inquiry. the partnership office inquiry. the partnership between the government and the crown estate to help the uk become energy independent will be announced later today. a police officer has been a police officer has been spent a police officer has been spent —— a police officer has been spent —— suspended after a video circulated online with a man being kicked in ahead at manchester the man has been removed from all duties after the incident on tuesday. let's look at the footage, but you may find it distressing to watch. the police force said it understood the deep concerns widely raised after the video sparked a protest outside rochdale police station. greater

manchester police said three officers were injured after they were called to the city's airport on tuesday evening following reports of a fight. the force has referred itself to the police watchdog and removed an officer from operational duties. let's speak to our correspondent lauren moss. tell us the background to this and how this came about. this the background to this and how this came about-— came about. this update has come throu~h came about. this update has come through from _ came about. this update has come through from greater _ came about. this update has come through from greater manchester. through from greater manchester police in the last hour following that video which emerged on social media yesterday you have been talking about of what happened during an arrest at manchester airport. i think we can play it again. greater manchester police has called this video truly shocking. it says the use of such force in an arrest is unusual. you can see a male officer holding a taser over a man lying on the floor and stamping on and kicking his head. it happened after reports of a fight at terminal 2 on tuesday night and police say when they went to make an arrest, three officers were attacked and

they needed hospital treatment, and a female officer also suffered a broken noes. four men were arrested for affray and assault on emergency service workers. and one officer was removed from operational duties yesterday and the force referred itself to the police watchdog, and now this morning, greater manchester police has confirmed an officer has been suspended from all duties. tells about the protest at the police station what happened there. this happened late last night. a large crowd gathered outside rochdale police station late last night. it ended quite peacefully. greater manchester police say there was no incident. that occurred as a result of that. they do say they understand the immense feeling of concern and worry that this footage and this incident at manchester airport will have caused and they say they violate respect people's rights to protest and demonstrate

their views peacefully. the independent office for police conduct is reviewing this incident further and the forces going to meet with them later today to discuss what happened.— with them later today to discuss what ha ened. . a,” ., ~ what happened. lauren moss, thank ou for what happened. lauren moss, thank you for that — what happened. lauren moss, thank you for that update. _ president biden has used a televised address from the white house to say that he abandoned his re—election bid "to save american democracy". the 81—year—old — who, until last weekend, had resisted calls to stand aside — said it was time for younger voices to emerge, and he wanted to pass the torch to a new generation. he praised his vice—president, kamala harris, as a tough and capable leader. he said decisions made now will determine the fate of america and the world for decades to come. at a republican party campaign rally, donald trump told his supporters that biden had pulled out because he was losing. from washington, will grant reports. in a speech no sitting president has delivered in more than half a century, joe biden confirmed his decision to drop out of the race to the american people. it was time for new voices and, yes,

he acknowledged, younger voices. so i have decided the best way forward is to pass the torch to a new generation. that's the best way to unite our nation. nothing could get in the way of saving democracy, said president biden, including personal ambition. he painted november's vote as a choice between forwards or back, hope or hate, unity or division. despite republicans calling for him to resign the presidency, mr biden said he had no intention of stepping aside. over the next six months, i will be focused on doing myjob as president. that means i'll continue to lower costs for hard—working families, grow our economy, i'll keep defending our personal freedoms and our civil rights, from the right to vote to the right to choose. it's just a month since his make—or—break presidential debate with donald trump. his halting, at times, garbled performance, a moment he never came back from.

the, er, with the covid... excuse me, with, um, dealing with everything we have to do with, er... now it's almost certain the person he's passing that torch to is his vice president, kamala harris. # i break chains all by myself # won't let my freedom rot in hell...# _ her campaign has gone from strength to strength, generating tens of millions of dollars in record time, and has energised a despondent base. she even seems to have settled on a slogan. we are not going back. we are not going back! many of those watching weren't alive the last time a us president did this. in 1968, lyndonjohnson moved aside, only to see the republican challenger, richard nixon, ultimately win the presidency. mr biden will hope that history won't be repeating itself with donald trump. in north carolina, the republican

candidate dropped the short—lived unifying tone of his campaign, turning on both the president and his new presumptive rival alike. we officially defeated the worst president in the history of our country, crooked joe biden. he quit because he was losing so badly in the polls, he was down in every single poll and down by a lot, so he quit. politics is all mr biden has ever known. a career which has spanned five decades from, as he put it, "a kid with a stutter from scranton" to the white house. this decision will define his legacy. november's vote will define whether that gamble has worked. will grant, bbc news, washington. have been granted further time to question a 24—year—old man.

a british army officer, who was stabbed near a barracks in kent, remains in hospital this morning — in a serious but stable condition. police are exploring the possibility it may have been mental health related and the home office has indicated it is not being treated as terror —related. a major new energy plan — which was at the heart of labour's details of the first major plan from the new great british energy company are being announced, and include building thousands of new windfarms on areas of seabed owned by the royal family. our cost—of—living correspondent colletta smith reports. the price, the source and the future of energy in the uk are hot topics. so now the government is putting a little more meat on the bones of their election pledge to create great british energy. the company won't supply any power to households.

instead, the goal is to change the way energy is made and who owns those resources. the government is committed to spending £8.3 billion of public money, investing in wind power on land and at sea, new technologies, like carbon capture, nuclear power, and community schemes on a small scale, or for local communities to benefit from big projects near them. they hope that will be matched by £60 billion of private company investment. but there's no guarantee that will happen. so will it work? i think gb energy is fixing a different problem, which is more about who owns the assets, rather than whether or not they get built. it's a government priority to say that the gb state owns some of it, which doesn't necessarily fix the issue, which is making it investable, is a bigger issue for hitting our targets. we need to have the certainty of revenues for investors to say, "yes, i will put my money down."

because with a renewable project, most of the capital injection is up front. you need to spend a lot of money at the beginning. today, the crown estate is getting in on the act. it owns vast swathes of coastline and seabed around the uk, and says that partnering with the government will halve the time it takes to get offshore wind projects delivering power. so, the ball is now rolling on a key election promise. but it's a long—term plan, which needs a fair wind from investors. that means customers are unlikely to see any benefit in their bills for a long time yet. colletta smith, bbc news. breaking news. the former cabinet minister robertjenrick is to announce his candidacy for the conservative party leader position. he promises to win back reform uk voters who left the tories in the last election and he was the former housing secretary and immigration minister. he is the third candidate

to announce a bid for tory leadership. that was after the former home secretaryjames leadership. that was after the former home secretary james cleverly put his hat in the ring and former security minister tom tugendhat. and you will probably remember mrjenn richt is —— resigned from the cabinet last december saying the government's rwanda legislation didn't go far enough. so a third candidate for the tory leadership announcing they will run. robert jenrick is the latest. we will bring you continuing coverage of the post office inquiry. the former business secretary sir vince cable is giving evidence. the inquiry is examining how hundreds of sub—postmasters were wrongly prosecuted for issues caused by a bug in the horizon it system. page iii. paragraph 40. you say, in the course

of preparing — paragraph 40. you say, in the course of preparing this statement, my attention— of preparing this statement, my attention has been drawn to an unsigned — attention has been drawn to an unsigned letter dated august 2012 to david miliband mp, apparently a draft prepared by officials on my behalf — draft prepared by officials on my behalf i— draft prepared by officials on my behalf. i understand this letter to have been— behalf. i understand this letter to have been held by uk gi and it is therefore — have been held by uk gi and it is therefore reasonable to assume it was drafted by officials in the shareholder executive. the draft letter _ shareholder executive. the draft letter indicates it is a response to a letter— letter indicates it is a response to a letter from mr miliband dated the 23rd of— a letter from mr miliband dated the 23rd ofjuly 2012, which apparently enclosed _ 23rd ofjuly 2012, which apparently enclosed a letter from his constituent kevin carter. i have seen _ constituent kevin carter. i have seen neither david miliband's nor kevin _ seen neither david miliband's nor kevin carter's letter. you then quote — kevin carter's letter. you then quote from the letter, which i will skip over~ — quote from the letter, which i will skip over~ if— quote from the letter, which i will skip over. if we go over the page, please _ skip over. if we go over the page, please it— skip over. if we go over the page, please. if we look at paragraph 41. you say. _ please. if we look at paragraph 41. you say. i— please. if we look at paragraph 41. you say, i have no recollection of this correspondence at all. i have not seen — this correspondence at all. i have not seen a — this correspondence at all. i have not seen a signed or dated version

of this— not seen a signed or dated version of this letter, although it is fair to assume _ of this letter, although it is fair to assume somebody in the department responded _ to assume somebody in the department responded and did so along the lines of the _ responded and did so along the lines of the draft referred to above. as david _ of the draft referred to above. as david miliband was a privy council, normativ— david miliband was a privy council, normally i— david miliband was a privy council, normally i would have been asked to si-n normally i would have been asked to sign the _ normally i would have been asked to sign the response is a matter of courtesy, — sign the response is a matter of courtesy, although it was in the summer— courtesy, although it was in the summer recess and you may not have been available. can we look at the letter, _ been available. can we look at the letter, please? uk gi 30 one,. the draft _ letter, please? uk gi 30 one,. the draft ietter — letter, please? uk gi 30 one,. the draft letter to which you are referring _ draft letter to which you are referring in those paragraphs. and it tregins— referring in those paragraphs. and it begins by thanking mr miliband for his— it begins by thanking mr miliband for his letter of the 23rd, enclosing itself a letter from mr carter~ — enclosing itself a letter from mr carter. and it continues, i have noted _ carter. and it continues, i have noted mr— carter. and it continues, i have noted mr carter's experiences and concerns— noted mr carter's experiences and

concerns as — noted mr carter's experiences and concerns as a sub—postmaster, but i know _ concerns as a sub—postmaster, but i know that _ concerns as a sub—postmaster, but i know that post office remains fully confident _ know that post office remains fully confident about the robustness and integrity— confident about the robustness and integrity of its horizon system and related _ integrity of its horizon system and related accounted —— related accounting processes. next paragraph. in the light of discussions withjames paragraph. in the light of discussions with james and a number of other— discussions with james and a number of other mps with former sub—postmaster constituents, the sub— postmaster constituents, the post office sub—postmaster constituents, the post office recently agreed to an external— post office recently agreed to an external independent review of a small— external independent review of a small number of individual cases that had — small number of individual cases that had been raised with them by several— that had been raised with them by several mps. if we go down, please. it several mps. if we go down, please. it has _ several mps. if we go down, please. it has your— several mps. if we go down, please. it has your name at the bottom. as you say. _ it has your name at the bottom. as you say. you — it has your name at the bottom. as you say, you have not seen this —— seen _ you say, you have not seen this —— seen a _ you say, you have not seen this —— seen a signed _ you say, you have not seen this —— seen a signed version of this tetter~ — seen a signed version of this letter. the like this, would you read _ letter. the like this, would you read the — letter. the like this, would you read the letters before signing them? — read the letters before signing them? , ., , , them? yes, i would, but let me “ust exlain a them? yes, i would, but let me “ust explain a little fl them? yes, i would, but let me “ust explain a little bit i them? yes, i would, but let me “ust explain a little bit of i them? yes, i would, but let me “ust explain a little bit of the i explain a little bit of the background. the clue to this

particular letter is on the date. it was august. i was rarely if ever in the department in august because that was the month i was sent on overseas visits to china, india or whatever to negotiate trade and investment agreements. it was also the month i took short holidays with my wife. so i almost certainly never saw the letter or the incoming letter. but maybe i didn't help answer your question. letter. but maybe i didn't help answeryour question. i letter. but maybe i didn't help answer your question. i will describe the process by which correspondence —— correspondence was dealt with in my office and i personally related to it. just before you _ personally related to it. just before you do. _ personally related to it. just before you do. we - personally related to it. just before you do. we have a very detailed — before you do. we have a very detailed account from you in your witness _ detailed account from you in your witness statement as to how correspondence was dealt with. i 'ust correspondence was dealt with. i just wanted to ask you a few questions about how correspondence was managed within the department and your— was managed within the department and your private office. yes, was managed within the department and your private office.— and your private office. yes, i can ma be and your private office. yes, i can maybe help _ and your private office. yes, i can maybe help with _ and your private office. yes, i can maybe help with that. _ and your private office. yes, i can maybe help with that. the - and your private office. yes, i can l maybe help with that. the problem was that i think there were about several hundred letters a day and

e—mails would come in and addressed to me personally. i never saw them. they would be directed by the correspondence unit to the relevant civil servants who would prepare replies either buy or other civil servants or by the post—minister. and very occasionally to me if there were a special reason as mr miliband was privy council. and a letter of this kind would come to me probably in a folder and it would be explained by the civil servants in my private office that this was a standard letter, that it had been agreed with the post minister's office. it was the departmental line. all i needed to do was sign it because there was nothing controversial or difficult in it. just stopping there, when you say it would _ just stopping there, when you say it would be _ just stopping there, when you say it would be explained by officials in your private office, sir vince, in a

covering — your private office, sir vince, in a covering submission and covering document— covering submission and covering document or explained orally to you? ithink— document or explained orally to you? i think in— document or explained orally to you? i think in a _ document or explained orally to you? i think in a case like this, there may not even have been a covering document because it was seen as a routine bit of correspondence. and i would sometimes have put in front of me a pile of letters for signing on totally different subjects. and i would be told, these are standard letters, you don't need to study them in the way that other controversial things needed to be studied. if i had time and opportunity, i would almost certainly have spent as much time as i could reading them and absorbing them, but this particular case, i almost thought they never saw the letter. and it would have been sent out by my office on my behalf. you see in the second _ out by my office on my behalf. you see in the second paragraph it refers — see in the second paragraph it refers to— see in the second paragraph it refers to post office remaining fully confident about the robustness and integrity of the horizon system and integrity of the horizon system

and related accounting processes. what _ and related accounting processes. what inquiries would you expect to have been— what inquiries would you expect to have been undertaken and by whom, whether— have been undertaken and by whom, whether in— have been undertaken and by whom, whether in private office or otherwise, in order to confirm or stand _ otherwise, in order to confirm or stand up— otherwise, in order to confirm or stand up what is said there? well, i would have — stand up what is said there? well, i would have expected _ stand up what is said there? well, i would have expected and _ stand up what is said there? well, i would have expected and i - stand up what is said there? well, i would have expected and i think- stand up what is said there? well, i would have expected and i think i l would have expected and i think i said this to you earlier, that when i first said this to you earlier, that when ifirst came into said this to you earlier, that when i first came into office, said this to you earlier, that when ifirst came into office, i said this to you earlier, that when i first came into office, i would have expected to have been told that there were questions being raised about this system. both by computer weekly and by the justice group. but i wasn't. and all i was ever told and it appeared i wasn't. and all i was ever told and itappeared in i wasn't. and all i was ever told and it appeared in letters and annexes to briefs that i was given, that this was an issue that wasn't controversial. and bear in mind that

like i think most politicians are most officials, i wasn't computer literate. if somebody had said to me there was a problem of integrity in a computer system, i wouldn't understand what on meant. so i was very reliant, as we all were, on the competence and integrity of the people giving advice. mi; competence and integrity of the people giving advice. my question was more. _ people giving advice. my question was more, what _ people giving advice. my question was more, what inquiries - people giving advice. my question was more, what inquiries would i people giving advice. my question l was more, what inquiries would you expecl. _ was more, what inquiries would you e>

consult somebody independent to have validated this claim. and probably to have taken time to interrogate the people who are offering criticisms. and it appears they were at that time. no, i wasn't in their mind. it wasn't a subject i was remotely familiar with. and i had to accept and trust the advice i was given. because that is ultimately how government works. you trust advice. would _ how government works. you trust advice. would you _ how government works. you trust advice. would you have _ how government works. you trust advice. would you have regarded | how government works. you trust l advice. would you have regarded it as sufficient if officials had lines provided — as sufficient if officials had lines provided for them by post office and simply— provided for them by post office and simply incorporated those into letters — simply incorporated those into letters that were to be sent out in your name — letters that were to be sent out in your name orjunior ministers names without— your name orjunior ministers names without the _ your name orjunior ministers names without the kind of testing or challenge... without the kind of testing or challenge. . ._ without the kind of testing or challenae... ., �* ., . challenge... you're watching the post office _ challenge... you're watching the post office inquiry. _ challenge... you're watching the post office inquiry. we - challenge... you're watching the post office inquiry. we had - challenge... you're watching the j post office inquiry. we had been hearing from vince cable, who was a former business secretary. and he has just said he was not computer

literate and was very reliant on the competence and integrity of those giving advice to him. that was part of his evidence as to how he didn't know about the problems with the horizon it system. if you want to continue following that post office inquiry, we are streaming proceedings nonstop today on the bbc iplayer. navigate to the news channel page to see our available live streams and we have one running on president biden and the build—up to the olympics. watch on your tv, online or the iplayer app. breaking news. andy murray has officially withdrawn from the singles event at the paris olympics. the two time gold medallist is still not fully recovered from the back surgery he had last month and believes the men's doubles where he plays with dan evans offers his best chance of another medal. we knew he was going to be retiring after the olympics, but we had expected he would play in the singles. it has now emerged he is not and he will focus on the doubles. andy murray withdrawing from the singles at the olympics. an

investigation by bbc news has found it would take the nhs eight years to see all adult patients currently waiting for an adhd assessment across the uk. it comes as figures suggest nearly 200,000 individuals are waiting for a diagnosis from the condition is our health correspondent reports. you might think adhd is just when you struggle to concentrate. these people would disagree. it feels like adhd is being bad at all the things that people find simple. undiagnosed, you walk around with a lot of shame. self—medicating with drink and drugs |was how i was managing it, and i... | really, i can't function. i don't like people calling adhd a superpower. it's certainly not a superpower for me. people with adhd can struggle with focus, hyperactivity and impulse control. so do you also have i constant multiple...? as society and social media has become more open about adhd, more people are asking to be assessed to see if they have it, but no—one knows how many.

there's no official data. so we asked trusts and health boards across the uk about their adult adhd services, and can now reveal the pressure they're under. so here's what we know. there are at least 195,000 adults waiting for nhs adhd assessments. demand has quadrupled overfive years, and now the national backlog for those assessments is more than eight years. here's a city that is struggling. sheffield health and social care nhs foundation trust told us it has 6,737 people on its waiting list. so we got together a group, who all asked for help here. last year, they did three assessments. ugh. makes me sad that there's that many people, even just in sheffield, just struggling without a diagnosis. if they continued working

at this pace, it would take more than 2,000 years to see everyone who's already waiting. speechless, devastating. that's shocking. shocking. of course, no—one is going to wait 2,000 years, but it shows the service here just isn't working. at no point would we have 6,700 people with untreated broken legs sitting at home, not being able to go to work and going, "oh, that's fine". the nhs has only got a limited pot of money. there's cancer, there's emergency care, there's life or death situations. what would you say to that? this is a life or death situation. i personally tried to take my own life twice before i got my diagnosis, because of the stress and trauma of having to navigate a world that i didn't understand. sheffield health and social care declined to give us an interview, but told us it has focussed on treating people who've already been diagnosed, instead

of doing new assessments. it gave us this statement... "we are sorry that we've not been providing a good enough service to people seeking help for adhd." and continued... "we are working closely with our integrated care board to ensure that the services we provide are able to meet the required need and demand." sheffield is an extreme example, but across the uk, our data shows a clear picture. a system that is no longer fit—for—purpose. northern ireland doesn't officially commission any adult adhd services, but belfast health and social care trust does assessments anyway. and we know that at least four trusts in england have closed, or partly closed, their waiting lists. i have never seen anything like the demand that i've seen for adhd services. it's the speed of the growth and the size of the growth. health authorities across

the uk say they're trying to improve the service. we've seen a huge upswing in people seeking help with... nhs england told us patients are waiting too long for an adhd diagnosis and so it's launched a taskforce to help manage the rising number of referrals. back in sheffield, louise is still on a waiting list. katie paid for a private diagnosis. nelly and rob found another option — right to choose. it's a legal right in england, which lets you get a private diagnosis paid for by the nhs. what difference has being assessed made to you? it has just validated my whole entire life and existence on this planet. i'm kinder to myself now. i'm not beating myself up going, "why am i doing this?" i can say, "well, this isjust who i am". the person that i am post diagnosis is unrecognisable from the person that i was before. it's rounded out who i am as a person. catherine burns, bbc news.

robertjenrick is the latest mp to throw his hat in the ring to become the next leader of the conservative party. the former immigration minister's campaign manager danny kruger said mrjenn rick would submit his nomination papers to the chair of the 1922 committee this morning. hejoins tom tugendhat chair of the 1922 committee this morning. he joins tom tugendhat and james cleverly in the race to replace rishi sunak. they are starting to pile names in the ring, tell us more about the candidacy of robertjenrick. latte tell us more about the candidacy of robertjenrick-— robert jenrick. we now have candidate — robert jenrick. we now have candidate number _ robert jenrick. we now have candidate number three - robert jenrick. we now have candidate number three for l robert jenrick. we now have i candidate number three for the robert jenrick. we now have - candidate number three for the tory leadership who has the requisite number of mps, ten mps among the parliamentary tory party to support him. that is the rule is that out of the 121 mp5 left in parliament from the 121 mp5 left in parliament from the tory party, each candidate needs ten. former immigration minister

robertjenrick points that out in his statement announcing he is going for the leadership. he points out he resigned from rishi sunak�*s cabinet over disagreements over the direction of legal and illegal migration policy. and i think it's very interesting he is already giving an early hint as to his diagnosis of what went wrong for the tories in the election. he says in his statement his focus will be on winning back voters who chose reform at the general election. so an early indication of the path robert jenrick will take. we know a lot of candidates have been taking soundings throughout the campaign, drumming up support among fellow mps. but now the dust has settled, no room —— a number of tory mps who have returned to parliament is known and we now have candidates declaring their intention to stand. three mps already. there are going to be a maximum probably around ten

candidates because of this idea that each candidate needs the support of ten mps. that will eventually be whittled down after nominations close on the 29th ofjuly, so we will hear more declarations i expect in the coming days. then what you haveis in the coming days. then what you have is essentially a summer of campaigning. mps will get to whittle down whoever is in the field to the final four, down whoever is in the field to the finalfour, who down whoever is in the field to the final four, who then get a chance to present their arguments and pictures at their party conference in the autumn and then after that, mps further whittle it down to a final two and the membership of the tory party, still not clear exactly how many members of the conservative party has at the moment, but 100,000 orso party has at the moment, but 100,000 or so is the latest estimate, those people will choose the final tory leader after the autumn.- people will choose the final tory leader after the autumn. thank you ve much leader after the autumn. thank you very much indeed. _ leader after the autumn. thank you very much indeed. the _ leader after the autumn. thank you very much indeed. the world's - leader after the autumn. thank you i very much indeed. the world's lodge platypus, the sconce of...

the world's largest platypus conservation centre has welcomed its first residents, as part of a project to protect the semi—aquatic mammal found only in australia. four platypuses have been released into the custom—built research centre at the zoo. yes, that is the plural, we have checked! it features multi—tiered streams, waterfalls, pools and earth banks. the facility will help researchers understand more about the species which is under threat from extreme weather and humans. this is bbc news, the headlines... in a white house address, joe biden says he exited the presidential race "to save us democracy". the uk government launches its flagship green power company — great british energy — but admits it won't reduce bills "overnight". the israeli military says it has

recovered the bodies of five israelis hostages from gaza. and as paris prepares to host the olympic games, one of the most—loved french films of all time, amelie, is being re—released. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu has addressed congress saying america and israel must stand together if they are to defeat what he called the forces of barbarism. he is looking to boost support for the war against hamas in gaza and has vowed to, in his words, "finish the job". but thousands of demonstrators gathered outside the capitol to protest about the war, and dozens of democratic members of congress refused to attend his speech. an american flag was burned and statues outside union station were defaced. from washington, tom bateman reports. a short walk back into the american limelight, after months of fraught ties between the us leadership and the israeli prime minister. here, among friends, many republicans —

but some notable absences from joe biden's democrats —