in the headlines at 3pm... the chancellor, philip hammond, criticises cabinet colleagues for briefing against him as he defends his position on public sector pay. mr hammond says workers in the public sector receive a "premium" compared to the private sector. public sector workers on average are paid about 10% more than private sector workers. relative to private sector workers, are they overpaid? they are paid about a 10% premium relative to private sector workers. acid attack offenders could face life sentences as a new review looks into classifying corrosive substances as dangerous weapons. this is the scene on centre court this is the scene on centre court this afternoon. in wimbledon, the men's final is underway between seven—time wimbledon champion roger federer and first time finalist marin cilic. play is back under way after marin cilic injured his leg and was moved to tears. also in the next hour...

just who's new at the controls of the tardis? fans will find out later today who's going to be the new time lord — or lady. lewis hamilton wins for the fifth time the british grand prix, taking top spot on the podium for the fourth consecutive year at silverstone. and coming up in half an hour — we meet the robots of the future in click. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, phillip hammond, has defended the government's pay policy, saying public sector workers get a 10% premium over the private sector once pensions are taken into account. mr hammond would not comment on reports today that he said public workers were "overpaid", but pointed out ministers

should not be discussing private cabinet meetings. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, reports. the man of the moment, for perhaps the wrong reasons. philip hammond has, for the second time in a week, found himself defending private comments in public. the sunday times reports that during a cabinet meeting on tuesday, the chancellor used language that the paper says left his colleagues thunderstruck. mr hammond reportedly said, public sector workers are overpaid when you take into account pensions. would he deny that? i've told you, i'm not going to talk about what comes out of a private cabinet meeting. five of your colleagues have. they shouldn't have done because cabinet meetings are supposed to be a private space in which we have a serious discussion. i am the chancellor. you would expect me to put a discussion about public sector pay in the context of the fiscal and economic situation that we face. prison officers, teachers and nurses are among 5 million public sector workers whose annual pay rises are capped at 1%. that is below inflation,

meaning in real terms many have seen their pay cut. at the general election, labour promised to scrap the pay cap, but do public sector workers deserve a pay rise above inflation? i think they do but that will be up to the review bodies. what i won't be doing, which this government has done, is write to the review bodies and say, yes, you can review the pay, you can only go up 1%, which effectively means a pay cut for most people. the chancellor's position on public sector pay is being used by some of his colleagues to paint him as out of touch, and according to the man himself, by those who disagree with him about brexit. if you want my opinion, some of the noise is generated by people who are not happy with the agenda that i have, over the last few weeks, tried to advance of ensuring that we achieve a brexit which is focused on protecting our economy,

protecting ourjobs and making sure that we can have continued rising living standards in the future. as protests over public sector pay continue, the chancellor says ministers should be getting on with the job but the prime minister's authority is damaged after the election result and ministers do not seem to be in the mood for doing as they are told. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, has accused the chancellor, philip hammond, of being out of touch when it comes to public sector pay. speaking at a festival to celebrate workers' rights at tolpuddle, in dorset, mr corbyn said mr hammond was ‘living on a different planet'. he is living on a different planet. public service workers have had wages frozen. people have had a 14% cut in pay. many teachers don't stay on in the profession because they can't afford to place to live on the salaries that they guess and the strain amended because of a0 ——

shortages. i think he needs to think about these things a bit more. we need to lift the public sector pay cap and a low public sector and ploys and employers to negotiate for the future. doesn't make you feel angry that those running the country making decisions at the moment seems have a big is connect with people's actual experience? people have to be connected. if you're in politics, you have to be connected to the lives of people in a committee. these are the people you represent. i have spent time talking to people who do all the difficultjobs in the public services. it is notjust those who ad executives. the doctor those who ad executives. the doctor those who ad executives. the doctor those who collect bins, sweeper streets, look after children in not only is and hospitals. those portals, cleaners, admin staff, health workers, talk to them and realise the stress, pressure and dedication they have two public service. the chancellor also said

it was "absolutely clear" that businesses were holding off investment — when possible — because of uncertainty over the uk's brexit negotiations. mr hammond said companies wanted more clarity about britain's future relationship with europe and that needed to happen as early as possible to boost business and consumer confidence. tougher sentences for people convicted of acid attacks are to be considered as part of a government review. the latest official figures suggest there were more than a00 assaults involving corrosive substances in england and wales in the six months to april. here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. the effects can be devastating. this is 21—year—old resham khan after acid was thrown at her through a car window while she waited at traffic lights. her cousin jameel muhktar 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 appear to be on the increase. police provided data for acid attacks between last november

and april this year. a08 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 now ordered a review to ensure that everything possible is being done to prevent acid attacks. life sentences in the most serious cases are already available. the home office wants perpetrators to feel the full force of the law. a lot of victims have said that really their life has been ruined, so why aren't there life sentences? so to really make sure that the whole system really responds urgently and thoroughly to this appalling crime, and at the heart of everything we do must be the victim. the review will also examine whether the 1972 poisons act should be widened to cover more substances. retailers will be consulted

about measures to restrict sales of harmful chemicals. customers may have to provide proof of their age. in the latest attacks on thursday night, five moped riders in london were allegedly targeted in the space of 90 minutes. a 16—year—old boy has been charged and will appear in court tomorrow. 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 a'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 a, lord bew says today's heightened levels of abuse, particularly via the internet, may put 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 died and at least a9 have been injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in senegal. it happened in the capital, dakar, at the end of a league cup final. the wall collapsed after fighting between rival fans and the use of tear gas by police. tom donkin reports. after a tightly fought football league final ended in a draw, it was the winning goal in extra time that turned passion into panic. the final whistle ignited running battles between the rival fans of the two teams. stones were hurled across the stands and police are prompted to act. tear gas was used to break up the violence. amid the white clouds and chaos, this wall collapsed under the weight of bodies, the incident happened too quickly

for emergency services to help many. translation: all of a sudden, when the wall fell, and really it was a mess, everyone was crying, we knew that some of our own had lost their lives because the wall fell directly onto people. translation: what i find terrible is that we have this kind of final in this kind of stadium here where there is not enough security. deadly stampedes at football matches have been commonplace on the continent. safety standards have long been criticised. with an election due later this month, leaders have been quick to call for answers and to seek punishment for those responsible. the president has suspended campaigning out of respect for victims of the tragedy, a tragedy that should've been a dream for one team but became a nightmare for both. it's being called new york's summer of hell — the delays for tens

of thousands of commuters as urgent repairs are carried out at penn station, the busiest transport hub in america. it's part of a nationwide problem. donald trump has promised to be an infrastructure president, but new yorkers are complaining he's not doing enough for them, as nick bryant reports. it's a city of shimmering skyscrapers and evermore rusting infrastructure. where commuter trains move in slow motion, where some of the overhead lines that power them are more than 100 years old. the country's busiest rail route in the northeast corridor relies on bridges based on designs popularised in britain during the industrial revolution. and this is america's fastest train, which slows to an embarrassing five miles per hour on the approach to new york. routinely, they come to a complete halt because track closures reduce this network to a single usable line. it is horribly embarrassing,

especially when i have clients from overseas. it is almost a third world country when it comes to infrastructure. the rail tunnels into new york are in such a bad state of repair that it is feared they may be forced to close before new ones are built. we got a rare glimpse inside the nerve centre of the rail network underneath penn station and it felt like industrial archaeology. the tunnel was opened to service when the wright brothers switched from their model a flyer to the model b flyer. time to build a new tunnel? it is definitely time to build a new tunnel. new york's penn station has been hit by a series of derailments, earning it the nickname pain station, and that has prompted the urgent repair programme of the so—called summer of hell. there is absolutely a crisis of infrastructure here. everything behind me relies on tunnels that

are over 100 years old. they flooded during superstorm sandy and they are starting to go out on a regular basis. there is really a possibility that we are going to lose the connection under the hudson river for the northeast corridor, and then see what happens when almost 100,000 people every day have to find a new way to get to and from work. donald trump has promised to be the infrastructure president, but the recent spending bill that he pushed through congress actually reduced funding for two major transportation projects — the tunnels and improvements to the subway system — that his hometown desperately needs. it is a nationwide problem. more than 55,000 bridges across the country are structurally deficient. making america great again requires modernising its antique infrastructure. let's take a look at the headlines. chancellor philip hammond criticises cabinet colleagues for briefing against him,

as he defends his position on public sector pay and says they receive a premium compare the private sector workers. acid attack offenders could face life sentences as a new review looks into classifying corrosive substances as dangerous weapons. in wimbledon, the men's final is under way. this is those same —— be seen live. marin cilic is receiving further treatment for the injury he sustained in the last 20 minutes. as you were saying, roger federer on course for the record eighth wimbledon title in the final. but marin cilic is having some work done on his foot. roger federer has won the first two sets. there has not been a retirement in a wimbledon final since 1911. lewis hamilton whisby road british grand prix for a record equalling fifth time. he is 110w record equalling fifth time. he is now within one point of championship

leader sebastian vettel who finished seventh after a late puncture at silverstone. england had taken two south african wickets on day three of the second test match at trent bridge but they are still long way behind. south africa 212—3 in the second innings. 3a2 runs ahead of england. more stories about one hour for you. and drama at wimbledon as well. roger federer is a couple of sets but his opponent is experiencing discomfort. well, our correspondent is down at wimbledon for us. the pictures that we have coming look like he is experienced some pain. tears at one point. it could be another unexpected end toa it could be another unexpected end to a singles final this year. marin cilic, seventh seed, taking on a great roger federer. he is known for his serve but in his first set,

economic marriage half of his serve them. deathless indaba problem. lost its exciting 3—d roger federer. in the second, having been broken twice, marin cilic looked inconsolable. he was in tears on the court and called for his documentary on to come on. we did not not that point what the specific injury was. because of his poor service game to that point, we thought it might have been a problem with his shoulder. we subsequently saw him receiving treatment to his left foot. you're struggling, two sets down to roger federer. who we know so well at wimbledon on centre court. he is going to differ and eight singles title. that would be a record to go one ahead of pete sampras. at the moment, marin cilic looks like he has no answer. his 2—0 sets down at the moment on centre court. we're not sure if he can muster any threat from here on. it isa from here on. it is a grim prospect if this match between two such dark performance redound as a result of injury. ——

such star performers should end. it would be a bit of a downer. it would be the first retirement by a player during the finalfor over be the first retirement by a player during the final for over a century. yes, edward. and definitely not what we're expecting today. marin cilic and roger federer met each other in the quarterfinal last year. cilic took the first two sets and that went five sets. roger federer one—eyed. we expected this to be a close match indeed. it has not materialised at this point. roger federer playing so well this year and he is yet to drop a set in his six matches so far. and obviously he w011 six matches so far. and obviously he won the first two today. very heavily the favourite. cilic is still out fighting. he has been victorious in a grand slam before and beat roger federer at the us 0pen and beat roger federer at the us open in 201a. that'll be some consolation as he tries to get a foothold in the match but at the moment roger federer playing very

well indeed. if this had been a lead in the two men, you could say, guys, go home, have a rest, maybe we can come back tomorrow and continue the match them. but they are on the last sunday of the last afternoon on what has been a fabulous tournament of dennis potter revealed down and this way. yes, of course, we know how important this tournament is. it is seen important this tournament is. it is seen as important this tournament is. it is seen as the jewel of the crown amongst grand slams in tennis. andy murray were struggling elliott in the tournament and lost against sam querry. many felt he should have retired in that match. novak djokovic retired injured in his quarterfinal. neither player would wa nt to quarterfinal. neither player would want to end a tournament like that. but marin cilic will try everything he can to battle through. against roger federer, a man in his 11th final today with so much big match experience, you have to wonder if he can come after them. his two sets

down, leading in the third set by 1-0 down, leading in the third set by 1—0 games. he wants to show his best, not cheered on, in a sense, out of sympathy. the tears on court would have been more out of frustration in a game like this, match like this, where cilic was so expectant. we spoke to his former coach, goran ivanisevic, who won here in 2001. he said the expectation in his home country, croatia, was so high. goran ivanisevic himself said he thought this would be his year. many hopes for marin cilic. beating in the quarterfinal and last few years. this his best showing and he would have thought he could go the way, despite facing roger federer. at the moment, those deals on court showing what it means to win because of the difficult scenario he going through at the moment. it certainly sounds like a rough afternoon. however it comes out. we will be back to top

few mourners things progress. thanks very much. —— we will be back to top you more as things progress. later today, doctor who fans will find out who will emerge from the tardis as the 13th time lord. it's 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. and it could do with some cheering up, judging by what is happening there at the moment. 0ur 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, you must 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 a great 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. earlier, i spoke to the impressionistjon culshaw who is a huge fan of dr who. he is also known for his impersonations of tom baker. he said he enjoyed all the guess work and speculation about who would be the next doctor.

yes, indeed, that all sense of anticipation. we have seen it many times before. my first memory of the new doctor who wasjon pertwee into john gummer tom baker. we have seen it many times by the anticipation is a lwa ys it many times by the anticipation is always great. and now it is round again. it comes amid the other wimbledon men's final. we have to be doesn't overrun otherwise we will be lowly biting our males, you and me. because i have to confess i am a bit ofa because i have to confess i am a bit of a doctor who fan as well. what is it about the regeneration idea that has been so successful? because it could have looked like a rather cheaply of hustling out an old actor and bringing in a new one. that is why patrick troughton was so important to the history of doctor who. he made regeneration acceptable and exciting. if he had not been so brilliant, there may not have been the rest. it is a combination of

your very sad to see one doctor leaving, who you have grown to love and you are very familiar with. you are sad to see them go but the whole excitement of who's the next one going to be? you enjoy the guesswork and the speculation. and the fascination of who they are when it comes along. and doctor who relies on change. the show itself always relies on a complete change of scenery. relies on a complete change of scenery. new actors, new characters coming through to keep it fresh and moving along. and that is why it is getting on for 55 years. the way that the keys are working, not only other names like david harewood and kris marshall, but women are on the list. it is not the first time women have been talked about playing doctor who. i can 1980 when tom baker doctor who. i can 1980 when tom ba ker less, doctor who. i can 1980 when tom baker less, there were rumours that we re baker less, there were rumours that were started by the producer that they may cast a woman. have we reached the point where it has become a bit of an issue, that all the drs, the actors who played the

pa rt have the drs, the actors who played the part have been male and white?|j think it would be good for the story to have a female doctor or black dr. to go into these areas that had to have not been explored before. not ina box have not been explored before. not in a box ticking where anything like that. but it is a very interesting place for the story to go next. if we think of the reason peter capaldi exists, it is because a whole new regeneration cycle started. usually, the doctor can only regenerate 12 times and they got around that. peter capaldi has a brand—new cycle. so that would certainly shake things up so that would certainly shake things up with regeneration. so who knows? for the sake of the story of the show, this is an intriguing area to look at next. that raises the prospect of another 50 years of doctor who. we saw you elliott in that sketch on the 50th anniversary episode. it is obviously a bit of a feel for you to play the dr in the

base ways you have done it. —— in these areas ways. who would you like to see cast? my goodness. i can see whyjodie whittaker is such a favourite. she is a brilliant actress and she could portray that mysterious, otherworldly mystery of the doctor. you can imagine another actor playing the part with entire planets alex tait —— are at stake. wendy, i would love to see sean that we play the role. —— sean pertwee. i think he would be fantastic. thankfully, they do not regenerate forecasters. nick miller is at the map.

there has been a significant improvement on yesterday. this is the view from cumbria, broken cloud and sunny spells. for the rest of england and wales, cloud, some outbreaks of rain showers spreading south and still receiving working from east anglia into buses south east england before clearing away. 0vernight, outbreaks of rain in north—west scotland with a brisk wind. elsewhere, clearing skies and the colour night to come. some of us just dipping down into single figures as monday begins. the main story for monday and tuesday is this. high pressure building in unsettling things down. offering lots of sunshine. and temperatures are heading up. so where you start monday morning, this is the picture at eight o'clock. it is cool side. don't be fooled by that because temperatures will head up quickly in the sunshine. and for most areas, like twins. as we head north, the wind is starting to pick up and particularly into scotland, especially the north, very breezy and windy. although much of scotland

will be dry, the northern isles will keep clouds and outbreaks of showers, holding temperatures down compared with elsewhere. elsewhere, after that rather cool start, sunshine will boost temperatures quickly and widely in the afternoon, we are heading into the low to mid 20s. the sun could be hazy and southern parts of the uk but that's a combination i think many of us can content with. in demand evening, the fine weather is set to continue. lovely end to the day. still some showers around in shetland. we are watching the picture on tuesday. for most of us, fine again and quite hot. humidity bills. we are watching this weather front moving in by the end of tuesday with the threat of thundery weather. white hot weather for many of us on tuesday with some sunshine. even parts of northern and western scotland could see temperatures in the 20s. thundery showers breaking out by the end of tuesday in southern areas. they

could match to give thundery rain moving northwards. on thursday, there could be further thunderstorms breaking out. the heat coming down gradually by the end of wednesday as the thunderstorms move through and it is cool and fresh for all of us on thursday with sunshine and showers. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the chancellor philip hammond has said public sector workers' generous pensions mean they receive a "premium" — but he refused to repeat newspaper reports that he called them overpaid. the level of personal abuse

and intimidation that election candidates face has reached a "tipping point", the head of the standards watchdog has warned. lord bew, has told the bbc it was a "dangerous moment" for uk politics. mps are considering tougher sentences for people convicted of acid attacks — after there were more than a00 offences in england and wales in the six months to april. eight people have been killed, and at least a9 were seriously injured during a stampede that broke out after a football match in senegal — reports say a wall collapsed as supporters tried to leave the stadium. at wimbledon, roger federer is two sets to love up in the men's singles final against the croat marin cilic, who has been suffering from an apparent foot injury.