this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 103m. pressure on the prime minister to ease austerity — michael gove joins cabinet ministers calling for higher pay rises to public sector workers. council tenants whose services have been disrupted by the grenfell tower fire have had their rent suspended. iraqi forces say they've taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in mosul. also in the next hour, could battery powered planes be the future of flying? we'll take an exclusive look at an experimental electric plane. in half an hour — the welsh capital is one of the uk's fastest growing cities, but cardiff boyjason mohammad asks if his city is expanding too fast. good morning and welcome to bbc news.

pressure is growing on theresa may and the chancellor, philip hammond, to lift the 1% cap on pay increases for public sector workers. in a newspaper article today, the environment secretary michael gove suggests ministers should heed the recommendations of the pay review bodies that are currently examining the issue. some backbench tory mps have argued austerity lost the party seats at last month's general election. with me is our political correspondent, emma va rdy. emma, what has michael gove been saying? there has been a series of hints from government ministers that the public sector pay cap should be eating up at some point and the latest have come from michael gove who has spoken both to the sunday

times and the andrew marr show programme today. he has said we need to listen to the pay review bodies who are expected to recommend a rise. he said that when they made recommendations on school teachers pay, i think i'll was accepted them. he said, you've got to listen to the public sector pay review bodies and that my colleagues who dealt with these pay review bodies would want to respect the integrity of that process. we have also heard from jonathan ashworth this morning, labour's shut shadow secretary for health who said labour backs scrapping the pay cap and that it should rise with earnings. we are saying, get rid of the i% pay cap and give them a pay rise. give them and give them a pay rise. give them a pay rise in line with earnings. clearly they are not going to be able to overturn the 14% loss that nhs workers have had over seven years but they have to come up with responsible recommendations which we

would accept. michael gove was challenged on the andrew marr programme over the fact that these pay review bodies only operate in the environment set by politicians but he defended that, saying, yes, they operate under strategy set by they operate under strategy set by the government, but are independent. the pay review body is not the people he depicted towers. not a poodle, but they work under the strategy of the government. they ta ke strategy of the government. they take account of that though, such as the numberof take account of that though, such as the number of people entering the profession, or do we need a pay increase to get the very best people into the profession? these pay reviews are set up so that we get authoritative advice in order to ensure that the public services on which we rely are properly staffed and the people within them are properly supported. when might we expect to see some changes, if there

are any, to government policy on this but amok we are unlikely to see the pay cap scrapped for pop workers across the board —— for public sector workers across the board, with downing street more likely to look at things on a case—by—case basis. this month, we are due to sleep recommendations for teachers and the police. yesterday, we saw thousands of people marching in london against austerity measures. they were addressed by the labour leaderjeremy corbyn and of course, the sunday papers are full of reports today that a rebellion is on the cards from backbench tory mps u nless the cards from backbench tory mps unless the money is found to scrap this pay cap. kensington and chelsea council is suspending rent for residents of buildings around grenfell tower whose services have been disrupted because of the fire. meanwhile, some campaigners say victims of the grenfell tower disaster could boycott the public inquiry unless its scope is widened. simonjones reports. the devastating fire that claimed

so many lives has opened up a gulf between residents and the council elected to represent them. is this the first good decision you have made, mr paget—brown? the leader nicholas paget—brown is on his way out but labour council member beinazir lasharie, who hasjust returned to her home in the shadow of grenfell tower, says change is needed quickly. now that he has resigned, who is taking responsibility? who will he palm this off too? yes, he should resign but he needs to take responsibility. people need to be in place to manage what is going on here. as the community mourns the dead, the government says the new leader will be chosen by the council itself. commissioners from outside will not be sent in. it is warning it will intervene if it needs to. the absolute priority remains looking after the victims, their family and friends, making sure they get everything they need and in doing so, when it comes to local council, nothing is off the table.

the council insist the disaster was so huge any authority would have struggled to cope. but it says it wants to learn lessons. when that new leader has been elected, we have to revise how we have come across and we have to be more proactive. we have to listen more, we have to show the residents that we really are on their side. it is a tough task. and a warning from both the government and residents — you must get it right this time. earlier on, i spoke to simon who was outside kensington town hall and i asked him in light of the resignation of the leader of kensington and chelsea borough council when we might expect to see someone new in charge. some residents are concerned about a power vacuum. we are expecting a meeting to be held early in the coming week to start considering the

process or a new leader. there will be pressure on the council to sort this out quickly, both from the government and also from local residents who want answers. i think the reason the government has decided not to bow to pressure to bring in commissioners from outside to ta ke bring in commissioners from outside to take over this council is they have already brought in council employees from other boroughs across london and they also have a task force which is meeting two or three times a week. there is also pressure on the government today from one residents group about the public enquiry, because they are concerned that the scope will not be large enough. the retired judge who will be leading it had hinted during the week that it may only look at how the fire started and how it spread so quickly. this residents group says that is not enough and if the scope is not widened, they may consider not taking part. also, simon, a promise that residents affected by the fire won't have to pay rent? yes, there are three

blocks which are in the shadow of g re nfell tower blocks which are in the shadow of grenfell tower where people were moved away from in the aftermath of the fire, but some have now been allowed to return. those who have returned have found they have got no hot water because the boiler serving those three blocks was actually destroyed in the fire, so the council here has said to those residents that it will not charge them any rent if they decide to return before the start of next year at the earliest. that is as a gesture of goodwill. we have also heard from one campaign group that there was one resident who was actually living in grenfell tower, whose home was destroyed, who found once they got their bank card back that they had actually been charged rent after the fire. the council have told us if that happened, it shouldn't have happened and they will look at putting the situation right, but it is another sign, residents say, of how the council here has not got to grips with the situation. simon jones reporting.

iraqi forces say they have captured so—called islamic state's main base in mosul after days of intense fighting. the militants have been driven from a hospital compound where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. earlier, i spoke to campbell macdiarmid — a freelance journalist based in nearby erbil. he recently spent several nights embedded with iraqi government troops in mosul and says there are still pockets of resistance in the city. i think we have got tens of thousands of civilians still living under areas of isis control. they have taken a large hospital complex which they have been battling bob for several weeks, the iraqi security forces. and they are well into taking the old city, which is the last bastions of islamic state control. but what you are seeing now from the iraqi government is probably some premature celebration, which is giving you an idea of what a big, much—needed propaganda victory this will be for the iraqi

government. retaking mosul, which is iraqi's second—largest city and has been under their control of the last three years. when you say premature, do you mean that is have not really been defeated there? no, they are still maintaining territory in the old city. there is maybe a third or a half of the old city still under control of the isis militants. the old city is just a small part of mosul, maybe 10% of the west side, though certainly the battle is nearly over. it is a book on conclusion now and it is a matter of time before they retake all about territory. as i said, you were there for a view days. what where conditions like in the part of mosul where you were? almost indescribably terrible for the civilians still living under isis control. it's been under siege now four months, so they have run out of food, they are facing starvation. we have seen children with signs of serious malnutrition, old people too weak to

walk out and under the constant threat of coalition air strikes and iraqi military fire, artillery, mortars and so forth. a lot of them only managed to get out when our houses are bond that they pull themselves out of the rebel —— rubble. in the wider scheme of how this affects is across the middle east, what is your view of how significant this is, what is happening in mosul? it is certainly a major blow to any pretensions they had of maintaining a caliphate. we are going to see in the next few months, as other areas of iraq and parts of syria get we taken from isis, they are no longer going to control territory and say they will revert back to just being a terrorist group. we are already seeing signs of that. we have seen suicide bombings being carried out a muslim liberated areas, with ongoing suicide attacks in baghdad. whilst they are defeated on the battlefield, i don't think that

means we will see the end of terrorist attacks in the middle east orfurther terrorist attacks in the middle east or further afield. and the reasons for their defeat in mosul? was it simply overwhelming firepower and overwhelming numbers on the side of the iraqi government forces? well, not to forget the coalition air support. that's been the main driver of many of the advances made by the iraqi security forces. i don't think they could have done it without the coalition air support. that's been overwhelming firepower against the isis militants. and in the parts of mosul where you were, what was the reaction of civilians when is were driven out? were they welcoming in the iraqi government forces? certainly. a lot of celebration. some iraqi security forces believed that some of those people coming out they were putting on a show of welcoming the iraqi security forces,

so there is certainly a lot of suspicion by the iraqi security forces against the civilian population. and, you know, obviously many, population. and, you know, obviously any population. and, you know, obviously many, many people were extremely happy to see isis go, but there are still those in mosul and other parts of iraq that do still support the group. that was campbell mcdermid speaking to me there from erbil in iraq. a freelance journalist. president donald trump has criticised the growing number of us states, who're refusing to pass on voters' details to his commission on electoralfraud. earlier he tweeted, "what are they trying to hide?" our washington correspondent laura bicker explains what might happen next. donald trump setup an election integrity commission back in may. he wanted to look at claims, including his own claims, that voter fraud was widespread across the united states. he believes, for instance, that many people who might have died in the past are still on the electoral roll and people are voting on their behalf. to that end, the commission sent out letters to all the states.

they are asking for very personal information about the voters, the 200 million voters across the us. they want their names, their addresses, their birth dates and, crucially, the last four digits of their social security numbers, but some states have real concerns. first of all, they wonder how this information can be kept safe if they send it to washington and they send it to the commission. they say this information would be ripe for hackers. they say there is limited cyber security on it which is not safe. others believe this entire investigation is unnecessary and violates the privacy of those within their states. that is some of the reasons why they are saying they will not comply. let me give you a couple of the quotes from california, for instance, a democratic state, the secretary of state desert, california's participation

would only serve to justify the false and debunked claims of voter fraud by the president. but republican states are also saying they will not comply. the secretary of state for mississippi said to the commission, it can go and jump in the gulf of mexico and mississippi is a great state to launch from. so, they are not having much luck when it comes to getting this information. that is one of the reasons why donald trump has taken to twitter, saying, what are they trying to hide? he can keep pushing, the states can keep pushing back. how will this end? we willjust have to wait and see. the headlines on bbc news. pressure on the prime minister to ease austerity — michael gove joins cabinet ministers calling for higher pay rises to public sector workers. council tenants whose services have been disrupted by the grenfell tower fire have had their rent suspended. iraqi forces say they've

taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in mosul. we report from the frontline. sport now, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. sean o'brien could miss the lions deciding test with new zealand next week. he's having a disciplinary hearing right now after being cited for allegedly striking an opponent. the all blacks sonny bill williams will be suspended — he's been banned forfour weeks for his sending off in the lions' series—levelling victory in wellington. former lions' hooker brian moore believes the side have every chance of one of their greatest ever series wins. the lions no that so far they have outscored the kiwis in terms of sky

stored —— tries scored, certainly in terms of chances, so whilst it's not an easy thing, the achievements and target are there. all they have to do is make the same number of chances they have made in both test matches, take the penalties out, and they have got every chance to carry off what would be an absolutely monumental victory over the series. geraint thomas will wear the yellow jersey as the second stage of the tour de france gets underway later. no welshman has had that honour before. just to warn you, there is some flash photography coming up. thomas won this year's first stage in germany, a 14 kilometre time trial through dusseldorf in a time ofjust over 16 minutes. his sky team mate and defending champion chris froome came through the day unscathed, finishing sixth and well ahead of his main rivals. thomas says he'll support froome's bid for a fourth tour title — but is looking forward to a stint in the yellowjersey himself.

amazing. it's the stuff of dreams. the tour is what got me into cycling. i remember at the tony rudd, running home from school to watch the last ten kilometres or so. to be the other side of that camera and taking the jersey is incredible, really. this is my eighth two, my tenth grand tour and to finally win a stage, and to win the yellow jersey is a massive bonus. all eight teams at the women's cricket world cup are in action in the third round of group games today. england are up against sri lanka at taunton and pace bowler anya shrubsole is looking forward to playing on her home ground. i think it's always nice to play at home. you get a bit of familiarity with the surroundings. a bit different at home than a normal tour. more people around and more going on. a bit different regulation home till. the opportunity to play a world cup in your home country and its peoples families a chance to

come and watch and things like that. it's really nice that starts at 10.30. you can follow the action on our website bbc. co. uk/cricket. there will be in—play video highlights and commentary on five live sports wxtra. australia's cricketers' association has said this morning that their players will refuse to go on their a team tour of south africa later this week, unless progress is made in talks over a new pay deal. players want to continue to get a percentage of revenue while cricket australia want to fix salaries. a shock boxing result to bring you, because manny pacquiao has lost his wbo world welterweight title to australia's jeff horn this morning. former schoolteacher horn beat the filipino on a unanimous decision after 12 rounds in brisbane. 38—year—old pacquiao, who has won world titles in eight divisions, had talked about trying to arrange a rematch with floyd mayweather, but may now consider another retirement instead. on the undercard, belfast‘s michael conlan won his third pro fight.

that's all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more in the next hour. britain is withdrawing from an agreement which allows foreign countries to fish in its waters. the government says leaving the london fisheries convention will allow the uk to take back control of access to its fishing rights. daniela relph reports. the uk fishing industry is a multimillion pound business. but the government says britain's exit from the european union is a chance to build a new domestic fishing policy. the withdrawal from the london fisheries convention will prevent vessels from france, belgium, germany, ireland and the netherlands fishing within six and i2 nautical miles of the uk's coastline. it will not be a quick process. britain's departure from the convention will take

around two years. the environment secretary michael gove said that triggering the withdrawal from the agreement would lead to a more competitive, profitable and sustainable industry for the whole of the uk. the london fisheries convention was signed in 1964. it currently allows other countries to catch 10,000 tons of fish from uk waters, worth approximately £17 million. the government believes leaving the convention will allow britain to take back control of its fishing policy. let's talk to mike cohen from holderness fishing industry group. mike is also the chairman at the national federation of fishermen‘s organisations. thanks very much for being with us. do you welcome this move? yes, i do. an exclusive 12 mile zone for

british fishing boat has been one of the things we have been particularly keen to see in the exit negotiations to protect the inshore fleet. we are very keen to see this withdrawal from the london convention, which was a precondition to achieving that. some people might say this is the kind of protectionism because we then lose the rights to fish in water six to 12 kilometres —— six to 12 nautical miles off of other countries. the reality is that we don't do much of that anyway. the effect of fishing elsewhere will be negligible where this will be a massive support to small fishing communities all around the uk. have some of those fishermen, has their livelihood being threatened, would you say? how difficult has it been

for them in the last few years?” think it's difficult to say that any one particular thing has lead to poorer conditions for the inshore fishing fleet or any part of the fishing fleet or any part of the fishing fleet or any part of the fishing fleet but undeniably the cfp and any arrangement we had up to now has benefited british fishing. this was a poorly negotiated deal at the time it came in and it hasn't improved since then. it is unwieldy, slow and expensive. it doesn't apportion fishing opportunities barely in line with where the resources actually sit. any opportunity for us to really weeping fisheries policy from scratch is hugely welcome. how often do we as a nation get to revisit a whole area of national policy, especially when it comes to managing a resource? we can really rebuild it from the ground up and leaving the london convention alongside leaving the cfp was necessary for that otherwise we would have a situation where we had

left the cfp but let this unclear situation between six and 12 miles from the london convention. this is an important step towards the creation of a proper, integrated, sensible fisheries policy for the uk. some environmental campaigners like greenpeace and taiwan are saying there needs to be sustainable fishing and that this move alone will not create sustainable fishing. how do we create that, do you think? i don't think anybody would claim this would create sustainable fishing. that's a little bit of a red herring, if you will forgive me. that is what this is about. this is about controlling fisheries management in the uk. of course we wa nt management in the uk. of course we want sustainable fishing. the fisheries industry has the most to lose if we do not fish sustainably. we have been catching these visual generation after generation and we wa nt to generation after generation and we want to sustain that into the picture. but the best way of maintaining sustainable fishing stocks is by having control over their fishing. stocks is by having control over

theirfishing. we know the stocks is by having control over their fishing. we know the cfp takes a huge amount of time to alter with evidence of changes, so this should be seen as a great step for sustainability. we really can start to rethink fisheries management on the ground up and this is a huge opportunity for us to do it right this time. 0k, good to talk to you. mike now, the chairman of the national federation of fishermen ‘s organisations. a smartphone system which alerts qualified life savers to someone having a heart attack, has been launched for the first time outside of london. the app automatically calls first responders near the emergency, to get them there before paramedics arrive, as james roberson reports. there are already hundreds of them in the five counties covered by east midlands ambulance service. hello there. my name's andy, i'm a responder with the ambulance service. first responders are drawn by staff and fully trained volunteers and also from the police and fire service and the region's

various medical staff. they used to have to be told by phone about an emergency but now there is goodsam. when a critical cardiac arrest is identified, goodsam automatically sends an alert to the first responder to get their first —— fast to start cpr. it looks for the nearest five people within 800 metres of this scene and alerts those. where it can't fight somebody or the first five people have rejected, it will then look further for the next five people. ambulance and medical staff are aware that at home, in the office, street or countryside, survival chances can be really increased... the reality is that only 8% of people outside of hospital who have a cardiac arrest will survive. anything we can do to increase that number by getting their hearts coming soon will increase the chance

of those people having a productive life. it has taken four years to develop the system. its use across the world is already growing. already, about 400 first responders are registered across the east midlands to receive alerts. emas hope that number will grow and more people will benefit from this. hello there. well, today is shaping up to a similar story to yesterday. a good deal of fine weather in the offing, and a few scattered showers. that is the story up into the north—west across argyll and bute, the showers continuing here, but it is a beautiful day, with blue sky and sunshine across much of north yorkshire. and that really is the story for much of england and wales. as you can see from the satellite picture, this cloud across the south—east easing away, sunshine into the afternoon, but the thicker cloud in the north—west, strengthening winds driving in some showers across the north of scotland — some of these quite heavy, with the odd rumble of thunder. but i expect for the bulk of us it will look somewhat like this.

a pleasant feel out there as well, 19—22 degrees, with just a light breeze. fair weather cloud tending to come and go, but not spoil the story by any means. further north and west, we will see thicker cloud into northern england, the isle of man, northern ireland. it should stay dry during daylight hours, but the sharp showers, some with rumbles of thunder will continue, and here it will be more disappointing — 1a, 15 degrees. now this weather front will sink steadily south and east through the night, introducing more cloud and rain into northern england and north wales. but it will continue to weaken off really considerably, as it pushes into the south—east corner. the only real significant rain through this week will be on tuesday from this area of low pressure into northern ireland and northern england, but that does mean for wimbledon there is the risk of of some light patchy rain on monday, getting better for tuesday and wednesday. warming up nicely — 2a, 25 degrees not out of the question. so on monday a weak weather front will sit across the bristol channel into the midlands, down

to the south—east by the afternoon. it will be warm, with 2a degrees behind it, somewhat brighter conditions and a bit fresher. here is the rain as we move out of monday towards tuesday, potentially turning quite heavy through northern ireland and the north of england. it is worth bearing in mind to the south of here we start to really import some pretty warm air, so temperatures could start to peak into the mid 20s on tuesday. a bit fresher to the north of that frontal system, and that will be the story from wednesday onwards. if you are heading to wimbledon, it is worth bearing in mind 25 is 77 fahrenheit. but a good deal of dry weather to close out the week. take care. the litest headlines for you now theresa may comes under pressure, from cabinet colleagues as well as conservative backbenchers, to lift the 1% cap, on pay increases for public sector workers. council tenants whose services have been disrupted by the grenfell tower fire have had their rent suspended. three blocks have been without hot water since a boiler,

located beneath the tower, was destroyed in the blaze. iraqi forces say they've taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in mosul. militants were driven from a hospital compound,