tributes are paid to the tourists who drowned when a duck boat sank in the us state of missouri. not so clever. mps deliver a damning verdict on the roll out of energy smart meters. guilty of planning mass murder, but children's charities question a judge's decision to name two teenagers who plotted a school shooting in north yorkshire. big hits from fleetwood and mac leave them well placed at the open. england's tommy fleetwood is just one shot off the lead at carnoustie, while northern ireland's rory mclroy is also right in the mix. boxing, mindfulness and financial management. we'll hear about a 21st century revamp for the girl guides as they launch hundreds of new badges and activities. good morning. following yesterday pots rain, still murky first thing, but it is cleaning away and there will be plenty more dry and sunny weather on offer today, and increasingly on this weekend and into next week temperatures could push towards the mid—30s.

it's saturday zistjuly. our top story: 17 people, including nine members of one family, have drowned after an amphibious duck boat carrying tourists sank in stormy weather in the us state of missouri. the vessel was carrying 31 people when it overturned near the town of branson. our north america correspondent james cook reports. oh, this is not good. this duck boat made it back to the shore. the passengers, not wearing lifejackets, apparently unaware of quite how much danger they were in. oh, my god. oh, it's going under. further out, a second duck boat was in bigger trouble, unable to cope with the blast from a severe thunderstorm. of the 31 on board, just 1a survived, brought ashore in shock. among the dead was

a one—year—old baby. emts — tell one of the emts, please. the missouri governor's office told the bbc that nine of the dead were from one family, and two other members of that family survived. again, like i said, it's been a long night, and a very trying night. and please keep all of the families involved, and all our first responder personnel in your thoughts and prayers. now the questions — a weather warning had been issued, so why were the boats on the water? and were the passengers wearing personal flotation devices, or pfds? it has happened so quick. i guess everybody should have had a pfd a little closer, i don't know. you know, they were up over our head when we rode in it. you don't think that stuff like that's going to happen, and then, man, it happened. based on the amphibious landing craft of the second world war, duck boats are popular with tourists, but their safety record is now under scrutiny.

worldwide, more than a0 people have died in accidents involving them in the past 20 years. this is just the latest in a long line of tragedies. james cook, bbc news. the government's multi—billion pound roll out of smart energy meters has been heavily criticised by a group of mps. the programme was meant to give customers a better idea of how much they're spending on energy, but is now believed to be behind schedule and heavily over budget. our business correspondent joe lynam reports. it is one of the biggest infrastructure projects under way at the moment, smart meters in 30 million british homes by 2020, designed to connect households in real—time with their energy suppliers, and hopefully cut bills. but for one group of mps, things are not going to plan. the cross—party big infrastructure group says the project may miss its target.

it says the government is rolling out technology that is already obsolete in some homes, and the smart meters will go dumb due to insufficient mobile coverage in some areas. the mps say the expected savings for consumers may also be in doubt. that accusation is rejected by the group which is rolling out the technology. this infrastructure upgrade is the biggest one that's happening in energy in our lifetimes, so it's really important that people get to talk about this debate. but the main thing that everyone needs to know is to get a smart meter, because it's going to save us all billions of pounds over the next few years. the government said smart meters were already benefiting millions of homes by putting consumers in control of their energy. it said it was simply wrong to say that first—generation smart meters were obsolete. police investigating the wiltshire novichok poisonings are expanding their search for clues. it comes after charlie rowley, who was exposed to the substance two weeks ago, was discharged from hospital yesterday. 0ur reporter simonjones is in sailsbury this morning. bring us up to date with the investigation. this whole park in

the centre of salisbury remained cordoned off with a large number of officers still at the scene. they have been carrying out fingertip searches of the park, taking away rubbish and wasteful examination. there are theory is this is perhaps where charlie rowley and his partner, dawn sturgess, came into contact with the bottle that contain novichok. charlie rowley was released from hospital yesterday. sadly his partner died. we know from the metropolitan police that shortly after he regained consciousness in hospital they were able to have a brief conversation with him. the police have told us today that they have been able to speak to him further and he has been providing them with

lines of enquiry for their investigation that they are following. they say they will be keeping him informed of the latest developments as appropriate but they would not comment take —— they would not comment on whether he will be offered protective security. he has not been able to return home because police are searching that property and it remains cordoned off. there is nothing to suggest he and his partner were deliberately targeted. the hospital say he has been fully decontaminated, there is now for risk to him to the exposure to novichok and no risk to the public but people here remain concerned, they want reassurance, but that is ha rd to they want reassurance, but that is hard to give them. thank you. ajudge has made the unusual decision to publicly name two teenagers who were sentenced yesterday for plotting an attack at their school. thomas wyllie and alex bolland were sentenced to a total of 22 years in prison. thejudge said naming them was in the interests of open justice. but earlier on breakfast, enver solomon from the legal charity just for kids law told us that naming them could have a negative impact on their rehabilitation. we know from representing teenagers

and young people in criminal cases and young people in criminal cases and then seeing what happens to them in the future that it serves no purpose whatsoever. it is all so important to remember, in the digital age, and the legislation that currently exists was set back in1933, that currently exists was set back ini933, and that currently exists was set back in 1933, and they could not imagine then the current situation, but once your name remains in perpetuity, it is available online to be found for the rest of one's life. the funeral of a six—year—old girl who was killed while on holiday on the isle of bute is due to take place later today. the body of alesha macphail was found in woods after she went missing earlier this month. a 16—year—old has appeared in court charged with her rape and murder. mourners have been asked to wear pink in her memory. roads, ports and airports are set to be extremely busy this weekend as millions of us embark on our summer getaways. with schools in england and wales breaking up for the summer there could be lengthy delays as more than nine million road journeys are expected to be made

between friday and sunday. ben ando reports. if yesterday was frantic friday, today could be standstill saturday. travel experts say more than 5 million people are expected to set off this weekend on getaway trips at the start of the school holidays, and that means super busy roads, airports and railways. at this time of year, it's really avoiding the peak times. so over the weekend, it tends to be lunchtime, so if you can go earlier in the morning or late at night. and also, you then get the advantage you're not stuck in a hot car when the sun is bearing down, or indeed the thunderstorms that are predicted in some areas. for staycationers, roads in south—west england, particularly the m5 and a303, look likely to be the worst—hit, while the port of dover is expecting its busiest outbound day of the summer, as thousands head to the continent. and a further 2.5 million are taking to the skies, with heathrow expecting 500,000,

250,000 at gatwick, and 160,000 passengers through manchester. weekend engineering works are causing disruption on the railways, too. the main line linking london and the west country is blocked, meaning diversions of a0 minutes, and in scotland, the line linking glasgow and motherwell is also closed. and here at king's cross and st pancras, passengers are facing ongoing disruption caused by the botched introduction of a new timetable back in may. but there is one piece of good news for weary rail users. virgin trains are dropping evening peak restrictions every friday until the end of august, in an effort to spread loadings and cut congestion. we will have all the sports news in a moment. mike will bring us the latest news from the tour de france in a few minutes, but before then we can bring you an important update from the tour de turtles. this is the beginning of the race. more than a thousand spectators gathered to cheer on the release of two sea turtles,

who were rescued and rehabilitated at an animal hospital in florida. i think that must feel so good after a period in animal hospital, to slip into the sea like that. how much fun will they be having? they have the devices on their bike and they will be followed as they travel enormous distances around the world and we will maybe catch up with them somewhere along the road. beautiful creatures. back to one of our main stories this morning: police in the us state of missouri have released more details about the 17 people who drowned after an amphibious duck boat carrying tourists sank in stormy weather. the youngest victim was just one year old, the oldest was 70. nine of those who drowned were from the same family. we can speak now to ross wombwell, technical manager at british marine, who joins us from southampton. you know a bit about these boats.

good morning, thank you for your time. how similar is the design of the boat in the us to the kind of duck boats we see in the uk? over the recent few years, there has been a real upgrade in regard to the design and construction of the vessels used in the uk following an incident in 2013. the marine accident investigation branch carried out an investigation and made recommendations to the industry to raise the level of safety and the industry did that. we have been working on a brand—new code of practice for the design of the new vessels. this was the incident in liverpool in 2013. nobody was hurt but it was thought that the time it was extremely fortunate that no one was extremely fortunate that no one was injured but i do not believe that duck boats had been given a licence since then. is that directly related to that incident? the liverpool incident led to the

company shutting down. many of the vessels then moved to london. the london vessels are still licensed to be used, however, the company is currently not trading jute or no access to the river thames at the moment, however, we do have operations carrying on in windsor. people going on duck boats in windsor, how can you reassure them it will be safe? the vessels used an extremely saved, they are checked out by the maritime and coastguard agency, the safety management systems a re agency, the safety management systems are audited by the agency, and they are very safe vessels to go on. going back to the incident in the united states, we know that conditions were very difficult. should the authorities they are, the operators of these boats in these circumstances, perhaps have looked at that and said it was not safe to go in the water? it is hard to judge

what happened at this stage. as part of the safety management system, operators will look at the weather conditions and insure that they are safe for the vessels to operate in at the time. until the investigation is completed, we cannot comment. fit enough. it is a terrible tragedy for all involved. what about the vehicle. life jackets are therefore people, it is about ensuring they can put them on in time to exit the vehicle. thank you for your time. let's look at the weather. the weather is going to get even hotter. it is. the only concerns out the

extent of out and about with the school holidays, foremost. not for all. our school does not break until tuesday. there is a risk of sunburn, but also heat exhaustion so those are things to be concerned about but otherwise, you can see it as a beautiful start to the morning in derbyshire. the sun is breaking out behind a weather front but there is a little drizzle left. lingering in the far south of the west coast. there is a weak weather front approaching scotland so it is not all fine, but for most people, it is back to normal, what we have become used to in the last five weeks, hot and sunny weather. it will feel hotter today and temperatures will recover to the high 20s. they were down because of the cloud

and rain yesterday but those temperatures and the remnants of the weather front, cloud and temperatures and the remnants of the weatherfront, cloud and moisture, that kids about the odd shower. the —— some of those will be around the coast. for the bulk of scotland, for most of the day, it will brighten up quite nicely but the weather front comes into the north—west later. it is more it time and after that. the cloud across eastern scotland for carnoustie is a morning feature. it will brighten up in the afternoon. tomorrow, it could be quite warm as the wind stiffens fodder. 0vernight, the wind stiffens fodder. 0vernight, the weather front i talked about in the weather front i talked about in the north west makes progress across the north west makes progress across the northern isles, the far north of scotla nd the northern isles, the far north of scotland and exit into the north sea. it leaves behind a legacy of moisture so humidity will increase. i felt it was more comfortable for sleeping last night, but it will start to become less comfortable as the humidity rises. warmer in air can hold more water so as the air gets warmer by day, it will get warmer at night and humidity will increase. tomorrow, more cloud for northern ireland in the north west

of scotland. probably north—west of england and wales as well. it will still be warm. northern ireland and eastern scotland, perhaps 29—30d. we will see highest temperatures and the clearest skies for the site. next week, it will get hotter still. at this time of year you get more energy from the sun than you lose by day than you lose by night. on balance, if the skies are clear, temperatures will rise, and they will. it looks like we could get towards the mid—30s and a few southern and eastern spots. not for all, because we have that weather front moving around across scotland and northern ireland. perhaps parts of wales for monday and tuesday but for most people, it will be sunny and increasingly warm. thanks. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. time now for a look

at the newspapers. broadcaster and former executive director of the fa, david davies, is here to tell us what's caught their eye. we'll speak to david in a minute. are you looking forward to the warm weather? i have a story about that. we will come onto it. ok. first let's look at the front pages. depression pills on the front page of the times newspaper. children being given antidepressants. the daily mail talking about theresa may's chequers brexit plan, which they say has been rejected by the eu yesterday. partly because, according to this paper, give uk firms a competitive edge. 0n the front of the daily telegraph, the big picture is some of the youngsters enjoying a bit of swimming time in the hot weather. the main story is about a cabinet war over free movement.

damian hynde has been speaking to the guardian, talking about teachers being overwhelmed by excessive workloads. he wants to deal with the kind of stress they are experiencing in schools at the moment and perhaps give them more cash, which would be much welcomed by those in the industry. david, you are starting with brexit. it is still everywhere. back to the real world after the world cup in russia. predictable headlines from those who appear to wa nt headlines from those who appear to want the hardest brexit, or us to walk out altogether. they want us to walk out altogether. they want us to walk out altogether. they want us to walk out with all of the unpredictable consequences which it would mean with no deal. is anyone... even trying to bring this divided nation of ours, whether it

was 52 against a8, together, two yea rs was 52 against a8, together, two years on? that is what i would ask the prime minister. she would probably claim that her chequers proposal is precisely trying to do that. but you would have asked anna soubry and jacob rees mogg and boris, what are you doing to unite the country? you are pretty impassioned about this. what a lot of people are saying, what i hear in conversation, is anybody doing anything else? brexit is overwhelming all other issues which would otherwise... i would ask that, as welcome as government at a standstill because of this. there we re standstill because of this. there were figures out saying the legislative programme is far more limited than it has been in previous ones. the number of new laws being created has reduced by about a half... but they don't have a majority to achieve this kind of thing. is that what people want? are you going on a trip soon?|j

thing. is that what people want? are you going on a trip soon? i am going on holiday soon. rachel has been to moscow. amongst the nightmares that airport is the currency exchanges, accused of blatant profiteering for offering holiday—makers up to a fifth less. 89p to the pound... i think the pound is £1 to a dollar. i think the pound is £1 to a dollar. i think the pound is £1 to a dollar. i think the euro, the exchange rate is 1.11, 1:12... think the euro, the exchange rate is 1.11,1:12... when we were in think the euro, the exchange rate is 1.11, 1:12. .. when we were in moscow 1.11,1:12... when we were in moscow we had these prepaid cards. they do not charge a rate. they'll contact us. i totally agree. not charge a rate. they'll contact us. itotally agree. -- not charge a rate. they'll contact us. i totally agree. -- they were co nta ctless. us. i totally agree. -- they were contactless. many people are not as organised as you. this is a rip—off. it is like petrol at motorway stations. how many years have we

been going on about it? there is no law about someone overcharging. certainly not in relation to those booths you see. newspaper editors love to have campaigns, this could be one now! talking about the hot weather. in cyprus, there was plenty of that, and back in the uk, as well, but not everybody is loving it. bryony gordon has had enough. guys, this needs to stop. the wall—to—wall sunshine we've had since the end of april, endless sun and blue skies that bled into pink and blue skies that bled into pink and purple sunset, and then some more sun, and then some more expletive deleted sunshine. as a pale male myself who over the years has had to fight the little bit of sun we get. after all of this whether i get up earlier. i don't sleep as well. my wife accuses me of making strange noises in the night.

we won't dive into that. yes, quite enough information. but you get a point with this. it's wonderful. then there is watering until that gets banned. too much of a good thing, maybe. having come back from a month away in russia, the ground was parched, the grass is brown. i don't remember anything like that. i don't remember anything like that. i don't remember anything like that. i don't remember the 70s and 805. don't remember anything like that. i don't remember the 70s and 80s. on my way to salford yesterday, got drenched. it was wonderful. one of the joys of northern england. talking about moscow. three lions has plummeted down the charts. the fastest fall chart history. the times comes up with an explanation. it must have sold a few copies in the past few weeks on its descent

from one to 97. perhaps from some sarcastic scotsman. the french were playing it, so what the germans, i don't know why. it is like when christmas stops, you don't want another christmas carol on boxing day, stop, enough, and it's a bit like that. imagine if you were skinner and baddiel. look at it now. if they go to their death bed they can say we were behind that song. did you enjoy the world cup?|j can say we were behind that song. did you enjoy the world cup? i had a wonderful world cup. my belief that football can bring people together was rekindled. i went to the final. the two semifinal is on the final. the two semifinal is on the final. the final, i travelled on the metro with the french and the croats, making a noise. sat in the stadium that i had bought. not the poshest,

not the cheapest, and i was surrounded by south americans. i hope that in the depths of winter when it is liverpool against manchester united, spurs, arsenal, all the rest of it, i remember that. it's a beautiful thing. thanks very much. the time is 8:2aam. a newsreader who opened up online about coming to terms with his hearing loss has received thousands of messages of support. lewis vaughanjones unexpectedly lost the hearing his left ear earlier this year. yesterday he shared his condition with the world and wore his hearing aid on screen for the first time while anchoring bbc world news. he joins us now from our london newsroom. and back with us here is sign language interpreter, ray williams. good morning. would you just explain the condition, what happened?m good morning. would you just explain the condition, what happened? it is called sudden hearing loss. i didn't know anything about it. i had normal hearing all of my life. couple of months ago i got a cold and i could not hear in my left ear. when i got it checked out they said my eardrum

has stopped moving, stopped working. 0n has stopped moving, stopped working. on top of that, the nerve that takes the sound into your brain decided to give up, as well. i walked out of the hospital and they said the hearing in my left ear has pretty much gone, it's permanent, we cannot fix it. and the tenet as you are hearing is there forever, as well. this was just a couple of months ago. —— and the tinatus you are hearing. the tinatus i get is a very high tone. i walked out of hospital bamboozled. in shock. because they said that it. how is it? as we are talking now. you have a device in your ear to hear the director. and in this case you are using it to listen to me. how does that work in relation to you doing yourjob? as i

discovered the time yesterday. the earpiece is in my right ear. i have my hearing aid on my left ear. when you first wear a hearing aid it is really loud. i can hear my own voice really loud. i can hear my own voice really loud. i can hear my own voice really loud back at me. sitting and reading the news on bbc world news yesterday i could hear the director, the programme, all of my guests in this year, and through my left ear i could hear my voice really loud. it was really distorted, like an electronic breakdown, and of course the tinatus in my left ear. it was crowded and loud yesterday but tha nkfully crowded and loud yesterday but thankfully everything was ok. you say ok. i'm not sure anybody has been through this process like you, in public on tv. i assume you're hearing will adapt, will it? maybe your brain will find it easier to cope with all of the stuff you just described? that's right. apparently

the brain is brilliant and learns to essentially listen less to its own voice, listen less to the distortion. and dampen it down. i am told this takes six, eight weeks. i'm just hoping my brain is up to it and can do it. the hearing aid has made a huge difference. i can hear significantly more. but on days like this with all of the distortion, i don't think i could wear it every single day. but i am told the brain learns how to adapt. you've had a lot of people getting in touch with you since you went public with all of this. hearing really marginalises people. when people have hearing loss, whether it is small, or to a greater degree, it can really cause them problems. in social situations you can feel marginalised very quickly, can't you? it is frustrating. i am getting used it. if anybody is standing on my left i cannot hear them properly. even

small groups, five or six, i am missing what is going on. and there are only 70 times you can ask people to repeat things. you feel embarrassed. —— and there are only a few times you can ask people to repeat things. i'm self—conscious about it. and i was worried that i wouldn't be able to do myjob any more or ever work again. i remember the first night when i got the tinatus, this noise in my ears, i thought i cannot live with this if this is in my brain. all of these things hit you in a rush. it is about managing them. normalising them. i wasn't expecting any reaction at all yesterday but i wa nted reaction at all yesterday but i wanted to show everybody that i am wearing a hearing aid on air. it is difficult but it is working and it is making a difference. that is why i want to share it yesterday. thanks for speaking to us. and thanks to ray who has been in the studio signing for us. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. still to come this morning...

it's being called the biggest overhaul in girlguiding's 108 year history: rainbows, brownies and guides will now be able to work towards 800 new badges in everything from entrepreneurship and animation to, diy and 3d design. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning. welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and charlie stayt. helen will be here with your weekend weather in around 15 minutes, but now, a summary of this morning's main news. 17 people, including nine members of one family, have drowned after an amphibious duck boat sank in stormy weather in the us state of missouri. the vessel was carrying 31 people when it overturned near the town of branson. flowers have now been laid on cars which belonged to some of the vicitms. the roll—out of smart energy meters is overbudget and using obsolete technology, according to a panel of mps. the british infrastructure group said the programme had been "plagued by repeated delays and cost increases" and looked set to miss its 2020 deadline.

the government agency involved has responded, saying that millions of people are already saving money after having the meters installed. so this infrastructure upgrade is the biggest one that's happening in energy in our lifetimes, so it's really important that people get to talk about this debate. but the main thing that everyone needs to know is to get a smart meter, because it's going to save us all billions of pounds over the next few years. police investigating the wiltshire novichok poisonings are expanding their search for clues. it comes after charlie rowley, who was exposed to the substance two weeks ago, was discharged from hospital yesterday. investigators are concentrating on a river bank near one of the spots mr rowley and his partner dawn sturgess visited the day before they collapsed at his house where police found a bottle containing the deadly nerve agent. the fbi is reported to have seized a recording of president trump discussing making payments to a former playboy model. the tapes were allegedly found during a raid on the office of the president's former lawyer. it comes as the us department

ofjustice investigates if hush money was paid to women who claimed they had relationships with mr trump. roads, ports and airports are set to be extremely busy this weekend as millions of people begin their summer holidays. with most schools in england and wales breaking up yesterday there could be lengthy delays as more than nine million of us are expected to be on the road between friday and sunday. the european space agency is asking for the public‘s help to name their new mars rover. the robot is currently called exomars, but it's hoped the public can come up with something a little more inspiring, as caroline rigby reports. it is a competition that's, well, out of this world — what to call a robot set to explore mars in 2021. currently called exomars, this six—wheeled rover will travel across the red planet in search of life. capable of drilling to a depth

of two metres, it will also look for microbes deep below the surface. it is set to be a fascinating mission, and that is why scientists from the european space agency think this little robot deserves a big name. in america, nasa has previously opted to call its mars rovers names like opportunity and curiosity, and the european space agency has launched a public competition to find something equally inspiring. british astronaut tim peake is a leading the hunt, which he hopes will inspire future generations to follow in his footsteps. is always nice to give something a name, especially if it is going on an ambitious journey to the red planet. i don't think we will end up with a boaty mcboatface for the rover. that was the name chosen by more than 100,000 people for this polar explorer ship in 2016.

but in case you are tempted by the likes of rovery mcroverface, be warned. an expert panel will have the final say. those are the main stories this morning. aleksandr flourish at the end. dramatic. the finale to lead into the sport were it is very dramatic at carnoustie. camera conditions after yesterday. lots of the big names have gone. the top two in the world rankings, justin thomas and dustinjohnson, they are out, not in contention. tommy fleetwood and rory mcilroy are both well in the mix at the open championship. they're both chasing the americans, though. 0vernight leader kevin kisner remains at the top of the leaderboard on six under, and he's now joined by zach johnson who played brilliantly yesterday.

fleetwood is aiming to become the first englishman since 1992 to win it, and he shot the best second round of all, a 65, to rocket up the leaderboard from nowhere. mcilroy, of course, won the open in 201a, and put together another tidy round of 69 and is four under par. i cannot lie, if i could pick one tournament in my life to win, it would be the open. i have never been anywhere near before. so far, after two michael raynes, i am up there on the leaderboard, but it would be something to have in my career that would be amazing. —— two rounds. something to have in my career that would be amazing. -- two rounds. the open is something i would like. i was going well to 11 holes, i had not made a bogey and i would love to have had a bogey free round, but i made enough birdies to cancel them out on the back nine. you need patience. i had a few good up and

downs when i needed to, and on a day like that, you need to scramble and keep yourself in it. let's have a look at the leaderboard then. the two americans at the top but not running away with it. defending champion, jordan spieth stormed up the leaderboard, with a great second round. tiger woods is six shots back at even par, and justin rose had to sink a birdie on the 18th just to make the cut. he's nine shots back at three over par. it all starts again just after 9 o'clock this morning. not long to wait. red bull's max verstappen, was the surprise pace—setter, ahead of this weekend's german grand prix. he topped the boards after second practice, ahead of the two mercedes drivers, including lewis hamilton, who'll be hoping for a good weekend at hockenheim to eat into sebastian vettel‘s lead at the top of the standings. qualifying is at 2 o'clock this afternoon. britain's geraint thomas still has the leader's yellow jersey at the tour de france. peter sagan of slovakia was the sprint winner of stage 13, as we start to look towards

the business end of the tour. but thomas finished safely in the main group, and leads his sky team—mate chris froome by1 minute and 39 seconds. there was a thriller in the t20 blast at old trafford last night as lancashire beat yorkshire in the battle of the roses. after a rain delay, lancs captain liam livingstone scored 79 off 37 balls to help them set yorkshire a big target of 176 from just 1a overs. yorkshire got so close in reply. england'sjoe root and adam lyth both making 50s, but they felljust short, losing byjust one run in the end. cue wild celebrations from the home fans. a great way to spend a friday evening. elsewhere, there were wins for durham, somerset, hampshire and leicestershire. that was not due, was it? you did not sneak over to watch the cricket? no.

shall we see it again? we cannot. it is not there. castleford tigers missed—out on the chance, to go second in super league as they lost to the huddersfield giants. castleford led for much of the first half, but huddersfield took control in the second half with jermaine mcgillvary helping himself to a hat—trick. elsewhere, leeds rhinos beat widnes, and warrington won on the road at hull kr. it looks like everton are about to make their biggest signing of the summer. they're close to bringing in the brazilian forward richarlison from watford in a deal that could be worth up to £50 million. he's well known to the new everton boss, marco silva, who managed him during his stint at watford. england play india in london later on the first day of the women's hockey world cup. england have never won the tournament, and were knocked out in the semis of their last big tournament, the commonwealth games earlier this year. but they're ranked second, and former captain kate richardson—walsh says the team will benefit from home support. i've never felt expectation.

i've only ever felt supported, and i think they'll feel that here. it'll be like having another player on the pitch. i don't think the girls will feel any expectation other than going out and giving everything. i think that's the only thing people expect from them. that's the only thing they expect of themselves. they get up to 60 miles an hour, quicker than a formula 1 car. you know what i am talking about. yes, speedway. you have to be careful. speedway bikes have no gears and no brakes. if you're a novice, they are dangerous things. bad things could happen if i went for it. especially with mike bushell in the saddle. its the biggest weekend of the speedway calendar, with the british grand prix taking place at the principality stadium in cardiff.

to get a taste of these most extreme motorbikes, ijoined britain's rising star robert lambert in training. the glitz and the glamour welcomes those in a sport that is all about true grit. faster acceleration than formula one cars, hitting the bends with no brakes at 70 mph, while your rivals shower you in shale. the world's best speedway riders have gathered in cardiff for the british grand prix, the highlight of the calendar. it's such a big stadium, and not normally used for speedway. it's normally used for rugby, football, that kind of thing, so to put thousands of tons of shale down and get the fans in there will make this such a great atmosphere. over in norfolk, robert has been putting in the laps at his home track at kings lynn, and practising those flying starts. away he goes, my goodness! you can feel the air vibrate as he shoots around. you can see why it is the most extreme form of motorcycling. he is out racing most days,

if not in the uk, in sweden or poland, where the sport has a higher profile. and despite being one of the form riders, he knows he is always on the edge. there's always that fear, but if you think about it, you wouldn't be able to race. it's kind of a "no fear" sport, and i've got no fear, so i'm definitely suited to this. while his body is prepared for the physical demands by a set of gruelling exercises. straight arms and rotate. keep your hips still, and rotate the body. this is probably one of the most important ones, because you have a lot of turning and whipping around as you go around the corners. so this is it — the moment of truth. my little untrained hands trying to tame this, the ultimate in motorcycling. my palms have never been so sweaty, knees so shaky. let the clutch out, not too many revs, let the clutch out. i was told that many experienced bike riders don't make the first bend, due to the power

in the throttle — hence my cautious start. and i remember what happened to former breakfast colleague chris hollins, on the left here, over a decade ago. one slip of the wrist and i will be off. he's doing all right for his first go. not many people get around the first corner, i'll tell you that now. it feels incredible. it feels like it wants to take you away into the north sea. it is so fast, so powerful. around the corner. of course, i'm not going to win any races at this speed, but even at this pace, my arms were so stiff by the time my sixth lap came to an unexpected end. this is as fast as i have gone. what a way to end, running out of fuel. i've done that a few times on the motorway, not on the speedway track. this is something you won't see as the professionals take to the track in cardiff this weekend, for one of sport's great spectacles. he thought i had broken the bike

when it start but thankfully it was running out of fuel. i'm embarrassed by being so slow but you see what happened to chris. he went for it but he did not get far. they could run faster than you were riding the bike. yes, slowly, slowly. you know what they say. the east anglia has a massive speedway scene. it isa anglia has a massive speedway scene. it is a brilliant spectator sport. it is a brilliant spectator sport. it perhaps does not have the profile it gets in poland. the double british champion is based there, sweden as well. you can see the action at the principality stadium in cardiff this morning. tickets are available. it isa tickets are available. it is a great family day out. thanks. we will see you later on. tens of thousands of ill or disabled people have been underpaid thousand of pounds worth of benefits. the department of work and pensions has been paying the wrong amount to 70,000 claimants since 2011. last year it agreed to pay arrears back to 201a,

but after a court ruling, it must now go back to 2011 leaving it facing a further £100 million in costs. paul lewis from radio a's moneybox can tell us more. you can see why they were resisting this payment of arrears. what is the situation? 70,000 people will be getting phil arrears. they were only going to be paid back to 201a but there was a damning report that came out this week by the public a pounds committee that said the situation was unacceptable, entirely avoidable and there was a culture of indifference at the department for work and pensions. just hours later, the work and pensions secretary told the work and pensions secretary told the house of commons she would be paying back arrears to when the problem started. campaigners feel justice is being done but it has taken a very long time. do all the

people who arejudas money know about it? they probably do not. these are people on the benefit and support allowance. they were moved onto it from 2011, when it was a new benefit. the department as the wrong questions and did not get the procedure writes about one in 20 we re procedure writes about one in 20 were not given enough money to account for their disabilities. in many cases it was £15 a week too little, in other cases i believe it could be up to £75, and that was on a benefit that was only a in the first place, so it was a significant loss. the

department says people concerned will be written to. they will try and find everybody. they have to respond to that letter when they get it and they will be paid within 12 weeks, we are told. it will go on for many months, finding them all. there is a team of a00 dedicated people doing this. some of them may have moved or sadly died. that would be tragic. if you believe you're entitled to this money, is there anything you can do to speed up the process and be recognised? and know that some local welfare rights groups are trying to find the people affected. you might be able to speed it up. later on, if you have not had a letter, the important thing is to a nswer a letter, the important thing is to answer the letter. many of these people may be unable for disability reasons or unwilling to answer, or they do not realise how important it is and they still will not their money so there is a concern about that. i'm doing a mistake of this magnitude will cost around half £1 billion to put right. it is a difficult exercise to make sure 100% of the people get what they are entitled to. how far does the department for work and pensions acknowledge its mistake? the minister for the disabled said acknowledge its mistake? the ministerfor the disabled said on thursday, we are committed to

ensuring people get the support from us. i want to put the issue in context. i accept these mistakes should not have happened and we are acting at pace, and nice ministerial phrase, at pace, to make sure they get the repayments as soon as possible. they have admitted the mistake and they are proceeding what she calls at pace. if you think you are affected, remember... moneybox is on radio a at midday. after the brief interval with a bit of rain yesterday and overnight and the remnants of it in the wirral hear, we are back to business as usual. back to this dry and increasingly warm summer. for most of us, having been sat behind this with the front, it allows the pressure to build again which will then the clouds and allow more

sunshine to come through as we go through the next few hours. quite an abundance of sunshine this afternoon, particularly around the coasts, the sunshine coming through, a build—up of fairweather cloud inland, and around the coast it continues to shine. because the temperatures are expected to go up a few degrees on yesterday it will trigger some sharp showers because we have the moisture left from that weather front. cloud inland. sunshine around the coast. more sunshine from northern ireland and scotla nd sunshine from northern ireland and scotland compared with yesterday. later today, cloud and rain coming in on the next weather front across the north west of scotland. but it is set fair through southern scotland. cloud this morning, thinning and breaking, we should see the sunshine in tomorrow. probably warmer still. we get the fern effect when we pick up this system. the warm airgets when we pick up this system. the warm air gets pushed over, so we get pretty warm weather over the east of

scotland. tonight will be uncomfortable for sleeping. but we have patchy rain for the northern isles and the north west of scotland. further south, temperatures in the high teens again. as we start to sita bridges recovering, by day they will not drop as much —— as we start to see temperatures recovering. mist and fog around tomorrow and probably more cloud across the north west of scotla nd more cloud across the north west of scotland because of the weather front affecting northern ireland and the western fringes of northern england. but it. we pretty warm. 25 in aberdeen. we could be pushing towards 30 degrees across the south east. just the slightest chance of a shower tomorrow. but it is a diminishing risk. always a bit more cloud with this weather front coming over. and it feels fresh. to the south of the front, closer to this heat source, we will draw the heat

in. by day, with sunny skies, temperatures will continue to rise bya temperatures will continue to rise by a degree or so every day. we could see higher than 33 in the south—east at some point next week, which will make it the hottest spell of weather we have had so far this summer. look out for that magic number, 3a. and it could get higher, some of the papers saying 37. hot. thanks, helen. with a week of uncertainty surrounding brexit dominating the headlines, it could be said that many of us are struggling to keep up with the ever changing situation. so what do those outside the westminster bubble make of the state of brexit? tim muffett has been gauging opinions in leave—voting constituency of bexhill and battle in sussex. a stitch—up? a vision of a brighter future? at the quilt retreat in hooe in east sussex, brexit is being discussed.

i'm particularly keenjust to find out what you think. local conservative mp huw merriman has come along to listen to opinions. it's just been bickering the whole time between people in the government, and i don't think we're getting enough information. it's frustrating listening to all this arguing and backstabbing in the government. there is perhaps more common sense spoken in constituencies, by our constituents, than there is by politicians in parliament. i have found it disappointing, in terms of what goes on in parliament. i have lived amongst my constituents for 13 years, so when they find it all a bit farcical, i find it disappointing, we should be better than that. of course, we've onlyjust got the white paper. but i think we need to be spending our summers in our constituencies, explaining to our constituents what this means. the town of battle was named after the events of 1066. now the 29th of march 2019, brexit

day, is the date under discussion. it's just so chaotic, and i think the rest of europe, and all over the world, must be laughing at us. do you think at the moment the politicians are not doing enough to engage and to explain? i think they could do a lot more to help us understand this chequers deal, and i think they could do a lot more to talk about brexit locally. so, while i'm here, it would be interesting to hear your views. are you really going to get the brexit agreement that everybody voted for? people wanted to know that the buck stopped with parliamentarians, and i believe that's what this deal will actually do. 59% of voters in this district council voted to leave the eu. huw merriman wanted to remain. once that decision was made, to leave, then i was behind that, because the ballot box said the majority want to leave, so it's myjob as an mp to deliver it. that is what a democrat should do. brexit‘s impact on agriculture is a big concern in this area. i'm really concerned about brexit.

my concern is, if we have to go to the world open market, is we get dumped with lots and lots of these cheaper goods. i think most people are so, so confused, and we don't really know where it's going to end up, and that is the problem we've got. explanations urgently wanted. as brexit approaches, the questions will keep coming. girlguide badges have been around for almost all of the movements 108 year history and in that time they've evolved to reflect the changing roles of women in society throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. now thousands of rainbows, brownies and guides have made suggestions for new activity badges as part of girlguiding's largest ever reva m p, resulting in the creation of 800 new badges and activities. let's take a quick look at their campaign video. girl guiding has been here for 100

yea rs girl guiding has been here for 100 years providing activities and badges. but we would not be here for 100 years without change. when we started we had a mechanic ‘s badge. in the 1930s we had an electrician badge. so we are now updating with the world. the girls here today have had lots of fun. they've been trying the boxing activities in the outdoors. i was happy because i always wanted to box. we learnt the cross. cut! they've been having fun with their friends learning all about first aid and life skills. they've also been trying mixologist, making lots of concoctions using fruit and veg and coming up with the rent recipes. we worked really hard with over 50,000 girls to consult with over 50,000 girls to consult with them and test all of our

activities. so there is something in our new programme for every girl to try. girlguiding chief—executive ruth marvel and guides laura and maddie are here now to tell us more. thank you so much to all of you for coming in this morning. how long have you been doing this? i've been guiding for ten years. did you start out as a rainbow? jess. how about you? coming up to 12 years. a very long time. —— yes. you? coming up to 12 years. a very long time. -- yes. have you seen it change during the time he's been involved? quite a bit, like the new uniform. tell us about the changes with the badges at the territory. interested to see some of the things which have dropped as well as things that have been adopted. what things have been sidelined? girl guiding, as you saw in the video, we've been around since 1908. we've always had to change along with the girls. that

is something we continue to be committed to wanting to do. a few years ago we did in consultation with our members. we recognised that we needed to do a big revamp of some of the badges and activities. we consulted and engaged with more than 50,000 girls as part of our membership to create a whole range of badges and activities which we are launching today. of badges and activities which we are launching todaylj of badges and activities which we are launching today. i saw that the hostess badge was dropped. lots of people might remember that one. we did a consultation. all of the new activities and badges we looked at are things that girls told us they wanted to do. we have tested all of the activities. lots of our members have been involved over the past couple of years in stress testing things. we've adapted and changed. we feel we now have a new programme with a whole range of activities which meet the needs of every girl on girl guiding. tell us about some of the activities young women and

girls will be looking forward to getting stuck into? the entrepreneur badge is being launched. you have one here to show us. tell us about that. it is for the older girls, 14 to 18. it has the potential to inspire the business leaders of tomorrow. it is something that schools doesn't offer. it shows girl guiding offers new and exciting opportunities for its members. you have another new one there, what is that one? this one is a women's rights badge. it's been 100 years since women have got the vote. it helps girls understand that in everyday society they are able to do everything when they put their mind to it. in practice, what thing would you be doing to get the badge? i'm not sure what it entails at the moment. can you explain? it's about

exploring the history of women's rights. looking back. seeing how women's rights have evolved and changed over time. then look into the future about how can girls and young women, when looking at this badge, how can they support the continuing furtherance of women's rights. while women have come a long way, there are still a lot of challenges girls and young women face in their lives. this is an important part of being aware of those things and taking action to change them. the challenges and pressures on young women today are perhaps greater than they have ever been. we talk a lot about social media, pressures at school, expectations in terms of exam results, and so on. how does go guiding respond to that? that is what is fantastic about the new range of badges and activities. we have divided them along six themes. one of them is about being well. that is one of the things girls told us they wanted to look at. on mental well—being. on

us they wanted to look at. on mental well— being. on looking us they wanted to look at. on mental well—being. on looking after... there is a badge known as self—care, how do you qualify for that? that about being aware of the things that make you feel good and make you feel bad. it's about thinking and reflecting. there is a mindfulness badge. simple ways of calming yourself down. thinking about things, taking stock, given the pressures young women and girls are and at school. and with the social media environment. it is great. it is fantastic for the younger ones coming through. i congratulate you for that. i know they are always desperate for more volunteers. i help out occasionally. but i know you want to put that message out there. absolutely. we have 400,000 young members. 70,000 girls on our waiting list desperate tojoin. we deliver all of our meetings through our fantastic volunteer programme of

110,000 people. but we always need more. we always have new opportunities and really easy to use materials that leaders can use to deliver fantastic experiences for girls. anybody who would be interested injoining us, we would love to hear from you. 24 joining us this morning. —— thank you for joining us this morning.