harry said mr markle was an interesting guy who'd made a good choice in his daughter. he expects them to have children soon. as to the future, mr markle says he's looking forward to having a good relationship with his new family. nicholas witchell, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. yes, this band of cloud that we have is going to be crucial over the next few days. it is going to bring some rain, but there will be precious little in the south—east, where it is warmer and more humid, mostly rain across the northern half of the uk. at the moment, we are seeing more cloud. it means the best of the sunshine is across the eastern side of england. it is warmer than yesterday. you increasing cloud gci’oss yesterday. you increasing cloud across western wales. still windy in the north—west of scotland. the

cloud coming in from the atlantic overnight will buckle and topple down into england and wales. it may be thick enough for a bit of drizzle here and there. we will have clearer skies for northern england and scotland. but here, we have cooler and fresh air. so temperatures are co mforta ble. and fresh air. so temperatures are comfortable. further south under the cloud, it is much more humid. differences in the uk either side of that weather front. and differences in the uk either side of that weatherfront. and it differences in the uk either side of that weather front. and it thickens up that weather front. and it thickens up on this report on the weather front to bring some rain. this is the first proper rain that arrives during the afternoon across northern ireland into the evening in scotland. further south across england and wales, a cloudy morning with a few pockets of drizzle, mainly over the hills. but more sunshine in the east in the afternoon. much coolerfurther

north, where we have that rain beginning to set in. big differences across the uk depending on where the air is coming from. in the south, it is more of a south—westerly. to the north, if they north—westerly, with cooler and fresh air. that cooler air is coming behind the weather front that is bringing the rain, and that will push southwards across the country later on wednesday and into thursday. heavy rain in scotland clears away early in the morning, and rain will move southwards, but it will not be much. we will have sunny spells behind that. in scotland, it is cooler. you can see on the heat map. cooler and fresher at the north, and that air will arrive across the whole of the country during the second half of the week ahead. it is around an area of high pressure, so there will be a lot of dry weather around and there will be spells of sunshine as well.

before we leave you, a reminder of oui’ before we leave you, a reminder of our main story this lunchtime: theresa may says the nhs is the government's number one priority, but she warns taxes will have to go up, to pay for it. that's all from the bbc news at one, so it's goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good afternoon, it's 1.30pm and here's your latest sports news. today's the day for england. they kick off their world cup campaign against tunisia at seven o'clock tonight, and our sports correspondent natalie pirks is at the volgograd arena for us this lunchtime. what should the england players be expecting later? it is going to be pretty hot temperature wise, isn't it? it will be hot. they are

expecting midges. they are... this isa 40,000 expecting midges. they are... this is a 40,000 seater stadium built for the world cup. the third biggest being used. the rest of us are in shade. 29 degrees outside. it doesn't feel excruciating. it is very nice indeed apart from these midges. they are everywhere, our ears, i, hair, mark. atabout nine o'clock last night, it was pretty brutal. we are covered in repellent just as the england players will be denied because the team doctor has confirmed they will be covered in it. it doesn't make a difference. they are still in your face. someone likejordan they are still in your face. someone like jordan pickford, it they are still in your face. someone likejordan pickford, it could be difficult weather is not much for him to do. the last thing england to need is a bad start of the course because they haven't won an opening

match in a world cup since 2006. they are the least experienced and the youngest side at this tournament. but because of that it means they are not, gareth southgate says, held on the shackles, they are free of the shackles of the past, those shaky start stuffing and tend to have. it means they will go out, be bold and fearless. let's listen to what he had to say in his press conference last night. the future is ahead of them and they have to be thinking about what is possible. the players of the past and opportunities of the past are run. this team is looking at things in a different way, trying to play in a different way, trying to play in a different way. they have a hunger and desire. better technical players than in the past coming through our academies. there is a real enthusiasm and they are looking forward to getting going. so a new approach from england, but what can we expect from tunisia? they are the

highest ranked african side in this tournament, nine places below england. they are balanced, organised and crucially they are confident. they recently drew with portugal and only narrowly lost to spain. it is not the only time in the peppermint world cup. in 1998 in marseille was a lot of violence leading up to that game, and there was a good 2—0 victory for england. alan shearer with the first goal and ball skills with the second—half winner. hopefully england can do that tonight. i am sure gareth southgate would take a similar win. thank you. the bbc will bring you england's first match of the tournament live across television, radio and online. all the build—up on bbc 0ne begins at 6:15pm. there is already one game under way. sweden are playing south korea in group f. the likes of tottenham's son on show. it is still goalless in the first—half. let's bring you up to date with a few other sports headlines, and tommy fleetwood says he'll take ‘many positives' from his second

placed finish at the us open. he became just the sixth player to shoot a 63 at the us open, but missed out by a single stroke to the american brooks koepka, who successfully defended the title he won last year. it's understood the rugby football union is still backing the england head coach eddie jones despite a fifth straight test match defeat at the weekend. jones compared the 23—12 defeat by south africa to a ‘horror movie' but as it stands, jones will be given until after the autumn internationals to turn the team's fortunes around. and both ben stokes and chris woakes will miss the rest of england's one day series against australia. stokes has torn a hamstring and woakes has torn his quad. both are expected to be back in action next month. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. thank you.

more now on theresa may's plan to give the nhs a cash boost. speaking in the past hour the prime minister said the nhs is the government's ‘number one' spending priority. mrs may says the nhs will be given an extra £20 billion a year by 2023 — but she warned taxpayers would have to pay more for it. it is clear that more money is needed to keep pace with growing pressures on the nhs. but it's notjust a question of more money this year or next, to meet these pressures and deliver the world—class care we all want and expect, the nhs needs to be able to plan for the future with ambition and confidence. over the last 70 years increases in health creating uncertainty over what the funding position will be in as little as two years' time. this has led to a system of planning from one year to the next, preventing much—needed investment in technology,

buildings and workforce. we cannot continue to put a sticking plaster on the nhs budget each year. so we will do more than simply give the nhs a one—off injection of cash. under the plan nhs funding will grow on average by 3.4% in real terms each year from 2019-20 to 2023-24. we'll also provide an additional £1.25 billion each year to cover a specific pensions pressure. by 2023—24, the nhs england budget will increase by £20.5 billion in real terms, compared with today. that means it will be £394 million a week higher in real terms. so the nhs will be growing significantly faster than the economy as a whole, reflecting the fact that the nhs is this government's number one spending priority. this money will be provided specifically for the nhs and it will be funded in a responsible way. some of the funding will come

from using the money we will no longer spend on our annual membership subscription to the european union, after we have left. but the commitment i am making goes beyond that brexit dividend, because the scale of our ambition for the nhs is greater still. so across the nation taxpayers will have to contribute a bit more in a fair and balanced way to support the nhs we all use. we will listen to views about how we do this and the chancellor will set out the detail, in due course. we should be clear that we are only able to make this funding offer, because we have managed the public finances responsibly. it's because of our balanced approach, to reduce debt as a share of gdp to keep taxes as low as possible and to invest in our public services. so we will stick to our fiscal rules, reduce our debt, but prioritise our nhs within public spending. we also know we need to improve social care and continue to support

prevention and public health. both for the benefits they bring in themselves and to release pressure on nhs care. we will come forward with proposals to put social care on a more sustainable footing and set budgets for both social care and public health as part of the forthcoming spending review. but equipping our nhs for the future is about more than what we put in. it also depends critically on what we all get out. in 2002, the then—labour government significantly increased nhs funding but much of this did not go on directly improving patient care. that cannot happen again. so in return for this increase in funding the government will agree with the nhs later this year a ten—year plan for its future. this must be a plan that ensures every penny is well spent. it must be a plan that tackles waste, reduces bureaucracy and eliminates unacceptable variation. with all these efficiency savings

reinvested back into patient care. it must be a plan that makes better use of capital investment to modernise its buildings and invest in technology to drive productivity improvements. it must be a plan that enjoys the support of nhs staff across the country, not something dreamt up in whitehall and centrally imposed, but nhs leaders at national and local level must then be held toaccount for delivering this plan. the prime minister speaking earlier there about the government's plans for the nhs. billy caldwell, the 12—year—old boy with epilepsy who was given special dispensation by the home secretary to be treated with cannabis oil, is being discharged from hospital. a short while ago, his mother charlotte caldwell made a statement outside the hospital. this morning i received leaked notes from the office of the northern ireland secretary karen bradley. sadly, it is apparent

that i have been misled from the moment my little boy's anti—epileptic medication was confiscated, at london heathrow airport, exactly one week ago today. these notes revealed that the responsibility for the decision on the import of unlicensed medicines is, in fact, indeed the responsibility of the home office. two hours after billy's anti—epileptic medication was confiscated, i was invited to meet the home office minister, nick hurd, and five of his officials. they first suggested that this was a matter for the devolved assembly in northern ireland. then they advised me to make

a formal application for a licence for billy's anti—epileptic medication. i asked how long it would take, and how much it would cost, and whether anybody else had been successful in making such an application. they did not know the answers to any of those questions. six hours later, they e—mailed my mp. orla blakely, with contact details for three paediatric neurologists, based in london. and said that i should make an immediate appointment for billy to see one of them. to date, none of them has responded to more than 30 phone calls and e—mails. other than for one to say he was too busy to see billy.

on friday, billy was rushed, by ambulance, here to the chelsea and westminster hospital in a life—threatening condition. that panicked our government into action in the early hours of saturday. the home secretary issued a statement saying the medicines would be released under an emergency power. within 12 hours, billy's anti—epileptic medication had been retrieved from the vaults of the home office, put into a taxi, and delivered to the hospital and into the hands of the amazing doctors and staff. the fact that billy has been discharged and is now with me now is testament to the effectiveness of the treatment.

and underlinesjust how vital it is that every child and every single family in our country affected should have immediate access to the very same medication. i am now calling for an urgent meeting with the health secretary and the home secretary. and in that order. i will share with them my experience, which, no matter what anyone says, cannot possibly be imagined by anybody else. i will ask them to urgently implement a programme that now provides immediate access to the meds that billy so desperately needs.

and now, more urgently than ever, the many children and families that have been affected by this historic development. i will also ask them to implement a review of how the government, our government, our uk government, can make cannabis—based medication available to all patients who urgently require it in our country. i will demand that henceforth the health department, not the home office, takes responsibility for providing access to medicine for these incredibly sick children. this meeting must take place within 24 hours. children in our country are dying and suffering, beyond imagination. a very powerful and compelling

statement from charlotte caldwell, the mother of billy, who has been discharged from hospital this afternoon. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour, but first the headlines on bbc news... the prime minister calls for a ten year plan for the nhs and says taxes will have to rise. three men have died after being hit by a train in south london. america's first lady makes a rare intervention in politics calling for a country that governs with heart — as she expresses concern over her husband's immigration policy. in the business news... the owner of clydesdale bank and yorkshire bank, has agreed to buy virgin money for £1.7 billion. under the deal, all the group's retail customers will be moved to virgin money over the next three years. it will be the uk's sixth—largest bank, with about six million customers, but 15 hundred jobs are likely to go. gas and electricity suppliers are forcing too many

customers to use prepaid meters. the regulators ofgem said the number of gas meter devices installed using a court warrant rose by 6.9% last year. the regulator said meters should be "an absolute last resort" for recovering debt, and suppliers should be putting households onto repayment plans first. and cash has been knocked off its throne. debit card payments have overtaken cash use for the first time. a total of 13.2 billion debit card payments were made last year, a rise of 14% on the previous year, according to banking trade body uk finance. an estimated 3.4 million people hardly used cash at all during the year. british households' financial pressures intensified slightly injune, largely reflecting greater living costs. that's accding to the latest survey by ihs markit. the seasonally adjusted household finance index, or hfi, dropped to 43.4 injune from may's 25—month peak of 44.9.

any score below 50 suggests pessimism regarding finances among the uk households. the survey is based on monthly responses from over 2,000 households. let's talk more now to tashema jackson, a money expert at uswitch. thank you forjoining us this afternoon. so why are uk households feeling the squeeze a bit more?- use which we have done research that suggests that household expenditure has actually increased by £500 over the last year which is to bring the overall cost of running a household to over £17,000 and that is a significant amount which affects the scorer of the report demonstrated. and why is that? higher hospitals we have had stubbornly high inflation am amply? hole yes and the two are

not compatible, fuel prices are increasing, lots of other household bills are increasing. people are quite stubborn and i'm not switching to try and get the most out of those bills and trying to save money where they can and there is an opportunity to do that survey are feeling the pinch. what is that opportunity? what are uswitch advising people to do? there are people with credit cards who pay a particular amount each month and they can switch the one that has a lower kind of bread 01’ one that has a lower kind of bread ora0% one that has a lower kind of bread or a 0% balance transfer periods of ahab is going out each month. switching your energy and gas supply to save money each month, looking at your mortgage rate your pain, there are so many your mortgage rate your pain, there are so many of your household bills that you pay way too much poorer so maybe giving yourself a target of getting one done a month so we can really feel the benefit and that £500 shrinks down so that your household bills are not increasing by that significant amount. the message we often hear from

organisations like yours is that people should switch their suppliers around more and yet the track record shows that people are still quite reticent to do that. would you like to reinforce the message that it is quite easy to switch and you really think people should be taking this opportunity to do that? 100%. it think people should be taking this opportunity to do that? 10096. it is easy to do and it can be done in five or ten minutes, by the time you put the kettle on and make a cup of tea you can have switched your gas 01’ tea you can have switched your gas or electricity supplier or a better dealfor or electricity supplier or a better deal for your credit card. there are loads of price comparison websites that make it simple to switch. it is just about dedicating some time to that and meant that we all avoid but the rewards for doing so are far greater. life admin! thank you for joining me. a bit of doom gloom from the british chamber of commerce — it's revised its growth outlook for the uk economy. it's cut its 2018 growth forecast to 1.3% from 1.4% and also cut its outlook for 2019 to 1.4%. the bcc say it's because of brexit uncertainties, higher oil prices

and fears of a trade war. on to more cheery news — heineken, the world's second largest brewer, has announced plans to pour £44 million into the uk's struggling pubs. the group's british arm will invest the money into around 500 of the 2,900 pubs owned by its star pubs & bars unit, with the aim of creating 1,000 jobs. the money will go into traditional pubs aswell as trendy pop—up bars. uk beer sales in pubs have taken a bit of a knocking over the last few years — so they're hoping this investment will provide a boost. and unilever, the company behind lynx and dove and other consumer goods, has reportedly cut ties with social media stars who have inflated their online audience. you can pay for followers on sites like twitter and instagram — stars on those sites can make thousands of pounds by promoting brands. it follows an investigation

by the new york times that found that dozens of tv personalities and athletes were customers of a "cash—for—followers" service that specialised in inflating celebrities' status on social media. the online grocer ocado joined the ftse 100 today but is down over 4% in its first day of trading. meanwhile gvc, which also joined the top share index, is up over1 percent. it's all part of a wider index reshuffle. and according to analysts stocks promoted to the index have tended to do well, while relegated firms have fallen, but as with today there are always exceptions. brent crude is ahead —— up ahead of the opec meeting. that is the business use. three men, who are believed to have been in their 20s, have been killed in south london after being hit by a train.

british transport police have confirmed they're investigating whether the men were graffiti artists. officers were called to the incident near brixton at around 7.30 this morning. superintendent matthew allingham is from the british transport police. speaking to my colleague sophie long he gave this update. we were called to loughborough junction at 7:34am this morning, to reports of three bodies on the tracks. when we attended, it was quite evident that we had three males that had been hit by a train. we know the identity of one of those males and we've spoken to the next of kin, in relation to that. however, we still don't know the identity of two of them. all we know is that they are male and in their 20s. what lines of inquiry are you following at the moment? have you got any idea why possibly they were on the track? our main lines of inquiry at the moment are cctv, forensics and also if there were any witnesses. we don't know why they were on the tracks, we are trying to ascertain that. we are trying to ascertain how they actually accessed the tracks, as well. but the main line of inquiry at the moment is to try to identify them, so we can speak to the next

of kin and let them know. what stage is that at, at the moment? like i said, we have identified one and we are working on trying to identify the other two. local people talking about three graffiti artists being on the track, graffiting, is that one possibility? it is one possibility. can you confirm they weren't working as part of the rail network? they weren't employed to be on the line? no, they weren't. what's the next stage? the 734 train primarily. the train that went through at 734, noticed three males on the tracks. we are trying to ascertain which claimed that was. sometimes point that, if

they have been during the hours of darkness. if there are other graffiti artists on the tracks... clearly being on anywhere with track isa clearly being on anywhere with track is a very dangerous situation. there is a very dangerous situation. there isa is a very dangerous situation. there is a massive risk. apologies but the sound on that. let's have a look at the weather. the weather will equalise later this week but the uk but there is this area of cloud here that will bring some rain, precious little in the south—east, more in northern parts. many areas dry at the moment. they will be some cloud in western areas. further east more sunshine than yesterday. a bit warmer as well. temperatures typically into the mid—20s or so. moreover westerly breeze. quite

brisk in the north—west of scotland where there are a few showers around here. maybe a few spots of drizzle in northern ireland, the bulls are both wales and the further sunshine in the west in the rest of the day. higher temperatures than yesterday. this evening and overnight is all the cloud coming in from the west will tend to topple down into england and wales. it may be thick enough to give a little of drizzle. myspace is dry. clear skies for northern ireland and the north of england and scotland. cooler and fresher air so temperatures eight or nine celsius. further south more humid. temperatures may be a teen is london. vince is north and south come either side of that weather front. it is bringing the cloud that we saw earlier on and some rain later on tuesday across scotland and northern ireland. probably more into the afternoon that you see the rain developing in northern ireland into the evening and scotland but that ring will be steady and heavy. a few pockets of drizzle in england and wales were the morning will be

cloudy but further eastern afternoon we should see increasing sunshine. temperatures boost into the mid—20s 01’ so. temperatures boost into the mid—20s or so. very much chillierfor western scotland and northern ireland. especially as the train arrives. the across uk. south—westerly is across southern areas and north—west in the north as much fresher. cooler and fresher air comes in behind that with front which will work seven wednesday. for a while it will be weather when i'd in scotland but my morning that rain has cleared away and this band of rain is moving south across england and wales. not much rain on buddha told to stop to the north some sunshine and a few blustery showers in the north. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy.

today at 2pm: theresa may promises a £20 billion injection into the nhs — taxes will have to rise to pay for it. across the nation, taxpayers will have to contribute a bit more in a fairand have to contribute a bit more in a fair and balanced way, to support the nhs we all use. an urgent question in the house of commons over cannabis oil treatment — as 12—year—old billy caldwell is discharged from hospital after a health scare. gaming addiction is formally recognised as a mental health condition for the first time. he can't function because he can't live in a world outside of the gaming. to the point where he was hospitalised and he hasn't been to school for a year. coming up on afternoon live all the sport — hugh