good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... more questions for the bbc over its handling of the huw edwards scandal. the culture secretary asks the corporation to see if it can recoup any of his pay. key landmarks across merseyside will be lit up in pink tonight and over the weekend in tribute to the three victims of the southport knife attack. cheering back home — three americans who were being held in russia learned on us soil as part of the biggest prisoner swap deal since the cold war. good morning. it is the news borrowers have been waiting for, but what impact will the bank of

england's decision to cut interest rates have a new? i will have the details. a legend bails out. andy murray's glittering career comes to an end with defeat at the olympics. i gave as much as i could to the sport. i love competing in the olympic games and for my country. good morning. today we are looking at a mostly dry day with some sunshine, but a weather front in the north—west introducing wet and windy conditions today and tomorrow will also introduce fresh conditions for us all this weekend. all the details shortly. good morning. it's friday the 2nd of august. our main story. the culture secretary, lisa nandy, has raised concerns about the bbc�*s investigation into huw edwards. in a meeting with the corporation's director general, tim davie, she asked the bbc to explore what options are available to recoup some of edwards�* taxpayer—funded salary. mr davie has defended the decision

not to sack the presenter despite knowing last november that he was arrested over the most serious category of indecent images of children. edwards pleaded guilty to three charges on wednesday. our reporter simonjones has more. huw edwards�* guilty plea has shocked the nation, a spokesperson for the culture secretary, lisa nandy, said. her thoughts are with the victims whose lives have been destroyed. she stressed the need for the bbc to be transparent with the public. the corporation�*s director general was told in november about edwards�* arrest over the most serious category of indecent images, but he insisted he didn�*t know the specific details. now, when it comes to the decision that we made in november, when we were obviously faced with, i think, a very difficult decision, actually, and we considered it very carefully. the police came to us and gave us information that they had arrested mr edwards. but they wanted to be assured

of total confidence and the reason they rung us at that point was to ensure that — and it�*s a technical process, which is to ensure employees are protected and there�*s no risk. the director general�*s decisions have also faced government scrutiny. a spokesperson for the culture secretary said, "she has spoken to the bbc to raise concerns on a number of points regarding the handling of their own investigations into huw edwards. what safeguards and processes had been followed in this case and, additionally, what further action may be taken, especially with regard to the handling of licence—fee payers money." the government has asked to be kept up to date on any future developments, but the questions for the bbc are not going away. one key one is why the findings of an internal investigation into allegations that huw edwards sent inappropriate messages to junior members of staff have not been published.

one whistle—blower said edwards sent them this picture of a hotel room he was staying in at the time of prince philip�*s funeral, messaging "there�*s plenty of room here" and "you missed a good night". huw edwards was the face of bbc news and its highest—paid newsreader. tim davie insisted the bbc was not sitting on anything it needed to share with police. but a former culture secretary wants more clarity from the director general. we need to know much more about why it was that he came to the conclusion that the huw edwards should go on receiving his salary, that he should be allowed to resign rather than be sacked. and why, when the bbc knew about this arrest, and yet we only discover it, what, eight months later. edwards earned £200,000 in the months after his arrest. we can�*t claw back pension. i think, when it comes to pay, you know, again, legally challenging, but we�*ll look at all options. that�*s something the government

is urging the bbc to do as edwards awaits his sentencing for accessing indecent images of children. simon jones, bbc news. we�*re joined now by our culture correspondent, charlotte gallagher. charlotte, good morning to you. how significant is this intervention by the culture secretary? i think it is hugely significant. lisa nandy requested an immediate meeting with director—general tim davie to get answers to key questions about the huw edwards scandal, chiefly about how the bbc has handled the case, and also is there any possibility of getting some of his salary back? he was paid around £200,000 in that five month period from when he was arrested when he was resigned, and lisa nandy said she wanted to be updated on what was happening. we are also waiting to hear the findings of an internal investigation into huw edwards. we do know of course that the bbc knew in november that he had been arrested, what he had been

arrested for, and we had a dossier of allegations from the sun newspaper and they had accounts of current and former bbc staff members. and one former staff member has told us that they feel let down and upset by how that internal investigation has been handled. charlotte gallagher, for the moment, thank you very much. our culture correspondent. the time now is six minutes past six. charlie, you are picking up on the news this week, and southport very much focused on grief and figuring out what is going on what is happening next. and let�*s bring you up—to—date on what the police are doing. police in southport have been given greater stop and search powers in the wake of violent protests in the town, after the fatal stabbing of three children. it comes as the prime minister said police chiefs have his full support when managing any future disturbances. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has the latest. tuesday in southport, and the violence that followed

the fatal stabbings. the riots were fuelled by misinformation on social media and outsiders intent on causing trouble. yesterday, it was quiet. for a second day, police were given temporary powers to stop and search anyone suspected of carrying a weapon or planning any criminal act. after southport, the disorder had spread. this was hartlepool on wednesday. the prime minister said it was the work of the far right showing who they are. ii arrests were made here and there was unrest, too, in london, manchester and aldershot. so summoned to downing street yesterday, police chiefs here for an emergency meeting with the new government. sir keir starmer promised a new national capability to tackle the violence. these thugs are mobile, they move from community to community, and we must have a policing response that can do the same. shared intelligence,

wider deployment of facial recognition technology. and preventative action — criminal behaviour orders to restrict their movements. in london, more than 100 arrests were made. the police say they are now ready if more violence happens. what i committed to the prime minister to do today was to write to all those commanders to be very explicit about new guidance and rapid learning from these events, about how we separate what might be legitimate protest from what is, frankly, downright violent crime. and so that we can intervene more quickly, we can arrest offenders, we can act to deter, and we can work with the criminal justice system to bring those people to very swiftjustice if people break the law. sir keir starmer also had a message for social media networks. he said whipping up disorder online was a crime and it was happening on their watch. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. our reporter, alison freeman,

joins us now from southport. good morning to you, alison. there are commemorations being planned. tell us a bit about that. $5 are commemorations being planned. tell us a bit about that.— tell us a bit about that. as you can see here. — tell us a bit about that. as you can see here. the _ tell us a bit about that. as you can see here, the number— tell us a bit about that. as you can see here, the number of _ tell us a bit about that. as you can see here, the number of flowers, i see here, the number of flowers, soft toys, balloons, chalk messages to those three girls who died continue to grow, and we must remember them. they are bb king, who was six, elsie dot stancombe who was seven, and the man accuse it of their murders and attempting to murder ten other people appeared in court yesterday, and the judge took the unusual step of allowing the suspect to be named, suspect under 18 usually have the right to anonymity, but in this case, the judge said that 17—year—old axel muganwa rudakubana could be named

because he turns 18 next week and it was in the public interest to do so taking into account the spread of misinformation. that has caused a spread of violence across the country in recent days. there are plans in place tonight to light up buildings across the north west, so liverpool here and beyond in memory of those three girls who died as well as showing solidarity with all of those people that have been affected by the terrible events that happened here charlie. gps in england can start capping the number of patients they are willing to see as part of new industrial action. the bma announced yesterday that 98% of its members who took part in a ballot backed the move, with the union saying a lack of funding is putting practices at risk. nhs england has warned it will cause significant disruption throughout the health service. the conservative leadership candidate, robertjenrick, will launch his campaign in a speech later today. mrjenrick is expected to tell

members his party can win the next general election — but that it has "a mountain to climb". the former immigration minister is one of six candidates battling it out to replace rishi sunak. in the last few hours, three american detainees — who were released by russia as part of a prisoner swap— have landed in the us. president biden was there to welcome them at the andrews air force base outside washington dc. our correspondent, will grant, is there for us. will, how significant is this moment? but first and foremost, a moment for families to be reunited.— families to be reunited. exactly, and what a _ families to be reunited. exactly, and what a whirlwind _ families to be reunited. exactly, and what a whirlwind 48-hour. families to be reunited. exactly, | and what a whirlwind 48-hour as families to be reunited. exactly, - and what a whirlwind 48-hour as this and what a whirlwind 48—hour as this has been in washington, dc for the biden white house, for the families and not least for the prisoners themselves. over the time that they have been in a russian prison, they must have had their hopes raised and

dashed countless times, and yet finally they are back on us soil and into the arms of their families. cheering greeted by a presidential embrace. after more days behind bars that they would care to remember, finally a night they will never forget. applause the arrival of the three americans at andrews airbase marks the end of their ordeal in russia and the defining image of the biggest prisoner swap since the cold war. on the tarmac to meet them, president biden and vice president harris, one soon to leave office, the other hoping to take over. my soon to leave office, the other hoping to take over.— soon to leave office, the other hoping to take over. my “0b is to make fl hoping to take over. my “0b is to make sure that h hoping to take over. my “0b is to make sure that we _ hoping to take over. my “0b is to make sure that we get _ hoping to take over. my job is to make sure that we get them - hoping to take over. my job is to i make sure that we get them back. i don't _ make sure that we get them back. i don't buy— make sure that we get them back. i don't buy the idea that we are going to let _ don't buy the idea that we are going to let these people rot injail. reached _ to let these people rot injail. reached against the backdrop of a

full—scale war in ukraine, this prisoner swap was uniquely complex. it involved 26 people in seven different nations. as well as wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich and ex—marine paul whelan, moscow freed a russian—american journalist. whelan, moscow freed a russian—americanjournalist. among russian—american journalist. among several prominent russian—americanjournalist. among several prominent critics released was a convicted assassin and fsb colonel vadim krasikov. the family of evan gershkovich echoed the position of all prisoners i could thanks that their son was free, saying we have waited 491 days for his release, and it is hard to describe what today feels like. we can�*t wait to give him the biggest hug and see his sweet and brave smile up close. so even amid the glare of the world�*s media, this is a uniquely private moment for the former prisoners and their families, a homecoming which at times they must have feared might never come.

so although i think politics will largely be parked in this moment, it won�*t go away for good. this is of course election season in washington, and there will be discussions to be had about the costs and benefits of this prisoner swap considering that eight prisoners went back to russia including a hit man guilty of murder including a hit man guilty of murder in a berlin park. nevertheless, for now, those conversations can wait as they concentrate on the sheer happiness of the families involved. will, for the moment, thank you very much. it was an emotional day at the olympics, as andy murray�*s tennis career came to an end after he was knocked out of the men�*s doubles event. murray and his partner dan evans lost in the quarter finals to america�*s taylor friz and tommy paul. joe lynskey reports. for the final time, andy murray!

the last goodbye, the final ovation. for a sport and a country, it�*s hard to accept it. britain�*s greatest tennis player has now left the court. i�*ve been ready for this moment for the last few months. i feel lucky that i was able to come even to compete here. but, yeah, i�*m looking forward to to stopping now. thank you so much for everything, andy murray. andy murray said goodbye to wimbledon last month. paris was the encore where he refused to leave the stage. in the doubles with dan evans, they got through two rounds and saved seven match points. but taylor fritz and tommy paul were the americans who would end the dream. a win would have put the britons in a match for a medal. but in two sets this time, they got swept away. evans and murray did fight back at the end. commentator: you couldn't write this. . it was typical of murray�*s two decades on the court. defiant through injuries, he�*s played with pain and patience. still, last month, he said he�*d love to go on for ever.

but the end of the road had to be here. game, set and match. and just like that, it�*s the end of andy murray�*s professional tennis career. there were tears on the court and then typical humour. "never liked tennis, anyway," was his post after the match. among the tributes were the queen�*s club. he�*s won there five times. their show court�*s been renamed the andy murray arena, enshrining the man who made britain believe. commentator: the waiting is over! obviously, it would have been a fairy tale ending to have won a medal. both of us would have been would have been feeling that. but, yeah, justjust wasn't to be. and, yeah, definitely will miss it. and what does tomorrow look like — a big long lie—in?. um, i have four children that are below the age of eight. lie—ins don't happen. for murray�*s career, the lights go out here.

at the olympics, a difficult story continues. lin yu—ting of taiwan goes in featherweight boxing. she was stripped of a medal at last year�*s world championships for failing a gender eligibility test. it picks up from the controversy of imane khelif. i come here for the gold. i fight everybody. the algerian who won her bout inside 46 seconds. she, too, was cleared to be here despite elevated testosterone levels. her opponent said she left the ring to preserve her own life. khelif has lost nine times in a 50—fight career. her country�*s committee said she�*s been through baseless attacks. these are early rounds of the boxing. they�*re under global focus. joe lynskey, bbc news. i don�*t think that is the last we will be seeing a murray. he will be involved in the tennis world in some way. we can hope so. the moments he

has given, the passion and everything, his story. it was seven match points he had had over this olympics, and it wasjust thrilling. it has always been thrilling. it has always been thrilling. talking of thrilling. carol, good morning to you. how are you? carol, good morning to you. how are ou? , ., ~ , ., , you? very well, thank you. this morning. _ you? very well, thank you. this morning. we — you? very well, thank you. this morning, we have _ you? very well, thank you. this morning, we have a _ you? very well, thank you. this morning, we have a few- you? very well, thank you. this | morning, we have a few showers you? very well, thank you. this . morning, we have a few showers in some eastern areas, with some mist and fog in the south—east which will quickly lift, but for many of us it will be a dry day with the variable amounts of cloud, some sunshine coming in from the north—west. that is courtesy of a weather front which is courtesy of a weather front which is also going to turn windier, and head of at the cloud will build. a few showers could be sharp across east anglia, the south—east and the east anglia, the south—east and the east midlands for a time, but you can see equally a lot of dry weather around, and still feeling quite muqqy around, and still feeling quite muggy in the south. we could reach 28 or 29 in the south—east. in scotland and wales, between 16 and

about 23. as we head through the evening and overnight, a weather front bearing the rain continues to push slowly south and east and turns more showery. ahead of it, dry weather, clear skies and muggy. behind we are into fresh conditions with a few showers. this is a cold front, so fresh conditions following behind that. temperatures in scotland and northern ireland 9—12. the england and wales, 14—16. then through tomorrow we have the dregs of this weather front again across parts of england, and it may well pick up across the south—west as it continues to push in the direction of the south—east, but behind that a lot of dry weather, some scattered showers across scotland and northern ireland, and not as breezy as today. these are our temperatures, 13—23 north to south. thank you, carol. speak to you

later. following the drop in interest rates, people might be thinking that their mortgage will come down, ben. what is the picture? that their mortgage will come down, ben. what is the picture?— what is the picture? that is what many peeple _ what is the picture? that is what many peeple will— what is the picture? that is what many people will be _ what is the picture? that is what many people will be hoping, - what is the picture? that is what many people will be hoping, but| what is the picture? that is what i many people will be hoping, but let me explain where we are at today. this is the news that many borrowers had been waiting for. interest rates have been cut to 5%, but the bank of england�*s decision makers were split on whether now is the right time to do that. rates had been at a 16—year—high, and we�*d seen 1a consecutive rises. the bank had been using higher interest rates as a method to bring down inflation — those rising prices we�*ve all been experiencing over the last few years. so — this cut shows some confidence that things are getting better. but the bank of england warns there�*s a way to go yet before the economy is fully back on track.

i don't think the mission is ever idon't think the mission is ever really— i don't think the mission is ever really accomplished, and it is not mission _ really accomplished, and it is not mission accomplished in terms of what _ mission accomplished in terms of what we — mission accomplished in terms of what we are seeking to achieve in terms _ what we are seeking to achieve in terms of— what we are seeking to achieve in terms of coming out of the after—effects of what we've seen. but it's _ after—effects of what we've seen. but it's an — after—effects of what we've seen. but it's an encouraging step forward _ but it's an encouraging step forward. you are right, it is an important _ forward. you are right, it is an important moment in time. it is a welcome — important moment in time. it is a welcome moment in time as well. but it is not— welcome moment in time as well. but it is not mission accomplished yet, no. so if you�*re one of the millions of people with a mortgage, will this have an immediate impact? if you�*re on a tracker mortgage, you�*ll notice immediate changes. but if you�*re on a fixed—rate, you�*ll have to wait for your deal to end to shop around. 1.6 million people will be in that position before the end of the year. make no mistake, any deal that people got five years ago, any deal they get now will be more expensive than that. some lenders have already been reducing rates over the last few weeks. could this move by the bank

of england mean there are better deals to come? so the lenders don't have to pass on any benefit — so the lenders don't have to pass on any benefit to their clients, their customers, any time soon. some are doing _ customers, any time soon. some are doing it — customers, any time soon. some are doing it very— customers, any time soon. some are doing it very quickly, especially if you are _ doing it very quickly, especially if you are a — doing it very quickly, especially if you are a tracker rate, because that tends _ you are a tracker rate, because that tends to— you are a tracker rate, because that tends to track the bank of england base rate. — tends to track the bank of england base rate, so that could happen with some _ base rate, so that could happen with some lenders as quickly as sunday or monday _ monday. so, overall a small monday. — so, overall a small cut, monday. — so, overalla small cut, but economists say it is a move in the right direction. the thing is, with all of this, it affects people even if they are not currently mortgage holders. people who rent will have seen high rates passed on in recent years if the landlord has a mortgage, so as things worked through the system, that should have an effect. savers will not be as happy about this because a rate cut means they tend to get less of a return on the savings they got in the bank. it return on the savings they got in the bank. , , ., ,

the bank. it is the same story when ou look the bank. it is the same story when you look at — the bank. it is the same story when you look at energy _ the bank. it is the same story when you look at energy prices _ the bank. it is the same story when you look at energy prices and - the bank. it is the same story when you look at energy prices and then l you look at energy prices and then becoming lower, it is how quickly the savings are passed on, if at all. let�*s take a look at today�*s papers. the mirror is focusing on the protests that have taken place in the wake of the southport stabbings on monday. the paper is reporting the prime minister�*s promise to tackle what he called "far—right thugs", who have rioted in recent days. today�*s guardian is reporting the biggest prisoner swap since the cold war, after 16 people were freed from russian and belarusian jails overnight. the front page shows wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich on board a plane to the us, 491 days after he was jailed by russian authorities on spying charges. the daily telegraph is looking at the bbc parliament response into huw edwards. the daily mail says patients

will face months of misery after gps launched work—to—rule action. the british medical association says gps are unable to provide the care they want in a dispute over funding levels. we�*ll talk to an nhs gp later on in the programme. just what will that mean in a practice. how will it affect the health care you need? do like afternoon tea? yes. that surprises me. pickle sandwiches? cake, sandwiches, it is all good. you could have afternoon tea at the prison where mickjagger and the kray twins were locked up. it is really interesting. the programme is intended to simulate a working environment, and it is called the

clink restaurant. it is in the middle of the main courtyard, and the courtyard goes back to 1819, so it is quite a historical setting. the public can go to this restaurant now, and have afternoon tea. £37.50 per person, and it is now available to book, so you can have cakes, baked treats, all freshly made there as well. fruitcake? you can have pesto and rocket sandwiches, mango and passion fruit macaroons and fruit scones with rhubarb jam. sounds nice. mickjagger spent a night there, brixton prison, after a drug raid. ididn�*t drug raid. i didn�*t know that! unsurprisingly, what you think the most common name for a house in england is? rose cottage. very good. rose cottage,

ivy cottage, garden cottage, orchard cottage, yew tree cottage. lots of cottages. it is 26 minutes past six. the number of women leaving teaching when they begin having families means it will be hard for the government to fix the recruitment crisis in england�*s schools according to an independent think tank. the government wants another 6500 to during the profession. it has underlined that lesson preparation time could be carried out at home to help improve flexible working hours. here�*s our education editor, branwen jeffreys. at home with her boys, her baby daughter asleep, cara left teaching after raffi was born. she taught music, science and was head of sixth form. the workload and lack of flexible hours became too much.

for me, it got to the point where i just didn�*t feel like i was a good mum or a good teacher, and that was really hard. um, and... yeah, to me itjust didn�*t seem possible. today�*s report says there are too many missing mothers in england�*s schools. more than 9,000 women in their 30s leaving teaching in a year, the biggest single group leaving across the whole profession. 3,400 men in their 30s left, too. keeping at least some of these teachers would make a difference. 6,500 extra teachers have been promised by the labour government. of course, teachers do get the school holidays, something many other parents envy. but in return, in termtime there�*s very little flexibility. and when you look at things like maternity pay, some of the differences are really stark. across the public and private sector, 18 to 26 weeks on full pay is common.

but for teachers, maternity pay is a fraction of that. schools told us changing that would be challenging. the budget they have now wouldn�*t cover it. many women are the breadwinner in their families, and so only having kind of, you know, it's four weeks full pay, two weeks at 90% and 12 weeks at 50% compared to so many other comparable graduate careers that they could go into if they wanted. it's really, really woeful. and it needs to change. for laura, still a teacher, less maternity pay meant less time with her children. with miles, she took seven months only because she inherited a bit of money. but for eden, she had to return before he was four months old. it was all to do with finances for both of them. i would have loved to have had a year off with them. it just wasn't ever an option for us

with the financial situation. she still feels guilty about missing out on key moments. i always feel really sad that i don't get to do the morning walk to school. it's sometimes very difficult to navigate nativities, school plays the sports days. my husband often goes instead of myself, and he will film it and i get to watch it when i get home. again, you're consumed with guilt that you don't get to do it. some schools are trying flexible start and end time for teachers, using timetable software to make sure lessons are covered. others are looking at a nine—day fortnight for teachers. for parents struggling with their own work family balance, what matters is having a good teacher in front of their children. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. it is coming up to half past six.

time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i�*m nicky ford. ck three leading hospices in south london are urging the government hot to step in to address the funding crisis facing the sector. st raphael�*s, princess alice and the royal trinity — which cover merton and sutton — are proposing cuts to essential services after seeing their costs rise sharply. the charity and campaign group hospice uk said that one in five uk hospices have reduced services or plan to do so. we are having to make cost savings with our nursing staff, with our medical staff, our psychological support teams. and i think ultimately what will happen is patients that need our services will instead end up going into hospital or needing to use emergency services because we are just not there to support them. a spokesperson for the

department of health and social care said: "while the majority of palliative and end of life care is provided by the nhs, we recognise the vital part voluntary sector organisations, including hospices play." train passengers are being warned to expect disruption to services in south london later this month due to major upgrade work. 1500 metres of track will be replaced at crystal palace and new signalling is being installed. southern services in the area will be affected from the 24th of august until september. concerns have been raised after an unusual sighting in the thames. this dolphin was filmed swimming between putney and wandsworth park. so far this year, five pods of dolphins have been spotted in the river. while incredible to witness, marine experts say it could be a warning sign that they may be lost. it looks like an adult common dolphin. it�*s on its own, which is extremely rare, and it looks very disoriented and pretty lethargic. so it potentially swam up the river,

maybe gotten lost and doesn�*t have the energy to swim back where it needs to go. let�*s take a look at the tubes now — there�*s a good service on the tubes this morning. london overground has a part closure. now onto the weather with kawser. hello there, well, it�*s a mild, muggy start to the day with some patches of mist and fog and a fair amount of cloud. some scattered showers, as well, but it does become drier and brighter as the day progresses. some of these showers in the east may be heavy or sharp in places. nothing compared with the thunderstorms we saw yesterday. much more in the way of drier, brighter weather by the afternoon, with sunshine and temperatures while reaching around the mid to high 20s, so staying very warm. a fine evening to come with some late spells of sunshine. but overnight tonight, more in the way of cloud builds and this cloud may be thick enough for some light rain or drizzle in places. it does stay mild and muggy as temperatures hold up at around 16 to 19 celsius. we do have a frontal system then for tomorrow morning that will bring some clouds, some outbreaks of rain for a time. but as it clears through,

it does introduce some fresher conditions for a time. so for saturday, temperatures will be back down to the low 20s. a bit of an easier night to come saturday night. sunday, though, largely fine and dry. some good spells of sunshine and a bit humid once again. that�*s all from me. i�*ll be back in half an hour. riz lateef is on bbc radio london where they�*ll be looking back at a good week for team gb at the olympics. hello this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we return to the latest on the southport attack and the 17—year—old boy charged with murdering three girls he has appeared in court in liverpool. he is seen here in an earlier school photograph — and court sketches — he can now be named as axel muganwa rudakubana, after the judge lifted reporting restrictions.

he is next due to appear in court in october. the three children killed in the attack were bebe king, elsie dot stancombe and alice dasilva aguiar. two of the other children injured have since been discharged from hospital. five others remain under observation, as well as two adults. this evening and throughout the weekend, landmarks across merseyside will be lit up in pink, in memory of the young lives lost in the southport attack. our correspondentjohn maguire spend the day in the town to find out how communities are supporting each other after the tragedy. it should have been the perfect start to summer for southport. sunny days at long last, school holidays at long last, carefree days ahead. but, then, monday�*s knife attacks changed everything. this community has been severely tested, but is showing its resolve. where rioters hurled bricks at police on tuesday night, there are now ice—cream vans.

a local family business doing whatever it can. just for the community, really, for the children. just to put the smiles back on their little faces. you know, it�*s such a devastating thing that�*s happened. so we just want to make sure that everyone�*s coming together and supporting everybody, you know. it�*s just such a devastating time. you know, we�*ve all been very upset about what�*s happened. and, you know, them three little girls, you know, they just didn�*t deserve, theyjust didn�*t deserve that. and the families, you know. sorry, i�*m getting a bit emotional now. businesses, local services, places of worship are all supporting each other and the families of those caught up in the violence. what the churches are here to do, what all the agencies are here to do is to help southport be a place where something horrible happened and something beautiful came out of it. because that was the word

that the imam used this morning — beautiful people, beautiful place. and if more people can think that because of the way southport has responded to this, that will be a good thing. the stand up for southport website has become a focus for people. people want to know how can they donate and how can they help. so it�*s a great platform for saying to people, come and see how you can make a difference to the people who need your help at this time. fundraising, events, donations, just sharing thoughts. sometimes, with social media, you don�*t want to go near it. it�*s a vile place. but, sometimes, as with this tragedy and the clean—up operation and people helping each other, social media is a wonderful place to be and it�*s helping people to come together and help each other and social media can be really, really a force for good. and stand up for southport, people have reallyjoined in. and all the messages — every time i turn on, you see a poem or a picture

or somebody�*s doing something or somebody�*s offering something or giving something. you know, it�*s fantastic to see and i love social media. # in the quiet of morning, there's a whisper in the wind #. those with expertise or skills are offering their help. jenny wren, a musician and primary school music teacher, has written this charity song. she�*s been contacted by other musicians, including 12 choirs, all keen to be involved. # always be dancing in the stars. # your light is still shining from afar #. i thought, well, this is what i can do, this is what i can give. and i put a post out and the response has been absolutely overwhelming. so, yeah, i've written the song and the next step now is to get all those musicians involved and the local choirs and musicians

and vocalists to record it. and we've been offered recording studios and producers and all kinds of different things to help us do that. and then we'll publish it. we'll get it out into the public eye and hopefully raise some money and have some kind of anthem to bring people together, as well, for this tragedy. as well as fundraising and practical support, there are symbolic gestures to pay tribute to the girls and their families. significant buildings across the north west will, from tonight, be illuminated in pink — shining light where there�*s been so much darkness. john maguire, bbc news, southport. that piece focusing on how the community is pulling together, supporting one another. but we know

in the days afterwards, there were riots, public disturbances. let�*s talk about that. we�*re joined by tiffany lynch, the deputy national chair of the police federation for england and wales. for rank and file police officers who were either caught up in the disturbances themselves, all for other officers seeing that happening, can you give a sense of the effect it has?— the effect it has? good morning. first, may _ the effect it has? good morning. first, may i _ the effect it has? good morning. first. may i pass _ the effect it has? good morning. first, may i pass on _ the effect it has? good morning. first, may i pass on my - the effect it has? good morning. j first, may i pass on my thoughts the effect it has? good morning. - first, may i pass on my thoughts and condolences with the families of lc, alice and bebe, along with the other injured civilians in this incident and injured police officers from the riots and disturbances, of which we have 53 injured officers with 39 hospitalised. coming back to your question in relation to how officers

have felt being involved in those disturbances, officers know their role. they know they have a duty to go out and keep the peace. what happened in southport, what has happened in southport, what has happened across pockets of the country, they are not lawful protests. it is violent disorder. we have skilled officers trained regularly for these particular incidents. from what we saw, and from what i saw when watching the news reporting on this, i was sickened. we had officers that were not fully equipped to deal with those disorders in terms of the equipment they had, protection they had. sadly, that is a reflection of how many injured officers we have from this incident which should never have happened. i from this incident which should never have happened.- from this incident which should never have happened. i dare say you would have — never have happened. i dare say you would have listened _ never have happened. i dare say you would have listened carefully -

never have happened. i dare say you would have listened carefully to - would have listened carefully to what the prime minister said yesterday and he announced a new national disorder unit. can you give us your understanding of what it will look like, how many people it will look like, how many people it will be and what it will do? it is will look like, how many people it will be and what it will do?- will be and what it will do? it is a aood will be and what it will do? it is a good question — will be and what it will do? it is a good question and _ will be and what it will do? it is a good question and too _ will be and what it will do? it is a good question and too early - will be and what it will do? it is a good question and too early to i will be and what it will do? it is a i good question and too early to say. we have not been given the exact details and the first we heard about this was the same time everybody else heard in that press conference. it could be a number of things. my understanding from looking and listening back to the press conference is it will be based on intelligence led policing. where we have intelligence led policing and that investigation, we also have to have people. these units need to be resourced whether within the office is doing the intelligence work or the front line going out and performing arrests and bringing

people to prosecution. the question we have is where are these people coming from? we were told in so keir starmer�*s mandate when running for prime minister that there is no new money. so where are we going to get the resourcing from? the only way we can get police officers into the units is to pull them away from day—to—day, neighbourhood policing, from response and other units. effectively, the knock—on effect will be other crime, day—to—day crime, will be effectively affected. i appreciate you are awaiting detail on this unit. only announced yesterday. i am reading into your answer that you think maybe it is addressing the wrong problem, to call something a unit and say they will collaborate more is missing the point. we

will collaborate more is missing the oint, . ., .. , ., will collaborate more is missing the oint. . , ., , will collaborate more is missing the oint. , ., , ., will collaborate more is missing the oint. , ., , point. we accept more needs to be done and we _ point. we accept more needs to be done and we need _ point. we accept more needs to be done and we need to _ point. we accept more needs to be done and we need to be _ point. we accept more needs to be done and we need to be more - done and we need to be more proactive rather than reactive and these incidents are evidence of that. it is about planning, putting together what it is that 21st—century policing is. we see more on social media. we have highlighted the issues of social media. when misinformation and wrong information is put out it can become toxic. we need to be able to combat that proactively rather than the back foot. we are swimming against the tide and more needs to be done. we appreciate your time this morning. it�*s been described as the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. the post office scandal saw hundreds of former

sub—postmasters wrongly convicted of theft and fraud on the basis of incorrect data from a faulty it system tim brentnall�*s life was destroyed by the scandal, but, ten years after he was prosecuted, he has cleared his name and is celebrating a very special new arrival. our reporter, fi lamdin, went to meet him. steph and i have joked about it, but it�*s also been a little bit of a joke in the postmaster group that he�*s already got perhaps two dozen grandmothers looking after him. everyone in the group has been with us on thatjourney and everyone is so happy for him. everyone has been overjoyed with it. lando was the first baby of the group and you know what a baby does to most people. everybody sort of goes a bit soft and gooey. it's a dream come true. we wanted a child for many years and with steph going through cancer treatment, we had to wait for a while. i don�*t think, ten years ago, i would have thought

we could have been this happy. we�*ve really got this wonderful, brilliant little man to focus on. good morning. the subpostmasters fighting forjustice. i the evidence i shall give. shall be the truth. the whole truth. the whole truth, and nothing but... and nothing but the truth. i was totally lost in the moment because i knew i hadn�*t stolen — there was no evidence that i�*d stolen anything. i certainly wasn�*t living, you know, the high life from ill—gotten gains. tim was charged with false accounting. 11 years later, he finally cleared his name. it really started to feel like i was trapped in a nightmare. it felt unreal. it felt like i was watching myself do it because i knew i hadn�*t done anything wrong. but i was stood in front of a judge in crown court pleading guilty to a crime that i hadn�*t done. the thought of going to prison terrified me. tim was one of many subpostmasters who gave evidence at the inquiry.

they now both know it added to the stress of trying for a baby. but, three weeks ago, baby lando was born. they told us over and over — you're the only one. the subpostmaster group portrayed here in the itv drama and now a close group of friends, messaging most days. lando brentnall arrived at 10am, 7lb 1. mum and baby are doing fine. there are lots of people wishing congratulations. jo sent us this lovely sleep sack, della crocheted, knitted — whatever you call it — a lovely, lovely soft blanket for him. maria sent us a lovely load of babygros and things like that, and there�*s so much more, as well. everyone in the group has been with us on thatjourney and everyone is so happy for him. the whole group are sort of celebrating lando�*s birth. yeah, everyone�*s been sort of overjoyed with it.

the inquiry listening to all the evidence has now finished and is taking a break for the summer. in the autumn, it will consider recommendations for the future. but 15 years on, tim, like so many others, is still waiting for compensation. living next door is a constant reminder of what happened. i was in my early 20s when we took it on and that was going to be my future and that was all ripped away after five years. can you put it all behind you now? ten years ago, i wouldn�*t have thought it was possible to be this happy and we�*d have sort of this new life ahead of us. it�*s been a constant sword hanging over us, the post office, and the struggle to get a baby, which just happened naturally. it�*s just been a realjoy to be able to start to build towards the next chapter. fiona lamdin, bbc news.

friday morning. looking ahead to the weekend, _ friday morning. looking ahead to the weekend, ali— friday morning. looking ahead to the weekend, all of— friday morning. looking ahead to the weekend, all of that. _ weekend, all of that. that— weekend, all of that. that does— weekend, all of that. that does not - weekend, all of that. that does not look. weekend, all of that. . that does not look very weekend, all of that. - that does not look very sunny. weekend, all of that. _ that does not look very sunny. it weekend, all of that. _ that does not look very sunny. [it is that does not look very sunny. it is not at the moment. _ that does not look very sunny. it 3 not at the moment. good morning. we have missed and fog are particularly in the south—east. —— we have mist and fog. it will lift and for many it will be dry, sunny and warm. showers in eastern areas and rain coming in from the north—west. this is the picture. you can see showers across east anglia into the south—east, east midlands. we have dry weather, sunny and warm, and then cloud building in the west ahead of a cold front bringing rain and strengthening winds. it brightens up behind that and turns fresher later in the day. temperatures 16—21 in scotland and

northern ireland and may be up to 29 in the south—east. through this evening and overnight, the same weather front continues its journey southwards and eastwards and it will bring showers as it does so. the of it clear skies. humid bring showers as it does so. the of it clearskies. humid in bring showers as it does so. the of it clear skies. humid in the south—east. fresh conditions for the north—west of the country. 9—12 in scotland and northern ireland, 14—17 across england and wales. through saturday, the weather front continues its it could pep up in the south—western side. here it is with the cloud and showers. it moves steadily to the south—east, but the rain turning heavy at times across parts for example dorset, hampshire, london area. on the other side of that front, we are back into sunshine and looking at scattered

showers, especially in scotland and northern ireland. not as breezy tomorrow. these are the temperatures. pressure conditions behind the weather front but still humid across the southeast with a high of 23—24. that weather front eventually cleared saturday into sunday. high pressure across us and then we have the next area of low pressure waiting. we start on sunday with the weather front drags. it will be a cloudy day with sunny spells, the best of which in the east. low pressure comes in, we will see showers and then rain will come in and we are looking at strong winds to the west. these are the temperatures on sunday. 15—24. by then, we will be in fresher conditions and lost the humidity some have had for quite a while now.

and some people will be relieved by it. 20 medals in paris so far. kye whyte was dubbed the prince of peckham after making history at the tokyo olympics getting silver and britain�*s first olympic medal in bmx. he is in action later. sophie is at the club where he started his career. and i dare say they are riders of the future. welcome to peckham bmx club, home to kye whyte, the prince of peckham. i am here with the founder of the club and a coach. we have him at 50% because he —— reallyjust having because he —— reallyjust having because he —— reallyjust having because he is straight back from paris. ! because he is straight back from paris. ., , , because he is straight back from paris. ~ , ,,, , because he is straight back from paris. «m ,,, ,, paris. i kept his spirits up when he saw me. paris. i kept his spirits up when he saw me- his _ paris. i kept his spirits up when he saw me. his family _ paris. i kept his spirits up when he saw me. his family and _ paris. i kept his spirits up when he saw me. his family and friends - paris. i kept his spirits up when hej saw me. his family and friends are there. i came back this morning

because i want to be here with the kids and to tell everybody what a wonderful sport bmx is and how well they will do tonight in the semifinals and getting the gold medal with beth. she won every single race and was miles in front. kye whyte was struggling with a back injury. but all he has to do is continue and if he makes the final he is a problem.— continue and if he makes the final he is a problem. tokyo, the first gb auide to he is a problem. tokyo, the first gb guide to get — he is a problem. tokyo, the first gb guide to get a _ he is a problem. tokyo, the first gb guide to get a silver _ he is a problem. tokyo, the first gb guide to get a silver medal - he is a problem. tokyo, the first gb guide to get a silver medal and - he is a problem. tokyo, the first gb guide to get a silver medal and nowj guide to get a silver medal and now different because of the covid restrictions. how important to have all his family there? we restrictions. how important to have all his family there?— all his family there? we got it from here last time _ all his family there? we got it from here last time and _ all his family there? we got it from here last time and he _ all his family there? we got it from here last time and he said - all his family there? we got it from here last time and he said he - all his family there? we got it from | here last time and he said he almost cried when he saw everyone in the community hall. having everyone there it makes a difference. as a youngster with your mum and dad you play harder. yesterday, he did not know i was turning up and i said i

am here. he lapped it up. iam looking forward to tonight. watching it here on a big screen. anyone who wants to come to peckham tonight, we are partying! haifa wants to come to peckham tonight, we are -a inc! ., ,, wants to come to peckham tonight, we are - inc! ., ,, , ., are partying! how inspiring is it to see k e are partying! how inspiring is it to see kye whyte — are partying! how inspiring is it to see kye whyte and _ are partying! how inspiring is it to see kye whyte and beth - are partying! how inspiring is it to see kye whyte and beth shriver. are partying! how inspiring is it to | see kye whyte and beth shriver -- see kye whyte and beth shriver —— beth shriever out there? see kye whyte and beth shriver -- beth shriever out there?- see kye whyte and beth shriver -- beth shriever out there? amazing. we have 140 kids — beth shriever out there? amazing. we have 140 kids and _ beth shriever out there? amazing. we have 140 kids and after— beth shriever out there? amazing. we have 140 kids and after this _ beth shriever out there? amazing. we have 140 kids and after this we - have 140 kids and after this we might have to hundred. it is amazing for them to see some one who grew up here. i have trained him and his brother since they were three and seven. to see them growing into a great young men, making the olympic team with others from peckham bmx. thank you. we can chat to a couple of people here. jacob. i am ten. how do you feel about tonight? i am do you feel about tonight? i am excited to _ do you feel about tonight? i am excited to see _ do you feel about tonight? i am excited to see how _ do you feel about tonight? i am excited to see how kye -

do you feel about tonight? ian excited to see how kye does. all he needs to do is his best and be confident. i needs to do is his best and be confident-— needs to do is his best and be confident. ,, .., ., confident. i think he can do it. do ou think confident. i think he can do it. do you think he _ confident. i think he can do it. do you think he can _ confident. i think he can do it. do you think he can do _ confident. i think he can do it. do you think he can do it, _ confident. i think he can do it. do you think he can do it, gabriel? l you think he can do it, gabriel? definitely. where will you be? at home _ definitely. where will you be? at home. any advice for kye whyte and beth shriever? not really. i�*ve been riding bikes not really. i've been riding bikes since _ not really. i've been riding bikes since i_ not really. i've been riding bikes since i was — not really. i've been riding bikes since i was three but doing bmx about— since i was three but doing bmx about two years. is since i was three but doing bmx about two years. is it since i was three but doing bmx about two years.— since i was three but doing bmx about two years. is it good to see them at the _ about two years. is it good to see them at the olympics? _ them at the olympics? yes. jacob you have a lot of experience and compete. kye has had issues this year with injuries. you have experienced that. tell us how dangerous it can be. fine have experienced that. tell us how dangerous it can be.— dangerous it can be. one time, i came here _ dangerous it can be. one time, i came here to — dangerous it can be. one time, i came here to do _ dangerous it can be. one time, i came here to do normal- dangerous it can be. one time, i came here to do normaltraining| dangerous it can be. one time, i- came here to do normal training and i expected a normal day. i was doing a skills session, i was over there.

i went to high. i landed like that, straight on my shoulder. they had to call an ambulance. ifelt call an ambulance. i felt really scared. i did not know what i was going to do. but the doctor said it would heal in six weeks, even though the world championships was five weeks. i needed to make a speedy recovery to have the ability to race. ~ ., ., ,., recovery to have the ability to race. . ., ., , recovery to have the ability to race. ., , ~ , recovery to have the ability to race. ~ ., , . , ., recovery to have the ability to race. ., , . , ., r race. what about kye whyte and beth shriever tonight? _ race. what about kye whyte and beth shriever tonight? i _ race. what about kye whyte and beth shriever tonight? i would _ race. what about kye whyte and beth shriever tonight? i would say - race. what about kye whyte and beth shriever tonight? i would say be - shriever tonight? i would say be careful, shriever tonight? i would say be careful. do _ shriever tonight? i would say be careful, do your _ shriever tonight? i would say be careful, do your best. _ shriever tonight? i would say be careful, do your best. and - shriever tonight? i would say be careful, do your best. and i - shriever tonight? i would say be. careful, do your best. and i really hope you get to the final. and get the placement you hoped.- hope you get to the final. and get the placement you hoped. thank you. i am under pressure _ the placement you hoped. thank you. i am under pressure from _ the placement you hoped. thank you. i am under pressure from the - i am under pressure from the producer to get on a bike. john maguire would do it, she says. there will be safety training between now

and the end of the programme but i will see you later in some way. studio: i reckon charlie would do it. would he, though? yes, very confident. sophie, all in the name of good reporting. you are the name of good reporting. you are the queen of that. i cannot wait to see you in action. laughter. the coach she was talking to, we need a bit of his enthusiasm. wow. that is what gets them going. we will have more from sophie later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i�*m nicky ford. three leading hospices in south london are urging the government to step in to address the funding crisis facing the sector. st raphael�*s, princess alice and the royal trinity — which cover merton and sutton —

are proposing cuts to essential services after seeing their costs rise sharply. the charity and campaign group hospice uk said that one in five uk hospices have reduced services or plan to do so. we are having to make cost savings with our nursing staff, with our medical staff, our psychological support teams. and i think ultimately what will happen is patients that need our services will instead end up going into hospital or needing to use emergency services because we are just not there to support them. a spokesperson for the department of health and social care said that while the majority of palliative and end of life care is provided by the nhs, we recognise the vital part voluntary sector organisations, including hospices play. two london universities have merged to become one of the largest training students in the capital. city university and st george�*s have officially joined forces. the new institution is being described as a health powerhouse, as it aims to provide research

and education for nurses, midwives and others working in the health care sector. concerns have been raised after an unusual sighting in the thames. this dolphin was filmed swimming between putney and wandsworth park. so far this year, five pods of dolphins have been spotted in the river. while incredible to witness, marine experts say it could be a warning sign that they may be lost. it looks like an adult common dolphin. it�*s on its own, which is extremely rare, and it looks very disoriented and pretty lethargic. so it potentially swam up the river, maybe gotten lost and doesn�*t have the energy to swim back where it needs to go. let�*s take a look at the tubes now. there�*s a good service on the tubes this morning. a part closure on london overground. now onto the weather with kawser. hello there, good morning. well, it�*s a mild, muggy start to the day with some patches of mist and fog and a fair amount of cloud.

some scattered showers, as well, but it does become drier and brighter as the day progresses. some of these showers in the east may be heavy or sharp in places. nothing compared with the thunderstorms we saw yesterday. much more in the way of drier, brighter weather by the afternoon, with sunshine and temperatures while reaching around the mid to high 20s, so staying very warm. a fine evening to come with some late spells of sunshine. but overnight tonight, more in the way of cloud builds and this cloud may be thick enough for some light rain or drizzle in places. it does stay mild and muggy as temperatures hold up at around 16 to 19 celsius. we do have a frontal system then for tomorrow morning that will bring some cloud, some outbreaks of rain for a time. but as it clears through, it does introduce some fresher conditions for a time. so for saturday, temperatures will be back down to the low 20s. a bit of an easier night to come saturday night. sunday, though, largely fine and dry. some good spells of sunshine and a bit humid once again. that�*s all from me. i�*ll be back in half an hour. back now though to charlie and naga.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... more questions for the bbc over its handling of the huw edwards scandal. the culture secretary asks the corporation to see if it can recoup any of his pay. key landmarks across merseyside will be lit up in pink tonight and over the weekend in tribute to the three victims

of the southport knife attack. back home — three americans who were held in russia land on us soil as part of the biggest prisoner swap deal since the cold war. the woman who�*s waited eight years to see her rape case come to court — she describes the criminaljustice system as absolutely broken. i care that i�*m an example of thousands of people in a system that is absolutely shameful. and a legend bows out — andy murray�*s glittering tennis career comes to an end with defeat at the olympics. good morning. a few sharp showers to come today across eastern parts of england, but most of us will have a dry, sunny and warm day except in the north—west where we have rain and strengthening winds. but behind that will be fresh conditions. i

will have all the weather details shortly. good morning. it�*s friday, the 2nd of august. the culture secretary, lisa nandy, has raised concerns about the bbc�*s investigation into huw edwards. in a meeting with the corporation�*s director general, tim davie, she asked the bbc to explore what options are available to recoup some of edwards�* taxpayer—funded salary. mr davie has defended the decision not to sack the presenter, despite knowing last november that he was arrested over the most serious category of indecent images of children. edwards pleaded guilty to three charges on wednesday. our reporter, simonjones, has more. huw edwards�* guilty plea has shocked the nation, a spokesperson for the culture secretary, lisa nandy, said. her thoughts are with the victims whose lives have been destroyed. she stressed the need for the bbc to be transparent with the public. the corporation�*s director general was told in november about edwards�* arrest over the most serious category of indecent images,

but he insisted he didn�*t know the specific details. now, when it comes to the decision that we made in november, when we were obviously faced with, i think, a very difficult decision, actually, and we considered it very carefully. the police came to us and gave us information that they had arrested mr edwards. but they wanted to be assured of total confidence and the reason they rung us at that point was to ensure that — and it�*s a technical process, which is to ensure employees are protected and there�*s no risk. the director general�*s decisions have also faced government scrutiny. a spokesperson for the culture secretary said, "she has spoken to the bbc to raise concerns on a number of points regarding the handling of their own investigations into huw edwards. "what safeguards and processes had

been followed in this case and, additionally, what further action may be taken, especially with regard to the handling of licence—fee payers money." the government has asked to be kept up to date on any future developments, but the questions for the bbc are not going away. one key one is why the findings of an internal investigation into allegations that huw edwards sent inappropriate messages to junior members of staff have not been published. one whistle—blower said edwards sent them this picture of a hotel room he was staying in at the time of prince philip�*s funeral, messaging "there�*s plenty of room here" and "you missed a good night". huw edwards was the face of bbc news and its highest—paid newsreader. tim davie insisted the bbc was not sitting on anything it needed to share with police. but a former culture secretary wants more clarity from the director general. we need to know much more about why it was that he came to

the conclusion that the huw edwards should go on receiving his salary, that he should be allowed to resign rather than be sacked. and why, when the bbc knew about this arrest, and yet we only discover it, what, eight months later. edwards earned £200,000 in the months after his arrest. we can�*t claw back pension. i think, when it comes to pay, you know, again, legally challenging, but we�*ll look at all options. that�*s something the government is urging the bbc to do as edwards awaits his sentencing for accessing indecent images of children. simon jones, bbc news. we�*re joined now by our culture correspondent, charlotte gallagher. when we hear that the culture secretary wants to meet with the director—general and is offering opinions and calls for the way money is treated, how significant is this? i think it is very significant, and

she also called for an immediate meeting with tim davie. lisa nandy the culture secretary obviously wanting answers to those questions that a lot of people are asking right now, so for example how did the bbc handle the case and about the bbc handle the case and about the money that was paid to huw edwards from the period when he was arrested to when he resigned in april 2024, and she said she wanted to be updated on what is happening. are the findings of the internal investigation going to be published? we know that the bbc knew in november that mr edwards had been arrested. we know that they knew what he had been arrested for. we also know that the sun newspaper had been given a dossier of allegations about what huw edwards had allegedly done, and current and former bbc staff had given evidence about their former interactions with huw edwards. one staff member has told

us they feel upset at let down by how that investigation has been run. there has been a lot of talk about the mental health of huw edwards and the mental health of huw edwards and the duty of care to him, but some people are saying, what about the duty of care to the people that he allegedly affected by his behaviour? charlotte gallagher, thank you very much. seven minutes past seven is the time. the community in southport is still reeling after the death of three young girls, and a focus on the police as well. police in southport have continued to use greater stop and search powers in the wake of violent protests in the town, after the fatal stabbing of three children. it comes as the prime minister said police chiefs have his full support when managing any future disturbances. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has the latest. tuesday in southport and the violence that followed the fatal stabbings. the riots were fuelled

by misinformation on social media and outsiders intent on causing trouble. yesterday, it was quiet. for a second day, police were given temporary powers to stop and search anyone suspected of carrying a weapon or planning any criminal act. after southport, the disorder had spread. this was hartlepool on wednesday. the prime minister said it was the work of the far right showing who they are. 11 arrests were made here and there was unrest, too, in london, manchester and aldershot. so summoned to downing street yesterday, police chiefs here for an emergency meeting with the new government. sir keir starmer promised a new national capability to tackle the violence. these thugs are mobile, they move from community to community, and we must have a policing response that can do the same. shared intelligence, wider deployment of facial recognition technology.

and preventative action — criminal behaviour orders to restrict their movements. in london, more than 100 arrests were made. the police say they are now ready if more violence happens. what i committed to the prime minister to do today was to write to all those commanders to be very explicit about new guidance and rapid learning from these events, about how we separate this what might be legitimate protest from what is, frankly, downright violent crime. and so that we can intervene more quickly, we can arrest offenders, we can act to deter, and we can work with the criminal justice system to bring those people to very swiftjustice if people break the law. sir keir starmer also had a message for social media networks. he said whipping up disorder online was a crime and it was happening on their watch. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster. our reporter alison freeman joins us now from southport. good morning to you. there are more

events of commemoration being planned. yes, that�*s right, charlie. good morning. here at the scene itself you can still see this sea of flowers, balloons, soft toys, all of these tributes laid to those three girls that were killed. they were, of course, bebe king, who was six, elsie dot stancombe, and alice dasilva aguiar. they were attending a dance class here, and the man accused of killing them is also accused of killing them is also accused of killing them is also accused of attempting to murder a further ten people. thejudge took the unusual step of allowing him to be named. suspect under the age of 18 are usually granted anonymity, but in this case, he said that 17—year—old axel muganwa rudakubana 17—year—old axel muganwa rudaku ba na could 17—year—old axel muganwa rudakubana could be named as he turns 18 next week and it was in the public interest to name him to stop the

spread of disinformation that has led to the violent disorder we have seen. there are plans in place tonight to light up buildings across the north west, in liverpool, in southport and beyond in memory of the three girls who died and also to show solidarity with all of those people who have been affected by these terrible events here. alison, thank you. three american detainees who were released by russia as part of a prisoner swap have landed home in the us. 26 people were exchanged in turkey in a deal involving seven countries. president biden hailed it as a "feat of diplomacy". our correspondent, will grant, was there and sent this report. greeted by a presidential embrace. after more days behind bars than they would care to remember, finally a day they�*ll never forget.

the arrival of the three americans at andrews air base marks the end of their ordeal in russia, and the defining image of the biggest prisoner swap since the cold war. this is a historic moment, however you look at it politically, diplomatically or for the families involved, just emotionally. some of the most high—profile us prisoners of modern times back on us soil. on the tarmac to meet them, president biden and vice president harris. one soon to leave office, the other hoping to take over. myjob is to make sure, number one, they don�*t get them. and if they do, we get them back. i don�*t buy this idea that you�*re going to let these people rot in jail. reached against the backdrop of a full—scale war in ukraine, this prisoner swap was uniquely complex. it involved 26 people in seven different nations, as well as well as wall streetjournal

reporter evan gershkovich and ex—marine paul whelan, moscow freed, a russian americanjournalist. among several prominent kremlin critics released while in return moscow got back this man, convicted assassin and fsb colonel vadim krasikov. the family of evan gershkovich echoed the position of all the relatives, expressing heartfelt thanks that their son was free, saying we have waited 491 days for evan�*s release and it�*s hard to describe what today feels like. we can�*t wait to give him the biggest hug and see his sweet and brave smile up close. so even amid the glare of the world�*s media, this is also a uniquely private moment for the former prisoners and their families. a homecoming which at times they must have feared might never come. will grant, bbc news, washington. let�*s go straight to our eastern news correspondent sarah rainsford in berlin. those images werejust a

couple of hours ago, with the planes landing on us soil, but this is a big international diplomatic moment, isn�*t it, involving many, many countries. it isn't it, involving many, many countries-— isn't it, involving many, many countries. , ., , ., , countries. it is, and germany has been key to _ countries. it is, and germany has been key to all— countries. it is, and germany has been key to all of— countries. it is, and germany has been key to all of this, _ countries. it is, and germany has been key to all of this, not - countries. it is, and germany has been key to all of this, not only l been key to all of this, not only because 12 political prisoners and former prisoners have just arrived back overnight in germany, including seven russian political prisoners, pretty prominent names, like the co—founder of the human rights group memorial, and a well opposition politician, a fierce critic of the kremlin. those people have all headed here to germany. but germany is a price for that deal that has taken place, this huge exchange, has handed over a convicted russian fsb assassin. that was a very difficult decision for germany, and we have been hearing from the chancellor olaf scholz talking about how hard that has been, but saying it was a

decision that germany took partly in solidarity with the united states but partly about standing up, he said, the russians who are standing up said, the russians who are standing up for democracy in their country, so germany absolutely key to this, and i think people waiting to hear now from those russian political prisoners who have been a key part to this huge swap as well as the international ones.— to this huge swap as well as the international ones. sarah, for the moment, thank— international ones. sarah, for the moment, thank you. _ iran has threatened "harsh punishment" for israel, which it says was responsible for assassinating hamas�*s leader on wednesday. ismail haniyeh will be buried in qatar this morning after thousands of iranians turned out for his funeral procession yesterday. he was killed in a strike earlier this week. israel is widely suspected of killing him, but hasn�*t commented publicly. it was an emotional day at the olympics for andy murray as his tennis career came to an end after he was knocked out of the men�*s doubles event. our sports

correspondent katie gornall is in paris for us now. andy murray at the olympics fighting to the very end, but this is such a significant moment, because he will not be playing again. it is. significant moment, because he will not be playing again.— not be playing again. it is, and it is hard to come _ not be playing again. it is, and it is hard to come to _ not be playing again. it is, and it is hard to come to terms - not be playing again. it is, and it is hard to come to terms with . not be playing again. it is, and it. is hard to come to terms with that in some ways, isn�*t it, because he has just enjoyed one of the greatest careers in british sporting history. we always knew that his fifth olympics would be his final tournament, and it was so emotional when the curtain did come down in his career. dan evans, his doubles partner, was in tears at the end of that quarterfinal defeat to the american pair, and that was because murray has just american pair, and that was because murray hasjust given american pair, and that was because murray has just given so much to british tennis. he is the only player to successfully defend an olympic singles title. he has won two singles titles, ending the 77 year wait for a british male singles winner, and he returned to playing after hip surgery. he is full of

grit and determination and he has had to have that to succeed at the top level in what is a golden era in men�*s tennis. so i wonder what he will be doing today. he might be watching his team gb team—mates in action. you join me here at the rowing venue wherejust action. you join me here at the rowing venue where just outside the boathouse they are getting ready to warm up and get on the water, and we will be seeing the british pair of image and granted emily craig later. they are going for gold in the lightweight women�*s double sculls. they missed out on a medal in tokyo by one 100th of a second, half a second from a gold medal, so talk about fine margins. they are one of the favourites for gold today. elsewhere lots going on, jack laugher and anthony harding in the diving, and you will want to watch the bmx racing tonight, beth shriver is defending champion in that one, and she looked fantastic in the heats. so lots going on on day

seven. . ~' heats. so lots going on on day seven. ., ~ ,, y . heats. so lots going on on day seven. ., ~' i., , . seven. thank you very much. look forward to — seven. thank you very much. look forward to all— seven. thank you very much. look forward to all the _ seven. thank you very much. look forward to all the action _ seven. thank you very much. look forward to all the action there. - katie is enjoying herself. in typical andy murray fashion, but dry wit he has got. he posted this on social media. he said, never even liked tennis anyway! i think that is fun. it is absolutely him, because the emotion he has given to the sport over the years, and if you like sport and you just like people, his emotions, so raw on the tennis court, and over the years, i�*vejust looking through one of the other quotes immediately after this loss and the retirement, he said, i gave it a good go. he is the master of the understatement. we will miss him a lot. i think katie said at the beginning, we are still getting used to the idea that andy murray won�*t be playing.

there is a big shift now with the big four moving on, and it is time. i bet carol has been at wimbledon a few times, with the murray magic going on over the years, haven�*t you? i have, but i haven�*t ever actually seen him play, can you believe? so ou seen him play, can you believe? so you get sent in in the morning, and do breakfast, then you are kicked out? ., , ., ., ., out? no, then i carry on and do the weather on — out? no, then i carry on and do the weather on sport, _ out? no, then i carry on and do the weather on sport, but _ out? no, then i carry on and do the weather on sport, but because - out? no, then i carry on and do the weather on sport, but because i'ml weather on sport, but because i�*m always working, there is no time to have a look at the tennis, which is really sad, but it is nice to soak up really sad, but it is nice to soak up the atmosphere, it is brilliant. anyway, on with the weather! we are looking at pollen levels being higher through today that they have been of late. especially so across much of england, and we are talking wheat and nettle pollen at the moment. showers across parts of the south—east, but for most of us it will be dry and sunny, the cloud building up towards the west with a few showers ahead of a weather front

bringing in wet and windy weather. fine day in the channel islands, one or two showers in south—west england, wales, north—west england, still the chance we could catch some in the south—east but there will be a lot of sunshine in between, and then the rain continues across northern ireland and much of scotland. it is also going to be windy in the west today, temperatures in scotland and northern ireland 16—21. in england and wales, 24 to potentially a monkey 28 or 29 in the south—east. —— like a muqqy muggy 28 or 29. we pick up this band of showery rain tomorrow morning across england in particular. behind it, some sunshine and scattered showers, not as windy as today. feeling fresher, except in the

south—east where it will still be muggy. the best of any sunny breaks will be in the east, and then later more wet and windy weather comes in from the west. temperatures on sunday definitely feeling fresher, highs of up to 24. carol, thank you very much. it is 21 minutes past seven. court backlogs present a huge challenge to the uk�*s justice system, leaving victims and defendants facing lengthy delays before cases go to trial — and rape is among the offences which see significant waits for cases to be concluded. there are now a record 2,786 adult rape cases waiting to go to court in england and wales. it currently takes an average of 745 days — that�*s just over two years — from a rape being reported to police to the case being completed in court. and less than 3% of recorded rapes result in someone being charged in the same year. for those who have to wait for long

periods before their cases make it to trial, the effects can be devastating. here�*s our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. samantha is not her real name, but what this woman has been through is very real. what�*s your view of the criminaljustice system? shambolic, embarrassing, disgraceful, debilitating. it�*s absolutely broken. in march 2017, samantha told police that she�*d been raped. after a two—year investigation, prosecutors decided there wasn�*t enough evidence to charge her alleged attacker. they gave me a letter to say they�*re taking no further action and told to get on with my life. i had two officers at my door, got handed a letter, and that was it. by then, however, she says her alleged rapist had started stalking her. samantha said he�*d follow her on occasion, orjust appear at places she visited. she told police, but says

he took no action. coupled with the decision by prosecutors not to pursue the rape charges, the mother of two had a breakdown. i would regard myself as a strong character, able to muster on and get myself together. and in that particular day, i had absolutely nothing left, and i was completely forgotten about, basically told to get on with my life. in 2022, samantha�*s life turned again and officials from the crown prosecution service wrote to her to say they�*d reviewed her case. they�*d made a mistake. there was enough evidence to bring charges. i was still thinking to myself, is it real? how do i cope with that? having had a breakdown, having had some elements of recovery and then not wanting to invite that back into my life. having stopped during the pandemic, the stalking had by now restarted, says samantha, so she decided she�*d support a prosecution.

as her alleged attacker was on bail for the rape charge, police said they�*d put restrictions on him to prevent the stalking. but an admin error by officers meant that never happened. the trial for rape was due to be heard in may at worcester crown court, but due to backlogs in the court system, samantha was told the trial would have to be delayed. it�*s now been rescheduled for may of next year — more than eight years after she reported the rape. the new government says it will introduce specialist courts to fast—track rape cases. i don�*t care that there�*s not enough courtrooms. i care what i�*m going through. i care that i�*m an example of thousands of people in a system that is absolutely shameful. west mercia police told us that as a man is awaiting trial for rape, they are unable to comment any further on the case. warwickshire police said they have an ongoing investigation into allegations of stalking, and are always concerned when a victim is not satisfied with their service.

the crown prosecution service said they recognised the profound impact delays can have on victims. samantha says there have been times she wished she�*d never reported the rape. but she will go to court next year, she says, as it�*s the right thing to do. michael buchanan, bbc news. we�*re nowjoined by nazir afzal, the former chief crown prosecutor for north west england. when someone likes a month says she wishes she had never reported the rape case, there are so many people who don�*t report because they fear this exact thing happening. absolutely. we only have the tip of the iceberg. 2.5% of reports end up being charged, and about 1.8% of reports end up being convicted, but those reported only a small proportion of the amount of sexual offences that take place, so we have a massive problem here, and that is

where people don�*t have confidence that they will ever be taken seriously. the example you have there is not unusual. eight years seems unusual, but the average is a minimum of two years, and that means some will take a few weeks, some will take years, and i don�*t know what it feels like to have that hanging over you for that length of time. the trauma she experiences, the mental health impact it has, not knowing what is going to happen, and then eventually, finally everybody gets their act together and there is a court case which itself will be traumatic. a court case which itself will be traumatic-— a court case which itself will be traumatic. ., _ , .,. traumatic. you say gets their act to . ether. traumatic. you say gets their act together- the — traumatic. you say gets their act together. the cps _ traumatic. you say gets their act together. the cps acknowledges traumatic. you say gets their act - together. the cps acknowledges there are delays, and then we hear in terms of shortages of court time, staff and courts, this backlog. we hear that the government is taking a look at this, keir starmer has promised to halve violence against

women and girls within a decade. and then the specialist courts being used in unused rooms. how effective, how quickly can that be brought forward? it how quickly can that be brought forward? .., . forward? it can, if the drive and leadership _ forward? it can, if the drive and leadership is — forward? it can, if the drive and leadership is there, _ forward? it can, if the drive and leadership is there, it _ forward? it can, if the drive and leadership is there, it can - forward? it can, if the drive and i leadership is there, it can happen. the way i look at it, this is a pandemic that i live is the one we have just been through, and you need the same response. resources thrown at it, nightingale courts up and down the country to address this. we have a shortage of prosecutors, shortage of defence lawyers, judges. lots of them are retired, get them back in. put the energy that we put into tackling the covid pandemic into tackling the covid pandemic into this and we will make a difference. i want the prime minister to stand with daily and weekly briefings. i want a sign that says stop the blokes on his podium. i want people to take this as seriously as they took covid. that is not going to happen, which is why people like i will have to keep suffering. people like i will have to keep sufferinu. ., ., ., .,

suffering. you mention the average time. the figures _ suffering. you mention the average time. the figures we _ suffering. you mention the average time. the figures we have - suffering. you mention the average time. the figures we have england | time. the figures we have england and wales are shocking. it takes 745 days from a rape being reported to being completed in court, if it ever is. that is 745 days. when you look at a figure like that, how much of that 745 days is a case is complete and ready to go, as in the investigation is done, you as a prosecutor are content that you have what you need to take to court. what part of that is literally you�*re in a conveyor belt, you can�*t get a slot? a conveyor belt, you can't get a slot? . ,., ., a conveyor belt, you can't get a slot? �* ., , ., ., slot? about half. the investigation takes time- _ slot? about half. the investigation takes time. the _ slot? about half. the investigation takes time. the preparation - slot? about half. the investigation takes time. the preparation of - slot? about half. the investigation takes time. the preparation of a i takes time. the preparation of a case takes time, but usually it will be ready after several months, and you are then waiting for a slot. if you are then waiting for a slot. if you are then waiting for a slot. if you are god forbid the victim of a rape today, you could be waiting until 2027 for your case to be heard, but the case will be ready

next year. that means we know we can do some thing about this. we know we can put resources in place to tackle this, but at the moment, charlie, people are waiting unnecessarily for two years, and the language used, i�*ve used it before. we have a broken system, and a broken system needs fixing, notjust broken system, and a broken system needs fixing, not just tampering with or tinkering with. it is needs fixing, not just tampering with or tinkering with. it is always interestin: with or tinkering with. it is always interesting hearing _ with or tinkering with. it is always interesting hearing because - with or tinkering with. it is always interesting hearing because of. with or tinkering with. it is always. interesting hearing because of your experience, you are former chief crown prosecutor in the north of england. nazirafzal, thank crown prosecutor in the north of england. nazir afzal, thank you very much for your time this morning. it is coming up to half past seven. the edinburgh festival fringe kicks off today, with around 2,000 acts expected to perform over the next three weeks. the city is completely transformed over that period of time. lorna gordon is there for us this morning. good morning. yes, good morning. we have a sneak preview of one of the sets of performers that will be here at the festival. good morning, jesse, good morning, jason. their first show is

here in the grassmarket a little later today. this area of edinburgh has venues all the way down, and there are venues all across the city hosting 3000 shows, performance from 58 countries descend on scotland�*s capital for the next three weeks. we will be speaking to some of them a little later on. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london, i�*m nicky ford. three leading hospices in south london are urging the government to step in to address the funding crisis facing the sector. st raphael�*s, princess alice and the royal trinity — which cover merton and sutton — are proposing cuts to essential services after seeing their costs rise sharply. the charity and campaign group hospice uk said that one in five hospices have reduced services or plan to do so. we are having to make cost savings with our nursing staff,

with our medical staff, our psychological support teams. and i think ultimately what will happen is patients that need our services will instead end up going into hospital or needing to use emergency services because we are just not there to support them. a spokesperson for the department of health and social care said... train passengers are being warned to expect disruption to services in south london later this month due to major upgrade work. 1500 metres of track will be replaced at crystal palace and new signalling is being installed. southern services in the area will be affected from the 24th of august until september. concerns have been raised after an unusual sighting in the thames. this dolphin was filmed swimming between putney and wandsworth park. so far this year, five pods of dolphins have been

spotted in the river. while incredible to witness, marine experts say it could be a warning sign that they may be lost. it looks like an adult common dolphin. it�*s on its own, which is extremely rare, and it looks very disoriented and pretty lethargic. so it potentially swam up the river, maybe gotten lost and doesn�*t have the energy to swim back where it needs to go. let�*s take a look at the tubes now — the bakerloo line is part suspended. a part closure on london overground. now onto the weather with kawser. hello there, good morning. well, it�*s a mild, muggy start to the day with some patches of mist and fog and a fair amount of cloud. some scattered showers, as well, but it does become drier and brighter as the day progresses. some of these showers in the east may be heavy or sharp in places. nothing compared with the thunderstorms we saw yesterday. much more in the way of drier, brighter weather by the afternoon, with sunshine and temperatures while reaching around

the mid to high 20s, so staying very warm. a fine evening to come with some late spells of sunshine. but overnight tonight, more in the way of cloud builds and this cloud may be thick enough for some light rain or drizzle in places. it does stay mild and muggy as temperatures hold up at around 16 to 19 celsius. we do have a frontal system then for tomorrow morning that will bring some cloud, some outbreaks of rain for a time. but as it clears through, it does introduce some fresher conditions for a time. so for saturday, temperatures will be back down to the low 20s. a bit of an easier night to come saturday night. sunday, though, largely fine and dry. some good spells of sunshine and a bit humid once again. i�*ll be back in half an hour. riz lateef is on bbc radio london where they�*ll be discussing a good week for team gb at the olympics. back now though to charlie and naga. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. police in southport have continued to use greater stop and search powers in the wake

of violent protests in the town, after the fatal stabbing of three children. there has also been disorder in hartlepool and central london, with officers making more than 100 arrests. the prime minister has said police chiefs have his full support when managing any future disturbances. we�*rejoined now by lord hanson, a minister in the home office. good morning. thank you for your time. thinking back on the violence that has taken place, coordinated violence, what do you think, and how the community in southport is coming together to repair the mess, and to try to heal, what do you think needs to be done to prevent further incidents? mr; to be done to prevent further incidents?— to be done to prevent further incidents? g , ., , ., , incidents? my first thoughts as ever to with the incidents? my first thoughts as ever go with the families _ incidents? my first thoughts as ever go with the families of _ incidents? my first thoughts as ever go with the families of the - incidents? my first thoughts as ever go with the families of the three - go with the families of the three children killed and children injured. the emergency services and police injured in the riots that took place early this week. what i

am most concerned about is to ensure, as the prime minister was yesterday, the police have the full support of government to tackle criminal behaviour. nobody minds peaceful protest for whatever issue they want to protest peacefully on but what happened this week in southport and elsewhere in the country is organised individuals who undertook criminal activity to intimidate, attack police and break personal property. that is not acceptable. we need to support the people of southport as all political parties have done in the town. the community has helped to organise the after—effects of those attacks this week. we need to support them and focus on that issue but the police have the full support from the prime minister�*s statement to ensure those who commit criminal acts are held to account for their actions.— account for their actions. which i imaaine account for their actions. which i imagine would _ account for their actions. which i imagine would happen _ account for their actions. which i imagine would happen anyway, i account for their actions. which i l imagine would happen anyway, of course the police should have the support of government when they try

to address these issues. are you aware of any future protests, plans? part of the prime minister�*s initiative with the police chiefs, councils and chief constables yesterday was to ensure we look at a range of issues. intelligence led policing to help prevent because conspiracy to organise a riot is an offence. the police can look at that and they have issues to do with facial recognition, body worn cameras, issues to support the prevention of activity through legal powers there already and also to have police forces cooperate and support each other on intelligence led policing. that is what the round table focused on yesterday. we gave a mandate to police chiefs and support for those activities and now it is for operational purposes for police to determine how they respond to previous incidents and how they

can prevent future incidents. my messages to individuals planning this action, if it is a criminal action, you will be held to account. are you aware of any protests being planned? it are you aware of any protests being lanned? , ., ., ., planned? it is not for me to speculate- _ planned? it is not for me to speculate- i _ planned? it is not for me to speculate. i am _ planned? it is not for me to speculate. i am asking - planned? it is not for me to speculate. i am asking if i planned? it is not for me to i speculate. i am asking if there is any intelligence _ speculate. i am asking if there is any intelligence that _ speculate. i am asking if there is any intelligence that protests i speculate. i am asking if there is| any intelligence that protests are planned? it any intelligence that protests are lanned? , ., ., planned? it is not for me with due resect planned? it is not for me with due respect on — planned? it is not for me with due respect on television _ planned? it is not for me with due respect on television to _ planned? it is not for me with due respect on television to give i respect on television to give intelligence about police may have on future protests. we are working with intelligence led policing and a range of mechanisms with forces, following the prime minister�*s initiative to ensure the police have the powers and capabilities they have to ensure that if there are potential future actions, they can intercept and look at how they can protect the public from the incidents the type of which happened incidents the type of which happened in southport. incidents the type of which happened in southport-— in southport. let's explain that because yesterday _ in southport. let's explain that because yesterday keir - in southport. let's explain that| because yesterday keir starmer announced a national violent disorder unit. if you can explain it

i would be grateful. i am not clear as to what is different in how policing will change from last week to this week. now the unit is announced. to this week. now the unit is announced-— to this week. now the unit is announced. ~ ., ., ., ., announced. what we have tried to do is a programme _ announced. what we have tried to do is a programme of — announced. what we have tried to do is a programme of activity _ announced. what we have tried to do is a programme of activity that i announced. what we have tried to do is a programme of activity that will i is a programme of activity that will ensure the police have the ability to coordinate in a better way. we have given from the prime minister and home office, additional support to say to the police chiefs look at how you can coordinate. use intelligence led policing. look at the tools you have already on interception, facial recognition, body worn cameras to hold them to account. we will review that with the police. account. we will review that with the olice. . account. we will review that with the police-— account. we will review that with the olice. ., , ., ., the police. can i break that down? it would the police. can i break that down? it would be _ the police. can i break that down? it would be clear— the police. can i break that down? it would be clear and _ the police. can i break that down? it would be clear and useful i the police. can i break that down? it would be clear and useful to i it would be clear and useful to understand this. when you say coordinate in a better way, what and how in a better way? i assume police forces do share intelligence

already. forces do share intelligence alread . , ., , forces do share intelligence alread. , ., ,. ., already. they do. there is clear . uidance already. they do. there is clear guidance for— already. they do. there is clear guidance for public _ already. they do. there is clear guidance for public disorder i already. they do. there is clear i guidance for public disorder events and we reemphasise that yesterday. we encourage greater cooperation and support between forces to support each other with any particular incident. we remind people who are going to potentially commit these crimes we are watching them through intelligence led policing and we will use facial recognition and also photo evidence gathered at the scene to ensure officers who are protecting the public do not get injured and innocent people do not get injured and criminal damage does not happen. the get injured and criminal damage does not ha en. , get injured and criminal damage does not hauen. , ., not happen. the intent is great. i am listening _ not happen. the intent is great. i am listening to _ not happen. the intent is great. i am listening to the _ not happen. the intent is great. i am listening to the words - not happen. the intent is great. i am listening to the words you i not happen. the intent is great. i | am listening to the words you are using and trying to find out what is difference, —— what is different. you said you are re—emphasising communication is important. that is not changing. you are encouraging

coordination. and you are reminding. those were the words you used to describe the steps.— describe the steps. nothing has chanced. describe the steps. nothing has changed- the — describe the steps. nothing has changed. the police _ describe the steps. nothing has changed. the police have i describe the steps. nothing has changed. the police have not i describe the steps. nothing has i changed. the police have not asked for additional resources but what they have done is identify with the prime minister and my colleague the home secretary actions that could be improved coordination to assess potential threats through intelligence led policing and to support if any actual activity takes place. there is work going on. i cannot necessarily discuss that on—screen now but rest assured the home office, prime minister and the police independently are keen to ensure we gather intelligence on individuals who may be coordinating potential criminal activity and we will take action to stop them. if any activity takes place, individuals need to know there are powers already and we will use them in a coordinated way to bring them to account. what i want to focus on,

this has been a terrible week for southport and the families. we need to focus on the type peaceful support given by the community in southport to support the parents and families. we have lessons to learn from why this has happened. an individual has been charged and will be in court and we will have a discussion about that in due course without prejudicing the trial now. we need to look at those lessons but from yesterday, the prime minister has been clear the police have full support to coordinate activity to ensure we prevent and deal with criminal behaviour. lard ensure we prevent and deal with criminal behaviour. lord hanson, home office _ criminal behaviour. lord hanson, home office minister, _ criminal behaviour. lord hanson, home office minister, thank i criminal behaviour. lord hanson, | home office minister, thank you. let�*s focus on the news that gps have voted in favour of industrial action — and take a look at what it could mean for patients. the british medical association has

told surgeries they can choose from a list of actions they can take. these include gps limiting the number of patients they see daily to 25. some gps have said they see more than 40 a day. they could also refuse to carry out tests and assessments for hospitals before or after treatment. and they could ignore guidelines on rationing treatments that are in place to allow the nhs to prioritise the most in—need patients. the bma says it�*s up to gps to decide what to do. before the ballot results were announced yesterday, we spoke with dr mohit mandiratta, who�*s a gp. he�*s back with us today. good morning. people may remember yesterday you voted in favour of this action. the question now is what will it mean for your patients in terms of what changes? absolutely. good morning. the real

message is that general practice will be open and patient care will be provided and if you are unwell get in touch with your general practice, you can dial 111 and there are treatment centres. it is up to practices to decide what they will do and the headline quote is 25 patients a day which is regarded as a safe amount to see in a day. demand outweighs capacity general practice has which has been the case for years. access has not been perfect in general practice for years. we want to deliver a better general practice and support the hard—working staff struggling in front of the frustration they are understandably getting from patients. in our practice, we have not had a conversation yet as to what it will look like. conversations are going on across the country in practices. it might be a stepwise approach, the limit to 25 patients might be something they do not do straightaway but they

might look at other things in terms of clunky potentially referral pathways and things that could be done elsewhere. it is up to practices to decide what they do. suggestions from the bma are around data sharing, activity at the practice in terms of telephone activity, online access. for many patients, they might not notice any different, but that is on the backdrop of a stretched general practice service which is on its knees. ~ , ., , _, , practice service which is on its knees. ~ , , ., knees. when you see the comments of health secretary _ knees. when you see the comments of health secretary wes _ knees. when you see the comments of health secretary wes streeting - health secretary wes streeting urging you as a gp to reconsider this work to rule, what do you say? i understand his position. i understand the role he has to play. it is not a new issue. i met with the health secretary when he was in the health secretary when he was in the shadow cabinet two years ago as part of a rebuilt general practice

campaign, having these conversations. there is a perception, of course the pandemic has increased the pressure we are under and we know about secondary care waiting has fallen. i talked about demand and capacity. on the monday i regularly have more than 40 patient contacts as well as other things like investigation of results. i know where he stands but i think something has to change because the profession is burning out, gps are leaving, practices are closing. estates need investment. something has to change. you are not here as a spokesperson for the bma, you are a gp. some people might be thinking we have onlyjust got this new government, wes streeting is new in the job. do you as a member of the bma and gp, do you know if there has been a conversation between the

bma on behalf of gps, to take this action now. this government hasjust got their feet action now. this government hasjust got theirfeet under the action now. this government hasjust got their feet under the table and you are calling this industrial action. are you concerned you have not given the government a chance to do something prior to the action starting? this message has been raised many years. not with this administration. the first referendum that took place with the bma regarding the new contract was in march and it had a 99% rejection of the contract because the funding was below what we need. 90% of patient contacts in the nhs are in general practice. on 7% of the budget which is a reducing friction. from what i am aware, conversations were had with the shadow health secretary. with regards to this. the results of the ballot came out yesterday and we had

a 98% call to action. i do not want to quote this. i am not in direct contact with the health secretary, but i would be surprised if the health department was not aware this was going on because we have raised it for years. i was going on because we have raised it for ears. ., ,, . ., was going on because we have raised it for years-— it for years. i appreciate you shafinu it for years. i appreciate you sharing the _ it for years. i appreciate you sharing the experience i it for years. i appreciate you sharing the experience and l it for years. i appreciate you i sharing the experience and talking about what will happen in your practice. do not be alarmed when you see what is behind carol. it is summer and we are allowed to expect summer. this mist and fog in the south—east will lift in the next couple of hours but it is dense in places but not everywhere. this is montrose. some sunshine. we will see showers continue across the south—eastern quarter of the country but a lot of

dry weather, sunshine. the weather front from the west will introduce cloud and rain and windy conditions. you could catch a shower head of it. humid in southern england looking at a high of 29 and lower temperatures, 16-21 a high of 29 and lower temperatures, 16—21 across the north west. overnight, the weather front drift southwards and eastwards. the rain turning to showers. muggy ahead of it. behind it a cold front. looking at fresher conditions with some scattered showers. the wind tending to ease. these are the overnight low temperatures. tomorrow, the weather front continues to sink southwards. it could pep up on its south—western edge and we have high pressure in the north. we start we cloud across southern and eastern england. some

showers could be heavy. the west country, hampshire and dorset and heading to london. a lot of dry weather behind with showers and breezy. temperatures fresher for the bulk of the country. still muggy where we have the cloud and the weather front in the south—east. as weather front in the south—east. as we move through saturday night it clears and on sunday, high pressure but another area of low pressure coming in. sunday is looking cloudy stop showers especially in eastern areas. brighterskies stop showers especially in eastern areas. brighter skies in the south—east and later more wet and windy weather with a top temperature of 24. it did improve. we can now talk about gardens. it�*s fair to say that the last few years have been a challenge for the uk�*s gardeners. these flowers look good. we�*ve had extended heatwaves replaced by one of the wettest periods in history and those swings in weather pose a huge challenge to plants.

now, the rhs want to hear from people all over the country about how climate change is affecting their plants. we�*rejoined now by rhs vice presidentjekka mcvicar. first, is this your garden we are seeing because that looks absolutely beautiful. . ., seeing because that looks absolutely beautiful. . ~' , ., seeing because that looks absolutely beautiful. . , , seeing because that looks absolutely beautiful. ., , , , , beautiful. thank you, yes, it is my aarden, beautiful. thank you, yes, it is my garden. and _ beautiful. thank you, yes, it is my garden. and it— beautiful. thank you, yes, it is my garden, and it is _ beautiful. thank you, yes, it is my garden, and it is only _ beautiful. thank you, yes, it is my l garden, and it is only one-year-old. garden, and it is only one—year—old. i planted it because of climate change. i was inspired by my driveway because it was all gravel and all these herbs had self seeded and all these herbs had self seeded and i thought if they survive there but not in my garden, what am i doing wrong? i realised... last winter, wow, what a wet winter. i thought gravel. i have created a gravel garden and a garden with minimum soil. it has been absolutely fascinating. if you think it was

planted last year with standard pot plants you would buy in the garden centre. and they have grown that much in one year.— centre. and they have grown that much in one year. wonderful. that is ins - irinu. much in one year. wonderful. that is inspiring- you _ much in one year. wonderful. that is inspiring. you are _ much in one year. wonderful. that is inspiring. you are asking _ much in one year. wonderful. that is inspiring. you are asking people i much in one year. wonderful. that is inspiring. you are asking people to i inspiring. you are asking people to share experiences that may not be as successful or joyous as share experiences that may not be as successful orjoyous as yours. absolutely. this is a wonderful project between the rhs, university of reading and university of sheffield. it is really important we know where your successes are and where your failures have know where your successes are and where yourfailures have been. my big failure has been sage. i cannot grow standard sage. it hates excess weight. even in my gravel garden it does not do well. but i have pomegranate. who would have thought i would be able to grow in the

south—west of england pomegranate outside all year round? there are pluses and minuses. this is what the project is looking at, what you have succeeded out and what you have not. i have clay soil in my standard garden. you might have beautiful sandy soil that drains after heavy rain. ,., ., sandy soil that drains after heavy rain. , ., ., ., sandy soil that drains after heavy rain. ,., ., ., ., ., , rain. good morning. you might not be so leased rain. good morning. you might not be so pleased to — rain. good morning. you might not be so pleased to hear _ rain. good morning. you might not be so pleased to hear our _ rain. good morning. you might not be so pleased to hear our director - rain. good morning. you might not be so pleased to hear our directorjim i so pleased to hear our directorjim his sage is abundant. and you have been struggling with yours. this his sage is abundant. and you have been struggling with yours.- been struggling with yours. this is the whole point _ been struggling with yours. this is the whole point of _ been struggling with yours. this is the whole point of this _ been struggling with yours. this is the whole point of this research i the whole point of this research project, it is to find out where in the uk is brilliant and it has failed. have your roses... people have had a bad rosier. this year, my roses were stunning. and with this climate change, pests and diseases,

i do not know whether you have noticed. it is important to attract birds. if you leave plants to go to seed like i do, you will get the birds coming and they will eat slugs. it has been one of the worst years for slugs. they will help with blackfly and greenfly. iloathed years for slugs. they will help with blackfly and greenfly.— years for slugs. they will help with blackfly and greenfly. what will you be doinu blackfly and greenfly. what will you be doing with _ blackfly and greenfly. what will you be doing with this _ blackfly and greenfly. what will you be doing with this information. i i be doing with this information. i have not noticed slugs in my garden and my lavender has been thriving. we will ask the audience to send pictures about what is doing well and not. , . , , pictures about what is doing well and not. ,. , , ., ., ., pictures about what is doing well and not. ,. , , ., and not. the scientists will look at how different _ and not. the scientists will look at how different areas _ and not. the scientists will look at how different areas of _ and not. the scientists will look at how different areas of britain i and not. the scientists will look at how different areas of britain are i how different areas of britain are coping with different weather conditions. down here, we flood. in

kent, you are low in water. it is these comparisons. and which plants are best for your garden in those areas. it is an exciting project and please, all gardeners, join in. i am please, all gardeners, 'oin in. i am envious. please, all gardeners, 'oin in. i am you * please, all gardeners, 'oin in. i am envious. you can i please, all gardeners, 'oin in. i am envious. you can have i please, all gardeners, join in. i am envious. you can have a _ please, all gardeners, join in. i am envious. you can have a nice cup of tea and sit in your beautiful garden and enjoy it. we meanwhile will encourage people to give more information. rank you very much. we would love to see pictures of your own gardens — the ones that have thrived and those that haven�*t done as well as you would have liked. you can get in touch with the usual way. if you get in touch by whatsapp, please leave your name and where you are contacting us from. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. good morning from bbc london. i�*m nicky ford. three leading hospices in south

london are urging the government to step in to address the funding crisis facing the sector. st raphael�*s, princess alice and the royal trinity, which cover merton and sutton, are proposing cuts to essential services after seeing their costs rise sharply. the charity and campaign group hospice uk said that one in five hospices have reduced services or plan to do so. we are having to make cost savings with our nursing staff, with our medical staff, our psychological support teams. and i think ultimately what will happen is patients that need our services will instead end up going into hospital or needing to use emergency services because we are just not there to support them. a spokesperson for the department of health and social care said: train passengers are being warned to expect disruption to services in south london later this month due

to major upgrade work. 1,500 metres of track will be replaced at crystal palace and new signalling is being installed. southern services in the area will be affected from the 24th of august until september. concerns have been raised after an unusual sighting in the thames. this dolphin was filmed swimming between putney and wandsworth park. so far this year, five pods of dolphins have been spotted in the river. while incredible to witness, marine experts say it could be a warning sign that they may be lost. it looks like an adult common dolphin. it�*s on its own, which is extremely rare, and it looks very disoriented and pretty lethargic. so it potentially swam up the river, maybe gotten lost and doesn�*t have the energy to swim back where it needs to go. let�*s take a look at the tubes now. the bakerloo line is part suspended. a part closure on london overground.

now onto the weather with kawser. hello there, good morning. well, it�*s a mild, muggy start to the day with some patches of mist and fog and a fair amount of cloud. some scattered showers, as well, but it does become drier and brighter as the day progresses. some of these showers in the east may be heavy or sharp in places. nothing compared with the thunderstorms we saw yesterday. much more in the way of drier, brighter weather by the afternoon, with sunshine and temperatures while reaching around the mid to high 20s, so staying very warm. a fine evening to come with some late spells of sunshine. but overnight tonight, more in the way of cloud builds and this cloud may be thick enough for some light rain or drizzle in places. it does stay mild and muggy as temperatures hold up at around 16 to 19 celsius. we do have a frontal system then for tomorrow morning that will bring some cloud, some outbreaks of rain for a time. but as it clears through, it does introduce some fresher conditions for a time. so for saturday, temperatures will be back down to the low 20s. a bit of an easier night to come saturday night. sunday, though, largely fine and dry. some good spells of sunshine

and a bit humid once again. that�*s all from me. have a good morning. we�*re on bbc two until nine o�*clock this morning. still to come on breakfast — it�*s a scandal that has caused so much pain. but now, after clearing his name, one of the people who was wrongly prosecuted as part of the post office scandal has something to celebrate — the arrival of a new baby. more at 8.30. there�*s plenty of olympic action to come today — and one of team gb�*s medal contenders is kye whyte, who rides in the bmx racing later. we�*ll be live at his childhood club in peckham to find out what they make of his chances. and as the edinburgh festive fringe kicks off, we�*ll hear from some of the performers about what�*s in store this year. more on that at 8.25.

but this is where we say goodbye to viewers on bbc one, as we move over to bbc two. bye.

good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today... more questions for the bbc over its handling of the huw edwards scandal. the culture secretary asks the corporation to see if it can recoup any of his pay. key landmarks across merseyside will be lit up in pink tonight and over the weekend in tribute to the three victims of the southport knife attack. back home — three americans who were held in russia land on us soil as part of the biggest prisoner swap deal since the cold war. a legend bows out — andy murray�*s glittering tennis career comes to an end, with defeat at the olympics. i with defeat at the olympics. gave as much as i cou

sport. i gave as much as i could to the sport. i loved competing in the olympic games and competing for my country. these weeks are so special, and i will definitely miss them. good morning. we have some mist and fog this morning across parts of southern and south—eastern england. that will lift in the next few hours, and for most of us it will be dry, sunny and warm, but we do have rain in the north west. all the details shortly. good morning. it�*s friday the 2nd of august. our main story. the culture secretary, lisa nandy, has raised concerns about the bbc�*s investigation into huw edwards. in a meeting with the corporation�*s director general, tim davie, she asked the bbc to explore what options are available to recoup some of the former presenter�*s six—figure salary. mr davie has defended the decision not to sack the presenter, despite knowing last november that he was arrested over the most serious category of indecent images of children. edwards pleaded guilty to three charges on wednesday. our reporter simonjones has more.

huw edwards�* guilty plea has shocked the nation, a spokesperson for the culture secretary, lisa nandy, said. her thoughts are with the victims whose lives have been destroyed. she stressed the need for the bbc to be transparent with the public. this the corporation�*s director general was told in november about edwards�* arrest over the most serious category of indecent images, but he insisted he didn�*t know the specific details. now, when it comes to the decision that we made in november, when we were obviously faced with, i think, a very difficult decision, actually, and we considered it very carefully. the police came to us and gave us information that they had arrested mr edwards. but they wanted to be assured of total confidence and the reason they rung us at that point was to ensure that — and it�*s a technical process, which is to ensure employees are protected and there�*s no risk.

the director general�*s decisions have also faced government scrutiny. a spokesperson for the culture secretary said, "she has spoken to the bbc to raise concerns on a number of points regarding the handling of their own investigations into huw edwards, what safeguards and processes had been followed in this case, and additionally, what further action may be taken, especially with regard to the handling of licence—fee payers�* money." the government has asked to be kept up to date on any future developments, but the questions for the bbc are not going away. one key one is why the findings of an internal investigation into allegations that huw edwards sent inappropriate messages to junior members of staff have not been published. one whistle—blower said edwards sent them this picture of a hotel room he was staying in at the time

of prince philip�*s funeral, messaging, "there�*s plenty of room here" and "you missed a good night". huw edwards was the face of bbc news and its highest—paid newsreader. tim davie insisted the bbc was not sitting on anything it needed to share with police. but a former culture secretary wants more clarity from the director general. we need to know much more about why it was that he came to the conclusion that huw edwards should go on receiving his salary, that he should be allowed to resign rather than be sacked. and why, when the bbc knew about this arrest, and yet we only discover it, what, eight months later. edwards earned £200,000 in the months after his arrest. we can�*t claw back pension. i think, when it comes to pay, you know, again, legally challenging, but we�*ll look at all options. that�*s something the government is urging the bbc to do as edwards awaits his sentencing for accessing indecent images of children.

simon jones, bbc news. we�*re joined now by our culture correspondent, charlotte gallagher. charlotte, good morning to you. when we hear that lisa nandy is intervening, talking to the director—general of the bbc, how significant is that? i think it is very significant, and lisa nandy, the culture secretary, requested an immediate meeting with the director—general, tim davie, to talk about the handling of the huw edwards quaycentre find out if there was any chance of the bbc getting back some of his salary, particularly for that period after he was arrested in november 2023 and before he resigned in april 2024, a sum of around £200,000. she also wants to be kept updated with any progress. we also need to find out if the findings of this internal investigation into huw edwards are going to be published and when they will be published. we know now that the bbc knew he had been arrested in november. they knew that the sun had

a dossier of allegations against him, and they had also heard from current and former staff about their interactions with huw edwards, and one of those former staff members told us they feel very upset and disappointed in the way the bbc has handled that investigation. charlotte, for the moment, thank you very much. charlotte gallagher, our culture correspondent. it is six minutes past eight. we have been talking a lot about the community in southport and how it is reacting, grieving, but also reacting, grieving, but also reacting to the violence the town has seen over the last couple of weeks. and also about policing, which is where we pick up this morning. police in southport have continued to use greater stop and search powers in the wake of violent protests in the town, after the fatal stabbing of three children. it comes as the prime minister said police chiefs have his full support when managing any future disturbances. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has the latest.

tuesday in southport, and the violence that followed the fatal stabbings. the riots were fuelled by misinformation on social media and outsiders intent on causing trouble. yesterday, it was quiet. for a second day, police were given temporary powers to stop and search anyone suspected of carrying a weapon or planning any criminal act. after southport, the disorder had spread. this was hartlepool on wednesday. the prime minister said it was the work of the far right showing who they are. 11 arrests were made here, and there was unrest, too, in london, manchester and aldershot. so, summoned to downing street yesterday, police chiefs, here for an emergency meeting with the new government. sir keir starmer promised a new national capability to tackle the violence. these thugs are mobile, they move from community to community, and we must have a policing response that can do the same. shared intelligence, wider deployment of facial

recognition technology and preventative action — criminal behaviour orders to restrict their movements. in london, more than 100 arrests were made. the police say they are now ready if more violence happens. what i committed to the prime minister to do today was to write to all those commanders to be very explicit about new guidance and rapid learning from these events, about how we separate what might be legitimate protest from what is, frankly, downright violent crime. and so that we can intervene more quickly, we can arrest offenders, we can act to deter, and we can work with the criminal justice system to bring those people to very swiftjustice if people break the law. sir keir starmer also had a message for social media networks. he said whipping up disorder online was a crime and it was happening on their watch. damian grammaticas, bbc news, westminster.

our reporter, alison freeman, joins us now from southport. that he�*s talking about policing and the problems after the events, but their focus today on some form of commemoration for those who died. that�*s right. here at the scene at the moment we are still seeing people arriving to lay flowers, to remember those three young girls who lost their lives. they were bb who was six, elsie dot stancombe who was seven, and nine old alice dasilva aguiar. the teenager accused of their murder appeared in court yesterday, and thejudge their murder appeared in court yesterday, and the judge took the unusual step of naming him, because he said it was in the public interest. usually suspect under the age of 18 have the right to anonymity, but thejudge age of 18 have the right to anonymity, but the judge said it would help stop the spread of misinformation that has led to the public disorder that you were talking about there. there are plans in place tonight to light up buildings across the north west. liverpool, southport and beyond, in

memory of those three girls who lost their lives. but also to show solidarity with all of those whose lives have been affected by the terrible events that have happened here. �* ,., terrible events that have happened here. . ., ,, i. three american detainees who were released by russia as part of a prisoner swap have landed home in the us. 26 people were exchanged in turkey in a deal involving seven countries. president biden hailed it as a "feat of diplomacy". our correspondent will grant was there and sent this report. cheering. greeted by a presidential embrace. after more days behind bars than they�*d care to remember, finally a night they�*ll neverforget. the arrival of the three americans at andrews air base marks the end of their ordeal in russia, and the defining image of the biggest prisoner swap since the cold war. this is a historic moment,

however you look at it — politically, diplomatically or, for the families involved, just emotionally. some of the most high—profile us prisoners of modern times back on us soil. on the tarmac to meet them, president biden and vice president harris. one soon to leave office, the other hoping to take over. myjob is to make sure, number one, they don�*t get them. and if they do, we get them back. i don�*t buy this idea that you�*re going to let these people rot injail. reached against the backdrop of a full—scale war in ukraine, this prisoner swap was uniquely complex. it involved 26 people in seven different nations. as well as wall streetjournal reporter evan gershkovich and ex—marine paul whelan, moscow freed a russian—american journalist, alsu kurmasheva. among several prominent kremlin critics released was vladimir kara—murza, while in return moscow got back this

man, convicted assassin and fsb colonel vadim krasikov. the family of evan gershkovich echoed the position of all the relatives, expressing heartfelt thanks that their son was free, saying, "we have waited 491 days for evan�*s release and it�*s hard to describe what today feels like. "we can�*t wait to give him the biggest hug and see his sweet and brave smile up close." so even amid the glare of the world�*s media, this is also a uniquely private moment for the former prisoners and their families. a homecoming which at times they must have feared might never come. will grant, bbc news, washington. gps in england can start capping the number of patients they are willing to see as part of new industrial action. the bma announced yesterday that 98% of its members who took part

in a ballot backed the move, with the union saying a lack of funding is putting practices at risk. nhs england has warned it will cause significant disruption throughout the health service. the conservative leadership candidate robertjenrick will launch his campaign later today. he�*ll tell members his party can win the next general election — but that it has "a mountain to climb". the former immigration minister is one of six candidates battling it out to replace rishi sunak. it was an emotional day at the olympics for andy murray as his tennis career came to an end after he was knocked out of the men�*s doubles event. murray and his partner dan evans lost in the quarter finals to america�*s taylor fritz and tommy paul. our reporter, joe lynskey, has the story. for the final time, andy murray! the last goodbye, the final ovation. for a sport and a country, it�*s hard to accept it. britain�*s greatest tennis player has now left the court. i�*ve been ready for this moment for the last few months. i feel lucky that i was able to come even to compete here. but, yeah, i�*m looking

forward to to stopping now. thank you so much for everything, andy murray. andy murray said goodbye to wimbledon last month. paris was the encore where he refused to leave the stage. in the doubles with dan evans, they got through two rounds and saved seven match points. but taylor fritz and tommy paul were the americans who would end the dream. a win would have put the britons in a match for a medal. but in two sets this time, they got swept away. evans and murray did fight back at the end. commentator: you couldn't write this. i it was typical of murray�*s two decades on the court. defiant through injuries, he�*s played with pain and patience. still, last month, he said he�*d love to go on for ever. but the end of the road had to be here. game, set and match. and just like that, it�*s the end of andy murray�*s professional tennis career.

there were tears on the court and then typical humour. "never liked tennis anyway," was his post after the match. among the tributes were the queen�*s club. he�*s won there five times. their show court�*s been renamed the andy murray arena, enshrining the man who made britain believe. commentator: the waiting is over! obviously, it would have been a fairy tale ending to have won a medal. both of us would have been would have been feeling that. but, yeah, justjust wasn't to be. and, yeah, definitely will miss it. and what does tomorrow look like — a big long lie—in? um, i have four children that are below the age of eight. lie—ins don't happen. for murray�*s career, the lights go out here. at the olympics, a difficult story continues. lin yu—ting of taiwan goes in featherweight boxing. she was stripped of a medal at last year�*s world championships for failing a gender eligibility test. it picks up from the controversy of imane khelif. i come here for the gold. i fight everybody.

the algerian who won her bout inside 46 seconds. she, too, was cleared to be here despite elevated testosterone levels. her opponent said she left the ring to preserve her own life. khelif has lost nine times in a 50—fight career. her country�*s committee said she�*s been through baseless attacks. these are early rounds of the boxing. they�*re under global focus. joe lynskey, bbc news. that tweet has tickled you, hasn�*t it? never like tennis, anyway. in the unlikely event that andy murray is watching this morning, thank you for that. there are so much to love about his career. and a couple of hours later, his mum reposted it and said, me neither. i just think it is very funny. has that tickled you, carol? yes, i

love that kind of thing. good morning. — love that kind of thing. good morning, everyone. - love that kind of thing. good morning, everyone. it- love that kind of thing. good morning, everyone. it is- love that kind of thing. good morning, everyone. it is a i love that kind of thing. good i morning, everyone. it is a muggy start to the day, especially across the south—east. that will lift in the south—east. that will lift in the next couple of hours and for most it will be sunny and warm. but we do have a weather front coming into the north—west and that will bring in some rain. ahead of it, the cloud will build, we will see a few showers, strengthening winds and then in comes the rain as we go through the course of the day. it won�*t quite get to eastern scotland, but it will be a wet day for a lot of scotland. this through the midlands into lincolnshire, yorkshire, east anglia and the south—east, we are looking at dry and sunny weather with just a few showers. as we head through the evening and overnight, the weather front producing the rain continues to sink south eastwards. it will tend to break up and turn more showery in nature. ahead of it, it will still be muggy, and starting to introduce fresher conditions, clear

skies but also some scattered showers. temperatures 8—17. tomorrow we pick up the weather front draped across parts of england, and again they will be a fair bit of cloud, some showers and if anything there�*s showers could rejuvenate the western end, so through the challenge —— channel islands. fairly sunny on sunday with some showers, but then wetter conditions coming from the west. carol thank you so much. see you later. it is 18 minutes past eight. the number of women leaving teaching when they start families is making it harder to fix a recruitment crisis in england�*s schools — that�*s according to an independent think tank. the government wants another 6,500 teachers and says they�*ve been given a 5.5% pay rise.

it also points out that lesson preparation time can be carried out at home to help improve flexible working. here�*s our education editor, branwen jeffreys. i can�*t take. at home with her boys, her baby daughter asleep, cara left teaching after raffi was born. she taught music, science and was head of sixth form. the workload and lack of flexible hours became too much. for me, it got to the point where i just didn�*t feel like i was a good mum or a good teacher, and that was really hard. um, and... yeah, to me itjust didn�*t seem possible. today�*s report says there are too many missing mothers in england�*s schools. more than 9,000 women in their 30s leaving teaching in a year, the biggest single group leaving across the whole profession. 3,400 men in their 30s left, too. keeping at least some of these teachers would make a difference. 6,500 extra teachers have been

promised by the labour government. of course, teachers do get the school holidays, something many other parents envy. but in return, in termtime there�*s very little flexibility. and when you look at things like maternity pay, some of the differences are really stark. across the public and private sector, 18 to 26 weeks on full pay is common. but for teachers, maternity pay is a fraction of that. schools told us changing that would be challenging. the budget they have now wouldn�*t cover it. many women are the breadwinner in their families, and so only having kind of, you know, it's four weeks full pay, two weeks at 90% and 12 weeks at 50% compared to so many other comparable graduate careers that they could go into if they wanted. it's really, really woeful. and it needs to change. for laura, still a teacher,

less maternity pay meant less time with her children. with miles, she took seven months only because she inherited a bit of money. but for ethan, she had to return before he was four months old. it was all to do with finances for both of them. i would have loved to have had a year off with them. it just wasn't ever an option for us with the financial situation. she still feels guilty about missing out on key moments. i always feel really sad that i don't get to do the morning walk to school. it's sometimes very difficult to navigate nativities, school plays, the sports days. my husband often goes instead of myself, and he will film it and i get to watch it when i get home. again, you're consumed with guilt that you don't get to do it. some schools are trying flexible start and end time for teachers, using timetable software to make sure lessons are covered.

others are looking at a nine—day fortnight for teachers. for parents struggling with their own work family balance, what matters is having a good teacher in front of their children. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. it is 22 minutes per state. the edinburgh festival fringe kicks off today, with more than 3,500 shows planned across the month. our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon, is there. lorna, it looks like the fun has already started? my my hearing music and performances? what is going on? we my hearing music and performances? what is going on?— what is going on? we have our own mini festival — what is going on? we have our own mini festival for _ what is going on? we have our own mini festival for breakfast - what is going on? we have our own mini festival for breakfast this i mini festival for breakfast this morning. we have musicians, dancers, comedians, we�*ve also got clowns. these guys have come all the way from canada for the festival, it is their time here. there are

performers from 58 countries that descend on edinburgh for the various festivals, the fringe being the biggest one, over 3000 shows taking place. fantastic stuff here. there is a challenge, yourfourth place. fantastic stuff here. there is a challenge, your fourth time here, coming to the festival. for sure. bringing nova from canada is e>

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— the fringes later on today. how are you feeling?— you feeling? yes, really exciting. the nerves _ you feeling? yes, really exciting. the nerves will— you feeling? yes, really exciting. the nerves will be _ you feeling? yes, really exciting. the nerves will be well— you feeling? yes, really exciting. the nerves will be well gone - you feeling? yes, really exciting. l the nerves will be well gone later. do get nervous?— the nerves will be well gone later. do get nervous? yes, that means we care, right? _ do get nervous? yes, that means we care, right? they— do get nervous? yes, that means we care, right? they have _ do get nervous? yes, that means we care, right? they have come - do get nervous? yes, that means we care, right? they have come from i care, right? they have come from ireland, care, right? they have come from ireland. but _ care, right? they have come from ireland, but we _ care, right? they have come from ireland, but we also _ care, right? they have come from ireland, but we also have - care, right? they have come from ireland, but we also have local- ireland, but we also have local performance as well. thank you for turning up. we have people from edinburgh and glasgow here. this you don't have the same kind of challenges, but it can be quite

expensive. it challenges, but it can be quite “pensive-— challenges, but it can be quite exensive. , . ., ., , expensive. it can be. we are really luc , we expensive. it can be. we are really lucky. we do _ expensive. it can be. we are really lucky. we do a _ expensive. it can be. we are really lucky, we do a project _ expensive. it can be. we are really lucky, we do a project with - expensive. it can be. we are really lucky, we do a project with the - lucky, we do a project with the library— lucky, we do a project with the library in— lucky, we do a project with the library in edinburgh, _ lucky, we do a project with the library in edinburgh, so- lucky, we do a project with the library in edinburgh, so they. lucky, we do a project with the . library in edinburgh, so they plan to help _ library in edinburgh, so they plan to help us — library in edinburgh, so they plan to help no— library in edinburgh, so they plan to hel us. �* ., �* ., to help us. and you don't have the same kind — to help us. and you don't have the same kind of— to help us. and you don't have the same kind of accommodation - to help us. and you don't have the i same kind of accommodation issues. yes, i am local to edinburgh so we don't _ yes, i am local to edinburgh so we don't have — yes, i am local to edinburgh so we don't have that _ yes, i am local to edinburgh so we don't have that issue. _ yes, i am localto edinburgh so we don't have that issue.— don't have that issue. thank you very much- _ don't have that issue. thank you very much. let's _ don't have that issue. thank you very much. let's head _ don't have that issue. thank you very much. let's head a - don't have that issue. thank you very much. let's head a here - don't have that issue. thank you | very much. let's head a here now don't have that issue. thank you - very much. let's head a here now and speak to the leader of the city council, the city of edinburgh council, the city of edinburgh council, and shona mccarthy from the edinburgh festival fringe society. accommodation in edinburgh can be a challenge, right? accommodation in edinburgh can be a challenge. right?— challenge, right? particularly when we have hundreds _ challenge, right? particularly when we have hundreds of _ challenge, right? particularly when we have hundreds of thousands - challenge, right? particularly when we have hundreds of thousands of| we have hundreds of thousands of people _ we have hundreds of thousands of people conring _ we have hundreds of thousands of people conring to _ we have hundreds of thousands of people coming to see _ we have hundreds of thousands of people coming to see some - we have hundreds of thousands of people coming to see some of- we have hundreds of thousands ofi people coming to see some of the best performances _ people coming to see some of the best performances you _ people coming to see some of the best performances you will- people coming to see some of the best performances you will ever . people coming to see some of the i best performances you will ever see across _ best performances you will ever see across the _ best performances you will ever see across the world. _ best performances you will ever see across the world. we _ best performances you will ever see across the world.— best performances you will ever see across the world. we hear reports of flats costing — across the world. we hear reports of flats costing tens _ across the world. we hear reports of flats costing tens of _ across the world. we hear reports of flats costing tens of thousands - across the world. we hear reports of flats costing tens of thousands of. flats costing tens of thousands of pounds for the month. this flats costing tens of thousands of pounds for the month.— flats costing tens of thousands of pounds for the month. as we try to ush pounds for the month. as we try to push accommodation _ pounds for the month. as we try to push accommodation outwith - pounds for the month. as we try to push accommodation outwith the i pounds for the month. as we try to l push accommodation outwith the city centre. _ push accommodation outwith the city centre. allowing _ push accommodation outwith the city centre, allowing people _ push accommodation outwith the city centre, allowing people to _ push accommodation outwith the city centre, allowing people to live - push accommodation outwith the city centre, allowing people to live in - centre, allowing people to live in leith _ centre, allowing people to live in leith or— centre, allowing people to live in leith or to — centre, allowing people to live in leith or to the _ centre, allowing people to live in leith or to the north _ centre, allowing people to live in leith or to the north of— centre, allowing people to live in leith or to the north of the - centre, allowing people to live in leith or to the north of the city, i leith or to the north of the city, but there —

leith or to the north of the city, but there is— leith or to the north of the city, but there is affordable - leith or to the north of the city, but there is affordable housing i but there is affordable housing across — but there is affordable housing across the _ but there is affordable housing across the city— but there is affordable housing across the city if— but there is affordable housing across the city if you _ but there is affordable housing across the city if you can - but there is affordable housing across the city if you can travel but there is affordable housing i across the city if you can travel a little _ across the city if you can travel a little further. _ across the city if you can travel a little further. i— across the city if you can travel a little further. i would _ across the city if you can travel a little further. i would love - across the city if you can travel a little further. i would love to - little further. i would love to control— little further. i would love to control the _ little further. i would love to control the prices, _ little further. i would love to control the prices, but- little further. i would love to control the prices, but i- little further. i would love to i control the prices, but i don't. little further. i would love to - control the prices, but i don't. we are doing — control the prices, but i don't. we are doing what _ control the prices, but i don't. we are doing what we _ control the prices, but i don't. we are doing what we can— control the prices, but i don't. we are doing what we can to - control the prices, but i don't. we i are doing what we can to encourage people _ are doing what we can to encourage people to _ are doing what we can to encourage people to live — are doing what we can to encourage people to live somewhere _ are doing what we can to encourage people to live somewhere else - are doing what we can to encourage people to live somewhere else in i are doing what we can to encourage i people to live somewhere else in the city but _ people to live somewhere else in the city but come — people to live somewhere else in the city but come and _ people to live somewhere else in the city but come and enjoy— people to live somewhere else in the city but come and enjoy the - people to live somewhere else in the city but come and enjoy the festival i city but come and enjoy the festival here in— city but come and enjoy the festival here in edinburgh. _ city but come and enjoy the festival here in edinburgh. find— city but come and en'oy the festival here in edinburgh.— here in edinburgh. and your licensing — here in edinburgh. and your licensing came _ here in edinburgh. and your licensing came here - here in edinburgh. and your| licensing came here recently here in edinburgh. and your i licensing came here recently in terms of trying to help control... we have seen a number of residential accommodations— we have seen a number of residential accommodations help _ we have seen a number of residential accommodations help us _ we have seen a number of residential accommodations help us to _ we have seen a number of residential accommodations help us to balance . accommodations help us to balance that. accommodations help us to balance that but _ accommodations help us to balance that but we — accommodations help us to balance that. but we also _ accommodations help us to balance that. but we also work _ accommodations help us to balance that. but we also work on _ accommodations help us to balance that. but we also work on hotel- that. but we also work on hotel coverage, — that. but we also work on hotel coverage, we _ that. but we also work on hotel coverage, we see _ that. but we also work on hotel coverage, we see more - that. but we also work on hotel coverage, we see more and - that. but we also work on hotel. coverage, we see more and more hotels _ coverage, we see more and more hotels lruilt— coverage, we see more and more hotels built than _ coverage, we see more and more hotels built than ever _ coverage, we see more and more hotels built than ever before, - hotels built than ever before, andm — hotels built than ever before, and... r hotels built than ever before, and... . , .,, and... and you run the festivals, don't you? _ and... and you run the festivals, don't you? i _ and... and you run the festivals, don't you? i do, _ and. .. and you run the festivals, don't you? i do, i— and... and you run the festivals, don't you? i do, i absolutely - and... and you run the festivals, | don't you? i do, i absolutely love them. don't you? i do, i absolutely love them- we — don't you? i do, i absolutely love them. we want _ don't you? i do, i absolutely love them. we want more _ don't you? i do, i absolutely love them. we want more people - don't you? i do, i absolutely love them. we want more people to i don't you? i do, i absolutely love - them. we want more people to come and enjoy— them. we want more people to come and enjoythenr~ _ them. we want more people to come and enjoy them. find _ them. we want more people to come and enjoy them-— and enjoy them. and very briefly, shona. and enjoy them. and very briefly, shona- this _ and enjoy them. and very briefly, shona. this is _ and enjoy them. and very briefly, shona. this is fantastic. - and enjoy them. and very briefly, shona. this is fantastic. and - and enjoy them. and very briefly, shona. this is fantastic. and the l shona. this is fantastic. and the sun has just _ shona. this is fantastic. and the sun hasjust come _ shona. this is fantastic. and the sun hasjust come out _ shona. this is fantastic. and the sun hasjust come out and - shona. this is fantastic. and the sun hasjust come out and look. shona. this is fantastic. and the l sun hasjust come out and look at all this— sun hasjust come out and look at all this performance. 25,000 artist in the _ all this performance. 25,000 artist in the city— all this performance. 25,000 artist in the city at the moment, over 3000 performances, six festival is all happening at once. and performances, six festival is all happening at once.— performances, six festival is all happening at once. and you try to

su ort happening at once. and you try to support people _ happening at once. and you try to sopport people who _ happening at once. and you try to support people who do _ happening at once. and you try to support people who do find - happening at once. and you try to support people who do find it - support people who do find it challenging?— support people who do find it challenauin? ., . . challenging? we do. we source accommodation, _ challenging? we do. we source accommodation, we _ challenging? we do. we source accommodation, we partner- challenging? we do. we source | accommodation, we partner with challenging? we do. we source - accommodation, we partner with other universities _ accommodation, we partner with other universities to source affordable accommodation for artists. we have also given— accommodation for artists. we have also given out 180 bursaries of £2500 — also given out 180 bursaries of £2500 to — also given out 180 bursaries of £2500 to try to mitigate against particularly those artists who are coming _ particularly those artists who are coming for the first time so that they can — coming for the first time so that they can reallyjust be part of this incredible — they can reallyjust be part of this incredible performing arts. this does rive incredible performing arts. this does give a _ incredible performing arts. this does give a sense _ incredible performing arts. try 3 does give a sense ofjust the range of performances you have. it is of performances you have. it is comedy. _ of performances you have. it is comedy, theatre, _ of performances you have. it is comedy, theatre, everything. of performances you have. it is - comedy, theatre, everything. thank ou ve comedy, theatre, everything. thank you very much _ comedy, theatre, everything. thank you very much for — comedy, theatre, everything. thank you very much for that. _ comedy, theatre, everything. thank you very much for that. you - comedy, theatre, everything. thank you very much for that. you can - comedy, theatre, everything. thank you very much for that. you can find whatever type of performance you like here in edinburgh. that is the festival here, but now for the news, travel and weather where you are. well, to such a glorious day there, the sun is shining and edinburgh is

remarkable wonderful in edinburgh at this time of year, it is remarkable. it is. it's been described as the biggest miscarriage ofjustice in uk history. the post office scandal saw hundreds of former sub—postmasters wrongly convicted of theft and fraud on the basis of incorrect data from a faulty it system. tim brentnall�*s life was destroyed by the scandal — but, ten years after he was prosecuted, he has cleared his name — and is celebrating a very special new arrival. our reporter fi lamdin went to meet him. steph and i have joked about it, but it's also been a little bit of a joke in the postmaster group that he's already got perhaps two dozen grandmothers looking after him. everyone in the group has been with us on thatjourney and everyone is so happy for him. everyone has been overjoyed with it. lando was the first baby of the group and you know what a baby does to most people. everybody sort of goes a bit soft and gooey. it's a dream come true.

we wanted a child for many years and with steph going through cancer treatment, we had to wait for a while. i don't think, ten years ago, i would have thought we could have been this happy. we've really got this wonderful, brilliant little man to focus on. good morning. the subpostmasters fighting forjustice. i the evidence i shall give. shall be the truth. the whole truth. the whole truth, . ., , and nothing but the truth. i was totally lost in the moment because i knew i hadn't stolen — there was no evidence that i'd stolen anything. i certainly wasn't living, you know, the high life from ill—gotten gains. tim was charged with false accounting. 11 years later, he finally cleared his name. it really started to feel like i was trapped in a nightmare. it felt unreal. it felt like i was watching myself do it because i knew i hadn't

done anything wrong. but i was stood in front of a judge in crown court pleading guilty to a crime that i hadn't done. the thought of going to prison terrified me. tim was one of many subpostmasters who gave evidence at the inquiry. they now both know it added to the stress of trying for a baby. but, three weeks ago, baby lando was born. they told us over and over — you're the only one. the subpostmaster group portrayed here in the itv drama and now a close group of friends, messaging most days. "lando brentnall arrived at 10am, 7lb i. mum and baby are doing fine." there are lots of people wishing congratulations. jo sent us this lovely sleep sack, della crocheted, knitted — whatever you call it — a lovely, lovely soft blanket for him. maria sent us a lovely load of babygrows and things like that,

and there's so much more, as well. everyone in the group has been with us on thatjourney and everyone is so happy for him. the whole group are sort of celebrating lando's birth. yeah, everyone's been sort of overjoyed with it. the inquiry listening to all the evidence has now finished and is taking a break for the summer. in the autumn, it will consider recommendations for the future. but 15 years on, tim, like so many others, is still waiting for compensation. living next door is a constant reminder of what happened. i was in my early 205 when we took it on and that was going to be my future and that was all ripped away after five years. can you put it all behind you now? ten years ago, i wouldn't have thought it was possible to be this happy and we'd have sort of this new life ahead of us. it's been a constant sword hanging over us, the post office, and the struggle to get a baby, which just happened naturally.

it's just been a realjoy to be able to start to build towards the next chapter. fiona lamdin, bbc news. let's return to the latest after the southport attack. a 17—year—old boy has been charged with murdering three girls, and attempting to murder ten other people. he appeared in court in liverpool yesterday. he can be seen here in a school photograph and from court sketches done this week. now that reporting restrictions have been lifted, we can tell you that his name is axel muganwa rudakubana. he is due to next appear in court in october. the three children killed in the attack were six—year—old bebe king, seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe, and nine—year—old alice dasilva aguiar. two other children who were injured were discharged from hospital yesterday. five others remain under observation, as well as two adults.

this evening and throughout the weekend, landmarks across merseyside will be lit up in pink, in memory of the children killed. our correspondent, john maguire, spent the day in southport, finding out how communities are supporting each other after the attack. it should have been the perfect start to summer for southport. sunny days at long last, school holidays at long last, carefree days ahead. but, then, monday's knife attacks changed everything. this community has been severely tested, but is showing its resolve. where rioters hurled bricks at police on tuesday night, there are now ice—cream vans. a local family business doing whatever it can. just for the community, really, for the children. just to put the smiles back on their little faces. you know, it's such a devastating thing that's happened. so we just want to make sure that everyone's coming together and supporting everybody, you know. it's such a devastating time.

you know, we've all been very upset about what's happened. and, you know, them three little girls, you know, they just didn't deserve, theyjust didn't deserve that. and the families, you know. sorry, i'm getting a bit emotional now. businesses, local services, places of worship are all supporting each other and the families of those caught up in the violence. what the churches are here to do, what all the agencies are here to do is to help southport be a place where something horrible happened and something beautiful came out of it. because that was the word that the imam used this morning — beautiful people, beautiful place. and if more people can think that because of the way southport has responded to this, that will be a good thing. the stand up for southport website has become a focus for people. people want to know how can they donate and how can they help.

so it's a great platform for saying to people, come and see how you can make a difference to the people who need your help at this time. fundraising, events, donations, just sharing thoughts. sometimes, with social media, you don't want to go near it. it's a vile place. but, sometimes, as with this tragedy and the clean—up operation and people helping each other, social media is a wonderful place to be and it's helping people to come together and help each other and social media can be really, really a force for good. and stand up for southport, people have reallyjoined in. and all the messages — every time i turn on, you see a poem or a picture or somebody�*s doing something or somebody�*s offering something or giving something. you know, it's fantastic to see and i love social media. # in the quiet of morning, there's a whisper in the wind. those with expertise or skills are offering their help. jenny wren, a musician and primary school music teacher, has written this charity song. she's been contacted by other

musicians, including 12 choirs, all keen to be involved. # always be dancing in the stars. # your light is still shining from afar #. i thought, well, this is what i can do, this is what i can give. and i put a post out and the response has been absolutely overwhelming. so, yeah, i've written the song and the next step now is to get all those musicians involved and the local choirs and musicians and vocalists to record it. and we've been offered recording studios and producers and all kinds of different things to help us do that. and then we'll publish it. we'll get it out into the public eye and hopefully raise some money and have some kind of anthem to bring people together,

as well, for this tragedy. as well as fundraising and practical support, there are symbolic gestures to pay tribute to the girls and their families. significant buildings across the north west will, from tonight, be illuminated in pink — shining light where there's been so much darkness. john maguire, bbc news, southport. away from the community there in their efforts to come to terms with what happened has been violence and disorder. we're joined now by lord walney, the government's independent adviser on political violence and disruption. good morning. given what has happened, have you had occasion to offer advice, happened, have you had occasion to offeradvice, had happened, have you had occasion to offer advice, had conversations with the home secretary or prime minister? in the home secretary or prime minister?—

the home secretary or prime minister? . , minister? in a way, there is the review i submitted _ minister? in a way, there is the review i submitted to _ minister? in a way, there is the review i submitted to the - minister? in a way, there is the - review i submitted to the government literally 2a hours before the general election which the incoming government said it will look at carefully and it has recommendations that are pertinent in this regard. i welcome the leadership shown by keir starmer and the home office team in the past 2a hours, particularly homing in on the need to stop the known troublemakers who are clearly exploiting the grief and tension felt in southport and across the country, to use the cover of protest as a platform for deliberate violent disorder. we need to stop those people from being able to travel to those places. irate people from being able to travel to those places-—

those places. we heard from keir starmer about _ those places. we heard from keir starmer about a _ those places. we heard from keir starmer about a new _ those places. we heard from keir starmer about a new violent - those places. we heard from keir- starmer about a new violent disorder unit. that is looking forward. you could tell there was anger in his voice talking about this. that is something ongoing and they will be working on today, tomorrow. the weekend. do you think enough measures are in place and the police have resources necessary in the immediate term? the evidence we have seen is in southport, they struggled to cope with an unprecedented and presumably, maybe a slightly unexpected scenario. i presumably, maybe a slightly unexpected scenario.- unexpected scenario. i think certainly there _ unexpected scenario. i think certainly there was - unexpected scenario. i think certainly there was a - unexpected scenario. i think certainly there was a level i unexpected scenario. i think| certainly there was a level of volatility in southport which may have taken the police by surprise. but, clearly, there is intelligence that these gatherings and the tension of the week has been deliberately exploited by far right groups. and i think there are a

number of powers police have to be able to try to keep things under control. i would like to see them using to the maximum effect existing powers in the public order act, which, where there is a threat of serious disorder, people have the power to refuse protests. what is happening here is not legitimate protest. the prime minister was right to say this. we have a fundamental right to protest embedded in a liberal democracy. it is not a right to riot, not a right to criminality. what is happening is not protest. and so i think, i hope the police will look carefully at what has happened and be thinking actually, a move to more preventative measures rather than

allowing large and volatile crowds to gather and then seeing things kick off. i hope they do everything in their power to prevent getting into this situation in the first place. into this situation in the first lace. ., . into this situation in the first . lace. ., ., ., into this situation in the first lace. ., ., ., ., , ., , into this situation in the first place. you have a long history of advisin: place. you have a long history of advising on _ place. you have a long history of advising on these _ place. you have a long history of advising on these issues. - place. you have a long history of advising on these issues. given i place. you have a long history of - advising on these issues. given what you are seeing over the past days, do you see a clear rise? a lot of people are scared of some of these scenes, these groups gathering sporadically in places. are you seeing a clear rise in that kind of behaviour?— seeing a clear rise in that kind of behaviour? what you have had in recent years _ behaviour? what you have had in recent years is _ behaviour? what you have had in recent years is organisationally, l recent years is organisationally, the far right has been at a relatively low ebb. organisations, parties, movements, are formally disbanded all become defunct. what has been made clear this week is

that those forces, that ideology, those individuals, are still absolutely there and can move quickly and form into new groups. i guess two people looking at this it would not have been a surprise that you can have this activity. what i think your moving package before they showed was that violence from a small minority can have a devastating effect that is anathema to the overwhelming majority of people in communities that are affected and may be worried about particular issues. and so the challenge now for all of us, for lawmakers, government, police and communities themselves is how do you empower and protect the mainstream majority that might have legitimate

worries. but will absolutely want to live alongside their neighbours? how do you shutout live alongside their neighbours? how do you shut out and prevent this kind of violent disorder that has been pushed by the far right which, unfortunately, we have seen this week are still in our midst? lard week are still in our midst? lord warne , week are still in our midst? lord warney. thank — week are still in our midst? lord warney, thank you. _ week are still in our midst? lord warney, thank you. -- - week are still in our midst? lord warney, thank you. -- lord - week are still in our midst? lord warney, thank you. —— lord walney. with the school holidays under way, many parents are searching for activities to keep their children busy — but new research suggests traditional attractions like art galleries have trouble drawing in some families. parents are worried about their kids being too loud, disruptive or even accidentally breaking something. now, some attractions have started dedicated "children's hours", so they can explore as freely as they like. a warning, this report from nicky ford contains flashing images. when you picture an art gallery, it might look something like this —

a place for quiet contemplation as you take in the artworks on show. well, not today, when running, laughing and enjoying yourself is definitely encouraged. this is the launch of kids aloud, a new project to allow children to enjoy art galleries and museums in their own way. yeah, it's really lovely. i mean, i think they're a little bit maybe intimidated by the space in the beginning. and then slowly, as they make their way through the gallery, you can see there's a lot of energy, a lot of interest in the paintings, as well. i'm drawing something similar to the painting up there. how do you feel about seeing these artworks? i feel very impressed about how they had it so detailed to make it look so realistic. the idea is to give children a designated time to visit and to put parents at ease. it follows research by the art fund, who surveyed more than 1,000 parents. they found 90% wanted to visit art galleries, but over 50% were worried

how their children would behave. just seeing kids actually feeling relaxed in a creative space in a museum. it's not about being hush and quiet and reverent, it's actually about letting your personality shine and being inspired by creativity from the past, which helps us to be creative still today. well, as well as giving the children a chance to look at the art, the idea is that they will feel connected to it, too, and maybe even give them some inspiration. i think trying to draw the clouds are pretty tricky since you're trying to draw white and white. it'sjust nice and it's very — quite relaxing and there are a lot of good paintings and stuff. there are certain spaces. where you might feel a bit apprehensive about taking small ones, of which i've got- a couple, so it's really| nice to feel welcomed. however, that might be — whether that's, yeah, - events that are put on or the way that the tone that a space kind i of gives you about what children are allowed to do and what's -

appropriate, i guess. more than 20 art galleries and museums are taking part, including the science museum and the horniman museum. these are great community spaces. they belong to us all and actually bring your children and reclaim them as families for yourself, and to benefit from everything that they've got to offer. a chance, then, to let your children's imagination run free. nicky ford, bbc news. i think that is a great initiative. yes, make a bit of noise. i would not let carol into those places because you have to be careful of those precious things. would not trust you with it! i those precious things. would not trust you with it!— trust you with it! i like your lighthouse. _ trust you with it! i like your lighthouse. thank - trust you with it! i like your lighthouse. thank you. - trust you with it! i like your lighthouse. thank you. it i trust you with it! i like youri lighthouse. thank you. it is trust you with it! i like your- lighthouse. thank you. it is still humid in the south but miles for most. london at the moment 20.

manchester 16. many starting on a dry note but some mist and fog in the south—east that will lift. towards the west, cloud building with showers ahead of band of rain and strengthening wind coming our way. temperatures range from 16 in the north to potentially 29 in the south. that will feel quite oppressive. overnight, the weather front continues pushing southwards and eastwards. turning to showers as it does so. the head of it humid with clear skies. the other side, clear skies with scattered showers. the breeze easing. on the other side, the northern side, it is turning fresher. as we move through saturday, this is the weather front. slowly moving to the south—east. high pressure in the north. we start

again on a cloudy note with showers. the heaviest will be close to the south coast and channel islands. north of that, sunshine and scattered showers in northern ireland and western scotland and breezy here. temperatures on saturday, more will be in fresher conditions but still quite muggy in the south—east. saturday into sunday, high pressure across this before later on sunday, low pressure comes. sunday quite cloudy. some breaks and sunshine coming through. some showers but later, we have the wind strengthening and rain arriving in western scotland and northern ireland and these are the temperatures, 15—21r. have a good weekend. social media can make it easier to stay in touch with friends and family, sharing the ups and downs of life.

but you can always have too much of a good thing, and for some — it can be a real challenge to cut down. for those who've managed it though, the benefits have been immense. our reporter amy garcia has been speaking to ia—year—old violet, who's done just that. i don't spend ages and ages just watching people do random stuff on tiktok or like on youtube. i'm actually doing something, like with myself, um, which i guess makes me feel more proud because it's like, well, i've done this instead ofjust sitting and being on my phone for hours. baking is just one of the hobbies violet is doing more now she's using her smartphone less. like many teenagers, she enjoys social media, but spending too much time on it was having an impact on her mental wellbeing. when you're on tiktok, you see stuff like, oh, this is like the new, like, thing you need to get done. so i get like a bit insecure. and i guess, when you're looking at people with tonnes of, like, clear skin and filters all the time, you're thinking,

why don't i look like that? who thinks that they've got a healthy relationship with their phone? who thinks that they're probably on their smartphones a little bit too much? back in may, 30 students at kettlethorpe high school took part in a three—week programme aimed at educating them on screen time. violet was one of them. i got around like eight to ten hours daily. then i realised, oh, i'm just on my phone all the time now and then. it's like, i can't use that to escape how i feel. i need to face it head on. violet's dad, james, admits he was unaware of how much time his daughter was spending on her smartphone and has seen a positive change since she took part in the programme. my view on it was all those children use those things. it's part of fitting in, it's part ofjust being connected to the modern world. she was spending between sort of eight and ten hours at any one time. we were quite horrified when we actually, you know, found out. what difference did you see in violet when she started to spend less time on the smartphone? yeah, i think we started to see her far more engaged in family activities, taking up new hobbies and interests.

really improved our relationship. but even some really basic stuff like having conversations overthe dinnertable. as parents, we need to use some of the tools that are on there, such as the device time. open up the debate, think about how you're engaging with each other. could that time be spent elsewhere doing more quality things? how long are you spending on it now? well, three hours, it says. banning devices from the dinner table and setting limits on apps means violet has cut her screen time by more than half and found new passions, some that she shares with her grandparents. it's more of like a band from now that i like. they're called crawlers. vinyl records, she wants, she likes them now. she's got some of mine. she's been to see a tribute band for pink floyd, which i never thought i'd get to see that. she wants to know what's . going on now, doesn't she? yeah, we can have a conversation now. yeah. why could you not before? she was engrossed in an ipad or iphone. or her phone. yeah - violet, how much is your dad on his phone? he made the rule, no phones at the dinner table, and he breaks it. so the problem's with the parents

here really, is it? i think that's what's starting to come out. she's telling me off about my phone. so, yeah, it's having a really positive impact on us all. just good old—fashioned art of conversation. many families will relate to violet and herfamily and that many families will relate to violet and her family and that situation. it might spark conversations. that report was by amy garcia. one option might be to get on a bmx bike and may be dream of the olympics. team gb, with a total of 20 medals won in paris so far. kye whyte was dubbed the prince of peckham after he made history at the tokyo olympics, claiming silver and landing britain's first—ever olympic medal in bmx. he's in action again later. our correspondent sophie long is at the club in south london where he started his career. i know, because we saw earlier, there are some enthusiastic, young would—be olympians out there this

morning. i think that is an understatement. people here are super excited about the day ahead and have been here since before six o'clock this morning because this is peckham bmx club where kye whyte, the prince of peckham, started his career. i have spoken to some young olympic hopefuls. we can speak to the team. it is difficult to sayjust how magical this night is going to be with high hopes? irate magical this night is going to be with high hopes?— magical this night is going to be with hiuh hoes? ., . with high hopes? we are so excited. we ho -e with high hopes? we are so excited. we hope and — with high hopes? we are so excited. we hope and pray — with high hopes? we are so excited. we hope and pray kye _ with high hopes? we are so excited. we hope and pray kye brings - with high hopes? we are so excited. we hope and pray kye brings the - with high hopes? we are so excited. | we hope and pray kye brings the gold medal home. the children will be celebrating. no matter what happens. we wish him all the best. he is inspirational. he is from peckham and it means our children can dream big and hope to be there one day. you are from british cycling, the umbrella organisation. how important. we have kye and beth who

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good night. we spoke with the royal horticultural society keen to hear from people about how climate change affects their plants. we asked for pictures and of course, you supplied lots. this is janet wakefield. sent us this picture of her garden and let us know that "sweet peas have been wonderful this year". wendy has also had success with sweet peas. understanding what is growing well and the rhs managing diversity across the country. caroline in berkshire has had more peony flowers than previous years. martin in exeter has sent us his little bit of garden. he says it's an experiment as it doesn't get any sunshine. that is great. gladio line. they are laura's in kent. —— gladiolus.

that's all from breakfast for today. we'll be back on bbc one from six o'clock tomorrow. goodbye.

live from london, this is bbc news. back home, three americans and a kremlin critic who were being held in russia arrive on us soil, as part of the biggest prisoner swap deal since the cold war. myjob is to make sure that number one, they don't get them, and if they do, we get them back. i don't buy this idea that you're going to let these people rot injail. the deal frees 2a prisoners and two minors held in seven countries, including convicted russian fsb hit man vadim krasikov. seven men have been charged with violent disorder after a riot broke out in hartlepool, linked to the mass stabbing in southport on monday. the body of the hamas political leader ismail haniyeh, who was assassinated in iran, is now in qatar where he'll be buried. these are the live pictures coming in from doha's largest mosque where a special service will be held.