good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: voters are being manipulated by fake news, according to a group of mps. they're calling for a tax on social media networks. after more than 50 days of heat, now comes the hail as storms cause disruption across the uk. good morning. the heat and humidity has left us with a bang overnight. lots of thunderstorms and, as they clear through this morning, a fresher and windy weekend with some more rain around. i will have all the details about 15 minutes. on the verge of history after extending his lead, geraint thomas is set to become the first welshman to win the tour de france with just one competitive stage left today. we'll be live in liverpool for the end of the clipper race, where wendy tuck has become the first female skipper to win a round—the—world yacht race. it's saturday the 28th ofjuly.

our top story: voters are being systematically manipulated by the spread of fake news, according to a group of mps. a leaked report, from the commons media select committee, warns the uk is facing a democratic crisis and is urging tighter regulation of social media networks. our technology correspondent rory cellan—jones reports. this report pulls together the story of an enquiry which has roamed far and wide, looking into the scandal over cambridge analytica's harvesting of facebook data, examining the use of data during the eu referendum campaign, and the extent of foreign interference in uk politics. it's the language used which is most striking — there's talk of the relentless targeting of hyper—partisan views which play to the fears and prejudices of people. it warns that our democracy is at risk and calls for action to protect it. among the measures the mps demand are new rules to make online political campaigning more transparent, and greater powers for the electoral commission. they are also fiercely critical of the former director of vote leave, dominic cummings,

who refused to appear before them. his decision to leak their report two days before they planned to publish it is unlikely to improve relations. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. many will welcome some cooler weather today but strong winds could cause travel disruption as temperatures drop across the uk. two months of sunshine and dry weather means that some parched trees are at risk of falling down when hit by anticipated gusts of a0 to 50 miles per hour. ben ando reports. from sunshine by the sea... ..to hailstones in the streets... ..and lightning overhead. man: whoa! it may have felt like four seasons in one day for parts of the uk as storms swept in to bring the heatwave to an end. cooler temperatures may have brought some relief to those feeling the heat of the last few weeks but for travellers, they have seen little respite with ongoing problems

with air—conditioning equipment leading to long queues at the channel tunnel and bad weather creating hazardous conditions on the road. in york, storms caused signalling problems on the railways and caused the singer sir tom jones to cancel a comeback show at the city's racecourse. the organisers said: bad weather overnight is causing delays and cancellations for other flights at airports including edinburgh, birmingham and luton. looking ahead, forecasters say temperatures will stay lower today, but the big issue could be high winds with gusts of up to 50 miles an hour — and that could be more of a problem than usual because dried—out trees have branches and trunks that are more brittle and prone to breaking which could, in turn, lead to more disruption, delay and disgru ntlement. ben ando, bbc news. an international arrest warrant has been issued for a man who killed a woman in a speedboat

accident on the river thames in london in 2015. jack shepherd, who has been on the run since may, was found guilty of the manslaughter of charlotte brown, and sentenced to six years in prison at the old bailey yesterday. we'll be speaking to charlotte's mum and sister atjust after 9:00 this morning, and we'll speak to one of the investigating officers in just a few minutes. a 24—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and sexual activity with a child, following the death of a 13—year—old girl. lucy mchugh‘s body was found in woodland in southampton on thursday, after she was reported missing. the man remains in custody. the chief constable of england's second largest police force has admitted it sometimes provides a poor service that fails to meet public expectations. in an interview with the bbc, west midlands police chief dave thompson said budget cuts meant a full range of policing could not be delivered. sima kotecha reports. a taxidriver in birmingham.

he says one afternoon, a group of men threw some bricks at him. he claims the police response was nil. i don't feel safe. they are not scared of police because they feel they will not get caught. that's what they told you on yourface. like other police forces across the country, west midlands police admits at times, it's struggling. the man in charge says sorry. the demand on the service is going up because, actually, local authorities and other services have been reduced, so more vulnerable people come into the place and we are absolutely at the point where that is not a sustainable position for policing anymore, and i'm sorry about that, but that's the reality of where policing is now. all the forces across the uk have seen their funding cut since 2010. new figures show the number of frontline police officers in england and wales has reduced by 20,000 over the same period. the government says this force will get millions of extra cash over the next year and that it expects the police to investigate every crime properly.

but, according to the officer who leads the force, that's simply not possible. sima kotecha, bbc news in the west midlands. the charities commission is looking into claims that the joseph rowntree charitable trust gave more than £100,000 to a group linked to a banned terrorist organisation in northern ireland. according to the times, the group, teach na failte, shares offices in belfast with the political wing of the inla, a banned paramilitary group that was responsible for numerous killings. the trust's website says its work is intended to promote the peace process. it's expected that around half the train services run by south western railway will be cancelled today. members of the rmt union are going on strike in a disagreement about the role of guards on trains. there'll be a separate strike over working conditions by station staff at london st pancras international, but eurostar says services will run as normal. there's a huge day ahead for geraint thomas, as he bids

to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. the team sky rider is leading the pack by more than two minutes ahead of the final time trial in the south—west of france. if successful, he'll ride into paris tomorrow wearing the famous yellow jersey — the third ever brit to do so. will of course with mike in the sport coming up. —— more of course with mike in the sport coming up. it might have been a bit of a damp squib here in the uk but last night in less cloudy parts of the world, people gathered to watch the longest lunar eclipse this century. for an hour and a0 minutes, the night sky was home to a striking red blood moon. 0ur correspondent stefan levy takes a look at some of the best pictures. it was a spectacular sight for stargazers across the globe. the moon bathed night skies with its red glow for one hour and 43 minute as it was totally eclipsed by the earth. —— and 43 minutes as it was totally eclipsed by the earth. the display was visible for most of the southern hemisphere

but the best views were across eastern europe, east africa, and asia, where the entire eclipse was visible. the moon is passing right through the centre of the earth's shadow, so it's where the earth's shadow is at its widest, and so it lasts the longest and the only light from the sun that can reach it is actually the light that has been filtered through the earth's atmosphere, and that's why it goes this beautiful dusky red colour. catching a glimpse of the eclipse was hit and miss for stargazers in the uk due to cloudy conditions, but the lucky ones managed to see the moon go fully red. stefan levy, bbc news. the cast for the next star wars film has been revealed with a mixture of veteran stars and new faces set to appear. the late actress carrie fisher will also feature, using previously unseen footage. fisher, who played princess leia in the film series, died suddenly in 2016. veterans mark hamill, who plays luke skywalker, and anthony daniels, who plays c—3p0, have also been confirmed. it is nine minutes past seven.

an international man—hunt has been launched to find the man responsible for the death of 24—year—old charlotte brown, who died after falling off a speedboat into the river thames on a first date in december 2015. jack shepherd was sentenced to six years in prison yesterday for manslaughter by gross negligence. he failed to turn up to the hearing, despite an emotional plea from charlotte's family to return and face justice. we're joined now by detective sergeant christopher davies from the metropolitan police's homicide and major crime command. good morning. can you tell us where we're at now in the case because the verdict was down yesterday. but the verdict was down yesterday. but the verdict yesterday, i would say we we re verdict yesterday, i would say we were all very satisfied with it and the family, and we are now conduct in all of the enquiries we can to try and trace jack shepherd and find his whereabouts and we are appealing

to friends, family members and in fa ct to friends, family members and in fact anyone who has possibly seen him in the media, if you know where he is, please let us know. can you explain what happened in terms of after the death on the speedboat in the thames, what happened after that in terms of where he has been? during the investigation there has beena during the investigation there has been a long investigation, three years almost in the making, and you can imagine there has been a lot of court hearings and legal hearings and he has appeared and attended through that process. it is only due to the latter part of that but we have become aware, in fact the week before the trial that we were actually informed he was unlikely to appear. who told you that? his legal team, ithink appear. who told you that? his legal team, i think on the friday before we started on monday, and it a decision we had to, the family liaison officer had to decide whether the family would be informed of that or not. initially, because

it isa of that or not. initially, because it is a difficult thing after such a long time. they are looking to get justice in the trial and suddenly they turn up to a trial and there is i'io they turn up to a trial and there is no defendant bare. this is now international manhunt effectively. can you give us an idea of what it means in practice. we need to be open—minded as to where he could be and it could include being out of the country. we need to follow up a numberof the country. we need to follow up a number of leads, working with a number of leads, working with a numberof number of leads, working with a number of agencies including the national crime agency. we are open to worldwide enquiries, we follow up intelligence and leads with addresses and where he had last been seen and known and we know for a fa ct seen and known and we know for a fact he has travelled internationally in the last year and so we internationally in the last year and so we have to follow that lead, follow that trail, and try to establish where he could be. we know of course that he has been sentenced in his absence to six years in prison the manslaughter charlotte brown. did you at any point interview him during the investigation? not personally, he was interviewed. people would have

seen some was interviewed. people would have seen some of the clips of those police interviews. yes. people made wonder now what indications they may have been he might have done this, he may have disappeared, were there any indications in the run—up that he was possibly intending to or not prepared to face up to the court proceedings? no, actually, to the contrary, as i say, it was a long process and during the whole process he was in contact, attended when he was due to attend, he always advised his legal team, made the appropriate appearances at court, as i say, it was right at the very last minute that we actually found out that that was coming to be the case that he wouldn't appear. is it normal in terms of if somebody does not appear? it is very, very rare. so what takes place between police and the legal team then? from the police side, we are obviously, we don't have any control about, and lessees

in custody, we don't have any control about his and appearance so the onus is on the person to attend as required by law. from his defence site, they would have been in contact and possibly a werrap it at an earlier stage but as i said it was only relayed to us literally the friday before the trial. so what will happen now, as this manhunt continues, the international manhunt, it happens in terms of information if he is found? what then is the procedure? pentagon where he is found, in the uk possibly or internationally, there is no west brom —— and west —— an arrest warrant. if he is found, depending on what country he is in, what extradition treaties exist between the countries, their recent process and sometimes it is a long—winded one but other times it is quick and it depends what exists. i was coming to say charlotte's family will talk to us later, just

after nine o'clock, and you are an experienced detective, what difference does it make to a family that the person accused, found guilty, in a crime like this, is not there, that they don't have the opportunity to see them in court, to have that satisfaction? it makes a huge difference, a huge impact to them and emotionally, they have been very strong but i think it did knock on the first day of the trial because it is the almost three years to get to this point, there has been a numberof to get to this point, there has been a number of difficulties and complex legal issues and to get through all of those and to get to face the person who potentially was responsible for your daughter's death and find out they are not going to be there to face up for their action was a massive blow to them. they were very relieved we did continue with the trial and it was a brave decision by the judge, and the right decision i think, and justice was done but yes, it was a massive impact to them and i think anyone that has done anything you should

have to face up for your actions and i think his defence team have made comments with regard to that but i think it has impacted the family. thank you so much were talking to us this morning. we are going to be talking to charlotte's mum and twin sister just after talking to charlotte's mum and twin sisterjust after nine o'clock. it's 7:15am. you're watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: the uk faces a democratic crisis because of fake news — according to a group of mps. they're calling for a tax on social networks. the heatwave has finally broken, with thunderstorms and torrential downpours sweeping across parts of the uk. here's alina with a look at this morning's weather. big changes overnight. we lost the heat and humidity, went out with a bang and behind it something fresher

and windy for the weekend. lots of scenes like this overnight. we have had torrential rain, thunder, lightning, it blocks of hegel as well. parts of lincolnshire saw 68 millimetres of rain in 2a hours a tool for clock. the r&d thunderstorms for the rest of the weekend, much windier picture, much pressure and longer spells of rain thatis pressure and longer spells of rain that is up we have got today. this front pushing its way eastwards, still got some thunderstorms around this morning particularly for scotland, a few around southern part of england and for england and wales it is sunny spells and blustery showers. a wet day for northern ireland, rain pushing up into scotland, behind that rain replaced by showers, the further east you are, fewer showers around and the strength of the wind is a feature, really quite windy with wind gust to make up to a0 miles per hour. also

feeling very much fresher. temperatures down by some 10 degrees in places. 17— 22 celsius for many, but a cool 16 for northern ireland, the sunshine still getting up to 2a 01’ the sunshine still getting up to 2a or 25. some showers overnight, they will feign but heavy and persistent rain continuing for north—east scotland. this would come into the south—east, more rain by the end of the night. slightly more comfortable for many, 11— 16 celsius the overnight low. more rain tomorrow, notice the isobars are really quite close together, meaning it will be another windy day. for a large swathe of the country quite wet and windy, wafer northern ireland, but you see this rain extending its way north through the country. dry the central north, but behind that some showers as well. strong wind tomorrow. these amin speeds, the

wind gusts will be faster. the trees have been stressed, it could bring branches down the. 17 or 18 for scotla nd branches down the. 17 or 18 for scotland and northern ireland. that field continues to the first part of next week it won't be nearly as hot as it has been. still some showers monday through to wednesday and after that it looks like it will become drier again and those temperatures starting to rise by the end of the week and into the weekend. what's the perfect way to celebrate your 80th birthday? how about a trip around the world on a private plane? that's exactly what one couple from sandbatch have decided to do, but they won't be travelling on a luxuryjet. jim jones will be flying the small two seater aircraft himself, and his wife dot will be navigating. mark edwardson has been to see them before they set off. jim has been a pilot for more than

50 yea rs. jim has been a pilot for more than 50 years. right, 0k, everything all right? and he understands the importance of checking and rechecking. dot is navigating. importance of checking and rechecking. dot is navigatingm importance of checking and rechecking. dot is navigating. it is a fallback in case something goes wrong and the electronics stock working. odyssey will start at the full airport, to turkey, central asia and china will follow, then from russia it is to alaska, canada and the us before heading on. flying of this type is described as hours of this type is described as hours of boredom. that is a good description. jim and dot have been daredevils most of their lives. they are accomplished dirt like this, jim are accomplished dirt like this, jim a former champion who gave up. are accomplished dirt like this, jim a former champion who gave uplj could ride at about 65 on rock and i thought time to take up darts or

bingo. the sons and what are you going to do, i said i will fly around the world and that is when i decided i would do this. jim and dot have got previous, on a round the world trip, that seven years in a minibus and on motorbikes, this 11a days. the motivation really is the fa ct days. the motivation really is the fact that we are all but we don't wa nt to fact that we are all but we don't want to sit at home and watch tv. will have some arguments, discussions and a few laughs, but most importantly we want to enjoy ourselves. jim and dot want to raise a quarter of £1 million for the alzheimer's society at the flight sponsors will have their name displayed on the piece a large. ideally we would like company to come along and say can we have the whole plane, that would be wonderful. realistically, people are just making small donations and i say every little helps. wouldn't it

be lovely if i flew around the world on 100? no. iwill take be lovely if i flew around the world on 100? no. i will take you up on that deal. preparations are well under way forjim that deal. preparations are well underwayforjim and that deal. preparations are well under way forjim and dot‘s world to. smooth bureaucracy and a strong tail wind is what they need now. mark edwardson, bbc news. fascinating, sounds like a kids to. the time is 21 minutes past seven. —— kids tour. there are calls for tougher regulations on social media networks this morning, to help stop the spread of so—called fake news. it comes in a leaked report from mps, which suggests users are being manipulated, and democracy threatened. joining us from our london newsroom is will moy — the director of the independent fact—checking charity ‘full fact‘. what you make of this report?

firstly it is a leaked report, so it is an official. we look at it with a bit of confusion. assume we know what we are talking about. the first thing is that this conversation is going on around the world and the reactions from governments have been in place is quite scary. there's a lot of weight to give governments seeking powers to control what can be said online in different countries around the world. would like to see mps acknowledge that one of the biggest risk here is the government overreacting and making sure that we stand proudly on being an open society and valuing free—speech and making sure that we are protecting that, as will try to tackle the threat. the thing that has been alluded to is that the public has been manipulated. how do you then get the balance between protecting the public from that, but still allowing free—speech? protecting the public from that, but still allowing free-speech? one of the things i think is obviously

justified is up dating rules on advertising. we have always had rules on political advertising, to stop money interfering with your vote. . what has happened is that those rules have come out of date because they don't work online in the way that they would for banning tv advertising. the last couple of days we have seen officially launch of material got out from the select committee showing what adverts were run by vote leave during referendum. what we are seeing is adverts in very targeted ways on very targeted topics aimed at particular people and what i don't think has been realised his political advertising is about to get much more sophisticated. we are talking about adverts that up personalised to you, targeted to small groups of people and run at a massive scale. in america, according to a leaked facebook paper that will involve

reported on, donald trump's campaign ran 6.9 million different adverse. if you're doing something like that, we need transparency of what is going on at the very least. at the moment the kind of transparency we get is not good enough. it has to be real—time. if there are 7 million different adverts, it has to be capable of being scrutinised by computers in real—time, it doesn't need to be published weeks later bought in this case, years later after the decision that intake and. we need a lot more urgency. technically, how can it be assessed? how can these adverse since the excess — — how can these adverse since the excess —— assessed in terms of the impactand excess —— assessed in terms of the impact and influence they had over the people seen them? that is a real good question. the problem is we don't know what difference these things made. it is always set of advertising, people who worry about it think it has all the power and those doing it think it doesn't and

they are probably both wrong. this is why i am worried about overreacting. what we do know is that it shouldn't be possible for people to target adverts to just one set of voters so that the other set cannot see what is going on and cannot see what is going on and cannot react to what is being said. ina cannot react to what is being said. in a democracy, l action has to be a shared experience, the act of targeting and the fact that no one is aware of that is just not ok any more. the starting point is let's get it out the public and it. if it turns out when it comes as brad butt we have bigger problems than we are going to the conversation about whether is ok to have targeted advertising in that way and whether they should be restrictions on what can be shown online. there's a huge day ahead for geraint thomas, as he bids

to become the first welshman to win the tour de france. the team sky rider is leading the pack by more than two minutes, ahead of the final time trial in the south west of france. if successful he'll ride into paris tomorrow wearing the famous yellow jersey — the third ever brit to do so. earlier we spoke to cemlyn davies. there are has been a growing sense ofa there are has been a growing sense of a leaked that geraint thomas can win this year ‘s tour de france and thatis win this year ‘s tour de france and that is turning into expectation after he extended his lead again yesterday. it means he has into today's stage with more than a two—minute lead over the second place. however, today's stage is a time trial, race against the clock and second place is the world time trial champion. he may fancy his chances of closing the gap between him and geraint thomas, having said that, geraint thomas is the british time trial champion and one a time

trial stage at the tour de france last year and so the consensus now is that the welshman has done enough and barring any major hiccups, he will be in the yellowjersey going down the shops to lycee in paris tomorrow. —— champs de elysses. down the shops to lycee in paris tomorrow. -- champs de elysses. team sky has got quite a lot of criticism down there. we have been speaking to french fans and they are leaving their support to geraint thomas and they like him and as a a result of that they have warmed to geraint thomas over the past week. team sky's manager has been quite outspoken, saying that his team deserves more respect from the french public, but certainly from what we have seen, geraint thomas as an individual has had that respect.

iam sure an individual has had that respect. i am sure there will be cheers for him as he secures the yellowjersey, if of course he does manage to do that, as we expect, later today. got to bea that, as we expect, later today. got to be a little bit cautious, don't wa nt to to be a little bit cautious, don't want tojinx to be a little bit cautious, don't want to jinx it. to be a little bit cautious, don't want tojinx it. as to be a little bit cautious, don't want to jinx it. as always, to be a little bit cautious, don't want tojinx it. as always, today to be a little bit cautious, don't want to jinx it. as always, today is the last occasion was something awful had happened. you could fall off the bike and on the last day it is procession, if you are in the yellow jersey to sunday, is procession, if you are in the yellowjersey to sunday, you are guaranteed, no one overtakes you. but it is all set for an amazing day. we wish all the best to geraint thomas. act with you shortly, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: voters are being systematically manipulated by the spread of fake news, according to a group of mps. a leaked report from the commons media select committee warns the uk is facing a democratic crisis. it's urging tighter regulation of social media networks. many will welcome some cooler

weather today but strong winds could cause travel disruption as temperatures drop across the uk. rain will sweep across most of the country, but two months of sunshine and dry weather means that some parched trees are at risk of falling down when hit by anticipated gusts of a0—50 miles per hour. an international arrest warrant has been issued for a man who killed a woman in a speedboat accident on the river thames in london in 2015. jack shepherd, who has been on the run since may, was found guilty of the manslaughter of charlotte brown, and sentenced to six years in prison at the old bailey yesterday. we'll be speaking to charlotte's mum and sister just after 9:00 this morning. a 2a—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder and sexual activity with a child, following the death of a 13—year—old girl. lucy mchugh‘s body was found in woodland in southampton on thursday, after she was reported missing. the man remains in custody. the chief constable of england's

second largest police force has admitted it sometimes provides a poor service that fails to meet public expectations. dave thompson said budget cuts had left west midlands police at a point where it was not sustainable to tackle everything. the home office said every crime and allegation should be investigated. it's expected that around half the train services run by south western railway will be cancelled today. members of the rmt union are going on strike in a disagreement about the role of guards on trains. there'll be a separate strike over working conditions by station staff at london st pancras international, but eurostar says services will run as normal. unsure how many people around the uk managed to see it last night but last night, millions of people witnessed the longest lunar eclipse this century as the moon passed through earth's shadow and turned a striking shade of red, or ruddy brown, for one hour and a3 minutes.

visibility was limited in the uk because of cloud but the so—called blood moon was visible from europe, the middle east, africa, australia, most of asia and south america. basically, anywhere that was not here, it feels in the rank ricky much! like is here. —— it feels like. —— pretty much! this afternoon by four o'clock we should know whether he has done it, gerrans, is becoming the first welshman to win the tournament. explained this thing about there is a race today, a genuine race and then after the time trial, tomorrow as they go into paris, tradition has it nothing changes? they have a recession to celebrate the leader, the wearer of the yellow jersey, celebrate the leader, the wearer of the yellowjersey, and less fingers badly wrong the gerrans thomaz you have to feel it is his to lose because he goes last survey in the time trial two minutes after his main rival thomas dumoulin but he

has in his ear telling the people are going, telling him to speed up, it is fine, he has a two—minute lead so it is fine, he has a two—minute lead so it should be enough and thomas says he has plenty left in the tank. thomas the tank engine! so geraint thomas is within touching distance of becoming the first welshman to win the tour de france. he has extended his lead over tom dumoulin to 2 minutes and 5 seconds with just today's time trial to get through. drew savage reports. one day more. today's time trial is the last barrier to geraint thomas riding into paris to take his place on the biggest podium of all. he began yesterday with mountains on his mind. 0n the start line in lourdes, welsh cycling fans were hoping their man's time had finally come. thomas and team sky weren't expecting an easy ride, and they didn't get one on the final day in the pyrenees. he does have the strongest team in the race, including chris froome, but eventually their numbers dwindled and, as fourth—placed primoz roglic attacked, froome fell behind, leaving thomas potentially exposed without his last remaining ally. the yellow jersey under threat, but the welshman held firm. his rivals couldn't break him. roglic tried again on the way down and this time, managed to escape.

but froome had recovered and led the chase on thomas's behalf, ensuring roglic couldn't threaten the overall lead — although he did win the stage to take third place overall from froome. but the four—times champion had done his bit for thomas, setting up the man in yellow to sprint home for six bonus seconds — notjust defended his lead, but extending it. congratulations well earned. drew savage, bbc news. hold onto your saddles, your seats, this afternoon because as they say, geraint thomas goes out last around 3:28. now, priorities have changed for the a—time olympic champion laura kenny. she is, however, ready to compete on the track again at the european championships in glasgow. since laura and her now husband jason kenny won golds in rio two years ago, they've welcomed baby albert into the world. he's now one years old, and laura's back in the gb team in the velodrome. i still really, really care about cycling and i always will, like, it's been my life to such a long time but all of a sudden i don't think about, you know,

everything being perfect. i'm thinking about going home because i want to with albee and the funny thing actually when i get on my bike and i'm finding it hard, i do think "0h, just think how proud albee would be, though, if you can get through this effort" and so, it does put a completely different spin on it and, i guess, one that i never thought would happen, in a way. sebastian vettel was fastest in second practice ahead of qualifying today for the hungarian grand prix. the ferrari driver wentjust quicker than max verstappen's red bull. lewis hamilton, who has a championship lead of 17 points over vettel, was three quarters of a second off the pace at the hungaroring. meanwhile overnight, it's been announced that the force india team, based near silverstone, have been placed into administration. the team, believe new investment is imminent, but that they're also facing a critical period in their history. britain's 0lympic bronze medallist vicky holland has won the edmonton leg of the world triathlon series,

for her second win of 2018. it was an imperious performance from holland, who led out of the water and the bike before breaking clear of a number of athletes on the run and adding to her win in the city in 2015. a trio of british athletes, followed her in third, fourth and fifth, so well done too to georgia taylor—brown, jess learmonth and jodie stimpson. jonnie brownlee finished 5th in the men's race. hull kr held off a second—half fightback from rivals hull fc as they hung on to win 20—16 in the super league. rovers were 16 points up at half—time, thanks largely to two tries from craig hall. hull levelled in the second half but this penalty from danny tickle sealed the derby win. elsewhere, there were victories for huddersfield, salford and wigan. even a rain delay couldn't dampen spirits at the women's hockey world cup yesterday. the coaches for the netherlands and china enjoying a friendly game of rock, paper, scissors whilst torrential rain and lightening

caused play to be suspended. that game seemed to be a rehearsalfor the match, with the dutch cruising to a 7—1 win over the chinese. in the other match in pool a, italy scored with just five seconds to go to beat south korea. there's a big fight at o2 arena tonight with britain's dillian whyte up againstjoshua parker. a warning that there is some flash photography coming up. both fighters need to prove a point after they were beaten by anthonyjoshua — the only defeat in both their careers. new zealander parker is looking to re—establish himself after losing tojoshua in march, while whyte has won seven fights in a row and is nearing a title shot. it's a very risky fight, it's a dangerous fight, you know, and like i say, he's gonna come and bring it and he's gonna come and bring it and hope that he does. he said he's gonna come and throw punches at the others so we'll see what is gonna go down. he's gonna jump off at some point, you know, i don't know — first round, third round —

me and him's gonna to trade lead, me and him we're gonna trade some serious lead at some point. weight on breakfast we will be looking at the rise of girls boxing and now more than half of new club is -- and now more than half of new club is —— newcomers to boxing clubs in britain are women. wayne rooney has hit the back of the net in washington but not the one he wants to. he's been having a game of tennis with andy murray, at the far end of the court. murray is there ahead of his latest tournament, recovering from a year—long hip problem, while the bearded rooney is now based there with dc united. to be fair, they soon put down the tennis racquets and opted for some foot tennis. murray uses this a lot in training, and look at his skills! rooney getting a bit of help there. game, set and match to murray, while rooney still awaits his goal at his new club. it went on and on and in factjamie murray joined it went on and on and in factjamie murrayjoined in in the end as well. still waiting for his first goal for his new club. is it fair to say that murray's football is better than

rooney's tennis? i think so, yes. we showed really good silky ball skills. thank you. female skippers have taken first and second place in the clipper round the world yacht race — a first in team ocean racing. ian haslam is in liverpool's albert dock for us this morning ahead of the final sprint up the river mersey this morning. i understand conditions have changed? it was rather blustery and rainy when you are last with us around one hour ago but now it is calm and the sun has been out, it is looking altogether better. welcome to liverpool, this famous maritime city and in a couple of times —— our‘s time, 11 knots will make their way into canning dock behind me which is where they will stay for a while with 100,000 people taking a look at them. they will then go on a parade around the waterfront. i will

show you where they will come in because this is the river mersey. the on the is the bait of liverpool. we cannot quite see the boats. they arejust we cannot quite see the boats. they are just beyond that. . they will come down in a couple of hours in a sprint finish that gets under way at nine o'clock and as i say 100,000 people expect, the number that were here when they departed almost 11 months ago but not many here as yet although defeat crews that will do the feed for around the world, the tv, are here and is sir robin knox johnson, you are the man who sailed around the world, the first person to do so sold a non—stop around the world and the founder of this event. think ifjoining us. how tough is the challenge? it is tough. 0r people have climbed mt evelyn —— that everest and is held around the world. these are ordinary people, not professionals. 700 competitors, the professionals are the skippers, but beyond that are amateurs who come from all walks of life.

everything company directors to taxi drivers, it's a wonderful mix. a0,000 nautical miles is a huge amount to travel, especially if you are an amateur. huge. you see every single type of weather from ferocious storms to calms, well, people have gone all of the way around, six oceans. tough going! not for the fainthearted and not for me! they differjoining us. let's stick to one of the competitors, this is kimberley, kimberley, tell us what it is like to compete because you area it is like to compete because you are a member of the winning team, wendy tuck's winning team, no less. you must be delighted. an amazing experience and so happy for winter hill has worked so hard, selling fa st hill has worked so hard, selling fast and safe and being a part of her winning team is a truly fantastic thing. but all of the yachts coming in. this will be lined with people. let's hope the weather stays good. the finish line is over

my shoulder, around 100 or 200 metres along the river mersey. should be a fantastic spectacle. join us later. thank you. as we look across at the weather, the guys look like it is changed. it has changed, a big change overnight where we have lost the heat and humidity and replaced it with something more fresh but also further showers and rain much needed in many parts. this isa rain much needed in many parts. this is a shot from last night indicating the extent of the lightning. the showers are clearing, the spells of sunshine, showers and never too far away today and they could still be heavy and thundery and certainly, you will notice it is more fresh and also some strong winds so a real mixed picture. the thunderstorms gradually move north and east through the morning, some around the midlands, southern england, part of scotland, in sunny spells and showers but further persistent rain

for northern ireland and also parts of northern england and into scotland, is rich in shetland this afternoon but persistent rain. 0nly spells but also sharp blustery and maybe thundery showers for wales in south—west england but not quite so many that further east you are, reasonably dry there. windy, particularly for western and southern coast, gusts could reach a0- 50 southern coast, gusts could reach a0— 50 miles an hour in places. we've been seeing temperatures around 35 celsius over the past few days. a drop off in 12 degrees in place. top temperatures between 17 and 22 for many, a fairly fulfil the northern ireland with the rain and wind and east anglia perhaps getting to 2a or 25. the showers this evening and overnight which will fade but the persistent rain continues the north—west scotland and then rain continues from south—west england and wales later in the night, a more comfortable night for many, temperatures between 11 and 16. still, really quite u nsettled

11 and 16. still, really quite unsettled tomorrow, notice the squeeze on the ice above, even windier tomorrow. further spells of rain except perhaps for northern ireland, a dry day here but still quite cool and windy and these outbreaks of rain are gradually extending north and eastwards through the day, try for a time across central and northern scotland but the ramble start to settle in and behind it once again sunny spells and showers really got under estimate this brings the wind, even windier, 30 miles an hour, that is the mean speed, gusts could well get up the mean speed, gusts could well get up to 50 miles an hour against a really windy. again, cool and fresh feeling. 18— 22 celsius top temperature. in the next week, the showers start to become fewer and further between but they will still be some around, particularly the northern ireland scotland and england, not nearly as hot as a has—been and through the latter half of the week it starts to turn dry and eventually, if you like those walls, literature will rise again. women's boxing has long set

women's boxing has long set in women's boxing has long set in the shower, but it has been growing from the grassroots upwards, a club in merseyside has started girls only night and they are proving to be quite a success. boxing class with a difference. this was put on to meet the demands of girls who want to get fitter through boxing exercises but on the to be in the minority. boys have got a lot more power so it is easier to get someone that he. is better because boys went the sweating around you. you think they will and they don't. it is confidence, it is a canned do at issued. 0ne confidence, it is a canned do at issued. one of the mental obstacles are the boys in the gym. take that

out of the way and you are one step closer to overcoming your main fear of getting in the gym. the coaches here want to spread the word girls can nowjoin here want to spread the word girls can now join clubs here want to spread the word girls can nowjoin clubs across the country and is it is not the male dominated world it used to be. the main problem has been girls they wa nt to main problem has been girls they want to go in twos and threes in a male dominatedjim. —— gym. they are trying to meet increasing demand, a survey showed that net over half the people taking part in boxing classes are female. natasha jonas has certainly seen how the sport ‘s changed. from the days when i started, i boxed the same person three orfour times in my first started, i boxed the same person three or four times in my first few yea rs. we three or four times in my first few years. we had only one tactical rest of the now we've got schoolgirls, used, a great britain development squad,it used, a great britain development squad, it is nice to see girls coming injust because squad, it is nice to see girls coming in just because they want to have a go and join in. those that wa nt to

have a go and join in. those that want to go on and get into the loop export boxing can do so on the age of ten, like these young stars here. it isa of ten, like these young stars here. it is a very controlled, skills —based sports. it is a very controlled, skills -based sports. is mostly about your footwork and it is not about the punches. i like being there with my friends because it is a sport eungella that everyone. most here won't go on to fight professionals, for most it is a fun way of getting fitter. to me, time for the protective padding. fitter. to me, time for the protective paddinglj fitter. to me, time for the protective padding. i am very much on the defensive! i trip. one, two, three... i feel like a total. -- hurt. it —— turtle. you need to be fast. i didn't see

that one coming! i didn't see it. stock boxing. i wonder who the winner areas? —— stop boxing. stock boxing. i wonder who the winner areas? -- stop boxing. mike is dusting himself off. i think we need to make available, the best pa rt need to make available, the best part is you can watch more and more. it is 7:a9 a.m.. will have the headlines for you at eight a.m.. at first, enjoy the travel show. this week we are injordan, which is marking the centenary of the culmination of the great arab revolt, when much of the middle east rose up against the ottoman empire. it was also the inspiration for the classic 19605 film

lawrence of arabia. so we sent rajan there 100 years on. head south from the capital amman towards the saudi arabian border, and you find yourself in another world. wadi rum. a natural wonder, a geological phenomenon. a valley which is basically huge swathes of red sand surrounded by mountains and ridges of really strange shapes made of sandstone and granite. astonishing. so otherworldly is wadi rum that it has actually been used by hollywood as a stand—in for mars. it is now also the scene of a thriving tourism economy run by local bedouins. wadi means "valley" or "channel," and it is hard to believe this was actually a seabed many hundreds of thousands of years ago. today it pulls in an eclectic mix of backpackers, tour groups, and hardcore climbers. but i'm not here for the climbing —

thank god, it's boiling — but to witness a little bit of history being created. it's all to do with the great arab revolt of the early 20th century when this region was ruled by the ottoman empire, and the famous british adventurer and army officer te lawrence joined the guerrilla attacks with the arabs. the armed revolt was led by faisal, the sharif‘s son, and co—ordinated by lawrence of arabia, who through folklore has since been depicted as an altruistic swashbuckling hero — mistakenly so, according to this expert. this is a reconstruction of one of the original trains on the hejaz railway, used to carry pilgrims and supplies to the ottoman troops. i am going to take a trip now through the stunning landscape. it is hot out there. i hope it's cooler inside. check this out.

every little boy's dream! blows whistle. this is a glorious feeling. huge, vast arid desert around me, big granite mountains on either side. just how you would imagine it. my god!

horses! go low. whoa! that's a bomb, i think you'll find. that's a bomb. 0h! what the hell! that's loud. so, what i'm guessing is that this train is being hijacked and that was a bomb exploding on the line. and we can't move. we have been well and truly hijacked. i tell you what, for a reenactment, it is pretty realistic. i am actually scared. even though i know they are blanks.

yeah, i'm coming. what the hell? hey! my parents were indian! i'm on the same side as you. hands are up. i get it, i get it. yes, yes. you can'tjust leave me here! i've been abducted! 0k, 0k. my hands are up. it's scary! the constant attacks on the ottoman railway supply lines worked. the war ended and several new nations like syria, iraq, lebanon and jordan were formed. the origins of the middle east that we know today can be traced back to these attacks on the hejaz railway and the subsequent carving up of the region by the british and french. i have to say, that was a pretty memorable experience,

and if they talk today about how tourism should be immersive and experiential, that's doing it in spades. the project started by recruiting local community teams, well, maybe that is appropriate anyway, because in more ways than one, thejordanians have reclaimed ownership of their proud arab revolt. well, to end this week, la rioja in spain is well known for producing some of the country's finest wines. haro is well known for some great wine festivals and we went to enjoy the fun. there are over 500 wines

in la rioja, so making and drinking wine is a way of life here. it is also my favourite part of the country and i grew up here. today is a very special day, it is la batalla del vino, the battle of wine. people have been waiting the whole year to celebrate this. i haven't been here since i was a kid, but i can guarantee you this is going to be very special. the annual battle is part of the week—long haro wine festival. it is steeped in religious tradition. the celebrations take place every year on st peter's day to honour him.

back in the 17th century, a wine fight erupted during the st peter's celebrations, and ever since, locals and tourists alike have been recreating it. senor. this is my uncle, a loyal soldier of the wine battle. how much wine are you putting in it? 15 litres, more or less. we have three or four boxes like this. 60 litres, i like that, that sounds like... yes. now i am ready for the battle. white, red, and an important detail — glasses, so as to avoid the wine getting into my eyes. let's go.

i would love this one actually. i cannot wait. every summer, thousands of winemakers, locals and a growing number of tourists arrive to not only honour st peter, but to give thanks to his contributions to the town's culture. the festival begins with a pilgrimage to the church. so, the battle is over. i think i lost it miserably, but i loved it because i had a great time and i will come back next year. good morning.

welcome to breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. 0ur headlines today: voters are being manipulated by "fa ke news", according to a group of mps. they're calling for a tax on social media networks. after more than 50 days of heat, now comes the hail, as storms cause disruption across the uk. good morning. the heat and humidity has left us with a bang overnight. lots of thunderstorms and, as those clear through this morning, we've got a much fresher and windier weekend, with some more rain around. i'll have all the details in about 15 minutes. 0n the verge of history. after extending his lead, geraint thomas is set to become