hello. this is breakfast, withjon kay and mega munchetty. slow, expensive, and adding to financial hardship. the universal credit system is condemned by the public spending watchdog. the government says it's a flexible system for the 21st century, but the national audit office accuses ministers of being in denial. good morning. it's friday the 15th ofjune. also this morning: a warning millions could be deprived of food and medicines in yemen as rebels and government forces battle over a key port. upskirting, the act of taking intrusive photographs under a person's clothes without permission, is to become a criminal offence. in sport, a five—star

opening to the world cup. the hosts, russia, stun saudi arabia in the first match, and the pick of their five goals is already a contender for goal of the tournament. this is the scene over the surrey countryside this morning. matt's there with the weekend weather forecast. it looks glorious. definitely. good morning. storms yesterday. very calm now. we are here ahead of an artwork to celebrate 800 years of the magna ca rta . to celebrate 800 years of the magna carta. it will be less windy with a few showers this weekend. join me for the full forecasts in 15 minutes. thank you. -- forecast. good morning. first, our main story: universal credit, the government's flagship benefit scheme, is not delivering value for money, is too slow, and is causing financial hardship, according

to a highly critical report by the national audit office. almost1 million people currently receive universal credit, around 10% of the final number expected to be claiming it by 2023. ministers say it is a system fit for the 21st century. here is our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. angus armstrong has been on universal credit since august. before then, he worked as a chef and bought his bike. but when he lost his job, he built up debts waiting several weeks for his first benefit payment, and says he now lives on £18 a week. go to the supermarket, and in that hour before they close, they reduce food to the lowest possible price. something might be £5, as you might get it for £1.50, or a £1, or something like that. so you shop clever and box clever around that. today's report says anderson is not alone. too many people are struggling with universal credit. last year, 40% of claimants waited 11 weeks for their first payment. 8% actually waited almost eight months. there was usually an increase

in rent arrears and the use of food banks when universal credit was ruled out in an area. despite that, the national audit office says the department for work and pensions does not accept that the benefit causes hardship. they are struggling to cope. ministers say they're building a flexible benefit fit for the 21st century and will make improvements to the delivery of universal credit. michael buchanan, bbc news. the united nations has failed to agree on whether fighting should cease against rebels on yemen's west coast. government forces have begun an assault on the port of hudaydah, in an attempt to regain control. but aid agencies warn the offensive, which is backed by saudi arabia, could make the humanitarian crisis even worse. andrew plant reports. soldiers moving in towards the yemeni port of hudaydah.

after three years of fighting here, this is a big push to defeat rebel forces and take back control of the harbour. the docks on yemen's west coast matter. they are the main gateway for aid and supplies into the country, currently under rebel control, but millions of civilians rely on them too. aid ships dock here, a lifeline, it's thought for more than eight miillion people, now at risk of starvation, as the humanitarian crisis grows. houthi rebels, already claiming to have hit back against coalition forces. translation: the navalforce was able to target a warship with two missiles. the warship has been completely destroyed, and the rest of the warships fled due to fear of the same fate. since the fighting started here, 10,000 people are estimated to have died. food, medicine, and fuel are now in very short supply. at a meeting last night, the un was unable to agree on a call for the fighting to stop, but it did remain united in its concern for the

welfare of the people. with more than 22 million now in need of aid, it described the situation in yemen as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. andrew plant, bbc news. the streets of west london were lit up in green last night, as thousands of people took part in a silent march to mark the first anniversary of the grenfell fire. around 5,000 walkers took part, including labour leader, jeremy corbyn, and london mayor, sadiq khan. silent walks have been held in the area on the 14th day of every month since the fire. "upskirting", when somebody takes photographs under another person's clothing without them knowing, is set to become a criminal offence. the ministry ofjustice has said it will back the ban, which will form part of the voyeurism offences bill. it is expected to pass through the commons later today. gina martin campaigned for the law to be changed after a man took a picture up her skirt.

ijust i just felt completely in a ijust felt completely in a bit i just felt completely in a bit of disarray. i called the police and they said there was not much they can do. i have been campaigning ever since. the americanjustice department has released a long—awaited report into the way the fbi handled an investigation into hillary clinton's emails. she claims it contributed towards her losing the 2016 presidential race. the report accuses the former head of the fbi, james comey, of being insubordinate but not politically biased. our correspondent, chris buckler, has more. james comey is a man who has been criticised by both sides of america's political divide. hillary clinton believes the former fbi director played a part in her losing the presidency, and he was subsequently fired by president trump. during the 2016 campaign, mr comey was in charge

of an investigation into hillary clinton's use of a private e—mail server. lock herup! it became a deeply contentious issue. and this new report finds james comey was insubordinate and made serious errors injudgement in how he handled that enquiry. but the fbi says there there was no attempt to influence the election. this report did not find any evidence of political bias or improper consideration impacting the investigation. however, this report does give details of text messages sent between fbi staff members, and in one of them, an agent talks of stopping donald trump becoming president. with a special counsel investigation still taking place into allegations of collusion and russian meddling in the 2016 election, donald trump knows that all the events of the presidential

election will remain under scrutiny. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. professor stephen hawking's ashes will be buried alongside charles darwin and sir isaac newton at a memorial service later today. he died in march, at the age of 76, after living with motor neurone disease for more than 50 years. our reporter, ben ando, is at westminster abbey for us this morning. that is where the memorial will take place. so many people were touched by stephen hawking, notjust in the scientific community, but all over. everyone recognises him. that is right. he became the go to idea of a great scientist. professor hawking willjoin a pantheon of great britain's scientists, monarchs, political leaders, great writers, charles dickens, poets, so laurence

olivier, actors, 3000 people. he will be placed with other scientists and their ashes. theoretical physics is one of the few fields in which being disabled is no handicap. it's all in the mind. his mind was trapped in a body paralysed by motor neuron disease, but professor stephen hawking's ideas opened up new worlds and found answers about the very origins of the universe. so, if you reverse time, the universe is getting smaller. right. his life was depicted in the film, "the theory of everything," with eddie redmayne playing stephen hawking. but while he was well—known in scientific circles since the early 70s for his work on black holes, his surprise best—seller, a brief history of time, led to worldwide acclaim, leading to him becoming a rare phenomenon, a theoretical physicist that is a household name. i am proud i have been able to contribute to our understanding of the universe.

i am also glad that my work has reached a popular audience, because i believe it is important that the public should know and have the chance to understand the seemingly mysterious work of scientists. a private funeral service took place for professor stephen hawking in cambridge in march. today, in a public memorial, his ashes will be interred in westminster abbey between the remains of the isaac newton and charles darwin, two other scientists whose ideas shook the world. ben ando, bbc news. that memorial service against at midday —— begins at midday. tickets we re midday —— begins at midday. tickets were put up for a lottery by

westminster abbey. a number of names we re westminster abbey. a number of names were drawn. other people can go later, including a reading by benedict kum patch who played stephen hawking. later, he is words will be beamed into space. former tennis player, boris becker, has claimed diplomatic immunity from ba n kru ptcy has claimed diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings because of his role as an ambassador for the central african republic. becker, who won six grand slams in the 80s and 90s, was declared bankrupt by a london court in june and 90s, was declared bankrupt by a london court injune last year, after failing to pay a long standing debt. his lawyers claim he can't face any legal action without the consent of foreign secretary, boris johnson, and his counterpart in africa. the captains of two rival bowls teams were left stunned at a match this week, when they realised they were long—lost best friends who hadn't seen each other for almost 60 years. mike andjim, both in their 80s, met as teenagers when they worked as waiters in torquay.

jim was even best man at mike's wedding. but when his friend moved away, they lost touch. the pair didn't recognise each other when they began chatting at the match, but were bowled over when they realised they were old pals. they are not hugely smiley... oh, there we go. i would never forget you in 60 years. oh, it's you. the world cup has finally begun! what a start! a short but sweet opening ceremony. controversy with a rather rude gesture to the camera from robbie williams. not bad, winning 5—0.

not bad, winning 5-0. it shows the power of a home crowd and when your president is in the drought. -- crowd. so what a start. we are finally underway in russia, with robbie williams, singing a medley of hits, and causing a controversy with his gesture, before russia started the party on the pitch trashing saudi arabia 5—0. today spain play portugal, and mo salah is expected to start for egypt. the relaxed mood in the england camp was evident yesterday. they swapped footballs for bowling balls with varying degrees of success. chelsea defender, gary cahill, even found time to take on the media at darts. look at that. what a contrast this is to four years ago when they were not even allowed to talk to the media. that's how relaxed they are.

there was a terrible opening round for rory mcilory at golf‘s us open as difficult windy conditions saw him finish ten over par. he's 11 shots off the leaders. that includes ian poulter. and johanna konta came out on top in the battle of the britons at the nottingham open. the british number one beat the number two heather watson in straight sets. konta will advances to the quarterfinal in the wimbledon warm—up event. so, i'll have more in the paper, including a psychic cat, achilles! you will have to tell us more in a moment. we need a psychic weather forecaster. and mattjoins us from runnymede in surrey with a look at this morning's weather, and an interesting art installation. of course i always do. very good morning to you. glorious surroundings, as you can see. we are at runnymede, and the significance of us being here was that in this area 803 years ago this very day the magna carta area 803 years ago this very day the magna ca rta was area 803 years ago this very day the magna carta was agreed. a very

important charter which set out the principle that no man, even the king, was above the law, and that every man was due thatjustice and a fair trial. to celebrate the fact, the national trust commission and artwork, it is behind me, by mark salinger, to celebrate the magna ca rta . salinger, to celebrate the magna carta. he has drawn upon one of the causes, clause 39, inside the very reflective space of water and sky, and very calm, just to reflect what the whole of the magna carta meant to us all. we will take a closer look in their later on. taking a look in their later on. taking a look at the forecast for today, we all need the sense of calm after what happened yesterday. nowhere near as stormy today, the wind nowhere near as strong, near as stormy today, the wind nowhere near as strong, very near as stormy today, the wind nowhere near as strong, very calm the further south you are. a breeze across shetland but for most are largely dry start to the day. a few showers across western scotland and northern ireland and pushing into

the far reaches of england and wales, otherwise dry. a bit more cloud for scotland and northern ireland. that cloud brings some rain here and there but will build for a few more showers into the afternoon. you can see how the showers are dotted around. gaps in between, not every one will see them, but where you do see them they may be on heavy side. nowhere near as bad as yesterday but feeling fresher across the north and west. temperatures only in the teens today. the best of sunshine the further south and east you come. showers few and far between, especially to the south—east and east anglia where we could see temperatures this afternoon reach around 22 celsius. there is wind strength, as i mentioned, a much calmer day compared to yesterday. still a bit ofa compared to yesterday. still a bit of a breeze blowing across northern scotland. it won't be as strong as what we experienced. into the night, the showers will fade for a time but later on the cloud thickens from the west and that will bring more outbreaks of rain the western areas.

heavy burst of rain by the end of the night into the morning. he keeps temperatures up for many, slightly milder than we have seen this past night, due to the amount of cloud spilling in from the west. saturday will be a fairly cloudy day for most of you. the far north of scotland will see some sunshine and brightening up across southern and western areas later. in between, a scattering of showers, most frequent and prolonged across parts of scotla nd and prolonged across parts of scotland and northern england where it could be heavy and thundery at times and very few, if any, get to 20 degrees. temperatures in the teens were just about all. a dry day overall for the weekend, father's day, and there will be some sunshine to be had across central and eastern areas where it should stay dry all day long. some sunshine every now and then but a fair amount of cloud. cloud should you can during the day, especially the afternoon, to bring some spots of light rain and drizzle around. all in all not a bad father's day and not a bad forecast after that fairly stormy day

yesterday. from the peaceful surroundings of runnymede it is back to naga and jon. it does look like it is brightening up, at least. will you be going inside that art installation later? we are going to try. technically it might be a little bit difficult but we are certainly going to try. you can a lwa ys certainly going to try. you can always feel that on your phone and p0p always feel that on your phone and pop it on social media for us, can't you? we will do. i think someone has not turned up with the keys, do you? to explain, i think technically to get a signal from to explain, i think technically to get a signalfrom inside to explain, i think technically to get a signal from inside there would have been tricky. let's take a look at today's papers. you were talking about achilles. there have been so many attempts to try and replicate the success of the 2010 south africa world cup. they became a big star in germany, but of course. . . became a big star in germany, but of course... octopuses to get old and

pass away like many other creatures. so big tentacles to fill, if you like. it is the psychic cat, this is achilles incident petersburg. —— in saint petersburg. he has the most wonderful spare. the thing is, can you say he predicted a 5—0 scoreline when he just you say he predicted a 5—0 scoreline when hejust gobbled up his food? maybe he was just hungry. he did when hejust gobbled up his food? maybe he wasjust hungry. he did opt for the russian rather than saudi arabian bowl. whose cat is achilles? he works for the museum in saint petersburg. so the russians know what food the cat likes. are you suggesting it was fixed? he wearing russian kit? slightly partial, i think. let me lead you in on a secret, he is not psychic. but he is deaf, so he won't hear voices shouting in his ear. can he do the

step? it is cold this morning, isn't it? the front page of the newspapers. we will stick with the world cup theme, and celebrations, russian fans cheering on that 5—0 win. and our lead story on the front page of the guardian, costly and unwieldy. the public spending wash dog, the national audit office, has basically demolished claims for universal credit, concluding after a report that the flagship welfare project may cost more than the benefit system it replaces, and is unlikely to deliver value for money. front page of the times this morning, their lead story the ongoing row about bbc presenter pay and tax, some presenters saying they have been thrown under a bus by the corporation. a lovely series of pictures on the front pages this morning of the queen and the duchess of sussex, together on the river

mersey yesterday. lots of giggling and fun had by all. i love this picture of a football fan. this is a cameroon fans showing his allegiance to the host nation, what a fantastic picture. the lead story on the telegraph, the nhs to get £4 billion a year in brexit dividends. theresa may promising extra nhs funding. and taking upskirt photos to become a criminal offence. we have talked about schools under pressure in the prime minister's backyard, one school in theresa may's constituency in berkshire has had to put out an appealfor toilet in berkshire has had to put out an appeal for toilet rolls because they are so appeal for toilet rolls because they are so short of money. mike, i see you are going to talk about robbie williams. we are not going to show the obscene gesture that he made. williams. we are not going to show the obscene gesture that he madelj will also talk about another controversy. there is a lot being

made about that sudden gesture that robbie williams did to the camera. i have been on his twitter account, and no explanation as yet. it was in the middle of a great set, really. but the other controversy, on the bottom of the page, involves terry butcher, the england legend, having a stand—up row after being charged £3 for a dollop of catch—up. he says that wasn't on the menu —— ketchup. he warns any fans and players do not ask for ketchup, you will be saddled with a £3 bill. he suggests smuggling some in your pocket. seeing red in red square. should have consulted achilles the cap. -- cat. the fbi and its former director james comey have been criticised for their handling of the hillary clinton email

investigation, something which she claims cost her the presidency. the highly anticipated report carried out by the justice department's watchdog found that, while mr comey‘s actions weren't motivated by political bias, he was insubordinate and departed from normal protocol on a number of occasions. andrew desiderio is a congress reporter for the daily beast, and joins us now from washington. thank you forjoining us on brea kfast. thank you forjoining us on breakfast. what do you make of what you have read ? breakfast. what do you make of what you have read? there is political fodderfor both sides you have read? there is political fodder for both sides of the aisle. if you are an opponent of president trump, it found that james if you are an opponent of president trump, it found thatjames comey acted insubordinate throughout this investigation into hillary clinton's e—mail server. the first instance was the very prominent press conference he gave injuly 2016 in which he laid out the case as to why

hillary clinton was, in his words, extremely careless with how she handled her e—mails when she was secretary of state. her campaign has maintained that press conference really hurt her, but what hurt her more than that was ten days before the election whenjames comey informed congress that he was reopening the clinton e—mail investigation, only to close it againa investigation, only to close it again a week later a few days before the election. a lot of independent pollsters and statisticians have concluded that that decision might have even swayed the election towards donald trump. so there are reasons for hillary clinton's supporters to be vindicated and happy about this, and it gives them a lot of political fodder, as happy about this, and it gives them a lot of politicalfodder, as it does for supporters of president trump. but it is not going to change anything as far as 2016 is concerned now, is it? no, of course not. this all feels like a readout of 2016, and on the president's side there we re and on the president's side there were these controversial text m essa 9 es were these controversial text messages showing that people working on the investigation said they were going to try and stop president trump. so his supporters have seized

on that as evidence of widespread legal bias within the fbi, i should note that the main conclusion from the inspector general report was that that political bias, while it may have existed, it didn't influence decision—making processes with regard to how the fbi conducted itself or that investigation. where does this leave the whole political system in washington? it sounds like it has given credibility to both sides, and yet it satisfies nobody. is that fair? right, i think that is fair. and this is 1.5 years in the making. the biggest takeaway, though, is the fact that special counsel mueller is investigating obstruction of justice counsel mueller is investigating obstruction ofjustice and the president might be a subject of that investigation, as we know. part of that investigation is his decision to fire james comey. we know the president's attorneys have been trying to make the case that president trump is more trustworthy than james comey, and president trump is more trustworthy thanjames comey, and this report, given that it uses this strong language to say that james

given that it uses this strong language to say thatjames comey acted inappropriately and was insubordinate, that helps them make the case that james comey is not someone the case that james comey is not someone to trust, as robert mueller continues this investigation, and they are going to use that to continue to try and discredit the investigation into possible obstruction of justice investigation into possible obstruction ofjustice on the part of the president. and that is part of the president. and that is part of president trump's whole narrative, isn't it? the washington establishment is against me but i am going to shake things up, i am going to do things differently. exactly, thatis to do things differently. exactly, that is what he ran on and has been getting elected on, he has used the term deep state, to describe those in washington who might be out to get him. certainly those text m essa 9 es get him. certainly those text messages from fbi officials showing that they wanted an insurance policy in case trump won the election and they were going to try and stop him from winning, certainly they can pounce on to show evidence bias. but it should be noted again that the inspector general‘s report specifically noted that that bias didn't impact the decision—making process for this specific investigation into hillary clinton's

private e—mails. investigation into hillary clinton's private e-mails. thank you very much indeed forjoining us on breakfast. are you excited about the world cup? iam more are you excited about the world cup? i am more excited now than i thought i was going to be. i think it has been a slow build—up. i haven't seen many flags flying, but yesterday i thought oh yes, it is here. are you? no, not yet. i will be. if neither we can. there are like four games on saturday, or something like that. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alex bushill. schoolchildren across london are being encouraged to wear green today in memory of people affected by the grenfell tower tragedy. the green for grenfell campaign was organised to celebrate unity and community spirit. people at yesterday's memorial event wore green in memory of those who died in the fire. police dogs and horses are to get more protection after the government gave its backing to a bill known as finn's law. the amendment to the animal welfare act was named after finn,

a police dog who was stabbed and seriously wounded during a knife attack in stevenage in 2016. finn survived and has since retired. his handler has welcomed the change in the law. football fans are gearing up for england's opening group g match at the 2018 world cup in russia, against tunisia. stevenage town manager dino maamria is tunisian and grew up on the edge of the sahara desert. he is backing gareth southgate's side, but not everyone in his house is. for my little boy, leo, i think he is torn between the two. the first thing this morning, who do we want to win, dad? he says. he says they can't both win one game, but i think i know what he means. he said i hope england go all the way to win the world cup, and i hope tunisia for the first time will make the second round. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube, there is a good service on all lines. on the trains, there is disruption to greater anglia services

to and from liverpool street. on the roads, the a4 piccadilly underpass is closed westbound at a4 hyde park corner, due to emergency gas mains work. in perivale, two lanes are closed on a40 western avenue eastbound, between the b456 and b456 alperton lane due to over—running roadworks. in greenwich, the a2 blackheath road has one lane closed in both directions at the junction with a2211 lewisham road. let's have a check on the weather now, with georgina burnett. good morning. we should have some decent sunshine today, but with it a high pollen count going up to very high pollen count going up to very high tomorrow. it's looking mainly dry along with those sunny spells today, but there is a small chance we could see one or two showers. it's certainly not going to affect everyone, and it's going to be less blustery than yesterday. a bit of dapple cloud throughout the day, so not exactly wall—to—wall sunshine, but very pleasant, with temperatures getting up to about 22 celsius.

overnight, though, we see cloud building, with some outbreaks of rain to in the early hours of the morning. temperatures getting down to between 11 and 13 celsius, so maybe a little uncomfortable for some. tomorrow, we start the day off on this cloudy note, with some showers. not necessarily affecting everyone, but there won't be too much sunshine around, just the odd ra ke to much sunshine around, just the odd rake to give a bright spell. temperatures tomorrow, though, quite significant the down, the 19 degrees celsius as your highs. sunday, though, well, we've got a little bit of cloud the start of the day, but it is an improving picture, and we should see some brightness emerging, and even some sunny should see some brightness emerging, and even some sunny spells by the end of the day, and temperatures on the up as we head into the beginning next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now, though, it is back tojon and naga. hello. this is breakfast withjon kay and naga munchetty. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning.

children are eating a year's worth of sugar in less than six months. we'll be showing you exactly what that looks like, and the potential damage it's doing. celebrating one of the greatest minds of ourtime. the ashes of sir stephen hawking will be buried next to the graves of charles darwin and sir isaac newton at a memorial service today. we'll speak to someone who knew him well. and they've been serving up traditional treats for eight weeks. last night the winner of britain's best home cook was crowned. we'll meet them just after nine o'clock. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. and i have brought something in. the government's flagship benefit scheme, universal credit, is forcing some claimants into debt, and could cost more to administer than the system it replaced, according to a highly critical report by the national audit office. so far, almost a million people receive the benefit, which is currently being rolled out across the uk.

ministers say they've made significant improvements, but today's report says some claimants have been forced to rely on foodbanks. a significant minority are struggling to cope while their way for the first payment. —— they wait. the united nations has failed to agree on whether fighting should cease against rebels on yemen's west coast. government forces have begun an assault on the port of hudaydah, in an attempt to regain control. but aid agencies warn the offensive, which is backed by saudi arabia, could make the humanitarian crisis even worse. more than 22 million people are already in need of aid. the streets of west london were lit up in green last night, as thousands of people took part in a silent march to mark the first anniversary of the grenfell fire. around 5,000 walkers took part, including labour leader jeremy corbyn and london mayor sadiq khan. silent walks have been held in the area on the 14th day of every month since the fire.

upskirting, when somebody takes photographs under another person's clothing without them knowing, is set to become a criminal offence. the ministry ofjustice has said it will back the ban which will form part of the voyeurism offences bill. gina martin campaigned for the law to be changed after a man took a picture up her skirt. professor stephen hawking's ashes will be buried alongside david will appear before magistrates in london for inciting a national day of violence. he will face 14 charges. professor stephen hawking's ashes will be buried alongside charles darwin and sir isaac newton at a memorial service later today. he died in march, at the age of 76,

after living with motor neurone disease for more than 50 years. former tennis player, boris becker, has claimed diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings, because of his role as an ambassador for the central african republic. becker, who won six grand slams in the 80s and 90s, was declared bankrupt by a london court injune last year, after failing to pay a long standing debt. his lawyers claim he can't face any legal action without the consent of foreign secretary, borisjohnson, and his counterpart in africa. two astronauts aboard the international space station have completed a seven hour space walk to install new high definition cameras to the front of their lab complex. expedition commander drew fewstel has already spent more than 60 hours in open space. live views from the new cameras will send us hd panoramic views of the earth 250 miles below. like we have never seen it before.

and now for world cup fever. most people have it now because of the match yesterday. i have a bit of a go in the sweepstakes. who did not have to wait long for the first goal. it was meant to be a bad game. those are the kinds of things they get you into it. —— that get you into it. the talking points, the scoring, even the psychic cat. it

was just hungry. give it a chance. it has been a cracking start. if vladimir putin could have planned the start to the world cup in russia, he'd probably have been hard pushed to have orchestrate a better couple of hours in moscow. putin is apparently a fan of robbie williams, and he was chosen to entertain the fans in the luznicki stadium, with the help of a few hundred locals in fancy dress. we won't shown you the obscene gesture he made during rock dj, but he's getting a lot of flack for it in the papers this mroning. as for the football itself, well, it couldn't really have gone any better for russia..the worst team in the tournament according to the rankings. playing in front of president vladimir putin, they thrashed saudi arabia by 5—0. the saudi defence was picked apart, especially by a couple of cracking goals in the last couple of minutes. apologies to anybody who drew saudi arabia in your office sweepstake. the team still has to face the likes of mo salah. apologies to anyone who bet on them

in the office sweepstakes. and as you can imagine, the game gripped most of the country. this is the moment russia scored their first goal from a fan park in moscow. england have to wait until monday for their first game against tunisia and the question at so many of these tournaments is curing boredom. manager gareth southgate said only boring people get bored. and england have been occupying themselves with a little bit of ten pin bowling at their base in repino near st petersburg. jesse lingard apparently very good. trent alexander arnold less so. gary cahill also tried his hand at a bit of darts, taking on members of the media in the hotel. and after all the fun and games, england sat down to watch the russia

game at their hotel. comfy bean bags by the looks of it too! tonight sees arguably the biggest game of the group stages and this man. after winning the champions league with real madrid for a third consuctive time, this man, cristian ronaldo and the european champions portugal face 2010 world champions spain, who have had their build up largely disrupted by the sacking of their manager on wednesday. he is very tall. very tell indeed. so this is how friday in russia is shaping up. mo salah's egypt take on luis suarez‘s uruguay at 1. that's on bbc 1. you can listen to morocco iran on 5 live and then catch portugal against spain back on bbc1 at 7pm. naga, you're comin' to mine to watch

it? that's right, you can listen to morocco iran on 5 live and then catch portugal against spain back on bbc1 at 7pm. that one appeals to me! golf will appeal to her! it was a day of wildly mixed fortunes on the opening day of golf‘s us open in new york. northern irelands rory mcilroy really suffered in the early testing windy conditions. he eventually finished on ten over par for his opening round and struggling to make the cut. englands ian poulter is the pick of the british contenders, tied for the lead on one under. british number one johanna konta says she feels fortunate to have

beaten compatriot heather watson in straight sets at the nottingham open. konta was taken to a tie break in the second set and it took an hour and 39 minutes to get past watson, who's currently ranked 69 places lower. konta advances to the quarter final today. arsenal's new manager unai emery has been given the toughest possible start to his career at the emirates. the fixtures for the next premier league season were announced yesterday pitting his side against champions manchester city on the opening day of the season. manchester united host leicester city, liverpool take on west ham, while championship winners wolverhampton wanderers welcome everton to molineux. now many of you will have been reliving your childhood playground days of "got. got. need," playing swapsies and getting all excited about ‘shinies‘. yep, have you completed your stick album? if you've finished your russia page, you may have noticed a few absentees. that's because the first three goalscorers for russia didn't have a sticker! panini had to make an educated guess at the squads earlier in the year and yuri gazinsky, denis cheryshev and artem dzybua didn't make the cut.

but they made a name for themselves yesterday so allow us on bbc breakfast to give you your own stickers. is that your book? it is james'? they had to make a guess. they did not make the cut. they have made a name for themselves. look at that. helping everyone out. these are official bbc breakfast stickers to add to the collection. we are always helpful! you can print that and add it to your squad. 32, 33, 37, if you

have those, i would love to hear from you. he really would. thank you. the weather maksoud. he is in surrey. —— soon. last night, around 5,000 people took part in a silent march in honour of the 72 people who died in the grenfell tower fire a year ago. brea kfast‘s graham satchell was there, along with shermia and herfamily, who lost a relative in the fire. they witnessed first hand how silence can speak louder than words. most people think if they shout or scream, they will be listened to. but the silence is even more powerful. it is difficult for all of

the grieving families, every day i think about my wife. she is here with us in spirit, i will keep that flag flying for her for over. with us in spirit, i will keep that flag flying for her for overlj with us in spirit, i will keep that flag flying for her for over. i am walking to support the community. but on a more personal level, i am walking for my brother, raymond, the man everyone loved. it is important we keep the message going. we need a nswe rs we keep the message going. we need a nswers to we keep the message going. we need answers to what happened with g re nfell tower. answers to what happened with grenfell tower. for me, personally, my brother has been snatched from me andi my brother has been snatched from me and i want to find the piece that i need. and the only way i can find thatis need. and the only way i can find that is the answers. —— peace. need. and the only way i can find that is the answers. -- peace. will

there be justice? will anything be done as a result of it? people are still living in these conditions. it could happen again. this is life and death, this is people's lives. 72 lives lost. young children, adults, unborn babies, teenagers. uncle raymond's smiling face, his slow—paced walk, his gentle touch, will only ever be remembered. it is too late for sorry, just as at g re nfell too late for sorry, just as at grenfell has to be served, for my uncle, for the community, survivors, for peace —— justice. a very, very emotional day for everyone. we'd like to thank shermia and her family for speaking to breakfast over the past few days.

and mattjoins us from runnymede in surrey with a look at this morning's weather, and an interesting art installation. he's going into it. is he going in? i will be soon, not quite yet. very good morning from national trust in runnymede. lovely, calm surroundings. ancient countryside here. behind me, emerging from coopers hill, is what has been... set to be unveiled today, public artwork set to encapsulate the spirit of the magna carta, signed 803 years ago. the artwork was designed as part of a commission, built from local stone, and inside an area of calm and reflectivity and contemplation. very calm,

encapsulated with the words of clause 39 around the inside. we will try to show you something inside later on but for the time being, a com plete later on but for the time being, a complete contrast to what we saw yesterday. if we take a look at the forecast for today, less windy across the country compared with what we had, but it will be a case of sunshine and one or two showers. the showers at the moment are mainly across parts of western scotland and northern ireland. some gaps in between, a bit of sunshine here and there. england and wales are sunny start to the day, fresher than it has been of late but a fine start before we start to see the cloud build—upa before we start to see the cloud build—up a little bit later and one or two showers here and there. the bulk of the showers across scotland and northern ireland, into the afternoon there could be on the heavy side. they will be fairly slow—moving but a bit more of a breeze the further north you are and feeling fresher across scotland and northern england compared to yesterday. temperatures in the

teams. the further south we come, fewer showers around. many will stay dry in the south—east and east anglia and here we will see the highest of the temperatures. temperatures around 20 or 21 degrees. not a bad day towards the south and east and a better day further north, the wind is much lighter today. there will always be strong and blustery at times in northern scotland, especially for shetland this morning. they will ease down this evening before building up again through the night. as we see more and the way of cloud spill into the west of the country, bringing a few more showers into tomorrow. a rather dry and cool night across some eastern areas, but in the west temperatures pick up with a south—westerly wind. in the saturday morning we go, cloudy start to the weekend and the best of any sunshine in the far north and north—east of scotland. it could stay dry the bulk of the day and we will see some sunshine developed towards the south. in between, lots of showers around. they will be most frequent and prolonged in parts of scotla nd frequent and prolonged in parts of scotland and northern england where

they could come with the odd rumble of thunder as well. temperatures, uk wide in the teams. few if any will get higher than that in the saturday afternoon. a big change compared with the last few weeks and it takes us with the last few weeks and it takes us into a cool start to sunday. a dry start for many with the best of the sunshine across eastern areas. cloud amounts will increase through the day and in the west we will see a little bit of sunshine at times. always the chance for some patchy rain and drizzle developing especially later in the day. temperatures up in the south and east, northern and western areas sticking with temperatures in the teens. in the next week, temperatures could climb once again in the south is high pressure builds in once more. that is how your weather is looking from the peace and the rain see here in runnymede. and what a beautiful view. that is a live shot from our drone this morning. and if you want to know where matt is, looking at the bottom of the screen, that is the art

installation and matt is standing just in front. he is really tall, so you should be able to see him. he is waving, but you couldn't tell. we will see him later. when tsb customers couldn't log on to their internet accounts and the bank's phone lines were blocked, many of them headed to their local branch for help. the recent banking hacks and it breakdowns have highlighted the importance to lots of customers of the local branch, but many are disappearing. according to new research from which, 60 bank branches are closing every week across the uk. more than 670 have shut already this year, meaning 2018 is on track to be worse than last year, when 879 closed their doors. that was thought to be a record. the worst—hit areas are scotland, the north—west of england, and the south—east of england. banks say they give plenty of notice when they close branches, and that the post office, online accounts and mobile services

can be used instead. but groups representing the disabled, elderly and small businesses disagree. mike cherry is the national chairman of the federation of small businesses, and joins us now. why do you disagree when you are told that the banks say there are alternatives on offer, and that this is part of the business climate at the moment? it is absolutely crucial that small businesses have access to the funds that they need when they need it. and there are so many banks closing, it is notjust affecting local communities but it is badly affecting local small businesses. businesses are having to travel much further to bank their own cash, for instance, as we have seen with the huge problems around tsb, and previously with natwest and their it

infrastructure, when you need to have access to wages and you don't have access to wages and you don't have it. we need this to stop at the present time, because this has been accelerating for the past few years. they say you can use post offices and mobile banking trucks as viable alternatives. why are they not working? if you try and have a little van which cobbles around scotla nd little van which cobbles around scotland for a few minutes to do your banking, that is just not sufficient —— toddles. so many areas did not have broadband access and mobile connectivity so going online is not always an option that you have, and the local post office infrastructure is not capable of dealing with many small business requirements. what are your members, small businesses, saying about the practical ways they are affected by banks closing? they have to travel more. that increases their costs. they have to pay for parking if they can get access to a branch and it may be 20 or 30 miles away. they have to take time out from actually

doing their business to actually bank. isn't thatjust as must? we all have to do that, we all have to travel to the bank, travel to work. if we need to use a car or public transport, that is just the way of the world. not when your branches are closing at such a rate, without taking notice of what the options are, without consulting properly with businesses, and leaving businesses quite frankly having to ta ke businesses quite frankly having to take more and more time out. even if you phone up to try and have access to maybe your local relationship manager, it can take you half an hour to get through their systems, and things like that. you don't a lwa ys and things like that. you don't always have access to the person that you need if you have a problem. isn't it ourfault, that you need if you have a problem. isn't it our fault, whether we are individuals or businesses, we have just not been using those banks on the high street enough, and that is why they are closing down. we all accept that there is a commercial aspect to this but unless you have the necessary facilities for small businesses to be able to do their banking, then you are going to have

problems. you have less footfall on the high streets, and that affects local communities as well. and another problem coming up next month, where the interchange fee, the fee paid by card providers to the fee paid by card providers to the cash network, that will be reduced, and you run the risk of a substantial number of the cash machines that we all use to get cash daily being shut down as well. so we have a perfect storm at the moment. 0k, have a perfect storm at the moment. ok, and no doubt we will be talking about it again next month when that happens. mike cherry, thank you. last night was the end of ramadan, the holiest month in the islamic calendar. for the world's 1.8 billion muslims, including almost 3 million in the uk, observing ramadan involves not eating or drinking during daylight hours. but, according to a recent study by an all—party parliamentary group, ramadan is also having a big impact on uk charities. many are seeing a huge rise in donations, as tim muffett explains. sunsets, and in central london,

hundreds are gathering for iftar, the meal that ends a day of fasting during ramadan. you really appreciate the first sip of water that you taken the first bite of what you have. itjust makes you appreciate that actually you can eat. there's many, many out there that for them it is almost like ramadan every day. open iftar began in london in 2013 and has spread to other cities in the uk, europe and america. it is a chance to break the fast with friends, family and strangers. abstinence and fasting are two strangers. abstinence and fasting a re two key strangers. abstinence and fasting are two key aspects of ramadan, probably the best known. but there is another pillar of islam which means that ramadan is having a huge impact in other ways. islamic relief. we have a certain principle within the tenets of our faith which is where you have to give 2.5% of your wealth to the poor, to put to

the needy. an all party parliamentary group has been analysing the impact it is having on uk charities during ramadan. it is now thought around £100 million is donated during the islamic holy month. the report says that figure could reach £500 million every year. there has been a huge rise in donations, especially amongst 25 to 34 —year—olds. donations, especially amongst 25 to 34 -year-olds. they are using online platforms and crowd funding platforms and crowd funding platforms to do peer—to—peer fundraising, which we are seeing a huge increase in. people are thinking of the fact that when our older generation first arrived, they won't as economically affluent as the younger generation are today. last year we raise something in excess of £11 million. back at open ifta r, excess of £11 million. back at open iftar, omar, who started the event, leaves islam's positive impact is too often overlooked. it isjust u nfortu nate too often overlooked. it isjust unfortunate that these actions and these projects and initiatives

aren't picked up by mass media, and i think what often a few bad apples are taking the headlines. it is called open iftar for a are taking the headlines. it is called open iftarfor a reason, we have our gates open for everyone. it is away from us and is to engage with people of different faiths, and also vice—versa, maybe for people who feel islam or muslims is an alien religion or an alien culture. an ancient act of religious observance, having an impact in new and it weighs. —— new and different ways. it is nearly seven a.m.. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alex bushill. schoolchildren across london are being encouraged to wear green today in memory of people affected by the grenfell tower tragedy. the green for grenfell campaign was organised to celebrate unity and community spirit. people at yesterday's memorial event wore green in memory of those who died in the fire. police dogs and horses

are to get more protection, after the government gave its backing to a bill known as finn's law. the amendment to the animal welfare act was named after finn, a police dog who was stabbed and seriously wounded during a knife attack in stevenage in 2016. finn survived and has since retired. his handler has welcomed the change in the law. football fans are gearing up for england's opening group g match against tunisia at the world cup in russia. stevenage town manager dino maamria is tunisian and grew up on the edge of the sahara desert. he is backing gareth southgate's side, but not everyone in his house is. for my little boy, leo, i think he's torn between the two. and the first thing this morning, "who do we want to win, dad," he says. he says he wants them both to win.

i said they can't both win one game, but i think i know what he means. he said, i hope england go all the way to win the world cup, and i hope tunisia for the first time will make the second round. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube, there is a good service on all lines. on the trains, there is disruption to greater anglia services to and from liverpool street. on the roads, greenwich — the a2 blackheath road has one lane closed in both directions at the junction with a2211 lewisham road due to damaged traffic lights. a4 piccadilly underpass closed westbound at a4 hyde park corner due to emergency gas mains work. in perivale, two lanes are closed on a40 western avenue eastbound, between the medway underpass and the hoover building, due to over—running roadworks. let's have a check on the weather now, with georgina burnett. good morning. we should have some decent sunshine today, but with it a high pollen count, going up to very high tomorrow. it's looking mainly dry along with those sunny spells today, but there is a small chance we could see one or two showers. it's certainly not going to affect everyone, and it's going to be less blustery than yesterday.

a bit of dappled cloud throughout the day, so not exactly wall—to—wall sunshine, but very pleasant, with temperatures getting up to about 22 degrees celsius. overnight, though, we see cloud building, with some outbreaks of rain to follow in the early hours of the morning. temperatures getting down to between 11 and 13 celsius, so maybe a little uncomfortable for some. tomorrow, we start the day off on this cloudy note, with some showers. not necessarily affecting everyone, but there won't be too much sunshine around, just the odd break to give a bright spell. temperatures tomorrow, though, quite significantly down, to 19 degrees celsius as your highs. sunday, though, well, we've got a little bit of cloud to start off the day. but it's an improving picture, and we should see some brightness emerging, and even some sunny spells by the end of the day, and the temperatures are on the up as we head into the beginning of next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour.

bye for now. hello, this is breakfast, withjon kay and naga munchetty. slow, expensive, and adding to financial hardship. the universal credit system is criticised by the public spending watchdog. the government says it's a flexible benefit for the 21st century, but the national audit office accuses ministers of being in denial. good morning. it's friday the 15th ofjune. also this morning: a warning millions could be deprived of food and medicines in yemen as rebels and government forces battle over a key port. upskirting, the act of taking intrusive photographs under a person's clothes without permission, is to become a criminal offence. in sport, a five—star opening to the world cup. the hosts, russia, stun saudi arabia, in the first match, and the pick of their five

goals, is already a contender for goal of the tournament. this is the scene over the surrey countryside this morning. matt's there with the weekend weather forecast. good morning. iam good morning. i am at national trust. 803 years after the magna ca rta was trust. 803 years after the magna carta was agreed, a public artwork has been unveiled. showers and lighter winds. rain to come for the weekend. i will have the lighter winds. rain to come for the weekend. i will have the full forecast in 15 minutes. see you then. good morning. first, our main story. universal credit, the government's flagship benefit scheme, is not delivering value for money, is too slow and is causing financial hardship, according to a highly critical report by the national audit office. almost one million people currently receive universal credit, which is expected to rise

to 10 million in 2023. responding to the criticism, ministers say it is a system fit for the modern world. here's our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan. anderson armstrong has been on universal credit since august. before then, he worked as a chef and bought his bike. but when he lost his job, he built up debts waiting several weeks for his first benefit payment, and says he now lives on £18 a week. go to the supermarket, and in that hour before they close, they reduce food to the lowest possible price. something might be £5, as you might get it for £1.50, or a £1, or something like that. so you shop clever and box clever around that. today's report says anderson is not alone. too many people are struggling with universal credit. last year, 40% of claimants waited 11 weeks for their first payment. 8% actually waited almost eight months. there was usually an increase in rent arrears and the use of food banks when universal credit was ruled out in an area. a significant minority

are struglling making claims online. they are struggling to cope. despite that, the national audit office says the department for work and pensions does not accept that the benefit causes hardship. ministers say they're building a flexible benefit fit for the 21st century and will make significant improvements to the delivery of universal credit. michael buchanan, bbc news. the united nations has failed to agree on whether fighting should cease against rebels on yemen's west coast. government forces have begun an assault on the port of hudaydah, in an attempt to regain control. but aid agencies warn the offensive, which is backed by saudi arabia, could make the humanitarian crisis even worse. andrew plant reports. soldiers moving in towards the yemeni port of hudaydah.

after three years of fighting here, this is a big push to defeat rebel forces and take back control of the harbour. the docks on yemen's west coast matter. they are the main gateway for aid and supplies into the country, currently under rebel control, but millions of civilians rely on them too. aid ships dock here, a lifeline, it's thought for more than eight miillion people, now at risk of starvation, as the humanitarian crisis grows. houthi rebels, already claiming to have hit back against coalition forces. translation: the navalforce was able to target a warship with two missiles. the warship has been completely destroyed, and the rest of the warships fled due to fear of the same fate. since the fighting started here, 10,000 people are estimated to have died. food, medicine, and fuel are now in very short supply. at a meeting last night, the un was unable to agree on a call for the fighting to stop, but it did remain united

in its concern for the welfare of the people. with more than 22 million now in need of aid, it described the situation in yemen as the world's worst humanitarian crisis. andrew plant, bbc news. the streets of west london were lit up in green last night, as thousands of people took part in a silent march to mark the first anniversary of the grenfell fire. around 5,000 walkers took part, including labour leader jeremy corbyn and london mayor sadiq khan. silent walks have been held in the area on the 14th day of every month since the fire. upskirting, when somebody takes photographs under another person's clothing without them knowing, is set to become a criminal offence. the ministry ofjustice has said it will back the ban which will form part of the voyeurism offences bill. gina martin campaigned for the law to be changed after a man took a picture up her skirt. labour has held its parliamentary seat

in lewisham east in a by—election. the liberal democrats lea pfrogged the conservatives to take second place, in a seat which voted heavily for remain in the eu referendum. only a third of eligible voters turned out to cast their ballot. remember the row about hillary clinton's emails? she claimed it was one of the reasons why she lost the 2016 presidential election.. now the americanjustice department has released a long—awaited report into the way the fbi handled it all. it accuses the former head of the fbi, james comey, of not following normal rules, but it says he was not politically biased. our correspondent, chris buckler, has more. james comey is a man who has been criticised by both sides of america's political divide. hillary clinton believes the former fbi director played a part in her losing the presidency, and he was subsequently fired by president trump. during the 2016 campaign, mr comey was in charge of an investigation into hillary clinton's use of a private e—mail server.

lock herup! it became a deeply contentious issue. and this new report finds james comey was insubordinate and made serious errors injudgement in how he handled that enquiry. but the fbi says there there was no attempt to influence the election. this report did not find any evidence of political bias or improper consideration impacting the investigation under review. however, this report does give details of text messages sent between fbi staff members, and in one of them, an agent talks of stopping donald trump becoming president. certainly, there are many things in this report that not only worry those of us in the administration but should worry a lot of americans, that people played this political bias and injected that in a department that shouldn't have any of that. with a special counsel investigation still taking place into allegations

of collusion and russian meddling in the 2016 election, donald trump knows that all the events of the presidential election will remain under scrutiny. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. professor stephen hawking's ashes will be buried alongside charles darwin and sir isaac newton at a memorial service later today. he died in march, at the age of 76, after living with motor neurone disease for more than 50 years. our reporter, ben ando, is at westminster abbey for us this morning. quite a day. professor hawking is a very rare breed of scientists, one that becomes a household name in their lifetime. he died in march. a private funeral in cambridge, famously living at work. he became one of the famous great britain is to be interred in westminster abbey like monarchs, writers, charles dickens, some scientists, sir isaac newton, charles darwin as well. his

ashes will be placed in a ceremony that starts at midday following readings by benedict cumberbatch. after the ceremony is finished, his words set to music will be beamed off into space to the nearest black hole. it is 3300 light years away, meaning it will not reach there until the year 5318. a man has been charged with soliciting murder over letters calling for a national "punish a muslim day," to be held on 3rd april this year. david parnham, who's 35 and from lincoln, will appear before magistrates in london later this morning. he'll face a total of 14 charges. former tennis player, boris becker, has claimed diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings, because of his role as an ambassador for the central african republic.

becker, who won six grand slams in the 80s and 90s, was declared bankrupt by a london court injune last year, after failing to pay a long standing debt. his lawyers claim he can't face any legal action without the consent of foreign secretary, borisjohnson, and his counterpart in africa. the captains of two rival bowls teams were left stunned at a match this week, when they realised they were long—lost best friends who hadn't seen each other for almost 60 years. mike andjim, both in their 80s, met as teenagers when they worked as waiters in torquay. jim was even best man at mike's wedding. but when his friend moved away they lost touch. the pair didn't recognise each other when they began chatting at the match, but were bowled over when they realised they were old pals. they do not look over the moon.

there's a smile. there we go. back together. i was channelling achilles, the psychic cat in russia predicting the world cup results. just a hungry cat. much more with mike. he will even show you pictures if you are very lucky. it was supposed to make the benefits system simpler and more efficient. but for many, universal credit has been confusing and left them worse—off. the government says it's making significant improvements to the scheme, as the roll out continues across the country. but a report today says ministers are in denial about the effects it's had on the lives of thousands of people. joining us now is kayley hignell, the head of welfare policy at citizens advice. and edward boyd from the think tank, the centre for socialjustice is in our westminster studio. good morning, both of you. we will

start with you. there are criticisms this is not fit for purpose, not fit for the 21st century. what has gone wrong with universal credit? for the 21st century. what has gone wrong with universal credit7m for the 21st century. what has gone wrong with universal credit? it is a huge benefit reform which will affect many different people. there is evidence it is working for some groups, a good portion of people, but others are facing challenges and struggles getting on the benefit, being paid on time, and giving finance under control. you say some are benefiting and some are not. rate that down. one in five people are struggling with the benefit. what we are seeing with the national audit office is that people face extra challenges and costs, carers, people with severe disability, working parents paying for child care, when things go wrong for them, it has a real impact. hard as it

compare to the system before? —— how does it compare. the same people would have had problems. the principles and aims of universal credit are good and we agree with them. if it is designed and delivered well it will bring additional benefits and tackle the problems we see in the current system. the challenger is making sure it works for all of the people, not just sure it works for all of the people, notjust on paper, but in practice. —— challenge. we do not want them to be worse off or destabilise them. —— challenge. we do not want them to be worse off or destabilise themm it not working well for enough people? i do not agree. it is helpful and important, but it is different from the detailed. one of the points they bring out with not enough being done is work with volu nta ry enough being done is work with voluntary sector groups to help make sure you help individuals trying to

get back into work and tackle the root cause of why they are at there. it isa root cause of why they are at there. it is a package designed to go with it. it has been rolled out well in some areas and not so it. it has been rolled out well in some areas and not so good in others. all of the evidence from the government, independent people, it shows that through universal credit people are more likely to be in work and earn more money. you people are more likely to be in work and earn more money. you can people are more likely to be in work and earn more money. you can put it to the side and say it is not working in some areas, but that effect is huge. if you get someone inajob and effect is huge. if you get someone in a job and help them progress, it isa in a job and help them progress, it is a massive difference on their life outcomes at tackling poverty. but we have also heard from lots of people over the last year or so who have terrible stories of delays, not getting the money on time, the forms being overly complicated. you have to a cce pt being overly complicated. you have to accept that for some people it has been a nightmare, hasn't it? yes, and!

has been a nightmare, hasn't it? yes, and i think changing the welfare system affecting 8 million people will never be perfect and there is a real responsibility on government in this to make sure that where they see an issue that they corrected. it is designed to roll out slowly, such that they can make changes as they see things not quite working. you go back to november, the government was rightly being pressured because people were waiting too long before they got any money when they first came on. they invested £1.5 billion to change that andl invested £1.5 billion to change that and i think it is recognised that they did make those changes. there are other things they will need to change as it goes along to improve it. this is useful towards that, but let's not say it is not working, because all the evidence says that it is. i know you disagree that all the evidence is showing it is working. we mention some changes haveit working. we mention some changes have it made. what other changes need to be made? that's right, changes need to be made and it is great there is agreement that there is more to do an universal credit.

the government really need to review that claims process and the way they are paying people, crucially they need to make sure there is adequate support available for those who do need help. this benefit is for people who are looking for work, for people who are looking for work, for people who are looking for work, for people who can't work, if they are ca re rs people who can't work, if they are carers or have severe disabilities, and for those who are in work. for this to be a success, it has to work for all of those groups. thank you both very much indeed. keen to hear from you at home this morning if you have been affected by universal credit or a yet to be affected by it. we will try and read some of your comments a little bit later. when we promised something on brea kfast, when we promised something on breakfast, we like to deliver. and mattjoins us from runnymede in surrey with a look at this morning's weather, and an interesting art installation. up up until now it has looked like a brick shed behind him, and he is waving at us. it is like the crystal maze, he is trapped inside. tell us more about this place you are in. good morning. i have finally come

inside thanks to the hard work of others, getting inside this amazing installation. the hard work of the artist and architect, it is on national trust property and all in aid of celebrating the magna carta. it was the charter which was agreed 803 years ago, this very day, in runnymede. and this internal area of the artwork is supposed to be a place of reflectivity and contemplation, and it is certainly that. an amazing sense of calm in here and i don't know if you can make out but inscribed in reverse, so it reflects in the water, are some of the texts from clause 39, which effectively says, and has really stood the test of time, that everyone, whether it is the king or the subjects, should be subject to the subjects, should be subject to the same fair justice the subjects, should be subject to the same fairjustice and fair trial, and it is very peaceful in here. it will certainly need a

little bit of calm this morning after storm hector yesterday, which brought winds over 100 mph, 70 mph gusts across parts of northern england, scotland and northern ireland. the wins will be lighter, so taking a look at the forecast, a much calmer day by comparison. there will be a few showers but a lot of dry weather as well. some showers around northern scotland and northern ireland and north—west england, but most starting dry. lots of sunshine for england and wales, cloud increasing through the day in the showers likely to be more frequent across parts of scotland, with temperatures in the high teens, compared to what we have seen in the past few days, the highest in the south—east corner at 21 or 22 celsius. now, across the country, the showers will be fairly well scattered. they will be more frequent the further south—east you 90, frequent the further south—east you go, the more likely you are to avoid the showers completely and in that sunshine it will feel warmer after a

fresh start. the crucial thing compared with yesterday is the wins a much lighter compared with yesterday. we start the day with some strong winds, across shetland, and further south the wind will be gentle, coming from a south—westerly direction. into the night, the showers we have got will gradually fade away for a time. there will be a dry spell, but we will start to see showers returned towards western areas later. by the morning across northern ireland they will be on the heavy side. temperatures will be not quite as fresh as they were through the day, because we have a bit more clout and later tonight a bit more breeze across the west. foremost, double—figure temperatures to take us double—figure temperatures to take us into saturday morning but some eastern areas will be a little bit cooler. into the weekend, saturday, the best to be is orkney or shetland, and later in the day, in the south—west of england, we will see plenty of sunshine. clout on saturday, a scattering of showers with the showers heaviest across parts of northern england and scotla nd parts of northern england and scotland especially. those showers

will also have an impact on temperatures, only in the teens for many, where the rain is falling, and generally speaking very few if any will get above 10 degrees, that is the first time that has happened in quite awhile. sunday probably the better date for the weekend, great news for dads celebrating father's day. it should be dry for many to begin with, the best of the sunshine in central and eastern areas, but in the west we will see, of course, the cloud thicken up and a few spots of light rain pushed its way. compared to saturday, not quite chilly. in the south and east we could see temperatures return to around 21 or 22 degrees. that is how the weather is looking, from the centre of contemplation here, i will take you up contemplation here, i will take you up into the sky to look around the beautiful surrey countryside. just fabulous. we do get some great locations, but this one is really rather special, i think. locations, but this one is really rather special, ithink. it is, but

it looks like he is being punished in some way. it looks like he has been locked up in there. goodbye, matt. see you again one day. children have consumed more than a year's worth of sugar in less than six months — that is according to the latest figures from public health england's national diet and nutrition survey. children aged four to ten shouldn't be having more than the equivalent of five to six sugar cubes a day, but they are actually consuming 13 on average. that is about 52 grams of sugar. sugary soft drinks, cakes, sweet spreads and table sugar are amongst the main sources of sugar in their diets, and this high amount of consumption means that children are on track to have had a whopping 4,800 cubes of sugar by the end of the year. that is the equivalent of almost 20kg, and this is what that looks like. here to talk to us about this is dietician nichola ludlam—raine. the problem is, it creeps into your diet, doesn't it? we will talk about this more. good morning. hello. what are you thinking, jon?|j this more. good morning. hello. what are you thinking, jon? i am thinking are you thinking, jon? i am thinking a lot of it is hidden sugar, but there is no hiding that. definitely not, and what this report has shown

is that the majority of sugar is coming from fizzy drinks. so drinks between meals, maybe coca—cola, energy drinks, which really children between the ages of four and ten should not be having at all. there should not be having at all. there should be drinking milk and water. wright i know as a parent you just go, i try, i wright i know as a parent you just go, itry, i really try, and it is a frustrating message, as well, because we were talking about other places that sugar creeps into food. surely it can't just places that sugar creeps into food. surely it can'tjust be places that sugar creeps into food. surely it can't just be that the kids when they are out of sight a drinking fizzy drinks. it has to be elsewhere, in terms of education, food, is it tomato sauces? who knows what it is. you're right, a lot of it is the snacking thing. we are a nation of smackers. we love chocolate vase, biscuits, sweets, and it is creeping in after—school —— snackers. and it is creeping in after—school

-- snackers. and serial, we are co nsta ntly -- snackers. and serial, we are constantly told how healthy they are, but they still have lots of sugar, and these are basic foodstuffs, are part of everyday lives —— cereals. foodstuffs, are part of everyday lives -- cereals. and a lot of the cereals marketed to children are sugarcoated or honey coated. and the pester power, the adults and up buying them for the kids, but the plain cereals and porridge we should be giving our kids on a daily, on a regular basis. those sugary ones are also often the ones most heavily reduced. 99p for a whole box of that, that is a good deal. you are right, and the government obesity strategy is coming out later this year, and it would be really good to see a tighter control, a tighter control on the advertising, and also on promotion. so it would be great to see more promotions put on the healthy foods, things like fruit and vegetables, and giving parents meal ideas. the change for life campaign

is fantastic. there are loads of healthy ideas on their website, as well. and if you have a ready meal packed with salt, fat and sugar, and it is 99p, and then you have the alternative of fruit and high fibre grains, or whatever, alternative of fruit and high fibre grains, orwhatever, looking at alternative of fruit and high fibre grains, or whatever, looking at £4 or £5, at least. supermarkets have done a lot to be. they post free magazines on the till and often you can feed a family of four for £5, so it is about encouraging parents to get into the kitchen, get their kids involved in cooking, and most councils offer these cook and eat sessions, so helping with simple cooking methods as well. you mentioned costs. when it comes to a chocolate are you are talking about 60p, 70p or80p. chocolate are you are talking about 60p, 70p or 80p. when chocolate are you are talking about 60p, 70p or80p. when it chocolate are you are talking about 60p, 70p or 80p. when it comes to bananas, you can get five small ones for £1. action, i was talking about ready meals, and they are often much

cheaper than the raw stuff.|j ready meals, and they are often much cheaper than the raw stuff. i think it is about breaking down perception, in that actually if you spend half an hour in the kitchen you can whip up a really healthy mealfor you can whip up a really healthy meal for four. you can whip up a really healthy mealforfour. it is you can whip up a really healthy meal for four. it is about spending time in the kitchen... you talk about giving parents lessons, and i can hear thousands of people across the uk saying nanny state, don't tell us how to live our lives. what do you say to them? i think the research shows what we shouldn't be doing is controlling the trial, so basically banning them from drinking certain things or eating certain things. what parents need to do is provide a healthy environment, with food choices within limits. so teaching them about healthy foods, and actually, the sugary drinks and snacks are ok, but it is the moderation that counts. and also, i think, it is not obsessing about children's weight per se, what it is teaching them to be healthy and active, and to have more healthy food on a regular basis. thank you very much for coming in this morning and bringing your shopping with you.

i sure it's not your shopping! do get in touch in the usual way, especially if you are having to deal with pester power. how do you persuade your children to take on apple rather than a chocolate? and we will be talking to the winner of britain's best home cook. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alex bushill. schoolchildren across london are being encouraged to wear green today in memory of people affected by the grenfell tower tragedy. the green for grenfell campaign was organised to celebrate unity and community spirit. people at yesterday's memorial event wore green in memory of those who died in the fire. police dogs and horses are to get more protection, after the government gave its backing to a bill known as finn's law. the amendment to the animal welfare act was named after finn, a police dog who was stabbed

and seriously wounded during a knife attack in stevenage in 2016. finn survived and has since retired. his handler has welcomed the change in the law. football fans are gearing up for england's opening group g match against tunisia at the world cup in russia. stevenage town manager dino maamria is tunisian and grew up on the edge of the sahara desert. he is backing gareth southgate's side, but not everyone in his house is. for my little boy, leo, i think he's torn between the two. and the first thing this morning, "who do we want to win, dad," he says. he says you want them both to win. i said they can't both win one game, but i think i know what he means. i think he hopes england go all the way to win the world cup, and we hope tunisia for the first time will make the second round. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube, a good service on all lines. on the roads, in greenwich, the a2 blackheath road has one lane closed in both directions at the junction with

a2211 lewisham road, due to damaged traffic lights. the a4 piccadilly underpass is closed westbound at a4 hyde park corner, due to emergency gas mains work. a40 western avenue has long delays london bound from the target roundabout, northolt towards perivale after the earlier over—running roadworks. and in north woolwich: store road is closed southbound between factory road and pier road due to emergency water mains work. let's have a check on the weather now, with georgina burnett. good morning. we should have some decent sunshine today, but with it a high pollen count, going up to very high tomorrow. it's looking mainly dry along with those sunny spells today, but there is a small chance we could see one or two showers. it's certainly not going to affect everyone, and it's going to be less blustery than yesterday. a bit of dappled cloud throughout the day, so not exactly wall—to—wall sunshine, but very pleasant, with temperatures getting up to about 22 degrees celsius. overnight, though, we see cloud building, with some outbreaks of rain to follow in the early hours of the morning. temperatures getting down to between 11 and 13 degrees celsius, so maybe a little uncomfortable for some. tomorrow, we start the day off on this cloudy note, with some showers.

not necessarily affecting everyone, but there won't be too much sunshine around, just the odd break to give a bright spell. temperatures tomorrow, though, quite significantly down, to 19 degrees celsius as your highs. sunday, though, well, we've got a little bit of cloud to start off the day. but it's an improving picture, and we should see some brightness emerging, and even some sunny spells by the end of the day, and the temperatures are on the up as we head into the beginning of next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. hello. this is breakfast withjon kay and naga munchetty. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. the government's flagship benefit scheme, universal credit, is forcing some claimants into debt, and could cost more to administer

than the system it replaced, according to a highly critical report by the national audit office. so far, almost one million people receive the benefit, which is currently being rolled out across the uk. ministers say they've made significant improvements, but today's report says some claimants have been forced to rely on foodbanks. international pressure to cease fighting over the port in yemen's west coast, appears to have had an effect. people are waiting too long. they have invested 1.5 billion to change that. it is recognised they did make these changes, but other things need to change to improve it. they needed to change to improve it. they needed to be more useful. but let's not say it is not working, because evidence so far shows it is. international pressure to cease fighting over the port in yemen's west coast, appears to have had an effect. government forces have paused their assault on the port of hudaydah, in an attempt to regain control from rebel fighters. aid agencies warned the offensive could make the humanitarian crisis even worse, with more than 22 million people already

in need of aid. but the un failed to reach an agreement to halt the military campaign. the streets of west london were lit up in green last night, as thousands of people took part in a silent march to mark the first anniversary of the grenfell fire. around 5,000 walkers took part, including labour leader jeremy corbyn and london mayor sadiq khan. silent walks have been held in the area on the 14th day of every month since the fire. "upskirting," when somebody takes photos under another person's clothes without them knowing — is set to become a criminal offence in england and wales. it's been an offence in scotland since 2010 when it was listed under the broader definiton of voyeurism. currently victims in england and wales are forced to seek prosecution through other legal avenues, such as outraging public decency or harassment. mcdonald's will replace plastic straws with paper ones in all its restaurants in the uk and ireland, starting from september.

it's the latest company to opt out of the single—use plastic, which can take hundreds of years to decompose if not recycled. the fast food chain uses 1.8 million straws a day in the uk. a memorial service to remember the life of the renowned theoretical physicist, professor stephen hawking will be held at westminster abbey later today. there'll be an address by the astronomer royal, martin rees, and a reading by the actor benedict cumberbatch. professor hawking died in march, aged 76, after a long battle with motor neurone disease. former tennis player, boris becker, has claimed diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings, because of his role as an ambassador for the central african republic. becker, who won six grand slams in the 80s and 90s, was declared bankrupt by a london court injune last year, after failing to pay a long standing debt. his lawyers claim he can't face any legal action without the consent of foreign secretary, borisjohnson,

and his counterpart in africa. looking slightly further afield. two astronauts aboard the international space station have completed a seven hour space walk to install new high definition cameras to the front of their lab complex. expedition commander drew few—stel has already spent more than 60 hours in open space. live views from the new cameras will send us hd panoramic views of the earth 250 miles below. the world cup! it is finally here. it has delivered. the two worst

teams, or so we were told, but russia got five goals! we really wa nt russia got five goals! we really want the hosts to stay involved in the tournament to keep the excitement at home. even the likes of vladimir putin could not have orchestrated a better few hours in moscow. putin is apparently a fan of robbie williams, and he was chosen to entertain the fans in the luznicki stadium with the help of a few hundred locals in fancy dress. we won't show you the rude gesture he made during rock dj, but it has caused a bit of a stir in the papers this morning. as for the football itself, well, it couldn't really have gone any better for russia.

the worst team in the tournament according to the rankings. playing in front of president vladimir putin, they thrashed saudi arabia by 5 goals to nil. the saudi defence was picked apart, especially by a couple of cracking goals in the last couple of minutes. apologies to anybody who drew saudi arabia in your office sweepstake. the team still has to face the likes of mo salah. england don't play their opening game until monday but they'll be training until a couple of hours to prepare for the match against tunisia. our correspondent, david ornstein, is in repino, and, david, the players have been having some fun on their downtime. you will be watching it. the players have had some fine fun indeed. we are not used to them having fun at world tournaments. welcome to the

stadium. this is where england are training into hours, they will be put through their paces one more time before flying away for their first match. in terms of what they have been doing in the hotel a short drive from here, they have lots of leisure facilities, computer games, and many other things. they are also mixing with the media which is very rare. in the euros two years ago england would not even answer questions from the media about internal competition. they are playing darts. we will see more every day. they have been tenpin bowling, football, and that is in the media centre. a departure from england squads. let's hear more about it. pool tables, table tennis,

fortnite, which the lads are mad about. plenty to keep entertained. great team spirit. we should learn more about the squad when they train here at 1115 local time, 915 your time. we are expecting marcus rashford to train. he has been suffering from any problem for the past few days —— michael and he will return ahead of the fixture on monday. reports that ashley young will be at left back, harry maguire as one of three centre—halves, and jordan henderson. the team has not

been told of the official line—up yet. perhaps that is a bit of speculation. we could learn a bit more later today. we will see you again in about an hour. great stuff. great insight. extraordinary. unheard—of, the access for the media. a real seachange. tonight sees arguably the biggest game of the group stages and this man after winning the champions league with real madrid for a third consuctive time. this man, cristian ronaldo, and the european champions portugal face 2010 world champions spain, who have had their build up, largely disrupted by the sacking of their manager on wednesday. how might that affect them?

so, this is how friday in russia is shaping up. mo salah's egypt take on luis suarez‘s uruguay at 1. that's on bbc 1. you can listen to morocco iran on 5 live and then catch portugal against spain back on bbc1 at 7pm. i have iran in the sweepstakes. why don't you think portugal against spain will be interesting? it will, just everyone knows it will be. most allah will be interesting, from egypt. allah will be interesting, from egypt -- allah will be interesting, from egypt. —— most —— mo sallah. it was a day of wildly mixed fortunes on the opening day of golf‘s us open in new york.

northern irelands rory mcilroy really suffered in the early testing windy conditions. he eventually finished on ten over par for his opening round and struggling to make the cut. englands ian poulter is the pick of the british contenders, tied for the lead on one under british number one johanna konta says she feels fortunate to have beaten compatriot heather watson in straight sets at the nottingham open. konta was taken to a tie break in the second set and it took an hour and 39 minutes to get past watson, who's currently ranked 69 places lower. konta advances to the quarter final today. until now, no animal has been able to take the place of paul the psychic octopus, when it comes to predicting football matches. since 2006, there's been madame shiva the guinnea pig, fred the ferret and shaheem the camel, who've found it harder than it looks.

so, now, step forward, archilles, the apparently psychic cat, who normally catches mice at a museum in st petersberg, but was in the spotlight ahead of the first match. he took while to chose between the saudi arabia bowl of food and the russian one. he's deaf, so couldn't hear the click of the cameras before opting for the russian food. and gobbled it up. hence the 5—0 scoreline. so it's winning start for achiles, who is predicting that meaoww salah will score today for egypt. how did you see that? perhaps some meat was more appealing. achilles has history. he did well at the

confederations cup in russia one year ago. what was the score the cat predicted in the last being? no score. it did not predict it? it said a heavily convincing win. we will see how he gets on the day. do not believe everything you see on the television. thank you. if you are a parent, you will know that limiting the time your children spend on their smartphones and tablets isn't easy, and according to a report today, tech companies are deliberately designing their apps to keep users on them for longer. it is something called persuasive design, and the campaign group the 5rights foundation says it hasbecome so much of a problem amongst young people, it should be considered a public health issue. we asked parents in manchester what they made of it. quite colourful, in your face. the

way technology is going, it is more informed than we are. it is games and things like that. social media, contacting other children. when i was younger, i was into it. now technology is getting even better. pa rents

parents looking at those figures saying, yes, i know that, ifeel that. joining us now is alexandra evans, who cowrote the report for the 5rights foundation, which describes itself as an advocate for children online. foundation, which describes itself it foundation, which describes itself is such a challer knowing it is such a challenge, isn't it? knowing how to manage this, because when we were kids we didn't have this as an issue, most of us. it is a new world. parents are parenting at the frontier, and they need guidance. the purpose of the report was to try and articulate or get to the bottom of the things that we we re the bottom of the things that we were hearing from the children we speak to, were hearing from the children we speakto, and were hearing from the children we speak to, and they were telling us they are really overwhelmed by the demands technology makes of them, and they feel like they are instinctively missing out on opportunities. so we did the and considered all the research to date, and we discovered quite troubling impacts on health and well—being of our children. i think the fact we mentioned that some of these games

and apps are deliberately designed to get all of us using them more often... it is not a coincidence that we are all glued to our devices. why are we shocked by that? i don't think we are shocked, but some consider that the fault is with them, that they don't have enough discipline, they are not good enough pa rents discipline, they are not good enough parents or they should be stricter with their children. what we are not talking about with our kids and with each other is the fact that they are compulsive. what is the answer them? what do you say to parents or families? you say they are designed to keep it longer online and to make you feel almost guilty, or fomo, the fear of missing out. if it is already compulsive, it is already pa rt already compulsive, it is already part of your everyday routine... the report gives some advice to parents, that they should be more understanding when their kids are struggling to disengage, and they

should be more patient around the family conflict that happens around devices, not the report is not pointed towards parents but towards industry. what we want industry to do is to recognise this is a serious public health issue and they should act more responsibly and prioritise our children's interest in health and well—being of their own well—being. we also hope the government will make this a priority issue across all departments. what does that look like? if they are businesses, what does being responsible, by creating an app that you want people to use, how do you do that responsibly? you do what other industries do. if you are pointing a product towards a child you have to make sure it is age—appropriate, and balance your own commercial imperative with the needs of that child. that is a social norm we understand for every other industry, and the tech industry is no longer a special case in its infancy or nascent sea. it is time to grow up and take responsibility for our children.

interesting that it is described as a serious public health situation. that is strong language. why is it a public health situation? well, at the moment we see that children are suffering with anxiety, low self—esteem, they are sleep deprived, and educational outcomes are much poorer, because of technology. this is at endemic proportions. 83% of 12 to 15 —year—olds have a smartphone, and at that rate we have to consider this a national priority. thank you very much indeed. and lots of you have been commenting, ironically using social media, to get in touch and tell us your views and that this morning. do keep that coming, especially if you are a younger person. i know kids who say to their pa rents you person. i know kids who say to their parents you are just as bad as we are. don't tell me not to use my phone when you are on your phone all the time. keep in touch with us. and matt keep in touch with us. joins us from runnymede in surrey with a look morning's weather, and an interesting art installation. good morning. beautiful, beautiful

artwork it in the surrey countryside, it was designed in association... and it was designed around reflecting the main principles of democracy, set out in the magna ca rta, principles of democracy, set out in the magna carta, agreed 803 years ago this very day. and we have, in reverse , ago this very day. and we have, in reverse, inscribed so that it reflects, parts of clause 39 effectively saying that every man, woman or child, whether you are king or one of their subjects, you should have the same role in democracy, you should not subject to anything but fair justice should not subject to anything but fairjustice and fair trial. and those principles last all the way through to today, notjust here in

the uk but in other parts of the world, who have embraced the magna ca rta as world, who have embraced the magna carta as well. inside it is incredibly calm, i can't tell you just how calm it is, compared with outside, and that reflects the weather today compared with yesterday, to be honest. if we take a look at the forecast, nowhere near as windy as we saw with storm hector, 60 to 70 mph quite widely in the northern half of the uk. today those winds lighter. we have a few showers, but not as many, mainly across western scotland, northern ireland and parts of the far west of wales. a dry, sunny start, other than that of cloud floating around and more bubbling up through the date could produce the odd shower here and there. the bulk of the showers will be further north, so across northern ireland, scotland, there will be a few showers. you can see the fine detail. big gaps between the showers, and where you do see the showers on the heavy side. as you drift southwards, the temperatures not in the 20s any more. in fact, temperatures not in the 20s any more. infact, in

temperatures not in the 20s any more. in fact, in the teams for many across the northern half of the uk. where we have the best of the sunshine, the driest conditions in the south and east, where there will be very few, if any showers. temperatures could peak at 22 celsius. and the wind coming in from west to south—westerly direction, nowhere near as strong west to south—westerly direction, nowhere near as strong as west to south—westerly direction, nowhere near as strong as yesterday. still a bit blustery across the north of scotland but down on those severe gales and storm force winds some experienced yesterday afternoon. into the night, picking up afternoon. into the night, picking up again in the west. showers depart for a time but by the end of the night thicker cloud moves into the west. outbreaks of rain and because west. outbreaks of rain and because we will seek cloud increased through the night, temperatures not as low as they were last night. but certainly into the first day of the weekend, saturday will be a fairly cloudy one. if you want sunshine, orkney and shetland are probably best favoured, especially early on, and later today into the far south and later today into the far south and west. in between, plenty of cloud, and northern england and scotla nd cloud, and northern england and scotland they will have the most frequent and heaviest. we could see some rumbles of thunder with those,

and barely anybody will get above 20 degrees tomorrow. the first time we have seen that in quite awhile. that will lead us into a cooler night as the showers depart. sunday night looking like a fine day for many. the best of any sunshine across eastern areas, brighter breaks in the west at times, and the cloud thickening up through the day it will threaten some light rain and drizzle around some coasts and hills. the temperatures will climb a little bit towards the south and east but by and large a lot of dry weather on sunday. if you are planning to take your father out for father's day, sunday is the day to do it. that is how it is looking from the serenity here. here's a view of how it looks across the surrey countryside at the moment. it is stunning. it really is, and that round thing is where matt is this morning, in runnymede, in surrey. a glorious day. and we have the keys. he is never going to get out. i think it looks a bit more like a

mushroom than a toilet. taking a photo under a person's clothes without their consent, known as "upskirting", is to become a criminal offence punishable by up to two years in prison. campaigners have argued that current legislation doesn't adequately cover what they say is a humiliating" experience, and yesterday, ministers confirmed they would back a new law aimed at closing loopholes. in a moment we will speak to mp wera hobhouse, who introduced the bill. but first, let's hear from gina martin, a victim of upskirting and campaigner for change i was at the festival with my sister, a blistering hot day, waiting for my favourite bands to come on stage, and two guys took pictures up my skirt. ijust felt com pletely pictures up my skirt. ijust felt completely sort of in disarray. i rang the police and they told me there wasn't much they could do because there was a huge gap in the law. so i looked into the law and i have been campaigning ever since.

two or three weeks later, i officially launched a petition asking for upskirting to be made a sexual offence. i think on the first reading of the comments of my petition i came across 350 comments from women and girls who have been subjected to upskirting. when we came to parliament to try and get support, it was very immediately obvious that this was a human issue, because political authorities and mps from all parties agree in principle that there was a gap in the law and this was a problem that needed to be solved. mp wera hobhouse is in our westminster newsroom. thank you very much forjoining us. so this is good news, isn't it, that this is now being brought into law. it is good news. it is not brought into law, today is the second reading and! into law, today is the second reading and i hope it will go through the next stage. so let's wait and see what happens this afternoon, but we have support from the ministry ofjustice, from the

government, in fact, the ministry ofjustice, from the government, infact, even the ministry ofjustice, from the government, in fact, even the prime minister a few weeks ago gave her cautious support to it, and we have cross— party cautious support to it, and we have cross—party support. as you heard, injena's experienced cross—party support. as you heard, in jena's experienced and cross—party support. as you heard, injena's experienced and campaign, it isa injena's experienced and campaign, it is a humiliating and vile practice, and the law needs to keep up practice, and the law needs to keep up with modern technology —— gina. so hopefully we are getting it through. it does sound like the government and ministers are making all the right noises. the assumption is it will be brought into law. one of my thoughts is how can it have taken so long for england and wales? has been an offence in scotland since 2010. well, you cannot always asked these questions why it takes so asked these questions why it takes so long. in scotland, of course, it was called up—kilting, so maybe there is a thought that when men become victims of a particular offence the law gets changed very quickly, and for women it always ta kes a quickly, and for women it always takes a little bit longer. well, what should women have been doing,

then? well, as i say, gina has been obviously a brilliant campaigner and iam obviously a brilliant campaigner and i am pleased we are as far as we are now, and hopefully this afternoon no one will object and the law will go to its next stages. but we have to see whether actually someone in the house will object to it, because they can. so i very much hope this won't happen, but we're not quite over red line yet. i understand your caution about this, about this not yet been brought into law. perhaps you don't want to predict something that there is a possibility of it not happening. but say it does happen. what would be the implication of that? if someone was convicted of upskirting, what would be the punishment? well, depending on the what reason and what the motivation was, it is punishable with up to two years. so that is for

direct sexual gratification, but if it was, let's say, a kid in a school who has just done it was, let's say, a kid in a school who hasjust done it it was, let's say, a kid in a school who has just done it to it was, let's say, a kid in a school who hasjust done it to humiliate or... andi who hasjust done it to humiliate or... and i say itjust, but it is a humiliating experience, but if it was aimed to humiliate and distress, it might not quite up to that offence, to that punishment. but it is... you know, it is an offence now, and young people particularly who are looking at this as mayjust a bit ofa who are looking at this as mayjust a bit of a joke will be made aware, and schools, of course, we can educate that this is now a criminal offence, and you will have committed an offence. so it is quite serious, if you do it for whatever reason. and i am very, very pleased that we have cooperation from everybody with this one, and make people aware of what it feels to win, if that happens to them —— what it feels like for women, if that happens to them. thank you for talking to us on

brea kfast. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i'm alex bushill. schoolchildren across london are being encouraged to wear green today in memory of people affected by the grenfell tower tragedy. the green for grenfell campaign was organised to celebrate unity and community spirit. people at yesterday's memorial event wore green in memory of those who died in the fire. police dogs and horses are to get more protection, after the government gave its backing to a bill known as finn's law. the amendment to the animal welfare act was named after finn, a police dog who was stabbed and seriously wounded during a knife attack in stevenage in 2016. finn survived and has since retired. his handler has welcomed the change in the law. football fans are gearing up for england's opening group g match against tunisia at the world cup in russia. stevenage town manager dino maamria is tunisian and grew up on the edge of the sahara desert.

he is backing gareth southgate's side, but not everyone in his house is. for my little boy, leo, i think he's torn between the two. and the first thing this morning, "who we want to win, dad," he says. he says you want them both to win. i said they can't both win one game, but i think i know what he means. i think he hopes england go all the way to win the world cup, and we hope tunisia for the first time will make the second round. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the tube, a good service on all lines. on the roads, in greenwich, the a2 blackheath road has one lane closed in both directions at the junction with the a2211 lewisham road, due to damaged traffic lights. the a4 piccadilly underpass is closed westbound at a4 hyde park corner, due to emergency gas mains work. the a40 western avenue has long delays london—bound from the target roundabout, northolt towards perivale, after the earlier over—running roadworks. and in north woolwich, store road is closed southbound

between factory road and pier road due to emergency watermains work. let's have a check on the weather now, with georgina burnett. good morning. we should have some decent sunshine today, but with it a high pollen count, going up to very high tomorrow. it's looking mainly dry along with those sunny spells today, but there is a small chance we could see one or two showers. it's certainly not going to affect everyone, and it's going to be less blustery than yesterday. a bit of dappled cloud throughout the day, so not exactly wall—to—wall sunshine, but very pleasant, with temperatures getting up to about 22 degrees celsius. overnight, though, we see cloud building, with some outbreaks of rain to follow in the early hours of the morning. temperatures getting down to between 11 and 13 degrees celsius, so maybe a little uncomfortable for some. tomorrow, we start the day off on this cloudy note, with some showers. not necessarily affecting everyone, but there won't be too much sunshine around, just the odd break to give a bright spell. temperatures tomorrow, though, quite significantly down, to 19 degrees celsius as your highs.

sunday, though, well, we've got a little bit of cloud to start off the day. but it's an improving picture, and we should see some brightness emerging, and even some sunny spells by the end of the day, and the temperatures are on the up as we head into the beginning of next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello this is breakfast, withjon kay and naga munchetty. slow, expensive and adding to financial hardship. the universal credit system is criticised by the public spending watchdog. the government says it's a flexible benefit for the 21st century, but the national audit office accuses ministers of being in denial. good morning, it's friday 15thjune. also this morning:

upskirting, the act of taking intrusive photographs under a person's clothes without permission, is to become a criminal offence in england and wales. a memorial service for the most talked—about scientist since einstein, the life of stephen hawking will be celebrated at westminster abbey. in sport, a five—tsar, opening, to the world cup. the hosts, russia, stun saudi arabia in the first match, and the pick of their five goals, is already a contender for goal of the tournament. this is the scene over the surrey countryside, this morning. glorious. matt's there with the weekend weather forecast. good morning. we are reflecting on the will of democracy and how magna carta played a role in it with this beautiful artwork at runnymede in surrey. we

have the forecast, it is calm compared to yesterday, not as windy, some showers, more showers on saturday but fathers day on sunday is looking fine for most. a full forecast coming up. so excited about that location. hopefully less water to come. good morning. first, our main story. universal credit, the government's flagship benefit scheme, is not delivering value for money, is too slow and is causing financial hardship, according to a highly critical report by the national audit office. almost one million people currently receive universal credit, which is expected to rise to ten million over the next five years. responding to the criticism, ministers say it is a system fit for the modern world. here's our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan anderson armstrong has been on universal credit since august. before then, he worked as a chef and bought his bike. but when he lost his job, he built up debts waiting seven

weeks for his first benefit payment, and says he now lives on £18 a week. i go to the supermarket, and an hour before they close, they reduce food to the lowest possible price. something might be £5, as you might get it for £1.50, or a £1, or something like that. so you shop clever and box clever around that. today's report says anderson is not alone. that too many people are struggling with universal credit. last year, 40% of claimants waited 11 weeks for their first payment. 8% actually waited almost eight months. there was usually an increase in rent arrears and the use of food banks, when universal credit was ruled out in an area. a significant minority are struggling to cope wth making claims online. they are struggling to cope while waiting for their first payment. despite that, the national audit office says the department for work and pensions does not accept that the benefit causes hardship.

ministers say they're building a flexible benefit fit for the 21st century and that they're making significant improvements to the delivery of universal credit. michael buchanan, bbc news. international pressure to cease fighting over the port in yemen's west coast, appears to have had an effect. government forces have paused their assault on the port of hudaydah, in an attempt to regain control from rebel fighters. aid agencies warned the offensive could make the humanitarian crisis even worse, with more than 22 million people already in need of aid. but the un failed to reach an agreement to halt the military campaign. and in around half an hour, we'll be speaking to our security correspondent, frank gardner, from abu dhabi to find out more on these latest developments. "upskirting", when somebody takes photos under another person's clothes without them knowing, is set to become a criminal offence in england and wales. it's been an offence in scotland since 2010 when it was listed under the broader definiton of voyeurism. earlier on breakfast we asked mp wera hobhouse,

who introduced the bill, why it has taken this long for england and wales to make a change. you can always ask these questions, why it takes so long. in scotland, of course, it was called upkilting. so, maybe there's a thought why when men become victims of a particular offence, the law gets changed very quickly, and for women, it always takes a bit longer. the streets of west london were lit up in green last night, as thousands of people took part in a silent march to mark the first anniversary of the grenfell tower fire. around 5,000 walkers took part, including labour leader jeremy corbyn and london mayor sadiq khan. silent walks have been held in the area on the 14th day of every month since the fire. a man has been charged with soliciting murder over letters calling for a national "punish a muslim day", to be held on 3rd april this year. david parnham, who's 35 and from lincoln, will appear before magistrates in london, later this morning. he'll face a total of 14 charges.

labour has held its parliamentary seat in lewisham east, in a by—election. the liberal democrats lea pfrogged the conservatives to take second place, in a seat which voted heavily for remain in the eu referendum. only a third of eligible voters turned out to cast their ballot. the american justice department has released a long—awaited report into the way the fbi handled an investigation into hillary clinton's emails. she claims it contributed towards her losing the 2016 presidential race. the report accuses the former head of the fbi, james comey, of being insubordinate but not politically biased. our correspondent, chris buckler, has more. james comey is a man who has been criticised by both sides of america's political divide. hillary clinton believes the former fbi director played a part in her losing the presidency, and he was subsequently fired by president trump. during the 2016 campaign, mr comey was in charge of an investigation into hillary clinton's use

of a private e—mail server. lock her up! it became a deeply contentious issue. and this new report finds james comey was insubordinate and made serious errors injudgement in how he handled that enquiry. but the fbi says there there was no attempt to influence the election. this report did not find any evidence of political bias or improper considerations actually impacting the investigation under review. however, this report does give details of text messages sent between fbi staff members, and in one of them, an agent talks of stopping donald trump becoming president. with a special counsel investigation still taking place, donald trump

knows that the controversial presidential election will remain under scrutiny. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. former tennis player, boris becker, has claimed diplomatic immunity from bankruptcy proceedings, because of his role as an ambassador for the central african republic. becker, who won six grand slams in the 80s and 90s, was declared bankrupt by a london court injune last year, after failing to pay a long—standing debt. his lawyers claim he can't face any legal action without the consent of foreign secretary, borisjohnson, and his counterpart in africa. children in england have consumed more than a year's worth of sugar in less than six months, and are on track to reach the equivalent of a 4,800 sugar cubes by the end of the year. that's according to a new report from public health england, which says sugary drinks, cakes and sweet treats are the main sources of their sugar intake and that parents should work towards swapping to lower or no

added sugar alternatives. what we shouldn't be doing is controlling the child. so, basically, banning them from drinking certain things or eating certain things. what parents need to do is provide a healthy environment with food choices within limits. so teaching them about healthy foods, and actually the sugary drinks and snacks are ok, but it's the moderation that counts. and also i think it's not obsessing about children's weight, per se, but it's just teaching them to be healthy and active and to have more healthy food on a regular basis. earlier, we showed a basket full of the equivalent bags of sugar that children would already have had so far this year on average. lots of people were shocked. we have been talked about —— talking about many different issues. laura says she's

a lwa ys different issues. laura says she's always been aware of what she gives her children but companies need to be aware of what they add. karen is a chef and she is a single working mum and she says she cooks fresh food everyday but if schools did more good greek glasses, teaching kids where food comes from, they might be less likely to take those sugary snacks —— more food classes. more pressure being put on parents to spend time in the kitchen and teaching their children to cook. often both parents are at work. she says the enormous pressure on pa rents says the enormous pressure on parents is a ridiculous levels thanks to the changes in getting mothers out to work. keep those comments comment on our facebook page, get in touch in the usual way, particularly if you are young and you are having too much sugar, what would help you not go for those sugary drinks. good to hearfrom you. physicist stephen hawking was one of the greatest

minds of our generation, and his insights inspired people all over the world. today, his ashes will be interred between two greats of history, sir isaac newton and charles darwin, at westminster abbey. let's remind ourselves why he was considered by many to be the greatest genius of modern times. theoretical physics is one of the few fields in which being disabled is no handicap. it's all in the mind. we are in danger of destroying ourselves by our greed and stupidity. we cannot remain looking inwards at ourselves on this small and increasingly polluted and overcrowded planet. by denying the evidence for climate change and pulling out of the paris climate agreement, donald trump will cause environmental damage to our beautiful planet, endangering the natural world

for us and our children. i never expected to reach 75, so i feel very fortunate to be able to reflect on my legacy. i think my greatest achievement will be my discovery that black holes are not entirely black. paul shellard, a professor of cosmology who was a friend of stephen hawking, for more than 30 years joins us now from westminster abbey. good morning, thanks forjoining us. what are you hoping will come from

today's service? i think it's a great day of celebration. a celebration of stephen hawking's life, scientific achievement and of his triumph over adversity. and friends and collea g u es adversity. and friends and colleagues are coming from all around the world because he was such around the world because he was such a remarkable figure. not only did he make towering achievements in our understanding of the universe and black holes, but he reached out and inspired millions with his popular books and his lectures. he was an exemplar of bravery and courage, in the face of grave disability. i hope todayis the face of grave disability. i hope today is really a celebration of his legacy. and tanning from this sad loss, which it really was, to building on his legacy. —— and tanning from. taking his vision

forward and inspiring younger generations. —— turning from. forward and inspiring younger generations. -- turning from. today his ashes will be interred at the abbey with isaac newton and charles darwin, what do you think he would have made of that? it's certainly a great honour. stephen said his greatest achievement was recognising that black holes aren't black. on his memorial stone will be an equation, one of his many equations. but it will be his great discovery of hawking radiation from black holes. this brought two together quantum mechanics and einstein's theory of relativity. this is a branch, which is still driving research today. —— this is a benchmark which. it is very appropriate. not only is isaac newton interned here, who was the

founder of gravitational theory, but also, there's a memorial stone to one of the great figures of 20th—century quantum mechanics. the microscopic city that —— microscopic theory that stephen hawking brought together. so many eminent people taking part in westminster abbey's service today, it says a lot about is how stephen hawking brought science to many people, the cat which he did on behalf of the entire scientific community. —— the out of reach. the impact he had was unprecedented, the millions who saw him. one of the high points was opening the london paralympic games where perhaps he reached hundreds of millions with his message of the importance of scientific endeavour but also the vision of hope he had. this triumph over disability gave

hope to millions in difficult circumstances. that's really inspirational. i think i'm right in saying you were with him a couple of days before he died? will you remember... —— how will you remember him asa remember... —— how will you remember him as a scientist at this incredible mind, but as a friend, as a man? i am indebted to him as a mentorfor a man? i am indebted to him as a mentor for guiding myself and a man? i am indebted to him as a mentorfor guiding myself and many of his former students in the thought process that he had. the way he cut to the heart of a problem and pushed aside all the complexity to unveil the central concepts. but much more personally, you know, it was very much more personally, you know, it was very challenging to be with him. you know, you can neverfeel sorry for yourself because your circumstances are so for yourself because your circumstances are so much easier. every day was a battle for stephen.

whenever possible, whenever he wasn't travelling, he was always in his office at the cambridge maths department. even in the last months of his life, when his health was failing, he was still coming into the department, whenever he could. everything he did was a battle and his sheer determination, in the face of his circumstances, and the good humourand of his circumstances, and the good humour and the way he could always see the lighter side of life, despite these circumstances, somehow made him transcend them. everything he said, his communication was very slow, but it was always peppered with quips and wittyjokes and his smile. and this positive vision, this optimistic approach to life was a great inspiration to all who came across him. thank you forjoining us from westminster abbey, i hope that will be reflected and i am sure it

will be reflected and i am sure it will be, in the service you will be added later. thank you. sommer professor stephen hawking's words will be beamed into space at the end of the service —— some of professor. talking about holes! there is a hole and he will explain exactly why. good morning, it isn't a toilet roll holder! good morning. iam actually in the midst of a wonderful new public art work at the national trust at runnymede. writ in water is open today and the public will be able to access it 24 hours a day. at work designed around the principles of democracy. you can reflect and contemplate life in the centre of the artwork, incredibly peaceful and calm. inscribed around the edge of

this very calm pool of the words from clause 39, which effectively puts in place the fact that we are all equal in law. not even the king is above the law when the magna ca rta was is above the law when the magna carta was agreed 803 years ago today at runnymede. the individual had right to fair justice at runnymede. the individual had right to fairjustice and fair trial. that is what mark has tried to incorporate into his design. i will be chatting to him more about it in half an hour. it is incredibly calm. much calmer than it was yesterday. the forecast today, the winds are nowhere near as strong as some of you experienced, 60 mph gusts widely across northern england, scotland and northern ireland. winds on the heels up to 100 mph on the tops of the pennines. they are substantially down. most starting friday dry with sunshine

across england and wales. cloud floating around and more cloud in scotla nd floating around and more cloud in scotland and northern ireland. already some showers which will become widespread through the day. one or two become widespread through the day. one ortwo in become widespread through the day. one or two in england and wales. closer detail in the afternoon, scotla nd closer detail in the afternoon, scotland will have dotted showers but gaps between the showers. not eve ryo ne but gaps between the showers. not everyone will see them. sunshine in between. lighter winds compared with yesterday but a much fresher day, temperatures in the teens. northern ireland will get heavy showers, some in northern england but the further south and east across england and wales, greater chance of not seeing any showers. sticking with some sunny spells. temperatures could peak at around 22 or 23 towards the south—east corner. end of the day, the wind direction, just to confirm, it is lighter than yesterday coming from the south—westerly direction. most brisk in the far north of scotland, the early gales in the shetland is easing, 25 mph later.

they will ease later for a time and the showers will fade for a time but south—westerly wind will pick up in the west and showers will return. increasing amounts of cloud keeps up the temperatures, not quite as fresh last night. weekend, it will be a bright start, sunny for orkney, shetland, far north—east of scotland brightening to the far west. many, cloudy on saturday with outbreaks of rain lengthiest and heaviest in scotland, northern ireland, northern england could see rumbles of thunder and lightning. temperatures, for the first time in ages, no 20 brew, cooler than we had been used to uk wide. —— note 20s. fresher on sunday but the outbreaks of rain disappear. best of the sunshine in the east on sunday and many central and eastern parts will stay dry with the cloud coming and going increasing through the day. west, brightness here and there but some thicker cloud and

patchy rain and drizzle. temperatures on sunday, warmest in the south—east with a high of 23. warming up and it will warm up next week. sunday is father's day, if you are planning to get out, it shouldn't be too bad, take yourself out with a walk through the gorgeous surrey countryside in runnymede. avoid any holes to fall into! talking of getting out, are you going to get out of there? are you going to get out of there? are you going to get out of there? are you going to send me the key? no! we will be back with you later, i promise. glorious runnymede countryside. last night, around 5,000 people took part in a silent march to mark the first anniversary of the grenfell fire. it came at the end of a day of events held in honour of the 72 people who died. some of those taking part told us why they believe silence can speak louder than words. most people think if they shout

or scream, they will be listened to. but the silence is even more powerful. it's difficult for all of the bereaved families, every day, i think about my wife. she is here with us in spirit, i will keep that flag flying for her for over. flying for her forever. i'm walking today, to support the community. but on a more personal level, i'm walking for my brother, raymond moses, the man that everyone loved. it's important we keep

the message going. that we need answers to what happened with grenfell tower. for me, personally, my brother has been snatched from me and i want to find the peace that i need. and the only way i can find that peace is through answers. is there going to be justice? will anything be done as a result of it? people are still living in unsafe conditions, still. it could happen again. this is literally life and death, this is people's lives. 72 lives lost. young children, adults, unborn babies, teenagers. uncle raymond's smiling face, his slow—paced walk, his gentle touch, will only ever be remembered. it's too late for sorry,

justice at grenfell has to be served, for my uncle, for the community, survivors, the dead, for peace. west london, last night. we'd like to thank shermia and her family for speaking to breakfast over the past few days. you're watching breakfast. still to come this morning: as the muslim holy month comes to an end we'll hear how ramadan is leading to a huge windfall for british charities. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, the winds are much

lighter this morning compared to yesterday. hector has long gone. satellite imagery, to the west of norway, further south across the uk, we have got some cloud streaming in from the atlantic and that is the general theme as we go into the weekend. today will be dry and fairly bright for much of england and wales. some showers cropping up and wales. some showers cropping up and they will be isolated. particularly the further south. more showers the further north, scotland and northern ireland, they will move west to east. some brighter skies developing particularly in the far north—east of scotland. temperatures getting to 17—22. this evening, not a lot going on, plenty of dry weather. some showers in the west, more persistent rain in northern ireland by the end of the night.

those are overnight temperatures, 9-13. the those are overnight temperatures, 9—13. the weekend, saturday, low pressure moving in. that will introduce weather fronts bringing some thundery rain across northern areas of the uk. in particular, northern ireland, scotland, northern england, north wales, maybe even the north midlands. some thunderstorms and heavy rain moving its way east. it will clear later in the day to give brighter skies. further south across england and wales, dryer. some showers at times. temperatures on saturday staying in the high teens. by sunday, it should be the driest day of the weekend, brighter skies for central and eastern parts but more cloud. the risk of showers moving in. temperatures staying in to the mid to high teens. but next week, those temperatures climbing up into the mid—20s. plenty of dry

weather around as well. goodbye. this is business live from bbc news with alice baxter and maryam moshiri. trading blows over tariffs! the us is primed and ready to impose import taxes on $50 billion worth of chinese goods. live from london, that's our top story on friday 15thjune. the white house is set to issue a revised list of goods that will be hit by tariffs. china says that it will be quick to protect its interests. also in the programme.... the chinese ride—hailing firm didi chuxing is poised to launch in australia. we'll take a look at what this means for uber‘s plans for global domination.