over the years she gained in confidence and became known for her eye—catching choreography. she told me she taught herself to dance after an upsetting experience in ballet class. i've got a booty so she would say that i'm not tucking my butt enough and she hit me. i was young, i was little. a second attempt at taking classes in her teens also went wrong.

i was about to shoot an episode of different strokes and i remember telling my instructor that my teacher and he got a little close to me and i felt very, very uncomfortable. then i remember coming out of the class and telling my mother and she said that's it, you're not going back. as an adult, janet channelled experiences like those into strong and confident songs like nasty... # nasty, nasty boys... but even in the music industry she received pushback from male executives. what were the barriers you came up against? oh, god. being told no. more than once. saying because you are a girl, you can't do that. girls don't do that. it was like why not? eventually you stick in there long enough you find a way to get your way.

by sticking to her guns she sold more than 100 million records. but janet says her proudest achievement is becoming a mum seven years ago. the most beautiful thing. i was so thankful god allowed me to have this experience, this journey in my life. and i love every single minute of it. her career has had its ups and downs but right now she is in the middle of her most successful tour to date. you sing scream every night. that must be very emotional to celebrate your brother in that way. yeah. you know, listening to him every night singing, remembering us, once again in new york, mike and i wrote that song in his apartment. the emotion and what he was going through at that time and just me being his little sister, always being by his side and being that support system.

you know what i mean? and that's always been my role. and you still do some of the dance routines from some of those old videos. do people in the audience do them back at you? are you kidding me? yes. i see them doing miss you much. i see them doing a lot of stuff and also dressed... dressed like me. i can only do the one, which is just the countdown. the rhythm nation? yeah. that one, too. shall we do it together? yeah. go on. five, four, three, two, one... you did it very well. thank you. mark savage, bbc news. you can watch the full interview on the bbc iplayer now. just search forjanet jackson: life in the spotlight�* now the weather with elizabeth. hello. thank you, ben. it is mild, muqqy hello. thank you, ben. it is mild, muggy out there, plenty of low cloud too, particularly out towards the west. some of that cloud is

producing some patchy outbreaks of rain too with various weather fronts moving eastwards. the best of the sunshine is of course in the east, some of the best of that is in north—east scotland but also towards the east of england, particularly for the east of the high ground. these weather fronts are out in the west, slowly tracking further eastwards. a slightly more active front moving into parts of western wales and south—west england as we head through this afternoon, so some heavier downpours of rain here. still the possibility of a few showers across northern ireland and western scotland at times. an awful lot of cloud but again some breaks in the cloud, mostly towards the east and it is here where the temperatures will lift up to 2a, maybe 25 celsius but of course it is cooler underneath the layers of cloud further west. overnight tonight again a lot of cloud and patchy rain moving eastwards, heavier downpours possibly for the far north of scotland. a lot of cloud, a bit of mist and murk into tomorrow morning and it is milder muqqy tomorrow morning and it is milder muggy again. it will feel

uncomfortable for sleeping, lots of moisture in the air and these will be the temperatures. at the very coolest point of because of the night. it leads us into tomorrow, a breezy looking day, a brisk south—westerly wind blowing. heavier downpours of rain across the channel islands, scraping towards the south coast at times, maybe into parts of kent in the afternoon. out towards the north and west we will see heavier showers at times. temperatures generally between 20 and 2a celsius for most of us. a nice slice of sunshine up to parts of lincolnshire perhaps. then into thursday night and friday, behind this cold front this is the fresher feeling air that we were talking about. there should be more in the way of sunshine. it is looking drier throughout the day i think across england and wales on friday. it will be a different feel to things, it will feel cooler and the temperatures of course will be lifted by all of that sunshine. still the possibility of some showers out towards the north and the west, northern ireland, much of

scotland and into north—west england. we will keep that pressure appeal to things too as we head into the weekend. we have high pressure out towards the south—west and that is going to start to build its way in. so on saturday still some showers in the north and the west but by sunday it should be dry, there will be a lot of sunshine around and then it turns a little warmer into the start next week. ben. that's all from today's bbc news at one. enjoy the rest of the day. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu prepares to address the us congress amid protests over his handling of the war in gaza and several us lawmakers saying they won't attend. kamala harris says the us presidential election is a choice between freedom and chaos, at her first rally since becoming the presumptive democratic nominee.

video is made public showing the british olympic star charlotte dujardin repeatedly whipping a horse. she has now withdrawn from this summer's paris games. and heavy rain and strong winds are hitting taiwan as it braces itself for the full onslaught of typhoon gaemi, projected to be the strongest storm to move over the island in eight years. hello, i'm geeta guru—murthy. welcome to bbc news now. we start in washington, where israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is preparing to address the joint houses of the us congress later amid protests over his handling of the war against hamas in gaza. on his first trip since the attack by hamas on october the 7th, mr netanyahu has said that he'll be seeking to consolidate bipartisan support for israel in his address.