this is bbc news. the headlines at ten. the chancellor defends his position on public sector salaries. public sector workers are paid an average more than workers in the private sector. they are paid about 1896 premium. acid attack offenders could face life sentences as a new review looks into classifying corrosive substances as dangerous weapons. a lot of victims have said that their lives have been regent, so why is there not sentencing to make sure that the system really responds urgently and thoroughly to this appalling act. also in the next hour,

just who will be the new dr who? fans will find out later today who is going to be the new time lord. or could it be a time lady? seven—time wimbledon champion roger federer will face first—time finalist marin cilic in the men's final at wimbledon this afternoon. lewis hamilton is also going for a record, bidding for a fifth victory this lunchtime at iconic silverstone. and, coming up, with the women's us open golf taking place this weekend, we go to america to look at the history of female involvement in the sport. good morning. in the last half hour, chancellor philip hammond has defended his position on the issue of public sector pay. he did not deny that he had said in a cabinet meeting that public

sector pay was too high and said that generous pensions were the reason for that. but he refused to use the word "overpaid". with me is our political correspondent jonathan blake. can we put this in some sort of context? this is all come from a front—page story in the papers this morning in which he is quoted. the chancellor is the man of the moment the reasons he probably would not be pleased about. many of his cabinet collea g u es pleased about. many of his cabinet colleagues quarter this morning. he has the escape public service workers as overpaid. he also said in this meeting the thing about women being able to drive trains, which has been reported. pressure has been on him since the general election

campaign, with labour putting pressure on him over the squeeze on public sector pay. the comments have caused a lot of problems. cabinet collea g u es caused a lot of problems. cabinet colleagues are supposed to have criticised him for it. he said he did not describe public service workers as overpaid. he proved for what evidence to his case that public sector workers are paid on average more than the counterparts in the private sector. private sector wages are rising more quickly. he was pushed on the issue because it has emerged that there is something of a split within the cabinet and it comes back to the issue of brexit, on which the chancellor all but confirmed there was a split in the cabinet with his comments on television. he said of

some colleagues were speaking out against them it was because of his agenda. he is pushing for a softer brexit, focusing on the economy and protecting jobs, rather than on immigration. we have got a clip we can play at the moment. the policy on public sector pay has not changed. we are looking to be fear on public sector workers. a seven—year freeze? seven years of pay restraint. teachers, for example add the 3.3% pay increase two years ago. nhs staff had their pay increase of just ago. nhs staff had their pay increase ofjust over 3%. it is not the same picture across the board. we have fear to public service

workers, look at retention problems, we have two beefier two taxpayers and those of the equation we have to juggle. we look at this under co nsta nt juggle. we look at this under constant review. the cabinet has been discussing this sends a clear signal that we understand the concern both of public sector workers and of the wider public. the chancellor speaking on television this morning. has there been political reaction to this? he is the man who will have to come up with the money should public service workers get a pay rise. there was a strong hint that the cabinet had been discussing the issue. the budget will be coming in november, predator is likely we will see some movement on this from the government. but the labour party campaigned in the general election on the basis of giving penalises to

public sector workers and ending this i% pay which has been in place since 2010. the chat shadow chancellor was pressed on him we would pay for such a move. we have set aside £4 billion on an annual basis for us to do that. we have looked at the office for budget responsibility forecast of how to pay for that and it would certainly match inflation at some review bodies will try to compensate for some of the losses over the past seven years. unlike the government, which is setup page, it will be up to the review bodies to make recommendations. this debate about public sector pay is going to go on. in terms of the story of which it has come out, five separate sources from this cabinet meeting. then telling journalists that the

chancellor used the word "overpaid". is there a campaign against them? the knaves are clearly out for. the fa ct the knaves are clearly out for. the fact that five of them went to journalists and reported what was said ina journalists and reported what was said in a cabinet meeting. maybe that reflects the fact that he is not popular with the cabinet. but he is the man with the money. he has to make some very difficult decisions and you are likely to make as many enemies as you ever will friends. home secretary amber rudd has said those found guilty of acid attacks should "feel the full force of the law", after last week's series of attacks in london. there were more than 400 assaults involving corrosive substances in england and wales in the six months to april, according to the latest officialfigures. the issue will be debated in the house of commons tomorrow. the home office also wants to work with retailers, to restrict sales of the products. you may find some images in danny shaw's report distressing. the effects can be devastating. this is 21—year—old resham

after acid was thrown at her through a car window while she waited at traffic lights. her cousin jameel also suffered severe burns in the attack in east london last month. a man has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent. attacks like this seem to be on the increase. police provided data for acid attacks between last november and april this year. 408 incidents were recorded by police in 39 forces. the most commonly—used substances were bleach, ammonia and acid. one in five offenders was younger than 18, where the age of the suspect was known. the home secretary amber rudd has described acid attacks as "sickening". she has now ordered a review to ensure that everything possible is being done to prevent them happening and catch those responsible. the review will examine whether the 1972 poisons act should be widened to cover more substances and if the powers available to the courts are sufficient.

the home office says it will also consult retailers about measures to restrict sales of corrosive substances. in addition, police are to be given new guidance about searching people for harmful chemicals and responding to victims at the scene. it earlier, the home office minister outlined what they will be looking at in the review. first of all, i would envy have the idea to sort a corrosive substance over someone? then we have to move on to trying to educate the perpetrators to detail them from wanting to use this as a weapon in the first place. then

looking at access to the chemicals. there are measures we can take to restrict access. but a lot of these things are readily available, which will be a big challenge, working with retailers to limit the supply and then have a proper review of the criminal justice system and then have a proper review of the criminaljustice system to make sure the police have the power they have to have heard thatjudges have adequate sentencing powers. and to really make sure that the whole system really responds urgently and thoroughly to this appalling claim. at the heart of this must be the victim. we have to make sure they get the care day are going to need, not just get the care day are going to need, notjust in the aftermath, but for the rest of their lives. police investigating the five acid attacks in london on thursday have charged a 16 year—old boy with 15 offences, including robbery and grievous bodily harm. he has been remanded in custody and will appear before stratford youth court tomorrow.

a 15—year—old boy who was also arrested on friday has been released on police bail. british politics is at a "dangerous moment" because of the abuse and intimidation of mps, according to the chairman of the committee on standards in public life. lord bew told bbc radio 4's the westminster hour that new laws may be necessary to protect politicians. emma vardy reports. during an hour—long debate last week, mps described how they faced physical intimidation and threats during the general election campaign from supporters of rival parties. we are talking about mindless abuse. labour's diane abbott said she had a torrent of racist and sexist abuse, including death threats. the conservative simon hart said colleagues were targeted by people intent on driving them out of politics altogether. in an interview for tonight's westminster hour on radio 4, lord bew says today's heightened levels of abuse, particularly via the internet, may turn people off from standing

for parliament or in local elections. it is particularly difficult to see what can be done about social media. we cannot afford to lose people of quality in our political life. we may be approaching a tipping point. this is a dangerous moment. we do not want to slide down a path, which was the case here in northern ireland for decades, of a culture of intimidation. he added that, while public debate must be vigorous, it must avoid what he called the tinge of nastiness and hatred that he said had emerged in more recent times. he said not enough had been done to condemn abusive behaviour by some activists during the general election and the new laws could be considered to protect candidates. eight people have been killed and at least 49 were seriously injured, in a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegal.

a wall at the demba diop stadium in dakar collapsed after fans of two local clubs clashed, prompting the police to fire tear gas cannisters. after the drawn league cup final, a winning goal in extra time turned passion to anger. there was a running battle between the rival fans at the final whistle. stones were hurled and the police are prompted to act by firing tear gas. around the chaos, this wall collapsed under the weight of bodies, it all happening too quickly for the emergency service to do much. when the wall fell down, it was a mess. we knew that some people had lost their lives because the wall fell directly onto people. it is terrible that we have this kind of final in this stadium here, where there is not enough security.

deadly stampedes at football matches have become all—too commonplace in africa and safety standards have long been criticised. there have been calls for severe punishment for those responsible. the president has suspended election campaigning as a mark of respect. what should have been a celebration for one set of fans turned into a nightmare for both. apple if protesters expected and poland this year over changes to the judiciary. legislation has said it would undermine the judiciary and undermine democracy. our

correspondentjoins us now. how does this change the system of appointing judges? at the moment, as in many european countries, judges and paul and are appointed by the national council of the judiciary, which and are appointed by the national council of thejudiciary, which is made up from people from judicial circles. what this new legislation does is give parliament the power to appoint people to the council. if politicians and the parliament dominated by the governing party who will be appointing the people to this council. what the opposition and some human rights groups in europe say is that this is going to erode the independence of the judiciary, if politicians, the

government party, getting the chance to appoint the one tape of people. this gives them the opportunity. the judge thejustice this gives them the opportunity. the judge the justice minister, this gives them the opportunity. the judge thejustice minister, in another piece of allegedly —— alleges legislation, —— legislation, we will be able to appoint those who sit in regional courts without having to consult the judiciary. protest is planned later today. how significant is this? for many people in poland, the oppose the rate when government and for those for the european commission, which is investigating the parliament for what it suspects izzy sheedy speech in the rule of law on other aspects,

but for many this is an attempt by the government of taking control of state administration. in the eyes, they have only done this with television and radio and have politicise the operational arms of the civil service and no this is the opportunity to try and take control of thejudiciary. opportunity to try and take control of the judiciary. but there is a lot of the judiciary. but there is a lot of popular support for the government. a lot of people in shia the view that the judiciary system is not good, it is corrupt and does not protect the interests of the people. many people see this as the government backsliding on democracy, but it has not dented the popularity in general with the nation. but i would expect to see many thousands of people demonstrating against these reforms. he says the generous pensions mean

they receive a premium. acid attack offenders could face life sentences as a new review looks into classifying corrosive substances as dangerous weapons. it had a lot been killed and always fought ina it had a lot been killed and always fought in a ninja that the stampede broke out after a cup final in senegal. roger federer has the chance to become the first man to win eight singles titles at wimbledon later today. the swiss takes on marin cilic on centre court , it reminds me of my first wimbledon when i was trying to do that,

trying to defend my first wimbledon. or when i was going for my fifth. and equalling bjorn borg, that was amazing. 2009 when i was trying to break the all—time grand slam record. i am happy i had these moments here at wimbledon. i know that when i step on court against marin cilic, i will be ready for it. the occasion will not be too big to conquer, to understand what i am going into. i will be ready and i am looking forward to it. it would be another dream come true. i have already won a grandslam title, the us open, and i know how it feels and what it means to me. this would mean much more and we will see. this result will be writing croatian history as well and it would be another amazing day for croatian sport. england's cricketers have a battle on their hands, if they are to save the second test against south africa. the tourists were bowled out

for 335, but england crumbled in their reply. all out for 205, south africa starting this morning with a lead of 205 runs at trent bridge. lewis hamilton will start the british grand prix on pole today. he was fastest in qualifying by more than half a second. that delighted the crowd at silverstone, who could witness history this afternoon. patrick gearey reports. as they thunder away to a perfect start... silverstone is where the road began. it hosted the first race for formula i and many of its most famous ones. now, 50 years afterjim clark won the british grand prix here for the fifth time, a new hd hero is hoping to do the same. lewis hamilton matched clark's records 8 pole positions yesterday. his last lap was half a second better than anybody else's. in f1, half a second is an age. fans have seen hamilton at his best but how much longer will they be able to watch formula 1 here?

the circuit has activated a break clause in their contract to host the sport in a row over money. so the speculation that the race may move to another circuit or even the streets of london after 2019. but for drivers, whether active or retired, silverstone is special. silverstone is like wimbledon. you need to keep the legendary venues. silverstone is so legendary and historic. there were racing there in the ‘505. so we do need to stay there. silverstone 2017 is expected to be the best attended race on the calendar. organisers insist silverstone 2117 could be as well. we love putting on formula 1 races here. the british racing drivers club is potty about f1 as well. we want to do it and i am sure we will find a way of achieving it. 100 years down the line we will be looking back and genuinely saying this is the home of f1 in this country. never mind about the future for now. lewis hamilton, after all, may be just hours from history. chris froome is back in the yellowjersey for stage 15

of the tour de france today. the uphill finish in the pyrenees saw the team sky rider finish a second behind stage—winner michael matthews. but, he was well ahead of previous leader fabio aru. froome now has a 19—second lead. golf now and ian poulter has a share of the lead heading into the final round of the scottish open. he is nine under par, along with another englishman callum shinkwin and andrew dodt of australia. poulter, who finished second in the players championship back in may, went round in 71. three birdies for him, this approach shot on the eighth helping him to one of those his playing partner 24 year old shinkwin, ranking outside the world's top 400, had a mixed round, but did manage an eagle on the 14th. that is all sport for now. you can keep up to date with all those stories on the bbc sport website, bbc.co.uk/sport. i'll have more in the next hour. turkey's president erdogan has given emotional speeches to tens of thousands of people,

marking a year since the country's failed military coup. nearly 250 people died and over 2,000 were wounded during the coup attempt by an army faction lastjuly. mr erdogan backed the wave of arrests since the coup and said there should be no mercy for the plotters. at dawn this morning, the president inaugurated a monument to those killed. our turkey correspondent mark lowen was at saturday's rally and explained how the country is now very much divided. the opposition are not coming here. they are deeply critical of the mass arrests following the attempted coup last year. 50,000 people arrested. 150,000 public service workers suspended. the government said they have rooted out the virus of the plotters. critics believe all dissent has been crushed in the past year under this state of emergency. last year, there was unity against the coup. that has faded rather quickly. it is a divided nation.

the people here believe this marks the rebirth of modern turkey. others believe that it is marking the end of turkish democracy. venezuelans are due to cast their ballots in an unofficial referendum called by the country's opposition. the vote, which is not recognised by the government, was called in response to president nicolas maduro's plan to elect delegates to a new national assembly later this month. the opposition has called the move "anti—democratic". our correspondent katy watson reports. ahead of the referendum, several foreign observers arrived, prepared to monitor the vote. they were met byjoyful opposition supporters. i bring the message from mexico that this cannot continue. the government cannot act with impunity. he cannot violate a congress which

has its own life and independence. the president's plans to elect his own assembly have angered millions. he says it is the only way to head off the economic crisis facing the country. critics say it is anti—democratic. many people say they will not take part in the election at the end of the month. the referendum is asking people whether they want this constituent assembly in the first place. we will take to the streets again to tell them we do not want this. we do not want a constituent assembly. the government has no backing and people have turned against them. scenes like this have become commonplace in the capital. growing food shortages in a country which was once oil—rich. this is a communist regime.

this is like cuba. i spent here hours queueing and nothing arrives. they are going to shops in areas where people support the government, in order to buy votes. the crisis is showing no signs of easing. over 100 people have died and over 1,500 people injured. the opposition is hoping to put pressure on the government in any which way it can. the technology entrepreneur elon musk has warned that the development of artificial intelligence has become the greatest risk faced by human civilisation. he made the comments at a gathering of us lawmakers, arguing that politicians should start taking the threat seriously. greg dawson reports. he is hardly a man someone could be accused of being

scared of technology. at the moment, musk is pioneering driverless cars. during his appearance at the conference for united states governance, he was talking about machines outsmarting humans. i think people should be really concerned about it. i keep sounding the alarm bell but until people see, like, robots going down the street and killing people, they do not know how to react. it seems so ethereal. i think we should be really concerned about it. for decades, the idea of robots threatening human life has belonged to the realms of science—fiction. but musk believes it could soon become science fact. robots will be able to do things better than us. it is a simple fact.

iam including i am including all of us. i am sofia. lama i am a robot. a glimpse into the future was showcased earlier this week at a tech conference in hong kong. they were displaying human—like models which talk and even sing. disturbing? maybe, but not threatening. musk said he does not have the answer on how to keep people safe, but believes lawmakers have to regulate artificial intelligence before it is too late. later today, doctor who fans will find out who will emerge from the tardis as the 13th time lord. it has followed endless speculation about who will take on the lead role.

the big reveal will take place after the wimbledon men's singles final this afternoon. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has more. in the six months since peter ca paldi announced he was stepping down from the role, there has been a huge amount of speculation about who his replacement will be when he regenerates in this year's christmas special. regeneration was first introduced on doctor who in the 1960s. an ingenious solution to the problem of how to continue a show after the departure of the actor playing its lead role. since the show returned, it has consistently been one of the bbc‘s biggest hits. a successful combination of a proven sci—fi format and a charismatic lead actor. expectation for the new doctor is certain to be high. emily, you are from doctor who magazine, do you know who it is? i honestly do not know. so few people know, it is a big top—secret.

whoever it is, they have massive shoes to fill. taking over from peter capaldi, he has been such a good doctor and an established actor. whoever it is, i imagine they are feeling quite nervous now. for over 50 years, the person playing the doctor has always been two things, white and male. many will be disappointed if that again turns out to be the case. others say they should simply cast the best performer available. fans will find out who has the role later today. let's ta ke let's take a look at the weather. yesterday was a pretty cloudy day with rain to be heard but today, things are brightening up from the north. but for the sunny spells will