fashion my blog. everybody wants fashion today, what is cool right now. that is why social media is so important. do you still read the magazines?” do. people have been predicting the death of print for a few years and it hasn't happened. it is the excitement of flicking the page. waiting for the shoot to come up, for the new trend. it's everything. it's a new era and a new name in charge for business that is changing fast. let's catch up with the weather prospects. looked into the atlantic, an area of low pressure bringing these weather fronts with it. for today, a bit like yesterday, sunshine and showers. some sunshine

atioam. an hourand sunshine and showers. some sunshine at 10am. an hour and a sunshine and showers. some sunshine atioam. an hourand a half sunshine and showers. some sunshine at 10am. an hour and a half later it looks very different indeed. across scotla nd looks very different indeed. across scotland and northern ireland, the heel mixing in with that and not a great deal of sunshine in between. potential for thunder and lightning. there is more showers. the south coast of england doing very well. this morning we saw waterspout. through this evening the showers slowly fa d e through this evening the showers slowly fade away. in the south—west the showers will be showing their hand. temperature will be 15 degrees in cardiff. 10 degrees in aberdeen. 0ral scotland into single figures. —— rule. this week it is all about

what is coming in from the south—west. it is blowing nearly a gale. wet weather pushing northwards. northern scotland will be the place to be. northern ireland has worked for a time. still some showers around. it looks pretty miserable. through wednesday evening the rain makes its way up. we will see persistent rain for a time. it will eventually clear out into the north sea. as it does that, we start to see the centre of that system. that will bring a rash of showers. we are back to square one on thursday. persistent rain to the northern isles. not too many in the south—east. we will see temperatures getting into the low 20s. we do it

again on friday. another day of sunny spells. upper teens and low 20s. just a reminder of the main story. british gas is to increase electricity prices by 12%, affecting 3 million customers. that is all. it is goodbye from me and the team. isa is a tv. the latest from the bbc sports centre. england goalkeeper karen bardsley will miss the rest of women's euro 2017 after it's she revealed

she broke her leg. the manchester city keeper was injured in the second half of sunday's quarterfinal win over france. siobhan chamberlain, who came on for bardsley, is now likely to face the netherlands in thursday's semifinal. the fa say she's fractured a fibula and will stay with the squad as they prepare to face the tournament hosts. hearts have sacked head coach ian cathro afterjust seven months in charge. the 31—year—old, who was in his first managerial role, a former newcastle assistant, appears to have paid the price for a shock league cup exit against dunfermilne at he weekend. a hearts statement read: "the board wishes it to be known that this was a very difficult decision, ian is an extremely talented young coach with a very bright future." british gymnast ellie downie will miss october's world championships in canada after ankle surgery. the 18—year—old injured her left ankle at the british championships in march but went on to win four medals in april's european championships. downie plans to return for next year's commonwealth games in australia. she's tweeted — "a minor setback is a pathway for a major comeback".

her older sister becky will also miss the world championships. maria sharapova made her return to hard court tennis last night, with a three—set victory over american jennifer brady. following her 15—month drugs ban, a hip injury also forced sharapova to withdraw from wimbledon qualifying in june. but the russian broke several times on her comeback in california, to take the first set 6—1. and while she lost the second, the former world number one was at her very best in the decider, winning it six games to love. sharapova hadn't played in the us for over two years. los angeles is set to host the 2028 olympic and paralympic games. la's bid team has reached an agreement with the international olympic committee, which is expected to be ratified by the los angeles city council later today. la had originally been bidding for the 2024 games, but that event is now set to take place in paris. we really have an 0lympics ready city. unlike the old model where people tried to fit

the olympics to the city, this is a model where we are fitting the city to the olympics. we are building things for our people who will benefit and the olympics can take advantage of those. not every city will be labelled we hope we can change the olympics model by telling people to use what they have and use it well. and iaaf president lord coe has called usain bolt "a genius" and says his retirement from athletics will leave a huge void after the world championships. the 11—time world champion defends his 100 metres title and will also compete in the 4x100 metres relay before bidding farwell to the sport. we won't find another usain bolt in the same way as boxing didn't find another muhammad ali. when he left the sport of boxing, the bloodline didn't dry up,

were they pound for pound just as good or some even better, yes, absolutely, but we're not going to replace usain bolt. you're not going to have a trophy cabinet full of three back—to—back 0lympic doubles and relays and world championships. you're just not going to replace him because his personality dominated notjust our sport and pretty much every sport out there. that's all sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport and i'll have more in the next hour. you can see reaction from being named when over south africa at the 0val, as well. well, thank you very much. see you a little bit later. you are watching bbc news. let's talk a little bit more about our

main story. british gas says it will increase the price of electricity for the first time in nearly four years. its owner centrica says electricity prices will increase by 12.5% from the 15th of september. 3.1 million customers will be affected. but the company's gas prices will be held at their current level. ian conn the chief executive of british gas's parent company, centrica. he explained why the price rise was necessary despite a decrease in the wholesale cost of energy. we do agree that over the last few yea rs we do agree that over the last few years since we dropped our electricity prices the last time, wholesale costs have indeed fallen by about £36 on the typical bill but we've seen these other factors of transmission and distribution costs and energy policy go up by nearly £100. that's the main driver. the other thing is you have to look at

where we started from. we have the cheapest electricity tariff of the large suppliers and even after this increase we will still be materially below the average for electricity. joining me now to give us her reaction to the rise is consumer energy commentator ann robinson. british gas is the last of the big energy companies to put prices up. and they deserve credit for that. having said that, we heard them blame it on the cost of delivering energy to our home and energy policies. since last year, their own price index which includes delivery charges and government policies and wholesale prices shows that costs have dropped by 9% so i don't buy into this. i think it's wrong. when

british gas says there's an awful lot of environmental policies it needs to pay for, talking about insulation in certain homes, all those policies that are mandated, they are obliged to do, that can't be done forfree, they are obliged to do, that can't be done for free, it has to be passed on to someone. it can't be done forfree passed on to someone. it can't be done for free but since last december, the whole collection of costs have gone down by 9% and in any case over the last two or three yea rs, any case over the last two or three years, both the regulator and the government have been bearing down on these things. this is why we have these things. this is why we have the renewables lobby, claiming that we are not subsidising enough renewables. these costs have been born down on. in which case, you are saying all the big energy companies are doing it? one of my big piece about the energy companies, this affects the standard variable tariffs. i:e., the tariffs that

loyal customers are on. these are people that never switch. quite frankly, i think they are being taken for a ride. is the point, time and again, customers have to keep an eye on their bills and they have to keep shopping around? is that still the message? partly that but i'd like to say little more. most customers don't really understand how much energy is costing them because the meter isn't read regularly. the bills are complicated. what i really think is important is that people actually read the meter is, let their energy company know what the meter reading is an as the energy companies for a file cast of their costs for the next 12 months so they have solid for comparing prices. next, if they don't want to change suppliers, ask your own energy company if there is a cheaper dealfor them. your own energy company if there is a cheaper deal for them. the your own energy company if there is a cheaper dealfor them. the chances are, for most people who are with

the big six, there probably will be. a lot of these are fixed—price deal so a lot of these are fixed—price deal soa a lot of these are fixed—price deal so a lot of people are scared of taking on and swapping on a tariff for only a year. it's important that the government intervenes and does something about capping the standard variable tariffs because it is these ta riffs variable tariffs because it is these tariffs and the people paying for this who are actually subsidising fixed—price deals. this who are actually subsidising fixed-price deals. that's your key concern. if the government doesn't do that, quick thought for people sitting here and watching all of this today. shop around. also, our people at a disadvantage if they are not doing this online.” people at a disadvantage if they are not doing this online. i think there isa not doing this online. i think there is a problem if people don't do it online but the really good news is citizens advice, for example, offer a good telephone service and they can help you through all this. they can help you through all this. they can identify which supplier might be better for you. strong advice,

citizens advice have got a good price comparison tool on their website and they have a great service on the telephone as well. really good to know. good advice. ann robinson, thank you very much indeed. greater manchester police is facing new investigations by the police watchdog over three separate fatal firearms incidents. greater manchester police is facing new investigations by the police watchdog over three separate fatal firearms incidents. the victoria derbushire programme has learned that the independent police complaints commission is examining new evidence in the cases, which date from 2008 to 2013. simon cox has this exclusive report. my life is on hold. it's been on hold, and it's still on hold now. the police have determined what is happening with anthony's greater manchester police is facing new investigations by the police anthony grainger was 36, a father of two young children. he was shot dead in the sleepy village of culcheth in march 2012. i didn't believe it, even... even up until i seen

his body in the morgue. police believed he was planning an armed robbery. there were known violent criminals with him. but there was no gun in the car. there was a public inquiry into his death earlier this year. it was argued there were mistakes in the police intelligence, some of the armed officers had failed training courses and the most senior officer had changed his notes on the operation. you've got quite a number of separate fails which then brings that big picture of an organisation that is questionable. it looks farfrom good. during the inquiry, greater manchester police said it was committed to learning lessons from the case and that no firearms officer goes to work wishing to injure or kill. the inquiry hasn't reported yet and will have to decide whether anthony grainger‘s death could have been avoided. this isn't the first time, though, questions have been asked about the force's armed police. ian terry was devoted to his family and his job as a firearms officer

with greater manchester police. we were told that he'd been involved in an accident at work and that everyone had done all they could but they couldn't save him. ian terry was killed on a training exercise at this disused factory in 2008. an inquestjury ruled he would have been saved if the training had been properly prepared. john foxcroft ran the firearms training unit at greater manchester, but left over safety concerns in 2006. i thought we were getting a little bit too much into the aggressive tactics. the more aggressive you get, the more likely you are to have people shot. there were no criminal charges brought, but greater manchester police was fined for health and safety offences. and there's another controversial case, that ofjordan begley. i need the police here as quick as i can. well, i'll get an officer

there as soon as we've got one. jordan, just stay there, you're not going out! this was the call his mum made to police after a drunken row with neighbours. he was tasered and punched while he was on the ground. he later died from heart failure. an inquestjury found that police failings played a part in his death and that he was unlawfully killed. someone actually believes us and someone will do something about it. we can go somewhere now, we can do something about it. someone's got to say sorry. they've got to. we've discovered that all of these cases are now facing new investigations from the police watchdog. with many of the officers still serving, it poses tough questions for greater manchester police. simon cox reporting. the time is 1a minutes to two. the business news coming up in the next few moments. let's see how much of this we can

understand. two robots speaking in their own language sounds like a scene from the film the terminator. well, that fantasy has now become a reality. facebook were forced to pull the plug when chat bots alice and bob modified english to create a language only they understood. bob started off by saying.. alice responded with. .. bob then went to say... alice then replied... our technology reporter chris baraniukjoins me now to explain what this all means. what on earth is going on there, what does it mean in the grand scheme of things? it certainly looks

nonsensical, doesn't it? as human eyesit nonsensical, doesn't it? as human eyes it isn't english. to chat bot programmes, not robots like we see in the film, programmes that are working with text. they are trying to come to agreement on something and they are experimenting with language to improve their bargaining position. that is what facebook was doing when they set up this research programme. they are using language ina way programme. they are using language in a way that doesn't make sense to us in a way that doesn't make sense to us but they are emphasising and repeating things again and again. the point is, those two robots, not physical things, an ice cream, they would have understood what they were saying to each other. —— on a screen. as much as they understand

anything. they are simply passing information back and forth to try to come to a conclusion. ai experimenting with language and passing information between themselves all the time. it sounds like they are plotting against us and want to elude human detection that they are just trying to find effective ways of exchanging information. so this is all about the development of artificial intelligence. it seems like it's got a long way to go but are people saying it is actually getting somewhere? it is very exciting. it isa somewhere? it is very exciting. it is a huge area of research and is starting to touch technologies that we use every day. that is why there isa we use every day. that is why there is a legitimate debate about how far this should go. this experiment was not public facing. they turned it off because they felt it wasn't

going to produce much. people are worried about putting ai that isn't predictable into things like autonomous weapons systems because we don't know how bad the results of that could be. so this is all part of the big ongoing development project. you tell me. everybody is trying to get ai project. you tell me. everybody is trying to get al to do things that impress others and these are just some of the experiments along the way. more to come. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first, the headlines on bbc news. the government indicates it could still legislate to impose a cap on energy prices, after british gas says it will put up electricity prices by 12.5%. following the sacking of anthony scaramucci after less than ten days in office, the white house insists that president trump's new chief of staff will bring discipline to the administration. a new treatment for pancreatic

cancer increases the number of patients whose surgery is successful by nearly a third. in the business news... good news, bad news from british gas. it's raising the cost of electricity by 12.5%. that takes effect in september. but it's keeping the price of gas on hold. the aerospace company rolls—royce has had a good six months. it's reported half year profits of £1.9 billion. that compares to a loss of £2 billion the same period last year. it says it's seen a big rise in sales. we'll have more on that in a moment. bp seems to be shrugging off the low cost of oil. it's reported better than expected second quarter profits of more than $680 million. it's been cutting costs and boosting efficiency to try to combat

the low cost of crude. let's go back to that story about the aircraft engine maker rolls royce. the company has had a spectacular return to form. it's turned a $2 billion loss into an almost $2 billion profit. what's it done right? analyst howard wheeldon joins me now. these are pretty impressive results, right? very impressive figures in relation to where the company has been over the last two and a half yea rs been over the last two and a half years but it is only a start. this isa years but it is only a start. this is a company in transition. it is looking very deep and hard at its productivity, efficiency, and how it can do things better to make itself more globally competitive. i would say we are only one third of the way through that process. it will go on for another two or three years. this isa for another two or three years. this is a start. evidence that things are

on the turn so very good set of results and all credit to the ceo that his notions are coming into practice. a question of modernising communications with shareholders, as well. very true. a good point to make. rolls—royce has a long history. there was a pack in the city that always disliked it partly because the company didn't communicate in the way that other companies did. that has changed in the last 18 months and these results really do show a strong communication that everything is in there. the detail is in there. there's no excuse to say that you didn't detail that, what this was all about, they are hiding nothing and it is a very transparent set of figures. a good start. what more does the leadership need to do to com plete does the leadership need to do to complete the transformation? you

don'tjust do their and going and you everything in a year. they were top—heavy in management. they've done that. they have brought the right people in to do the job required for the future. they are taking out costs but it is a global market and it is always fraught with a certain amount of difficulty so it's a long, long process but it's more of the same. i think mr east will continue to do that and has the right people around him. next year's results will be better and the year after, i hope, even better than that. it is a process. we are on the road. howard, thanks very much. in other business news. sony has reported its highest ever first quarter profits. the figure came in atjust under one and a half billion dollars. that means its on track to make its highest yearly profits for 20 years. but it's still facing stiff competition from the likes of lg and samsung. it's been a good year so farfor greggs. it's reported a 7% rise

in sales to £453 million. it opened 61 new shops in the first half of the year. another update on house prices. this time from nationwide. average prices went up by 2.9% last month. that's a slower rise than the 3.1% rise seen injune. serena williams is calling on black women to step up their demands for equal pay. writing in fortune magazine, the world's highest—earning female athlete urges black women to be "fearless" and to "fight for every penny". her comments were published as part of black women's equal pay day. a quick look at the markets. the ftse is still powering ahead. here in london, rolls royce share are doing well after its very strong results. the insurer direct line also has been showing gains after its stellar results — profits up around 9.5%. british american tobacco has also shown improvement. that's after it dipped on news that the us might curb the amount of tobacco firms can put

in their cigarettes. that's all the business news. much more coming up from 2pm. let's catch up right now with the weather prospects. let's join jay wynne for the forecast. things are looking rather unsettled for the next few days. 0ut towards the atlantic and area of low pressure and this cloud associated with it is heading our way bringing some rain through from the south—west tomorrow. elsewhere, a day of sunny spells and sharp showers. captured by our weather watchers in staffordshire and then an hourand a watchers in staffordshire and then an hour and a half later, this is what it looked like. notjust some rain to contend with, some hail, thunder and lightning in scotland. 0nly thunder and lightning in scotland. only 15 or 16 degrees. showers are further between in northern england

but they could be heavy and thundery. in wales, the war in the way of sunshine. along the south coast of england, we actually saw a water spout. this afternoon, it's looking pretty good with a good deal of sunshine. 22—23d in london. some clouds, wind and rain coming in from the south—west. 15 degrees for cardiff, london, and plymouth. parts of oral scotland will slip down into single figures. tomorrow is all about this weather system moving in. it's going to be quite windy. touching gale force winds so not particularly summary with rain spreading northwards and eastwards as you get on through the day. north of scotla nd as you get on through the day. north of scotland will be the place to go for sunshine especially towards the

end of the day. 19 or 20 degrees is the top temperature. a bit disappointing. rain across the midlands, eventually it will clear out towards the north sea. low pressure starts to drift into the north—west of the uk. that brings showers by dawn on thursday. a blustery day with showers around, mostly in the north and west. not too many in the south—eastern corner. here, brightand breezy. too many in the south—eastern corner. here, bright and breezy. 22 degrees. the same again on friday. another blustery day. the best of the temperatures in the south and south—east. showers once again towards the north and west. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm: more than three million british gas customers will see their electricity

prices increase by 12.5% next month. donald trump has sacked his white house communications director anthony scaramucci after less than ten days in the post. the trauma unit at 0xford'sjohn radcliffe hospital is to close for up to a year after the building was found to be a fire risk. two prominent venezuelan opposition leaders are seized by security forces in a night—time raid. and in the next hour: the man who drifted miles out to sea in a toy dinghy is rescued by a rnli crew. what are you doing out here?