as a single mum she started writing because she couldn't afford a tv — now martina cole is the biggest—selling female crime author in the uk. she'll be here to tell us how she did it before 10. stay with us. headlines are next. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and jon kay. more criticism of kensington council as the london mayor calls for it to be taken over by the government. the council leader and his deputy both resigned over their response to the grenfell tower fire. now sadiq khan says commissioners should step in and run the authority. good morning, it's

saturday istjuly. a former hospital employee opens fire with an assault rifle in new york killing one doctor and injuring six other people. ten years after smoking was banned in public places in england we'll be asking how much difference it's made. in sport, it's make or break for the british and irish lions in one of the most significant games in their history. owen farrell has just levelled for the lions. and it's the sailing sport that sees you fly above the water. i've been having a go at foiling. and louise has the weather. good morning. it's a chilly start in

the far north of the country but not a bad weekend in prospect. mostly dry with decent sunny spells. more throughout the morning. first, our main story. kensington and chelsea council is facing more criticism over its handling of the grenfell tower fire. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is calling for commissioners to be brought in to take over the running of the authority, which he says is not fit for purpose. the council leader, nicholas paget—brown, and his deputy, both resigned yesterday. simonjones reports. after angry protests at the council offices and after a meeting of the council was cut short following an attempt to ban the public and press.. reporter: were you pressured by number 10 to resign? ..the pressure for the leader got too great. this is a huge human tragedy for so many families. the task for my successor is to ensure that the strengths would also characterise this place, and north kensington, in particular, are seen to play their part in bringing the community together. but the mayor of london says this

cannot happen with a change of leadership from among the existing councillors. sadiq khan says the fire has shown the authority is not fit for purpose. what he called "untainted commissioners", government—appointed experts must be brought in immediately. he has the backing of one community campaigner who says residents have been ignored for too long. trust in the whole of the cabinet hasjust gone, confidence in the council has gone. they weren't confident in them years ago, while they were complaining and trying to raise these issues, and the aftermath has been disastrous, as we can all see, and new people do need to be put in place that people can be confident in. but one conservative memeber of the london assembly called the idea undemocratic. the communities secretary, sajid javid, said it was right the leader had stepped aside and the government remained focused on providing all necessary support to people

affected by the tragedy. simon jones, bbc news. how likely is it the government will send in commissioners to take over the council? let's speak to our correspondent simonjones outside kensington town hall this morning. that building has been the scene of much anger and protest the last couple of weeks. yes, a couple of days after the fire residents gathered here, some of them ran up the stairs behind me and got into the stairs behind me and got into the council building. they were angry because they felt they hadn't been listened to before the fire when they raised safety concerns and after the fire they felt they were being ignored by the council and that anger continues to this day. but for the government to impose commissioners, to effectively take over the council, is a step to take because it effectively means they're removing councillors who have been elected but it has happened in the past, for example, in rotherham

where commissioners were sent in because it was considered the council wasn't doing a good enough job dealing with child sexual exploitation. but one conservative councillor this morning said the councillor this morning said the council had been rated as outstanding and she believed the process would begin as early as next week of choosing a new councillor to lead this council. thank you very much. a doctor has been shot dead and six others were seriously injured, after a man opened fire inside a hospital in new york. the gunman, who was a former employee at the hospital, later killed himself. nada tawfik reports from new york. the bronx—lebanon hospital is normally a place of care and concern but on friday afternoon, one doctor broke his oath to do no harm. a former employee of the hospital entered the building with an assault rifle concealed under a white doctor's coat. media reports have identified him as dr henry bello. the 45—year—old fired numerous shots on the 16th and 17th floors of the hospital, which struck many doctors on duty. i want to say at the outset,

thank god this was not an act of terrorism. it is an isolated incident. it appears to be a workplace—related matter but that makes it no less tragic or no less horrible. immediately, emergency services responded and locked down the building. responding officers went floor to floor looking for the shooter, following a trail of blood. they were told he was on the 17th floor and, once there, they found him dead from a self—inflicted gun wound. one female doctor was found dead and six others are injured. five are in serious condition, and fighting for their lives. there are still many unanswered questions, including how a man was able to enter a hospital with an assault rifle in one of the few places in the country where they are banned. nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. the former chief of staff to the brexit secretary has said

negotiations with the eu are being hamstrung by theresa may's lack of flexibility. james chapman worked closely with david davis, and told the bbc that the red lines set by the prime minister had made his former boss's job very difficult as he conducts talks with the european union. if you were due to see adele at wembley this weekend — then we have some bad news. the singer has been forced to cancel both shows because she's damaged her vocal chords. in a series of tweets, adele said she was devastated and heartbroken — as the shows were the biggest of her life. but she admitted she'd struggled vocally earlier in the week. on wednesday night she also told fans that this tour could be her last. she thought for a moment about maybe miming so at least people could see

her and be there but she said she wouldn't do that this week. hope she gets better soon. thousands of police have been deployed in hong kong, where celebrations are being held to mark the 20th anniversary of the territory's handover from british to chinese rule. the new chief executive carrie lam was sworn in this morning by the chinese president, amid tight security. clashes have taken place between pro—democracy and pro—beijing demonstrators, with more protests expected over the weekend. our correspondentjoins us now. lots of people preparing to protest? absolutely. perhaps i should explain what's going on here and give you an idea of the clash of ideas in hong kong. behind me we have tens of thousands of pro—democracy protesters slowly streaming through. across the road, not sure if you can see, but there are red flags waving. that's a small group of pro—beijing protesters, making up for their small numbers, around two dozen of

them, by blasting out as much sound as they possibly can to counter the large crowd behind me. it's a spirited protest from both sides. but the much larger protest, tens of thousands are are in favour of greater democracy and defending freedoms here in hong kong. greater democracy and defending freedoms here in hong kongm greater democracy and defending freedoms here in hong kong. it looks very lively, thank you very much, stephen. it's been exactly 10 years since the smoking ban was introduced in pubs and other licensed premises in england. it hasn't been popular with everybody, but campaigners say the legislation has helped two million smokers to kick the habit, as our health correspondent sophie hutchinson reports. over a decade ago, lighting up in restaurants, pubs and bars, in fact, any enclosed public space was the norm but all that changed with the ban in england on this day, in 2007, bringing it in line with the rest of the uk. smoking rates are now at their lowest ever recorded in britain — there are nowjust over eight million smokers. according to cancer research uk, that means 2 million people have given up cigarettes since the ban.

the proportion of 16 — 2a year olds who smoke is nowjust i7%. an all—time low. what we are after is a smoke—free generation. we are part—way there. we see the smoking rate in younger people dropping more people than other age groups. we see the smoking rate in younger people dropping more quickly than other age groups. we see them using e—cigarettes more as an aid to quit smoking than others, and that seems to be particularly helpful. as well as the range of nhs stop smoking services that we've got that can help them. but pro—smoking capaigners have criticised the ban, saying it has led to the closure of more than 11,000 pubs in england. public support for smoke—free areas has grown, however. a yougov poll today suggests just 12% of people would like to see it overturned. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. a brand new photograph

of her majesty the queen has been released this morning, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of modern canada. the queen, who is canada's head of state, is wearing the platinum brooch set with diamonds on her left shoulder, if you look closely you can spot it. it's been worn by the queen mother and more recently the duchess of cambridge. prince charles and camilla are celebrating canada day during a three—day tour. the leader of kensington and chelsea council had been facing calls to step down ever since the grenfell tower fire. he finally did yesterday evening, accepting responsibility for what he called perceived failings. the news was welcomed by the government and the opposition, and the mayor of london is now calling for commissioners to be brought in to take over the running of the council.

let's discuss this in more detail with andrew gwynne, who is shadow secretary for communities and local government. good morning. you agree so he should have stepped down? absolutely, i think he should have done this earlier but better late than never. the fact is that the response by kensington and chelsea council has been lamentable in dealing with this dreadful tragedy and the council could and should have done a lot more to get a grip on what is a dreadful tragedy and there are still people out there requiring help of the public authorities that aren't getting the help that they desperately need. no one would ever dispute these people need help and that more should have been done quicker, sooner, the question is, though, by who? which body should have been in charge, is any council, regardless of how wealthy it is, in a position in terms of personnel, in terms of money, in terms of being able to organise resources, to react to something like this? grenfell

tower tragedy, it was awful, but on a scale that no council would ever expect to be dealing with? all local authorities should be prepared for civil contingencies and that means they take a leading role in pooling together resources, it might be they don't have resources to look after it but they should take the lead with central government, other agencies, other charitable bodies to help get together that support people need at the time of need, and thatis people need at the time of need, and that is clear that this hasn't happened. now the government have accepted their share of responsibility. the prime minister has stood newspaper the house of commons and said central government should have done more. i accept that. but the local authority should have taken a leading role and they've let the people of kensington down. when terrible things happen there is a sense these days that we wa nt there is a sense these days that we want accountability and scalps and people to maybe resign. i wonder whether losing the leader of a council at a time like this when they still face so many challenges

risks creating even more instability and even greater inability to deal with what they're facing? that's why one of the powers that the secretary of state for communities and local government has is to instigate an investigation into corporate governance because there is clearly a corporate governance failure at kensington and chelsea council and he can then also instruct commissioners. this is a very rarely and rightly rarely used power. but he can instruct commissioners to go in and take control of the local authority for a temporary period. i feel that is certainly a power that should be used in this case. those councillors were elected, democratically elected by people who live there, even if they've fallen out of favour or are in controversial situations at the moment, it's quite dangerous for central government to put their own people above the elected councillors. that's why it's a rarely used power. but where there isa rarely used power. but where there is a failing and a corporate failing and there has been, i think, in this

case, i think it's right that central government takes control of the situation. it's a temporary measure, are to get the local government levels back up to what it should to be get the corporate governance back to what it should be. local councillors still remain in place, there is still that democratic accountability, but it means central government takes the day—to—day control through appointed commissioners in running the council and it's clear that if we are going to get a grip of what has gone desperately wrong in kensington and chelsea, then central government needs to get its act together, as well. there is a fine line when it comes to political reaction to tragedies like this. no one is accusing anyone of not being sympathetic or understanding or compassionate about what has happened to these people with this g re nfell tower happened to these people with this grenfell tower tragedy, but there is an accusation the labour party is taking advantage now of an awful situation. how would you react to

that? that'sjust not the case. i mean, my thoughts and prayers are with the people who are suffering... which is what i said, that expression has been made. we have absolutely got to make sure that they get the best deal they can out of the public authorities, that those people who are still homeless are rehoused, those people that still need help through various government agencies get that help, that's the only thing that i and the labour party are interested in. do you think the labour party will benefit politically from this?|j hope benefit politically from this?” hope not. it's not about trying to get extra points in the polls. this is about making sure we do the right thing by people who have had a tragic incident occur in their day—to—day lives. we also then have to learn wider lessons so that incidents like grenfell tower don't happen ever again in any other part of the country. do you think labour party would have been as critical of this happening within a labour party authority? absolutely. you know, at

the end of the day these are people's lives, these are people's homes. whether it's in kensington or another local authority, there are big questions that need to be resolved in terms of planning procedures, in terms of our building control mechanisms, in terms of a range of issues for the future. right here and now, though, we need to get justice right here and now, though, we need to getjustice for right here and now, though, we need to get justice for the right here and now, though, we need to getjustice for the grenfell residents. thank you very much. let's get the weather with louise. that's a lovely picture in cornwall. it's beautiful, i have found some sunshine. not much around at the moment but i am hoping there will be more in the sunshine that we have in cornwall at the moment. it is this slice of cloud or cloud—free zone across much of the west. a weather front is waiting in the wings, this cloud through much of central and eastern areas should thin and break up as we go through

the day. it's an improving picture and for many of us it's going to be and for many of us it's going to be a largely fine, dry day. in the sunshine it will feel promising. that weather front will gradually bring cloud and rain into the north and west of scotland and northern ireland. it's not going to be too heavy but will be a nuisance into the afternoon. highest values in sheltered eastern areas but generally around 14—18 degrees the high here. the cloud will start to push in across north—west england and north wales but it should stay dry during daylight hours and hopefully for the majority of england and wales, as you probably gathered, we will see decent breaks in the cloud, sunny spells and highs of 22 or 23 not out of the question. rain likely through the night tonight, pushing across wales, moving into the midlands and then potentially pepping up for a time overnight. that will probably come as welcome news for gardeners and growers out there. it may linger first thing tomorrow morning. windy

in the far north of scotland. showers through the night and those showers stay with you for tomorrow. we lose the rain in the south—east through the morning. have a lie—in and you might miss it altogether. the cloud continues to break and we will see sunny spells. a scattering of showers and breezy conditions in western scotland, that will make it feel fresher on exposed coasts. highest values likely of 23 again. likely scotland will start off with the better of the weather over the next couple of days because an area of low pressure will move into the south. monday into tuesday we could see rain across central and southern england, some of that will turn heavy through northern ireland and north wales on tuesday. generally speaking highest values again still around 15 to 23. back to you two. doctors and dentists agree that healthy teeth often mean healthy bodies too,

with gum disease linked to higher risks of stroke, heart disease and diabetes. there are many people though — particularly those living on the streets or with drug and alcohol problems — who haven't seen a dentist in years and have shocking levels of tooth decay. brea kfast‘s graham satchell went to one pop—up clinic in manchester, which aims to help them. my name is abdul and i am 24. i am anna and i am 35 years of age. i am tony, my age is now 57. and i am basically on the streets. how do you reach the hard to reach? for dentist ben atkins and his team in manchester, you go to them.

any medical problems we should be aware of? we are in a tiny side room at a drop—in centre for homeless people. you have a bit of a hole in it... we go out to these sites and it a lot of different sites and they're shocked we have come to them. you are going to their environment, to somewhere they feel safe. do you have a contact number? no. the trick is notjust to sign people like tony up but then to persuade them to come to the surgery. tony has lived on the streets for much of his life, he is having his teeth properly cleaned for the first time in years. it's like when you smile, people look at your teeth and they see yellow or whatever. hopefully now they'll see white. a recent study by the charity ground swell showed 7% of homeless people had no teeth, 15% had pulled out their own teeth and more than a quarter hadn't been to the dentist for five years.

tony's teeth are done and he is happy. but not everyone is so lucky. on a scale of one to ten, it's about eight out of ten, really, really painful. 13 teeth at the top are all rotted. must be a lot of pain. yeah, i have taken... it doesn't help when you have teeth problems and that because it rots your teeth. ben's outreach dentistry is funded by nhs england and is believed to be the only project of its kind in the country. you have seen examples today of what i would you have seen examples today of what i would call dickensian dentistry.

there must have been pain. to get to that stage in a rich society like our country not to care for these people is wrong.le. melissa will need 21 out of her teeth taken out as ben continues his mission to reach the hard to reach. you are watching breakfast. it's time to look at the saturday morning papers now. with us to tell us what has caught his eye is dan sodergren. i love this story about annie lennox. everybody knows annie lennox, right. you would have thought so. not right. a chap in america didn't recognise her at all. actually got back to her and said we might be able to play some of your tunes pretty much. she posted on facebook,

quote on quote, i think i might have a chance which is a lovely thing. not recognised at all, google the name for a second and surely a trillion things would turn up for use images, anything. but not to be recognised is hilarious. she got this e—mail, i assume a younger person, saying, you know, we are interested in what we heard of yours. we have come across your music and like what we hear and would like you to submit more for consideration to be played on our radio station. they even asked what is her support like and does she have a support campaign? do you have a manager! can i help you. they should have used this. exactly. links into this nicely. this is a great story about how ai and facial recognition is used more and more in china. it's something like 167 million surveillance cameras in china. they're now using ai million surveillance cameras in china. they're now using a! for facial recognition. things as small

as jay—walking or dropping litter. they're putting the picture and a big billboard when the person does it. naming and shaming. don't know if my life is too mixed up in tech films, i thought this was happening anyway. i think it's happening, ai is happening lots and facial recognition is happening a lot. it's here they're naming and shaming insta ntly here they're naming and shaming instantly which is the clever thing if you think about it, or the terrifying thing depending on wru wa nt to terrifying thing depending on wru want to go with this. this recognition software could be used on bordersage things, there is another way of thinking about technology, is it big brother, is it too much snooping or a useful tool for stuart forces ? too much snooping or a useful tool for stuart forces? we are in the airport —— security forces when you are in the airport, in the passport, that's facial recognition. absolutely. it's more the fact the ai is doing it so quickly, that the camera, normally you are standing in front of it, if you are walking and

drop something the camera can pick up drop something the camera can pick up that side of your face, a! recognises it and not saying you would ever drop litter, naga, someone would ever drop litter, naga, someone drops it and it's the independent stant fine, that's the exciting or terrifying bit. nature story here in the financial times. the bumblebee. we all know from 5th form, in schools, these guys pollenate the world. however, as we also know, they are unfortunately dying out. this is a ban hopefully europe will keep doing with pesticides and banning them, it's a technology story is because there is a plan by harvard to build robo—bees to replace them, if they do die out. a p pa re ntly to replace them, if they do die out. apparently we will be fine. it's a concept for this technology that will be able to pollinate stuff. it's in the future. it would create

a bee that is not killed by the pesticides. it will be a tiny robot bee. it's like a movie. good face there, kind of scary. this is why it's a lovely story, it's not about technology, it's about nature and people saving people. we can go back to the basics and we don't need technology to save the world. we can do it by being nicer. what is this, a care home, two different generations mixing together. it's something that happens, a lot in northern europe and it's starting to happen here. a company i think it's called apple and honey, a nice link to the bees, they're bringing together nursery children and the very old and they're looking after each other. it gets rid of, what they call age apartheid. nursery and

a home for the elderly on the same site so they can interact. it's a lovely way of doing it, we don't necessarily have that support from extended families as much any more. this might be a new way of doing it. i love the idea that old people can interact and get the energy from and be stereotypes can be broken down and loneliness goes. we don't need technology, just meet each other. they meet each other. and their energy. it's in seattle i think at the moment, i can imagine it being the moment, i can imagine it being the kind of idea it takes off here. it's in clapham. they're doing it right now. we should investigate that. thank you for coming in. good stuff. how was your breakfast? planning for lunch and dinner? yes. wa nt planning for lunch and dinner? yes. want some ideas. the hairy bikers have that. good morning guys. morning! how are you this morning? very well. a little bird tells me

that you are venturing outside today, you should have a good day because louise has been telling us about the weather. yes, a good one. definitely, our special guest is a talented musician and a talented cheese—maker, as well. talented musician and a talented cheese-maker, as well. it's alex james! aside from cheese, tell us your food heaven. food heaven, i am absolutely love venison at the moment. delicious, healthy, really underrated. what about hell? i think anything can be nice, but i used to be scared by prawns when i was little. imagine if they lived under your bed? fair-dos. we have two great chefs today. elizabeth, what are you cooking? i have beautiful sea are you cooking? i have beautiful sea trout to cook on the barbecue

with miso butter and lemon. and we are cooking on the roof live for the first time! lam starting first time! i am starting with a grapefruit salad. : the marvellous and wonderful and enigmatic sam is here, what about the wine? two summery whites for the chefs today. don't forget you guys at home nr charge of heaven and hell. you can go to the website to see how to vote. see you at ten! louise will have the weather in 15 minutes. coming up in the next hour. as a single mum she started writing because she couldn't afford a tv, now martina cole is the biggest selling female crime author in the uk.

she'll be here to tell us how she did it before the end of the programme. stay with us, the headlines are coming up. hello. this is breakfast with naga munchetty and jon kay. coming up before 10... louise will have the weather for you. also the sport with mike. the lions have kicked off. but first, a summary of this morning's main news. kensington and chelsea council is facing more criticism over its handling of the grenfell tower fire. the council leader, nicholas paget—brown, and his deputy, both resigned yesterday. now the mayor of london sadiq khan is calling for commissioners to be brought in to take over the running of the authority, which he says is "not fit for purpose." the shadow communities secretary said he supported the idea. the shadow communities secretary said he supported the ideam the shadow communities secretary said he supported the idea. it is a rarely used power. where there is a corporate failing, and there has beenin corporate failing, and there has been in this case, i think it is

right that central government takes control of the situation. it is a temporary measure to get local government levels back to where they should be to get governments back to where it should be. there is still democratic accountability. a doctor has been shot dead and six others were seriously injured, after a man opened fire with an assault rifle inside a hospital in new york. dr henry bello, who used to work at the hospital, concealed an assault rifle under a white doctor's coat, shooting at those who were working, and then killing himself. the mayor of new york said it was not an act of terrorism. the former chief of staff to the brexit secretary has said negotiations with the eu are being "hamstrung" by theresa may's lack of flexibility. james chapman worked closely with david davis, and told the bbc that the red lines set by the prime minister had made his former boss's job very difficult as he conducts talks with the european union. thousands of police have been deployed in hong kong, where celebrations are being held to mark the 20th anniversary of the territory's handover from british to chinese rule. the new chief executive carrie lam

was sworn in this morning by the chinese president, amid tight security. clashes have taken place between pro—democracy and pro—beijing demonstrators, with more protests expected over the weekend. it's been exactly ten years since the smoking ban was introduced in pubs and other licensed premises in england. it hasn't been popular with everybody, but campaigners say the legislation has helped two million smokers to kick the habit, while take—up among those aged 16 to 2a is at an all—time low. using mobile phones is changing and we talk and walk, according to new research. scientists from the university of essex fitted trackers and said if you are using a smartphone to check social media you

walk about 20% slower because you are not lifting your feet as much. the biggest reduction was in peripheral vision. what a surprise! you do not think it has an effect on the way you physically walk. it is one of your bugbears. you hate it. a lot of people have been getting in touch. lots of people getting in touch. lots of people getting in touch who agree it is very frustrating. having coffey spilt on them. those are the main stories this morning. adele has had to cancel her two concerts and we'll be talking about that later. you are talking about 1967 and the

introduction of colour tv for that that was the last time that new zealand had a player sent off, until today for them could this be a game changer? real relief in the british and irish lions camp now. we are listening now. could this be the lions chance? new zealand with a man down. this was the moment that could prove so crucial. it was 3— free when sonny bill williams went cruising in. sound effects from jon kay. knows a prize he was sent off by the french referee. the first all—black to be sent off in 50 yea rs. all—black to be sent off in 50 years. but mac, a story of penalties. going into the second half it is 9—9. i penalties. going into the second half it is 9-9. i will penalties. going into the second half it is 9—9. i will update you when it happens. the lions have their tails when it happens. the lions have theirtails up, when it happens. the lions have their tails up, you feel. gary ballance has been recalled to the england cricket squad for next week's first test against south africa at lord's.

the yorkshire captain was dropped after a poor performance against bangladesh in october but he's the second—highest run—scorer in this season's county championship. uncapped middlesex bowler toby roland—jones is also included in the 12—man squad. andy murray says he's feeling good, despite limping through three hours of practice yesterday. murray has a sore hip and though he was hitting the ball and serving smoothly, in between rallies he was limping and grimacing. he still plans to begin the defence of his wimbledon title on monday, against alexander bublik. novak djokovic plays gael monfils in the final, at eastbourne later, after beating, daniil medvedev. djokovic isn't quite back to his old self, but he hasn't dropped a set this week. british number three heather watson declared herself, "ready for wimbledon", after pushing former world number one caroline wozniacki, to three sets in the semi—finals, at eastbourne. she said a run of good results, had left her feeling confident and optimistic. wozniacki will face karolina pliskova, in the final. pliskova went through, when british number one

johanna konta pulled out. she'd injured her back in a nasty fall, during her victory over world number one angelique kerber, in the quarter—finals. she's still hoping to be fit for wimbledon — but she won't push it. it is a big tournament next week for all of us but it is something that i have to disregard when it comes to my health. my health always has got to come first and i'm definitely doing everything i can to be ready for wimbledon but definitelyjust taking it a day at a time and whatever is best for my health. chris froome has signed a three—year contract with team sky on the eve of the tour de france. the tour gets under way in dooosseldorf in germany this afternoon — and froome's hoping to complete his third straight win, and fourth victory in five years. but he knows it won't be easy: the level of my rivals and the course we are racing on this year makes it a much more open race and it going to be the biggest challenge for me, for sure. it would be right up there, to win a fourth tour de france title

would be incredible. i mean, i don't want tojinx it. it would just be. ..unreal. it isa it is a huge weekend of sailing. a new record has been set. i've been in those waters, for an exclusive look at how the sport of foiling, in which you fly along above the water, is becoming more accessible to all. if you thought the sort of sailing we've seen recently, in the america's cup, was just for the most experienced crews, think again is it a boat or is it a plane? well, it tries to be a bit of both. it is the boat that is trying to bring the thrill of the america's cup racing to all of us. up on the foils and flying over the water and yet at much lower speeds and without the danger.

it changes the game massively in terms of how much fun you can have at a low wind speed. the kids are going to love this. until now, the sport of foil racing has only been for the most daring and experienced because get it wrong in the air and the consequences can be serious. every time you make a small mistake, you capsize of the boat and most people have only got three or four capsizes in them before they are terribly tired and it's all too much. this is a new challenge. the london 2012 paralympic gold—medallist elena lucas is used to sailing in the water and ijoined her on her third attempt at this for a bit of a crash course. whoa! incredible! just flying across the water now. we are not even touching the surface. whoa! we have lift off! as you saw there, that is what makes this a lot safer than previous attempts at this for novices because we crashed into the water but did not go over. we can carry on and tried to get lift off again.

absolutely great demonstration of why these boats make it more accessible for so many more people. look at that, we're on the foils, out of the water, that happens roughly... did we crash? i am very much learning at the moment. we have had a couple of crashes but it's great because the boat is really steady, it did not capsize. you pick it up and get going again. the difference is, normally in a boat, the faster you go, the noisier it gets, but when you get up on these foils, it suddenly goes quiet and there is this sense of speed and this flying through the air that's absolutely amazing. the only guaranteed way to flip these boats over is back on dry land. looking at it underneath, it looks something out of star wars — half plane, half boat. it is that because it does have the float so it is a boat but the whole point of this is we're

trying to get it to fly. and this bit here? this is the automatic height control. these gauges how high the boat is out of the water. it is hoped this will soon be available for thrill seekers to try right across the uk whether you have had sailing experience or not. you see the fast cats in the america's cup, it seems hard to be able to get to that level of sailing but with this boat you can take it out and even if as a beginner you can start straightaway. and if it is your turn soon, you should not have to worry about the boat capsizing but do be prepared to get rather wet. so much potential. it gives everyone the chance to be a really experienced sailor. it looked not without risk. you will not cap size.

it will make you very wet but you will stay on the vote and take passengers for a ride. it is an amazing feeling, it is like flying. i think it is still 9—9. still 9—9. new classes needed, i think. we will concentrate on the programme in the meantime. mike will be running out to watch the rugby. i will come out and shout. we have 15 minutes before we go. shock news that adele has been enforced to cancel two gigs at the weekend. 121 — that's how many concerts adele has done around the world, since releasing her grammy award winning album, 25. here we are, less than two years

later, the last two gigs scheduled for london weekend, she has announced they will not be happening. chris hawkins is from bbc radio 6 music. she has vocal cord problems. she had a vocal cord haemorrhage and had to cancel dates. it is not new but right at the end of the torvalds. i guess doing a marathon and you are on miles 25 footjihad two more dates in the tour and has had to cancel. this was late last night. she has said, i am sorry, i love you. she said she might not tour

again. do you think this is all linked? because she has had issues before, she has said touring does not necessarily suit her. she is a mother to a five—year—old and a wife. by her own admission, she is a girl. being on the road for 18 months will not have suited her at all. she is also a londoner. to be playing the last two dates in london at the end of the tour and not be able to do at home is utterly gutting. to record-breaking numbers for wembley stadium. 98,000 people we re for wembley stadium. 98,000 people were there this week. this was the final hurdle. this was the last two. she has not made the decision lightly. any news from wembley about what will happen with tickets? the practicalities are everyone will be refu nd practicalities are everyone will be

refund if it is a special occasion we weekend. these would have been birthday presents, christmas presents. this was a weekend to remember. she apologises for memories that might have been made. she says it is as if my whole career has been building up to these four shows full such is not taking it lightly. what will be the impact on her career that she not need to worry about it? a good question. the impact will be massive immediately. it was the end of the tour. it would have been three, four years since she would have been touring. it is not something she needs to be with concerns about immediately. that decision does not have to be made yet. the big decisions about whether

the two dates will be rescheduled. my the two dates will be rescheduled. my feeling is she will want to do them and do the two dates early next year think about the future after that. she said she was thinking of going on tonight and miming. just to give people an experience. she alludes to the fact that is something that is done but it would not be her. she would not be her genuine self. that is the right decision, i think. she is genuine self. that is the right decision, ithink. she is so genuine self. that is the right decision, i think. she is so down to earth that you really feel for her. you know how passionate she is about music. no sympathy is with her at this point. a seriously genuine artist. you know this is not a management decision. there is nothing calculated. she has damaged her voice. if you are a footballer and got injured in a game, the manager would pull you. sadly, and got injured in a game, the managerwould pull you. sadly, it thousands of disappointed fans this weekend but hopefully they will get

to see her next year. i guess the person who is most disappointed is her, herself. i imagine she is devastated. here's louise with a look at this morning's weather. for those of you who have not been watching all morning, why not? it has been one of the wettestjune ‘s on record. i thought i would find you some sunshine. a beautiful morning in cumbria. the cloud is coming. here is the hole in the cloud that is allowing for some sunshine. hopefully the cloud to the east of that will break up. in the west that is a weather front.

elsewhere, not a bad start to the first weekend in july. elsewhere, not a bad start to the first weekend injuly. it will be dry with decent spells of sunshine and it will feel quite pleasant in the sun. we have some rain but it will be light and patchy. still reasonably warm. most likely, under the cloud and rain, 15, 16 at the very best. a bit of cloud into the north—west england and wales. elsewhere, plain sailing. 21—22 likely. light winds and sunny skies. as we go through tonight, we could see more rain in central and southern areas. the only difference is the rain will be heavier in places. the rain will continue south and east. those showers will continue through much of the day

tomorrow. it will be quite breezy. that will make it feel fresher. the crowd will break up and almost repeat performance of today. it does look as though we will continue to see some unsettled weather in the early half of next week, monday into tuesday. this could bring some showers across southern england. that means if you do have to kit for wimbledon there is the potential for a few showers interrupting play for the opening of this year's championships. the only thing we need to discuss is what colour we're wearing tomorrow? i will be my golf trousers tomorrow. i'd thought that was pink. it matched your sunrise earlier. it looks lovely. maybe com plete earlier. it looks lovely. maybe complete opposites. blue. how does that work? i will be thinking of you

tomorrow morning when i'm in my bed, getting ready for golf. canada is celebrating 150 years since the british and french bonded together to form a confederation. it's a little—known fact but the declaration of independence was drafted at highclere castle, the real downton abbey, back in 1867 because the 11th earl of canarvon was friends with canada's first prime minster. ben moore got exclusive access to the library there. the libraries of england's grand houses harbour many secrets. but amongst the 8,000 books at highclere, better known to viewers as downton abbey, was a corker. this was the birthplace of a nation. at the bottom of this page are three names, which i didn't really know. john macdonald, ge cartier, and galt. so i did a bit of research,

and within one second realised what i was about to find. john a macdonald became the first prime minister of canada, and led this delegation hosted by the fourth earl. over the year, they drafted the british north america act. actually, quite a bit of the constitution was written here in this library. perhaps they discussed it around this dining room table, perhaps they stood by the saloon fire on a cold, wintry day. and i feel so lucky. i discovered it all by chance. with the government now modelled on the british parliament, modern canada was born on the 1july1867. i certainly was not aware of it, and i don't think enough canadians were aware. the setting is hugely important, but it is also the important role of the people. i look forward to actually having the chance to make sure that it gets better known. diaries, telegrams and letters have been uncovered, adding real colour to these negotiations.

uk—based canadians invited to the castle were certainly moved. don't stop! why is it so emotional? well, this is coming home. this is... england is home to me, even though we have lived in canada a0 years. it wasn't just the constitution of canada that was drafted in this library. the name of this new territory was decided here as well, although there were other suggestions. franklin was one, quickly followed by guefeleland, before lord canarvon had his way, and canada was chosen. the fourth earl had a town named after him in canada but left an international legacy for both countries. you could stay in the library. it's 25 years since blockbuster crime writer martina cole

published her first novel, the dangerous lady. since then she's sold over 16 million books, won prizes for her writing and seen her work adapted for stage and tv. she is one of the top authors we know. martina's new book has been published this week. but alongside the writing, she's a passionate advocate of reading, devoting time to help people learn and visiting prisons — where her books are the most borrowed amongst prisoners! martina is here. would you ever have thought that he would be so popular as an author now? i was 21 and kept my novel uncovered. i wanted to see my name ona uncovered. i wanted to see my name on a book. i did not think it would be on so many, certainly not millions and not over 2a books. dangerous lady 25 years. my books lasted longer than my marriage. that

is terrible, isn't it? i think most authors have to pinch themselves. you are on your own doing it so long and then, suddenly, everyone have to like it. there is that part to writing, which i think people forget. you're on your own and you create characters and storylines. in the room, it isjust create characters and storylines. in the room, it is just you. create characters and storylines. in the room, it isjust you. you give it to an editor, publisher and your readers. how personally to take reaction to your books? it depends who reacting. in the prisons, i get such a fantastic reaction. when i do book signings, my readers are so fantastic. every now and then you get a strange one. that is life. there is quite a lot of violence in your book, do think that is why they

appeal in prisons? i havejust delivered the fourth instalment of lady—killer. i write from the point of view of a criminal. i write from a criminal‘s point of view. that is why it is such a compliment that the people in the prison system find them really popular, the most requested books. do you ever worry you go too far? sometimes, when i read about my work, i cannot believe i wrote it. i am not very big. people think i am six foot tall and drinking pints. i do not think people equate tiny women with great violence but i do write great violence. does that surprise you you have written them? i print every

chapter off and read it back. i can't believe i did that! i kill people and children. i can't believe idid people and children. i can't believe i did that. you just get so immersed and the story takes over. i remember when i was writing the tape, when the child died, and one child kills another child, even i read that back andi another child, even i read that back and i thought i cannot believe i did that. i think it was a natural progression for the story. any violence is terrible. unfortunately, nowadays, it is entertaining.” violence is terrible. unfortunately, nowadays, it is entertaining. i love your back story. you're quite an inspiration to a lot of people. is this true? your mum made 37 court

appearances over eight months because you were bunking off school. i was terrible. i talk in schools. i a lwa ys i was terrible. i talk in schools. i always mention that can say, i wish i had taken advantage of the best education system in the world and it is free. i so wished i had. when i go into the prisons, i reiterate, tried to get some kind of education. one of the biggest sadnesses was how many young men cannot read. used to read a lot when you were a kid even know you are not at school?” read a lot when you were a kid even know you are not at school? i still average two books a week. when i finish my book, i read the book the day. my summer is sitting and reading around the pool. i do not leave the pool. i read and read. what is the best book you have read?

iam reading fever. what is the best book you have read? i am reading fever. post—apocalyptic and set in south africa. daniel ramsay. the book is called betrayal. that is it. have a very good saturday. this is bbc news. the headlines: as the kensington council leader and his deputy resign, the london mayor calls for the council to be taken over by a commissioner to restore public confidence following the grenfell tower fire. the former chief of staff to the brexit secretary david davis claims negotiations with the eu are being hamstrung by theresa may's lack of flexibility. a former hospital employee opens fire with an assault rifle in new york killing one doctor

and injuring six other people. also in the next hour, on the 20th anniversary of the end of british control of hong kong the chinese president warns against any challenges to his rule there. the singer adele has cancelled her two concerts this weekend at wembley stadium.