good morning. welcome to this special breakfast programme. we're here at st james‘s hospital in leeds to mark 70 years since the nhs was founded. there'll be celebrations around the uk today. and we've got our own birthday tea party going on here. over the next three and a bit hours, we'll be meeting staff, patients and volunteers and we'll be looking at some of the key challenges the nhs is facing. this hospital was the birthplace of accident and emergency 50 years ago. it now has one of the busiest trauma centres in england with its own helipad. i'll be finding out how emergency care is changing. also this morning. a couple found unconscious in wiltshire were poisoned by novichock, the same nerve agent

used against ex—russian spy, sergei skripal. welcome to wimbledon, where the seven—time champion, serena williams, looks to be in brilliant form as she moves into the third round. and here in leeds, we might even have a newborn baby to say hello to before the programme's finished. and what a nice day to be welcomed into the world. for most, dry and hot. northern ireland, more fresh than yesterday. i will have the details in 15 minutes. it's thursday the 5th ofjuly. it was 70 years ago today, that the nhs was founded. it was the first time anywhere in the world, that free healthcare was available for all. the health minister nye bevan said "the eyes of the world are turning to great britain." but seven decades on, the nhs is facing some of the biggest challenges of its lifetime. all morning, we're here in leeds at the third largest hospital trust in england. we'll be celebrating the incredible work that goes on, meeting some of the staff and the patients they look after as well as exploring

what the next 70 years may have in store. first, here's a summary of today's main stories. counter—terrorism police say two critically ill people in wiltshire have been exposed to the nerve agent novichok, the same substance used to poison former russian spy, sergei skripal, and his daughter, yulia, in salisbury in march. dawn sturgess and charlie rowley were found collapsed in amesbury on saturday and are being treated in hospital. the government's cobra emergency committee will meet later this morning. the spectre of a chemical weapon attack is back. a number of areas around salisbury and amesbury in wiltshire cordoned off for forensics test. to people, dawn sturgess and charlie rowley, unconscious in

hospital, the victims, we now know, of novichok poisoning. a full counterterrorism investigation is under way. people in the area can expect to see an increased police presence, including officers wearing protective gear as they carry out activity at different sites this will look similar to the activity you saw happen in salisbury earlier this year. in march, a former russian spy, sergey skripal and this daughter skripal were poisoned with novichok. it is apparently too early to link them. 0ver novichok. it is apparently too early to link them. over the weekend, the new victims were sent to hospital for concern. they were found was that if for novichok. this investigation is a priority. it is

theirjob to find out all they can about charlie rowley and dawn stu rg ess about charlie rowley and dawn sturgess and to find out how to make a p pa re ntly sturgess and to find out how to make apparently random members of the public came into contact with this potentially deadly nerve agent. but is there still danger? public of england says it doesn't think so and it is unlikely anyone else is contaminated. you do not need to seek advice from a health professional u nless seek advice from a health professional unless you are experiencing symptoms, as any individual who had been significantly exposed at the same time would by now have symptoms.- forensic work continues in wiltshire, in london, there will be another meeting of the government's cobra committee, were perhaps some of the many at bending questions can begin to be answered. ben ando, bbc news. we'll be speaking to a chemical weapons expert in about 20 minutes and the security minister at 7:30. a look at the other stories this

morning. a teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering six—year—old alesha macphail on the island of bute. police scotland say it is a significant development in the investigation into her death but still want to hear from potential witnesses. alesha's body was found in woodland on monday morning after she was reported missing. britain's largest car maker, jaguar land rover, says it urgently needs "greater certainty" on post—brexit trade with the eu. the company says it needs clarity if it is continue to invest heavily in the uk, safeguard suppliers and 40,000 jobs. business secretary greg clark said ministers are determined that the company should continue to "prosper and invest in britain". last month, the firm said it was moving the production of the land rover discovery to slovakia, putting hundreds ofjobs at risk. meanwhile, downing street has set out some of the detail on a new plan for how customs could be handled after brexit. the latest model is known as a "facilitated customs arrangement" and number ten says it would use technology to guarantee frictionless trade with the european union,

while also allowing britain to strike its own trade deals. theresa may also travels to berlin today to meet with german chancellor, angela merkel. mrs merkel has given repeated warnings that the uk can't pick and choose the terms of its exit from the eu. emergency workers in northern thailand are making another attempt to provide a phone line for the group of boys and their football coach, who've spent a twelfth night trapped in a flooded cave. 0ur correspondent, howard johnson, is in thailand for us this morning. howard, has there been any progress? good morning. what progress has been made? good morning. i am outside the cave entrance of the cave complex. today, teams are working around the clock to pump water out. there were

difficulties today with some of the equipment and electricity supplies. things stopped working. the levels are being pumped out at 1.5 centimetres per hour. earlier this week, we saw it drop by 11—5 centimetres per hour. if they can reduce the water in this flood of network they can help to get the children out. it helps getting people into the area. search and rescue teams have pushed further into the cave complex. some of the areas are still heavily flooded. so they are trying to reduce the water levels. the prime minister said he cannot pinpoint a date when the boys will come out but what he has said is when they do decide to do that, they will come out one by one and ta ke they will come out one by one and take out the strongest first. thank you. the sheer scale of the health service can take the breath away. in england alone, it costs £13 million an hour to run. so, let's break down the numbers. every, uk hospitals deal with 12,000

appointments, 3000 visits to accident and emergency, and over 2000 procedures and operations. accident and emergency, and over 2000 procedures and operationsm 24 2000 procedures and operationsm 2a hours, 33,000 calls are made to uk ambulances, and half of those cases go to emergency departments. ca ta ra ct cases go to emergency departments. cataract surgeries, to the removals, and hip replacements are among the most common procedures carried out in england. —— tooth. 0nly most common procedures carried out in england. —— tooth. only half a million surgeries a year he a result of people falling. 85 babies are born in hour of the everyday, 1.5 million pieces of laundry are washed. from doctors and cleaners to nurses, it has the biggest workforce in the uk, with 1.5 million staff. public spending on health in the uk

last year was £150 billion, which works out at about three times the defence budget, and nearly double the education budget. so, we are in leeds hospital. it is great. so many dedicated staff. well, without an army of dedicated staff, this place and others like it, just wouldn't be able to function. so, this morning, we want to pay tribute to some of those unsung heroes that keep the nhs going. naga and i have our own heroes. my mum has been a radiographer for 37 years. and both my parents worked as nurses for 59 years combined. so, tell us if you want to say thank you to someone special in the nhs and tell us why. yes, let us know. we will try and

show as many as possible. we're going to do our best to get around as much of this huge hospital site in leeds as possible for you this morning. carol's just outside of here in the hospital garden. we will go live to growing on the helipad to find out what is going on up helipad to find out what is going on up there. —— graeme. helipad to find out what is going on up there. -- graeme. a bit of a morning. extraordinary views across

leeds. you can see ellen road. this is where the ambulance will bring in the most serious trauma cases. i did not realise but when the nhs first started 70 yea rs not realise but when the nhs first started 70 years ago there were no accident and emergency departments. the first one opened here in 1952. since then there are now accident and emergency departments and serious trauma departments all across the country. we have looked at some of the pressures facing accident and emergency and spent the day filming with the team in accident and emergency, and especially with dr taj, president of the royal college of emergency medicine. just after seven p.m.. a man in his 50s has had a heart attack and has been rushed to hospital. leading the

team, drtaj. been rushed to hospital. leading the team, dr taj. he was pretty unstable. his air was compromised so we put a given to his lungs. —— tube. we saved his life. we did a good job. accident and emergency is on the frontline of the nhs, and increasingly, its front door. hello. attendances are at record levels. here in leeds, more than 200,000 people came to accident and emergency last year, up 5% on the year before. the public treasure the nhs. there is absolutely no doubt that the nhs has been incredibly and a resource for the last 6—7 years. so it is a matter of playing catch up. on the night we filmed, the waiting time was to hours. but across the nhs, they are up and

times are routinely missed. we met a man and his girlfriend. it is my breast. he was going 40 miles an hour when he came off his motorbike. the amazing bouncing man. you will go foran the amazing bouncing man. you will go for an x—ray to check his wrist. the government has promised more money for the nhs, but here in leeds, they have also restructured services to try and take pressure off accident and emergency.” services to try and take pressure off accident and emergency. i have problems with my chest. bob has been transferred to the new frailty unit set up last year. it is better for the patient because we have more time to make sort of holistic assessment. i have been able to see my wife. having the time to do that properly and safely is important. it leaves the emergency department to

deal with more emergency is in the patients that they need to look it. bob will have a series of tests. the hope is he will not be admitted so he can carry on visiting his wife. that is all good, really. brandon's x—rays are back and it looks like he has been lucky. you have not broken your wrist. you have completely bounced. how good is that? amazing. he is happy. but how does the president of the royal college of emergency medicine assess the nhs after 70 years? is it fit for purpose? i believe that the nhs, if it was adequately funded, would certainly be fit for purpose. and at the moment, there seems to be a good narrative to suggest that we will get some funding. i look forward to that funding because it is desperately needed here. brandon will be back for further checkups,

but the amazing bouncing man has been lucky. he walks out of accident and emergency in one piece. he was a very lucky man. i would like to say and keep to the staff who allowed us to film and amazing to see such work being done. i was amazed at how calm and professional and polite everybody was while there was, what looked like, chaos going around. what people did incredible work saving lives are. interesting to see hear how they are trying to structure things with the rise of numbers of people coming in. they have a gp on site. let's have a chat with brian white. you are normally a consultant, how

does it work? they pick one day a fortnight to fly with them. is that how it works? there is a level of my collea g u es how it works? there is a level of my colleagues throughout yorkshire, those who come for a period of one day per fortnight. what kind of callouts do you go on? immediate ones are road and traffic collisions. you said the work you do is vital. yes it is, without it there would be fatalities are. we cover a huge area, 5 million people you are dealing with and getting to some people in a normal ambulance is too far. you could imagine in north

yorkshire, it can take over an hour, at the helicopter can get to anywhere within a 20 minute period. and every second counts. what kind of work are you do? argue doing life—saving work on the? —— helicopter. when we get the call we have an idea of what it is to be and we plan what we are going to do. would perform those on seen if necessary and trans —— transport to a centre. sometimes we do nothing and transfer it to care is important but sometimes we have to do surgical interventions and we have done those in the past. in the report we have seen, we heard the doctor saying money is desperately needed, the pressure is increasing. crisis is then new normal in a&e. what is your

experience? yes, pressure is increasing and there is more demand and there needs to be a common thought with politicians as to how they care is delivered in the future. thank you very much indeed. later this morning we are expecting a helicopter to land on the roof. that will be in about half an hour, but that is it for us. back to you. amazing views there you are getting over the whole of leeds and it is so great to get some insight from people who are actually working there. we are at saintjames ‘s hospital, james was at —— graham was at leeds general. john was. we are at leeds general. john was. we are at saint james is at leeds general. john was. we are at saintjames is hospital, it is massive and we are going to try to show you as much of it as possible throughout the morning. carol is outside enjoying the weather in the hospital garden. good morning. what a beautiful start to the day

and in this garden, as many of the gardens, it is a tranquil, peaceful place for staff and visitors and patience to collect their thoughts. in fact, leeds trust has one of the biggest nhs outdoor gardens in the uk and we will be speaking to somebody responsible for keeping them so pristine and lovely, later in the programme. you must be a nightmare because of the weather, it has been so dry. yesterday's top temperatures 29.1 in northern ireland are. today you can both expect a good 10 degrees drop. the forecast is cooler in the north compared to what we have had of late and in the south, we are looking at and in the south, we are looking at a lot of dry weather, sunny spells and one or two showers dotted around here and there. of course, there are showers but not all of us will catch

on. looking at the forecast for nine o'clock this morning. there is cloud coming in over the course of the night and it has produced a bit of drivel here and there and as it continues to move southwards and eastwards, there is cloud. we will see sunny spells, a cloudy start in northern ireland and scotland, it will brighten up. bits and pieces of clout around but it is largely dry at the moment and we are looking at at the moment and we are looking at afair bit at the moment and we are looking at a fair bit of sunshine. not particularly cold to start the dale across england and wales, bridges easily in double figures. as we go through the course of the day, the weather front drifts southwards and eastwards a cross weather front drifts southwards and eastwards across northern ireland and scotland. it might produce the odd shower but sunshine coming in behind it. had of it for england and wales, some fair weather clouds and some sunny spells, but showers will get going anywhere from cornwall to kent, part of the midland as well.

the south—east port of the uk again the scene temperatures at 29 or 30, but for scotland and northern ireland you will notice the difference. is eating into overnight, once again we will have this low cloud coming in from the north sea a cross coastal counties and parts of scotland we will see cloud across northern ireland, but in the west we had generally clearer skies are. cooler across the north, looking at a 9— 13 range, for the south, 10— 17. tomorrow we start off with all of that cloud i have mentioned which is coming through overnight, that pushes to the east coast where it will burn away. we could see the odd pocket here and there but no more than that. tomorrow it will be a day of sunny spells and chance of showers. again, consider yourself lucky if that happens and riches will recover. and as we go through the weekend, apart

from a weak front or to effect in the north of scotland, many of us have dry weather with the odd shower and cabbages up to 30, for some in the south, maybe a little bit higher. —— temperatures are. it sounds smashing. we are never leave —— never normally allow this closer. a key part of any hospital ‘s work are the ambulances out. so they dealt with something like 212,000 patients in a&e last year and they get around 2500 calls every single day. emergency calls. these ambulances cover something like 600,000 square miles. we have some of the paramedics this morning. i know you have started your shift, what have you got? a key piece of

kit is our beef rib you later, this is what we do our observations with with textbook pressure, heart rate. we have the pads on the sides and thatis we have the pads on the sides and that is what is attached to the patient. we have a bag we take into everyjob patient. we have a bag we take into every job that patient. we have a bag we take into everyjob that has all about drugs, all of our area equipment should we need to give their medication. these are the two main pieces of equipment that are taken to everyjob and allows us to do observations and treat the patient effectively. what kind ofjobs are you talking about? you don't have a typical day? every day is varied so that makes us quite unusual. we have an idea ofjobs we can go to, breathing difficulties with the asthma, in this type of weather it would increase pollen counts, that is affecting people with their breeding and the hot weather. chest pains, people with epilepsy who have had fits, we can

treat all that. trauma, drinking and falling, head injuries, we have a mobilisation kick in that draw. —— kicked. -- kit. it is clear you do an importantjob, thank you, it is people like you that we are grateful that exist. how long have you been doing it for? about nine and a half years. do you love it? it is a brilliant job, amazing. yet to help people, every day is different and there is a learning process all the way through, each day you can take a little bit more from it and learn a. the main thing is we get to help people and that is important. we talk about the nhs in the news a lot, do you feel the job is getting harder? speaking to people who were here prior to me, there is certainly a busier nhs now. there is obviously

more people in the country, people living longer and so that has definitely affected the amount of numbers coming into amd. —— on. we have a lot more people drinking for longer, that affects a&e on a friday, saturday and sunday. even that with the big universities expanding, thosejobs that with the big universities expanding, those jobs are coming more frequently. thank god we have got you. i will let you get on because i know you have a shift. matt will talk to you later. we are going to be here throughout the morning, in all kinds of different locations. first, let's get the news, travel and weather where you are this morning. good morning. a letter to the bbc chose that the

company that runs the east london jail provides concerned. trust says it has reduced its vacancy rate and addressed their concerns in. it is security guard has described hearing a massive explosion for a majorfire ripped through an industrial estate in essex. has started at around 2pm yesterday, at it —— at its height, poor fire crews were fighting it. essex fire and rescue service a is investigating the cause. vets are warning pet owners to be extra vigilant in the hot weather as there isa vigilant in the hot weather as there is a danger that their animals can overheat. pools of water and frozen food are helping to keep these dogs cool food are helping to keep these dogs cool. experts say pets to need attention in the heat. you need to be careful with dogs in hot weather, the problem can escalate so quickly.

dogs find it hard to lose heat and painting is inefficient, you are to avoid that. if you are out in the sun and exercising in the heat, and you are not careful, problems can occur. the trains to and from victoria are delayed, there are cancellations and delays of up to one hour expected. trains between watford junction and euston are being structured after a person was hit by a train. 0n the roads, traffic on the 13 is building westbound and south of romford, the road is closed near burnham avenue, following a fire at the skate park. we have more sunshine and high temperatures in the forecast, but also a little bit of wet weather. and if you showers are possible,

certainly the roads will see them and they will be a company by sunny spells. we start to see their showers in the morning but by the afternoon they are turning fairly heavy and perhaps even thundery. but many of us will get away with another dry day with a good deal of sunshine and temperatures possibly reaching 29 degrees. as we had through this evening go showers move away and we are left with clear skies for much of the night. fairly humid, temperatures getting down to about 13, but in some spots, particularly central london, not dipping below 17. fortomorrow particularly central london, not dipping below 17. for tomorrow we do it all over again. less in the way of cloud tomorrow. there is a very small chance you could she shower, but most of us will have a dry day with some sunny spells, temperatures getting up to 30 celsius. we continue in that vein throughout the weekend, lots of sunshine on the cards, i temperatures staying with us cards, i temperatures staying with us and are mainly dry weekend in the forecast too.

iam back i am back in half an hour, back to them, bye for now. hello. welcome to a special edition of breakfast, with naga munchetty and steph mcgovern. as the nhs turns 70, we're here in the leeds cancer centre which is part of the third biggest hospital trust in england. just to give you a flavour of the demand on the nhs, this trust deals with 1.6 million patients every year. as our population continues to grow and people live longer, we'll be looking at what's being done to cope with the increased demand. first, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. counter—terrorism police have confirmed that a critically ill man and woman in wiltshire have been exposed to novichok, the same nerve agent used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter in march. charlie rowley and dawn sturgess, were found in the town of amesbury on saturday and are being treated in hospital. england's chief medical officer

stressed that the risk to the general public remains low. dr richard guthrie, an independent chemical weapons expert, joins us now from our bristol studio. thank you very much for talking to us thank you very much for talking to us today. how likely do you think that this nerve agent is the same that this nerve agent is the same that was used on the skripals. that this nerve agent is the same that was used on the skripalslj think it is highly likely. as an investigator, the first line line of enquiry i would have would be could this have been jettisoned, enquiry i would have would be could this have beenjettisoned, disposed of, idea perpetrator of the skripals. if you put nerve agent on the door handle, which appears to be the door handle, which appears to be the way the skripals were poisoned, you would have a way to protect herself, gloves, a coat, perhaps a

container the material had been in in the first place. now, the most competent would—be assassins would wa nt to competent would—be assassins would want to dispose of that carefully because it would have a lot of forensic evidence on it. it is possible it got disposed of in a haphazard way. perhaps the two adults that were exposed to it on the weekend were some such people. with novichok, explained how long the effects can contaminate an area. the first point to note is that the exposure to the novichok may not have been in an area that is decontaminated. it is also quite clear from the information, supported by parts of government, that this novichok was quite consistent and environment, which is why the decontamination took so long. most nerve agents associated

with novichok normally degrading the environment readily, broken down by water, made less. it is quite clear this material, as it is presented in the environment, is resistant and resilient. that is of some concern. but it could be that, for example, if the two adults had come across whatever implement, a syringe, some material containing the original novichok, that could have been better preserved, protected from the environment. we understand this couple is in a serious condition, critical condition, in hospital. can you explain the impact this has on the body? all of the nerve agents affect the signals between nerve cells. of course, you need the signals between nerve cells for a body to remain healthy. 0nes signals between nerve cells for a body to remain healthy. ones that system has been disrupted, all of the vital functions, breathing, system has been disrupted, all of the vitalfunctions, breathing, your heartbeat, all of those are

impacted. the evidence from the skripals, the detective sergeant exposed to it, these symptoms are critical. it is a dangerous position for the body to be challenged by such a potent nerve agent. thank you very much were talking to us. a chemical weapons expert. we will talk to the security minister later in the programme. 0ther talk to the security minister later in the programme. other stories this morning. a teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering six—year—old alesha macphail on the island of bute. police scotland say it is a significant development in the investigation into her death but still want to hear from potential witnesses. alesha's body was found in woodland on monday morning after she was reported missing. britain's largest car maker, jaguar land rover, says it urgently needs "greater certainty" on post—brexit trade with the eu. the company says it needs clarity if it is continue to invest heavily in the uk, safeguard suppliers and 40,000 jobs. business secretary greg clark said ministers are determined that the company should continue

to "prosper and invest in britain." last month, the firm said it was moving the production of the land rover discovery to slovakia, putting hundreds ofjobs at risk. meanwhile, downing street has set out some of the detail on a new plan for how customs could be handled after brexit. the latest model is known as a "facilitated customs arrangement" and number ten says it would use technology to guarantee frictionless trade with the european union, while also allowing britain to strike its own trade deals. the details come as theresa may and angela merkel prepare to discuss the progress of brexit negotiations when they hold talks in berlin later. the uk prime minister is facing calls from the eu to clarify the uk's position. rescuers in thailand say they're facing a race against the weather to free the group of boys

and their football coach trapped in a cave. emergency services say good conditions in the last 24 hours have helped lower the water level inside by an average of a centimetre and a half every hour, but they're concerned a turn in the weather could reverse the progress they've made. it is 635. this is a special edition of breakfast. were having a good time at leeds. we are celebrating 70 yea rs of time at leeds. we are celebrating 70 years of the nhs and those people that have supported us. carol was telling us how glorious the weather is. i wonder how the tennis players of wimbledon are feeling about it. good morning. good morning. carol would normally be with me. she has been sent to hospital, not what you

think, perhaps she will be holding a newborn baby. fingers crossed she gets to do that. we have a theme of many mothers, female tennis players, coming back after having had babies. serena williams is one of them, and is in great form. serena williams continues to impress, racing into the third round in devastating style. the seven—time champion said she's "trying not to put too many expectations" on herself" but was still too powerful for the bulgarian qualifier viktoriya tomova who she beat in straight sets. it was better than my first round, you know? so, iam happy thati it was better than my first round, you know? so, i am happy that i am going in the right direction. how close are you to your best wimbledon groove? i am getting there. i am not there yet. i expect to get there and continue to go there, but only for wimbledon, but for the tournament is to continue in the future. --

tournaments. serena's sister venus had more work to do for her second—round win. the five—time champion came from a set down to beat romania's alexandra dulgheru to reach the third round for an 18th time. the wimbledon woes continue for the number two seed caroline wozniacki. she's never been past the fourth round at the all england club, and that won't be changing this year. knocked out in three sets by ekaterina makarova. in the men's draw, the evergreen, roger federer, made light work of slovakia's lukas lacko, beating him in straight sets. the defending champion has now won twenty six consecutive sets at wimbledon and remains the favourite to take a ninth title. so, let's have quick look at what's coming up today. first on centre court is two—time champion rafa nadal against mihail kukuskin. then it's time for the brits, johanna konta plays dominika cibulkova whilst kyle edmund faces american bradley klahn. coverage starts on bbc two at 11:30. and kyle edmund will be hoping

he has the full support of his swedish coach fredrik rosengren when he takes to the court later. clear, divided loyalties in that camp ahead of england's world cup quarter final against sweden. let's focus on england then, and there's an injury concern over jamie vardy ahead of saturday's quarter final. he didn't train yesterday and had an injection after injuring his groin in the win over colombia. the leicester striker was due to take the fifth penalty in the shootout but eric dier stepped in to take, and score it. meanwhile, fabian delph has flown back to russia following the birth of his third daughter. he went home last friday and his wife natalie gave birth on wednesday morning. he also found time to watch his teammates beat colombia, describing it as "the most amazing 24 hours of his life." one other line of football news

to bring you and cristiano ronaldo could be on the move. real madrid are considering an offer of about £88 million from italian champions, juventus. the 33—year—old portugal forward is real‘s all—time top scorer, and won his fifth champions league title with the spanish club in may. we have a theme this morning, the nhs. wimbledon has said there will be 35 nhs workers at wimbledon today to celebrate the 70th birthday of the nhs service. they will either be on the centre court, the first court, or the second court. they all

all ended a ballot. they willjoin us all ended a ballot. they willjoin us here at the tennis. that is great to hear. thank you. they deserve it. i hope they will have a great day watching the tennis. and we will look at many different areas of the nhs. in the five years between being diagnosed with cancer and her death in 2016, dr kate granger helped change the face of doctor—patient relations. since then, her husband, chris pointon has helped her campaign, "hello my name is" to spread across the world. before we speak to him and kate's good friend and fellow medic ali cracknell, let's remind ourselves of kate's story. all who wanted when i was first diagnosed was to be treated normally, just to be treated as

kate. it is about letting a connection, about staying in a relationship. mime and legacy was to leave a bitter nhs that considers patients as people, notjust diseases. —— my main legacy. and i hope i have managed to achieve that headed a bid by making people stop to think about how they communicate with people. —— achieve that a bit. the campaign continues to grow.

joining us is kate's husband, chris pointon, and dr ali cracknell, a consultant in elderly medicine who was kate's colleague and friend. good morning to both of you. why is it so important to continue this campaign? it is such a simple idea, but so effective. the campaign we started in 2013 isjust but so effective. the campaign we started in 2013 is just a simple introduction. it takes very little time to do and costs very little money. and it makes a difference to patient experience. it is a start of a therapeutic relationship between two human beings. it is important to carry it on because it makes such a difference across the world. carry it on because it makes such a difference across the worldlj carry it on because it makes such a difference across the world. i am shocked that people did not introduce themselves beforehand. you area introduce themselves beforehand. you are a doctor. why? you are correct. people i thinking why does it not happen all the time? if you are patient in the number of interactions with staff you might have in the morning, the housekeeper, a nurse, the

pharmacist, the doctor, absolutely everybody. we interact with many patients and staff every day. sometimes, if you do not pay attention to the very base detail, it isjust so important for patients. it is also how you say things, hello, my name is... it brings warmth and makes it more personal. kate was very familiar, having you as a friend and being at a hospitalfor having you as a friend and being at a hospital for treatment. having you as a friend and being at a hospitalfor treatment. it wasn't about the treatment, was it? it wasn't about the actual medical care, but the interaction. what was her experience that made her think that? we were in hospital one day in 2013 and a distinct lack of interactions and introductions on that day. that evening we were reflecting on the day's event washi and decided to do something about it rather than not make a difference.

—— events. we used social media at the platform for the campaign and sent a few tweets. five years later we have 2 billion impressions in 20 countries across the world. it started right here when kate was brought in for a scan. how did people react when they were suggested to wear these badges? many people knew and worked with kate. they saw the important that it and the passion behind it and the meaning. it is notjust a badge. what are your ambitions for this? it has done incredibly well so far. you wa nt has done incredibly well so far. you want it to get in every country. has done incredibly well so far. you want it to get in every countrylj want it to get in every country.” have gone on a 12 month career break and have gone on a global tour. i wa nted and have gone on a global tour. i wanted in every country in the world. through the power of social media and media in general, we can do that. it is notjust healthcare,

all walks of life. it is just a simple introduction between two human beings. today we are celebrating 70 years of the nhs. we are talking about the future of the nhs as well when it comes to funding and treatments. what is your view on the future of the nhs? lam i am really excited about the future, if you think about kate's legacy, one idea from one person has gone so far and we have even more opportunity in the nhs to share great ideas from one area to another and we can do a lot more around that. i think times are quite exciting and we can improve further, despite the challenges. thank you so much. and we are celebrating the people who work in the nhs, so thank u! -- people who work in the nhs, so thank u! —— bank you. —— thank you. they do an amazing job, the big birthday gatherings, celebrate well

because it is an amazing institution. carol's having a quick cup of tea with some of the volunteers who are celebrating the 70th birthday of the nhs. ican i can see you! it won't be too long before steph is over here because there are cakes. the nhs staff are all doing an amazing job and perhaps the unsung heroes are the volunteers of. that meet some of them. what do you do hear? i do indian classical dad for a cancer patient and they learn from me and perform also. and how does that help the patients you are dealing with? basically they meet new friends and build their confidence and have new people to share their pain because they are going to different stages of cancer in theirlife. i going to different stages of cancer in their life. i am enjoying working with them as well. still, what about

yourself, how long have you been a volunteer? i have been a volunteer for over 12 years and i really enjoyed meeting individual patients, being able to understand what their non—medical needs are and try to help them. ash that train. —— train. iam help them. ash that train. —— train. i am looking at what you have got on the table, tell us what this is. we are 18, eight of us, a small community group and we look after people on whether free —— level three. every patient receives one of these, every patient receives a goodie bag because they have a cattle in their room, notjust goodie bag because they have a cattle in their room, not just the patients but the families as well and they can all have free drinks, they get cups provided and everything they need provided. we also pay for free television for those wards and in the outpatients department we put a free tea and coffee station and provided all the

people in their, approximately 70 patients a day, are provided with fruit, tea, coffee and snacks. that is amazing. theory is, the 70th anniversary tea party. —— here it is. now, the forecast for today for all of us is largely dry, there will be sunny spells around because of variable cloud. a few showers but if you are in scotland and northern ireland it will feel much cooler thanit ireland it will feel much cooler than it did yesterday. yesterday was 29.1dc, 28.8 in aviemore, today you can expect a good 10 degrees drop. if we start the forecast at 9am, across scotland you can see we do have some cloud around this morning. it isa have some cloud around this morning. it is a weak weather front that has come in over the course of the night to the west and is moving southwards and eastwards and you might see the odd showerfrom it and eastwards and you might see the odd shower from it but not much more. that same front extending into

northern ireland which has a cloudy start. and across england and wales, the skies are brighter with fairweather cloud around. we have had cloud from the north sea are around, that has pushed back to the coast now. as we come towards the south, temperatures certainly in double figures. not quite as fresh start as it was yesterday. moving through the day, the weak weather front through the day, the weak weather fro nt m oves through the day, the weak weather front moves across scotland into northern ireland and behind it it will write another. it would be much more than a band of cloud, sunny spells developing around it. for england and wales, some fairweather cloud and as temperature is rise some showers will develop across parts of wales, devon, cornwall into kent, the midlands and parts of the south—east but we won't all see them. 0vernight, we have got more cloud coming in from the north sea across eastern counties of the uk, we also have some cloud across parts

of northern scotland and also northern ireland. are generally in the west we have clearer skies. temperatures tonight ranging from 9— 13 in the north from about 10— 17 in the south. to friday, all of the cloud rolls back to the north sea and turns away. maybe one or two sticky pockets but a lot of sunshine as temperatures rise again in spite of the shower. 30—31 across south—east and if you are going to wimbledon in the next couple of days you are looking at dry weather, hot weather, and just a chance of a shower. can you believe it? how many have you had! that is not me! likely story. look at that, four cakes with

a fifth lined up. they are delicious, but isn't it lovely that we are having this tea party today andi we are having this tea party today and i know there is loads going on, to celebrate what you guys do for the hospitals, thank you very much from all of us. there are 450 of you who work across the hospitals but so many thousands across the country who are helping to keep the nhs going with their volunteer work. brilliantjob. going with their volunteer work. brilliant job. veryjealous of. let's tuck into some tea and coffee and cake. i thinki have let's tuck into some tea and coffee and cake. i think i have got the wrong end of the stickier. i have done something wrong. you guys get cake, seriously, there is nothing here. bring some back. the time is nine minutes till seven. we are here in leeds talking about the nhs, celebrating 70 years of the nhs and looking at the issues that matters

and the future of the nhs. 2.3 million children are admitted to hospital in england every year. it can be an anxious time but research has shown that fear and pain can be reduced by the surroundings in which patients are treated. jayne mccubbin is at leeds children's hospital. good morning. we are getting ready for our own party here. mark is on security for the team party and we are having a party. absolutely. you look good in that hat, have a great day today. good morning! good morning everybody. 250,000 children come through the doors, welcomed here i people like andy every year. 70 years ago, these walls would have been pristine white. this was not a place forfun, been pristine white. this was not a place for fun, a been pristine white. this was not a place forfun, a place been pristine white. this was not a place for fun, a place for the serious business of medicine, but my goodness, how things have changed.

have a look at this. hello. zekeis zeke is very, very shy and 18 months ago he had to learn to be very, very brave. he was first diagnosed when he was four, the same day i gave birth to this little wonder. oh my goodness! eight few hours after zeke met his baby brother he collapsed and was diagnosed with stage for neuroblastoma. doctors decided he would need radiotherapy but for the precision procedure, he would have to wear a full face mask, to keep him absolutely still. the radiotherapy masks are usually a massive part for our patients and the part that most of them struggle with. it can be quite cautious 0pec. to help children find the courage, she uses art. she transformed zeke's

radiotherapy mask into his favourite action hero. —— claustrophobic. looking good! spiderman does a high fives and lo—fi is. he sees superheroes as brave, strong, can battle anything. and i think zeke ‘s only takes that from it, definitely, without a doubt. this is the first time he has been back to the ward, in the car, the hospital gives young patients the chance to drive themselves in the treatment. today his hairas themselves in the treatment. today his hair as grown back and the cancer is being. goodness me you are strong. play, fun and arts and crafts are ta ken strong. play, fun and arts and crafts are taken seriously here, almost as serious as the treatment itself. i am claire and i am a clinical nurse specialist. a.k.a. ? itself. i am claire and i am a

clinical nurse specialist. a.k.a.? i ama clinical nurse specialist. a.k.a.? i am a nurse. no, a.k.a., olaf. oh yes! even the clinical specialists recognise the importance of investing in the fun stuff. this is one of claire's got0 outfits to make sure that the child heading for treatment is calm and at ease as much as they can be, avoiding the need for general anaesthetic. last week, she was one half ofjedward. if you compare the risks and costs associated with anaesthetics, it speaks for itself. economically it stacks up? absolutely. no doubt at all. how does it look to you? he looks absolutely amazing. watch out, he is ready to take on the world. good morning zeke, if you are

watching. i hope you are doing 0k. come to meet lisa, she is in charge of the kids at leeds children's hospital, what were you last dressed up hospital, what were you last dressed up as? penguin. a good look. we were chatting before about your memories of being in hospital in the 19705, what were they like? not very pleasant. i spent a bit of time and it was very boring, not a lot of opportunities to play and i am plea5ed opportunities to play and i am pleased to say we have moved on. you are in charge of a team of 27 specialist, if there are people watching saying how can the nhs spend money on play, what would you 5ay? spend money on play, what would you say? i would say it is a vital part that we work alongside that other profe55ionals. that we work alongside that other professionals. we do a big role in normalising play, giving a positive experience and our families. normalising play, giving a positive experience and our familiesm normalising play, giving a positive experience and our families. it is not just about making experience and our families. it is notjust about making kid5 happy, i5

backing them in, better and out. thank you. if you are in any doubt of the importance of play, these quys of the importance of play, these guys have a degree in this. we will leave you waving a5 guys have a degree in this. we will leave you waving as we hand over to the regions news, travel wherever you're waking up this morning. good morning. and nhs trust has criticised after a report failed to meet the needs of pri5oner5 report failed to meet the needs of prisoners in thamesside pri5on. sousse concerns were raised about the quality of healthcare provided. the trust say5 the quality of healthcare provided. the trust says it has reduced its va ca ncy the trust says it has reduced its vacancy rates and addressed the concerns in. it security guard has recounted hearing and makes pa55ive export explo5ion after a fire in

essex. it started at around 2pm yesterday. at its height, 12 fire crews we re yesterday. at its height, 12 fire crews were fighting the blaze which wa5 crews were fighting the blaze which was put out last night. essex fire and rescue service say5 was put out last night. essex fire and rescue service says it is investigating the cause. that's our warning pet owners to be extra vigilant in the hot weather as there i5a vigilant in the hot weather as there is a danger that their animals can overheat. pool5 is a danger that their animals can overheat. pools of water and frozen food are helping keep these creatures cool at the battersea dog5 and cats home and experts say pet5 do need attention in the heat. you need to be careful with dogs in hot weather, the problem can escalate so quickly. dogs find it hard to lose heat and painting is inefficient, you are to avoid that. if you are out in the sun and exercising in the heat, and you are not careful, problems can start to occur. there is a good service on the tube this morning the training services to and from victoria are badly disrupted due to signalling problems. there are cancellations and delays of up to one hour

expected until two p. m.. and delays of up to one hour expected until two p.m.. trains between watford junction and euston have been disrupted after a person was hit i train. 0nto the roads now, traffic on the 8013 is building westbound into barking and south of romford, the upper road is closed near burnham avenue following a fire at the skate park. let's check on the weather now. we have more sunshine and high temperatures in the forecast, but also a little bit of wet weather. a few you showers are possible, certainly the roads will see them and they will be accompanied by sunny spells, of course. we start to see their showers in the morning, but by the afternoon they are turning fairly heavy and perhaps even thundery. but many of us will get away with another dry day with a good deal of sunshine and temperatures possibly reaching 29 degrees celcius. as we head through this evening thsoe showers move away and we are left with clear skies for much of the night. fairly humid, temperatures

getting down to about 13, but in some spots, particularly central london, probably not dipping below 17. for tomorrow, we do it all over again. probably less in the way of cloud tomorrow. there is a very small chance you could she shower, but i think most of us will have a dry day with some sunny spells, temperatures getting up to 30 celsius. we continue in that vein throughout the weekend — lots of sunshine on the cards, high temperatures staying with us and a mainly dry weekend in the forecast too. iam back i am back with the latest in half an hour. plenty more on our website. good morning. welcome to this special breakfast programme. we're here at st james's hospital in leeds to mark 70 years since the nhs was founded. there'll be celebrations around the uk today, and we've got our own birthday tea party going on here. over the next three and a bit hours, we'll be meeting staff,

patients, and volunteers and we'll be looking at some of the key challenges the nhs is facing. these guys are dealing with phone calls. we will talk to them about the challenges the nhs faces. we are in the children's hospital in leeds. going to hospital is stressful, especially for children. we are meeting the team that make life here as easy as possible. also this morning. a couple found unconscious in wiltshire was poisoned by novichock, the same nerve agent used against ex—russian spy sergei skripal. welcome to wimbledon, where the seven—time champion, serena williams, looks to be in brilliant form as she moves into the third round. in leeds, we could be saying hello toa in leeds, we could be saying hello to a brand—new baby by the end of

the programme. what a day to be born. dry and sunny and very warm. it will feel much more fresh than yesterday to pick i will have more details on 50 minutes. here we are this morning across the leeds hospitals, the seven as part of this trust. they are dealing with 212,000 staff. they are just getting ready for their shift this morning. we are in various areas. we will be on the helipad later on this morning. interestingly, it is funded by charitable donations. they are bringing in patients across the yorkshire area. these guys are

covering 6000 square miles of area looking after all kinds of different patients. 5 million people. 18,000 staff employed here. such an important part to play in the nhs. a birthday party going on inside. many volunteers. 450. and you are looking bikejust want volunteers. 450. and you are looking bike just want to be on television. tell us about your day—to—day. bike just want to be on television. tell us about your day-to-day. we start at six o'clock today and we work ten hours. we do what we do. we will get a lot of difficulties today with the warm weather. lots of fainting. people passing out. it is

an important part of the process. the last few days, it has been difficult. you have done this for nine years. why did you decide to do this? i have been doing it three years. i have my final four weeks of placement and then i am done. that is the helicopter that will be lending. can you see that? i will move the cameraman over. there we are. you can see the helicopter that will be landing on the helipad. can you see it? back to you. sorry to interrupt. live television and all of that. three years. you will com plete of that. three years. you will complete it in a couple of weeks.” have a job now. as soon as i get my results, hopefully i will start that. what made you decide to be a paramedic? it is a toughjob..

tough three years. more tough than i thought. i do not know why i picked it. it was a natural progression from passenger transport. i had to go and study for it. just continued on and! go and study for it. just continued on and i have loved every minute of it so far. thank you for all of us. we are celebrating people in the nhs. 70 years. do you think you could do another 50, 60? probably not. seriously, thank you. anyway, back to you. a wonderful studio set up back to you. a wonderful studio set up inside the hospital. it really is marvellous. you pointed out the helicopter. we can show you it now. we have graham satchell year. we can

see it heading towards us. we will keep you up—to—date with the rest of the news today. establishing how a critically ill man and woman were in contact with novichok, the same poison used against the skripals in march. last night scotland yard outlined the next steps in the investigation. both patients are in a critical condition. the priority now is to find out how they came in contact with it. i have 100 detectives from the counterterrorism police network

working in this alongside colleagues to figure this out. 0ur news correspondent, jon kay, is in amesbury for us this morning. jon, what's the latest there? it is good to see you. we heard the police statement, the investigation continues. they are in a critical condition as well. that is right. this is where they collapsed on saturday. they collapsed here at their property, a brand—new estate on the outskirts of police activity. it is not the only focus. there are 4.5 other areas nearby, a church, a chemist, a park, where the couple are thought to have visited in the hours before they came here. it has been sealed off and we can expect more police activity during the day. interestingly, there is another park eight or nine miles from here. only one mile in salisbury from the home

of the skripals where they are believed to have been poisoned back in march. police to try to figure out how they came into contact with the novichok nerve agent. could they have picked up a contaminated item in salisbury or anywhere else? 0fficers in salisbury or anywhere else? officers have said they have put 100 new detectives with scotland yard to figure this out. they are investigating and are keeping an open mind and leaving nothing out. they have not yet established if it is the same batch of novichok that contaminated and poisoned the skripals back in march. a lot of work to do and we expect more activity. there is a low risk of contamination according to police. anyone in the area is expected to

wash clothes and wipe down possessions as it last piece of caution. thank you. we will speak to the security minister ben wallace later on in the programme. you can see the helicopter now as it was going past. it is doing a practice run for us this morning. it is lending on the roof of leeds general infirmary. they will be transferred to the emergency department for life—saving treatment in minutes. it has the second busiest trauma network, this is the door, with more than 212,000 patients in the accident and emergency department last year. graham satchell is on the roof. he will keep us across all of the work that they do. a huge area covering something like 5 million people. very impressive. it puts ourjobs

into perspective. britain's largest car maker, jaguar land rover, says it urgently needs "greater certainty" on post—brexit trade with the eu. the company says it needs clarity if it is continue to invest heavily in the uk, safeguard suppliers and 40,000 jobs. business secretary greg clark said ministers are determined that the company should continue to "prosper and invest in britain". last month, the firm said it was moving the production of the land rover discovery to slovakia, putting hundreds ofjobs at risk. meanwhile, downing street has set out some of the detail on a new plan for how customs could be handled after brexit. the latest model is known as a "facilitated customs arrangement" and number ten says it would use technology to guarantee frictionless trade with the european union, while also allowing britain to strike its own trade deals. the details come as theresa may and angela merkel prepare to discuss the progress of brexit negotiations when they hold talks

in berlin later. the uk prime minister is facing calls from the eu to clarify the uk's position. a teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of six—year—old alesha macphail on the island of bute. police scotland say it is a significant development in the investigation into her death but still want to hear from potential witnesses. 0ur scotland correspondent, james shaw, is there. james, what have detectives confirmed? it isa it is a very significant development. alesha macphail was reported missing at 625 on monday morning. her body was found less than three hours later, about half a mile from the house where she was staying. the police have said that a male aged under 18 has been arrested. the law is very tight in terms of restrictions once there has been an arrest. we are unlikely to

hear any more about this individual. what the detective in charge of the investigation has said is that he is still looking for witnesses, people who were in this area on the edge of the town on sunday night until monday morning. in particular, also cctv coverage. but the flowers, the tributes, to alesha macphail, continued to mount. it is an almost outpouring of sympathy for her and herfamily. outpouring of sympathy for her and her family. —— enormous outpouring of sympathy for her and herfamily. —— enormous outpouring. singers including sir paul mccartney, placido domingo, and james blunt have urged the european parliament to support proposed changes to eu copyright law. the plans could see websites forced to take responsibility for any copyright infringement and also share revenues. websites, including wikipedia and youtube, have expressed concern that the measures would stifle creativity and censor the internet. we are celebrating 70 years of the

nhs. thank you for those who have sentin nhs. thank you for those who have sent in messages about their heroes in the nhs. we will share those soon. keep in touch and keep sending goes through. we are enjoying those. there were more than 16.5 million hospital admissions in england last year. the government has promised an extra £20 billion in nhs funding, partly in response to growing concerns about rising demand, staff shortages and the increasing cost of treatment. so, as the nhs turns 70, what are the key day—to—day challenges it faces? we're joined now by dr yvette 0ade, who is the medical director of the leeds teaching hospitals nhs trust. good morning. good morning. it is so

easy to talk about money. how many interviews have we done with politicians, challenging them about how much money has gone into the nhs? the best present theresa may get the nhs. you could keep pumping money into it. you could. since the nhs was warned 70 years ago, the development have been enormous. the things that we can do now for patients are just endless, really.” suppose the reason i was asking that is that there will never be enough. that is not the only answer to improving the nhs. it is not. we have to modernise our ways of working and make them fit for the future, and actually, the way people use technology now, we all behave differently in the way we book holidays, go to the supermarket. and actually, the way we use healthcare as individuals, i think we need to

modernise as citizens, but also the hospitals and services need to modernise so that we can make the best of what we do have. what are the key treasure point that you are seeing? you are talking to your doctor '5 day in, day out, what is the priority? what they are saying is. it is notjust the volume, it is the complexity. so now we have lots of patients who have several long—term conditions, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis and so when they get something that hits them over, say the flu, it is a much more serious illness than it would be if you didn't have everything else the matter with you. is it us not looking after ourselves properly? well, we are living longer and as your body does wear out a little bit. there is more we could

do to look after ourselves, i think we could have a healthier lifestyle. it is really important to keep moving. but equally, there are more and more treatments available and that makes us live longer, and that isa that makes us live longer, and that is a fantastic in. —— being. —— thing. thank you to talk to us. we can talk to steve, the medical director for can talk to steve, the medical directorfor nhs can talk to steve, the medical director for nhs england can talk to steve, the medical directorfor nhs england whojoins us directorfor nhs england whojoins us from central london. 0bviously directorfor nhs england whojoins us from central london. obviously we are here celebrating the birthday of the nhs, 70 years and all of the wonderful people who make everything happen every day, but we cannot avoid the challenges. what would you say is the priority for nhs england now, given this extra funding?” know you are in leeds and the first thing is to say thank you to the wonderful staff of the nhs and keep the service going everyday. we have heard some of the challenges from 0dette. the challenges have changed

dramatically, we are all living longer, on average 14 years then in 1958. one in three girls today will live until they are over 100. one of the challenges is how we manage an increasingly elderly population, often with several medical conditions of. we must be much better at integrating care and make sure it isjoined up twin better at integrating care and make sure it is joined up twin austel is, gps of the communities and social care. so people, particularly towards the end of their lives, with complications spend more time at home and as little time as hospital impossible. when i visited a centre in hull, they are focusing on the most frail patients to give them ca re most frail patients to give them care so they don't end up in hospital. yeah. so... so looking at

this money, have you considered how much money the nhs has been given every year, £120 billion, gone up by nearly £50 billion over the last ten yea rs of. nearly £50 billion over the last ten years of. now there is an extra £20 billion, will there ever be enough? asa billion, will there ever be enough? as a debt says, there will always be a need for money and the announcement was that the settlement for the next few years will be better than the last five years or so. we can certainly do more now that we are back nearer towards the average rate of increase that we have seen during the whole course of the nhs. what do we need to focus on? if you look at international comparisons, we do really well at access to treatment, free at the point of care for everybody, pretty well at times in treatment and well at efficiency. what we need to do better at is that some of our health

outcomes. soap counter survival is improving, your chance of surviving from stroke and heart attacks is improving but we could still do more there. we could prevent people having strokes by identifying people at risk earlier and giving them appropriate treatment. we can detect cancer earlier and the earlier we detect, the greater chance of survival. sorry to interrupt, you are making those international comparisons and you mentioned about the cancer survival rate. 0bviously we are in leeds cancer centre and we lag behind in the uk when it comes to survival, is this money going to improve that? yes, it will do. we have a real focus on cancer treatment at the moment. for instance, detecting cancer early is important for bowel cancer. 0ver instance, detecting cancer early is important for bowel cancer. over the course of the year we will refresh a

screening programme, sending people as they get older things through the post that they can use to dip into their poo to see if there is any blood. and if we can screen them early, scrape —— scope the bowel. there is much more we can do to improve survival rates. that will be a big focus of the new ten year plan. the nhs is 70 today, if it was a 70—year—old patient, how would you describe its health?” a 70—year—old patient, how would you describe its health? i think the nhs is in describe its health? i think the nhs isina describe its health? i think the nhs is in a very healthy state. clearly it is under a lot of pressure, we are seeing more and more patients and it has been a difficult winter, but actually, as i said, when we compare internationally, we utterly pretty well but could do better in some areas. thank you very much for your time this morning. medical director of nhs england there. we

are in leeds this morning, in the cancer centre. here in the saint james as hospital as well. these amazing places all around, have you heard of a brainy garden? that is where carol is. it is fabulous. this is the green garden in leeds and was designed to showcase the wonders of the human brain. it was transferred to saint james '5 after winning an award at the flower show and it was recommended by a consultant urologist. you might also be to see that the sky is blue and the forecast for much of the uk is a dry one. there will be sunny spells and a bit more clout around and there is also the threat of some showers, but if you are in scotland or northern ireland, after the temperatures yesterday it will feel much cooler by 10 degrees this. —— 10 degrees.

todayit by 10 degrees this. —— 10 degrees. today it will be a good 10 degrees lower. we take a look around the country, at 9am in scotland we have had a weak weather front coming in from the west. that has produced a fair bit of clout and drizzle and as it moves across the rest of scotland it moves across the rest of scotland it will fit in and break and we will start to see sunny spells. is also affecting northern ireland and we also have a cloudy start to the day. coming across the west of england, some fairweather cloud and loose quys some fairweather cloud and loose guys as well and as we get into the south itself is not go to be a cold start. it was fresh as morning at not quite as cold this morning for sally and the crew. through the course of the day what you will find is as temperatures rise, we are currently see some showers over parts of wales, south—west england, the west midlands into the south—east as well. we won't one, but if you do, it could well be heavy and thundery. away from that,

looking at sunny spells. in the south—east, up to 29 or 30. the chance of a shower at wimbledon and sylla bus chance of a shower at wimbledon and syllabus than the. through the evening, once again we will have a lot of dry weather and sunshine but as we had to the overnight period, more clout is going to come in from the north sea across eastern counties and also cloud across scotla nd counties and also cloud across scotland and northern ireland. ten is about 9— 13 in the north, about 10-17 is about 9— 13 in the north, about 10— 17 as we cross england and also wales. tomorrow we start off with all of this cloud overnight, it will push back to the north sea to the course of the morning. in the north sea coastline you might find the odd pocket that will hang around at that will be it a. lot of dry weather and one or two showers springing up and cabbages in the south—east, 30, 31 but in scotland and northern ireland today we are looking at lota britches and tomorrow it will be picking up once again. —— temperatures. thank you so much.

that garden look so beautiful and peaceful. it is so well planned in making sure people feel that comfort. we are grateful for all of the people who are working in the nhs. your mum has been working for it for 40 years, my parents combined 89 years and you have been sending us 89 years and you have been sending us your stories and people who have mattered to you and people you would like to say thank you to. we have some cracking stories. my heroes are the cancer unit, my 70th birthday, i was attached to a drip and dozing off and awoken by a wonderful rendition of happy birthday and it was presented with such a pretty ca ke was presented with such a pretty cake as well. the nurse, doctor and staff all gathered around and saying for this person. that is margaret,

made into a memorable day. and any share has been in touch, saying she is proud of her younger sister. last issue qualified as a nurse and said she is amazing, does over 12 hours per day, she never stops delivering an amazing service and it is interesting because she cares. staff trying to make a difference, people matter and that is what we are dealing with here. it is brilliant being here this morning, can we be here over day? thank you for all of those messages, send some more in, we'll try to get more in there as well. ya send a helicopter and that is the gram is this morning. good morning graham. we are on the roof of the leeds general infirmary, this is the helipad and the helicopter landed and that life—saving work

very much on the front line of the nhs. some people say the a&e crisis is the new normal, these guys are all about that. now if you live in leeds you know this is not the normal ambulance because it is yellow, this is the reserve. but these are the only guys are duty today, so if they need to go, they will go. quite tight in here, it is compact. pretty small, pretty compact. pretty small, pretty compact. i am 6—foot five, managing to squeeze in. let me have a look at the kit you have got going on. everything you would expect on a normal land ambulance, the only difference is if you see us wondering with our two backpacks on we have got everything and ambulance has on—board. the main components are our rescue equipment that you can see, right up to the largest of adults. that is to make sure people

keep reading. definitely,. -- breathing. using you are saving people '5 lives every day on this helicopter? most definitely. without it, essentially people would die. bringing us to the job is essentially what we need and that is what we need to bring to people 's lives. will have a chat with his colleague, another paramedic. good morning to you guys. what kind of jobs to get caught out to? those people obviously think about hospitals, you are all over the place. we attend to critical and injured people throughout yorkshire and the region as a whole. the weather has been really nice so we have been particularly busy. the weather has got a lot of people out onto the hills. lots of people. when

you are out on a job more what is it like? it is emotionally intense. you are there to do a job but you cannot forget the fact that there are people around watching you and it is quite a challenge injob at times. do you find that it is emotionally challenging? it can be at times, yeah. but when we arrive on scene we are to do a job. we get focused on what we are doing, to get a wider picture of what is going on, people witnessing it, but we are very clinically focused and we want to provide the best care for the patient. thank you both very much indeed. really interesting to see how these guys operate. the staff here are nhs employees, the helicopter is funded by charity. if

they were not track of the nations they were not track of the nations they would not operate, more from us in leeds as the nhs celebrates its anniversary. now for the news, travel and weather for we you are this morning. —— for where you are. good morning. passengers that uses southern, thameslink and the gatwick express are being advised not to travel into london due to a total loss of signalling power on three separate supplies. no trains at all are running into victoria, with very limited services. more in our travel update later. and nhs trust has criticised for failing to meet the healthcare needs of prisoners at london's thamesside prison. a letter released to the bbc shows the company which runs the east london jail raised serious concerns about the quality of provided. the nhs foundation trust says it has reduced

its vacancy rates and addressed the concerns in full. a security guard has described hearing a massive explosion before a majorfire ripped through an industrial estate at essex. it started at around 2pm yesterday and the fire crews were fighting the blaze. its fire and rescue places as it is investigating the causes of the bets are warning pet owners to be vigilant in the hot weather as there is a danger that animals can overheat. pools of water and frozen food are helping to get these creatures called. that's a pet media attention in the heat. looking at the travel situation now. southern and thameslink services are badly disrupted as signals —— signal services are down. no services via victoria. gatwick‘s services are suspended as our thameslink. some southern services are diverging by london bridge and crystal palace.

trains between watford junction and euston are being disrupted after a person was hit by a train. 0nto the roads now, northbound traffic on the black walls approach is slow from the woolwich flyover. with have a check on the weather now. we have more sunshine and high temperatures in the forecast, but also a little bit of wet weather. a few you showers are possible, certainly the roads will see them and they will be accompanied by sunny spells, of course. we start to see their showers in the morning, but by the afternoon they are turning fairly heavy and perhaps even thundery. but many of us will get away with another dry day with a good deal of sunshine and temperatures possibly reaching 29 degrees celcius. as we head through this evening those showers move away and we are left with clear skies for much of the night. fairly humid, temperatures getting down to about 13, but in some spots, particularly central london, probably not dipping below 17. for tomorrow, we do it all over again. probably less in the way of cloud tomorrow. there is a very small chance you could she shower, but i think most of us

will have a dry day with some sunny spells, temperatures getting up to 30 celsius. we continue in that vein throughout the weekend — lots of sunshine on the cards, high temperatures staying with us and a mainly dry weekend in the forecast too. i will be back with the latest in half an hour, plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. hello. welcome to a special edition of breakfast with steph mcgovern and naga munchetty. as the nhs turns 70 we're here in leeds at the third biggest hospital trust in england. across the uk, the health service employs 1.7 million staff, making it the fifth biggest employer in the world. all morning, we'll be meeting the people whose super—human effort

keeps the nhs running. we'll be hearing from nurses, doctors and emergency workers, basically everyone who contributes to keeping the nhs ticking over throughout this special edition of bbc breakfast. we want to hear about your nhs heroes and we're hoping to bring you the first glimpse of any babies that are born while we're on air! carol will, of course, have the weather and we'll catch up with sally who is at wimbledon with all the sport. we will of course also bring you the rest of today's main news. carol will not be helping in the delivery, i do not think, but she hopes to see a newborn baby. now for the menu is. counter—terrorism police have confirmed that a critically ill man and woman in wiltshire have been exposed to novichok, the same nerve agent used to poison a former russian spy and his daughter in march. charlie rowley and dawn sturgess were found in the town of amesbury on saturday and are being treated in hospital. the government's cobra emergency committee will meet later this

morning and we can speak now to security minister, ben wallace, whojoins us from westminster. can you give us any more detail? the people are in a serious condition. they have been exposed to novichok ina way they have been exposed to novichok in a way that... they have suffered quite serious complications and are being looked after by very important and caring nhs staff. they are in a hospital with good experience with a nerve agent because of what happened in march. 0ur prayers are with them. do we have more detail about how they came into contact with this?m is really what the police said late last night, they'd think so far this

isa last night, they'd think so far this is a case that the people did not pick up the contamination from previously identified sites that we re previously identified sites that were decontaminated. these individuals seem to have picked it up individuals seem to have picked it up somewhere else. it has been confirmed as novichok. they have lived eight miles away from the centre of salisbury, but they did go ona trip centre of salisbury, but they did go on a trip to salisbury. that is why we have seen a number of sites cordoned off, with the police doing painstaking work to identify if there was something in those locations that contaminated them. we know because of the way novichok agents work, they haven't picked it up agents work, they haven't picked it upa agents work, they haven't picked it up a while ago. we can narrow it down to the few sites they visited in the hours before... there was a huge cleanup operation. the public

we re huge cleanup operation. the public were told they were safe. clearly they were not. what has gone wrong? the public were told... we had done... we established tracks after the attack. there was an ongoing investigation. through that, either you or events and new facts will happen. in regards to where the likely attack point was, we sealed off those sites. wheels are issued significant numbers of advice through public health england, through public health england, through scientists, not politicians, to give people that level of assurance and reassurance on what to do and what precautions to take. but... clearly that has not been good enough. if you live in that area now, you will not feel safe. how can you make sure they feel safe ? how can you make sure they feel

safe? it feels like they are not. hang on. there are thousands of people who live in that part of salisbury. we have used whatever fa cts salisbury. we have used whatever facts and intelligence we have to guide whatever cleanup we can stop it being safe, we can make people as make people as safe as possible. we can give them advice about what to do and to take precautions to keep you safe. the nature of a nerve agent such as novichok, it is a tiny needle in a very large haystack we have to find. it was an assassination attempt by people trained to do this. so it is taking a lot of time, hundreds of police officers and man—hours to get to the bottom of it. it means the full picture is not yet known and it may

ta ke picture is not yet known and it may take a long time. until that happens, the levels of assurance are based on science and advice. i cannot guarantee that you will be safe in manchester 100 person from terrorism, neither in the west country you are 100% safe from further contamination until we know the full details of what happened backin the full details of what happened back in march. —— 100%. that is the reality that i... if you live there, i appreciate you saying that, but if you live there now, what would you do? would you go out and go to the park? you would be worried being told that there is no guarantee you will not come across novichok. you andi will not come across novichok. you and i both live near manchester. i cannot guarantee i am not under threat. everyone is always under threat. everyone is always under threat every day. that is so scary.

i know it sounds scary. but i am trying to be realistic. if you follow the scientific advice, if you... if! follow the scientific advice, if you... if i can give you the reassurance some of the best police officers in the world are working on this case to get a full picture of what happened, the offer is still there to be russian state to try and assist us to tell us what happened, because that would help keep the people of salisbury safe. we will do everything we can to put together the full events of what happened during that attempt back in march. answer that is why we are the advice from the scientists alongside being honest about how far this is. that is the reality. if i lived in salisbury are would not confine myself to home, i would balance the risks and take scientific advice and

enjoy one of the most amazing towns in the uk. we are promising to do everything we can to keep you safe. thank you. thank you for your time this morning. a teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of murdering six—year—old, alesha macphail, on the island of bute. police scotland say it is a significant development in the investigation into her death but still want to hear from potential witnesses. alesha's body was found in woodland on monday morning after she was reported missing. britain's largest car maker, jaguar land rover, says it urgently needs "greater certainty" on post—brexit trade with the eu. the company says it needs clarity if it is continue to invest heavily in the uk, safeguard suppliers and 40 thousand jobs. business secretary greg clark said ministers are determined that the company should continue to "prosper and invest in britain". last month, the firm said it was moving the production of the land rover discovery to slovakia, putting hundreds ofjobs at risk. meanwhile, downing street has set

out some of the detail on a new plan for how customs could be handled after brexit. the latest model is known as a "facilitated customs arrangement" and number ten says it would use technology to guarantee frictionless trade with the european union, while also allowing britain to strike its own trade deals. the details come as theresa may and angela merkel prepare to discuss the progress of brexit negotiations when they hold talks in berlin later. the uk prime minister is facing calls from the eu to clarify the uk's position. carol's in a special garden, which helps patients with brain injuries. we are hoping for a baby to be born.

graham satchell is on the roof of the hospital near the helipad. and a lot is going on in sports. good morning. join us on court number three. dominic is laying out some tech kit. it is string. very important. you can see the restau ra nt com plex important. you can see the restaurant complex where the players go. they are making breakfast for players. it will be for that you get, raspberry coulis, and granola. -- full get, raspberry coulis, and granola. —— full fat yoghurt. basically, whatever they want, they get given. yesterday we saw serena williams

continuing into the third round in absolutely devastating style. the seven time champion said she's "trying not to put too many expectations" on herself, but was still too powerful for the bulgarian qualifier viktoriya tomova who she beat in straight sets. it was better than my first round, you know? so, i am happy that i am going in the right direction. how close are you to your best wimbledon groove? i am getting there. i am not there yet. i expect to get there and continue to go there, but only for wimbledon, but for the tournaments to continue in the future. serena's sister venus had more work to do for her second—round win. the five time champion came from a set down to beat romania's alexandra dulgheru to reach the third round for an 18th time. the wimbledon woes continue

for the number two seed caroline wozniacki. she's never been past the fourth round at the all england club, and that won't be changing this year. knocked out in three sets by ekaterina makarova. in the men's draw the evergreen roger federer made light work of slovakia's lukas lacko, beating him in straight sets. the defending champion has now won twenty six consecutive sets at wimbledon and remains the favourite to take a ninth title. so let's have quick look at what's coming up today. first on centre court is two—time champion rafa nadal against mihail kukuskin. then it's time for the brits, johanna konta plays dominika cibulkova whilst kyle edmund faces american bradley klahn. coverage starts on bbc two at 11:30. and kyle edmund will be hoping he has the full support of his swedish coach fredrik rosengren when he takes to the court later. clear, divided loyalties in that camp ahead of england's world cup quarter—final against sweden. let's focus on england then,

and there's an injury concern over jamie vardy ahead of saturday's quarter final. 0ut sports correspondent david 0rnstein is in repino where england are based for this world cup. and david, vardy would have taken a penalty against colombia had it not been for the injury? england returned to training yesterday after their epic efforts in moscow on tuesday night. 0nly around eight players were involved in the session, mainly those who we re in the session, mainly those who were not involved in the match, aside from marcus rashford, who was also part of the session. 0ne notable absentee was jamie vardy, it now emerges that he had an injection for a now emerges that he had an injection fora groin now emerges that he had an injection for a groin problem after that match in moscow. go to the full prognosis but i think he can be considered a doubt now. as you say, he would have taken a penalty and has the best conversion rate of anybody in the squad. he wasn't able to do that and

they will be working on that problem and head of the crucial match against sweden. he has shown in the premier league of the last season how crucial he can be. fabian delph is back with the squad, his third child has arrived and england are now at a full confident —— full complement heading towards this once—in—a—lifetime opportunity, perhaps. i think that is the appropriate point to end this bulletin, on baby news. we have all got ourfingers bulletin, on baby news. we have all got our fingers crossed that carol gets a hold of a new baby within the next hour and are. what you think our chances are? i reckon the baby should be worried! carol is out and about, no babies are in danger yet because she is in a very special garden this morning. lots of different parts to the hospitals be a showing you, showing you as much

as we can. we are at the leeds cancer centre, we have graham on the helipad, gram at the hospital, will be talking to staff, patients and fantastic volunteers as well. and carol is in the special garden that helps people with brain injuries. absolutely right. i heard exactly what you said you little rascal! i am joined by then williamson, then, tell us a bit about this garden the. this is the yorkshire bring research garden and it was their concept and we did it for the flower show to re move we did it for the flower show to remove the orchid. —— promote. we did it for the flower show to remove the orchid. —— promotem we did it for the flower show to remove the orchid. -- promote. it is split into different areas. it is divided into four of the crystal lobes of the brain, the plants are based all around those areas of the

brain and the front one is the frontal lobe which deals with colour and vision, that has a lot of colour. then we move into the parietal loan —— writes a load of the brain. so we have lavenders and a soft feeling. at the back we have a soft feeling. at the back we have a lot of movement, that is the temporal lobe. and also the change of mood as well, which is represented by the two tone plants. lastly is the load at the front, the bottom side, which is the parietal lobe, which deals with memories. in the memory section we have also got roses and other plants. it is

absolutely gorgeous and it must be a nightmare keeping it watered in this weather. thank you so much. lovely blue skies and lovely across any pa rt blue skies and lovely across any part of the uk. the forecaster today isa dry part of the uk. the forecaster today is a dry one, a sunny one and bits of cloud around, but there are some showers in the forecast and it will be cooler across scotland and northern ireland compare to yesterday. yesterday we hit the 9.1 celsius, today it is more likely to be around about 17. so what we have isa be around about 17. so what we have is a fine start across scotland, mostly dry, but a weak weather front coming in overnight producing more clout. that will thin and break as a go south and east through the day with possibly the odd shower. a similar front affecting northern ireland, after a cloudy start it will brighten up nicely and the south into blue skies with wispy bits of pieces around but in this age of the day it is largely dry. not as cool as it was yesterday morning in the far side,

temperatures have held up as we have got to that course of the night. through the course of today will find a bit more cloud bubbling up, fairweather but some of it will be beginning up for showers across array of wales, cornwall, kent and parts of the midlands as well. there are showers, it is hit and miss and it could be heavy and it could be thundery. away from that, a lot of sunshine and highs of 230, 31 but between 16 and 20 across scotland and northern ireland are. early evening sunshine to enjoy as well, overnight will find more cloud coming in from the north sea and more cloud across scotland and northern ireland again tonight. another weak front coming our way. clear skies in the west and temperatures from nine in the north 17 in the south. we have a cloud burning away pushing to the east coast, one or two sticky spots will remain at again, sunny spells will be the order of the day. one or two

showers developing and not plentiful at all. cabbages recovering across scotla nd at all. cabbages recovering across scotland and northern ireland, in the south we are looking at 30 or 31. worth mentioning, uv levels are higher, as indeed are pollen levels. fantastic, thank you very much. i do know about you, but i love a nose around and! know about you, but i love a nose around and i wanted to show you behind the scenes this morning. we have got some wonderful staff and patients here as well, good morning everyone! of course, we are still operating the 70th anniversary of the nhs, what better way to do it them to be live in a hospital. we are going to be at various sites across leeds this morning, but we have also got a pianist this morning, volunteers at the hospital. takeit morning, volunteers at the hospital. take it away! music plays. now, while patrick is playing i will

have a quick chat with you. tells a bit about what you do as a volunteer. i volunteer to come down and play a bit of music couple of times a month. my mother, my father and my uncle and my mother—in—law have all been to the hospital through illness over the years and when we used to come here i used to hear the music and itjust help is when you are to a difficult time.” get involved and do a little bit. that is really lovely. i am sure we will chat to you later. patrick thank you so much as playing. can we give him a round of applause everyone? applause. what a little prodigy there. look at close i can

get. beautiful, absolutely stunning. lovely to hear that patrick comes here to volunteer. jane is at the leeds children's hospital here to volunteer. jane is at the leeds child ren's hospital and here to volunteer. jane is at the leeds children's hospital and she is taking a look at the efforts being made there to make people feel co mforta ble made there to make people feel comfortable and more welcome and help families as well who are dealing with problems with children. behind this door here, the serious business of medicine is taking place at. theories sofia's dad. some of the people here who make it not so serious but lots of fun, tom. your challenge is this, you have 3/2 minutes to do something amazing and then we will call you in to do the big reveal. see you in a minutes. this is called the pavilion and this

is where children can come and the children. good morning everybody. more cakes. no wonder there is a cash crisis! come and meet lewis and freddie, come over here. i need to have a chat with you. come on. freddie, i want to ask you how old you are. your five. freddie, i want to ask you how old you are. yourfive. come and freddie, i want to ask you how old you are. your five. come and tell me. come here! don't worry about it. freddie is five, this is his brother lewis, this is his mother emma, lovely to meet you. when he came to hospitalfor lovely to meet you. when he came to hospital for the first time. what is it? when freddie. live television and children, there is a saying about that. what it did he come in forfirst? about that. what it did he come in for first? it was a special operation. what did he come for in second? a

operation. what did he come for in second ? a heart operation. what did he come for in second? a heart transplant. the third time he came in, what was that. open-heart surgery. and that took marmot 16 hours. 16 hours for his second open—heart surgery. his liver transplant went to nine hours and his first open—heart surgery was four. i have got a remote-controlled car. there it is. come on freddie, come and have a chat with us. when i was chatting to my mother last night, i said what was the hospital like when you went in and she said it was boring, it was no fun, she was allowed no visitors. . what did you think when you are visiting freddie? what was it like a smack really good. -- really good. out of ten? ten. why? because if the nhs didn't make him better he wouldn't

be here. could not have put it myself. lovely to talk you today. freddie, lovely not to talk to you. he does the best floss. can we see it? no! noway! lovely to talk to you. by day you are... the cub litre. this is what happens down here, you keep things going. cubs, guides, scouts, played. will be chatting more than here a little later but first the news, travel and weather. good morning. passengers that use southern, thameslink and the gatwick express a re southern, thameslink and the gatwick express are being advised not to travel into london this morning. it is due to a total loss of signalling

power on three separate supplies, no trains at all are running into victoria, national rail expected disruption to last until the end of the day. severe problems this one for southern and hemsley services as well. three separate systems in the area are completely down the. generally advice is to avoid victoria station completely, there are very few services coming in. the main services are completely suspended, the gatwick express is expended as are the thameslink services. those services at all at stricken common, northbridge, thornton heath and is expected to last most of morning. let's look at the rest of the trouble. a good service on the tube this morning. the trains, southern and thameslink are badly disrupted as all of the signal systems in the stricken common area are down and there are

no services at by victoria. a while, great western railway services between west ealing and creams that are suspended due to a broken down train. onto the roads, on the m25, two lanes remain closed clockwise, following a collision and fuel spillage with congestion. in other news, and nhs trust has criticised for failing to beat the healthcare needs for prisoners at thameslink prison. the company that rate —— the company that provides the care has been sadly inadequate. the trust says it has reduced its vacancy rate and addressed the concerns in. it is have a check on the weather. we have more sunshine and high temperatures in the forecast, but also a little bit of wet weather.

a few you showers are possible, certainly the roads will see them and they will be accompanied by sunny spells, of course. we start to see their showers in the morning, but by the afternoon they are turning fairly heavy and perhaps even thundery. but many of us will get away with another dry day with a good deal of sunshine and temperatures possibly reaching 29 degrees celcius. as we head through this evening thsoe showers move away and we are left with clear skies for much of the night. fairly humid, temperatures getting down to about 13, but in some spots, particularly central london, probably not dipping below 17. for tomorrow, we do it all over again. probably less in the way of cloud tomorrow. there is a very small chance you could she shower, but i think most of us will have a dry day with some sunny spells, temperatures getting up to 30 celsius. we continue in that vein throughout the weekend — lots of sunshine on the cards, high temperatures staying with us and a mainly dry weekend in the forecast too.

iam back i am back with the latest in half an hour. bye for now. good morning. welcome to this special breakfast programme. we're here at st james's hospital in leeds to mark 70 years since the nhs was founded. there will be a lot of parties across the uk. we are going to be talking to staff and patients about the challenges the nhs faces, and probably eat a bit of cake. good morning, everyone! morning! this is the helipad for the air ambulance. we will be looking at the pressures facing a&e departments in the country. also this morning... a couple found unconscious in wiltshire was poisoned by novichock — the same nerve agent used against ex—russian

spy sergei skripal. in wimbledon we have british players in action as serena williams looks in devastating form and breezes into the third round. and the sun is shining in leeds, blue skies across most of the uk. it will be dry with sunny spells and some showers in the forecast. much cooler in scotland and northern ireland man yesterday. more in 15 minutes. it's thursday the 5th ofjuly. welcome to the programme. it was 70 years ago today, that the nhs was founded. that is why we are here. it was the first time anywhere in the world, that free healthcare was available for all. the health minister nye bevan said "the eyes of the world are turning to great britain". but seven decades on, the nhs is facing some of the biggest challenges of its lifetime. all morning we're here in leeds at the third largest hospital trust in england.

we'll be celebrating the incredible work that goes on, meeting some of the staff and the patients as they look at what the next 70 years may have in store. i think this is the biggest audience we have had. if you didn't want to be on tv, tough! it has been really lovely. we have been playing on the piano. that is lovely, dan was telling us that his mum was treated here, and he used to play the guitar to her. it kind of became a thing, the patient‘s loved listening to him. we have a guitar and a piano and they play music. given the wonderful adrian we are in, people coming and going, a real sense of patients first. —— atrium. we have jane in the leeds children

centre, carol has been in that wonderful garden. she is waiting for a baby. not carol's baby! we are hoping that there might be a baby. in the maternity ward, not here. carol will be some access to it and will coo over it. counter—terrorism police are trying to establish how a critically ill man and woman were exposed to the nerve agent novichok in wiltshire on saturday. the same substance was used to poison former russian spy, sergei skripal, and his daughter, yulia, in salisbury in march. the government's cobra emergency committee will meet later this morning. our news correspondentjon kay is in amesbury for us this morning — jon what's the latest there? we understand the couple are in a critical condition, what more can you tell us about the investigation and what is happening in the area? well, this is the house where the

couple, who have been named as charlie rowley and dawn sturgess, this is where they collapsed. their condition is said to be critical. police are trying desperately to work out how they came to be in contact, exposed to a nerve agent, not reach rock. they are doing searches at the house. they are also going backwards, trying to go to some of the other locations the couple had visited in the hours before they fell ill. they are checking a local church, some parkland where there was a fete. they are also looking at an area only miles away from the script —— from where the skripals were found. it isa from where the skripals were found. it is a large investigation. it is a

widely moving and evolving investigation. the security minister told us that it challenges the authorities. there are thousands of people that live in that part of salisbury. we have used whatever facts and intelligence we have to guide whatever clearer we can. being safe, we can make people as safe as possible. we can issue scientific advice about what to do in a situation and how to make sure you ta ke situation and how to make sure you take precautions to keep yourself safe. but the nature of a nerve agent such as novichok is that it is agent such as novichok is that it is a tiny needle in a haystack that we have defined. he is responding to some concerns in this community. they have been told salisbury have been cleaned up. at this couple have come into contact with the nerve agent that had somehow existed, that

had been discarded, that had remained, then how much safety is there? public health england are stressing that the risk to the general public is very low. they haveissued general public is very low. they have issued some precautions, telling people that have been in any of the locations on friday or saturday to wipe down their belongings and wash their clothes. they say to follow the strict protocols put in place last time, and not to worry unduly. they say the risk is low, but this is a very concerning time because there are so many unanswered questions in this pa rt many unanswered questions in this part of wiltshire. we will be keeping a close eye on what is happening as well. thanks for bringing us up to date. a teenage boy has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of six—year—old alesha mcphail on the island of bute. police scotland say it is a significant development in the investigation into her death but still want to hear from potential witnesses. our scotland correspondent james shaw is there. this is a significant development in

the case. what is the latest?m certainly is. just to recap on what has happened so far this week, ales ha has happened so far this week, alesha mcphail was reported missing at 6.25 on monday morning. she was found less than three hours later, about half a mile from her house on close to here. what the police have told us is that an 18—year—old male, aged under 18... told us is that an 18—year—old male, aged under 18. .. sorry, told us is that an 18—year—old male, aged under18... sorry, a male told us is that an 18—year—old male, aged under 18... sorry, a male aged under 18 has been arrested. they will not give us any more information than that. the law in scotla nd information than that. the law in scotland is very strict one study has been arrested. the police investigation is certainly continuing. you can see the police va ns continuing. you can see the police vans that have arrived over the last few minutes. the police in particular are looking for witnesses that may have been in this area around about the time that alesha was reported missing. it has had a

huge effect on this island. it is a small community, crime is very rare. there is an enormous amount of upset and sympathy for alesha's family on bute. thank you very much for keeping us up to date. britain's largest car maker, jaguar land rover, says it urgently needs "greater certainty" on post—brexit trade with the eu. the company says it needs clarity if it is continue to invest heavily in the uk, safeguard suppliers and 40,000 jobs. business secretary greg clark said ministers are determined that the company should continue to "prosper and invest in britain". last month, the firm said it was moving the production of the land rover discovery to slovakia, putting hundreds ofjobs at risk. meanwhile, downing street has set out some of the detail on a new plan for how customs could be handled after brexit. the latest model is known as a "facilitated customs arrangement" and number ten says it would use technology to guarantee frictionless trade with the european union, while also allowing britain

to strike its own trade deals. the details come as theresa may and angela merkel prepare to discuss the progress of brexit negotiations when they hold talks in berlin later. the uk prime minister is facing calls from the eu to clarify the uk's position. singers including sir paul mccartney, placido domingo and james blunt have urged the european parliament to support proposed changes to eu copyright law. the plans could see websites forced to take responsibility for any copyright infringement and also share revenues. websites — including wikipedia and youtube — have expressed concern that the measures would stifle creativity and censor the internet. rescuers in thailand say they're facing a race against the weather to free the group of boys and their football coach trapped in a cave. emergency services say good conditions in the last 24 hours have helped lower the water level inside by an average of a centimetre and a half every hour ? but they're concerned a turn in the weather could reverse the

progress they ve made. rail passengers are being advised not to travel into london this morning due to total loss of signalling power in the streatham area. network rail says three seperate power supplies have failed. there are no services to victoria and limited or busy services elsewhere. passengers are being advised to check before they travel. that brings you up—to—date with the news. it's fantastic to be here, isn't it? the buzz of the place. it is an all too familiar statistic that one in two of us will get cancer in our lifetimes, and survival rates in the uk still lag behind many european countries, despite the nhs making it a priority. here in leeds, 19,000 people are recruited to take part in clinical trials every year and there are 200 trials

going on at any one time. breakfast'sjohn maguire has been to meet professor susan short, and one of the patients taking part in her clinical trial. i play football. i ride a bike. i can't do either of those at the moment. so, walking is one of the best things i can do. since the operation to remove a brain tumour six months ago, paul hancock tries to get as much exercise as he can. but chemo and radiotherapy means his energy levels are lower than they once were. the diagnosis changed his life. you do suddenly realise that life is short. and things can change very quickly. so, don't put things off that you don't have to do, and grasp every opportunity that you can. be positive, and trust these amazing people who... this is what they do for a living.

it makes you feel very humble. having somebody tell you you have brain cancer is quite... that stops you. but if they were then to say, but you will meet all these wonderful people who will be so kind and so lovely, and do all of these amazing things for you, then, yeah... hold my hand. pull. that's very good. once a month, paul meets professor susan short. she's running a trial in leeds over new treatment. it's a world first. a virus that targets cancer cells is injected into the patient. doctors are confident that it works, but are trying to establish whether or not it has an adverse affect on the patient. around 11,500 people are diagnosed with a brain tumour every year in the uk. at present, only 14% survive more than ten years. they are one of the hardest cancers to treat. we know that in a lot

of the common cancers, survivability has improved dramatically in the last ten or 20 years. but we are still left with some of the rarer and more difficult to treat cancers, including brain tumours, the gliomas, where we have not moved survivability ahead very much at all. so we still have that most of our patients these high—grade tumours in adulthood that their survival can be as poor as about a year. so, we hope we will be able to move closer to where we are with some of the other, more common cancers in terms of the patient's outlook. bell rings. applause. whenever somebody finishes their cancer treatment here at stjames' hospital, this is how they celebrate. louise, you just rung the bell. how did that feel? absolutely wonderful. it's finally over. fingers crossed it doesn't come back. research and innovation have made great strides in tackling many cancers, with staff saving more lives than ever before.

we're joined now byjess mills, the daughter of the late dame tessa jowell who campaigned for better access to clinical trials. she sadly passed away in may. thank you for talking to us. it is so important that we talk to people like you who are campaigning for more like you who are campaigning for m o re a ccess like you who are campaigning for more access to trials. tell us more about what you're doing? the experience that our family had at the front lines of navigating a disease like this has really informed, directly informed, mum's vision for the future and how things can radically change to cut the patient's back at the front of the

trials process, particularly. the vision that mum had in the last six months of her life is something we are working to deliver on her behalf, on our behalf, on behalf of anybody that gets diagnosed with an awful cancer diagnosis. people remember with fondness is that very powerful speech she gave in the house of lords, and the standing ovation she received. what she was doing in bringing the issue to the fore, she was absolutely passionate about that. what more are you doing now, what more i use seeing in terms of changes about how easily accessible these trials are? well, it's actually an extraordinary moment in history. there is a huge tide change which is taking place across the board between industry, science, charities, pharmaceuticals,

innovation, technology and government, to create a new paradigms with the future where all patients, through the national health service, regardless of privilege, access or income, can access the front lines of innovation through an adaptive trial framework that will be available to all patients through the national health service, from their point of diagnosis. it is a very, very exciting time. if we achieve this, which i think we can and we will, we will be the first country in the world to have implemented an adaptive trial framework nationally, for all patients, through our health service. jess, there is also the flip side. even if the trials are available, iam flip side. even if the trials are available, i am looking at some statistics from 85% of us say we wa nt to statistics from 85% of us say we want to help the nhs find better treatment, but when you look at the take—up of clinical trials it is

only 14% of people that have ever taken part in one. what can be done to encourage people that this is something that is worth doing, something that is worth doing, something to consider? this is the big problem. the current model for trials works very well for some things. quite often it is a single agent drug that will run for six months to a year, maybe longer. the problem is, as you say, a tiny fraction of patients are able to get onto these trials. what this new model will enable is for everybody to be able to access drugs which have potential therapeutic value to them. it is notjust for the privileged who can get on the trial, or people that can travel and go abroad to get other therapeutics. we are working on airway to be able to bring front lines of innovation to all through the national health service. thank you so much for talking to us this morning. daughter

of the late dame tessa jowell. and joining us here is cally palmer, national cancer director for nhs england. thank you forjoining us this morning. listening to whatjess was saying, and also the piece thatjohn maguire did, what are your thoughts on maguire did, what are your thoughts o n a ccess maguire did, what are your thoughts on access for trials? do people have enough access to trials going on? we have about 200 patients who join trials every day. there is a big take—up of trials. the nhs is a fantastic collaborator. we collaborate nationally on different trials between clinical teams and we collaborate internationally and have a real track record of making a difference to survival and quality of care for patients. there is a big take—up already. we could always do more. how can we do more? part of doing more is investment and research. the nhs and the national institute for health services research already spends millions on

cancer research, working with industry and charities to fund research. what is really important is setting up networks of research. we have just set up cancer alliances across the country so that people can collaborate more on research, treatment and care for people in their local populations. we have been talking about more people surviving cancer than ever before. one in two are likely to get cancer in their lifetimes. how do you get this message across? trying to get people, encourage more people, to consider being part of trials as an option? because it is a scary thing? it is, my experience from working with the nhs for a long time is that patients want to join trials. it is important to highlight the trials going on, there is a national directory that people can access, to create networks of care through cancer alliances. accelerate some of the brilliant work they are doing.

you have heard some of that from professor short this morning. given where we are, the leeds cancer centre, we have talked about survival rates and we are lagging behind other developed countries. why? so, in terms of survival, as you have said, it has never been higher. for some cancers it is almost 90%, for others, including some brain cancers, much lower. we need to do more. we know from comparing our service to services internationally that the three things that will make a difference is accelerating our research, making patients have much earlier and faster diagnosis, so we are doing a lot of work to ensure that happens, for example in lung cancer there are poor outcomes currently. then make sure that every patient has the best evidence —based care. sure that every patient has the best evidence -based care. are you confident survival rates will get better? they are increasing every year, massive increase over the last decade and we need to keep pushing

on. thank you very much for your time. we have been sending carol all around this huge complex here at the leeds cancer centre in saint james is hospital. she is now at the chapel, a significant place. people go to have a think and bring their thoughts together? you are absolutely right. i am surrounded by some lovely faith and belief chaplains. you do such a wonderful job. ben, you are head of the chaplaincy. how have things changed in terms of chaplaincy in the nhs in the last 70 years? they have dramatically changed. now we embrace all faiths and belief, religious and non—religious. all faiths and belief, religious and non-religious. you have dealt with a lot of traumas? chaplains are

available 24 hours a day for emergencies and we are involved in the major incident response. we have been involved in that, particularly in leeds, with manchester. it is an important part of our care. you must have seen and heard some dreadful things, how do you cope with the after effects on yourself? it can be hard, our humanity is the most important thing, to be the best people become. it's really important after the event that we have good people to support us to make sure we can come back and give that care. very quickly, st james can come back and give that care. very quickly, stjames is very important? yes, my dad was born in this hospital, it is good to be back here. you can see this building behind me. look at the blue sky. the forecast for many is a dry one. sunny spells, a bit more clout than

of late, and it will feel much cooler across scotland and northern ireland. yesterday on the giant's causeway we hit 29 celsius, aviemore, 28.8. today it will be a good 10 degrees lower than that. if we start the forecast in scotland and northern ireland, we have a weak weather front coming from the north—west across the course of the night. it has reduced a bit more cloud and drizzle, but it moves southwards and eastwards it will weaken. there are wispy pieces of cloud here and there, but it is fine, and not as fresh as yesterday morning. particularly in the south. as we go to the course of the day, what you will find is a little bit more cloud will find is a little bit more cloud will start to develop. through the day, as temperatures rise, we will see some showers also developing, across parts of wales, the west midlands, devon and cornwall, heading off and directional southern counties to kent, part of the saddest. that sounds a lot, but not all of us will see them. in between,

sunny spells. an outside chance of a shower at silverstone and wimbledon today. moving north, the cloud will break up and we will see sunny spells. temperatures across scotland and northern ireland today only roughly 16 or maybe 20, perhaps 21 around the moray firth. in the south—eastern quarter of the country we are back at 29, possibly 30. through the evening, a lot of early evening sunshine to enjoy. through the night we will see more cloud coming from the north sea across eastern counties. there will also be more cloud across scotland and northern ireland, generally in the west we are looking at clear skies. temperatures in the north nine or 13, in the south around about ten or 17 in london. why the time we get to friday, the cloud that has come in overnight pushes back to the north sea. most will burn away. for many it will be a dry, sunny day. temperatures recovery across scotla nd temperatures recovery across scotland and northern ireland with highs in the south—east of 30 or 31. we are not done with this hot weather just yet. the sheer scale of the health

service can take the breath away. notjust not just doctors notjust doctors and nurses, the clinicians, the porters, the technicians, clerical staff. thank you, everyone, technicians, clerical staff. thank you , everyone, as technicians, clerical staff. thank you, everyone, as we celebrate 70 yea rs of you, everyone, as we celebrate 70 years of the nhs. it's the personal stories that you remember. so many of them. you and i are very proud of our parents, my mum worked as a radiographer. my parents were nurses, combined 59 years in the nhs. and quite a good audience here. morning, guys! morning! we have had a message, we want to tell you about tom. this is tom. tom saw us filming and said he just wanted to thank the tea m and said he just wanted to thank the team for the amazing care that he has received. he had a liver

transplant a couple of weeks ago and said the whole transplant team were absolutely brilliant. he said he suddenly can't thank them enough. thank you, tom. —— certainly can't have them enough. how are you feeling? feel good? we want to celebrate all of the people in different kind ofjobs in the nhs. without you, places like this could not function. we do like some statistics. in england alone it costs £13 million an hour to run. loads more statistics to come. sean harrington has been breaking it down. every hour, uk hospitals deal with 12,000 appointments, 3000 visits to accident and emergency, and over 2000 procedures and operations. in 24 hours, 33,000 calls are made to uk ambulances, and half of those cases go to emergency departments. cataract surgeries, tooth removals, and hip replacements are among

the most common procedures carried out in england. nearly half a million admissions a year are the result of people falling. 85 babies are born an hour, and every day, 1.5 million pieces of laundry are washed. 400,000 meals are served. from doctors and cleaners to nurses and porters, it has the biggest workforce in the uk, with 1.5 million staff. public spending on health in the uk last year was £150 billion, which works out at about three times the defence budget, and nearly double the education budget. so much to talk about here today as we celebrate 70 years of the nhs. we have some good news. there were ten babies born in the leeds area just since midnight. that man, isn't it?

carol is going to be so excited, we are going to have a baby... we are going to have a baby!? you never said! the programmers go to have a baby —— the programme is going to have a baby. ichok, novembery knock, novichok, for most of us another fine and dry day. but in scotland and northern ireland more cloud here. still some sunny spells in the afternoon. the biggest difference will be the temperature. a big drop in temperatures here today. much cooler. sunshine elsewhere, but showers across southern parts of england and south wales. maybe the odd rumble of thunder. decent sunny spells in between. tonight, there will be some cloud around the north sea that could drift inland. otherwise clear spells into friday morning. a warm and muggy night in

the south. temperatures down to 15 degrees. fresherfurther north in scotland, temperatures down to nine celsius. tomorrow, lots more dry weather, lots more sunshine and it is going to get warmer as we go through the next few days. this is business live from bbc news with maryam moshiri and sally bundock. copyright fight. the eu decides on a huge legal sha keup that — according to some — could mean the end of the internet as we know it. live from london, that's our top story on thursday 5th july. a major row is brewing between the publishing, music and film industries and the tech giants over copyright law on the internet. how will it affect you? jaguar land rover has warns that a "bad" brexit deal would hit its profits and threaten over $100 billion worth

of investment plans for the uk.