hello. this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. the first step to brexit becoming law. the bill to convert eu law into british legislation is put before parliament. the government calls it a major milestone. opposition parties threaten to obstruct its progress. good morning. it's thursday the 13th ofjuly. also this morning: the parent's of terminally ill baby, charlie gard, put their case to the high court, arguing that an experimental new treatment could help him. good morning from wimbledon. all british hopes now lie with johanna konta, after andy murray was knocked out yesterday. she faces venus williams on centre court later today bidding to become the first british woman to reach a wimbledon singles final since virginia wade in 1977.

good morning. the financial regulator says more and more people are accessing their pension pot early without taking proper advice. pension freedoms were introduced two years ago and i'll be speak to the pensions minister who made the changes, and asking if people are paying too much tax as a result. a new look for a london landmark. we're live at the natural history museum, where this is the sight that will be greeting visitors from today. and carol has the weather form wimbledon. good morning. it is a much more mild start to the day here today. we don't have the keen breeze we had yesterday at wimbledon. the outside chance of a showers. the uk, a mostly dry forecast. some showers possible. i will have more throughout the programme. thank you. good morning. first, our main story.

the government will today publish a long—awaited bill that will convert european union laws into british legislation. it's been referred to as the repeal bill, but its official title is the european union withdrawal bill. its purpose is to replace eu law with uk legislation and smooth the brexit process. the brexit secretary david davis has described it as a "major milestone." however, political opponents have threatened to disrupt its passage through parliament. our political correspondent, ben wright, is in westminster. good morning. lots of questions about how easy it will be to get this through for the government of theresa may. good morning. this is very significant. on the face of very significant. on tgg 225; g; g is simple. it repeals the 1972 it is simple. it repeals the 1972 act and ends the application of eu law in the uk. once all of the negotiations are completed and the uk leads the eu in march 2019, it

can do it because of this bill being passed. it will do something more significant, transferring thousands of rules and regulations that currently apply to the uk because of membership to the eu, taking all of those laws and regulations, and putting them on a uk statute book. there will be a huge parliamentary fight over what that should look like and what the oversight will be, what powers ministers will have to change rules over the next few yea rs. change rules over the next few years. the timetable is extraordinarily tight. the lib dems and labour have said clearly they are willing to make the life of the government hell. the government has no majority. there will be many close votes when this comes before parliament. it will be debated in the oldham. there has been a lot of criticism of theresa may's handling of this. david davis says he was hamstrung by the prime minister. now

we're hearing from the head of the national audit office. what do you make of this? strong comments from the head of the national audit office, rarely as outspoken as this, especially on something as current and contentious as the brexit process. she has said there is a lack of leadership putting brexit at risk. she says there is no clarity from government and direction about the entire process. she said the government could, part like a chocolate orange unless government departments are given more direction quickly over how the process should happen. that is an interesting image, isn't it? thank you very much, ben. we will talk to you later. after 7:30 this morning, we'll talk to the brexit minister, steve baker. the parents of charlie guard will return to the high court to argue he should be able to be taken to the us

for experimental treatment. doctors say the therapy will not work and his life support systems should be turned off. charlie guard has been in intensive ca re charlie guard has been in intensive care at great ormond street hospital since october last year. he has an extremely rare genetic condition which has left him severely brain—damaged and unable to breathe without the help of a ventilator. ever since his birth 11 months ago, there have been numerous legal battles escalated to the highest level in the uk and europe. doctors have said he is so ill he must be allowed to die, but his parents have persuaded the originaljudge they should be able to give what they say is new scientific evidence today suggesting experimental treatment could help their son. we have got letters from up to seven doctors and scientists demonstrating there is up

toa scientists demonstrating there is up to a 10% chance of this groundbreaking treatment working. we will know in a period of 2—8 weeks whether or not baby charlie is improving. the treatment is non—invasive it is not in operation. they just put it non—invasive it is not in operation. theyjust put it in his food. his pa rents theyjust put it in his food. his parents have received offers of help from the vatican and the united states. but thejudge, judge francis, has said any new evidence must given swiftly over concerns of prolonging the suffering of the little boy. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. the bbc has learned that at least one person who survived the grenfell tower fire has been diagnosed with cyanide poisoning. luana gomes, who's12—years—old, was treated for the effects of the highly toxic gas. it isn't known what caused the poisoning, but her parents, who lost their unborn child after the fire, believe it may have been caused by the burning of insulation or plastics during the fire. katie razzall reports. this was the home of the gomes

family on the 21st floor of grenfell tower. they had been living in a hotel since release from hospital. luana gomes was having a baby. the family allowed bbc newsnight to film the hospital discharge papers. the 12—year—old's papers detailed cyanide poisoning. she was also treated for the risk of cyanide. this is the first confirmation of a cyanide diagnosis as a result of the fire. the highly toxic gas may have been released by the blaze from the plastics. they have directed their ire at whoever decided to put this cheap material in it. it all could have been avoided. that is where the anger comes from. yes, it was an accident. bite it could have been

avoided. it should never have happened like this. they never wa nted happened like this. they never wanted the cladding in the first place. i don't know if it is the right word, but you just killed so many people. you just killed my son. if it was a normal situation, i could have got out. he was seven months. he could have survived. because of their conditions, he passed away. the family has requested a full postmortem examination on their son to discover what caused his death. they should have been celebrating his birth next month, and they had already decided to call him logan. the educational gap between poor and rich children is getting wider, according to new research. a report by the "commission on inequality in education," says pupils in more deprived areas are more likely to be taught by teachers who lack a degree. the department for education

disputes the findings, and says it's working towards improving education for disadvantaged children. president trump will arrive in france this morning for a two—day visit. he will commemorate the centenary of america's entry into the first world war. tomorrow, he'll celebrate bastille day at the invitation of the french president, emmanuel macron. the chief minister of gibraltar has criticised comments made yesterday by king felipe of spain during an address to parliament. the king said he was confident that the uk and spain would find a solution to the issue of gibraltar that was acceptable to all involved. at a banquet later at buckingham palace, hosted by the queen and prince philip, her majesty acknowledged the two countries had not always seen "eye to eye." yesterday, we were talking about 15—year—old, eddie, who took over southern rail‘s twitter account as part of his work experience. complaints about cancellations and late trains seemed to be forgotten, and followers even used the hashtag "ask eddie" to quiz him about duck—sized horses and how to make tea. eddie was such a hit, that southern rail invited him back for another day. it has definitely been enjoyable, i

will tell you that for a fact. it was a decision i would have a go on the twitter. yesterday, i put myself out there and said this is me. a fabulous story. it is quite hard to do. front pages. the front page of the times this morning. many having the images of the royal visit from the spanish royal couple. this is the queen of spain, a former journalist. this is the event at buckingham palace yesterday. the main story, google paid millions of dollars to access academic research to sway public opinion into its policies in favour of the tech

giant. some stories on the daily telegraph. this image of andy murray grimacing in pain. he still managed a five set quarter—final before being defeated against the american sam querrey. draw up your will in a text message. they say they must catch up with the digital age. and a lack of leadership putting brexit at risk. we were hearing about that earlier. the head of the national audit office has had an unprecedented intervention, not likely to go unnoticed by ministers. they are going through that bill today. andy murray out on the guardian. we will investigate this story more. good morning. i am looking at pensions today. big changes in many of the pages about

how we can draw down our pensions. sticking to the formula 1 theme. a lamborghini. can you grab that? thank you. it is an interesting picture. many people fear pensioners might splash out on cars... because people can take out their pension... yes. but people have been careful about how to spend it. at perhaps they are paying too much tax. about how to spend it. at perhaps they are paying too much taxm about how to spend it. at perhaps they are paying too much tax. it was a quote from a government minister, wasn't it? about spending it on ferraris and lamborghinis. yes. we will speak to him in half an hour. looking forward to it. wimbledon! i showed you that picture of andy murray limping. it was heartbreaking. good morning, sally. do you see that bottom lip pushed

out? that's how i felt yesterday. do you see that bottom lip pushed out? that's how i felt yesterdaym wasn't great, but he did well after what we saw one week ago, to get to the quarter—final with the injury he has. amazing. can you see what is happening over my shoulder? oh, you can! say good morning to lez, everyone. he is standing on a platform. and you see how high our pe is? he is awfully high cleaning the windows. —— high up he is. this is the cleanest place i have ever been. every surface is polished. these people are doing theirjobs from very early. a dramatic day yesterday for andy murray. pictures of him limping out of wimbledon, limping away. we don't know when we will see him on a tennis court again. the times. a comparison between johanna konta again. the times. a comparison betweenjohanna konta and venus williams. johanna konta will play on centre court later on. 26 and 37.

five foot 11 and six foot one. venus williams is hugely experienced. johanna konta has had messages from all over the world wishing her luck. my all over the world wishing her luck. my favourite is this one from the mirror. she shared a tweet their sedate from bono, u2, one of the most exciting things she has said she received. —— she received. many people are sending her positive vibes. konta! konta! konta! good luck, jo, i know you can do it. good luck, jo, your numberone, i know you can do it. good luck, jo, your number one, know you can do it. keep playing aggressively and attack more, yeah. when you're serving, toss the ball up really why.|j more, yeah. when you're serving, toss the ball up really why. i think she's going to win and she's talented. good luck, jo, you're the

best, i know you can do it. konta! konta! konta! wasn't that brilliant, thanks to those kids from raynes parkjust near wimbledon who played along nicely yesterday, all want to see jo do well today, and so far, i'm not going to try to do the weather forecast because i'm joined by carol, it looks like the roof might be off, what will it be like? not too bad and much milder this morning than this time yesterday with that key northerly breeze gone, northerly isn't a good direction for us, only an outside chance of a shower at wimbledon today and the forecast should stay dry. again we are off to a sunny start but through the day more cloud will develop and we are looking at highs of 20 or 23 in light breezes. if you're coming down to watch, that

will feel fairly pleasant. the forecast for everyone is going to be a largely dry one with sunny intervals, but also a few showers. not all of us seeing them of course. if we start at 9am in the south, we do have the sunshine but as we go further north, around the midlands, central and southern england, more cloud around and that could produce a few showers. moving north into northern england and scotland, a chilly start for you, overnight some parts have dropped to three or four but in the sunshine this morning the temperatures will pick up and the odd shower, they are the exception rather than the rule. a chilly and fine start in northern ireland with sunshine and in wales we are looking ata sunshine and in wales we are looking at a sunny start for most but we have areas of cloud here and there that could produce some showers. south—west england seeing a fine start, variable amounts of cloud, you could see the odd shower but you will be unlucky if you do depending

on your point of view and further east we have showers in gloucestershire and wiltshire, but they are the exception rather than they are the exception rather than the rule. through the day what you will find is that the sun will come out, we will see more cloud developing, and then further showers developing, and then further showers developing in parts of england, wales and parts of eastern scotland and northern ireland. at the same timea and northern ireland. at the same time a more coherent band of showery rain will move into the west of northern ireland and west of scotland. through the evening and overnight that will career south—eastwards but it will tend to break up as it makes its final descent towards the south—east. not going to be a particularly cold night and it won't be as oppressive in the south as it has been. as we start the day tomorrow, not particularly cold for many, but in rural areas it could be a bit nippy and tomorrow almost like today we're starting off on a sunny note. some cloud building through the day and there will be showers developing as well. for wimbledon, though, there will be showers developing as well. forwimbledon, though, looks like it could stay dry like today.

later in the day the next weather front comes in across the north—west and that will introduce rain into north—west scotland and the west of northern ireland but temperatures in the south starting to climb. overnight friday that system comes south, again fragmenting, not much rain from it in the south, then back into a day of bright spells, sunny spells and showers and feeling more due mid from the south, it will do the same thing again on sunday with temperatures in the higher range of the 20 stash more humid. -- more humid. looks lovely there, doesn't it? you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: the government will today publish a long—awaited bill that will convert european union laws into british legislation. lawyers representing the parents of the terminally—ill baby, charlie gard, will return to the high court in london this morning, to present what they claim is new evidence showing an experimental treatment could help him. time now is 6:18am.

in 2015, nearly a million migrants made the dangerous journey by sea from turkey to greece. more than 10,000 are still in refugee camps, denied entry into western europe. but the island of tilos believes it has the answer, offering accommodation to migrants who work and integrate, in a trial that could be rolled out across the rest of greece. our europe reporter gavin lee is on till—os for us this morning. good morning, gavin. it looks absolutely stunning. what is quite heartwarming about this story is that there's less tension almost, the community has decided to embrace those who so needed the help? going the other way! i have spoken to you from so many islands, lesbos, samos, kos, we've had hundreds of thousands of migrants coming to the islands but more than 10,000 staying and

with pretty basic conditions and they are still stuck there because they are still stuck there because the migration plan of europe means they can't continue and at the moment there's big legal action about whether they go back to turkey 01’ about whether they go back to turkey or not. this little island of tilos, very close to rhodes, about 800 people here, the islands or what was happening last year and they decided to invite a small number of refugees to invite a small number of refugees to say can this work, can you integrate and bring your families and getjobs, integrate and bring your families and get jobs, i integrate and bring your families and getjobs, i spoke to locals over the last few days and also refugees to get a sense of how it's working. tilos island, ten miles from the turkish coast, population 800. a place where there are more votes than people. a year ago, the local mayor and arms to the islanders wa nted mayor and arms to the islanders wanted to help and received refugees looking for a new life, bucking the trend of the other islands keener to see migrants leave. it's a small but significant show of faith for this

tiny island, 50 refugees selected from around greece who are prepared to work, prepared to integrate and it's mainly families and in exchange they'll get somewhere to stay and residency here. meet kusey, the new baker of tilos, he escaped from syria and originally wanted to go to germany. when i arrived in tilos my life changed. my wife and my children are lapsed, my children go to school and the people here are very nice, very beautiful. one hotel has taken on three refugees, two as housekeepers, including this woman from damascus, who talks of one—day buying a house here. in the tilos refugee centre, the children have been learning greek songs. they're singing blow wind

blow, take us to distant places. the key to the tilos plan being a success key to the tilos plan being a success is how the younger generation of refugees settle here and whether they continue to feel welcome and part of the community over the years to come. the thing that's extraordinary here is how quickly in six months some of the refugees have settled and the dreams they talk about. one says he is desperate to buy a house and start a family here and another said she wants to start a syrian greek restau ra nt, she wants to start a syrian greek restaurant, the first on the island, and call it the king falafel. so it's quite outstanding in one sense. how can it work on a bigger scale? is it exclusive to this island? i just wonder, given the reluctance of some people on other islands, given how many more people, tens of thousands, are on the other islands, how that will work on a bigger scale than this? what solidarity now try

to do is establish the wanna model to do is establish the wanna model to see how it works in a small—scale society like this island so we try to see how a new incoming population with a different social and cultural background can be a boost factor for the sustainable development of local society. this model can be duplicated in a bigger scale in other islands, of course it depends on the needs and special profiles. what is important to see here is we see not only locals coming again returning to tilos and finding and opening small businesses but we see refugees working together and interacting together and the bigger vision and the bigger dream is to create what we are trying to do and facilitate, social enterprise, bringing together locals and the whole syrian community to work together. one of the things you mention was you wanted to take this

further, within this enterprise you wa nt to further, within this enterprise you want to use the goats, there are 10,000 goats and 800 people, greeks and syrian rebel yuji is good start up and syrian rebel yuji is good start upa dairy and syrian rebel yuji is good start up a dairy farm? exactly. -- refugees. here there's a tradition of dairy products that has been stopped for quite a while, so what we're trying to do is enhance and encourage this new business on the island so it would be i would say not ambitious but it can be very easily a reality for locals and refugees. this will also help them integrate and coexist. sophie from solidaritynow, thanks for talking to me. the one striking thing is with this ambition, it's a small scale, but aid workers are working notjust on the islands and the mainland smaller villages to work out if 50 01’ smaller villages to work out if 50 or 100 brit refugees can be an option elsewhere. gavin lee on the

island of tilos, thanks very much. still to come on breakfast this morning: more people are accessing their pension pots early since the rules were relaxed two years ago. but are they losing out as a result? colletta will be putting that question to the former government minister who introduced the changes. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. businesses, universities and politicians from around the capital have joined forces to demand london's interests are protected during brexit talks. today they'll publish an open letter to the government saying it's vital the city keeps its access to eu talent. it also recommends london's mayor forms a coalition with mayors from cities such as manchester and bristol to put pressure on brexit negotiators. we think that there is one common interest there, there's big student

populations, they have a big service sector economy, they have regional airports that depend on access to european aviation networks. we think there's a common cause to be made there's a common cause to be made the mayers of the big cities. sadiq khan to work with those other mayers to make a case for an urban brexit that works for government. the mayor has announced a deal to start building an extra 50,000 affordable homes to rent and buy over the next four years. the agreement between city hall and london's council's and housing associations is worth £1.7 billion. it's said 7,500 of those homes will be for rents around social levels. a replacement for dippy the dinosaur will be unveiled today at the natural history museum. the diplodocus skeleton, which had taken pride of place in the museum's entrance hall since 1979, was removed last year. dippy‘s successor is a 25.2m real blue whale skeleton, which will be suspended from the ceiling. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's no northern line northbound from goodge street and euston to colders green and east finchley because of a faulty track.

londonbound, southern trains have signal problems disrupting services via east grinstead. let's take a look at the blackwall tunnel. northbound traffic is building from the woolwich road flyover. let's have a check on the weather now with lucy martin. hello, good morning. a lovely start to the day—to—day with plenty of sunshine around first thing. we'll tend to see a bit more in the way of cloud through the day so some sunny spells and for the most part it will be dry, just the outside chance of the odd isolated shower. if we put that detail onto the map, a bright and sunny start this morning with temperatures already in the mid teens. we'll see that cloud increasing but still good spells of sunshine, just the chance of the odd isolated shower, particularly the further north—west you are and temperatures today a maximum of 22. as we go through this evening and overnight, a few late spells of sunshine then largely dry, just the chance of the odd isolated shower but plenty of clear spells overnight and that will allow temperatures to

fall to an overnight low of 1a and 16. tomorrow, a little bit more in the way of cloud than today. there will be some good bells of the, though. one or two showers to look out for in the morning but then becoming increasingly dry into the afternoon, a touch cooler than today with highs of 20 to one. still feeling pleasant in any sunshine. i'll leave you with an outlook for the next few days, good spells of the next few days, good spells of the giant and largely dry, a few isolated showers to look out for but things turning a bit more human into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: all eyes will be onjohanna konta this afternoon as she bids to become the first british woman to reach a wimbledon final for a0 years. we'll discuss her chances

with herformer coach, justin sherring. does where you live dictate the quality of your child's education? the former deputy prime minister, nick clegg, has been look at the issue and we'll talk to him after eight. and we'll be at london's natural history museum, to learn all about "hope," the 25.2—metre long blue whale skeleton, which is being unveiled today. all that still to come. but now, a summary of this morning's main news. do you remember the name of the dinosaur? dippy. i don't remember, sorry. he is gone and the whale is there. the main story is. -- stories. the government will today publish a long—awaited bill that will convert european union laws into british legislation. the european union withdrawal bill is designed to ensure a smooth transition when the uk

leaves the eu. the brexit secretary, david davis, has described it as a "major milestone." but political opponents have threatened to disrupt its passage through parliament. after 7:30 this morning, we'll talk to the brexit minister, steve baker. the parents of terminally ill charlie gard will return to court to argue that he should be allowed to be taken to the us for speculative treatment. doctors say the therapy is not likely to work and his life—support system should turned off. here is more from sophie hutchinson. charlie guard has been in intensive care at great ormond street hospital since october last year. he has an extremely rare genetic condition. it's left him severely brain—damaged and unable to breathe without the help of a ventilator. release charlie gard! ever since his birth 11 months ago, there have been numerous legal battles escalated to the highest level in the uk and europe. all the courts have agreed

that the baby is so ill he must be allowed to die, but his parents have persuaded the originaljudge they should be able to give what they say is new scientific evidence today suggesting experimental treatment could help their son. my understanding is they have got letters from up to seven doctors and scientists demonstrating there is up to a 10% chance of this groundbreaking treatment working. and they would know in a period of 2—8 weeks whether or not baby charlie is improving. and the treatment is non—invasive it is not in operation. it is just a food additive into his food. his parents have received offers of help from the vatican and the united states. but the judge, judge francis, has said any new evidence must given swiftly over concerns of prolonging the suffering of the little boy.

sophie hutchinson, bbc news. applications for university courses in the uk starting this autumn have fallen, with vice—chancellors saying students may have been put off by increases in tuition fees and uncertainty over brexit. applications are down by 4% among british students, and 5% for students from elsewhere in the european union. wills recorded on voice mail or text message could be deemed legally binding byajudge, thanks to new proposals from the law commission. it says it is the first step in updating the victorian law, unchanged since 1839, and could pave the way for the introduction of electronic wills. it wants it to be easierfor a court to decide when a person's intentions were clear. president trump will arrive in france this morning for a two—day visit. he will commemorate the centenary of america's entry into the first world war. tomorrow, he'll celebrate bastille day at the invitation of the french president, emmanuel macron. we all know how frustrating it can be when you're on the train

and the aisles are blocked with luggage. but two passengers in australia have taken this to the next level. do you know that feeling? it is usually my luggage. have a look at this. queensland rail has released footage of a man attempting to take a fridge on the train. he managed, with some difficulty, to get into the station lift and onto the carriage, before staff saw him and took him back to the platform. well, another passenger was more successful when he took a three—seater sofa onto the train. iam i am surprised, actually. i don't know how that is easier to move than a fridge. the rail company issued a plea to passengers not to use its trains to move house, suggesting they hire a removal company instead. he was able to take it onto the train, the sofa. using a shopping

trolley. your thoughts are more than welcome. that is when you have to decide if paying more is worth it. a beautiful morning. i hope that tra nslates a beautiful morning. i hope that translates into great tennis as well today. sally is at wimbledon. good morning. good morning. you are right. it is a beautiful, beautiful morning. i wonder ifjohanna konta is awake yet. i hope not, i hope she is awake yet. i hope not, i hope she is resting. there have been many statistics about records being broken and history being made. today, the first woman from britain in the semifinals in a0 years. the last was virginia wade in 1978. we hope she can go some way to emulating those achievements from four decades ago. after beating the second seed simona halep on tuesday, the five—time wimbledon champion,

venus williams, now stands in konta's way. the pair are second on centre court today and konta knows the home support is an advantage for her. it makes it more special because it is home. i do get that home support which i don't get anywhere else. so, in that sense, it makes it, i guess it makes it that much sweeter. we will be hoping for a little bit of better luck forjohanna konta fan andy murray. —— than. his second reign as wimbledon champion is over. the world number one was expected to beat sam querrey in yesterday's quarter—final on centre court, but was beaten in a topsy—turvy match.

murray looked to be struggling with the hip injury that's affected him for several weeks, as querrey played the match of his life. the american came from two sets to one down and is through to his first ever grand slam semi—final. look, i was obviously in good enough shape to give myself a chance. i almost managed to get through the day. any slam, i would have taken that compared to how i felt a few weeks ago and how i started. also hampered by injury was the second seed, novak djokovic. his wimbledon ended with a whimper, he was forced to retire with an elbow injury against thomas berdych. the two—time champion said he'd been struggling with the problem for over a year but yesterday was his worst day. it means berdych will play the seven time wimbledon champion roger federer next. and with murray, djokovic and nadal all now out of the tournament, federer is the favourite to win the title this year.

he looked impressive in beating last year's finallist milos raonic in straight sets. the final of the four names to contest the men's semi finals is marin cilic, who'll face murray's conqueror sam querrey. former us open champion cilic came through a five—set epic against gilles muller over on court one. and we still have british interest in the doubles. heather watson and partner, henri kontinen, continued the defence of their mixed doubles title. they're through to the quarter finals after victory over fourth seeds ivan dodig and sania mirza. and i should also say this. and the wheelchair event gets under way here at the all england club today, with defending men's champion britain's gordon reid facing stefan olsson. england's cricketers have secured their place in the semi—finals of the women's world cup. they beat new zealand by 75 runs yesterday in derby, their fifth win in a row. they've qualified with a game to spare, that's against the west indies on saturday germany's marcel kittel won his fifth stage on this year's tour de france with victory in stage 11.

chris froome retains the leaders yellowjersey and will be looking to defend his 18—second overall lead as the race heads into the pyrenees today. and rory mcilroy insists he's in positive mood ahead of the scottish open which begins this morning in dundonald. the world number four has yet to win a tournament in a year that's been disrupted by injury, erratic form, and new clubs. now, one of the things we love about andy murray, and we've got to say, his mum, judy, must take some credit for this, is his support for women. and we saw another example yesterday in his post match press conference when he corrected an american reporter on their statistics. sam querrey is the first us player to reach a major us final since 2009... to reach a major us final since 2009. .. male to reach a major us final since 2009... male player. i beg your pardon? male player. yes, male

player, for sure. is in doubt brilliant? the venous sisters have done well as well. —— isn't that brilliant? —— venus. live coverage starts at 12:15pm on bbc one and from 12:30pm on bbc radio 5 live. don't forget, johanna konta is second on the court today. don't forget, johanna konta is second on the court todaylj don't forget, johanna konta is second on the court today. i love andy murray's comments on that. he was not impressed at all. and it is not the first time he has done that. not at all. he was brought up by a good woman, i think. let's return to the story of the terminally ill baby, charlie gard, whose parents are trying to convince a high court judge that he should be allowed to travel to the united states for treatment. the case is back in court today. let's talk to ranan gillon, a professor of medical ethics

at imperial college london. a very good morning to you. thank you for your time this morning. it isa you for your time this morning. it is a very emotional issue. everyone has the right opinions. ijust want, given your professional expertise, what do you make of the situation? first, i have to say i am speaking personally, not on behalf of any organisation. it is a moral dilemma, several, actually. the real issue as i see it, is, several, actually. the real issue as isee it, is, is several, actually. the real issue as i see it, is, is there sufficient harm to the baby to prevent it being kept alive, that is the first question? i personally feel the a nswer question? i personally feel the answer is no. secondly, what about its best interests? who should decide? in my opinion, best

interests are differing ideas. one of the things that does not apply is just as in the sense of distribution of scarce resources. they have crowd—funding. of scarce resources. they have crowd —funding. no of scarce resources. they have crowd—funding. no one will be harmed using these resources. a couple of things. clearly, we are unqualified and unable to comment on the medical side of the story. that is for doctors to talk about. on the ethics of the decision—making process, is at your decision it should never be at your decision it should never be a court that decides in these circumstances? of course not. if it is of substantial harm, child abuse, as you might call it, the courts should forbid it. for example, jehovah's witnesses' parents

sometimes say my child must not be given a blood transfusion. i would expect they should get treatment thatis expect they should get treatment that is life—saving. i would say that is life—saving. i would say thatis that is life—saving. i would say that is of substantial harm to the child and should not and is not allowed. suppose the parents decided they wanted to treat the child by beating it in order to beat out some horrible devil in them. that should not be allowed either. but the treatment here is routine treatment of ventilation and artificial nutrition and hydration and nursing ca re nutrition and hydration and nursing care which is all over the country every day being carried out in order to benefit the child. now, the question is, who decides what counts as benefit? now, some religious people will say it is a benefitjust to stay alive. the pope and many roman catholics and orthodoxjews

would take that position. i don't think the law should say to them, no, you cannot keep this child alive. in this case, as i understand it, the parents are not pro life in that sense. what they want to do is try very untested experimental treatments that they have read about, they have done a lot of research and have found this treatment available in the united states that might benefit the child. they want to give it a chance. and i think they ought to be able to do that. but the doctors are saying this is so unlikely to benefit them we should not even do minimal sorts of harm to the child by actually keeping it alive. and that is where the dilemma is resting. thank you for your time this morning. a professor of medical ethics. the

time is 60 minutes to seven. —— 16. the main stories. the government will convert european laws to british legislation through a bill today. lawyers for presenting the pa rents of today. lawyers for presenting the parents of terminally ill charlie gard are back in the high court today to give evidence that experimental treatment could help him. we have been talking to sally at wimbledon this morning. a glorious morning. carol is there as well to tell us about the weather. good morning. good morning. it is a glorious start to the day at wimbledon. yesterday there was a keen northerly breeze. that has faded. the sky is blue. some cloud is spoiling the view. behind that, covers a re is spoiling the view. behind that, covers are still on. they will be off today a lot. it is a dry forecast for wimbledon. there is the chance of a shower. but if we catch

one, we will be unlucky. cloud will build a bit more. sunny intervals. temperatures getting up to perhaps 20 to. light breezes. if you are a spectator, it will feel pleasant. dry for most of us. some showers and the forecast. the south of england. cloud. sunshine. temperatures picking up nicely in the sunshine. the midlands, central and southern england, a little bit more cloud. it will break up through the morning. the odd showers. northern england, scotland, northern ireland, clear skies and a chilly started. temperatures in sheltered, 3—a. wales, dry. thick cloud brings showers. the exception rather than the rule. the same set of south—west england. showers in gloucestershire and wiltshire, but they should tends to fade as well. further east, the

home counties, again, dry weather and cloud around as well. through the day, that cloud breaks up in central and southern england and the midlands. we will see more cloud developing as we go through the afternoon. not spoiling it. sunny intervals around. most of us will stay dry. the risk of showers in england, wales, the eastern parts of scotla nd england, wales, the eastern parts of scotland and northern ireland. but they are hit and miss. rain coming in through the rest of ireland and scotland. temperatures at best up to 22- 23. the scotland. temperatures at best up to 22— 23. the evening and overnight, a weather front reducing the rain in scotla nd weather front reducing the rain in scotland and northern ireland goes south, tending to weaken as it goes towards the south—east. —— producing. not call that night. 11— 15, double figures. tomorrow, a similar story to today in that there will be sunny spells around. also some showers developing. most of us

will mist them. temperatures rising. the end of the day, the next weather front coming in through the west of scotla nd front coming in through the west of scotland and ireland. overnight, friday into saturday, sweeping south. we will not see much rain from it at all in the south. that ta kes from it at all in the south. that takes us into saturday. cloud around. sunny spells. showers as well. you will notice it feels more humid in the south as temperatures start to climb. if you are coming to wimbledon for the finals this weekend, temperature—wise, we are looking at mid to high 20s. if you finding a fresh at the moment, it will get warmerfor some, not finding a fresh at the moment, it will get warmer for some, not all of us. some will be happy and someone be, but that's just weather, isn't it? welcome to my world! thanks very much, see you soon! two years ago the rules around pensions changed, giving millions of people more choice about how to spend their money in retirement.

but are they getting the right help and advice? colletta can tell us more. good morning. good morning, good morning, everyone. that's right, the financial regulator has been taking a look at what choices people were making with their new pension freedoms. it's found that getting hold of pension pots early, known as drawdown, has become the new norm. but more and more people are doing so without taking financial advice. about a third of consumers now drawdown without getting guidance, that's compared to just 5% before the changes. and when people do access their pensions early, most are sticking with their current provider, rather than shopping around, so might be missing out on the best deals. the regulator also found that more than half of those people don't spend the money, but put it into another savings product like an isa. that means they may be paying more tax than they need to. let's speak to the man

who was pensions minister when the new pensions freedoms were introduced, sir steve webb, who is now director of policy at royal london. welcome to the programme and thanks for joining welcome to the programme and thanks forjoining us. that statistic, almost a third of people getting hold of their pensions money without advice, that wasn't the plan, was it? we need more people to take advice and guidance, the good news is bigger pots, people with serious amounts, are more likely to take advice and that's a good thing but we need to bring that down because we need to bring that down because we pay an estate agent and an a ccou nta nt we pay an estate agent and an accountant and a solicitor, we are used to paying professionals who are experts to help and when it's your life savings the added value is significant. financial advice is expensive, though? it looks like a big figure in isolation but it's it -- if it's big figure in isolation but it's it —— if it's the amount you save in your life, hundreds of thousands of pounds, an expert can be money well

spent. we haven't seen people blowing all their savings, on a lamborghini or a round the world cruise, but maybe they're not getting as much tax benefit as they could? the risk isn't the riotous living some people talked about, it's the opposite, people who think somehow they have to take their money out of their pension because their ageing, don't know what to do with it and they either put it in a bank account or a cash isa, earning no interest, inflation eats away at the value of their savings and if people do that for years it will be a real worry. saying to people leave your money in deposit in cash, good for a rainyday but in the long run not a good idea. the regulator said in this report they are worried there's not enough competition in there's not enough competition in the industry, shouldn't you have set up the industry, shouldn't you have set upa the industry, shouldn't you have set up a system that made sure people got the best deal if they drew down their pension? the key thing is around and people aren't talking to an adviser, if they can't afford it,

then there's pension wise from the government, millions of people have gone to the website that tell them their pension choices, but that needs another push, they have choices and they don't need to stay with one company all their lives. an interesting case yesterday at the supreme court, they ruled same—sex married couples should have the same pensions rights as heterosexual married couples. how significant is that case? it's a breakthrough for equality and it could have other effects because there are other groups, with was compared to widows who might get smaller pensions and you could see more cases —— widowers. if people are being treated evenly in pensions that would be a good thing. thanks for joining us, sir steve webb the former pensions minister, thanks for talking us through that one to get our heads around that idea of drawing down your pension is a little bit early. it's tricky, isn't it? it's all change at london's natural history museum, its world famous central display,

dippy the dinosaur, has gone, and its replacement is being unveiled today. i feel like a part of my childhood is going? really? i remember always seeing dippy and that was it, that's what you saw at the national history museum but there's something else coming, i wonder what's happening to dippy. is this hope, tim? good morning. this is indeed hope, 25 metres long, since 1979 dippy took pride in place —— pride of place at the entrance hall to the national history museum, dippy is going on a national tour and instead this magnificent skeleton, 25 metres long of a blue whale beached in 1891, it is taking pride of place here. lorraine cornet is here, head of conservation, and we have the principal curator of mammals. the rain, how does it look —— cornish?

it is great, doesn't it look beautiful? —— lorraine. she willthe great and we are pleased it is up and she will look great for everyone. higuain the change? she is a real specimen, she can calibrate stories —— why the change? she can tell us about our role in nature —— she can tell great stories. we want people to engage with her. you are the principal curator for mammals, richard, talk to us about the blue whale, why is the blue whale so fascinating? fascinating for a numberof fascinating? fascinating for a number of different reasons, it's the largest animal ever known to have lived on the planet. evolutionarily speaking, it's an incredible story, 50 years ago —— 50 million years ago the ancestors were living on land and 40 million years ago they moved back into the ocean so ago they moved back into the ocean soa ago they moved back into the ocean so a wonderful model for the study of evolution and a great model for

the hope for the future, something that we as a species decided to do in the 1960s, we got together internationally and brought in a ban on commercial whaling for blue whales because we knew the species was going towards extinction and here we are 50 years later in a position where the animals are recovering. hence the name hope, a symbol for humanity's power to shape a sustainable future. the logistics of moving a skeleton of this size, it's been in the possession of the museum for some time, how did you move it? it's taken 3.5 years and she was on display in our mammal paul, so four tons, she was on display in our mammal paul, so fourtons, several she was on display in our mammal paul, so four tons, several months to bring her down and then to conserve her —— mammal hall. then three weeks to put her in place. it took a long time and a huge team of experts but we're really pleased. i've been saying she, it is a chic? it was. a post-mortem examination took place in 1891 that confirmed

the sex and ongoing research is due to be published in the next two to three months that will further confirm the gender —— is it a she. magnificent sight, we will talk to you later. if you want to know more about that story and you can choosing —— if you want to know more about the story you can tune into horizon on bbc two. it was beached in 1891 horizon on bbc two. it was beached in1891 in horizon on bbc two. it was beached in 1891 in wexford in ireland and now taking pride of place in the natural history museum. tim, i was saying a bit of my childhood was changed because i remember the awe, it was so or inspiring, is this as impressive, it's difficult to see from this angle because you're not singing the angle length? it's very oppressive, 25 metres long, you get a real sense of the scale —— you're

not seeing the length. it's as impressive as dippy. the fact this was an actual skeleton makes a bit ofa was an actual skeleton makes a bit of a difference because dippy was a plaster cast, this is a creature that lived more than 100 years ago and i'm sure will be wowing many visitors. and create many more childhood memories for many more children. thanks very much, tim, back with you later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. businesses, universities and politicians from around the capital have joined forces to demand london's interests are protected during brexit talks. today they'll publish an open letter to the government saying it's vital the city keeps its access to eu talent. it also recommends london's mayor forms a coalition with mayors from cities such as manchester and bristol to put pressure on brexit negotiators. we think that there's a lot of common interest there, there's big student populations, they have big service sector economies, they have regional airports that depend on access

to european aviation networks. we think there's a common cause to be made the mayors of the uk's big cities, sadiq khan working with those other mayors to make a case for an urban brexit that works for government. the mayor has announced a deal to start building an extra 50,000 affordable homes to rent and buy over the next four years. the agreement between city hall and london's council's and housing associations is worth £1.7 billion. it's said 7,500 of those homes will be for rents around social levels. london cure smoked salmon has become the capital's first protected product, joining the likes of cheddar cheese and champagne. h forman and sons is currently the only producer who can claim the title. the salmon must be produced in tower hamlets, hackney or newham and smoked and processed entirely by hand. let's have a look at the travel situation now.

the problems on the northern line because of a faulty track earlier have now cleared, everything now seems to be running normally. londonbound southern trains have signal problems disrupting services via east grinstead. and there's been an accident at the elephant & castle roundabout and this is how the traffic looks,northbound delays on newington butts with queues back along kennington road and the walworth road. let's have a check on the weather now with lucy martin. hello, good morning. a lovely start to the day today with plenty of sunshine around first thing. we'll tend to see a bit more in the way of cloud as we move through the day, though, so some sunny spells and for the most part it will be dry, just the outside chance of the odd isolated shower. if we put that detail onto the map, a bright and sunny start this morning with temperatures already in the mid—teens. we'll see that cloud increasing but still good spells of sunshine, just the chance of seeing the odd isolated shower, particularly the further north—west you are, and temperatures today a maximum of 22. as we go through this evening and overnight, a few late spells of sunshine then largely dry, just the chance of the odd isolated shower, but plenty of clear spells overnight and that will allow temperatures

to fall to an overnight low of between 1a and 16. tomorrow, a little bit more in the way of cloud than today. there will be some good spells of sunshine, though. one or two showers to look out for in the morning but then becoming increasingly dry into the afternoon, a touch cooler than today with highs of 21. still feeling pleasant in any sunshine. i'll leave you with the outlook over the next few days, good spells of sunshine and largely dry, a few isolated showers to look out for but it looks like things turning a bit more humid into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello.

this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. the first step to brexit becoming law. the bill to convert eu law into british legislation is put before parliament. the government calls it a major milestone. opposition parties threaten to obstruct its progress. the parent's of terminally ill baby, charlie gard, put their case to the high court, arguing that an experimental new treatment could help him. good morning. no andy murray left at wimbledon, so now all british hopes lie with johanna konta.

she faces venus williams on centre court later today bidding to become the first british woman to reach a wimbledon singles final since virginia wade in 1977. good morning, everyone. the adverts we see on tv and increasingly on line are part of a growing multi—billion pound industry for the uk. as part of a new series, i'll be talking to the woman in charge of the biggest advertising agency in the uk. we're live on the tiny greek island of tilos where they're trying out a new way of welcoming refugees into the community. and we have the weather. good morning. this is wimbledon. the sun is shining and it is not as cold as yesterday. it should be dry. perhaps a shower. the uk as a whole will be mostly dry, sunny spells, some cloud through the day, and well scattered showers. rainy in the west later. sally and i will be back with the weather later. thank you.

good morning. first, our main story. the government will today publish a long—awaited bill that will convert european union laws into british legislation. it's been referred to as the repeal bill, but its official title is the european union withdrawal bill. its purpose is to replace eu law with uk legislation and smooth the brexit process. the brexit secretary david davis has described it as a "major milestone." however, political opponents have threatened to disrupt its passage through parliament. our political correspondent, ben wright, is in westminster. good morning. in mourning. it is worth reminding people the significance of this transfer of laws. take us through that. good morning. it is a hugely important piece of legislation. on the face of it, it is simple, repealing the 1972 european communities act, ending european communities act, ending european law in the uk from the day we actually leave the eu, which

people think will be in march, 2019. it transfers the eu laws to be uk statute book. if that did not happen, they would be chaos when we leave the eu. it has to do all of that and decide how it will all be regulated in the future. from the pharmaceutical industry to environmental law, all of it. the government does not have a majority in the house of commons any more. the lib dems and labour have made it quite clear they will fight the government hard on many aspects of this legislation and cause difficulty. it could be a huge parliamentary battle. it is a really crucial piece of legislation, as i said. on the face of it, it is confusing, because both major parties, for example, are signed up to exert. why fight about something that has to happen? —— brexit. .

they are looking for reassurance and clarity over many areas. labour says there needs to be further guarantees over protections for workers. at the moment, workers because rights are enshrined in eu law. the government says they will protect that. they are also looking at executive powers that ministers want to claim over the next few months to get all this through in time. labour is saying those powers need to be restricted. labour say they are prepared to vote down this ill unless they get reassurances. “— down this ill unless they get reassurances. —— bill. they have been clear about that. thank you. we will leave it there for the moment. after 7:30 this morning, we'll talk to the brexit minister, steve baker. the parents of charlie guard will return to the high court to argue he should be able to be taken to the us for experimental treatment. doctors say the therapy will not work and his life support systems should be turned off.

charlie gard has been in intensive care at great ormond street hospital since october last year. he has an extremely rare genetic condition. it's left him severely brain—damaged and unable to breathe without the help of a ventilator. release charlie gard! ever since his birth 11 months ago, there have been numerous legal battles escalated to the highest level in the uk and europe. all the courts have agreed that the baby is so ill he must be allowed to die, but his parents have persuaded the originaljudge they should be permitted to present what they say is new scientific evidence today suggesting an experimental treatment could help their son. my understanding is they've got letters from up to seven doctors and scientists and it demonstrates there is up to a 10% chance of this groundbreaking treatment working. and they would know within a period

of 2—8 weeks whether or not baby charlie is improving. and the treatment is non—invasive, it's not an operation. it is actually a food additive into his food. charlie's parents have received offers of help from the vatican and the united states. but thejudge, mrjustice francis, has made it clear any new evidence must be given swiftly due to concerns of prolonging the suffering of the little boy. sophie hutchinson, bbc news. applications for university courses in the uk starting this autumn have fallen, with vice—chancellors saying students may have been put off by increases in tuition fees and uncertainty over brexit. applications are down by a% among british students, and 5% for students from elsewhere in the european union. president trump is arriving in france this morning

for a two—day visit. he will commemorate the centenary of america's entry into the first world war. let's talk to our paris correspondent hugh schofield. good morning. of course, it might be the anniversary of america's involvement in the war, but france is still under high security levels and very mindful that a year tomorrow it was under attack. absolutely. tomorrow it will have been a year since the attack in nice. there was talk about donald trump visiting, but it hasn't happened. security will be top of the agenda. one of the issues on which the two men see eye to eye, because of course there is a lot they don't, the determined effort on both administrations to emphasise the positive, despite climate, despite differences on protectionism and trade and so on, they have things close together, security, the fight in the middle east and africa.

does will be the big issues of discussion. outside the museum complex is where he will be going first. he will be going for an hour to go to the embassy. then he will be back here at lunchtime, or shortly after. a meeting in the afternoon with emmanuel macron. and then dinner at the eiffel tower. yes. talking about president trump's visit to france later today. the chief minister of gibraltar has criticised comments made yesterday by king felipe of spain during an address to parliament. the king said he was confident that the uk and spain would find a solution to the issue of gibraltar that was acceptable to all involved. at a banquet later at buckingham palace, hosted by the queen and prince philip, her majesty acknowledged the two countries had not always seen "eye to eye." yesterday, we were talking about 15—year—old, eddie, who took over southern rail's twitter account as part

of his work experience. complaints about cancellations and late trains seemed to be forgotten, and followers even used the hashtag "ask eddie" to quiz him about duck—sized horses and how to make tea. eddie was such a hit, that southern rail invited him back for another day. it was mainly a collective decision i would have a go on the twitter. it has been absolutely amazing, such an experience, which i will have with me for the rest of my life. not many people are that happy after work experience. and not many people have that much of an impact on their first day. it's a big day at wimbledon today,

britain's on the verge of having its first woman in a0 years to reach a final. butjohanna konta must first overcome five—time champion venus williams, sally's there, and you spent time withjohanna earlier this year? the scale of this task is immense. it is really difficult to know how to put it into words. did you watch venus williams play the other day she is brilliant. she has been here many times before and she knows the score. and of course, johanna konta is approaching it in a different way, carrying the hopes of a nation into this final. she is the first british woman in a0 years to get this far, since virginia wade in 1978. yeah, there is the tiny problem of venus williams and a final still to play. we are learning more aboutjohanna konta. you may not have heard about her previously. she keeps her private life very,

very reidford. if you want to know more, we have had a talk with her. —— private. we met with her in training. it is nice to see you. welcome to my home from home. for many years, there are dormitories behind there, i used to literally live there. ? used to live here? yes. children, thatis used to live here? yes. children, that is how you get good.|j used to live here? yes. children, that is how you get good. i used to get up at the crack of dawn to go running. he told me if i wanted to be the best, i needed the best time andi be the best, i needed the best time and i needed to put energy in it. i needed to go train. when my dad realised i was going to wake up at the crack of dawn every morning, initially, he was like, what have i done? i spent my formative years

here. i grew up into a tennis player and the person i am today here. you said very clearly you want to be world number one. i do, i do, that has been my dream since i was a young girl to be it continues to be my dream and always will be so long asi my dream and always will be so long as i play this sport. i want to be the best version of myself. she always wanted to be just the best version of herself. someone who help her along the way, just a bit, is with me. and with me now isjustin sherring, johanna's first tennis coach here in the uk. she says she wants to be the best tennis player in the world, was she a lwa ys tennis player in the world, was she always like that? yes, she was. she had a very obvious passion and enthusiasm, not just for had a very obvious passion and enthusiasm, notjust for tennis, had a very obvious passion and enthusiasm, not just for tennis, but to be the best. i can definitely see that. how old was see when you were working with her? 19, just out of

juniors. she was in 200— 300. many players get lost at that stage. she did not. she fought to wear she is today. could you tell at the time she would be that good?|j today. could you tell at the time she would be that good? i teach players every day, for many years, and there was something different about her. she was very focused. every single ball and session. her game has changed over the last few yea rs. game has changed over the last few years. it has changed a little bit. her mental strength has improved enormously, hasn't it? yes. we talked a lot about her becoming a warrior on the court, treating every ball like an opponent that needed to be beaten the big she can fight with the best of them. —— beaten. be beaten the big she can fight with the best of them. —— beatenlj be beaten the big she can fight with the best of them. -- beaten. i love that idea. how do you make yourself a warrior on the tennis court?m that idea. how do you make yourself a warrior on the tennis court? it is you against that yellow fuzzy thing.

when she got the quarter—final, she was so when she got the quarter—final, she was so cool and calm to be she did not especially celebrate. i know what she is doing. she is treating every game like any game. it might bea every game like any game. it might be a semi—final, quarter—final, wimbledon, she is trying to keep that out of it. she will let all of us that out of it. she will let all of us do the excitement. she is very good at staying in a bubble and staying focused. and i think that if she stays like that, then we have some more magic to look forward to. we will hope so. in the film ijust saw, she was saying that for a long time she would sleep in a little, tiny bedroom next to the tennis courts in roehampton where she learned tennis. what can you tell us about her youth? we used to play

outside in the cold in the winter. one day it was minus eight degrees. the court was rockhard. she could only serve because i would not let her out on the courts too much. she was out there for two hours. she told me she had six layers on. it does not get much more dedicated than that. have you had one of the johanna konta marstons making the rounds? -- muffins. no, i am disappointed. maybe you should have one live! will see still be baking before a semi—final? one live! will see still be baking before a semi-final? mayjust to keep her mind off it. thank you very much. she has been playing since 19. a beautiful date. will it stay ok for the semifinals? it should, i'm hoping justin will be baking for us before the end of the

day, no mean task! it should stay dry, the outside chance of a shower, not as cold as yesterday this time, we've lost the northerly breeze and things set fairfor we've lost the northerly breeze and things set fair for much of the day and that's the forecast for wimbledon but for everyone else, largely dry. a few showers around, and a lot of sunshine. in the day we will see rain in north—west scotland and also the north—west scotland and also the north—west of northern ireland. to put some detail on that this morning, dry in southern england to start, some sunshine and a bit of cloud but as we go into central and southern england and around the midlands, the cloud is thick enough for the odd shower but that cloud will break up and we will see sunny spells developing. into northern england, scotland and northern ireland, a chilly start with clear spells overnight, temperatures falling as low as three or four. they will start to pick up readily in the morning sunshine and again, the risk of the odd shower through the risk of the odd shower through the day but for most it will stay dry for the large part of the day.

in wales, a lot of sunshine first thing and a nippy start but where we've got cloud in south wales, thick enough for the odd shower and the same in south—west england. unlucky depending on your point of view weather you see a shower but there's a chance, but in gloucestershire and wiltshire, showers but they will fade and in the home counties, similar to today, blue skies and cloud building. through the course of the day a bit more cloud building but we will hang on to sunny intervals and although showers develop in parts of england, wales, eastern scotland and northern ireland, most will miss them and by the end of the afternoon our weather front in western scotland and northern ireland will introduce some rain. temperatures today up to 23. through this evening and overnight, our weather front moves south—east, turning more showery as it does and by the time it gets into the south itself it will be a fairly weak affair. overnight temperatures

roughly around ten to 15, so not feeling as oppressive as it has in parts of the south—east of late. then tomorrow, almost an action replay of today. a game some sunshine around, some cloud bubbling up sunshine around, some cloud bubbling up as we sunshine around, some cloud bubbling up as we go sunshine around, some cloud bubbling up as we go through the day. some showers developing —— again. then we're looking at another weather front later in the west, introducing more rain. if anything, temperatures picking up a degree or so tomorrow. that weather front in the west will move that weather front in the west will m ove a cross that weather front in the west will move across the uk during friday night into saturday morning, by the time it reaches the south there won't be much rain left on it and on saturday, more cloud around but we will still see sunny spells and there will also be a few showers. temperature wise, becoming that this will get hotter and more humid in the south and that process will continue into the weekend. naga and charlie, if you remember last week i asked you how many tennis balls it would take to phil centre court with the roof closed, it was 290 million.

today i need to ask you, how many golf umbrellas do you think would cover the same area as the roof does on centre court? 360 degrees? 1800, it's 1800? 360 degrees? 1800, it's1800? you're both way out, 17,500. opened up fully, golf umbrellas are big? but so fully, golf umbrellas are big? but so is the roof, it is huge!” fully, golf umbrellas are big? but so is the roof, it is huge! i can't see it! this dispute will carry on. i can't see it, i am going to have to visualise this more. how many did you say, you said 1800? it would ta ke 750 0 you say, you said 1800? it would take 7500 wimbledon umbrellas to cover the same area as the roof. sofar carol is winning this quiz. it is 2—0 so far. next time we are going to ask you a question. we're

going to ask you a question. we're going to ask someone bald and facts for you! in the last few minutes, the government has announced how much they're going to fine the parent company of southern rail. colletta's here with the details. they are finding them £13 million. this has just this hasjust come this has just come through, we were expecting a decision of some sort? —— fining. the government has put off this decision for some time but todayit off this decision for some time but today it has announced they are finding the parent company £13.a million for all the disputes we've seen over million for all the disputes we've seen over the last year —— fining. it reached its peak lastjuly and then we have had strikes on and off through the year since then. interestingly the parent company made a profit of £100 million just last year, so that puts that to a 13 —— that puts the £30 million into context, no difficulty paying that, but certainly a slap on the wrist —— £13 million. why are they being

find? they haven't delivered enough good quality passenger service so this money will have to be spent directly on improving passenger services, and because we've seen so many strikes over the last year, hundreds of thousands of commuters have been impacted and not able to get to work, huge queues, that's the reason, anyone on the south coast will have struggled with that over the past year and that's why the train company are being fined for not delivering that service. one more question, sorry, this figure, £13.a million, you mentioned the profits, interesting the government said it could have been more but they have set a lot of this is down to strike action? to some extent the government are saying it's difficult when you're dealing with a union and it isn't necessarily the company's fault all the time but the fact they have been fined in the first place means the dispute could have been resolved sooner or quicker. thanks very much. dozens of migrants who'd made the perilous sea crossing from turkey to greece have been resettled on a greek

island in a trial that could be rolled out across the rest of the country. more than 10,000 are in refugee camps across greece, denied entry into western europe. but the island of tilos has offered accommodation to those who work and integrate. our europe reporter gavin lee is on tilos for us this morning. a rather heartwarming story if the plan works, gavin? yeah, you can see it's a picture postcard island and the islanders are doing something that's not been done anywhere else on the greek islands. we've seen these images of the past couple of yea rs of these images of the past couple of years of all the people coming to lesbos, samos and kos, but there are still 10,000 people in pretty basic and bleak conditions but here the officials saw it and the mayor of tilos sort what was happening and they decided to embrace refugees, a small number, 50 migrants, they said come here, try and integrate, get

jobs, we will give you accommodation and residents and i have been speaking to locals and refugees over the last few days to see how it works —— residency. tilos island, ten miles from the turkish coast, population 800. a place where there are more goats than people. a year ago, the local mayor announced the islanders wanted to help and received refugees looking for a new life, bucking the trend of the other islands keener to see migrants leave. it's a small but significant show of faith for this tiny island. 50 refugees selected from around greece who are prepared to work, who are prepared to integrate, and it's mainly families, and in exchange they'll get somewhere to stay and residency here. meet kousay, the new baker of tilos. he escaped from the war in syria and originally aimed for germany with his family. when i arrived to tilos all my life changed. my life and my wife is now relaxed and my children go to school and the people here i think are very nice, very beautiful.

excuse me, in room? one hotel has taken on three refugees, two as housekeepers, including mahar baraka from damascus, who talks of one day buying a house here. in the tilos refugee centre, the children have been learning greek songs. they're singing, "blow, wind, blow, take us to distant places." the key to the tilos plan being a success is how the younger generation of refugees settle here and whether they continue to feel welcome and part of the community over the years to come. gavin lee reporting there from the island of tilos, where the community island of tilos, where the community is trying hard to integrate refugees

and that experiment going on at the moment and it is hoped if it works it will be rolled out to other islands in greece. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. businesses, universities and politicians from around the capital have joined forces to demand london's interests are protected during brexit talks. today they'll publish an open letter to the government saying it's vital the city keeps its access to eu talent. it also recommends london's mayor forms a coalition with mayors from cities such as manchester and bristol to put pressure on brexit negotiators. we think that there's a lot of common interest there, there's big student populations, they have big service sector economies, they have regional airports that depend on access to european aviation networks. we think there's a common cause to be made the mayors of the uk's big cities, sadiq khan working with those other mayors to make a case for an urban brexit that works for government. the mayor has announced a deal

to start building an extra 50,000 affordable homes to rent and buy over the next four years. the agreement between city hall and london's council's and housing associations is worth £1.7 billion. it's said 7,500 of those homes will be for rents around social levels. tannoy announcements including the phrase "ladies and gentlemen" are to be stopped on the tube to try and make it more gender neutral. transport bosses have told staff to use phrases like "good morning everyone" and all new pre—recorded announcements are also set to be changed. tfl says it wants everyone to feel welcome on our transport network. campaign groups have been lobbying the mayor of london for the change in language. let's have a look at the travel situation now. the tube is all running normally at the moment, no reported problems on any of those lines there londonbound southern trains have signal problems disrupting services via east grinstead. and there's been an accident at the elephant & castle roundabout and this is how the traffic looks, northbound delays

on newington butts with queues back along kennington road and the walworth road. and the m25 has clockwise delays from junction 7 for the m23 towards junction 8 for reigate after an accident. let's have a check on the weather now with lucy martin. hello, good morning. a lovely start to the day today with plenty of sunshine around first thing. we'll tend to see a bit more in the way of cloud as we move through the day, though, so some sunny spells and for the most part it will be dry, just the outside chance of the odd isolated shower. if we put that detail onto the map, a bright and sunny start this morning with temperatures already in the mid—teens. we'll see that cloud increasing but still good spells of sunshine, just the chance of seeing the odd isolated shower, particularly the further north—west you are, and temperatures today a maximum of 22. as we go through this evening and overnight, a few late spells of sunshine then largely dry, just the chance of the odd isolated shower, but plenty of clear spells overnight and that will allow temperatures to fall to an overnight low of between 1a and 16. tomorrow, a little bit more in the way of cloud than today. there will be some good spells of sunshine, though.

one or two showers to look out for in the morning but then becoming increasingly dry into the afternoon, a touch cooler than today with highs of 21. still feeling pleasant in any sunshine. i'll leave you with the outlook over the next few days, good spells of sunshine and largely dry, a few isolated showers to look out for but it looks like things turning a bit more humid into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. the government will today publish a long—awaited bill that will convert european union laws into british legislation. the european union withdrawal bill is designed to ensure a smooth transition when the uk leaves the eu. the brexit secretary, david davis, has described it as a "major milestone." but political opponents have threatened to disrupt its passage through parliament. lawyers representing the parents

of the terminally—ill baby, charlie gard, will return to the high court today. they'll argue that he should be able to travel to the united states for experimental treatment. but doctors at great ormond street hospital say the therapy is unlikely work, and his life support systems should be turned off. charlie's family say the treatment is an opportunity to save his life. the parent company of southern rail has been given a £30 million fine. govia thameslink railway will spend the money on improving the service.

southern rail has been locked in a bitter dispute with unions for more than a year, over plans to introduce driver—only operated trains. the educational gap between poor and rich children is getting wider, according to new research. a report by the "commission on inequality in education," says pupils in more deprived areas are more likely to be taught by teachers who lack a degree. the department for education disputes the findings, and says it's working towards improving education for disadvantaged children. wills recorded on voice mail or text message could be deemed legally binding byajudge, thanks to new proposals from the law commission. it says it is the first step in updating the victorian law, unchanged since 1839, and could pave the way for the introduction of electronic wills. it wants it to be easierfor a court to decide when a person's intentions were clear. president trump will arrive in france this morning for a two—day visit. he will commemorate the centenary of america's entry into the first world war. tomorrow, he'll celebrate bastille day at the invitation of the french president, emmanuel macron.

he is at the airport. well, he will get there in 15 minutes. you saw him boarding the air force one. that is expected to touch down in paris where he will begin a two—day meeting with a man or marking the us's entrance into world war i. —— emmanuel macron. i like this story this morning. it has confused me a little bit. we all know how frustrating it can be when you're on the train and the aisles are blocked with luggage. usually it is me who is blocking the aisles with stuff. but two passengers in australia have taken this to the next level. have a look at this. queensland rail has released footage of a man attempting to take a fridge on the train. he managed, with some difficulty, to get into the station lift and onto the carriage, before staff saw him and took him back to the platform. it is quite comic how it is sped up

like that. well, another passenger was more successful when he took a three—seater sofa onto the train. he has to flip it and flop it along. and he got it into the train. that is quite an achievement of those a little awkward for other passengers. the rail company issued a plea to passengers not to use its trains to move house, suggesting they hire a removal company instead. that is the rail company talking. coming up later, we will have the weather from wimbledon were carol. sally is there as well. good morning. the covers are on. it looks like there are some exciting times

ahead. yes, it will be an exciting day. the covers are still on. i don't think they will be on much longer. final preparations. the team is there to start working on the court. it looks glorious. the day ahead looks great, as carol has been saying. all eyes are onjohanna konta and the semi—final against venus williams. we had the disappointment of andy murray going out yesterday. all attention turns tojohanna out yesterday. all attention turns to johanna konta. out yesterday. all attention turns tojohanna konta. she will not be paying attention to it. she will be calm and relaxed. venus williams is in her way today, the five—time wimbledon champion. they are second on court today. johanna konta says she knows how important home support is. it makes it more special

because it is home. i do get that home support which i don't get anywhere else. so, in that sense, it makes it, i guess it makes it that much sweeter. and u2 have tweeted her saying good luck! mickjagger did and u2 have tweeted her saying good luck! mick jagger did the and u2 have tweeted her saying good luck! mickjagger did the same thing, saying that she has gone further at a grand slam than he ever did. they arejust further at a grand slam than he ever did. they are just coming out. further at a grand slam than he ever did. they arejust coming out. the cover could come down soon. johanna konta is second on court. andy murray went out of the tournament yesterday. a big match against sam querrey. we thought he would win, but he was clearly injured, struggling with a hip injury. sam querrey simply played the match of his life. the american came from two

sets to one down. he is through to his first of the grand slam semi—final. look, i was obviously in good enough shape to give myself a chance. i almost managed to get through the day. any slam, i would have taken that compared to how i felt a few weeks ago and how i started. it isa it is a bit like an episode of casualty. also hampered by injury was the second seed, novak djokovic. his wimbledon ended with a whimper, he was forced to retire with an elbow injury against thomas berdych. the two—time champion said he'd been struggling with the problem for over a year but yesterday was his worst day. it means berdych will play the seven time wimbledon champion roger federer next. and with murray, djokovic and nadal all now out of the tournament, federer is the favourite to win the title this year. he looked impressive in beating last year's finallist milos raonic in straight sets.

the final of the four names to contest the men's semi finals is marin cilic, who'll face murray's conqueror sam querrey. former us open champion cilic came through a five—set epic against gilles muller over on court one. and we still have british interest in the doubles. heather watson and partner, henri kontinen, continued the defence of their mixed doubles title. they're through to the quarter finals after victory over fourth seeds ivan dodig and sania mirza. and we've got four britons left in the quarter—finals of the mixed doubles tournament. ken skupski and jocelyn rae are one of the pairs, they earned a thrilling victory against the ninth seeds. it went to three sets, the british duo won the final set 9—7. they'll next face fellow britonjamie murray and his partner martina hingis while heather watson and henri kontinen also made it through. and the wheelchair event gets under way here at the all england club today, with defending men's champion britain's gordon reid facing stefan

olsson. england's cricketers have secured their place in the semi—finals of the women's world cup. they beat new zealand by 75 runs yesterday in derby, their fifth win in a row. they've qualified with a game to spare, that's against the west indies on saturday germany's marcel kittel won his fifth stage on this year's tour de france with victory in stage 11. chris froome retains the leaders yellowjersey and will be looking to defend his 18—second overall lead as the race heads into the pyrenees today. and rory mcilroy insists he's in positive mood ahead of the scottish open which begins this morning in dundonald. the world number four has yet to win a tournament in a year that's been disrupted by injury, erratic form, and new clubs. now, one of the things we love about andy murray, and we've got to say, his mum, judy, must take some credit for this, is his support for women. and we saw another example yesterday in his post match press conference when he corrected an american reporter on their statistics. sam querrey is the first us player to reach a major us final since 2009...

male player. i beg your pardon? male player. yes, male player, for sure. did you like that? isn't that great? i love the way he goes "male player... male player." that is andy murray out. all eyes are onjohanna konta. superstars are talking to her on twitter. we have also been to see somejunior tennis playersjust on twitter. we have also been to see some junior tennis players just down the road from here to see what they had to say forjohanna konta. the message was loud and clear, they wa nt to message was loud and clear, they want to say a very big good luck. thank you very much. we will be back with you later on in the morning. all eyes are wrong to one contador. it is an exciting day today. ——

johanna konta. it's a milestone day for the government, as it begins the process of transferring european law into uk law. but at the same time, it's facing criticism for the way it's handling brexit. the national audit office, which monitors public spending, says a lack of leadership is putting the whole process at risk. let's talk to the brexit minister, steve baker, who's in our westminster studio. thank you forjoining us. thank you. how significant is this piece of legislation? it is basically taking eu laws we abide by and turning it into british legislation. why is this important? it is the most important piece of legislation since the eu law came to the uk and made it supreme over uk law. this will give certainty and continuity and control to us we want the law on the day after believed to be the same as

the one before. that is so individuals know they do not face unexpected changes. this is an important piece of legislation, retaining european law, giving us powers to correct it. when will the laws be changed or be up for change? after we have left or during the process , we after we have left or during the process, we will bring forward bills putting specific proposals before parliament in the usual way. zabeel we are introducing today, the repeal bill, will not make substantial changes to policy beyond what is necessary to make it work, to be consistent outside the eu. —— the bill. how much support will there be for the bill? conservatives are holding a tight majority. they say they will oppose the bill, labour and the lib dems, unless there are certain changes. they will consider

it. after we look at the bill, we are looking forward to see what they bring forward. it is in the national interest. it is an essential next step as we leave the eu. the ma nifesto step as we leave the eu. the manifesto accept of the referendum. i had people come together in the interest of the nation to support the bill to make sure we are able to leave the eu in a way which is smooth and orderly and as i said gives individuals and businesses certainty the law will have some continuity as we leave. what is the plan at the moment for changes to the law? at the moment, the eu has set out something like nine areas, clear areas, it is concerned with. have the conservatives set out any? yes, of course we have. yes. in the queen's speech we set out a legislative programme to make sure we leave the eu with a successful

immigration and customs bill and so on. at ten o'clock today we will have papers, three papers, on areas releva nt to have papers, three papers, on areas relevant to these. and we will set out the negotiating position to make sure parliament and the government are informed about where we stand at each stage of the negotiations. and as each negotiation cycles through, the secretary will tell us what we have to do. we know what we are doing a big we set it out in the white paper and the lancaster hill speech. they are all available to the public. will these talks, negotiations, will they be good—natu red ? you have negotiations, will they be good—natured? you have got comments from the foreign secretary, boris johnson, saying the eu can go whistle if it wants the uk to pay a large exit bill. is that helpful? the government is approaching these talks in a respectful wait... the government is approaching these talks in a respectful wait. .. what about what boris johnson

talks in a respectful wait. .. what about what borisjohnson said? talks in a respectful wait. .. what about what boris johnson said? we are determined we will not pay a penny more than we need to. we are probing the position of the eu right across their claims on the exit bill. and we will see where we arrived through because of the negotiation. he said "go whistle." is that constructive? boris johnson brings a bit of style to... he is the foreign secretary and represents your party abroad. is this constructive? david davis and the prime minister are leading these negotiations. borisjohnson has chosen the language he has. what i am looking at is how our department and ministers and prime minister are talking directly with the eu and michel barnier and their institutions. the head of the national audit office has said that theresa may's of ministration is putting a successful brexit at risk

by showing no leaderships. —— administration. these are strong words. the daily telegraph has quoted mrs morse saying why departments are struggling to sort this out. my department is involved in co—ordinating all government departments and getting ready to leave the eu. what i have seen since ijoined the department not long ago isa ijoined the department not long ago is a really invigorated civil service, with people working with a great deal of intellect and insight and great determination to deliver everything we need by the day we exit. the head of the service, jeremy heywood, blocks that, and i am confident we can live what is required, no matter what we face. —— deliver. it is a bit of a slap to hear from the head deliver. it is a bit of a slap to hearfrom the head of deliver. it is a bit of a slap to hear from the head of the deliver. it is a bit of a slap to hearfrom the head of the national audit office that the government is coming apart likea audit office that the government is coming apart like a chocolate orange. it is interesting language,

but i don't accept it. what i am seeing from inside the government is active and energetic processes in place and clear direction. i believe we will be able to deliver everything necessary for a clear and orderly exit from the eu. how big is the department for exiting the eu? how many? hundreds of staff. the department is still growing. it is important to remember this is a whole of government operation. all of government needs to bring forward plans. we run the negotiation and assist other departments in their plans. remember, it is not a single government department effort, all of it. steve baker, parliamentary undersecretary of state for the department for exiting the european union, thank you for your time. let's catch up with the weather picture with carol at wimbledon.

good morning, carol. good morning. this morning it is beautiful, the sun is beating down, lovely and warm at the moment and in fact we've been very lucky in terms of rainfall, we had one day of torrential rain but we haven't had a lot of interruptions due to the rain. the wettest year on record forward maldon was 1997. in the two weeks we had 180 millimetres of rainfall —— for wimbledon. that's just over a.5 inches. we aren't expecting anything like that today, we're not expecting even any showers today, just the outside chance so the forecast for wimbledon is mostly dry. fair bit of sunshine around but through the afternoon there will be more cloud developing but nothing too significant, we will hang on to sunny intervals with highs of 20 or 21 or possibly slightly more. for all of us today we are looking at a largely dry day with sunny spells, some showers in the forecast but not

all of us will catch one. starting at 9am across southern england, sunshine and cloud around and as we move further north into the midlands, central and southern england, a bit more cloud, which could produce the odd shower but that cloud will break up through the morning. in northern england, scotla nd morning. in northern england, scotland and northern ireland, under clear skies overnight, a chilly night, temperatures in some sheltered glens falling to three or four, but starting to pick up quite nicely now, similarly in northern ireland, but starting with sunshine. a sunny start to the day in wales but in south wales and gloucestershire, we're looking at cakir cloud and that could produce the odd shower, similar in wiltshire —— thicker cloud. in south—west england, at times more cloud but equally some sunshine around. as we drift to the home counties, and all points south, still looking at sunshine with some cloud developing. through the course of the day, what you'll find is we will lose some of

that cloud in central and southern england but through the day we see fairweather cloud. and will see more than that, so showers in parts of england, parts of scotland, especially the east of northern ireland and wales but not everyone will see them. by the end of the afternoon a weather front will produce rain in western scotland and northern ireland. that weatherfront will continue going south—east as we go through the course of the night, weakening by the time it gets to the far south—east. temperature wise, ten to 15. again, not as sticky as it has been in parts of the south—east of late. tomorrow, very similar conditions to today in that we start off with sunshine, the cloud building through the day and a few of us will see some showers and later in the day, another weather front shows its hand in western scotla nd front shows its hand in western scotland and northern ireland. temperatures up a notch on what we're expecting today. getting up towards the mid—20s as our maximum height. then as we move from friday

into saturday morning, our weather front will have crossed us as a weak feature, hardly any rain in it at all in the south—east. a bit more cloud around on saturday than in the next couple of days but nonetheless, some sunny spells, a few showers and some sunny spells, a few showers and some rain in the north and west. turning more humid in southern counties, so if you're coming to wimbledon on saturday or sunday, bear that in wimbledon on saturday or sunday, bearthat in mind wimbledon on saturday or sunday, bear that in mind because we will see our temperatures once again moved from the mid—to—high teens ease in parts of southern england. sounds lovely. thanks very much, see you later! we are going to talk about the advertising industry but focusing in on features we going to do about women in influential business positions. tell us about your guest. good morning to you, both, good morning, everyone, this summer we will talk to some of the top women in business that influence all our

bar —— all of our lives. we are joined by one of the women that shapes a lot of the advertising we see on our televisions everyday. the uk media industry is huge, the top 100 companies generate about £90bn in sales mediacom is the biggest media agency in the uk. it turned over more than £1 billion last year and employs more than 1,000 people around the country in five offices. mediacom plans and buys media space on tv, online, billboards and many other places for big brands like tesco, coca cola, mars and sky. karen blackett is the chairwoman of mediacom uk. hello. good morning. as we are seeing inflation start to bite, are we actually seen the death of a lot of those big brands? people are prepared to shop around a bit more and go fora prepared to shop around a bit more and go for a cheaper option. we are

entering a period of people looking at prioritising. what we are doing with our clients is working to make sure we're at the top of the priority list rather than the consideration list, more so now than ever brand is really important but we are seeing a change in terms of how people are spending their advertising budget based on that uncertainty in terms of what's going on economically. we're seeing more ofan on economically. we're seeing more of an increase towards media which can be bought on a shorter term basis, more of a move towards digital media, as opposed to tv media, which is normally associated with brand building. you've been in the industry for 20 years, what changes have you seen, online must be one of the big ones? the main change is everything is connected now, everything can be media. the smart phone, 77% of all uk adults have one, they have changed the way people interact and use media and how one medium can influence another. yes, tv advertising's

incredibly important but also in conjunction with other media. you watch a tv ad or programme and you can go online or go to social media and engaging conversations about it, you see a tv ad and you can go online and search a website from a client so it's how one media connects with another. is it easy to keep up with those technology changes that seem to be developing so changes that seem to be developing so fast? i'm a digital convert, i wasn't born in a time when the internet existed, so i'm a convert and we have a number of digital natives employed in the agency but what's really helpful is working for an organisation where you do have scale and insight. data has allowed us scale and insight. data has allowed us to do ourjob better. media is becoming more personal and less public in terms of consumption and we are able to build data to talk in the right way at the right time to consumers. you've campaigned through your career for more diversity in

the advertising industry, especially at board level, but have we seen changes in the images that we all see in adverts? are they now more reflective of society, more inclusive? we've still got a long way to go and that's about future proofing any business to make sure you appeal to the people that live in the uk. the uk's a brilliant fruit salad of people, we have 1a% that come from a baying background but in some cities you're seeing the minority becoming the majority so if you want to future proof your business you need people in your organisation that walks on the path of those consumers and know how to build empathy and connections in terms of the brand stories. we still got a long way to go. 30% of the industry is run by women but only 8% run by people from a black, asian or minority background. you are unique in that sense at the top of the

advertising agency. have you faced discrimination through your career? i'm fortunate i've worked for a company that is about recognising talent and it is about your output rather than what you look like. but to my face, no, rather than what you look like. but to myface, no, i rather than what you look like. but to my face, no, i haven't experienced discrimination. behind my back? yes i have, absolutely, it's been other people that have told me about it. i have always been taught to celebrate your differences andi taught to celebrate your differences and i have relevance, and my voice, i exist in a small then diagram, pa rt i exist in a small then diagram, part of a venn diagram, and that makes me relevant, unique and memorable. thanks very much, karen blackett, the chair of mediacom uk. the first in a series of interviews we will do through this summer talking to high profile on brea kfast. cani brea kfast. can i ask a question to karen, how useful do you think it is for programmes to highlight the fact

that women need to be focused on in business? will we get to a point where we don't need to be talking about it? i would love to get to that point but until we do it's incredibly important to focus on it because i think we need more senior women in business positions to be vocal and visible. unless you see it, you can't be it, i would love to get to a stage where it's normal and i'm not the only black woman in advertising in a senior role that can speak about this issue. good to have you with us, karen blackett, and thanks very much. u nless blackett, and thanks very much. unless you see it, you can't be it, i love that phrase! good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. businesses, universities and politicians from around the capital have joined forces to demand london's interests

are protected during brexit talks. today they'll publish an open letter to the government saying it's vital the city keeps its access to eu talent. it also recommends london's mayor forms a coalition with mayors from cities such as manchester and bristol to put pressure on brexit negotiators. we think that there's a lot of common interest there, there's big student populations, they have big service sector economies, they have regional airports that depend on access to european aviation networks. we think there's a common cause to be made the mayors of the uk's big cities, sadiq khan working with those other mayors to make a case for an urban brexit that works for government. the mayor has announced a deal to start building an extra 50,000 affordable homes to rent and buy over the next four years. the agreement between city hall and london's council's and housing associations is worth £1.7 billion. it's said 7,500 of those homes will be for rents around social levels. london cure smoked salmon has become the capital's first protected product, joining the likes of cheddar cheese and champagne. h forman and sons is currently the only producer who can claim the title.

the salmon must be produced in tower hamlets, hackney or newham and smoked and processed entirely by hand. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there are minor delays on the overground between cheshunt and liverpool street due to overhead power problems. that's also affecting some greater anglia trains in and out of liverpool street. there's been an accident near the marylebone flyover, these are the queues stretching back along the westway towards paddington. let's have a check on the weather now with lucy martin. hello, good morning. a lovely start to the day today with plenty of sunshine around first thing. we'll tend to see a bit more in the way of cloud as we move through the day, though, so some sunny spells and for the most part it will be dry, just the outside chance of the odd isolated shower. if we put that detail onto the map, a bright and sunny start this morning with temperatures already in the mid—teens. we'll see that cloud increasing but still good spells of sunshine, just the chance of seeing the odd isolated shower, particularly the further north—west you are, and temperatures today a maximum of 22.

as we go through this evening and overnight, a few late spells of sunshine then largely dry, just the chance of the odd isolated shower, but plenty of clear spells overnight and that will allow temperatures to fall to an overnight low of between 1a and 16. tomorrow, a little bit more in the way of cloud than today. there will be some good spells of sunshine, though. one or two showers to look out for in the morning but then becoming increasingly dry into the afternoon, a touch cooler than today with highs of 21. still feeling pleasant in any sunshine. i'll leave you with the outlook over the next few days, good spells of sunshine and largely dry, a few isolated showers to look out for but it looks like things turning a bit more humid into the weekend. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. the first step to making brexit law, the bill to convert eu law into british legislation is put before parliament.

the government calls it a major milestone — opposition parties threaten to obstruct its progress. good morning, it's thursday 13th july. also this morning, the parents of terminally—ill baby charlie gard take their case to the high court, arguing that an experimental new treatment could help him. at wimbledon, all british hopes now lie with johanna konta, after andy murray was knocked out yesterday. she faces venus williams on centre court later today, bidding to become the first british woman to reach a wimbledon singles final since virginia wade in 1977. the parent company of southern rail

has been fined £13 million for a year of strikes and delays. more on that shortly. a new look for a london landmark. we'll be at the natural history museum, where this is the sight that will be greeting visitors from today. and carol has the weather from wimbledon. good morning from centre court where the sun is beating down, the temperature is currently 15 celsius and that is should stay dry. for the uk as and that is should stay dry. for the ukasa and that is should stay dry. for the uk as a whole, again mostly dry. sunny spells, a few showers but later we have some rain coming in across western scotland and northern ireland. we will be back with more later in the programme. first, our main story. the government will today publish a long—awaited bill that will convert european union laws into british legislation. it's been referred to as the repeal bill, but its official title is the european union withdrawal bill. its purpose is to replace eu law with uk legislation, and smooth the brexit process. the brexit secretary david davis has described it as a "major milestone".

however, political opponents have threatened to disrupt its passage through parliament. our political correspondent ben wright is in westminster. good morning. this is very important, we have been told. it may not necessarily go through, it may be blocked, there are threats of that, and all of those very interesting, considering how tight the majority theresa may holds in this government. yes, that's right, that last point is absolutely critical. because of the general election, theresa may is not have a majority in the house of commons, which means getting anything through in this parliament will be difficult, and this in particular will be a very contentious piece of legislation. perhaps the most important bill this parliament will have to deal with. what it does on the face of it is quite simple, it reveals the 1972 european community ‘s act and ends the application of eu law in the uk, and that will come

into effect on the day the european leaves the eu. but all of the law has to be transferred onto the uk statute book to avoid chaos on brexit day. steve baker, one of the ministers responsible for brexit, told breakfast earlier what this bill was actually trying to do. we wa nt bill was actually trying to do. we want to make sure that the law on the day after we leave is the same as the law on the day before, so that individuals and businesses know that individuals and businesses know that they don't face any sudden and unexpected changes. so this is a really important piece of legislation. it reveals the european communities act, it retains european law, and it gives us some powers just to correct that law so that the statute book works. so mr baker makes it sound quite simple. in fa ct, makes it sound quite simple. in fact, it is very complicated, not just because of the volume of the amount of laws that have to be transferred and thought about by

parliament and ministers, but also after we have left, many of the regulatory bodies that govern how these laws work will no longer apply. in particular, the european court ofjustice, which oversees also the thing is relevant here to the uk. so parliament has to decide who is going to regulate all of these things in the future, from pharmaceutical standards to environmental laws, labour laws, all of this has to be thought about and it is clear that opposition parties have big concerns and are going to make parliamentary trouble. they will scrutinise the government, they are prepared to battle. labour have said they might even be prepared to vote this down unless they get fresh assurances from the government, so a big parliamentary vote over this. lawyers representing the parents of the terminally—ill baby, charlie gard, will return to the high court today. they'll argue that he should be able to travel to the united states for experimental treatment. but doctors at great ormond street hospital say the therapy is unlikely to work, and his life support systems should be turned off. charlie's family say the treatment is an opportunity to save his life. the bbc has learned that at least

one person who survived the grenfell tower fire has been diagnosed with cyanide poisoning. luana gomes, who's12—years—old, was treated for the effects of the highly toxic gas. it isn't known what caused the poisoning, but her parents, who lost their unborn child after the fire, believe it may have been caused by the burning of insulation or plastics during the blaze. katie razzall reports. this was the home of the gomes family on the 21st floor of grenfell tower. they have been living in a hotel since their release from hospital. andreia gomes was seven months pregnant and the baby was stillborn by caesarean section, while she and her daughters were in induced comas. the family allowed bbc newsnight to film their hospital discharge papers. their 12—year—old's diagnosis details cyanide poisoning. her mother and sister were also treated for the risk of cyanide. this is the first confirmation of a cyanide poisoning diagnosis as a result of the fire. the highly toxic gas may have been

released by the burning of insulation or plastics during the blaze. the gomes family direct their ire at whoever made the decision to place cheaper fire retardant cladding on the tower. very angry with them, because it could have all been avoided. and that is where the anger really stems from. yes, it was an accident. i am sure it was. but it could have been avoided. it should never have happened like this. the residents never wanted the cladding in the first place. i don't know if it's the right word, but you just killed so many people and you just killed my son, because if we were in a normal situation, i could have gone out, and he was seven months, he could have survived. there's babies that survive less. because of the conditions, he passed away. the family has requested a full postmortem examination on their son

to discover what caused his death. they should have been celebrating his birth next month and they had already decided to name him logan. the educational gap between poor and rich children is getting wider, according to new research. a report by the "commission on inequality in education", says pupils in more deprived areas are more likely to be taught by teachers who lack a degree. the department for education disputes the findings, and says it's working towards improving education for disadvantaged children. in the next 20 minutes we will talk to the former deputy prime minister, nick clegg, who has been working on that report. president trump has landed in paris ahead of a two—day visit to france. he landed in the last 20 minutes or so. he landed in the last 20 minutes or so. he will be commemorating the centenary so. he will be commemorating the ce nte nary of so. he will be commemorating the centenary of america buys mac entry in the first world war. major

security in place more generally at the moment, but specifically around mrtrump is mac the moment, but specifically around mr trump is mac visit. a little wave as he comes down the steps. we can speak to our paris correspondent, hugh schofield. we have seen president trump arriving, it is an important visit, and two relatively new world leaders. yes, but they have met, don't forget, and there was the famous handshake a few weeks ago at the g—7. this was macron who refuse to let go of the trump and in a very, very deliberate show of force and the session on the part of the french leader. a gesture, which a p pa re ntly the french leader. a gesture, which apparently trump did not take too kindly to afterwards, according to the american media, but which you suspect it did work, in the sense that it was intended to show that france was back, we're not going to bea france was back, we're not going to be a pushover, and maybe created a kind of mutual respect between the two men, because contrary to all likelihood and expectation, there do

seem likelihood and expectation, there do seem to be a relationship building up seem to be a relationship building up between macron and trump. everything you would think about them. their age, trump everything you would think about them. theirage, trump is everything you would think about them. their age, trump is twice as old practically as emmanuel macron, they have no interest in common, no political views in common, but they do seem to be building up a relationship, built out of mutual interest and perhaps out of this shared sense of respect, with trump admiring perhaps the chips but others new young leader. —— admiring the chutzpah. particularly of course the chutzpah. particularly of course the fight against terrorism, and the possible cooperation in poor example a postwar syria. we believe that now, thank you. —— we will leave it there. thank you very much. the chief minister of gibraltar has criticised comments made yesterday by king felipe of spain, during an address to parliament. the king said he was confident that the uk and spain would find a solution to the issue of gibraltar

that was acceptable to all involved. at a banquet later at buckingham palace, hosted by the queen and prince philip, her majesty acknowledged the two countries had not always seen "eye to eye". nasa has released new images of a raging storm onjupiter, which were taken earlier this week by the unmanned juno spacecraft. the pictures are the most detailed insight scientists have ever had to the phenomenon known as the great red spot, revealing its size and extraordinary colour. juno launched in 2011 and has been orbiting the solar system's largest planet since last year. all of the sport and weather coming up all of the sport and weather coming up later on. the desperate campaign of baby charlie gard's parents has made headlines around the world. his case is back in front of a judge at the high court today. the 11—month—old has an extremely rare genetic condition, and his family want him to travel to the united states for experimental treatment. but his doctors at great ormond street hospital say he is so ill, he should be allowed to die.

the family is arguing that the treatment offers an opportunity to save charlie's life. they have got letters from up to seven doctors and scientists, and it demonstrates there is up to a 10% chance of this ground—breaking treatment working, and they would know within a period of two to eight weeks whether or not baby charlie is improving. and the treatment is noninvasive, it is not an operation, it is actually a food additive into his food. we're joined now by iain brassington, medical ethics lecturer at the university of manchester. good morning. when you hear that, it seems as if there is a treatment out there, and the parents and charlie gard are being denied this treatment. we obviously know it is not as simple as that. yep. we are not as simple as that. yep. we are not in any way accusing medical

staff of anything, but which way do you lie on this tussle? where do your sympathies lie the most? where my sympathies lie and who i think right is not the same thing. on a very human level, no one would want to be in that kind of situation, if you or i were charlie's parents, i suspect we would be making exactly the same case. so on an emotional level, clearly a lot of our sympathies will be there, but when it comes down to the details of this case, what has been proposed in this latest development is not a treatment, but an experimental treatment, but an experimental treatment, so it is not as though we have something we know will work and will be straightforward and more make him better, it is something that has a small chance of possibly making a small difference. so once you take that kind of thing into account, the dr‘s assessment of whether it is a chance worth taking or whether the burdens it will accrue to charlie will be too great, that becomes much more of a live issue, notwithstanding the emotional side of it. if we look at the

ethical side of this, how does it work, in percentage terms? is it that cold, when it comes down to making these decisions, because as a pa rent making these decisions, because as a parent obviously we understand that you have the promise or the hope of something. but whether doctors lie, and obviously the medical well—being of charlie is at the centre of their concern, how do they make that decision as to whether or not it is worth trying? it is a very, very tough one, and there is no hard and fast rule, there is no chart where we can say we have crossed the threshold. as i understand, this particular treatment, what is proposed has at most a 10% chance of working a very small evidence base, so on working a very small evidence base, so on that basis, we know that charlie still being in intensive ca re charlie still being in intensive care is not without burdens of its own, so it will be a matter of the judgment of the doctors, based on the experience of other severely ill children, based on the prospects that this treatment is likely to bring, they have reached some kind ofjudgment bring, they have reached some kind

of judgment about where the bring, they have reached some kind ofjudgment about where the line is crossed. but as you say it is a very difficult one to call precisely. we have the system we have, and the system dictates ultimately it is a court, a judge, who makes that determination, and that in itself is a problem for a lot of people, because a lot of them say surely it should be doctors and all the pa rents should be doctors and all the parents who make that final decision. but the system we have means it is a legal person, a judge, not a medical professional, looking at all the evidence, but he or she is clearly faced by evidence on either side. so ultimately you have someone either side. so ultimately you have someone who is not medically trained, nor a parent, someone who is not medically trained, nora parent, making the call. and these are very hard thing to balance out. yes, and again that is one of the interesting things about this kind of case, all three players, the parents, the medical staff and the judge, there players, the parents, the medical staff and thejudge, there is players, the parents, the medical staff and the judge, there is a players, the parents, the medical staff and thejudge, there is a good reason to go with all of them. so as isaid, the reason to go with all of them. so as i said, the parents, it is their child may have a very direct bond with the child, the doctors have the

medical knowledge, thejudges advantage is that they are disinterested, they are above that, so disinterested, they are above that, so for each of the triangle you can make a case for who should have the final decision. in practice, in reality, i think what is likely to be the case is that the medical evidence is likely to be overwhelming, so the judges evidence is likely to be overwhelming, so thejudges have evidence is likely to be overwhelming, so the judges have to be disinterested, they will step back and say who has the best argument? thejudge back and say who has the best argument? the judge has back and say who has the best argument? thejudge has the back and say who has the best argument? the judge has the ability to step back and do that, and so thatis to step back and do that, and so that is why i think overall it does make sense that it be in judicial hands. and of course the law itself has a position that it takes. the law says that treatment can only be provided if it is the best of the child. and so the judge provided if it is the best of the child. and so thejudge is provided if it is the best of the child. and so the judge is therefore the best person who can decide, is this actually serving charlie's best interests ? this actually serving charlie's best interests? if yes, then provided, if it is not, then not only is there no reason to provided but there might bea reason to provided but there might be a reason not to. from an ethical point of view, the

amount of time this has taken, dragged out, it is unsympathetic term, but is there an ethical issue there that it has not been resolved sooner there that it has not been resolved sooner to cause there that it has not been resolved sooner to cause less there that it has not been resolved sooner to cause less pain? yeah, absolutely. with all of these things, the point can be made that we should not be starting from here, but this is where we are. it is true it has gone through the courts four times, i think, it has gone through the courts four times, ithink, and it has it has gone through the courts four times, i think, and it has dragged on over months. that is obviously not something anyone would want but this is where we are. that makes it more urgent now. thank you so much for your time this morning. let us ta ke for your time this morning. let us take some time ourselves to look at the weather. good morning. it is a very pleasant start the day. 16 degrees here and it will only get

warmer and so degrees here and it will only get warmer and so many degrees here and it will only get warmer and so many british players playing today, i would imagine henman hill, murray mount, it will be packed. yesterday 38,000 people attended wimbledon. the capacity is 39,000, roughly 2000 more than on the same day last year were here yesterday. last year, four days were interrupted by rain for. this year, we're not expecting that many and none today. it is largely dry today with sunny spells with more cloud building this afternoon but nonetheless, sunny intervals prevailing. only a very outside chance of a shower. mostly dry. 20, 21, maybe a little bit more in the sunshine. the forecast for the uk, dry, but there are showers, although by no means will we all see them. my name, southern england, sunshine, some cloud, thicker cloud in the

midlands, central, southern england, producing the odd shower but it will break up through the morning. northern england, scotland, northern ireland, chilly. temperatures will pick up readily. northern ireland, beautiful start, chilly. the same for wales. although parts of south wales, more cloud around and you could catch the odd shower. south—west england, bright spells or sunny spells. bright spells, a bit more cloud, but with the sunny spells, you will see the sun. the home counties, a mixture of bright spells and sunny skies. further sunny spells developing through the day and some of the cloud will be thick enough to produce showers in england, wales, eastern scotland and northern ireland. by the end of the afternoon, and other weather front coming in in western scotland and

northern ireland introducing rain. maximum temperature is likely to be 23 in the south—east. overnight, the weather front in the west continues to move southeast and will do so overnight, weakening by the time it gets to the south—east. temperatures 10-15, gets to the south—east. temperatures 10—15, not as sultry as it has been in the south—east. tomorrow the front clears away and it will be more or less at the same as today, sunshine, cloud developing and further showers developing. we will also have a weather front coming backin also have a weather front coming back in across the west of scotland and northern ireland later. temperatures up a notch on the day. overnight, friday into saturday, the weather front comes south, weakens, not much rain in the south. saturday, more cloud than we have been used to. nonetheless, still sunny spells, a few showers, and outbreaks of rain in parts of the

north and west. by then, temperatures rising in southern areas and we will start to feel more humid. by sunday, in the south, it will be that scenario, hotter and humid with temperatures somewhere between 25 and 28 degrees. that is hot! see you later. so much has been talked about the problems with southern rail. they financed ? the with southern rail. they financed? the government has been making a decision on this for quite awhile. the parent company of southern rail has been fined more £13 million by the government. they will have to spend it on improvements for passengers. more than a year since the dispute with unions saw a string of strikes affecting commuters. the row has not been resolved with more strikes possible over the summer. property surveyors say that the housing

market is operating at a sluggish pace. the royal institution of chartered surveyors say the market might continue flat—lining for a while after 16 months of falling numbers of home surveys being commissioned. the flip—flop maker havianas has been sold for more than $1 million. the brazilian label has become one of the most popular global brands and they sell about 200 million pairs of their brightly coloured fli p—flo ps every yea r. i think it is officially more fli p—flo ps i think it is officially more flip—flops than i would get through ina summer even flip—flops than i would get through in a summer even though i managed to break a in a summer even though i managed to breakafair in a summer even though i managed to break a fair few! iam nota break a fair few! i am not a flip—flop flan. orfan! as we've been hearing, new research has suggested that the educational gap between poor and rich children is getting wider. the report is by the commission on inequality in education, which includes politicians from across the main parties. it has found that pupils in disadvantaged areas are more

likely to be taught by younger teachers who lack a degree. the former deputy prime minister, nick clegg, is the chair of the commission and is in our westminster studio. thank you for your time. take us through the significant findings, if you would? the most significant one is that even though the attainment, how well pupils do in the classroom, has improved over the years by the benchmarks governments apply, five gcses and so on, the gap between the performance of children from the more advantaged backgrounds and the most disadvantaged has remained stubbornly consistent over the last 30 years and a new trend is emerging, we have always known about the link between parental income and how well a child does at school but now were a child lives, the geography of the inequality in our school systems, it has become more pronounced over time and that was something that we found as we did our research and as you have rightly suggested it was a cross—party

endeavour. it is a commission hosted by the social market foundation think tank. research showed it is associated with the fact that a lot of schools in disadvantaged areas have less qualified teachers who stay for a shorter period of time at those schools, a higher turnover of less qualified, less experienced teachers in the schools where you wa nt teachers in the schools where you want the most qualified and experienced teachers. the scenario you have, in a deprived area, a school, the talent they are able to attract, for whatever reason, is not as good? not as much experience. where does the blame lies? resume believe they put an advertisement out and they ask for the best possible candidates —— presumably they put an advertisement out. is they put an advertisement out. is the school not choosing the right teachers? plot it through for me. what we found speaking to teachers

who are obviously the most important people to speak to, lots of particularly younger teachers who might be great teachers but they do not have the experience or the pedigree of their more experienced peers, they want to go to the schools which are in the most challenging areas, they go to them and then for some reason they get demoralised and often leave after a few months. what we try to understand is, why was that the case? it was not about page, interestingly. often they will be paid more if they go to a school in a disadvantaged area and teachers in more advantageous areas. it seems to be more about the fact they felt their efforts were not necessarily well recognised by the way in which the school is judged in the rankings that are published about schools and often also teachers, inexperienced teachers, they said they would value to have more support from mentors in

the school. one of our recommendations is firstly that if a teacher wants to later in their career become a headteacher and get a headship qualification, they first must have shown they have done a serious dent in the disadvantaged school. secondly, to make sure the relationships between more experienced and less experienced teachers are duplicated across the country. does that mean a headteacher is obliged to take on a variety of experience of teaching? how do you possibly enforce that? surely a headteacher would take on whoever they think is best for the job? you cannot tell them who to employ. sorry, if you want to become a headteacher yourself, our recommendation is, and there is a thing called a headship qualification, we are saying you can only get that qualification if you yourself, in your earlier teaching career, have done a serious stint in

a school in a disadvantaged area, creating an incentive for future leaders in our schools to have accumulated serious experience teaching in those schools where we need the best teachers. are you really frustrated? need the best teachers. are you really frustrated ? you need the best teachers. are you really frustrated? you have been in politics a long time, i am sure i have interviewed you and other politicians in the past about what is going on in education and it is a lwa ys is going on in education and it is always the same people, in deprived areas, nothing ever seems to change. to be fair, it is not quite as simple. as i said, the good news is the attainment of all pupils is actually increasing, it is just the gap between the rich and the poor is not. secondly, behind that sense of nothing changing, quite a lot is shifting. there are certain parts of the country, i am right now in london, london was in the middle of the tables, the rankings, some years ago, and it is now towards the top.

london is an area of great diversity socially, ethnically and so on. there has also been huge changes in the performance of girls against boys. and the performance of different ethnic groups. all pupils from asian community is 30 years ago we re from asian community is 30 years ago were not doing very well and now, for instance, kids from chinese and indian families for instance, kids from chinese and indianfamilies in for instance, kids from chinese and indian families in britain are doing considerably better than the average. i agree with you that the overall picture can feel pretty dismal and static, but behind that, there are a lot of changes. what we try and do in the report is picked out where the changes have been in the right direction, how can we spread that as best practice? one of the observations, you will not be surprised to hear, is that not only does a child do well in the classroom if they are taught by well—qualified teachers, but also if they have parents supportive at home. again, it is tricky when

politicians try and help parents how to be parents, but there are exa m ples to be parents, but there are examples around the country of schools who enter into a contract, if you like, between teachers and pa rents to if you like, between teachers and parents to encourage parents to be more supportive of their daughters and sons in doing homework and so on and sons in doing homework and so on and it is again something in our recommendations we believe should happen on a more widespread basis. thank you for your time, chair of the commission on inequality in education. time for the news where you are. this is business live from bbc news with alice baxter and ben bland. can president trump make french ties great again? with pressure over climate change and trade will there be a meeting of minds with president macron? live from london, that's our top story on thursday 13th ofjuly. these were the pictures about half

an arrogant in paris whether us president hasjust an arrogant in paris whether us president has just arrived to be guest of honour at france's bastille day celebrations. plus free trade with the world's used the economy is also up for discussion side of