this is bbc news. i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11. pressure on the prime minister to lift the pay cap for public sector workers — michael gove says the government should listen to pay review bodies‘ recommendations. 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. and in half an hour — dateline discusses the fragile nature of britain's new government and the campaign against the jihadist group isis. good morning and welcome to bbc news.

the environment secretary, michael gove, says the government will respect the recommendations of public pay review bodies, as pressure grows on ministers to lift the 1% cap on pay increases for public sector workers. speaking to the bbc this morning, mr gove said ministers would fully take on board "the integrity of the pay review process". some backbench tory mps have argued austerity lost the party seats at last month's general election. pay rises for five million public sector workers have effectively been capped at 1% since 2013, before which there was a two—year freeze on pay for all but the lowest—paid workers. with me is our political correspondent, emma va rdy. what exactly has michael gove been

saying? it is important to remind people that that cap since 2013 was all part of these austerity measures, this drive to get down the deficit. at now, we're hearing that public pay review bodies are expected to recommend pay rises $0011. expected to recommend pay rises soon. michael gove has made it pretty clear that if the recommendations are for pay rises, that he believes the government should accept this, saying the government should respect the integrity of that process. michael gove was challenged on the andrew marr show today, over whether these pay review bodies just to the government's bidding, or whether they can give an independent view on people space? i was education secretary and i know that the schoolteachers' pay review body is not how you depicted it. but they worked underneath the overall strategy set by the government? they ta ke strategy set by the government? they take account of that but they also ta ke take account of that but they also take account of that but they also take account of that but they also take account of other questions as well, including the number of people

entering the profession, and whether we need to have increased pay in order to make sure that we get the very pa st order to make sure that we get the very past people in the profession. these pay review bodies have been set up in order to make sure that we can have authoritative advice on what is required, in order to make sure that the public services on which people rely our effectively staffed. the labour shadow secretary of state for health said he thought public sector pay should rise in line with earnings. which are saying to the pay review bodies, get rid of the 1% cap and give a fair pay rise. i think they should consider giving people a pay rise in line with earnings. but clearly, overturn 14% loss which nhs workers have had over several years, that is not going to be possible, but they have to take into account the recommendations of the pay review body. what do we expect to happen next? some people watching this might feel some

optimism today. what we do understand is that the public sector pay cap is not due to vanish across—the—board but actually it may start to be eroded in different places. downing street has told us that it places. downing street has told us thatitis places. downing street has told us that it is going to decide whether to a cce pt that it is going to decide whether to accept recommendations on a case—by—case basis. this month, we are due to hear what those recommendations will be for the pay of belize and teachers. but, of course, after seven years of austerity, i think there is some fatigue and it seems the mood is starting to change. we saw thousands of people marching against austerity measures in central london yesterday. sam wood conservative backbenchers, we know that they are lobbying the government to ease up on austerity and the government is under pressure on this, ever since the election last month. 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've made? 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's resigned, who is taking responsibility? who's he going to palm this off to? 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 the local council, nothing is off the table. the council insists 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've come across, 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's a tough task. and the warning from both the government and residents is, you must get it right this time. earlier on, i spoke to simon, who was outside kensington town hall, and i asked him, in the 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 of a new leader. the process for 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 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's also pressure on the government today from one residents' group about the public inquiry, because they are concerned that the scope won't 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. but this residents' group says that is not enough, and if the scope is not widened, then 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 grenfell tower where people were moved away from in the aftermath of the fire, but some have now been allowed to return. but those who have returned have found they've 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's 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's another sign,

residents say, of how the council here has not got to grips with the situation. simonjones 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've 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 for for several weeks, that's the iraqi security forces. and they're well into retaking the old city, which is the last bastion of islamic state control. but what you're seeing now from the iraqi government is probably some premature celebration, which gives

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're still maintaining territory in the old city. there's 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, so, certainly the battle is nearly over. it's a foregone conclusion now and it's a matter of time before they retake all of the territory. as i said, you were there for a few 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 a siege now for months, so they've run out

of food, they're facing starvation. we're seeing 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 manage to get out when their houses are bombed and they pull themselves out of the rubble. in the wider scheme of how this affects is across the middle east, what's happening in mosul? it's certainly a major blow to any pretensions they had of maintaining a caliphate. so, we're going to see in the next few months, as other areas of iraq and parts of syria get re—taken from isis, they're no longer going to control territory, and so they're goinbg to revert back to just being a terrorist group. and we're already

seeing signs of that. we've seen suicide bombings being carried out in muslim liberated areas, with ongoing suicide attacks in baghdad. so, whilst they're defeated on the battlefield, i don't think that means we're going to see the end of 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, and 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 coalition air support. that's just 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. what some iraqi security forces believed was that some

of those people coming out, though, were putting on a show of welcoming the iraqi security forces, so there's certainly a lot of suspicion by the iraqi security forces against the civilian 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. state television in syria says a suicide bomber has blown himself up in tahrir square in the centre of damascus, killing at least 19 people and wounding many others. civilians and soldiers are said to be amongst the casualties. two other attem pts be amongst the casualties. two other attempts at car bombings in the city we re attempts at car bombings in the city were foiled by the authorities. 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 multi—million 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 6—12 nautical miles of the uk's coastline. but it won't be a quick process. britain's departure from the convention will take around two years. environment secretary michael gove said 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 “119611. it currently allows other countries to catch 10,000 tonnes 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. with me is will mccallum, head of oceans at greenpeace uk. thanks for being with us — what are your thoughts on this decision? it's an interesting decision, it's one that we were expecting. it was in the conservative party manifesto, that they were going to withdraw from the convention. but in reality, it isa from the convention. but in reality, it is a bit ofa from the convention. but in reality, it is a bit of a fuss over nothing. like article 50, this is a process thatis like article 50, this is a process that is going to take two years, it will require negotiations with the countries which are still bound by the un convention, which requires us to cooperate with our neighbours. so it is one step of many, and there are many more to come. what exactly will it mean in terms of our coastal waters and who can fish there?m gives us the power over our inshore

waters, to decide who fishes there. but what greenpeace has been saying for a while is that westminster has had this powerfor a long time. of the common fisheries policy was reformed in 2013, westminster had the power to decide this. and last year, a greenpeace investigation revealed that nearly two thirds of all fishing quota was concentrated in the hands ofjust three companies. that's something which westminster could have sorted out a long time ago, with or without the london convention. we are still asking them to do that. as we go ahead in negotiating brexit and the withdrawal from the conventions, as ina limited withdrawal from the conventions, as in a limited number of fish in the sea in a limited number of fish in the sea and they have to be managed properly for the generations to come and we need to be setting stocks at the right levels. and we need a fair, sustainable policy which benefits are local fishing communities. 0nce benefits are local fishing communities. once we voted out, we we re communities. once we voted out, we were given a promise of something better. so you don't think this will help create sustainable fish stocks? it could do, but the main reason we

are excited about this is that this shows defra are prioritising fishing. there is a long list of deals to be struck, and we were worried that fishing would not be prioritised, and that those communities who wanted a new fishing policy and more access to fish would once again find themselves at the bottom of the pile. some people might say this is protectionist, we are stopping other people fishing in oui’ are stopping other people fishing in our waters, and they can do vice versa ? our waters, and they can do vice versa? exactly, what this does is, it gives us the power to do that, but we all know, fish don't respect borders, they are not going to stop at 12 miles. actually, what this means is, we're going to go into a long drawn—out process of negotiation, and our priorities need to be that we have to have a fair and sustainable fisheries policy. so you think even under this, we would have the power to stop the other nations fishing in our waters, but

we might still allow them to do that? i think it is very possible. why would we do that? because for those countries, fishing in our waters is very important, and it is quite hostile move to withdraw from the london convention. 0ur neighbouring countries benefit a lot from fishing in uk waters, and who knows what leverage they will use in other trade deals. so it might be pa rt other trade deals. so it might be part of the general haggling over brexit, that actually we will end up letting these countries fish in our waters even though we don't have to? exactly, and that's why we're saying, let's start with this, the uk government already can rebalance the quota, it can already take away from those who are not providing localjobs, and from those who are not providing local jobs, and who from those who are not providing localjobs, and who are fishing in less sustainable ways, some of them foreign, some of them uk boats, and it can adjust these things and give it can adjust these things and give it to uk fishermen who are benefiting the local community, and who are fishing sustainably. the headlines on bbc news.

pressure on the prime minister to ease austerity — michael gove says the government should listen to pay review bodies' recommendations. council tenants whose services have been disrupted by the grenfell tower disaster have had their rent suspended. iraqi forces say they've taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in mosul. time for the sport, withjessica. 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. sri lanka won the toss and chose to bat first.

they did not score a run off the first 21 balls of the game! and they have now just lost a first 21 balls of the game! and they have nowjust lost a wicket, taken by nat sciver. there are some in—play video highlights on our website, and commentary on 5 live sports extra. you can follow all the action on our website bbc. co. uk/cricket. australia's cricketers' association has said this morning that their players will refuse to go on their a—tour 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. sean 0'brien could miss the lions' deciding test with new zealand next week. he's having a disciplinary hearing after being cited for allegedly striking an opponent. all black sonny bill williams will be suspended — he's been banned forfour weeks for his sending off in the lions' series—levelling victory in wellington. lions forwards coach graham rowntree has described says the team can perform even

better in the final test. how many of these guys have won a lions series in new zealand? and what is exciting is, there is more to come in ourgame. exciting is, there is more to come in our game. we've got the best route of players from the home nations. they've had a test of it. they were hurting after that first game, and we got a reaction. they've got a taste of it now, let's get this done. let's raise our game again. former lions hooker brian moore believes the side have every chance of one of their greatest ever series wins. the lions know that so far, they've outscored the kiwis in terms of tries, and certainly in terms of chances. so, whilst it's not an easy thing to do, the easy options, or the easy achievements, targets, are a there. because all they have to do is make the same number of chances that they've made in both test

matches, and cut the penalties out, and they've got every chance to carry off what would be an absolutely monumental victory of a 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. he has a five—second lead after yesterday's time trial. sky team—mate chris froome is 12 seconds back in sixth place. today's stage is 203.5km, from dusseldorf to liege and starts in the next hour. amazing, it's just the stuff of dreams. the tour got me into cycling, i remember as a ten—year—old running home from school to watch the last tank along that is. to be the other side of that is. to be the other side of that camera, taking the jersey, it's incredible, really. it is my 12th grand tourand to incredible, really. it is my 12th grand tour and to finally win a stage, and the yellowjersey, is a massive bonus. 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. 0n the undercard, belfast‘s michael conlan won his third pro fight. and just time to tell you that nat sciver has just taken another wicket at taunton for england. sri lanka are 51—2 in the 15th over. that's all sport for now. president donald trump has criticised the growing number of us states who are refusing to pass on voters' details to his commission on electoralfraud. earlier, he tweeted. .. "what are they trying to hide?" 0ur 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 the cyber security on it is not safe.

0thers believe that this entire investigation is unnecessary and violates the privacy of those within their states. so, that's some of the reasons why they are saying they will not comply. let me give you a couple of quotes, from california, for instance, a democrat, the secretary of state there says, california's participation would only serve to legitimise the false and debunked claims of voter fraud by the president. but republicans are also saying they will not comply. perhaps the most critical rebuff came from the secretary of state for mississippi, who 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're 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'lljust have to wait and see. electric aeroplanes could soon have a dramatic impact on the world. they're less noisy and less polluting than the ones flying around today, and plenty of experts believe electric engines are the key to building fleets of flying taxis in the future. the bbc has been given special permission to fly in an experimental electric plane, which is being shown in the uk for the first time. 0ur transport correspondent richard westcott went for a ride. it's a plane that will revolutionise flight. not the spitfire — this. the efusion looks quite ordinary, until you see it being refuelled. no tanker trucks and kerosene, you just change the batteries. radio: take off at your

discretion... it's an experimental aircraft, and the bbc has been offered a rare flight. the really obvious thing is how lovely and quiet it is. yeah. and you don't get all the vibration. right. it's so comfortable and smooth, and everything reacts so nicely. is electric the way it's going? are we going to have electric planes in the future, electric cabs? 0h, definitely. we are going to have electric planes, hydroelectric planes of all different sizes. it will be up to 50 seats. maybe 100 seats. for regional aircraft, transporting people over distances of 500 nautical miles. the efusion can fly for about 30 minutes on one charge, something they want to improve. it'll top 140mph, and has a range of around 60 miles. i'm going to try an experiment now. i'm take my headphones off. normally, if you do that in an aircraft, it's so noisy you can't hear yourself think.

let's see what it's like when i talk into the microphone. ah, can you hear me 0k? it's actually like being in a car on a motorway! it's a lovely way to see the world! radio: turning left... but this isn't just about how we're going to be going on holiday, it's about how we're going to pop to the shops. electric engines are cleaner and quieter, making them perfect for flying taxis. seems far—fetched? well, look at this. dubai is testing an electric air cab later this year, and the giant taxi ride firm uber says it wants customers flying around injust six years. it's been seven decades since thejet engine changed the world. electric engines could have a similar impact on our future. let's have a look at the weather.

perfect day for taking a flight today, london working fabulous there. the clouds easing away through the south—east. in the north—west, it's still on the breezy side affect the potential for further showers today. the winds gusting up to 20 bhp in places. —— 20mph. as we go through the night, the showers will be sweeping south. showering rain twisting through south wales into the muslims. for wimbledon tomorrow, —— into the midlands. always the risk of rain,

but the chances are, it will be dry. by but the chances are, it will be dry. by wednesday, the cloud should break up. hello — this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines at 11:30am: theresa may comes under pressure to lift the 1% cap, on pay increases for public sector workers — the environment secretary michael gove says the government should listen to pay review bodies' recommendations. 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,