thank you for this morning. —— thank you for joining us this morning. good morning. welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and charlie stayt. our headlines today: 17 dead, nine of them from the same family. 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 mcilroy 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 the splash of rain yesterday it is still murky first thing but it is clearing away and there will be plenty more dry

and there will be plenty more dry and sunny weather today and increasingly warm 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? itjust 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 happens.

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 right up to date with the

investigation. since we last spoke, police have put protective screens around a public toilet at the entrance to a part in the centre of salisbury. yesterday they carried out searches of that toilet wearing protective equipment and this is pa rt protective equipment and this is part of a wider investigation focusing on the park where they have been carrying out fingertip searches, taking away material for analysis. the fee is that this is possibly where charlie and his partner came into contact with the container that was holding the novichok. —— the theory. charlie rowley was released from hospital yesterday. doctors said he had been through an appalling experience that many people could not begin to imagine. initially, the metropolitan police manage to speak to him briefly when he regained consciousness. they have told us they have been able to have further

conversations with him since and the information he has given them is forming part of their investigation, and they say, like any other victim of crime, he will be kept up—to—date with the progress of the investigation as is appropriate. they did not say if he would be offered protective security. he has been given personal safety adviser and they say there is nothing to suggest that he and his partner, who sadly died after being exposed to novichok, were deliberately targeted. doctors are stressing it is safe for him to be released and there is no danger to the wider community because he has been decontaminated philly. —— fully. 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 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 then seeing what happens to them in the future that it serves no purpose whatsoever. it is also important to remember, in the digital age, and the legislation that currently exists was set back in 1933, way before the current digital age, 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 oui’ 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. 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. it isa it is a different version of that event. it is an official event that happens every year. 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. they start slowly and enter the water. they have tracking devices on them. they are tracked as they go around the world. they go extraordinary distances, starting in florida. they are launched into the sea florida. they are launched into the sea and they watched as they go about their business. tour de turtles, now you know. which one gets to wear the yellowjersey, thatis one gets to wear the yellowjersey, that is what i want to know? we will have to wait and see when their monitors come back. the weather coming up later. it's been a week of high drama in the house of commons with impassioned speeches and knife—edge votes as mps battle it out over brexit. but one of the most controversial issues this week has had nothing to do with our relationship with the eu. instead, opposition mps have been incensed by the breaking

of a cross—party parliamentary arrangement known as pairing. it works like this: if an mp is unable to vote due to illness or because they are on maternity leave, they can be paired up with an mp who is set to vote the opposite way, cancelling each other out. in this case lib dem deputy leader jo swinson was paired with conservative vice—chairman brandon lewis. pairing is an informal arrangement but must be registered with the party whips who enforce party discipline. there is no official punishment if a paired mp casts a vote, but it is considered a serious breach of honour. there have been calls from mps to replace the pairing system with a new system of proxy voting, meaning votes from absent mps could still be submitted even if they aren't in the chamber. joining us now is mp holly lynch, who has previously served as a labour whip. good morning. welcome to the show.

you're due to have a baby in a couple of months of this is an issue you will be facing, when you're familiar with in your time in parliament. what did you make of it when this pairing arrangements seem to be broken betweenjoe swinson and brandon lewis in the week? for the reasons you have outlined, pairing is something that makes westminster work. there are of reasons why mps cannot be in chamber to vote, but it means that things can proceed as normal, that votes can effectively cancel each other out there is no political advantage, but there is a particular focus on mps who are away with parental leave. it is serious consequence that the pair is broken andi consequence that the pair is broken and i know thatjoe swinson feels strongly about it, that there was a political advantage to the conservatives. ultimately did not make any difference to the outcome of the vote, but it was a very narrow vote. that is right and the leader of the house has looked into

and said for that reason there is no need to revisit that particular vote, but i know thatjoe swinson feels betrayed by breaking the pair. lots of people are learning about this now. it is achilles mixture of official and unofficial. the official and unofficial. the official part of it is that you are asked or told by the web that you should pair with someone or not pair with them, but officially, if someone breaks it or the rules are broken, there is no reprimand, is that right? you are right and there are that right? you are right and there a re lots of that right? you are right and there are lots of different reasons why pairs are sought, you might have something happening in your constituency, you would really like to be there, so you are put into a pairfora to be there, so you are put into a pairfor a vote. but to be there, so you are put into a pair for a vote. but there are other cases where there are statutory protections for other people in similar circumstances so this is something that the party whips a

range between the offices. it is something that mps, with instructions, if they are put into a pair, they will take it seriously. you would not want to be an mp on the end of a broken pair. you're expecting yourself but you have also been a party whip. that is right. in that role, have you been in the position where you're telling people that they are in a pair, or telling them not to, to go against the pairing? yes. what are you saying yes to ? pairing? yes. what are you saying yes to? i have been a whips or part of that arrangement where you find pair. the whips office will always try and do is courage people from arranging informally. they wanted to be arranged by the office. it is so eve ryo ne be arranged by the office. it is so everyone knows what is happening. m ista kes everyone knows what is happening. mistakes happen. sometimes people arrive back from a trip delegation earlier than anticipated and there have been times in the past where

pairs have broken down but where you have mps on parental leave, there is a ring fencing and seriousness about that and that is why there is an integrity to that pair. it is a disappointment it has broken down this week. there is some disagreement about how the pair broke down. there was some suggestion thatjulian smith, the conservative whip, had ordered the pairing not we have a clip here of the conservative chief whip julian smith's reaction to the controversy when the bbc tried to speak to him yesterday. to be acknowledge. do you think you should be resigning? to be acknowledge. do you think you should be resigning ?|j to be acknowledge. do you think you should be resigning? i am sorry the weather is so bad. welcome. you do not want to say anything to your constituents. i have a constituency surgery today, as you probably gather. you do not think you have done anything wrong to do with this pairing arrangement?” done anything wrong to do with this pairing arrangement? i am looking forward to a busy day. he did not want to answer. here's up

the road from you, isn't he? honest mistake, deliberate? we will never know. i have worked withjulian. i think he is a man of integrity. whether it is a mistake, whether it isa whether it is a mistake, whether it is a deliberate act, he will understand there is a real seriousness about that. what we know and why there is this move towards proxy voting is that there will be more and more boats like this where it is incredibly tight, it's very close. the chief whip will come under enormous pressure to deliver for his prime minister. —— more and more votes. there will be, as you say, some very important votes coming up, around 0ctober. say, some very important votes coming up, around october. you will not, presumably, accept anything other than a guarantee is an

arrangement is made that it is stuck to. at becomes very serious. does. for mps like me having to contemplate that situation. —— it becomes very serious. we really want to see proxy vote. it is really difficult for me to make those journeys down to westminster from halifax, my constituency, after giving birth, for example, and the only way to cast a vote is by walking down the hall in westminster. i can still cast a vote on their behalf. but it does give me safeguard a time as a new mum. and thatis safeguard a time as a new mum. and that is what you want to see in westminster. hopefully we can deliver proxy voting in the not too distant future. good luck. thank you for talking to us about it. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. let's talk about the weather. things

are going to heat up again, right, helen? you either love it or hate it. heating things by day will heat things up at night. it has been interrupted. you can see we have this cloud in the wirral. we also have cloud for the eastern side of scotland. that is a brief interruption. we will see more rain coming to the north—west. but with high pressure building behind you can already see the holes in the cloud in the sunshine coming through the central aisles. drizzly rain around the eastern and scottish coasts. but that should melt away as the sun to gets work. and it looks like a fine and dry afternoon for most. we start to climb back to temperatures in the high 20s which

could spark some showers. they are hit and miss. the best of the sunshine will be around the coast. more sunshine to northern ireland and scotland than we had yesterday. it'll hopefully feel warmer. hopefully we won't get sea breezes putting the cloud back on shore, hopefully we will keep the sunshine. i'm confident we will see a mostly dry day at carnoustie with warmth coming through in the southern as we get into the afternoon. we have a weather front with us through this evening and overnight. that brings the ring back into the north—west. pushing east overnight. —— the rain back. more cloud further south for england and wales. still, 18 to 20 in london, quite unpleasant night. fog will be around in the morning, but once that clears it would be a lovely day, especially if you like heat and sunshine. more cloud for

the north—west. more cloud from northern ireland and western scotland. but it is fair weather cloud away from the north—west. the sun gets through that and it will lift the temperature by a couple of degrees and we could be pushing towards 29, 30 in the south—east with the smallest chance of a shower here tomorrow. you can see how we are setting things up. the atlantic influence, always close to the north and west. this is the continental hot air. more energy received from the sun, so by data bridges will continue to rise if we keep the clear skies —— so by day temperatures will continue to rise. do what out if you're out in the heat for a long time. —— watch out if you are out in the heat for a long time, particularly children. this is the olympic park. hockey

tournament are taking place there. you can see the youngsters warming up. you can see the sharp shadows. it'll be warming up there by the look of it. you are watching brea kfast look of it. you are watching breakfast on bbc. we will take a look at the headlines now. —— we'll ta ke look at the headlines now. —— we'll take a look at the papers now. david davis is here to talk about them, but let's go through the front pages. the first one is the times. tens of thousands of children being given antidepressants despite warnings about the harm they could possibly be doing. the so—called cheque agreement makes the front page of the daily mail. the newspaper reporting that element that have already been rejected by the eu' chief brexit negotiator yesterday. —— the so—called checkers agreement. michel barnier think

it'll make uk firms too competitive against european ones. youngsters enjoying the pool on the front of the daily telegraph and that weather continues this week. an interview with damian hind, the education secretary, saying that schools are under too much stress, don't have enough money, and he wa nts to don't have enough money, and he wants to sort it all out. it isa wants to sort it all out. it is a turbulent time for parliament. amid dollops of brexit and education stories like the one rachel just referred to. and education stories like the one racheljust referred to. i always loved this time of year at westminster for one reason, you loved this time of year at westminsterfor one reason, you have the end of term awards. in the times, the most successful politician, you might be surprised, they give it to chris grayling who owing to a communications error was tory party chairman for about 37 seconds, remember that? that was

reshuffled day injanuary. he never put a foot wrong in those 37 seconds. unlike the political sketch writer of the times, who says rather cruelly, unlike the otherjobs he has had. and an award for theresa may, you may have heard of her, she told mps when asked about her brexit plan, we've put forward proposals, we will produce further proposals, and the eu will want to consider our proposals carefully once we work out what they are. is annette sam alla rdyce what they are. is annette sam allardyce who is the most successful england football manager because he only had one match, 100% record. —— isn't sam allardyce. exactly. i can give you an exclusive on philip lee. the wednesday before last, in moscow, he sat next to me for an england semifinal in a somewhat elderly replica shirt. he was

passionate. he was great company. he was very upset at the end of the game, asi was very upset at the end of the game, as i was. it would be nice to see more football shirt in the house of commons. it could be going in that direction. who knows? tourists coming to the uk. a record number of visitors flocked to britain last year. enticed by, we are told, spectacular attractions and the weak pound. this includes visitors from, believe it or not, the european union. what interested me was the world—class attractions they came to see. yes, the british museum and the tower of london, but number two, chester zoo. and number

four, flamingo land theme park in yorkshire. number four. how four, flamingo land theme park in yorkshire. numberfour. how about that? have you been?” yorkshire. numberfour. how about that? have you been? i haven't. never heard of it. chester zoo is a regular destination for us, though. in terms of hotel owners in this country, they would be doing worse than attracting ronaldo. he has been on holiday since portugal's early departure from the world cup. he has beenin departure from the world cup. he has been in greece. he went to a rather posh resort in greece and he left a tip for posh resort in greece and he left a tipfora posh resort in greece and he left a tip for a mere 20,000 euros. to you and me, that isjust shy tip for a mere 20,000 euros. to you and me, that is just shy of £18,000. we should get him back here. including ten of lawyers who were tasked with providing services for his family and keeping the paparazzi away from them. they each got 10,000 euros. probably very happy. tinned food is

another story you are looking at. the rise of tinned food, you should buy more of it. you probably don't remember rationing. but the baby boomers, those born just remember rationing. but the baby boomers, those bornjust after the second world war, remember. we had a grocery shop in the centre of london. my mum used to keep this stuff on the top shelf. and we are told that britain is regaining its love of tinned food from baked beans to tomato soup, with sales rising for the first time in five years. particular favourites, tinned fish, sardines area particular favourites, tinned fish, sardines are a particular favourite of mine. we were just discussing that we are quite partial to mashed sardines on toast with a bit of ketchup. ketchup? no. 0h, ketchup? no. oh, yes. where are you with the ketchup?

welcome you can buy sardines with tomato sauce already on. —— well, you can buy sardines with tomato sauce already on it. aldi and lidl have helped this rise in sales because they dedicate more space in their shop to it. ketchup on your tinned sardines, matt? that sounds like an abomination. ketchup on your chips, chilli with your sardines. anyway, enough about that. al guest today what is your food heaven? shellfish of any description. and what about

hell? i have a bit of an aversion to what i call swimming fish. most fish? shellfish is crawling, swimming fish has bones in it, i dislike bony fish like haddock. when they smoke it even worse. crawling fish are fine, swimming, not so much. i wonder what david attenborough would make of it. chuckles we also have some great chefs here. your first we also have some great chefs here. yourfirst time here. we also have some great chefs here. your first time here. yes, very excited. all about moroccan food. yes, i will make a carrot salad with black olives and oranges. and a chicken pie with lots of layers. we also have actor is we also have one of our favourite guests. yes, seafood biryani with a thai style dressing and yoghurt dip.

good stuff as always. and one surprise in that. frisky and summery. go to the website for voting details. we will see you at ten. that all sounds nice. you are watching breakfast. as the world's best riders gather in cardiff for the british grand prix this weekend, mike has been been finding out what it takes to be a speedway star. he is picking up at a more leisurely pace. headlines on the way. —— he good morning.

welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and charlie stayt. mike will be here with the sport shortly 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 us begin our 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 roads between friday and sunday. the european space agency is asking for the public‘s help to name their new mars rover. the robot, which is set to land on the red planet in 2021, is currently called exomars, but the european space agency hopes the public can come up with something a little more inspiring. iam sure i am sure they can. someone can do something better than that. mike busheu? something better than that. mike bushell? bruno mars. the golfers under way again. dry conditions at the moment, a light breeze, it should be perfect for the second half of the open at carnoustie. can the leading europeans behind you do

something in this sea of americans. they are surrounded by american players but they are flying the flag for northern ireland and england. the openers may be out, but tommy fleetwood and rory mcilroy have to wait until after 3 o' clock. both are well in the mix at the open championship. they're both chasing the americans, though. overnight 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 2014, and put together another tidy round of 69 and is four under par. i can't lie about it. if i could pick one tournament in my life to win, it would be the open. i've never been anywhere near before. so far, after two rounds, i'm up there on the leaderboard, but it would be

something to have in my career that whenever that is. the open is something i would like. i was going really well through 11 holes, i had not made a bogey and i would love to have had a bogey free round, but i made a bogey on 12 and 15 but i made enough birdies to cancel them out on the back nine. you need patience. i got a few good up and downs when i needed to today, 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.

the leaders are not allowed until the afternoon. —— are not out. 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 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 in the cricket. 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 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. elsewhere there were wins for durham, somerset, hampshire and leicestershire. what a game. 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. in football, 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. just as one world cup ends, another starts. this time it's women's hockey, which gets under

way in london today. much—fancied hosts england, including several rio gold medalists, face india while ireland play the usa. jo currie's at the fan zone at queen elizabeth olympic park. it looks great behind you. lots to do for the fans building up to the match at two o'clock. yes, good morning. the sun is shining and preparations for the world's biggest women's sporting event this year are well under way. the pitch has been watered, there are posters all around the olympic park and the fans zone is up and running. england and ireland both start today. england arrived as one of the favourites. in 2016 they won the olympic gold medal at as great britain, with the dramatic penalty shoot out against the netherlands. hollie webb on her way to win the gold medal for great britain. hollie webb turns and

scores. that is the golden goal. great britain have won the olympic gold medal. the history makers, the hockey history makers. they will each leave with a gold medal. well, ido each leave with a gold medal. well, i do not know about you, but that still gives me goose bumps. someone who knows all about that olympic final is the former hockey player helen richardson walsh. i am joined bya helen richardson walsh. i am joined by a current england player as well. what is it like being back in the olympic park and seeing the facilities in use again? it is incredible coming back here. what london has done, in how all of the facilities are being used, notjust for big tournaments like this, but weakly, they are being used and that is fantastic. it has a special feeling, being back here. is fantastic. it has a special feeling, being back harem is fantastic. it has a special feeling, being back here. it was an amazing olympic games. you talk

about playing in front of a home crowd, we have had quite a few major tournaments here, what is it like in front of that london crowd? they are brilliant. our fans are the best ever. there is a 10,000 seater stadium. the world cup will be amazing. they get behind you, whatever the score is, they support you all the way. as an england or british team, we always felt that and it makes a massive difference. we have mentioned the stadium. what will it be like for the players working out? it will be a special occasion for the girls. we cannot underestimate the girls. we cannot underestimate the influence that the 12 man will have over the next couple of weeks. the girls are prepared, they are in a good place and i am sure that this afternoon, it will be an exciting time for everyone. you have been doing lots of work around these areas, east london, to promote the world cup and help to the patient develops. what reaction have you

had? it has been brilliant. helen andl had? it has been brilliant. helen and i have been getting into local schools, local clubs, to get more people playing hockey, whether it is participation, people who have already started on new players. getting more people involved in hockey. today, the youngsters love it, they always play with a smile, and having an event like a home world cup to inspire the children is fantastic. i understand you had a little help from a star from harry potter? we did. a couple of weeks ago we helped to launch england hockey's hockey futures charity to get local schools and clubs involved in raising participation in children, and we had the help of hermione granger, emma watson, which was very exciting, not just for me and helen but for the children as well. she used to play hockey herself so she has the love of the

game, as we all do, and to have someone of her calibre involved in helping the charity was really special. hopefully we will see magic on the pitch from england later, against india. how will they get on? it will be a good game. we beat them 6-0 it will be a good game. we beat them 6—0 in the bronze medal match at the commonwealth games. the time before, the same competition, we lost 2—1. i think england will win and it will be comfortable if we get off to a good start. i am comfortable they will get to the point they desperately need. these players have reached the top of the sport. let's meet some players who are aspiring to get there. good morning. sorry to interrupt. who is excited about england playing in london later today? me. how old are you?” england playing in london later today? me. how old are you? i am 11. how long have you been playing hockey? three years. what is so good

about hockey? it is a great way to meet new people and make new friends and it is a good way to get active and it is a good way to get active and get out of the house. what ken dodd skills do you need? you need to be fast and agile but it is also good to be fast when you are moving with the steak. you are 17 years old. what inspired you to start playing? iam not i am not originally from this country so coming here aged 12 i wa nted country so coming here aged 12 i wanted to be a proper english girl

soi wanted to be a proper english girl so i had to choose hockey. you are also a coach. what made you want to get into coaching at such a young age? my club's youth programme was beneficial to me and i saw the effects first—hand and i wanted to give back to the club. are you watching the match this afternoon? yes. is hockey coming home this summer? yes. they are confident. england play indy at two o'clock. ireland get under way against the usa at six o'clock. it is being staged in london. big matches ahead today. big crowds, and big crowds in cardiff. imagine that feeling, you have a powerful motor bike in your hand. they get up to 60 miles an hour, quicker than a formula one car, and yet speedway bikes, have no gears and no brakes. how on earth do you hold on? 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 5 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 earth 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 thought 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. that's the way it should be done. luckily the bike wasn't broken, it had just run out of fuel. this is a huge event. big estate on the calendar. here's helen with a look at this morning's weather. i used to go and watch that when i was a little girl at ellesmere port! take me back! this is how things we re take me back! this is how things were in east yorkshire about 30 minutes ago. a beautiful start. we

have drizzly rain around because we had this week weather front working south. it is also sitting of the parts of scotland, even eastern scotla nd parts of scotland, even eastern scotland has damp and drizzly conditions. but this is the sunshine working way through the cloud. more sunshine will break through over the next couple of hours. we will keep the weather front coming back into the weather front coming back into the north—west but it is a late in the north—west but it is a late in the day affair. the only other potential fly in the ointment, if you want the sunshine, is the fact that temperatures could trigger sharp showers. particularly this afternoon in south and south—eastern areas. more sunshine generally, except for north—east england, northern ireland, and scotland, but the north—west will get cloudy later. cloud in the east at the moment. damp and grey in carnoustie at the moment. but things should brighten up this afternoon as long

as the wind keeps offshore. not a great deal of rain even if there is some drizzle. through the evening and overnight, we pick up more rain from the system in the north, it scoots over scotland quickly, leaving a legacy of low cloud, mist, and drizzle for the coast. elsewhere, another fairly warm night. night temperatures will be higher tonight because it'll be a hot day. uncomfortable for most. cloud around for north—west england, northern ireland, scotland. in eastern scotland we are expecting 25 tomorrow. 23 for the east of northern ireland. a couple of degrees up on temperatures we will see today, particularly over southern and eastern areas. some places could be pushing towards 30. an outside chance of a shower. any rain coming soon will be courtesy of this weather front meandering around the north—west coast of the uk. but

it will bring fresh winds, too. but we will be drawing in this heat source from the continent. we have those clear skies, the son's energy will make our temperatures creep up, if you like the sunshine you will really enjoy it. we will watch those numbers go up. millions of passengers pass through the london underground network each year — but in the hustle and bustle hundreds get injured in trips, slips and falls. now, in an effort to cut these numbers, victoria station is taking an unusual approach to get passengers to pay attention to safety announcements. dougal shaw reports. around 250,000 people use victoria station in london each weekday, and for past few months, they have been hearing an unusual voice. meet the station's newest and youngest safety announcer, 9—year—old megan.

her proud parents both work at the station. i said to my colleague that my wife was bringing down the two kids to meet me after work and he said "would megan mind doing a pa announcement?" she does, like, a bit of acting. i knew she'd be up for it. i was really nervous when i first was gonna do it but then once i did it, i thought "this was actually 0k!" hello, everybody, and please listen up. take care on the escalators, hold on to the handrail and your luggage. megan's recorded announcement is designed to tackle a serious problem — around ten people a day get injured on the underground network. what we have noticed is that when people do injure themselves, it's typically because they are not taking enough care when using stairs and escalators. at victoria alone, on average, 15 people a month are injured this way. for some passengers at least, megan's message seems to be getting through. get your attention straightaway. you think "oh, what's going on?" i think everyone takes notice when a child says something, and because they don't, you know — they always mean it.

so what does somebody who studies the psychology of the human voice make of this? research shows that deeper adult voices are perceived by humans as having more authority than higher voices, so a child's voice wouldn't have that authority. but perhaps it's the shock factor of using a child's voice. it may be just a short—term result from this shock factor, but the station says injuries have dropped by nearly two thirds since megan's announcement started. it may be just a short—term result from this shock factor, but the station says injuries have dropped by nearly two thirds since megan's announcement started. do you think adults listen enough to children? um, no. they should listen more to children because sometimes, children are right. dougal shaw, bbc news. lovely. hearing dogs can help their owners with daily tasks — from alerting them to a ringing phone or visitor at the door to acting as a canine alarm clock. but despite an abundance of puppies waiting to be trained up as hearing dogs, there's a lack of volunteers to support them.

ruth turner is from the charity ‘hearing dogs for deaf people' is here to tell us more. we're also joined by christine and her hearing dog jessie — and we also have our sign language interpreter ray williams. lovely to see you all. tell us about jesse. she is my third hearing dog. she listens to the sounds people ta ke she listens to the sounds people take for granted. she wakes me up in the morning. she tells me about the door bell, kucka tyler, telephone. she tells me about the fire alarm. —— cooker timer. but she is also an emotional support because she is a lwa ys emotional support because she is always by my side. 2a seven. emotional support because she is always by my side. 24 seven. does she also help alert other people to the fact that you are hard of hearing. definitely. deafness is

invisible. but because i speak ok people don't understand that i cannot hear. when she wears the jacket when we are out and about she lets people know that if i am ignoring them and not rude ijust have not heard them. ruth, it is such an important job, have not heard them. ruth, it is such an importantjob, but you have a real recruitment problem, as in people looking after them before they go to their long—term homes. yes, we have had a summer of love with our puppies. we have a lot of puppies waiting to be trained. but we need the socialisers to do the work. they need to raise them up in their home and do all of the early training. so dogs can go on and be like jesse. this is jesse's story, isn't it? the first image is when she was just isn't it? the first image is when she wasjust born. yes. her socialiser gave me the book when jesse came to me as my hearing dog.

the socialisers, who the dogs live with in the first 12 months of their lives, have a really important role. but then may find it quite hard to hand the dog over. for them to be involved in this history and have that connection with you as the ultimate user. i have met jesse's socialiser, helen, and i asked her how she could possibly let the dog go once you've gone through all of the training from eight weeks old. she said because i know it will change someone's life when the dog goes to its recipient. it will make her life better. ruth, why do you think there is a reluctance? you have a shortage. do people not know about it? or is it the fact that they have to invest a lot knowing that the dog will not stay with them. hearing dogs, we are

relatively new, we've only been around since 1982. people are still learning about hearing dogs. it takes a long time to raise a puppy. it doesn't suit people who work full—time. the door cannot be left alone all day. we need people to put in the tyne and training. —— the dog cannot be left alone all day, and we need people to put in all of the time and training. the socialisation is not that different to what you should really do with any young dog. exactly. with puppies it is about getting them out and about, getting them used to places, behaving in the home, be friendly and happy dogs. you are not required to train them specific things. we teach basic commands which they will go on and do when they are trained but it is straightforward stuff. i'm always wa ry straightforward stuff. i'm always wary of getting people to get their dogs to perform live, but is there

something you can show us?” dogs to perform live, but is there something you can show us? i did not come prepared. there are certain things you teach about eye contact, isn't that right? she will naturally pay attention to you, won't she? she will follow your hand signals. she's a lwa ys will follow your hand signals. she's always looking at me. i should have brought a squeaker to demonstrate. don't worry. what is apparent is how relaxed she is. that's part of the training. whatever environment they should be in they get used to that. she's totally placid. totally laid—back. she's been in all sorts of places. churches, cathedral ‘s, concerts. she's been to a brass band performance before because her socialiser‘ children played brass instruments. people are interested

in being involved. what should they do? all of the information is on our website. it is hearingdogs.org/uk. it also has links to any of our other volunteer roles. if there is somebody out there thinking maybe i can help, what would you say to them? apply. helen keller said blindness cuts you off from seeing, but deafness cuts you off from people. but that goes when you have your dog with you all the time. please apply. lovely to see you this morning. thank you so much for coming in. that is it from us this morning. john and tina will be back tomorrow from 0600. goodbye! this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley. the headlines at 10:

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