good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today. six people are still missing as the search continues off the coast of sicily where a luxury yacht sank in freak weather conditions. presidentjoe biden receives a huge ovation ahead of a rousing farewell speech at the democratic national convention. one of those rare moments in history when the decisions we make now will determine the fate of our nation and the world. a rocket engine explodes during a test launch at the uk's new spaceport in shetland. pushing hard for a cure for mnd. we cheer on former rugby players billy twelvetrees and ed slater as they come to the end of their most recent cycle challenge.

back in the premier league. jamie vardy, the hero of leicester's incredible title triumph eight years ago, scores on their return to the top tier. good morning. we have got some cloud and patchy rain to clear south—east england this morning and then behind it for all of us, a mixture of sunshine and blustery showers, the heaviest and most frequent in the north—west but we will also have the strongest winds there. all of the details shortly. it's tuesday the 20th of august. the search continues for six people missing off the coast of sicily, after a british luxury yacht sank in a storm yesterday morning. british technology entrepreneur mike lynch and his 18—year—old daughter hannah are among those unaccounted for. 15 people were rescued and the italian coastguard has confirmed one man has been found dead. our correspondent simon jones has the latest.

the search and rescue operation off porticello continued into the night, but those involved know they are now, in all probability, looking for the dead. one body was brought to shore yesterday. the wreckage of the yacht is 50m below the water's surface. 15 of the 22 people on board managed to escape, clambering onto a life raft. they described scenes of panic, people screaming. but they were the lucky ones. others are unaccounted for. this was the yacht called the bayesian. it was pictured on sunday night before a huge storm blew in. that caused a waterspout like this one, similar to a tornado to form, smashing the mast of the yacht, making the vessel lose its balance. these pictures from the land reveal the strength of the winds. translation: at about 4.15 we saw a flare in the sea. i we waited for this waterspout to pass.

after ten minutes we went out to sea and we saw cushions and all the rest of the boat. all of what was on deck in the sea, but we did not find anyone. the british tech tycoon mike lynch is among the missing. he was tried for fraud in the us after selling his firm to hewlett—packard, but cleared of all charges injune. his 18—year—old daughter hannah is unaccounted for. sicily�*s civil protection says jonathan bloomer, the chairman of the investment bank morgan stanley international, and chris morvillo, a lawyer for mr lynch, are also missing. mr lynch's wife, angela bacares, is among the survivors. she's listed as the yacht�*s owner. another survivor is charlotte golunski the mother of a one year old who was also rescued. translation: the survivors are very tired and are constantly asking - about the missing people. to my knowledge, there is only one body that has been found. the others are still missing. we have given the survivors this information, but they are talking and crying all the time

because they have realised there is little hope of finding their friends alive. the italian coastguard are being joined by the uk's marine accident investigation branch. the italian rescuers say the yacht was in the wrong place at the wrong time. simon jones, bbc news. we will be live in sicily with the very latest on the search operation in the next hour or so. now then rest of today's news with ben. presidentjoe biden has taken to the stage at the democratic national convention telling supporters they are "in a battle for the very soul of america", during his farewell speech. the president headlined the opening night of the convention which is taking place in chicago until thursday. with more, here's our senior north america correspondent gary o'donoghue. # your love lifting me higher. a month ago, he was still his party's nominee. now, he is yesterday's man,

the past, not the future. all that's left, to hand over the baton. selecting kamala was the very first decision i made when i became our nominee. and it was the best decision i made my whole career. cheering. if it was a fond farewell for the president, it was a full—scale outburst of enthusiasm for the woman who has stepped into his shoes. but she knew this was still his night. joe, thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of service to our nation and for all you will continue to do. we are forever grateful to you. this is herfirst appearance at the convention and you can hear around me the enthusiasm

for the new nominee. this is the woman carrying the hopes of the democratic party right through until november the 5th. end the us war machine! outside the convention, the war in gaza, has drawn anger from many democratic supporters, and others. and while the numbers were not as large as expected, the protesters had a stark message for kamala harris. if you want to win, you want to win pennsylvania, you want to win the election, it's very easy, stop the genocide and we will stop the protest, how's that? this past tumultuous month in american politics has seen kamala harris narrow the race against donald trump. but it's still a race too close to call. the battle has onlyjust begun. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, chicago. gary o'donoghue joins us now. you said there, gary, a lot of work

still to do, it is just day one of the convention. what happens for the rest of the week?— rest of the week? there will be lots of other star-studded _ rest of the week? there will be lots of other star-studded speeches, i of other star—studded speeches, president obama is going to be here, former president clinton is going to be here, and of course on thursday kamala harris herself will make her acceptance speech. bear in mind she had been vice president but she is still really introducing herself to the american public. vice presidents are often pretty anonymous, not very much in the spotlight.

i've known five people in the past four months that have died. john has struggled with addiction for decades since being prescribed diazepam aged 16 by his gp. he lives here in fife, in the east of scotland, an area with beautiful views blighted by pockets of deprivation. injune, he too almost died after taking adulterated benzodiazepines known as street benzos. i ended up in hospital in a high dependency unit and then that's where i found out i had a stroke. you always think it's never going to happen to you. and people say, "oh, no, my tablets are real," kind of like always know that they're real tablets or something like that. but you never know that they're real tablets, unless they're pharmaceutical, especially when they're

off the street. hi, john. good to see you again. you coming in? this van, run by support service with you, goes out to communities offering wound dressing, clean needles and naloxone, a medication that can reverse the effects of opioids. now's not a good time to have a serious drug problem, i would say. i've been a drug worker for a couple of decades now, and the drugs are probably more dangerous now than they ever have been. front line services say dangers from new drugs, including an animal tranquilliser called xylazine, are a serious concern in a country which already has the highest rate of drug deaths in western europe. fentanyl is adulterated with xylazine, so they call it tranq dope in america. and that's a combination of fentanyl, which has a very strong opiate, xylazine in one combined. and that's what we're now seeing here. and that's what they call the zombie drug. you know, all these horrible names that people give it. john has stopped taking street

benzos and is now working to come off drugs altogether. this is the best i've done since i've started recovery. there's work under way to improve access to treatment and services for those struggling with addiction in scotland. but with today's figures expected to rise again that may be little comfort for communities like this one. lucy adams, bbc news. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is travelling to egypt today as he continues his push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza. after talks with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, mr blinken said israel had accepted what he called a "bridging proposal", and urged hamas to do the same. ukraine's president zelensky says his forces are now in control of almost 500 square miles of russian territory. mr zelensky said the two—week incursion across the border proved that kremlin threats of retaliation were a bluff. at the same time, russian forces are closing in on the ukrainian city of pokrovsk,

prompting further evacuations. ted baker shops across the uk will close their doors for the last time today. the fashion brand first opened in glasgow 36 years ago and was a permanent fixture on high streets until its parent company went into administration earlier this year. over the weekend the company's bosses announced it would close its remaining uk branches this week, putting more than 500 jobs at risk. the government is encouraging pensioners to check their eligibility for pension credit, to see if they will then receive this year's winter fuel payment. it comes following a change by the labour government which means those who don't receive pension credit or other means—tested benefits will no longer get the annual payments, worth up to £300. our chief political correspondent henry zeffman joins us now. henry, this affects a lot of people, potentially?— potentially? absolutely, it does. and the government _

potentially? absolutely, it does. i and the government acknowledges potentially? absolutely, it does. - and the government acknowledges that it does. rachel reeves, the new chancellor, announced last month that because of what she said was an economic inheritance from the previous conservative government which was even worse than she says she thought it would be, that they had to make very difficult decisions and one of the early difficult decisions before we even get her first budget that she made was that the winter fuel allowance which has beenin the winter fuel allowance which has been in place since 1997 for all pensioners would now be means tested. that means that only pensioners who receive pension credit or some other benefits will be eligible for winter fuel allowance. what the government is doing today is urging pensioners who might be eligible for pension credit to make sure, because they estimate that there are 880,000 households who are eligible for pension credit who are eligible for pension credit who are eligible for pension credit who are not currently naming it. pension credit is based on income, those who are, who had an income of less than £218 per week are eligible for it, are also various provisions

to do withjoint for it, are also various provisions to do with joint income with a partner or also savings. that is what the government is urging pensioners to check. the conservatives say that it shows the government is not committed to pensioners. this campaign is the government are trying to show that they are. government are trying to show that the are. ,., ., ., government are trying to show that the are. ., ., ~ ., ., ~ they are. good to talk to you, thank ou ve they are. good to talk to you, thank you very much- _ new pound coins featuring king charles will enter circulation this week. the design also includes a pair of bees, highlighting the king's passion for the natural world and the environment. almost three million of the new coins will make their way into tills and pockets across the uk. you can tell they are very brand—new. i you can tell they are very brand-new.— you can tell they are very brand-new. ., ., , brand-new. i wonder what it feels like to scour) _ brand-new. i wonder what it feels like to scour) up — brand-new. i wonder what it feels like to scoop up all— brand-new. i wonder what it feels like to scoop up all of— brand-new. i wonder what it feels like to scoop up all of those - like to scoop up all of those pounds? like to scoop up all of those ounds? ~ like to scoop up all of those pounds?— like to scoop up all of those ounds? ~ ~' ., like to scoop up all of those ounds? ~ ~ ., ., pounds? we will never know. some of us miuht, i pounds? we will never know. some of us might. i don't— pounds? we will never know. some of us might, i don't think _ pounds? we will never know. some of us might, i don't think we _ pounds? we will never know. some of us might, i don't think we will! - us might, i don't think we will! definitely not!— definitely not! let's go to the weather now _ definitely not! let's go to the weather now with _ definitely not! let's go to the weather now with carol. - good morning. it is a muggy start in parts of the south east of england

but most of us have some sunny spells and blustery showers. irate but most of us have some sunny spells and blustery showers. we have not a spells and blustery showers. we have got a weather — spells and blustery showers. we have got a weather front _ spells and blustery showers. we have got a weather front draped _ spells and blustery showers. we have got a weather front draped across - got a weather front draped across the southeast with some patchy rain, that will clear, another one coming in across western parts of england, wales and scotland will move away. then we are into the sunshine and blustery showers. the heaviest and most frequent will be across the north and the west and we will have the strongest winds here. temperatures, 111 to about 22 or 23. this evening and overnight we start off with some showers, but a lot will fade as a ridge of high pressure builds across us. there will be some clear skies but by the end of the night, the next weather front is coming our way so the cloud will build in the rest of northern ireland, the rest of scotland and eventually we will see some rain coming in here. temperatures are in line in the north to 11 in the south so cooler and fresher than the night just gone. tomorrow we start with

sunshine but the cloud will build towards the west during the day, a few showers, head of the rain coming in. some of this rain will be heavy, and we are looking at windy conditions edged towards the west, even coastal gales and exposure in western areas. 13 to 22 degrees. we start on a muggy note on thursday, then we have got rain pushing south and he is, as we go through the day, weakening as it pushes into the south—east. behind that it brightens up south—east. behind that it brightens up with some showers, but it will be a windy day wherever you are, with temperatures getting up to roughly 22 celsius. i temperatures getting up to roughly 22 celsius. ., ., ., 22 celsius. i have one important auestion 22 celsius. i have one important question for _ 22 celsius. i have one important question for you, _ 22 celsius. i have one important question for you, did _ 22 celsius. i have one important question for you, did you - 22 celsius. i have one important question for you, did you see i 22 celsius. i have one important| question for you, did you see the moon last night? ida. question for you, did you see the moon last night?— question for you, did you see the moon last night? no, sally, iwas riaht moon last night? no, sally, iwas right under— moon last night? no, sally, iwas right under a _ moon last night? no, sally, iwas right under a weather— moon last night? no, sally, iwas right under a weather front, i moon last night? no, sally, iwas right under a weather front, too l right under a weather front, too much cloud. it right under a weather front, too much cloud-— right under a weather front, too much cloud. it was a bit like that here, a much cloud. it was a bit like that here. a bit _ much cloud. it was a bit like that here, a bit disappointing. - much cloud. it was a bit like that here, a bit disappointing. i- much cloud. it was a bit like that here, a bit disappointing. i knowj here, a bit disappointing. i know some people including some people with very fancy can restore the incredible new —— cameras did see

the moon last night. we have got some incredible pictures. these are not from the uk. these incredible images of the super moon last night. i'm assuming that is paris, not the blackpool tower! i was going to say, black ball, maybe? look how red it is.— look how red it is. absolutely gorgeous. — look how red it is. absolutely gorgeous, pictures _ look how red it is. absolutely gorgeous, pictures of - look how red it is. absolutely gorgeous, pictures of paris. l look how red it is. absolutely l gorgeous, pictures of paris. we look how red it is. absolutely i gorgeous, pictures of paris. we got a tiny glimpse of the moon this morning, weren't we? we a tiny glimpse of the moon this morning, weren't we? we were a bit overwhelmed. _ morning, weren't we? we were a bit overwhelmed. can — morning, weren't we? we were a bit overwhelmed, can we _ morning, weren't we? we were a bit overwhelmed, can we say _ morning, weren't we? we were a bit overwhelmed, can we say that? i overwhelmed, can we say that? because it wasn't red and it wasn't blue. it because it wasn't red and it wasn't blue. , ., ., ~ ~ ., ., blue. it 'ust looked like the moon! if ou blue. itjust looked like the moon! if you have — blue. itjust looked like the moon! if you have got _ blue. itjust looked like the moon! if you have got gorgeous - blue. itjust looked like the moon! if you have got gorgeous pictures, j if you have got gorgeous pictures, please send them into us. parents are being warned to be vigilant as schoolchildren may be unknowingly smoking vapes laced with the street drug spice, according to an investigation by the university of bath. the synthetic form of cannabis carries dangerous side effects,

and now one teenager has spoken to the bbc about how he became addicted to spice at the age of 111, after using spiked vapes. he's been sharing his story with our reporter annabel rackham. i was asking for it so much. it's like, ijust feel like a drug addict. i'm literally doing itjust so i can feel normal. there still wasn't that voice in my head kicking in, like, you shouldn't be doing this. i still, like... you couldn't stop. yeah, i couldn't stop. this 16—year—old who, along with his mother wishes to remain anonymous, is describing what it's like to be addicted to spice, a lab—made drug which is supposed to mimic the effects of cannabis. ifound myself doing it literally every second of the day. were you doing it in class? yeah, i was bringing it to school. like, it was... actually in class, during lessons? yeah, i'd literally put it in my sleeve. i'd like, do that, and then i'd just use it. see, i didn't know that. he became hooked on the drug

for more than a year, buying it in liquid form. i was about to throw this bag away, actually. gradually, my grades started going down because obviously in lessons i was just not paying attention. i was just too busy getting high, like, in class, and then i didn't... ijust was using it to pass the time, kind of. and ijust, i didn't see school as any use to me at that point. like, i didn't care about grades or any of that. ijust cared that i made it out of school. spice, which is responsible for half of all non—natural deaths in prisons, can be more harmful and unpredictable than cannabis, causing dizziness, breathing problems, heart palpitations, and seizures. there have been a number of reported hospitalisations of children after using spice vapes in schools, and police forces like this one in devon and cornwall are trying to find ways to identify use in the local community.

so we've got an upgrade for you to the device you've got for detecting spice and thc and some other synthetic drugs. with help from the university of bath, they're upgrading the kit they use to detect drugs in vapes that have been seized locally, particularly from schools in the area. we know almost nothing about the effects of spice on children. i think that's one of the really concerning things. all of our understanding of what spice does to the human body really comes from people that are in prison or maybe homeless. and when we talk to people that are using spice, they talk about it being the worst drug they've ever used, even outside of heroin. they talk about the withdrawal being really severe. they talk about becoming addicted incredibly quickly. so we have no knowledge about how spice really affects children, particularly in the long term. it's a concern for police, too, who want to get across how much danger children who use spice vapes could be putting themselves in. the children are in a vulnerable position to be exploited, bribed and enticed into that gang

culture and kind of forced to do things that they wouldn't normally go ahead and do. as part of chris's work with the university of bath, he found out of nearly 600 confiscated vapes from schools, one in six contained spice. he tested vapes from a random selection of 38 schools across london, west midlands, greater manchester and south yorkshire. he couldn't stop, and his friends were even telling their mums that it was bad and so their mums would tell me and i really appreciate that, you know, that... yeah, because it takes a lot of support from friends. sorry, i didn't want to get upset, but it really helped. like all, um, all my friends who are helping out. it was a really bad time.

luckily for this family, ben, now 16, was able to beat his spice addiction and start a new chapter. then it clicked to me like i didn't need it any more. there wasn't that voice in the back of my head that i was like, oh, you need more. you need to buy another one. i kind ofjust wanted to keep it normal after that. after those three weeks. and we had a nice christmas, didn't we, last year? yeah. annabel rackham, bbc news. let's take a look at today's papers. the yacht sinking off the coast of sicily dominates most of the front pages this morning. the daily express reports that technology tycoon mike lynch and his 18—year—old daughter are among the six people feared to be dead after the vessel was sunk by a freak tornado. the daily mirror also leads on it, with the story of british mum charlotte golunski heroically saving her baby's life as the ship became submerged,

by holding her above the water. the times focuses on how mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest level since the aftermath of liz truss's mini budget, signalling an end to high prices for home—owners and buyers. and the daily telegraph reports that the prime minister supports more working from home �*to boost productivity�*, as part of workers' rights reforms, which could mean staff spend less time in the office. they are also talking about how we use our mobile phones and scrolling. dumm scroll in?— dumm scroll in? apparently video scrollin: dumm scroll in? apparently video scrolling on _ dumm scroll in? apparently video scrolling on any _ dumm scroll in? apparently video scrolling on any online _ dumm scroll in? apparently video scrolling on any online platform . scrolling on any online platform actually makes you more bored. if you are standing waiting for a lift or at the bus stop or whatever, in the queue at the supermarket, it doesn't help your brain because it makes your brain even more bored

thanif makes your brain even more bored than if you actually, they suggest what you should do instead is watch one video through instead of keeping changing. fist one video through instead of keeping chanauin. �* ., ., ., changing. at about the attention sam. changing. at about the attention soam- you _ changing. at about the attention soam- you can _ changing. at about the attention spam. you can get _ changing. at about the attention spam. you can get that - changing. at about the attention spam. you can get that sugar i changing. at about the attention i spam. you can get that sugar rush of flicking through videos but it is disposable. flicking through videos but it is disoosable-_ flicking through videos but it is disosable. ., ., ,, disposable. people have got less aood at disposable. people have got less good at paying — disposable. people have got less good at paying attention. - disposable. people have got less good at paying attention. our- good at paying attention. our attention span _ good at paying attention. our attention span is _ good at paying attention. our attention span is rubbish now. scientists were hoping to see the first full—engine test of a vertical rocket at the uk's new spaceport in shetland last night but it didn't quite go to plan as the engine exploded on the launch pad. the test was due to be carried out at the saxavord site on unst, the country's northernmost inhabited island. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is there for us now. morning, lorna. so, what happened?

we were watching from here, across the bay, from a safe distance, about a mile away from the launch pad that you mightjust be able to see through the early morning weather here in shetland. it is across the bay behind me. all that is left this morning on that launch platform is the stamp of the first stage of the rocket. if this test had worked, what we would have seen is a hot fire test of all nine engines. this would have been the first time that test had taken place. the aim would have been to generate the same amount of huge downward thrust required for when this rocket would have been sent into space, to push it into orbit. but it's very quickly become clear that the test did not go according to plan. the countdown to what should have been a final engine test on a rocket being readied for space. but moments after the ground—based

test started, this. a plume of smoke and large flames shooting out sideways, then loud bangs as the entire structure was engulfed by fire. unst is britain's most northerly inhabited island. when it comes to space and safety, its remoteness is part of the attraction. saxavord spaceport said all safety protocols were observed and the site evacuated prior to yesterday's test. no staff were at risk. rocket testing and launches can be fraught with difficulty. the first ever satellite mission launched from the uk ended when a virgin orbitjumbo jet flying out of cornwall lost the rocket it released horizontally after it suffered an anomaly. last year, the spacex starship spacecraft exploded minutes after lift—off. elon musk congratulated his team

on what he called an exciting launch and said they had learned a lot. these pictures are from earlier ground—based tests that german rocket company rfa carried out successfully here in shetland. the tests involved firing fewer engines at any one time. the test yesterday was meant to be the final one and the biggest. in a statement, the rocket company said they were aware of the higher risk attached to their approach and that they will take their time to analyse and assess the situation, adding that the goal would be to return to regular operations as soon as possible. sending vertical rockets into space is hard. that is why these tests are carried out. the one here yesterday demonstrating both why these tests are important and how challenging building rockets can be. lorna gordon, bbc news, on unst in shetland.

the images really are incredible. lorna, i suppose it raises the question now of what happens next, where do they go from here? well. question now of what happens next, where do they go from here? well, it took six years — where do they go from here? well, it took six years to _ where do they go from here? well, it took six years to reach _ where do they go from here? well, it took six years to reach this _ where do they go from here? well, it took six years to reach this point, i took six years to reach this point, there is a very young team of extremely highly skilled and dedicated engineers and technicians and rocket scientists who have been working on this project. we were on the spaceport yesterday, we watched them give their morning briefing, they follow a large amount of procedures and protocols. when they evacuated the site, it was cleared of all personnel. a small team were left in the test control centre, they would have been monitoring all of the systems on this first stage of the systems on this first stage of this rocket during the ground—based test. if there had been any anomalies before the test

happened, they would have aborted. this was the last thing they wanted to happen. they will now, though, have a huge amount of data to look at. they will be looking at cameras that were positioned around the rocket, and indeed, underneath the rocket, and indeed, underneath the rocket, to try and work out what went wrong, and where they go from now. ., ., ., ., ., went wrong, and where they go from now. ., ., ., ., now. lorna, good to have you there, thank ou now. lorna, good to have you there, thank you for— now. lorna, good to have you there, thank you for that. _ now. lorna, good to have you there, thank you for that. lorna _ now. lorna, good to have you there, thank you for that. lorna gordon i now. lorna, good to have you there, thank you for that. lorna gordon on | thank you for that. lorna gordon on shetland for us this morning. coming up. with just over a week to go until this years paralympic games, we'll be hearing from javelin thrower hollie arnold before her fifth games, in about ten minutes' time. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. the police watchdog the iopc is investigating surrey police after the death of a man whilst in custody.

46—year—old ben campfield died in hospital onjuly the 29th, three days after he was found unresponsive in a custody suite near redhill. surrey police said mr campfield was given immediate first aid and taken to hospital for treatment, but his condition deteriorated. a woman who was seriously injured getting onto a train at clapham junction, blames the large gap between the train and platform for the accident. guiliana rossi broke her leg in two places and spent a month in hospital last november. she's now calling for change before someone else is injured, and says the gap is too large, with no warning announcements informing passengers. network rail says it is developing a plan which would address the gaps, but no funding is in place. the system, the railway systems here, are antiquated. we have 19th century infrastructure in the 21st century. it's time we got to grips with this.

we were the pioneers of the industrial revolution. come on, guys, get your back together and make our railways safe. a south essex school says a tree enjoyed by generations of its children has been saved. thundersley primary feared it would have to cut down the oak tree which is estimated to be 150 years old because it was damaging a neighbouring house. however, now the chair of governors at the school, simon english, says insurers have had a change of heart about paying for a special underground root barrier. let's take a first look at how the tubes are running this morning. now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. aftera warm, humid night, still a lot of cloud around this morning with some showers. but it will become drier and sunnier as the day progresses.

we have these weather fronts arriving in, bringing those showers, one or two heavy ones perhaps. it's a cold front, and behind it, it will become a bit fresher, but temperatures in the sunshine still reaching around the low to mid 20s quite widely. and it's quite breezy out there as well. dry, clear conditions as we head into this evening, and overnight too, mostly clear skies. and temperatures overnight will be a bit fresher than last night. they are still dipping to around 11 to 13 celsius. now as we look ahead, well, it does become a bit more unsettled. wednesday itself is largely dry, but we have this area of low pressure to the north of us, and this will bring stronger winds and outbreaks of rain for a time to end the week. but wednesday will see lots of sunshine, and temperatures reaching about 22, 23 celsius. some outbreaks of rain later on thursday for a time, and friday into saturday some heavy rain to come. that's it from me. there's more on all of today's stories on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london across the morning. i'll be back in half an hour.

hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. it is just after half past six. voters across the united states have heard from presidentjoe biden who was the first keynote speaker of the democratic national convention in chicago. the convention runs until thursday, when vice president kamala harris will officially accept the democratic party's nomination as its presidential candidate for november's election. during a lengthy farewell speech, president biden defended his legacy and hailed ms harris. let me ask you. are you ready to vote for freedom? vote forfreedom? cheering. vote for freedom? cheering.- vote for freedom? cheering. �* ., , vote for freedom? cheering. ., , ., ., ., cheering. are you ready to vote for democracy and _ cheering. are you ready to vote for democracy and from _ cheering. are you ready to vote for democracy and from america? i democracy and from america? let me ask you, are you ready to

elect kamala harris in st paul's? cheering. we're joined now by us political strategist, calvin dark. morning to you. thank you so much for staying up to talk to us. we are getting lines from lisa beattie and all the time. the convention is still very much going on. —— from the speech. really interesting, the quote we have had from the president saying, for 50 years ago my heart and soul to the nation. i was too young to be in the senate and too old to stay as president. does that just about sum it up? iaisle]!!! just about sum it up? well good mornin: , just about sum it up? well good morning. yes. _ just about sum it up? well good morning. yes. i _ just about sum it up? well good morning, yes, i think— just about sum it up? well good morning, yes, i think it - just about sum it up? well good morning, yes, i think it does. it| morning, yes, i think it does. it sums up not only howjoe biden sees the system, but how the democratic party sees this unprecedented moment where we have a current president

was not running for re—election, trying to advocate for his vice president, who is in the room. this is something we haven't seen in the united states. it is something we haven't seen in the united states.— is something we haven't seen in the united states. it was somewhat of a risk for him — united states. it was somewhat of a risk for him to _ united states. it was somewhat of a risk for him to make _ united states. it was somewhat of a risk for him to make the _ united states. it was somewhat of a risk for him to make the speech i risk for him to make the speech given that performance at the debate that led to so many of the recent problems, and then prompted him to step down from standing again. how would you assess his speech? weill. step down from standing again. how would you assess his speech? well, i think that two things were made abundantly clear. the first is that of the decision to withdraw from the race was a very painful one and a difficult one. the second one was, it was the right of the season. i don't think anybody doubts that after we have seen over the last few weeks the enthusiasm and the hope that the democratic party has now that the democratic party has now that they have an actual chance of winning, thatjoe biden made the right decision. now i also think that one of the things i was looking more for, was making the case for kamala harris. buti

more for, was making the case for kamala harris. but i think this was morejoe biden like making his case for his legacy, and then tacking on at the end, if you want to see it continued, there is your person in kamala harris. so i think given the unprecedented nature, joe biden did as well as could be expected, trying to balance all those different dynamics. to balance all those different dynamics-— to balance all those different d namics. �* , ., to balance all those different dnamics. , ., , ., dynamics. and i suppose that is what the question — dynamics. and i suppose that is what the question now _ dynamics. and i suppose that is what the question now is _ dynamics. and i suppose that is what the question now is for _ dynamics. and i suppose that is what the question now is for the _ dynamics. and i suppose that is what the question now is for the next i the question now is for the next couple of days. how do they know shift towards the vice president and her plan over the next several months, this is the real emphasis now, isn't it? months, this is the real emphasis now. isn't it?— now, isn't it? exactly. ithink that is why you _ now, isn't it? exactly. ithink that is why you saw — now, isn't it? exactly. i think that is why you saw some _ now, isn't it? exactly. ithink that is why you saw some of _ now, isn't it? exactly. i think that is why you saw some of the i now, isn't it? exactly. ithink that is why you saw some of the older| is why you saw some of the older part of the democratic party. i think that was the strength. part of what we saw tonight was honouring jesse jackson, who ran for president, the first african—american running for president, in the 805. it shows how the democratic party, in contrast with the republican party, embraces all the generations that make up the current party of today. but i

guarantee you that starting tomorrow... it will be how she is going to run with the positive things from the previous administration, but sat herself out administration, but sat herself out a little bit differently as to how she would be a different leader going forward. now thejoe biden lackeys off these days, she can do that more freely.— that more freely. talking about those differences, _ that more freely. talking about those differences, until - that more freely. talking about i those differences, until president biden had pulled out of standing again, it was a choice between two relatively elderly men. white men, who were standing to be leader of the united states. now that choice is pretty stark, isn't it? and i wonder whether america there was ready to elect its first female president?— ready to elect its first female resident? ~ ., ., ., president? well, there are going to be obstacles. _ president? well, there are going to be obstacles, first _ president? well, there are going to be obstacles, first female - be obstacles, first female president, first female president of collar. there is no bigger motivator for the democratic party to do something unprecedented than former president donald trump. i think because he is the alternative, that

will make the decision for a lot of the undecided, or what we call swing voters, here in the united states. i also think it is clear when we think about what the polls were saying before joe about what the polls were saying beforejoe biden dropped out that people wanted other than the sequel to 2020. and to give nikki hailey a bit of credit, she was in the primary on the republican side, she said the first party to get rid of its 80—year—old candidate had a chance of winning. what you said is proving to be true. haifa chance of winning. what you said is proving to be true.— proving to be true. how now do the team behind _ proving to be true. how now do the team behind kamala _ proving to be true. how now do the team behind kamala harris- proving to be true. how now do the team behind kamala harris bring i proving to be true. how now do the l team behind kamala harris bring joe biden poz—mac support with her, but also make her appear separate and and different? i also make her appear separate and and different?— and different? i actually think their biggest _ and different? i actually think their biggest challenge i and different? i actually think their biggest challenge is i their biggest challenge is introducing her. because frankly i think even those who may have wanted joe biden like to stay in, or are still nostalgic for him, they will be for kamal harris. one of his lines was, i am going to be the biggest volunteerfor lines was, i am going to be the biggest volunteer for the campaign. i think that was genuine. but what i think there are big challenges, most americans know their name but they

don't know about her. and right now, because of the shortened election campaign time, donald trump and the republicans are trying to define her as the radical liberal. she is trying to define itself as the former senator, attorney general of california and district attorney. their challenge will be not only do people know her name, know who she is, and to do that in four days. really good to talk to you. we will talk again. thank you for being with us. john is here with the sport. and jamie vardy, i mean... remember him? he had the party at his house when leicester city, beyond belief... he is clearly eyeing another party. the party may well continue this season. they are backin well continue this season. they are back in the premier league. they won that incredible title all those years ago. is he really 37? 37 almost 38. and he's back scoring in the premier league. another

incredible chapter in a remarkable story for leicester city and jamie vardy. leicester city are back in the big time as is jamie vardy, proving he can still do it. joe lynskey reports. supporting leicester city, it's really straightforward. in the last eight years they have won the league, then the cup, they have gone down, then won promotion. their first point of this season was a roller—coaster in itself. their first half against spurs brought driving rain and constant pressure. pedro porro scored the goal his side deserved. spurs had ten shots but couldn't score a second. leicester got to half—time having been overwhelmed. but one man has been there through the decade—long journey. jamie vardy turns 38 in the new year, and yet few will write him off. he had been injured in pre—season and played here half fit.

now he changed the match, then might have scored the winner. vardy�*s years at the top have brought goals and the outrageous. he left the pitch as a sub with a gesture as he went. leicester's premier league title is one more than spurs. the away side still might have had the final say. but as this went wide, this draw was summed up by the coach. a match tottenham should have won, but for one man's intervention. joe lynskey, bbc news. but they didn't, did they, with jamie vardy back in the premier league? all eyes on old trafford this week as england begin their series against sri lanka, which starts tomorrow. no ben stokes, who's been ruled out for the summer playing in the hundred competition, although he is with the team. olly pope replaces him for the three—match series. dan lawrence opens the batting.

i've had a little taste for it a couple of years ago, and i really enjoyed that taste. but i'm coming back a much better player now, and i'll be able to control my emotions a lot better than i did when i played before. yeah, it is obviously a fantastic opportunity, but i think when you do put pressure on yourself it makes the weak worse. like i said, i'm just going to really enjoy these, however many test matches it is, and hopefully put on a show. talking of an correct —— talking of memorable sporting feats, emma raducanu will lead british hopes when the us open, the final ten as manager of the year, gets under way in new york next week. hoping to join her there are heather watson, the first of four british women who phased three rounds of qualifying. she made a good start, beating a former wimbledonjunior she made a good start, beating a former wimbledon junior champion. there was an all british tie in the first round of men's qualifying.

pauljudge, bedejacob fearnley, who has also had a good season. ——judge coming through. liam broady is out. he lost against his finish or opponent. he lost the first set against finland's otto virtanen, despite having been 5—2 up, and then did the same in the second. virtanen the winner in straight sets. after winning three medals for australia at the paris olympics, track cyclist matt richardson says he's ready to begin the next chapter, as he announced he'll now ride for great britain. he lost the first set against finland's otto virtanen, richardson was born in kent, but moved to western australia at the age of nine and kept up his dual citizenship. he said it had been a difficult decision but a personal choice, made after careful consideration of both his career and his future. richardson won two silvers and a bronze at paris 20211. and from the olympics to the start of the paralympics in paris next

week. former british javelin champion hollie arnold is going for another gold. she won bronze in tokyo, after clinching her first paralympic title in rio, and could well complete the set after what has been a difficult few years for the athlete away from competing. hi, i'm hollie arnold and i'm an f46javelin thrower, and this will be my fifth paralympics. i had to think then! i was like, oh, my god, is it the fifth?! this five's a big number. it really is. but after going to her first paralympics atjust 111 years old, hollie arnold, at 30, is one of paralympic gb's all time greats. even going back from 14—year—old hollie, you learn so much with time. you know, you learn from your mistakes, you learn from winning, you learn from losing. and i think thatjust everything in one, you take that pressure that, you know, that fire in your belly — as me and my dad always says —

to every games, every majors, and you go out there and you just do your best. with paralympic gold in her locker from eight years ago, hollie then struggled at tokyo. notjust in the stadium, but out of it too. i lost my identity. i talked about obviously struggling with stuff myself, but i think that the important thing was, i then got to realise that i'm notjust hollie arnold, the sportsperson, like, i am hollie arnold, the person. so i started to find like my spark back again and just relying on other people to help, like, to be able to speak to people. so i really strongly believe, like, talking about it makes such a difference. when times are tough, it can be easy to fall out of love with even the thing that you've loved the longest. yeah. in your case, the javelin. but from the person that's sat in front of me right now, the love is there, right? if it was ever gone, it's back now? 100%. there's always a time in everybody�*s life where theirjob, you have ups and downs.

it'sjust, it's normality. it's just life, it's reality. but i absolutely love throwing the javelin and being able to showcase that in the worlds this year, just how happy i was, how excited, how in the moment i was, i was like, god, i love this sport and i am not retiring anytime soon yet! the little 14—year—old hollie in beijing in 2008 is not the hollie in 2024, and i think thatjust mentally i've been able to deal with a lot. you know, there's been a lot happened in my career so far, and i think that if you — it'sjust, it's being prepared, it's being uncomfortable with the comfortable, you know, just going for it. and i know i've got an amazing family and, and team around me to support me and do everything they can. so, let'sjust give it a go. good luck. we saw there how early she started in her career. a lot of athletes have gone through that, the

difficulties. she encountered it around the delayed tokyo games, the impact it had on her career. she just seemed to find what it is that gets you going. i like what you said about getting comfortable with being uncomfortable. she has also done i'm a celebrity, get me out of here in wales. if can do that...! opening ceremony next wednesday. it is about a week and a half of action. we have qualified in 19 of the 22 events. a good chance of more medal success. thank you. time to talk to carol. there is a clue. there is a clue. there is. it's not good. good morning. there is. it's not aood. good morninu. it's not good. good morning. good morninu. it's not good. good morning. good morning- yes _ it's not good. good morning. good morning. yes indeed _ it's not good. good morning. good morning. yes indeed e. _ it's not good. good morning. (13mm morning. yes indeed e. casey is a very good clue as to what is happening outside at the moment. —— yes indeed this is a very good clue. we are looking at blustery showers. there will be some sunshine. the

first weather front producing cloud and patchy rain in the south—east. the second one coming in across scotland, england and wales, having already cleared northern ireland as we have gone through the small hours of today. and this one too is pushing east. some rain also in the channel islands. that is connected with this weather front which clears, brighterskies with this weather front which clears, brighter skies follow. then the second by the front goes through with his showery rain. then drier, some sunshine but blustery showers. the heaviest will be in the north west. some of those will have some thunder and lightning embedded in them. the windiest conditions will be in the north—west as well. temperatures 111 to about 23 degrees. as we head through the evening and overnight we start off with some showers. a ridge of high pressure builds across us. a lot of the showers will fade. by the end of the night we will have more cloud coming into the west and also some rain, heralding the arrival of our next weather front. heralding the arrival of our next

weatherfront. it heralding the arrival of our next weather front. it will be a cooler and fresher knife this coming night and fresher knife this coming night and it was last night. as we move through tomorrow we start off with some sunshine. showers in the west. as the weather front comes in it will introduce more cloud and heavy rain and strengthening winds. the strongest winds towards the west with gales with exposure. for southern and eastern areas it will stay largely dry, the cloud will build and it will feel quite warm in any sunshine, up to 22 degrees. as we move through the week from wednesday to thursday, low pressure driving the weather. this area here have got —— has got the remnants of hurricane ernesto, no longer like a hurricane. it will introduce heavier rain and more humid conditions. it is pushing south—east. it is going to be a windy day on thursday. behind the weather front things brighten up, they will be some sunshine but also blustery showers.

temperatures 111 to 22 degrees north to south. we are not finished with this yet because as we move from thursday into friday, another set of fronts comes our way, bringing in yet more heavy rain, pushing north eastwards and also strengthening winds. friday itself is looking rather wet for most. even as we head into the weekend, when there are quite a few festivals, we are looking at more unsettled conditions. not what we ordered, carol, sorry. i'll return to sender.— we've seen some incredible glimpses of the rare blue supermoon last night — and some of you have been sending your photos through this morning. this one is from helen in swansea. look how red that is. that is not blue but it's look how red that is. that is not blue but its red. it is red because of the weather

conditions. kindly sent us this close—up. how good are these people's cameras? better than mine. nathan from huddersfield sent this. is that of the moon? you are asking me?! do get in touch if you know about that or send us some photos. the details are on your screen. carol was telling us about the pretty wild weather this morning. yesterday on the programme we saw rugby union players, including billy twelvetrees, set off on an epic 350—mile cycling challenge, two years after their friend and former team—mate ed slater was diagnosed with motor neurone disease. to symbolise the urgency in finding a cure for the condition, billy and his team have been racing around the country overnight, repeating the route him and ed previously covered together in three days, but this time hoping to finish in one.

they started at kingsholm stadium in gloucester, cycling through leicester, milton keynes, twickenham — and later this morning they're due back in gloucester. jayne mccubbin has been following theirjourney. the night has not been easy. we know they plan to cross the finish line during breakfast this morning, during breakfast this morning, during our programme, before 9:30am. we really hope they make it but they have had a very, very tough night so far. as soon as we get word from them, we will be there live to watch that moment as they cross the finish line together. for now, let's hear

from jane mccubbin, who has been following theirjourney. ten, nine, eight... 211 hours ago, the rugby community once again united with one cause. ..two, one, go! cheering. come on, ed! it's not about me, to be honest. it's about the mnd community. obviously i'd love to be able to do it physically. um, but the cause is the most important part. it's amazing. it is absolutely amazing, - and they're going to do brilliantly! ed's friend and former team—mate billy twelvetrees led out the team that, just two years ago, had been led by ed himself. go on, ed! they're calling this the ride against time, because it really is.

ed never seems to stop smiling — at least when we see him. ye... - that's it, yeah. i think it means so much kind of having these things to kind of keep the support going. it keeps him going, doesn't it, jo? and we're all incredibly proud of him, and them as well. i they're great people. this is a bonkers challenge. it's a bonkers challenge! and i did just shout at the end, "be safe and take a break- when you need to!" there isn't time for breaks, jo! well, they'll be on that i minibus some of the time. i hope they will anyway. don't go mad. i hope so, i hope so. hour one done. breaks? not a chance. two hours in. jim, how are we feeling? all right, skip. how fast are we going? too fast. boys are flying. easy. three hours in. william, how are we feeling? fresh. big boy, give us a little look over the shoulder.

there he is. that's all you needed. the boys, we've made it to leicester. we're nearly at the ground. five hours in. flying. this was just the beginning. in total, they cover 350 miles, taking in all of ed's old rugby clubs in just 211 hours. and this was the reception in leicester. go on, mate, give us a hug. we had a great start. ed's here, which is fantastic. a few tough hills coming up to leicestershire and, um, there was a tough wind coming up here as well, but i think the boys want to put themselves through some pain and go to a pretty difficult place because, you know, ed and the rest of the people in this mnd community are facing the toughest physical battle of them all. so, it's something that we can easily do for 24 hours. cheering and applause. ed's journey since his diagnosis two years ago has been shared for all to see, just as it was for the mnd heroes before him.

you've seen how rapid the decline has been, but you've seen his strength? 0h, he's been incredible. i mean, seeing the clips from when we did the bike ride last time, to when you did the interview, obviously there's a huge contrast there. and, um it's the nature of the disease. yeah, we can't wait to get out there and, um, do some good. doddie and rob sort of set the tone on raising awareness, and i think the baton's sort of being handed overto ed, and he's always said he wanted to do it. it's incredibly tough, but he's approached it with a level of sort of dignity and pride that i never — well, i did expect from my best mate — but to a level i never expected. and this is why billy and ed's friends and former teammates are riding right through the day, right into the night, arriving ultimately at twickenham, the home of rugby, raising awareness, raising money, changing lives, offering hope. and 211 hours ago, there was plenty

of hope about this challenge. 211 hours? yeah. a distance that actually is further than london to edinburgh. unbelievable. are they going to be here on time tomorrow morning? yeah, no doubt about that. but, um, what state they'll be in, i've got no idea. good luck, billy. cheers, mate, thank you. and we will be live with the team in gloucester some time around about half past eight or after that, when they get there. whatever state they are in. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. the police watchdog the iopc is investigating surrey police after the death of a man whilst in custody. 46—year—old ben campfield died in hospital onjuly the 29th three days after he was found unresponsive in a custody suite near redhill. surrey police said mr campfield was given immediate first aid and taken to hospital for treatment, but his condition deteriorated. a woman who was seriously injured getting onto a train at clapham junction blames the large gap between the train and platform for the accident. giulilana rossi broke her leg in two places and spent a month in hospital last november. she's now calling for change before someone else is injured and says the gap is too large, with no warning announcements informing passengers. network rail says it is developing a plan which would address the gaps but no funding is in place. the system, the railway systems here, are antiquated.

we have 19th century infrastructure in the 21st century. it's time we got to grips with this. we were the pioneers of the industrial revolution. come on, guys, get your back together and make our railways safe. a south essex school says a tree enjoyed by generations of its children has been saved. thundersley primary feared it would have to cut down the oak tree which is estimated to be 150 years old because it was damaging a neighbouring house. however, now the chair of governors at the school simon english says insurers have had a change of heart about paying for a special underground root barrier. let's take a look at how the tubes are running this morning. there's minor delays on the district line and the piccadilly line is closed between wood green and cockfosters. now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning.

aftera warm, humid night, still a lot of cloud around this morning with some showers. but it will become drier and sunnier as the day progresses. we have these weather fronts arriving in, bringing those showers, one or two heavy ones perhaps. it's a cold front, and behind it, it will become a bit fresher, but temperatures in the sunshine still reaching around the low to mid 205 quite widely. and it's quite breezy out there as well. dry, clear conditions as we head into this evening, and overnight too, mostly clear skies. and temperatures overnight will be a bit fresher than last night. they are still dipping to around 11 to 13 celsius. now as we look ahead, well, it does become a bit more unsettled. wednesday itself is largely dry, but we have this area of low pressure to the north of us, and this will bring stronger winds and outbreaks of rain for a time to end the week. but wednesday will see lots of sunshine, and temperatures reaching about 22, 23 celsius. some outbreaks of rain later on thursday for a time, and friday into saturday some heavy rain to come. that's it from me.

there's more on all of today's stories on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london across the morning. i'll be back in half an hour but for now let's cross back to ben and sally. good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. our headlines today. the chairman of morgan stanley international, jonathan bloomer, is one of the six people still missing off the coast of sicily where a luxury yacht sank in freak weather. presidentjoe biden receives a huge ovation ahead of a rousing farewell speech at the democratic national convention. one of those rare moments in history when the decisions we make now will determine the fate of our nation and the world.

we will be live in gloucester waiting for the ride against time team. they will be arriving here on behalf of the mnd community and gloucester legend ed slater. 350 miles, 24—hour us and we think they are going to do it. stick with us. have we had enough of the self—service checkout? morrisons becomes the latest supermarket to say it'll review the number in its stores. i'll look at why. is jamie vardy planning nother party? the hero of leicester's incredible title triumph eight years ago scores on their return to the premier league. good morning. we have cloud and rain pushing south—east this morning, bind it we see a return to sunshine but some blustery showers. the heaviest will be across the north west and there will also have the strongest winds. all of the details

shortly. it's tuesday the 20th of august. the search for six people missing off the coast of sicily has continued throughout the night, after a british yacht sank during a storm. the chairman of morgan stanley international bank, jonathan bloomer and lawyer chris morvillo are among the missing, according to sicily�*s civil protection agency. british technology entrepreneur mike lynch and his 18—year—old daughter are also unaccounted for. our correspondent simon jones has the latest. the search and rescue operation off porticello continued into the night, but those involved know they are now, in all probability, looking for the dead. one body was brought to shore yesterday. the wreckage of the yacht is 50m below the water's surface. 15 of the 22 people on board managed to escape, clambering onto a life raft. they described scenes of panic, people screaming. but they were the lucky ones.

others are unaccounted for. this was the yacht called the bayesian. the british tech tycoon mike lynch is among the missing. he was tried for fraud in the us after selling his firm to hewlett—packard, but cleared of all charges injune. his 18—year—old daughter hannah is unaccounted for. sicily�*s civil protection says jonathan bloomer, the chairman of the investment bank morgan stanley international, and chris morvillo, a lawyer for mr lynch, are also missing. mr lynch's wife, angela bacares, is among the survivors. she's listed as the yacht�*s owner. another survivor is charlotte golunski, the mother of a one year old who was also rescued. translation: the survivors are very tired and are constantly asking i about the missing people. to my knowledge, there is only one body that has been found. the others are still missing. we have given the survivors this information, but they are talking and crying all the time because they have realised there is little hope

of finding their friends alive. this was the yacht called the bayesian. it was pictured on sunday night before a huge storm blew in. that caused a waterspout like this one, similar to a tornado to form, smashing the mast of the yacht, making the vessel lose its balance. these pictures from the land reveal the strength of the winds. translation: at about 4.15 we saw a flare in the sea. i we waited for this waterspout to pass. after ten minutes we went out to sea and we saw cushions and all the rest of the boat. all of what was on deck in the sea, but we did not find anyone. the italian coastguard are being joined by the uk's marine accident investigation branch. the italian rescuers say the yacht was in the wrong place at the wrong time. simon jones, bbc news. our southern europe correspondent mark lowen joins us now from sicily.

good mark lowenjoins us now from sicily. morning, ma latest good morning, mark. what is the latest that you can tell us on the search? ~ ., , latest that you can tell us on the search? a, , , ., . search? morning, sally. the search resumed at— search? morning, sally. the search resumed at about _ search? morning, sally. the search resumed at about 6:30am - search? morning, sally. the search resumed at about 6:30am local i search? morning, sally. the search i resumed at about 6:30am local time, with divers trying to access the wreckage of the bayesian super yacht which is 50 metres underwater. it's thought that they will probably find bodies trapped inside the wreckage. we understand that they were hampered to try to get access to the wreckage with bits of the furniture of the ship that had been strewn around because of this storm and the waterspout. we are hearing from meteorologists that there was our weather alert around the previous four days after searing heat which has raised the temperature of the mediterranean, and severe storms in recent days. so that could amplify the weather risk that led to this waterspout. we still have the numbers that six people are missing, the body that was pulled from the wreckage yesterday is confirmed to have been the chef of the yacht, and

italian media are naming the six is notjust italian media are naming the six is not just the italian media are naming the six is notjust the president of morgan stanley international, the lawyer michael dillo and mike lynch, but also the wives of mr corvillo, and mr bloomer, and the 18—year—old daughter of mike lynch. we will be back with any more updates but now the rest of the news. presidentjoe biden has taken to the stage at the democratic national convention telling supporters they are "in a battle for the very soul of america", during his farewell speech. the president headlined the opening night of the convention which is taking place in chicago until thursday. with more, here's our senior north america correspondent gary o'donoghue. # your love lifting me higher. a month ago, he was still his party's nominee. now, he is yesterday's man, the past, not the future.

all that's left, to hand over the baton. selecting kamala was the very first decision i made when i became our nominee. and it was the best decision i made my whole career. cheering. if it was a fond farewell for the president, it was a full—scale outburst of enthusiasm for the woman who has stepped into his shoes. but she knew this was still his night. joe, thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of service to our nation and for all you will continue to do. we are forever grateful to you. this is herfirst appearance at the convention and you can hear around me the enthusiasm

for the new nominee. this is the woman carrying the hopes of the democratic party right through until november the 5th. end the us war machine! outside the convention, the war in gaza, has drawn anger from many democratic supporters, and others. and while the numbers were not as large as expected, the protesters had a stark message for kamala harris. if you want to win, you want to win pennsylvania, you want to win the election, it's very easy, stop the genocide and we will stop the protest, how's that? this past tumultuous month in american politics has seen kamala harris narrow the race against donald trump. but it's still a race too close to call. the battle has onlyjust begun. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, chicago. gary o'donoghue joins us now. you say the battle has onlyjust

begun, there is a lot of work to do starting this week, what should we expect from this convention? i expect from this convention? i expect you will see a great deal of effort in trying to educate the american public as to who kamala harris is. that might sound strange, she is the vice president, but often they are pretty visible and anonymous in some ways, they don't get a lot of limelight and that has been true of her as well. they are introducing her to the voters, introducing her to the voters, introducing her to the voters, introducing her very late on, don't forget. we have, what, 57 days, and more than that! 77 days or something like that until the election, not a lot of time to get your political message across. that is before you have even talked about policy. a lot of effort on that, a lot of focus on her speech on thursday. a lot of effort from the grandees of the party, the clintons, the obamas, trying to reinforce that message that this is the right pick from the

nominee for november. it is a neck and neck race pretty much at the moment with donald trump. it tends to be like that in 2—party systems. but it is going to get much more serious, much more scrutiny of her in the coming few weeks, certainly after the beginning of september when the campaign really does ratchet up. it when the campaign really does ratchet lip-— ratchet up. it could feel like a lona 77 ratchet up. it could feel like a long 77 days. _ ratchet up. it could feel like a long 77 days, gary! _ ratchet up. it could feel like a long 77 days, gary! we i ratchet up. it could feel like a long 77 days, gary! we will. ratchet up. it could feel like a i long 77 days, gary! we will talk and again soon. scotland's official drug—related death figures will be published later this morning. it's expected to show they've risen, despite a fall last year, as the country continues to have the highest rate in europe. the scottish government says it's taking a wide range of measures to reduce drug deaths through its £250—million national mission. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, is travelling to egypt today as he continues his push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal in gaza. after talks with the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, mr blinken said israel had accepted what he called a "bridging proposal", and urged hamas to do the same.

ukraine's president zelensky says his forces are now in control of almost 500 square miles of russian territory. mr zelensky said the two—week incursion across the border proved that kremlin threats of retaliation were a bluff. at the same time, russian forces are closing in on the ukrainian city of pokrovsk, prompting further evacuations. new pound coins featuring king charles will enter circulation this week. the design also includes a pair of bees, highlighting the king's passion for the natural world and the environment. almost three million of the new coins will make their way into tills and pockets across the uk. it looks like they are all there! do you carry much cash these days? filth. you carry much cash these days? 0h, none. i you carry much cash these days? 0h, none- idon't— you carry much cash these days? oi, none. i don't think you carry much cash these days? oi none. i don't think i ever you carry much cash these days? (iii none. i don't think i ever do, you carry much cash these days? iii none. i don't think i ever do, no. everything is on card. i none. i don't think i ever do, no. everything is on card.—

everything is on card. i use my -hone everything is on card. i use my phone for— everything is on card. i use my phone for everything, - everything is on card. i use my phone for everything, i - everything is on card. i use my phone for everything, i don't i everything is on card. i use my i phone for everything, i don't even carry cards, you don't even know what you are spending now because it's on the phone. we what you are spending now because it's on the phone.— it's on the phone. we need a pound for the supermarket _ it's on the phone. we need a pound for the supermarket trolley. - it's on the phone. we need a pound for the supermarket trolley. i i it's on the phone. we need a pound for the supermarket trolley. i have | for the supermarket trolley. i have a ound for the supermarket trolley. i have a pound in — for the supermarket trolley. i have a pound in the _ for the supermarket trolley. i have a pound in the car. _ for the supermarket trolley. i have a pound in the car. that _ for the supermarket trolley. i have a pound in the car. that is - for the supermarket trolley. i have | a pound in the car. that is probably not what they _ a pound in the car. that is probably not what they intend _ a pound in the car. that is probably not what they intend the _ a pound in the car. that is probably not what they intend the new - a pound in the car. that is probably not what they intend the new coins| not what they intend the new coins to be useful!— to be useful! they are too posh for that! carroll— to be useful! they are too posh for that! carroll has _ to be useful! they are too posh for that! carroll has been _ to be useful! they are too posh for that! carroll has been talking - to be useful! they are too posh for that! carroll has been talking to i to be useful! they are too posh for that! carroll has been talking to us this morning about one thing in particular and there is a clue in the picture behind her, it is wet! it is. good morning. there is certainly some rain around this morning and we will have showers into the afternoon. if you are in the south—east, this morning, once again, it is a muggy start to the day. temperatures i9 again, it is a muggy start to the day. temperatures 19 in norwich, 17 in cardiff, inverness12, belfast 11. that is the temperature if you are just going out. 11. that is the temperature if you arejust going out. we have two weather fronts, arejust going out. we have two weatherfronts, both producing patchy rain, they will clear and behind that we will see some sunshine today. there will be some

showers around as well. these showers around as well. these showers are quite blustery. into the afternoon what you will find is there will be a lot of dry weather across southern england, through the midlands, wales, a few showers, further north we will see more showers across parts of northern england, northern ireland but more especially northern and western scotland. there you could have the odd rumble of thunder and gusty winds across the north west. temperatures rising from iii winds across the north west. temperatures rising from 1a in the north to a pleasant 2a if you are in the sunshine further south. this evening and overnight, the showers will fade, we will hang on to some, clear skies around and the cloud will start to build across the west for northern ireland and western scotland. at the end of the night we will start to see the first signs of some rain. it will be a fresher night this coming night than it was last night. we start off with some sunshine first thing, a few showers towards the west, as the weather front comes in it will introduce a bit more cloud ahead of it and then we will see the heavy rain piling in

across northern ireland, scotland, north west england, in through wales and later across the midlands. into the south—east it will be dry and bright and we will have the highest temperatures getting up to 22 but it will be windy tomorrow, especially in the west. thank you, carol. a scientist in cambridge is working to tackle racial inequalities in cancer research and improve the health outcomes of those from minority backgrounds. black men have a higher chance of getting prostate cancer than white men, and data also shows that black women are more likely to be diagnosed with various cancers at a later stage. mousumi bakshi reports. does it matter if you're black, brown, asian or white? no. does it matter when it comes to your health? well, maybe. right, 0k. in this laboratory in cambridge, sigourney bonner is trying to change that. the 33—year—old founded black in cancer, trying to attract more

black students to the sciences, while understanding why so many die from certain cancers. there are actually more people from minorities dying of cancer than there are from predominant or the majority community. so i tried to look into like, why is that the case? why are people from my community and similar communities dying disproportionately? and actually some of it is really to do with how patients are treated, whether they are diagnosed earlier. and all of these things can have an impact on outcomes. when you are speaking about your symptoms, are they recognised by your clinician and are those things taken seriously and taken forward? where we come from, how healthy or wealthy we are can all have an impact on certain conditions. inequalities that first came to light during the covid pandemic. for instance, black communities suffer disproportionately from strokes and diabetes, but here the focus is on cancer. it's why cancer research uk, here in cambridge, is funding

the next generation of researchers and doctors, raising issues perhaps only seen and understood by the black community. like randy, who lost an aunt to cancer. when i came to the uk, there was not many black students in the class. and i also didn't have anybody, like, to look up to, any black role models. they were all white or, you know, of other ethnicities, but not black. there definitely is a underrepresentation, and that's something that i noticed immediately coming to cambridge, but also having people with diverse backgrounds doing the research, asking the questions to ensure that what we're looking into will represent everybody, i think that's really important. who we are and where we come from shouldn't matter. but with so many black women

being diagnosed late for breast, ovarian and colon cancers, the work done here could be transformative. we are nowjoined by naser turabi from cancer research uk. good from cancer research uk. morning to you, thank y coming good morning to you, thank you for coming in. we had some of the detail there but i wonder whether this is a social problem about things like background and access to health care, and perceptions, or whether this is a genetic thing that people are genetically predisposed to cancer in a different way? actually, it all those — cancer in a different way? actually, it all those things, _ cancer in a different way? actually, it all those things, in _ cancer in a different way? actually, it all those things, in fact. - cancer in a different way? actually, it all those things, in fact. cancer l it all those things, in fact. cancer is a very complicated disease. in fact we consider it many hundreds of different diseases. so understanding someone's genetic predisposition is very important and that varies through your ancestry. but it's also really important to understand the experiences of different people, so sometimes it's a matter of different

communities, often specific community's beliefs about cancer, but it can also be about their experience of the health system. what we have got is a health system which has been under pressure for a longtime so having that time to care, that time to talk to people, is constrained and some people, frankly, their experience of that is with much more difficulty than others. ., , ., , ., with much more difficulty than others. ., , ., , , others. that is a very great, simple auestion others. that is a very great, simple question to — others. that is a very great, simple question to answer, _ others. that is a very great, simple question to answer, -- _ others. that is a very great, simple question to answer, -- a _ others. that is a very great, simple question to answer, -- a simple i question to answer, —— a simple answer took obligated question, but here is another one, how do you change that when so many factors are in play? change that when so many factors are in -la ? �* , ., , ., , in play? there's a number of things we can do- — in play? there's a number of things we can do- in _ in play? there's a number of things we can do. in cancer— in play? there's a number of things we can do. in cancer research - in play? there's a number of things we can do. in cancer research uk l in play? there's a number of things i we can do. in cancer research uk we are researching into this, into the genetics of it and really understanding what different people's dispositions are and their responses to treatment as well, that's really important as well. that research and the data that goes along with it is incredibly important. we also need to make sure that services are accessible, and in fact, all of us experience problems

accessing the nhs. so improving that is something which will benefit everyone. is something which will benefit eve one. u, . is something which will benefit eve one. ., ., ., everyone. from a social point of view, everyone. from a social point of view. i'm _ everyone. from a social point of view, i'm interested _ everyone. from a social point of view, i'm interested in - everyone. from a social point of view, i'm interested in not - everyone. from a social point of view, i'm interested in not only| everyone. from a social point of i view, i'm interested in not only the backgrounds of people coming to health services for the treatment, but their perceptions of how the health system can work for them. it's not only about access, it's about whether they want to seek treatment in that way. absolutely. and many communities _ treatment in that way. absolutely. and many communities have i treatment in that way. absolutely. and many communities have good| and many communities have good reasons to be less trusting of health services and official services generally. and that's something that the nhs and everyone else involved needs to work on. but it's also really important to get information out there, and help people understand that. so for example we find through research we have done that there is wide variation in the understanding of the signs and symptoms of cancer. that goes along socio— economic lines, it could be about deprivation but we also find that people from

different ethnic groups have different ethnic groups have different perceptions about for example the extent to which cancer is treatable. one really positive story is over 30 years cancer survival is massively improved but some communities think it is still a death sentence so they are reluctant to go to the gp if they had got the signs and symptoms of cancer, and even be reluctant to accept treatment in hospital situation. having services that have the ability to engage with patients properly and really listen to them, and then support them through their treatment journey, and then support them through their treatmentjourney, is something that will benefit everyone but in particular communities especially. we say so many times on the programme that the key to early diagnosis —— to treatment is early diagnosis. diagnosis -- to treatment is early diaunosis. . diagnosis -- to treatment is early diaunosis. , ., ., .,

diagnosis. yes, there are a lower rate of screening _ diagnosis. yes, there are a lower rate of screening uptake - diagnosis. yes, there are a lower rate of screening uptake in i diagnosis. yes, there are a lower i rate of screening uptake in minority ethnic populations and we can do things about that, things that the nhs can do about that. we see people from ethnic minority groups reporting difficulties accessing gps, which frankly we all do, but we find that people from the black and minority ethnic communities find it more difficult, for example they have to go to their gp with the same symptoms before they get the answer cancer referral. there is more we cancer referral. there is more we can work on. is cancer referral. there is more we can work on-_ cancer referral. there is more we can work on. , ., . ., can work on. is there enough change as well, can work on. is there enough change as well. when _ can work on. is there enough change as well, when it _ can work on. is there enough change as well, when it things _ can work on. is there enough change as well, when it things like _ can work on. is there enough change as well, when it things like skin i as well, when it things like skin cancer, there is not enough training to be able to identify skin cancer on skin of different colours, is that applicable elsewhere? yes. on skin of different colours, is that applicable elsewhere? yes, it's artl that applicable elsewhere? yes, it's partly about — that applicable elsewhere? yes, it's partly about trading _ that applicable elsewhere? yes, it's partly about trading but _ that applicable elsewhere? yes, it's partly about trading but it's - that applicable elsewhere? yes, it's partly about trading but it's also i partly about trading but it's also about research to begin with. so much of the data we have is about the majority population. when you start to need to make conclusions about a diverse range of people, and cancer is so complicated that we

really need to understand that diversity even among the majority population, so things like new imaging techniques. i was talking to sigourney who is in that video yesterday, and she said one of her colleagues he was doing research into imaging techniques, actually having that diversity in the research group helps right from the early stage of research and think about those possibilities of making sure that when it finally comes through into practice that that information is ready for clinicians and patients, so for example skin cancer is diagnosed more easily across a range of different skin types. across a range of different skin es. �* ., across a range of different skin res. �* ., ., across a range of different skin es. �* ., ., ., ,, types. are we ever going to approach a s stem types. are we ever going to approach a system at — types. are we ever going to approach a system at any _ types. are we ever going to approach a system at any point _ types. are we ever going to approach a system at any point where - types. are we ever going to approach a system at any point where perhaps| a system at any point where perhaps screening is more targeted, should that happen? we screening is more targeted, should that happen?— that happen? we are definitely movin: in that happen? we are definitely moving in that _ that happen? we are definitely moving in that direction. i that happen? we are definitely moving in that direction. for i moving in that direction. for example, i mean screening is already targeted by age and the lung screening coming through will be targeted by smoking history as well. in the future we will be looking at genetics. there is quite a lot of

research that needs to happen to be able to do that and as we do more and more research we will find out all of these different risks so understanding all of that is going to provide another challenge. hopefully we will get there. so good to talk to you. _ hopefully we will get there. so good to talk to you, thank _ hopefully we will get there. so good to talk to you, thank you _ hopefully we will get there. so good to talk to you, thank you for - to talk to you, thank you for explaining that. there's been extensive wildfires across parts of europe in recent days, and now researchers in the uk hope they will soon be able to help tackle the problem using artificial intelligence. a team of firefighters, scientists and engineers are developing a self—flying robot aircraft, that can spot and put out flames before they develop into wide—spread fires. our reporter harriet bradshaw has been to see how they would work. i've been in the fire service 28 years, but we've never had the sort of major fires that we've had recently. the one in 2018 was unprecedented. we were up on the moors four to six weeks. i've never experienced that in my service. wildfires. dangerous, vicious, most often caused by human activity. and according to the national

fire chiefs council, more threatening than ever before in the uk because of climate change. but could engineering inspired by bees, birds and ants hold some answers? so swarm engineering is all about how do you make many robots work together for real world applications. right, so you can see one, two, three there. here in cornwall, a swarm of artificially intelligent firefighting drones is being tested for the first time with the goal of detecting and stopping wildfires. each robot is programmed to follow rules, and so they use their own intelligence and their own understanding of the local world around them, for example, if they've seen a fire to coordinate. and so that means each robot is running its own intelligence and can, as a result, do its own search. a small fire is lit, and within minutes the drone spots it and alerts other drones. at the moment, they're just testing the swarm's ability to find fires, but the plan is for them to carry

water and dampen or put them out automatically. on days where we would expect to have a wildfire event, the drones would be launched. they would be in a scanning mode, and then as soon as they identify a fire or a thermal target, fire crews can be deployed before it gets into, you know, into the developed stage. this one is 9.5m, twin engined, 100 kilos of payload capacity and 700 litres of volume. crikey! and how many could we see in the air tackling wildfires in the future? so 20 of these can patrol about an area the size of california, and one day we'd expect to have hundreds or thousands patrolling high risk areas around australia, greece and parts of europe and the far east. this wind race is controlled, golf, whisky, november, delta, charlie. we are looking to identify the fire, for starters, but what that

will enable is when you have 20 or 30 of those patrolling the skies, it would act as a deterrent for people looking to start a fire. outside the project, it's argued this technology could be part of the answer in the future, but only part of it, with a push for prevention such as landscape management solutions so destructive wildfires don't take hold in the first place. harriet bradshaw, bbc news. in around an hour's time rugby union player, billy twelvetrees, is due to complete a 350—mile cycling challenge, supporting those affected by motor neurone disease, including his friend and former team—mate ed slater. our reporterjayne mccubbin is in gloucester waiting for their arrival. a p pa re ntly apparently they have had to battle some wild weather overnight. you have been following theirjourney, jayne, it has been a tough one overnight?—

jayne, it has been a tough one overniuht? , ., ., ,, .,, overnight? oh, my goodness, it has been tough — overnight? oh, my goodness, it has been tough overnight. _ overnight? oh, my goodness, it has been tough overnight. they - overnight? oh, my goodness, it has been tough overnight. they were i overnight? oh, my goodness, it hasj been tough overnight. they were hit by the rain, then they were hit by the wind. and they had hills to go through, it has been really challenging. but in the next, we hope around about 8:30am, they are going to travel here. they are going to come into ed slater�*s beloved gloucester rugby club, they are going to be greeted, good morning, everybody. buy lots of cheerleaders, the champion cheerleader, we have been tracking them all night. yes. been tracking them all night. yes, es. been tracking them all night. yes, yes- tough? _ been tracking them all night. yes, yes. tough? yes, _ been tracking them all night. yes, yes. tough? yes, especially i been tracking them all night. yes, yes. tough? yes, especially with i been tracking them all night. yes, i yes. tough? yes, especially with the rain and all — yes. tough? yes, especially with the rain and all of _ yes. tough? yes, especially with the rain and all of those _ yes. tough? yes, especially with the rain and all of those hills, _ yes. tough? yes, especially with the rain and all of those hills, and i rain and all of those hills, and they have done it. billy's brothers have joined they have done it. billy's brothers havejoined him now, they are giving him the final push with the rest of the guys, when they get up to the hill, they are meeting their and they are coming in. they are going to arrive. you have got to stay with us. we will keep our eyes peeled on the road out there. but now the

news, travel and weather wherever you are waking up this morning. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. the police watchdog the iopc is investigating surrey police after the death of a man whilst in custody. 46—year—old ben campfield died in hospital onjuly the 29th, three days after he was found unresponsive in a custody suite near redhill. surrey police said mr campfield was given immediate first aid and taken to hospital for treatment, but his condition deteriorated. a woman who was seriously injured getting onto a train at clapham junction blames the large gap between the train and platform for the accident. giuliana rossi broke her leg in two places and spent a month in hospital last november. she's now calling for change before someone else is injured, and says the gap is too large, with no warning announcements informing passengers. network rail says it is developing a plan which would address the gaps,

but no funding is in place. the system, the railway systems here, are antiquated. we have 19th century infrastructure in the 21st century. it's time we got to grips with this. we were the pioneers of the industrial revolution. come on, guys, get your back together and make our railways safe. the government has approved plans to allow city airport to raise its annual cap on passenger numbers from 6.5 to nine million. it'll also be allowed to increase the number of morning flights between six and nine o'clock to accommodate the extra passengers. its proposal to be allowed to open on saturday afternoons, when it's currently closed, has been turned down.

are running this morning. now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. aftera warm, humid night, still a lot of cloud around this morning with some showers. but it will become drier and sunnier as the day progresses. we have these weather fronts arriving in, bringing those showers, one or two heavy ones perhaps. it's a cold front, and behind it, it will become a bit fresher, but temperatures in the sunshine still reaching around the low to mid 20s quite widely. and it's quite breezy out there as well. dry, clear conditions as we head into this evening, and overnight too, mostly clear skies. and temperatures overnight will be a bit fresher than last night. they are still dipping to around i! to 13 celsius. now as we look ahead, well, it does become a bit more unsettled. wednesday itself is largely dry, but we have this area of low pressure to the north of us, and this will bring stronger winds and outbreaks of rain for a time to end the week.

but wednesday will see lots of sunshine, and temperatures reaching about 22, 23 celsius. some outbreaks of rain later on thursday for a time, and friday into saturday some heavy rain to come. that's it from me. there's more on all of today's stories on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london across the morning. i'll be back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. love them or loathe them, self—checkouts are in most supermarkets — but has their popularity peaked? i don't think there were ever that popular. they can be really temperamental. it is the unexpected item in the bagging area which is the most annoying thing, or seek assistance.

the chief executive of morrisons says his company is going to review how many it has in store. none would be a good number. do you not like them at all? if you are buying a sandwich, maybe. we could talk about this all day. come on, ben. we have touched a nerve. for me it is the unexpected item. if you put your own bag in the bagging area... any idea when the first self—service till was installed? i think it's probably earlier than we think. late 805, early 905? 1986 in atlanta. that is where the first one appeared. we have had almost a0 years of unexpected items in the bagging area. some people like the convenience, some people find them frustrating. especially people with certain disabilities. this is why we

are looking at this. the boss of morrisons says his company may have gone a bit too far in the roll—out of self—checkouts. he said the supermarket is reviewing how many it has in store. big rival asda also said it's opening more staffed tills. this is a reversal of the trend we have seen in the last few years when the number of self checkouts grew rapidly. they were about 65,000 back in 2020. rising to 90,000 by the end of last year. morrisons has acknowledged some customers don't like using them. along with a5da, it has seen a drop in market share recently, and the two chains may be hoping that by having more staff on tills will win back some shoppers. the boss of m and s says these self—service tills are linked to

ever—growing shoplifting offences. there were more than a30,000 cases of that in england and wales last year, the highest level in 20 years. in the end though analysts say it is the customer who will decide when the self checkout�*s time is over. one of the things that only retailers look at is how long it takes to get served at a table. and when you reduce the number of staff that in your store, it will take longer. all of a sudden the customers start thinking, it has taken me far too long and actually, it's not easy. that is what retailing has to be. for customers, it has to be easy. what about the other big players? the uk'5 largest supermarket, tesco, has told us it first introduced self—service checkout 20 years ago and they play a big role. but customers always have a choice and can ask for a tail to be open if they want. we would love to hear your thoughts on this. should all retailers move back to traditional

tills? do you like the convenience of a self—service checkout? do you have particular difficulties using them? what is your take on this? get in touch in all the usual ways. give us your name, where you are getting in touch from, so we can give you a mention. thank you. it has got us talking. you were little bit shocked by that, weren't you? theidea you? the idea that you can ask for a new one to be open. you can barely get anybody to sort out your problem, never mind someone opening a tail. do you mind opening a tail, please? i'm not sure i would be that cheeky in a shop. everybody is too busy. it is about whether there is enough staff. do let us know what you think about this. let's talk sport. john is with us. is jamie vardy planning another i5 jamie vardy planning another party? i think you had one last night. i think he probably did. he is back in the premier league in scoring again. not suggesting leicester city will do what they did last time around,

when they won the league in brilliant style. but with his older years i imagine he is pleased to be backin years i imagine he is pleased to be back in the top flight and scoring goals. good morning. it was, of course, one of the great moments in football history, leicester's when all those years ago. jamie vardy, who was at the heart of that, is backin who was at the heart of that, is back in the premier league and making memories once again. he is still scoring crucial goals. getting their equaliser in a draw with tottenham last night after leicester earned promotion from the championship last season. a little reminder there as he went off of that premier league title he has won. and he is showing no signs of stopping it. he has been doing it for decades, really. it's about keeping as fast as you can, looking after him. he's really professional in terms of how he after himself. and he wants to obviously play for as long as he can. we will enjoy working with him,

for sure. he will enjoy scoring those goals when the chances come. you might be injured and unable to play, but ben stokes i5 injured and unable to play, but ben stokes is the leading by example with all eyes on old trafford for the three test series with sri lanka, which starts tomorrow. no ben stokes, who's been ruled out for the summer playing in the hundred competition. olly pope replaces stokes as captain, but he is with the team for the three—match series, with dan lawrence set to open the batting. i think it is obvious the quite important for ollie not to beat ben stokes, because he is obviously a very dominant character. it's very good he is around this week because he will oversee things and help out wherever he can. not having him is obviously a big loss for the team, but it is another great opportunity for ollie to step up and get some practice as captain, and then for us younger players to go out there and put on a performance. talking of incredible

feats this morning — 2021 us open champion emma raducanu will lead british hopes when the us open, the final tennis major of the year gets underway in new york next week. hoping tojoin her there are heather watson, the first of four british women who face three rounds of qualifying. and she made a good start, beating a formerjunior wimbledon champion clervie ngounoune. in men's qualifying there was an all british tie in the first round. pauljubb, who's shot up the world rankings since the beginning of the year, beat jacob fearnley who's also had a good season, jubb coming through. but liam broady is out, losing against finland's otto virtanen, despite leading in the first set. he lost in straight sets. the vuelta a espana has reached the spanish mountains after the first three stages in portugal. wout van aert is wearing the leader's red jersey for the second day in a row. the belgian finished second on sunday but went one better to win

stage three yesterday. he now leads the race by 13 seconds overall. plenty more racing to come. thank you. more than 100 women who experienced pain and complications from vaginal mesh mesh implants have received payouts from three manufacturers of the products. it's the first successful group claim in england after some 10,000 women were injured by mesh implants. vaginal mesh implants were used to treat pelvic prolapse and incontinence. however, in some cases they have caused debilitating harm, with side—effects including infection, pelvic pain and difficulty urinating. in april 2018, the then health secretaryjeremy hunt announced a review following concerns. three months later, the use of them was broadly suspended. more than 100 women who experienced complications have received

payouts from manufacturers. we're joined now by kath sansom, founder of the campaign group sling the mesh. good morning. so finally, an element of compensation. what do you make of that? is it enough and does it rectify the issue?— rectify the issue? well, it is a hue rectify the issue? well, it is a huge win- _ rectify the issue? well, it is a huge win. lawyers _ rectify the issue? well, it is a huge win. lawyers have i rectify the issue? well, it is a | huge win. lawyers have taken rectify the issue? well, it is a i huge win. lawyers have taken on rectify the issue? well, it is a - huge win. lawyers have taken on the industry giants and won. however, we need to remember it is only 1a0 women, which is a tiny fraction of the number suffering. there are many thousands more that deserve compensation.— thousands more that deserve compensation. thousands more that deserve comensation. , ,. compensation. why has it taken such a lona time compensation. why has it taken such a long time to _ compensation. why has it taken such a long time to get — compensation. why has it taken such a long time to get to _ compensation. why has it taken such a long time to get to this _ compensation. why has it taken such a long time to get to this point? i i a long time to get to this point? i think the way english law is, it's been almost impossible for people to take on public liability cases. the

last group liability was in 2018. it is such a fight. it is tiring. and for us, it renews our calls for non—adversarial financial redress. a report went to government at the start of this year. it called for financial redress that women get because they are mesh injured. with the new government we are waiting to hear what will happen to that report and if the new york government will indeed agree to compensate affected women. == indeed agree to compensate affected women. ., women. -- if the new government. your campaign _ women. -- if the new government. your campaign group _ women. -- if the new government. your campaign group has _ women. -- if the new government. your campaign group has about i women. -- if the new government. i your campaign group has about 11,000 members. what sort of stories do you hearfrom them members. what sort of stories do you hear from them about what they have been through?— been through? devastating stories. women who — been through? devastating stories. women who are — been through? devastating stories. women who are healthy _ been through? devastating stories. women who are healthy and - been through? devastating stories. | women who are healthy and vibrant and i've gone in for a quick fix for bladder leaks or prolapse, generally caused by childbirth, incrementally

over months and years they start suffering chronic pain, infection, seven in ten lose their sex lives because of the pain. they have lost jobs, hobbies, marriages, and as a result the impact on their mental health and well—being is terrible. more than 60% of with anxiety and depression. and sadly, 25% of the group have actually considered suicide. so, these aren't small complications. they're life complications. they�* re life changing. complications. they're life changing. and in many cases they are often irreversible. and we all went through this surgery trusting our doctors. we were innocent players in this story. and it feels desperately unfair that we are having to fight to be financially compensated for many losses. to be financially compensated for many losses-— to be financially compensated for many losses. you say in very many cases it is — many losses. you say in very many cases it is irreversible. _ many losses. you say in very many cases it is irreversible. is - many losses. you say in very many cases it is irreversible. is there i cases it is irreversible. is there anything that can be done to improve anything that can be done to improve a woman's life if she has been damaged in this way?- a woman's life if she has been damaged in this way? well, they can no for damaged in this way? well, they can go for mesh — damaged in this way? well, they can

go for mesh removal _ damaged in this way? well, they can go for mesh removal and _ damaged in this way? well, they can go for mesh removal and there i damaged in this way? well, they can go for mesh removal and there have | go for mesh removal and there have been specialist centres set up across the uk. but unfortunately, mesh is a plastic weave implant. it was designed to be permanent. it was never designed to come out. it embeds itself into tissue. a lot of people describe it is trying to pick chewing gum out of matted hair. a mess —— a mesh surgery is not a walk in the park. it is really difficult. you are not guaranteed it will come out. some people come out worse, some people, no improvement, and some people, no improvement, and some will see an improving. although there is that mesh removal option... and given the impact it has had on so many women, when it comes to cases like this, they have to relive it all over again, don't they, to try and provide that evidence and seek some financial recompense? that is often very difficult, isn't it, to go through all of this once again and talk about the symptoms and the impact it has had on their lives, just to try to get some

rectification? ~ , ,., , , ,., just to try to get some rectification? ~ , , , ., rectification? absolutely spot on. there was a _ rectification? absolutely spot on. there was a lot _ rectification? absolutely spot on. there was a lot in _ rectification? absolutely spot on. there was a lot in the group, i rectification? absolutely spot on. | there was a lot in the group, their stories have come out, the group is lively with discussion since yesterday, there are women posting on their saying, i'm so pleased that this is moving forward but i don't have the mental strength to be able to cope with a legal case. and in addition, in england, for product liability there is a ten year time limit, and for medical negligence there is a three—year time limit. there's a lot of women who, even if they wanted to, couldn't because of the time limit set within english law. 50 the time limit set within english law, ,, ., ., the time limit set within english law, ., , the time limit set within english law. so what is left then? in what other ways _ law. so what is left then? in what other ways can — law. so what is left then? in what other ways can you _ law. so what is left then? in what other ways can you fight? - law. so what is left then? in what other ways can you fight? well, l other ways can you fight? well, there are a _ other ways can you fight? well, there are a lot _ other ways can you fight? well, there are a lot of— other ways can you fight? well, there are a lot of things - other ways can you fight? well, there are a lot of things being l other ways can you fight? -ii there are a lot of things being done behind the scenes. i want to toughen up behind the scenes. i want to toughen up patient safety. although this is about mesh, it is a wider patient safety issue. medical devices are rushed to market with no premarket or —— or post—market surveillance. there are no databases tracking the

patients, to check long—term harm, other than the joint registry. that is an incredible database. i want that kind of database for every single permanently implanted medical device. i also want something called a sunshine payment act, and what that would do is make it very transparent, all the money that is given from industry to the health sector, and it's in its millions. people think that just sector, and it's in its millions. people think thatjust goes on in america but it is very much going on in this country too, were industry will give money to researchers, doctors, media doctors, health charities, and it has been proved that that money creates treatment options. and not saying we need to get rid of that, but that buyers can create a real patient safety concern and a sunshine or payment act would make this payment transparent. i am doing that behind the scenes try to get it sorted. it is much wider than just women harmed.—

get it sorted. it is much wider than just women harmed. good to talk to ou. just women harmed. good to talk to you- thank — just women harmed. good to talk to you- thank you _ just women harmed. good to talk to you. thank you for _ just women harmed. good to talk to you. thank you for talking _ just women harmed. good to talk to you. thank you for talking about i just women harmed. good to talk to you. thank you for talking about it. | you. thank you for talking about it. let's go to carol, who has the weather. you've got flowers this time, thank goodness! no more rain? well, not quite! we live in hope. good morning. this morning there is some rain around and we have got some rain around and we have got some showers. when the rain does clear away we are into blustery showers. there will be sunny spells in between. two weather fronts crossing our shores at the moment. this one is producing patchy rain, this one is producing heavier rain across northern england, also through wales ending to the south—west. you can see how hit he has pushed out of northern ireland and i5 has pushed out of northern ireland and is continuing to drift eastwards and is continuing to drift eastwards and will continue to weaken. a5 and is continuing to drift eastwards and will continue to weaken. as the first front clears comical brighten up. the second one brings showers.

a5 likely as it is sunshine and blustery showers. the heaviest will be in the north—west, they could be thunder and lightning, and the strongest winds will also be here. further south you have a better chance of missing some of the showers. temperatures 1a to 2a degrees. through this evening we start off with those showers. overnight we start to lose some as a ridge of high pressure moves across us. clearskies, but the ridge of high pressure moves across us. clear skies, but the next weather front comes into the north—west. that will introduce thicker cloud, rain and strengthening winds. one thing is it will be fresher. a muggy start to the day in the south east this morning. it will become fresher. that leads us into the rest of the week. very changeable, i must say. heavy rain at times, particularly so in western scotland, but not exclusively. and strong winds. unseasonably strong gales with exposure. on wednesday we start off on a fine but mostly drying up. a few showers towards the west. all

this cloud romps in with the heavy rain. the win strengthening and western areas. gales with exposure. driest in the south—east. this is where we will have the highest temperatures around 22 degrees. 15 to 17 across western scotland and northern ireland. a5 to 17 across western scotland and northern ireland. as we move from wednesday into thursday, the first batch of front clears, this one comes in. it will have the remnants of hurricane ernesto embedded in it. no longer a hurricane but really fuelling our weather in the sense we will see some heavier rain and it will see some heavier rain and it will push southwards. the other thing is it is going to be a windy day wherever you are, even inland, we are looking at strong winds. a3 across the south pennines. temperatures up to 22 degrees. behind that weather front we will see a return to sunshine and also a few showers. then we do it almost all again as we move from thursday into friday. this next system romps

inward wet and kind indicate nations moving northwards and tasters. —— wet and windy conditions. more unsettled than last weekend and not as warm either. we're ready for it at least, carol. thank you! you are not pleased about that, are you? it's not what we asked for. it's not what we asked for. it's rubbish. it's not august. it's rubbish. it's not august. it is august. yeah, tell the weather. you were with breakfast. northern ireland's devolved government has published proposals to award at least £10,000 in compensation to women and adopted children who spent time in mother—and—baby homes. first minister michelle o'neill said women and children who spent time in these institutions "have waited far too long to have access to the truth, redress and accountability for the suffering they endured." our ireland correspondent chris page reports. the whole system was set up to keep people apart, to stop mothers from finding their children,

and from children from finding out about their mothers. we weren't allowed to bond with our babies because we were told they weren't ours, even though we were made to feed them and bathe them every day. these buildings were part of a secretive, shameful network for 70 years. more than 10,000 unmarried women and girls were sent to institutions in northern ireland when they were pregnant. mark's late birth mother, kathleen maguire, was among them. she was a wee girl from derry, um, who'd done nothing wrong. she fell pregnant, and she was sent off to be punished, to repent for the mortal sin she committed. marie lived in northern ireland when she became pregnant, but was sent to an institution in dublin. she eventually got her records, but they raised more questions. this woman has wrote it that i went into a mother and baby home saying

that i was keeping my baby. you only got put in to give the baby away. so this doesn't make sense. and then she says that within a couple of weeks i changed my mind, said, oh yeah, i will, i will give him up for adoption. but then when he's born, it's contradicting that again, because it says that i won't rest, that i'm running up and down the stairs all the time to see the baby. allegations of forced adoption, cruelty and abuse are among the issues being examined by the inquiry. survivors are already being invited to give testimony to a panel of experts, confidentially, if they wish. the devolved government here at stormont has also published proposals on a financial redress plan, with each victim entitled to at least £10,000. but some survivors say they're concerned that the scheme might not be open to families

of victims who died more than a few years ago. you're excluding birth mothers and adoptees, children, now adults, that have maybe have passed away in the interim period. and that's like, very insulting. i think the date should go back to when the first mother and baby home opened up. that's when the mother's trauma started and the babies was inside the mother. so that's when their trauma started as well. stormont officials say they'll listen carefully to all views. mark and marie are speaking out to try to encourage as many people as possible to take part in the consultation. we have social workers, we have health care workers, we have nursing staff, who all were complicit and all knew what was happening to the girls. it's the stigma of... ..shame, and that we're supposed to be sinners.

we're getting older, and the truth needs to be out there. what happened in these institutions was largely hidden for seven decades. now there's hope that answers and accountability will come. chris page, bbc news belfast. last night a rare blue supermoon could be seen in the uk and around the world. delighting thousands of onlookers who have been taking amazing photos. this was the first of four consecutive super moons over the coming months. and to explain more we're joined by drjohn pernet—fisher from the university of manchester. morning. loads of amazing images all over social media and the internet looking like this. explain first or why is like this?— looking like this. explain first or why is like this? basically, this is . uite why is like this? basically, this is uuite a why is like this? basically, this is quite a rare _ why is like this? basically, this is quite a rare astronomical - why is like this? basically, this is quite a rare astronomical bait i quite a rare astronomical bait involving the moon that has three

different features combining to form this blue supermoon, but also the fact it is red. firstly, it is red because, as you probably covered here a few weeks ago, there have been wildfires in north america, mostly canada, and smoke particles have been travelling across the jet stream, making their way to this neck of the woods. those particles are diffusing the light reflected from the moon, giving a reddish glow. firstly, that is why the moon has been looking quite red. you may have noticed the sunsets and sunrises have been more red than usual. also, we have a blue moon and a supermoon. the supermoon means that the moon as it orbits the earth is not quite circular. there are periods of time where it is a little bit closer to the earth, a little bit closer to the earth, a little bit further away. this is one of these supermoon events. this is the closest the moon can possibly get to the earth currently during its orbit around our planet. why blue? this is

where things get a bit more complicated. there are two definitions of a blue moon. there is a more modern version, which basicallyjust means there are two full moons in a calendar month. we have got the moon that is rotating. it is rotating around the earth, but it is also rotating as well which is why you have a new moon and a full moon, because the moon is rotating as it is orbiting the earth. and so that period of rotation is a little bit smaller than a calendar month. and so every now and again you will get this extra full moon. but that is the modern definition of a blue moon. this is where things get more complicated. the older version of the blue moon is what is known as the blue moon is what is known as the seasonal definition. each season, like summer, for instance, normally has three full moons. on occasion it can have a fourth. it is the third one that is called the blue moon. i guess this sort of

stems back to historically, all of the different moons across the year have different names. a harvest moon, which is typically in september and october, which coincides with harvest festivals, which is probably some old medieval definition of why people would have called a blue moon. the definition of why people would have called a blue moon.— called a blue moon. the rarity is the phrase _ called a blue moon. the rarity is the phrase a _ called a blue moon. the rarity is the phrase a -- _ called a blue moon. the rarity is the phrase a -- once _ called a blue moon. the rarity is the phrase a -- once in - called a blue moon. the rarity is the phrase a -- once in a - called a blue moon. the rarity is the phrase a -- once in a blue i called a blue moon. the rarity is i the phrase a -- once in a blue moon? the phrase a —— once in a blue moon? yes. it doesn't happen very often. it really only happens every two to three years, basically.— it really only happens every two to three years, basically. when are we likel to three years, basically. when are we likely to see — three years, basically. when are we likely to see this _ three years, basically. when are we likely to see this combination i likely to see this combination again? 50 likely to see this combination aiain? , likely to see this combination auain? , a a, again? so this particular combination, _ again? so this particular combination, it - again? so this particular combination, it is - again? so this particular combination, it is quite | again? so this particular- combination, it is quite rare. funnily enough there was one last august, but the next one isn't due to be until the year 2030. it is a once in a decade event. we probably should have — once in a decade event. we probably should have enjoyed _ once in a decade event. we probably should have enjoyed it _ once in a decade event. we probably should have enjoyed it more - once in a decade event. we probably should have enjoyed it more this - should have enjoyed it more this morning! we were knocked out of the window at five o'clock and said, it is not that big or that blue. —— we looked out the window. we have had a

great year for stargazing. the northern lights earlier this year looked incredible. is there something particular going on about where we are positioned at the moment? ., , moment? the northern lights in particular. _ moment? the northern lights in particular. the — moment? the northern lights in particular, the sun _ moment? the northern lights in particular, the sun goes - moment? the northern lights in particular, the sun goes through| particular, the sun goes through periods of activity. it cycles between very intense activity to very low activity. at the moment we are in a period of high activity. we may indeed be seeing someone nice displays of northern lights in the next few years we are lucky. the one a few months ago was spectacular. are you ready for a slightly mad question? what impact does a full moon have on us? it question? what impact does a full moon have on us?— question? what impact does a full moon have on us? it does affect the tides, moon have on us? it does affect the tides. slightly- _ moon have on us? it does affect the tides, slightly. but, _ moon have on us? it does affect the tides, slightly. but, i— moon have on us? it does affect the tides, slightly. but, i mean, - moon have on us? it does affect the tides, slightly. but, i mean, yeah. l tides, slightly. but, i mean, yeah. that's about it. we tides, slightly. but, i mean, yeah. that's about it.— tides, slightly. but, i mean, yeah. that's about it. no werewolves? no werewolves- — werewolves. that's us told. but it affects the tides, i knew that. thank you. and thank you so much for your images as well. keep them coming. we will look at some more of them later. maybe

not quite as spectacular as this one. i now feel we maybe should have taken a photo of the moon we saw in the way in. because we will not see another one like it for a long time. do send us your pictures. plenty more coming up in the next hour and a half. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. welcome to bbc london, i'm thomas magill. the police watchdog is investigating surrey police after the death of a man whilst in custody. ben campfield died in hospital three days after he was found unresponsive in a custody suite near redhill. surrey police said mr campfield was given immediate first aid and taken to hospital for treatment, but his condition deteriorated. a woman who was seriously injured getting onto a train at clapham junction blames the large gap between the train and platform for her accident. giuliana rossi broke her leg in two

places and spent a month in hospital last november. she's now calling for change before someone else is injured. network rail says it is developing a plan which would address the gaps but no funding is in place. a south essex school says a tree enjoyed by generations of its children has been saved. thundersley primary feared it would have to cut down the large oak tree because it was damaging a neighbouring house. however, insurers have agreed to pay for a special underground root barrier meaning it will be allowed to stay. let's take a look at how the tubes are running the district and piccadilly lines are part suspended and there's no victoria line. the weather and a cloudy start with the chance of the odd shower. but it will then turn dry with sunshine this afternoon with a top temperature of 23 degrees. that's it from me, let's cross back to ben and sally.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. the search has resumed for the six people missing from the superyacht that sank off the coast of sicily. among the missing are the tech tycoon, mike lynch, morgan stanley chairman jonathan bloomer, and lawyer chris morvillo. presidentjoe biden receives a huge ovation ahead of a rousing farewell speech at the democratic national convention. one of those rare moments in history when the decisions we make now

will determine the fate of our nation and the world. we have hit peak excitement here at gloucester this morning. the ride against team is going to arrive here in about a0 minutes, led by billy twelvetrees. the mnd community is driving them on as well as won the man, ed slater, we love you, ed! stay with us! a rocket engine explodes during a test launch at the uk's new spaceport in shetland. with just over a week to go until this years paralympic games, we'll be hearing from javelin thrower hollie arnold before her fifth games. good morning. we have some rain pushing east this morning, behind that it pushing east this morning, behind thatitis pushing east this morning, behind that it is a return to sunshine and

blustery showers, the heaviest and most frequent across the north west and that is where we will have the strongest winds. all of the details shortly. it's tuesday the 20th of august. the search for six people missing off the coast of sicily has resumed this morning, after a british yacht sank during a storm. the chairman of morgan stanley international bank, jonathan bloomer and lawyer chris morvillo are among the missing, according to sicily�*s civil protection agency. british technology entrepreneur mike lynch and his 18—year—old daughter hannah are also unaccounted for. 0ur correspondent simon jones has the latest. the search and rescue operation off porticello continued into the night, divers will again try to get access to the sunken yacht. but those involved know they are now, in all probability, looking for the dead. one body was brought

to shore yesterday. the wreckage of the yacht is 50m below the water's surface. 15 of the 22 people on board managed to escape, clambering onto a life raft. they described scenes of panic, people screaming. but they were the lucky ones. the british tech tycoon mike lynch is among the missing. he was tried for fraud in the us after selling his firm to hewlett—packard, but cleared of all charges injune. his 18—year—old daughter hannah is unaccounted for. sicily�*s civil protection says jonathan bloomer, the chairman of the investment bank morgan stanley international, and his wife are missing, along with chris morvillo, along with chris morvillo, and his wife. mr lynch's wife, angela bacares, is among the survivors. she's listed as the yacht�*s owner. another survivor is charlotte golunski, the mother of a one year old who was also rescued. translation: the survivors are very tired and are constantly asking - about the missing people.

to my knowledge, there is only one body that has been found. the others are still missing. we have given the survivors this information, but they are talking and crying all the time because they have realised there is little hope of finding their friends alive. this was the yacht called the bayesian. it was pictured on sunday night before a huge storm blew in. that caused a waterspout like this one, similar to a tornado to form, smashing the mast of the yacht, making the vessel lose its balance. these pictures from the [and reveal the strength of the winds. translation: at about 4.15 we saw a flare in the sea. . we waited for this waterspout to pass. after ten minutes we went out to sea and we saw cushions and all the rest of the boat. all of what was on deck in the sea, but we did not find anyone. the italian coastguard are being joined by the uk's marine accident investigation branch. the italian rescuers say the yacht was in the wrong place at the wrong time. simon jones, bbc news.

our southern europe correspondent mark lowen joins us now from sicily. good morning, mark. the search has resumed, what is the latest you can tell us? , . , resumed, what is the latest you can tell us? , ., , , tell us? diving teams resumed the search at about _ tell us? diving teams resumed the search at about 6:30am _ tell us? diving teams resumed the search at about 6:30am just - tell us? diving teams resumed the search at about 6:30am just after| search at about 6:30am just after dawn broke, they are trying to get to the access to the wreckage of the bayesian superyacht which is sitting about 50 metres below water on the sea bed. they were hampered on the first date by furniture from the ship that had been strewn around as it capsized so they are trying to get access to the wreckage and it is feared they will find bodies of the remaining six missing inside that boat. it is reported that this had been a celebration for mike lynch and his wife, with close family, friends and colleagues after his acquittal on those fraud charges brought in the us. local meteorologists are saying that there had been a weather alert put out

four days prior to the tragedy, following extreme heat and storms, violent storms. the combination of the heat and storms had raised the temperature of the mediterranean to a higher level than normal which amplified the risk of extreme weather. that appears to have been what happened with this waterspout which broke out this rotating column of water and air, which engulfed the bayesian superyacht within a matter of seconds. . ~ bayesian superyacht within a matter of seconds. ., ~ , ., bayesian superyacht within a matter of seconds. . ~' , ., , . of seconds. thank you very much indeed, of seconds. thank you very much indeed. mark. — of seconds. thank you very much indeed, mark, from _ of seconds. thank you very much indeed, mark, from the - of seconds. thank you very much indeed, mark, from the coast - of seconds. thank you very much indeed, mark, from the coast of| indeed, mark, from the coast of sicily. let's get more of the news. presidentjoe biden has taken to the stage at the democratic national convention telling supporters they are "in a battle for the very soul of america", during his farewell speech. the president headlined the opening night of the convention which is taking place in chicago until thursday. with more, here's our senior north america correspondent gary o'donoghue. # your love lifting me higher. a month ago, he was still his party's nominee.

now, he is yesterday's man, the past, not the future. all that's left, to hand over the baton. selecting kamala was the very first decision i made when i became our nominee. and it was the best decision i made my whole career. cheering. if it was a fond farewell for the president, it was a full—scale outburst of enthusiasm for the woman who has stepped into his shoes. but she knew this was still his night. joe, thank you for your historic leadership, for your lifetime of service to our nation and for all you will continue to do. we are forever grateful to you. this is herfirst appearance at the convention and you can hear

around me the enthusiasm for the new nominee. this is the woman carrying the hopes of the democratic party right through until november the 5th. end the us war machine! outside the convention, the war in gaza, has drawn anger from many democratic supporters, and others. and while the numbers were not as large as expected, the protesters had a stark message for kamala harris. if you want to win, you want to win pennsylvania, you want to win the election, it's very easy, stop the genocide and we will stop the protest, how's that? this past tumultuous month in american politics has seen kamala harris narrow the race against donald trump. but it's still a race too close to call. the battle has onlyjust begun. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, chicago. scotland's official drug—related death figures will be published this morning. it's expected to show they've risen, despite a fall last year,

as the country continues to have the highest rate in europe. the scottish government says it's taking a wide range of measures to reduce drug deaths through its £250—million national mission. our social affairs correspondent lucy adams reports. i've known five people in the past four months that have died. john has struggled with addiction for decades since being prescribed diazepam aged 16 by his gp. he lives here in fife, in the east of scotland, an area with beautiful views blighted by pockets of deprivation. injune, he too almost died after taking adulterated benzodiazepines known as street benzos. i ended up in hospital in a high dependency unit and then that's where i found out i had a stroke. you always think it's never going to happen to you. and people say, "oh, no, my tablets are real," kind of like always know they're real tablets or something like that.

but you never know that they're real tablets, unless they're pharmaceutical, especially when they're off the street. hi, john. good to see you again. you coming in? this van, run by support service with you, goes out to communities offering wound dressing, clean needles and naloxone, a medication that can reverse the effects of opioids. now's not a good time to have a serious drug problem, i would say. i've been a drug worker for a couple of decades now, and the drugs are probably more dangerous now than they ever have been. front line services say dangers from new drugs, including an animal tranquilliser called xylazine, are a serious concern in a country which already has the highest rate of drug deaths in western europe. fentanyl is adulterated with xylazine, so they call it tranq dope in america. and that's a combination of fentanyl, which is a very strong opiate, xylazine in one combined. and that's what we're now seeing here.

and that's what they call the zombie drug. you know, all these horrible names that people give it. john has stopped taking street benzos and is now working to come off drugs altogether. this is the best i've done since i've started recovery. there's work under way to improve access to treatment and services for those struggling with addiction in scotland. but with today's figures expected to rise again that may belittle comfort for communities like this one. lucy adams, bbc news. we are nowjoined by our scotland correspondent katie hunter. there was some hope that those drug—related deaths would fall in the latest figures but that might not be the case?— the latest figures but that might not be the case? . ., �* ~ .. not be the case? yeah, we don't know for sure but — not be the case? yeah, we don't know for sure but back _ not be the case? yeah, we don't know for sure but back in _ not be the case? yeah, we don't know for sure but back in 2020, _ not be the case? yeah, we don't know for sure but back in 2020, there - not be the case? yeah, we don't know for sure but back in 2020, there was l for sure but back in 2020, there was a record number of drug deaths in scotland, more than 1300 people lost their lives in a single year. that has a ripple effect on friends and families and communities across the country. in the years that followed that, the number of people dying did

paul and i think last year in particular there was a hope that this might be a turning point. there is some concern that today's figures will show that drug deaths are once again rising. the reason for scotland's hi drug death rate are complex, many people point to poverty, people from the most deprived areas of scotland are more than 16 times more likely to die than 16 times more likely to die than those from the least deprived areas. there's been increasing concern about multiple drug use, which has become a big issue. and we heard in the report there about new drugs entering the supply chain that are potent and potentially very dangerous. in terms of what the scottish government is doing, it says it is widening access to treatment and support including the availability of residential rehabilitation, it's also supporting a new drug consumption facility in glasgow. the aim of all this is to reduce harm come to save lives, and we will know what impact that is having when these official figures

are released later this morning. thank you, katie. in the past few minutes, the israel army says its retrieved the bodies of six hostages from gaza. it comes the day after the us secretary of state antony blinken said israel's prime minister had accepted what he called a "bridging proposal" for a ceasefire and hostage release deal, and urged hamas to do the same. ukraine's president zelensky says his forces are now in control of almost 500 square miles of russian territory. mr zelensky said the two—week incursion across the border proved that kremlin threats of retaliation were a bluff. at the same time, russian forces are closing in on the ukrainian city of pokrovsk, prompting further evacuations. today, the government is encouraging pensioners to check their eligibility to receive this year's winter fuel payment. it comes following a change by the labour government which means those who don't receive pension credit or other means—tested benefits will no longer get the annual payments this autumn. this means around ten million

pensioners will no longer receive the payment. those who are eligible will receive up to £300 towards their winter heating bills. new pound coins featuring king charles will enter circulation this week. the design also includes a pair of bees, highlighting the king's passion for the natural world and the environment. almost three million of the new coins will make their way into tills and pockets across the uk. i tell you what is not very shiny right now, the weather forecast. carol has the details. anything but golden, lots of rain on the forecast? certainly, we are starting with some rain across parts of england and wales, moving east was. that will clear and then it is sunny spells and blustery showers. you can see the two bands of rain, this one as it pushes further east will weaken,

sunshine comes out but we will hang onto quite a lot of showers. they will be heavy and most frequent with some lightning across north—west scotland, here as well gusty winds, across the north coast of northern ireland as well and a few showers across northern england. come south, these showers become fewer and further between, more sunshine and a better chance of staying dry, with highs of 23. this evening we start with showers but overnight they will fade, clearskies with showers but overnight they will fade, clear skies and the cloud builds once again towards the west and we will start to see the arrival of some rain and strengthening winds. ifresh night in prospect thanit winds. ifresh night in prospect than it was last night. we start off with some showers in the west tomorrow, and then the rain romps in across northern ireland, scotland, northern england and wales and eventually into the north midlands. gusty winds particularly in the west, cs further south. gusty winds particularly in the west, cs furthersouth. in gusty winds particularly in the west, cs further south. in wales and the south midlands into the

south—east, a better start of staying dry with highs up to 22, not feeling particularly great in the rain and wind in the north and west. beyond that the weather remains unsettled with unseasonably strong winds and further rain to come into the weekend. thank you, forewarned is forearmed, have your brolly ready! parents are being warned to be vigilant as schoolchildren may be unknowingly smoking vapes laced with the street drug spice, according to an investigation by the university of bath. the synthetic form of cannabis carries dangerous side effects, and now one teenager has spoken to the bbc about how he became addicted to spice at the age of ia, after using spiked vapes. he's been sharing his story with our reporter annabel rackham. i was asking for it so much. it's like, ijust feel like a drug addict. i'm literally doing itjust so i can feel normal.

there still wasn't that voice in my head kicking in, like, you shouldn't be doing this. i still, like... you couldn't stop. yeah, i couldn't stop. this i6—year—old who, along with his mother wishes to remain anonymous, is describing what it's like to be addicted to spice, a lab—made drug which is supposed to mimic the effects of cannabis. ifound myself doing it literally every second of the day. were you doing it in class? yeah, i was bringing it to school. like, it was... actually in class, during lessons? yeah, i'd literally put it in my sleeve. i'd like, do that, and then i'd just use it. see, i didn't know that. he became hooked on the drug for more than a year, buying it in liquid form. i was about to throw this bag away, actually. gradually, my grades started going down because obviously in lessons i was just not paying attention. i was just too busy getting high, like, in class, and then i didn't... ijust was using it

to pass the time, kind of. and ijust, i didn't see school as any use to me at that point. like, i didn't care about grades or any of that. ijust cared that i made it out of school. spice, which is responsible for half of all non—natural deaths in prisons, can be more harmful and unpredictable than cannabis, causing dizziness, breathing problems, heart palpitations, and seizures. there have been a number of reported hospitalisations of children after using spice vapes in schools, and police forces like this one in devon and cornwall are trying to find ways to identify use in the local community. so we've got an upgrade for you to the device you've got for detecting spice and thc and some other synthetic drugs. with help from the university of bath, they're upgrading the kit they use to detect drugs in vapes that have been seized locally, particularly from schools in the area. we know almost nothing about the effects of spice on children. i think that's one of

the really concerning things. all of our understanding of what spice does to the human body really comes from people that are in prison or maybe homeless. and when we talk to people that are using spice, they talk about it being the worst drug they've ever used, even outside of heroin. they talk about the withdrawal being really severe. they talk about becoming addicted incredibly quickly. so we have no knowledge about how spice really affects children, particularly in the long term. it's a concern for police, too, who want to get across how much danger children who use spice vapes could be putting themselves in. the children are in a vulnerable position to be exploited, bribed and enticed into that gang culture and kind of forced to do things that they wouldn't normally go ahead and do. as part of chris's work with the university of bath, he found out of nearly 600 confiscated vapes from schools, one in six contained spice.

he tested vapes from a random selection of 38 schools across london, west midlands, greater manchester and south yorkshire. he couldn't stop, and his friends were even telling their mums that it was bad and so their mums would tell me and i really appreciate that, you know, that... yeah, because it takes a lot of support from friends. sorry, i didn't want to get upset, but it really helped. like all, um, all my friends who are helping out. it was a really bad time. luckily for this family, ben, now 16, was able to beat his spice addiction and start a new chapter. then it clicked to me like i didn't need it any more. there wasn't that voice in the back of my head that i was like, oh, you need more. you need to buy another one. i kind ofjust wanted to keep it normal after that. after those three weeks.

and we had a nice christmas, didn't we, last year? yeah. annabel rackham, bbc news. we're joined now by secondary school headteacher tony mccabe, and detective constable nick burnett, from devon and cornwall police. ifi if i can come to you first, nick, we have the scenery disturbing piece, the report we just seen, can you explain the effect that these vapes which are laced with spice, that they might have an effect with the young people? they might have an effect with the young morale?— young people? absolutely, good morninu. young people? absolutely, good morning- i _ young people? absolutely, good morning. i don't _ young people? absolutely, good morning. i don't think— young people? absolutely, good morning. i don't think the - young people? absolutely, good i morning. i don't think the children are aware of what they are buying. they believe they are buying thc vape switch is one of the active ingredient in cannabis, but they are getting it cheap, thc vape would cost 35 grams which would contain one gram of thc and they are getting these vapes cheap for £10. they

cling onto cannabinoid receptors in the body, the same way as the cannabis receptors will do but they are a lot more potent, chemically made. there are a hundred different varieties of space and they cling onto those receptors longer so children are overdosing and becoming unwell. , , children are overdosing and becoming unwell. . , ., ., unwell. this is about education, those young _ unwell. this is about education, those young people _ unwell. this is about education, those young people knowing - unwell. this is about education, l those young people knowing what unwell. this is about education, - those young people knowing what it is they are buying and what is in them. therejust is they are buying and what is in them. there just isn't that information, if it's something being sold on the black market like this, or it has been manufactured by not a reputable provider?— reputable provider? yeah, absolutely. _ reputable provider? yeah, absolutely. the _ reputable provider? yeah, absolutely. the message. reputable provider? yeah, l absolutely. the message of reputable provider? yeah, - absolutely. the message of don't take drugs clearly doesn't work, it hasn't worked for a long time. it's about educating, letting the children make informed decisions themselves. making their peers look out for them, and be aware of the signs and symptoms of what they

might be taking. i’m signs and symptoms of what they might be taking.— signs and symptoms of what they might be taking. i'm fascinated by what ou might be taking. i'm fascinated by what you have _ might be taking. i'm fascinated by what you have just _ might be taking. i'm fascinated by what you have just said, _ might be taking. i'm fascinated by what you have just said, that - what you have just said, that message, don't take drugs, just doesn't work. so how do parents, teachers, police officers like yourself, how do we talk to children about these things?— about these things? again, it educating _ about these things? again, it educating them, _ about these things? again, it educating them, making - about these things? again, it| educating them, making them about these things? again, it - educating them, making them aware of the signs and symptoms. making them aware of what might happen to them that they are putting themselves in a really vulnerable position. latest figures out last week have confirmed that there was one spiking in a secondary school in the uk which was linked to a sexual assault. and i think they are taking it thinking it is going to be cannabis and they will be fine, and they don't understand the dangers and that's what we need to get home, educate the people of the dangers of what they are taking.— they are taking. tony, you are a head teacher, _ they are taking. tony, you are a head teacher, how— they are taking. tony, you are a head teacher, how big - they are taking. tony, you are a head teacher, how big a - they are taking. tony, you are a| head teacher, how big a problem they are taking. tony, you are a . head teacher, how big a problem is this? not only vapes because we have talked about that a lot, but vapes

containing these specific chemicals, spice or thc? i containing these specific chemicals, soice or thc?— containing these specific chemicals, spice or thc?— spice or thc? i have talked to her teachers up _ spice or thc? i have talked to her teachers up and _ spice or thc? i have talked to her teachers up and down _ spice or thc? i have talked to her teachers up and down the - spice or thc? i have talked to her| teachers up and down the country, spice or thc? i have talked to her. teachers up and down the country, it has a _ teachers up and down the country, it has a tremendous impact on the behaviour— has a tremendous impact on the behaviour of young people, vaping. we see _ behaviour of young people, vaping. we see addiction rise in young people. — we see addiction rise in young people, seeing the need for a young person— people, seeing the need for a young person to _ people, seeing the need for a young person to visit the toilet to be able _ person to visit the toilet to be able to— person to visit the toilet to be able to views of ape, we have had a vape _ able to views of ape, we have had a vape sensor— able to views of ape, we have had a vape sensor fitted in every toilet cubicle _ vape sensor fitted in every toilet cubicle in — vape sensor fitted in every toilet cubicle in our school but even though— cubicle in our school but even though they are there our young people _ though they are there our young people still use the cubicles to use vapes _ people still use the cubicles to use vapes which tells me their addiction is so strong, they are now calling for attention and to be noticed so that they can work with staff and have _ that they can work with staff and have a _ that they can work with staff and have a good dialogue going. and if the are at have a good dialogue going. and if they are at that _ have a good dialogue going. and if they are at that point, _ have a good dialogue going. and if they are at that point, where - have a good dialogue going. jifuc f they are at that point, where they are so desperate to have access to their vape that they have to go to their vape that they have to go to the toilet where there is a sensor,

what other effect is this addiction having on them in terms of their behaviour and learning, how does it affect them? you behaviour and learning, how does it affect them?— affect them? you see outside of school, affect them? you see outside of school. young — affect them? you see outside of school, young people _ affect them? you see outside of school, young people quite - affect them? you see outside of| school, young people quite often with a _ school, young people quite often with a vape in their hand, clutching it almost_ with a vape in their hand, clutching it almost like a snuggly blanket, like a _ it almost like a snuggly blanket, like a toddler might have. it's almost — like a toddler might have. it's almost like the vape supplies all their_ almost like the vape supplies all their needs. in terms of learning, if they— their needs. in terms of learning, if they cannot focus on studies because — if they cannot focus on studies because they have got an addiction to something, that will take them away— to something, that will take them away from — to something, that will take them away from their learning and ultimately affect their life chances when _ ultimately affect their life chances when they leave school. i�*m when they leave school. i'm interested, _ when they leave school. i'm interested, nick, _ when they leave school. i'm interested, nick, in- when they leave school. in interested, nick, in what the police response would be in being able to test what is in these things and crackdown on the people who are making them. what powers do you have to be able to do that? it’s making them. what powers do you have to be able to do that?— to be able to do that? it's the darkwave. — to be able to do that? it's the darkwave. a _ to be able to do that? it's the darkwave, a lot _ to be able to do that? it's the darkwave, a lot of _ to be able to do that? it's the darkwave, a lot of the - to be able to do that? it's the i darkwave, a lot of the products to be able to do that? it's the - darkwave, a lot of the products are bought from the dark web. 50 targeting the sellers is difficult. the easiest thing to do is to target the people buying them, and then if

we constrain that markets, the profitability for the sellers goes down massively and they will move onto something else. that will be the way forward, i believe. find onto something else. that will be the way forward, i believe. and how cuickl , if the way forward, i believe. and how quickly. if you _ the way forward, i believe. and how quickly. if you are — the way forward, i believe. and how quickly, if you are able _ the way forward, i believe. and how quickly, if you are able to _ the way forward, i believe. and how quickly, if you are able to do - the way forward, i believe. and how quickly, if you are able to do that, l quickly, if you are able to do that, how quickly might you be able to crack down on this may be stamp it out a bit more? the crack down on this may be stamp it out a bit more?— crack down on this may be stamp it out a bit more? the professor from bath out a bit more? the professor from lhath university _ out a bit more? the professor from bath university and _ out a bit more? the professor from bath university and his _ out a bit more? the professor from bath university and his team - out a bit more? the professor from bath university and his team who l bath university and his team who have made the kit allows us to get results within minutes, so that is a great help for us, it helps identify certain areas, helps identify hotspots within our force area, we are looking at running some operations later on in the year and the early part of next year to truly highlight the issue we have got in devon and cornwall and then once we have got that big picture, we can move forward and make strides to combat it once and for all. find. combat it once and for all. and, ton , combat it once and for all. and, tony. the _ combat it once and for all. and, tony, the whole _ combat it once and for all. and, tony, the whole point _ combat it once and for all. and, tony, the whole point of- combat it once and for all. and,

tony, the whole point of vapesl combat it once and for all. and, tony, the whole point of vapes was to try to wean people off tobacco products and stop people getting into smoking, it has had the entirely opposite effect when we look at things like this. it entirely opposite effect when we look at things like this.— entirely opposite effect when we look at things like this. it has for the simple _ look at things like this. it has for the simple reason _ look at things like this. it has for the simple reason that _ look at things like this. it has for the simple reason that you - look at things like this. it has for the simple reason that you can l look at things like this. it has for i the simple reason that you can use look at things like this. it has for - the simple reason that you can use a vape in_ the simple reason that you can use a vape in secret. it doesn't smell in the same — vape in secret. it doesn't smell in the same way as a traditional cigarette _ the same way as a traditional cigarette. and therefore, schools have _ cigarette. and therefore, schools have a _ cigarette. and therefore, schools have a rule — cigarette. and therefore, schools have a rule having education for parents — have a rule having education for parents and students that it could be parents and students that it could he laced — parents and students that it could be laced with spice or another cannabis— be laced with spice or another cannabis derivative which can have a devastating — cannabis derivative which can have a devastating effect on the young person — devastating effect on the young person. we devastating effect on the young erson. ~ . ~' devastating effect on the young erson. ~ . ~ . devastating effect on the young erson. . ., ~' ., , person. we will talk about this arain, person. we will talk about this again. i'm _ person. we will talk about this again, i'm sure. _ person. we will talk about this again, i'm sure. thank- person. we will talk about this again, i'm sure. thank you, i person. we will talk about this i again, i'm sure. thank you, both, really interesting. within the next a0 minutes or so, we think, we hope, to bring you the end of that incredible mnd challenge. ed slater�*s great pawel, billy twelvetrees, they have been cycling 2a hours now, through the night, the wind in the rain. we hope to meet

them at gloucester as they come home. at the finish line. they are not quite there. we home. at the finish line. they are not quite there.— not quite there. we will take you there as soon _ not quite there. we will take you there as soon as _ not quite there. we will take you there as soon as it _ not quite there. we will take you there as soon as it happens - not quite there. we will take you | there as soon as it happens when they cross that finish line as a crowd has gathered. they left yesterday, a 2a—hour bike ride overnight, pretty difficult conditions so we will welcome them back hopefully in the next half hour or so. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. the police watchdog the iopc is investigating surrey police after the death of a man whilst in custody. a6—year—old ben campfield died in hospital onjuly the 29th, three days after he was found unresponsive in a custody suite near redhill. surrey police said mr campfield was given immediate first aid and taken to hospital for treatment, but his condition deteriorated.

a woman who was seriously injured getting onto a train at clapham junction blames the large gap between the train and platform for the accident. giuliana rossi broke her leg in two places and spent a month in hospital last november. she's now calling for change before someone else is injured, and says the gap is too large, with no warning announcements informing passengers. network rail says it is developing a plan which would address the gaps, but no funding is in place. the system, the railway systems here, are antiquated. we have 19th century infrastructure in the 21st century. it's time we got to grips with this. we were the pioneers of the industrial revolution. come on, guys, get your back together and make our railways safe. the government has approved plans to allow city airport to raise its annual cap on passenger numbers from 6.5 to nine million. it'll also be allowed to increase

the number of morning flights between six and nine o'clock to accommodate the extra passengers. but the environmental charity greenpeace says allowing more passengers and more morning flights is a "surprisingly clumsy mis—step" from the new government. plans to open on saturday afternoons were turned down. let's take a first look at how the tubes are running this morning. now onto the weather with kawser. hello, good morning. aftera warm, humid night, still a lot of cloud around this morning with some showers. but it will become drier and sunnier as the day progresses. we have these weather fronts arriving in, bringing those showers, one or two heavy ones perhaps. it's a cold front, and behind it, it will become a bit fresher, but temperatures in the sunshine still reaching around the low to mid 20s quite widely. and it's quite breezy out there as well.

dry, clear conditions as we head into this evening, and overnight too, mostly clear skies. and temperatures overnight will be a bit fresher than last night. they are still dipping to around i! to 13 celsius. now as we look ahead, well, it does become a bit more unsettled. wednesday itself is largely dry, but we have this area of low pressure to the north of us, and this will bring stronger winds and outbreaks of rain for a time to end the week. but wednesday will see lots of sunshine, and temperatures reaching about 22, 23 celsius. some outbreaks of rain later on thursday for a time, and friday into saturday some heavy rain to come. that's it from me. there's more on all of today's stories on the bbc news app and on bbc radio london across the morning. i'll be back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and sally nugent. in just a few minutes' time,

friends and former teammates of ex—rugby union player ed slater are expected to complete their 350—mile cycling challenge, supporting those affected by motor neurone disease. they have been cycling overnight through the wind and the rain. it has been brutal. our reporterjayne mccubbin is in gloucester waiting for them. i think they're not too far away? they're not too far away. nicole from the club, give me the latest? they are about three minutes away. take the _ they are about three minutes away. take the call. they are about three minutes away. take the call-— take the call. hello? 0k, they're about three _ take the call. hello? 0k, they're about three minutes _ take the call. hello? 0k, they're about three minutes away. - take the call. hello? 0k, they're about three minutes away. three minutes away- — about three minutes away. three minutes away. newsflash, - about three minutes away. tu” minutes away. newsflash, everybody, three minutes away. are we ready for them? cheering. bread, you have been here nonstop with sarah. sarah was

already crying yesterday morning. how are you today? i’m already crying yesterday morning. how are you today?— already crying yesterday morning. how are you today? i'm fine. here is ed! good morning. _ how are you today? i'm fine. here is ed! good morning. how— how are you today? i'm fine. here is ed! good morning. how are - how are you today? i'm fine. here is ed! good morning. how are you? - how are you today? i'm fine. here is| ed! good morning. how are you? we are alive and — ed! good morning. how are you? we are alive and breakfast. _ ed! good morning. how are you? we are alive and breakfast. we - ed! good morning. how are you? we are alive and breakfast. we are - ed! good morning. how are you? we are alive and breakfast. we are very| are alive and breakfast. we are very excited. have you been following them? i excited. have you been following them? . ., them? i have. i went and saw them about two hours — them? i have. i went and saw them about two hours ago, _ them? i have. i went and saw them about two hours ago, give - them? i have. i went and saw them about two hours ago, give them - them? i have. i went and saw them about two hours ago, give them a l about two hours ago, give them a little _ about two hours ago, give them a little boost. they're exhausted. but my god, _ little boost. they're exhausted. but my god, they have done well. they have, my god, they have done well. they have. haven't _ my god, they have done well. they have, haven't they? _ my god, they have done well. they have, haven't they? billy, - my god, they have done well. tue: have, haven't they? billy, apart from stopping for a quick drink, a few calories, he has not stopped. t few calories, he has not stopped. i think overall he has stopped for about— think overall he has stopped for about 30 — think overall he has stopped for about 30 minutes. so that tells you

how long _ about 30 minutes. so that tells you how long he has been cycling. how do ou think how long he has been cycling. how do you think his — how long he has been cycling. how do you think his bottom _ how long he has been cycling. how do you think his bottom is _ how long he has been cycling. how do you think his bottom is doing? - how long he has been cycling. how do you think his bottom is doing? i - you think his bottom is doing? i wouldn't like to think. we - you think his bottom is doing? i wouldn't like to think. we saw. you think his bottom is doing? i - wouldn't like to think. we saw some wonderful pictures _ wouldn't like to think. we saw some wonderful pictures on _ wouldn't like to think. we saw some wonderful pictures on the _ wouldn't like to think. we saw some wonderful pictures on the instagrami wonderful pictures on the instagram accountjust a few minutes ago as you, alongside billy, he is holding your arm, you you, alongside billy, he is holding yourarm, you are you, alongside billy, he is holding your arm, you are holding the bike? that was the last moment before i said, _ that was the last moment before i said. i_ that was the last moment before i said. i will— that was the last moment before i said, i will see you at kingsholm. he has— said, i will see you at kingsholm. he has got— said, i will see you at kingsholm. he has got his two brothers with hint _ he has got his two brothers with hint and — he has got his two brothers with hint and i— he has got his two brothers with him. and i can't wait to see him when— him. and i can't wait to see him when he— him. and i can't wait to see him when he gets here. | him. and i can't wait to see him when he gets here.— him. and i can't wait to see him when he gets here. i bet you can't. you ave when he gets here. i bet you can't. you gave him _ when he gets here. i bet you can't. you gave him a _ when he gets here. i bet you can't. you gave him a pep _ when he gets here. i bet you can't. you gave him a pep talk _ when he gets here. i bet you can't. you gave him a pep talk before - when he gets here. i bet you can't. | you gave him a pep talk before they left. what did you say to them to inspire them?— inspire them? well, i can't say i did inspire _ inspire them? well, i can't say i did inspire them. _ inspire them? well, i can't say i did inspire them. you _ inspire them? well, i can't say i did inspire them. you have, - inspire them? well, i can't say i did inspire them. you have, you have. i talked _

did inspire them. you have, you have. i talked about _ did inspire them. you have, you have. i talked about why. - did inspire them. you have, you have. i talked about why. and i did inspire them. you have, you | have. i talked about why. and all the people _ have. i talked about why. and all the people with _ have. i talked about why. and all the people with mnd, _ have. i talked about why. and all the people with mnd, their - have. i talked about why. and all - the people with mnd, their shortened life, the people with mnd, their shortened life. the _ the people with mnd, their shortened life, the condition, the things it takes _ life, the condition, the things it takes away. and then to enjoy each other, _ takes away. and then to enjoy each other, push— takes away. and then to enjoy each other, push each other in those hard moments~ _ other, push each other in those hard moments. ., �* ., , ., ., other, push each other in those hard moments. ., ., .. moments. you've raised a lot of mone . moments. you've raised a lot of money- you _ moments. you've raised a lot of money. you have _ moments. you've raised a lot of money. you have yet _ moments. you've raised a lot of money. you have yet to - moments. you've raised a lot of money. you have yet to hit - moments. you've raised a lot of money. you have yet to hit your target, but i know that you're right behind this mission, aren't you, to change lives? 50 behind this mission, aren't you, to change lives?— behind this mission, aren't you, to change lives? so many people have donated and — change lives? so many people have donated and we _ change lives? so many people have donated and we are _ change lives? so many people have donated and we are very _ change lives? so many people have donated and we are very thankful. i change lives? so many people have| donated and we are very thankful. if we can— donated and we are very thankful. if we can get— donated and we are very thankful. if we can get a last push, we would really— we can get a last push, we would really appreciate that. you we can get a last push, we would really appreciate that.— really appreciate that. you have ins - ired really appreciate that. you have inspired them. _ really appreciate that. you have inspired them. they _ really appreciate that. you have inspired them. they have - really appreciate that. you have inspired them. they have told l really appreciate that. you have | inspired them. they have told us really appreciate that. you have i inspired them. they have told us a million times. and i know everybody here is so inspired by ed, aren't you?

cheering. have we got any news from nicole? still a couple of minutes away. come and meet everybody. they want to see you. listen, can i tell you, can i just tell you about barney here? because barney has been inspired to do his own sponsored bike ride. you have already smashed your target, haven't you? there you go. here is a flag. you can't miss out on the flags. i am going to stick it down here. people have been inspired. this has been an awesome journey. they have gone to all of your old clubs. they started here in gloucester. they went to leicester, down to milton keynes, and then they went to the home of rugby at midnight last night, twickenham. and then they made the journey all the way from midnight till this morning,

all the way back. and i can tell you there has been a flurry of excitement, a flurry of excitement, because, are they visible? can we see them? not yet. but they are very, very, very close. guys, can i ask you what you think about this awesome challenge? 2a hours, 350 miles. awesome challenge? 24 hours, 350 miles. ~ , ., ,, awesome challenge? 24 hours, 350 miles. ~ , . ~ , miles. why did it take three days last time? _ miles. why did it take three days last time? i _ miles. why did it take three days last time? i don't _ miles. why did it take three days last time? i don't know. - miles. why did it take three days last time? i don't know. billy - miles. why did it take three days last time? i don't know. billy is l last time? i don't know. billy is like a _ last time? i don't know. billy is like a machine, _ last time? i don't know. billy is like a machine, an— last time? i don't know. billy is like a machine, an absolute - last time? i don't know. billy is - like a machine, an absolute machine. and his _ like a machine, an absolute machine. and his commitment _ like a machine, an absolute machine. and his commitment to _ like a machine, an absolute machine. and his commitment to it _ like a machine, an absolute machine. and his commitment to it is - like a machine, an absolute machine. and his commitment to it isjust- and his commitment to it isjust phenomenat _ and his commitment to it isjust phenomenal. absolutely- and his commitment to it isjust- phenomenal. absolutely phenomenal. it is a _ phenomenal. absolutely phenomenal. it is a very— phenomenal. absolutely phenomenal. it is a very beautiful— phenomenal. absolutely phenomenal. it is a very beautiful friendship. - it is a very beautiful friendship. we are going to take a look. here they come. cheering. �* , ., ., they come. cheering. , ., ., , cheering. any minute now. that is the famous. — cheering. any minute now. that is the famous, famous _ cheering. any minute now. that is the famous, famous gloucester - cheering. any minute now. that is| the famous, famous gloucester roar. what a journey they have been on. absolutely awesome. absolutely

awesome. they have done it for aid. it is here to greet them. and here comes billy twelvetrees now greeting his children or big hugs from the family. quite frankly, i'm amazed his legs are still working. we were told they might not. and this is something else, isn't it? this is the power of the rugby community. the power of friendship. ed has motivated everybody here. this has been a phenomenaljourney. 350 miles. 2a hours, taking in all of ed rugby clubs. it has been awesome. i'm going to check if billy's legs are up to a quick chat with us. oh,

my goodness! bring in, bring in! have a look at this. can you see this? 23 hours, 57 minutes and ia seconds. oh, my goodness! round of applause. how are you feeling? yeah. applause. how are you feeling? yeah, it is really humbling, _ applause. how are you feeling? yeah, it is really humbling, the _ it is really humbling, the reception, _ it is really humbling, the reception, it— it is really humbling, the reception, it is— it is really humbling, the reception, it is amazing. | it is really humbling, the - reception, it is amazing. that's what _ reception, it is amazing. that's what the — reception, it is amazing. that's what the rugby _ reception, it is amazing. that's what the rugby community- reception, it is amazing. that's i what the rugby community does, supports — what the rugby community does, supports players. _ what the rugby community does, supports players, former- what the rugby community does, i supports players, former players. it's a _ supports players, former players. it's a huge — supports players, former players. it's a huge effort _ supports players, former players. it's a huge effort from _ supports players, former players. it's a huge effort from the - supports players, former players. it's a huge effort from the team. i supports players, former players. i it's a huge effort from the team. in the forefront — it's a huge effort from the team. in the forefront of _ it's a huge effort from the team. in the forefront of my— it's a huge effort from the team. in the forefront of my mind _ it's a huge effort from the team. in the forefront of my mind is - it's a huge effort from the team. in the forefront of my mind is it - it's a huge effort from the team. in the forefront of my mind is it was i the forefront of my mind is it was always— the forefront of my mind is it was always for— the forefront of my mind is it was always for ed _ the forefront of my mind is it was always for ed— the forefront of my mind is it was alwa s for ed. . . ., ., ., ., always for ed. this is a man who has been inspired- _ always for ed. this is a man who has been inspired. we _ always for ed. this is a man who has been inspired. we wanted _ always for ed. this is a man who has been inspired. we wanted to - always for ed. this is a man who has been inspired. we wanted to raise . been inspired. we wanted to raise awareness and _ been inspired. we wanted to raise awareness and money _ been inspired. we wanted to raise awareness and money for - been inspired. we wanted to raise awareness and money for mnd . been inspired. we wanted to raise - awareness and money for mnd because we all— awareness and money for mnd because we all know— awareness and money for mnd because we all know how— awareness and money for mnd because we all know how bad _ awareness and money for mnd because we all know how bad it _ awareness and money for mnd because we all know how bad it is, _ awareness and money for mnd because we all know how bad it is, what - awareness and money for mnd because we all know how bad it is, what a - we all know how bad it is, what a novel _ we all know how bad it is, what a novel disease _ we all know how bad it is, what a novel disease it— we all know how bad it is, what a novel disease it is. _ we all know how bad it is, what a novel disease it is. i'm _ we all know how bad it is, what a novel disease it is. i'm just - we all know how bad it is, what a novel disease it is. i'm just so i novel disease it is. i'm just so proud — novel disease it is. i'm just so proud of— novel disease it is. i'm just so proud of the _ novel disease it is. i'm just so proud of the lads. _ novel disease it is. i'm just so proud of the lads. he - novel disease it is. i'm just so proud of the lads. he kept - novel disease it is. i'm just so - proud of the lads. he kept inspiring us. i proud of the lads. he kept inspiring us i hope _ proud of the lads. he kept inspiring us i hope we — proud of the lads. he kept inspiring us. i hope we made _ proud of the lads. he kept inspiring us. i hope we made a _ proud of the lads. he kept inspiring us. i hope we made a difference - proud of the lads. he kept inspiringi us. i hope we made a difference and waste _ us. i hope we made a difference and waste some — us. i hope we made a difference and waste some good _ us. i hope we made a difference and waste some good money, _ us. i hope we made a difference and waste some good money, raised - us. i hope we made a difference and| waste some good money, raised and awareness _ waste some good money, raised and awareness it— waste some good money, raised and awareness it was— waste some good money, raised and

awareness. it was a _ waste some good money, raised and awareness. it was a tough _ waste some good money, raised and awareness. it was a tough challenge | awareness. it was a tough challenge but we _ awareness. it was a tough challenge but we always — awareness. it was a tough challenge but we always had _ awareness. it was a tough challenge but we always had the _ awareness. it was a tough challenge but we always had the eyes - awareness. it was a tough challenge but we always had the eyes on - awareness. it was a tough challenge but we always had the eyes on the l but we always had the eyes on the clock— but we always had the eyes on the clock to _ but we always had the eyes on the clock to see — but we always had the eyes on the clock to see if— but we always had the eyes on the clock to see if we _ but we always had the eyes on the clock to see if we could _ but we always had the eyes on the clock to see if we could get - but we always had the eyes on the clock to see if we could get back. but we always had the eyes on the| clock to see if we could get back in time _ clock to see if we could get back in time. �* , , ., time. and we did. ed tells me you sto ed time. and we did. ed tells me you stopped only _ time. and we did. ed tells me you stopped only for— time. and we did. ed tells me you stopped only for 30 _ time. and we did. ed tells me you stopped only for 30 minutes. - time. and we did. ed tells me you i stopped only for 30 minutes. yeah, we had four— stopped only for 30 minutes. yeah, we had four stops _ stopped only for 30 minutes. yeah, we had four stops of— stopped only for 30 minutes. yeah, we had four stops of 7.5 _ stopped only for 30 minutes. yeah, we had four stops of 7.5 minutes i we had four stops of 7.5 minutes each _ we had four stops of 7.5 minutes each sort — we had four stops of 7.5 minutes each sort of— we had four stops of 7.5 minutes each sort of thing. _ we had four stops of 7.5 minutes each sort of thing. we _ we had four stops of 7.5 minutes each sort of thing. we had - we had four stops of 7.5 minutes each sort of thing. we had to - we had four stops of 7.5 minutes| each sort of thing. we had to get back— each sort of thing. we had to get back on— each sort of thing. we had to get back on the — each sort of thing. we had to get back on the bike _ each sort of thing. we had to get back on the bike as _ each sort of thing. we had to get back on the bike as quickly- each sort of thing. we had to get back on the bike as quickly as - each sort of thing. we had to get back on the bike as quickly as we could _ back on the bike as quickly as we could and — back on the bike as quickly as we could and riding _ back on the bike as quickly as we could and riding through- back on the bike as quickly as we could and riding through the - back on the bike as quickly as we i could and riding through the night. it has _ could and riding through the night. it has been — could and riding through the night. it has been absolutely _ could and riding through the night. it has been absolutely amazing. i could and riding through the night. i it has been absolutely amazing. corrine it has been absolutely amazing. come with me because, _ it has been absolutely amazing. come with me because, i— it has been absolutely amazing. come with me because, i know— it has been absolutely amazing. come with me because, i know that - it has been absolutely amazing. with me because, i know that i'd want to say a few words with you as well. what would you like to say to billy and the guys?— billy and the guys? well, i think before this _ billy and the guys? well, i think before this billy _ billy and the guys? well, i think before this billy said _ billy and the guys? well, i think before this billy said to - billy and the guys? well, i think before this billy said to me i billy and the guys? well, i think before this billy said to me he i billy and the guys? well, i think i before this billy said to me he was inspired _ before this billy said to me he was inspired by— before this billy said to me he was inspired by me. and the feeling is completely the other way for me. i love the _ completely the other way for me. i love the guy. the pain he has put his body— love the guy. the pain he has put his body through, always a smile on

his body through, always a smile on his face, _ his body through, always a smile on his face, tells you everything you need _ his face, tells you everything you need to— his face, tells you everything you need to know about the guy. he didn't— need to know about the guy. he didn't crack once. and he done it. he completed it like he said he would — he completed it like he said he would. |t— he completed it like he said he would. , he completed it like he said he would. . ., , , he completed it like he said he would. . , ., would. it is absolutely awesome, what ou would. it is absolutely awesome, what you have — would. it is absolutely awesome, what you have achieved. - would. it is absolutely awesome, what you have achieved. and i would. it is absolutely awesome, what you have achieved. and it i would. it is absolutely awesome, i what you have achieved. and it does show the power of the rugby community, doesn't it? yeah, absolutely- — community, doesn't it? yeah, absolutely. and _ community, doesn't it? yeah, absolutely. and we _ community, doesn't it? yeah, absolutely. and we have i community, doesn't it? yeah, absolutely. and we have seen| community, doesn't it? yeah, i absolutely. and we have seen that in buckets _ absolutely. and we have seen that in buckets over the last few years, but there _ buckets over the last few years, but there is _ buckets over the last few years, but there is also— buckets over the last few years, but there is also a wider community now that are _ there is also a wider community now that are more aware now of mnd. and people _ that are more aware now of mnd. and people from _ that are more aware now of mnd. and people from everywhere are coming out to _ people from everywhere are coming out to help. people from everywhere are coming out to help-— out to help. billy, you know the stats, out to help. billy, you know the stats. don't _ out to help. billy, you know the stats, don't you? _ out to help. billy, you know the stats, don't you? you _ out to help. billy, you know the stats, don't you? you know- out to help. billy, you know the| stats, don't you? you know how brutal this disease is and that is what has driven you on. was it in your mind all the way? it what has driven you on. was it in your mind all the way? it constantly was, it constantly _ your mind all the way? it constantly

was, it constantly was. _ your mind all the way? it constantly was, it constantly was. i _ your mind all the way? it constantly was, it constantly was. i had - your mind all the way? it constantly was, it constantly was. i had a i was, it constantly was. i had a few dark— was, it constantly was. i had a few dark times — was, it constantly was. i had a few dark times a _ was, it constantly was. i had a few dark times. a headwind _ was, it constantly was. i had a few dark times. a headwind of- was, it constantly was. i had a few dark times. a headwind of about i was, it constantly was. i had a few. dark times. a headwind of about 40 mph and _ dark times. a headwind of about 40 mph and it— dark times. a headwind of about 40 mph and it was— dark times. a headwind of about 40 mph and it was me _ dark times. a headwind of about 40 mph and it was me and _ dark times. a headwind of about 40 mph and it was me and johnny- dark times. a headwind of about 40 mph and it was me and johnny on i dark times. a headwind of about 40 i mph and it was me and johnny on the bikes _ mph and it was me and johnny on the bikes and _ mph and it was me and johnny on the bikes and all — mph and it was me and johnny on the bikes and all the _ mph and it was me and johnny on the bikes and all the lads _ mph and it was me and johnny on the bikes and all the lads having - mph and it was me and johnny on the bikes and all the lads having a - bikes and all the lads having a rest — bikes and all the lads having a rest i— bikes and all the lads having a rest i kept— bikes and all the lads having a rest. i kept thinking _ bikes and all the lads having a rest. i kept thinking about i bikes and all the lads having a rest. i kept thinking about edl bikes and all the lads having a i rest. i kept thinking about ed and the kids. — rest. i kept thinking about ed and the kids. to — rest. i kept thinking about ed and the kids, to be _ rest. i kept thinking about ed and the kids, to be honest. _ rest. i kept thinking about ed and the kids, to be honest. that's- rest. i kept thinking about ed and i the kids, to be honest. that's how sad this— the kids, to be honest. that's how sad this disease _ the kids, to be honest. that's how sad this disease is. _ the kids, to be honest. that's how sad this disease is. the _ the kids, to be honest. that's how sad this disease is. the kids- the kids, to be honest. that's how sad this disease is. the kids will. sad this disease is. the kids will be affected _ sad this disease is. the kids will be affected for— sad this disease is. the kids will be affected for the _ sad this disease is. the kids will be affected for the rest - sad this disease is. the kids will be affected for the rest of- sad this disease is. the kids will be affected for the rest of theirl be affected for the rest of their lives _ be affected for the rest of their lives ed's_ be affected for the rest of their lives. ed's time _ be affected for the rest of their lives. ed's time is— be affected for the rest of their lives. ed's time is finite. - be affected for the rest of their lives. ed's time is finite. it- be affected for the rest of their lives. ed's time is finite. it is. be affected for the rest of their lives. ed's time is finite. it is a| lives. ed's time is finite. it is a cruel— lives. ed's time is finite. it is a cruel disease. _ lives. ed's time is finite. it is a cruel disease. that _ lives. ed's time is finite. it is a cruel disease. that is - lives. ed's time is finite. it is a cruel disease. that is the i lives. ed's time is finite. it is a i cruel disease. that is the reason we did it _ cruel disease. that is the reason we did it and _ cruel disease. that is the reason we did it and put— cruel disease. that is the reason we did it and put ourselves _ cruel disease. that is the reason we did it and put ourselves through i did it and put ourselves through this _ did it and put ourselves through this 2hour— did it and put ourselves through this. 24—hour is _ did it and put ourselves through this. 24—hour is of— did it and put ourselves through this. 24—hour is of pain- did it and put ourselves through this. 24—hour is of pain is- did it and put ourselves through i this. 24—hour is of pain is nothing compared — this. za—hour is of pain is nothing compared to— this. 24—hour is of pain is nothing compared to people _ this. 24—hour is of pain is nothing compared to people living - this. 24—hour is of pain is nothing compared to people living with i this. 24—hour is of pain is nothing i compared to people living with mnd. we have _ compared to people living with mnd. we have got— compared to people living with mnd. we have got to — compared to people living with mnd. we have got to make _ compared to people living with mnd. we have got to make a _ compared to people living with mnd. we have got to make a change. i compared to people living with mnd. we have got to make a change. youl we have got to make a change. you are raisin we have got to make a change. are raising money and changing lives. lots of support along the route. give me the highlights? abs]!!! route. give me the highlights? all the way to leicester, leicester fans, _ the way to leicester, leicester fans, gloucester— the way to leicester, leicester fans, gloucester fans. - the way to leicester, leicester fans, gloucesterfans. even. the way to leicester, leicester fans, gloucester fans. even a. the way to leicester, leicester- fans, gloucester fans. even a 2am there _ fans, gloucester fans. even a 2am there are — fans, gloucester fans. even a 2am there are people _ fans, gloucester fans. even a 2am there are people waving _ fans, gloucester fans. even a 2am there are people waving flags. it i fans, gloucester fans. even a 2am| there are people waving flags. it is absolutely — there are people waving flags. it is absolutely crazy. _ there are people waving flags. it is absolutely crazy. even _ there are people waving flags. it is absolutely crazy. even in _ there are people waving flags. it is absolutely crazy. even in the - absolutely crazy. even in the downpour— absolutely crazy. even in the downpour at _ absolutely crazy. even in the downpour at about _ absolutely crazy. even in the downpour at about aam i absolutely crazy. even in the downpour at about aam this| absolutely crazy. even in the - downpour at about aam this morning we had _ downpour at about aam this morning we had people — downpour at about aam this morning we had people waving _ downpour at about aam this morning we had people waving flags. - downpour at about aam this morning we had people waving flags. i- downpour at about aam this morning we had people waving flags. ijust. we had people waving flags. ijust wanted _ we had people waving flags. ijust wanted them _ we had people waving flags. ijust wanted them to _ we had people waving flags. ijust wanted them to donate. - we had people waving flags. ijust wanted them to donate. it - we had people waving flags. ijust wanted them to donate. it is i wanted them to donate. it is amazing _ wanted them to donate. it is amazing we _ wanted them to donate. it is amazing. we are _ wanted them to donate. it is amazing. we are truly- wanted them to donate. it is i amazing. we are truly humbled wanted them to donate. it is - amazing. we are truly humbled with the reception — amazing. we are truly humbled with the reception-— the reception. people have been so excited to see _

the reception. people have been so excited to see you _ the reception. people have been so excited to see you both. _ the reception. people have been so excited to see you both. they i the reception. people have been so| excited to see you both. they really have been moved by these friendships that people see and the strength and determination that both of you have shown. and the mnd heroes have shown before you. there is something special about your friendship that has brought people together? yeah. has brought people together? yeah, and we have — has brought people together? yeah, and we have had _ has brought people together? yeah, and we have had a _ has brought people together? yeah, and we have had a journey _ has brought people together? yeah, and we have had a journey together. we played _ and we have had a journey together. we played at — and we have had a journey together. we played at leicester— and we have had a journey together. we played at leicester tigers - we played at leicester tigers together, _ we played at leicester tigers together, we _ we played at leicester tigers together, we played - we played at leicester tigers together, we played here. i we played at leicester tigers| together, we played here. he we played at leicester tigers i together, we played here. he got married _ together, we played here. he got married and — together, we played here. he got married and had _ together, we played here. he got married and had kids, _ together, we played here. he got married and had kids, same i together, we played here. he got married and had kids, same as. together, we played here. he gotl married and had kids, same as my family _ married and had kids, same as my family that's_ married and had kids, same as my family. that's how— married and had kids, same as my family. that's how drastically i married and had kids, same as my family. that's how drastically sad i family. that's how drastically sad it is _ family. that's how drastically sad it is we — family. that's how drastically sad it is we are _ family. that's how drastically sad it is. we are here _ family. that's how drastically sad it is. we are here to— family. that's how drastically sad it is. we are here to help. - it is. we are here to help. friendship _ it is. we are here to help. friendship is _ it is. we are here to help. friendship is wonderful. l it is. we are here to help. l friendship is wonderful. we it is. we are here to help. - friendship is wonderful. we started in rugby— friendship is wonderful. we started in rugby and — friendship is wonderful. we started in rugby and when _ friendship is wonderful. we started in rugby and when this _ friendship is wonderful. we started in rugby and when this happened i friendship is wonderful. we started in rugby and when this happened it| in rugby and when this happened it developed — in rugby and when this happened it devei0ped even _ in rugby and when this happened it developed even further. _ in rugby and when this happened it developed even further. we - in rugby and when this happened it developed even further. we will. developed even further. we will always — developed even further. we will always be — developed even further. we will always be here _ developed even further. we will always be here for— developed even further. we will always be here for ed _ developed even further. we will always be here for ed and - developed even further. we will always be here for ed and the l always be here for ed and the family. — always be here for ed and the family, however— always be here for ed and the family, however finite - always be here for ed and the family, however finite it- always be here for ed and the family, however finite it is. l always be here for ed and the i family, however finite it is. tan always be here for ed and the family, however finite it is. can i uive ou family, however finite it is. can i give you a _ family, however finite it is. can i give you a little _ family, however finite it is. can i give you a little news _ family, however finite it is. can i give you a little news last? - family, however finite it is. can i give you a little news last? i - family, however finite it is. can i give you a little news last? i am | give you a little news last? i am being told by the voice in my ear, close to 42,000 now. you want to post this further?—

post this further? yes, go to the gofundme _ post this further? yes, go to the gofundme page. _ post this further? yes, go to the gofundme page. please, - post this further? yes, go to the gofundme page. please, pleasei gofundme page. please, please donate — gofundme page. please, please donate it— gofundme page. please, please donate it is— gofundme page. please, please donate. it is really— gofundme page. please, please donate. it is really important. it| donate. it is really important. it will be — donate. it is really important. it will be hugely— donate. it is really important. it will be hugely appreciated - donate. it is really important. it will be hugely appreciated for. donate. it is really important. it. will be hugely appreciated for the mnd community— will be hugely appreciated for the mnd community and _ will be hugely appreciated for the mnd community and thread. - will be hugely appreciated for the mnd community and thread. i. will be hugely appreciated for the| mnd community and thread. i was will be hugely appreciated for the mnd community and thread. i was your bottom? 0h. — mnd community and thread. i was your bottom? 0h. m _ mnd community and thread. i was your bottom? oh, i've got _ mnd community and thread. i was your bottom? oh, i've got a _ mnd community and thread. i was your bottom? oh, i've got a few— mnd community and thread. i was your bottom? oh, i've got a few bruises! - bottom? oh, i've got a few bruises! i can't bottom? oh, i've got a few bruises! i can't feel— bottom? oh, i've got a few bruises! i can't feel my _ bottom? oh, i've got a few bruises! i can't feel my feet, _ bottom? oh, i've got a few bruises! i can't feel my feet, can't _ bottom? oh, i've got a few bruises! i can't feel my feet, can't feel - bottom? oh, i've got a few bruises! i can't feel my feet, can't feel my i i can't feel my feet, can't feel my shoulders — i can't feel my feet, can't feel my shoulders— i can't feel my feet, can't feel my shoulders. �* . . �*, , shoulders. i'm amazed. let's see the sins ou shoulders. i'm amazed. let's see the signs you have _ shoulders. i'm amazed. let's see the signs you have got — shoulders. i'm amazed. let's see the signs you have got here. _ shoulders. i'm amazed. let's see the signs you have got here. hold - shoulders. i'm amazed. let's see the signs you have got here. hold them i signs you have got here. hold them up signs you have got here. hold them up for it. absolutely brilliant. have a look. cheering. i have a look. cheering. lam have a look. cheering. i am going to putjoe and andy on the spot. i'm going to put you on the spot. ed's brother andy,, his wife. how are you feeling right now? irate his wife. how are you feeling right now? ~ . his wife. how are you feeling right now? . ., , ., his wife. how are you feeling right now? . , ., ., . ., now? we are so proud of all of them. i can't now? we are so proud of all of them. i can't believe — now? we are so proud of all of them. i can't believe the _ now? we are so proud of all of them. i can't believe the speed _ now? we are so proud of all of them. i can't believe the speed they - now? we are so proud of all of them. i can't believe the speed they were i i can't believe the speed they were doing _ i can't believe the speed they were doing it _ i can't believe the speed they were doing. it was crazy. me and i'd got up doing. it was crazy. me and i'd got up at _ doing. it was crazy. me and i'd got up at five — doing. it was crazy. me and i'd got up at five this morning to track them _ up at five this morning to track them down. even then we were, where are they— them down. even then we were, where are they now? — them down. even then we were, where are they now? we are so proud of them _ are they now? we are so proud of them it_ are they now? we are so proud of them it has— are they now? we are so proud of them. it has been amazing to see the support— them. it has been amazing to see the support along the way. catching up with people has been brilliant. it's been _ with people has been brilliant. it's been brilliant to see everyone come out. .

been brilliant to see everyone come out. , ., , . ~ been brilliant to see everyone come out. , ., , .~ . been brilliant to see everyone come out. , . , . out. this does make a difference, does help? _ out. this does make a difference, does help? massively. _ out. this does make a difference, does help? massively. it - out. this does make a difference, does help? massively. it carries l out. this does make a difference, i does help? massively. it carries you alon: , a does help? massively. it carries you along. a wave _ does help? massively. it carries you along. a wave of — does help? massively. it carries you along, a wave of love? _ does help? massively. it carries you along, a wave of love? that - does help? massively. it carries you along, a wave of love? that said, i along, a wave of love? that said, that's what _ along, a wave of love? that said, that's what it _ along, a wave of love? that said, that's what it is _ along, a wave of love? that said, that's what it is all _ along, a wave of love? that said, that's what it is all about. - along, a wave of love? that said, that's what it is all about. things| that's what it is all about. things like this— that's what it is all about. things like this make a difference to everyone. the community coming together— everyone. the community coming together is— everyone. the community coming together is everything. thank you to everyone _ together is everything. thank you to everyone who has been able to support— everyone who has been able to support us and coming out to see us. it's support us and coming out to see us. it's been _ support us and coming out to see us. it's been amazing. so proud. andy, you didn't do 24 hours, you did quite a bit? i you didn't do 24 hours, you did quite a bit?— you didn't do 24 hours, you did uuite a bit? . , ., , . quite a bit? i have been out since two o'clock _ quite a bit? i have been out since two o'clock this _ quite a bit? i have been out since two o'clock this morning. - quite a bit? i have been out since two o'clock this morning. yeah, l quite a bit? i have been out since two o'clock this morning. yeah, i | two o'clock this morning. yeah, i 'ust two o'clock this morning. yeah, i just cen't— two o'clock this morning. yeah, i just can't believe _ two o'clock this morning. yeah, i just can't believe that _ two o'clock this morning. yeah, i just can't believe that billy- two o'clock this morning. yeah, i just can't believe that billy and i just can't believe that billy and johnny— just can't believe that billy and johnny went _ just can't believe that billy and johnny went for— just can't believe that billy and johnny went for 24 _ just can't believe that billy and johnny went for 24 hours, - just can't believe that billy and johnny went for 24 hours, it'si johnny went for 24 hours, it's absolutely— johnny went for 24 hours, it's absolutely ridiculous. - johnny went for 24 hours, it's absolutely ridiculous. and - johnny went for 24 hours, it's absolutely ridiculous. and all| johnny went for 24 hours, it's . absolutely ridiculous. and all the boys _ absolutely ridiculous. and all the boys that — absolutely ridiculous. and all the boys that have _ absolutely ridiculous. and all the boys that have chipped _ absolutely ridiculous. and all the boys that have chipped in - absolutely ridiculous. and all the boys that have chipped in along i absolutely ridiculous. and all the i boys that have chipped in along the way. just— boys that have chipped in along the way. just the — boys that have chipped in along the way. just the support _ boys that have chipped in along the way. just the support for _ boys that have chipped in along the way. just the support for ed - boys that have chipped in along the way. just the support for ed really. | way. just the support for ed really. it's way. just the support for ed really. it's the _ way. just the support for ed really. it's the least — way. just the support for ed really. it's the least i _ way. just the support for ed really. it's the least i can— way. just the support for ed really. it's the least i can do— way. just the support for ed really. it's the least i can do really- way. just the support for ed really. it's the least i can do really to - it's the least i can do really to try to — it's the least i can do really to try to help— it's the least i can do really to try to help him _ it's the least i can do really to try to help him out— it's the least i can do really to try to help him out any- it's the least i can do really to try to help him out any way. it's the least i can do really to try to help him out any way i. it's the least i can do really to - try to help him out any way i can, really _ try to help him out any way i can, really i— try to help him out any way i can, reall . . try to help him out any way i can, reall . , , . , ., really. i remember the pictures of ou when really. i remember the pictures of you when you _ really. i remember the pictures of you when you finished _ really. i remember the pictures of you when you finished the - really. i remember the pictures of you when you finished the race i really. i remember the pictures of| you when you finished the race two years ago with ed and billy, doing it altogether. and you cried your eyes out. because it is so

emotional?— eyes out. because it is so emotional? . , . ., , emotional? yeah, yeah. the 'ourney from two years i emotional? yeah, yeah. the 'ourney from two years ago, * emotional? yeah, yeah. the 'ourney from two years ago, to h emotional? yeah, yeah. the 'ourney from two years ago, to see _ emotional? yeah, yeah. the journey from two years ago, to see where i emotional? yeah, yeah. the journey| from two years ago, to see where he is at now. _ from two years ago, to see where he is at now. it — from two years ago, to see where he is at now. it is — from two years ago, to see where he is at now, it is heartbreaking, - is at now, it is heartbreaking, really~ — is at now, it is heartbreaking, really. but. _ is at now, it is heartbreaking, really. but, yeah, _ is at now, it is heartbreaking, really. but, yeah, you - is at now, it is heartbreaking, really. but, yeah, you know.| is at now, it is heartbreaking, i really. but, yeah, you know. he never stops _ really. but, yeah, you know. never stops smiling. really. but, yeah, you know. he never stops smiling. he's - really. but, yeah, you know. he never stops smiling. he's got i really. but, yeah, you know. he| never stops smiling. he's got to, ou never stops smiling. he's got to, you know- _ never stops smiling. he's got to, you know- that _ never stops smiling. he's got to, you know. that is _ never stops smiling. he's got to, you know. that is part _ never stops smiling. he's got to, you know. that is part of- never stops smiling. he's got to, you know. that is part of what i never stops smiling. he's got to, j you know. that is part of what he has got _ you know. that is part of what he has got to — you know. that is part of what he has got to do _ you know. that is part of what he has got to do. that's _ you know. that is part of what he has got to do. that's who - you know. that is part of what he has got to do. that's who he - you know. that is part of what he has got to do. that's who he is i you know. that is part of what he| has got to do. that's who he is as well _ has got to do. that's who he is as well he's — has got to do. that's who he is as well he's like _ has got to do. that's who he is as well. he's like me, _ has got to do. that's who he is as well. he's like me, he— has got to do. that's who he is as well. he's like me, he is- has got to do. that's who he is as| well. he's like me, he is mentally very strong — well. he's like me, he is mentally very strong and _ well. he's like me, he is mentally very strong. and when _ well. he's like me, he is mentally very strong. and when you've - well. he's like me, he is mentally very strong. and when you've got| very strong. and when you've got something — very strong. and when you've got something like _ very strong. and when you've got something like this, _ very strong. and when you've got something like this, also - very strong. and when you've got something like this, alsojoe, - very strong. and when you've got| something like this, alsojoe, who does _ something like this, alsojoe, who does a _ something like this, alsojoe, who does a lot— something like this, alsojoe, who does a lot of— something like this, alsojoe, who does a lot of support _ something like this, alsojoe, who does a lot of support in _ something like this, alsojoe, who does a lot of support in the - does a lot of support in the background. _ does a lot of support in the background, and _ does a lot of support in the background, and helps - does a lot of support in the background, and helps him does a lot of support in the - background, and helps him out, my mum _ background, and helps him out, my mum as _ background, and helps him out, my mum as well — background, and helps him out, my mum as well. you _ background, and helps him out, my mum as well-— mum as well. you are all also my. i know everybody _ mum as well. you are all also my. i know everybody wants _ mum as well. you are all also my. i know everybody wants to _ mum as well. you are all also my. i know everybody wants to just - mum as well. you are all also my. i know everybody wants to just give i know everybody wants to just give you a huge round of applause, don't you? cheering. em ~ you? cheering. an absolutel hue round cheering. an absolutely huge round of applause- — cheering. an absolutely huge round of applause- lt _ cheering. an absolutely huge round of applause. it has _ cheering. an absolutely huge round of applause. it has been _ cheering. an absolutely huge round | of applause. it has been phenomenal. thank you for letting us share your journey. it makes a difference. thank you. billy has moved on to interview at number 370 of very many more today. thank you for everything

you do for the committee. keep being awesome. we are going to hand back to you. thank you, everybody. a big round of applause. cheering. well done. amazing. 23 hours, 57 minutes. they set off this time yesterday on the programme. think about all the stuff we have done, yesterday, during the day, we slept overnight, the two of them cycling 24 hours. i love the way after almost 24 hours of being on the bike billy is met with a microphone on live television and asked to somehow keep talking. congratulations to all of them and everybody who turned out in the rain to support them. john is here with the sport. morning. jamie vardy was the hero of leicester city's story all those years ago and he is back doing it once again, hoping he can be the

hero of leicester's season once again. leicester's jamie vardy, back in the premier league, and back with a bang. at 37 now, eight years on from that incredible title triumph, he's still scoring, and crucial goals at that, getting their equaliser in a 1—1 draw with tottenham, in their season opener, after leicester earned promotion from the championship last season. and a little reminder as he went off in the second half of that premier league title he's won. and he's showing no signs of stopping. he has been doing it for decades, really. it's about keeping as fit as you can, looking after him. he's really professional in terms of how he looks after himself. and he wants to obviously play for as long as he can. we will enjoy working with him, for sure. chelsea have agreed a deal for another player outspending their rivals again this summer. joao felix willjoin after a loan spell last season, and that means conor gallagher will get his move the other way, joining atletico madrid. that's there twelfth signing of the summer, leaving them with more than 50

senior players in the squad. what will they do with them all? he might be injured and unable to play, but ben stokes is still leading by example. he was only on coaches a few weeks ago, and despite still not being fit to play, here he was alongside his side as they prepare for the first of the three match test series with sri lanka, which starts tomorrow at old trafford. he was there to support stand—in skipper 0llie pope for the series, with dan lawrence set to open the batting. i think it is obviously quite important for 0lly not to be ben stokes, because he is obviously a very dominant character. it's very good he is around this week because he will oversee things and help out wherever he can. not having stokesy is obviously a big loss for the team, but it is another great opportunity for 0lly to step up and get some practice as captain, and then for us younger players

to go out there and put on a performance. and after the olympics, the countdown is on to the start of the paralympics in paris next week, where former british javelin champion hollie arnold will go for gold again. she won bronze in tokyo, after clinching her first paralympic title in rio and could well complete the set in paris as charlie slater reports. hi, i'm hollie arnold and i'm an f46javelin thrower, and this will be my fifth paralympics. i had to think then! i was like, oh, my god, is it the fifth?! five's a big number. yeah, it is. five's a big number. it really is. but after going to her first paralympics atjust 14 years old, hollie arnold, at 30, is one of paralympic gb's all time greats. even going back from 14—year—old hollie, you learn so much with time.

you know, you learn from your mistakes, you learn from winning, you learn from losing. and i think thatjust everything in one, you take that pressure that, you know, that fire in your belly — as me and my dad always says — to every games, every majors, and you go out there and you just do your best. with paralympic gold in her locker from eight years ago, hollie then struggled at tokyo. notjust in the stadium, but out of it too. i lost my identity. i talked about obviously struggling with stuff myself, but i think that the important thing was, i then got to realise that i'm notjust hollie arnold, the sportsperson, like, i am hollie arnold, the person. so i started to find like my spark back again and just relying on other people to help, like, to be able to speak to people. so i really strongly believe, like, talking about it makes such a difference. when times are tough, it can be easy to fall out of love with even the thing that you've loved the longest.

yeah. in your case, the javelin. but from the person that's sat in front of me right now, the love is there, right? if it was ever gone, it's back now? 100%. there's always a time in everybody�*s life where theirjob, you have ups and downs. it'sjust, it's normality. it's just life, it's reality. but i absolutely love throwing the javelin and being able to showcase that in the worlds this year, just how happy i was, how excited, how in the moment i was, i was like, god, i love this sport and i am not retiring anytime soon yet! the little 14—year—old hollie in beijing in 2008 is not the hollie in 2024, and i think thatjust mentally i've been able to deal with a lot. you know, there's been a lot happened in my career so far, and i think that if you — it'sjust, it's being prepared, it's being uncomfortable with the comfortable, you know, just going for it. and i know i've got an amazing family and, and team around me to support me and do everything they can. so, let'sjust give it a go.

yeah, she too is back with a bang after those difficulties around tokyo. she will be going for gold once again in paris alongside over 200 gigabytes paralympians. looking forward to what store when it kicks off next wednesday. thank you. let's get the weather will stop carol has not got good news. break to correct or break it to gently. good morning. this week the weather is changeable. we are going to see some heavy rain at times, some unseasonably strong winds, even some gales. today what we have got his way to start for some, then we are looking at sunshine with blustery showers. we have got a couple of weather fronts crossing us. showers. we have got a couple of weatherfronts crossing us. this showers. we have got a couple of weather fronts crossing us. this one has almost cleared. this has been bringing heavy rain across parts of northern england, wales and the south—west. you can see the progress it is making, pushing steadily eastwards. that is the direction it is heading in. behind it, we will

see a return to some showers. some clearer skies following behind this. again, a few showers. the heaviest will be across the north and the west. some of those will be frequent, with thunder and lightning embedded in them. here too is where we will see the strongest winds. it is going to be blustery with highs of 23, 20 4 degrees. the risk of showers into the afternoon in the south—east. we start off with those showers this evening. overnight a lot will fade. clear skies for a time when the cloud will build towards the west, heralding the arrival of a new weather front bringing in rain and strengthening winds. and it is going to be a fresher night and last night, especially in the south—east. last night, for example, five o'clock in the morning, temperatures are about 17 degrees. tomorrow morning they will be around about 11. as we go through the rest of the week very changeable, heavy rain at times, strong winds and season —— unseasonably so. tomorrow, we started the love of dry weather,

some sunshine, showers and the west. the weather front would bring in some heavy rain in western scotland, we will see some of that in northern ireland, northern england, north wales and later, into the north midlands. windy towards the west. gusting to gale force in some western areas. and again, the best chance you have of staying dry will be in the south east, where we are looking at the top temperatures of 22. as we head from wednesday into thursday, our next set of fronts, our way, thursday, our next set of fronts, ourway, pushing thursday, our next set of fronts, our way, pushing and more wet and windy conditions. some of the rain will be heavy and it will continue to push southwards. it is going to be windy wherever you are, the strongest winds again with exposure towards the west. these are the kind of gusts you can expect. although it would brighten up behind that band of rain, we are still looking at 17 degrees in glasgow. a bit steamy, damp and steamy. thank you. scientists were hoping to see

the first full—engine test of a vertical rocket at the uk's new spaceport in shetland last night, but it didn't quite go to plan, as multiple engines exploded, leaving the rocket engulfed in flames on the launchpad. the test was due to be carried out at the saxavord site on unst, the country's northernmost inhabited island. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon has more. the countdown to what should have been a final engine test on a rocket being readied for space. but moments after the ground—based test started, this. a plume of smoke and large flames shooting out sideways, then loud bangs as the entire structure was engulfed by fire. unst is britain's most northerly inhabited island. when it comes to space and safety, its remoteness

is part of the attraction. saxavord spaceport said all safety protocols were observed and the site evacuated prior to yesterday's test. no staff were at risk. rocket testing and launches can be fraught with difficulty. the first ever satellite mission launched from the uk ended when a virgin orbitjumbo jet flying out of cornwall lost the rocket it released horizontally after it suffered an anomaly. last year, the spacex starship spacecraft exploded minutes after lift—off. elon musk congratulated his team on what he called an exciting launch and said they had learned a lot. these pictures are from earlier ground—based tests that german rocket company rfa carried out successfully here in shetland. the tests involved firing fewer engines at any one time. the test yesterday was meant to be

the final one and the biggest. in a statement, the rocket company said they were aware of the higher risk attached to their approach and that they will take their time to analyse and assess the situation, adding that the goal would be to return to regular operations as soon as possible. sending vertical rockets into space is hard. that is why these tests are carried out. the one here yesterday demonstrating both why these tests are important and how challenging building rockets can be. lorna gordon, bbc news, on unst in shetland. spectacular pictures. thankfully nobody entered. not meant to look like that. not quite. that was not the plan. stay with us, headlines coming up

live from london. this is bbc news.

the israeli military says it has retrieved the bodies of six hostages from khan younis in southern gaza. "america, i gave my best to you" — the words of a tearful president biden, as he says farewell to democrats and hails kamala harris. selecting kamala was the very first decision i made when i became our nominee and it was the best decision i made in my whole career! divers in italy try to access the wreckage of a luxury yacht that sank off the coast of sicily in a freak storm yesterday. myanmar�*s civil war — we report on the rohinga people bombed shortly after this film was taken as they tried to flee.

we start with some breaking news.