this is bbc news. the headlines... pressure on the prime minister to lift the pay cap 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. 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, the click team head to los angeles and ask, could intense farming in containers solve the worlds food solve the world's food problems in years to come? good afternoon 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. our political correspondent emma vardy has been following developments. 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 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. but michael gove was challenged on the andrew marr show today, over whether these pay review bodies just do the government's bidding, or whether they can really give an independent view on people's pay? i was education secretary and i know that the schoolteachers' pay review body is not the poodle that you depict it as. but they work underneath the overall strategy set by the government? they 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 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's required, in order to make sure that the public services

on which people rely are effectively staffed. the labour shadow secretary of state for health said he thought public sector pay should rise in line with earnings. we're saying to the pay review bodies, get rid of the 1% cap and give a fair pay rise. in what context? i think they should consider giving people a pay rise in line with earnings. but clearly, the 14% loss which nhs workers have had over several years, that is not going to be possible to overturn, but they have to take into account the recommendations of the pay review body. so, what do we expect to happen next? should people watching this feel some optimism today? well, 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's going to decide whether to accept recommendations on a case—by—case basis. this month, we're due to hear what those recommendations will be for the pay of police 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. some 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 blaze. 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, mr paget—brown? the leader, nicholas paget—brown, is on his way out, but labour councillor beinazir lasharie, who has just returned to her home in the shadow of grenfell tower, says change is needed quickly. now that he's resigned, who's taking responsibility? who's he going to palm this off to? yes, he should resign, but yes, he should 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 won't be sent in. but 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're expecting a meeting to be held early in the coming week to start considering 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 a gesture of goodwill. but we've 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've 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 for the last three years. so, 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've 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 manage to get out when their houses are bombed and they pull themselves out from the rubble.

and in the wider scheme of how this affects is across the middle east, what's happening in mosul? what is your view of how significant this is, 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 mosul and 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. up in tahrir square in the centre of damascus, killing at least 19 at least 19 people have been killed in a suicide car—bomb attack in the syrian capital damascus. the attack took place in tahrir square, after the bomber managed to enter the city and detonated explosives. civilians and soldiers are said to be amongst the casualties. two other 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 in 1964. 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. 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. what exactly will it mean in terms of our coastal waters and who can fish there? some people might say this is protectionist,

we are stopping other people fishing in 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. this is not really about creating sustainable fishing, this is about controlling fisheries management in the uk. of course we want sustainable fishing. the fishing industry has the most to lose if we don't have sustainable fishing. we have been catching these fish stocks for generation after generation, but we want to sustain that into the future. the best way to for ensuring that our fish stocks are sustainable is by having control over their management, not having that management, not having that management dependent on rules we are —— which are created under the cfp, which takes a huge amount of time to respond to changes, biological

changes on the ground. so this should be seen as a great step. because we really can start to rethink fisheries management from the ground up. that is a huge opportunity for us, to do it well this time. that was the chairman of the national federation of fishermen‘s organisations. 0ur the national federation of fishermen‘s organisations. our main headlines... 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 didn't score a run

off the first 21 balls. england's nat sciver took the first two wickets. laura marsh has also taken two wickets. the latest score is 123—4. there are some in—play video highlights on our website and commentary on five 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 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 o'brien could miss the lions deciding test with new zealand next week. he's waiting to hear the outcome of 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.

and lions forwards coach graham rowntree says the team can perform even better in the final game of the tour. how many of these guys have won a lions series in new zealand? and what excites these guys is, there is more to come. the best rugby players from the home nations, and they‘ve had a taste of it. the first test, they were down, they were hurting, we got a reaction. they have got a taste of it now. let‘s raise our game again. and 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 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. andy murray has a big week ahead of him. he beings the defence of his wimbledon title tomorrow, despite not being fully fit. and we understand he and his wife kim are expecting their second child. murray opens up the action on centre court when he plays world number 134 qualifier alexander bublik in the first round. the number one seed has spoken to the bbc‘s sue barker about the last—minute nerves that still plague him before every match. the closer you get to going out there, you‘re nervous, but as you start, you think, can i actually play tennis? i‘m terrible. as soon

as you get on the court, it‘s actually ok once you get out there. sue barker: our wimbledon is on bbc one, today at 5.20 this afternoon. 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. and the second stage of the tour de france is underway. geraint thomas is wearing the yellow jersey. and in the cricket, england‘s women have taken a fifth wicket against sri lanka in their group match in

the women‘s world cup. that‘s at taunton. more on the cricket and the rest of the sport, in the next hour. 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?" our washington correspondent laura bicker explains what might happen next. donald trump set up 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‘re 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. others 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 massive voter fraud by the president. it‘s notjust democratic states who are pushing back.

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‘s 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 permission to fly in an experimental electric plane, which is being shown in the uk for the first time. our 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: one—zero, 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 is 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? oh, definitely. we are going to have electric planes, hybrid electric planes of all different sizes. it will be up to 50—seaters. maybe 100—seaters.

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 going to take my headphones off. normally, you do that in an aircraft, and it‘s so noisy you can‘t hear yourself think. so, let‘s see what it‘s like when i talk into the microphone. ah, can you hear me ok? it‘s actually like being in a car on a motorway! it‘s a lovely way to see the world! radio: echo, foxtrot, turning left for landing... 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. 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 from emas staff and trained volunteers and also from the police and fire services and the region‘s various medical staff. they used to have to be told directly by phone

about an emergency, but now there is goodsam. neil white worked on the project. when a critical cardiac arrest is identified, the goodsam system automatically sends an alert to the nearest first responders to get there fast to start cpr. it looks for the nearest five people within 800 metres of the scene, and alerts those. where it can‘t find 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, or in the street or countryside, your chances of surviving a heart attack are less than 10%. using the goodsam alert system can increase those survival chances. the reality is that only 8% of people outside of hospital who have a cardiac arrest will survive to be discharged alive from hospital. anything we can do to increase that number by getting their hearts going sooner will increase the chance of those people having a productive life. it‘s taken four years to develop the system.

its use across the world is now growing. already, about 500 first responders are registered across the east midlands to receive alerts. emas hope that number will grow and increase survival rates for heart attack patients. let‘s have a look at the weather. our quiet weekend of weather continues, a good deal of sunshine. the cloud breaking up now across the south—east. in the far north—west, this is where the worst of the weather will be. elsewhere, some beautiful sunshine. as we move into sunday night, that week weather front will push its way south and

east, bringing some showery rain into north wales by the end of the night. it will continue to push its way southwards as we go into monday and it will be weakening. just a spot or two of light rain, which could cause some issues for the start of wimbledon. but it will be warm at the same time.