tv Breakfast BBC News July 2, 2018 6:00am-8:31am BST
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good morning, welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and louise minchin. our headlines today: 100 firefighters from across the uk ramp up their battle against a major moorland fire in lancashire. the impact of the massive demand for water in the hot weather, northern ireland gets to grips with a hosepipe ban. could other areas follow suit? more than 20,000 jobs are at risk on the high street, but if you lose yourjob at one of these retail giants, what are your chances of finding another? i'll take a look. wild celebrations in russia as the world cup hosts knock spain out of the competition. it is day one and we are here at wimbledon, but andy murray will not
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be playing in the tournament. and it could well stay dry for the wimbledon fortnight. today's forecast is sunny, hot and dry with showers in the south—west. we'll be back with more later. good morning. it's monday, july the 2nd. our top story: firefighters from across england are joining their colleagues on the burning moors of greater manchester and lancashire today. crews from tyne and wear, northamptonshire and shropshire are attempting to extinguish major fires on winter hill above bolton, and saddleworth moor near 0ldham. kevin fitzpatrick is at winter hill for us this morning. sally has more. it's hot, sweaty work. there's no end in sight. firefighters have spent a third full day on winter hill, but despite their best efforts, eight square kilometres of moorland are still alight. this fire is over quite an extensive
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area of two faces of winter hill, so we've got to areas in the region of about four square kilometres each, so about four square kilometres each, so fire fronts. fire crews have travelled here from as far away as south wales and warwickshire, working in the intense heat and thick smoke. fighting claims not just heat and thick smoke. fighting claims notjust on the ground but from the air. —— flames. it's from there the scale of the fire becomes clear. strong winds caused two separate areas of learning to merge here and the fla mes learning to merge here and the flames you can see on the surface are only part of the problem. the fire here is spreading notjust through this very dry grass, but also underneath the ground where the soil is very peaty. firefighters are finding they'll put out one area of fire but the ground underneath is still so hot that it will be back alightjust minutes still so hot that it will be back alight just minutes later.
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and that's a worry for these workers from rivington gardens, a site of national importance now just from rivington gardens, a site of national importance nowjust metres from the fire. timber! they are chopping down surrounding vegetation to try to stop the flames. the gardens are listed at grade two nationally, one of the top ten lost gardens in the country and the gardens themselves have been listed and 11 the gardens themselves have been listed and 1! structures within them, meaning it's a really important heritage asset. while there are bigger concerns with life lost elsewhere, we're desperately trying to make sure the fire doesn't reach them. most of the fire crews here will have to leave them all when the sun goes down. they will be back at first light but said it could be weeks before this fire is out. kevin fitzpatrick is at winter hill for us this morning.
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kevin, describe the scale of this blaze? it's incredible, smoke continues to pour out of this moorland across a huge area. i've been here over the last few days and this is the worst i've seen. there's relative quiet here in the morning before the sun comes out and warms up the temperature, and the wind begins to swirl and the fire begins to reignite right across this moor and spread incredibly quickly, as it has donein spread incredibly quickly, as it has done in recent days, causing problems for the around 100 firefighters who have been working on it. at the moment up and about and working on it and they have to get on top of it before it gets worse. 0n get on top of it before it gets worse. on saturday night it became a major incident when two big fires on either side of winter hilljoined together, and before they knew it, things were spreading more quickly as they had expected in the days leading up to this. we are heading
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on to the moor, this is a major incident. 0ver on to the moor, this is a major incident. over the hill 30 miles to the east in saddleworth there is a major incident, they believe they are on top of that, they have the army to help. 0ne development is police are getting tough with their warnings to the public to stay awake, they say onlookers are coming and taking photos and blocking the road when the fire crews are trying to get up. and importantly with drones, we've got incredible footage filmed by the bbc. clearly we've had permission to send out those drones but the police had to speak to three people yesterday to tell them to get their drones down because they could potentially cause real danger to the helicopter bringing water over and dropping it from the nearby reservoir. another tough day ahead for the firefighters here on winter hill. it is such january image we are seeing, with the morning sunshine, the weather conditions causing problems —— such an eerie image. the
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problems —— such an eerie image. the problems of getting the equipment into the right place? absolutely. this is different to saddleworth moor. there was a lot more risk to the public because it was moving down the hill towards homes, that was a big worry for a time last week. the difference here is winter hill is isolated, miles from the mainland, so there are these small roads you can see coming up these small roads you can see coming up onto the top. it's incredibly difficult to get water here and because it is so high, the wind is swirling across and often firefighters have to walk for 20 minutes before they get to the front of the fire. really long days, really tough. it's already stinging my eyes and i've only been stood here for a couple of minutes, so you can only imagine how hard and how brave they will have to be through the day to keep on top of this and stop it spreading even further. kevin, for the moment, thank you very much. kevin fitzpatrick on winter hill very close to where those fires are.
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we will keep you up to date through the programme. in around 15 minutes, we'll be talking to a senior fire officer from the greater manchester service, which has been involved in fighting the blaze on winter hill and 30 miles away on saddleworth moor. he mentioned stinging eyes as well. we will talk to someone from public health england in the north—west about the impact on health as well. police have launched an investigation after a 14—year—old boy was stabbed in north london. officers were called to the scene at fairbridge road near islington at around 7pm last night where the victim was found with a number of injuries. a 14—year—old boy and a 15—year—old has been arrested on suspicion of murder. an 11—year—old, who had been arrested, has now been released. the nhs in england is launching a new app, which it says could transform the way people interact with the health service. patients will be able to use it to book appointments, order repeat prescriptions and see their medical records. testing of the app will begin in september and it will be available to download in december.
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the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says it will give people more control. the big change that is going to be happening in the next decade in healthcare is the technology revolution. massive innovations in medical care, which will put patients in control of their own healthcare destiny. we will become the first country in the world where every citizen will have access to their own gp records through an app. to the world cup now. euphoric celebrations in russia late into the night as their national team beat spain and reached the quarter—finals of the world cup for the first time in 48 years. russia's world cup victory over spain has caused euphoric celebrations across the country, as the national team reached the quarterfinals for the first time in 48 years. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports on what the team's success, and the positive publicity around the tournament means for the host nation. chanting
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they never stopped believing. as they followed the big match on the big screen in the moscow fan zone, russians experienced every possible emotion. including the sweetest one of all, euphoria. screaming and cheering "it's great! he says. "we'll be the champions." well, from the way they're celebrating here, you might think that russia had just won the world cup. but this joy is understandable, because a quarterfinal place is a huge achievement for a side which went into this tournament the lowest ranked team.
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and russia isn't just winning matches, it's winning hearts and minds too. i'm from australia. it's nothing like they say, mate. russia's like one of the nicest places i've ever been to, and i've been to about 20 countries in this world. and that is a public relations victory for president putin. president putin will be happy, it's a public relations victory for him. and the russian public will be happy, they're brimming with pride and daring to dream of world cup glory. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. andres manuel lopez 0brador has been elected president in mexico city, he defeated the two main parties that govern for more than a century, he is the first left—wing leader in more than 20 years and he is vowing
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to combat corruption and violence. celebrity couple cheryl tweedy and liam payne have announced they are splitting after more than two years together. the former girls aloud star and one direction member confirmed the decision in posts on social media. they said they were sad to make the announcement, and it had been a tough decision. the couple have a son, bear, who was born in march last year. portraits of four generations of the royal family will go on display to mark the prince of wales' 70th birthday. sketches of the queen mother, the duke of edinburgh as well as the duke of cambridge and the duke of sussex will be displayed at buckingham palace over the summer. the pictures are from prince charles' personal collection and are among more than 100 pieces of work on show. we've had a couple of weeks of watching lots of sport and there's more on the way at wimbledon. sally is there.
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good morning. good morning. i know you mentioned it already, the big story is andy murray won't be here, that's one person we will be missing at wimbledon. we will talk about that through the morning, explain his reasons why and maybe get a bit more information from his mum, judy murray, who is on with us later. but do you know what, i wish there was a wimbledon fragrance i could describe to you. sitting here in this glorious sunshine, number one court there, centre court there, the grass has been freshly cut, it's the most beautiful place to be. the air smells sweet, it is gorgeous, we will talk to carol in a minute for the weather forecast over the next fortnight. let's look at the sports pages. there's a picture lots of liverpool fans will want to see, sergio ramos of spain in tears after they went out yesterday. he played a significant part in their victory in
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the champions league final. the front page of the telegraph sports section, the same thing, jubilant fans... players yesterday, jubilant fa ns fans... players yesterday, jubilant fans too, plenty of russians delighted, as we saw in steve rosenberg's piece, the russian party started yesterday and i understand it's still going on. bore on the football coming up. i mention this a moment ago, judy murray in the guardian giving a significant interview to them —— more on —— mentioned. talking about safeguarding young players in the game, particularly women and girls, and in this paper she talks about how sometimes on the circuit you can tell when players aren't happy and why they might not be happy. she is asked in the paper about whether she would coach her grandchildren and interestingly she says definitely not, never again. talks about some of the abuse she has had over the years and the mean
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things people have said. one style we will be seeing here, serena williams, she is coming back to play at wimbledon after having had her baby, alexis, and she is saying she is totally focused on playing here, she always wanted to play here. we've seen her in england over the last few days and we saw her with meghan markle, the duchess of sussex, who is a good friend of hers. she's aiming to return after having her baby and to prove she is ready. 0ne having her baby and to prove she is ready. one thing i will say, though, i don't know if you've noticed, there's a bit of a change this year. if you look over my right shoulder, you're left, that is the biggest television screen i have ever, ever, ever seen! that's the wimbledon big screen, where people will be watching the matches outside court number one this year, it is 18 metres across. they've had a bit of an upgrade this year, i hope they
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got a discount on that from their local retailer because that is a whopper! sally, what mute might have to do is get one of you to stand next to it —— what we might. we need a sense of the scale. it is huge! i've always wanted to do this, here's carol kirkwood to scale. she's not really that small, she's just far away! it's just television, it adds a lot of weight on new! good morning from embleton, 2018. —— wimbledon. 0f good morning from embleton, 2018. —— wimbledon. of course, it begins today. the forecast for today is set today. the forecast for today is set to be fair. but there is a good chance it could stay dry for wimbledon fortnight. so although there is a new roof on court number one which will not be ready until next year, centre court mightjust stay open. but it will be hot. the temperature at the moment in the isle of wight is 21.8dc.
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so, the forecast for wimbledon today isa dry so, the forecast for wimbledon today is a dry one, a sunny one. higher temperatures of about 31. for all of us temperatures of about 31. for all of us it will be sunny and warm with just the risk of showers in the south—west. starting at nine o'clock in scotland, you can see we've got lots of dry weather, but around lothian there is lots of cloud. south across northern ireland and northern england, lots of dry weather. that holds true as we go across wales, the midlands and east anglia, down towards the south. there are some showers in the channel islands and also across south—west england, devon, cornwall, the isles of scilly, and parts of central and southern england as well. as we go through the course of the day, many of those showers will fade across central and southern england. the rest will diminish through the course of the morning but we will hang on to some across devon and cornwall and the isles of scilly. but they are showers, so they will be hit and miss. it will
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be hot, temperatures around 30 or 31 across parts of the south—east. along the east coast, with an onshore flow and easterly breeze, closer to 16 or 18. inland, widely in the low to mid—205. a lot of early evening sunshine to enjoy. as we go through the night you will notice more cloud across eastern scotland and also north—east england. temperatures feeling a bit fresher this coming night than the one that hasjust gone, particularly so one that hasjust gone, particularly so in the south where it has been so stuffy. tomorrow it is more of the same. in that, we are looking at a lot of dry, hot and sunny weather, temperatures perhaps down a notch compare to today, but we are talking 27 or 28 instead of the 305. —— compared. still the risk of a shower or two compared. still the risk of a shower ortwo in compared. still the risk of a shower or two in the south—west and west of scotland. the outlook remains fair right into the weekend. at times we might see the odd weather front flirting with the north of scotland and introducing the odd 5hower, but
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that'5 and introducing the odd 5hower, but that's about it. thank you very much indeed. it does look glorious there. now sean joins us look glorious there. now sean joins us for a look at the papers. i know you are going to pick up on this story, on the front page of a couple of papers. here is the daily mail. potential job losses on of papers. here is the daily mail. potentialjob losses on the high street. the daily mail says 50,000 retailjobs street. the daily mail says 50,000 retail jobs have axed street. the daily mail says 50,000 retailjobs have axed in the past five months. that is alongside the story about the exploding trampoline. a little girl died. if you want to pick up on that first, sean? the high street, it is interesting, we have is a bit of numbercrunching our5elve5. that 5tory numbercrunching our5elve5. that story about the 50,000 jobs, that includes karelian and bt, there have been lot5 includes karelian and bt, there have been lots of companies 5aying includes karelian and bt, there have been lots of companies saying there will be lots ofjob5 to go. —— carillion. if people have any thoughts on that, it will be interesting to hear them. 22,000
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retailjob5 at risk. some people have lost theirjob5 already, other5 are still to come. so what do you do next? can you find anotherjob in the retail sector? that is what we will be looking at. let's look at the inside of the daily telegraph. they have got an interview with jacob rees—mogg, warning theresa may to give us a real brexit or off a seiko. lots of celebration pictures, of course. —— real brexit or face a coup. ministers told they have no chance of striking a bespoke trailed the —— trade deal with the european union. and would it be a good idea to have a nap to see your doctor and access to have a nap to see your doctor and a ccess your to have a nap to see your doctor and access your health information. —— an app. a big it project, we will 5ee an app. a big it project, we will see how that goes. donald trump i5 making headlines for a few different reasons. the front of the ft, car
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tariff5, will the trade war kick off? if you work in any of those indu5trie5 donald trump ha5 off? if you work in any of those indu5trie5 donald trump has his eye on, you might be wondering what happens next. and a picture of those moorland file5. happens next. and a picture of those moorland files. a big picture of donald trump in the telegraph, next to him tweeting about saudi arabia and there oil production. you might have noticed the petrol price has gone up quite a bit over the last few months. that is partly because of these countries that produce oil. donald trump ha5 of these countries that produce oil. donald trump has said, i asked them to produce 2 million barrels of oil more, and they agreed. and then the 5tory more, and they agreed. and then the story this morning, that was over the weekend, the story this morning might be that they haven't quite agreed to do that. donald trump'5 tweet5 are not necessarily, you know, i don't know if you know, but they might not necessarily play out a5 they might not necessarily play out as he intends. i can't believe that! thank you for that information. another quick one, a big business 5tory another quick one, a big business story with the world cup. nike and adidas head—to—head at the world cup. eucalyptus around, adidas have
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12 5hirt5. nike have ten. when it comes to football boots, adidas and 59 deals 5end5 nike 132. billion5 and billions of pounds worth of deal5, and billions of pounds worth of deals, and when you see all of those foot balle r5 deals, and when you see all of those footballers running around... yes. they are not just footballers running around... yes. they are notju5t in it for fun. this is nicola benedetti, a violinist. a rather lovely story. she says she has scars from playing the violin under her chin, and on her clavicle as well. she says she refuses to cover them up or have make—up on her neck because she is proud of the hard work that caused them. that is because of the co nsta nt them. that is because of the constant pressure. yes, over many yea rs. constant pressure. yes, over many years. she says she got in when she was quite young. they don't hurt, a p pa re ntly was quite young. they don't hurt, apparently they are just numb. sean, thank you very much. see you shortly. it's a problem more commonly associated with california or australia. but over the last week, wildfires have been burning across large swathes of moorland in the north—west of england. one is at winter hill, above bolton, and the other is on saddleworth moor, near 0ldham.
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dave keelan is assistant chief fire officer for greater manchester fire and rescue service, which has been leading the operation on saddleworth moor. about 100 firefighters have been in operation at winter hill. a little bit earlier, we saw some of those teams walking out on to be moor, we know that access to the moor is difficult and they are walking in tricky situations this morning. you really get a sense of the dangers. dave keelan is assistant chief fire officer for greater manchester fire and rescue service, which has been leading the operation on saddleworth moor. good morning. good morning. let's talk about saddleworth, extraordinarily difficult conditions, how is it going? yes, very challenging conditions. the
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firefighters are up there working in the same temperatures we have seen in manchester or weeks, which has been extraordinarily high, wearing fire gear, which is hot to wear, cover knowing a good this is to get to the front of the fire. —— covering a good distance. and getting the equivalent and water 5upplie5 getting the equivalent and water supplies in, also difficult. i cannot prai5e supplies in, also difficult. i cannot praise the firefighters enough, supported by the military and lots of our partners who are working hard to try to resolve this incident. anybody who has seen some of these images, as we just saw there, and some of your firefighters working, they will be concerned about their welfare. there is the smoke, and we understand the fire is quite unpredictable because it is travelling underground. can you tell us, has anybody been hurt, have you had problems with respiratory problems? just take us through that. the conditions are difficult, the firefighters were respirators so they can breathe, they are protected against the smoke. sun hats and caps and things to keep them shaded, lots of suntan lotion. at the heat has
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been punishing for them. we are having to recycle them and give them ple nty of having to recycle them and give them plenty of rakes, as much as possible, keeping them hydrated and said. —— breaks. it is about giving them as much rest as we cannot try to get the job done. at the fire is difficult to sing wish because the vegetation is difficult, and the land up there is peat, which, when it is dry like now, burns very well. there are so many different challenges. one of the challenges which has been mentioned as members of the public, you know, coming to see what is going on. how has that impacted on your work? firstly, the public have been fantastic supporting the firefighters, dropping off water and nonperishable foods to our local fire stations. but we do ask them to stay out of the way, please. the tracks up and down to these bits of land are narrow and if as it is without members of the public being there and hindering access. —— narrow
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enough as it is. your role is to try to cope the situation. i know there are reports that arsonists have been involved. 0bviously that is a matter for the police, but presumably while you are trying to do yourjob you will be looking at evidence of how this might have happened in the first place? absolutely. somebody has been arrested for winter hill, oi'i has been arrested for winter hill, on suspicion of arson. a5 has been arrested for winter hill, on suspicion of arson. as far as saddleworth and thamesside is considered, my team is already doing an investigation, gathering information about how the fire may have started, putting a picture together. we will be speaking to local residents and landowners this week so we have a rich picture of how the fire started, and we will work with our colleagues with greater manchester police to see how we can progress. what evidence can you tell us about, what have you seen? we know that the weather is going to stay warm. and time. what evidence have you seen so far as to how it might have happened? well, i suppose there are lots of different causes it might have been, and what my team will do is eliminate those
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one by one. if they can try to find out exactly where the fire started and whether those calls came from they can pinpoint an area where the fire started and go and do a lot more investigation within that area, speaking to people who are out and about at the time. just speaking about at the time. just speaking about 20 hill, they were there, and that large shop this morning gives you a sense of the difficult circumstances. —— winter hill. it is about access there, isn't it? yeah, very difficult and challenging. those who may know winter hill, the television masts up there, the ground is really steep and there are lots of valleys and ditches. access and egress for firefighters and equipment is challenging. that is why we continue to work with our partners to really try to resolve it as quickly as we can. our correspondent this morning was saying that it was possibly the worst he has seen for some time. what is your analysis? both incidents that saddleworth and thamesside, and the winter hill fire, bolton and lancashire, they are similar sorts of incidents. the
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geology is very similar. they are just difficult to get on top of. the wind changes direction, the fire changes direction. it is a difficult and challenging incident. do you have any idea of fun it will be under control? very difficult to put a timeframe on that. i anticipate us being there all this week. we could do with a bit of help from the weather, i never thought i would say that, but a bit of rain would be really good. we are just going to carry on working as hard as we can with the support of our partner agencies and the military, to try to resolve this as quickly as we can. you are clearly busy, and we appreciate your time this morning. thank you. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. a trend which started in new york, to write out catcalls on pavements, has spread to london. these are some of catcalls written by women in victoria park in east london, which are then shared on instagram, with the aim of tackling street harassment.
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some of those behind the movement say they're particularly concerned at catcalls made to girls as young as 1a. a 14—year—old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed several times in north london yesterday evening. police have launched an attempted murder investigation after the attack near archway. they've arrested two boys aged 1a and 15, but another boy, aged 11, has been de—arrested by police. it means no action is being taken against him. injuries on the london underground are up by almost 25% since the introduction of the night tube. around 3,000 injuries were reported last year, with most of them happening at king's cross and waterloo stations. transport bosses said the tube is recognised as one of the safest metros in the world. the spoken word artist known as george the poet says he's outraged after police strip—searched him following a gig in north london after wrongly believing he didn't
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have car insurance. the artist from a housing estate in harlesden, who went on to study at cambridge university, posted footage of the incident. george mpanga believes scotland yard's treatment of him was in part because he's a young black man. senior officers who reviewed footage of the incicent, say they're satisfied with the police search. let's have a look at the travel situation now. tfl rail has severe delays at the moment from paddington to heathrow because of a faulty train elsewhere. —— a faulty train. elsewhere, a good service on all lines. 0n the roads, traffic is building—up on the m25 anti—clockwise from junction 1a approaching the dartford tunnels. and the sidcup bypass has a lane closed for roadworks london—bound as you head towards new eltham. let's have a check on the weather now with kate. good morning. today is of course the
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beginning of wimbledon. the question is, will it rain? no, it won't. it is, will it rain? no, it won't. it is going to be dry, hot and sunny. first thing this morning you might have a little bit of high clouds to the west. but that will disappear if you do. elsewhere it is clear and sunny. lots of sunshine today. going to be hot this afternoon, uv levels high, pollen count high as well. looking at a maximum of 30 celsius. 0vernight, perhaps not quite as warm as it was last night but temperatures in central london still around 1a or 15 celsius. it will be cooler towards the suburbs and beyond. tomorrow, more of the same. more sunshine, temperatures still in the high 20s. not much changes. clearly not much rain in the forecast, if not —— if any at all. high pressure continues to dominate, lots of sunshine and temperatures in the high 20s, possibly 30 celsius. that continues to next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom
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in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: let's look at the moorland fires. the latest images this morning on the burning moors around greater manchester and lancashire today. this is the scene at winter hill this morning, near bolton, these are recorded images earlier. you can see some of the 150 firefighters, some from neighbouring areas, who are battling those flames. we will keep you across their progress. they are having difficult access. you can see the roads, they are reporting it is difficult to access the moorland
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areas with firefighters having to walk some distance to get to the areas worst affected. we heard from one of the bosses of saying it would take some time. they could do with a weather changed. we will keep you up to date with what's going on. police have launched an investigation after a 14—year—old boy was stabbed in north london. officers were called to the scene at fairbridge road near islington at around 7pm last night where the victim was found with a number of injuries. a 1a year—old boy and another 15—year—old have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. an 11—year—old, who had been arrested, has now been released. the nhs in england is launching a new app which it says could transform the way people interact with the health service. patients will be able to use it to book appointments, order repeat prescriptions and see their medical records. testing of the app will begin in september and it will be available to download in december. there's more instability for germany's coalition government
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after the country's interior minister offered to resign. horst seehofer has been pushing for a tougher approach to asylum seekers and was reported to be unhappy with last week's european union deal on migration. it's not yet clear whether his resignation will be accepted by german chancellor angela merkel. the people of mexico have elected their first left—wing president in recent history. andres manuel lopez 0brador, a former mayor of mexico city, defeated both of the two main parties who have governed mexico for nearly a century. the campaign has been marred by some of the worst political violence for decades. the rights of eu students to study in england will be extended beyond brexit, the government has announced. it means those starting in autumn of next year will pay the same tuition fees as home students throughout their degree. the scottish government had already made a similar commitment for eu students starting at scottish universities. celebrity couple cheryl tweedy and liam payne have announced
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they are splitting after more than two years together. the former girls aloud star and one direction member confirmed the decision in posts on social media. they said they were sad to make the announcement and it had been a tough decision. the couple have a son, bear, who was born in march last year. with much of the uk continuing to feel the sweltering effects of the heatwave, many people have been trying to make the most of the sunshine while it lasts. people flocked in their droves to the seaside in cleethorpes at the weekend, it was blue skies along the river trent for this cyclist, and it was parklife in coventry for this couple taking a stroll with their dog. emma vardy is encounter and from. —— cou nty emma vardy is encounter and from. —— county antrim. it looks like another glorious day in northern ireland. many people have been enjoying the very rare hot summer here, but that's created huge challenges for
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the northern irish water infrastructure, huge pea ks the northern irish water infrastructure, huge peaks and aman, some places have had low pressure, other places temporary failure in supply. this is where water is treated and pumped out to customers in belfast and nearby towns. there's no shortage of water in the reservoir, or others in northern ireland, the problem is treating it and pumping it out quickly enough. people are using it faster than it can be supplied. the heatwave has had a number of knock—on effects, creating challenges for farmers. had a number of knock—on effects, creating challenges forfarmers. i'm joined by ivor ferguson, the president of the ulster farmer union. this has been posing challenges for grazers, what are the issues rose blue especially in the east, where they haven't had rain forfour east, where they haven't had rain for four weeks east, where they haven't had rain forfour weeks —— east, where they haven't had rain for four weeks —— issues? grass is drying up, not growing, and they have had to supplement the grass with winter fodder, which could have a knock on effect later
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in the winter. for crop growers, there's been shortages in salads, lots of people eating salad at this time of year, shortage in lettuce therefore, what are the issues for vegetable growers ? vegetable growers are under great pressure and it's been compounded by the fact people are eating more salad. lettuce, that kind of thing, the yields are well down. if we don't get any rain in the next week to ten days we will have a shortage of vegetables, no doubt. we have the hosepipe ban in place for northern ireland, do you think the measures being taken to conserve water and protect farmers are enough? yes, indeed. we support northern ireland water with the hosepipe ban because we need to conserve our water and look after it because we have a lot of livestock on northern ireland farms and if we didn't make this decision now we could have devastating effects on animal
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welfare. we will see what the next few weeks bring, all the best. thanks forjoining us. the hosepipe ban for northern ireland is the first in northern ireland has seen in 23 years so you can see the extraordinary summer we've been having. the hosepipe ban for northern ireland remains in place today and a number of areas of the uk, people asked the being urged to try to conserve water and keep water used to a minimum. thank you, emma, we will be back with you later —— water use. most of the gardens will need rain, we will find out more in the weather later. time for the sport now. wimbledon gets underway this morning, and sally is there. a stunning day for day one of wimbledon? isn't it beautiful? absolutely glorious this morning. carol wiltord allows all about it later. she has been off to see her favourite people here, when i say people, i mean police dogs —— will tell us.
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what a morning of sport. the big news is andy murray has withdrawn. we heard that news yesterday afternoon. he says he simply isn't ready to play five set tennis. he had hip surgery very recently and he was out for nearly a year. this is his instagram post: the women's us open champion sloane stephens replied: "as you know my coach is always asleep, warm—up is at 10:30, court 5, see you there?" you never know what he might do. so, what do the fans think of the news? it is disappointing because obviously we are all murray fans. but, you know, you've got to appreciate where he's coming from and that, you know, he doesn't want to come out and probably lose to someone that perhaps he wouldn't lose to if he was fully fit. obviously the home crowd want to support andy, but we've got other
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british players as well so we're still really looking forward to it, as we always do, so it will be a lot of fun. i've come to see federer play, it's a shame for everyone who's come to watch but personally, not too bothered. eight—time wimbledon champion roger federer has received a bit of a boost, or should i say ego boost? he's been told by one journalist just how handsome he's looking this year. here's how he reacted. how do you feel? i feel great now! i feel read! how do you feel physically? incredibly sexy! as the defending champion, federer is first on centre court today, against dusan layovic at 1pm. and you can see at the bottom there, last on court one is serena williams. she's the number 25 seed despite falling way down the rankings after taking time off to have her daughter last year. she plays arantxa rus. away from the tennis...
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now to the world cup and the surprises just keep coming, spain have been knocked out by russia, who'll face croatia in the quarter—finals after they beat denmark. both games went to penalties. james burford reports. much more drama at the world cup, as ever. they can hardly believe it. germany's group stage exit was undoubtedly the shock of the tournament, that was until now. ranked a full 60 places below spain, few thought russia could cause any sort of damage to the 2010 champions, and perhaps for a time the story played out that way. an own goal and spain off the mark. but, as with all great tales, soon follows a plot twist. russia's blushes
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spared from the spot. extra time came went without a dent to the russian defence, all meant to produce this chance. lift—off in the luzhniki stadium. russia in the quarter—finals of the world cup for the first time in half a century. to nizhny novgorod, where denmark threw themselves ahead with the fastest goal of the tournament so far, 57 seconds on the clock whenjorgensen took the lead. but this is a world cup packed with drama. mario mandzukic was denmark's villain moments later in fortunate fashion. midfield maestro luka modric had the chance to win the match in extra time but kasper schmeichel stood firm, much to his father's delight. another penalty shootout then and croatia, having spurned their earlier chance, this time took the opportunity. so it's russia, not spain, who will await in the last eight. james burford, bbc news.
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you would have to say looking at the draw at opening up, england would be very pleased with the results of their weekend. they fly to moscow later ahead of their last 16 tie against colombia tomorrow night. they'll be training at their base before they head off, and according to midfielder jesse lingard, their success so far is all down to manager gareth southgate. it feels like, you know, a new revolution. the manager's come in with a great idea about the way he wa nts with a great idea about the way he wants us to play, i know the formation suits us perfectly. and, asa formation suits us perfectly. and, as a group of lads, it's a youthful squad but we've still got them experienced players in there. here's what's going on today. first it's brazil against mexico, with commentary on radio 5live. this evening, you can watch belgium versus japan on bbc one. let's bring you some of the day's
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other sports stories, and lewis hamilton said the austrian grand prix was the worst race he could remember for a very, very long time. he lost his lead in the drivers' championship after he was forced to retire with eight laps to go because of a loss of fuel pressure in his mercedes. red bull's max verstappen won the race but sebastian vettel finished third to overtake hamilton in the standings by one point. england's women won cricket's t20 tri—nations series, beating new zealand by seven wickets in the final. chasing 138, england got off to a flyer with danielle wyatt scoring a quickfire half—century, before heather knight and natalie sciver saw them home. and the english golfer charley hull has been tipped to make a major breakthrough by the women's tour in the united states. she finished sixth at the pga championship in illinois, behind winner park sung—hyun, that's three top—ten finishes for hull in the last three majors. one final world record to tell you about, that is the 50 yard dash
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broken by carol kirkwood just a short time ago when she spotted the sniffer dogs at wimbledon. good morning. you know i love the police dogs, cute little cocker spaniels, you see them all here, the cocker spaniels, german shepherds and labradors. they are so dinky. behind me... one has just arrived. you can see the courts and how empty henman hill is at the moment. later this will be jampacked. if you're coming down later, it's worth mentioning we have high uv later, it's worth mentioning we have high uv levels and high pollen levels across the country, so bear that in mind. the sun is really hot. already in london we looking at 18.6dc and on the isle of wight, we didn't get lower than 21.8 through the night. there's a high chance that wimbledon could remain dry. talking of wimbledon, the forecast today is
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dry. highs of about 31. sunshine wall to wall, blue skies, a light easterly breeze, or a north—easterly breeze, no more than that. the forecast for the country as a whole is once again dry, sunny and hot with a few showers, particularly in the south—west. this morning, there isa the south—west. this morning, there is a lot of blue sky around. now, we have got some cloud around too. a wea k have got some cloud around too. a weak weather front is sinking south down the use coast of scotland so more cloud around lothian and the borders at the moment —— east coast. the rest of scotland, dry and sunny. the rest of scotland, dry and sunny. the same for northern ireland and northern england, maybe some fairweather cloud but that is all. south again through east anglia into the midlands and wales, dry and sunny. southern counties, mostly dry and sunny. mostly because parts of devon and cornwall, the isles of scilly, maybe even berkshire, hampshire, dorset and the channel islands seeing some showers. in
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central and southern england, where we might see some showers, they will tend to fade through the morning so it will really be the south—west prone to them. for the rest of the country, remaining dry. the highest temperatures will be in london but also out towards the west, around bristol and south—east wales. again, 29,30, bristol and south—east wales. again, 29, 30, 31. in the east coast where we have the breeze from the north sea, thames will be closer to 16 or 18. through this evening, a lot of early evening sunshine to enjoy —— temperatures. through the cause of the night you will find a bit more cloud coming across eastern parts of scotla nd cloud coming across eastern parts of scotland and the north—east of england —— course of. not a cold night but not as muggy as it has beenin night but not as muggy as it has been in the south, and in the south—west we could see the odd shower in devon, cornwall and the isles of scilly. but as you know with showers, not all of us will catch one. the same tomorrow, we could get a shower in the south—west
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but away from there, a of dry weather and sunshine. temperatures down a notch on today but having said that, we're still looking at 27 or 28. as for the rest of the week into the weekend, very little change in our weather pattern, high pressure still in charge. a lot of dry, sunny and hot weather, but there's the risk of a shower or two getting in across the far north of scotla nd getting in across the far north of scotland as a couple of france will pass. but that's all. if you're looking for water for the garden, nothing on the horizon at the moment. we are going to turn our attention to the high streets now. so many stories about shop closures, businesses running into problems, now we are hearing aboutjobs. when you add it all up, you hear aboutjobs, all when you add it all up, you hear about jobs, all those headlines when you add it all up, you hear aboutjobs, all those headlines this year, whoever it might be having a bit of trouble with whatever it is,
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weather it is financial difficulty, you can see there is a huge list of retailers we have talked about. house of frasier. financial difficulties there. a lot of these are very difficult, house of frasier, newlook, they have had financial difficulties and a closing stores to get rid ofjobs. then you look at toys r us and maplin, and also poundland, they have gone bust and completely disappeared. but even marks & spencer ‘s or carphone warehouse, businesses which have done very well over the years but have been struggling lately, they are starting to close stores and change how they are doing things. so you drill down a little bit into how manyjobs you drill down a little bit into how many jobs that you drill down a little bit into how manyjobs that ends up being, and its 22,000 jobs. our colleagues on radio 5live, they have done the numbers and added it all up you get to nearly 22,000 jobsjust
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numbers and added it all up you get to nearly 22,000 jobs just by looking those retailers i mentioned. you look at how that breaks down, 7000 jobs already gone, so those are stores that have closed on the high street. 9500 jobs are due to go, stores that we know are closing. another 4000 odd jobs at risk. we still don't know the future of them, poundland, somebody else might buy it. so they are losing those jobs, but what about other jobs? are it. so they are losing those jobs, but what about otherjobs? are there otherjobs but what about otherjobs? are there other jobs available? but what about otherjobs? are there otherjobs available? that is the question, when so many big retailers go at once. on the positive side, the entire industry is a massive employer. nearly 3 million people work in retail, the biggest private sector employer right across the country. something is going right on the whole. how easy are these jobs? are they in the same location, you might lose yourjob, where do you go next? we asked one recruiter what he thought. people who work in retail have lots of transferable skills. they think on their feet, it is fast pace, lots of organising and planning. lots of that is transferable to things within other sectors such as leisure and
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hospitality. you know, be it from cinemas, leisure complexes, and restaurants, you know. they are definitely transferable skills, and actually we are finding more and more candidates come from retail and decide that they perhaps want a bit ofa decide that they perhaps want a bit of a change. interesting, that idea there of may be moving into hospitality might be somewhere for a lot of people who are losing their jobs in retail. —— maybe. not necessarily finding another retail job. and that is what we have heard the high streets should do, if one retailer closes, then maybe it is a coffee shop that might reopen, or something else that provides a service in a different way. we will be talking much more about this in an hour. so people who have lost theirjob and are going through that process now, if you have any questions, get in touch, we will have a guest talking about that. an anxious time for lots of people. yes, and anxious in a completely different way. tim muffett‘s at wimbledon this
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morning with people who've been queueing overnight for the first day of the tournament. one of my favourite days of the year, we are looking at the extraordinarily british sport of queueing. a fine british tradition. i think queueing. a fine british tradition. ithinki queueing. a fine british tradition. i think i can safely say that nobody does it better. good morning to you from a beautiful morning at wimbledon. it is for 7000 people will queue for tickets today, one of the few sporting events in the uk where you can show up and queue for premium tickets on the day. but there is a real art to it, a queueing policy, if you like. you get issued a special password your place in the queue, you are given a guide to queueing, how wonderfully british. these people are entering into the spirit of things. a short while ago this place was full of tents, as maybe you can see, and those tents of being packed away and people are making their way to the queue with those places reserved. it is the passes have been issued. these guys are rocking the vintage look. i think you are from australia
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and new zealand? what do you make of this amazing british institution of queueing? we love it. it sucks. i thought they would be a wetherspoon is nearby. why have you come here today, who do you want to see play? geordie thompson, caught three. representing australia. and this is ajohn mcenroe representing australia. and this is a john mcenroe hamar should representing australia. and this is ajohn mcenroe hamar should have? spot on. here's a bit angrier, though. the ball was good! is this the first time you have been to wimbledon? yes for me, but not for you. she is from this country. have a great day, enjoy the weather, we have some australian weather for you as well stop thank you very much indeed. iam as well stop thank you very much indeed. i am going to walk over here. it is a real international feeling, there are people from all over the world and i believe this couple have come all the way from tokyo in japan to couple have come all the way from tokyo injapan to see the tennis. why have you made the effort to come all the way to wimbledon?”
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why have you made the effort to come all the way to wimbledon? i think it is very much that we have a very good player in kei nishikori, and we would like to see how he plays on the grass. there is nothing else quite like this in the world, is there? it is such a unique event. no, nothing like this. once they come here, it is very addictive, i will have to come back here again. this is our fourth time back. this guide to queueing, which everybody has been issued with, what do you think about the way queueing is organised? it is very unique. i think that is one of the things we really love about this, we have been to the us open and the australian open, but wimbledon is so different. have a great day. we've got a lovely weather day for you. andy murray is not playing. yes, very sad that he is out. if he is not fit enough, fairenough. we is out. if he is not fit enough, fair enough. we would have loved to see him but we hope you have a good recovery. it is amazing here this morning isn't it? it has really picked up. i here at 4:40am, it was very quiet and everybody was in
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theirtents, very quiet and everybody was in their tents, but from five o'clock onwards so many people started arriving. and the sun has come out so it is nice and warm. and you can join the queue this morning after staying overnight, which is good. you guys are from australia as well, i believe? we are. what do you make of this wonderful british institution of queueing? extremely well organised, it is fantastic. a sea of people. very well organised. you are greeted at the gate and, you know, everybody is friendly. it is really great. who are you looking forward to see and play?|j really great. who are you looking forward to see and play? i don't mind, anybody. just being here is great. that is a good attitude you have, isn't it? brilliant. excellent. have a great time today. the doors open later, obviously andy murray is not playing, because for reasons we have heard before he decided wimbledon was too soon to recover from his injury. decided wimbledon was too soon to recoverfrom his injury. roger federer will be defending his men's singles title a little bit later on.
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yeah, lots of excitement here this morning, and the weather is looking perfect. it really is. as i say, it is one of my favourite days. kim, thank you. we know you will be speaking to more people later on as they start to get on the move as well. so, the weather is having an impact in lots of different ways. it is very lovely for the sport but water shortages already an issue across various of the uk. the picture you can see there, though that is a beautiful image, that is from county antrim, northward burn reservoir. it looks lovely and we have one to make people enjoying the scenery which is fine. one of the things we are talking about this morning is the problems with the water levels. absolutely, because first, they have a hosepipe ban in northern ireland. what i would love to know from you is, the specific advice in northern ireland, they are asking people to ta ke ireland, they are asking people to take shorter showers and turn off the tap when brushing their teeth, keep a job of water in the fridge.
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what are you doing at home to keep water conserves? are you doing that or not? fill the kettle would only as much water as you need. a p pa re ntly as much water as you need. apparently the other thing is to be water wise around peak times, between seven o'clock and nine o'clock in the morning, and five o'clock in the morning, and five o'clock and eight o'clock in the evening. i am just o'clock and eight o'clock in the evening. i amjust sitting o'clock and eight o'clock in the evening. i am just sitting down here, northern ireland, where the hosepipe ban is already in place, it is actually 23 years since they last a hosepipe ban, so that was in 1995. people will remember it, possibly, from that time. i am saving the dishwater and then putting that on my flowers, and we shall see whether that does them any harm or good. every little helps. does it, though? i wonder whether the washing—up liquid might kill them. we will see. send a senior ideas, it is helpful. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. a trend which started in new york, to write out catcalls on pavements, has spread to london. these are some of catcalls written by women in victoria park
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in east london, which are then shared on instagram with the aim of tackling street harassment. some of those behind the movement say they're particularly concerned at catcalls made to girls as young as 14. a 14 year—old boy is in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed several times in north london yesterday evening. police have launched an attempted murder investigation after the attack near archway. they've arrested two boys aged 14 and 15, but another boy, aged 11, has been "de—arrested" by police. it means no action is being taken against him. injuries on the london underground are up by almost 25% since the introduction of the night tube. around 3,000 injuries were reported last year, with most of them happening at king's cross and waterloo stations. transport bosses said "the tube is recognised as one of the safest metros in the world." the spoken word artist known as george the poet says he's outraged after police strip—searched him following a gig in north london, after wrongly
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believing he didn't have car insurance. the artist from a housing estate in harlesden, who went on to study at cambridge university, posted footage of the incident. george mpanga believes scotland yard's treatment of him was, in part, because he's a young black man. senior officers who reviewed footage of the incicent say they're satisfied with the police search. let's have a look at the travel situation now. tfl rail, severe delays from paddington to heathrow due to faulty trains. and minor delays on the overground, because of a separate faulty train. blackwall tunnel southern approach, cu es blackwall tunnel southern approach, cues from the woolwich flyover, as usual. on the a13, alfred 's way has a lane closed at the junction with move rs a lane closed at the junction with movers late due to gasworks, with delays back to the canning town flyover. let's have a check on the weather now with kate.
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good morning. today is of course the beginning of wimbledon. the question is, will it rain? no, it won't. it's going to be dry, hot and sunny. first thing this morning you might have a little bit of high cloud to the west. but that will disappear if you do. elsewhere it is clear and sunny. lots of sunshine today. going to be hot this afternoon, uv levels high, pollen count high as well. looking at a maximum of 30 celsius. overnight, perhaps not quite as warm as it was last night but temperatures in central london still around 14 or 15 celsius. it will be cooler towards the suburbs and beyond. tomorrow, more of the same. more sunshine, temperatures still in the high 20s. not much changes. clearly not much rain in the forecast, if any at all. high pressure continues to dominate, lots of sunshine and temperatures in the high 20s, possibly 30 celsius. that continues to next week. so, the hot weather continues and so
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does the high pollen count. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast, with charlie stayt and louise minchin. our headlines today: 100 firefighters from across the uk ramp up their battle against a major moorland fire in lancashire. the impact of the massive demand for water in the hot weather. northern ireland gets to grips with a hosepipe ban. could other areas follow suit? more than 20,000 jobs are at risk on the high street, but if you lose yourjob at one of these retail giants, what are your chances of finding another? i'll take a look. wild celebrations in russia as the world cup hosts knock spain out of the competition. it is day one, we are here at
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wimbledon but andy murray won't be playing any part in the tournament. and the tournament could well stay dry for the wimbledon fortnight. today we looking at dry, hot and sunny weather but showers in the hmmfi sunny weather but showers in the forecast in the south—west. we'll be back with more later. it's mondayjuly the 2nd. good morning. our top story: firefighters from across england are joining their colleagues on the burning moors of greater manchester and lancashire today. crews from tyne and wear, northamptonshire and shropshire are attempting to extinguish major fires on winter hill above bolton, and saddleworth moor near 0ldham. kevin fitzpatrick is at winter hill for us this morning. kevin, describe the scale of this blaze? they are working under extremely difficult circumstances, what's been going on overnight and through the last 24 is?
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yeah, there's an incredibly difficult day ahead, as many of the last days have been for firefighters —— 24 hours. these guys are from tyne & wear, they normally work in urban areas, they've never seen anything like this and it's like something from another world. the smoke continues to pour out of this moor. this is quite calm now, the issue will come when the sun comes out, it heats up and the fires pop up all over the area. on winter hill yesterday here, two major fires area. on winter hill yesterday here, two majorfiresjoined area. on winter hill yesterday here, two major fires joined together, covering an area of around three square miles. a massive operation, 100 firefighters, 36 pumps, the helicopter using water from the nearby reservoir to try to keep on top of this and stop it spreading but it continues to spread because of the strength of the wind. 30 miles of the road towards saddleworth moor, that big operation there. they believe they've got that
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under control, that's another major incident. as we reported last week, the army arrived on thursday to give them a lift. these are really long 12 hour shifts and these guys are having to work in credibly hard. one other thing to mention, the police have toughened their talk and their warnings to people telling them to stay awake. increasingly people have been coming up to take photographs and have a nosy, they've been blocking the roads of fire engines can't come past —— stayaway. people have been coming with their own drones. the bbc has incredible brain footage to give people an insight of this challenge, but we have permission for that —— drone footage. but other people, the public, are using their own drones, causing problems for helicopters. the police are saying for people to stop coming and doing these things to give them the best chance to get
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control of the situation. people are helping, bringing food and water from fire stations for example, but how inaccessible is this particularfire? this is different from saddleworth because while there were concerns last week about the fire getting close to homes, more than 30 were evacuated, at least that meant they we re evacuated, at least that meant they were fairly close to water, fairly close to the road though they could get up on the moor. this is right on top of winter hill. there's a couple of spindly little roads and pass on the way up here, so when the firefighters get to the top they have to walk ten or 20 minutes carrying their gear to get to the frontline of the fire to and beat the flames out —— path is. it's very isolated, meaning there's a whole range of challenges for the firefighters today and they expect to be here for many days to come. kevin, thank you very much indeed. we will continue with this story through the morning, thank you. an mp has called for bouncy castles
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in public areas to be temporarily banned following the death of a young girl thrown from a seaside inflatable in norfolk. according to eyewitness accounts the inflatable trampoline exploded, flinging the girl into the air. she was taken to hospital but died of her injuries. an investigation involving the health and safety executive, local authority and police is under way. the mp for harlow robert halfon is calling for regulations to be strengthened. the nhs in england is launching a new app which it says could transform the way people interact with the health service. patients will be able to use it to book appointments, order repeat prescriptions and see their medical records. testing of the app will begin in september and it will be available to download in december. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, says it will give people more control. the big change that is going to be happening in the next decade in healthcare is the technology revolution. massive innovations in medical care, which will put patients in control of their own healthcare destiny. we will become the first country in the world where every citizen will have access to their own gp
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records through an app. with much of the uk continuing to feel the sweltering effects of the heatwave, demand for water is obviously sky high at the moment. but the only place to introduce a hose pipe ban so far is northern ireland. emma vardy is at north woodburn reservoir in county antrim this morning. it looks lovely but there are serious problems, are there, good morning, emma. people in northern ireland enjoying a hot summer but that's meant huge infrastructure problems. some have had a loss of water pressure and temporary loss in supply. there's no loss of water in this reservoir, which supplies belfast and other towns, but the problem is the water companies can't treat it and pump it to the network fast enough. there's
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been huge spikes in the morning and evening when demand for water really is ata evening when demand for water really is at a high. the hosepipe ban that's been in place since friday evening is the first for northern ireland for 23 years, that remains today. northern ireland is not alone in facing water problems, there's a number of areas in facing water problems, there's a number ofareas uk in facing water problems, there's a number of areas uk wide where water companies are continuing today to urge people to conserve water, to keep its use to a minimum. that means taking shorter showers, not overfilling the cattle, particularly at this time in the morning. 0r risk temporary loss in supplies —— kettle. emma, thank you very much. the people of mexico have elected their first left—wing president in recent history. andres manuel lopez 0brador, a former mayor of mexico city, defeated both of the two main parties who have governed mexico for nearly a century. the campaign has been marred by some of the worst political violence for decades. police have launched an investigation after a 14—year—old boy was stabbed in north london. officers were called to the scene at fairbridge road near islington at around 7pm last night where the victim
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was found with a number of injuries. a 14 year—old boy and another 15—year—old have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. —— 14—year—old boy. an 11—year—old, who had been arrested, has now been released. russia's world cup victory over spain has caused euphoric celebrations across the country, as the national team reached the quarterfinals for the first time in 48 years. our correspondent rajini vaidya nathan is in moscow this morning. looking at the scene behind you, i'm thinking there will be some saw heads i imagine all across russia. what an extraordinary night! indeed, charlie. well, the spanish tea m indeed, charlie. well, the spanish team are packing their bags, joining the likes of germany, argentina and portugal after another huge world
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cup upset. they were beaten by the home side, russia, a team that ended this tournament ranked at the bottom. spain, on the other hand, we re bottom. spain, on the other hand, were one of the favourites to take the trophy home. i was watching the result with russian fans not to far from here close to red square, and when the russians realised they were through to the quarter—finals there was a huge, spontaneous eruption of celebration. people waving flags, jumping up and down and chanting. those celebrations continued throughout the night, including throughout the night, including through to this morning. i left my hotel just after 6am local time through to this morning. i left my hoteljust after 6am local time and there was still a huge dance party in full swing. this is the first timea team in full swing. this is the first time a team has gone through to the quarter—finals for nearly thrifty yea rs. quarter—finals for nearly thrifty years. brazil and mexico and belgium andjapan years. brazil and mexico and belgium and japan play today —— nearly 50 yea rs. and japan play today —— nearly 50 years. even though brazil and belgium are the favourites to go through, we've got used to expect
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the unexpected at this world cup, so let's not take anything for granted! thanks very much. extraordinary scenes in russia. we will have more sport later. carol and sally are at wimbledon. celebrity couple cheryl tweedy and liam payne have announced they are splitting after more than two years together. the former girls aloud star and one direction member confirmed the decision in posts on social media. they said they were sad to make the announcement, and it had been a tough decision. the couple have a son, bear, who was born in march last year. you're watching breakfast. we're all familiar with the frustrating early morning scramble to get a gp's appointment. well, the health secretaryjeremy hunt claims that's all about to become a thing of the past. he's announced a new nhs app in england which will not only allow people to book appointments but also look at their medical records. so how will it work in practice and is it safe to have medical notes available at the touch of a button? let's ask the health minister,
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lord o'shaughnessy. good morning and thank you for joining us. how would this solve the problems, this app? all of our lives have been transformed by the use of technology. think about banking, we used to have to go into a bank to get our money and we can do it all online now so it's about putting people into control, whether it's booking appointments with your gp, or, as you said, looking at your own medical records. tell us about security, with online banking it has gone wrong. security is huge, the public have to trust this at the end of the date. again, we put our money in a digital format and are happy to do that so we need secure verification so we know who you are when you first sign up know who you are when you first sign up —— end of the day. then you need strong security when you check into your user records. one of the problems is people can't get hold of a gp orfind difficulty
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in doing so, how does it solve that problem if there are no more gps? we are recruiting more gps, that's clearly one of the things we need to do long—term in the plan we are developing. we've all been through that point in the morning when you have to do the phone call to get the urgent appointment, there are better ways of doing this, we can do this by booking ahead, gps making appointments digitally and doing it several days in advance. there will be more gps, but when? in the next few years. we are already increasing the number in training. we have a pledge to increase the number of gps by 1500 over the next few years, that means there will be more support available and more appointments. what about people who don't have smart phones and access to this kind of technology? that a critical point, lots of people want to do it traditionally, either phoning up or going in in person. nothing will stop that. but
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this means for those people who live their lives digitally first, people of all ages, they will be able to access nhs services online, as they do other services. people can still phone up? absolutely. this has got to be fair. the nhs is founded on the basis of fairness and access for everyone. we heard yesterday the nhs england chief executive telling the bbc extends in planning is under way to prepare the health service for a no deal on the brexit scenario. have you given up hope on a deal? absolutely not, we've had the european council, we made good progress, and we expect to have a deal. equally, people would be surprised if we weren't making plans for every contingency and we need to make sure whatever the outcome, the nhs is able to provide fantastic care. i assure nhs is able to provide fantastic care. | assure you, we are nhs is able to provide fantastic care. i assure you, we are focused on securing the deal. what are the contingency plans at this point?
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i don't want to go into that at this point. we will make those plans public at the appropriate time but we need to make sure there are arrangements in place, as we do all the time, to make sure there are medicines. we are dealing out millions of these packets of medicines every year to make sure they are therefore people come what may. you talk about a deal, and being confident, at the weekend michael gove ripped up an important brexit document and there are other reports about cabinet ministers being on manoeuvres. this looks like a government in disarray? not at all. we have to recognise the process of leaving the eu is difficult and complex, not as straightforward as you would think. clearly there are difficult and important decisions that need to be made, not least on the customs arrangements. that's what this meeting at chequers is about with the cabinet at the end of this week and i'm sure at the end of that the cabinet will get behind a decision and that's what we want for the
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deal. what would you say to colleagues who are briefing against the prime minister and what the government is trying to do? we all have a responsibility if we work in government to work together, collective responsibility. we know asa collective responsibility. we know as a government we want to give the people what they voted for, which is to leave the european union, but to do so ina to leave the european union, but to do so in a way that's best for the uk. we're all after the same goal so that's what we need to focus on. you area that's what we need to focus on. you are a government whip, so what are you saying to people who do that? i'm nota you saying to people who do that? i'm not a whit any more, i used to be, i say that all the time, but the message is the same —— whip. this government was elected to deliver the referendum result. we will do that. people need to know we will do that. people need to know we will do that but equally we will make sure jobs and growth are there, and medicines of course, thinking about healthcare, that's what we need to deliver on. we have just healthcare, that's what we need to deliver on. we havejust passed our withdrawal act, that's a majorfirst step on the road to leaving, it's a
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huge achievement and we need to follow that through. huge achievement and we need to follow that throughlj huge achievement and we need to follow that through. i note your measured tone, is that what you will use with other colleagues? i always use a measured tone. i don't think there is any point getting in motion will about this. india and this is something we have promised as a government deliver. —— in the end this is something. we need to get on and do it. there are difficult decisions, and people will get excited about it. if the prime minister cannot make the cabinet ee, minister cannot make the cabinet agree, what happens next?” minister cannot make the cabinet agree, what happens next? i think she will make the cabinet agreed. she has proven herself to be extraordinarily resilient. in december last year, in march, she came back from brussels with good progress on a good deal. i expect to see the same. thank you for your time. carol is at wimbledon for us this morning. she is under the blue skies, next to the ornamental pond. yes, you're absolutely right. it is
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beautiful here, 19 celsius. across the uk the last time we had significant rainfall on june 20. there is no significant rainfall in the forecast certainly for the next couple of weeks. you can see behind me this lovely kind of atrium where the beautiful hanging baskets are in the beautiful hanging baskets are in the wimbledon colours. that offers some shade, so if you come to wimbledon later on that might be the place to go, although it is going to be quite hot. cannon hill is empty at the moment, it is only us on it. that will be packed. we have a dry day and a hot day and a sunny day. temperatures are expected to get up to 31 celsius, withjust temperatures are expected to get up to 31 celsius, with just a temperatures are expected to get up to 31 celsius, withjust a light, north—easterly wind of about nine miles an hour. that's nothing. for most of the uk today we are looking ata dry, most of the uk today we are looking at a dry, hot and sunny day, and there are showers in the forecast across parts of the south—west and the channel islands in particular. as is the wayward showers, not all of will see one. pollen levels are
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high or very high and the uv levels are also high. looking around the country, starting at nine cop, in scotland, lots of dry and sunny weather. —— nine o'clock. we have a weather. —— nine o'clock. we have a weather front moving south and caressing the east coast, so there isa caressing the east coast, so there is a bit of cloud around lucien and the borders. that's all, no rain coming out of it. into england and northern ireland, lots of dry weather, and lots of dry weather across east anglia, the midlands and across east anglia, the midlands and across wales. southern counties are mostly dry. very warm and the moment as well. temperatures in some parts, for example the isle of wight, have not dropped below 21 celsius overnight. showers across devon, cornwall, the isles of scilly and the channel islands, and we could see some cropping up across dorset, hampshire and berkshire. during the day, those across dorset, hampshire and berkshire will see those showers fading, particularly through the morning. they are hit and miss. you might not get one, you might hang on
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toa dry might not get one, you might hang on to a dry day. so, sunny, hot and dry, with high temperatures around 30 degrees or 31 degrees around london and further west, towards bristol and south—east wales. generally we are looking at the low to mid—20s, and along the east coast it will be slightly cooler. sea breezes developing and we are looking at16— breezes developing and we are looking at 16— 18. through the evening, lots of evening sunshine to enjoy. as we go through the night, we will have that cloud across eastern scotland and a bit more generally across eastern scotland then we saw this morning. that will filter across northumbria as well. now, it is not going to be a cold night. the lowest temperatures are likely to be around aberdeen or in the countryside. generally we are looking at figures of around 15 or 16 in towns and cities, but it will feel fresher than it did last night. tomorrow is more of the same. lots of dry weather and still the risk of a shower of two across the south—west. also possibly a shower across western scotland, but temperatures tomorrow when little bit down, 28, not that much
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difference. the outlook remains fairly dry right into the weekend. that old weather front will be producing the odd shower across the north of scotland at times. —— odd weather front. i love it when you set the scene on day one wimbledon. it is all brand—new and there is a strange atmosphere at this time of mourning. we know the crowds are just outside the gates waiting to get in, but you have this moment calm amongst sunshine. exactly. it is so interesting, because when the crowds come in, there are so many of them and they want to get to henman hill as fast as they possibly can. you see them being led in and then when the security guards move, wash, off they go. —— whoosh. the security guards move, wash, off they go. -- whoosh. you might remember, carol, we werejust they go. -- whoosh. you might remember, carol, we were just trying to check, you have been going for a couple of years, but the highest temperature ever at will then? you're in the years when it has been very hot? because this week will be seriously warm, won't it? yes, today
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we are looking at 31 as a high temperatures. as we head towards the end of the week we're still looking at those high temperatures. i will check the highest. it was certainly in the 30s, it might have win32 but i don't want to hang my hat on that just yet. —— might have been 32. i don't want to hang my hat on that just yet. -- might have been 32. and it will presumably get even hotter on court? yes, especially centre court, when you are looking down. so many people there, and no wind. for the players, when they are running around in that kind of heat, it must be stifling. i know people say to me that they are used to it as they train in places like my army —— miami which can of course be very sultry. nonetheless, iwouldn't thank you for that. even just sitting around it gets hot. even in the morning, at this time of the day, it can still be pretty hot. so by the upturned it is scorching. just waiting for that word —— now you have said it. thank you, carol, we will be back in a while. we
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should have a sound effect for every time she says the word scorching, a small round of the fact. the blue planet series has made us all well aware of the effect plastic is having on our oceans. but now it seems noise is also an issue for sea life. offshore construction and busy shipping lanes are interfering with the way marine life communicates. ricky boleto reports from the solent. listening in on life underwater. this small device is picking up sounds we rarely get to hear, and it is helping scientists establish how to much noise is stressing out ocean wildlife. —— too. to much noise is stressing out ocean wildlife. -- too. whales and dolphins, we know they have very sensitive hearing, and we know sound causes stress, it affects their migration behaviour, it affects their reproductive behaviour. we
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have then looked at fish. fish also have then looked at fish. fish also have ea rs have then looked at fish. fish also have ears and are affected by noise. today we joined professor steve simpson, a marine biologist who has dedicated much of his time to studying and collecting sounds from the sea. very close to loud sources of noise, we see animals with rock trivia drums. whales and dolphins. —— ruptured eardrums. we see fish with their swimming bladders burst because of the noise. last year he featured on the bbc‘s blue planet too. you hear pops and grunts and goebbels and snaps. there is a whole—language underwater that we are onlyjust whole—language underwater that we are only just starting whole—language underwater that we are onlyjust starting to a handle on. but that language is getting lost in an audio fog of man—made noise pollution. offshore construction and easy shipping lanes are interfering with the way marine life can indicates. —— busy. back on
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the solent, the engines are off. at last, peace and quiet. but it isn't long before steve's hydrophone, which detects underwater audio, picks up a catamaran ferry that is well over a mile away. really loud, isn't it? i mean, that is totally swamping anything out. if you were trying to communicate, if you are a dolphin in the area, you wouldn't make yourself heard over the noise of that vote. solving the problem of plastic pollution in our oceans will ta ke plastic pollution in our oceans will take many years. but when it comes to noise pollution, steve says it can be reversed. working with the shipping industry we are now helping to design boats where the sound is insulated in the hull, and where the propeller is making less noise through cavitation. so ships can become quieter. and now, a massive community based science project is about to launch, with the aim to map noise pollution all over our oceans. scientists are asking volunteers to
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help them out. they want people who have ships and other vessels to be their eyes and ears on the sea. and they are asking them to take regular audio recordings of what is going on underneath the water, and then feed that data back to scientists on dry land. it is hoped that will give steve a nd land. it is hoped that will give steve and his team a better idea on how to protect these beautiful creatures. amazing images. you're watching breakfast. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. a trend which started in new york, to write out catcalls on pavements, has spread to london. these are some of catcalls written by women in victoria park in east london, which are then shared on instagram, with the aim of tackling street harassment. some of those behind the movement say they're particularly concerned at catcalls made to girls as young as 14. a 14—year—old boy is in a serious
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condition in hospital after being stabbed several times in north london yesterday evening. police have launched an attempted murder investigation after the attack near archway. they've arrested two boys aged 14 and 15, but another boy, aged 11, has been de—arrested by police. it means no action is being taken against him. injuries on the london underground are up by almost 25% since the introduction of the night tube. around 3,000 injuries were reported last year, with most of them happening at king's cross and waterloo stations. transport bosses said the tube is recognised as one of the safest metros in the world. the spoken word artist known as george the poet says he's outraged after police strip—searched him following a gig in north london after wrongly believing he didn't have car insurance. the artist from a housing estate in harlesden, who went on to study at cambridge university, posted footage of the incident.
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george mpanga believes scotland yard's treatment of him was in part because he's a young black man. senior officers who reviewed footage of the incicent, say they're satisfied with the police search. let's have a look at the travel situation now. on the roads, let's look tfl rail, severe delays from paddington to heathrow due to faulty trains. and there are minor delays on the overground also because of a separate faulty train. busy on the a40 player the london bound. and on the a13, alfred's way has a lane closed at the junction with movers lane for gas mains work. good morning.
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today is of course the beginning of wimbledon. the question is, will it rain? no, it won't. it's going to be dry, hot and sunny. first thing this morning you might have a little bit of high cloud to the west. but that will disappear if you do. elsewhere it is clear and sunny. lots of sunshine today. going to be hot this afternoon, uv levels high, pollen count high as well. looking at a maximum of 30 celsius. overnight, perhaps not quite as warm as it was last night but temperatures in central london still around 14 or 15 celsius. it will be cooler towards the suburbs and beyond. tomorrow, more of the same. more sunshine, temperatures still in the high 20s. not much changes. clearly not much rain in the forecast, if any at all. high pressure continues to dominate, lots of sunshine and temperatures in the high 20s, possibly 30 celsius. that continues to next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast,
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with charlie stayt and louise minchin. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. firefighters from across england are joining their colleagues on the burning moors of greater manchester and lancashire today. this was the scene at winter hill, near bolton, this morning. this more than 150 firefighters from services including tyne and wear, northamptonshire and shropshire are joining the battle to extinguish the fire, which is close to broadcasting transmitters and historic gardens. there's people that may know winter hill, with the television masts that are there, the ground is really steep, there's lots of valleys and ditches so access and egress for firefighters and equipment is just so challenging. that's why we continue to work with our partners to really try to resolve it as quickly as we can.
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it's an ongoing situation, as you can see from our pictures this morning. in just over an hour we'll be getting the latest on that operation from lancashire fire service, and we'll be speaking to public health england about the risks posed by drifting smoke. an mp has called for bouncy castles in public areas to be temporarily banned following the death of a young girl thrown from a seaside inflatable in norfolk. according to eyewitness accounts the inflatable trampoline exploded, flinging the girl into the air. she was taken to hospital but died of her injuries. an investigation's under way. the mp for harlow robert halfon is calling for regulations to be strengthened. the nhs in england is launching a new app, which it says could transform the way people interact with the health service. patients will be able to use it to book appointments, order repeat prescriptions and see their medical records. testing of the app will begin in september and it will be available to download in december. the big change that is going to be happening in the next decade security is huge because in the end
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the public have to trust that this is going to work. again, we put our money in a digital format and are happy to do that, so we're going to make sure that we have very, very secure verification so we know who you are when you first sign up to this app, and also make sure that you have very strong security when you have very strong security when you sign in to check your user records every time you do. the people of mexico have elected their first left—wing president in recent history. andres manuel lopez 0brador, a former mayor of mexico city, defeated both of the two main parties who have governed mexico for nearly a century. the campaign has been marred by some of the worst political violence for decades. the rights of eu students to study in england will be extended beyond brexit, the government has announced. it means those starting in autumn of next year will pay the same tuition fees as home students throughout their degree. the scottish government had already made a similar commitment for eu students starting at scottish universities. celebrity couple cheryl tweedy and liam payne have announced
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they are splitting after more than two years together. the former girls aloud star and one direction member confirmed the decision in posts on social media. they said they were sad to make the announcement, and it had been a tough decision. the couple have a son, bear, who was born in march last year. those are the main stories this morning. an interesting day of sport. day one of wimbledon, which is where we are going right now to sally. we have the news from the world cup about spain and russia. lots going on. the hosts playing brilliantly in russia, but at wimbledon, you will see leading our story this morning is andy murray won't be playing any pa rt andy murray won't be playing any
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part in this wimbledon. i will get the camera to move slightly to my right. and the's man, judy, that you hate being talked about like that! —— and the's ma'am. you are here to talk about how promising the next few weeks will be for women's sport and the people you are looking out for over the next fortnight —— andy's mum. we have eight ladies in the main draw, jo konta and heather watson, they've been around for a long time, jo konta made the semis last year, and we have six others, including wild cards, a good pack between 18 and 23. interesting to see how they do at and 23. interesting to see how they doata and 23. interesting to see how they do at a grand slam for the first time. how will serena williams do for the first time after having a baby, seeded 25, how hard will it be for
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her to come back and play? seeded 25, how hard will it be for her to come back and play7m seeded 25, how hard will it be for her to come back and play? it is tough for any her to come back and play? it is tough forany mum, her to come back and play? it is tough for any mum, your body goes through so many physical and emotional changes when you're having a baby, she is still feeding, so it's a big challenge for her. she made the last 16 of the french open after not playing very much and the baby was still quite small. i think she's done incredibly well so far and she is such a professional and so experienced that she won't come back and put herself through it until she's absolutely ready. i've been enjoying listening to her and reading and she is so excited to be here, that's very clear. such a great role model for women. incredible, she is incredible. we have heard andy is an going to play here, it's not that long since his hip surgery but there was a hope last week after eastbourne that he might be ready.
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at what point did he make the decision and what was it that made him decide that this was too much? when he decided to test himself out ina when he decided to test himself out in a match at queen's, where he played nick kyrgios, and he had three sets. then at eastbourne he had a couple of matches. playing best of three sets is different to playing best of five sets. you wouldn't want to put yourself into a situation where you couldn't complete the match, or you won your first match and you couldn't complete your second match. he's been out of the game for 11 months, you don't know how your body will react and it's not even during the match, it is how you are the day after. after playing the two events and practising for a number of days to get ready, he felt he wasn't ready for five sets yet. the progress is all good. back to the drawing board, back to the training and build up towards the hardcourt season.
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many at home might not appreciate that the tennis skill is still there, maybe the sharpness need to come back, but he doesn'tjust work at tennis, he works at being strong. he has worked hard through his rehab of keeping his body in good shape. there were certain things he couldn't do because of the hip injury. otherwise he's in as good a shape he could be. the performances in the matches he recently played we re in the matches he recently played were good. what motherly advice for him this morning, feet up? feet up, play with the kids and watch the football. who will he be supporting? i'm not sure who he is supporting. i don't know if he is supporting anybody, obviously we don't have scotland, but we do have a family swe e psta ke scotland, but we do have a family sweepsta ke and i scotland, but we do have a family sweepstake and i have drawn japan. i have got my japanese sweepstake and i have drawn japan. i have got myjapanese flag out. anyone but england may be? we will see. we will speak to you later. we will
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talk to carol in a moment so don't go too far away. day one of what looks like a glorious wimbledon. we will talk about the world cup now. the surprises just keep coming. spain have been knocked out by russia, who'll face croatia in the quarter—finals after they beat denmark. both games finished 1—1 after extra time, so both went to penalties. james burford reports. they can hardly believe it. germany's group stage exit was undoubtedly the shock of the tournament, that was until now. ranked a full 60 places below spain, few thought russia could cause any sort of damage to the 2010 champions, and perhaps for a time the story played out that way. an own goal and spain off the mark. but, as with all great tales, soon follows a plot twist. russia's blushes spared from the spot. extra time came went without a dent to the russian defence, all meant to produce this chance. lift—off in the luzhniki stadium. russia in the quarter—finals of the world cup for the first time in half a century.
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and so to nizhny novgorod, where denmark threw themselves ahead with the fastest goal of the tournament so far, 57 seconds on the clock when mathias jorgensen took the lead. but this is a world cup packed with drama. mario mandzukic was denmark's villain moments later in fortunate fashion. midfield maestro luka modric had the chance to win the match in extra time but kasper schmeichel stood firm, much to his father's delight. another penalty shootout then and croatia, having spurned their earlier chance, this time took the opportunity. so it's russia, not spain, who will await in the last eight. james burford, bbc news. england will train in the next half an hour or so before they fly to moscow for tomorrow night's match against colombia. let's get the latest from our sports correspondent david ornstein, who's at the england base in repino. good morning to you, david. with
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those results yesterday, i wonder if some players in the england camp are looking at the next couple of rounds and thinking they have a real chance? i think they will, sally, but the nature of knockout football means this may be england's final training session at the world cup, we sincerely hope not. they would need to win theirfirst sincerely hope not. they would need to win their first knockout match at a major competition since 2006 and rewrites history. it's getting very serious now, there's no margin for error. the stakes are high. but speaking to jesse error. the stakes are high. but speaking tojesse lingard yesterday, the players feel something special is building in english football. it feels like, you know, a new revolution. the manager's come in with great ideas about the way he wants us to play. i know the formation suits us perfectly. and, as a group of lads, it's a youthful squad but we've still got them experienced players in there. so england fly over to moscow this
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afternoon. gareth southgate, the manager, will hold a news conference this evening. he has described this match as england's biggest game at a knockout competition in a decade. it's nearly here now. so england—colombia kicks off at 7pm tomorrow night. david, lovely to talk to use. thank you very much indeed. here's what's going on today. first it's brazil against mexico, with commentary on radio 5live. this evening you can watch belgium versus japan on bbc one. let's bring you some of the day's other sports stories, and lewis hamilton said the austrian grand prix was the worst race he could remember for a very, very long time. he lost his lead in the drivers' championship after he was forced
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to retire with eight laps to go because of a loss of fuel pressure in his mercedes. red bull's max verstappen won the race but sebastian vettel finished third, to overtake hamilton in the standings by one point. england's women won cricket's t20 tri nations series, beating new zealand by seven wickets in the final in chelmsford. chasing 138, england got off to a flyer with danielle wyatt scoring a quickfire half—century, before heather knight and natalie sciver saw them home. and the english golfer charley hull has been tipped to make a major breakthrough by the women's tour in the united states. she finished sixth at the pga championship in illinois, behind winner park sung—hyun, that's three top—ten finishes for hull in the last three majors. that's almost it from me for now. i'm going to hand you over to carol. she might be warming up for a little bit of a strictly reunion. certainly sal, have you heard of this, flossing. learning how to do it.
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judy, i would give you a ten! do you wa nt to judy, i would give you a ten! do you want to see some other tennis players doing it? holly hamilton went out and this is her report. shall we do this, let's see how it goes. marion cilic. shall we start this way? ready... and... i'm not good, i'm not good, i'm not good. it's ok, it's ok! it's all in the hips. just move like shakira. yeah, exactly like shakira, not like me, like shigeru. i don't know what i'm doing. you're better than i am. perfect. hey! you're much better than the. brilliant, marion cilic doing the floss is right here on
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brea kfast. i thought marion cilic did brilliantly there. what did you think? he was adorable, wasn't he sweet? he has so much potential because he can move this hips and arms. if he moves it it would be the perfect floss but a bit of a flop. marks out of ten? i would give him a five. then a seven because he is so adorable. could you transfer your dancing skills to flossing skills? you always want to be fast and determined and strict and most importantly, just like strictly, you wa nt importantly, just like strictly, you want to wind just like this, double. you are getting too attached to that, oti, lovely to talk to you. let's move over here with the glitter ball, this will be the prize for the best flosser and 0ti will be thejudge of that. for the best flosser and 0ti will be the judge of that. earlier on you asked the highest temperature at
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wimbledon, the first ofjuly 2015 where the mercury soared to 35.7. todayit where the mercury soared to 35.7. today it will be pretty warm. today the forecast for wimbledon is 31 celsius. wall to wall blue skies and a gentle breeze, looking at a breeze of around nine mph, which is nothing. the pollen levels are very high or high, and the uv levels are high. forecast for the uk is dry, sunny and hot but showers in the forecast and we currently have them in south—west england, the channel islands and we could see them in hampshire, dorset and bartra. looking at the forecast at 9am, a lot of blue sky in scotland except for the east, a bit more cloud from a weak weather front in lothian and the borders but no rain —— bartra. in northern ireland and northern england, lots of blue skies and further south in wales, the midlands and east anglia, dry and sunny ——
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berkshire. muggy night in the south, the isle of wight, didn't fall below 21.7. through the day, the showers that could still develop in berkshire, dorset and hampshire will fade away. we will hang on in the south—west and the channel islands but they are hit and miss, you might not catch one. temperatures, along the coast, sea breezes developing, 16 to 18 or 19. top temperatures, 30 or 31 16 to 18 or 19. top temperatures, 30 or31 in 16 to 18 or 19. top temperatures, 30 or 31 in london and further west, towards bristol, and south—east wales. generally inland, we are looking at the low to mid 20s, for some, the high twenties. through this evening, lots of sunshine to look forward to and a bit more cloud across the east coast of scotland, slipping down into northumbria as well. not a cold night, the lowest temperature in the countryside and aberdeen slipping down to eight, but generally double figures. feeling
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fresher in the south. last night was so muggy, tonight won't be as bad. tomorrow, lots of dry weather around, still the risk of a shower in south—west england and the channel islands possibly and the risk of an outside chance in western scotland. a —— away from that, dry, sunny and hot. temperatures tomorrow, not the high values of today, but pretty hot and cooler as a lwa ys today, but pretty hot and cooler as always on the coastline. the dry weather continuing on into the weekend and beyond, with the odd front with some showers in scotland at times. thank you, carol, and thank you for answering one of charlie's questions. yes, 35.7! wow. sean, we have heard lots of stories about stores closing, it is quite ha rd to about stores closing, it is quite hard to get the numbers around job
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losses sometimes, which are attached to those? particularly when you hear headlines all the time about the overall effect of that. we have done some numbercrunching. good morning. you can't miss these headlines about retail closures. the big names, disappearing from our high streets. a variety of different issues. house of fraser, new look, carpetright — financial struggles, closed stores. carphone warehouse, m&s dealing with the changing high street themselves. plus the likes of poundworld, maplin, toys r us gone into administration or bust. our team on radio 5 live's wake up to money programme have been number crunching and if you add them all up you come more than 20,000 retailjobs either gone or at risk. that'sjust the bigger names we've heard of. of that 7,000 have actually
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have lost their jobs, a further 9,500 are due to go when stores close, and 5,100 are at risk at poundworld, which is in administration. if you have lost your job, if you have lost yourjob, or even if yourjob is at risk, what does the labour market look like now? what's the people in the retail sector will have been in those jobs for a long time. neil carver is the head of the recruitment and employment confederation. what is the market looking like? we need to start by saying there are a lot of people facing challenging times
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because retailers changing fast. but retailers still a big sector, about 2.8 million people working in it. there are still plenty of opportunities in the retail sector. but it is true to say there are not as many, although will not be as many, jobs they were in the past. the good news is that in other sectors we are seeing strong demand. we represent recruiters across the country at the rac. recruiters say their biggest single problem is finding enough candidates at the moment. so people coming out of retail with great customer service skills could be in huge demand in other sectors. sectors like care, hospitality, where demand is still pretty strong. interesting. if you ta ke pretty strong. interesting. if you take someone like house of frasier and some of those department stores around the uk, which have been there for a long time, people might have been working that the decades and then find themselves unemployed. it is not that straightforward thing, i will go and work in hospitality. it isa will go and work in hospitality. it is a whole new world. absolutely. even people staying in retail will see theirjob starting to change with technology, and changing demand
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from customers. —— jobs. what we do expect to see if you are working in retail at the moment is maybe being asked by your employer to become all is -- asked by your employer to become all is —— become skilled in more than one thing. in some ways that is good news because you can up skill, earn a bit more. but people are going to have to work with their employers to do that and their employers are going to have to think about progression paths. what is the first thing you think you should do, if yourjobis thing you think you should do, if yourjob is at risk if you have lost yourjob is at risk if you have lost yourjob is at risk if you have lost yourjob and you are thinking, look, other sectors are recruiting, what is the first thing you should do? we have over 3000 members all over the country who are recruiting for employers. they are telling us right now they cannot find enough good candidates. to talk to some of your local employment agencies because there will be opportunities there. that's my final question. will those jobs be as good quality as if you have worked for, you know, the likes of marks & spencer for a long time, and pensions and all the benefit you get around that, you go to a recruitment agency, it feels iq might not get the benefits of a new
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job in retail your old one. —— feels like you might. the retail sector is changing. it is becoming more skilled. people are doing different jobs... less stable? i don't think so. people often say they try to support candidates to have real employment stability. the sector is changing fast and maybe the days of staying at one store for 25 or 35 yea rs a re staying at one store for 25 or 35 years are gone, but if we can invest in the rightjobs and the right skills, people can have a higher paid and more skilled job in the future. interesting. thank you very much. neil carverfrom future. interesting. thank you very much. neil carver from the recruitment and employment confederation. so if you have lost your job, confederation. so if you have lost yourjob, you have got those recruiters to get your cv sorted. it is an uncertain time, there are nearly 3 million people still employed in the retail sector in the uk. a strong sector for the economy, but it doesn't make it any easier if you're one of those people are one of those businesses. let's show you one of those scenes now which kind of shows you it is
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this time of year. it is summertime and people are queueing up at wimbledon. you know the scene we are talking about? there it is. as carol was saying earlier, it is a very warm day. they have been queueing overnight for days, some of these people. tim muffett‘s at wimbledon this morning with people who've been queueing overnight for the first day of the tournament. good morning. what a marvellous british institution it is. i am having a quick kick around with aaron, benjamin and samuel, from kent. they have been camping overnight. we are combining the joy of the world cup with wimbledon. what was it like to camp overnight? a good experience, camping overnight. i have to say it was a very comfortable. fingers crossed you have a great day. and you've got the weather. these guys are from kent, but this is a real international event. everybody is issued with a wonderful guide to queueing. how british is that? there isa queueing. how british is that? there is a real queueing policy in place. people get issued with a number when they arrive here, so they can leave temporarily for half an hour, but then they have to come back and secure their place for this morning.
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what is going to happen later on, the queue is going to be snaking its way through the golf course, over the road, to the wimbledon tennis courts themselves. these guys are from the united states. who are you hoping to see play today? roger federer, maybe man show it. it is super exciting, glad to be here. it was a long night but we are glad to be here. you call it waiting in line but we call it queueing. what you make of it? very civilised, very organised, very good. this many people and it all works out, it is nice. how about you? i'm really excited, it is our first wimbledon soiam excited, it is our first wimbledon so i am excited about the atmosphere and even just being so i am excited about the atmosphere and evenjust being on the grounds will be exciting. who are you hoping to see play? federer. the calmness of this was amazing because in the us you don't see this kind of calmness. that makes me proud. these quys calmness. that makes me proud. these guys have come all the way from mumbai to watch the tennis. first time at wimbledon? yes. why have you come all this way to watch this event? i am actually a roger federer
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fan, so! event? i am actually a roger federer fan, so i have come here to watch him play. yeah, that is the main reason. the long, you don't want to lose your place in the queue. whereas you from? new york. st louis. who are you hoping to see play? all of them, they are all pretty good. we have to move along, everybody is paranoid about losing their place in the queue. if you have been camping overnight you don't want that to happen. a beautiful day, obviously andy murray is not going to be playing, there is some disappointment about that. roger federer will be defending his title and serena williams will be playing wimbledon for the first time since giving birth. i think we spoke to these guys earlier. all right? all right, mate! we are ready to go! i hope they have a good day. concentrating very firmly on the tennis, of course. you all right? very well. rocking your vintage look? trying to, fresh from mamas on. good to hear. -- fresh from amazon. a beautiful british
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institution on a beautiful british day. thank you! when it moves, it moves, doesn't it? yes, i have queued up there. did you stay overnight? yes. it shoots forward suddenly, and... if you are not ready and packed up and good to go? yes, you need to get your tent packed down and go. another thing we are talking about this morning is water shortages. there is a hosepipe ban in northern ireland. thank you for your suggestions on saving water. bob says when washing up, he washes the watering —— washes the water into a watering can. i was saying earlier that i have been putting the dishwater onto my plans. a p pa re ntly putting the dishwater onto my plans. apparently that is ok. john says, dishwater will not harm your plans. remember 1976? yes, i dishwater will not harm your plans. remember1976? yes, i do. do your member the slogan? save water, they even with a friend. yes! -- bathe with a friend. have a shower, that is the other one. do we still have
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this picture from northern ireland? that is a reservoir in county antrim. a stunning image. the hosepipe ban is in place in northern ireland, they have particular problems. we will be speaking to the ceo of northern ireland water later on. people have got their various little tips on how not to use too much water. i like this from susan. we keep a watering can in the shower and put a shower head into it to collect cold water run—off before it gets hot. excellent idea! very good. let's get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. a trend which started in new york, to write out catcalls on pavements, has spread to london. these are some of catcalls written by women in victoria park in east london, which are then shared on instagram, with the aim of tackling street harassment. some of those behind the movement say they're particularly concerned at catcalls made to girls as young as 14. a 14—year—old boy is in a serious condition
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in hospital after being stabbed several times in north london yesterday evening. police have launched an attempted murder investigation after the attack near archway. they've arrested two boys aged 14 and 15, but another boy, aged 11, has been de—arrested by police. it means no action is being taken against him. injuries on the london underground are up by almost 25% since the introduction of the night tube. around 3,000 injuries were reported last year, with most of them happening at king's cross and waterloo stations. transport bosses said the tube is recognised as one of the safest metros in the world. the spoken word artist known as george the poet says he's outraged after police strip—searched him following a gig in north london after wrongly believing he didn't have car insurance. the artist from a housing estate in harlesden, who went on to study at cambridge university, posted footage of the incident.
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george mpanga believes scotland yard's treatment of him was in part because he's a young black man. senior officers who reviewed footage of the incicent, say they're satisfied with the police search. let's have a look at the travel situation now. tfl rail has severe delays at the moment from paddington to heathrow because of a faulty train. there of a faulty train. are still minor delays on the overground there are still minor delays on the overground because there are still minor delays on the overg round because of there are still minor delays on the overground because of a separate fa u lty overground because of a separate faulty train. on the roads, traffic is building—up on the m25 anti—clockwise from junction 1a approaching the dartford tunnels. alfreds wei has a lane closed at the junction with movers lane due to gasworks. delays back to the canning town flyover. good morning. today is of course the beginning of wimbledon. the question is, will it rain? no, it won't. it's going to be dry, hot and sunny. first thing this morning you might have a little bit of high cloud to the west.
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but that will disappear if you do. elsewhere it is clear and sunny. lots of sunshine today. going to be hot this afternoon, uv levels high, pollen count high as well. looking at a maximum of 30 celsius. overnight, perhaps not quite as warm as it was last night but temperatures in central london still around 14 or 15 celsius. it will be cooler towards the suburbs and beyond. tomorrow, more of the same. more sunshine, temperatures still in the high 20s. not much changes. clearly not much rain in the forecast, if any at all. high pressure continues to dominate, lots of sunshine and temperatures in the high 20s, possibly 30 celsius. that continues to next week. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. good morning. welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and louise minchin. our headlines today... 100 firefighters from across the uk ramp up their battle against a major moorland fire in lancashire.
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the impact of the massive demand for water in the hot weather. northern ireland gets to grips with a hosepipe ban. could other areas follow suit? more than 20,000 jobs are at risk on the high street. but if you lose yourjob at one of these retail giants, what are your chances of finding another? i'll have more in a moment. wild celebrations in russia as the world cup hosts knock spain out of the competition. welcome to wimbledon, where there will be no andy murray. wimbledon fortnight could actually stayed dry. the forecast today for the uk is dry, sunny and hot with showers in the south—west. we will be back with more later. it's monday, july 2nd.
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our top story. firefighters from across england are joining their colleagues on the burning moors of greater manchester and lancashire today. crews from tyne and wear, northamptonshire and shropshire are attempting to extinguish major fires on winter hill, above bolton, and saddleworth moor, near 0ldham. kevin fitzpatrick is at winter hill for us this morning. you have been there throughout the morning. extraordinary scenes. they are working in very difficult circumstances, aren't they? incredibly difficult, on top of winter hill in bolton. we have now been moved off the top of the hill after a couple of hours up that it was starting to feel incredibly dangerous. we were stood on top of smouldering moors. it is only going to get worse as the day goes on because, early in the morning, after
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a cold night, things almost appear to have calmed down a little bit. as the sun comes out the peat is heated up the sun comes out the peat is heated up and pockets of fire start to appear. quite quickly they can spread with some pace. on saturday turned into a major incident when two fires on either side of winter hill in bolton merged. it was a huge job to try and keep on top of it. they believe they are on top of the fire at saddle much more —— saddleworth moor which has been raging since sunday. the big battle here in the north—west is winter hill. another long day ahead of sunshine and heat. we do think they will have their work cut out to stop the spreading any further. already it has spread over three miles square and there is a long day ahead. they are just getting ready crack on and do the bestjob they
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can. we know they work incredibly hard. in just a few minutes, we'll be getting the latest on that operation from lancashire fire service, and we'll be speaking to public health england about the risks posed by drifting smoke. an mp has called for bouncy castles in public areas to be temporarily banned following the death of a young girl thrown from a seaside inflatable in norfolk. according to eyewitness accounts, the inflatable trampoline exploded, flinging the girl into the air. she was taken to hospital but died of her injuries. an investigation's under way. the mp for harlow, robert halfon, is calling for regulations to be strengthened. the nhs in england is launching a new app, which it says could transform the way people interact with the health service. patients will be able to use it to book appointments, order repeat prescriptions and see their medical records. testing of the app will begin in september and it will be available to download in december. health ministerjames o'shaughnessy told us he was happy the system would keep people's medical records safe. security is huge. in the end the
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public have to trust it will work. we put our money in a digital format and are happy to do that. we'll make sure we have very secure verification so we know who you are when you first sign up to the app. you will have very strong security when you use your records every time that you do. rescue divers are making progress towards a cave in northern thailand where they believe twelve boys and their football coach may have been trapped for at least nine days. authorities say they are less than a kilometre from the location, but divers must still get through a narrow tunnel blocking their way. our correspondent howard johnson joins us from chiang rai province. maybe you can describe the scene behind you and bring us up to date. good morning. yes, behind me as a
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pumping operation. engineers are pumping operation. engineers are pumping out around 10,000 litres of water and hour. that has really helped search and rescue teams inside the cave complex. we saw a british team of divers helped the navy seals who have been pushing further into the cave last night they reached the chamber within a kilometre of pentire beach where it is hoped the boys are. —— pattaya. if they can make that progress, they will be closer to the boys. it means the water levels along with the pumping that is reducing it will stay low and the teams can keep on working. thank you very much. howard, reporting from thailand this morning for us with the latest on the investigation. keep in touch if there are any developments. the people of mexico have elected their first left—wing president in recent history.
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andres manuel lopez 0brador — a former mayor of mexico city defeated both of the two main parties who have governed mexico for nearly a century. the campaign has been marred by some of the worst political violence for decades. police have launched an investigation after a 14—year—old boy was stabbed in north london. officers were called to the scene at fairbridge road near islington at around seven o clock last night where the victim was found with a number of injuries. a 14 year—old boy and another 15—year—old have been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. an 11—year—old, who had been arrested, has now been released. russia's world cup victory over spain has caused euphoric celebrations across the country, as the national team reached the quarter finals for the first time in 48 years. our moscow correspondent, steve rosenberg, reports on what the team s success means for the host nation. chanting they never stopped believing. as they followed the big
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match on the big screen in the moscow fan zone, russians experienced every possible emotion. including the sweetest one of all, euphoria. screaming and cheering "it's great! he says. "we'll be the champions." well, from the way they're celebrating here, you might think that russia had just won the world cup. but this joy is understandable, because a quarterfinal place is a huge achievement for a side which went into this tournament the lowest ranked team. and russia isn't just winning matches, it's winning hearts and minds too.
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i'm from australia. it's nothing like they say, mate. russia's like one of the nicest places i've ever been to, and i've been to about 20 countries in this world. president putin will be happy, it's a public relations victory for him. and the russian public will be happy, they're brimming with pride and daring to dream of world cup glory. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. we will have morse sport —— more sport from sally who is at wimbledon in about half an hour. we've been talking about moorland fires this morning and the damage they've been causing to the landscape of north—west england. but what about the potential harm caused to the health of people living nearby? in a moment, we'll speak to a doctor from public health england but first let's get the latest from the blaze on winter hill above bolton. ben norman is the incident commander for lancashire fire
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and rescue service. i know you have had a very busy time lately. thank you for talking to us. you can see the appliances behind you. give us the latest situation. the latest is that we have over 120 firefighters firefighting on the moor. we retract slightly from the operation through the hours of darkness but from four o'clock this morning we're backing using firefighting operations and specialist agreement to try to extinguish this huge scale ongoing fire and try to bring back normality to the foul. we have seen very eerie images earlier —— the fell. can you give this a sense of some of the problems? the ground, it is very arduous conditions they are working
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on an act creates challenges. that is in part why we try to have our most aggressive firefighting at first light, for a because as the day gets what it creates fatigue for the firefighters and it intensifies the firefighters and it intensifies the fire. we will also see fires we extinguish yesterday where we tried to dig out peeps beneath the ground, we will see those flare—up once again today and create significant problems for us. the wind has picked up problems for us. the wind has picked up at the scene. it will drive both the fire and affect the smoke plume. firefighters cannot work in breathing apparatus in these conditions like they would in a domestic property. it is a consideration for firefighter safety, where it is safe for them to operate and attack the fire from. there are issues with access was that people will not necessarily know the region very well. there are problems with your office is getting
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to the right place in the first place. it is a vast expanse through the ball and conditions. one of the aspects of the infrastructure on top of the hill means there are tracks moving around. in other instances we have used chinooks. we have been able to do that with support from specialist equipment for the bit is a challenging condition. it is a vast expanse. —— specialist equipment and it is a challenging conditions. the sheer scale of it creates a challenge in its own right. we will talk about some of the health aspects around it. reading, for your officers on the scene, there are concerns about how it might be affecting them. -- breathing. our crews are fully aware around the products of combustion
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and the particles within it. we tried to fire fight from behind the fire, that is a safety issue. where we do have equipment that firefighters can wear to keep particles away, in the best case scenarios we can have firefighters operating, whether it be beaten as all operating equipment. it is a factor for those on site and in the local community. then norman is the incident commander. as you heard he has just been there and it is an ongoing problem. thank you for your time this morning. let's talk about wider issues as well. will welfare is a doctor with public health england. he's been advising the fire service and other agencies about the health risks of the moor fires. we just talked a little bit about the fire services. morning to you. what about people living nearby?m
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it causing problems? smoke and particularly the smoke particles within it are an irritant for the lungs, eyes and throat. we are trying to get advice about reducing exposure. that is for communities most affected to stay inside with doors and windows shut and spending as little as possible time outside. the key messages. once the smoke has moved away, you can ventilate your home and move back in. if you have sunshine going straight into your windows, shutting the curtains to stop the house heating up. one thing we have been aware of here, with the problems of saddleworth moor, we could smell the smoke even here. it is spreading fire and wide. if people have linked medical respiratory problems, that could be a real worry. the human nose is amazing. we can
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pick it up before we can see it and be affected by it. and we are looking at the monitors there for the air quality to look at the impact. generally, they have been looking pretty good for the rest of the north—west. but that's available on the web—site if you want to look at it. they can focus on those with preexisting conditions. there is a bank of monitors to give you information about air quality? we have automated monitors in the north—west and others run by the local authorities and for saddleworth we have some special monitors. have you got figures on how many people are affected? from the information we're getting from the information we're getting from the nhs and from our partners, we are not seeing an increase in people
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attending a&e or their gps at the moment. what symptoms should people look out for, what are worrying symptoms? the people who are most at risk are those with preexisting lung conditions and we recommend their keep their inhalers and think about how much activity they're doing. thank you. your name is perfect, will welfare from public health england. thank you. it is 16 minutes past eight. it is day one of wimbledon and it is an excuse to send carole there to tell us about what will be a warm week there and elsewhere. j isn't it beautiful? we have the colours of wimbledon in the flowers. you can see the studio where sue barker will be later. the flowers will need a good drink. it
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isa flowers will need a good drink. it is a tough job to keep them fresh, for the next couple of weeks there is no rain in the forecast here. we will be unlucky, depending on your point of view, some think it will be lucky to see some rain. the forecast for wimbledon is dry, sunny and hot. temperatures up to 31 celsius. and just very gentle breezes. across the uk, pollen levels are high and the uv level is also high. the forecast for the uk as a whole is dry, sunny and hot. there are a few showers in the forecast, mainly across the channel islands. also the isles of scilly, devon and cornwall, but we could see some in hampshire, berkshire and dorset. those ones will tend to fade. but they're showers and not everyone will see one. in scotland a lot of dry and
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sunny weather. but we have a weak front on the east coast. so there is some cloud in the east. northern ireland, northern england, east anglia, the midlands, wales, dry and sunny. southern counties, it has been a stuffy night, last night temperatures in the isle isle of wight temperatures didn't drop below 28. some showers in the south—west. temperatures, we are looking at highs of 31 around london. and drifting west towards bristol and south—east wales. generally, we're looking at the low to the mid 20s. some of us seeing the high 20s. but a lwa ys some of us seeing the high 20s. but always fresher on the coastline. temperatures here 16 to 18. more
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cloud tomorrow in eastern scotland and northumbria. temperatures eight in aberdeen, but generally in double figures. it will feel fresher in the south than the night that has just gone. tomorrow starts with a lot of sunshine. still the risk of a shower in the south—west and the isles of scilly and the west of scotland. but thatis scilly and the west of scotland. but that is about it. tomorrow's highs will be 27 or 28. down a touch on today. but still that is pretty high. the outlook right to the weekend is largely dry, just the risk of a shower. thank you we have having a discussion. how to keep a tent cool in the... it is a good, practical discussion. it started with looking at the queues at wimbledon. people were staying in
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tents and it must be hot. shaun there are tents that you can stay cool there are tents that you can stay cool. i thought they would have the blackout tents. i'm glad, everyone can think about that. you didn't come here to talk about blackout tents ? come here to talk about blackout tents? no. can we talk about the high street and you have been reporting on this for a long time. try and put some numbers onjob losses. we have done some number crunching. we have found retailers having difficulties. tesco are doing all right, which we will talk about. but house of fraser, new look, they have had to restructure and close stores. and you have companies going bust like maplins. restructure is a
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phrase, it means jobs? yes, it depends on whether it is for efficiency purposes, because they're struggling. or is it because they're creating jobs in another part of the business like online. it might be a distribution centre miles from where you are. it is difficult, this morning people saying, you know, go to recruitment consultancy, because there is a lot ofjobs out there. people are looking for workers. and also the hospitality sector has been mentioned. you mentioned good news for tesco? news that shows their strength. so we talk about price wars and tesco have announced that
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carrefour, they're going to work together and give them more strength asa together and give them more strength as a unit. they will do a deal together and say we want more the price reduced. sainsbury's and asda are also getting together.m price reduced. sainsbury's and asda are also getting together. it is i affects each other. thank you very much. with much of the uk continuing to feel the sweltering effects of the heatwave, demand for water is obviously sky high at the moment. northern ireland has had a hose pipe ban in place since friday. emma vardy is at north woodburn reservoir in county antrim this morning. it looks lovely, but there are issues? that's right, this is a very
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picturesque place, but an important one, this reservoir helps serve customers around belfast and the water will be treated and pumped out. but this beautiful summer we have been enjoying in northern ireland, a very rare spell of such hot weather, has been creating huge demandses on northern ireland's water infrastructure. some people have lost water supplies. that is because the heat wave has led to such peaks in demands around morning and evening time. unprecedented demand on the service. i'm joined by the ceo of northern ireland water. how much pressure has the treatment works been under? yes, so the recent spell of hot weather has seen significant demand. a huge demand for treated water. greater than anything we have seen. our treatment works are working at full capacity
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and putting out as much water as we can. we need help to reduce the demand and make sure there is enough water. so there has been a hosepipe ban introduced. should northern ireland's water infrastructure be able to cope with the period of hot weather? our infrastructure has built within it a large degree of head room so there is plenty of water for all our commercial and domestic use. but we are seeing exceptional demand. we hope the hosepipe ban is the best way to do that. we have had support from business and domestic customers. they are supporting us. that is important, because we want to make sure we can serve water supplies for all our customers. how much longer do you think the ban will be in effect? we don't want to keep the
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ban in place any longer than we need it. but it is an important tool. we need to keep demand low so we have enough water for everyone to prevent water shortages. it is something we will keep under review. thank you. that hosepipe ban that was in place over the weekend and continues this week, is northern ireland's first hosepipe ban in 23 years. so that shows how rare this heat wave it. northern ireland is not alone. there area number of northern ireland is not alone. there are a number of areas where water companies are urging people to keep water use to a minimum and saying taking shorter shower, not over filling the kettle. it is serious, because water companies say the real risk is there could be temporary loss of water in some areas if people are not keeping their water use to a minimum and keeping a jug of water in the fridge is something
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else people are advised to do while they're enjoying the sunshine. thank you. it looks stunning there. clearly problems because of the water. thank you for all your suggestions on how to save water. some are more sensible than others. some are more sensible than others. some involve drinking beer instead of water. i'm not recommending that. and people talk of taking a bucket into the shower and saving is some of the water to put on your plants. you put the bucket next to you.” don't know. you would only get a small amount. but maybe it all helps. your suggestions are appreciated. stand in the bucket! you do that? that might work. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning. the hot and sunny
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weather continued for most of us over the weekend. this week it will continue. warm, if not very warm for most of us with sunshine and light winds. there is the risk of a shower or two. that is because of this area of low pressure in the bay of biscay. some of the cloud in south—west england. nothing as heavy by way of showers as yesterday. a bit of cloud across scotland. most of seeing sunshine from start to finish. the temperature is once again getting out into the mid to high 20s, perhaps 30 celsius in south east wales, the west country and in towards the london area. tonight very little change was that
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there will be a bit of cloud across scotla nd there will be a bit of cloud across scotland and perhaps the north—east of england on tuesday morning. a similar pattern to what we have seen over the last week or two. elsewhere clear skies and temperatures getting down to around nine to 15 degrees. this is an forecast on tuesday but we lose the showers in the south—west. the risk of one or two isolated showers. temperatures in northern parts in the low to mid 20 ‘s but elsewhere are once again, temperatures getting up to 30 celsius in the south with quite a warm and muggy feel. into wednesday, high still firmly anchored across the uk and that is what is giving us these very settled conditions with sunshine, and high temperatures. that is going to continue through wednesday and the rest of the week. by wednesday and the rest of the week. by the weekend the temperatures are in the mid—to high 20s. no significant rain in the forecast at all this week or into next week as
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well but that is it from me. goodbye. this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. all change in mexico, andres manuel lopez 0brador is to be the new president, the first left wing leaders in decades. but what does it mean for that trade war with the us, and the global economy? live from london, that's our top story on monday 2nd july. the new mexican president has pledged to tackle corruption as his highest priority, as it weighs heavily on the country's balance sheet. but what sort of up—hill battle is he facing?
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