our headlines today. i accept your nomination to be president of the united states of america. it's harris versus trump in the race for the white house, as vice president kamala harris is officially confirmed as the democrat nominee. i promise to be a president for all americans. you can always trust me to put country above party and self. energy prices are set to rise as the regulator sets the latest price cap for gas and electricity. new prices kick in from october. today we come to doncaster, the energy secretary poz—mac own constituency, to find out how people who would be affected by higher

bills. football pundit and presenter jermainejenas says he's consulting his lawyers, after being sacked by the bbc over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. england are on top going into day three of the first test against sri lanka, as half—centuries from harry brook and jamie smith nudge them ahead at old trafford. and it pretty well start to friday morning for some, especially for england and wales. ston lillian is rolling in. details on breakfast lycra. good morning. it's friday, the 23rd of august. our main story. kamala harris has formally accepted her nomination as the democratic candidate for president, in a speech at her party's national convention. speaking in chicago, ms harris promised a new way forward for the united states, and warned that the consequences would be extremely serious if donald trump was returned to the white house in november's election.

our us correspondent, emma vardy, has the story. please welcome the democratic nominee for president, vice president of the united states of america, kamala harris. fix, president of the united states of america, kamala harris. a month ago many peeple — america, kamala harris. a month ago many peeple did _ america, kamala harris. a month ago many people did not _ america, kamala harris. a month ago many people did not envisage - america, kamala harris. a month ago many people did not envisage this - many people did not envisage this moment. america pass lesser—known second—in—command —— propelled into the starring role. but she has become the woman democrats now believe can make history by becoming the first female president of the united states. i the first female president of the united states.— the first female president of the united states. , ., , , united states. i will be a president who unites us _ united states. i will be a president who unites us around _ united states. i will be a president who unites us around our - united states. i will be a president who unites us around our highest i who unites us around our highest aspirations, a president who leads and listens, who is realistic, practical, and has common sense. and always fights for the american people. from the courthouse to the

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race. now she has appealed to people to see her as the future and urge voters to prevent a return to donald trump's america of the past. # what about us... though there wasn't an appearance by beyonce that many had hoped for, plenty of celebrities have been lining up to back her. polls suggest kamala harris has taken the lead in this race. but there are fears about the economy and illegal immigration the economy and illegal immigration the play to strengths of donald trump. there is still much to overcome if her dream of a new year is to be realised. emma vardy, news, chicago. we're joined now by our us correspondent, emma vardy. you were in the room, you witnessed first—hand the atmosphere. i suppose the question now is, how does what she said a plate of those who are not correct or who are undecided, who are not democrat supporters already. ?

who are not democrat supporters alread . . , who are not democrat supporters alread . ., , . . ., already. ? that is the crucial thing in the swing _ already. ? that is the crucial thing in the swing states _ already. ? that is the crucial thing in the swing states where - already. ? that is the crucial thing in the swing states where the - in the swing states where the margins are so small. i think she would have taken a lot of boxes that democrats were hoping for tonight. she set the tone for the months ahead. she is going to keep on contrasting her messages but she believes are hopeful and optimistic, and contrasting back with the rhetoric from donald trump, which people characterise as angry and divisive, they say that is the rhetoric of the past. they hope that will persuade swing voters to try something fresh, something new. she will keep the focus on women, the issue of abortion, something democrats believe could sway the minds of those wavering in the middle and persuade a lot of women to come out and vote. after today she is pretty fresh in people's mines. she will now have to face republicans attacking her at every turn, the potentialfor things to be manipulated online and misinformation on social media and things like that. and next, crucially, she will have to face

donald trump in a live debate, which can be a very different affair from these kind of scripted, very carefully choreographed performances in front of a friendly crowd. emma, thank you. for more news from the democratic national convention, you can listen to america asked, available on bbc sounds. six minutes past six. luxmy, you have more on the cost of living and energy prices, an announcement this morning? that's right. this is what we are expecting. in the next hour, the energy regulator ofgem will announce the price cap for the final three months of the year. it's expected to increase. the price cap sets the maximum price suppliers can charge for each unit of gas and electricity on a standard tariff for a dual—fuel household paying by direct debit. with the current cap, the average household energy bill is around £1,568. earlier this week, energy market specialists cornwall insight predicted

that the average household energy bill will rise to around £1,714 a year. they also warned that bills may never fall back to the level they were at before the pandemic. with millions of households already struggling to pay the bills, this winter may prove even more challenging, as our cost of living correspondent coletta smith reports. this is keeping billy's coordination. billy and sylvia are pulling no punches today. on top of the agenda are their energy bills, which are on the up again. it's been a huge effort for sylvia and billy to afford their energy bills over the last couple of years. last year was really scary. we still had to wrap in blankets. yeah. watch the smart meter shooting up! does it feel like you are sort of close to the edge, financially? we are, yeah. if we got a big bill in, we would be, you know, you know, don't want to go overdrawn... down under. ..because we just try to keep our head above water. we're scared of, like, things going wrong in the house. are you already starting to use

the hot water bottles? yeah. talk me through what you've got, then. but paying those bills will get harder. today, the regulator is announcing that the price for gas and electricity can increase again in october. so we'll all be charged more for whatever energy we use. and because sylvia and billy are just above the threshold to get pension credit, now they won't get that £300 winter fuel payment from the government. there was no way they would let us have pension credit, just by being about £100 more. but what we have to pay out, because we don't get pension credit, is all our savings. down the road at this warm hub, it's a full house as the free lunch is dished out... there you go. ..along with a few bits and bobs to take home, and a round of bingo. blind 80. although energy prices fell in the spring and the summer,

the energy price rise that we're hearing about today will kick in from the autumn, and will put most people's bills over the autumn and winter back to around the level that we were paying last winter. except for this time around, there's no extra energy help from the government. there is no extra cost of living payments being given out. and, for the vast majority of pensioners, there's no winter fuel payment either. that's a big concern for those in charge here. you can see for yourselves how busy we are now. the prices are ridiculous, aren't they, to heat your home? so, if it's a single person on their own, and they really did rely on that set amount of money to get them through the winter, i really worry, what are we going to find, what are we going to come to? we know people have been affected, so it's going to be even worse in october when all the price is hike up. the government say they've had to make hard financial choices to stop overspending, and energy prices this autumn will be much lower than the peak two years ago. but with fewer hand—outs

to get people through, most households will find themselves with a very difficult hand to play. give me the money! coletta smith, bbc news in warrington. after that price cap announcement, we will be speaking to the head of ofgem in an hour. jermainejenas, who presented the one show and appeared on match of the day, has said there are two sides to every story, after he was sacked by the bbc following complaints about workplace conduct. the former footballer said he wasn't happy about the dismissal, and was speaking to lawyers. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more. hello and welcome to wednesday's one show. the one show — the bbc�*s prime time magazine show — jermaine jenas, a regular co—host. this week we've had a host of massive stars on the show, and tonight is no different. he's been helping present the programme since 2020. a familiar, friendly face to millions of viewers. ..after a great weekend of football. the former england midfielder — who also played for tottenham

hotspur and newcastle united — turned to broadcasting after his retirement from football. if you look at iraola's start to the season with bournemouth, it was a tough one. as well as the one show, there was match of the day, where he was a regular pundit — earning close to £200,000 a year. yesterday, in a statement, the bbc said thatjermaine jenas was no longer part of the corporation's presenting line—up. bbc news understands that his contract was terminated because of alleged issues relating to workplace behaviour, and that these issues involving digital communications, such as texts, were raised with the corporation a few weeks ago. last night, he spoke about the allegations to talksport news. i, er...can't really talk about it. um... as you can probably see, i am not happy about it. um, but currently, as it stands, um, i... i'm going to have to let the lawyers deal with it. you know, there's two sides to every story.

it's being reported that you sent unsolicited texts to a female member of staff at the one show. is that true? i'm not happy about this situation. um... you know, i'm going to be speaking to my lawyers about it. is all i can say right now. the topic is... earlier, jenas, here on the right, had been presenting on the sports channel as the news was breaking. talksport said that they were made aware of the allegations only as he was going on air, and they decided he should continue. they say they have no plans for him to appear in the immediate future. last night, jenas arrived at his home, saying nothing more about his forced departure more about his forced departure from the bbc. from the bbc. lizo mzimba, bbc news. lizo mzimba, bbc news. let's get more on this let's get more on this from our culture correspondent from our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher. charlotte gallagher. good morning. what more can you tell good morning. what more can you tell us? , ., ., ., us? , ., ., ., good morning. what more can you tell us? ,., ., ., g ., good morning. what more can you tell us? ,., ., ., g ., good morning. what more can you tell us? ., g ., �* .,, us? good morning. jermaine jenas wakin: u- good morning. what more can you tell us? ., g ., �* .,, us? good morning. jermaine jenas wakin: u- us? good morning. jermaine jenas waking up this _ us? good morning. jermaine jenas us? good morning. jermaine jenas waking up this _ us? good morning. jermaine jenas waking up this morning _ us? good morning. jermaine jenas waking up this morning no - us? good morning. jermaine jenas waking up this morning no longer. us? good morning. jermaine jenas i waking up this morning no longer an waking up this morning _ us? good morning. jermaine jenas waking up this morning no - us? good morning. jermaine jenas waking up this morning no longer. us? good morning. jermaine jenas i waking up this morning no longer an employee of the bbc and talk sport, employee of the bbc and talk sport,

one of his other employers, say one of his other employers, say they have no plans to work with him in the immediate future. it is understood jermainejenas the immediate future. it is understood jermaine jenas saw himself as a likely successor to gary lineker on match of the day. that of course is very, very unlikely to happen. he has also lost his very lucrative job on the the one show. this is another scandal for the bbc, one doesn't want or need, another highly paid male tv star embroiled in this. what the bbc would say is that this is very different, they have acted quickly. they have been criticised in the past for dragging its feet on issues such as hugh edwards. but with jermainejenas, within weeks of the complaint being made, he was sacked by the bbc. jermainejenas saying by the bbc. jermaine jenas saying there are two by the bbc. jermainejenas saying there are two sides to by the bbc. jermaine jenas saying there are two sides to every story and he is consulting with his lawyers. thank you. the funeral of seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe — who was killed in the southport knife attack — is being held this morning. her family have asked for the service to be called elsie's special day, and encouraged mourners to wear bright colours.

funerals have already taken place for six—year—old bebe king and nine—year—old alice de silva aguiar, who also died in the attack. a second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a delivery driver was killed in leeds. claudiu—carol kondor from sheffield died as he tried to stop a thief stealing his van, parcels on tuesday evening. 24—year—old eddie hampshire was taken into custody yesterday, following the arrest of a 32—year—old man on wednesday.

following the arrest of a 32—year—old man diving inesday. following the arrest of a 32—year—old man diving teams r. understand that those diving teams who posed overnight are now beginning their search again, going down to the shipwreck. they have about a minute to get down 50 metres, 164 feet, under the water to the sea bed. they can spend eight to ten minutes looking around the yacht before they come back up again, looking to see if they can locate the final missing person, which of course is believed to be hannah lynch, the 18—year—old daughter of mike lynch. they have been using huge... there is an enormous rescue operation going on here. helicopters, we have seen police, drones flying overhead. we have seen boats and the people waiting on the shore. and then the sort of grim... we saw yesterday morning the fifth body being brought up onto the

quayside. the bodies taken away where a formal identification process gets under way. bethany bailey —— bethany bell live in porticello. 16 minutes past six. a new volcano has erupted in the reykjanes region of iceland, sending lava flying into the air. it's the sixth eruption in the area since december. iceland's ministry of foreign affairs confirmed that the area has now been evacuated, but said the eruption didn't present a threat to life and isn't affecting air traffic. iceland's ministry of foreign affairs confirmed that the area has now been evacuated, but said the eruption didn't present a threat to life — and isn't affecting air traffic. looks very dramatic. i think this is life. faces live from the scene. as you can see, it is a bit brighter, a bit lighter. it does not look quite as stark but still quite apocalyptic. what we know at the moment is that the area out —— the area immediately around it has been evacuated. no

danger to life, apparently. it is something the authorities there are used to. they have a lot of eruptions. matt is in the studio. when you look at those images, they are so compelling, aren't they? they can have a bearing on the weather? they can do. completely transfixed. when you send the big plumes of ash into the sky, that is when it has an impact, particularly on the weather. we have our own issues this morning. storm lilian is with us. winds gusting 50 to 70 mph widely across wales. those winds really picking up the next couple of hours across england and wales especially. this is where we see the greatest chance of disruption, rush—hour especially. through the morning, even into eastern parts of england, some rain across scotland. be prepared, there could be disruption and damage around. let me show you where the peak winds will be, especially during the rush hour. north wales and much of north of england, there is a chance some places could see 80

miles per. with the crosswinds that could lead to a few issues. if you are on a high sided vehicle, there may be a good chance to delay your journey until later. strong winds elsewhere across england and wales. widespread girls. at the moment we have showery rain. thunderstorms further north. it is going to be a fairly short lived storm. it will move adequately into the north sea. the winds will ease down. blustery into the afternoon. a straightforward mix of sunshine and showers. dry and bright in england and wales. showers more frequent in scotland and northern ireland. still blustery. the winds ease from those peaks this morning. when the sun is out, out of the wind, temperature is feeling all right, but below par for this time of the year. indeed tonight, we will see some heavier

showers across parts of the country. more persistent rain in southern england, south and east midlands, and east anglia. a wet start to the weekend to the south and the east. sunshine and showers elsewhere. sunday, fairly cloudy, outbreaks of rain. monday, bank holiday for some, rain. monday, bank holiday forsome, should be rain. monday, bank holiday for some, should be brighter. details in half an hour. ., , details in half an hour. coming up to 20 minute _ details in half an hour. coming up to 20 minute past _ details in half an hour. coming up to 20 minute past six. _ a bbc investigation has found hundreds of people in the uk, have posted on a pro—suicide website, looking for someone to die with. more than 700 people have posted on the forum, which we're not naming, and a number of double suicides can be traced to it. predators were also found to have used the site to target vulnerable women. the government says the online safety act, should tackle such content, when it comes into force next year. you may find some of the details in angus crawford's report, upsetting. it could be a dating site.

a single man looking for someone. but actually, what he seeks is much, much darker. it's a match up site for the suicidal. those posts were made by angela's son, brett. he was fun. he was always happy, always laughing, always smiling. i would say to brett... "there's no problem that we can't solve." he didn't have to go down that path. 28, and struggling with his mental health, brett found the thread where users advertise for a partner to die with. there, he met a young woman. they travelled to scotland

and ended their lives together. you go on there, you speak to different members that are in the forum and you pick out — a bit like tinder, where you you swipe. is that the ethos of it? where, i quite fancy the sound, the sound of that person, or what that person is saying. so, i'll see if i can hook up with them. it's just absolutely vile. his death is far from being an isolated case. the authorities know all about it, but so far haven't closed it down. that place that brett used to find a partner, well, it's still active. i'm on it right now. we've gone through all the messages and found more than 5,000 people have posted here looking for someone to die with. of them, more than 700 are from the uk. even more worrying, we've found dangerous men using it to target young women.

those are the posts of craig mcinally from glasgow, now in prison, unlikely ever to be released. he used the thread to find women to abuse, choke and hurt, all for his own sexual pleasure. one of those was romanian student roberta babos, just 22 when she died. this is her mother, maria. i talk with her here alone. what do you say? everything. everything, what i... ..what i thinks in the moment i talk with her. and these are mcinally�*s messages to her from. she survived a meeting with him, but driven deeper into the forum, she finally ended her own life. it's horror.

if the website did not exist, would roberta still be alive? yes. i'm sure. roberta is still here with me. for the parents of the dead, grief, but anger too, at this site, still matchmaking the suicidal angus crawford, bbc news. and if you've been affected by any of the issues in that report, you can find organisations offering help and support on the bbc action line website. just head to bbc.co.uk/action line. let's take a look at today's papers. many, including the daily mirror, lead with the news of the bbc sacking presenter and football punditjermainejenas over claims of inappropriate behaviour involving a female member of staff.

the daily mail says that dementia charities are disappointed that the body that assesses drugs for the nhs in england has decided it won't recommend a treatment for early onset alzheimer's, because the costs outweigh the benefits. the guardian takes a look at the regional variations of gcse results, that came out yesterday, reporting that there are concerns over an attainment gap as exam results return to levels similar to before the pandemic. and the times lead with a plea from a seniorjudge calling for magistrates courts to hold off sentencing offenders who are on bail and likely to be jailed until next month because of a lack of prison space. sir ken dodd performed on stage thousands of times, but every show had one thing in common — making people happy. now, a new happiness centre dedicated to the comedian will be built in his home city of liverpool.

it'll be filled with joke books, tickling sticks and hundreds of other artefacts from his decades—long career. later, we'll be speaking to sir ken's wife about the project. but for now, here's a reminder of some of his most well—known performances. they one and only, ken dodd! # happiness, happiness, the greatest gift that i possess. # grey skies are going to clear out, gift that i possess. # grey skies are going to clear out, put on a happy face. put on a happy face. is this the first time you have seen is this the first time you have seen a chippendale? a chippendale? geronimo! geronimo! what a beautiful day for bouncing what a beautiful day for bouncing geronimo! — what a beautiful day for bouncing up and down _ geronimo! — what a beautiful day for bouncing up and down _ what a beautiful day for bouncing up and down in a big barrel of what a beautiful day for bouncing up and down in a big barrel of blancmange. what a good day for blancmange. what a good day for

dashing _ blancmange. what a good day for dashing the rat dashing _ blancmange. what a good day for dashing the rat show and shouting, mousetrap! this is an educational show. mousetrap! — this is an educational show. when you go— this is an educational show. when you go out— this is an educational show. when you go out of here tonight you will say, that_ you go out of here tonight you will say, that has taught me a lesson. when _ say, that has taught me a lesson. when you — say, that has taught me a lesson. when you dream the dream in technicolour or black—and—white. ——? technicolour or black—and—white. —— ? i technicolour or black—and—white. —— ? iaiways— technicolour or black—and—white. ——? iaiways dream — technicolour or black—and—white. ——? i always dream in black—and—white. welcome _ i always dream in black—and—white. welcome at — i always dream in black—and—white. welcome at my age it is mostly repeats —

years for stealing 53 high—value vehicles, including this bentley in surrey. police there say organised crime groups are using advanced technology to access keyless vehicles from people's driveways. so someone could steal a car overnight in one county, for example. it would be out of the county, probably on cloned or plates have been changed before it'll even have been reported to the police. it may well already be in a chop shop at that point or it could have been taken to a quiet location, put into a container either whole or the component parts, ready for shipping and export abroad. final preparations are underway for notting hill carnival, which returns this bank holiday weekend. it's the biggest street party of its kind in europe — with over two million people are expected to attend and watch the three—mile parade.

it's about bringing people together. um, i think it's the biggest example of social inclusion that we have in the uk. that's why it was started. and it's been continuing to shine a light on that for the past almost 60 years. and, as i mentioned, it's the bank holiday and that means there will be some disruption across much of the rail network. engineering works mean services between london liverpool street to enfield town and cheshunt will be affected. there will also be disruption on the great eastern main line and the west coast main line. the advice as always is check before you travel.work will take place let's take a first look at how the tubes is running this morning. there's severe delays on the circle and hammersmith and city and minor delays on the district line. the piccidilly line remains closed between cockfosters and wood green. now on to the weather with gemma plumb. good morning. it's a windy start to the day today and that's all thanks to storm liliana, which will be moving away out into the north sea as we go through the day. but, for many of us, it will stay windy through today. we will be seeing early

rain, which will be clearing quite quickly. we do see this rain to start the day today. that will be clearing away quite quickly, i think, as we go through the course of the morning. so for many of us it will turn mostly dry and fine with plenty of sunshine around. but it is going to be windy today, particularly through the morning, where we could see wind gusts of around 40 to 45 miles an hour. maybe locally it could be a little bit higher than that. but, later on today, we should start to see those winds easing. and, in that sunshine, it should be feeling quite pleasant with highs of around 22 or 23 degrees. now, through this evening and overnight, it will be dry for a time. but, later on in the night, we're going to see for a time. but, later on in the night, we're going to see this cloud thickening. we're going to start to see these outbreaks of rain edging its way in from the southwest. so that rain could be heavy and persistent, and it will hang around as we go through into saturday as well. overnight lows will be around 13 or 14 degrees. now, that rain on saturday will continue for many of us. it will clear later on to give us some sunny spells and some showers.

it's mostly dry on sunday. that's it from me. there's more on the bbc news app, including all you need to know about this weekend's notting hill carnival. hello. this is breakfast with luxmy gopal and charlie stayt. good morning. in around half an hour, the energy regulator ofgem is due to announce details of its next price cap, which will take effect from october. according to industry analysts at cornwall insight, households in england, wales and scotland could see their bills rise by around 9%. ben is waiting for the announcement at a cafe in doncaster this morning. the bacon is on. the prices might be up. yes. welcome to aj's cafe here in doncaster, where they are preparing for the morning

rush. we are here with the owner. what brings the customers back? we do two flavours, pork and tomato. i will do two flavours, pork and tomato. will have to do two flavours, pork and tomato. i will have to give both a try later. do not burn the bacon. the reason we are here is we will find out the new level of the energy price cap. it doesn't affect businesses that it doesn't affect businesses that it does affect people who come in day in and day out, it affects the level of household energy bills. the current price cap means the average household using the typical amount of energy will see an annual bill of £1568. rememberthe of energy will see an annual bill of £1568. remember the price cap limits the maximum amount the price cap and charge you per unit of gas and electricity, it doesn't cap the overall bill. the analysts call moral insight is predicting the new price cap which kicks in from october to december would mean the

average household bill goes up to £1714, an increase of almost £150 a year. while not as high as we saw last year, the ongoing war in ukraine means energy prices are likely to stay volatile and bills could go up even more from january in the new year. businesses are all too aware of the increase in price cost but so are households. natalie is co—owner here. the energy price cap will affect you. how did things feel at the moment when the price cap has been lower than it was last year? it cap has been lower than it was last ear? , . , ., , year? it is a relief it is lower but it is still worrying. _ year? it is a relief it is lower but it is still worrying. i _ year? it is a relief it is lower but it is still worrying. i have - year? it is a relief it is lower but it is still worrying. i have a - year? it is a relief it is lower but | it is still worrying. i have a young family— it is still worrying. i have a young family and — it is still worrying. i have a young family and lots of energy. it is a scary— family and lots of energy. it is a scary thought of not being able to put scary thought of not being able to out on _ scary thought of not being able to put on electric for your family. if it put on electric for your family. it goes up put on electric for your family. if it goes up by almost £150 a year for an average household from october, how are you placed to cope with

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contained plenty of intrigue and shifts of momentum. harry brooke and jamie smith showing the future is bright for england. england. england have the edge though, england have the edge though, leading sri lanka by 23 runs, leading sri lanka by 23 runs, asjoe wilson reports. asjoe wilson reports. a lot of test match cricket a lot of test match cricket is watching, and here is watching, and here this week, keeping warm. this week, keeping warm. ollie pope had time ollie pope had time to reflect on his dismissal. to reflect on his dismissal. gone. gone. not that he could have not that he could have done much to avoid it. done much to avoid it. on six, he got an excellent on six, he got an excellent sri lankan delivery. sri lankan delivery. and he wasn't the only one. and he wasn't the only one. harry brook on 56. harry brook on 56. and to show that was no accident, and to show that was no accident, prabath jayasuriya dismissed prabath jayasuriya dismissed chris woakes with skill chris woakes with skill that the batter could only admire. that the batter could only admire. yeah, sometimes it's too good. yeah, sometimes it's too good. so, against the bowling, so, against the bowling, who'd stand firm? who'd stand firm? jamie smith is in his first test jamie smith is in his first test match summer, already a vital england component, especially in the absence of ben stokes. he will resume 72 not out. match summer, already a vital and england still do have the chance to build a significant lead here. six down, 23 runs in front.

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but now i'm happy. four british players were just one win away from the us open main draw last night — only one of them has managed to win in the final round of qualifying. that is jan choinski here, the world number 280, who saved three match points to beat america's maxime cressy in three sets. fantastic win. billy harris, sonay kartal and lily miyazaki all missed out. the tournament proper starts on monday in new york. jack draper, dan evans, katie boulter, emma raducanu and harriet dart are the other british players who'll be competing with choinski in the singles. a great win for him! the stars of the olympics returned to the track in the first diamond league meeting since the paris games. they were in switzerland at the lausanne grand prix. matt hudson—smith ran under 44 seconds in the 400m, hanging on in front in the home straight to win. no quincy hall to beat the silver medallist on the line this time.

his gb teammate charlie dobson was fifth. there was a first diamond league win over 100m this season for dina asher—smith. she failed to reach the final at the olympics but streaked away to win in a season's best 10.88 seconds, a time that would have been good enough for bronze at the games. she later helped britain win the 4x100m relay. defeats for hearts and kilmarnock last night in european qualification victory for chelsea. we will speak to united for a bit more on the sport. we are sticking with sport now. let's talk the paralympics. paralympic champion richard whitehead says nhs prosthetics need to improve to help produce great britain's "next generation" of gold medallists. speaking ahead of the paralympic games, which start on wednesday, the marathon runner says the prosthetics prescribed by the health service are "not fit for purpose".

our disability correspondent, nikki fox, reports. he's a double gold medal—winning paralympian — a four—time world champion, a marathon world record holder. richard whitehead might not be heading to paris this year, but he's got another focus. i'm fit and healthy, and i'm never saying never. i've not retired officially. but can you take on the fox? away from the track, richard is passionate about removing the barriers that stop disabled people enjoying sport. we still have some real access issues in sport and recreation. for an able—bodied person, to be able to run, the equipment you need is trainers. you go to a sports shop in your local community, you get them. for an amputee, you have to go to a prosthetic clinic. you're measured, you're fitted, you have the right equipment, and then you're able to... that process needs to be a lot easier.

the nhs says people with prosthetics commissioned by them can take part in fitness and physical activities. but richard disagrees. i don't see those individuals. i don't, i don't... i don't hear those... i don't hear those messages. but the nhs would say that anybody who needs a prosthetic, if they're suitable, can get one. the nhs at the moment for me is very restrictive. i've heard comments from patients that they've been told to be less physically active because they're...they're growing out of, or their prosthetics aren't, uh, functional any more. you should never be a young person told that you're doing too much physical activity. and that's why richard set up his foundation — to help people like waleed get the right prosthetic so that he can run like this. actually, watched him on youtube when you did your paralympic in 2020. that's what changed my life, to be honest. and that's the start of myjourney. i want to become a sprinterjust

like him and, hopefully, get a gold medal and beat you one day. the nhs prosthetic he received after losing his leg as a teenager changed his life, and it's the reason he's now a prosthetist himself. but it didn't allow him to get back to the active life he had before, until he received his first running blade with the help of richard. for me, being active, it's not only about running or getting a gold medal or getting a success, it's about the movement and getting your mind busy doing different things during the day. the running blade has allowed me to overcome my disability. do you use your legs when you're at school? uh, sometimes. sometimes, yeah. it is hard to play- football with them on. richard has been a mentor to ten—year—old taylor since he was two, and has been there through some of the challenges he's faced. if you're running, feet could be better in any way,

—— if your running feet could be better in any way, what would you like them to be better in? more comfy. so more comfy, for sure. they are so heavy! and you have to wear these. there's not there's not much difference in that and mine. is there not? no. taylor has three different nhs prosthetic legs, but none of them work that well for him. if we had the money it would be a completely different scenario. do you feel that way? yes. ithink... i understand it's the nhs and funding is limited, but the kids, there shouldn't be a limit...like limitation on their life. so what do you think you could get then if you had the money? lighter legs, better fit, physio that comes along with it. we would be a lot further along in taylor's journey than we are now. for richard, it's notjust about finding the next gold medal—winning paralympian. he wants all disabled people to have the right equipment so that they can benefit from sport, just like he has. nikki fox, bbc news.

the paralympics starting wednesday next week. we were talking about the weather considerations with the sport. there is one man to ask. give us an idea of how much they will be? cannot believe it is august. a bit of optimism for the cricket, there will be some play today. the worst of the weather this morning and for the goal. improving. a very good morning to you. improving as a word of the day after what is quite a wild start to friday. let's talk about storm lillian, is short lived but potentially disruptive storm. the peak of the gusts will probably be in the morning rush hour. heavy rain in scotland before that gradually clears three. let's take a look at some of the wind gusts we

have got. this is in the last half an hour. the isle of wight, 72 miles an hour. the isle of wight, 72 miles an hour. the isle of wight, 72 miles an hour. quite widely around 50, 60 miles an hour. the storm quickly gets off into the north sea by lunchtime. before it goes this is where the main warning areas are. some rain problems as well in southern and eastern scotland. showers elsewhere through england and wales quickly clear. getting better kind of day. more sunshine around this afternoon. showers in northern ireland, scotland and the western areas. the winds will ease down. temperature is below parfor this stage of the year. out of the breeze in the sunshine it should still feel reasonably pleasant. showers still around, some potentially thundery in the north and west. more persistent rain in the south—east tomorrow morning.

temperatures not dropping much to take us into the start of the weekend. at the family were start across the south and east. it lingers across the south and east early afternoon. elsewhere a mix of sunshine and showers. perhaps he was showers in the second part of the afternoon. while it will still be best we know as windy as today. temperatures will be down on the values today, high teens actors. it will feel cooler. into sunday, probably a case of watching this system. it will bring more widespread cloud. more sunshine on sunday compared with saturday. claude wells in outbreaks of rain mainly in the west. parts of east anglia and the south—east will stay dry throughout the day and reasonably bright. temperatures only mid to high teens. as we go into

monday, bank holiday folsom, it does look like sunshine will return once again. a better day on monday. loan elements will build. it will feel a bit warmer in the sunshine with lighter winds. bit warmer in the sunshine with lighterwinds. because bit warmer in the sunshine with lighter winds. because the weather is so bad at the men, i want to give you some optimism. next week things will warm up for many. —— at the moment. mid 20s may be in the north—east of scotland. moment. mid 20s may be in the north-east of scotland.- moment. mid 20s may be in the north-east of scotland. thank you for leaving — north-east of scotland. thank you for leaving us _ north-east of scotland. thank you for leaving us on _ north-east of scotland. thank you for leaving us on a _ north-east of scotland. thank you for leaving us on a positive. - north-east of scotland. thank you for leaving us on a positive. 29 - for leaving us on a positive. 29 might be a bit much but i cannot complain. thank you. this weekend, hundreds of festivals, including reading, leeds and creamfields will take place across the uk. they're a much—loved part of british summertime, but big outdoor events can be bad news for the environment. that's why one festival in bristol — headlined by �*90s legends massive attack — is doing things differently.

david sillito has been to find out more. a warning, this report does contain some flashing images. # love, love is a verb. # love is a doing word.# clifton downs, high above bristol, and preparations for a festival with a difference. no cars, no diesel, no rubbish. bristol's trip hop superstars massive attack are trying to prove there's a better way of doing big outdoor events. well, it's always a big deal, sort of, um, playing your home turf. yeah. so, yeah, it's a big dealfor us. yeah. you're making it special. i think leaving this gig behind is a legacy to our history of the city, and our performances in the city will be the best thing we can offer. train announcement: this is a great western railway... fans have been told to leave cars at home and come by train. but that only takes you so far. you have to get up to the site as well. you could walk, but it's quite

a trek and almost all of it uphill. however, you could try cycling. i said try! urgh! however, there is an alternative that's rather easier on your legs than the long walk or cycle up the hill... a bus — an electric bus. hello, simon. ok if i sit anywhere? anywhere you want. i've got the bus to myself. how many buses are you putting on? we are putting on 39 fully—electric buses. that's a lot for one gig, isn't it? yes, but people tend to leave at the same time. yeah. they don't want to be waiting for three hours to leave, yeah. is it worth it? what's exciting here is all these little pieces are being brought together. and then when you look back, you can suddenly say, well, all these little steps now have added up to a big leap. and that's what's so exciting about this — this event. thank you very much. and on site, it's like a green laboratory — a battery—powered green laboratory. if it weighs 40 tonnes, that's a lot of battery. it's a lot of battery. del vince knows festivals well. in the �*80s, he was what was known

as a new age traveller. he's now a renewable energy tycoon. this is the first time an event this big, 30—odd thousand people has been powered entirely with batteries. but why can't you just plug it into the mains? great question. because there's no mains here. no mains. and that's the fundamental problem of outdoor events. 12 million litres of diesel burnt annually in our country to power outdoor events. 12 million litres. you started at glastonbury, didn't you, 30 years ago. yeah. it's kind of like back to the future. now i'm back at festivals, trying to wring the last drops of diesel out of our country. what's the moment of peak anxiety? for anyone who's panicked about their phone battery, this is on a whole different level. but this is about more than just cars and power, as i found out in the tea tent. where are the cups? there aren't any cups here. you need to bring your own. i haven't got a cup. i haven't brought... i haven't brought a cup. it's a waste free zone, you're supposed to bring your own cup. don't worry, we'll get you one. this is what most festivals look like when everyone's gone home.

here, they're hoping no rubbish — honestly. this is going to be composted. so this stuff that was normally thrown on the ground, you can just put it in the compost heap. you can. you can put it into a compost... what about all the cups that's always left behind? the cups are reusable. so they're made from a reusable vessel, which we can take back and wash and use again and again. and the fans, well, the two we had a chat to are all for it, but there is an issue — getting home. we have had to book a hotel and then get a train back on monday. evie's from cornwall, jess, liverpool. the key thing, can you get back on sunday night? no. definitely not with how late it is. so i have to get a place to stay. gwr is laying on five extra late—night local trains, but after midnight... it's really difficult to do after midnight — to ensure that network rail have the ability to do the engineering work that they need.

they need to do the maintenance. they absolutely do. so no chance for evie going home on a to cornwall on a sunday night? to cornwall on a sunday night? i'm afraid not. not on this occasion. and this is just a fraction of everything they're trying. for the band, who've long had a passion for these issues, this is way more thanjust another gig. this is just something that we love doing. and, you know, it's our bit to help really. the only time you'll know it's really worked is when you walk on stage in front of 34,000 people and the actual lights come on and the music works properly. i think the only time we know it's worked is when we walk off stage, and there's been no power cuts in between. this really means something to you, doesn't it? yeah, this this is definitely one to get out of bed for, isn't it? we're very happy talking to you because it's great to be able to share this — the details of this experiment with you. this experiment as by its very virtue of being here, by its very virtue of being here,

is hopefully going to sort of, like, create some activity. and, you know, because it's a sector which is has a lot to say about climate change, but, unfortunately, it's not doing much about it. it is essentially a bit of an experiment, and it does prove one thing, quite how much thought has to go into trying to convince people to not use their cars. but if you do come by bike, at least it's downhill all the way. i hope these brakes are good. oh, there we go! i think david needs to oil his bike, doesn't he? now, if you're feeling flush, then you might be in with a chance of owning an interesting piece of history. hundreds of antique toilets, taps, basins and baths from the private museum at thomas crapper and co have gone up for sale. the whole collection can be bought for around £300,000.

tim muffett is there for us this morning. morning to you. shall we have a look around? , , ., ., ., , around? this is not going to be bog-standard _ around? this is not going to be bog-standard report. - around? this is not going to be bog-standard report. some - around? this is not going to be| bog-standard report. some top bog—standard report. some top quality toilets here from the thomas clapper museum. he was not the inventor of the flushing toilet but he was a victorian lavatorial legend. he displayed his works proudly. this collection contains others works as well. this has a face of adolf hitler on it. this toilet is still to be the most expensive. this is thought to be the first modern day toilet. we even have baths here. this one here belonged to king george v. in about

an hour we will be talking to an owner who is looking for about £300,000 to sell them all together as a job lot. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. there's a warning keyless cars are being targeted in order to be stripped for parts and smuggled out the country. this organised crime group caught on cctv was jailed for 12 and a half years for stealing 53 high value vehicles, including this bentley in surrey. police there say organised crime groups are using advanced technology to access keyless vehicles from people's driveways. so someone could steal a car overnight in one county, for example. it would be out of the county, probably on cloned or plates have been changed before it'll even have been reported to the police. it may well already be in a chop shop at that point or it could have been taken to a quiet location, put into a container either whole or the component parts, ready for shipping and export abroad.

final preparations are underway for notting hill carnival, which returns this bank holiday weekend. it's the biggest street party of it's kind in europe, with over two million people expected to attend and watch the three—mile parade. it's about bringing people together. um, i think it's the biggest example of social inclusion that we have in the uk. that's why it was started. and it's been continuing to shine a light on that for the past almost 60 years. and there will be a carnival themed show on bbc radio london this monday between 2—6pm. there is some disruption across much of the rail network this bank holiday weekend. engineering works mean services between london liverpool street to enfield town and cheshunt will be affected. there will also be disruption on the great eastern main line and the west coast main line. the advice as always is check before you travel. let's take a first look at how the tubes is running this morning.

now onto the weather with gemma plumb. good morning. it's a windy start to the day today and that's all thanks to storm lilian, which will be moving away out into the north sea as we go through the day. but, for many of us, it will stay windy through today. we will be seeing early rain, which will be clearing quite quickly. we do see this rain to start the day today. that will be clearing away quite quickly, i think, as we go through the course of the morning. so for many of us it will turn mostly dry and fine with plenty of sunshine around. but it is going to be windy today, particularly through the morning, where we could see wind gusts of around 40 to 45 miles an hour. maybe locally it could be a little bit higher than that. but, later on today, we should start to see those winds easing. and, in that sunshine, it should be feeling quite pleasant with highs of around 22 or 23 degrees. now, through this evening and overnight, it will be dry for a time. but, later on in the night, we're going to see this cloud thickening.

we're going to start to see these outbreaks of rain edging its way in from the southwest. so that rain could be heavy and persistent, and it will hang around as we go through into saturday as well. overnight lows will be around 13 or 14 degrees. now, that rain on saturday will continue for many of us. it will clear later on to give us some sunny spells and some showers. it's mostly dry on sunday. that's it from me. there's more on the bbc news app, including all you need to now about this weekend's notting hill carnival. i'll be back with you in half an hour. but for now let's cross back to charley and luxmy.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with luxmy gopal and charlie stayt. our headlines today. i accept your nomination to be president of the united states of america. it's harris versus trump in the race for the white house, as vice president kamala harris is officially confirmed as the democrat nominee. i promise to be a president for all americans. you can always trust me to put country above party and self. energy prices are set to rise as the regulator announces the latest price cap for gas and electricity. football pundit and presenter jermainejenas says he's consulting his lawyers, after being sacked by the bbc over allegations of inappropriate behaviour.

england's charley hull leads the women's british open. she tees off in the next hour, one shot clear going into day two at st andrews as she looks to win her first major. storm lilian is with us. a short lived storm mainly for this morning bringing strong winds and potential disruption for parts of northern england and north wales. good morning. it's friday, the 23rd of august. our main story. kamala harris has formally accepted her nomination as the democratic candidate for president, at her party's national convention. speaking in chicago, the vice president promised a "new way forward" for the united states, and warned that the consequences would be extremely serious if donald trump was returned to the white house in november's election. our us correspondent, emma vardy, has the story.

please welcome the democratic nominee for president, vice president of the united states of america, kamala harris! a month ago many people did not envisage this moment. america's lesser—known second—in—command propelled into the starring role. but she's become the woman democrats now believe can make history by becoming the first female president of the united states. i will be a president who unites us around our highest aspirations, a president who leads and listens, who is realistic, practical, and has common sense, and always fights for the american people. from the courthouse to the white house, that has been my life's work.

she took the fight to her opponent with a warning. in many ways donald trump is an unserious man. laughter but the consequences, but the consequences of putting donald trump back in the white house are extremely serious. women's bodies would be policed when it comes to america's most divisive issue. he plans to create a national anti—abortion coordinator, and force states to report on women's miscarriages and abortions. booing. simply put, they are out of their minds. in just a few weeks kamala harris has been on an accelerated path to this moment sincejoe biden dropped out of the race. now she's appealed to people to see her as the future and urged voters to prevent a return to donald trump's america of the past. # what about us

# what about all the times you said you had the answer?# though there wasn't an appearance by beyonce that many had hoped for, plenty of celebrities have been lining up to back her. polls suggest kamala harris has taken the lead in this race. but there are fears about the economy and illegal immigration that play to donald trump's strengths. once the convention excitement subsides, there's still much to overcome if her dream of a new era is to be realised. emma vardy, news, chicago. emma vardy was at the convention in chicago and gave this assesment of kamala harris�*s speech. imean, i i mean, i think she would have taken a lot of boxes that democrats were hoping for tonight. she set the tone for the months ahead. she is going to keep on contrasting her message is that she believes are hopeful and optimistic, contrasting that with the rhetoric that comes from donald

trump, the democrats keep on characterising as angry and divisive. they say that is the rhetoric of the past. they hope that will persuade swing voters to try something fresh, something new. she will keep on putting the focus on women, the issue of abortion, that is something democrats think could sway the minds of people wavering in the middle and persuade a lot of women to come out and vote. after today she is ready fresh in people's mines, but she is going to have to face several months of republicans attacking her at every turn, the potential for things to be manipulated online and take off misinformation on social media and things like that. and next, crucially, she would have to face donald trump in a live debate, which can be a very different of her from these kind of scripted, very carefully choreographed performances in front of a friendly crowd. emma vardy reporting. for more news and analysis from the democratic national convention, you can listen to americast, which is available on bbc sounds now. the time is six minutes past seven.

luxmy, we havejust been the time is six minutes past seven. luxmy, we have just been awaiting the announcement in connection with the announcement in connection with the energy price cap? that's right. in the last few minutes, energy regulator ofgem has announced an increased energy price cap which comes into effect from 1st october. ben has the details. yes, this is not of the news that households will be welcoming. it means that the new level of the price cap, the household energy bills, will see household bills rise. ofgem, the regulator, set this every three months. for the period from october two december it is just confirmed the new price cap means households will see an annual cap of £1717. that is an increase of about £150 a year paid to the level of the price cap before. it's always

important to remember the price cap does not limit your overall bill. that's based on how much you use, the more you use, the more you pay. the price cap limits how much your supplier can charge you per unit of gas and electricity. and the new levels, if you want to calculate it at home for yourself, if you know how many kilowatt hours you use, the new hours are for electricity, 24.5 p new hours are for electricity, 24.5 p per unit, and for gas, 6.24 p. it is also important to remember that that varies as well where you live and the price plan that you're on. but those are the average maximum unit charges under the new price cap. standing charges stay pretty much the same, just a shade higher, a fraction of a penny. electricity at about a 61p per day, gas at 31.6 p. standing charges apply even if you don't use any energy at all. the

prices are not as high as we saw them last year, but they are an increase, and an increase as we going to the time of the year when households are using more energy, and so this will come as a concern for many households, including those here in doncaster. energy secretary ed miliband's constituency. we have been hearing from people about how they are already stretched. this will stretch those budgets even more. just to reiterate that in use. after empires or energy cap will increase to £1717. that is from october the 1st for a typical household in england, scotland and wales. we will be hearing from the head of ofgem in a few minutes. the funeral of seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe — who was killed in the southport knife attack — is being held this morning. her family have asked for the service to be called elsie's special day, and encouraged mourners to wear bright colours.

funerals have already taken place for six—year—old bebe king and nine—year—old alice de silva aguiar who also died in the attack. british tech billionaire mike lynch has been identified as one of the bodies recovered from inside a luxury yacht that sank off the coast of sicily. teams are continuing to search for his 18—year old daughter, who is still unaccounted for. a second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a delivery driver was killed in leeds. claudiu—carol kondor from sheffield died as he tried to stop a thief stealing his van on tuesday evening. 24—year—old eddie hampshire was taken into custody yesterday, following the arrest of a 32—year—old man on wednesday. jermainejenas, who presented the one show and appeared on match of the day, has said there are "two sides to every story", after he was sacked by the bbc following complaints about workplace conduct. the former footballer said he wasn't happy about the dismissal and was speaking to lawyers.

our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more. hello and welcome to wednesday's one show. the one show — the bbc�*s prime time magazine show — jermaine jenas, a regular co—host. this week we've had a host of massive stars on the show, and tonight is no different. he's been helping present the programme since 2020. a familiar, friendly face to millions of viewers. ..after a great weekend of football. the former england midfielder — who also played for tottenham hotspur and newcastle united — turned to broadcasting after his retirement from football. if you look at iraola's start to the season with bournemouth, it was a tough one. as well as the one show, there was match of the day, where he was a regular pundit — earning close to £200,000 a year. yesterday, in a statement, the bbc said thatjermaine jenas was no longer part of the corporation's presenting line—up. bbc news understands that his contract was terminated because of alleged issues relating to workplace behaviour, and that these issues involving digital communications, such as texts, were raised

with the corporation a few weeks ago. last night, he spoke about the allegations to talksport news. i, er...can't really talk about it. um... as you can probably see, i am not happy about it. um, but currently, as it stands, um, i... i'm going to have to let the lawyers deal with it. you know, there's two sides to every story. it's being reported that you sent unsolicited texts to a female member of staff at the one show. is that true? i'm not happy about this situation. um... you know, i'm going to be speaking to my lawyers about it. is all i can say right now. the topic is... earlier, jenas, here on the right, had been presenting on the sports channel as the news was breaking. talksport said that they were made aware of the allegations only as he was going on air, and they decided he should continue. they say they have no plans for him to appear in the immediate future. last night, jenas arrived at his home, saying nothing more about his forced departure

from the bbc. lizo mzimba, bbc news. let's get more on this from our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher. what more can you tell us? well, jermaine jenas — what more can you tell us? well, jermaine jenas is _ what more can you tell us? well, jermaine jenas is waking - what more can you tell us? well, jermaine jenas is waking up - what more can you tell us? well, jermaine jenas is waking up this i jermainejenas is waking up this morning no longer an employee of the bbc. and talksport, one of his other employers, have said they have no plans to work with him in the immediate future. it's understood jermainejenas saw himself as the likely successor to gary lineker on match of the day. that is very unlikely to happen. he has also lost his lucrative job presenting the one show. this is another bbc scandal involving another highly paid male staff. it is the last thing the bbc wants or needs. i was here just a few weeks ago in this very same spot talking about hugh edwards. the bbc would say in this case they have acted decisively. jermainejenas has been sacked within weeks of those allegations being made to the bbc.

jermainejenas himself allegations being made to the bbc. jermaine jenas himself saying there are two jermainejenas himself saying there are two sides to jermaine jenas himself saying there are two sides to every story and he is now consulting with his lawyers. thank you. charlotte gallagher. a postcard that was sent in 1903 has finally reached its intended destination — 121 years late. the christmas—themed card was recently delivered to a branch of the swansea building society. staff are now searching for a relative of a miss lydia davies, who the card was addressed to. i'm trying to read the card, the bit on the side. maybe that is rude. it is someone else's mail. you shouldn't read it. matt, what is the weather like? do, matt, what is the weather like? bit stormy. very wild and windy. it does get better. good morning. it is quite stormy for some of you. not for everyone. storm lilian is with us. it will be a short lived storm.

winds peaking this morning, quickly eating through the afternoon, the heaviest rain in the short—term will gradually push away. talking of the winds, these are the areas of greatest concern of disruption, north wales, northern england, parts of dumfries and galloway. still the potential during the next few hours of winds getting close to 80 mph in some spots before they ease down. cross winds on the m6. best advice, if you are in a high sided vehicle, delay yourjourney a if you are in a high sided vehicle, delay your journey a little if you are in a high sided vehicle, delay yourjourney a little bit until those winds have died down. the winds are all strung further south. outbreaks of fairly showery rain across england and wales. more persistent rain in southern and eastern scotland. the rain does move out of the way by the time we reach mid—morning. the strongest winds ease down as well. still blustery into the afternoon. a mixture of sunshine across england and wales,

and showers in scotland and northern ireland. whilst it does remain blustery, you can see from the wind gusts they will be down on the widespread gales we are seeing now. temperatures this afternoon in the sunshine 20 to 22 degrees in the south and east, fresher mid—teens further north and west. through tonight, more showers keep going. and more persistent rain. southern england, south east midlands, east anglia, to take us into saturday morning. a wet start to the weekend in these areas. sunshine and showers on saturday. sunday fairly cloudy, patchy rain elsewhere. monday, a bank holiday for some. more details on that, and something a bit warmer, later in the week, details in half an hour. . ., later in the week, details in half an hour. ., ,, ,., let's return to our main story now. the energy regulator ofgem has announced that the price cap — that's the maximum amount a supplier can charge for one unit of energy — will rise from october.

what that means is an increase to 1717 for an average household. use more, obviously use more energy, and your bills will be higher. we're joined now by the chief executive of ofgem, jonathan brearley. thank you for your time. you will be well aware, people very interested in these rises. do you want to take us through the basics of the increases that you have outlined? yeah, i'd like to start by saying, as ben said earlier, i talk to customers on a regular basis and i know this is not welcome news for many households, and i know many households still struggle with all of their bills, including energy. but what we're announcing today is a 10% increase in the price cap of thatis 10% increase in the price cap of that is the maximum a company can charge if you are not in the wider market, if you're not on a fixed deal. the reason we are making that change is those price increases are driven by the increasing cost in the international gas that we buy. as an

energy system we spend a great deal of our bill on gas provide our electricity and our heating. until that changes we will be in a similar position. if you are a customer and you are worried about this, there are things you can do. first of all, make sure you get access to all the benefits you are entitled to. the government said earlier this week almost a million pensioners, for example, could claim pension credit. that not only unlocks help with your energy bill, but wider cost of living payments. second, do talk to your energy company. your energy company has strict rules they need to follow to make sure they are giving you help and support. for example, they should be flexible about how you can pay if you're struggling. and finally, do make sure that you have a look in the market once more. do shop around. for the first time since the crisis we are beginning to see some good value deals emerge. and we think you could save around £100 compared to this regulated price. of course,

like everything, like your mortgage, you have to choose as to whether you are going to fix your own price or keep it variable, but there are some deals worth looking at.— deals worth looking at. someone listenin: deals worth looking at. someone listening to _ deals worth looking at. someone listening to you _ deals worth looking at. someone listening to you this _ deals worth looking at. someone listening to you this morning, - deals worth looking at. someone listening to you this morning, as| listening to you this morning, as you said, they might be wearying lee thinking, i havejust listened to the boss of ofgem saying 10% more, ouch. can you explain to us in the clearest possible terms why that 10% figure can't be 6%? why can it not be 8%? why can you notjust fix that price lower? be 8%? why can you not 'ust fix that price rower?— price lower? well, the main reason is that the price _ price lower? well, the main reason is that the price cap _ price lower? well, the main reason is that the price cap is _ price lower? well, the main reason is that the price cap is designed - price lower? well, the main reason is that the price cap is designed in i is that the price cap is designed in a way that says, energy companies can recover a fair cost, and a small profit, but no more than that. when those costs change, those costs unfortunately do go through to the bill. as a regulator we do everything we can to bear down on those costs. we are continually challenging them to say, can you do things cheaper? right now we're

looking at how companies operate. we are saying, what is the cheapest and most effective way you can make sure the customer gets the cheapest energy they possibly can? the truth is when something happens internationally, in the internationally, in the international market, across the world the gas prices go up and that gets fed through to our bills. that will continue to happen until we build a new energy system. we are very excited by the government's new target of building a 2030 electricity system that is net—zero. not only because we are enthusiastic about climate change, but more importantly, this will lead us to a more stable position for customers and we won't see this merry—go—round we are wrong with the international gas markets. you we are wrong with the international gas markets-— we are wrong with the international as markets. ., ., ., , , , gas markets. you are not responsible for government _ gas markets. you are not responsible for government decisions, _ gas markets. you are not responsible for government decisions, i _ gas markets. you are not responsible for government decisions, i think - for government decisions, i think people understand that, around something like winter fuel payments, for example. but inevitably, caught up for example. but inevitably, caught up in the cost of energy will be those people, and you will know this very well, butjust those people, and you will know this very well, but just to those people, and you will know this very well, butjust to be clear to people, if you are over 80, and

because of the recent announcement you will not get it winter fuel payment, that will cost you £300 this winter. that is £300 you will not get that you might previously have got. now the announcement today, with the 10% increase, they will clearly be an add—on which is more. how mindful are you of those people who are going to be, if you like, hit with a double whammy coming this winter? i like, hit with a double whammy coming this winter?— coming this winter? i talk to a whole range — coming this winter? i talk to a whole range of— coming this winter? i talk to a whole range of customers. - coming this winter? i talk to a whole range of customers. i i coming this winter? i talk to a i whole range of customers. i talk coming this winter? i talk to a - whole range of customers. i talk to elderly customers, i talk to customers in really difficult circumstances. i know this is going to be really tough. we don't make the decision. we don't have too make the decision. we don't have too make the fiscal trade—offs the government faces. that is why it is so important, if you think you might be entitled to pension credit, if you think there might be a chance, talk to the government and see if you are entitled to it because that gets you the winter fuel payment. it gets you access to further help and support and much bigger support on the cost of living. the fact that 880,000

people are claiming is really important. that is 880,000 people out there who could do a lot better. that is what we want to promote and make sure people understand. more broadly, your point is right. as we go through this transition and change the infrastructure, there are going to be a group of people who continue to struggle why will remain subject to the gas price. all of us, government, ofgem, the sector and consumer groups, need to work as hard as we can to protect those vulnerable groups. we have high expectations in the industry. we are implementing rules and following up those rules, but there is more for all of us to do, and that includes the regulator and the government. one of the fixed costs as the standing charges. we have spoken many times about this in the past. people are increasingly frustrated, sometimes angry, but the fact that that has not changed. so typically, correct me if i am wrong, 60p per day for electricity, 31p per day for gas, that is a standing charge, you pay it anyway. are you changing

that, if not, why not?— pay it anyway. are you changing that, if not, why not? today we have a consultation _ that, if not, why not? today we have a consultation setting _ that, if not, why not? today we have a consultation setting out _ that, if not, why not? today we have a consultation setting out the - a consultation setting out the choices. we are now saying, here is how we could change it. in a sense we have identified the two big parts of the standing charge that are driving up those costs. one of the operating cost, the way companies run themselves, the second is the cost to the network. what we are saying is we can make a change, we have laid out a series of options. but if we do so, the problem that we still have, that we want to talk to the government and the sector about, is there are a group of people who have high energy needs. so when removed from that fixed rate, that unit rate, their energy bills increase. we could be making some of the people who struggle with their energy bills worse off. that is a conversation we want to have to gather. we understand the strength of public feeling. we have absolutely heard the 30,000 to 40,000 responses we have got back and we want to make sure you respond to that. in doing so, we don't want unintended consequences, we don't want to leave somebody even worse

for the future. that is a conversation we want to have with the sector and the government. you sa ou the sector and the government. you say you had — the sector and the government. you say you had 30,000, 40,000 consultations. is there a theme? without a doubt people say they don't like the standing charge as is, some have asked her to come down, some have asked for it to be abolished completely. we have to make sure we are fair to everyone. so, for example, it is not unified among the consumer groups that we should do this. citizens advice have urged us to be cautious when we think about this. and groups that represent disabled customers have been very clear, they are uncomfortable with this. that is because those charities know that their clients, the people they work for, may well be worse off. we have to tread carefully. we have options. we want to talk with them just as widely as we did in the earlier consultation. we will be coming out with firm decisions by the end of the year. with firm decisions by the end of the ear. . , ., with firm decisions by the end of the ear. . ,. .., with firm decisions by the end of the ear. . y., , ,., the year. can you cast your mind forward? it _ the year. can you cast your mind forward? it has _ the year. can you cast your mind forward? it has already - the year. can you cast your mind forward? it has already been - forward? it has already been reported, you tell me, that the next time you announce an energy cap, which i think is january, it will go

up which i think is january, it will go up again. what have you got to say about that? i’d up again. what have you got to say about that?— about that? i'd be very cautious about that? i'd be very cautious about those _ about that? i'd be very cautious about those predictions - about that? i'd be very cautious about those predictions at - about that? i'd be very cautious about those predictions at this i about those predictions at this time. the thing we know by the gas market is that it is almost impossible to predict. i have seen those predictions be not £100 —— hundreds of pounds out, but thousands of pounds out. we can say is we have the price cap today. we will keep doing the work we do, keep bearing down on costs, but i would bearing down on costs, but i would be cautious looking too far forward. right now we simply don't know. you can understand if i push you on that. you don't know what is going to happen in the marketplace. of those people who are gulping at a 10% rise today might want some reassurance from you that it wouldn't be another 10% injanuary, or that it might best stay level. what kind of reassurance can you give me? what kind of reassurance can you rive me? .. �* what kind of reassurance can you rive me? �* , . ., give me? look, i can't predict that future gas — give me? look, i can't predict that future gas price — give me? look, i can't predict that future gas price so _ give me? look, i can't predict that future gas price so i _ give me? look, i can't predict that future gas price so i can't - give me? look, i can't predict that future gas price so i can't say - give me? look, i can't predict that future gas price so i can't say what the price will be injanuary. i do know the bestjudgment the price will be injanuary. i do know the best judgment we the price will be injanuary. i do know the bestjudgment we have is that the situation of being subject

to the volatile gas markets is something that may last a long time. that is why we need to work with the government, with the sector, to protect vulnerable customers this winter, but we need something more sustained and more strategic. but i don't want to be doing, for the next few years, is continuing to make announcements like this but not looking after the most vulnerable. if i compress you on what you're saying, if you think it is alarmingly prices are going up, get used to it? mi; alarmingly prices are going up, get used to it? y , alarmingly prices are going up, get usedto it? y , alarmingly prices are going up, get usedtoit? g ,, , . used to it? my message is simple. we are iioin used to it? my message is simple. we are going to — used to it? my message is simple. we are going to be — used to it? my message is simple. we are going to be in _ used to it? my message is simple. we are going to be in this _ used to it? my message is simple. we are going to be in this world _ used to it? my message is simple. we are going to be in this world until - are going to be in this world until we build out of it, until we get a different infrastructure under different infrastructure under different energy system. we need to make the best of the circumstances we are in and look after the vulnerable customers. jonathan brearle , vulnerable customers. jonathan brearley, chief _ vulnerable customers. jonathan brearley, chief executive - vulnerable customers. jonathan brearley, chief executive of - vulnerable customers. jonathan - brearley, chief executive of ofgem, thank you for your time. thank you. still to come on breakfast... ourdream is to our dream is to raise as much money and awareness for cancer as we can. jordan adams says he's been given "licence to live"

after finding out he could develop dementia in his forties because of a rare, faulty gene. he's running from john o'groats to lands end with his brother to raise money for alzheimer's research. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning. welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. there's a warning keyless cars are being targeted in order to be stripped for parts and smuggled out the country. this organised crime group caught on cctv was jailed for 12 and a half years for stealing 53 high value vehicles, including this bentley in surrey. police there say organised crime groups are using advanced technology to access keyless vehicles from people's driveways. so someone could steal a car overnight in one county, for example. it would be out of the county, probably on cloned or plates have been changed before it'll even have been reported to the police.

it may well already be in a chop shop at that point or it could have been taken to a quiet location, put into a container either whole or the component parts, ready for shipping and export abroad. final preparations are under way for notting hill carnival, which returns this bank holiday weekend. it's the biggest street party of its kind in europe — with over two million people expected to attend and watch the three—mile parade. it's about bringing people together. um, i think it's the biggest example of social inclusion that we have in the uk. that's why it was started. and it's been continuing to shine a light on that for the past almost 60 years. during the festival at 3pm, the music will be turned off for 72 seconds in an act of remembrance for the 72 people who lost their lives in the grenfell tragedy. the tower is located in notting hill and close to the parade route. and we will have a special carnival—themed show on bbc radio london this monday between 2—6pm.

let's take a look at how the tube is running this morning. there's severe delays on the circle and hammersmith and city and minor delays on the district line. the piccidilly line remains partly closed now on to the weather with gemma plumb. good morning. it's a windy start to the day today and that's all thanks to storm lilian, which will be moving away out into the north sea as we go through the day. but, for many of us, it will stay windy through today. we will be seeing early rain, which will be clearing quite quickly. we do see this rain to start the day today. that will be clearing away quite quickly, i think, as we go through the course of the morning. so for many of us it will turn mostly dry and fine with plenty of sunshine around. but it is going to be windy today, particularly through the morning, where we could see wind gusts of around 40 to 45 miles an hour. maybe locally it could be a little bit higher than that. but, later on today, we should start to see those winds easing. and, in that sunshine, it should be feeling quite pleasant with highs of around 22

or 23 degrees. now, through this evening and overnight, it will be dry for a time. but, later on in the night, we're going to see this cloud thickening. we're going to start to see these outbreaks of rain edging its way in from the southwest. so that rain could be heavy and persistent, and it will hang around as we go through into saturday as well. overnight lows will be around 13 or 14 degrees. now, that rain on saturday will continue for many of us. it will clear later on to give us some sunny spells and some showers. it's mostly dry on sunday. that's it from me. there's more on the bbc news app, including all you need about some engineering works affecting some of the rail network this weekend. the advice as always is to check before you travel. i'll be back with you in half an hour. hello. this is breakfast with luxmy gopal and charlie stayt. edinburgh will become the first city in scotland to charge visitors a mandatory tourist tax. it's expected to raise £50 million a year to pay for improvements to the city, but some tourism groups say the five percent charge will put people off visiting.

our reporterjoanne macaulay has more. we stand up... thank you. it's festival time in edinburgh and this sees the city packed with visitors. but it takes its toll on infrastructure and services when budgets are tight. so the city council is proposing a tourist tax of 5% on accommodation as a way of paying for improvements. things that we just over time have been used and used and we need the resources to invest back in them. so the the tourist levy will give us that opportunity. so it's really exciting for us. we're really keen to see somewhere between £40 and £50 million of new money every year invested in improving the city and making it look better for people who live here and who choose to visit. so, jen, how's availability tonight? we're fully booked tonight. also fully booked tomorrow. we've got a couple of rooms... the edinburgh hotels association broadly welcomes the tax, but says it wants to see the money raised spent on specific things. increased public transport and better connectivity from the travel hubs. we'd also like to see the public realm improved,

so that would be street cleaning, it would be pavement improvements, pavement widening — just to make the welcome of the city, to make it more clean, more robust. better... better signage within the city. edinburgh is following the example of other places by introducing a tourist tax or visitor levy. but critics of the proposed system here say it's overcomplicated and it could put people off coming to visit. we feel that, particularly at this time and when the sector has got very high taxes on it already, that this will be in danger of, um, reducing tourism to scotland — this 5% tax in edinburgh. edinburgh shop owner kitty bruce—gardyne believes it will be good for the city, but she thinks there should be some exemptions. during the festival time, you have the obviously the visitors who come to see the plays and to see all the performers. but i don't think those performers

should be made to pay that additional tax, um, because they're already struggling to find accommodation that they can afford. so what do the visitors to the city think? we could come, but i think there will be people who can't come because of the taxes. i think that's a good idea. it's fair. i mean, we are running down the town a bit, right? we're taking advantage of a lot of the infrastructure that's there. so... the fact that they're - going to use it, you know, for the good of the city, right? so to keep it clean. so i think it's a good idea. yeah. if they have a lot of tourists coming in, why not? people are going to pay it anyway. i think it's a good idea because it's a very beautiful city, so it would be nice to keep it clean and tidy. the council will now put the proposals out to a 12—week consultation. the scheme could be in place by summer 2026. joanne macaulay, bbc news. we can speak now to leon thompson from uk hospitality scotland. good

from uk hospitality scotland. morning. good from uk hos-itali scotland. mornini. ., opposed good morning. good morning. you are o- oosed to good morning. good morning. you are opposed to the — good morning. good morning. you are opposed to the idea _ good morning. good morning. you are opposed to the idea of— good morning. good morning. you are opposed to the idea of the _ good morning. good morning. you are opposed to the idea of the tourist - opposed to the idea of the tourist levy. do you think the concerns you had still apply? the levy. do you think the concerns you had still apply?— had still apply? the uk as a whole is not in competitive _ had still apply? the uk as a whole is not in competitive -- _ had still apply? the uk as a whole is not in competitive -- a - is not in competitive —— a competitive destination in terms of price. we have the second highest vat rate in terms of hospitality in europe. prices are already high. adding in an additional percentage, 5% is being talked about, it needs to be looked at in terms of, well, we'll best put people off from staying in the city?— we'll best put people off from staying in the city? how much of a deterrent to _ staying in the city? how much of a deterrent to think _ staying in the city? how much of a deterrent to think the _ staying in the city? how much of a deterrent to think the 596 - staying in the city? how much of a deterrent to think the 596 would i staying in the city? how much of a. deterrent to think the 596 would be, deterrent to think the 5% would be, given the costs overall? the main thing is how much accommodation costs. we hear how much is for people looking for accommodation when they go to the edinburgh fringe. isn't this lovely small fry compared to that? you

fringe. isn't this lovely small fry compared to that?— fringe. isn't this lovely small fry compared to that? you can look at it that wa . compared to that? you can look at it that way- people _ compared to that? you can look at it that way. people will _ compared to that? you can look at it that way. people will already - compared to that? you can look at it that way. people will already be - that way. people will already be wondering whether they can afford for the nights they are sustainable. if they are staying in the city and paying a visit to levy, that might result in less spending in shops, bars and restaurants as well. we just need to bear in mind what the impact of this might be. we are talking about 5% as we go into a route towards consultation. yesterday at the committee meeting at edinburgh council, councillors were talking about raising it to 8%. you can see how percentages can rise. if you can see how percentages can rise. , ,., ., , rise. if there is something tangible in the city that _ rise. if there is something tangible in the city that this _ rise. if there is something tangible in the city that this money - rise. if there is something tangible in the city that this money does . in the city that this money does thatis in the city that this money does that is built or they can use, once that is built or they can use, once that exists, do you think some of these arguments will disappear? well, that is absolutely vital. as you heard from colleagues speaking

before, we want to see the proceeds from the levy invested back into the city, invested back into improving and enhancing the visitor experience. it is essential money is used in that way. the council is talking positively about doing that. what we need to be clear on is money cannotjust what we need to be clear on is money cannot just leak what we need to be clear on is money cannotjust leak outside of the use to fill empty coffers and deliver statutory services.— to fill empty coffers and deliver statutory services. thank you very much. statutory services. thank you very much- just — statutory services. thank you very much. just talking _ statutory services. thank you very much. just talking about - statutory services. thank you very much. just talking about the - much. just talking about the proposals to introduce tourist tax in edinburgh. time for a catch up on the sport. we s-oke to time for a catch up on the sport. - spoke to charlie how last year will stop she talked about being diagnosed with adhd and took some time out for mental health. she is trying to win her first golf major.

a good position going into the second day of the women's open at st andrew's. england's charley hull leads the women's british open going into the second round at st andrews today. five birdies in the last ten holes has put her top of the leaderboard. she had the better of the difficult conditions yesterday afternoon going round in a superb five—under—par 67. could be trickier today with wet weather forecast — she's set to tee off at five to eight this morning. a birdie at the last hole giving her the lead by one shot. hull is yet to win a major, coming second at two last year, including this event. could this be her chance? it is not everyday you can play st andrews, — it is not everyday you can play st andrew's, certainly not in the women's _ andrew's, certainly not in the women's open. it is a challenge when really— women's open. it is a challenge when really fun _ women's open. it is a challenge when really fun. keeping patient by keeping — really fun. keeping patient by keeping warm and just it. makes me think i_ keeping warm and just it. makes me think i can _ keeping warm and just it. makes me think i can come in close to things. keep— think i can come in close to things. keep patient. it is not quite

suiting _ keep patient. it is not quite suiting my game. that is what i have worked _ suiting my game. that is what i have worked on _ suiting my game. that is what i have worked on the last few months and now i_ worked on the last few months and now i am _ worked on the last few months and now i am happy. england will hope to stretch their lead way beyond 23 runs when they resume batting at old trafford later on day three of the first test against sri lanka. they are 259—6. the impressive jamie smith is still there unbeaten on 72. batting one place higher, because of ben stokes' absence, smith looking assured again. early days but he's averaging nearly 70 across his first four tests, yet to get a hundred though. but maybe that happens today if the weather in manchester allows. it's been great, hasn't it? ithink... you know, we've seen lots of it in county cricket, playing for surrey and the way that he's gone about it. but, you know, instantly sort of coming into the test arena and just looking at home, and looking comfortable with what goes on and dealing with the pressures. you know, coping with the different paces of bowlers and different things that goes along with it. and it's, um, you know, it's a credit really to think that we keep bringing in sort of new debutant players and they're having instant success,

which is really important for us. four british players were just one win away from the us open main draw last night — only one of them has managed to win in the final round of qualifying. that is jan choinski here, the world number 280, who saved three match points to beat america's maxime cressy in three sets. fantastic win. billy harris, sonay kartal and lily miyazaki all missed out. the tournament proper starts on monday in new york. jack draper, dan evans, katie boulter, emma raducanu and harriet dart are the other british players who'll be competing with choinski in the singles. the stars of the olympics returned to the track in the first diamond league meeting since the paris games. they were in switzerland at the lausanne grand prix. matt hudson—smith ran under 44 seconds in the 400 metres, hanging on in front in the home straight to win. no quincy hall to beat the silver medallist on the line this time. his gb teammate charlie

dobson was fifth. a good night for british athletics. and there was a stunning first diamond league win over 100 metres this season for dina asher—smith. she failed to reach the final at the olympics but streaked away to win in a season's best 10.88, a time that would have been good enough for bronze at the games. daryll neita finished seventh. she later helped britain win the 4x100m relay. and finally, jakob ingebritsen got some revenge in the 1500 metres. the norwegian, who could only come fourth over the distance in paris, ran away from the man who took gold that day. american cole hocker did not have the same sprint finish that pipped britain'sjosh kerr to the olympic title. kerr himself missed this race. stage six of la vuelta, the grand tour round spain, started in one of the sponsor's supermarkets yesterday. once they'd navigated themselves past the checkouts and onto the road it was australia's ben o'connor who rode away from the rest of the field to win by more

than four and a half minutes and take the leader's red jersey. not long to go until the paralympics. just a few days. the opening ceremony is happening on wednesday. lots of stories around it. one young paralympian in particular. 14—year—old table tennis prodigy bly twomey will make her debut alongside mentor, will bayley, in what will be his fifth paralympic games. this is quite some connection between these two. james dunn reports. a special song bidding fond farewell to two paralympic heroes. just 14 years old, bly�*s won major tournaments this

year and is now ranked fourth in the world as she heads to paris. paralympian. how does that sound? it sounds amazing. i'm just really happy to go to the paralympics at such a young age, and it means a lot to me just to know i'm going. her mentor will bailey's been to four olympics, winning gold in rio. and if you don't follow sport, you may know him from strictly. in paris, he's in it to win it. just coming to the club two years ago, coaching bly. for us to both go, i think it's quite special. it's amazing. and no, ifeel like i'm playing the best of my career. i've got a chance to win this, so i can't wait to get out there. though they're saying farewell, there's 150 people from the club following them to paris. 6,500 seats in the stadium. we're going to have 150 of us all together with flags with a drum kit. it's so funny. it's going to be like something that i don't think has ever been seen

before at table tennis at the paralympics. having two paralympians training together here is something that means a great deal to this club and the players themselves. it means a lotjust because he's world number one and he'sjust a massive inspiration for me and i'm just really glad that i could train with him. i always say, you know, it's not about enjoyment, it's about winning, but it's actually seriously about lapping it up, enjoying it. i want herjust to have fun. and if she has fun, well, we're going to see a great, great performance. you know. what's most important to you — winning orfun? there's more than 20 years between them, but their aims are the same. with a stroke of luck, they'll both be wearing gold in paris. james dunn reporting there. that got them both thinking about who would win any game of table tennis. it ended with there's only

one way to find out. a bit of attention away from the paralympics. great sporting occasions inspire people. the olympics. now the paralympics. amazing stories pa ralympics. amazing stories throughout. paralympics. amazing stories throughout. with that story in particular, 14 years old. incredible at that age to be going to the paralympics. how young is that compared with the other paralympian is? having a look, an 11—year—old paralympian table tennis player went in 2006. ellie simmonds went in 2008. 11—year—old table tennis player, 14—year—olds, 16—year—olds. bligh is predicted to be a paralympic champion. will won gold in rio and silver in tokyo. he says he is in the form of his life at the

moment. a lot of people will know him from strictly. where you get that story of mentor, mentee both going to the paralympics and both in chance with a medal. the opening ceremony on tuesday. a surgeon who diagnosed his own son with a rare and aggressive form of cancer said looking at a lump on the teenager's thigh was "the worst moment" of his life. but now — following a successful surgery to remove the tumour — dominic furniss and his sonjasper are cycling more than a thousand miles from oxford to barcelona to raise awareness of the condition. our reporter, sophie law, has been to meet them. preparing for an epic challenge the furnace family's cycling from oxford to barcelona. it all started with a nightmare discovery on holiday last year.

jasper had just got up and he came out of the shower and he asked me to look at a lump that he'd found on his thigh. um, and so of course, i looked at the lump and immediately i knew what was going on, and i knew that this was something really serious. i remember him looking, like, insanely scared when i showed it, and that was sort of when i realised, "0h, hang on, this might be something awful." i remember dom going off- to the bathroom and just bursting into tears, me trying to get in and say, "do you think . this is really bad? and him saying yes, it is. the lump in 17—year—old jasper�*s leg was a rare and aggressive form of cancer known as a sarcoma. you've gone from planning for the next six months, next year and really looking forward to it to suddenly i've got to get through the next week. i've got to get through the next day. we took it hour by hour, minute by minute, day by day, and then we'd sort of slowly, slowly built it back up. but, in an incredible stroke of luck, jasper�*s dad is a leading

reconstructive surgeon at one of the uk's largest sarcoma treatment centres at oxford university hospitals. jasper was diagnosed within two weeks and had successful surgery four weeks and two days after the lump was found. so many patients with sarcoma are not as lucky. they don't know what's going on, they don't know where to seek help and it takes them a long time to get a diagnosis. now in remission, he and his dad have planned a gruelling challenge to raise awareness of and money for the charity that supported them through the ordeal. sarcoma uk. cycling has always been something that me and my dad have done together. it's just been our thing and that's why it felt right almost to do this bike ride, because it's like, i'm not going to let this stop me having this time with my dad. the thousand mile journey will be a challenge, but the pair say they feel lucky to be taking it on. there will be tough points. i think every day will be tough. some will be tougher than others and i think having the motivation

of he's been in a worse place than this and he's got through and we've got through as a family that will help keep us going. they'll set off from oxford's radcliffe camera on tuesday, the 27th of august, and are expected in barcelona on september the 6th. that was sophie law reporting. i feel the weather is grim right now. looking ahead?- now. looking ahead? getting battered- _ now. looking ahead? getting battered. today _ now. looking ahead? getting battered. today is _ now. looking ahead? getting battered. today is getting - now. looking ahead? getting . battered. today is getting better kind of day. storm lillian is with us at the moment, whipping up tough conditions at the coast. this picture taken by one about weather watchers. wins have been gusting over the water in crosby over 70 miles an hour. they have been

hitting 40 to 60 across england and wales so far this morning. storm lillian is a short lived beast. the worst will be in the morning rush hour before easing. the chance of damage. heavy rain in scotland quickly easing away. this is what is responsible. the strongest wind in the south. notice how quickly it pushes out to the north sea and isobars open out. the wind will fall much lighter. in northern england especially very strong winds. in scotland and the north—east potential floods. scotland and the north—east potentialfloods. lots scotland and the north—east potential floods. lots of sunshine around. there will still be a few showers many in northern ireland and the west of scotland. bundled with it. mostly dry through the afternoon. get yourself out of the showers into the sunshine and temperatures in the low 20s, which should feel reasonable. through

tonight shows keep going for many. it is in the south and southern england, south—east midlands and east anglia, some heavy and persistent rain pushing in. gardeners will welcome the sight of that. 14 degrees to start tomorrow morning. a thoroughly wet start. outbreaks of rain continuing in the morning. easing awayjust after lunch. away from it, lots of showers around were probably more showers than we will have today. some of them heavy and thundery. a bit of sunshine in between. the best of the sunshine in between. the best of the sunshine in between. the best of the sunshine in eastern scotland and western parts of england and wales. whilst it will still be windy, not as windy as today. temperature is quite disappointing for august and the start of a long bank holiday weekend. what about sunday? this is the next feature rolling its way in. many will start in central eastern areas try and break the sunshine. outbreaks of rain will develop, particularly in the west. some will

stay dry in the east of england, particularly east anglia and the south—east. temperatures could sneak above 20 degrees. another cool day elsewhere for august. bank holiday monday for some of you sees the return of the sunshine particularly in the morning and evening. in between, cloud amounts will build. temperature starting to left. if anything temperatures were left further as we go through the week ahead. feels like sunshine and summer will be back, particularly in the east of the country. maybe 30 degrees in london. even though we will see temperatures into north—east scotland in the low to mid 20s. something to take away. something to look forward to as well. stephen rout was a sergent major

in the royal army service corps during the second world war, and was awarded medals for his distinguished service. when he died they were left to his wife betty. earlier this summer betty, who's now 101, woke up in the middle of the night to find burglars in her home, stealing a safe which contained the medals. she says she wasn't scared, butjust wants someone to give them back. our reporter steve knibbs went to meet her. i wasn't scared. no, iwasn't scared. no, no. betty is resilient and _ iwasn't scared. no, no. betty is resilient and philosophical, - resilient and philosophical, considering what happened. i was standini considering what happened. i was standing in _ considering what happened. i was standing in the _ considering what happened. i was standing in the bedroom - considering what happened. i —" standing in the bedroom doorway. the leader came to me and said, sorry about... i think he said sorry about this. . , ., ., , ., this. that thieves had handbags in a small separate _ this. that thieves had handbags in a small separate document _ this. that thieves had handbags in a small separate document inside. . this. that thieves had handbags in a i small separate document inside. most distressing is they took some war medals belonging to her late husband. he got them for service in palestine to africa and italy. his

son robin says the medals don't have huge monetary value but mean so much to the family. so he handled them. his hands were on those medals. that is what you regret not having much later on in life. betty has lived in the same house for 74 years. robin is angry about the impact of the theft. , .. is angry about the impact of the theft. , ,, , , theft. things like this destroy confidence — theft. things like this destroy confidence and _ theft. things like this destroy confidence and may - theft. things like this destroy i confidence and may compromise theft. things like this destroy - confidence and may compromise the ability to live here alone. the burr lars ability to live here alone. the burglars got _ ability to live here alone. the burglars got into _ ability to live here alone. the burglars got into betty's house after cutting open a key safe and opening the front door. this is something police say is extremely rare. i something police say is extremely rare. ., ., , , something police say is extremely rare. ., ., , ., ., rare. i would advise people not to out a ke rare. i would advise people not to put a key safe _ rare. i would advise people not to put a key safe in _ rare. i would advise people not to put a key safe in a _ rare. i would advise people not to put a key safe in a prominent - put a key safe in a prominent location. it is not necessarily that they are used often to get into houses but it is sending a message that may be a vulnerable person lives there. that may be a vulnerable person lives there-— that may be a vulnerable person lives there. . . , ., ., ., lives there. that he was awarded a british empire _ lives there. that he was awarded a british empire medal _

lives there. that he was awarded a british empire medal for _ lives there. that he was awarded a british empire medal for her - lives there. that he was awarded a | british empire medal for her charity work. last year she got a telegram from the king and queen. she said it is important to stay positive. she still has hope someone will do the right thing. still has hope someone will do the ri . ht thin . , still has hope someone will do the riiht thin. , ., still has hope someone will do the rirrhtthin. , , right thing. there is a possibility the will right thing. there is a possibility they will come _ right thing. there is a possibility they will come back _ right thing. there is a possibility they will come back anyway. - right thing. there is a possibility they will come back anyway. i i right thing. there is a possibility | they will come back anyway. i am right thing. there is a possibility i they will come back anyway. i am an optimist. they will come back anyway. i am an o-timist. . is for sure. very much approving of betty because _ is for sure. very much approving of betty because my _ is for sure. very much approving of betty because my optimism. i betty because my optimism. unbelievable someone would do that. now, if you're feeling flush... ididn't want i didn't want to say that pun! ..then you might be in with a chance of owning an interesting piece of history. hundreds of antique toilets, taps, basins and baths from the private museum at thomas crapper and co have gone up for sale. the whole collection can be bought for around £300,000. tim muffett is there

for us this morning, tim, we had your puns later on. i presume we had to be embraced for more. is something of an exc—loo—sive. this is part of the private collection of tom crapper. my mac and we have one or two problems with the sound. i think it is because i set the challenge of lots of puns. maybe something to do with with the collection he is looking at that is interfering with our technology. there are lots of antique toilets, basins and bars from this private museum. some of them will go up for sale. to me, a bath on a train doesn't sound right. i cannot see how it would work. that is something

that used to happen. have we got him back? is it working? he did show some very impressive examples earlier. one particular item was worth £12,000 on its own. you wouldn't expect it to be gilded and ornate. so we have a look at the pictures even if we cannot talk to tim? i think it has gone away. i was trying to think of a pun. it has gone down the pan. very good. you know where to go for your puns. i am told now, the benefit of technology, that tim has managed to retrieve the link. you can go back to him now. it all went horribly wrong. what have you done? i all went horribly wrong. what have ou done? . . ,, ., you done? i have emerged back from the u bend and _ you done? i have emerged back from the u bend and you _ you done? i have emerged back from the u bend and you can _ you done? i have emerged back from the u bend and you can hear- you done? i have emerged back from the u bend and you can hear me. i you done? i have emerged back from | the u bend and you can hear me. this

extraordinary collection belongs to simon. why are you so interested in toilets and how can you owned all this lot? .,,, , , toilets and how can you owned all this lot? _ , toilets and how can you owned all thislot? _ ,,, toilets and how can you owned all thislot? y,, , this lot? possibly partly because my mother gave — this lot? possibly partly because my mother gave me _ this lot? possibly partly because my mother gave me a _ this lot? possibly partly because my mother gave me a book _ this lot? possibly partly because my mother gave me a book when i i this lot? possibly partly because my mother gave me a book when i was | this lot? possibly partly because my i mother gave me a book when i was 11, lucinda _ mother gave me a book when i was 11, lucinda lambton's temples of convenience with full of pictures of decorated — convenience with full of pictures of decorated toilets and basins. that might— decorated toilets and basins. that might have started me off. later on i might have started me off. later on i started _ might have started me off. later on i started to — might have started me off. later on i started to buy and restore old sanitary — i started to buy and restore old sanitary ware. then i acquired thomas— sanitary ware. then i acquired thomas crapper and coke. it wasjust an excuse _ thomas crapper and coke. it wasjust an excuse. tell thomas crapper and coke. it was 'ust an excuse. , ., ., an excuse. tell us about some of the hirrhlihts. an excuse. tell us about some of the highlights- this _ an excuse. tell us about some of the highlights. this hitler _ an excuse. tell us about some of the highlights. this hitler party - an excuse. tell us about some of the highlights. this hitler party is - highlights. this hitler party is incredibly rare. _ highlights. this hitler party is incredibly rare. it _ highlights. this hitler party is incredibly rare. it was - highlights. this hitler party is incredibly rare. it was made i highlights. this hitler party is | incredibly rare. it was made at highlights. this hitler party is i incredibly rare. it was made at the start— incredibly rare. it was made at the start of— incredibly rare. it was made at the start of the — incredibly rare. it was made at the start of the second world war. the bowlers _ start of the second world war. the bowlers raised at the middle. it had a clockwork— bowlers raised at the middle. it had a clockwork motor. when you picked it up. _ a clockwork motor. when you picked it up. it _ a clockwork motor. when you picked it up, it played god save the king. that is— it up, it played god save the king. that is twice its value each with hand _ that is twice its value each with hand painted decoration and gold lustre _ hand painted decoration and gold lustre i—

hand painted decoration and gold lustre. i have never seen another. incredible — lustre. i have never seen another. incredible. thomas crapper was not the inventor of the flushing toilet, why is he so important? iie the inventor of the flushing toilet, why is he so important? he invented the bathroom _ why is he so important? he invented the bathroom showroom. _ why is he so important? he invented the bathroom showroom. before i why is he so important? he inventedl the bathroom showroom. before then you had _ the bathroom showroom. before then you had to _ the bathroom showroom. before then you had to choose bathroom fittings from black— you had to choose bathroom fittings from black and white engravings and samples _ from black and white engravings and samples from a salesman on a desk. he promoted the idea of having a bath and — he promoted the idea of having a bath and a — he promoted the idea of having a bath and a toilet and a basin with running _ bath and a toilet and a basin with running water inside the house. let's _ running water inside the house. let's have — running water inside the house. let's have a look in here. it is not just toilets but also above as well. one very special bath. why is this one so significant? this one very special bath. why is this one so significant?— one so significant? this is the first bath installed _ one so significant? this is the first bath installed on - one so significant? this is the first bath installed on a i one so significant? this is the first bath installed on a train i first bath installed on a train anywhere in the world. it was fitted on the _ anywhere in the world. it was fitted on the royal train for george v and queen— on the royal train for george v and queen mary in 1915, the middle of the first _ queen mary in 1915, the middle of the first world war. you queen mary in1915, the middle of the first world war.— queen mary in 1915, the middle of the first world war. you are going to be sad to _ the first world war. you are going to be sad to see _ the first world war. you are going to be sad to see this _ the first world war. you are going to be sad to see this lot _ the first world war. you are going to be sad to see this lot going, i to be sad to see this lot going, aren't you?— to be sad to see this lot going, aren't you?_ de i to be sad to see this lot going, i aren't you?_ de want

aren't you? terribly sad. de want them to go _ aren't you? terribly sad. de want them to go as — aren't you? terribly sad. de want them to go as a _ aren't you? terribly sad. de want them to go as a job _ aren't you? terribly sad. de want them to go as a job lot? - aren't you? terribly sad. de want them to go as a job lot? sign i aren't you? terribly sad. de want them to go as a job lot? sign up| aren't you? terribly sad. de want| them to go as a job lot? sign up i promised i would offer this as a job lot before breaking it up. i promised i would offer this. lot before breaking it up. i i promised i would offer this. that chamber pot _ promised i would offer this. that chamber pot with _ promised i would offer this. t�*iagt chamber pot with hitler on promised i would offer this. tryst chamber pot with hitler on it that saved god save the king is really something. i saved god save the king is really something-— something. i have never seen an hini something. i have never seen anything like _ something. i have never seen anything like it _ something. i have never seen anything like it before. - something. i have never seen anything like it before. it i something. i have never seen i anything like it before. it makes you feel proud. it anything like it before. it makes you feel proud-— anything like it before. it makes you feel proud. if you want to send in pictures — you feel proud. if you want to send in pictures of— you feel proud. if you want to send in pictures of your _ you feel proud. if you want to send in pictures of your favourite - you feel proud. if you want to send in pictures of your favourite toilet i in pictures of your favourite toilet this morning... did i say that? maybe don't commit may be due. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. a very good morning, welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. there's a warning keyless cars are being targeted in order to be stripped for parts and smuggled out the country. this organised crime group caught on cctv was jailed for 12 and a half years for stealing 53 high value vehicles, including this bentley in surrey.

police there say organised crime groups are using advanced technology to access keyless vehicles from people's drive ways. so someone could steal a car overnight in one county, for example. it would be out of the county, probably on cloned or plates have been changed before it'll even have been reported to the police. it may well already be in a chop shop at that point or it could have been taken to a quiet location, put into a container either whole or the component parts, ready for shipping and export abroad. let's take a look at how the tubes are running this morning. the weather — and it will start cloudy with sunny breaks. this afternoon some patchy cloud will develop and it will be very windy in places, top temperature of 22 degrees. there's more on the bbc news app, including an update on some engineering works affecting parts of the rail network this weekend — including the great eastern main line and the west coast main line. the advice as always

is to check before you travel. i'll be back with you in half an hour good morning, welcome to breakfast with luxmy gopal and charlie stayt. our headlines today. energy prices are set to rise in october after the regulator announced the latest price cap for gas and electricity will go up by ten per cent. yes, it means for the average household an annual bill will now be £150 more than it was. we have come to the energy secretary's on constituency to discuss what help is available and if now is the time to fix a tariff with your energy supplier. i accept your nomination to be president of the united states of america.

it's harris versus trump in the race for the white house, as vice president kamala harris is officially confirmed as the democrat nominee. i promise to be a president for all americans. you can always trust me to put country above party and self. football pundit and presenter jermainejenas says he's consulting his lawyers, after being sacked by the bbc over allegations of inappropriate behaviour. and storm lilian could impact travel plans across parts of england and wales in the few hours. but it will get out of the way and then it is a story of sunshine and showers. good morning. it's friday, the 23rd of august. our main story. the energy regulator ofgem has announced its price cap will

increase by 10% from the 1st of october. it means that a typical annual houshold bill will rise to around £1,717 per year. increases in the prices of wholesale gass have been blamed for the increase. as ofgem's chief executive, jonathan brierley told us earlier. those price increases are driven by the increasing cost in the international gas that we buy. as an energy system we spend a proportion of our bill on gas to provide our electricity and our heating. and until that changes we will be in a similar position. let's go to ben, who is at a cafe this morning. good morning. we have got this news in the last hour, this 10% rise. people will be doing the maths. it isjust 10% rise. people will be doing the maths. it is just the kind 10% rise. people will be doing the maths. it isjust the kind of 10% rise. people will be doing the maths. it is just the kind of news people did not want to hear? tera. people did not want to hear? yes. and it means _ people did not want to hear? yes. and it means energy _ people did not want to hear? yes. and it means energy bills - people did not want to hear? yes and it means energy bills will be going up at a time of year when

households tend to use more energy, the winter. it kicks in from october through to december. it means a 10% rise in gas and electricity costs for households. for a typical household using the average amount of energy, an annual bill will be £1717, about £150 more than it is currently. at the same time about 10 million pensioners will no longer receive the winter fuel payment. the government says it will now be means tested for those on certain benefits and credits. here is what ed miliband, the energy secretary had to say. look, the truth is that the mess that was— look, the truth is that the mess that was left to us in the public finances — that was left to us in the public finances is _ that was left to us in the public finances is what necessitated that decision— finances is what necessitated that decision around winter fuel payments and is _ decision around winter fuel payments and is focusing it on those who needed — and is focusing it on those who needed the very most. that's why this government is also driving

throughout the coming months to get the people, the 880,000 pensioners entitled _ the people, the 880,000 pensioners entitled to pension credit and not getting _ entitled to pension credit and not getting it. — entitled to pension credit and not getting it, to try to get them to take _ getting it, to try to get them to take it — getting it, to try to get them to take it up _ remember, the price cap six the maximum that suppliers can charge you per unit of electricity. it doesn't limit the overall bill. the more energy you use, the more you p37- more energy you use, the more you pay. we are in doncaster, ed miliband's constituency. i will give you those exact units charges a little later this morning so you can calculate what it means for your own personal bill. and we're also going to be discussing whether now is the time to fix a tariff with your supplier, the pros and cons of doing that, as people grapple with this added pressure on household bills at added pressure on household bills at a time when many budgets are already very stretched.

ben, thank you. the time now is five minutes past eight. luxmy, early hours of this morning uk time, kamala harris in chicago the democratic convention? that's right, charlie. kamala harris has formally accepted her nomination as the democratic candidate for president, at her party's national convention. speaking in chicago, the vice president promised a "new way forward" for the united states, and warned the consequences would be extremely serious if donald trump was returned to the white house. our us correspondent, emma vardy, has the story. please welcome the democratic nominee for president, vice president of the united states of america, kamala harris! a month ago many people did not envisage this moment. america's lesser—known second—in—command propelled into the starring role. but she's become the woman democrats now believe can make history by becoming the first female president of the united states. i will be a president who unites us

around our highest aspirations, a president who leads and listens, who is realistic, practical, and has common sense, and always fights for the american people. from the courthouse to the white house, that has been my life's work. she took the fight to her opponent with a warning. in many ways donald trump is an unserious man. laughter but the consequences, but the consequences of putting donald trump back in the white house are extremely serious. women's bodies would be policed when it comes to america's most divisive issue. he plans to create a national anti—abortion coordinator, and force states to report on women's miscarriages and abortions.

booing. simply put, they are out of their minds. in just a few weeks kamala harris has been on an accelerated path to this moment sincejoe biden dropped out of the race. now she's appealed to people to see her as the future and urged voters to prevent a return to donald trump's america of the past. # what about us # what about all the times you said you had the answer?# though there wasn't an appearance by beyonce that many had hoped for, plenty of celebrities have been lining up to back her. polls suggest kamala harris has taken the lead in this race. but there are fears about the economy and illegal immigration that play to donald trump's strengths. once the convention excitement subsides, there's still much to overcome if her dream of a new era is to be realised.

emma vardy, news, chicago. the funeral of seven—year—old elsie dot stancombe — who was killed in the southport knife attack — is being held this morning. her family have asked for the service to be called "elsie's special day" and encouraged mourners to wear bright colours. funerals have already taken place for six—year—old bebe king and nine—year—old alice de silva aguiar who also died in the attack. british tech billionaire mike lynch has been identified as one of the bodies recovered from inside a luxury yacht that sank off the coast of sicily. teams are continuing to search for his 18—year old daughter, who is still unaccounted for. a second man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a delivery driver was killed in leeds. claudiu—carol kondor from sheffield died as he tried to stop a thief stealing his van on tuesday evening. 24—year—old eddie hampshire was taken into custody yesterday, following the arrest of a 32—year—old man on wednesday.

jermainejenas, who presented the one show and appeared on match of the day, has said there are "two sides to every story" after he was sacked by the bbc following complaints about workplace conduct. the former footballer said he wasn't happy about the dismissal and was speaking to lawyers. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more. hello and welcome to wednesday's one show. the one show — the bbc�*s prime time magazine show — jermaine jenas, a regular co—host. this week we've had a host of massive stars on the show, and tonight is no different. he's been helping present the programme since 2020. a familiar, friendly face to millions of viewers. ..after a great weekend of football. the former england midfielder — who also played for tottenham hotspur and newcastle united — turned to broadcasting after his retirement from football. if you look at iraola's start to the season with bournemouth, it was a tough one. as well as the one show, there was match of the day, where he was a regular pundit — earning close to £200,000 a year. yesterday, in a statement,

the bbc said thatjermaine jenas was no longer part of the corporation's presenting line—up. bbc news understands that his contract was terminated because of alleged issues relating to workplace behaviour, and that these issues involving digital communications, such as texts, were raised with the corporation a few weeks ago. last night, he spoke about the allegations to talksport news. i, er...can't really talk about it. um... as you can probably see, i am not happy about it. um, but currently, as it stands, um, i... i'm going to have to let the lawyers deal with it. you know, there's two sides to every story. it's being reported that you sent unsolicited texts to a female member of staff at the one show. is that true? i'm not happy about this situation. um... you know, i'm going to be speaking to my lawyers about it. is all i can say right now. the topic is...

earlier, jenas, here on the right, had been presenting on the sports channel as the news was breaking. talksport said that they were made aware of the allegations only as he was going on air, and they decided he should continue. they say they have no plans for him to appear in the immediate future. last night, jenas arrived at his home, saying nothing more about his forced departure from the bbc. lizo mzimba, bbc news. let's get more on this from our culture correspondent charlotte gallagher. what more do we know? well, jermaine jenas no longer employed by the bbc. talksport, another one of his employers, has said they have no plans to work with him in the immediate future. he has also parted ways with his agent. jermainejenas had really positioned himself to be the next presenter of match of the day, taking overfrom gary lineker. that is now looking very, very unlikely to happen. he has also lost, as you heard, his lucrative

job presenting the one show. this is a very difficult decision for jermainejenas. he says there are two sides to every story and he is consulting his lawyers. for the bbc it is another scandal involving another highly paid bbc presenter. i was herejust a another highly paid bbc presenter. i was here just a few weeks ago talking to you about huw edwards. this is different in the way they have dealt with it so quickly. within weeks of that complaint being made, jermainejenas has been made, jermaine jenas has been sacked. thank you. a new volcano has erupted in the reykjanes region of iceland, sending lava flying into the air. it's the sixth eruption in the area since december. (00v)iceland's ministry of foreign affairs confirmed that the area has now been evacuated, but said the eruption didn't present a threat to life, and isn't affecting air traffic. some striking images. that is from a little bit earlier today. 13 minutes

past eight. a postcard that was sent in 1903 has finally reached its intended destination — 121 years late. the christmas—themed card was recently delivered to a branch of the swansea building society. staff are now searching for a relative of a miss lydia davies, who the card was addressed to. how did it get posted in the end? what was the delay? what? how would we know that? i don't know. it was 100 years ago. it is a good question. but i think thatis it is a good question. but i think that is where the mystery lies. where has it been all this time? therein lies the mystery, matt. everything is a mystery except the weather. i think it is with a few of the postcards i have sent from france over the years. they never quite made it. weather—wise, not great this morning. it is an improving story. good morning. this is the view a short while ago just outside brighton. it is not looking

fantastic out there for the lead up to an august bank holiday weekend. we have got storm lilian with us. the good news is the storm is speaking now, is slowly starting to ease. quite a short lived storm. still the potential for damage and destruction, particularly across parts of northern indian. this is where we could see the strongest winds in the next couple of hours. correct to northern england. strong cross winds across the m6 and the a1. if you are touring or drive a heist sided vehicle, leave it a bit longer. improving conditions later this morning. some heavy rain with it as well. that has been affecting part of eastern scotland only for not having it. elsewhere, still some showers. longerspells not having it. elsewhere, still some showers. longer spells of rain in the far south—east. it is all shifting eastwards. sky is brightening. sunshine coming out in many parts. the winds will be pretty strong for the rest of this morning. blustery into the afternoon. nowhere

nearas blustery into the afternoon. nowhere near as strong. showers in scotland and northern ireland. some sunshine in between. this afternoon very few showers for england and wales. the winds are gusty but way down on what we have seen so far this morning. temperatures in the sunshine might come up to 22. mid—teens in parts of western scotland. tonight for their heavy showers. more persistent rain putting into southern england, south east midlands and east anglia to give us a wet start to the weekend. a long bank holiday weekend. roughly speaking, sunshine and showers for saturday, more cloud and rain in the west for sunday but back to sunshine and only a few showers for bank holiday monday. next week gets warmer. thank you. two brothers at risk of developing dementia in their forties are preparing to run the entire length of britain, as part of their mission to find a cure. jordan adams and his brother cian both carry a faulty gene, meaning they will develop frontotemporal dementia, like their mum, grandmother and aunt. let's take a look at

their journey so far. our dream is to raise as much money our dream is to raise as much money and awareness towards a cure for dementia before we die and awareness towards a cure for of it ourselves. overthe ridge, keep going, overthe ridge, keep going, keep going, keep going, keep going! keep going, keep going, keep i'm symptomatic with i'm symptomatic with frontotemporal dementia. good boy. frontotemporal dementia. cheering. cheering. joined by an army of supporters. give us a wave! give us a wave! we're joined now byjordan adams we're joined now byjordan adams and susan kohlhaas and susan kohlhaas from alzheimer's research uk. from alzheimer's research uk.

good morning to you both. thank you good you both. thank you so much forjoining us. jordan, one

of stopped me living any kind of stopped me from living any sort of life. so the fact we have been able to get genetically tested, it gave us that clarity to know what our destiny is, what our future is, has given me a licence to live, because it has given me the knowledge to make informed choices to planned for the future.— to planned for the future. jordan, how old are _ to planned for the future. jordan, how old are you _ to planned for the future. jordan, how old are you now? _ to planned for the future. jordan, how old are you now? i _ to planned for the future. jordan, how old are you now? i am i to planned for the future. jordan, how old are you now? i am 29. i to planned for the future. jordan, i how old are you now? i am 29. look ahead for us- _ how old are you now? i am 29. look ahead for us. what _ how old are you now? i am 29. look ahead for us. what is _ how old are you now? i am 29. look ahead for us. what is this _ how old are you now? i am 29. look ahead for us. what is this diagnosis| ahead for us. what is this diagnosis mean for you and your prospects looking forward? i mean for you and your prospects looking forward?— mean for you and your prospects looking forward? i am obviously not livini with looking forward? i am obviously not living with symptoms _ looking forward? i am obviously not living with symptoms currently i looking forward? i am obviously not living with symptoms currently but| looking forward? i am obviously not living with symptoms currently but i can expect, given the family history, to start inheriting symptoms into my mid—40s, within the next 15 years. there is currently no prevention of symptoms, no cure for ftd. untilthat prevention of symptoms, no cure for ftd. until that time comes, or if it doesn't come, unfortunately i am more than likely going to lose my life at a young age. that

more than likely going to lose my life at a young age.— life at a young age. that is what ou are life at a young age. that is what you are expecting, _ life at a young age. that is what you are expecting, that - life at a young age. that is what you are expecting, that is i life at a young age. that is what you are expecting, that is whatl life at a young age. that is what. you are expecting, that is what you have been told?— have been told? yes, it is 100% guaranteed _ have been told? yes, it is 100% guaranteed that _ have been told? yes, it is 100% guaranteed that i _ have been told? yes, it is 100% guaranteed that i will _ have been told? yes, it is 100% guaranteed that i will get - have been told? yes, it is 100% guaranteed that i will get ftd, l have been told? yes, it is 100% - guaranteed that i will get ftd, most likely, into my mid 405. so yeah, i expect to live a shorter life, and le5t expect to live a shorter life, and lest we find a cure. == expect to live a shorter life, and lest we find a cure.— lest we find a cure. -- unless. susan, lest we find a cure. -- unless. susan. it's _ lest we find a cure. -- unless. susan, it's extraordinary - lest we find a cure. -- unless. susan, it's extraordinary to i lest we find a cure. -- unless. l susan, it's extraordinary to hear susan, it'5 extraordinary to hear that from susan, it's extraordinary to hear that from such a young man. you're 29 years old. that's what's ahead? yeah, it's really hard. whatjordan is doing _ yeah, it's really hard. whatjordan is doing is— yeah, it's really hard. whatjordan is doing is so inspiring, to take that_ is doing is so inspiring, to take that and — is doing is so inspiring, to take that and turn it into something that can be _ that and turn it into something that can be positive. i think one of the things— can be positive. i think one of the things that — can be positive. i think one of the things that is really important for people _ things that is really important for people just to be aware of is these gene _ people just to be aware of is these gene mutations are exceedingly rare. about _ gene mutations are exceedingly rare. about 1% _ gene mutations are exceedingly rare. about 1% of— gene mutations are exceedingly rare. about i% of all dementia cases will be caused — about i% of all dementia cases will be caused by a faulty gene like the one jordah — be caused by a faulty gene like the one jordan has, but it is not something that happens all the time. it is really. _ something that happens all the time. it is really, really hard. that's why— it is really, really hard. that's why at — it is really, really hard. that's why at alzheimer's research uk we

are here _ why at alzheimer's research uk we are here to— why at alzheimer's research uk we are here to fund the research that we will _ are here to fund the research that first to prove the point that we can act will ' treat this disease. first to prove the point that we can we will find — are here to fund the research that we will find a cure. how act will find it this disease. first to prove the point that we can act will find a this disease. first to prove the point that we can act will find a cure. isease. are here to fund the research that we will find a cure.— we will find a cure. how far off we will find a cure. how far off does that _ we will find a cure. how far off does that cure _ we will find a cure. how far off does that cure seam? - does that _ we will find a cure. how far off does that cure _ we will find a cure. how far off does that cure seam? - we will find a cure. how far off. does that cure seam? yesterday we will find a cure. how far off- does that cure seam? yesterday on breakfast we talked about the fact we will find a cure. how far off. does that cure seam? yesterday we will find a cure. how far off- does that cure seam? yesterday on breakfast we talked about the fact there was potentially hope in the there was potentially hope in the news that came out yesterday that news that came out yesterday that people may have seen if they were people may have seen if they were watching, so there is a feeling that watching, so there is a feeling that things are moving in the right things are moving in the right direction. ijust want things are moving in the right direction. i just want to ask if for direction. ijust want things are moving in the right direction. i just want to ask if for your response to that news, and how your response to that news, and how much further ahead we've got to go much further ahead we've got to go to find a cure for this? i to find a cure for this? i much further ahead we've got to go to find a cure for this?— to find a cure for this? i think one ofthe much further ahead we've got to go to find a cure for this?— to find a cure for this? i think one ofthe to find a cure for this? i think one of the things _ to find a cure for this? i think one of the things that _ to find a cure for this? i think one of the things that we _ to find a cure for this? i think one of the things that we often - to find a cure for this? i think one of the things _ to find a cure for this? i think one of the things that _ to find a cure for this? i think one of the things that we _ to find a cure for this? i think one of the things that we often - to find a cure for this? i think one of the things that we often hear l of the things that we often hear from _ to find a cure for this? i think one of the things that we often hear l of the things that we often hear from _ of the things that we often hear of the things that we often hear from people, which actually stops from people, which actually stops research — from people, which actually stops research — from people, which actually stops research happening, is, dementia is research happening, is, dementia is 'ust research happening, is, dementia is iust ah— research happening, is, dementia is just an inevitable part of ageing, 'ust research happening, is, dementia is iust an— research happening, is, dementia is just an inevitable part of ageing, it will— just an inevitable part of ageing, it will— just an inevitable part of ageing, it will happen is you get older. we it will happen is we know— it will happen is you get older. we know— it will happen is you get older. we know that — it will happen is you get older. we know that is not true. there are it will happen is you get older. we know that — it will happen is you get older. we know that is not true. there are people — people — know that is not true. there are people who are 100 who have no know that is not true. there are people who are 100 who have no cognitive — people who are 100 who have no cognitive symptoms whatsoever. but cognitive — people who are 100 who have no cognitive symptoms whatsoever. but yesterday _ cognitive symptoms whatsoever. but yesterday _ cognitive symptoms whatsoever. but yesterday was proof that we have our yesterday was proof that we have our first treatment that can actually first treatment that can actually slow the — first treatment that can actually slow the — first treatment that can actually slow the memory problems that happen slow the memory problems that happen with all— slow the memory problems that happen with all sinus disease. it is the with all— slow the memory problems that happen with all sinus disease. it the first— with all sinus disease. it is the first—

with all sinus disease. it is the first to — with all sinus disease. it is the first to prove the point that we can with all sinus disease. it is the first to — with all sinus disease. it is the first to prove the point that we can actually _ actually _ first to prove the point that we can actually treat this disease. first to prove the point that we can actually treat this disease.

first to prove the point that we can actu. effective :his disease. first to prove the point that we can actu. effective for disease. first to prove the point that we can actu. effective for lots ase. first to prove the point that we can actu. effective for lots ofa. this. effective for lots of different people with alzheimer's and not _ different people with alzheimer's and notjust different people with alzheimer's and not just those with that one genetic— and not just those with that one genetic mutation. i think it is really— genetic mutation. i think it is really important that actually participating in research, doing morsy— participating in research, doing morsy research, will help us get there _ morsy research, will help us get there faster.— there faster. just briefly on the round there faster. just briefly on the ground breaking _ there faster. just briefly on the ground breaking breakthroughl ground breaking breakthrough yesterday, what is your reaction to the fact this will not be available on the nhs as it stands, but available privately? i on the nhs as it stands, but available privately?- on the nhs as it stands, but available privately? i think it's incredibly disappointing - available privately? i think it's. incredibly disappointing because what would really like to see is the manufacturer of the drug, the nhs and the _ manufacturer of the drug, the nhs and the government, coming together to find _ and the government, coming together to find a _ and the government, coming together to find a solution. we can develop ways— to find a solution. we can develop ways to _ to find a solution. we can develop ways to get innovative cancer medicines available on the nhs. the question— medicines available on the nhs. the question we are asking is, why is that impossible for dementia? what we would _ that impossible for dementia? what we would like to see some action in the coming — we would like to see some action in the coming weeks to try and address that. g ., ., , ., , . that. jordan, there is a picture we can see behind _

that. jordan, there is a picture we can see behind us _ that. jordan, there is a picture we can see behind us here, _ that. jordan, there is a picture we can see behind us here, i- that. jordan, there is a picture we can see behind us here, i am - can see behind us here, i am assuming that is you deep in training for the various marathons you have been running. fries. training for the various marathons you have been running.— training for the various marathons you have been running. yes, that is my brother— you have been running. yes, that is my brother cian. _ you have been running. yes, that is my brother cian. is _ you have been running. yes, that is my brother cian. is that _ you have been running. yes, that is my brother cian. is that a _ you have been running. yes, that is my brother cian. is that a pint - you have been running. yes, that is my brother cian. is that a pint of. my brother cian. is that a pint of guinness in _ my brother cian. is that a pint of guinness in your— my brother cian. is that a pint of guinness in your hand? - my brother cian. is that a pint of guinness in your hand? it - my brother cian. is that a pint of guinness in your hand? it is, - my brother cian. is that a pint ofj guinness in your hand? it is, the cheltenham _ guinness in your hand? it is, the cheltenham festival. _ guinness in your hand? it is, the cheltenham festival. you - guinness in your hand? it is, the cheltenham festival. you have l cheltenham festival. you have serious challenges _ cheltenham festival. you have serious challenges ahead? - cheltenham festival. you have i serious challenges ahead? yeah, since my diagnosis _ serious challenges ahead? yeah, since my diagnosis i _ serious challenges ahead? yeah, since my diagnosis i have - serious challenges ahead? yeah, since my diagnosis i have tried i serious challenges ahead? yeah, | since my diagnosis i have tried to raise awareness by various running challenges. i have been lucky enough to run the london marathon in three different occasions. the second time i was part of a seven marathons in seven days challenge. this year my brother ran it for the first time in london. last month around 100 miles in 204i was. —— 24 hours. i ran... a5 in 204i was. —— 24 hours. i ran... asl in 204i was. —— 24 hours. i ran... as i understand it, you have been reaching out to various people along

the way, for inspiration, trying to get them involved?— the way, for inspiration, trying to get them involved? sure. we have a challenae get them involved? sure. we have a challenge coming _ get them involved? sure. we have a challenge coming up _ get them involved? sure. we have a challenge coming up in _ get them involved? sure. we have a challenge coming up in nine - get them involved? sure. we have a challenge coming up in nine days, i get them involved? sure. we have a | challenge coming up in nine days, we will be trying to run the length of the uk in 31 days. it is a 903 mile run. supported by lots of local businesses back on. we have been doing a lot across social media. i believe you had simon scribble on recently. believe you had simon scribble on recentl . , . , believe you had simon scribble on recentl . , ., , ., recently. tell us a little bit about who he is? _ recently. tell us a little bit about who he is? he _ recently. tell us a little bit about who he is? he is _ recently. tell us a little bit about who he is? he is an _ recently. tell us a little bit about| who he is? he is an entrepreneur recently. tell us a little bit about - who he is? he is an entrepreneur and he aoes who he is? he is an entrepreneur and he goes out — who he is? he is an entrepreneur and he goes out onto _ who he is? he is an entrepreneur and he goes out onto the _ who he is? he is an entrepreneur and he goes out onto the streets - who he is? he is an entrepreneur and he goes out onto the streets up - who he is? he is an entrepreneur and he goes out onto the streets up and l he goes out onto the streets up and down the uk and ask people what their dreamers. for me and my brother we have a dream to kind of race, well, we want to raise £1000 towards research for a cure. along that we want to live a life of freedom with our families, experience life before we obviously lose our lives a young age. what lose our lives a young age. what were ou lose our lives a young age. what were you asking _ lose our lives a young age. what were you asking him? _ lose our lives a young age. what were you asking him? to - lose our lives a young age. what were you asking him? to help i lose our lives a young age. what| were you asking him? to help us fulfil our dreams, _ were you asking him? to help us fulfil our dreams, help _ were you asking him? to help us fulfil our dreams, help us - were you asking him? to help us fulfil our dreams, help us create | fulfil our dreams, help us create what we have to do. we want to turn

it not into a brand as such, but something i would like to call a legacy, not only for our family, something i would like to call a legacy, not only for ourfamily, but lots of different people living with dementia and the devastation it causes all over the uk.- dementia and the devastation it causes all over the uk. jordan, we have a bit — causes all over the uk. jordan, we have a bit of— causes all over the uk. jordan, we have a bit of a _ causes all over the uk. jordan, we have a bit of a surprise _ causes all over the uk. jordan, we have a bit of a surprise for- causes all over the uk. jordan, we have a bit of a surprise for you. i have a bit of a surprise for you. bbc breakfast contacted simon and he sent us this video. hi, guys. ijust saw your inspirational video. it's amazing what you're doing. how about we do a run together on the 8th ofjanuary, and raise money for your cause? i want to support you. i'll promote you to my 9 million followers online. i love your dream. it's purposeful, it's important, and i will do what i can to help you. well done. amazing. it's unbelievable. what is our amazing. it's unbelievable. what is your reaction? _ amazing. it's unbelievable. what is your reaction? that _ amazing. it's unbelievable. what is your reaction? that is _ amazing. it's unbelievable. what is| your reaction? that is unbelievable. we asked our— your reaction? that is unbelievable. we asked our followers _ your reaction? that is unbelievable. we asked our followers to _ your reaction? that is unbelievable. we asked our followers to tag - your reaction? that is unbelievable. | we asked our followers to tag simon in the commons. my brother contacted me to say over 200 people have commented. i said, me to say over 200 people have commented. isaid, we me to say over 200 people have commented. i said, we have planted the seed, you never know. that is

absolutely amazing. we are definitely up for running with simon on the 8th of january. amazing. susan, i suppose what it shows, you get someone like that, and influence are getting involved, and the conversation around all of this is so much more open and transparent, which in itself is brilliant. jordan is an amazing young man. and all of these stories resonate with people, don't they, make it more 0k to talk about? . ~ , don't they, make it more 0k to talk about? . ,, , ., , about? yeah, i think it is really important _ about? yeah, i think it is really important that _ about? yeah, i think it is really important that we _ about? yeah, i think it is really important that we don't - about? yeah, i think it is really important that we don't treat l important that we don't treat dementia like it is a stigma. it's really— dementia like it is a stigma. it's really important that we have these open conversations because with more awareness. _ open conversations because with more awareness, actually, we can fund more _ awareness, actually, we can fund more research, we can do more research — more research, we can do more research. jordan is participating in research _ research. jordan is participating in research as— research. jordan is participating in research as well as fundraising. it's incredible. and again, with more — it's incredible. and again, with more research, we can make more progress _ more research, we can make more progress and work towards a cure. and jordan. — progress and work towards a cure. andjordan, i still can't progress and work towards a cure. and jordan, i still can't get my head around how you come to terms with the diagnosis, you have been able to be so positive and upbeat

about it, and take an optimistic approach. how do you do that? what is your message to people out there who may be in the same boat? i who may be in the same boat? i wouldn't want anybody to think i don't go through my own struggles. i have my own challenges. i go through periods of quite extreme low mood which border on depression. being so close to my brother and sister, that manifests itself in kind of anxiety. we face our challenges day today and it comes and goes. but these running challenges and raising awareness is our way of coping, in terms of giving something back as well. we want to help people who have been through the devastation of dementia, whether it be frontotemporal dementia or alzheimer's disease. we want a cure for all kinds. this is our way of helping towards a cure. good luck with all the challenges that go ahead. go easy on that training, is my tip. lovely to see. you both. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

a very good morning. welcome to bbc london. i'm thomas magill. there's a warning keyless cars are being targeted in order to be stripped for parts and smuggled out the country. this organised crime group caught on cctv was jailed for 12 and a half years for stealing 53 high value vehicles, including this bentley in surrey. police there say organised crime groups are using advanced technology to access keyless vehicles from people's driveways. so someone could steal a car overnight in one county, for example. it would be out of the county, probably on cloned or plates have been changed before it'll even have been reported to the police. it may well already be in a chop shop at that point or it could have been taken to a quiet location, put into a container either whole or the component parts, ready for shipping and export abroad. this weekend, the notting hill carnival returns.

at 3pm on each day the music will be turned off for 72 seconds in an act of remembrance for the 72 people, who lost their lives in the grenfell tragedy. the tower off—course is located in notting hill and lcose to the route of the parade. raymond bernard was one of the victims and was involved in the local music scene. his sister says the tribute will be an important moment for reflection. 72 seconds silence is important because it's not only showing respect to the victims and their families, it's a way of remembering what actually happened at grenfell and the impact it's had on the bereaved, the survivors and the community as a whole. and we will have a special carnival—themed show on bbc radio london this monday between 2—6pm. let's take a look at how the tube

is running this morning. now onto the weather with gemma plumb. good morning. it's a windy start to the day today and that's all thanks to storm lilian, which will be moving away out into the north sea as we go through the day. but, for many of us, it will stay windy through today. we will be seeing early rain, which will be clearing quite quickly. we do see this rain to start the day today. that will be clearing away quite quickly, i think, as we go through the course of the morning. so for many of us it will turn mostly dry and fine with plenty of sunshine around. but it is going to be windy today, particularly through the morning, where we could see wind gusts of around 40 to 45 miles an hour. maybe locally it could be a little bit higher than that. but, later on today, we should start to see those winds easing. and, in that sunshine, it should be feeling quite pleasant

with highs of around 22 or 23 degrees. now, through this evening and overnight, it will be dry for a time. but, later on in the night, we're going to see this cloud thickening. we're going to start to see these outbreaks of rain edging its way in from the southwest. so that rain could be heavy and persistent, and it will hang around as we go through into saturday as well. overnight lows will be around 13 or 14 degrees. now, that rain on saturday will continue for many of us. it will clear later on to give us some sunny spells and some showers. it's mostly dry on sunday. there's more on the bbc news app, including an update on some engineering works affecting parts of the rail network this weekend. i'll be back with you in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with luxmy gopal and charlie stayt. earlier this morning, the energy regulator 0fgem announced that the price cap — that's the maximum amount a supplier can charge for one unit of energy — will rise by 10% from october. it means an increase to £1,717 a year for an average household. ben can give us the details.

morning to you. the average household. that is a funny phrase, isn't it? if you use more units, more energy, you will pay more regardless. this 10% rise is not what people want to hear right now. yes, some really important points. the energy price cap does not limit the overall bill. it is the maximum your energy supplier can charge you per unit of account and per unit of electricity. the overall bill, the annual bill figure of £1717 applies for a typical household using average amount of energy. if you use more than average, you will pay more than that. even their charges, the unit rates when they will vary depending on where you live in a country and how you pay your bill and the type of tariff you are on. yes, welcome to aj's

cafe here in doncaster. this is the energy secretary's constituency. we will be speaking to customers about energy bills and how they feel about price rises. this is keeping billy's coordination. billy and sylvia are pulling no punches today. on top of the agenda are their energy bills, which are on the up again. it's been a huge effort for sylvia and billy to afford their energy bills over the last couple of years. last year was really scary. we still had to wrap in blankets. yeah. watch the smart meter shooting up. does it feel like you are sort of close to the edge financially? we are. yeah. if we got a big bill in... we would be, you know... you know, don't want to go overdrawn. down under. because we just try to keep our head above water. i'm scared of, like,

things going wrong in the house. are you already starting to use the hot water bottles? yeah. talk me through what you've got. i had the hot water bottle injune. but paying those bills will get harder. today, the regulator has announced that the prices for gas and electricity can increase again in october. so we'll all be charged more for whatever energy we use. and because sylvia and billy are just above the threshold to get pension credit, now, they won't get that £300 winter fuel payment from the government. there was no way they would let us have pension credit, just by being about £100 more. and what we have to pay out because we don't get pension credit, is all our savings. down the road at this warm hub, it's a full house as the free lunch is dished out. there you go. along with a few bits and bobs to take home... waffles. ..and a round of bingo. 8-0, blind 80. although energy prices fell in the spring and the summer, the energy price rise that we're hearing about today

will kick in from the autumn, and we'll put most people's bills —— will kick in from the autumn, and will put most people's bills over the autumn and winter back to around the level that we were paying last winter. except for this time around, there's no extra energy help from the government. there is no extra cost—of—living payments being given out. and, for the vast majority of pensioners, there's no winter fuel payment either. that's a big concern for those in charge here. you can see for yourselves how busy we are now. the prices are ridiculous, aren't they? to heat your home. so if it's a single person on their own and they really did rely on that...that set amount of money to get them through the winter. i really worry what are we going to find? what are we going to come to? we know people have been affected, so it's going to be even worse in october when all the prices hike up. the government say they've had to make hard financial choices to stop overspending, and energy prices this autumn will be much lower than the peak two years ago. but with fewer handouts to get people through,

most households will find themselves with a very difficult hand to play. give me the money! colletta smith, bbc news in warrington. i will introduce you to ajay here in a moment. you might have spotted the initials in relation to the cafe. you are one of the customers here. what is the situation for you at the moment with energy bills? lode what is the situation for you at the moment with energy bills?- what is the situation for you at the moment with energy bills? we are on a fixed rate with _ moment with energy bills? we are on a fixed rate with bills. _ moment with energy bills? we are on a fixed rate with bills. my _ moment with energy bills? we are on a fixed rate with bills. my parents - a fixed rate with bills. my parents are suffering when they are pensioners. my dad like many around here is— pensioners. my dad like many around here is on— pensioners. my dad like many around here is on a _ pensioners. my dad like many around here is on a pitch pension. he will lose his _ here is on a pitch pension. he will lose his winter fuel allowance. it would _ lose his winter fuel allowance. it would be — lose his winter fuel allowance. it would be much harder for him with bills potentially going up. thank ou for bills potentially going up. thank you for sharing _ bills potentially going up. thank you for sharing that _ bills potentially going up. thank you for sharing that with - bills potentially going up. thank you for sharing that with us. - bills potentially going up. thank you for sharing that with us. we j bills potentially going up. “mafia; you for sharing that with us. we had bailey and john, who will be putting insulation in people's homes. there

is a lot of demand for that. you will also work with these guys. our energy bills at the moment? i will also work with these guys. our energy bills at the moment? i have five children _ energy bills at the moment? i have five children and _ energy bills at the moment? i have five children and it _ energy bills at the moment? i have five children and it is _ energy bills at the moment? i have five children and it is hard - energy bills at the moment? i have five children and it is hard at - energy bills at the moment? i have five children and it is hard at the i five children and it is hard at the minute — five children and it is hard at the minute. �* , ., ., ., five children and it is hard at the minute. �* , ., , . minute. are very good at switching thins minute. are very good at switching thin . s off? minute. are very good at switching things off? definitely _ minute. are very good at switching things off? definitely not. - minute. are very good at switching things off? definitely not. i- minute. are very good at switching things off? definitely not. i am - things off? definitely not. i am sure a lot _ things off? definitely not. i am sure a lot of — things off? definitely not. i am sure a lot of families _ things off? definitely not. i am sure a lot of families will- sure a lot of families will sympathise. we are going to have a chat. how do you think this increase of 10% on energy bills will affect families in doncaster day in and day out? ~ �* . , families in doncaster day in and day out? ~ �* ., , ., j~ ., out? we're really worried. 8 million --eole out? we're really worried. 8 million people carry — out? we're really worried. 8 million people carry energy _ out? we're really worried. 8 million people carry energy nationally. - out? we're really worried. 8 million people carry energy nationally. wel people carry energy nationally. we worry— people carry energy nationally. we worry this — people carry energy nationally. we worry this will throw 90,000 people into deficit _ worry this will throw 90,000 people into deficit budgets. we are really why particularly in doncaster because _ why particularly in doncaster because it is an area of deprivation that will— because it is an area of deprivation that will impact families and underaged people. it is a real worry~ — underaged people. it is a real worry~ we _ underaged people. it is a real worry. we are seeing record numbers of people _ worry. we are seeing record numbers of people contacting us for advice and support around this issue. it will be _ and support around this issue. it

will be a — and support around this issue. it will be a real challenge to deal with that. ~ . ., . . ,, with that. what about cutting back on winter fuel _ with that. what about cutting back on winter fuel payments? - with that. what about cutting back on winter fuel payments? how i with that. what about cutting back i on winter fuel payments? how much of an impact will that have? i on winter fuel payments? how much of an impact will that have?— an impact will that have? i think it will be significant. _ an impact will that have? i think it will be significant. we _ an impact will that have? i think it| will be significant. we recommend an impact will that have? i think it i will be significant. we recommend if you are _ will be significant. we recommend if you are in _ will be significant. we recommend if you are in a — will be significant. we recommend if you are in a position where you are worried _ you are in a position where you are worried your — you are in a position where you are worried your winter fuel payment will stop. — worried your winter fuel payment will stop, you need to speak to someone — will stop, you need to speak to someone at citizens advice. we would recommend people _ someone at citizens advice. we would recommend people do _ someone at citizens advice. we would recommend people do that. _ someone at citizens advice. we would recommend people do that. thank i someone at citizens advice. we would | recommend people do that. thank you very much. the big question is, should you fix your tariff now? is now a good time to lock in a fixed rate or we are starting to get used to the price cap winter kick in the teeth, aren't we? you to the price cap winter kick in the teeth, aren't we?— teeth, aren't we? you can lock in rates for 12 _ teeth, aren't we? you can lock in rates for 12 months. _ teeth, aren't we? you can lock in rates for 12 months. that - teeth, aren't we? you can lock in rates for 12 months. that can i teeth, aren't we? you can lock in rates for 12 months. that can be | rates for 12 months. that can be £100 _ rates for 12 months. that can be £100 cheaper than the price cap in 0ctober~ _ £100 cheaper than the price cap in 0ctober~ it— £100 cheaper than the price cap in october. it can lock in some certainty— october. it can lock in some certainty encase, as the current prediction— certainty encase, as the current prediction say, the price cap goes up prediction say, the price cap goes up again— prediction say, the price cap goes up again in— prediction say, the price cap goes up again injanuary. prediction say, the price cap goes up again in january.— prediction say, the price cap goes up again in january. gosh, thinking about the next _ up again in january. gosh, thinking about the next rise _ up again in january. gosh, thinking about the next rise already. i up again in january. gosh, thinking about the next rise already. thank| about the next rise already. thank

you you both. a5 about the next rise already. thank you you both. as promised, we couldn't finish without introducing you to this little fellow here, this is aj. he is the grandson ofjoanne, who we saw earlier. we were going to get his thoughts on the price cap but i think he has not got to worry about that for a few years. maybe he has. he about that for a few years. maybe he has. . , about that for a few years. maybe he has. ., , ., about that for a few years. maybe he has. . , ., .. ~ about that for a few years. maybe he has. . , ., .. ,, ., ., has. he was after the cake. you have u set has. he was after the cake. you have upset him- — has. he was after the cake. you have upset him- let's _ has. he was after the cake. you have upset him. let's stay _ has. he was after the cake. you have upset him. let's stay with _ has. he was after the cake. you have upset him. let's stay with as - has. he was after the cake. you have upset him. let's stay with as ben i upset him. let's stay with as ben makes the baby cry. d0 upset him. let's stay with as ben makes the baby cry.— upset him. let's stay with as ben makes the baby cry. do you want some milk? there — makes the baby cry. do you want some milk? there you _ makes the baby cry. do you want some milk? there you go. _ makes the baby cry. do you want some milk? there you go. do _ makes the baby cry. do you want some milk? there you go. do you _ makes the baby cry. do you want some milk? there you go. do you want i milk? there you go. do you want that? no, no. it is early. you have made an enemy. _ that? no, no. it is early. you have made an enemy. we _ that? no, no. it is early. you have made an enemy. we were - that? no, no. it is early. you have made an enemy. we were all- that? no, no. it is early. you have made an enemy. we were all like| made an enemy. we were all like that. he made an enemy. we were all like that- he so _ made an enemy. we were all like that. he so wants _ made an enemy. we were all like that. he so wants us _ made an enemy. we were all like that. he so wants us to _ made an enemy. we were all like that. he so wants us to stop i made an enemy. we were all like i that. he so wants us to stop looking at him now- — that. he so wants us to stop looking at him now. tempting _ that. he so wants us to stop looking at him now. tempting to _ that. he so wants us to stop looking at him now. tempting to stay. i that. he so wants us to stop looking at him now. tempting to stay. the | at him now. tempting to stay. the magic that ben hand has failed for once. what do you have for us. some good

news to start. looks like summer has deserted us. this is the view a short while ago in eastern aberdeenshire. lots of heavy rain. a5 aberdeenshire. lots of heavy rain. as a strong wind across england and wales. in sheffield, for example, next week, summer will make a reappearance. temperatures could reach low to mid 205 but maybe high 205 quite low 305 in the south and east. a teaser for next week. not in time for the bank holiday weekend. this morning we still have store million with us with strong winds across england and wales. —— storm lillian. still ongoing disruption for a little bit. if we go to see what is happening... i have gone right back to the start. i don't know how. england and north wales had the worst of the conditions and

we could see winds gusting 60, 70 miles an hour for we could see winds gusting 60, 70 miles an hourfora we could see winds gusting 60, 70 miles an hourfor a wee we could see winds gusting 60, 70 miles an hour for a wee while. this is the area of low pressure responsible. it is moving into the north sea. the winds are easing down. persistent rain in the east of scotland well clear. when in the south—east were clear. some sunshine to take it with the rest of the day. still blustery with a view showers. the heaviest and most frequent in western scotland and northern ireland. temperatures could sneak into the low 205. the cool varying day in the west of scotland. tonight, showers continue. some of those on the heavy side. cast your eyes toward southern england, channel islands and the south east midlands and east anglia. this is where we will see persistent rain tomorrow. probably good news for the gardeners. it has been very dry in the south and east. here we start the south and east. here we start the weekend with heavy and

persistent rain. place threw in the morning and early afternoon. sunshine and showers elsewhere. morning and afternoon showers across england and wales could be particularly lively. having with hail and thunder. look at the winds. much lighter than we will see in the next 24 hours. in the afternoon, it will feel cooler. temperatures i6 next 24 hours. in the afternoon, it will feel cooler. temperatures 16 to 18. saturday night into sunday, quieted for a time. by day we see this next weather system pushing its way in. not as potent as today that it will spread in with a lot more cloud and outbreaks of rain in the west. a bright star in central and eastern parts but it will cloud over. another cool day. into bank holiday monday, sunshine around and if you showers before the big improvement next week. thank ou. we big improvement next week. thank you- we are — big improvement next week. thank you. we are looking _ big improvement next week. thank you. we are looking forward - big improvement next week. thank you. we are looking forward to i big improvement next week. thank you. we are looking forward to that big improvement.

this weekend, hundreds of festivals, including reading, leeds and creamfields will take place across the uk. they're a much—loved part of british summertime, but big outdoor events can be bad news for the environment. that's why one festival in bristol — headlined by 905 legends massive attack — is doing things differently. david sillito has been to find out more. a warning, this report does contain some flashing images. # love, love is a verb. # love is a doing word.# clifton downs, high above bristol, and preparations for a festival with a difference. no cars, no diesel, no rubbish. bristol's trip hop superstars massive attack are trying to prove there's a better way of doing big outdoor events. well, it's always a big deal, sort of, um, playing your home turf. yeah. so, yeah, it's a big dealfor us. yeah. you're making it special. i think leaving this gig behind is a legacy to our history of the city, and our performances in the city will be the best thing we can offer. train announcement: this is a great western railway... fans have been told to leave cars

at home and come by train. but that only takes you so far. you have to get up to the site as well. you could walk, but it's quite a trek and almost all of it uphill. however, you could try cycling. i said try! urgh! however, there is an alternative that's rather easier on your legs than the long walk or cycle up the hill... a bus — an electric bus. hello, simon. ok if i sit anywhere? anywhere you want. i've got the bus to myself. how many buses are you putting on? we are putting on 39 fully—electric buses. that's a lot for one gig, isn't it? yes, but people tend to leave at the same time. yeah. they don't want to be waiting for three hours to leave, yeah. is it worth it? what's exciting here is all these little pieces are being brought together. and then when you look back, you can suddenly say, well, all these little steps now have added up to a big leap. and that's what's so exciting about this — this event.

thank you very much. and on site, it's like a green laboratory — a battery—powered green laboratory. if it weighs 40 tonnes, that's a lot of battery. it's a lot of battery. del vince knows festivals well. in the '805, he was what was known as a new age traveller. he's now a renewable energy tycoon. this is the first time an event this big, 30—odd thousand people has been powered entirely with batteries. but why can't you just plug it into the mains? great question. because there's no mains here. no mains. and that's the fundamental problem of outdoor events. 12 million litres of diesel burnt annually in our country to power outdoor events. 12 million litres. you started at glastonbury, didn't you, 30 years ago. yeah. it's kind of like back to the future. now i'm back at festivals, trying to wring the last drops of diesel out of our country. what's the moment of peak anxiety? for anyone who's panicked about their phone battery, this is on a whole different level. but this is about more than just cars and power, as i found out in the tea tent. where are the cups? there aren't any cups here.

you need to bring your own. i haven't got a cup. i haven't brought... i haven't brought a cup. it's a waste free zone, you're supposed to bring your own cup. don't worry, we'll get you one. this is what most festivals look like when everyone's gone home. here, they're hoping no rubbish — honestly. this is going to be composted. so this stuff that was normally thrown on the ground, you can just put it in the compost heap. you can. you can put it into a compost... what about all the cups that's always left behind? the cups are reusable. so they're made from a reusable vessel, which we can take back and wash and use again and again. and the fans, well, the two we had a chat to are all for it, but there is an issue — getting home. we have had to book a hotel and then get a train back on monday. evie's from cornwall, jess, liverpool. the key thing, can you get back on sunday night? no. definitely not with how late it is.

so i have to get a place to stay. gwr is laying on five extra late—night local trains, but after midnight... it's really difficult to do after midnight — to ensure that network rail have the ability to do the engineering work that they need. they need to do the maintenance. they absolutely do. so no chance for evie going home on a... to cornwall on a sunday night? i'm afraid not. not on this occasion. and this is just a fraction of everything they're trying. for the band, who've long had a passion for these issues, this is way more thanjust another gig. this is just something that we love doing. and, you know, it's our bit to help really. the only time you'll know it's really worked is when you walk on stage in front of 34,000 people and the actual lights come on and the music works properly. i think the only time we know it's worked is when we walk off stage, and there's been no power cuts in between. this really means something to you, doesn't it? yeah, this this is definitely one to get out of bed for, isn't it?

we're very happy talking to you because it's great to be able to share this — the details of this experiment with you. this experiment as... by its very virtue of being here, is hopefully going to sort of, like, create some activity. and, you know, because it's a sector which is has a lot to say about climate change, but, unfortunately, it's not doing much about it. it is essentially a bit of an experiment, and it does prove one thing, quite how much thought has to go into trying to convince people to not use their cars. but if you do come by bike, at least it's downhill all the way. i hope these brakes are good. oh, there we go! sorry for your ears. that report was from david sillito. sir ken dodd performed on stage thousands of times, but every show had one thing in common — making people happy. now, a new happiness centre, dedicated to the comedian, will be

built in his home city of liverpool. it'll be filled with joke books, tickling sticks and hundreds of other artefacts from his decades—long career. in a moment, we'll speak to sir ken's wife about the project. but first, here's a reminder of some of his most well—known performances. the one and only ken dodd! # happiness. # the greatest gift that i possess.# i feel absolutely tattifularious and full of plumptiousness. # grey skies are gonna clear up. # put on a happy face. # brush off the clouds and cheer up. # put on a happy face.# be honest, lady. is this the first time you've seen a chippendale? geronimo! # happiness is a field of grain. what a beautiful day for bouncing up and down in a big barrel of blancmange! what a beautiful day! what a beautiful day for dashing onto the roland rat show and shouting, "mousetrap. " # pick out a pleasant outlook.

# stick out that noble chin.# this is an educational show tonight. this is an educational show. when you go out of here tonight, you say, well, that's taught me a lesson. when you dream, do you dream in technicolour or black and white? i always dream in black and white now. well, at my age, it's mostly repeats. # put on a happy face.# thank you. thank you very much. we're joined now by lady dodd and sam avery from the comedy trust. good morning to you. can you introduce us, there is someone else on the sofa?—

on the sofa? this is dicky mint. richard meant, _ on the sofa? this is dicky mint. richard meant, really. - on the sofa? this is dicky mint. richard meant, really. some i on the sofa? this is dicky mint. i richard meant, really. some people will be watching _ richard meant, really. some people will be watching and _ richard meant, really. some people will be watching and thinking, i richard meant, really. some people will be watching and thinking, what| will be watching and thinking, what was it? he will be watching and thinking, what was it? . , will be watching and thinking, what was it? ., , ., ., ., ., was it? he was one of the original didd -- was it? he was one of the original diddy -- diddy — was it? he was one of the original diddy -- diddy men. _ was it? he was one of the original diddy -- diddy men. it _ was it? he was one of the original diddy -- diddy men. it was i was it? he was one of the original diddy -- diddy men. it was at i was it? he was one of the original diddy -- diddy men. it was at the | diddy —— diddy men. it was at the museum of liverpool. we had him at the exhibition. i am not very good at that. indie the exhibition. i am not very good at that. ~ . . ., ., at that. we watched a few of those cli s. ken at that. we watched a few of those clips. ken dodd _ at that. we watched a few of those clips. ken dodd were _ at that. we watched a few of those clips. ken dodd were so _ clips. ken dodd were so extraordinary, unique performer. tell us a bit about what he was like. we heard about his diaries he asked you to burn. he like. we heard about his diaries he asked you to burn.— like. we heard about his diaries he asked you to burn. he never stopped writina. he asked you to burn. he never stopped writing. he would _ asked you to burn. he never stopped writing. he would say, _ asked you to burn. he never stopped writing. he would say, take - asked you to burn. he never stopped writing. he would say, take a - writing. he would say, take a notebook with you wherever you go,

and notebook and pencil. you will think of things and get good ideas. you don't, you have to write it down. he wrote things down, he analysed his act, he self criticised. his notebooks were filled with all sorts of ideas for the future, comedy, type of thing. he did repeatedly in the years before he passed away, he said, you will burn all my manuscript that won't you? yes, if you want. i don't want people looking at it, it is just me and my notes. they are fascinating. i never looked at them when he was alive.— fascinating. i never looked at them when he was alive. what was it like workin: when he was alive. what was it like working on — when he was alive. what was it like working on this _ when he was alive. what was it like working on this project? _ when he was alive. what was it like working on this project? was i when he was alive. what was it like working on this project? was it i working on this project? was it cathartic anyway? working on this pro'ect? was it cathartic anyway?_ working on this pro'ect? was it cathartic anyway? absolutely, yes. the building _ cathartic anyway? absolutely, yes. the building which _ cathartic anyway? absolutely, yes. the building which will— cathartic anyway? absolutely, yes. the building which will be - cathartic anyway? absolutely, yes. the building which will be the i the building which will be the happiness centre came about because at one stage they said, what will

you do with all the museum stuff when it is finished? it finished in july. there were the artefacts with a little bits of film and history. at the top, that is a smile. a clever idea.— clever idea. what is going to happen? _ clever idea. what is going to happen? what _ clever idea. what is going to happen? what will— clever idea. what is going to happen? what will it - clever idea. what is going to happen? what will it be i clever idea. what is going to | happen? what will it be like? clever idea. what is going to i happen? what will it be like? ken dodd, not happen? what will it be like? ken dodd. notiust _ happen? what will it be like? ken dodd, notjust a livable but across the nation, — dodd, notjust a livable but across the nation, he has an incredible figure — the nation, he has an incredible figure i— the nation, he has an incredible figure. i have been working for a few years — figure. i have been working for a few years on doddy day. it is giving him a _ few years on doddy day. it is giving him a physical space to celebrate what _ him a physical space to celebrate what he — him a physical space to celebrate what he did, notjust as a comedian that someone who understood the important — that someone who understood the important links between humour and health— important links between humour and health and _ important links between humour and health and happiness, which is kind of important at the moment. do you remember when _ of important at the moment. do you remember when you _ of important at the moment. do you remember when you were _ of important at the moment. do you remember when you were first i remember when you were first inspired by his work? i

remember when you were first inspired by his work? i remember when i started _ inspired by his work? i remember when i started to _ inspired by his work? i remember when i started to do _ inspired by his work? i remember when i started to do stand-up i inspired by his work? i remember i when i started to do stand-up comedy when i started to do stand—up comedy in 2005 _ when i started to do stand—up comedy in 2005 my— when i started to do stand—up comedy in 2003. my grandad was a huge fan. ithink— in 2003. my grandad was a huge fan. i think almost everyone in the north—west specifically, anyone who saw can _ north—west specifically, anyone who saw can has— north—west specifically, anyone who saw can has a ken dodd story. it is amazing _ saw can has a ken dodd story. it is amazing. people's eyes light up when they talk— amazing. people's eyes light up when they talk about ken dodd. they talk about ken the amazing. people's eyes light up when they talk about ken the impact was really _ they talk about ken the impact was really meaningful. he they talk about ken the impact was really meaningful.— really meaningful. he was famous. towards the _ really meaningful. he was famous. towards the end _ really meaningful. he was famous. towards the end of _ really meaningful. he was famous. towards the end of the _ really meaningful. he was famous. towards the end of the career i really meaningful. he was famous. towards the end of the career he i towards the end of the career he worked pretty much to his death. his last worked pretty much to his death. h 3 last show was christmas 2017. he passed away in march. he last show was christmas 2017. he passed away in march.— last show was christmas 2017. he passed away in march. he was faint at that point _ passed away in march. he was faint at that point for _ passed away in march. he was faint at that point for doing _ passed away in march. he was faint at that point for doing very, - passed away in march. he was faint at that point for doing very, very i at that point for doing very, very long shows. amazing. he had stuff to say. he long shows. amazing. he had stuff to sa . , ., ., �*

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the best conversations driving in the best conversations driving in the car. it was a long journey. for the car. it was a long journey. for the last 20 years i used to do their driving on the booking and everything. driving on the booking and everything-— driving on the booking and everything. driving on the booking and eve hina. ~ i. a driving on the booking and eve hina.~ in everything. wind your neck in. it was very interesting. _ everything. wind your neck in. it was very interesting. never - everything. wind your neck in. it was very interesting. never had | everything. wind your neck in. it| was very interesting. never had a boring minute and all of those years. h boring minute and all of those ears. . , boring minute and all of those ears, ., , ., ., boring minute and all of those ears. ., ., ., , ., years. it was a real ambition a- ears years. it was a real ambition appears to — years. it was a real ambition appears to have _ years. it was a real ambition appears to have a _ years. it was a real ambition appears to have a real- years. it was a real ambition l appears to have a real comedy routine. ,., appears to have a real comedy routine. ., . ~ routine. going from way back in the ears, routine. going from way back in the years. there — routine. going from way back in the years, there were _ routine. going from way back in the years, there were some _ routine. going from way back in the years, there were some marvellousj years, there were some marvellous characters. and marvellous characters. and marvellous characters now. he did used to say to students, if you want to do comedy club the original. don'tjust go to the books. the original. study and create a character and then you are amended. you and create a character and then you are amended-— and create a character and then you are amended. ., ., ., , . , are amended. you have done stand-up ourself. are amended. you have done stand-up yourself- when — are amended. you have done stand-up yourself. when you _ are amended. you have done stand-up yourself. when you look _ are amended. you have done stand-up yourself. when you look at _ are amended. you have done stand-up yourself. when you look at what - are amended. you have done stand-up yourself. when you look at what ken i yourself. when you look at what ken did, it is very different to how we

perceive stand up now with the whole tone around it. he perceive stand up now with the whole tone around it.— tone around it. he had such a distinctive — tone around it. he had such a distinctive style. _ tone around it. he had such a distinctive style. i _ tone around it. he had such a distinctive style. i often - tone around it. he had such a distinctive style. i often refer| tone around it. he had such a i distinctive style. i often refer to him as— distinctive style. i often refer to him as the — distinctive style. i often refer to him as the shakespeare of comedy. whether_ him as the shakespeare of comedy. whether you were a big fan or not, you cannot — whether you were a big fan or not, you cannot deny his influence. it was huge — you cannot deny his influence. it was huge. notjust what he did on stage. _ was huge. notjust what he did on stage. he — was huge. notjust what he did on stage, he was deep thinking and honest_ stage, he was deep thinking and honest the scholar of comedy. what resonated _ honest the scholar of comedy. what resonated with me was when he did a .ood resonated with me was when he did a good show. _ resonated with me was when he did a good show, he was not doing it to the audience, he was doing it with the audience, he was doing it with the audience, he was doing it with the audience and the audience was a double _ the audience and the audience was a double act, — the audience and the audience was a double act, a double act with the audience — double act, a double act with the audience. that is what we need to make _ audience. that is what we need to make sure — audience. that is what we need to make sure we do with this building, consult _ make sure we do with this building, consult the — make sure we do with this building, consult the audience. we want to make _ consult the audience. we want to make sure — consult the audience. we want to make sure members of the public come and tell— make sure members of the public come and tell us— make sure members of the public come and tell us what to see. what --urose and tell us what to see. what purpose will _ and tell us what to see. what purpose will the _ and tell us what to see. what purpose will the centre - and tell us what to see. what | purpose will the centre serve? and tell us what to see. hisusgt purpose will the centre serve? what will it offer for people? it purpose will the centre serve? what will it offer for people?— will it offer for people? it will be a lot of things. _ will it offer for people? it will be a lot of things. a _ will it offer for people? it will be a lot of things. a living - will it offer for people? it will be i a lot of things. a living monument for the _ a lot of things. a living monument for the legacy of what ken dodd did for the legacy of what ken dodd did for everyone in the country. it will

house _ for everyone in the country. it will house exhibition items. we will have a consultation as to what people will want — a consultation as to what people will want to see. it would be a living — will want to see. it would be a living space, comedy workshops, drop-in _ living space, comedy workshops, drop—in sessions. it will be a welcoming and happy building. how many original— welcoming and happy building. hf>siisii many original tickling sticks are that around? i many original tickling sticks are that around?— many original tickling sticks are that around? i still have a view. around the _ that around? i still have a view. around the house? _ that around? i still have a view. around the house? yes. - that around? i still have a view. around the house? yes. do - that around? i still have a view. around the house? yes. do you remember— around the house? yes. do you remember when _ around the house? yes. do you remember when he _ around the house? yes do you rememberwhen he first around the house? yes do you remember when he first came up with the idea of the tickling stick? he used to watch our television and realised he wanted something to hold. he started with tickling sticks made out of feathers and then people, he would throw them into the audience and people would say, why can't we buy them? so he started to use artificial sheepskin. it can't we buy them? so he started to use artificial sheepskin.— use artificial sheepskin. it has been lovelv- _ use artificial sheepskin. it has

been lovely. thank _ use artificial sheepskin. it has been lovely. thank you - use artificial sheepskin. it has been lovely. thank you for i use artificial sheepskin. it has - been lovely. thank you for sharing your stories and thank you for bringing their men. a lot of people love the place when it is finally built up. thank you. live from london, this is bbc news. i accept your nomination.

cheering and applause to be president of the united states of america. kamala harris promises a "new way forward" as she makes her case to be president. british households are to pay more for power, with the energy regulator announcing an increase in its price cap. india's prime minister is in kyiv — narendra modi wants to discuss a possible path to peace with volodymyr zelesnky. and a volcano erupts in iceland for the sixth time in eight months — a nearby fishing village has been evacuated. welcome, i'm martine croxall. kamala harris promised a "new way forward" as she accepted her party's nomination for the us presidency — at the climax of the democratic national convention. she told jubilant supporters that the united states had a fleeting opportunity to move past bitterness, cynicism and division. the vice president said if she became president,

she would ensure free and fair elections, foster the rule of law