good morning, it's thursday the 20th ofjuly. also this morning: to lifestyle changes could ward off dementia. new research says one in three cases could be prevented. stopping smoking could be one of the ways to reduce the risk. good morning, it's thursday the 20th ofjuly. a council under pressure — survivors of the grenfell fire speak out at an emotionally charged meeting as the new council leader admits changes need to be made. i reiterate that apology to you directly. note is no buts, no excuses. children are getting excited about

the summer holidays but for parents, child care the summer holidays but for parents, child ca re costs the summer holidays but for parents, child care costs are up 4% on last year. third i am at a holiday club in manchester to find our wide. climbing to the summit of snowdon in a motorised wheelchair — we'll hear how one man with motor neurone disease has been taking on the challenge. in sport, the open championship gets under way this morning here at royal birkdale. over in holland though, england's footballers make a winning start to their european championship campaign — thrashing scotland 6—0 and that has our website. good morning. things will improve for the golf and for many others. a few heavy showers around after flooding yesterday in north—west england and wales. with the bright skies can something a little fresher. details inis something a little fresher. details in 15 minutes. one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after the health of their brain better throughout their lives,

according to new research. an international study published in the lancet lists key risk factors including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking and social isolation. here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. now there is another reason to stay active. keeping fit can reduce your risk of getting dementia as well is protect against heart disease and cancer. keeping the mind active throughout life builds what the study calls cognitive reserve, strengthening the brain so that it can function in later life despite damage. the main risk for dementia is old—age. but the lancet study says that 35% of all cases could potentially be prevented if nine other factors that were addressed. they are — lack of education, hearing loss, smoking, depression, social isolation, physical inactivity, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. throughout

your adult life, having an enriched environment where you can socialise and exercise and do cognitively stimulating things, that all does it. do that. do not smoke, try not to be obese, try to be active. these things can make a difference. outside is calm is about two thirds of dementia cases. there is still no drug that can slow progress. the alzheimer's society says the manager is said to be the 21st—century‘s biggest killer. we all need to be aware of the risks and start making positive lifestyle changes. the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has been heckled by furious residents of g re nfell tower, at the authority's first full meeting since the fire. elizabeth campbell was told to resign as she admitted that the council needed to change fundamentally, if it was to regain the trust of the community. at least 80 people were killed in the blaze last month. our reporter frankie mccamley

was at the meeting, and witnessed the angry scenes. tensions were always going to be high here with hundreds protesting outside the council hall. and inside, it got off to a difficult start. with jeering from inside, it got off to a difficult start. withjeering from grenfell tower residents towards elizabeth campbell, elected as the new council leader. know ifs, no buts, no excuses. i am deeply sorry for the grief and trauma that you are suffering. i am deeply sorry. that we did not do more to help you when you needed it the most. the agenda was then scrapped, giving residents a chance to have their say. won by one they gave their accounts but some still left frustrated. the people must choose you. we have not

chosen new. so, madam, please, step down and resigned. behind these memories, hundreds of people have been killed, have died. as others continue calling on the council for pa rents continue calling on the council for parents support, more and more residents watched tensely from outside after around four hours the meeting was abruptly closed when one resident collapsed. the next will be in october. until then, there is clearly a lot of work to be done. the bbc‘s admitted it needs to do more to address the difference in pay between men and women after naming the stars who earn more than £150,000. two—thirds of them are men. the corporation defended the high salaries which were revealed yesterday in its annual report, but has been urged to close the pay gap earlier than its current target of 2020. bbc executive james purnell said pay cuts were part of the solution. quite a lot of men have been taking

pay cuts already. that was said today. will you expect more mail on the air talent to take a pay cut? today. will you expect more mail on the air talent to take a pay cut7|i will not negotiate on air but that is one of the levers we can pool and we have been doing that. we'll find out later today whether the uk and the european union are any closer to a brexit deal. the brexit secretary david davis and the eu's negotiator michel barnier will outline the progress of their talks so far. our political correspondent, chris mason joins us — chris, are we expecting any agreement to be announced? good morning. good question. i cannot give you a direct answer because we are not 100% certain. what we do know is that david davis, the brexit secretary, is travelling back to brussels today. he was there earlier this week and in between

many british officials have been involved in negotiations with the eu opposite numbers. when i called the brexit department last night for an a nswer to brexit department last night for an answer to the question i anticipated you would ask me, my pen was poised above a blank page on my notebook but it is still as naked as a newborn after the conversation ended another drop of input was used. they acknowledged they simply did not know. now with all of this briefing going on within the government over the last ten days they may argue that keeping quite a tight lid on what they hope to announce, possibly ata what they hope to announce, possibly at a news conference this afternoon, as up to being a good thing. what it does not add up to is giving me anything new to tell you this morning. maybe then negotiating the time, we will find out later at some point. let's discuss a deal leader of the liberal democrats, he is

assumed because no—one else has thrown their name into the hat? we can hazard a reasonable guess that there is a decent chance that by the end of today vince cable will be the new leader of the liberal democrats. how cani new leader of the liberal democrats. how can i be confident? well, as of now at ten minutes past six in the morning, ten hours before the deadline for candidates to put their name forward, his is the only name that has been put forward. a man who used to be in government as business secretary and then was defeated a couple of years ago after losing his seat he is now back in parliament. it would appear likely to be liberal democrat leader by the end of the day because of fears the only candidate they will not go through the business of an election. and he will become the leader, replacing tim farron. thank you very much. members of donald trump's inner circle will be questioned by the two us congressional committees —

investigating allegations of russian interference in last year's election. his eldest son, donald junior, and former campaign manager paul manafort, will appear next wednesday. his son—in—law, jared kushner will face questions on monday. mr trump and his allies have denied any collusion. concerns have been raised about the number of adult mental health patients being held in locked rehabilitation wards in england. the care quality commission said it was "surprising" there were around 3,500 people in locked wards, with some patients spending years in such facilities. our health reporter smitha mundasad reports. jeff clarke spent years locked in psychiatric rehabilitation units after developing schizophrenia. psychiatric rehabilitation units after developing schizophreniam was very boring. not a lot to do. people i did not get on with. things add up. it was not a pleasant place

to be. he is now back in his community, close to home. but england's health regulator says locked rehabilitation wards are not the right model of care for the 21st century. it is worried that some people face years of being institutionalised, rather than being helped on the road back home. we suspect that there are a high proportion of people in these services who could and should be moved back to be closer to home and be cared for in settings, in residential settings that are far more independent. inspectors say safety is another major concern. they rated about one third of services as needing improvement. one in 20 were deemed inadequate. their report says old buildings with blind spots that make it harder to monitor patients, and a shortage of nursing staff could leave people at risk.

but staff were praised for being caring and treating people with dignity and respect at the vast majority of trust. nhs england says big steps have been made in improving mental health services with all money going into the system. it agrees that there is still more work to be done. heavy machinery will be brought in today to start work on the main road into a cornish village are badly hit by flooding. much of the road was washed away drink stormy weather on tuesday afternoon. villagers have been clearing up properties which ended up on the water. everywhere you seem to look, there are workers in high vizjackets. it is all about trying to bring some sort of normality back to this village. the downpour on tuesday had an impact which will be sold here for a very long time. the location at the bottom of steep hills that means it was in the path of the

rain. this is what is left of the main road in. some of it ripped up by nature, other parts taken up as council staff work out how much damage has been done and what repairs are needed. the promise is they will not leave until the job is done. they have committed that they will stay here until people have access and the road is usable. obviously in terms of making a perfect surface that may take a little while it they are getting to it as quickly as possible, to give people access to their properties and over the road. houses that need cleaning up go on. this is our kitchen. i don't think we will be cooking anything in there for a few months. insurance and services are visiting some but for others like this couple they will need to for the repair bill themselves, as they could not get insurance. it is the start of the busiest six weeks of the tourist season but the weather has dealt this village a major blow.

the duke and duchess of cambridge will renew their friendly sporting rivalry when they visit the german city of heidelberg today. the royal couple will take to the water in opposing rowing boats for a race. the duke and duchess, who are on a three—day tour of of the country with prince george and princess charlotte, will also visit the german cancer research centre. it is now 13 minutes past six and those are the main stories. sport coming upa those are the main stories. sport coming up a little later on. letter look at the newspapers. lompoc at one story dominating the front pages and that is the pay revelations that the bbc. the guardian says there is a backlash as male stars dominate the top a list, saying that the highest—paid woman is on 20% of chris evans's salary and that men make up two thirds of staff on at least £250,000 a year. the corporation has been attacked for

clear discrimination. we will discuss that later on with the bbc. not everyday day the bbc breakfast sofa makes the front page of the sun but there we go. figures are out there. as said, looking at some of there. as said, looking at some of the detail and some of the discrepancies highlighted. of the daily mail saying mutiny. bitter recriminations at the politically correct bbc as the gulf between men and women's pay is revealed. and... let's choose and stories from the inside pages as well. if you wanted something else entirely away from other things here is a chance to dwell on an image free second. look at this. an extraordinary picture from the daily mail. we knew anand was strong, didn't we? but this shows you how strong they really are. they are like the altima workers. it is capturing the moment where it it is lifting up and insect 40 where it it is lifting up and insect a0 times its weight. where it it is lifting up and insect 40 times its weight. the equivalent for you, if you were as strong as an

ant, in relative terms... if you are as strong as in and you would be lifting four and a half tons of your head. right. like studio, basically? strongman. the time now was a quarter past six and you are watching breakfast from bbc news. one in three cases of dementia could be avoided if more people looked after the health of their brains, this according to a new study. furious residents of grenfell tower have booed and heckled the new leader of kensington council at the authority's first full meeting since the fire. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. we will be speaking to mike, rather, and it is quite windy and raining out there, but we have seen flooding

down in cornwall as well? good morning. through the past 2a hours it has been all over the country. this was the scene yesterday. in the afternoon we saw nasty storms moving through. conditions are quieting down today. the odd rumble of thunder in northern and eastern areas. it will turn dry out and writer for many. a big contrast if you are about to step out the door, as far as temperatures are concerned. a muggy 18 in the south—east, but northern ireland is only eight celsius. it is that fresh air that will be working its way in with those sunny conditions. much of scotland and england again today cloudy and wet. —— big in the day. it will start to improve for the vast majority through the day. north—east scotland will stay wet and we will see shower is pushing into the west lakes that in the day. —— into the west later. rain and gusty winds across northern scotland. a few showers in northern

ireland this afternoon. those could be on the heavyside but nowhere near the of recent days. need to late afternoon, some of the rain will clear parts of western england. isolated showers this afternoon in south—west england and wales. temperatures around 23 or 2a in parts of western england before the fresher our pushes in. tonight the rain will continue in northern scotland. our eyes later turned to this feature, aid big amount of cloud and rain and gusty winds set to push their way in. it should dh early start to friday. bang on cue for the start of summer holidays across england and wales. as low pressure m oves across england and wales. as low pressure moves in it will affect northern ireland first, with outbreaks of rain and wind, becoming persistent across wales, south—west england, and not just persistent across wales, south—west england, and notjust that, winds could be hit in gale force. showers to the east of that, but much of

eastern england, northern england and scotland will have a dry day. temperatures generally a little bit higher than some of you will see today. through friday night that area of low pressure moves east. rain overnight spreads across england and wales, into southern scotland. saturday looking wet across some parts of southern scotland. elsewhere there will be sunshine and hit and miss showers this saturday. overall, temperatures out, if not a bit lower than, average. that low pressure system sticks around into sunday as well. most resistant rain across eastern scotla nd most resistant rain across eastern scotland and we could see something particularly wet across the english channel as well. in between, fewer showers around then we see on saturday. temperatures on the disappointing side to you, for those of you breaking up for the summer term. so if you are heading into europe, it is looking warm a round the mediterranean. temperatures in the mediterranean. temperatures in the low to mid— 20s. just a few storms across parts of france. thank you, matt.

we're talking about the price of childcare during the school holidays this morning. a new report says the cost is rising, and in some cases is double what you'd pay during term time. sean is at a school holiday club in manchester with the details. good morning, sean. good morning. i am in south manchester. we are at a holiday club this morning, where we have lots going on. the kids haven't arrived yet. i'm just preparing brea kfast. arrived yet. i'm just preparing breakfast. it is a big deal, because all of this doesn't cost nothing. it doesn't come forfree. all of this doesn't cost nothing. it doesn't come for free. comparative asked yeo, costs are up a%. there are with me while i make the egg on toast. a%, everything like this is costing more than last year. parents are also finding it harder to find the child cannot doubt. so when kids come in, they sat down for brett is this morning, before they go to the school over the road. there will be lots of kids coming here to have a holiday already started. some

pa rents holiday already started. some parents cannot afford to pay this for six or seven weeks. £12a, on average, per week. we asked a few pa rents average, per week. we asked a few parents at the gates yesterday at the other school, which is already finished, what they were planning for the summer holidays. during the holidays obviously i take some time off work, but the rest of the time that she usually spends with her grandparents with some friends who have children at the school as well. my wife and i will take time off this year to look after the kids. my parents—in—law are going to look after my youngest daughter. we sat down before the summer holidays and think of what we will do, try to plan it all out, and plan financially to pay for it as well. sometimes that is the hardest part. i'm very lucky, i've got parents can ta ke i'm very lucky, i've got parents can take care of my children most of the time. either that or i'm off for one day of the week or myanmar husband will try to do it. we work at around parents and family, basically. so, i'm actually looking forward to some kids actually getting here so they can makea kids actually getting here so they can make a better deal of this than

me. over the morning will be talking about those costs going up. in large parts of the country there is actually a shortage childcare provision, particularly in england, which is why you hear of parents having to make so many of those alternative arrangements. we will be speaking to the people running this place when the kids get here, i'm sure, and it will kick off then, and will be speaking to some parents about how much they can afford to keep up with the price rises that are generally happening across the country. i'm looking forward to some kids turning up as well to keep you company. we will see you later. what could go wrong? snowdon is a mountain which offers breathtaking views and climbing it is a real achievement. now imagine getting to the summit in a wheelchair. jason liversidge has motor—neurone disease. he has limited movement and needs 2a—hour care but was determined to attempt the climb just a few days ago. breakfast has been following jason and his family. we sent graham sachell to join them on theirjourney. the top of snowdon is three and half

thousand feet above sea level. a challenge if you are fit and able. jason liversedge is attempting it in a wheelchair. one of those ideas that seemed like a good idea at the time. the further we get the more excited i get to get to the top. jason has made a neurone disease. he is here with his wife liz and a team of helpers. but this is difficult terrain. they will use ramps and muscle and will power. jason is determined and very curvaceous. he has got this is zest for life. —— determined and very tenacious. i will be right behind him and want him to keep going as long as he can. the must have slowly takenjason‘s ability to walk and talk, not his determination. —— the illness. ability to walk and talk, not his determination. -- the illness. not

brilliant, but on the other hand, it has probably been the best time of my life. jason was diagnosed three and a half years ago. he has gone from being fit and active to needing 2a—hour care. jason and liz have to daughters, lily and poppy. he has got a lot to live for, he has two little girls who are four and five. you know, jason would love to see them grow up. it is probably not realistic, but he wants to spend every day with them for as long as you can. more than four hours into the climb, this has become a battle with the mountain. an inch by inch push and pull struggle of wills. jasonis push and pull struggle of wills. jason is climbing partly to raise money for two charities, mary carey and dahlhaus hospice, but also to create memories for his two daughters. —— dove house hospice.

his speeches already deteriorating and he will eventually rely a synthesised computer—generated voice. what to make sure his children still recognise him he recorded hundreds of his own words, so recorded hundreds of his own words, so his computerised voice will sound like him. this is the first time i have heard my new voice. that's pretty good! that is, yeah. back on the mountain, the batteries are starting to run out onjason‘s wheelchair. so it is a mad dash to the top. but finally, after more than eight hours, they have done it. absolutely amazing. what an achievement, to get to the top. you know, it is an achievement for all of us, and we are perfectly able—bodied, but the jason, it is a huge achievement. what do you think? amazing. jason's next challenge, he

plans to abseil from the humber bridge. but this is a moment to stop and remembrance taking the awesome beauty. you can just and remembrance taking the awesome beauty. you canjust see how much that meant to him. what an achievement. yeah, our congratulations to him and his team. since climbing the mountain, jason and his family have raised just over £3000 for charity. you are watching breakfast on bbc news. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning, we'll be live at the open golf championship where fans have been braving the wind and weather to see their sporting heroes. i hope westwood wins it, he has not won yet and he is getting old. getting old! i don't know how he would feel about that. michael have the latest for us. time now to get the latest for us. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are.

good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. there's been a rise in the number of sexual offences reported on the tube — more than 700 cases in the last year. five years ago that figure was 225. transport for london says it's determined to tackle the crime and says the reason the numbers are so high is because many more victims are coming forward following a campaign encouraging them to speak out. a new campaign's been launched to crack down on the sale of illegal tobacco across the capital. trading standards are using specially trained sniffer dogs to target businesses suspecting of selling it. it's estimated criminal networks are making more than £100 million a year from the trade in london alone. a roadshow this week aims to highlight the consequences of supporting the ‘under—the—counter‘ trade. three london buildings have made it onto the shortlist for this year's stirling prize, the award given to the uk's best new building. they include the barret‘s grove housing development in stoke newington, which features wicker balconies, the british museum world conservation and exhibitions centre, and a studio for the photographer

juergen teller in ladbroke grove. let's have a look at the travel situation now. the tube appears to be running well this morning. no reported rob ones on any of those lines so far. there has been a lorry fire on be a2. watling street down to one lane westbound before the exit slip at bluewater. there are delays in traffic from the absolute turn. in forest h ill traffic from the absolute turn. in forest hill there are roadworks affecting the a205 south circular sta nstead road near affecting the a205 south circular stanstead road near brockley rise. that is causing delays to the east of forest h ill that is causing delays to the east of forest hill station. in central london edgeware road is down to one main south and from other berkely street towards seymour street. —— upper berkely street. well, let's find out how the weather's looking. here's georgina burnett. good morning. we continue with the u nsettled good morning. we continue with the unsettled weather for the next few

days. fairly cloudy out there. some of those showers are pretty heavy, perhaps even thundery. that is all moving off to the north—east and taking most of the cloud with it as well. later on it is looking very different, much brighter, with sunny spells most likely towards the end of the afternoon, with a westerly wind bringing in some fresh air. we actually reach those highs of about 22 celsius earlier in the day. through tonight, fairly clear skies. temperatures getting down to about 13 or 1a. we will see cloud building in the early hours of the morning, but still some brightness tomorrow. some sunny spells in the morning. but that cloud building as we head through the day. a southerly breeze and warmeraircoming in. temperatures getting up to about 23 celsius. that rain pushes through, and on saturday there will be some more showers around. some of those fairly heavy, with sunny spells in between. really more of a cloudy day. if you are after the sunshine you are more likely to see on sunday. still some showers around,

but they should be a bit lighter. temperature wise, always in the low to mid— 20s over the next few days. fairly warm and looking unsettled again on monday. so that's it from us for now. we'll be back in half an hour. do remember there's more on our website at the usual address, or on bbc radio london. 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: kay mason made history by donating her kidney to save a stranger's life — ten years later we'll hear how her fight to change the law has helped hundreds of people. we've had finger prints to unlock phones, voice recognition to access your money, now could your eyes be the latest tool in the fight against banking fraud? and we'll meet the jane austen super—fans who are keeping my my ultimate goal is to walk into a ballroom and say oh, excellent. all

the men are properly dressed. and we'll meet the jane austen super—fans who are keeping the author's legacy alive, 200 years after her death. one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if people looked after their brain health better throughout their lives, according to new research. an international study published in the lancet lists nine key risk factors — including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking and social isolation. throughout your adult lives having an enriched environment where you socialise and act the size and do cognitively stimulating things, about will do it. do not smoke. try not to be obese, try to be active. these things can make a difference. the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has been heckled by furious residents of g re nfell tower, at the authority's first full meeting since the fire.

the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has been heckled by furious residents of g re nfell tower, at the authority's first full meeting since the fire. the bbc‘s been giving more detail about how it plans to deal with the difference in pay between men and women, after it named the stars who earn more than £150,000. two thirds of those listed were male. the corporation defended the high salaries, which were revealed yesterday in its annual report, but has been urged to close the pay gap earlier than its current target of 2020. bbc executive james purnell said pay cuts were part of the solution. quite a lot of men have been taking pay cuts already. will you be expecting more mail on their talent to take a pay cut? i'm not about to start negotiating live on air but thatis start negotiating live on air but that is one of the levers we can

pull. the brexit secretary, david davis and the eu's negotiator, michel barnier will today set out what progress has been made in the latest round of talks, which are about to end. over the past four days, officials have been discussing citizen's rights, the irish border and any financial settlement involved in britain leaving the european union. the liberal democrat mp sir vince cable looks set to become the new leader of his party today. the former business secretary is expected to be the only candidate on the ballot paper when nominations close at apm. other possible contenders ruled themselves out following the decision of tim farron to stand down. sir vince will be oldest leader of the party in its near 30—year history. in about ten minutes, we'll speak to a former lib dem adviser about the party leadership contest. members of donald trump's inner circle will be questioned by the two us congressional committees investigating allegations of russian interference in last year's election. his eldest son, donald junior, and former campaign manager paul manafort, will appear next wednesday. his son—in—law, jared kushner will face questions on monday. mr trump and his allies have denied any collusion.

concerns have been raised about the number of adult mental health patients locked in rehabilitation wards in england. the care quality commission has said it's surprising that there are around 3,500 beds in locked wards. nhs england said big steps had been made in improving mental healthcare with higher funding, but the health regulator said it believed a "significant number" of patients had the capacity to live with fewer restrictions. we suspect that a high proportion of people in these services could and should be moved back to be closer to home and cared for in settings, residential settings, that provide much more independence. heavy machinery will be brought in today to start work on the main road into a cornish village which has been badly hit by flooding. much of the road into coverack was washed away during stormy weather on tuesday afternoon.

villagers have been clearing out properties which ended up underwater. more than 8 billion tons of plastics have been manufactured since the 19505 according to scientists in the us. that's the equivalent of the weight of a billion elephants, or enough to cover a country the size of argentina. the researchers, from the university of california, say most plastics are used just once; the vast majority ends up in landfill. they hope their findings will now help inform discussions on sustainability. a block of flats with wicker balconies, a dockyard redevelopment and a new college campus are among those in the running to be named the uk's best new building. six buildings have been shortlisted for the prestigious architecture prize. previous winners include the scottish parliament and the gateshead millennium bridge. the winner will be announced in october. mike isa

mike is a royal birkdale for us, it isa mike is a royal birkdale for us, it is a day that will be challenging for golfers out there. it is challenging for you just to hold the umbrella up how are i am quite good. i'm sure you would love it if i took off now mary poppins style into the irish sea. but i will hold an. that is what makes it exciting and challenging. of this course was a difficult enough already, let me set the for you already. hind me there we have an eye on the sky on a platform to show you the wider picture here overlooking the third green. as you can picture here overlooking the third green. as you can see, picture here overlooking the third green. as you can see, there is rain on the lands, it is quite blustery. really very windy and that will make it difficult for golfers going out this morning. back here on the ground i am close by the third green. the flag right behind me so

they will be coming through here in about an hour. the opening group of ryan moore, chris wood and the 1998 champion. they are getting things under way as i speak right now on the first tee. because of the conditions and the fact that the top players in the world have been struggling so much recently that is what makes this the most open of opens for many years. we will hear from some contenders shortly. but able to become whether in the netherlands first of all because england made a stunning start to their european championship campaign. they were always one of the favourites to win this tournament out there in holland but few could have foreseen the thrashing they handed out to scotland. for scotland it was a tournament debut they will want to forget. england scored six goals plus

scotla nd england scored six goals plus scotland that there was player who stole the limelight successes come late in the career forjodie taylor. this was almost worth the wait. i worked for years to get to this point, with difficult times and obstacles point, with difficult times and o bsta cles in point, with difficult times and obstacles in my way. being in a good tea m obstacles in my way. being in a good team and to be a part of this right is incredible. i just team and to be a part of this right is incredible. ijust hope we can continue winning and be successful asa team. continue winning and be successful as a team. this team is said to be the fittest yet. it may even be the fastest. teddy taylor had them up and running in no time. two years ago the striker was carrying an injury when she played at the world cup. this is what she can do when she is fully fit. the first england women's player to score a hat—trick and a major tournament. for scotland, it was a sobering introduction to european competition. the tide kept coming and there was nothing they could do to turn it back. as for england, they have shown they are a team to

be feared. there will be tougher challenges ahead for england but this was by far the most ruthless performance yet by a team at these euros which underlines why they believe they are serious contenders for the title. some cheerfor some cheer for scottish football if you are a celtic fan. they are into the third qualifying round for the champions league after a a—0 win over irish side linfield. that took them 6—0 on aggregate. meanwhile chelsea have agreed a deal to sign the —— had a real madrid striker morata. let's go to the mountains, the alps and a shoulder injury has ended martin's hopes of the green jersey at the two france. chris

finished third to extend his overall lead. he is now 27 seconds ahead of the colombian ride and the french writer, with four stages to go. maria lyall overcame a calf injury to score 80 bronze medal at the para athletics world championships in london. her third place was replicated by sunni in the 50 metres. she has made it 22 medals at all for britain in the championship so all for britain in the championship so far. back by the third green, the 10th time the opium championships has been staged on this famous horse as they take is the claretjug. there is a strong local favourite, everybody in town wanted to talk about the local lad with the long hair. is almost like a pop star, his poster is up on some of the lamp posts. tommy fleetwood. is well backed because if the world number

14, backed because if the world number 1a, he grew up a tee shot away from the course here and he has been shooting up the rankings lately, finishing fourth at the us open. let's hear from him finishing fourth at the us open. let's hearfrom him and a finishing fourth at the us open. let's hear from him and a few of the other contenders. being talked about with the chance to win the open, that something that is hard to deal with the i would rather it be that way though nobody talking about it. it is great. looking back as a kid, 20 years on, a lot gone into it. yeah, to come back home and have a chance to win the open is very special. once you win one that is off your shoulder and it is more about putting yourself into contention again to try and win a second one. given how long and successful career —— my career long and successful career —— my career has been, i would like a few more chances to win major championships. that is where that

spark can come from, i think. my form has not been what i wanted it to be but that is fine. that is golf. there will always happen. you miss four from five cuts going into the summer of 12 and i won a major. the difference between playing well and not playing well is very small and not playing well is very small and fine in golf. even more so for me, ifeel. and fine in golf. even more so for me, i feel. aggressor, i and fine in golf. even more so for me, ifeel. aggressor, i am not and fine in golf. even more so for me, i feel. aggressor, i am not far away. rory mcilroy their. you can understand why he is 20 to one, even though he is the world numberfour. he has missed the cut three out of four times recently. fans will walk the path alongside the fairways here trying to get a view of the start. some fans are camping out, bless their souls, in the wind in the rain last night. i popped along to one of the sides last night to see who they thought my wind. anyone can win it, really. jordan speith. westwood i hope he wins it, because he has not

won one yet. that parades. he was out there playing well today. i will always go to the home—town favourite. looking forward to seeing it tomorrow, getting up early, camping is lovely anyway. you can fall out of your tent and go straight to the cause. my husband sold camping to me because he is said tables, chairs and mattresses. and nice weather. but... we are a hardy camps camp and now, all the way from luxembourg just to be hit. so hopefully they slept well in their luxury tent. they will not mind, they will be up early like all the other fans to try and get a view of the opening group come out on the course already. i have the flag, well, not the flag, but a souvenir flag. i will try and get it signed

today. it shows how windy it is, sort of. i promise, this is not the actualflag, it isjust sort of. i promise, this is not the actual flag, it is just a souvenir. good to know that you are not going around stealing flags. i'd believe they are important during the game. we will see you later, stay dry if you can. he did look miserable, didn't it? he is doing a good job of being cheerful out their. it has been a leadership contest in name only, today the liberal democrats find out if sir vince cable will be their new leader. other contenders have ruled themselves out. with big now to a former special adviser. good morning to you. as it stands now, you are not going to tell as behind—the—scenes something has changed. is what is the situation? no, i don't think we can anything to change. a few —— fewer candidates

than expected. it does look like vince cable, he has been temporary leader before, it looks like he will get a crack at leading the party properly. what does it tell us about the state of the party? only one person, who has been connected with it for a very long time, still wants to be leader? liberal democrats is a lwa ys to be leader? liberal democrats is always a difficultjob because a lot of it is a race to get coverage and to be noticed. when you have as few mps as the lib dems do it is a real battle. that was what tim farron struggled against, he had to get people to notice him and taken seriously. that if they slogged. as a party, the lib dems are used to it, historically, many parties have had to do it before. they had to be dragged up from being close to zero in the opinion polls. that is what

thisjob will in the opinion polls. that is what this job will involve for sir vince. and you will need to get out there and get the party noticed because they are bumping along with a low poll rating even though there is really a n poll rating even though there is really an opportunity for a party that stands the things that the lib dems do. you are talking about getting noticed, 1—way would be to choose someone getting noticed, 1—way would be to choose someone a getting noticed, 1—way would be to choose someone a little unlikely a very different. of course, in vince cable, you have somebody who is an mpfor20 years, cable, you have somebody who is an mp for 20 years, formerly of business secretary in the cameron administration. it feels like there is an awful other stuff attached to his past which fuels are not forward—looking. it feels like it is to do with what happened previously. i think that is true. one of the challenges cable will have is carrying the lib dems reputation forward with him. they were damaged by being in coalition and doing some of the things they did in those yea rs. of the things they did in those years. there is a counterpart to that. vince cable is unusual, he is

a polish and that lots of people in the country have heard of. even more unusually, he is a liberal democrat politician lots of people have heard of. so he has that to his advantage. he has been on strictly, people know who he is, he has name recognition. a counterpart of that is the history that he has, which means that he is somebody who frankly has some name recognition, he has been on tv and people recognise him. i am not being glib or insulting, but all politicians that is a challenge, and if you are leading the lib dems it is an even bigger one. so he has that in his favour, i think. thank you for your time. it's 7:a6 and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. we spoke to michael earlier, and he was trying his best to be chirpy and liverpool, but it was really quite miserable out there. what is it like elsewhere? i promise things will improve the him. it is not quite as bad

yesterday —— as yesterday. yesterday we saw flooding across parts of north wales, north—west england and northern ireland. i don't think we will see scenes like this over the next 2a hours. conditions are improving. with that comes a drop in temperature. a very big contrast from east to west. 18 in south—east corner. just eight in northern ireland at the moment. that fresh airwill be ireland at the moment. that fresh air will be pushing westwards. brighter weather on the way. much of scotla nd brighter weather on the way. much of scotland and northern england starts off cloudy. outbreaks of rain and lots of cloud. those outbreaks will ease from the west. sunshine will develop and a few showers pushing in later, particularly from northern ireland. hitand later, particularly from northern ireland. hit and miss, later, particularly from northern ireland. hitand miss, not quite as heavy as in recent days, but there will be the odd flash of lightning. same with the rain that persists in the far north of scotland, into orkney and shetland. for the rest of scotla nd orkney and shetland. for the rest of scotland the sunshine will come out in the afternoon, brightening up down the eastern coast. temperatures

getting to about 23 degrees. isolated showers in the afternoon in wales and south—west england. most places will be dry and bright. the breeze easing down as well, that will be crucial for those golfers. i think the early starters will have the worst of it. the sky is continuing to brighten this morning. sunshine this afternoon and the wind easing. winds will pick up overnight in the south—west of the country, would showers in wales and south—west england. still waiting orkney and shetland for a time before that eases later on. —— still wait in orkney and shetland. lifting after that initial dip thanks to southerly winds, it is all linked to this. not what you want to see if you are beginning the summer break, especially across england and wales. an area of low pressure which will slowly moving to the uk on friday. that rings rain, especially in the morning in northern ireland. dusty winds, rain becoming more persistent across wales and south—west england. gale force winds through the irish sea. turning blustery through the rest of england and northern

scotland. away from this far western areas, many will be dry, with sunshine and temperatures into the 20s. friday night into saturday, that low pressure system still with us. that low pressure system still with us. a band of rain sweeping across england and his southern scotland on saturday. it is really a case of sunshine and hit and miss showers on saturday. showers could bejust about anywhere. still blustery for some. nice enough once the showers dry out, but while they are with you it will feel distinctly cool for july. temperatures struggling to get much above the mid if not high teens. sunday, persistent rain remains across eastern scotland. the chance we could see heavier bursts of persistent rain in being the channel. in between, more showers around, maybe not as many saturday. the winds, away from the north of scotla nd the winds, away from the north of scotland and the channel islands, should be mainly light. hopefully things will warm up again later the next week. the summer holidays are nearly here, which might be music to the ears of kids, but maybe not for working parents. sean's looking at the cost of childcare this morning. here is that a young... well, he is

with some young friends in manchester. good morning. yes, thank goodness they have arrived. connor, fraser, charlie. good morning, guys. ithink connor, fraser, charlie. good morning, guys. i think they are making a horse, we will see how that goes through the morning. lots of ages here. childcare costs for pa rents, ages here. childcare costs for parents, that is what we are talking about today. they are up a% in some parts of the country. what are they going to do this summer? costs can add up over six or seven weeks. millie, spencer, i'm really good at remembering the children's names. gemma, you are merely‘s mother. what are your plans for the summer holidays? how easy will it be? you drop nearly off before school, you do for six weeks? well, it is a bit ofa do for six weeks? well, it is a bit of a challenge. a lot of the holiday clu bs of a challenge. a lot of the holiday clubs that we have come across only

run from nine to three. they don't do the whole wraparound care. we are managing it with a mixture of me having time off, my husband having time off, and then millie will be going to both sets of grandparents over the six weeks. do you get a moment where you are all off at the same time? i don't think that we have managed to actually book that in yet, so we need to! right. so there might be a bit of chaos this summer? spencer is already. i was going to ask your question, you have run. you like it here? yeah. do you come here every day? no. not every day? only on tuesday. on monday as i go straight to school and on monday and wednesday and thursday i go to kids next. thank you, spencer. he is a star in the making. your costings

be going up, let's speak to sue, the owner and operator. i don't know how you do this every day. i using this cost pressures that we are hearing about? definitely. what kind of stuff? things like pensions going up, you have to have that for the staff now. minimum wage has gone up, food prices have gone up, the rent has gone up. does that mean your prices have gone up as well? yes. how do parents take that? actually quite well here. it is quite a nice area around here. so the parents are happy to do that? yes. that is good news at least. the reason we can talk about this morning, the family and child care trust have these figures together. megan, you are from there stock we have heard about the parents‘ issues and business issues. what can be done to change it, because we have shortages in childcare provision? there is only enough childcare for the holidays in one infour enough childcare for the holidays in one in four areas in england. we need to make sure there is enough childcare for every family that needs it. the government has put lots of attention on childcare for

younger children, which is great, that we know that parents are telling us it is just as tricky for kids once they are school—aged. the government introduced right to request for parents. they could ask their schools to provide holiday childcare. but our research found that only had a positive impact in 496 that only had a positive impact in a% of local areas. it is a great policy with loads of potential so we would like the government to go back to that and make sure that is really achieving that potential. we will get into that a bit more through the morning, because there are some tricky challenges therefore the government. the money has to come from somewhere. parents, people running the business, reporters try to deal with the kids what i could tell you about a story, that is probably the least of the trouble this morning. it seems very quiet, sean. i was inspecting more this morning. it seems very quiet, sean. iwas inspecting more noise. maybe it will be busier later on. sean. iwas inspecting more noise. maybe it will be busier later onm is only 6:15am, charlie. we'll be back with later. thank you. and thank you for your comments on childcare as well. we can talk about a couple. leonora says, don't people

plan to this when they decide to have children? always moaning, pa rents have children? always moaning, pa re nts wa nt have children? always moaning, parents want it all their own way, whereas darren says, get rid of the six—week holiday. it puts lots of stress on families and the only people who benefit are those in the teaching profession. one from emma, saying that her daughter goes to work with her. she sits on her laptop. don't have a choice. tell us your stories this morning about how your stories this morning about how you handle childcare. i imagine that a lot of people, if they have applicability, maybe they do take their kids to work, depending on the nature of the workplace. —— have that flexibility. it is 6:55am. it might seem the preserve of spy thrillers, but using retina scans as a way of accessing your money is very much a reality, as tsb has become the first bank in europe to adopt the technology. it's one of a number of biometric methods being used to give customers a secure but simple way to access to their accounts, but how safe are they? our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports. from september, your eyes could be

your password into your bank account. we will show you how to scan your iris. tsb customers will need an advanced samsung smartphone to try out the advanced iris scanning technology. the clone's camera scans your eyes. if you want to log onto your bank account you just need glance at the screen. because it is looking at 266 different characteristics of your ire... let'sjust check. can you get m, ire... let'sjust check. can you get in, using yourown ire... let'sjust check. can you get in, using your own eyes? it will not work if somebody else takes a look. it is extremely fast. it takes less thana it is extremely fast. it takes less than a second. it is extremely secure. than a second. it is extremely secure. and there is nothing more convenient than looking at the screen convenient than looking at the screen of your smartphone. you don't have to do anything special. we all know about the complexities of getting into your online accounts, remembering all sorts of passwords, dealing about with little devices like this. so could metrics, which depend on something unique about you, be as simple and secure —— ea

simple and secure answer? facial recognition and retina scanning are used at passport control in various country, and think and scanning on smartphones has taken off as a means of paying for anything from a cocky mac to a bus ticket. —— pay in faure coffee. but consumers have to big concerns. privacy, and the security of the technology, whether it can be spoofed. if we get that right and put the right processes in place, i think the convenience that biometrics offers will create a fantastic customer experience. german hackers claimed they fooled samsung's iris scanner with a high—definition photo. but the phone maker and tsb insist it is very unlikely that anybody would have both phone and the photo needed to beat the system. technology. it used to be in the films, now it is becoming real life. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup.

there's been a rise in the number of sexual offences reported on the tube — more than 700 cases in the last year. five years ago that figure was 225. transport for london says it's determined to tackle the crime and says the reason the numbers are so high is because many more victims are coming forward following a campaign encouraging them to speak out. a new campaign's been launched to crack down on the sale of illegal tobacco across the capital. trading standards are using specially trained sniffer dogs to target businesses suspecting of selling it. it's estimated criminal networks are making more than £100 million a year from the trade in london alone. three london buildings have made it onto the shortlist for this year's stirling prize, the award given to the uk's best new building. they include the barret‘s grove housing development in stoke newington, which features wicker balconies, the british museum world conservation and exhibitions centre, and a studio for the photographer juergen teller in ladbroke grove. let's have a look at

the travel situation now. the tube appears to be running well this morning. no reported problems on any of those lines so far. but manor house underground station is closed because of a fire alarm. there's been a lorry fire on the a2. this is how it looks there. watling street is down to one lane westbound, just before the exit slip at bluewater. there are delays for traffic from the ebbsfleet turn. in forest hill, there are roadworks affecting the a205 south circular stanstead road near brockley rise. and in central london, the edgware road is down to one lane southbound from upper berkeley street towards seymour street. well, let's find out how the weather's looking. here's georgina burnett. good morning. we continue with the unsettled weather for the next few days. fairly cloudy out there. some of those showers are pretty heavy, perhaps even thundery.

that's all moving off to the north—east and taking most of the cloud with it as well. later on it is looking very different, much brighter, with sunny spells most likely towards the end of the afternoon, with a westerly wind bringing in some fresh air. we actually reach those highs of about 22 celsius earlier in the day. through tonight, fairly clear skies. temperatures getting down to about 13 or 1a. we will see cloud building in the early hours of the morning, but still some brightness tomorrow. some sunny spells in the morning. but that cloud building as we head through the day. a southerly breeze and warmeraircoming in. temperatures getting up to about 23 celsius. that rain pushes through, and on saturday there will be some more showers around. some of those fairly heavy, with sunny spells in between. really more of a cloudy day. if you're after the sunshine you're more likely to see on sunday. still some showers around, but they should be a bit lighter. temperature—wise, always in the low to mid—20s over the next few days.

fairly warm and looking unsettled again on monday. so that's it from us for now. we'll be back in half an hour. do remember there's more on our website at the usual address, or on bbc radio london. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. how lifestyle changes could ward off dementia — new research says one in three cases could be prevented. exercise, staying in education, treating hearing loss and stopping smoking could bejust some of the ways to reduce the risk. good morning, it's thursday the 20th ofjuly. also this morning a council under pressure — the new leader of the kensington and chelsea authority is heckled by survivors of the grenfell fire at an emotionally charged meeting. the people must choose you and we

have not chosen. so madam, please madam, step down. the children are getting excited about some holiday is about to begin but the parents not so much. childcare cost is a% on last year. i am at childcare cost is a% on last year. i amata childcare cost is a% on last year. i am at a holiday club in manchester trying to work out why costs rising so trying to work out why costs rising so much. reaching the summit of snowdon in a motorised wheelchair — we follow one man with motor neurone disease as he makes it to the top. it is probably the best time of my life. in sport, the open championship gets under way this morning here at royal birkdale. over in holland though, england's footballers make a winning start to their european championship campaign — thrashing scotland 6—0.

and matt has the weather. don't feel too sorry for mike because there is sunshine on the way for him. and for many, if you have a few burst of rain around this morning but the sunshine into the afternoon. will look fresher and i will have the details coming up in 15 minutes. one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after the health of their brain better throughout their lives, according to new research. an international study published in the lancet lists key risk factors — including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking and social isolation. here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. now there is another reason to stay active. keeping fit can reduce your risk of getting dementia as well as protect against heart disease and cancer. keeping the mind active throughout life builds what the study calls cognitive reserve, strengthening the brain so that it can function in later life despite damage. the main risk for

dementia is old—age. but the lancet study says that 35% of all cases could potentially be prevented if nine other factors that were addressed. they are — lack of education, hearing loss, smoking, depression, social isolation, physical inactivity, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. throughout your adult life, having an enriched environment where you can socialise and exercise and do cognitively stimulating things, that all does it. so do that. do not smoke, try not to be obese, try to be active. these things can make a difference. alzheimer's accounts for about two thirds of dementia cases. there is still no drug that can slow the progress. the alzheimer's society says dementia is set to be the 21st—century‘s biggest killer. we all need to be aware of the risks and start making positive lifestyle changes.

the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has been heckled by heckled by furious residents of g re nfell tower, at the authority's first full meeting since the fire. elizabeth campbell was told to resign, as she admitted that the council needed to change fundamentally, if it was to regain the trust of the community. at least 80 people were killed in the blaze last month. our reporter frankie mccamley was at the meeting, and witnessed the angry scenes. tensions were always going to be high here with hundreds protesting outside the council hall. and inside, it got off to a difficult start. booing with jeering from grenfell tower residents towards elizabeth campbell, elected as the new council leader. no ifs, no buts, no excuses. i am deeply sorry for the grief and trauma that you are suffering. i am deeply sorry.

that we did not do more to help you when you needed it the most. the agenda was then scrapped, giving residents a chance to have their say. one by one they gave their accounts but some still left frustrated. the people must choose you. we have not chosen you. so, madam, please, step down and resigned. behind these memories, hundreds of people have been killed, have died. as others continue calling on the council for parents support, more and more residents watched tensely from outside. after around four hours the meeting was abruptly closed when one resident collapsed. the next will be in october. until then, there is clearly a lot of work to be done. the bbc‘s been giving more detail

about how it plans to deal with the difference in pay between men and women, after it named the stars who earn more than 150,000 pounds. two thirds of those listed were male. the corporation defended the high salaries, which were revealed yesterday in its annual report, but has been urged to close the pay gap earlier than its current target of 2020. bbc executive james purnell said pay cuts were part of the solution. will you be expecting mail on their talent to take a pay cut?|j will you be expecting mail on their talent to take a pay cut? i will not be negotiating on air but that is one of the leaders we can pull. we'll find out later today whether the uk and the european union are any closer to a brexit deal. the brexit secretary david davis and the eu's negotiator michel barnier will outline the progress of their talks so far.

our europe reporter gavin lee is outside the european commission for us. are we expecting any agreement to be announced? i think so. the words we got later this week was not to expect much in the way of real development because they have until october to get the early sticky points out of the way thatis, early sticky points out of the way that is, citizen rights, the issue of the irish border and what they call the brexit exit deal, how much britain will need to pay. the seventh floor of this building behind me is where, at one point this week, there were 98 british negotiators walking in. apparently there were fingerprint scanners to get them all in, you can see inside, make it out, there is a british flag and the european flag. you cannot hit the screens, however. what we have had this week, have heard, on citizens ride is they are coming

closer together but there is still a big issue, they do not want the european court of justice big issue, they do not want the european court ofjustice to be involved, the europeans do. they believe that should be the final arbiter. when it comes to payment, there seems to be in exasperation on there seems to be in exasperation on the european side that the british do not have a position on it. we are hearing from the british side that they do, they just hearing from the british side that they do, theyjust do not work off they do, theyjust do not work off the same script is the european side because they have more to play with. were getting shades and nuances of different frustrations but the main message is that they are coming together. at about two o'clock this afternoon, they will stand together and provide an account of how this four days have gone. the liberal democrat mp sir vince cable is expected to become the new leader of his party today. the former business secretary is the only person to put himself forward for the role, following the decision by tim farron to stand down. our political correspondent chris mason is in westminster — chris, sir vince cable hasn't faced any opposition — has he got backing of the whole party?

an absolute nailbiter. for all the twists and turns of politics over the last few months i have promised myself to stop making a prediction. it does look at this vantage point quite rightly that sir vince, by the time we reach late afternoon, will be the new leader of the liberal democrats. there could still be a cavalry charge of previously unannounced ambition amongst the lib dem ranks, somebody who wants to ta ke dem ranks, somebody who wants to take on sir vince cable. but that seems unlikely. the challenge then fall vince cable, i thought that was summed up well earlier, is, effectively, to be noticed as the leader of the small party. you are decent chance of that because he is relatively well—known. that is rare among politicians, even rarer amongst liberal democrats. with that comes the challenge of what some will see as the baggage of his past, being a cabinet minister as he was

during the coalition years and we know that liberal democrats took an almighty beating at the polls a couple of years back after those using government. -- used in government —— years in government. members of donald trump's inner circle will be questioned by the two us congressional committees investigating allegations of russian interference in last year's election. his eldest son, donald junior, and former campaign manager paul manafort, will appear next wednesday. his son—in—law, jared kushner will face questions on monday. mr trump and his allies have denied any collusion. concerns have been raised about the number of adult mental health patients locked in rehabilitation wards in england. the care quality commission has said it's surprising that there are around 3,500 beds in locked wards. nhs england said big steps had been made in improving mental healthcare with higher funding, but the health regulator said it believed a "significant number" of patients had the capacity to live with fewer restrictions. we do suspect that quite a high

proportion of people in these services could and should be moved back to be much closer to home and be cared for in settings, in residential settings that provide much more independence. heavy machinery will be brought in today to start work on the main road into a cornish village which has been badly hit by flooding. much of the road into coverack was washed away during stormy weather on tuesday afternoon. villagers have been clearing out properties which ended up underwater. the duke and duchess of cambridge will renew their friendly sporting rivalry when they visit the german city of heidelberg today. the royal couple will take to the water in opposing rowing boats for a race. the duke and duchess, who are on a three—day tour of of the country with prince george and princess charlotte, will also visit the german cancer research centre. dementia can have a devastating effect on families, and it's we have mike out at royal birkdale

today. it is wet and windy, but he is always chirpy and he is delighted to be their. matt will give us the weather forecast for the rest of the country as well. dementia can have a devastating effect on families, and it's estimated that 850,000 people across the uk are living with the condition. today, new research suggests that there could be a way of making changes earlier in life, to stop people from developing it. the study in the lancet says people should target nine lifestyle factors which could affect brain health. these include things like, staying in education, treating hearing loss and stopping smoking. they claim it could potentially prevent one in three dementia cases. let's speak now to david reynolds, the chief scientific officer at alzheimer's research uk. good morning. what makes this research different and how can people act upon it for it to actually be effective? what this

research is done is put together a lot of studies done in the past and then said what can we tell us we put all together and they looked how big an impacta all together and they looked how big an impact a given factor can have as well is how common it is. from that, it has pulled out nine key things that you're in report earlier mentioned. just to be clear, that is smoking, brain activity, more education, earlier in life... and hearing loss is probably the one we knew least about. it shows it is actual quite an important factor because it is so common, particularly in the over 55. through that issue. these things a person has control over. you have control over your fitness level and diet, those kind of an. hearing loss is something that happens to you. how do you handle that? this is two things in younger life, try to damage your ears by listening to really loud music or wearing you

defenders when doing loud things. the other thing with hearing loss is that we have hearing aids. people should use them. the research is not yet proved effective use of hearing loss is able to reduce dementia but it would seem intuitive that it could do. effective use of hearing aids? yes. one thing that has come out including hearing loss and mental health is that it is notjust the physical loss linked to dementia, it is the well—being surrounding it, it loneliness, that could arise if you have hearing loss or lack of social connection. or interaction. that has been proven, been linked to dementia? we have known that before in this study reinforces the point. social isolation is not good for your brain and trying to maintain and social networks and your brain active, either doing a crossword puzzle,

learning to dance or higher education later in life, it does not particularly matter. it is about keeping your brain active and healthy. you also linked it to earlier in life, saying that people should be in education at beyond the age of 15. education is something that is easy to measure and quantify. it is clearly linked to more education in younger life has in effect on not developing dementia in later life. it is also an indicator of how act is someone's mind is in later life, potentially, they keep using their brain and trying to learn. it is such an important subject, a lot of people watching this have family members who are suffering. try to explain, if you can, someone will be watching this and saying, my dad has dementia. he is so bright, he did

crosswords every morning, he is fit asa crosswords every morning, he is fit as a fiddle. all of those factors you talked about don't seem to be any part of their make—up, and yet, they are suffering from dementia. can you try those things together? this study shows that one third could be prevented, which means that two thirds are not impacted. we know that our genes play a part of it, there is a large part that, as yet, scientists don't know the exact cause. while you can try and reduce your risk, there are many people out there for whom a healthy lifestyle and doing the crossword is not going to prevent development. that is where you need to develop medicines that can help those people that have dementia or are going to get it for which lifestyle factors won't be affecting them. once you have it, you have it, don't you? we want to

try and find people very early in the disease course, and when those medicines are available, give that to them so that they don't develop symptoms or they remain very mild. if you think about many other diseases, it is much easier to treat a disease in the early stages than the later stages. thank you very much. it's 7:17am and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. and you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the main stories this morning: one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after the health of their brain, according to a new study. furious residents of grenfell tower have booed and heckled the new leader of kensington council at the authority's first full meeting since the fire. perfect golfing weather, not. we

wouldn't go out in this, would we? here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. things will improve over the next few hours, sunshine coming out in the rain clearing in the next half—hour. winds easing, certainly an improvement today compared to yesterday. this is a scene in north wales and north—west england, parts of northern ireland as well. some bursts around today, what you probably notice, humid in eastern areas. contrast that with northern ireland, temperatures as low as 16 degrees. in the way of sunshine, if you have got some rainy moments in england and scotland, you will likely lose it. eastern england will likely lose it. eastern england will likely see some rain, and rain lingering in the finals of scotland. for the rest of scotland, writes guy ‘s and some sunshine. most places dry, temperatures in the mid teens.

some showers pushing into ireland, after a spell of wet weather through eastern england, we will see rain clear and sun come out. 23 degrees, clear and sun come out. 23 degrees, clear and sun come out. 23 degrees, clear a east anglia. a fresh appeal across the board. strong sunshine overhead through much of england and wales, isolated showers through southern wales in south—west england. tonight, rain lingering across far north scotland. lottery three weather and some showers pushing into south—west england and wales. something a bit more sinister lurking across ireland as we finish tonight. temperatures holding up recently well tonight, winds coming in from the south —— reasonably. not what you want to see if you are starting your summer break this weekend. low pressure moving onshore. bringing wet and windy weather to northern ireland. to start the day, rain on and off. turning wetter and rainy across south—west england and wales. gales

in some places. blustery conditions developing. much of england will be dry. sunny spells across scotland, temperatures could get back into the 20s for some. friday night and into saturday, rain across england and into southern scotland. sitting there through much of saturday. batches of showers pushing across northern ireland, england and wales. showers are little on the heavy side. we you see the showers, distinctly cool for this stage in july. temperatures not reaching the 20s for many of you. most persistent rain, it is in scotland. we could see some rain through the english channel. some of you get away with a dry day saturday. temperatures a bit disappointing. if you are starting your summer break, heading disappointing. if you are starting yoursummer break, heading into europe, the mediterranean is looking good. temperatures mid— high 30s. could be some storms in france and

italy, but for most, dry and sunny. back to you. sometimes on breakfast, we show you people who have achieved truly amazing things. dad of two jason liversidge is definitely one of them. we've been following jason on breakfast for some time — he has motor neuron disease and needs 2a—hour care. earlier this week, jason attempted to reach the top of mount snowdon — graham satchell went with him. the top of snowdon is three and half thousand feet above sea level. a challenge if you are fit and able. jason liversedge is attempting it in a wheelchair. one of those ideas that seemed like a good idea at the time. the further we get the more excited i get to get to the top. jason has motor—neurone disease. he is here with his wife liz and a team of helpers.

but this is difficult terrain. they will use ramps and muscle and willpower. jason is determined and very tenacious. he has got this zest for life. i will be right behind him and want him to keep going as long as he can. the illness has slowly taken jason's ability to walk and talk, but not his determination. not brilliant, but on the other hand... it has probably been the best time of my life. jason was diagnosed three and a half years ago. he has gone from being fit and active to needing 2a—hour care. jason and liz have two daughters, lily and poppy. he has got a lot to live for.

he has two little girls who are four and five. you know, jason would love to see them grow up. it's probably not realistic, but he wants to spend every day with them for as long as he can. more than four hours into the climb, this has become a battle with the mountain. an inch—by—inch push and pull struggle of wills. jason is climbing partly to raise money for two charities, marie curie and dove house hospice, but also to create memories for his two daughters. his speech is already deteriorating and he will eventually rely a synthesised computer—generated voice. but to make sure his children still recognise him, he recorded hundreds of his own words, so his computerised voice will sound like him. this is the first time i have heard my new voice. that's pretty good! that is, yeah. back on the mountain, the batteries are starting to run out on jason's wheelchair. so it's a mad dash to the top.

but finally, after more than eight hours, they have done it. absolutely amazing. what an achievement, to get to the top. you know, it's an achievement for all of us, and we're perfectly able—bodied, but forjason, it's a huge achievement. what do you think? amazing. jason's next challenge, he plans to abseil from the humber bridge. but this is a moment to stop and take in the awesome beauty. you could really feel for raw emotions knocking around at that time —— the. that's an extraordinary achievement — jason has so far managed to raise

just over £3,000 for charity. still to come this morning... it's almost the summer holidays, which might be great new for kids but maybe a bit of a headache for working parents. sean's looking at the cost of childcare and he's at a school holiday club in greater manchester. the children seem to be enjoying it, are you? i very much down. i am having my seat stolen at every opportunity. sofia has kindly move of. talking about cost going up this morning, child care particularly. a% higher according to forbes. making it harderfor parents higher according to forbes. making it harder for parents not only to sort out what they are doing with their kids, but to pay for it. what is your situation? i am really trying to figure out what i can and can't afford, because i have health problems. i have got them in on

thursday afternoons, but it is difficult because i can't really afford it. but i've got dad and grandparents to help out. a lot of people will be familiar with the idea of relying on the family. pricing is what we are talking about, now has a theory about that. why do you think the cost of child ca re why do you think the cost of child care is going up? i think because bills and food prices are going up, so bills and food prices are going up, so to keep us hydrated and fed is much more expensive, so the prices are going to be much more expensive. that is a big reason why. we will be speaking to the owner later. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. there's been a rise in the number of sexual offences reported on the tube — more than 700 cases in the last year. five years ago that figure was 225.

transport for london says it's determined to tackle the crime and says the reason the numbers are so high is because many more victims are coming forward following a campaign encouraging them to speak out. a new campaign's been launched to crack down on the sale of illegal tobacco across the capital. trading standards are using specially trained sniffer dogs to target businesses suspecting of selling it. it's estimated criminal networks are making more than £100 million a year from the trade in london alone. a roadshow this week aims to highlight the consequences of supporting the ‘under—the—counter‘ trade. three london buildings have made it onto the shortlist for this year's stirling prize, the award given to the uk's best new building. they include the barret‘s grove housing development in stoke newington, which features wicker balconies, the british museum world conservation and exhibitions centre, and a studio for the photographer juergen teller in ladbroke grove. let's have a look at the travel situation now. now, the tube appears to be running well this morning—

no reported problems there. although manor house underground station is closed because of a fire alarm. let's take a look at the blackwall tunnel, usual rush hour delays there — northbound traffic is slow from the woolwich rd flyover. there are still delays westbound on the a2 watling street following a lorry fire earlier near the bluewater exit slip. it's slow from the m2 towards junction 2 for the m25 at darenth. and roadworks are causing delays to the east of catford. there are temporary traffic lights on the a205 south circular brownhill road at torridon road. well, let's find out how the weather's looking. here's georgina burnett. good morning. we continue with the unsettled weather for the next few days. fairly cloudy out there. some of those showers are pretty heavy, perhaps even thundery.

that's all moving off to the north—east and taking most of the cloud with it as well. later on it is looking very different, much brighter, with sunny spells most likely towards the end of the afternoon, with a westerly wind bringing in some fresh air. we actually reach those highs of about 22 celsius earlier in the day. through tonight, fairly clear skies. temperatures getting down to about 13 or 1a. we will see cloud building in the early hours of the morning, but still some brightness tomorrow. some sunny spells in the morning. but that cloud building as we head through the day. a southerly breeze and warmeraircoming in. temperatures getting up to about 23 celsius. that rain pushes through, and on saturday there will be some more showers around. some of those fairly heavy, with sunny spells in between. really more of a cloudy day. if you're after the sunshine you're more likely to see on sunday. still some showers around, but they should be a bit lighter. temperature—wise, always in the low to mid—20s over the next few days. fairly warm and looking unsettled again on monday. so that's it from us for now. we'll be back in half an hour. do remember there's more on our website at the usual address, or on bbc radio london.

now, though, it's back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if people looked after their brain health better throughout their lives, according to new research. an international study published in the lancet lists nine key risk factors — including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking and social isolation. social isolation is not good for your brain and, actually, trying to maintain social networks and keep your brain active, beat through a crossword puzzle, learning to dance or higher education later in life it doesn't matter. is about keeping your brain active and healthy. the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has been heckled by furious residents of g re nfell tower, at the authority's first full meeting since the fire. elizabeth campbell was told to resign, as she admitted

that the council needed to change fundamentally, if it was to regain the trust of the community. at least 80 people were killed in the blaze last month and many survivors still waiting to be re—housed. in about an hour, we will be asking the deputy leader of kensington and chelsea council how they can win the community's trust back. the bbc‘s been giving more detail about how it plans to deal with the difference in pay between men and women, after it named the stars who earn more than 150,000 pounds. two thirds of those listed were male. the corporation defended the high salaries, which were revealed yesterday in its annual report, but has been urged to close the pay gap earlier than its current target of 2020. bbc executive james purnell said pay cuts were part of the solution. quite a lot of men have been taking pay cuts already. that was said today. will you expect more on air talent to take a pay cut? i will not negotiate on air but that is one of the levers we can pull and we have been doing that.

the brexit secretary, david davis and the eu's negotiator, michel barnier will today set out what progress has been made in the latest round of talks, which are about to end. over the past four days, officials have been discussing citizen's rights, the irish border and any financial settlement involved in britain leaving the european union. sports direct profits have fallen by nearly 60%. the firm blames the fall in the value of the pound against the dollar. the retailer's underlying profit before tax for the year to 30 april isjust over 113 million pounds. down from the previous year's 275 million. the liberal democrat mp sir vince cable looks set to become the new leader of his party today. the former business secretary is expected to be the only candidate on the ballot paper when nominations close at apm. other possible contenders ruled themselves out following the decision by tim farron to stand down. sir vince will be oldest leader of the party in its near 30—year history.

members of donald trump's inner circle will be questioned by the two us congressional committees investigating allegations of russian interference in last year's election. his eldest son, donald junior, and former campaign manager paul manafort, will appear next wednesday. his son—in—law, jared kushner will face questions on monday. mr trump and his allies have denied any collusion. concerns have been raised about the number of adult mental health patients locked in rehabilitation wards in england. the care quality commission has said it's surprising that there are around 3,500 beds in locked wards. nhs england said big steps had been made in improving mental healthcare with higher funding, but the health regulator said it believed a "significant number" of patients had the capacity to live with fewer restrictions. we do suspect that quite a high

proportion of people in these services could and should we moved back to be much closer to home and be care —— cared for in settings that provide much more independence. heavy machinery will be brought in today to start work on the main road into a cornish village which has been badly hit by flooding. much of the road into coverack was washed away during stormy weather on tuesday afternoon. villagers have been clearing out properties which ended up underwater. more than 8 billion tons of plastics have been manufactured since the 19505 according to scientists in the us. that's the equivalent of the weight of a billion elephants, or enough to cover a country the size of argentina. the researchers, from the university of california, say most plastics are used just once — the vast majority ends up in landfill. they hope their findings will now help inform discussions on sustainability. a block of flats with wicker balconies, a dockyard redevelopment and a new college campus are among those in the running to be named the uk's best new building.

six buildings have been shortlisted for the prestigious architecture prize. previous winners include the scottish parliament and the gateshead millennium bridge. the winner will be announced in october. that building looked quite odd, with the weaker balconies.|j that building looked quite odd, with the weaker balconies. i hope they are sturdy. you would hope so. mike can tell us what the weather is like a royal birkdale. you are braving the weather, mike. has it stopped raining? yes. a glorious day. i have dropped the umbrella, the rain has stopped and you can see clear skies behind me. had better remain quiet because i am only about 100 yards away from the fourth t. behind me is the third green with the flag and the third green with the flag and the marshals and orange. you can

probably see spectators of wandering along to the fourth green to see how that goes. it is only a 200 yard par three whole. it has improved but it is still difficult for the players because of this wind expected to last for a few hours this morning. it has made life difficult because no player so far has managed to be under par. mark o'meara, the player who won was held here in 1998 was five over after just two who won was held here in 1998 was five over afterjust two holds. i will give you another update from here ina will give you another update from here in a few moments time. i need to keep my voice down a little, the wind is carrying my voice over their. england's footballs bid to win the women's european championship go toff to a spectacular start in the netherlands,

with a comprehensive 6—0 victory over scotland. jodie taylor became the first english woman to score a hat trick at a major tournament when she scored england's fourth shortly after half time. and there was also a goal with the last kick of the match from the new barcelona striker toni duggan. scotland take on portugal next, while england play spain on sunday. i have worked years to get to this point through difficult times and and obstacles in my way. being in a good team and to be a part of this right is incredible. ijust hope we can continue winning and be successful asa team. it isa it is a tournament football. when you make errors and miss opportunities, we are the top five in the world for a reason. they punished us for it. it is a harsh lesson and we need to learn quickly. some cheer for scottish football though if you are a celtic fan. they are into the third qualifying round for the champions league after a a—0 win over irish side linfield took them through 6—0 through 6—0 on aggregate. chelsea have agreed to sign the real

madrid striker morata. he is 2a, still quite young, and scored 20 goals for the spanish giants last year. elsewhere, a shoulder injury has ended germany's marcel kittel‘s hopes of winning the sprinters‘ greenjersey at the tour de france, he had won five stages this year. chris froome finished third on stage 17 to extend his overall lead. he's now 27 seconds ahead of both colombia's rigoberto uran, and the french rider romain bardet, with four stages to go. maria lyle overcame a calf injury to scoop a bronze medal in the women's t35100 metres at the para athletics world championships in london. her third place was replicated by sammi kinghorn in the t53 a00 metres. shejust held on for a bronze medal to make it 22 in total for great britain at the championships so far. back here at royal birkdale it is

the 10th time this of course has held the open championship. i am delighted to say i am joined by andrew murray. good morning. you'll twin six open. i have played a bit but this is exciting. it is one of the great golf courses in the world. a blustery horrible day to start with and it is clearing up now exactly as the bbc weather forecast said it would. this is great for spectators, but what about the players? not one of them under par. a brutal start. the first hole it is the opposite wind to what they practised win yesterday. abounds on the right—hand sides of the first hole, possibly one of the most intimidating tee shots i have ever faced. the wind blowing the ball towards out of bounds which is where, of course, former champion went. it was coming in sideways with

rain at that point as well so it was horrid, certainly not pleasant. the most open of opens for many a year. how do we start trying to choose a winner? i don't think you do. are just as we see it already a one—hour interplay and, the forecasts of this afternoon is significantly better, brighter and the wind drops is a fraction. plays in the afternoon may have a shot advantage over the players who played early. will be fascinating. it there are so many world —class fascinating. it there are so many world—class players. fascinating. it there are so many world-class players. i was out on the town yesterday and so many people wanted to talk about their man, tommy fleetwood. he has a chance given his recent form. no question. he has a chance. he hits the ball low and street and this is a straight hitters golf courses over there was one. he has so much pressure on his shoulders, all of the petrol stations and houses are saying go, tommy! he is carrying a

lot of local support. how he handles it will show us what sort of astarte gets off to. will this course favourite justin rose's gets off to. will this course favouritejustin rose's game? gets off to. will this course favourite justin rose's game? no, he has never won, he has never done well in the open. is a fantastic player and one of my pics. it depends on the weather. of the wind blows harder than this than maybe it doesn't. i think it will have clubs in the bag that will knock the ball down well and keep it out of the wind. that is an exciting prospect. who are your pics? one word. garcia. back—to—back majors. who are your pics? one word. garcia. back-to-back majors. fingers crossed. we will let you go because you need to go followed ian poulter. you can follow and you're in the tea m you can follow and you're in the team on5 you can follow and you're in the team on 5 live tonight from eight o'clock to ten o'clock. i quite like whispering. got excited because nick

faldo worked past. i was so excited that i shouted out and then got told off for raising my voice. i quite like this whispering. so atmospheric thank you very much and stay warm and dry. the time now is 7a2. the story that is dominating the front pages and many people discussing it, the pay period the bbc. some of the highs but aid presenters and actors including some who work on this programme have had their salaries published. this is the first time that the pay of staff who earn over £150,000 a year has been made public. the bbc has admitted it needs to address the gap between men and women. we can talk now to the former controller of bbc one, who joins us from outside the headquarters in london. thank you for joining headquarters in london. thank you forjoining us. arejust want headquarters in london. thank you forjoining us. are just want to make clear a couple of things. you have a production company called expectation. bbc worldwide is an investor in that company. we want to

make clear the angle you are coming from. also you are the former controller of bbc one. tell me, when you are controller of bbc one you must have looked at the salaries and the discrepancies between men and women. when was that, ten years ago? would you expect that to be different now? 12 years ago it was a very different climate, in particular in relation to how the bbc behaved vis—a—vis its commercial rivals. it was a competitive bbc, much less consciousness of the fact that bbc, in a sense, was answerable to the licence payer because it was public money. yesterday, vista has been a long time coming, and represents the inevitable victory of transparency over confidentiality. when public money is involved. and, although, obviously a difficult and in some way slightly embarrassing

days of the bbc yesterday, i think good will come of it. i think now it is as if finally the lights have been switched on, rather relu cta ntly, been switched on, rather reluctantly, and once they have been switched on, things like gender inequality, some of the extreme differentials in talent paid, will start to be corrected. i don't believe, as i have heard said elsewhere, that the inevitable result of this is inflationary. i think the opposite would be the case. i think that restraint will follow from disclosure and pay may come down. that would bring pay down across the sector because why would commercial rivals overbid for talent if the bbc are limiting or reducing talent payment. i think it has been a difficult episode for the bbc. it is like years or so they have had a tooth ache that would not go away.

the good thing is that the tooth has now come out. things can now start to get better. quickly will change? you have been inside the bbc, you know how this huge machine works. how quickly will this change if the a nswer how quickly will this change if the answer is to curtail or cut pay of those men who are earning more? it isa it is a very good question and there is no simple answer. what you are looking at is a complicated patchwork of individual contracts and negotiations, all negotiated by different agents, some with different agents, some with different views as to whether talent should approach working for the bbc as something you take a natural discount for. i think over the next yea rs, discount for. i think over the next years, all these contracts will come up years, all these contracts will come upfor years, all these contracts will come up for renewal and the private will have changed even further as a result of yesterday. the director—general said he wanted to achieve gender equality by 2020.

some people say that is not fast enough. that is three years away. it feels like a realistic timescale to me. i would feels like a realistic timescale to me. iwould not feels like a realistic timescale to me. i would not doubt for a minute the bbc‘s intentions to get this right, having, if you like, suffered the embarrassment of somebody shining a brighter light on it. people are struck by the sheer size of payments made to staff and the obvious gender inequality, which is not defendable. the right thing to do is to get on and correct it. i think that will happen. tell us how this works. you have mentioned the agents and the bargaining that agents and the bargaining that agents do. surely it is the bbc which should say, we want a presenter, our programme is worth this much. are you telling me that the agents have more control and influence to push up salaries?

agents can be very powerful. on the other hand, the bbc is an extraordinarily attractive and powerful platform. people come to the bbc in whatever role they may wa nt to the bbc in whatever role they may want to work in, notjust for the money. that is right, because it is a very unique organisation, publicly funded and orange. the bbc has so many networks and services, it is not just a —— many networks and services, it is notjust a —— an organisation that reacts to the market. it makes the market. having been obliged to disclose what they pay people, this will strengthen the bbc‘s hand in negotiations with agents. us getting out the cheque—book and overpaying new is bad for us, they could say. it is also bad for you, which we saw yesterday with some of the embarrassment suffered by bbc staff

who have been challenged. although it is awkward and difficult, setting talent to pay is not like setting grades in the civil service where it is all predetermined. there is, in a sense, no question about it. it is far more fluid than that. i think the inevitable arrival of transparency will lead to restraint, and will lead to making it easier for the bbc to address issues like gender inequality and some of the other oddities that emerged after the publication yesterday. what is a restrained pay packet? what is less than £2 million per year? this is what is unclear, and what many people will find unclear. why is it not easy to say that £2 million per year is too much? or that £a50,000 per year is too much? these salaries

don't relate to everyday people's jobs, to the prime minister'sjob. there is a huge range of people playing different roles, journalistic roles, entertainment roles. in a world of entertainment, entertainers who are greatly loved by the public, where there are other places for them to go, living in a world where there is netflix and amazon, there are all sorts of platforms for entertainers and media personality to take their entertainment, the bbc it was that at its peril. that has been the case since, going back 60 years to when the bbc was created. they had to decide whether they competed, or whether because they are publicly funded, they decided to do something else. i am sure that the public are

glad that the bbc said, we compete. we have shows like strictly com dancing. they must continue to do that. there is now transparency, which in some ways makes it better. it strengthens their hand, and it should not stop the bbc from saying, we wa nt should not stop the bbc from saying, we want to play that game. the licence payer would not thank the bbc if they had styles they did not wa nt to bbc if they had styles they did not want to see or second—rate presenters. it is difficult when you put it in the context of what people in the public sector want, and that plays to the uniqueness of the bbc, publicly owned and funded by operating in a nakedly commercial domain and where other companies will put their hands into their

pockets to pay people more if you don't pay it. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. we saw mike losing his umbrella, conditions improving for the golfers. the area set to get much fresher after the and humid air of late. 18 degrees towards east anglia and the south—east. northern island, just eight degrees. with it, sunshine, chasing away the morning cloud. outbreaks of rain across good parts of england and scotland. a drop of thunder, rain lingering across parts of north—east scotland in the afternoon, parts of sutherland, orkney and shetland. elsewhere, sonny. one or two isolated showers. wattel two may

spoil the air now and again, but mostly brightening up across england. taking until mid—afternoon to lose some rain from the north—east. light showers in wales and the south—west, most areas dry. temperatures mid— high 20s, hiking the best for many. could hit 2a across parts of the south—east and east anglia. the day finishing mainly dry, rain continuing in northern scotland. through the night, south—west england and wales will see some splashes of rain. something sinister lurking in ireland to take us into friday morning. friday starting reasonably mild, cool across northern scotland. low pressure arising for the run—up to the weekend. that will produce some wet windy weather. turning increasingly wet and windy through wales and south—west england. persistent wind. could touch gale force in the irish sea. breeze

picking up in scotland and england, but most will have a dry day. temperatures a bit up on what we have seen today. we have seen rain and move across slowly from friday to saturday, rather cloudy and damp on saturday in central and southern scotland. elsewhere, sunshine and showers. not heavy showers expected, some will avoid that altogether. it may be towards the end ofjuly, but temperatures may be disappointing on what you can expect. wet and windy across eastern scotland on sunday, a bit of uncertainty around the english channel. sunshine and hit and miss showers, temperatures lower than they should be at this time of year. things will warm up next week. thank you, matt! the summer holidays are nearly here, which might be music to the ears of kids, but maybe not for working parents.

sean's looking at the cost of childcare this morning and he's at a children's club in greater manchester. how do you juggle childcare, how do you work out your timetables? we are ina you work out your timetables? we are in a holiday breakfast club in manchester. good morning, everybody! they are just tucking into brea kfast. they are just tucking into breakfast. cost by going up, that is what we have in hearing this morning. a% on average for childcare costs. some places, more than 10%. pa rents costs. some places, more than 10%. parents have to decide where they are taking their kids over the holidays. where are you off to? i'm going to go to london, becoming here a couple of days before we go. so you still come here in the summer

holidays. some parents would like to be able to put these kids here for the whole holidays, but it is costly. when you decided over the summer where to put your kids, how difficult is it? is quite difficult, but we are lucky because my daughter comes here everyday. they have the holiday club, it just love for longer. she will be here for the first two weeks of holidays, then i'll be off for two weeks and so will my wife. have you noticed cost is going up? a little bit, but we are happy with what they do here. the main reason also is that my child's best friend is here, so i like her to have someone to play with. ok, is it there, enjoy your toast. good morning, you've got a chair. you are from the family and

child care trust. the government says that they are going to put more money into childcare, record amounts of spending. tax—free. is that helping? have invested in childcare, which is welcome, but the focus has been on younger children. parents really struggle with school—aged jordan, especially on the school holidays when costs go up and it can throw out budgets —— school—aged children. what we want to see is every parents being able to get the childcare they need. we don't want being forced into staying out of work or having to reduce their hours. is it affordable? it is, it isa hours. is it affordable? it is, it is a good investment. it lets parents go to work, contribute to the economy and help raise happy children. thank you, i am going to

sit back on my chair. we will be talking to more kids undoubtably this morning. and we'll be trying to figure out if there is anything that can be done to stop the price increase is going up again and. you look like you fit right in —— again. you look like you fit right in —— good morning from bbc london news, i'm sonja jessup. there's been a rise in the number of sexual offences reported on the tube — more than 700 cases in the last year. five years ago that figure was 225. transport for london says it's determined to tackle the crime and says the reason the numbers are so high is because many more victims are coming forward following a campaign encouraging them to speak out. a new campaign's been launched to crack down on the sale of illegal tobacco across the capital. trading standards are using specially trained sniffer dogs to target businesses suspecting of selling it. it's estimated criminal networks

are making more than £100 million a year from the trade in london alone. a roadshow this week aims to highlight the consequences of supporting the ‘under—the—counter‘ trade. three london buildings have made it onto the shortlist for this year's stirling prize, the award given to the uk's best new building. they include the barret‘s grove housing development in stoke newington, which features wicker balconies, the british museum world conservation and exhibitions centre, and a studio for the photographer juergen teller in ladbroke grove. let's have a look at the travel situation now. now, the tube appears to be running well this morning — no reported problems there. manor house underground station has reopened. there are still delays westbound on the a2 watling street following a lorry fire earlier near the bluewater exit slip. it's slow from the m2 towards junction 2 for the m25 at darenth. and roadworks are causing delays to the east of catford. there are temporary traffic lights on the a205 south circular brownhill

road at torridon road. westbound, it's slow to hither green, and eastbound to the catford one way system. and in central london, the edgware road is down to one lane southbound from upper berkeley street towards seymour street. well, let's find out how the weather's looking. here's georgina burnett. good morning. we continue with the unsettled weather for the next few days. fairly cloudy out there. some of those showers are pretty heavy, perhaps even thundery. that's all moving off to the north—east and taking most of the cloud with it as well. later on it is looking very different, much brighter, with sunny spells most likely towards the end of the afternoon, with a westerly wind bringing in some fresh air. we actually reach those highs of about 22 celsius earlier in the day. through tonight, fairly clear skies. temperatures getting down to about 13 or 1a. we will see cloud building in the early hours of the morning, but still some brightness tomorrow. some sunny spells in the morning. but that cloud building as we head through the day. a southerly breeze and warmeraircoming in. temperatures getting up

to about 23 celsius. that rain pushes through, and on saturday there will be some more showers around. some of those fairly heavy, with sunny spells in between. really more of a cloudy day. if you're after the sunshine you're more likely to see on sunday. still some showers around, but they should be a bit lighter. temperature—wise, always in the low to mid—20s over the next few days. so that's it from us for now. we'll be back in half an hour. do remember there's more on our website at the usual address, or on bbc radio london. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. how lifestyle changes could ward off dementia — new research says one in three cases could be prevented. exercise, staying in education, treating hearing loss and stopping smoking could bejust some of the ways to reduce the risk. good morning, it's

thursday the 20th ofjuly. also this morning. a council under pressure — the new leader of the kensington and chelsea authority is heckled by survivors of the grenfell fire at an emotionally charged meeting. the people must choose you and we have not chosen you, so madame, please madame, step down. cheering and applause morning. hi, good morning, we are look at childcare costs this morning, trying to work them out. they are up a% on last year, i am looking at this holiday club, about why that is and what can be done to keep the costs down. why that is and what can be done to keep the costs down. reaching the summit of snowdon in a motorised wheelchair — we follow one man with motor neurone disease as he makes it to the top.

it's probably one of the best times of my life. in sport, the open championship is under way in wet and windy conditions here at royal birkdale. danny willett the only player—under par after two holes. over in holland though, england's footballers make a winning start to their european championship campaign — thrashing scotland 6—0. and matt has the weather for us. good morning. the sun will be out with mike in the next few hours and for many it is a day in which sunny conditions will help. england and scotland, i have the details on that and what the weather is doing in the run up to the weekend. see you in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main stories. one in three cases of dementia could be prevented if more people looked after the health of their brain better throughout their lives, according to new research. an international study published in the lancet lists key risk factors —

including lack of education, hearing loss, smoking and social isolation. here's our medical correspondent, fergus walsh. now there is another reason to stay active. keeping fit can reduce your risk of getting dementia as well as protect against heart disease and cancer. keeping the mind active throughout life builds what the study calls cognitive reserve, strengthening the brain so that it can function in later life despite damage. the main risk for dementia is old—age. but the lancet study says that 35% of all cases could potentially be prevented if nine other factors were addressed. they are — lack of education, hearing loss, smoking, depression, social isolation, physical inactivity, high blood pressure, obesity and diabetes. social isolation is not good for you

brain and trying to maintain social network, keep your brain action, whether that is doing a cross word puzzle or higher education later in life, it doesn't particularly matter it is about keep your brain active and healthy. alzheimer's accounts for about two thirds of dementia cases. there is still no drug that can slow the progress. the alzheimer's society says dementia is set to be the 21st—century‘s biggest killer. we all need to be aware of the risks and start making positive lifestyle changes. the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has been heckled by furious residents of g re nfell tower, at the authority's first full meeting since the fire. elizabeth campbell was told to resign, as she admitted that the council needed to change fundamentally, if it was to regain the trust of the community. at least 80 people were killed in the blaze last month. our reporter, frankie mccamley, was at the meeting, and witnessed the angry scenes. tensions were always

going to be high here, with hundreds protesting outside the council hall. and inside, it got off to a difficult start. with jeering from grenfell tower residents towards elizabeth campbell, elected as the new council leader. no ifs, no buts, no excuses. i am deeply sorry for the grief and trauma that you are suffering. i am deeply sorry... ..that we did not do more to help you when you needed it the most. the agenda was then scrapped, giving residents a chance to have their say. one by one they gave their accounts but some still left frustrated. the people must choose you. we have not chosen you. so, madam, please, step down and resigned. step down and resign. behind these memories,

hundreds of people have been killed, have died. as others continued calling on the council for care and support, more and more residents watched tensely from outside. after around four hours, the meeting was abruptly closed when one resident collapsed. the next will be in october. until then, there is clearly a lot of work to be done. we will be speaking to the deputy leader of kensington and chelsea council in just under half—an—hour. the bbc‘s been giving more detail about how it plans to deal with the difference in pay between men and women, after it named the stars who earn more than £150,000 a year. two—thirds of those listed were male. the corporation defended the high salaries, which were revealed yesterday in its annual report, but has been urged to close the pay gap earlier than its current target of 2020. bbc executive james purnell said pay cuts were part of the solution. quite a lot of men have been

taking pay cuts already. that was said today. will you expect more on air talent to take a pay cut? i will not negotiate on air but that is one of the levers we can pull and we have been doing that. we'll find out later today whether the uk and the european union are any closer to a brexit deal. the brexit secretary david davis and the eu's negotiator michel barnier will outline the progress of their talks so far. our europe correspondent, gavin lee is outside the european commission for us. when are we pecking some kind of announcement and what stages are we expected to be hearing about? david davis will come back here, early afternoon, that is when we expect he will have another hour catch up with michel barnier, so both chief negotiators together. david davis was in brussels behind me for three hours, then he left. he said let us

get to work and he left in the hands of 98 british negotiators who came to the seventh floor of this billing. you can see there is a british flag and a european union flag side by side, what we are told so flag side by side, what we are told so far pretty little in terms of lea ked so far pretty little in terms of leaked information. we know the obvious things that the european union have said these three issues they will not move on to other subjected until they are satisfied they are the citizen's rights issue, they are the citizen's rights issue, the brexit bill, how much britain has to pay and whether there will be a hard board we are southern and northern ireland. we have a degree of coming to together on citizens right. will be the the european court ofjustice arbitrating. given what we saw on monday, when we had that picture, didn't we of the european union side with all of the paperwork in front of them. david davis with very little. so there will be some media management going on, by 2.00 we expect the joint press co nfe re nce on, by 2.00 we expect the joint press conference with david davis and michel barnier.

thank you very much gavin. the liberal democrat mp, sir vince cable, is expected to become the new leader of his party today. the former business secretary is the only person to put himself forward for the role, following the decision by tim farron to stand down. our political correspondent chris mason is in westminster — so, this is the very definition, chris of a one horse race. it is. u nless chris of a one horse race. it is. unless there is a last minute cavalry charge of those with previously well hidden ambition for power, or at least leadership of the liberal democrats, then vince cable is the only name on the ticket. the only horse in the race, and so shortly after four o'clock this afternoon will be confirmed as liberal democrat leader. one of those rare moments in contemporary politics where we can make a reasonable prediction and have expectation of it turning out to be right. the big challenge, then, for vince cable will then to be able to command attention, that is always the big challenge for a small party, he comes with the big advantage that

as politicians go he is relatively goedge, as liberal democrat politicians go it is rare to find somebody who is relatively well—known, so that is the big advantage but we that —— with that comes the disadvantage, the baggage of his time in government as business secretary, sits round the cabinet table. we know many people saw that as baggage because we saw the big reverse if you like, the liberal democrats suffered at the general election a couple of years ago. so that the big challenge for him, he will try and stake claim too having a distinctive position on brexit, this idea of the a second referendum at the end of the uk's negotiations with the european union. thank you chris. sports direct has announced a drop in pre—tax profits of almost 60% in the 12 months to the end of april. the retailer blames the fall in the value of the pound against the dollar after the brexit vote last year. members of donald trump's inner circle will be questioned by the two us congressional committees investigating allegations of russian interference in last year's election.

his eldest son, donald junior, and former campaign manager paul manafort, will appear next wednesday. his son in law, jared kushner will face questions on monday. mr trump and his allies have denied any collusion. heavy machinery will be brought in today to start work on the main road into a cornish village which has been badly hit by flooding. much of the road into coverack was washed away during stormy weather on tuesday afternoon. villagers have been clearing out properties which ended up underwater. the duke and duchess of cambridge will renew their friendly sporting rivalry when they visit the german city of heidelberg today. the royal couple will take to the water in opposing rowing boats for a race. the duke and duchess, who are on a three—day tour of of the country with prince george and princess charlotte, will also visit the german cancer research centre. mike is at royal birkdale but it is

better and he has promised better weather ahead. ten years ago, you couldn't donate your kidney to someone you didn't know, because there were strict rules in place to prevent the sale of organs. kay mason changed all that, and this summer she's marking a decade since she decided to donate her kidney to a complete stranger. we can talk to kay this morning from her home in hertfordshire, and we're joined in the studio by jan shorrock, from the charity give a kidney which works to raise awareness of donation. good morning to you both. kay, if we could start with you and what, is what is a special anniversary today, remind people a bit of what you did, ten yea rs remind people a bit of what you did, ten years ago. well, my story really started several yea rs ten years ago. well, my story really started several years before that, when i in 2001, decided it would be something i would like to do, and

approached, actually the secretary of state first of all and was referred to the department of health, and offered to donate a kidney to a stranger, but came up against a brick wall, because they we re against a brick wall, because they were so against a brick wall, because they were so anxious about scandals that had happened previously and that i couldn't understand why anybody would want to give a kidney to a stranger and decided on the grounds that it wouldn't benefit me, that a doctor wouldn't be prepared to operate on me, and it really resisted it, and several years went by before i was able to actually do it. how did you feel once you finally were able to do it? i don't mean physically, what did it mean do you? you mean physically, what did it mean do you ? you have mean physically, what did it mean do you? you have nerve met the person who has benefitted. —— nerve. you? you have nerve met the person who has benefitted. —— nervelj who has benefitted. —— nerve.” hadn't, but that actually, you get, a great freedom with that, because it means you have no responsibility

for their continuing health, and they don't have to feel responsible for having had your kidney, and, you know, it's, it's done and dusted, and, you feel very satisfied having done i and jan is here with us in the studio, grow the charity give a kidney i will say something obvious, but the two of you, kay and yourself, can state the obvious, you look great and you have both donated kidneys. i know this is established by now, but i think there will be people still thinking, that is how it affects your health. yet here you both are having done the most extraordinary thing. meems who have donated would not agree it is very extraordinary. it seems, it's a very rational practical response to people suffering, that we can do something and we chose to. you can live a perfectly, normal

life with one kidney. the effects are minimal, there are risks, of course, with surgery but the risks are very low and the possible impact for the recipients, it is life changing and can certainly save their life. i think a lot of people will battle with this, you ask anyone, would you give a kidney to a loved one? yes. there are thousands of people on the transplant list waiting at the moment and no one once that situation. as you said, the risks are minimal, but they are there. we have two kidneys for a reason. i don't know how old you are, i know k was in her 60s when she donated her kidney. but if you are younger, want to start a family and want to make sure you will be there for yourfamily, and want to make sure you will be there for your family, can you understand why people would fear

giving up one of their organs?m understand why people would fear giving up one of their organs? it is not for everybody, that is clear. people generally add a thing, it is something i can do, or, it's something i can do, or, it's something i can do, or, it's something i cannot do. lots of people would consider donating to a friend orfamily people would consider donating to a friend or family member. people would consider donating to a friend orfamily member. research tells us a significant proportion of the population, around ten or 11% say they would consider donating to a stranger. the fact it is not our family member, doesn't matter so much. every one of those 5500 people on the transplant list is somebody‘s family. what did your family said to you, k where they supportive or where they cautious? they were cautious. they were cautious, but not to the extent that i thought i couldn't go ahead and do it. they we re pretty

couldn't go ahead and do it. they were pretty used to me doing my own thing. can ijust ask you, you gave an indication about your thinking around this, but you don't know the person who received your kidney, it is an area you person who received your kidney, it is an area you are person who received your kidney, it is an area you are happy with. you have your reasons. more people are more familiar with other forms of the nation where there is more contact and you can have an ongoing relationship of some sort, how do you rationalise that one? when you donate blood, you don't know who it goes to. ijust don't have that need. obviously, if you know the person then you are going to wonder about them and talk to them and check how they are. but you know from the beginning it is going to a stranger and you know it is going to somebody who most need it and that it's going to somebody who you are well matched with. i was a perfect match with. ..

well matched with. i was a perfect match with... might issue was a perfect match with my recipient which meant she had the best chance ofa which meant she had the best chance of a successful survival. whereas, sometimes when you give to a friend or family sometimes when you give to a friend orfamily member, sometimes when you give to a friend or family member, it's not such a good match. jan, what happens when you have donated a kidney, what happens to the other one and in terms of how it fulfils the bodily functions? people can live a normal healthy life with one kidney. the remaining kidney expands its capacity slightly to compensate for the loss of the other one so the body reacts positively. it doesn't get back to full capacity but every derry goes through a thorough health assessment before they are accepted assessment before they are accepted asa assessment before they are accepted as a donor. they make sure your kidneys are functioning and are healthy, you don't have any risk of

any other disease so you go into it knowing your kidneys are functioning very well and are very healthy. knowing your kidneys are functioning very well and are very healthym someone very well and are very healthym someone is watching this and they are inspired by your story, what would you say to someone who is thinking about it? i would say, thinking about it? i would say, think long and hard and if it is what you want to do, go ahead and do it. with the proviso that sometimes people are found not to be suitable, which i guess can be disappointing. but equally, if some disease is found that can be treated, then that isa found that can be treated, then that is a plus as well. and certainly, we are deemed to live long and healthy lives, people who have given a kidney because we have been so well scrutinised in advance. kay, thank you so much for your time. here's that with a look at this morning's weather. we are getting a period of rain

after scorching sunshine. we certainly are, but it was the heat that cause the downpours. yesterday, north wales and north—west england and northern ireland saw the worst of the downpours. but the humid air is on the way out. 19 degrees in the south—east. 10 degrees cooler in much of northern ireland are present. it is the fresh air that will win out through today. lots of sunshine and the showers we have across scotland and central england at the moment, and we cannot rule out the odd rumble of thunder. most of those will ease into the north sea. will linger into caithness and shetland into the afternoon but the rest of scotland brightening up. sunshine in northern ireland but one or two showers in the second half of the day. not desperately heavy, just

the day. not desperately heavy, just the odd rumble of thunder possible. skies will brighten in the east and coastal counties. rest of england and wales, other than the odd isolated shower, most of england and the south—west will be dry. pleasant in the sunshine. temperatures 23, 20 4 in the sunshine. temperatures 23, 20 a degrees. into the night, the rain across northern scotland will bring link -- across northern scotland will bring link —— linger. temperatures not too low, clueless condition, single figures in rural parts of scotland. but this is the chart you don't want to see if you are starting a summer break. it is set to bring wet and windy weather to start friday across northern ireland. wales and south—west england, bursts of heavy rain developing. strong to gale force winds into the irish see in the world is part of northern ireland. the breeze picks up to scotla nd ireland. the breeze picks up to scotland on the rest of england away from the west, but most should stay

dry and in the sunshine temperatures may get above the rain band through friday night it pushes across england and wales. grinding to a halt across parts of central and southern scotland. elsewhere, sunshine and showers the name of the game too much of england and scotland. when the showers come through the late july, scotland. when the showers come through the latejuly, it will be on the poolside. temperatures struggling to get above the high teens. on sunday, wettest across eastern parts of scotland. we could see some rain moving in through the nicht channel. temperatures not particularly high. if you are heading to the mediterranean, you are guaranteed sunshine. temperatures in the low to mid 30s. just across france there is the risk of showers and thunderstorms. not too bad.

sometimes on breakfast, we show you people who have achieved truly amazing things. dad of two jason liversidge is definitely one of them. we've been following jason on breakfast for some time. he has motor neuron disease, and needs 2a—hour care. earlier this week jason attempted to reach the top of mount snowdon and graham satchell went with him. the top of snowdon is 3,500 feet above sea level. a challenge if you are fit and able. jason liversedge is attempting it in a wheelchair. one of those ideas that seemed like a good idea at the time. the further we get the more excited i get to get to the top. jason has motor—neurone disease. he is here with his wife liz and a team of helpers. but this is difficult terrain. they will use ramps and muscle and willpower. jason is determined

and very tenacious. he has got this zest for life. i will be right behind him and want him to keep going as long as he can. the illness has slowly taken jason's ability to walk and talk, but not his determination. not brilliant, but on the other hand... it has probably been the best time of my life. jason was diagnosed three and a half years ago. he has gone from being fit and active to needing 2a—hour care. jason and liz have two daughters, lily and poppy. he has got a lot to live for. he has two little girls who are four and five. you know, jason would love

to see them grow up. it's probably not realistic, but he wants to spend every day with them for as long as he can. more than four hours into the climb, this has become a battle with the mountain. an inch—by—inch push and pull struggle of wills. jason is climbing partly to raise money for two charities, marie curie and dove house hospice, but also to create memories for his two daughters. his speech is already deteriorating and he will eventually rely a synthesised computer—generated voice. but to make sure his children still recognise him, he recorded hundreds of his own words, so his computerised voice will sound like him. this is the first time i have heard my new voice. that's pretty good! that is, yeah. back on the mountain, the batteries are starting to run out on jason's wheelchair. so it's a mad dash to the top. but finally, after more than eight hours, they have done it. absolutely amazing.

what an achievement, to get to the top. you know, it's an achievement for all of us, and we're perfectly able—bodied, but forjason, it's a huge achievement. what do you think? amazing. jason's next challenge, he plans to abseil from the humber bridge. but this is a moment to stop and take in the awesome beauty. that's an extraordinary achievement — jason has so far managed to raise just over £3,000 for charity. good morning. we have had

thunderstorms affecting england and wales. today, this morning it is cloudy, there is one or two heavy showers around. but the good news is those showers are clearing away to the east and it should get drier and brighter. but still the odd rumble of thunder in eastern parts of england and the north east of scotland. elsewhere, though, you notice as the showers clear away, we will start to see some sunny spell, so will start to see some sunny spell, so there will be some sunshine in south—east england this afternoon, fresher compared to yesterday, temperatures to about 21 degrees. we could see a bit of cloud, maybe one

or two showers in south—west england, mostly dry for wales, midlands and northern areas of england. that rain clears away from east yorkshire and lincolnshire later on. a few showers into northern ireland and it will stay wet in the far north east of scotla nd wet in the far north east of scotland by in the west, there will be brighter conditions moving through. through this evening and tonight, showers will continue in northern ireland and we will start to see wet conditions. that is associated with this area of low pressure. look at the squeeze in the isobars, the white line, strong, gale force winds, swirling round the area of low pressure as we go through friday, so gales particularly on the coast of south—west england, across wales, into northern ireland as well. bringing that heavy rain further east, but for many central eastern and northern areas of the uk, it is going to remain dry on friday, and temperatures still in the high teens, to low 20s. how about saturday? persistent rain

in northern areas, showers elsewhere, those will be fairly slow—moving, they could be on the heavy side and we will see somehows on sunday, fewer in england and wales, wet weather in the channel and still get the far north of scotla nd and still get the far north of scotland but maximum temperatures about 17—2, that is where they should be for the time of year. more details available on the website. that is it from me. this is business live from bbc news with susannah streeter and ben bland. preparing for a post—brexit britain! a new report warns against the dangers of "no deal". live from london, that's our top story on thursday 20th july. the uk and the eu's top brexit negotiators are due to reveal the latest developments in the brexit talks, we'll be live on the ground in brussels. also in the programme, turbulent times ahead for easyjet —

the budget airline forecasts a lift in profits, but is it prepared for the departure of its influential ceo carolyn mccall?