welcome to breakfast with ben thomson and luxmy gopal. 0ur headlines today: the chancellor, rachel reevesld trump returns to the campaign trail a week after surviving an assassination attempt. i took a bullet for democracy. cheering israel launches air strikes on a houthi—controlled port in yemen, after a drone launched by the group hit tel aviv. in sport, it's tight at the top going into today's final round of the open. england'sjustin rose and dan brown are in the mix but america's billy horschel is the man to beat as the rain and wind of troon batters the field. good morning. a much drier and better day in western areas today, and a fresher, less

good morning welcome to breakfast with ben thomson and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today.nee in "the best interest of my party and the country" — but it follows weeks of speculation after a disastrous debate performance. dealing with everything we have to do with... look, we finally beat medicare. as key figures, including mr biden, endorse vice—president kamala harris — will she become the new candidate? we'll have the latest analysis throughout the programme. six people, including two children, have died in a crash near wakefield. wrongly accused and left bankrupt — we speak to a former subpostmaster about what it's like to finally receive compensation. can put it to bed now. yeah, i'm happy.

hello, this is breakfast with ben thomson and sally nugent.y, bridget phillipson. morning to you. just your reaction to the news that came out yesterday that his on the front page of all the newspapers this morning, the decision byjoe biden to pull out of the us election race. iloathed decision by joe biden to pull out of the us election race. what matters to us as he — the us election race. what matters to us as he weathered _ the us election race. what matters to us as he weathered the - the us election race. what matters| to us as he weathered the american people elected later on this year, the strong relationship between our two nations continues and enjoys that special relationship about how we work together and that transcends any party interest and is about more than individuals. i do knowjoe biden has been a dedicated public servants and wants to make sure he puts the interests of the american people first and that is what his decision has been about. haifa people first and that is what his decision has been about. how closely will the

welcome to breakfast with ben thomson and luxmy gopal. 0ur headlines today...ing up. it�*s sunday, the 21st ofjuly. our main story. the chancellor, rachel reeves, has hinted that she will give public sector workers above—inflation pay increases. it�*s understood that independent pay review bodies have recommended rises of 5.5% for teachers and nhs workers, with inflation currently at 2 percent. ms reeves told the bbc�*s laura kuenssberg she would "make the sums add up". she�*s also announced a review of pensions in the hope of encouraging billions of pounds of investment in the uk. 0ur political correspondent, leila nathoo, has the story. millions of public sector workers are waiting to learn what their pay rises will be this year. independent pay review bodies make recommendations to the government of what percentage should be awarded. it�*s understood that ministers have been advised to raise the salaries of teachers and nhs workers by 5.5%, a rate that is above current inflation. it�*s now up to the new chancellor, rachel reeves, to decide if this is afforda