the independent office for police conduct has begun an investigation into greater manchester police after video footage showed an officer kicking a man in the head. campaigners in favour of assisted dying in england and wales, will again attempt to change the law later today. there's speculation that the cinema giant cineworld could close dozens of locations across the country. so are we falling out of love with the big screen? and some drier weather but a few showers around in the next couple of days but from sunday into next week, more sunshine. i'll have the details later. it's friday 26th july. our main story. the final preparations are being made for today's opening ceremony of the olympic games in paris. the event will see athletes and dignitaries carried down the river seine on a flotilla

of boats, in front of around 300,000 spectators. 0ur sports correspondent katie gornall sent us this report from the french capital. commentary: come on, kelly, one more! - they call it the greatest show in sport. kelly's won the gold for great britain. the olympic games have created plenty of moments etched into british sporting folklore. well, that is why he is olympic champion. moments when years of hard work land perfectly. yes! it looks like it could be adlington. rebecca adlington was one of britain's stars in beijing and believes many more will be made here in paris. i think this is one the most exciting team gb teams that we've ever had. i think they're in such a good place. they know what they're doing and i think we've got so much belief amongst the british team now, it's not a case of that we're coming in, going, "oh, well, we're never going to get a medal, we're not as big as america and australia and all these other countries." no, scrap that, we're team gb and we're going to fight and i think

it's going to be exciting. paris, with its spectacular landmarks, has been transformed into an olympic park. temporary venues are scattered throughout the city where, for the next two weeks, 10,000 athletes will be competing for glory. among britain's best hopes for a gold medal is 800m runner keely hodgkinson, who is in the form of her life. matt richards will take to the pool as one of the world's leading freestyle swimmers, while16—year—old skateboarder sky brown is expected to upgrade her bronze from tokyo. after winning britain's first bmx title three years ago, bethany shriever is favourite to retain it, and delicious 0rie is aiming to become britain's first 0lympic super heavyweight champion since anthonyjoshua in 2012. but before any of those athletes compete, they'll be part of what's been billed as the biggest open—air show on earth. so the countdown is on, the screens are up, the stands are ready as paris gears up for an opening ceremony like no other. around 100 boats will transport more

than 10,000 athletes along a 6km stretch of the river seine, taking in some of the city's greatest landmarks, and finishing up here in the shadow of the eiffel tower at trocadero. it's a hugely ambitious event and a massive security operation. well, it's definitely a huge challenge, but think about it — i mean, on a 6km parade, the athletes we're going to go through, it's going to be special and we want our games to be special, so we have paris, it's a fantastic asset and we want to show it to the world. and the stars are here for it. singer celine dion was part of the final rehearsal, as was lady gaga, seen here outside her hotel. it's set to be the most unique and audacious opening ceremony yet, and a sign that, for the next two weeks, this city is ready to party. katie gornall, bbc news, paris.

it is four minutes past six. charlie, a story we were following yesterday after really shocking and distressing video content we saw from manchester airport. the family of a man who was kicked and stamped on by a police officer at manchester airport say they have been traumatised by the incident. greater manchester police has suspended an armed officer and referred itself to the independent watchdog in response. a warning — you may find the images in this report from our uk editor, ed thomas, shocking. you've got him on the floor, stop being aggressive. chaos inside manchester airport. no, we are normal civilians! armed police, some with tasers. he's getting locked up. now watch the male officer. first a kick, then a stamp. the man in the light blue is motionless, his mother sitting over him. stop kicking people. the male officer who kicked him then moves to the man sitting on the bench, who has his hands on his head.

he's stamped on. then it looks like he's hit with a taser. here, blood appears to be falling from this female officer's nose. in distress, she's taken away by a colleague. and later this happened. we understand these men witnessed the first incident. they're approached by different armed officers. one is pepper sprayed, before two were handcuffed and taken away. you see the cut there. the brothers at the centre of the stamping incident recorded this video of their injuries. we're headed to rochdale police station. this footage was posted on social media by their solicitor. his medical condition has worsened. he told us fahir, seen here on the ground, was rushed to hospital. what's the health situation on both brothers? 0ne brother is still in hospital, like i said, with a cyst on his brain. let's hope he makes a full recovery. 0ne police officer has now been suspended.

hundreds marched from the offices of the mayor of greater manchester, andy burnham, who oversees gmp. he confirmed he'd seen police footage of the incident. i've seen the full footage that others will not have seen. what is clear is that this is a fast—moving situation that escalates, there are issues on both sides, it's not clear cut. however, i do not step away from my initialjudgement that this was a disturbing incident. the police watchdog, the iopc, said it was investigating the level of force used by officers. ed thomas, bbc news, rochdale. 0ur north of england reporter rowan bridge is outside rochdale police station for us this morning. rowan, what has the response been from greater manchester police? as you heard, one police officer has

been suspended as a result of the events seen in that video, and greater manchester police say they understand the deep concerns, as they put it, raised by the public after that video was viewed. they say they continue to meet with elected representatives and local residents. but the full circumstances of exactly what happened remain unclear at the moment. greater manchester police say they were called to manchester airport after reports of an assault and said ultimately three of their officers required hospital treatment. the police federation, representing the officer who has been suspended, say they hope there is a fair hearing and all sides of the story are told. the independent 0ffice the story are told. the independent office for police conduct, the police watchdog, is now investigating what happened. there are two incidents they are investigating, one is the initial event seen in that video and the second is the use of the incapacity

and spray by the same officer. but your pc say they have set up a reporting line —— the iopc said they have set up a reporting line that anyone can contact. there were protests in manchester city centre, around 200 people, which is the strength of feeling these events have generated in manchester. assisted dying campaigners say they're optimistic a change in the law could come soon as a private members�* bill on the issue has its first reading in the house of lords later. it's the latest in a long line of attempts to give terminally ill people the right to end their lives in england and wales. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. this is an issue which provokes passionate debate. this demonstration was in 2015, on the day mps voted overwhelmingly to reject a bill to allow assisted dying in england and wales. a lot has changed here in the past nine years, not least in the commons.

there are 335 first—time mps at westminster. and, crucially, the new prime minister, sir keir starmer, has given his support for a change in the law, although mps will get a free vote on what is a matter of conscience. so what will they vote on? the bill would allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults, with less than six months to live, the right to an assisted death via a lethal dose of drugs, which must be self—administered. this would need to be approved by two doctors, and there'd be external scrutiny from a high courtjudge. the private members bill is being introduced by lord falconer, who told me he believes parliament is finally ready to change the law. this bill is so important because it brings compassion to the end of life, it allows people to avoid pain, it gives them the comfort of knowing that they can end their final suffering at a time

of their choosing, it allows them to have a good death, which is denied to so many people at the moment. but opponents say changing the law would send a message to the vulnerable, elderly and disabled that their lives are worth less than others. the reality is many disabled people don't feel part of society, they feel excluded. actually, their life is very difficult. and, you know, the assumption by many is that disabled people have nothing to offer society, we're a drain on society, and we're better off dead. and if that's what you hear around you, then it will be very easy to see how disabled people could convince those making the decisions that this is a free choice. it's notjust here at westminster that this contentious issue is being debated. at holyrood in scotland, a private members bill to allow assisted dying was introduced earlier this year. an assisted dying bill has nearly

completed all its stages at the isle of man's parliament, and could get royal assent next year. jersey is also planning to change the law. more and more jurisdictions have legalised assisted dying in recent years, such as new zealand, australia, canada, portugal and spain. this is a crucial issue for society, so expect more powerful argument when this bill gets its second reading and is debated here in the autumn. fergus walsh, bbc news, westminster. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, will hold talks with donald trump at the former president's resort in florida later. it follows two separate meetings yesterday with presidentjoe biden and his vice president, kamala harris, the democrats�* new candidate for november's election. mr netanyahu is trying to shore up american support for israel's war effort before voters go to the polls. tens of thousands of people have

been forced to evacuate after a huge wildfire spread through the canadian town of jasper. the prime ministerjustin trudeau has praised firefighters, including many from overseas, who have joined efforts to battle the flames in the historic mountain resort, where half of the buildings are feared to have been destroyed. the leader of one of the world's biggest drug cartels, ismael zambada, otherwise known as �*el mayo�*, has been arrested in texas. earlier this year the 76—year—old was charged by us prosecutors with conspiracy to make and distribute fentanyl, the drug that has been blamed for the us opioid crisis. the health secretary, wes streeting, has described england's healthcare watchdog as "not fit for purpose". it comes after an interim report found significant failings at the care quality commission. we're joined now by our political correspondent, leila nathoo. leila, what more do we know?

this is a government continuing the theme of saying that what they have discovered is worse than they thought, that they have inherited public services in an appalling state. this time it concerned the cqc, state. this time it concerned the coc, the state. this time it concerned the cqc, the health and social care regulator in england are responsible for monitoring gps hospitals, care homes, dental practices, a really important and wide—ranging role. today we have the health secretary wes streeting saying he has been stunned by the extent of failings at the care quality commission, that it itself is supposed to be identifying feelings elsewhere. there has been an independent review commissioned by the previous government and today some of the findings have been made public, including one hospital not having been inspected for ten years, one in five of the settings that the cqc is responsible for not even

having received ratings, a backlog, so the government says it will appoint a senior doctor to try to work with leaders at the cqc and will ask the cqc to report regularly to update on its progress. the cqc says it accepts the findings in full but i think this is boring picture of a body which is supposed to be there to reassure patients and that there to reassure patients and that the services they are receiving are safe. —— a worrying picture. a shoplifting bird has been banned from a convenience store, following a six—year robbing spree. staff at the village shop in wyke regis, dorset, said the bird — also known as known as "steven seagull" — has made off with around 30 packets of crisps in the past

two months alone. a notice has also now been put up asking paying customers to close the door behind them, in order to deter steven. he had an accomplice. it looks like he is going to set up a gang of shoplifters. yes, that goes nicely into your picture behind. good morning. i hope you are well. it is going to be a bit of a weird one. 0verthe it is going to be a bit of a weird one. over the next four days, some in the south and east may stay completely dry, and for some of you it will be dry today. but there will be scattered showers today. more

fresh this morning compared with recently but now the sun is up temperatures will be back into double figures widely, if not the low to mid—teens over the next hour. blue skies for the majority, a few showers in the west of scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, developing more widely through the day, although in the south and east some will not see any showers. sunny spells will come and go elsewhere, temperature 17—211, a little down on where we should be, but pleasant in the sunshine. showers could be heavy or thundery in the north—east of scotland. fewer showers for england and wales, the majority will avoid them through the end of the day, leading to a pleasant evening, although a fresh westerly breeze. any showers will fade into tonight for a while but more will develop across scotland and northern england. tomorrow, a

fresh start, a few more showers but these will fade and then sunday into these will fade and then sunday into the start of next week most will be dry and the south and east will be quite warm as well. some sports could hit 30. there's new speculation that the cinema chain cineworld is about to close some of its sites. ben's looking at this for us this morning. when did you last go to the cinema? it seems we are not going as often as we used to. yes, it's not the first time we've seen cineworld getting into difficulty — and it's a challenging time in generalfor the uk's cinema industry. cineworld is one of the biggest and most reconisable chains in the country with around 100 venues. it's being reported that potentially up to 25 of those locations might soon be closed down. that could mean the loss

of hundreds ofjobs. cineworld has been in trouble for a while. its parent company in the us filed for bankruptcy in 2022. it's since been on something of a restructuring exercise. bad news for cineworld — but is this reflective of the industry as a whole? it's undoubtedly true that the early months of this year particularly were a challenge, and that's kind of despite the occasional high spots such as dune part ii. the impact of last autumn's strikes in the us, where screenwriters and actors were on strike for a number of months, that had an impact in terms of the films that were released in the first four or five months of this year, both in terms of number and in terms of particularly the larger films. so while it remains a challenging environment, you know, the cost of living crisis hits customers and also clearly hits cinemas in terms of operating costs, i think there is every sense

in the last month or so that we have turned a corner. phil there, suggesting it's not all doom and gloom for uk cinema. in fact, visitor numbers were slightly up last year. the barbie and 0ppenheimer effect, perhaps. but on a longer term basis, attendance still hasn't recovered to where it was before the pandemic. it was just over 120 million visits last year, that's 50 million fewer than in 2019. and the fact is, it's costing more and more to run cinemas, and ticket prices are going up accordingly. £7.92 is the average ticket price — not including your drink and snacks. if you're a family of four, the costs can rack up. but cinemas are hoping for another blockbuster summer — disney's inside out two has become the most successful animated movie of all time and we have the sequel to the ridley scott classic gladiator is out soon. we'll be keeping an eye on the latest

cineworld developments, and bring them to you when we can. thank you for that presentation. let's take a look at today's papers... the guardian looks ahead to a big economic speech by chancellor rachel reeves on monday, where she is expected to reveal there is a shortfall of as much as £20 billion in the government's finances. the paper says this could pave the way for potential tax rises in the autumn budget, planned for october. the times leads with the news that health secretary wes streeting has criticised england's health watchdog. mr streeting says the care quality commission, which regulates healthcare, is "not fit for purpose". we'll be joined by the health secretary later on. the mirror reports the latest on the stabbing of an army officer in gillingham in kent. the paper says the serviceman�*s wife has been hailed a hero for confronting the alleged attacker. a 24—year—old man has been charged with attempted murder.

the daily express has an interview with broadcaster dame esther rantzen, who is terminally ill with lung cancer and is continuing to campaign for assisted dying to be legalised in the uk. it is 6:20am. the race to replace rishi sunak as conservative party leader is gathering pace, with james cleverly, tom tugendhat and robertjenrick all saying they'll run. well, the latest to throw his hat in the ring is the former work and pensions secretary, mel stride. hejoins us now. and then there were four. can we just check, you are officially standing? is that confirmed? yes, i am fully nominated, _ standing? is that confirmed? yes, i am fully nominated, as _ standing? is that confirmed? yes, i am fully nominated, as of - standing? is that confirmed? yes, i | am fully nominated, as of yesterday morning. _ am fully nominated, as of yesterday morning, and my candidacy is going forward _ morning, and my candidacy is going forward. ~ g morning, and my candidacy is going forward-- we _ morning, and my candidacy is going forward. why? we know we are in a difficult place _ forward. why? we know we are in a difficult place as _ forward. why? we know we are in a difficult place as a _ forward. why? we know we are in a difficult place as a party _ forward. i we know we are in a difficult place as a party and i worry— difficult place as a party and i worry about that because i care

about _ worry about that because i care about my — worry about that because i care about my party and my country. we substantially lost the trust of the british_ substantially lost the trust of the british people and we have lost our reputation — british people and we have lost our reputation for competence and i believe — reputation for competence and i believe i— reputation for competence and i believe i am in a very good position to address — believe i am in a very good position to address those issues going forward, _ to address those issues going forward, we have time to do that. in terms _ forward, we have time to do that. in terms of— forward, we have time to do that. in terms of trust, i think it needs someone _ terms of trust, i think it needs someone who can unite the party. people _ someone who can unite the party. people will— someone who can unite the party. people will not vote for a party at each _ people will not vote for a party at each other's throats all the time. i think— each other's throats all the time. i think i_ each other's throats all the time. i think i am — each other's throats all the time. i think i am respected across the parliamentary party, it was chair of the treasury select committee, leader— the treasury select committee, leader of— the treasury select committee, leader of the house of commons, those _ leader of the house of commons, those are — leader of the house of commons, those are rules about bringing people — those are rules about bringing people together. in terms of competence, we have a lot of hard work _ competence, we have a lot of hard work to _ competence, we have a lot of hard work to do — competence, we have a lot of hard work to do through time to get the film work to do through time to get the right policy platform in place to present — right policy platform in place to present to the electorate and i think— present to the electorate and i think i— present to the electorate and i think i can be a driver of change. when— think i can be a driver of change. wheni— think i can be a driver of change. when i was— think i can be a driver of change. when i was secretary of state for work _ when i was secretary of state for work and — when i was secretary of state for work and pensions i drove major reforms — work and pensions i drove major reforms to— work and pensions i drove major reforms to welfare which saved billions — reforms to welfare which saved billions of pounds with fewer people

--oin billions of pounds with fewer people going on— billions of pounds with fewer people going on to long—term sickness or disability— going on to long—term sickness or disability benefits, i have a background in business and growing companies — background in business and growing companies before i came to parliament, so plenty of experience to bring _ parliament, so plenty of experience to bring to — parliament, so plenty of experience to bring to bear. and we also need to bring to bear. and we also need to look— to bring to bear. and we also need to look at— to bring to bear. and we also need to look at reorganising the conservative party into a fighting machine — conservative party into a fighting machine for elections next year for county— machine for elections next year for county councils and so on and i think— county councils and so on and i think i— county councils and so on and i think i would be well placed to drive _ think i would be well placed to drive that kind of change. what ersonal drive that kind of change. what personal responsibility - drive that kind of change. mat personal responsibility do drive that kind of change. imyst personal responsibility do you drive that kind of change. twat personal responsibility do you take for the destruction of trust? i think those were the words used. in the conservative party. personally what responsibility do you think you had what happened? i what responsibility do you think you had what happened?— had what happened? i think as a collector party... _ had what happened? i think as a collector party... my _ had what happened? i think as a collector party... my question i had what happened? i think as a i collector party... my question was asked very — collector party... my question was asked very precisely. _ collector party... my question was asked very precisely. we - collector party... my question was asked very precisely. we are - asked very precisely. we are speaking to quite a few of the people who would be a leader, like you, and there is a theme developing, people in your position who want to be leader say they think

everyone is responsible and the one thing i am not hearing yet is anyone in your position who wants to be the conservative leader saying, "do you know what i got wrong?" you are giving a list of things you got right but i think people are entitled to know what you think you personally got wrong. with respect, i don't personally got wrong. with respect, i don't think— personally got wrong. with respect, i don't think this _ personally got wrong. with respect, i don't think this is _ personally got wrong. with respect, i don't think this is all _ personally got wrong. with respect, i don't think this is all about - i don't think this is all about pointing _ i don't think this is all about pointing fingers at people and saying — pointing fingers at people and saying this person didn't do that and should have done this, we have to get— and should have done this, we have to get beyond that and look to the future _ to get beyond that and look to the future. that is going to be about building — future. that is going to be about building trust with the electorate again. _ building trust with the electorate again, which means uniting as a party, _ again, which means uniting as a party, and — again, which means uniting as a party, and being effective opposition, incidentally, which means— opposition, incidentally, which means picking our targets and not snapping — means picking our targets and not snapping at every opportunity to try to do— snapping at every opportunity to try to do the _ snapping at every opportunity to try to do the government down along the way, and _ to do the government down along the way, and sometimes of course it will mean _ way, and sometimes of course it will mean strongly supporting the government when we think they are doing _ government when we think they are doing the _ government when we think they are doing the right thing. 0n issues like those — doing the right thing. 0n issues like those you are trailing in your

programme this morning, a budget in autumn, _ programme this morning, a budget in autumn, where we know the government is rolling _ autumn, where we know the government is rolling the _ autumn, where we know the government is rolling the pitch for tax rises which — is rolling the pitch for tax rises which they promised the british electorate during the election they would _ electorate during the election they would not be coming forward with, those _ would not be coming forward with, those are — would not be coming forward with, those are the things we need to really— those are the things we need to really dig — those are the things we need to really dig deep and hold the government to account. my background is very— government to account. my background is very economic, chair of the treasury— is very economic, chair of the treasury select committee for three years, _ treasury select committee for three years, financial secretary to the treasury. — years, financial secretary to the treasury, responsibility for taxation— treasury, responsibility for taxation in the uk both corporate and personal, and i think those will also be _ and personal, and i think those will also be skills which will allow me to forensically hold keir starmer to account _ to forensically hold keir starmer to account across the dispatch box. we have to _ account across the dispatch box. we have to pick — account across the dispatch box. we have to pick our fights and there is work— have to pick our fights and there is work to— have to pick our fights and there is work to do— have to pick our fights and there is work to do but we have to look to the future — work to do but we have to look to the future. there is so much talent, a reservoir— the future. there is so much talent, a reservoir of— the future. there is so much talent, a reservoir of talent and enthusiasm, and a conservative vision, — enthusiasm, and a conservative vision, if— enthusiasm, and a conservative vision, if we can get it out there effectively — vision, if we can get it out there effectively there is an appetite amongst the british people for it. it amongst the british people for it. it includes — amongst the british people for it. it includes aspiration, reward for hard _ it includes aspiration, reward for hard work. — it includes aspiration, reward for

hard work, supporting families and communities, strong defence. and a society— communities, strong defence. and a society which can be at ease with itself _ society which can be at ease with itself but — society which can be at ease with itself. but we have the time in opposition to do the hard work and -et opposition to do the hard work and get to— opposition to do the hard work and get to the — opposition to do the hard work and get to the answers to those questions but that will take time, but the _ questions but that will take time, but the first thing is going to be a united _ but the first thing is going to be a united parliamentary party and i believe — united parliamentary party and i believe i— united parliamentary party and i believe i am in the best position to believe i am in the best position to be able _ believe i am in the best position to be able to— believe i am in the best position to be able to deliver. it�*s believe i am in the best position to be able to deliver.— be able to deliver. it's not the first time _ be able to deliver. it's not the first time we _ be able to deliver. it's not the first time we have _ be able to deliver. it's not the first time we have spoken. . be able to deliver. it's not the i first time we have spoken. there be able to deliver. it's not the - first time we have spoken. there are statistics going around about how often you wear the conservative face on broadcast organisations and i think you were the winner, the most seen conservative politician. is that true? i seen conservative politician. is that true?— seen conservative politician. is that true? , , ~ that true? i believe it is, ithink i did that true? i believe it is, ithink i did about— that true? i believe it is, ithink i did about a — that true? i believe it is, ithink i did about a quarter— that true? i believe it is, ithink i did about a quarter of- that true? i believe it is, ithink i did about a quarter of all- that true? i believe it is, ithink i did about a quarter of all the l i did about a quarter of all the morning — i did about a quarter of all the morning rounds during the general election _ morning rounds during the general election. to morning rounds during the general election. ., . ., morning rounds during the general election. ., ., ., , ., election. to what extent do you think, trying — election. to what extent do you think, trying to _ election. to what extent do you think, trying to carry _ election. to what extent do you think, trying to carry on - election. to what extent do you think, trying to carry on that. think, trying to carry on that thought, given how central you were to talking about the message of that campaign and how enthusiastic, i

remember speaking to you myself, how enthusiastic you were for the product that turned out to be wrong, you got it wrong, how much of a problem is it that you were the person in front of everyone's tv screens telling us how it was going to be good, but you got that wrong and you were front and centre, and now you would tell us you are the right person to get it right? i am a team player— right person to get it right? i am a team player and — right person to get it right? i am a team player and i _ right person to get it right? i am a team player and i will _ right person to get it right? i am a team player and i will go - right person to get it right? i am a team player and i will go out - right person to get it right? i am a team player and i will go out and i team player and i will go out and fight _ team player and i will go out and fight for— team player and i will go out and fight for my team, even when things are extremely tough. and you are right, _ are extremely tough. and you are right, i_ are extremely tough. and you are right, i stood up to the plate and put my— right, i stood up to the plate and put my head above the parapet and came _ put my head above the parapet and came on— put my head above the parapet and came on programmes like yours numerous — came on programmes like yours numerous times. i think i did gmp about— numerous times. i think i did gmp about eight times. i did that because _ about eight times. i did that because i cared about us winning and i because i cared about us winning and i wanted _ because i cared about us winning and i wanted as— because i cared about us winning and i wanted as many colleagues of mine as possible _ i wanted as many colleagues of mine as possible to win and hold on to their— as possible to win and hold on to their seats — as possible to win and hold on to their seats. that was a tough thing to do _ their seats. that was a tough thing to do 0f— their seats. that was a tough thing to do. of course i recognise that we

made _ to do. of course i recognise that we made mistakes as a party, not least in that— made mistakes as a party, not least in that campaign. but you have choices— in that campaign. but you have choices in— in that campaign. but you have choices in life, you can either say it is getting — choices in life, you can either say it is getting tough so i'll go somewhere else and keep my head down, _ somewhere else and keep my head down, or— somewhere else and keep my head down, oryou somewhere else and keep my head down, or you put your head up and be counted _ down, or you put your head up and be counted and _ down, or you put your head up and be counted and go towards the gunfire. i counted and go towards the gunfire. i have _ counted and go towards the gunfire. i have no— counted and go towards the gunfire. i have no regrets about that. officially, you are also standing to be leader of the conservative party, as of 6:30am on friday morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm alison earle. more than £100,000 has been raised for the family of three women murdered in a crossbow attack in hertfordshire. carol hunt, the wife of bbc commentatorjohn hunt, was killed along with her daughters hannah and louise at their home in bushey the money aims to help supportjohn and his surviving daughter amy.

ten activists from the campaign groupjust stop oil have appeared in court charged with conspiring to disrupt heathrow. the met said they were arrested at and near to the airport on wednesday as part of an intelligence—led operation. eight people have been remanded in custody and two released on bail. detectives investigating the stabbing of a man at seven sisters tube station have now made four arrests. police say the victim remains in a critical condition after being assaulted on tuesday morning. they are interested in speaking to two men seen heading towards south tottenham station. campaigners have hit back at claims they exaggerated the dangers about water quality in the thames. the group river action raised concerns injune about e.coli in a stretch of the river used for the henley royal regatta. thames water said its own sampling showed lower levels. river action have written an open

letter to the company's urging it to take responsibility for its role in pollution. there are nowjust hours until the starting pistol is fired for the paris olympics. the opening ceremony kicks off at 6.30 this evening. if anyone knows what the build—up is like it's long jumperg reg rutherford. he took gold at london 2012 and has high hopes for team gb at this games. across all the sport i thinks we are going to do incredibly well. but i just look at athletics in particular and before london, of course, we win three gold medals in one night and it becomes a real big night of golds on a single night of athletics. but i now look at team gb and i can see medals coming out from lots of different places. travel now and let's see how the tubes are looking. there's no service on the overground between hackney downs and chingford. and are severe delays on the dlr. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. as we head towards the end ofjuly and the weekend is starting to look and feel a little more like summer today.

it's largely dry, plenty of sunshine, and it's starting to feel a bit warmer. so a bright start this morning, we will see some cloud bubbling up through the middle part of the day. that's where the largely dry bit comes in. there mayjust be one or two showers, but i think it's fairly unlikely. temperatures 23—24 celsius, so feeling warm in that sunshine. the cloud will melt away into the evening so some sunshine ahead of it setting. then overnight it's dry and it's clear, the minimum temperature perhaps feeling a little fresher than last night — 11 celsius, the minimum. bright start to saturday, plenty of sunshine around tomorrow. again, we'll see some cloud bubbling up and that could bring one or two showers. but again, unlikely here in the south east and temperatures reaching 23 or 2a celsius. for sunday, it is looking dry, there is a lot of sunshine and temperatures feeling warmer. into next week largely dry, sunny and temperatures warmer still. there's more on our website and social media. that;s it i'm back in around half an hour.

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. the final preparations are being made for today's opening ceremony of the paris olympics. following a successful games in tokyo three years ago, mike's here to tell us about which athletes we should keep an eye on over the next few weeks. so much excitement, imagine how the athletes are feeling, your first olympic games on looking forward to the opening ceremony. team gb is the only team to have won a gold medal at every edition of the summer olympics since 1896, and this time they have a blend of youth and experience with 17 athletes who were involved at london 2012, still going strong, alongside 1a teenagers. so in a total of 327 athletes from team gb, will be competing in paris.

for only the second time they are taking more female athletes than male ones to compete in 2a sports with medal hopes strongest in events like swimming, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, sailing and athletics. and at these games the medal target is between 50 and 70. that's in line with the 64 medals won in tokyo. over the months here on breakfast, we have been catching up with some of the british athletes for whom these games will carry extra significance. here are just some of them, who have spoken to us. going for my final olympic games feels very, very strange talking about it, and it's almost hard to articulate what it's like. once the gun goes off it just feels like me and the track and like i'm the only person. something that i know that i'll| never get to experience again. probably like one of the biggest highlights of my life. _ women are strong. women are not fragile. women never, ever give up. don't tell me i can't, because i can.

this is what i've sacrificed. my time with my family, not partying. everything you've done to lead up to this moment. commentator: tom dean is olympic i champion in the men's freestyle. i oh, my goodness. over the last few years since tokyo, i've had three years and i've really wanted to think about the legacy i want to leave. on the same team, but all with individual reasons why this olympics will be so special. for britain's most decorated gymnast with three olympic gold medals, max whitlock is competing one last time for his daughter after he initially stepped away from the sport following the tokyo games. i think i made a decision after tokyo, like that. it was a split decision that i was done. i think this decision now feels right, it feels right to me. especially after an olympic games like tokyo, the previous one being a covid games

with no audience. i cannot wait for everyone to be able to come out to paris and watch when i'm in arenas competing, and when i wait for it to go quiet and she calls me and we do this double thumbs up. i think i'd love to do that in paris. from a legend's last to a teenage sensations first. 17—year—old phoebe gill will be the youngest track athlete to run for team gb at an olympic games for over a0 years. ijust can't wait to share this like hotel and the olympic village with all these different athletes that i've been watching for so many years. once the gun goes off, it just feels like me and the track and like i'm the only person on that track, and ijust can't wait to run with people i've been watching on the tv for so long. also making an olympic debut will be boxer, delicious orie, who tasted success at the last commonwealth games and now has olympic gold in his sights for the country that's become his true home

since his family moved from russia to escape racism when he was just seven. there's so many different people from different cultures here. i remember being in primary school and seeing a classroom with different backgrounds, you know, afro—caribbean, chinese, asian, all these people working together in harmony and ifelt like i belonged. when i'm 60 years old, i'm going to look back and think, "oh man, i remember when i did that". and it's probably like one of the biggest highlights of my life. swimmer, tom dean's gold medal success at the tokyo games went viral thanks to his family's celebrations at their watch party back home. commentator: dean's still in there. viewed in the end, by 50 million on social media. this time, they can be in paris in person, as tom looks to create his own legacy in the pool. i'm a big believer in every child, you know, wanting to learn to swim, needing to learn to swim. in the lead up to paris and off the back of paris i really want to use this platform and use this opportunity and this coverage to kind of push that narrative and get as many kids

into the sport as possible. sprinter, zharnel hughes, is hoping to follow the legacy left by his inspiration, linford christie. it was hughes who finally broke christie's 30—year british record in the 100m and now wants to strike gold, just like his idol famously did. linford has done it and i want to follow his footsteps, you know. it's just one of those intensifying moments when you go up on your set position, listening out... bang! sporting success is often driven by the memories of how a journey began. emily campbell, britain's most successful weightlifter of modern times, who won a historic silver in tokyo, will have one special person in her mind as she goes for gold. i wouldn't have been- where i am today without her. the head of pe was a lady called tricia fitzsimons. l every time i struggled in the school, every i time it was hard for me, every time i didn't feel i like i was going to make where i needed to be, i she was just there every single step of the way. i this time, all the athletes

will have those that have inspired and supported them in paris watching them, and that will be their ultimate motivation to make olympic dreams come true. a long and lonelyjourney can be for the athletes and it comes down to that split second. it is all over very, very quickly. since london 2012, the first has been accessible for their family and friends because tokyo was in lockdown and covid measures. rio, long way to go, but paris, you can still get tickets for some events. shall we look at paris this morning. hopefully it will be dry for the opening ceremony, which is going to be spectacular, with boats going up six kilometres along the river seine. i hope it brightens up.

the likes of celine dion and lady gaga, i am told they could be performing. and that would be a show. they have done a good job in keeping some of this quiet. this boat flotilla down the river seine, we haven't seen any pictures or rehearsals, so it will be new. look for helen glover and tom daley carrying the flag for team gb. phoebe gill, the teenager told me she won't be going until her event because she wanted to keep things normal and training at her club in st albans, so she will miss the opening ceremony. it is a shame, but they are there to compete and to win and with a medal total of 270, they are taking it seriously and after the years of training. many of them say they will go to the closing ceremony because then they can celebrate a party. we have royalty, laura kenny, who will not

be competing, but in during the olympics in a whole new way at 8.30 on the sofa. mike, thank you. time is 6.40. a man who has spent nearly a year living in a hospital because of a shortage of social care provision, says he feels like he is stuck in a prison. 36—year old matthew sharp, who has a range of complex conditions, says he is unable to leave until the nhs and his local council can agree who is responsible for his care. our social affairs editor, alison holt reports. i'm just stuck in a prison, basically. for nearly ten months, 36—year—old matthew has been stuck in epsom general hospital in surrey. he has tourette's syndrome. his involuntary tics or spasms are so severe they've damaged his spine. he believes here his health is getting worse, but the care he needs in the community hasn't been found. life is very difficult at the moment. life is sad and i feel a lot of anger.

my tics get worse and it's like a vicious circle. and then, you know, my back tics get worse when i'm, basically when i'm stressed and when i'm upset. hi. lovely to see you. in addition to his tourette's, matt has a range of other physical and mental health conditions and a learning disability. matt, can ijust show you something? of course you can. we asked matthew and his parents along to the nearby university of the creative arts because art is his passion. yes, one of my pictures. yeah, one of your pictures? in hospital, matthew feels his life is on hold. the stones and the barrier stops me from doing, like, the things that i used to do. so this... this, yeah. the railings and the stones are stopping you from... doing everything that i used to. living the life you want to live? yeah.

the complexity of matthew's needs mean the nhs was funding his social care. it says he rejected a number of care places, but his family dispute that. they say one actual offer was made last december and it was totally unsuitable. the amount it must be costing to keep matthew in a hospital bed should be being spent on somewhere that he is able to live his own life. the nhs says matthew turned down the offered place so it was no longer responsible for him, instead, referring his case to the local council. for the last seven months, there seems to have been no agreement over who should provide his care. the impact it has. is to destroy lives. it's destroying matthew's life at the moment. - it's severely impacting on our life. the entire system is broken. and matthew, if you look at matthew's case, his isjust a prime example. nhs surrey heartlands says funding decisions are made in line with the national framework, and they work closely with people to ensure a smooth transition to new arrangements. surrey county council says it was aware of matthew's case

in december, but became involved in may. matthew's case is complex and it's very difficult finding the right sort of support for someone with his needs. but in the last ten months, more than 250 families have got in contact with us. also describing battles and fights over who should pay for their care. tom brown, who represents directors who run council care services in england, says the whole system is struggling financially. and nationally, councils are increasingly providing care for people who once received nhs support. it's not sustainable. we've been reacting to crises all of the time. i think that the need to make sure that the investment goes into prevention and wellbeing will not only help to stem the tide of demand in the acute hospitals, it will also make a profound change to people's lives. in matthew's case, surrey county council says it is working hard to find him a permanent home and the nhs says

he can reapply for funding from them at any time. alison holt, bbc news. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. what a beautiful setting. good morning to you. good morning. it does feel like this summer is creeping in. it hasn't bombarded its way in and made an entrance, but creeping its way in? it will feel like that over the next few days. promising start this morning and this picture from dudley. but there will be a few shower clouds building up. forthe will be a few shower clouds building up. for the next five days, showers today and tomorrow for some. not everybody. it will be then dry and sunny and a good deal warmer, if not hot to the start of next week. promising signs out there. yesterday's rain has cleared away

and that is this weather front, sitting across paris are giving the grey skies and that will link into this later on. for us, quieter window this morning, lots of sunshine around first thing. if few shows around and they will develop more widely through the day and across scotland and northern ireland they could be heavy in the afternoon where you do get them. the odd rumble of thunder to eastern scotland. showers across england and wales more of you will stay dry. the wind is light is across the south but a fresher westerly breeze, so not as humid as it has been put in the sunshine it will feel warm, 17 to 24 celsius. paris, the clouds will sit there all day long and as we head towards the opening ceremony there could be heavy rain moving in and it could be a torrential downpour as we head into the ceremony itself. one to watch later on. this evening and overnight, most of the showers will fade away but one or two will continue, southern

scotland and northern england especially and thick cloud into northern ireland for outbreaks of rain. most of us will be dry through the night but fresher than last night, temperatures close to single figures. saturday morning showers to begin with across the far north of england and southern scotland. fabrics of rain across ireland and they will push into wales. wales, they will push into wales. wales, the south and eastern scotland likely to see showers through the day. northern ireland, a brighter day. northern ireland, a brighter day and it may stay dry. east anglia, temperatures similar to today. next week, high pressure builds more widely and a week whether front will get close to parts of scotland and northern ireland but the vast majority, a lot of dry weather. on sunday, lovely day if you have any plans. early cloud breaks up and lots of sunshine through the day. a bit of fair weather cloud and temperatures climb more widely of the 25, 20 6 degrees in the south east corner and it will

get warmer still into next week. more in the way of sunshine around, just a few showers in the western isles but for many it will feel like summer. back to you both. thank you very much, see you later. it's hoped a new virtual reality project could help revolutionise the way firefighters train on thejob. the equipment will see recruits put through their paces in realistic scenarios without the need for exposure to fire or smoke. our reporter ross pollard has been to find out more. it really is unbelievable. i can do this in virtual reality because this is exactly what i would be doing at a real fire scene. a new age of training fire fighters. this virtual reality kit allows new recruits to experience different scenarios. i think they're finding it exciting. it's different. we're not saying that this is the only way that they would train. it's definitely about blending technology like this with that practical training. put this on first, ok. and talking of new recruits...

so we're going to connect the heat vest and here it goes, ok. we're going to put the water on. so you've got the haptic feedback. oh, yeah, so right now it is actually physically pulling me back. so you've got to sort of do a... yeah. put your left foot kind of good two foot in front of your right. i need to turn around. oh, there we go, so there's the fire at the petrol station. which is the biggest risk now? so the fuel, there might be an explosion now. so you go to the fuel, go to your big risk. we need to embrace change. some people think, no, it doesn't work. they need to get out onto the ground and experience it for real. i'm kind of believe it's that blended approach. we bring the virtual world and the real world together, so they get the best of both worlds. i'm in this fairly plain teaching room at the moment, but i can put this headset on and step inside a virtual reality kitchen to see what caused the fire there. we're going to take some evidential photos inside this environment. so touch it with the blue and then pull the trigger and then lift it up towards your face.

as well as fighting fires, trainees can then investigate how the fire started. this bit shows the fire coming down a little bit. this is a scenario that you can't really experience very well in the real world without being in a lot of danger. yeah, yeah. but in vr we can put you in these scenarios over and over again. besides being educational, it's really good fun. ..smile on his face. but i think fireman sam has no worry of me replacing him anytime soon. ross pollard, bbc news. the family of a man who was kicked and stamped on by a police officer at manchester airport say they have been left "traumatised" by what happened. a greater manchester police firearms officer has been suspended following the incident on tuesday, which has caused protests across several parts of the city. we'rejoined now by the rochdale mp paul waugh. good morning tea. the reason we are talking to you because he had been

in conversation with the family you have seen the protests after the video was released. shall we start with the conversation you have had with the conversation you have had with the conversation you have had with the family and whatever you feel free to tell us and how the family is feeling? i feel free to tell us and how the family is feeling?— feel free to tell us and how the family is feeling? i met the family esterda family is feeling? i met the family yesterday in _ family is feeling? i met the family yesterday in their— family is feeling? i met the family yesterday in their home. - family is feeling? i met the family yesterday in their home. it - family is feeling? i met the family yesterday in their home. it is - family is feeling? i met the family| yesterday in their home. it is clear from talking to them that they are traumatised. lots of people saw the video clip and were really distressed. the police themselves that it was a distressing clip. imagine if that was your brother, yourson imagine if that was your brother, your son in that video and you can imaginejust how your son in that video and you can imagine just how distraught they are. their priorities, the family have said the health and well—being of their family, have said the health and well—being of theirfamily, healing, getting better. the second priority is justice and the need forjustice, notjust justice and the need forjustice, not just to be justice and the need forjustice, notjust to be done but seem to be done. they have been heartened by the early engagement for the office of police conduct, who engaged with

them quickly. there is a danger these cases can go off for several years to be investigated but they have been encouraged by the early contact they have had and that is important to say. in contact they have had and that is important to say.— important to say. in terms of the community. _ important to say. in terms of the community, there _ important to say. in terms of the community, there has _ important to say. in terms of the community, there has been - important to say. in terms of the community, there has been a i important to say. in terms of the community, there has been a lotj important to say. in terms of the i community, there has been a lot of anger and frustration once this video came out. how is the family feeling in terms of that and how the community has reacted, in support, largely for this family? it is community has reacted, in support, largely for this family?— largely for this family? it is an important _ largely for this family? it is an important point _ largely for this family? it is an important point because - largely for this family? it is an important point because the i largely for this family? it is an - important point because the family said the strong message they want to give people is they have no political agenda. they are not interested in violence and they will not attend any of the protest and they wanted me to issue an appeal for calm to the people of rochdale. we have had a history of unfortunate division in our town and we don't want to go back to those days. they wanted, through me, to make that clear. their agenda is to find justice after this incident. there

is no political agenda whatsoever. they are acutely aware that there are extremists of all sides who are wanting to hijack this incident and use it for their own ends. the family are not interested in that at all. ., ., ., ~ ., ., ., . all. you are an mp and not a medic, what have — all. you are an mp and not a medic, what have they _ all. you are an mp and not a medic, what have they shared _ all. you are an mp and not a medic, what have they shared with - all. you are an mp and not a medic, what have they shared with you - all. you are an mp and not a medic, i what have they shared with you about the injuries and what are you at liberty to tell us? i the injuries and what are you at liberty to tell us?— the injuries and what are you at liberty to tell us? i cannot go into detail about _ liberty to tell us? i cannot go into detail about that _ liberty to tell us? i cannot go into detail about that because - liberty to tell us? i cannot go into detail about that because some i liberty to tell us? i cannot go into | detail about that because some of liberty to tell us? i cannot go into i detail about that because some of it will be part of the legal process. but family members have been hospitalised. one was taken to hospitalised. one was taken to hospital for another scan and hoping they are on the mend. but obviously, they are on the mend. but obviously, the after affects of an incident like this, it is difficult to assess immediately. this like this, it is difficult to assess immediately-— like this, it is difficult to assess immediately. as it stands, your understanding _ immediately. as it stands, your understanding is, _ immediately. as it stands, your understanding is, can _ immediately. as it stands, your understanding is, can you - immediately. as it stands, your- understanding is, can you establish that once again?— understanding is, can you establish that once again? they are at home, not at hospital. _ that once again? they are at home, not at hospital. no _ that once again? they are at home, not at hospital. no one _ that once again? they are at home, not at hospital. no one is _ that once again? they are at home, j not at hospital. no one is remaining in hosital

not at hospital. no one is remaining in hospital at _ not at hospital. no one is remaining in hospital at this _ not at hospital. no one is remaining in hospital at this stage? _ not at hospital. no one is remaining in hospital at this stage? no, - not at hospital. no one is remaining in hospital at this stage? no, they i in hospital at this stage? no, they are at home- _ in hospital at this stage? no, they are at home. but— in hospital at this stage? no, they are at home. but there _ in hospital at this stage? no, they are at home. but there are - in hospital at this stage? no, they| are at home. but there are injuries are at home. but there are in'uries for which they i are at home. but there are in'uries for which they have i are at home. but there are in'uries for which they have received h for which they have received treatment?— for which they have received treatment?- 0k, - for which they have received treatment?- ok, you i for which they have received treatment? yes. ok, you are talking about the treatment? iezs ok, you are talking about the community and we are hearing a number of messages from everyone, politicians included. there is a risk in these situations that other people can get involved, something you have already alluded to? . �* . something you have already alluded to? , �* , , to? yes, i didn't 'ust see the famil to? yes, i didn'tjust see the family yesterday, _ to? yes, i didn'tjust see the family yesterday, i _ to? yes, i didn'tjust see the family yesterday, i went - to? yes, i didn'tjust see the family yesterday, i went to l to? yes, i didn'tjust see the i family yesterday, i went to see to? yes, i didn'tjust see the - family yesterday, i went to see the assistant chief constable of greater manchester police to look at some of the footage and get the facts. i cannot go into theirs, for obvious reasons a process has to be followed through. i also passed on to the assistant chief constable, my wishes and my thoughts about the police officer, the female police officer who was injured in an incident in a run—up to this incident. making it clear the full independent process has to be followed. it is clear this

is a complex, incident. it obviously there is no justification whatsoever for what we have seen and the police have made that clear, that is why the officer has been suspended. but we have to let the independent process follow in due course. the olice process follow in due course. the police have _ process follow in due course. the police have said whilst trying to arrest a suspect, three officers were attacked and one suffered a broken nose and all three needed hospital treatment. they have suspended the officer involved and we are assuming it is the officer seenin we are assuming it is the officer seen in the video in that kicking incident. when the home secretary says she shares the deep concern surrounding the video, you answer keir starmer have said there is a process, what is the process? the rocess process, what is the process? the process is — process, what is the process? the process is the _ process, what is the process? i"ie: process is the independent process, what is the process? t"ie: process is the independent office for police conduct. they will take witness statements and it is important that is allowed to happen in a folly, independent manner. they are independent from the police. there is lots of evidence they need

to gather and they need to do it methodically, but swiftly. we cannot have a delay in this. it is a balance between being thorough but also quick and responding to this incident. don't forget, lots of social media clips, we shouldn't rush tojudgment about social media clips, we shouldn't rush to judgment about this. there's also things that happened off the camera, which they need to be witness statements gathered. sandy witness statements gathered. andy burnham witness statements gathered. andy iturnham said _ witness statements gathered. andy burnham said this _ witness statements gathered. andy burnham said this as _ witness statements gathered. andy burnham said this as well? yellowknifer yes, burnham said this as well? yellowkniferyes, it burnham said this as well? yellowknifer yes, it is only fair all the evidence is seen. messages from the family, are they intending to do any press themselves? ida. from the family, are they intending to do any press themselves? no, they are not. it to do any press themselves? no, they are not- it is — to do any press themselves? no, they are not- it is a — to do any press themselves? no, they are not. it is a family _ to do any press themselves? no, they are not. it is a family that _ to do any press themselves? no, they are not. it is a family that wants - are not. it is a family that wants its privacy protected right now. they are traumatised and they don't want any further intrusion.— want any further intrusion. thank ou ve want any further intrusion. thank you very much — want any further intrusion. thank you very much for _ want any further intrusion. thank you very much for your— want any further intrusion. thank you very much for your time. - time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

hello, good morning from bbc london. more than £100,000 has been raised for the family of three women murdered in a crossbow attack in hertfordshire. carol hunt, the wife of bbc commentatorjohn hunt, was killed along with her daughters hannah and louise at their home in bushey the money aims to help supportjohn and his surviving daughter amy. ten activists from just stop oil have appeared in court charged with conspiring to disrupt heathrow. the met said they were arrested at and near to the airport on wednesday as part of an intelligence—led operation. eight people have been remanded in custody and two released on bail. detectives investigating the stabbing of a man at seven sisters tube station have now made four arrests. police say the victim remains in a critical condition after being assaulted on tuesday morning. they are interested in speaking to two men seen heading towards south tottenham station.

campaigners have hit back at claims they exaggerated the dangers about water quality in the thames. the group river action raised concerns injune about e.coli in a stretch of the river used for the henley royal regatta. thames water said its own sampling showed lower levels. river action have written an open letter to the company's urging it to take responsibility for its role in pollution. there are nowjust hours until the starting pistol is fired for the paris olympics. the opening ceremony kicks off at 6.30 this evening. if anyone knows what the buildup is like it's long jumper greg rutherford. he took gold at london 2012 and has high hopes for team gb at this games. across all the sport i think we are going to do incredibly well. but i just look at athletics in particular and before london, of course, we win three gold medals in one night and it becomes the real big night of golds on a single night of athletics. but i now look at team gb and i can

see medals coming out from lots of different places. travel now and let's see how the tubes are looking. there's no service on the overground between hackney downs and chingford. minor delays on the central line. and severe delays on the dlr. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. as we head towards the end ofjuly and the weekend it is starting to look and feel a little more like summer today. it's largely dry, plenty of sunshine, and it's starting to feel a bit warmer. so a bright start this morning, we will see some cloud bubbling up through the middle part of the day. that's where the largely dry bit comes in. there mayjust be one or two showers, but i think it's fairly unlikely. temperatures 23—24 celsius, so feeling warm in that sunshine. the cloud will melt away into the evening so some sunshine ahead of it setting. then overnight it's dry and it's clear, the minimum temperature perhaps feeling a little fresher than last night — 11 celsius, the minimum. bright start to saturday, plenty of sunshine around tomorrow. again, we'll see some cloud bubbling up and that could bring one or two showers.

but again, unlikely here in the south east and temperatures reaching 23 or 24 celsius. for sunday, it is looking dry, there is a lot of sunshine and temperatures feeling warmer. into next week largely dry, sunny and temperatures warmer still. there's more on our website and social media. that's it — i'm back in around half an hour.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... the 2024 olympic games officially start tonight, with the opening ceremony taking place later on the river seine. team gb will have 327 athletes competing, with a target of bringing home up to 70 medals. the independent office for police conduct has begun an investigation into greater manchester police after video footage showed an officer kicking a man in the head. campaigners in favour of assisted dying in england and wales will today begin an attempt to change the law. are you paying too much at the pump? well, if you fill up at a supermarket then the answer is yes, according to a new report from the competition regulator. i'll have the details on what this means for drivers. and on what this means for drivers. while some of us n

and while some of us may be caught in a shower in the next couple of days, it is turning drier, sunnier and warmer this weekend. all the details later. it's friday 26th july. our main story. the final preparations are being made for today's opening ceremony of the olympic games in paris. the event will see athletes and dignitaries carried down the river seine on a flotilla of boats, in front of around 300,000 spectators. our sports correspondent katie gornall sent us this report from the french capital. commentary: come on, kelly, one more! - they call it the greatest show in sport. kelly's won the gold for great britain. the olympic games have created plenty of moments etched into british sporting folklore. well, that is why he is olympic champion. moments when years of hard work land perfectly. yes! it looks like it could be adlington. rebecca adlington was one of britain's stars in beijing and believes many more will be made here in paris.

i think this is one of the most exciting team gb teams that we've ever had. i think they're in such a good place. they know what they're doing and i think we've got so much belief amongst the british team now, it's not a case of that we're coming in, going, "oh, well, we're never going to get a medal, we're not as big as america and australia and all these other countries." no, scrap that, we're team gb and we're going to fight and i think it's going to be exciting. paris, with its spectacular landmarks, has been transformed into an olympic park. temporary venues are scattered throughout the city where, for the next two weeks, 10,000 athletes will be competing for glory. among britain's best hopes for a gold medal is 800m runner keely hodgkinson, who is in the form of her life. matt richards will take to the pool as one of the world's leading freestyle swimmers, while16—year—old skateboarder sky brown is expected to upgrade her bronze from tokyo. after winning britain's first bmx title three years ago, bethany shriever is favourite to retain it, and delicious orie is aiming to become britain's first olympic super heavyweight champion since anthonyjoshua in 2012.

but before any of those athletes compete, they'll be part of what's been billed as the biggest open—air show on earth. so the countdown is on, the screens are up, the stands are ready as paris gears up for an opening ceremony like no other. around 100 boats will transport more than 10,000 athletes along a 6km stretch of the river seine, taking in some of the city's greatest landmarks, and finishing up here in the shadow of the eiffel tower at trocadero. it's a hugely ambitious event and a massive security operation. well, it's definitely a huge challenge, but think about it — i mean, on a 6km parade, the athletes we're going to go through, it's going to be special and we want our games to be special, so we have paris, it's a fantastic asset and we want to show it to the world. and the stars are here for it.

singer celine dion was part of the final rehearsal, as was lady gaga, seen here outside her hotel. it's set to be the most unique and audacious opening ceremony yet, and a sign that, for the next two weeks, this city is ready to party. katie gornall, bbc news, paris. our sports correspondent katie gornall is in paris for us this morning. i think the organisers have been quite savvy in keeping the surprises as surprises, keeping them secret. yes, there have been precious few details released about this, it has been a closely guarded secret for a number of years. but we have had hints of what is to come in the past few days, we have seen cranes with high wire, trapeze artists

rehearsing over the river seine, pyrotechnics as well, but the excitement really ramped up with those reports about celine dion, superstar singer, along with lady gaga, believed to be performing together at the opening ceremony. they have been pictured in and around paris, celine dion pictured at the louvre as well. i think this is a strong hint of what's to come. it is set to be arguably most ambitious, audacious curtain raiser to an olympic games in history. we have never seen an opening ceremony taking place outside a stadium before. we are used to a performance and the athletes parading around a track. this will be so different, we have spoken about the boats and barges, we will see helen glover and tom daley as team gb flag—bearers as well, it will be an event like no

other and paris is nearly ready to get started. other and paris is nearly ready to get started-— get started. you can feel the excitement. _ it is six minutes past seven. charlie, we saw some really shocking video footage yesterday and we are now hearing, this was manchester airport, from those who were involved. the family of a man who was kicked and stamped on by a police officer at manchester airport say they have been traumatised by the incident. greater manchester police has suspended an armed officer and referred itself to the independent watchdog in response. our north of england reporter rowan bridge is outside rochdale police station for us this morning. rochdale is where the family live. rowan — what's the latest? iam here i am here in rochdale because outside the police station this is one of the places there have been

protests after this video first emerged on social media on wednesday afternoon. it is really quite distressing footage to watch. you see a man lying on the ground at manchester airport, face down, surrounded by officers with teasers drawn and then one officer comes in and kicks him on the head and appears to stamp on or near his head, while his mother is kneeling by the side of him. that brother was then taken to hospital, he has now been released and is back at home. the family at the centre of this have been understandably deeply traumatised by everything that has happened. they say they want justice over what has happened. greater manchester police have referred himself to the independent office for police conduct, who are now investigating the circumstances of what has happened. the violence and also the use of incapacity and spray, used by a police officer at manchester airport as well. ——

incapacitating spray. the police say they have secured body worn footage on cctv for analysis. the mp for rochdale, who represents the family, was on breakfast earlier this morning. was on breakfast earlier this morninu. , was on breakfast earlier this morning-— was on breakfast earlier this mornin.. , ., ., morning. they have no political auenda, morning. they have no political agenda. they — morning. they have no political agenda, they are _ morning. they have no political agenda, they are not _ morning. they have no political| agenda, they are not interested morning. they have no political i agenda, they are not interested in political— agenda, they are not interested in political violence, they are not attending protests, and they want me to address _ attending protests, and they want me to address all communities in rochdale, we have had a history of unfortunate division in our town and we do _ unfortunate division in our town and we do not _ unfortunate division in our town and we do not want to go back to those days _ we do not want to go back to those days. they— we do not want to go back to those days. they wanted me to make the absolutely — days. they wanted me to make the absolutely clear. their agenda is simply— absolutely clear. their agenda is simply to— absolutely clear. their agenda is simply to find justice after this incident — simply to find 'ustice after this incident. ., , ., , , incident. there are protests last niuht incident. there are protests last nicht in incident. there are protests last night in manchester _ incident. there are protests last night in manchester over - incident. there are protests last night in manchester over what l night in manchester over what happened but they went peacefully so at the moment it seems people are abiding by the family's wishes for a peaceful protest but there is no

doubt about the level of anger that has been seen —— the level of anger about what has been seen in this video. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu will hold talks with donald trump at the former president's resort in florida later. it follows two separate meetings yesterday with presidentjoe biden and his vice president, kamala harris, the democrats' new candidate for november's election. mr netanyahu is trying to shore up american support for israel's war effort before voters go to the polls. tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate after a huge wildfire spread through the canadian town of jasper. the prime ministerjustin trudeau has praised firefighters, including many from overseas, who have joined efforts to battle the flames in the historic mountain resort, where half of the buildings are feared to have been destroyed. the leader of one of the world's biggest drug cartels, ismael zambada, otherwise known as 'el mayo', has been arrested in texas. earlier this year the 76—year—old was charged by us prosecutors with conspiracy to make and distribute fentanyl, the drug that has been blamed

for the us opioid crisis. assisted dying campaigners say they're optimistic a change in the law could come soon as a private members bill on the issue has its first reading in the house of lords later. it's the latest in a long line of attempts to give terminally ill people the right to end their lives in england and wales. our medical editor fergus walsh reports. this is an issue which provokes passionate debate. this demonstration was in 2015, on the day mps voted overwhelmingly to reject a bill to allow assisted dying in england and wales. a lot has changed here in the past nine years, not least in the commons. there are 335 first—time mps at westminster. and, crucially, the new prime minister, sir keir starmer, has given his support for a change in the law, although mps will get a free vote on what is a matter of conscience.

so what will they vote on? the bill would allow mentally competent, terminally ill adults, with less than six months to live, the right to an assisted death via a lethal dose of drugs, which must be self—administered. this would need to be approved by two doctors, and there'd be external scrutiny from a high courtjudge. the private members bill is being introduced by lord falconer, who told me he believes parliament is finally ready to change the law. this bill is so important because it brings compassion to the end of life, it allows people to avoid pain, it gives them the comfort of knowing that they can end their final suffering at a time of their choosing, it allows them to have a good death, which is denied to so many people at the moment. but opponents say changing the law would send a message to the vulnerable, elderly and disabled that their lives

are worth less than others. the reality is many disabled people don't feel part of society, they feel excluded. actually, their life is very difficult. and, you know, the assumption by many is that disabled people have nothing to offer society, we're a drain on society, and we're better off dead. and if that's what you hear around you, then it will be very easy to see how disabled people could convince those making the decisions that this is a free choice. it's notjust here at westminster that this contentious issue is being debated. at holyrood in scotland, a private members bill to allow assisted dying was introduced earlier this year. an assisted dying bill has nearly completed all its stages at the isle of man's parliament, and could get royal assent next year. jersey is also planning to change the law. more and more jurisdictions have legalised assisted dying in recent years, such as new zealand, australia, canada, portugal and spain.

this is a crucial issue for society, so expect more powerful argument when this bill gets its second reading and is debated here in the autumn. fergus walsh, bbc news, westminster. the former work and pensions secretary, mel stride, has joined the contest to become the next conservative leader. mr stride is a close ally of rishi sunak and he says he can help unite the party. three mps — james cleverly, robertjenrick and tom tugendhat — have already said they are standing; others are expected to enter the race before the deadline for nominations on monday. the health secretary, wes streeting, has described england's healthcare watchdog as "not fit for purpose". it comes after an interim report found significant failings at the care quality commission. we're joined now by our political correspondent, leila nathoo.

explain a little more about what wes streeting has said. i explain a little more about what wes streeting has said.— streeting has said. i think this is another example _ streeting has said. i think this is another example of _ streeting has said. i think this is another example of the - streeting has said. i think this is another example of the new - another example of the new government saying they have had a look at things and found things are worse than expected, they have inherited public services in a pretty bad way, and today it relates to the care quality commission, the health and social care regulator in england which monitors gps, hospitals, care homes, dental practices, all sorts of settings. so a wide—ranging and important role. today we have the health secretary wes streeting saying he is stunned by the extent of failings at the cqc. it is a body which is supposed to be identifying feelings elsewhere and we will hear a bit more from wes streeting in 15 minutes or so on the programme, talking to us at 7:30am to explain more about what he has found. there was a review

commissioned by the previous government and today wes streeting has made public some of the findings. they include one hospital for example not being inspected for ten years, all of the settings the cqc has power over, one in five of them are yet to receive a rating at all. there is talk of a backlog of assessments, inexperienced inspectors. a pretty damning report. some of the measures wes streeting is talking about our increased oversight of the cqc from central government. the cqc says it accepts the finding in full. i think for patients and families this will be a pretty worrying picture of a body thatis pretty worrying picture of a body that is supposed to provide reassurance about safety. 16 minutes past seven. matt is going to ease us into a bit of summer.

we need a bit of a fridayjoy at the moment. some sunshine to start the day in somerset, blue skies, promising start. for a few of you it will stay dry through today but to be on guard today and tomorrow for some showers around, particularly in the north and west. beyond that it is improving. a little more fresh than yesterday this morning, not as humid, but with blue skies overhead it will feel pleasantly warm already. showers in north—west england, western scotland, northern ireland, and they will develop more widely in scotland and northern ireland, northern england. the further south you are, the more likely it is to stay dry, and pleasant in the sunshine. down a touch but 7—24 feels nice when the sun is out. there is a breeze and the showers could be heavy and thundery in the north and east of

scotland, the odd heavy one in northern ireland. only some lighter showers in england and wales. looking reasonably good for the test match and it should be dry in east anglia and the south—east throughout. this evening and overnight, clearskies throughout. this evening and overnight, clear skies but a few showers overnight, southern scotland and northern england, and thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain in northern ireland in the morning. temperatures down and paired with last night but pleasant to start. showers early tomorrow but then it looks like sunday, monday, tuesday, dry for many of you and turning warmer if not hotter towards the south and east. more details in about half an hour. if you drive, you're always acutely aware of petrol prices, prices, you always do the thing where you look

for where it is cheapest and you would like to think you're getting a deal. but you will also be familiar with rocket and feather pricing. pricing watchdog — cma — has concluded that competition among fuel retailers is failing customers. it has been investigating whether falls in wholesale prices are being passed on to drivers at the pump and whether we are getting the best prices and choice. in its latest update — it found supermarkets' margins are roughly double what they were before the pandemic in 2019 — and petrol retailers overall have margins that it describes as "significantly above historic levels". the margin is how much they make, the difference between between the wholesale price at which they buy petrol and diesel and the price at which they sell it on. the increase in that margin cost

drivers an extra £1.6 billion last year alone. the watchdog has previously recommended some kind of real time fuel price comparison app or function built into sat—navs and maps so drivers can find the cheapest petrol and diesel in an area. at the moment a prototype version has been set up but it's a voluntary scheme and only covers four out of ten petrol retailers. the watchdog is urging the government to beef that up until legislation is passed to give it the full force of law. they say it could save drivers for pounds 50 each time. —— £4 and 50 p. let's return to our main story. the final touches are being made ahead of today's opening ceremony for the olympic games in paris.

over the next few weeks, 327 team gb athletes will participate across 32 sports. our correspondent katie gornall has been to catch up with some of those taking part. so we're here at the athletes' village in northern paris. there's more than 14,000 athletes here from over 200 countries. this is where team gb are based, and we're going to see how they're settling in. so this is the team gb performance space. so this is the team that we've got at the moment, the ladies hockey. yeah it's a great environment. they've put their own music on and just get on with their stuff really. everyone looks pretty happy out there. how's it going so far in the athletes' village? yeah, great. we were the first team gb team in and it's been amazing so far. so we've almost been in a week.

our first game on sunday. so final few training sessions now, so it's great. yeah. it feels like home away from home. i'm wincing watching you there. that looks incredibly painful. how are you feeling, freya? i haven't been this great. but talk to me in five minutes, maybe. you look very relaxed there. i got to say, i'm just chilling. ijust come to the room to lay down. no, ijust come and get my knee recovery each day. do a little bit, little and often just to try and stay as healthy as possible. basically, i always feel like get qualified for the olympics is one thing. getting to the start line in one shape is a whole nother thing. so yeah, but it'll be good to go. all very healthy snacks. look at that. no—one's on a cheat day here. that doesn't look too bad. i'm not seeing any ice in there. yeah, yeah. no, it's it's ten degrees. it's regulated, you know?

looks very cosy. if you don't mind me saying. yeah. imean, we don't as a team normally have many of them, so we could probably get three orfour in here, i reckon. can ijust say i've never done an interview in a giant deckchair? love what you've done with the place. you know, it's been a lot of hard work. a lot of people. the village actually is in two parts. there's a what we call the mainland over here. and this is an island. not only is this is this an oasis of calm and a great place for athletes to decompress, in obviously what is a pressurised environment, but we have actually made it a real british home, as you can see. can we come in? is that all right? how are you doing? thanks for letting us look around. now, i've never asked anyone this before, but can i look under the covers? may i? the infamous... these are the cardboard beds. have you jumped on the bed yet?

it doesn't break. so you know, what is it like being around the other athletes who are yet to start their competition? it was really cool because andy murray sent us a little video, saying, good luck to the gb archers. and we were like, oh my gosh. but even like, they're on the same team as us, but it's just that it's like it means so much. let's see what you got, matt. so how are you guys finding life in the athletes' village so far? like you get here and then you kind of just want to start racing. so it's just kind of trying to manage that energy and trying to stay as cool and calm as you can be. and so stuff like this, you know, playing games like this and stuff in the village, itjust keeps you, keeps you as relaxed as possible and, you know, save all the energy there we go.

win some, lose some. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. more than £100,000 has now been raised for the family of three women murdered in a crossbow attack in hertfordshire. carol hunt, the wife of bbc commentatorjohn hunt, was killed along with her daughters hannah and louise at their home in bushey the money aims to help supportjohn and his surviving daughter amy. ten activists from just stop oil have appeared in court charged with conspiring to disrupt heathrow. the met said they were arrested at and near to the airport on wednesday as part of an intelligence—led operation. eight people have been remanded

in custody and two released on bail. detectives investigating the stabbing of a man at seven sisters tube station have now made four arrests. the victim remains in a critical condition after being assaulted on tuesday morning. police are interested in speaking to two men seen heading towards south tottenham station. campaigners have hit back at claims they exaggerated the dangers about water quality in the thames. the group river action raised concerns about e.coli in a stretch of the river used for the henley royal regatta. thames water said its own sampling showed lower levels. river action have written an open letter to the company urging it to take responsibility for its role in pollution. there are nowjust hours until the starting pistol is fired for the paris olympics. the opening ceremony kicks off at 6.30 this evening. if anyone knows what the build—up is like it's long jumper greg rutherford. he took gold at london

2012 and has high hopes for team gb at this games. across all the sports i think we are going to do incredibly well. but i just look at athletics in particular and before london, of course, we win three gold medals in one night and it becomes the real big night of golds on a single night of athletics. but i now look at team gb and i can see medals coming out from lots of different places. travel now and let's see how the tubes are looking. there's no service on the overground between hackney downs and chingford. severe delays on the dlr. and minor delays on the central line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. as we head towards the end ofjuly and the weekend it is starting to look and feel a little more like summer today. it's largely dry, plenty of sunshine, and it's starting to feel a bit warmer. so a bright start this morning, we will see some cloud bubbling up through the middle part of the day. that's where the largely dry bit comes in. there mayjust be one or two showers, but i think it's fairly unlikely. temperatures 23—24 celsius, so feeling warm in that sunshine. the cloud will melt away into the evening so some sunshine ahead of it setting.

then overnight it's dry and it's clear, the minimum temperature perhaps feeling a little fresher than last night — 11 celsius, the minimum. bright start to saturday, plenty of sunshine around tomorrow. again, we'll see some cloud bubbling up and that could bring one or two showers. but again, unlikely here in the south east and temperatures reaching 23 or 24 celsius. for sunday, it is looking dry, there is a lot of sunshine and temperatures feeling warmer. into next week largely dry, sunny and temperatures warmer still. there's more on our website and social media, including a look at the new outdoor space at the natural history museum. that's it i'm back in around half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. huge demand, a stretched workforce and aggressive patients are just some of the issues facing many gp's, with some saying they

now feel 'completely overwhelmed' by the role. it comes as the most recent british social attitudes survey found patient satisfaction with the nhs is currently at a record low. here's our health correspondentjen smith. almost 18,000 patients are registered at this gp practice in east devon. it has more than 20 gps and far more support staff, and the problems it faces are typical of many practices like it in the south west. the telephone calls drive me mad because you're on the phone for ages waiting and waiting and waiting. and yeah, it's not easy to get appointments, but i've got so used to it now. getting an appointment is a pain and it's actually easier to come to the surgery and talk to the receptionist than being on the phone. i find that, but when you get the appointments, excellent. no, no complaints whatever, they're very good. the latest british social attitudes survey found record low levels of satisfaction with the nhs, with respondents citing

dissatisfaction with gp services as one of the main reasons for this. but what's it like for the staff in general practice who are constantly dealing with demand and pressure? it is completely overwhelming, if i'm honest. and also there's um, as a professional with professional standards, it's very hard to be a good gp when you are faced with that volume of work. gps come into general practice because they want to provide, you know, holistic care for patients and really good continuity. and i think we're as frustrated as patients at the moment that we're not able to do that. you know, there is massive pressure on appointments. i would say one of the biggest - pressures for myself and my team are aggressive patients. we get a lot of patients that are fed up with waiting - and so working on the front line, the team get the brunt of that, i and then the gp's have to have to pick that up as well. -

we've been invited into honiton surgery to understand some of the pressures general practice is under. during the election campaign, labour promised to improve general practice, including bringing back the family doctor and ending the 8am scramble for gp appointments. so now they're in power, what would clinicians and support staff like to see change? i think the expectations of the public in general, as to what they can have access to through their gp is far more limited than they realise, because the resources aren't there, or the services you assume are available. general practice sees 95% of all nhs contacts and only receives 8% of the funding in the nhs, which i think most people would think well, that's really strange. i we've really lost some of the key. public health messaging, you know,

how to keep yourself healthy, how to prevent getting frail. i how to how to really sort of look after yourself. . i think it takes a certain type of person to work in health care, because we know going in that it is quite restrictive on how much you're going to earn for the job that you're going to do. the pressures that come with the role of the psa receptionist are huge. and, you know, the pay doesn't maybe reflect how, um, pressurised the job can be. the government says it's determined to fix the problems in general practice, which is critical to making the nhs fit for the future. it added it will increase the proportion of resources going in primary care and help address the issues gps face. i'm very optimistic about the nhs. it certainly has challenges, but i think we have a lot of people who are working every day to overcome those challenges. some things are within our grasp and we can do things to make them better now, and we should tackle those

things straightaway. some of those things will take a little bit more organisation, and those are some of those national conversations that i'm sure are happening even as we speak. patient pip isn't feeling quite so positive. i don't see how they can make a change, to be honest, i really don't. um, they're up to their eyes. the nhs is now crippled, basically, so ijust can't see how how they can help. i'd love to see it improved. gosh, wouldn't it be wonderful. the british medical association says gp practices across the country are experiencing significant and growing strain. the new government has five years to improve services for patients and staff here in honiton and across the south west. jen smith, bbc news. so, an insight there into the experiences of a number of gp's and their patients. and the issue of general practice is high on the list of priorities

for the new health secretary wes streeting, whojoins us now. i want to talk to you about the cqc assessment, the nhs watchdog in a moment, but can you give us a thought on how you think gp surgeries are able to cope at the moment and whether it is a concern of yours and what you are doing about it in terms of funding for example, as one gp mentioned in that report? example, as one gp mentioned in that re oft? example, as one gp mentioned in that reort? , ., example, as one gp mentioned in that reort? ., , ,., report? good morning. gps are struggling _ report? good morning. gps are struggling and _ report? good morning. gps are struggling and patients - report? good morning. gps are struggling and patients are - struggling and patients are struggling and patients are struggling to find and access gps as a result. things are so bad that things have deteriorated so badly between the previous government on the profession that gps are due to start collective action next week. that is why in my first two weeks as health and social care secretary, i have had gp representatives in every week and we are working with officials to make next�*s action

unnecessary. and to deal with the practical concerns that gps have come of funding being one of them. and legitimate concerns they have about the way in which general practice has been mismanaged. for example, we have unemployed gps in our country at the moment at the same time people are struggling to access a gp. that is how badly mismanaged the system has been. i think there are some solutions we can come up quickly and we are working actively with gp representatives at the moment and we will have more to say on that shortly. we need to see the longer term reform, the shift in both the proportion of nhs spending that goes into general practice, i want to see back row. but the wider reform which means we will do more in the community, whether that is diagnostic testing and a wider range of clinics we can have closer to where people live. so people think of the nhs as a neighbourhood

service as much as a national health service. as much as we love them, it is not all about hospitals, it is about fixing the front door to the nhs are people can see a gp when they need one and they can get the right price. they need one and they can get the riaht rice. ., , they need one and they can get the riaht rice. . , ., right price. new have pledged to end the morning — right price. new have pledged to end the morning scramble _ right price. new have pledged to end the morning scramble for _ right price. new have pledged to end the morning scramble for a - right price. new have pledged to end the morning scramble for a gp. - right price. new have pledged to end the morning scramble for a gp. we i the morning scramble for a gp. we spoke about unemployed gps and as i said is an increase in gp funding one of the things you are looking at? ., ., . , ., ., , at? there are tough decision to be made in without _ at? there are tough decision to be made in without pre-empting - at? there are tough decision to be made in without pre-empting the l made in without pre—empting the chancellor's spending a monday, the headlines saying they're are tough choices to make. i am working closely with the chancellor to help her make those tough choices and obviously within nhs budgets as well, we have got to make sure we put the right resources in the right place. i think there are some things we can do quickly with gps that will

give them the confidence that this government is going to both move in the right direction but also to work with them as we do so. one of the common things between what we have just heard from gps, thejunior doctors strikes, negotiations are under way to end those and more broadly across the nhs and social care has been a complete breakdown in the trust and the relationship that nhs staff and care providers have had with the government and one of the things i have sought to do is to hit the reset button and to start the process of rebuilding trust and the process of rebuilding trust and the sense of professional partnership. i cannot turn the nhs around on my own, i need to mobilise the team of1.5 around on my own, i need to mobilise the team of 1.5 million people who work in the nhs, over 2 million who work in the nhs, over 2 million who work in the nhs, over 2 million who work in social care to be part of the team effort needed to get the health system back on its feet to make sure it is fit for the future when we need it. ida make sure it is fit for the future when we need it. no commitment to increasin: when we need it. no commitment to increasing budgets _ when we need it. no commitment to increasing budgets but _ when we need it. no commitment to increasing budgets but you - when we need it. no commitment to increasing budgets but you are - increasing budgets but you are talking to the chancellor in terms

of difficult decisions.— of difficult decisions. there is some light — of difficult decisions. there is some light at _ of difficult decisions. there is some light at the _ of difficult decisions. there is some light at the end - of difficult decisions. there is some light at the end of- of difficult decisions. there is some light at the end of the i of difficult decisions. there is - some light at the end of the tunnel and i think we can move quite quickly but i will have more to say on that in the not—too—distant future. is on that in the not-too-distant future. . . , on that in the not-too-distant future. , ., , future. is there any point in me askin: future. is there any point in me asking you _ future. is there any point in me asking you if— future. is there any point in me asking you if that _ future. is there any point in me asking you if that light - future. is there any point in me asking you if that light at - future. is there any point in me asking you if that light at the i future. is there any point in me i asking you if that light at the end of the tunnel means more money? it is to make sure we can invest in our public services and put more money backin public services and put more money back in people's pockets without having to hike up taxes the way the next conservative government did. let me move on, the cqc, responsible for regulating hospitals, gps and care homes in england and you have said you are stunned and unfit for purpose, what are you going to do about it? the purpose, what are you going to do about it? . purpose, what are you going to do about it? , ., , about it? the number of things, honesty is _ about it? the number of things, honesty is the — about it? the number of things, honesty is the best _ about it? the number of things, honesty is the best policy - about it? the number of things, honesty is the best policy and i about it? the number of things, i honesty is the best policy and that is why i have moved quickly to publish the interim findings. there are ratings people will be looking at a day that i cannot have confidence in and i don't think the public can have confidence in and i

have asked the cqc to put transparency in around those ratings so people can see how the ratings were put together and then make a judgment on whether it is a fair, true and accurate reflection on the quality of care. we need a new permanent chief executive at the cqc under new chief inspector of hospitals to turn the regulator around and we will get the best person for thejob. if around and we will get the best person for the job. if we're honest about the challenge and reassuring them whether it is the board of the government, we will give them every support they need to deliver the radical reform that organisation requires. and we have already got some work under way, professor sir mike richards, hugely respected in this area, is already doing a rapid review of the assessment framework thatis review of the assessment framework that is used to judge hospitals and care providers. when i said the other week in my first week as the health and social care secretary, that things had genuinely shocked me

that things had genuinely shocked me that i had not been aware of, this was what i had in mind. i never expected to be told that one in five health and care providers have not received a rating. some hospitals have not been inspected for a decade. some of those ratings are effectively manufactured and invented using partial views and inspections. combined with historic ratings and judgments. i am absolutely appalled. i hope people take confidence from the fact that this new government will never sweep the difficult decisions under the carpet or engage in a conspiracy of silence. if we're honest about the scale of the challenge, we have a much better chance of coming up with the solutions and i hope that the nhs is broken but not beaten and we can turn it around. this consultation _ can turn it around. this consultation was - can turn it around. this consultation was commissioned by the previous government and you are picking out the results. can you guarantee, some other things that

are shocking to people but can you guarantee an inspector who will visit a hospital would have had experience of visiting a hospital before? that was one of the things that were thrown up. another was, inspector of a care home had never met a person with dementia. can you guarantee the experience people will be assessing and making these important assessments? i be assessing and making these important assessments? i cannot make back guaranty — important assessments? i cannot make back guaranty today _ important assessments? i cannot make back guaranty today but _ important assessments? i cannot make back guaranty today but i _ important assessments? i cannot make back guaranty today but i can _ back guaranty today but i can guarantee it is the approach we will take into the future as we reformed the organisation. i want to acknowledge one thing, for all of the damning indictment we have had from this review today one of the that tenney— has done who conducted the review, is that within the cqc are some brilliant people, expert people who have been instrumental actually in sounding the alarm and providing the accurate diagnosis that doctor penny— has provided with her interim report. i want those

people to stay, we need those people and i want other brilliant people working throughout health and social care to step forward and join us at the cqc to make sure this is a regulator we can have confidence in to safeguard patient safety and to ensure high standards across health and social care. they are brilliant people working throughout the nhs and social care. but what we cannot do is pretend there are also not enormous amounts of failure to be seen. and for that failure to be rotting at the heart of the cqc is intolerable, we will not tolerate it and we will deliver the radical reform the organisation needs. when it comes to the _ reform the organisation needs. when it comes to the junior _ reform the organisation needs. when it comes to the junior doctors, you have had a meeting with the bma this week and you have said they are difficult decisions to be made and yes, we have seen the headlines about the deficit that the chancellor is dealing with, the funding deficit the chancellor is dealing with. in terms of what the

junior doctors have asked for in terms of compensation and pay to cover the last few years, what are you willing to offer? have you, around the table, said there is an offer that meets them at least halfway? i offer that meets them at least halfwa ? . . , offer that meets them at least halfwa ? . ., , ., offer that meets them at least halfwa ? . . , ., ., halfway? i am really glad that 'unior halfway? i am really glad that junior doctors _ halfway? i am really glad that junior doctors have _ halfway? i am really glad that junior doctors have been - halfway? i am really glad that i junior doctors have been willing halfway? i am really glad that - junior doctors have been willing to come in and negotiate in good faith. one of the promises i made to them was that i wouldn't provide a running commentary on those negotiations and that is a promise i intend to keep. negotiations are well under way. intend to keep. negotiations are well underway. people intend to keep. negotiations are well under way. people can see the bleak backdrop we are working against, but i remain optimistic... when can we expect a deal to be announced, i accept you cannot tell us what has been spoken about but what about a deal? ibis us what has been spoken about but what about a deal?— us what has been spoken about but what about a deal? as soon as i have somethin: what about a deal? as soon as i have something to — what about a deal? as soon as i have something to report _ what about a deal? as soon as i have something to report i _ what about a deal? as soon as i have something to report i will— what about a deal? as soon as i have something to report i will be - what about a deal? as soon as i have something to report i will be back i something to report i will be back to your viewers.— something to report i will be back to your viewers._ i - to your viewers. time scale? i romise to your viewers. time scale? i promise junior _ to your viewers. time scale? i promise junior doctors - to your viewers. time scale? i promise junior doctors i - to your viewers. time scale? i i promise junior doctors i wouldn't

provide a running commentary and i am keeping my promise. wes streeting. _ am keeping my promise. wes streeting, thank _ am keeping my promise. wes streeting, thank you - am keeping my promise. wes streeting, thank you forjoining us. thank you for having me. drivers are still paying too much for fuel — that's the finding of a new report released this morning by the competition and markets authority. the regulator said the difference between what retailers pay for petrol and diesel, and what customers are charged at the pump are significantly above where they should be. cardell, chief executive of the cma joins us now. good morning. could you explain the extent to which people who use their cars and fill up are paying too much? . . cars and fill up are paying too much? , ., , cars and fill up are paying too much? , . , ., ~ much? yes, we have been taking widespread _ much? yes, we have been taking widespread action _ much? yes, we have been taking widespread action over _ much? yes, we have been taking widespread action over the - much? yes, we have been taking widespread action over the last i much? yes, we have been taking| widespread action over the last 18 months to help people with cost of living pressures. whether that is filling up at the pump but buying groceries, but feeding a baby is in looking after your pets. when it comes to fuel prices, drivers are still paying too much. we have put out updated analysis today that shows the retail margins that

retailers are earning and road fuel is still significantly above historic levels. that is costing drivers around £1.6 billion in 2023. we have seen that as a result of the competition between retailers. we know that over the last year or so that drivers really are paying a price for this. when we put out our report last year we recommended the introduction of a scheme that would reignite competition in this market and put the power back in the hands of drivers, to be able to get live price information to satnav is, so you can plan yourjourney and get the best possible prices along the way. given the updated analysis we are publishing today we want to work with the new government to make sure that scheme can be introduced as quickly as possible. ibis i that scheme can be introduced as quickly as possible. as i understand it, supermarkets _ quickly as possible. as i understand it, supermarkets are _ quickly as possible. as i understand it, supermarkets are amongst - quickly as possible. as i understand | it, supermarkets are amongst those most criticised in your report for

the extra they are putting on fuel prices, can you explain that? what we have seen _ prices, can you explain that? what we have seen is _ prices, can you explain that? what we have seen is that _ prices, can you explain that? wet we have seen is that competition in this market has not worked very well over the last few years. historically, supermarkets and particularly asda, tended to be the cheapest retailers in this market. a few years back, asda took the decision to target higher margins and rather than other retailers reacting to that and offering better prices, all of the retailers have let their margins drift up and it is drivers who have paid the price. with this view finder scheme is not to make sure pressure is on the retailers to offer the best prices to drivers, that drivers can get that information and we will use our ongoing monitoring function to continue to hold the sector to account. . , ., , continue to hold the sector to account. ., , ., , continue to hold the sector to account. . , , , ., account. can you put some numbers on this? for example, _ account. can you put some numbers on this? for example, i— account. can you put some numbers on this? for example, i go _ account. can you put some numbers on this? for example, i go to _ account. can you put some numbers on this? for example, i go to a _ account. can you put some numbers on this? for example, i go to a petrol- this? for example, i go to a petrol station forecourt and i am paying, i think this would be about the right

figures, 1.45 for unleaded, what should i be paying if they were not putting those huge margins in? what price point, give me a ballpark figure, i know it is imprecise, but what should it be?— figure, i know it is imprecise, but what should it be? prices will go up and down with _ what should it be? prices will go up and down with the _ what should it be? prices will go up and down with the price _ what should it be? prices will go up and down with the price of - what should it be? prices will go up and down with the price of oil, - what should it be? prices will go up and down with the price of oil, but| and down with the price of oil, but what we have seen is if you can get the best possible prices in an area you can probably save up to 4.50 every time you fill up your tank and that makes a big difference to people week on week. that that makes a big difference to people week on week.- that makes a big difference to people week on week. that is a different question _ people week on week. that is a different question in _ people week on week. that is a different question in a - people week on week. that is a different question in a way, - people week on week. that is a - different question in a way, because thatis different question in a way, because that is the consumer looking around, but my question was if they were to drop their margins significantly, what would that 1.45 become? would it become 90p? would it become 1.10, approximately, what kind of margins are we talking about?— are we talking about? historic mar: ins, are we talking about? historic margins. they _ are we talking about? historic margins, they have _ are we talking about? historic margins, they have come - are we talking about? historic| margins, they have come from are we talking about? historic- margins, they have come from around 4.5% in 2019 up to around 8% at the beginning of 2024, said that it is a

doubling of margins. i will not put precise figures on what the retailers should be charging but this is a substantial increase and we know there is room and there is margins for prices to come down. the benefits drivers, prices that could come down to enable drivers to save up come down to enable drivers to save up to around 4.50 every time they fill up at the pump. we think it makes a real difference, we think it is time for retailers to act and we think this new viewfinder scheme is the best way to arm drivers that the information they need to get the best deals possible. you information they need to get the best deals possible.— information they need to get the best deals possible. you are chief executive of _ best deals possible. you are chief executive of the _ best deals possible. you are chief executive of the competition - best deals possible. you are chief executive of the competition and| executive of the competition and markets authority, can you tell the retailers to behave differently, do you have any powers to do that? it sounds like you are asking the consumer to do the work and maybe they will react, but do you have a more direct way of going about this by telling them they cannot do it? we have already made a to the government to bring in this new scheme and we are keen to work with

the new government to do that as quickly as possible. in the meantime we are working with retailers, encouraging them, we don't have powers to make them, but encourage them to look at their pricing and that prices can go into price finding websites. we are continuing to monitor the sector to publish these reports as regularly as possible to show people the pressure thatis possible to show people the pressure that is needed. that is what we can do with the powers we have at the moment and we want to work with government to introduce new powers to really require the retailers to show full pricing information and give that to the company so we can get the satnav is working best for people. get the satnav is working best for --eole. . .. get the satnav is working best for --eole. . ~' ,. get the satnav is working best for --eole. . ~' , get the satnav is working best for --eole. . .. , . ., get the satnav is working best for ..eole. ., ~' , . ., people. thank you very much for your time this morning. _ people. thank you very much for your time this morning. the _ people. thank you very much for your time this morning. the chief- time this morning. the chief executive of the competition and marketing authority.

here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. he say we are getting bits of summer, but looking at the map, not the same as europe? you notice the blue, we are a bit below average in terms of temperatures today. higher than normal across parts of the southwest. as we go through this weekend and into the start of next week, notice how the heat is building across parts of the south—west and it warms up here. part of spain, southern france could get above 40 degrees into the start of next week. but one or two spots he could get close to 30. it is a warming trend over the coming days and are trying out one for many. this morning, a pleasant start for the vast majority. blue skies and you have seen clyde built elsewhere and they will be showers around today and tomorrow. it looks like the chance of a shower at edgbaston for the third test match is only a

slim one, much of the day will be dry. temperatures 17 to around 19 degrees. we have showers already across parts of north—west england, parts of western scotland and northern ireland. they will be hit or miss but develop widely across scotland and northern ireland through the day. eastern scotland could have a rumble of thunder. showers across northern england but wales, southern england, very few showers and many will spend all day dry and whilst we have a fresh breeze, once you get the sunshine it feels 17 to around 24 celsius without the humidity we have had. further afield towards paris, a grey start, a bit damp and they could be some big downpours on the way as we head towards the opening ceremony of the olympics later on. some of the heaviest, potential rain could be just as the ceremony comes to a close in the middle to late part of the evening. this evening for us, many see showers fade away and it

becomes dry for a time but overnight a few showers return and the northern and southern scotland may maybe some more widespread showers pushing through into ireland. temperatures down just a little bit on this morning's values to take us into tomorrow morning. most start sunny but a few showers and potential for rain sunny but a few showers and potentialfor rain in northern ireland but a drier day here by and large. glad for northern ireland will push into wales, south—west england and northern england, so a greater chance of showers in these areas. the future in scotland, he were compared with today in western scotland and east anglia and the south—east stays dry. it expands even more into next week and high pressure builds in withjust even more into next week and high pressure builds in with just a few spots of rain in the north west. certainly for sunday, a sunny start for most, just a bit of cloud across western areas and plenty of sunshine to the day and already temperatures climbing for some of us into the start of next week. thank you very much. thank you.

it's the most intact and extensive bog system in the world, and after a 40—year campaign, scotland's flow country could be on the verge of being awarded world heritage status. our climate editor, justin rowlatt is there for us now. to be honest with you, i had never heard the phrase, scotland's flow country. can you explain that, but thatis country. can you explain that, but that is the place you are in? yes. that is the place you are in? yes, the flow country _ that is the place you are in? yes, the flow country is _ that is the place you are in? yes, the flow country is the _ that is the place you are in? yes, the flow country is the vast - that is the place you are in? isis the flow country is the vast network of blanket bogs all across, stretching across the top of scotland. it is truly, truly vast. it is about 4000 square kilometres, about 3000 square miles. 1500 square miles, so a huge area. it is norse, it is not actually flow, it is...

flo. it is the biggest reserve the rspb has, what is so special? �*iegg rspb has, what is so special? 1500 s: uare rspb has, what is so special? 1500 square miles. _ rspb has, what is so special? 1500 square miles, blanket _ rspb has, what is so special? 1500 square miles, blanket system that encompasses the landscape. it is incredibly— encompasses the landscape. it is incredibly rich in its biodiversity for what — incredibly rich in its biodiversity for what can survive in a hospitable environment. believe it or not, this is summer — environment. believe it or not, this is summer. hen harrier, we have approximately half of the uk's common— approximately half of the uk's common scoter. it is a duck species. it is common scoter. it is a duck species. it is well— common scoter. it is a duck species. it is well in _ common scoter. it is a duck species. it is well in the flow country appear _ it is well in the flow country a- ear. . it is well in the flow country a. ear, , ,y , , it is well in the flow country auear. ,, , it is well in the flow country auear. , ,, appear. this system is built up of tiny mosses _ appear. this system is built up of tiny mosses and _ appear. this system is built up of tiny mosses and there _ appear. this system is built up of tiny mosses and there is - appear. this system is built up of tiny mosses and there is lots - appear. this system is built up of tiny mosses and there is lots of. tiny mosses and there is lots of species of sphagnum moss? really rich in terms _ species of sphagnum moss? really rich in terms of _ species of sphagnum moss? really rich in terms of buyer _ species of sphagnum moss? really rich in terms of buyer diversity - rich in terms of buyer diversity species — rich in terms of buyer diversity species for plans. they are rich in

holding _ species for plans. they are rich in holding water, they will tell of the surface _ holding water, they will tell of the surface and create an environment for restoring decaying plant material so it doesn't completely decompose and be compete. you have three different — decompose and be compete. you have three different carnivorous _ decompose and be compete. you have three different carnivorous plants - three different carnivorous plants here? . , three different carnivorous plants here? , , ., , , three different carnivorous plants here? , , . , , ., here? yes, they trap midges and the nodules... the _ here? yes, they trap midges and the nodules... the sticky _ here? yes, they trap midges and the nodules... the sticky nodules - here? yes, they trap midges and the nodules... the sticky nodules they i nodules... the sticky nodules they have hot. nodules... the sticky nodules they have got- itut _ nodules... the sticky nodules they have got. but it _ nodules... the sticky nodules they have got. but it takes _ nodules... the sticky nodules they have got. but it takes a _ nodules... the sticky nodules they have got. but it takes a long - nodules... the sticky nodules they have got. but it takes a long time | have got. but it takes a long time for this to build up?— for this to build up? yes, it accumulates _ for this to build up? yes, it accumulates at _ for this to build up? yes, it accumulates at about - for this to build up? yes, it accumulates at about a - for this to build up? yes, it- accumulates at about a millimetre a year _ accumulates at about a millimetre a year i_ accumulates at about a millimetre a ear. �* . , accumulates at about a millimetre a ear. . . , , ., , year. a centimetre every ten years, so a metre _ year. a centimetre every ten years, so a metre of — year. a centimetre every ten years, so a metre of this _ year. a centimetre every ten years, so a metre of this stuff— year. a centimetre every ten years, so a metre of this stuff is _ year. a centimetre every ten years, so a metre of this stuff is 1000 - so a metre of this stuff is 1000 years old?— so a metre of this stuff is 1000 ears old? , ., .,, ., ., years old? yes, areas of the flow country which _ years old? yes, areas of the flow country which are _ years old? yes, areas of the flow country which are six _ years old? yes, areas of the flow country which are six metres - years old? yes, areas of the flow i country which are six metres deep, that is— country which are six metres deep, that is six— country which are six metres deep, that is six to — country which are six metres deep, that is six to 10,000 years of accumulation.— that is six to 10,000 years of accumulation. . , , , , accumulation. that is why this place has another — accumulation. that is why this place has another remarkable _ accumulation. that is why this place has another remarkable property, i accumulation. that is why this place has another remarkable property, itj has another remarkable property, it is important barrier against climate change as i discovered with your colleague, take a look at this. these peat drugs are an incredible

store of carbon?— these peat drugs are an incredible store of carbon? they are amazing and in the flow— store of carbon? they are amazing and in the flow country _ store of carbon? they are amazing and in the flow country alone - store of carbon? they are amazing and in the flow country alone we i and in the flow country alone we have _ and in the flow country alone we have 400 — and in the flow country alone we have 400 million _ and in the flow country alone we have 400 million tonnes - and in the flow country alone we have 400 million tonnes of - and in the flow country alone we i have 400 million tonnes of carbon. 400 million — have 400 million tonnes of carbon. 400 million tonnes, _ have 400 million tonnes of carbon. 400 million tonnes, in— have 400 million tonnes of carbon. | 400 million tonnes, in perspective, roughly twice the amount of carbon stored in all of the trees in the uk. we can show you why. look at this. we will show you why there is so much carbon, look how deep this bog is. six metres in some of the most remote parts of the bog, it is ten metres deep. an incredible depth, looking at how deep it is. i am joined by becky. you put this bed together 40 years ago when they first thought about bidding for world heritage status, how has it

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' , . . years we have been actively working onit. ,~ ,., years we have been actively working on it. , ., , ., ., years we have been actively working on it. , ., ., . ., years we have been actively working onit. , ., ., ., ., , on it. 12 years of work? what does it involve? — on it. 12 years of work? what does it involve? lots _ on it. 12 years of work? what does it involve? lots of _ on it. 12 years of work? what does it involve? lots of survey - on it. 12 years of work? what does it involve? lots of survey work, i it involve? lots of survey work, they need _ it involve? lots of survey work, they need to — it involve? lots of survey work, they need to make _ it involve? lots of survey work, they need to make sure - it involve? lots of survey work, they need to make sure this i it involve? lots of survey work, i they need to make sure this area it involve? lots of survey work, - they need to make sure this area is as good _ they need to make sure this area is as good as — they need to make sure this area is as good as we _ they need to make sure this area is as good as we say— they need to make sure this area is as good as we say it _ they need to make sure this area is as good as we say it is— they need to make sure this area is as good as we say it is and - they need to make sure this area is as good as we say it is and we - they need to make sure this area is| as good as we say it is and we know it is _ as good as we say it is and we know it is. ~ ., ., ., ,, , as good as we say it is and we know itis. ~ ., ., , , it is. we have to make sure it is atoin to it is. we have to make sure it is going to be _ it is. we have to make sure it is going to be preserved _ it is. we have to make sure it is going to be preserved for- it is. we have to make sure it is going to be preserved for the i going to be preserved for the future. there is an issue that lots of conifer forests were planted and there is an effort to restore the bog land? there is an effort to restore the bot land? . there is an effort to restore the bog land?— there is an effort to restore the bot land? , ::, ., 3:1, bog land? yes, in the 70s and 80s, lots of conifers _ bog land? yes, in the 70s and 80s, lots of conifers were _ bog land? yes, in the 70s and 80s, lots of conifers were planted - lots of conifers were planted because _ lots of conifers were planted because of— lots of conifers were planted because of tax _ lots of conifers were planted because of tax breaks - lots of conifers were planted because of tax breaks but i lots of conifers were planted i because of tax breaks but that lots of conifers were planted - because of tax breaks but that means draining _ because of tax breaks but that means draining the _ because of tax breaks but that means draining the bog _ because of tax breaks but that means draining the bog. so _ because of tax breaks but that means draining the bog. so when _ because of tax breaks but that means draining the bog. so when it- because of tax breaks but that means draining the bog. so when it is- draining the bog. so when it is drained— draining the bog. so when it is drained the— draining the bog. so when it is drained the carbon _ draining the bog. so when it is drained the carbon was - draining the bog. so when it is. drained the carbon was released draining the bog. so when it is- drained the carbon was released back into the _ drained the carbon was released back into the environment. _ drained the carbon was released back into the environment. it _ drained the carbon was released back into the environment. it is _ drained the carbon was released back into the environment. it is a - drained the carbon was released back into the environment. it is a double i into the environment. it is a double whammy— into the environment. it is a double whammy because _ into the environment. it is a double whammy because you _ into the environment. it is a double whammy because you get - into the environment. it is a double whammy because you get the - into the environment. it is a double i whammy because you get the benefits of restoring _ whammy because you get the benefits of restoring it. — whammy because you get the benefits of restoring it. so— whammy because you get the benefits of restoring it, so it _ whammy because you get the benefits of restoring it, so it is _ whammy because you get the benefits of restoring it, so it is not _ of restoring it, so it is not releasing _ of restoring it, so it is not releasing carbon- of restoring it, so it is not releasing carbon and - of restoring it, so it is not releasing carbon and then of restoring it, so it is not i releasing carbon and then it of restoring it, so it is not - releasing carbon and then it starts accumulating _ releasing carbon and then it starts accumulating more _ releasing carbon and then it starts accumulating more carbon. - releasing carbon and then it starts accumulating more carbon. 50- releasing carbon and then it starts accumulating more carbon.- accumulating more carbon. so the benefits for _ accumulating more carbon. so the benefits for the _ accumulating more carbon. so the benefits for the local _ accumulating more carbon. so the benefits for the local community, | benefits for the local community, tourism, the restoration work, when do we find out if they have won the

award? it will be decided, announced in new delhi. you award? it will be decided, announced in new dethi— in new delhi. you are fairly confident? _ in new delhi. you are fairly confident? we're _ in new delhi. you are fairly confident? we're not - in new delhi. you are fairly| confident? we're not saying anything! _ confident? we're not saying an hint! , ., , confident? we're not saying an hint! , ., confident? we're not saying an hint! , . ., anything! they fairly confident that there is a strong _ anything! they fairly confident that there is a strong reclamation - anything! they fairly confident that there is a strong reclamation it - anything! they fairly confident that there is a strong reclamation it is i there is a strong reclamation it is a worthy winner. we will find out either this afternoon or tomorrow and i'm sure there will be a big celebration if you do win? absolutely.— celebration if you do win? absolutely. celebration if you do win? absolutel . ~ . ., ., ~ absolutely. we learnt a lot there. a real learning _ absolutely. we learnt a lot there. a real learning curve. _ absolutely. we learnt a lot there. a real learning curve. up _ absolutely. we learnt a lot there. a real learning curve. up to _ absolutely. we learnt a lot there. a real learning curve. up to ten - real learning curve. up to ten metres deep. we will be back with the headlines at eight o'clock. good morning from bbc london. i'm alison earle. more than £100,000 has now been raised for the family of three women murdered in a crossbow attack in hertfordshire. carol hunt, the wife of bbc commentatorjohn hunt, was killed along with her daughters hannah and louise at their home in bushey the money aims to help supportjohn and his surviving daughter amy.

ten activists from just stop oil have appeared in court charged with conspiring to disrupt heathrow. the met said they were arrested at and near to the airport on wednesday as part of an intelligence—led operation. eight people have been remanded in custody and two released on bail. detectives investigating the stabbing of a man at seven sisters tube station have now made four arrests. the victim remains in a critical condition after being assaulted on tuesday morning. police are interested in speaking to two men seen heading towards south tottenham station. travel now and let's see how the tubes are looking. there's no service on the overground between hackney downs and chingford, and issues on the dlr. minor delays on the central line too. now the weather — dry with sunny spells, getting cloudier this afternoon, with the chance of the odd shower. expect temperatures today of up to 23 degrees. there's more on our website and social media, including a look at the new outdoor space

at the natural history museum. that's it — i'm back in around half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... the 2024 olympic games officially start tonight, with the opening ceremony taking place later on the river seine. team gb will have 327 athletes competing, with a target of bringing home up to 70 medals.

the independent office for police conduct has begun an investigation into greater manchester police after video footage showed an officer kicking a man in the head. are you paying too much at the pump? well, if you fill up at a supermarket then the answer is yes, according to a new report from the competition regulator. i'll have the details on what this means for drivers. and whilst some of us could be caught in the odd downpour through today and tomorrow, a lot more dry weather over the weekend, and sunny and warmer into next week. all the details later. it's friday 26th july. the final preparations are being made for today's opening ceremony of the olympic games in paris. the event will see athletes and dignitaries carried down the river seine on a flotilla of boats, in front of around 300,000 spectators. our sports correspondent

katie gornall sent us this report from the french capital. commentary: come on, kelly, one more! - they call it the greatest show in sport. kelly's won the gold for great britain. the olympic games have created plenty of moments etched into british sporting folklore. well, that is why he is olympic champion. moments when years of hard work land perfectly. yes! it looks like it could be adlington. rebecca adlington was one of britain's stars in beijing and believes many more will be made here in paris. i think this is one of the most exciting team gb teams that we've ever had. i think they're in such a good place. they know what they're doing and i think we've got so much belief amongst the british team now, it's not a case of that we're coming in, going, "oh, well, we're never going to get a medal, we're not as big as america and australia and all these other countries." no, scrap that, we're team gb and we're going to fight and i think it's going to be exciting. paris, with its spectacular landmarks, has been transformed into an olympic park. temporary venues are scattered throughout the city where,

for the next two weeks, 10,000 athletes will be competing for glory. among britain's best hopes for a gold medal is 800m runner keely hodgkinson, who is in the form of her life. matt richards will take to the pool as one of the world's leading freestyle swimmers, while16—year—old skateboarder sky brown is expected to upgrade her bronze from tokyo. after winning britain's first bmx title three years ago, bethany shriever is favourite to retain it, and delicious orie is aiming to become britain's first olympic super heavyweight champion since anthonyjoshua in 2012. but before any of those athletes compete, they'll be part of what's been billed as the biggest open—air show on earth. so the countdown is on, the screens are up, the stands are ready as paris gears up for an opening ceremony like no other. around 100 boats will transport more than 10,000 athletes along a 6km stretch of the river seine,

taking in some of the city's greatest landmarks, and finishing up here in the shadow of the eiffel tower at trocadero. it's a hugely ambitious event and a massive security operation. well, it's definitely a huge challenge, but think about it — i mean, on a 6km parade, the athletes we're going to go through, it's going to be special and we want our games to be special, so we have paris, it's a fantastic asset and we want to show it to the world. and the stars are here for it. singer celine dion was part of the final rehearsal, as was lady gaga, seen here outside her hotel. it's set to be the most unique and audacious opening ceremony yet, and a sign that, for the next two weeks, this city is ready to party. katie gornall, bbc news, paris. and katie is in paris for us this morning. if we need to party, we need music,

thatis if we need to party, we need music, that is what i think. what can we expect? that is what i think. what can we exect? . ., expect? yes, we do. never mind the sort for expect? yes, we do. never mind the sport for a — expect? yes, we do. never mind the sport for a minute, _ expect? yes, we do. never mind the sport for a minute, all— expect? yes, we do. never mind the sport for a minute, all anyone - expect? yes, we do. never mind the sport for a minute, all anyone is - sport for a minute, all anyone is talking about is the prospect of lady gaga and celine dion performing at this opening ceremony. it is not confirmed yet, the details are very closely guarded, but we have had little hints of what to expect over the past few days. we have seen acrobats on the high wire, hanging from cranes along the river seine, pyrotechnics, dancers performing, rehearsing on the river as well, but those pictures of celine dion, global superstar singer, and lady gaga, in and around paris, celine dion was pictured at the louvre as well, it has ramped up excitement. not confirmed yet, neither is the identity of the person who will light the olympic cauldron, but what

we know about the opening ceremony is it will be arguably the most ambitious ever attempted, as a curtain raiser to the games. the first to take place outside a stadium, the athletes parading down the river seine in front of 300,000 fans, spectators lining the river, and millions more watching at home. all we have to hope for now is that the weather plays ball for the event. . , ., the weather plays ball for the event. ., ., ., , event. that you cannot control but ma be event. that you cannot control but maybe matt _ event. that you cannot control but maybe matt can. _ event. that you cannot control but maybe matt can, we'll _ event. that you cannot control but maybe matt can, we'll talk - event. that you cannot control but maybe matt can, we'll talk to - event. that you cannot control but maybe matt can, we'll talk to him| maybe matt can, we'll talk to him later. we saw footage emerging from manchester airport yesterday which caused outrage in the local community and really anyone who saw it. the family of a man who was kicked and stamped on by a police officer at manchester airport say they have been traumatised by the incident. greater manchester police has suspended an armed officer and referred itself

to the independent watchdog in response. our north of england reporter rowan bridge is outside rochdale police station for us this morning. we are hearing a little more from the family side and also from the police this morning. yes, iam yes, i am standing outside rochdale police station, one of the places where there have been spontaneous protests as a result of the video which emerged on social media on wednesday afternoon. it is quite a disturbing video, i should warn you. you can see a man lying face down on the ground, surrounded by officers with teasers drawn at manchester airport. an officer comes in and kicks the man in the head before appearing to stamp on his head or by his head, as his mother is kneeling over him. later on you see the same

officer hit another man. one of the people involved in this incident was taken to hospital but has subsequently been released and is back at home but understandably the family at the centre of this have been deeply traumatised by what happened and they say they want justice over what was done. the iopc, the police watchdog, has begun an investigation into what happened. the family are from the rochdale area and the rochdale mp paul waugh was on breakfast this morning. they have no political agenda whatsoever. they are not interested in political violence, they are not going to attend any protests, and they wanted me to issue an appeal for calm amongst the community, all different types of communities in rochdale. you know, we have a history of unfortunate division within our town and we do not want to go back to those days, and they wanted, through me, to make that absolutely clear. their agenda is simply to find justice after this incident.

there were protests last night in central manchester, around 200 people. that went peacefully. it seems at the moment people are abiding by the wishes of the family but there is no doubt about the high emotions around this video. campaigners in support of assisted dying say they're optimistic they could soon see a change in the law. it comes as a private members bill on the issue has its first reading in the house of lords later, before a debate in the autumn. it's the latest in a series of attempts to give terminally ill people the right to end their lives in england and wales. drivers are still paying too much for fuel — that's the finding of a new report released this morning by the competition and markets authority. ben's looking at this for us this morning. ben, what more do we know? drivers will be familiar with so—called rocket and feather pricing. petrol prices shoot up like a rocket but only ever seem to come down slowly, like a feather. to help tackle that, the competition watchdog is urging the government to pass a law to make fuel retailers provide live,

real—time petrol and diesel prices so drivers can find the cheapest in theirarea. make that info available easily on satnavs and phone maps and, the regulator says, it could save drivers up to £4.50 each time they fill up. the competition and markets authority has concluded that competition among fuel retailers is still failing customers. it has been investigating whether falls in wholesale prices are being passed on to drivers at the pump and whether we are getting the best prices and choice. in its latest update, it found supermarkets' margins in particular are roughly double what they were before the pandemic in 2019. and overall, petrol retailers have margins that it describes as "significantly above historic levels". the margin is how much they make, that's the difference between between the wholesale price at which they buy petrol and diesel and the price at which they sell it on.

the increase in that margin cost drivers an extra £1.6 billion last year alone. the watchdog has previously recommended making real—time fuel prices available to drivers but it's only voluntary at the moment and covers four out of ten petrol retailers. it wants to see that expanded. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu will hold talks with donald trump at the former president's resort in florida later. it follows two separate meetings yesterday with presidentjoe biden and his vice president, kamala harris, the democrats' new candidate for november's election. mr netanyahu is trying to shore up american support for israel's war effort before voters go to the polls. tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate after a huge wildfire spread through the canadian town of jasper. the prime ministerjustin trudeau has praised firefighters, including many from overseas, who have joined efforts to battle the flames in the historic mountain resort, where half of the buildings

are feared to have been destroyed. the former work and pensions secretary, mel stride, has joined the contest to become the next conservative leader. mr stride is a close ally of rishi sunak and he says he can help unite the party. three mps — james cleverly, robertjenrick and tom tugendhat — have already said they are standing. others are expected to enter the race before the deadline for nominations on monday. the health secretary, wes streeting, has described england's healthcare watchdog as "not fit for purpose". it comes after an interim report found significant failings at the care quality commission. we're joined now by our political correspondent, leila nathoo. leila, what more do we know? this is the government continuing its theme of saying they have had a look under the bonnet and discovered things are far worse than they expected. this time it comes to the health and social care regulator in

england, the care quality commission, which monitors gp surgeries, hospitals, care homes, dental practices, a wide—ranging and important role. today the health secretary wastes treating published findings of an independent review into the care regulator and said how shocked he is by the failure is highlighted at the body which itself is supposed to be identifying feelings elsewhere. this is what he said earlier. i feelings elsewhere. this is what he said earlier-— said earlier. i never expected to be told that one _ said earlier. i never expected to be told that one in _ said earlier. i never expected to be told that one in five _ said earlier. i never expected to be told that one in five health - said earlier. i never expected to be told that one in five health and - told that one in five health and care _ told that one in five health and care providers have not received a rating, _ care providers have not received a rating, some hospitals had not been inspected _ rating, some hospitals had not been inspected for a decade, some of those _ inspected for a decade, some of those ratings are effectively, you know, _ those ratings are effectively, you know, manufactured and invented using _ know, manufactured and invented using partial views and inspections, combined _ using partial views and inspections, combined with historic ratings and judgments. i am absolutely appalled.

some pretty damning findings. the cqc says it accepts the findings in full. the government says it will do things like appoint a senior doctor to work with leaders at the cqc, increased central government oversight of the body, so it must report to central government more regularly, but i think this will be a worrying picture for everyone listening to this, worried about family members or the care they are getting, because this body is supposed to reassure patients that the settings they are accessing are safe. something which has amused many of us this morning. a shoplifting bird has been banned from a convenience store, following a six—year robbing spree. it isa it is a bad bird. staff at the village shop in wyke regis, dorset, said the bird, also known as known as "steven seagull",

has made off with around 30 packets of crisps in the past two months alone. that is quite a lot. a notice has also now been put up asking paying customers to close the door behind them, in order to deter steven. you can see a gang operating there. yes, like a mafioso operation. do you think if stephen gets caught he will end up doing some bird? what? what does that mean? do you not know what that means? matt, do you know what that means? matt, do you know what that means? i what that means? matt, do you know what that means?— what that means? matt, do you know what that means?_ it i what that means? i am with you. it sounds very — what that means? i am with you. it sounds very wrong. _ what that means? i am with you. it sounds very wrong. clean - what that means? i am with you. it sounds very wrong. clean this - what that means? i am with you. it sounds very wrong. clean this up, i sounds very wrong. clean this up, please. i wonder if he has a favourite flavour, you can get fish and chip crisps. i flavour, you can get fish and chip criss. ., �* ~' , flavour, you can get fish and chip criss. ., �* ,, ,

crisps. i don't think he is fussy. some decent _ crisps. i don't think he is fussy. some decent weather - crisps. i don't think he is fussy. some decent weather on - crisps. i don't think he is fussy. some decent weather on the i crisps. i don't think he is fussy. - some decent weather on the horizon. the clouds have been building in stockport taking away some of the sunshine. there will be some showers, especially in the north and west, but some will stay dry and more dry weather on the way through this weekend. fresh this morning but with the sunshine, many areas are in the mid—teens. in the west of scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, the cloud has brought a few showers. these develop more widely through the day. a few —— very few across wales, the midlands and southern england. temperatures a little down in recent days, not as humid. reasonable sunshine in western scotland to finish the day but the showers could be heavy in the east with rumbles of thunder. in england and wales, very

few showers, most should be dry, lighter winds compared with the north. this evening and overnight, the showers fade temporarily but some will return to southern scotland, northern england and northern ireland and the rest of ireland into tomorrow morning. a bit more fresh tomorrow morning, a few more fresh tomorrow morning, a few more showers in eastern scotland, north england and wales and the south—west, but then lots of dry weather and turning warmer into next week. three years ago, 10—year—old sophie fairall died following a year—long battle with cancer. among the many things she wanted to change about her experience in hospital was the lack of food provision for parents. now, thanks to the work of a charity set up in her name, a new pilot project is aiming to dojust that. we'rejoined now by sophie's mum charlotte in the studio, alongside kirsty lewis, senior matron for acute children's services at wolverhampton hospital, from where she joins us this morning.

good morning to you both. charlotte, let's talk about sophie. why this is in her name. what did she notice while she was ill and receiving treatment? we while she was ill and receiving treatment?— while she was ill and receiving treatment? ~ ., , ., treatment? we were in for the year of ourjourney. _ treatment? we were in for the year of ourjourney, her _ treatment? we were in for the year of ourjourney, herjourney - treatment? we were in for the year of ourjourney, herjourney really, i of ourjourney, herjourney really, with cancer, — of ourjourney, herjourney really, with cancer, and she noticed that i wasn't _ with cancer, and she noticed that i wasn't being fed when i was in with her, wasn't being fed when i was in with her. and _ wasn't being fed when i was in with her. and she — wasn't being fed when i was in with her, and she didn't want me to leave her, and she didn't want me to leave her in _ her, and she didn't want me to leave her in order— her, and she didn't want me to leave her in orderto her, and she didn't want me to leave her in order to go and get fit. it was _ her in order to go and get fit. it was in— her in order to go and get fit. it was in covid _ her in order to go and get fit. it was in covid times she was unwell so in order— was in covid times she was unwell so in order for— was in covid times she was unwell so in order for me to leave she would be on _ in order for me to leave she would be on her— in order for me to leave she would be on her own and she didn't want to be. . be on her own and she didn't want to be. , ., ., ., ., ., be. this would mean going to a canteen on _ be. this would mean going to a canteen on another _ be. this would mean going to a canteen on another floor - be. this would mean going to a canteen on another floor of - be. this would mean going to a canteen on another floor of the | canteen on another floor of the hospital are having to leave the hospital are having to leave the hospital to get food?— hospital are having to leave the hospital to get food? yes, the only access was — hospital to get food? yes, the only access was to _ hospital to get food? yes, the only access was to go _ hospital to get food? yes, the only access was to go and _ hospital to get food? yes, the only access was to go and buy _ hospital to get food? yes, the only access was to go and buy food, - hospital to get food? yes, the only i access was to go and buy food, there was no _ access was to go and buy food, there was no provision, there was a parents — was no provision, there was a parents room with a kettle and microwave but who would always pack

things _ microwave but who would always pack things to _ microwave but who would always pack things to feed yourself? you would io things to feed yourself? you would go and _ things to feed yourself? you would go and buy— things to feed yourself? you would go and buy it. so the extra expense of going _ go and buy it. so the extra expense of going to — go and buy it. so the extra expense of going to do that was huge. there have been examples _ of going to do that was huge. there have been examples of— of going to do that was huge. tise have been examples of parents who, like you, had children with long—term conditions or illnesses who would bring a loaf of bread so they weren't ready to make sandwiches.— they weren't ready to make sandwiches. , ., ., sandwiches. one parent brought in a loaf of bread — sandwiches. one parent brought in a loaf of bread and _ sandwiches. one parent brought in a loaf of bread and a _ sandwiches. one parent brought in a loaf of bread and a multi _ sandwiches. one parent brought in a loaf of bread and a multi pack - sandwiches. one parent brought in a loaf of bread and a multi pack of - loaf of bread and a multi pack of crisps _ loaf of bread and a multi pack of crisps and — loaf of bread and a multi pack of crisps and had crisps amateurs all week. _ crisps and had crisps amateurs all week, all— crisps and had crisps amateurs all week, all they could afford, which is heartbreaking.— week, all they could afford, which is heartbreaking. let's go to kirsty and find out _ is heartbreaking. let's go to kirsty and find out more. _ is heartbreaking. let's go to kirsty and find out more. thank- is heartbreaking. let's go to kirsty and find out more. thank you - is heartbreaking. let's go to kirsty and find out more. thank you for i and find out more. thank you for taking time out because i can see it as busy behind you. tell us about this scheme and how it will work in practice. this scheme and how it will work in ractice. ~ . , .g practice. what we will be offering is a meal voucher _ practice. what we will be offering is a meal voucher for _ practice. what we will be offering is a meal voucher for families - practice. what we will be offering is a meal voucher for families to l is a meal voucher for families to take _ is a meal voucher for families to take to — is a meal voucher for families to take to one _ is a meal voucher for families to take to one of— is a meal voucher for families to take to one of our— is a meal voucher for families to take to one of our trust - is a meal voucher for families to take to one of our trust owned i is a meal voucher for families to i take to one of our trust owned food outlets _ take to one of our trust owned food outlets and — take to one of our trust owned food outlets and they— take to one of our trust owned food outlets and they will— take to one of our trust owned food outlets and they will be _ take to one of our trust owned food outlets and they will be able - take to one of our trust owned food outlets and they will be able to - outlets and they will be able to exchange — outlets and they will be able to exchange that _ outlets and they will be able to exchange that voucher- outlets and they will be able to exchange that voucher for- outlets and they will be able to exchange that voucher for a - outlets and they will be able to i exchange that voucher for a meal which _ exchange that voucher for a meal

which can— exchange that voucher for a meal which can be _ exchange that voucher for a meal which can be anything _ exchange that voucher for a meal which can be anything from - exchange that voucher for a meal which can be anything from a - which can be anything from a sandwich. _ which can be anything from a sandwich, salad, _ which can be anything from a sandwich, salad, soup, - which can be anything from a i sandwich, salad, soup, cottage which can be anything from a - sandwich, salad, soup, cottage pie, lasagne _ sandwich, salad, soup, cottage pie, lasagne and — sandwich, salad, soup, cottage pie, lasagne and they— sandwich, salad, soup, cottage pie, lasagne, and they can _ sandwich, salad, soup, cottage pie, lasagne, and they can either- sandwich, salad, soup, cottage pie, lasagne, and they can either bring i lasagne, and they can either bring that back— lasagne, and they can either bring that back to— lasagne, and they can either bring that back to the _ lasagne, and they can either bring that back to the ward _ lasagne, and they can either bring that back to the ward or _ lasagne, and they can either bring that back to the ward or sit - lasagne, and they can either bring that back to the ward or sit at - lasagne, and they can either bring that back to the ward or sit at one| that back to the ward or sit at one of our— that back to the ward or sit at one of our cafe — that back to the ward or sit at one of our cafe is _ that back to the ward or sit at one of our cafe is and _ that back to the ward or sit at one of our cafe is and eat _ that back to the ward or sit at one of our cafe is and eat that - that back to the ward or sit at one of our cafe is and eat that and - that back to the ward or sit at one. of our cafe is and eat that and have some _ of our cafe is and eat that and have some time — of our cafe is and eat that and have some time away _ of our cafe is and eat that and have some time away. you _ of our cafe is and eat that and have some time away.— of our cafe is and eat that and have some time away. you and your staff do everything _ some time away. you and your staff do everything you — some time away. you and your staff do everything you can _ some time away. you and your staff do everything you can for _ some time away. you and your staff do everything you can for the - do everything you can for the patients in your care. charlotte spoke about parents, situations where the loved ones are spending a lot of time in hospital. you must be very conscious of trying your best to look after them as well. yes. very conscious of trying your best to look after them as well.- to look after them as well. yes, i think anyone _ to look after them as well. yes, i think anyone who _ to look after them as well. yes, i think anyone who has _ to look after them as well. yes, i think anyone who has had - to look after them as well. yes, i think anyone who has had a - to look after them as well. yes, i think anyone who has had a child | to look after them as well. yes, i i think anyone who has had a child in hospital— think anyone who has had a child in hospital can — think anyone who has had a child in hospital can appreciate _ think anyone who has had a child in hospital can appreciate how - hospital can appreciate how stressful, _ hospital can appreciate how stressful, emotional, - hospital can appreciate how stressful, emotional, tiring| hospital can appreciate how i stressful, emotional, tiring it hospital can appreciate how - stressful, emotional, tiring it is, and we _ stressful, emotional, tiring it is, and we really _ stressful, emotional, tiring it is, and we really understand - stressful, emotional, tiring it is, and we really understand and . and we really understand and appreciate _ and we really understand and appreciate the _ and we really understand and appreciate the importance i and we really understand and appreciate the importance of| and we really understand and - appreciate the importance of parents bein- appreciate the importance of parents being involved — appreciate the importance of parents being involved in _ appreciate the importance of parents being involved in their— appreciate the importance of parents being involved in their children's - being involved in their children's care, _ being involved in their children's care so— being involved in their children's care so far— being involved in their children's care so faras— being involved in their children's care, so far as it _ being involved in their children's care, so far as it is _ being involved in their children's care, so far as it is really- care, so far as it is really important _ care, so far as it is really important that— care, so far as it is really important that they - care, so far as it is really important that they are i care, so far as it is really. important that they are able care, so far as it is really- important that they are able to do that, _ important that they are able to do that, and — important that they are able to do that, and part— important that they are able to do that, and part of— important that they are able to do that, and part of that— important that they are able to do that, and part of that is—

important that they are able to do that, and part of that is keeping i that, and part of that is keeping parents — that, and part of that is keeping parents while _ that, and part of that is keeping parents while as _ that, and part of that is keeping parents while as well, _ that, and part of that is keeping parents while as well, and - that, and part of that is keeping parents while as well, and it - that, and part of that is keeping parents while as well, and it is. parents while as well, and it is really— parents while as well, and it is really important _ parents while as well, and it is really important that _ parents while as well, and it is really important that they - parents while as well, and it is - really important that they maintain energy— really important that they maintain energy levels. _ really important that they maintain energy levels, and _ really important that they maintain energy levels, and a _ really important that they maintain energy levels, and a big _ really important that they maintain energy levels, and a big part- really important that they maintain energy levels, and a big part of- energy levels, and a big part of that is— energy levels, and a big part of that is what— energy levels, and a big part of that is what they _ energy levels, and a big part of that is what they eat. - energy levels, and a big part of that is what they eat. so - energy levels, and a big part of that is what they eat. so we . energy levels, and a big part of| that is what they eat. so we are really _ that is what they eat. so we are really excited _ that is what they eat. so we are really excited about _ that is what they eat. so we are really excited about the - that is what they eat. so we are - really excited about the opportunity to offer— really excited about the opportunity to offer families _ really excited about the opportunity to offer families proper— really excited about the opportunity to offer families proper food - really excited about the opportunity to offer families proper food and i really excited about the opportunityj to offer families proper food and we want to— to offer families proper food and we want to get— to offer families proper food and we want to get away— to offer families proper food and we want to get away from _ to offer families proper food and we want to get away from situations . want to get away from situations like charlotte _ want to get away from situations like charlotte just _ want to get away from situations like charlotte just spoke - want to get away from situations like charlotte just spoke about i like charlotte just spoke about where — like charlotte just spoke about where families _ like charlotte just spoke about where families are _ like charlotte just spoke about where families are surviving i like charlotte just spoke about| where families are surviving on like charlotte just spoke about - where families are surviving on bags of crisps _ where families are surviving on bags of crisps and — where families are surviving on bags of crisps and chocolate _ where families are surviving on bags of crisps and chocolate bars. - where families are surviving on bags of crisps and chocolate bars.- of crisps and chocolate bars. sophie sounded like _ of crisps and chocolate bars. sophie sounded like quite _ of crisps and chocolate bars. sophie sounded like quite a _ of crisps and chocolate bars. sophie sounded like quite a demanding - of crisps and chocolate barsm sounded like quite a demanding young women, in the sense that... her legacy was notjust women, in the sense that... her legacy was not just this. women, in the sense that... her legacy was notjust this. there were about five things she was demanding in terms of improvement, which is impressive, nine years old, impressive, nine years old, impressive young woman to think about others and observing what was going on. what was she demanding a view to continue working on? she wanted parents to be fed, improvement to children's food, seven— improvement to children's food, seven days a week service across all

hospitals, _ seven days a week service across all hospitals, and improvements to children's— hospitals, and improvements to children's cancer, which we have been _ children's cancer, which we have been working on, and you have reported — been working on, and you have reported on as well. we been working on, and you have reported on as well.— been working on, and you have reported on as well. we spoke to wes streetin: reported on as well. we spoke to wes streeting the — reported on as well. we spoke to wes streeting the health _ reported on as well. we spoke to wes streeting the health secretary - streeting the health secretary earlier, and one of the things is there are things to be paid for and choices to be made, so it seems a lot of this will come down to people like you raising money from charity. this project is funded solely by our charity, _ this project is funded solely by our charity, sophie's legacy, and we wouldn't — charity, sophie's legacy, and we wouldn't be able to do this if it had not — wouldn't be able to do this if it had not been for our supporters who have raised — had not been for our supporters who have raised the money, so it is incredible _ have raised the money, so it is incredible we can go round 15 hospitals _ incredible we can go round 15 hospitals around the country and make _ hospitals around the country and make a _ hospitals around the country and make a huge impact to those families, _ make a huge impact to those families, and improve that, and not 'ust families, and improve that, and not just short—term, the idea is it goes long-term — just short—term, the idea is it goes long—term and is embedded as what

they offer— long—term and is embedded as what they offer to parents. is long—term and is embedded as what they offer to parents. is it long-term and is embedded as what they offer to parents.— they offer to parents. is it already in operation _ they offer to parents. is it already in operation in _ they offer to parents. is it already in operation in your— they offer to parents. is it already in operation in your hospital - they offer to parents. is it already in operation in your hospital or. they offer to parents. is it already | in operation in your hospital or are you rolling it out from now? sorry... you rolling it out from now? sorry- - -_ you rolling it out from now? sor , ., sorry... hopefully you can hear me now. my question _ sorry... hopefully you can hear me now. my question is _ sorry... hopefully you can hear me now. my question is whether - sorry... hopefully you can hear me now. my question is whether you i sorry... hopefully you can hear me i now. my question is whether you are already operating the voucher scheme. we already operating the voucher scheme. ~ . . already operating the voucher scheme. ~ , ., ., ,. ., scheme. we started our scheme on monda of scheme. we started our scheme on monday of this _ scheme. we started our scheme on monday of this week _ scheme. we started our scheme on monday of this week and _ scheme. we started our scheme on monday of this week and already i scheme. we started our scheme on | monday of this week and already the feedback— monday of this week and already the feedback from — monday of this week and already the feedback from the _ monday of this week and already the feedback from the parents _ monday of this week and already the feedback from the parents has - monday of this week and already the feedback from the parents has beenl feedback from the parents has been amazing _ feedback from the parents has been amazing it's— feedback from the parents has been amazing. it's amazing _ feedback from the parents has been amazing. it's amazing that - feedback from the parents has been amazing. it's amazing that such - feedback from the parents has been amazing. it's amazing that such a i amazing. it's amazing that such a small— amazing. it's amazing that such a small thing. _ amazing. it's amazing that such a small thing, really, _ amazing. it's amazing that such a smallthing, really, can— amazing. it's amazing that such a small thing, really, can make - amazing. it's amazing that such a. small thing, really, can make such amazing. it's amazing that such a i small thing, really, can make such a bil small thing, really, can make such a big difference — small thing, really, can make such a big difference to _ small thing, really, can make such a big difference to our— small thing, really, can make such a big difference to our families- small thing, really, can make such a big difference to our families and - big difference to our families and how they— big difference to our families and how they experience _ big difference to our families and how they experience their - big difference to our families and how they experience their time i big difference to our families and i how they experience their time with us whilst _ how they experience their time with us whilst in — how they experience their time with us whilst in hospital. _ how they experience their time with us whilst in hospital. they- how they experience their time with us whilst in hospital. they are - us whilst in hospital. they are already— us whilst in hospital. they are already telling _ us whilst in hospital. they are already telling us _ us whilst in hospital. they are already telling us the - us whilst in hospital. they are i already telling us the difference us whilst in hospital. they are - already telling us the difference it makes _ already telling us the difference it makes which _ already telling us the difference it makes which is _ already telling us the difference it makes which is really _ already telling us the difference it makes which is really nice - already telling us the difference it makes which is really nice to - already telling us the difference it| makes which is really nice to hear. i makes which is really nice to hear. i imagine — makes which is really nice to hear. i imagine that— makes which is really nice to hear. i imagine that the _ makes which is really nice to hear. i imagine that the children- makes which is really nice to hear. i imagine that the children they i makes which is really nice to hear. | i imagine that the children they are so concerned about also see the impact of more relaxed parents.

sorry... impact of more relaxed parents. sor ~ , ., impact of more relaxed parents. sorry... when the parents are happy, the children — sorry... when the parents are happy, the children then _ sorry... when the parents are happy, the children then don't _ sorry... when the parents are happy, the children then don't have - sorry... when the parents are happy, the children then don't have to - the children then don't have to worry about their parents as well, because even though they are sick, children tend to do that. that because even though they are sick, children tend to do that.— children tend to do that. that is one of the _ children tend to do that. that is one of the special— children tend to do that. that is one of the special things - children tend to do that. that is one of the special things about| one of the special things about sophie's — one of the special things about sophie's legacy, _ one of the special things about sophie's legacy, when - one of the special things about sophie's legacy, when she - one of the special things about| sophie's legacy, when she was one of the special things about - sophie's legacy, when she was going through— sophie's legacy, when she was going through such — sophie's legacy, when she was going through such a — sophie's legacy, when she was going through such a terrible _ sophie's legacy, when she was going through such a terrible time - sophie's legacy, when she was going through such a terrible time and - sophie's legacy, when she was going through such a terrible time and shel through such a terrible time and she would _ through such a terrible time and she would have — through such a terrible time and she would have been— through such a terrible time and she would have been feeling _ through such a terrible time and she would have been feeling so- through such a terrible time and she would have been feeling so poorly, i would have been feeling so poorly, actually _ would have been feeling so poorly, actually her — would have been feeling so poorly, actually her thoughts _ would have been feeling so poorly, actually her thoughts were - would have been feeling so poorly, actually her thoughts were for- would have been feeling so poorly, actually her thoughts were for the| actually her thoughts were for the well-being — actually her thoughts were for the well-being of— actually her thoughts were for the well—being of her— actually her thoughts were for the well—being of her mum _ actually her thoughts were for the well—being of her mum and - actually her thoughts were for the well—being of her mum and dad, i actually her thoughts were for the i well—being of her mum and dad, and that is— well—being of her mum and dad, and that isan— well—being of her mum and dad, and that is an amazing _ well—being of her mum and dad, and that is an amazing thing. _ well—being of her mum and dad, and that is an amazing thing. and - that is an amazing thing. and obviously— that is an amazing thing. and obviously the _ that is an amazing thing. and obviously the legacy- that is an amazing thing. and obviously the legacy she - that is an amazing thing. and obviously the legacy she has i that is an amazing thing. and - obviously the legacy she has given to us— obviously the legacy she has given to us means — obviously the legacy she has given to us means we _ obviously the legacy she has given to us means we can— obviously the legacy she has given to us means we can drive - obviously the legacy she has given to us means we can drive that - obviously the legacy she has given i to us means we can drive that under deliver— to us means we can drive that under deliver that — to us means we can drive that under deliver that to — to us means we can drive that under deliver that to all— to us means we can drive that under deliver that to all of— to us means we can drive that under deliver that to all of the _ to us means we can drive that under deliver that to all of the families - deliver that to all of the families that come — deliver that to all of the families that come into _ deliver that to all of the families that come into hospital- deliver that to all of the families that come into hospital with - deliver that to all of the families i that come into hospital with their unwell— that come into hospital with their unwell children. _ that come into hospital with their unwell children. it— that come into hospital with their unwell children.— that come into hospital with their unwell children. it must make you very proud — unwell children. it must make you very proud to _ unwell children. it must make you very proud to hear _ unwell children. it must make you very proud to hear that. _ unwell children. it must make you very proud to hear that. i - unwell children. it must make you very proud to hear that. i am - unwell children. it must make you | very proud to hear that. i am super roud. very proud to hear that. i am super proud- lots — very proud to hear that. i am super proud- lots of _ very proud to hear that. i am super proud. lots of people _ very proud to hear that. i am super proud. lots of people ask - very proud to hear that. i am super proud. lots of people ask me - very proud to hear that. i am super proud. lots of people ask me howl proud. lots of people ask me how sophie _ proud. lots of people ask me how sophie would feel now this is

happening, and i am so proud to be her mum _ happening, and i am so proud to be her mum. she knew she was dying earty— her mum. she knew she was dying early at _ her mum. she knew she was dying early at age — her mum. she knew she was dying early at age nine, she knew what her fate was _ early at age nine, she knew what her fate was but — early at age nine, she knew what her fate was but she was thinking of others, — fate was but she was thinking of others, for a legacy she was never going _ others, for a legacy she was never going to _ others, for a legacy she was never going to see, and i think it is remarkable and i am super proud to be her— remarkable and i am super proud to be her mum — remarkable and i am super proud to be her mum-— be her mum. thank you so much to both of you- — be her mum. thank you so much to both ofyou- i— be her mum. thank you so much to both of you. i can _ be her mum. thank you so much to both of you. i can see _ be her mum. thank you so much to both of you. i can see it _ be her mum. thank you so much to both of you. i can see it is - be her mum. thank you so much to both of you. i can see it is very - both of you. i can see it is very busy on the ward but i think some of your colleagues have disappeared while you are on the tv! i think they have done a runner to stay off they have done a runner to stay off the cameras. they have done a runner to stay off the cameras-— they have done a runner to stay off the cameras. thank you so much. it is a bit out — the cameras. thank you so much. it is a bit out of _ the cameras. thank you so much. it is a bit out of our _ the cameras. thank you so much. it is a bit out of our comfort _ the cameras. thank you so much. it is a bit out of our comfort zone! - is a bit out of our comfort zone! thanks— is a bit out of our comfort zone! thanks for— is a bit out of our comfort zone! thanks for all— is a bit out of our comfort zone! thanks for all the _ is a bit out of our comfort zone! thanks for all the work- is a bit out of our comfort zone! thanks for all the work you - is a bit out of our comfort zone! thanks for all the work you do. i is a bit out of our comfort zone! . thanks for all the work you do. not

onl do thanks for all the work you do. not only do the — thanks for all the work you do. not only do the likes of kirsty do what they do, they easily adapt, pop in an earpiece and get ready to broadcast! it's hoped a new virtual reality project could help revolutionise the way firefighters train on thejob. the equipment will see recruits put through their paces in realistic scenarios, without the need for exposure to fire or smoke. our reporter ross pollard has been to find out more. it really is unbelievable. i can do this in virtual reality because this is exactly what i would be doing at a real fire scene. a new age of training fire fighters. this virtual reality kit allows new recruits to experience different scenarios. i think they're finding it exciting. it's different. we're not saying that this is the only way that they would train. it's definitely about blending technology like this with that practical training. put this on first, ok. and talking of new recruits... so we're going to connect the heat vest and here it goes, ok. we're going to put the water on.

so you've got the haptic feedback. oh, yeah, so right now it is actually physically pulling me back. so you've got to sort of do a... yeah. put your left foot kind of good two foot in front of your right. i need to turn around. oh, there we go, so there's the fire at the petrol station. which is the biggest risk now? so the fuel, there might be an explosion now. so you go to the fuel, go to your big risk. we need to embrace change. some people think, no, it doesn't work. they need to get out onto the ground and experience it for real. i kind of believe it's that blended approach. we bring the virtual world and the real world together, so they get the best of both worlds. i'm in this fairly plain teaching room at the moment, but i can put this headset on and step inside a virtual reality kitchen to see what caused the fire there. we're going to take some evidential photos inside this environment. touch it with the blue and then pull the trigger and then lift it up towards your face. as well as fighting fires, trainees can then investigate how the fire started. this bit shows the fire

coming down a little bit. this is a scenario that you can't really experience very well in the real world without being in a lot of danger. yeah, yeah. but in vr we can put you in these scenarios over and over again. besides being educational, it's really good fun. smile on his face. but i think fireman sam has no worry of me replacing him anytime soon. ross pollard, bbc news. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm alison earle. ten activists from just stop oil have appeared in court charged with conspiring to disrupt heathrow. the met said they were arrested at and near to the airport on wednesday as part of an intelligence—led operation. eight people have been remanded in custody and two released on bail.

more than £100,000 has now been raised for the family of three women murdered in a crossbow attack in hertfordshire. carol hunt, the wife of bbc commentatorjohn hunt, was killed along with her daughters hannah and louise at their home in bushey the money aims to help supportjohn and his surviving daughter amy. police are appealing for information after a woman was robbed of her designer watch worth £185,000 outside saint pancras station. she was pressured the ground in front of her children. police are keen to speak to any witnesses. campaigners have hit back at claims they exaggerated the dangers about water quality in the thames. the group river action raised concerns about e.coli in a stretch of the river used for the henley royal regatta. thames water said its own sampling showed lower levels. river action have written an open letter to the company urging it

to take responsibility for its role in pollution. there are nowjust hours until the starting pistol is fired for the paris olympics. the opening ceremony kicks off at 6.30 this evening. if anyone knows what the build—up is like it's long jumper greg rutherford. he took gold at london 2012 and has high hopes for team gb at this games. across all the sports i think we are going to do incredibly well. but i just look at athletics in particular and before london, of course, we win three gold medals in one night and it becomes the real big night of golds on a single night of athletics. but i now look at team gb and i can see medals coming out from lots of different places. travel now and let's see how the tubes are looking. there's no service on the overground between hackney downs and chingford. and minor delays on the central line. now onto the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. as we head towards the end ofjuly and the weekend it is starting to look and feel a little more like summer today. it's largely dry, plenty of sunshine, and it's starting to feel a bit warmer. so a bright start this morning, we will see some cloud bubbling up

through the middle part of the day. that's where the largely dry bit comes in. there mayjust be one or two showers, but i think it's fairly unlikely. temperatures 23—24 celsius, so feeling warm in that sunshine. the cloud will melt away into the evening so some sunshine ahead of it setting. then overnight it's dry and it's clear, the minimum temperature perhaps feeling a little fresher than last night — 11 celsius, the minimum. bright start to saturday, plenty of sunshine around tomorrow. again, we'll see some cloud bubbling up and that could bring one or two showers. but again, unlikely here in the south east and temperatures reaching 23 or 24 celsius. for sunday, it is looking dry, there is a lot of sunshine and temperatures feeling warmer. into next week largely dry, sunny and temperatures warmer still. there's more on our website and social media, including a look at the new outdoor space at the natural history museum. iam back i am back after nine o'clock.

hello this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. the final preparations are being made for today's opening ceremony of the paris olympics. following a successful games in tokyo three years ago, mike's here to tell us about which athletes we should keep an eye on over the next few weeks. it is about finding out about new personalities, latching on their successes and heartbreak, training regimes and you have been looking into this. it will be the first olympic games since beijing in 2008 that a certain dane laura kenny will not be involved, but the good news is, she is with us on the sofa in a few minutes. team gb is unique, as the only team to have won a gold

medal at every edition of the summer olympics, since 1896. and this time they have a blend of youth and experience, with 17 athletes who were involved at london 2012, still going strong alongside 14 teenagers. so in a total of 327 athletes from team gb will be competing in paris. for only the second time they are taking more female athletes than male ones to compete in 24 sports with medal hopes strongest, in events, like swimming, cycling, gymnastics, rowing, sailing and athletics. and at these games, the medal target is between 50 and 70. that's in line, with the 64 medals won, in tokyo. here are just some of them, who have spoken to us... going for my final olympic games feels very, very strange talking about it, and it's almost hard to articulate what it's like. once the gun goes off it just feels

like me and the track and like i'm the only person. something that i know that i'll| never get to experience again. probably like one of the biggest highlights of my life. _ women are strong. women are not fragile. women never, ever give up. don't tell me i can't, because i can. this is what i've sacrificed. my time with my family, not partying. everything you've done to lead up to this moment. commentator: tom dean is olympic i champion in the men's freestyle. i oh, my goodness. over the last few years since tokyo, i've had three years and i've really wanted to think about the legacy i want to leave. on the same team, but all with individual reasons why this olympics will be so special. for britain's most decorated gymnast with three olympic gold medals, max whitlock is competing one last time for his daughter after he initially stepped away from the sport following the tokyo games. i think i made a decision

after tokyo, like that. it was a split decision that i was done. i think this decision now feels right, it feels right to me. especially after an olympic games like tokyo, the previous one being a covid games with no audience. i cannot wait for everyone to be able to come out to paris and watch when i'm in arenas competing, and when i wait for it to go quiet and she calls me and we do this double thumbs up. i think i'd love to do that in paris. from a legend's last to a teenage sensations first. 17—year—old phoebe gill will be the youngest track athlete to run for team gb at an olympic games for over 40 years. ijust can't wait to share this like hotel and the olympic village with all these different athletes that i've been watching for so many years. once the gun goes off, it just feels like me and the track and like i'm the only person on that track, and ijust can't wait to run with people i've been watching on the tv for so long.

also making an olympic debut will be boxer, delicious orie, who tasted success at the last commonwealth games and now has olympic gold in his sights for the country that's become his true home since his family moved from russia to escape racism when he was just seven. there's so many different people from different cultures here. i remember being in primary school and seeing a classroom with different backgrounds, you know, afro—caribbean, chinese, asian, all these people working together in harmony and ifelt like i belonged. when i'm 60 years old, i'm going to look back and think, "oh man, i remember when i did that". and it's probably like one of the biggest highlights of my life. swimmer, tom dean's gold medal success at the tokyo games went viral thanks to his family's celebrations at their watch party back home. commentator: dean's still in there. viewed in the end, by 50 million on social media. this time, they can be in paris in person, as tom looks to create his own legacy in the pool. i'm a big believer in every child,

you know, wanting to learn to swim, needing to learn to swim. in the lead up to paris and off the back of paris i really want to use this platform and use this opportunity and this coverage to kind of push that narrative and get as many kids into the sport as possible. sprinter, zharnel hughes, is hoping to follow the legacy left by his inspiration, linford christie. it was hughes who finally broke christie's 30—year british record in the 100m and now wants to strike gold, just like his idol famously did. linford has done it and i want to follow his footsteps, you know. it's just one of those intensifying moments when you go up on your set position, listening out... bang! sporting success is often driven by the memories of how a journey began. emily campbell, britain's most successful weightlifter of modern times, who won a historic silver in tokyo, will have one special person in her mind as she goes for gold. i wouldn't have been- where i am today without her. the head of pe was a lady called tricia fitzsimons. i every time i struggled in the school, every i

time it was hard for me, every time i didn't feel i like i was going to make where i needed to be, i she was just there every single step of the way. i this time, all the athletes will have those that have inspired and supported them in paris watching them, and that will be their ultimate motivation to make olympic dreams come true. someone who knows what the journey is like leading up to an olympic games is olympic roti, dame laura kenny. the most successful cyclist in olympic history. first time you haven't been involved since 2008, are you excited? the haven't been involved since 2008, are you excited?— are you excited? the first time i can to are you excited? the first time i can go and _ are you excited? the first time i can go and enjoy _ are you excited? the first time i can go and enjoy myself. - are you excited? the first time i can go and enjoy myself. it - are you excited? the first time i can go and enjoy myself. it is i are you excited? the first time i j can go and enjoy myself. it is so much fun being an athlete, but it is

stressful. i am so unbelievably nervous when i compete, for me the whole thing is just fun. you nervous when i compete, for me the whole thing isjust fun.— whole thing is 'ust fun. you are out there for sac— whole thing isjust fun. you are out there for bbc sport, _ whole thing isjust fun. you are out there for bbc sport, what - whole thing isjust fun. you are out there for bbc sport, what will - whole thing isjust fun. you are out there for bbc sport, what will it. whole thing isjust fun. you are out there for bbc sport, what will it be | there for bbc sport, what will it be like commentating and reporting on people you know so well, i bet you get nervous then? i people you know so well, i bet you get nervous then?— get nervous then? i will, definitely eseciall get nervous then? i will, definitely especially when — get nervous then? i will, definitely especially when the _ get nervous then? i will, definitely especially when the pursuit - get nervous then? i will, definitely especially when the pursuit team, | especially when the pursuit team, because they are girls i have trained with. that will be nervous and jason is the coach for the men's sprint, so again, that is nervous. i am so excited to just get out there and commentate on it. we am so excited to just get out there and commentate on it.— am so excited to just get out there and commentate on it. we have got to talk, we and commentate on it. we have got to talk. we know — and commentate on it. we have got to talk, we know tom _ and commentate on it. we have got to talk, we know tom daley _ and commentate on it. we have got to talk, we know tom daley and - and commentate on it. we have got to talk, we know tom daley and helen i talk, we know tom daley and helen glover are flag—bearers, you wear for the closing ceremony in tokyo? yes. is for the closing ceremony in tokyo? yes. . . for the closing ceremony in tokyo? yes. , ., ., , for the closing ceremony in tokyo? yes. . . . , it is for the closing ceremony in tokyo? yes-— it is heavy. i yes. is the flag heavy? it is heavy, but ou yes. is the flag heavy? it is heavy, but you get — yes. is the flag heavy? it is heavy, but you get a _ yes. is the flag heavy? it is heavy, but you get a little _ yes. is the flag heavy? it is heavy, but you get a little belt _ yes. is the flag heavy? it is heavy, but you get a little belt thing - yes. is the flag heavy? it is heavy, but you get a little belt thing to i but you get a little belt thing to hook it into, so it's not that bad. because we were out of tokyo's lockdown, where the velodrome was,

we had a crowd because we weren't in a tight lockdown situation. we went back for the closing ceremony and i walked out and it was airy, there was no one there. like in giant omur stadium with no warning. == was no one there. like in giant omur stadium with no warning.— stadium with no warning. -- easy. tonitht, stadium with no warning. -- easy. tonight. they _ stadium with no warning. -- easy. tonight, they won't _ stadium with no warning. -- easy. tonight, they won't be _ stadium with no warning. -- easy. tonight, they won't be walking, i stadium with no warning. -- easy. i tonight, they won't be walking, they are on the river, so it will be a different dynamic, because we are used to a procession. i am different dynamic, because we are used to a procession.— used to a procession. i am excited to see it, i — used to a procession. i am excited to see it, i cannot _ used to a procession. i am excited to see it, i cannot picture - used to a procession. i am excited to see it, i cannot picture it. - to see it, i cannot picture it. normally you see an opening ceremony it is quite contained. i cannot picture how it is going to pan out. talk to is about the olympic village, he had been to the olympics, when you are an athlete and you are there, when you meet other athletes, do you go to a little ritual going, hello, iam from germany and competing in the discus? do you introduce yourself with your specialism? ilat discus? do you introduce yourself with your specialism?— with your specialism? not really. actuall , with your specialism? not really. actually. i _ with your specialism? not really. actually, i would _ with your specialism? not really. actually, i would never— with your specialism? not really. actually, i would never really -

with your specialism? not really. i actually, i would never really speak to any other athletes and i would really want to know, the best place for people watching because you have everyone from everywhere, all shapes and sizes and it is a total guessing game. it says our new accreditation and everybody wears that accreditation, so it says your sport. in the dinner queue, you think, what do they do? you don't talk to people. — think, what do they do? you don't talk to people, is _ think, what do they do? you don't talk to people, is that _ think, what do they do? you don't talk to people, is that because - think, what do they do? you don't| talk to people, is that because you are focused and nervous? yes. talk to people, is that because you are focused and nervous?- are focused and nervous? yes, i would only _ are focused and nervous? yes, i would only go — are focused and nervous? yes, i would only go to _ are focused and nervous? yes, i would only go to the _ are focused and nervous? yes, i would only go to the food - are focused and nervous? yes, i would only go to the food hall. are focused and nervous? yes, i. would only go to the food hall have food, i would go in, get it and leave. so many people are there, i don't want to be ill, i don't want to be catching some bug. i want to be in and out. the to be catching some bug. i want to be in and out-— be in and out. the cyclists start later, so be in and out. the cyclists start later. so you're _ be in and out. the cyclists start later, so you're not _ be in and out. the cyclists start later, so you're not as - be in and out. the cyclists start later, so you're not as sociable | be in and out. the cyclists start i later, so you're not as sociable but back i'm not saying you are a funny bunch, but you cannot be as sociable as other competitors who have completed earlier? to as other competitors who have completed earlier?— as other competitors who have completed earlier? to be honest, we don't tend to — completed earlier? to be honest, we don't tend to travel. _ completed earlier? to be honest, we don't tend to travel. the _ completed earlier? to be honest, we don't tend to travel. the team - completed earlier? to be honest, we don't tend to travel. the team are i don't tend to travel. the team are not going out until wednesday so you

come in a little later so you have missed the buzz of the opening ceremony. ido missed the buzz of the opening ceremony-— missed the buzz of the opening ceremon . ~ , ., ., ceremony. do you think they are a bit on their— ceremony. do you think they are a bit on their own, _ ceremony. do you think they are a bit on their own, bit _ ceremony. do you think they are a bit on their own, bit of _ ceremony. do you think they are a bit on their own, bit of a _ ceremony. do you think they are a bit on their own, bit of a click? - bit on their own, bit of a click? no, it is funny because where the velodrome tsar, they are expensive to build, because most countries are already there and they feel it around. but this time, the athletes are not staying at the athletes's village, they are staying at a hotel near the track because the community is very long to get from the village to the velodrome. they are on the outside again, and that was the same in tokyo. willi outside again, and that was the same in to 0. ~ , ., ., outside again, and that was the same into o. , ., ., in tokyo. will there be one of your old in tokyo. will there be one of your gold medals _ in tokyo. will there be one of your gold medals he — in tokyo. will there be one of your gold medals he remember- in tokyo. will there be one of your gold medals he remember that i in tokyo. will there be one of your| gold medals he remember that will spring to mind, at that moment was your defining moment?— spring to mind, at that moment was your defining moment? london 2012 will alwa s your defining moment? london 2012 will always have _ your defining moment? london 2012 will always have my _ your defining moment? london 2012 will always have my heart. _ your defining moment? london 2012 will always have my heart. the - your defining moment? london 2012 will always have my heart. the firstl will always have my heart. the first medal is always going to be the medal. but for me, the last one. the one with katie in the madison. there

are very few times he put a plan together and it will pan out. that one with katie, the last one was how i dreamt this. one with katie, the last one was how i dreamt this-— i dreamt this. what is the sport you are most excited _ i dreamt this. what is the sport you are most excited about _ i dreamt this. what is the sport you are most excited about seeing - i dreamt this. what is the sport you are most excited about seeing at i are most excited about seeing at this olympics?— are most excited about seeing at this ol mics? . ,., , this olympics? trampolining. i used to like trampolining _ this olympics? trampolining. i used to like trampolining as _ this olympics? trampolining. i used to like trampolining as a _ this olympics? trampolining. i used to like trampolining as a kid - this olympics? trampolining. i used to like trampolining as a kid and - this olympics? trampolining. i used to like trampolining as a kid and my| to like trampolining as a kid and my little boy, albee, he has got into trampolining and he gets to come and watch it with me, he is so excited. can you give us a sense, you are part of an extraordinary british cycling dynasty and the success we have had on the track is off the scale... . have had on the track is off the scale. . .- does _ have had on the track is off the scale. . .- does that - have had on the track is off the scale... yes. does that trickle down as a pressure _ scale... yes. does that trickle down as a pressure or _ scale... yes. does that trickle down as a pressure or an _ scale... iies does that trickle down as a pressure or an honour to be part of it for the ones watching now? �* ,., ., part of it for the ones watching now? �* ., �* , part of it for the ones watching now? .,�* , now? being part of british cycling has alwa s now? being part of british cycling has always been _ now? being part of british cycling has always been an _ now? being part of british cycling has always been an honour- now? being part of british cycling has always been an honour and i now? being part of british cycling has always been an honour and it| has always been an honour and it will be as long as this therefore. under dave, his mentality and the way he came in and changed it all in 2008, i watched way he came in and changed it all in 2008, iwatched it way he came in and changed it all in

2008, i watched it as myself as a kid and just thought, this is unbelievable. my dad said, anyone that comes past that, you have got a lot of pressure. but it never felt like that. itjust felt lot of pressure. but it never felt like that. it just felt we were there competing. it like that. itjust felt we were there competing.— like that. itjust felt we were there com -aetin. ., ., .., , there competing. it was a complete tame there competing. it was a complete game changer _ there competing. it was a complete game changer because _ there competing. it was a complete game changer because you - there competing. it was a complete game changer because you were i there competing. it was a complete i game changer because you were told at school by her careers adviser, that cycling wasn't a properjob? yes, the first meeting in six form and they ask what you want to be, i said ifeel like i already am, professional athletes. they said it is not a properjob and i remember thinking, oh, ok. fishy is not a properjob and i remember thinking. oh. 0k.— is not a properjob and i remember thinking, oh, ok. any contact since at the careers _ thinking, oh, ok. any contact since at the careers adviser? _ thinking, oh, ok. any contact since at the careers adviser? my - thinking, oh, ok. any contact since at the careers adviser? my school i at the careers adviser? my school were brilliant _ at the careers adviser? my school were brilliant except _ at the careers adviser? my school were brilliant except for - at the careers adviser? my school were brilliant except for that - were brilliant except for that conversation. we were brilliant except for that conversation.— were brilliant except for that conversation. ~ ., ., , ., ., conversation. we will not ask you to name and shame, _ conversation. we will not ask you to name and shame, but _ conversation. we will not ask you to name and shame, but we _ conversation. we will not ask you to name and shame, but we will- conversation. we will not ask you to name and shame, but we will get i conversation. we will not ask you to i name and shame, but we will get you to tell us after, definitely. enjoy to tell us after, definitely. en'oy it. other sports d to tell us after, definitely. en'oy it. other sports as d to tell us after, definitely. en'oy it. other sports as well, i to tell us after, definitely. en'oy it. other sports as well, not i to tell us after, definitely. enjoy it. other sports as well, notjust it. other sports as well, not 'ust the cycling? �* it. other sports as well, not 'ust the cycling? i i it. other sports as well, not 'ust the cycling? i am, i it. other sports as well, not 'ust the cycling? i am, i'm �* it. other sports as well, not 'ust the cycling? i am, i'm very h it. other sports as well, not justl the cycling? i am, i'm very lucky. and also apparently _ the cycling? i am, i'm very lucky. and also apparently the - the cycling? i am, i'm very lucky. and also apparently the most - and also apparently the most dangerous olympic spot, bmx. have

you ever done it? m0. dangerous olympic spot, bmx. have you ever done it?— you ever done it? no, and you will never aet you ever done it? no, and you will never get me _ you ever done it? no, and you will never get me to — you ever done it? no, and you will never get me to do _ you ever done it? no, and you will never get me to do it. _ you ever done it? no, and you will never get me to do it. why - you ever done it? no, and you will never get me to do it. why not? . never get me to do it. why not? because it _ never get me to do it. why not? because it is _ never get me to do it. why not? because it is dangerous, - never get me to do it. why not? because it is dangerous, you - never get me to do it. why not? i because it is dangerous, you have just said. because it is dangerous, you have 'ust said. ,, ., , , , because it is dangerous, you have 'ustsaid. ,_, , , , , just said. statistically. it is very hard on the _ just said. statistically. it is very hard on the knees. _ just said. statistically. it is very hard on the knees. i— just said. statistically. it is very hard on the knees. i tried - just said. statistically. it is very hard on the knees. i tried it - just said. statistically. it is very hard on the knees. i tried it at i hard on the knees. i tried it at once. the new sport, breakdancing. any good at dancing, you could do breakdancing. m0. any good at dancing, you could do breakdancing— any good at dancing, you could do breakdancing. no, i wasn't any good at an of breakdancing. no, i wasn't any good at any of these _ breakdancing. no, i wasn't any good at any of these things. _ breakdancing. no, i wasn't any good at any of these things. do _ breakdancing. no, i wasn't any good at any of these things. do you - breakdancing. no, i wasn't any good at any of these things. do you cycle | at any of these things. do you cycle for leisure now? ihlat at any of these things. do you cycle for leisure now?— at any of these things. do you cycle for leisure now? not at the minute, no. when for leisure now? not at the minute, n0- when was— for leisure now? not at the minute, no. when was the _ for leisure now? not at the minute, no. when was the last _ for leisure now? not at the minute, no. when was the last time - for leisure now? not at the minute, no. when was the last time you - for leisure now? not at the minute, | no. when was the last time you were on a bike? probably— no. when was the last time you were on a bike? probably about _ no. when was the last time you were on a bike? probably about six - no. when was the last time you were on a bike? probably about six weeks| on a bike? probably about six weeks after i announced _ on a bike? probably about six weeks after i announced my _ on a bike? probably about six weeks afteri announced my retirement. i l after i announced my retirement. i did go for a bike ride. since then, very little, no. just did go for a bike ride. since then, very little. ne— did go for a bike ride. since then, very little, no._ i - very little, no. just do that. i would ride — very little, no. just do that. i would ride it _ very little, no. just do that. i would ride it to _ very little, no. just do that. i would ride it to the _ very little, no. just do that. i would ride it to the shops, i very little, no. just do that. i l would ride it to the shops, but very little, no. just do that. i i would ride it to the shops, but i haven't had time. 50 would ride it to the shops, but i haven't had time.— would ride it to the shops, but i haven't had time. so you do cycle to the sheps? — haven't had time. so you do cycle to the sheps? yes. _ haven't had time. so you do cycle to the shops? yes, i— haven't had time. so you do cycle to the shops? yes, iwill— haven't had time. so you do cycle to

the shops? yes, i will be _ haven't had time. so you do cycle to the shops? yes, i will be riding - haven't had time. so you do cycle to the shops? yes, i will be riding in i the shops? yes, i will be riding in and out. the shops? yes, i will be riding in and out- at _ the shops? yes, i will be riding in and out. at the _ the shops? yes, i will be riding in and out. at the lights _ the shops? yes, i will be riding in and out. at the lights people - the shops? yes, i will be riding in and out. at the lights people will| and out. at the lights people will sot ou and out. at the lights people will spot you and _ and out. at the lights people will spot you and they _ and out. at the lights people will spot you and they will _ and out. at the lights people will spot you and they will go... - and out. at the lights people will spot you and they will go... that| spot you and they will go... that would be so funny. there is the supercar. if you go on a bike now, could you do the numbers, could you? i don't think so. the commitment it takes. if i had full commitment, possibly. but it is a long way back and i would be a long way off. it is hard. he don't _ and i would be a long way off. it is hard. he don't need to do it any more, you have done it and now you get enjoy watching it. pare more, you have done it and now you get enjoy watching it.— get en'oy watching it. are any of ou get enjoy watching it. are any of ou auoin get enjoy watching it. are any of you going out — get enjoy watching it. are any of you going out there? _ get enjoy watching it. are any of you going out there? no, - get enjoy watching it. are any of you going out there? no, but. get enjoy watching it. are any of| you going out there? no, but we get enjoy watching it. are any of - you going out there? no, but we will be alued to you going out there? no, but we will be glued to the _ you going out there? no, but we will be glued to the coverage. _ you going out there? no, but we will be glued to the coverage. we - you going out there? no, but we will be glued to the coverage. we get - you going out there? no, but we will be glued to the coverage. we get to | be glued to the coverage. we get to stay here. if anyone else is thinking of going over, i highly recommend. it

thinking of going over, i highly recommend.— thinking of going over, i highly recommend. , , , �* recommend. it is the closest, isn't it? for me. _ recommend. it is the closest, isn't it? for me, also, _ recommend. it is the closest, isn't it? for me, also, one _ recommend. it is the closest, isn't it? for me, also, one of— recommend. it is the closest, isn't it? for me, also, one of team - recommend. it is the closest, isn't it? for me, also, one of team gb| it? for me, also, one of team gb sponsors natwest have done research into a home crowd for their travel credit card and how much benefit you get. it is a 5% extra benefit that you get from a home crowd, chances of winning a medal. he you get from a home crowd, chances of winning a medal.— of winning a medal. he would know all about that. _ of winning a medal. he would know all about that. so _ of winning a medal. he would know all about that. so if— of winning a medal. he would know all about that. so if anyone - of winning a medal. he would know all about that. so if anyone can - of winning a medal. he would know all about that. so if anyone can go l all about that. so if anyone can go out there and _ all about that. so if anyone can go out there and help _ all about that. so if anyone can go out there and help team - all about that. so if anyone can go out there and help team gb, - all about that. so if anyone can go l out there and help team gb, please do. ., ., ., , ., ~ out there and help team gb, please do. laura, lovely talking to you. en'o it. do. laura, lovely talking to you. enjoy it- thank— do. laura, lovely talking to you. enjoy it. thank you _ do. laura, lovely talking to you. enjoy it. thank you for - do. laura, lovely talking to you. enjoy it. thank you for having i do. laura, lovely talking to you. i enjoy it. thank you for having me. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. bring some sunshine. in leeds, we are seeing the clouds bubbling up. if few showers on the cards today. it will be tomorrow as well but the trend for the next five days is for something drier, sunnier and warmer,

sunday, monday and tuesday, so something to look forward to. some of you will stay completely dry over the next five days regardless. we have this suite of cloud that was yesterday and it is lingering over france, including paris. but it is waiting in the wings. for us, straightforward mix of sunshine and showers. scotland and northern ireland will see showers, scotland could become thundery and heavy with sunshine in between. wales, midlands, southern england and the channel islands, few if any showers. whilst the winds are fresher than yesterday coming in from the west, it will feel nice in the sunshine. 17 to around 2a celsius. a little bit cool when the chalice country. i mention paris on the cloud, the opening it does look like the greatest chance of rain. never mind celine dion and lady gaga any opening ceremony, the rain could get heavier as the ceremony goes on,

vertically towards the end and into the night and may be some torrential downpours. for us, things turned drier and clearer where you have the showers, but some return later on and across southern ireland. temperature drop down into single figures but he will see the best of the morning sunshine. any early showers were clear as you see across parts of south—west scotland. northern england, wales and the south—west, especially during the afternoon, more showers around than we will see this afternoon. east anglia and the south east and channel islands could stay dry. area of high pressure building to most of us at least as we had to sunday and into the start of next week. sunday itself starts off with lots of sunshine, may be some low cloud around western coasts and hills which will readily break up. sunny spells of the day. temperatures climbing into the mid 20s in the

south east corner. could get to 30 degrees in the south—east as we head towards tuesday. but most will have a dry start to next week and feeling very pleasant, if not warm and may even hot when the sun is out. back to you. he was a pop culture icon and a performer who occupies a singular position in music history. eight years since his death, the influence of david bowie continues to reverberate. a convention celebrating his life and work is now in its third year — and kicks off later in liverpool. we'll hear more about that in a moment — but first, have a listen. # wondering if he will ever know. # wondering if he will ever know. # is there life on mars?

# is there life on mars? # let's dance. # let's dance. # put on your red shoes and dance the blues. # let's dance. # let's dance. # to the sound they are playing on the radio. # lets sway. # lets sway. # while colour lights up your face. # while colour lights up your face. # lets sway. # lets sway. # sway through the crowd to an empty space. we're joined now by one of the convention's organisers, alan horne, along with david bowie's guitarist, carlos alomar, and drummer, woody woodmansey.

good morning. he played guitar. i love it woody, when those tracks were, you were drumming on your knees. i were, you were drumming on your knees. �* ., ., ~ ., knees. i didn't have a knife and fork like when _ knees. i didn't have a knife and fork like when i _ knees. i didn't have a knife and fork like when i was _ knees. i didn't have a knife and fork like when i was a - knees. i didn't have a knife and fork like when i was a kid. - knees. i didn't have a knife and fork like when i was a kid. tell| knees. i didn't have a knife and l fork like when i was a kid. tell us about your _ fork like when i was a kid. tell us about your work _ fork like when i was a kid. tell us about your work with _ fork like when i was a kid. tell us about your work with david? - fork like when i was a kid. tell us about your work with david? i - fork like when i was a kid. tell us| about your work with david? i join about your work with david? i 'oin him in each fl about your work with david? i 'oin him in early 1970 i about your work with david? i 'oin him in early 1970 when i about your work with david? i 'oin him in early 1970 when he i about your work with david? “jr? “i him in early 1970 when he was, i guess he was a folk guitarist doing small gigs and trying to make the move to rock and roll. i had just joined a band in yorkshire, in hull called the rats, which had a guitarist called mick ronson. i joined the band and replaced a drummer who left to come to london to be successful, because in those days, like the beatles, you moved from liverpool to london. he had to go there to be successful. the

from liverpoolto london. he had to go there to be successful. the bowie ou so go there to be successful. the bowie you so then. — go there to be successful. the bowie you so then. was _ go there to be successful. the bowie you so then, was special _ go there to be successful. the bowie you so then, was special thing - you so then, was special thing around him right from the very first moment he saw him?— around him right from the very first moment he saw him? yes, i mean, i was kind of— moment he saw him? yes, i mean, i was kind of into _ moment he saw him? yes, i mean, i was kind of into progressive - moment he saw him? yes, i mean, i was kind of into progressive rock - moment he saw him? yes, i mean, i was kind of into progressive rock at i was kind of into progressive rock at the time which was like dirty tax genes. the time which was like dirty tax ienes. , , ,, the time which was like dirty tax genes-_ the - the time which was like dirty tax genes._ the middle | the time which was like dirty tax - genes._ the middle one. genes. this is you? the middle one. with the dark _ genes. this is you? the middle one. with the dark pear? _ genes. this is you? the middle one. with the dark pear? no, _ genes. this is you? the middle one. with the dark pear? no, the - genes. this is you? the middle one. with the dark pear? no, the blonde| with the dark pear? no, the blonde one. you remember _ with the dark pear? no, the blonde one. you remember those - with the dark pear? no, the blonde one. you remember those days - with the dark pear? no, the blonde| one. you remember those days well, the -hoto one. you remember those days well, the photo shoot? _ one. you remember those days well, the photo shoot? totally. _ one. you remember those days well, the photo shoot? totally. it - one. you remember those days well, the photo shoot? totally. it was - the photo shoot? totally. it was different, the photo shoot? totally. it was different. i _ the photo shoot? totally. it was different, i had _ the photo shoot? totally. it was different, i had a _ the photo shoot? totally. it was different, i had a little - the photo shoot? totally. it was different, i had a little checklist| different, i had a little checklist in my head really, i had never met him. is he intelligent? can he sing? can he write, because we realised we had to write good songs to be successful. is he shy or can he actually deliver? he played some of his earliest stuff which didn't have

much drums and it and i thought, have i made the right move here? he talked about things he had been into, he played me a film of him doing mine and i was scratching my head going, what has that got to do with rock and roll. anyway, it was interesting and then i was kind of thinking, not sure. he picked his guitar up that was laying on the side and he played a song he had just written. hejust side and he played a song he had just written. he just took me off, i just written. he just took me off, i just went, this guy can write, he is intelligent and he was six feet away from me playing and he didn't flinch. no nerves. he had style. what i was dressed like and what he was dressed like was the first culture shock. i came from yorkshire and i didn't look like a rock star. it would soon change, carlos, pick up it would soon change, carlos, pick up the story because it was around

1974? , ., , ., , 1974? the first meeting was a bit like 73. 1974? the first meeting was a bit like 73- he _ 1974? the first meeting was a bit like 73. he had — 1974? the first meeting was a bit like 73. he had come _ 1974? the first meeting was a bit like 73. he had come to - 1974? the first meeting was a bitj like 73. he had come to america. 1974? the first meeting was a bit. like 73. he had come to america. i had seen _ like 73. he had come to america. i had seen wolfmanjack like 73. he had come to america. i had seen wolfman jack and i like 73. he had come to america. i had seen wolfmanjack and i saw like 73. he had come to america. i had seen wolfman jack and i saw this figure _ had seen wolfman jack and i saw this figure in_ had seen wolfman jack and i saw this figure in spandex and i thought, wow _ figure in spandex and i thought, wow later— figure in spandex and i thought, wow. later on, isuddenly figure in spandex and i thought, wow. later on, i suddenly became the iii-house _ wow. later on, i suddenly became the in—house musician at rca studio, elvis _ in—house musician at rca studio, elvis presley studio, sol in—house musician at rca studio, elvis presley studio, so i had really— elvis presley studio, so i had really arrived. i got a contract saying — really arrived. i got a contract saying there was a young lady called lulu who _ saying there was a young lady called lulu who would be coming if ijust sang _ lulu who would be coming if ijust sang to _ lulu who would be coming if ijust sang to say with love and i thought, i have _ sang to say with love and i thought, i have got— sang to say with love and i thought, i have got to — sang to say with love and i thought, i have got to do this. the band was there _ i have got to do this. the band was there and _ i have got to do this. the band was there and the band was ready to lay down _ there and the band was ready to lay down some — there and the band was ready to lay down some tracks, but she was not there _ down some tracks, but she was not there but — down some tracks, but she was not there. but he was there was david bowie _ there. but he was there was david bowie i_ there. but he was there was david bowie. i looked at him, and i thought. _ bowie. i looked at him, and i thought, wow.—

bowie. i looked at him, and i thouiht, wow. ., , ., ~ ., bowie. i looked at him, and i thouiht, wow. ., , ., ~' ., , thought, wow. that is not known, is it? no, thought, wow. that is not known, is it? no. he — thought, wow. that is not known, is it? no. he was— thought, wow. that is not known, is it? no, he was there _ thought, wow. that is not known, is it? no, he was there with _ thought, wow. that is not known, is it? no, he was there with the - thought, wow. that is not known, is it? no, he was there with the black| it? no, he was there with the black fedora. i it? no, he was there with the black fedora- i am _ it? no, he was there with the black fedora. i am puerto _ it? no, he was there with the black fedora. i am puerto rican - it? no, he was there with the black fedora. i am puerto rican but- it? no, he was there with the black fedora. i am puerto rican but i - it? no, he was there with the black fedora. i am puerto rican but i had| fedora. i am puerto rican but i had a gigantic— fedora. i am puerto rican but i had a gigantic afro so we made an odd couple _ a gigantic afro so we made an odd couple i_ a gigantic afro so we made an odd couple. i invited him to my house and he _ couple. i invited him to my house and he looked a bit thin and a bit frail. _ and he looked a bit thin and a bit frail. but — and he looked a bit thin and a bit frail. but he _ and he looked a bit thin and a bit frail, but he came and he started talking _ frail, but he came and he started talking to — frail, but he came and he started talking to me about the apollo theatre — talking to me about the apollo theatre and about harlem and me, what _ theatre and about harlem and me, what the _ theatre and about harlem and me, what the hell is a spider from mars? we had _ what the hell is a spider from mars? we had this— what the hell is a spider from mars? we had this immediate curiosity. that is— we had this immediate curiosity. that is when i started figuring out he's really— that is when i started figuring out he's really good. that's it started. you wrote~ _ he's really good. that's it started. you wrote- - -_ you wrote... yes, we were in the studio and _ you wrote... yes, we were in the studio and l _ you wrote... yes, we were in the studio and i was _ you wrote... yes, we were in the studio and i was recording - you wrote... yes, we were in the l studio and i was recording another song. _ studio and i was recording another song. but — studio and i was recording another song, but he kept this little song and he _ song, but he kept this little song and he broke it up into little pieces _ and he broke it up into little pieces. again, as a songwriter he had very— pieces. again, as a songwriter he had very clever techniques. he cut it up—

had very clever techniques. he cut it up and _ had very clever techniques. he cut it up and let — had very clever techniques. he cut it up and let me hear it. and then john— it up and let me hear it. and then john lennon— it up and let me hear it. and then john lennon was in town, so he recorded — john lennon was in town, so he recorded across the universe to kind of on _ recorded across the universe to kind of on of— recorded across the universe to kind of on of the — recorded across the universe to kind of on of the beatles, but also to attract _ of on of the beatles, but also to attract him to the studio. when he .ot attract him to the studio. when he got to— attract him to the studio. when he got to the — attract him to the studio. when he got to the studio i was trying to do something — got to the studio i was trying to do something with the song. he said, would _ something with the song. he said, would you — something with the song. he said, would you like to go to dinner? i saidi _ would you like to go to dinner? i said. dinner— would you like to go to dinner? i said, dinnerwithjohn would you like to go to dinner? i said, dinner withjohn lennon and david _ said, dinner withjohn lennon and david bowie... i said, no. said, dinner withjohn lennon and david bowie... isaid, no. i said, dinner withjohn lennon and david bowie... i said, no. iwould rather— david bowie... i said, no. iwould rather stay— david bowie... i said, no. iwould rather stay here and i was working withjanies— rather stay here and i was working withjames brown and rather stay here and i was working with james brown and then rather stay here and i was working withjames brown and then i immediately started playing these things— immediately started playing these things together. they went to dinner. — things together. they went to dinner. i_ things together. they went to dinner, i finished the song and they came _ dinner, i finished the song and they came lrack— dinner, i finished the song and they came back and the song was done. tell me _ came back and the song was done. tell me you — came back and the song was done. tell me you got to go to dinner with them at some point? ihla. tell me you got to go to dinner with them at some point?— them at some point? no, i was a workini them at some point? no, i was a working musician _ them at some point? no, i was a working musician and _ them at some point? no, i was a working musician and when - them at some point? no, i was a working musician and when you | them at some point? no, i was a . working musician and when you hear something _ working musician and when you hear something you are following the thread — something you are following the thread. then it is nice, but not when — thread. then it is nice, but not when you _ thread. then it is nice, but not when you hear this music. especially

when _ when you hear this music. especially when you _ when you hear this music. especially when you know you can do something. we feel— when you know you can do something. we feel like _ when you know you can do something. we feel like we have been caught in the stories. that is the point, that is why you are a super fan and why people still love hearing the music and the stories?— people still love hearing the music and the stories? obviously, the 'oy for me is sitting �* and the stories? obviously, the 'oy for me is sitting on d and the stories? obviously, the 'oy for me is sitting on the i and the stories? obviously, the 'oy for me is sitting on the vehicle h and the stories? obviously, the joy for me is sitting on the vehicle on | for me is sitting on the vehicle on the way— for me is sitting on the vehicle on the way here _ for me is sitting on the vehicle on the way here and _ for me is sitting on the vehicle on the way here and getting - for me is sitting on the vehicle on the way here and getting to - for me is sitting on the vehicle on the way here and getting to hearl the way here and getting to hear these _ the way here and getting to hear these guys — the way here and getting to hear these guys telling _ the way here and getting to hear these guys telling me _ the way here and getting to hear these guys telling me and - the way here and getting to heari these guys telling me and talking about— these guys telling me and talking about all— these guys telling me and talking about all their— these guys telling me and talking about all their memories. - these guys telling me and talking about all their memories. as - these guys telling me and talking about all their memories. as a i these guys telling me and talking i about all their memories. as a fan, naturally. _ about all their memories. as a fan, naturally, that _ about all their memories. as a fan, naturally, that is _ about all their memories. as a fan, naturally, that is everything - about all their memories. as a fan, naturally, that is everything you - naturally, that is everything you could _ naturally, that is everything you could ever — naturally, that is everything you could ever wish _ naturally, that is everything you could ever wish for. _ naturally, that is everything you could ever wish for. growing - naturally, that is everything you| could ever wish for. growing up, listening — could ever wish for. growing up, listening to _ could ever wish for. growing up, listening to david _ could ever wish for. growing up, listening to david bowie - could ever wish for. growing up, listening to david bowie comingl listening to david bowie coming through— listening to david bowie coming through the _ listening to david bowie coming through the speakers _ listening to david bowie coming through the speakers and - listening to david bowie coming| through the speakers and carlos listening to david bowie coming - through the speakers and carlos and woody— through the speakers and carlos and woody are _ through the speakers and carlos and woody are a — through the speakers and carlos and woody are a part— through the speakers and carlos and woody are a part of— through the speakers and carlos and woody are a part of that, _ through the speakers and carlos and woody are a part of that, so - through the speakers and carlos and woody are a part of that, so they. woody are a part of that, so they are instilled _ woody are a part of that, so they are instilled in— woody are a part of that, so they are instilled in our— woody are a part of that, so they are instilled in our brains- woody are a part of that, so they are instilled in our brains and - woody are a part of that, so they. are instilled in our brains and then you get— are instilled in our brains and then you get to — are instilled in our brains and then you get to he _ are instilled in our brains and then you get to be with _ are instilled in our brains and then you get to be with them _ are instilled in our brains and then you get to be with them and - are instilled in our brains and then you get to be with them and talk. are instilled in our brains and thenl you get to be with them and talk to them _ you get to be with them and talk to them and _ you get to be with them and talk to them and understand _ you get to be with them and talk to them and understand how- them and understand how down—to—earth_ them and understand how down—to—earth they- them and understand how down—to—earth they are. i them and understand how. down—to—earth they are. but them and understand how- down—to—earth they are. but the them and understand how— down—to—earth they are. but the life they have _ down—to—earth they are. but the life they have had — down—to—earth they are. but the life they have had with _ down—to—earth they are. but the life they have had with regards - down—to—earth they are. but the life they have had with regards to - they have had with regards to working — they have had with regards to working with _ they have had with regards to working with david _ they have had with regards to working with david bowie - they have had with regards to working with david bowie andl they have had with regards to - working with david bowie and david bowie _ working with david bowie and david bowie acknowledging _ working with david bowie and david bowie acknowledging their- working with david bowie and david bowie acknowledging their ability. bowie acknowledging their ability and skill— bowie acknowledging their ability and skill sets. _ bowie acknowledging their ability and skill sets. that— bowie acknowledging their ability and skill sets. that is— bowie acknowledging their ability and skill sets. that is typical- bowie acknowledging their ability and skill sets. that is typical of. and skill sets. that is typical of david _ and skill sets. that is typical of david bowie. _ and skill sets. that is typical of david bowie, he _ and skill sets. that is typical of david bowie, he was— and skill sets. that is typical of david bowie, he was very - and skill sets. that is typical of david bowie, he was very good i and skill sets. that is typical of. david bowie, he was very good at acknowledging _ david bowie, he was very good at acknowledging who _ david bowie, he was very good at acknowledging who had _ david bowie, he was very good ati acknowledging who had something david bowie, he was very good at - acknowledging who had something that they could _ acknowledging who had something that they could hring — acknowledging who had something that they could hring to— acknowledging who had something that they could bring to the _ acknowledging who had something that they could bring to the party. _ acknowledging who had something that they could bring to the party. when - they could bring to the party. when ou are at they could bring to the party. when you are at this _ they could bring to the party. when you are at this convention, - they could bring to the party. when you are at this convention, it -

they could bring to the party. when you are at this convention, it is - you are at this convention, it is the appreciation of a genius, isn't it? it can be an overused word, but ijust think... it? it can be an overused word, but liust think- - -_ i just think... the convention is an opportunity _ i just think... the convention is an opportunity to _ i just think... the convention is an opportunity to bring _ i just think... the convention is an opportunity to bring everybody - opportunity to bring everybody together— opportunity to bring everybody together under— opportunity to bring everybody together under one _ opportunity to bring everybody together under one roof- opportunity to bring everybody together under one roof with l opportunity to bring everybody. together under one roof with fans getting _ together under one roof with fans getting to — together under one roof with fans getting to meet _ together under one roof with fans getting to meet the _ together under one roof with fans getting to meet the musicians, . together under one roof with fans. getting to meet the musicians, the photographers _ getting to meet the musicians, the photographers and _ getting to meet the musicians, the photographers and the _ getting to meet the musicians, the photographers and the artist - getting to meet the musicians, the photographers and the artist and i photographers and the artist and everybody — photographers and the artist and everybody else _ photographers and the artist and everybody else that _ photographers and the artist and everybody else that was - photographers and the artist and i everybody else that was associated. it is a _ everybody else that was associated. it is a great — everybody else that was associated. it is a great three _ everybody else that was associated. it is a great three days _ everybody else that was associated. it is a great three days to _ everybody else that was associated. it is a great three days to just - everybody else that was associated. it is a great three days to just be . it is a great three days tojust be amongst — it is a great three days tojust be amongst it— it is a great three days tojust be amongst it and _ it is a great three days tojust be amongst it and then _ it is a great three days tojust be amongst it and then we - it is a great three days tojust be amongst it and then we get - it is a great three days to just be - amongst it and then we get saturday i'll-ht amongst it and then we get saturday night which _ amongst it and then we get saturday night which is — amongst it and then we get saturday night which is the _ amongst it and then we get saturday night which is the bowie _ amongst it and then we get saturday night which is the bowie ball. - amongst it and then we get saturday night which is the bowie ball. the . night which is the bowie ball. the musicians — night which is the bowie ball. the musicians get _ night which is the bowie ball. the musicians get on _ night which is the bowie ball. the musicians get on stage, - night which is the bowie ball. the musicians get on stage, they - night which is the bowie ball. thej musicians get on stage, they play with the _ musicians get on stage, they play with the band _ musicians get on stage, they play with the band we _ musicians get on stage, they play with the band we have _ musicians get on stage, they play with the band we have brought i musicians get on stage, they play with the band we have brought in| with the band we have brought in this time — with the band we have brought in this time the _ with the band we have brought in this time, the bowie _ with the band we have brought in this time, the bowie contingent. | with the band we have brought in. this time, the bowie contingent. it is a huge _ this time, the bowie contingent. it is a huge party— this time, the bowie contingent. it is a huge party and _ this time, the bowie contingent. it is a huge party and it— this time, the bowie contingent. it is a huge party and it is— this time, the bowie contingent. it is a huge party and it is a - this time, the bowie contingent. it is a huge party and it is a weekendj is a huge party and it is a weekend of everyone — is a huge party and it is a weekend of everyone being _ is a huge party and it is a weekend of everyone being in _ is a huge party and it is a weekend of everyone being in a _ is a huge party and it is a weekend of everyone being in a good - is a huge party and it is a weekend| of everyone being in a good mood. is a huge party and it is a weekend i of everyone being in a good mood. i know of everyone being in a good mood. know you could carry on, but we of everyone being in a good mood.“ know you could carry on, but we have run out of time. another story from you, anotherfrom run out of time. another story from you, another from you, run out of time. another story from you, anotherfrom you, i run out of time. another story from you, another from you, i so wish we could but we havejust you, another from you, i so wish we could but we have just got a little taster. thank you all so much. we mightjust keep you after the programme and get more stories.

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is not fit for purpose. us vice president kamala harris says she had a frank and constructive meeting with the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the leader of mexico's sinaloa cartel, one of the worlds's most powerful drug lords, is arrested in texas. hello, i'm samantha simmonds. after years of planning and a full century after the french capital last hosted the games, final preparations are under way for today's opening ceremony of the summer olympics in paris. this morning the french railway system is facing major disruption after what appears to be a coordinated vandalism on several lines into the capital. the rail company sncf said it included arson attacks and was an attempt to

paralyse the network. eurostar operating trains from