good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: farmers hold an emergency drought summit, after the driest spring and summer for 42 years. good morning. iam good morning. i am at a dairy farm in cheshire. normally these guys would the outcome the fields eating but there is not enough grass for them, so they have had to bring them in and give them the winter feed. farmers say they are really worried about what the future holds. an airliner crashesjust after takeoff in northern mexico. dozens are injured, but amazingly everyone survives. and we meet the black cab drivers saving lives on the streets of london. england are set to play their 1,000th test match. but they are relying on some of their one day players to get the better of india at edgbaston. there are a future was in the forecast, but for many, a dry start, sunshine but cloud will look in the

north—west, we will see rain later. i will have more in 15 minute. —— i will have more in 15 minutes. our top story — an emergency ‘drought summit‘ has been called by the national farmers‘ union, to address the impact of the recent dry, hot weather on farms across the uk. many farmers have been experiencing their driest spring and summer for decades, with too little water for crops and severely reduced grass growth. the environment secretary michael gove will be among those attending, as katharine da costa reports. these cows in north yorkshire should be eating grass, but it simply hasn't grown. no significant rains had two months means they are having to eat they all feed instead, that could mean a shortage of straw and an expensive winter to come. it is a similar concern for other farmers, harvest time is five weeks ago a but severe water shortages mean crop yields are down and farmers risk

losing their crops at the final stage. tinderbox conditions and a summer stage. tinderbox conditions and a summer drought has seen field fires, blooms and fish rescues. the environment agency says it has responded to 44 significant incidence since the end ofjune. last month's dry hot weather followed the driestjune since 1925. the nfu says this unprecedented speu the nfu says this unprecedented spell of weather that serves as a wake—up call. spell of weather that serves as a wa ke—up call. today's spell of weather that serves as a wake—up call. today's emergency drought summit seeking emergency action on their impact it is having on farms. it is a timely reminder that you shouldn't take food reduction for granted, the weather will have the last laugh. in these breads at times, the nation needs to think about how it is going to feed itself going forward. rethink we wa nt itself going forward. rethink we want the government to take food production in the uk seriously and in these testing times is a good test for the government as to how seriously it takes us. the thunderstorms at and rain in recent days has been enough to solve the

many issues farmers are experiencing. michael gove will attend today's meeting and help draw up attend today's meeting and help draw up an action plan. the president of the nfe says it is a timely reminder that we shouldn't take food production for granted. —— nfu. we'll be speaking to the head of the national farmers union, just after seven o'clock. a conservative—run council is warning it may have to cut basic services after imposing emergency spending controls for the second time in six months. northamptonshire county council needs to save more than £60 million by next march, and will decide today whether it should limit the work it does to a bare minimum. here's our political correspondent, tom barton. looking after older people, caring for vulnerable children. repairing the roads. all work done by local councils on behalf of local residents. but one council is warning that soon, it might only do the things it's required to by law.

northamptonshire county council last week warned, for the second year in a row, that it was at risk of running out of money. and tonight, councillors will decide what the authority needs to do to avoid going bust. on the table, proposals to reduce services to a bare minimum of 33 core areas, which it is obliged to deliver in line with statutory duties. the council says: over the next eight months, the council has to save more than £60 million. 15% of its annual budget. evenif million. 15% of its annual budget. even if these proposals were approved, that will be a big challenge. tom barton, bbc news. ajudge in the united states has blocked the online publication of designs for 3d printed plastic guns. eight states took legal

action against the trump administration after it ruled the blueprints could be made available for download. it follows concerns the plans would be used to make an untraceable weapon which could evade metal detectors. the texas based company behind the project said no one had used the idea to commit any crime. a plane has crashed on takeoff during a heavy hailstorm in northern mexico, injuring eighty—five people. local officials said the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind as it left the runway. andrew plant reports. thick plumes of smoke in the distance, from a passenger jet which crashed shortly after take—off. officials say that no—one was killed, though 80 have suffered injuries. the photos show the plane was severely damaged. the aircraft was on its way to mexico city when it crashed. it had tried to take off from durango state on the two—hour flight south from guadalupe victoria international airport, with 97 passengers and 4 crew on board. this footage has also emerged —

a hailstorm in durango at the time of the crash. though it's not clear if the weather was a factor in what happened. authorities haven't said how serious the injuries sustained far. it seems some of the passengers managed to walk off the plane after it came down. the airport has now closed while emergency services deal with the crash and families wait the news on the condition of the passengers and crew onboard. andrew plant, bbc news. more news from america... president trump's former campaign manager, paul manafort, has gone on trial accused of hiding millions of dollars from the tax authorities. it's the first case relating to the investigation into alleged russian interference in the 2016 election. mr manafort denies eighteen charges relating to his lobbying activities on behalf of the former russian—backed government of ukraine. universal credit is leaving domestic abuse victims at the mercy of their abusers.

that's according to an investigation by the commons work and pensions committee. under the system, benefits are paid into one bank account per household, which mps say allows abusers to take control of family finances. but the government insists split payments are available for those who need them. there are more than 10,000 more grammar school pupils in england now than there were in 2010. that's despite a 20—year ban on building new ones. and the figures from a bbc analysis of official data show the number of places are expected to increase further in the coming years, partly due to a new £50 million expansion fund. our education editor branwen jeffries has more. like many grammar schools, it has a long history. sir william ball ace

also wants a bigger future, it is among 30 selective schools bidding to expand. deadline to ask for cash to expand. deadline to ask for cash to build is tomorrow. there is a condition for those selective skill —— schools that they have to come forward with a plan of how they are going to widen their access and make sure that more children from more disadvantaged backgrounds are going to be able to access. but grammar school expansion has already been happening. there are 11,000 more grammar pupils than in 2010 the. by 2021, that means the equivalent of 24 2021, that means the equivalent of 2a extra grammar schools and that is if intake stays the same. 93 out of 160 b grammar schools give some priority to poor rock pupils, but some still fear the —— the effect of expansion. essentially what you are doing is creaming off the top stu d e nts doing is creaming off the top students in that area and obviously

the consequence for other schools will be that their average achievement level will go down, both in terms of the students entering those schools will have lower test scores, but also potentially in the progress they make because you are removing some of that high achieving peer group. grammar schools are popular with some parents, but remain controversial, with those against select in at age 11. jeremy corbyn has issued an apology of sharing a platform in the past with those with anti—semitic views. speech is held on holocaust —— his comments come after the times reported that he hosted an event two weeks ago at which a speaker compared israeli actions in gaza to the mass killing ofjews in the holocaust, and one in 2010 where a holocaust survivor made controversial comments. what are thought to be the remains

of fifty—five american soldiers killed in the korean war are due to be repatriated. north korea returned the remains on friday in the latest move towards better relations between washington and pyongyang. forensic tests will now be carried out to identify the remains. stargazers have been treated to a closer view of mars than they've had in 15 years over the last 2a hours. the red planet came within just 35 million miles of earth, making it more visible to the naked eye that usual. according to nasa, it could take at least 250 years before the two planets come so close to each other again. if you have missed it, you probably missed. i have missed it. i except i have missed it. i think you can still see it, but not as well. we have someone talking about it little later. —— a little later. have someone talking about it little later. -- a little later. the red top is with us. the red t—shirt. slightly controversial. let's bring the summer back. let's really try to

stop rain. great day of cricket today. eight usually controversial start to build up for the test. india are in town. england are set to play their 1,000th test match. but they are relying on some of their best one—day players to get the better of india at edgbaston. captainjoe root has given his support to adil rashid ahead of the first test of the 5—match series. the spinner‘s been controversially called up despite only playing t20 and one—day cricket for his county. play starts at 11:00 this morning. england are through to the quarter finals of the women's hockey world cup. they beat south korea 2—0 in the play—offs last night. they'll now play reigning champions the netherlands in the last 8. the father of british snowboarder ellie soutter says the pressure of elite performance could have contributed to her death. she took her own life on her 18th birthday last week. football managers and coaches will be given red

and yellow cards for misconduct this season. the new rules will apply to the efl, fa cup and league cup competitions. premier league managers will be given verbal cautions. yeah. fair enough. they have been given cards as well. like a verbal caution. happens a lot here. how is the weather going to be? here's carol with a look at this morning's weather. good morning all of you. good morning to you at home as well. in the weather today, we will see some rain but mostly the north and west and a few showers this morning but we are also looking at a of sunshine isa we are also looking at a of sunshine is a bit over the next few days, it is a bit over the next few days, it is going to get warmer, the heat wave returns but this is mainly for southern parts of the uk, although we are looking at highs into the 30 the south, we will see that travel further north but probably not, temperatures into the 30s more like the mid—to high 20s. more on that as

we go through this broadcast by what we go through this broadcast by what we have this morning are a few showers from a weak weather front, a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine across england and wales. you can see this cloud building and bringing in rain into scotland, north—west england and that will be the case into the afternoon. the cloud building ahead of the. around the murray firth, not bad at all. the rain pushing away from northern ireland, leaving showers but you can see for much of england and wales we are looking at a dry day. a bit of sunshine, the cloud turning sunshine hazy, with showers and temperatures up hazy, with showers and temperatures up to 27,28 but hazy, with showers and temperatures up to 27, 28 but cooler hazy, with showers and temperatures up to 27,28 but cooler under hazy, with showers and temperatures up to 27, 28 but cooler under the cloud and rain. as we had on through the overnight you can see how we still have this cloud pushing towards the north—east, rain following on with that clout, some clearer skies further south once again if you don't like it muggy, this will be disappointing because it is going to be and other night.

temperatures not falling lower than double figures across the board and high double figures in the south—east. tomorrow we start off on a largely dry note. there will be some showers dotted across scotland, northern ireland, northern england at equally a lot of dry weather and the temperature is really starting to climb. ukip see that on this temperature chart, where we have got the yellows means that it won't be as hot, a fair bit of cloud, where you have the amber, it is. on thursday, those that which is climbing and you could add another couple of degrees under those temperatures in the south—east. by the time we get to friday, we do have a weather front across parts of northern ireland and northern england, but either side of it, a lot of dry weather, a fair bit of sunshine and the weather front is showery through the course of the day and by friday looking at bridges in the south from 31 to 33. is also worth mentioning if you are

travelling abroad around the mediterranean, it is also pretty hot. a quick look at what is happening on saturday. the temperature in london might be optimistic, more likely to be 30 but we could see record—breaking temperatures inland around parts of spain and portugal, towards the south—west. 47 or 48 degrees. way up there, around about "6.641“: off the top of my head. very hot. it is going to be hot too around the mediterranean generally. so anybody planning to go on holiday really needs to have a word of caution, i would imagine. absolutely. with temperatures like this. thank you very much. let's take a look at today's papers. the guardian says there are fears northamptonshire council may cut services for vulnerable children as it scrambles to save £70 million. the lead story on the times front

page today is theresa may's upcoming meeting with french president emmanuel macron. they've also been through some unseen monty python sketch ideas, which are going on display at the british library. the mirror has meghan markle on its front page. it says palace aids are in talks over comments made by herfather. and the telegraph features comments from the metropolitan police commissioner, who has criticises middle—class cocaine users for fuelling the drug trade. this is the most read story on the bbc website this morning. it's the news that labour leader jeremy corbyn has apologised for appearing on platforms with people whose views he "completely rejects". those comments come after the times reported that he hosted an event two weeks ago at which a speaker compared israeli actions in gaza to the mass killing ofjews in the holocaust, and one in 2010 where a holocaust survivor made controversial comments. and this is the top story trending

on twitter this morning — manchester united's preseason tour finished with a 2—1win over real madrid in miami in the early hours of this morning. the new premier league season starts next weekend. already. i don't know why i am laughing. you just enjoying working in those days. it feels like the world cup has onlyjust ended. straight back into it. what have you got? plenty this morning. i want to show you a little thing. the new goalkeeper to liverpool training with his new teammates yesterday. hanging off the gold there. if there is anyone who can get away with being called alison, it is this guy. liverpool's new goalkeeper. he has been arriving at training on his bike with his bricks around his

neck. do we believe that? where is his amply? is he really cycling to training? that is quite interesting. pellerin is saying he has given up meat and it is helping him feel better than ever. he believes that is what has helped him in terms of fitness —— bellerin. is what has helped him in terms of fitness -- bellerin. carl lewis when regan and ran the fastest times of his life on a nonmeat diet.|j regan and ran the fastest times of his life on a nonmeat diet. i like a bacon sandwich. we love drones? lots of people... i have crashed a drone. very expensive drone, i crashed it ina canal. very expensive drone, i crashed it in a canal. it was live on television at the time. it was meant to be on television but i relented. people are sending up a drone to

ta ke people are sending up a drone to take a picture of their glamorous holiday. did you see the cctv video yesterday ofa did you see the cctv video yesterday of a shark being kidnapped? not kidnapped, but stolen from an aquarium. a very small picture which is largely pointless to hold up, but thieves snatched a shark from an aquarium by putting the big fish in aquarium by putting the big fish in a pram. and wheeling it away. they we re a pram. and wheeling it away. they were found in the shark is back. the reason why, the shark can fetch around £1500. i don't know any other levels of detail. from sharks to this. this is a dolphin whale hybrid. this is in hawaii. the likely scenario, the hybrid is in the foreground, how the hybrid came

to be, the melon headed whale has been separated from its group and joined the other dolphins. the shark is wrapped in a wet towel. glad i know that. an interview in the guardian with lizzie arnold with her medals, but she is talking about a horrendous few months she has had after back surgery. we are used to seeing her hurtling down those fantastic slopes on the ice, and her back obviously has suffered from that over the years and she has had to have separate operations on her backin to have separate operations on her back in the last several months, even after glory last winter, she spent on her sofa, first up on painkillers, thinking, will ever compete again? her back surgery has been successful. how much would you spend on the original hans solo jacket worn in

star words? -- star wars? 50 quid? no! it is expected to reach £1 million. i am not surprised. that is iconic. and absolute star. the back to the future hop aboard, storm trooper helmet from the original and the latest films as well, they are thought to go for about £50,000, £60,000. and the fedora from indiana jones and the bullwhip, somewhere in the region of 50 grand, 50 grand for the region of 50 grand, 50 grand for the hat and a couple of thousand pounds for the whip as well. all available at an auction house somewhere where they make a lot of money. £1 million for that jacket. and you couldn't wear it. i bet there are half a dozen of them really. each year across the uk, more than 30,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest somewhere other than a hospital and fewer than 10% survive. very often, access to a defibrillator can mean the difference between life and death, and now a pilot scheme

in london is providing taxidrivers with the essential kit, as breakfast‘s tim muffett‘s been finding out. dob, d o b, defibrillator on board. paul tippett is one of 30 london taxi drivers trialling a new way of delivering emergency first aid. the act goes off and you are very near to an incident where someone is having a potential heart attack or a cardiac arrest and we can be first on the scene. so this is a demonstration, at this is what you here and there is an incident nearby? absolutely. he was one of the first cabbies to carry out every play to. it delivers a neck at —— and electric shock to a heart in cardiac arrest. it is picking up a gentleman, he collapsed in the back of the seat. i had to use the different related. collect —— connect electrodes. one goes on the

left and one goes on the right. it tells you to give a shock. it only delivers a shock if it needs to. the gentleman made a full recovery. he is with us today, which is good news. the idea of a taxi driver being a first responder, how does that feel? you are not a trained paramedic. no, absolutely not. i have had various incidences in the taxi and also outside a taxi where you feel that you could do something but you are powerless. just stay there andl but you are powerless. just stay there and i will tell you what to do next. it is run in conjunction with the london ambulance service. the patients in cardiac arrest, literally every minute counts, every minute someone is in a cardiac arrest or isn't receding cpr or being defibrillated, their chances of survival decreased by 10%. it can massively increase their chances of survival. what is it like coming back here? it is emotional. three

yea rs back here? it is emotional. three years ago, neil had been running in his park when he collapsed with that cardiac arrest. i was incredibly lucky that the person that within the key behind me was a gp so he was trained and knew exactly what to and started impression on me immediately. it took paramedics 15 minutes to arrive with a defibrillator. when a patient is in cardiac arrest, the only thing that can restart the heart and save their life is a defibrillator. cpr keeps oxygen flowing to the patient‘s brain. how is important that there are more different and eight is? brain. how is important that there are more different and eight i57m is hugely important, and more people need to understand how to use them. they are available in many workplaces, shopping centres and railway stations. in october, a decision will be made as to whether more london taxis will have one on board. the dry hot weather is great for holidaymakers, but it's taking its toll on our farms. this is something we are looking at today. steph is at a dairy farm in cheshire

for us this morning. good morning. yes, this is a dairy farm. you can see these cows behind me but are about to head through to the milking parlour where they are getting their morning milking. they have 220 cows here, but they have a big problem with feeding them at the moment, and that is because as you say, the weather we have been having, that extreme snow we had in march, going into really wet weather, making it difficult for planting, then extreme heat such a long period. this place is desperate for a bit of rain to try and help the grass. when the cows are finished milking, they would normally head back out into the fields, at the grass isn't good enough quality to feed them, so instead they are having to use their supply for the winter. normally they would have a big bulk of winter feed here. they do have some of it, come

and have a look. that is the feed they would use in the winter, but it is normally write up to this gate. so this, as you can see, has already been depleted. have to use this now to make sure they can properly feed the cows. they are worried about is not this moment, but the future. what will they do in the winter if this grass to grow enough western might let me show you why. look at the field over here. you can see how thatis the field over here. you can see how that is just not green. there are a couple of cows but they have to be given at winter feed, hay in order to feed them. i will talk to the farmer to find that bit about what he would do, what it means for the things like price of milk and all of that, a little bit later. let's get the news, travel and weather where you are this morning. good morning from bbc london news. i'm charlotte franks. a teenager has been shot outside an east london train station.

the male victim, who is believed to be 18, was attacked at st james street station in walthamstow just after 10:00 last night. he's been taken to hospital for treatment and remains in a critical condition. gatwick express can no longer claim it runs non stop from london to the airport in half an hour because so many of the services are delayed. the advertising watchdog found more than 20% of services between the end of april and the end of may were late. the asa was investigating complaints the claim was misleading. it also found that most of the delays were within the operator govia's control. the goring is one of the capital's most prestigious hotels, but it's now employing the homeless. it's working with a charity that helps them off the streets and into jobs by putting them through a free training course. they hope more london venues will start following the goring hotel's lead.

ididn't i didn't think they would get as many skills and skill sets into a ten week course as they have done, so ten week course as they have done, so they have done well to be able to do that. the learning format is easy to pick up. i think there is a bit more work that needs to be done, i need a bit more practice getting back into the hospitality side of it and that is where i can see my career going now. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube this morning. onto the roads, and northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach is slow from the woolwich road flyover. in walthamstow, saint james's street is closed between coppermill lane and station road for that police investigation i mentioned earlier at st james street overground station. the station remains closed. and southbound traffic on the m11 is building towards jii, the north circular at woodford. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. the temperature is set

to rise over the next few days at high pressure starts to take hold for today. it is dry, we have sunshine and the temperature just that little bit warmer. the breeze lighter than it has been over the last couple of days. some hazy sunshine this morning, high cloud around. more cloud than later on this afternoon but it should remain quite patchy elsewhere. sunshine and temperatures up to 26, 20 seven celsius by the end of the afternoon. a lovely evening, maybe a little patchy cloud developing. temperatures between 11 and 1a celsius. a similar start tomorrow as we had today. dry weather and the temperature just that bit warmer, up into the high 20s tomorrow. one or two spots that reach 30. warmer as we head through friday, dry, hot and sunny. 32, maybe even 33. a little bit cooler into next week, but plenty of dry weather and

temperatures still up in the high 20s. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it's back to louise and dan. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it's 6:30am. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: these pictures show mars at it's closest to earth for 15 years. we'll find out why stargazers won't get a better view of the red planet for another 250 years! clearing up plastics from our oceans may seem like an impossible task. but this morning we meet the women who sailed through the so called, great pacific garbage patch to try to come up with a solution. she's a bestselling author in the us and signed one of the biggest book deals for youth fiction in american history, tomi adeyemi will be here to tell us about being compared tojk rowling. good morning.

here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. and emergency drought summit has been called by the national farmers union to address the impact of the recent dry and hot weather on farms across the uk. many farmers have been experiencing their driest spring and some of the decade. with too little water for crops and severely reduced grass growth. michael grove —— michael gove will be amongst those in attendance at. jeremy corbyn has issued an apology over sharing platforms in the past people who hold anti—semitic views. it follows claims that speakers at an event hosted by the labour leader on holocaust memorial day two weeks ago compared israeli actions in gaza to the mass killing ofjews in the holocaust. a conservative—run council is warning it may have to cut

basic services after imposing emergency spending controls for the second time in six months. northamptonshire county council needs to save more than £60 million by next march, and will decide today whether it should limit the work it does to a bare minimum. ajudge in the united states has blocked the online publication of designs for 3d printed plastic guns. eight states took legal action against the trump administration after it ruled the blueprints could be made available for download. it follows concerns the plans would be used to make an untraceable weapon which could evade metal detectors. the texas based company behind the project said no one had used the idea to commit any crime. a plane has crashed on takeoff during a heavy hailstorm in northern mexico, injuring eighty—five people. miraculously, when you see the pictures, no wonder was killed. —— know one. —— no—one. local officials said the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind as it left the runway.

the new leaderfor the new leader for zimbabwe is the new leaderfor zimbabwe is yet to be announced to. winning twice as many seats as their locals be there are more than 10,000 more grammar school pupils in england now than there were in 2010. that's despite a 20—year ban on building new ones. and the figures from a bbc analysis of official data show the number of places are expected to increase further in the coming years, partly due to a new £50 million expansion fund. universal credit is leaving domestic abuse victims at the mercy of their abusers. that's according to an investigation by the commons work and pensions committee. under the system, benefits are paid into one bank account per household, which mps say allows abusers to take control of family finances. but the government insists split payments are available for those who need them. what are thought to be the remains

of fifty—five american soldiers killed in the korean war are due to be repatriated. north korea returned the remains on friday in the latest move towards better relations between washington and pyongyang. forensic tests will now be carried out to identify the remains. you are up—to—date with the main stories. sally is here with the sport — and the test matches against india start today. it could be quite tasty because you have the best one—day side in the world playing the best pesticide in the world and england are at home with her mateo kovacic, going into this as favourites. england play india at edgbaston today in what will be their 1000th test match. but they would have hoped to be going into such a historic occasion in better form, and with slightly less controversy hanging over the team and selection, as patrick gearey reports. it's one of english sports on the

stunning dramas, now ready for its 1000th episode. full of glories, and controversies, meet the latest. adil rashid, tipped to play by date test cricket, despite choosing not to play and in the process being called a spoilt rat. the old game still divides people. i think it gives us a good attacking spinning option. in terms of the criticism, people are entitled to their opinions and voice what they want. i think it is slightly unfair. this ground won't be as full as it might have been, but a host cannot fault the calibre of the gas. in cricketing terms, india are big business, ranked in the top ten, had the biggest tv audiences for the game and many think they have points to prove in england. england have lost both of their past test series over here, their past test series over here, the scrutiny is intense. so test nation number one faces test ranking

number one at a crucial stage in the history. there may be more on the line than just the trophy. staying with cricket, and in the t20 blast last night yorkshire beat leicestershire at headingly, and glamorgan enjoyed a four wicket win over surrey. but they didn't enjoy it anywhere near as much as one young fan. he caught this six smashed by glamorgan's top scorer kiran carlson and in doing so won £1,000. he and his mum absolutely delighted and with a catch like that he might have a future career as a cricketer! look at his mother! so proud. there is the catch. wonderful scenes at the hockey. england are through to the quarter—finals of the hockey world cup after a 2—0 play—off win over south korea. the hosts made a good start, with sophie bray scoring to calm the nerves of a packed crowd queen elizabeth olympic park, but they had to wait until the final minutes of the match before lily owlsey doubled the lead. england will now face the netherlands in the last eight on thursday. we have got 10,000 people cheering

for us. we have a hell of a lot more back home. we are at home, on tv. we wa nted back home. we are at home, on tv. we wanted to put in a good performance for ourselves and for these guys here and you could feel the crowd getting behind us the night and i think everybody stepped onto the pitch inking we have absolutely nothing to lose, a home world cup and we need to put our foot down on this tournament and i think we did that. the father of the british snowboarder ellie soutter says she was scared of letting people down and the pressures of elite performance contributed to her death. soutter died last week on her 18th birthday, and the family have set up a foundation in her name, through which they hope to help young winter athletes with financial support. we all thought that ellie had come out the other side of a particularly dark time in her life and that was what to do with the fact that she wasn't able to compete last season and do what she would have loved to have done due to total lack of funding and that is why this foundation is so important to me and

the rest of her family and her mother. uk sport has released a statement regarding ellie soutter‘s death. they say: just over a week until the premier league kicks off. two contenders in pre—season action overnight in the champions cup. tottenham beat ac milan one nil and manchester united beat real madrid 2—1, so has that cheered up jose mourinho? i know that the kids are very young, i know that the kids are very young, i know that the kids are very young, i know that the kids need time to grow up. i know that my players gave everything, you know, and when i saw in the last 15 we are dead and then they bring across ascensio and isco andi

they bring across ascensio and isco and i thought we wouldn't resist do it. but the boys tried everything, they always fought for the best results. football managers and coaches will be given red and yellow cards for misconduct this season. the new rules will apply to the efl, fa cup and league cup competitions, and can be issues for things like swearing or gesturing at officials, sarcastic clapping and waving imaginary cards. they'll be suspended too when the cards build up. premier league managers will be given verbal cautions. i love the list of things. sarcastic clapping. and we've got some lovely pictures for you from the european paragliding championships. it was held in portugal over the weekend. 150 pilots from 28 countries taking part in eight tasks over 10 days. and the men's gold medal was taken by a brit, theo warden. he'sjust19, making him one of the youngest ever winners of the comeptition.

ijust want i just want to know, how do they all avoid each other? i would be a little bit concerned. is it a bird, is ita little bit concerned. is it a bird, is it a plane? little bit concerned. is it a bird, is ita plane? no, it is a paraglider. farmers are meeting government ministers today to discuss the impact of the recent drought. steph is at a dairy farm in cheshire. morning. good morning to you. yeah, this is a really good at —— really good example of a farm struggling with the weather. you can see some of the dairy cows behind me will go on through to the milk parlour at the moment. 220 cows on this farm. they are used to routinely. after milking, part of their routine is to head off into the field to get a bit of food. at the moment, every time they had out there they are not

finding grass to eat and that is because of all the really hot weather we have had over the last couple of months. so instead, the farmers are having to use the feed that they would keep for the winter when the weather is tougher and they would feed them inside. if you look at this feed now, that is their reserves for the winter which would normally go right up to this date. so already, they have had to use quite a bit of that feed yeah. they are all right at the minute for feeding these cows, but the problem is what are they going to do when it hits into and they don't have feed? let's have a chat with tony here. this is a total nightmare for you at the minute. i was hoping he would bring the answer is. the rain is not enough for relief. we need a lot to put the situation right. effectively, we have had no amount of rain since the middle of rain,

thatis of rain since the middle of rain, that is unheard of. even going back to 1976, effectively the dry weather didn't really start until the middle ofjune. this year it started in the middle of may. this is a bigger problem than it has been in the past. behind you is that your field, what would it normally be like at this time of year? there would be a lot of lush, green grass, the height of the growing season. as you can see, it is brown. we had a drop of rain on sunday morning which possibly helped the green shoots coming now but basically it should be all lush and green and a load of grass in there. of course we are having to go into our winter rations because there just isn't enough volume of food to keep them going. it is really tough. i will bring rachel in at this point. this is a

lot of pressure on farmers, but what does this mean for businesses and in turn for the price of our food? what we have seen injuly is the pricing edging upwards of. not a huge amount but we know that fruit and veg is affected and that is particularly because of what is going on in the uk. at this part of the year, most of the fruit and veg we see in supermarkets comes from the uk. for people like tony, inevitably they are going to have to pay more to get the milk, to feed their animals, do think that will feed even further into prices? i think we are likely to see that feed through a little bit more. is nothing to be concerned with, retailers will try and mitigate that cost elsewhere, they won't pass all of it onto consumers. but margins are pretty low, so we are likely to see some lift in food prices. and that will put russia on

farmers if they are not getting as much money. it is more that the retailer —— the retailers will try and offset that cost elsewhere. they may take a slighty to their profits or they may look at internal cost to mitigate that. thank you very much for your time. there will be more from us. i will show you around more later in the programme as well, but thatisit later in the programme as well, but that is it for now. we will be talking farming and how the weather has affected it this morning. of course, getting the latest weather forecast from carol, what have you got for us? not of lot of rain where we need it, there is some in the forecast. this morning, a lot of showers dotted around and we have a lot of sunshine around as well. some cloud means that the sunshine will be hazy and through the date more cloud builds across northern ireland and scotland and here this is where we will see some rain. first in, some sunshine. as i

mentioned, a weak weather front producing the odd shower. and then a new system coming in from the south—west introduces all of this reign as we head to the latter part of the morning into the afternoon. across western parts of scotland, the murray first will look quite well. it will push through northern ireland, leaving drizzle in its wake and eventually get across the isle of man and north—west england printing into parts of north—west wales. for the rest of england and the rest of wales, it should remain dry with hazy sunshine. temperatures getting up into the mid— the rain continues with its cloud to advanced eastwards. clear skies in the south, but it is going to be a muqqy the south, but it is going to be a muggy night, particularly the further south that you travel. across the borders, you can see we are looking at temperatures staying in double figures. tomorrow we start of with the cloud and sunshine

particularly in the east. again, showers through the course of the day across northern ireland, parts of scotland, northern england, but there will not be particularly plentiful. you can tell from where we have the yellow colours on the charts. that is where temperatures are charts. that is where temperatures a re lower charts. that is where temperatures are lower than where we have the red colours and you can see the values now. as we head through tomorrow, we could hit 30 degrees for example in parts of the south—east and we are looking at the higher teens to low 20s across many other parts of the north of the country. by the time you get to friday, a weak weather fronts straddled across parts of northern england and fringing into northern ireland, tend to fizzle and turn more showery. dry weather why the odd shower and once again some sunny spells. fide looks like it will be hot in the south—east, temperatures up to 33. that hate travelling into the midlands into parts of wales, northern england as well. for the far north of england,

northern ireland and scotland, low 20s. northern ireland and scotland, low 205. it northern ireland and scotland, low 20s. it is notjust us feeling the heat. we could potentially have a record—breaking temperature across parts of iberia, particularly in the south west. but we are talking inland, not on the coast. 47 degrees, just over 116 fahrenheit. if you are on holiday, we can see around the mediterranean it is going to be hot, just not as hot as at inland temperature. staggering. 47 degrees. stay indoors. it air conditioning. staggering. 47 degrees. stay indoors. itair conditioning. if staggering. 47 degrees. stay indoors. it air conditioning. if you are flying to spain, you have been warned. universal credit is leaving domestic abuse victims at the mercy of their abusers. that's according to an investigation by the commons work and pensions committee. under the system, benefits are paid into one bank account per household, which mps say allows abusers to take control of family finances. but the government insists insists split payments are available for those who need them. we'rejoined from london by nicola sharp—jeffs,

founder of the charity surviving economic abuse. good morning. thank you tojoining us. good morning. thank you tojoining us. you have looked specifically at this. why does it become a problem? good morning. we welcome this report on the committee because it highlights the problem of single payment to the household. that is because the single payment is made into one bank account. when that bank account belongs to the abuser or is bank account belongs to the abuser orisa bank account belongs to the abuser or is a joint account, which a partner doesn't have access to, it makes it very easy for them to control the money going into the account and fundamentally that creates a barrier to the abuse partner that wants to leave because they don't have access to the resources to do so. they don't have access to the resources to do so. had he seen evidence of this happening? we are unaware of this issue when it is something the women we work with have raised with us. they have experience ofjoint claims where that money goes to one party, which,

asi that money goes to one party, which, as i said, means they don't have control of how that money is spent. that can mean a lot women and children we work with are living in poverty. they are unable to buy food and to afford sometimes even the most they seek a sensitive, such as sanitary towels. it really can be that degrading. the department work and pensions gave us a long statement, but part of us, those who require additional support, split payment are available. what is your response? split payments are available, however they are the exception rather than the rule. what we wa nt exception rather than the rule. what we want and other organisations is a separate payment to be made to each person within a couple as the norm so person within a couple as the norm so that each person has an individual income and access to resources . individual income and access to resources. the split payment request can actually be very dangerous for a big mob domestic abuse because it is

challenging the control of the perpetrator. the abuse might escalate at a consequence of that challenge so it could be dangerous. so you suggest it goes to both partners. how would you split it? that is a very good question and something the committee have explored and something we are committed to exploring with mps. there will be a trial and scotland is looking to make this payment separately as the norm, so we would be able to work with them to explore how that works best in practice. the other question is, what can you do personally, if you think your partner, male orfemale, has too much control of the finances in the family? it is something you can talk to your adviser about at a job centre, and we welcome the recommendation within the committee's report that jobcentre plus the staff are really trained in this area and really develop in expertise and understand the

domestic abuse. the environment provides a separate room so that these conversations can go on in private, it was unfortunately at the moment, a lot of women and other victims of domestic abuse u nfortu nately a re victims of domestic abuse unfortunately are in open plan environment which is not conducive to disclosure. thank you very much. nicola from surviving economic abuse. the vast majority ofjob centres have private interview facilities. a small number weather and not available, we can make arrangements for people to visit otherjob arrangements for people to visit other job centres arrangements for people to visit otherjob centres that do have private rooms. for those of you who are keen stargazers, you may have noticed a particularly bright reddish dot in the sky over the past 2a hours or so. it is not just it is notjust a dot, is it? it is notjust a dot, is it? it was mars. i was just building it up. it was mars, more visible to the naked eye than usual. that's because it came closer to earth than it's been in 15 years, a mere 35 million miles away.

joining us now is astrophysicist carole mundell. lovely to see you. i knew it was mars. this is an actually event because it will not happen again until we get to 87. catch it tonight. it will be for eight o'clock this morning. it hasn't risen yet. if you look towards the south around mid night, it is the brightest thing in the sky at the moment apart from the moon. that is remarkable. when it is not close, it isafaint remarkable. when it is not close, it is a faint red. but it will be incredibly bright. it will not be just a night. it will fit right in the sky right through august and into september. if you don't have good sky tonight, go out tomorrow night or the night after. good sky tonight, go out tomorrow night or the night afterlj good sky tonight, go out tomorrow night or the night after. i thought i had missed it and wasn't going to see i had missed it and wasn't going to see it again. in an hour, people can

go outside and they might see it.“ they were in the right hemisphere. it hasn't written passionate risen from britain yet. 35.8 million miles away. it is actually close to 250 million miles away. not a chance to see million miles away. not a chance to see this this close until 2027, so do it again. does it give us an opportunity to study a little more and learn more about it? absolutely. we have very powerful telescopes and we can see we have very powerful telescopes and we can see mars with our telescopes, we can see mars with our telescopes, we have martian probe there and do some really nice experience —— experiments recently, the discovery ofa experiments recently, the discovery of a lake. underneath the icecap. we have martian probes that are orbiting around the planet so we have a very good view of the planet. if you have telescopes in your back garden, it is worth going out and having a look at an amateur. photographers will be getting some good photographs as they did during

the lunar eclipse a few days ago. how lovely. tell about the significance of the water. this is one of the bequests in astrophysics is to look for evidence of life, but also think that would be conducive to life. we think life on earth originated in the ocean so the first—ever looking for life on other planets is to find evidence of water. the suggestion is this is this is liquid water below the icecap and it would probably be very salty for it to remain liquid at those very cold temperatures, the weather you could get life in a salty conditions remains to be seen. it isa salty conditions remains to be seen. it is a very exciting discovery. salty conditions remains to be seen. it is a very exciting discoverym isa it is a very exciting discoverym is a fascinating planet. just thinking about the fact there are mountains 15 miles high, three times the size of everest. when you read it unmasks saying his idea nuke mars, did you roll your eyes? was something like that ever be possible? or is it harebrained? the

problem with creating a mars, this idea of terraforming mars in creating an ea rthlike idea of terraforming mars in creating an earthlike environment, it is quite a debate about whether the planet could hold on at the. it used to have an atmosphere about 11.5 billion years ago, but to retain that atmosphere you need a certain amount of pressure. the idea is we wa nt to amount of pressure. the idea is we want to have carbon dioxide, create a runaway greenhouse effect and scientist think it is probably not possible to retain the pressure of the atmosphere that you need. i think there is also international protocols and what we would need to do to keep them as safe and pristine, so there is 1967 protocols, international agreements put down that we would not contaminate planet we wouldn't destroy planets because we need to keep them pristine both for scientific research and also for future generations. i think new king mars is possibly not the best approach in my opinion. what a diplomatic answer that was. you will

be back later. if anybody has questions, sit them in —— send them and you have not missed mars. i had not missed mars. i have a few weeks left. you have until september. don't worry. we will see you in a few minutes time with the national headlines. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm charlotte franks. a teenager has been shot outside an east london train station. the male victim, who is believed to be 18, was attacked at st james street station in walthamstow, just after 10:00 last night. he's been taken to hospital for treatment and remains in a critical condition. gatwick express can no longer claim it runs non stop from london to the airport in half an hour because so many services are delayed. the advertising watchdog found more than 20% of services between the end of april and the end

of may were late. the asa was investigating complaints the claim was misleading. almost 70,000 children in london haven't got their own bed, forcing many to share with siblings, or sleep on the floor. that's according to the charity buttle uk, which has provided more than 13,000 beds to children in the past five years. it's now written to mps and council leaders in the most deprived communities, asking them to take action. the goring is one of the capital's most prestigious hotels, but it's now employing the homeless. it's working with a charity that helps them off the streets and intojobs, by putting them through a free training course. they hope more london venues will start following the goring hotel's lead. i didn't think they'd get as many skills and skill sets into a 10—week course as they have done, so they've done well to be able

to do that. the learning format it's been done on, it's easy to pick up. i think there is a bit more work that needs to be done, i need a bit more practice getting back into the hospitality side of it and that's where i can see my career going now. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube this morning. onto the roads, and northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach is slow from the woolwich road flyover. in walthamstow, saint james's street is closed between coppermill lane and station road for that police investigation i mentioned earlier — that's at st james street overground station. the station remains closed. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. the temperature is set to rise over the next few days as high pressure really starts to take hold for today. it's dry, we have sunshine and the temperature just that little bit warmer. the breeze a bit lighter than it has been over the last couple of days. some hazy sunshine this morning, high cloud around. more cloud than later on this afternoon, but it should remain quite patchy elsewhere.

we've got sunshine and temperatures up to 26, 27 celsius by the end of the afternoon. a lovely evening, maybe a little patchy cloud developing. minimum temperatures between 11 and 1a celsius. a lovely bright, similar start tomorrow as we had today. dry weather and the temperature just that warmer, up into the high 20s tomorrow. one or two spots that reach 30. warmer still as we head through friday, dry, hot and sunny. 32, maybe even 33. a little bit cooler into next week, but plenty of dry weather and temperatures still up in the high 20s. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: farmers hold an emergency drought summit, after the driest spring and summer for 42 years. the morning. —— good morning.

normally these cows would be out in the fields feeding themselves on the grass, but the grass isn't good enough quality so the farmers have to use the winter feed. i am looking at what impact this might have. jeremy corbyn apologies for sharing a stage with people whose views are considered anti—semitic. an plane crashes just after takeoff in northern mexico. —— a plane crashes just after takeoff in northern mexico. dozens are injured, but amazingly everyone survives. and we will find out why there is a useful one of return's favourite birds. —— britain's. england are set to play their 1,000th test match. but they are relying on some of their one day players to get the better of india at edgbaston. it's wednesday the 1st of august. our top story: an emergency ‘drought summit‘ has been called by the national farmers' union, to address the impact of the recent dry, hot weather on farms across the uk. many farmers have been experiencing their driest spring and summer for decades,

with too little water for crops and severely reduced grass growth. the environment secretary michael gove will be among those attending, as katharine da costa reports. these cows in north yorkshire should be eating grass, but it simply hasn‘t grown. no significant rain for two months means they are having to eat they bale feed instead, that could mean a shortage of straw and an expensive winter to come. it is a similar concern for arable farmers, harvest time is still five weeks away, but severe water shortages mean crop yields are down and farmers risk losing their crops at the final stage. tinderbox conditions and a summer drought have seen field fires, blooms and fish rescues. the environment agency says it has responded to 44 significant incidents since the end ofjune. last month‘s dry, hot weather followed the driestjune since 1925.

the nfu says this unprecedented spell of weather serves as a wake—up call for us all. today‘s emergency drought summit seeking emergency action to address the crippling impact it is having on farms across teh country. it is a timely reminder that you shouldn‘t take food reduction for granted, the weather will have the last laugh. in these brexit times, the nation needs to think about how it is going to feed itself going forward. we think we want the government to take food production in the uk seriously and in these testing times that is a good test for the government as to how seriously it takes us as an industry. the thunderstorms and rain in recent days has been enough to solve the many issues farmers are experiencing. environment secretary michael gove will attend today‘s meeting and help draw up an action plan. the president of the nfu says it is a timely reminder that we shouldn‘t take food production for granted. katharine da costa, bbc news. we‘ll be speaking to the head of the national farmers union

in a few minutes. jeremy corbyn has issued an apology over his appearance on platforms in the past with people who hold antisemitic views. it follows claims that speakers at an event he hosted on holocaust memorial day, two weeks ago, compared israeli actions in gaza to the mass killing ofjews in the holocaust. let‘s speak to our assistant political editor norman smith. how significant is this apology?m is significant because it is the first time we have had a public apology from jeremy corbyn, acknowledging the dismay, anxiety and hurt in sections of thejewish community caused by his association with various palestinian groups and organisations. this follows a complaint made to the labour party about an event which jeremy complaint made to the labour party about an event whichjeremy corbyn hosted back in 2010, when he was a

backbencher, which was the culmination of an event from palestinian groups called never again, from gaza to auschwitz. bacon pared a lot of the tax in gaza to the mass killings in the holocaust. jeremy corbyn has now released a statement apologising, saying he com pletely statement apologising, saying he completely reject those views and why it matters is that many in the labour party have treasured him to ta ke labour party have treasured him to take a more proactive role and get on the front foot and condemn those making anti—semitic remarks and acknowledge the anxiety that some of his past associations with groups has caused in thejewish community. thank you very much. a conservative run council is warning it may have to cut basic services after imposing emergency spending controls for the second time in six months. northamptonshire county council needs to save more than £60 million by next march, and will

decide today whether it should limit the work it does to a bare minimum. here‘s our political correspondent, tom barton. looking after older people, caring for vulnerable children, repairing the roads — all work done by local councils on behalf of local residents. but one council is warning that soon it might only do the things it‘s required to by law. northamptonshire county council last week warned, for the second year in a row, that it was at risk of running out of money. and tonight, councillors will decide what the authority needs to do to avoid going bust. on the table, proposals to reduce services to a bare minimum of 33 core areas, which it is obliged to deliver in line with statutory duties. the council says: over the next eight months, the council has to save more

than £60 million, 15% of its annual budget. even if these proposals were approved, that will be a big challenge. tom barton, bbc news. ajudge in the united states has blocked the online publication of designs for 3d printed plastic guns. eight states took legal action against the trump administration after it ruled the blueprints could be made available for download. it follows concerns the plans would be used to make an untraceable weapon which could evade metal detectors. the texas based company behind the project said no one had used the idea to commit any crime. a plane has crashed on takeoff during a heavy hailstorm in northern mexico, injuring eighty—five people. local officials said the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind as it left the runway. amazingly everyone survived. andrew plant reports.

thick plumes of smoke in the distance, from a passenger jet which crashed shortly after take—off. officials say that no—one was killed, though 80 have suffered injuries. the photos show the plane was severely damaged. the aircraft was on its way to mexico city when it crashed. it had tried to take off from durango state on the two—hour flight south from guadalupe victoria international airport, with 97 passengers and 4 crew on board. this footage has also emerged — a hailstorm in durango at the time translation: there was a strong explosion which hit the plane. we don‘t know if was a lightning bolt ora don‘t know if was a lightning bolt or a mechanical problem. translation: the survivors are being checked at 25 do not have sousse injuries, others are in a serious condition. this footage has also emerged — a hailstorm in durango at the time of the crash.

though it‘s not clear if the weather was a factor in what happened. authorities haven‘t said how serious the injuries sustained are. it seems some of the passengers managed to walk off the plane after it came down. the airport has now closed while emergency services deal with the crash and families wait the news on the condition of the passengers and crew onboard. andrew plant, bbc news. universal credit is leaving domestic abuse victims at the mercy of their abusers. that‘s according to an investigation by the commons work and pensions committee. under the system, benefits are paid into one bank account per household, which mps say allows abusers to take control of family finances. but the government insists split payments are available for those who need them. zimbabwe‘s governing zanu pf party has taken a commanding lead in the country‘s first general election since the fall of former president robert mugabe. official results are not yet in after monday‘s poll, but according to zimbabwe‘s electoral commission zanu pf has won more than twice as many seats as its main rival. there are more than 10,000 more

grammar school pupils in england now than there were in 2010. that‘s despite a 20—year ban on building new ones. figures, from a bbc analysis of official data, show the number of places are expected to increase further in the coming years, partly due to a new £50 million expansion fund. our education editor branwen jeffries has more. like many grammar schools, it has a long history, sir william borlase also wants a bigger future, it is among 30 selective schools bidding to expand. the deadline to ask for cash to build is tomorrow. there is a condition for those selective schools that they have to come forward with a plan of how they are going to widen their access and make sure that more children from more disadvantaged backgrounds are going to be able to access it. but grammar school expansion has

already been happening. there are 11,000 more grammar pupils than in 2010. by 2021, that means the equivalent of 2a extra grammar schools, and that‘s if intake stay the same. 93 out of 160 grammar schools give some priority to poorer pupils, but some still fear the effect of expansion. essentially what you are doing is creaming off the top students in that area and obviously the consequence of that for other schools will be that their average achievement level will go down, both in terms of the students entering those schools will have lower test scores, but also potentially in the progress they make because you are removing some of that high—achieving peer group. grammar schools are popular with some parents, but remain controversial, with those against selecting at age 11. branwen jeffries, bbc news.

if you are a star wars fan and you have deep pockets, you might be interested in this. it is the original jacket interested in this. it is the originaljacket worn by harrison ford in the empire strikes back and will be auctioned next month. it is one of 600 lot going under the hammer at one of 600 lot going under the hammerata one of 600 lot going under the hammer at a movie memorabilia event in london. thank you for helping me out there. it is 12 minutes past seven. back to our main story. the weather has been a hot topic of conversation this summer, and many parts of the uk haven‘t seen much rain at all since the end of may. while it‘s been enjoyable for some, the hot and dry conditions have had a serious impact on the farming industry. not only have crops been affected, but so have the livestock. joining us now from central london is president of the national farmers union, minette batters.

thank you so much for coming on the programme. i know we are doing a lot on this today, we have stefanie out on this today, we have stefanie out ona dairy on this today, we have stefanie out on a dairy farm in cheshire. talk to us on a dairy farm in cheshire. talk to us about this emergency drought summit which is planned for the coming days. how important it as —— is that and what are you hoping to achieve from it? it is hugely important because it brings everybody together from other agricultural organisations as well as will serve and and indeed the secretary of state for food and environment, michael gove himself. so we really just want to environment, michael gove himself. so we reallyjust want to bring together those people to look at the challenges that we face going forward and to look at what can be done about it. farming is incredibly resilient and a key focus will be on making sure that the consumers are not disadvantaged in any of this at all. what are some of your members

telling you about the situations they find themselves in? it is unprecedented. i have been farming for 25 years myself and we have never been feeding cattle at this time of yearand never been feeding cattle at this time of year and we are at the moment and that is the case right across the country. we haven‘t had any appreciable rainfall since may. if you have your office outside, you are obviously at the mercy of whether. this is unusual. we haven‘t seen whether. this is unusual. we haven‘t seen anything like this since 1976 and it shows the challenges we face with volatility and the need to take measures to ensure that actually we can avoid it. it has added a lot of cost because it comes on the back of a long, hard winter and that has —— thatis a long, hard winter and that has —— that is what has made this year different. the harsher winters and the hotter summers could be the way our future weather cycles go. you think that will potentially have a huge impact on farming going forward in this country? very much so. this

is why we are in pressing on government all the time, the need to actually take food production seriously. and island nation, 65 million people, lot of people in this country, we need to take seriously. we need to focus on volatility and measures to ensure that we can keep producing the nation‘s food and that no one is interacted by it, least of all by keeping our animal welfare standards high. that is incredibly important. we have had a lot of farmers get in contact with us. listening to you talking to us this morning, it has an impact on food we buy in supermarkets as well, we may potentially see an increase in gust there. i think it is too early to say what will happen with food prices and there are other impac is, the price of oil, the logistics of transporting food, packaging, other things can impact on food prices. certainly from the farmer‘s point of

view, they would do everything they can to make sure that isn‘t impacted. we are very resilient, used in managing the weather and working with it, and nature nearly a lwa ys working with it, and nature nearly always is correct. this is a very unusual year, but i think it is too early to say about food prices. it will certainly impact on yields and if you take potatoes as an example, a lot of irrigation goes into increasing the size of potatoes. that will be a challenge this year because really, watering is going into keeping a proper live. there will be impacts and this has affected the whole of northern europe. it is too early to say on food prices. we will get the weather ina food prices. we will get the weather in a moment, which i am sure you will be interested in the coming days. he said the environs —— environment secretary is coming to yoursummit environment secretary is coming to your summit next week. the government say they are helping farmers. you seeing that? one of the

things we‘ll be discussing today is there is a lot more straw produced on the eastern side of the country and a lot less livestock. we need to look at ways we can transport straw. ireland, through this past winter, had some "that made sure fodder could be transported across the country and they had a government state support to do that. that would help enormously in the uk to make sure that we can cool fodder across the country, certainly forbidding. there is a lot of it on the eastern side, a big demand on the western side. so that would help and we will be having that conversation today. it is really impressing on them the importance of food production, especially with breaks it and the time we are leaving the european union that we look towards the future and how we can very —— be a very resilient nation in the production of food —— brexit.

very resilient nation in the production of food -- brexit. thank you very much for that. today is that drought summit. not next week at all. here‘s carol with a look at this morning‘s weather. we are talking about the impact of the weather. good morning. today, what we have got is some sunshine in the forecast, especially across england and wales. we also have some showers and some rain. the showers currently a re showers and some rain. the showers currently are courtesy of a weak weather fronts that will tend to fade across england and wales and will have a line of loud crossing turning the sunshine hazy. later in the day, thicker cloud getting in across the isle of man into north—west england, clipping north—west england, clipping north—west wales and moving across western scotland. the wind will pick up western scotland. the wind will pick upa western scotland. the wind will pick up a touch as well. brighter skies across the far north—east around the murray further. as this rain clears northern ireland, you will find there will still be dampened in the air, a little bit of drizzle. the rest of england and wales, the odd

showers a possibility but there will bea showers a possibility but there will be a lot of dry weather and sunshine and it will feel warm in the sunshine with temperatures into the mid—20s in the south—east, perhaps a little bit higher, but cool under the cloud and where we have the rain falling. through this evening and overnight you can see how the rain continues to push steadily eastwards. in the south, it will be dry and clear skies. temperatures staying in double figures as we move through the course of the night, still quite muggy in the south, temperatures further north perhaps not as quite as high as you see on the charts but merely in double figures. through the course of tomorrow, a fair bit of sunshine across southern and eastern areas, cloud coming from the west producing just the odd shower here and there. they will be the exception rather than the rule, but temperatures will be lower under the cloud than if you we re be lower under the cloud than if you were in the sunshine. tomorrow we are looking at up to the high 20s,

possibly even 30 in the south—east, but as we travel further north, you can see but as we travel further north, you can see how the temperatures are not as higher, the high teens for example. friday, a weak weather fronts straddled across southern scotla nd fronts straddled across southern scotland and northern england, just kicking into northern ireland and the isle of man. that will weaken to go through the course of the day. showers dotted here and there are, but for most of us it will be dry and quitea but for most of us it will be dry and quite a bit of cloud at times across scotland and also looking at sunny spells and be pushed further south. on friday we could hit 33 celsius in the south—east and we could equally hit 29, 30 around the midlands, parts of wales as well. as he travelled north, temperatures are not as high as further south. nonetheless if you are in the sunshine, nothing wrong with 22 celsius. that is still 72 fahrenheit. looking further afield, we could well have a record—breaking temperature in parts of iberia. this

temperature in parts of iberia. this temperature is not on the coast, it is inland and around about south—west spain, inland parts of portugal as well, 47 is 116 fahrenheit orjust it could be 48 or a speech higher than that. if you are travelling bear, do bear that in mind as we head towards the end of this week into the weekend. mind as we head towards the end of this week into the weekendlj mind as we head towards the end of this week into the weekend. i expect lots of people will be setting off in that direction. thank you very much. let‘s take a look at today‘s papers. the guardian says there are fears northamptonshire council may cut services for vulnerable children as it scrambles to save £70 million. the lead story on the times front page today is theresa may‘s upcoming meeting with the french president, emmanuel macron. they‘ve also been through some unseen monty python sketch ideas which are going on display at the british library. i think knight sketch from the holy grail. —— a pink knight.

the mirror has meghan markle on its front page. it says palace aids are in talks over comments made by herfather. and, finally, the telegraph features comments from the metropolitan police commissioner who has criticised middle—class cocaine users for fuelling the drug trade. the top story trending today is actually manchester united‘s tour which has ended, their victory over real madrid. it happened overnight. the most rated story on the bbc website is the anti—semitism of jeremy corbyn. howdy feel about wine? not necessarily blue wine. the french are seeing red. the gentleman who was making this wine had to take it to spain because it wasn‘t really accepted in france. it is now on sale in france. it is naturally blue. what they do is they actually —— let me get this right. it is passed through the pulp of a red

grape skin, it turned blue thanks to the natural pigmentation. there is nothing artificial in there. it is nothing artificial in there. it is not —— and naturally that colour. i‘d like blue food apart from blueberries. my blueberries. my friend hated mash potatoes so his mum put blue dye in it. this monty python star. there is a lot of detail in the times this morning about various sketches, why they made it and is quite fun this morning. if you are quite a fan of the holy grail, they get arrested by coppers in normal outfits. they wanted a big battle at the end and couldn‘t afford it. that is a really good ending. that will be on display at the british library at some display. —— at some point. unseen monty python sketches. each year across the uk, more than 30,000 people suffer a cardiac arrest somewhere other than a hospital and fewer than 10% survive. very often, access to a defibrillator can mean the difference

between life and death. and now, a pilot scheme in london is providing taxidrivers with the essential kit as breakfast‘s tim muffett‘s been finding out. dob — defibrillator on board. paul tippett‘s one of 30 london taxidrivers trialling a new way of delivering emergency first aid. the app goes off and you‘re very near to an incident where someone‘s having a potential heart attack or a cardiac arrest and we can be first on the scene. so, this is a demonstration, but this is what you would hear, that there‘s an incident nearby? absolutely. paul was one of the first cabbies to carry a defibrillator. it delivers an electric shock to a heart that‘s in cardiac arrest. i was picking up a gentleman from the city, taking him home, and he had collapsed on the back of the seat. automated voice: connect electrodes. one will go to the left and one will go to the right here. it will tell you then to give a shock.

the shock button‘s there. it‘ll only deliver a shock then if it needs to? absolutely, yeah. the gentleman made a full recovery. he‘s with us today, which is good news. the idea of a taxidriver being a first responder — i mean, how does that feel? because you‘re not trained paramedics, are you? no, absolutely not. but i‘ve had various incidents in the taxi and also outside a taxi where you feel that you could do something but you‘ve been powerless. just stay on the line and i'll tell you exactly what to do next. the pilot‘s being run in conjunction with the london ambulance service. for patients in cardiac arrest, literally every minute counts, so every minute that somebody‘s in a cardiac arrest and isn‘t receiving cpr or isn‘t getting defibrillated, their chances of survival decrease by about 10%. if there‘s an opportunity to start cpr and to defibrillate somebody before we get there, that can massively increase somebody‘s chances of survival. so, what‘s it like coming back here? yeah, it‘s certainly emotional. three years ago, neil had been running in this park when he collapsed with a cardiac arrest. i was incredibly lucky

that the person that was in the queue behind me was a gp, so he was trained and knew exactly what to and started cpr, so started compressions on me immediately. it took paramedics 15 minutes to arrive with a defibrillator. when a patient‘s in cardiac arrest, the only thing that can restart the heart and save their life is a defibrillator. cpr‘s the short—term measure to keep oxygen flowing to the patient‘s brain. how important is it that there are more defibrillators? it‘s hugely important. i mean, not only that there are more defibrillators, but that more people understand how to use them. defibrillators are now available in many workplaces, shopping centres and railway stations. in october, a decision will be made as to whether more london taxis will have one on board. tim muffett, bbc news. that is a great idea. later we will talk about puffins. i love puffins. good news for puffins. did you know they can carry up to 12 fish in

their beaks? it is their rough tongues. i did not know that. more puffin use. —— more puffin use coming up. —— news. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i‘m charlotte franks. a teenager has been shot outside an east london train station. the male victim, who is believed to be 18, was attacked at st james street station in walthamstow just after 10:00 last night. he‘s been taken to hospital for treatment and remains in a critical condition. gatwick express can no longer claim it runs nonstop from london to the airport in half an hour because so many services are delayed. the advertising watchdog found more than 20% of services between the end of april and the end of may were late. the asa was investigating complaints the claim was misleading. almost 70,000 children in london haven‘t got their own bed, forcing many to share with siblings or sleep on the floor. that‘s according to the charity buttle uk, which has provided more

than 13,000 beds to children in the past five years. it‘s now written to mps and council leaders in the most deprived communities, asking them to take action. the goring is one of the capital‘s most prestigious hotels, but it‘s now employing the homeless. it‘s working with a charity that helps them off the streets and into jobs by putting them through a free training course. they hope more london venues will start following the goring hotel‘s lead. i didn‘t think they‘d get as many skills and skill sets into a 10—week course as they have done, so they‘ve done well to be able to do that. the learning format it‘s been done on, it‘s easy to pick up. i think there‘s a bit more work needs to be done, i need a little bit more practice getting back into the hospitality side of it and that‘s where i can see my career going now. let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. there‘s a good service on the tube this morning.

onto the roads — there are westbound delays on the a13 for traffic heading out of dagenham into barking. and in walthamstow, saint james‘s street is closed between coppermill lane and station road for that police investigation i mentioned earlier — that‘s at st james street overg round station — which remains closed. let‘s have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, the temperature is set to rise over the next few days as high pressure really starts to take hold. for today, it‘s dry, we‘ve got sunshine and the temperature just that little bit warmer. now, the breeze a bit lighter than it has been over the last couple of days. we‘ll get a bit of hazy sunshine this morning, there‘s some high cloud around. more cloud to the north and west a little bit later on this afternoon, but it should remain quite patchy elsewhere. we‘ve got sunshine and temperatures all the way up to 26, maybe 27 celsius by the end of the afternoon. a lovely evening and overnight, predominantly clear again, maybe a little patchy cloud developing. minimum temperature between 11 and 1a celsius. so, a lovely bright, similar start tomorrow as we have today. lots of sunshine around, dry weather as well, and the temperature just that bit

warmer, up into the high 20s celsius tomorrow. there may be one or two spots that reach 30. warmer still as we head through friday, dry, hot and sunny. 32, maybe even 33. now, this warm weather stays through the weekend. a little bit cooler into next week, but plenty of dry weather and temperatures still up in the high 20s. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it‘s back to dan and louise. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. here‘s a summary of this morning‘s main stories from bbc news. an emergency ‘drought summit‘ has been called by the national farmers‘ union, to address the impact of the recent dry and hot weather on farms across the uk. many farmers have been experiencing their driest spring and summer for decades, with too little water for crops and severely reduced grass growth. the environment secretary michael

gove will be among those attending. jeremy corbyn has issued an apology over sharing platforms in the past with people who hold anti—semitic views. it follows claims that speakers at an event hosted by the labour leader on holocaust memorial day two weeks ago compared israeli actions in gaza to the mass killing ofjews in the holocaust. a conservative—run council is warning it may have to cut basic services after imposing emergency spending controls for the second time in six months. northamptonshire county council needs to save more than £60 million by next march, and will decide today whether it should limit the work it does to a bare minimum. ajudge in the united states has blocked the online publication of designs for 3d printed plastic guns. eight states took legal action against the trump administration after it ruled the blueprints could be made available for download. it follows concerns the plans would be used to make an untraceable weapon which could evade metal detectors. the texas based company behind the project said no one had used the idea to commit any crime. a plane has crashed on takeoff

during a heavy hailstorm in northern mexico, injuring 85 people. miraculously, no one was killed. local officials said the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind as it left the runway. zimbabwe‘s governing zanu pf party has taken a commanding lead in the country‘s first general election since the fall of former president robert mugabe. official results are not yet in after monday‘s poll, but according to zimbabwe‘s electoral commission zanu pf has won more than twice as many seats as its main rival. universal credit is leaving domestic abuse victims at the mercy of their abusers. that‘s according to an investigation by the commons work and pensions committee. under the system, benefits are paid into one bank account per household, which mps say allows abusers to take control of family finances. but the government insists split

payments are available for those who need them. when there is a joint account that the partner doesn‘t have the access to, then it makes it easy to control the account and that creates a barrierfor the account and that creates a barrier for the abuse partner who wa nts to barrier for the abuse partner who wants to leave because they don‘t have access to the resources to do so. what are thought to be the remains of fifty—five american soldiers killed in the korean war are due to be repatriated. north korea returned the remains on friday in the latest move towards better relations with the us. forensic tests will now be carried out to identify the remains. coming up, steph is on a farm to see their consequences of the heatwave. and sally is here talking cricket

and tennis. johanna konta has beaten serena williams. the british number one hammered the american at the wta event in california. konta lost the opening game and then won twelve in a row to get through to the next round. it is officially the worst defeat of serena williams‘ career. that is merely a double vagal. —— nearly a double bagel. that is when you go 6-0, 6-0. double bagel. that is when you go 6—0, 6—0. you have to wonder how fit serena williams is at the moment. at she did really well at wimbledon but obviously something not quite right for her physically. england play india at edgbaston today in what will be their 1000th test match.

but they would have hoped to be going into such a historic occasion in better form, and with slightly less controversy hanging over the team and selection, as patrick gearey reports. it‘s one of english sports longest running dramas, now ready for its 1000th episode. full of glories, stories and controversies. meet the latest. adil rashid, a legspinner tipped to play five—day test cricket, despite choosing not to play four day to prepare, and in the process being called a spoilt brat by geoffrey boycott. the old game still divides people. i think it gives us a great attacking spinning option. in terms of the criticism, people are entitled to their opinions and voice what they want. i think it is slightly unfair. this ground won‘t be as full as it might have been today, but the hosts cannot fault the calibre of the guests. in cricketing terms,

india are big business, ranked the top test team in the world, havethe biggest tv audiences for the game and many think they have points to prove in england. england have lost both of their past test series over here, the scrutiny on these players is intense. so test nation number one faces test ranking national number one at a crucial stage in the history. there may be more on the line than just the trophy. patrick geary, bbc news, in edgbaston. staying with cricket — and in the t20 blast last night, yorkshire beat leicestershire at headingly, and glamorgan enjoyed a four wicket win over surrey. but they didn‘t enjoy it anywhere near as much as one young fan. he caught this six smashed by glamorgan‘s top scorer kiran carlson and in doing so won £1,000. he and his mum absolutely delighted and with a catch like that he might have a future career as a cricketer. i think we can see it again. look at that. and he is wearing a grey

t—shirt as well. congratulations to you both. —— great. england are through to the quarter—finals of the hockey world ccup after a 2—0 play—off win over south korea. the hosts made a good start with sophie bray scoring to calm the nerves of a packed crowd at the queen elizabeth olympic park in london. but they had to wait until the final minutes of the match before lily owlsey doubled the lead. england will now face the netherlands in the last eight on thursday. we have got 10,000 people cheering for us. we have a hell of a lot more back home. we are at home, but on tv. we wanted to put in a good performance for ourselves, obviously and for these guys here and you could feel the crowd getting behind us the night and i think everybody stepped onto the pitch thinking we have absolutely nothing to lose, a home world cup and we need to put our foot down on this tournament and i think we did that. the father of the british snowboarder ellie soutter says she was scared of letting people down and the pressures of elite performance contributed to her death. soutter died last week on her 18th birthday, and the family have set up a foundation in her name, through which they hope to help young winter athletes with financial support.

we all thought that ellie had come out the other side of a particularly dark time in her life and that was a lot to do with the fact that she wasn‘t able to compete last season and do what she, you know, would have loved to have done due to total lack of funding and that is why this foundation is so important to me and the rest of her family and her mother. uk sport has released a statement regarding ellie soutter‘s death. they say: just over a week until the premier league kicks off. two contenders in pre—season action overnight in the champions cup. tottenham youngster georges—kevin nkoudou got their only goal in a 1—0 win over ac milan in minneapolis. and manchester united also won. ander herrera got the pick of the goals in a 2—1win over

real madrid in miami. so has that cheered up jose mourinho? i know that the kids are very young, i know that the kids they need time to grow up. i know that my players gave everything, you know, and when i saw in the last 15 we are dead and then they bring across asensio and isco and i thought we wouldn‘t resist to it. but the boys, they tried everything, they give everything, they always try to fought for the best results. football managers and coaches will be given red and yellow cards for misconduct this season. the new rules will apply to the efl, fa cup and league cup competitions, and can be issued for things like swearing or gesturing at officials, sarcastic clapping and waving imaginary cards. they‘ll be suspended too

when the cards build up. premier league managers will be given verbal cautions. and we‘ve got some lovely pictures for you from the european paragliding championships. it was held in portugal over the weekend. 150 pilots from 28 countries taking part in eight tasks over 10 days. and the men‘s gold medal was taken by a brit, theo warden. he‘sjust19, making him one of the youngest ever winners of the comeptition. iam i am fascinated by that this i didn‘t even know you could paraglide competitively. only 19, he won the whole thing. one of the youngest ever winners of the condition. some serious navigating required there. thank you very much, see you later. the dry, hot weather is great for holidaymakers, but it‘s taking its toll on ourfarms. steph is at a dairy farm in cheshire for us this morning. morning, steph.

morning everyone. you can see the cows just heading through to the milking parlour on this dairy farm. they have something like two large and 20 cows here that they are getting their milk from everyday and this milking parlour was built in 1976, which is the heatwave we keep comparing this one too. chatting to the farmer this morning, he was saying how tough it is for them this year and because of that, the crucial fact that they need to feed these cows every day, these cows have a routine, they would normally be out in the field eating for the grass, ahead in fort milking and go back out. but every time they go back out. but every time they go back out, they are thinking what is going on. they wander back in wonder —— wander back in wondering what

they can eat, so the farmer has had to use the winter feed. now, if you swing around and have a look at this, you can see that is the winter feed wheat should be right up to the state and obviously isn‘t because the farmer is having to use that. we have stewart from the national farmers union looking at the impact of all of this, stewart, this is quite common for a lot of farmers. yes, this is what 2018 is a doubt, similarto yes, this is what 2018 is a doubt, similar to the drought we had 40 years ago. what does it mean? what is going to happen? there is three things that the summit is going to do today. looking at the impact of all crops, wheat, potatoes, all vegetables. secondly we will have to look at the situation we have got on this farm, going forward how are we going to feed the livestock in the winter? and lastly, how this is going to affect bread, potatoes,

chips, food, all types of food, vegetables going forward. how it may affect trade in europe next year. a lot of issues at stake and this nfu summit today will be very important to bring all trade organisations together and thrashed it out. let me bring you in at this point, you are from the british retail consultancy. what does it mean? clearly a lot of farmers are affected across the uk and particularly this time of year, most of the food we eat comes from british farms. we are in a very difficult situation. we have already seen difficult situation. we have already seen this month to price inflation edging upa seen this month to price inflation edging up a little bit and that is coming from fruit and veg as well. i don't think it is anything for consumers to be too worried about, retailers have way of mitigating its cost, but it is certainly a problem that will continue to impact. that

impact is for old members as well. across all sectors. the weather can change, it does change, but unfortunately the harvest period is over, we have winter coming forward, there is an opportunity out of all this because it will make us all think about the future of where our food is coming from and particularly in this period of time at the moment, it is a real opportunity to look going forward, how can we build more resilience in, reducing volatility going forward, in a way it isa volatility going forward, in a way it is a great opportunity to bring food and farming back up the agenda. with 60 million people on this island. rachel, do you think people need to face the harsh truth? people need to face the harsh truth? people need to face the harsh truth? people need to be aware of it. a huge amount of technical —— 10—— technological process has brought food prices down, but we have to be

realistic about the cost of the underlying cost of producing food. the biggest threat is the possibility of a no deal brexit next year as that could mean tariffs, increases to costs of importing and that will have a much larger impact than what is going on at moment. there is so much we can discuss, we will be talking again in an hour ‘s time. before i go, i want to show you, just to give you a sense of the grass. you see a couple of the towers over their but the field is just not good enough. said that is why they are having to bring out the hague for those cows to eat. was more of them wondering what on earth is going on. —— lots more. more from me in an hour ‘s time. is going on. —— lots more. more from me in an hour 's time. it looks lovely there this morning, but real concerns for farmers that we will be highlighting. what about the weather under way? is

there going to be any rain? there is some rain in the forecast, but not everywhere. we have a few showers across western scotland around the borders, through parts of wales as well. many of those will fade. later well. many of those will fade. later we will see rain across northern ireland and western scotland initially. that is heading north—east so we will not see most of that. it will remain dry and we‘ll also see some sunny spells. what we have at the moment is a lot of dry weather. a fair bit of sunshine. you can see the cloud building from the west. this is a new weather system coming our way, introducing rain across northern ireland, getting into cumbria and also western ports of scotland. the further east, the drier and brighter it will be. you could see the odd shower in eastern scotland. the showers will come into the isle of man, possibly down to anglesey as

well. for the rest of england and wales, it will be a largely dry afternoon with some sunny spells. as you would expect, temperatures will be higher in the south, 25, 20 six. you can see how it gets cooler as we had further north, especially under the cloud and also the rain. tonight, the rain and cloud will adam bandt eastwards. and clear skies further south and temperatures, we stay in double figures. it is going to feel quite mucky, particularly in the south—east as it has been for the last little while. thursday, a lot of dry weather, a few scattered showers, fairly well scattered. we will not all see them. you can see the cloud coming across north of the country and that is represented by the yellow that we have in the chart. the temperatures will be as high -- will chart. the temperatures will be as high —— will not be as high as the red further south. friday, a weak

weather front straight across northern england, the isle of man, showers in anglesey, one of two showers in anglesey, one of two showers developing across scotland. disk —— the showers are the exception rather than the rule. temperatures continuing to creep up on the other side of this weather front. for a lot of england and wales, and it to high 20s, the south—east seeing 31 to 33, but on the other side of the weather front it is not going to be as warm. sunshine, it will still be pleasant enough, just not as warm as the south—east. thank you very much. we will see you in halfan thank you very much. we will see you in half an hour. despite a 20—year ban on building new grammar schools, the number of pupils attending them in england has risen by more than 10,000 in just eight years. and that‘s even before a new government fund to help expand existing grammar schools kicks in. to get the money, schools must demonstrate they‘re improving access for more disadvantaged children. nuala burgess, a former schoolteacher who campaigns for fairer school admission, and heath monk is an executive director of a grammar schools

foundation in birmingham. thank you very much for coming in. explain, how is it possible if there isa ban explain, how is it possible if there is a ban on new grammar schools, these extra pupils are coming in? there has been a ban, a year talking about the increase with the satellites and the annexes? that is exactly what i‘m getting too. satellites and the annexes? that is exactly what i'm getting too. there has been an increase in all sorts of backdoor ways, annexes and satellites, and now grammar schools are going to be allowed, and the deadline is tomorrow, to apply for funding for even more pupils. the point is, though, all schools are massively underfunded, and what i can‘t understand on what the government isn‘t explaining is when teachers are on their knees, when schools are so desperately underfunded, why are they choosing to give extra funding to this tiny

elite who are already doing extremely well? it makes no sense. teachers are very cross about it. it seems wrong, just wrong. the policy is also very ill thought out. people are putting in plans for strategy is a p pa re ntly are putting in plans for strategy is apparently to boost their numbers of disadvantaged young people, but they are very disadvantaged young people, but they are very vague disadvantaged young people, but they are very vague if you look at the plans and a comprehensive future where i am a member, we have looked at those plans. apparently, teachers will go in from secondary schools into primary schools and mental primary school kids to help them pass. they will provide extracurricular activities. these are secondary school teachers, apparently, who will go into primary school schools. let's pick up some of those lots with heath, the executive director of that foundation. thank you the joining us. foundation. thank you the joining us. you are expanding as far as i understand, and why are you doing that and why is it a good thing? one

of our schools is hoping to use the funds to expand, but all of our schools have expanded in recent years and that is against the back drop of about a million more secondary places across the country. schools are expanding, their own or “ more schools are expanding, their own or —— more children need to be educated. grammar schools have expanded in part for financial reasons. of our school a few years ago were very reasons. of our school a few years ago were very small, one had 96 students in a year group. that is not economically viable with the level of funding that schools have. i think expansion is happening across the board, notjust in grammar schools. we want to expand to make sure that we could reach out to make sure that we could reach out to disadvantaged children in the cities, so all of our skills have 20% of their places set aside or children from disadvantaged backgrounds. we do go out and support and men talk and we give children opportunities to say that the schools after them and that we wa nt the schools after them and that we want them to come, we want disadvantaged children to feel they can come to grammar school, they can have a successful education and hopefully go on to have fantastic

life chances. you are creating an educational apartheid. the minute you have grammar schools in the area, people won‘t use the term, but you have created i default all the other schools are secondary models. when you select out a whole group of children and put them into grammar schools, the other schools are automatically impoverished. you haven‘t ecosystem if you like, and educational ecosystem that has been it with. they aren‘t necessarily children of moderate and low attainment and you are creaming off by higher attaining group.|j understand that argument and they think in birmingham, the situation is very different from other selective areas in that only about 6% of children go to grammar schools in the city and i think that means that our impact on the neighbouring secondary schools is very different from the area where that might be 25 or 30%. there are 163 grammar schools. they all operate in different areas and i don't think it

is possible to say categorically that grammar schools have this effect. a lot of it is down to context and history and i think in birmingham, i wouldn't consider the comprehensives around our schools to be in any way that secondary problems. we have some tactic schools in the city that do an amazing job and a couple of them are ina part amazing job and a couple of them are in a part of our academy trust, sol don't think, you have to look at the different situations and see how grammar schools operate in their context. thank you very much. i know this is a conversation that people will continue at home. thank you for your height —— thank you for your time. i have the actors if you want them. we will have to get you back on. —— i have the answers. they‘re one of britain‘s best—loved birds, and now, puffins are set to benefit from the expansion of a protected area along the yorkshire coastline. the move will give 250,000 breeding birds, including gannets, razorbills and puffins, a safe space for feeding and foraging. tim melling, senior conservation officer with the rspb, joins us now in the studio.

good morning. why do we love part in so good morning. why do we love part in so much? they are so humanlike endearing things. —— puffins. they make cute noises. i took my children to see the same tree that you are talking about. why is it essential to have this extra protection? they have extended the protection northwards to include all the seabirds around filey brigade is well and also they have a tech did the seifert two kilometres offshore, which is where lots of the birds loaf around and seat. it is up until they are, it has just been the cliffs themselves that have been protected. this gives a nice little buffer zone. the thing we have not yet got is the fishing areas where they go protected, because we have been putting satellite tags on many

of these seabirds, including puffins, and we find they all go to the same place on this random area of the north sea, about 50 miles offshore, and it is obviously some great bonanza for fish where they feed and that is where they bring all the things back. it is important we keep that protected as well. it is fantastic we have the whole area protected at a special protection area. how confident that this will make a difference? i am quite confident. but the threats affect them at things like uncertainty over fishing, post— brexit because people will be vying for fishing rights and things like that and competing for the same fish that the poppins are after —— puffins, and other seabirds, and the increasing need for renewable energy, which we are falling behind, but in the wrong places, a big wind farm over the

important fishing area could see off all the birds and give them nowhere to feed. it is a very popular stretch of coastline as well. if people are considering going there to visit, what should they be mindful of when we go there ourselves? it is all geared up for visitors, and because the puffins and other seabirds are on the cliffs, you are not likely to harm them in any way. butjust, yeah, anything people can do to raise the profile of these seabirds and the threats facing them, the fishing, the offshore windfarms, we are not saying they shouldn‘t, we want to work with them to make sure things are done in the right way that eve ryo ne are done in the right way that everyone can work together including the seabirds. we want to talk about the seabirds. we want to talk about the puffins skills later. we will invite you back because you are so good. puffins can flat their wings 400 times a minute and can travel up to 55 miles an hour. that correct?|j

to 55 miles an hour. that correct?” think so. i hope so. cu at eight o‘clock. —— see you at eight o‘clock. good morning from bbc london news, a teenager has been shot outside an east london train station. the male victim, who is believed to be 18, was attacked at st james street station in walthamstow, just after 10:00 last night. he‘s been taken to hospital for treatment and remains in a critical condition. gatwick express can no longer claim it runs non stop from london to the airport in half an hour because so many services are delayed. the advertising watchdog found more than 20% of services between the end of april and the end of may were late. the asa was investigating complaints the claim was misleading. almost 70,000 children in london haven‘t got their own bed, forcing many to share with siblings, or sleep on the floor. that‘s according to the charity buttle uk, which has provided more than 13,000 beds to children

in the past five years. it‘s now written to mps and council leaders in the most deprived communities, asking them to take action. the goring is one of the capital‘s most prestigious hotels, but it‘s now offering training to the homeless. it‘s working with a charity that helps them off the streets and intojobs. they hope more london venues will start following the goring hotel‘s lead. i didn‘t think they‘d get as many skills and skill sets into a 10—week course as they have done, so they‘ve done well to be able to do that. the learning format it‘s been done on, it‘s easy to pick up. i think there‘s a bit more work needs to be done, i need a little bit more practice getting back into the hospitality side of it and that‘s where i can see my career going now. let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. there‘s a good service on the tube this morning. onto the roads, there are westbound delays on the a13 for traffic heading through canning town following a breakdown on aspen way in poplar. and in walthamstow, saint james‘s street is closed between coppermill lane

and station road for that police investigation i mentioned earlier — that‘s at st james street overground station — which remains closed. let‘s have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. well, the temperature is set to rise over the next few days as high pressure really starts to take hold. for today, it‘s dry, we‘ve got sunshine and the temperature just that little bit warmer. now, the breeze a bit lighter than it has been over the last couple of days. we‘ll get a bit of hazy sunshine this morning, there‘s some high cloud around. more cloud to the north and west a little bit later on this afternoon, but it should remain quite patchy elsewhere. we‘ve got sunshine and temperatures all the way up to 26, maybe 27 celsius by the end of the afternoon. a lovely evening and overnight, predominantly clear again, maybe a little patchy cloud developing. minimum temperature between 11 and 14 celsius. so, a lovely bright, similar start tomorrow as we have today. lots of sunshine around, dry weather as well, and the temperature just that bit warmer, up into the high 20s celsius tomorrow. there may be one or two spots that reach 30. warmer still as we head

through friday, dry, hot and sunny. 32, maybe even 33. now, this warm weather stays through the weekend. a little bit cooler into next week, but plenty of dry weather and temperatures still up in the high 20s. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. now, though, it‘s back to dan and louise. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today... farmers hold an emergency drought summit after the driest spring and summer for 42 years. good morning from this dairy farm in cheshire. normally, this grass would bea cheshire. normally, this grass would be a luscious green. instead, the farmer is having to bring out his winter supplies in order to feed the

cows. jeremy corbyn apologies for sharing a stage with people whose views are considered anti—semitic. a plane crashes just after takeoff in northern mexico — dozens are injured but amazingly everyone survives. we‘ll speak to the sister ofjoanne rand who died following an acid attack after the man responsible is jailed for manslaughter. and we meet the black cab drivers saving lives on the streets of london. johanna konta has hammered serena williams. the british number one lost only one game on her way to victory in california — the worst defeat of serena‘s career. and a few showers this morning, but generally for england and wales it‘s going to be a day that has sunny spells, but scotland and northern ireland are going to see some cloud and rain. more in 15 minutes. it‘s wednesday the 1st of august. our top story... an emergency drought summit has been called by the national farmers‘ union, to address the impact of the recent dry, hot weather

on farms across the uk. many farmers have been experiencing their driest spring and summer for decades, with too little water for crops and severely reduced grass growth. the environment secretary michael gove will be among those attending, as katharine da costa reports. these cows in north yorkshire should be eating grass, but it simply hasn‘t grown. no significant rain for two months means they are having to eat bale feed instead, that could mean a shortage of straw and an expensive winter to come. it is a similar concern for arable farmers, harvest time is still five weeks away, but severe water shortages mean crop yields are down and farmers risk losing their crops at the final stage. tinderbox conditions and a summer drought have seen field fires, algae blooms and fish rescues. the environment agency says it has responded to 44 significant incidents since the end ofjune. last month‘s dry, hot weather followed the driestjune since 1925.

the nfu says this unprecedented spell of weather serves as a wake—up call for us all. today‘s emergency drought summit‘s seeking emergency action to address the crippling impact it is having on farms across the country. it is a timely reminder that you shouldn‘t take food reduction for granted, the weather will have the last laugh. in these brexit times, the nation needs to think about how it is going to feed itself going forward. we think we want government to take food production in the uk seriously and in these testing times that is a good test for government as to how seriously it takes us as an industry. the thunderstorms and rain in recent days has been enough the thunderstorms and rain in recent days hasn‘t been enough to solve the many issues farmers are experiencing. environment secretary michael gove will attend today‘s meeting and help draw up an action plan. the president of the nfu says it is a timely reminder that we shouldn‘t take food production for granted. katharine da costa, bbc news. jeremy corbyn has issued

an apology over his appearance on platforms in the past with people who hold antisemitic views. it follows claims that speakers at an event he hosted on holocaust memorial day, two weeks ago, compared israeli actions in gaza to the mass killing ofjews in the holocaust. let‘s speak to our assistant political editor, norman smith. hejoins us from he joins us from westminster. we we re he joins us from westminster. we were discussing labour and anti—semitism on the programme yesterday, now we have had this apology from jeremy corbyn. they just will not go away? it won't, but maybe within team corbyn you sense they have decided to get on the front foot, something which many in labour have been urging him to do for some time, with this public apology, really the first time we have heard from mr corbyn, acknowledging the anxieties and concerns felt within the jewish community about his association with various pro—palestinian organisations and groups. this

follows a complaint which was made about his decision to host an event backin about his decision to host an event back in 2010, so when he was still a backbencher, which was the culmination of a tour by various pro—palestinian activists, that went under the title never again, from auschwitz to gaza. at this event, various speakers compared with the actions of the israeli government in gaza to the killing of millions of jewish people by the nazis. jeremy corbyn says he has never condoned or accepted such views. he goes on to acknowledge the anxiety and dismay that many in thejewish community clearly feel by the fact that he is associated with such groups. i think there will be those within labour who hope that this is part of a more proactive move by the labour leader to acknowledge the concerns about

anti—semitism in the labour party and his connections with her palestinian organisations. —— pro—palestinian organisations. a conservative run council is warning it may have to cut basic services after imposing emergency spending controls for the second time in six months. northamptonshire county council needs to save more than 60 million pounds by next march, and will decide today whether it should limit the work it does to a bare minimum. here‘s our political correspondent, tom barton. looking after older people, caring for vulnerable children, repairing the roads — all work done by local councils on behalf of local residents. but one council is warning that soon it might only do the things it‘s required to by law. northamptonshire county council last week warned, for the second year in a row, that it was at risk of running out of money. and tonight, councillors will decide what the authority needs to do to avoid going bust. on the table, proposals to reduce services to a bare minimum of 33 core areas, which it is obliged to deliver

in line with statutory duties. the council says: over the next eight months, the council has to save more than £60 million, 15% of its annual budget. even if these proposals were approved, that will be a big challenge. tom barton, bbc news. ajudge in the united states has blocked the online publication of designs for 3d printed plastic guns. eight states took legal action against the trump administration after it ruled the blueprints could be made available for download. it follows concerns the plans would be used to make an untraceable weapon which could evade metal detectors. the texas based company behind the project said no one had used the idea to commit any crime.

a plane has crashed on takeoff during a heavy hailstorm in northern mexico, injuring eighty—five people. local officials said the aircraft was hit by a gust of wind as it left the runway. amazingly everyone survived. andrew plant reports thick plumes of smoke in the distance, from a passenger jet which crashed shortly after take—off. officials say that no—one was killed, though 80 have suffered injuries. the photos show the plane was severely damaged. the aircraft was on its way to mexico city when it crashed. it had tried to take off from durango state on the two—hour flight south from guadalupe victoria international airport, with 97 passengers and 4 crew on board. translation: there was a strong explosion which hit the plane. we don‘t know if was a lightning bolt or a mechanical problem. we had just taken off and the plane fell. translation: the survivors

are being checked, but 25 do not have serious injuries, 10 others are in a serious condition. this footage has also emerged — a hailstorm in durango at the time of the crash. though it‘s not clear if the weather was a factor in what happened. authorities haven‘t said how serious the injuries sustained are. it seems some of the passengers managed to walk off the plane after it came down. the airport has now closed while emergency services deal with the crash and families wait for news on the condition of the passengers and crew onboard. andrew plant, bbc news. bbc analysis shows there are 11,000 more grammar school pupils in england now than in 2010. and by 2021, the data suggests, the number of extra places created will be equivalent to 24 new grammar schools. that‘s before new money from a new expansion scheme is allocated. the education secretary damian hinds says selective schools will have to demonstrate they intend to become more inclusive to get the funds. official results in zimbabwe show

the governing party, zanu—pf, won a majority in parliament in monday‘s election. votes are still being counted in the crucial presidential contest, but the opposition has already said it believes the vote is rigged. our africa correspondent, nomsa maseko, is in the capital, harare, for us this morning. we were talking to you earlier in the week about this. you said it would take a few days. already we have these allegations of a rigged vote ? have these allegations of a rigged vote? we're hearing from the movement for democratic change, the main opposition party here in zimbabwe, nelson chamisa, the leader, saying he believes that the vote is being rigged, particularly the presidential vote. he says this because none of the results in the presidential vote have been announced. the country‘s electoral

commission has only been announcing results of the parliamentary seats. it shows a clear picture that was emerging, in that the governing zanu—pf party is leading in what could well be an overwhelming majority for them. but we are also expecting to be hearing from european union observers, who are also in this country. there will be holding a press briefing and they are likely to raise concerns about the fact that the presidential result has not yet been released, in light of the fact that the opposition is already crying foul and saying that the vote has been rigged. the electoral commission itself says it will not announce presidential results as they trickle in, but instead will wait until all of the votes are counted and verified before making an official announcement. i am sure we will

follow that closely the next few days. thank you for that. an average of two acid attacks are recorded by police forces every day and, yesterday, a man became the first person in the uk to be convicted of manslaughter for throwing the liquid. these cctv images show the moment xeneral webster took out a bottle of acid which splashed joanne rand from head—to—toe. the 47—year—old was sitting on a bench after visiting her daughter‘s grave. after the corrosive liquid hit her, she screamed in pain and ran to a nearby restaurant to douse herself with water. the mother—of—three was treated in hospital and discharged, but died 11 days later, after contracting septicaemia. we can now speak tojoanne rand‘s sister, jacquelinejoiner. thank you so much for speaking to us on breakfast. i know that the whole family were in court to see him

being sentenced. how did that feel? we were glad that he got a lot of yea rs. we were glad that he got a lot of years. he‘s going to have a lot of time to consider what he has done and reflect on what he has done to joanne. we are just pleased with the sentence, really. pleased with the sentence, really. pleased with the sentence because sentence, really. pleased with the sentence because of what it means for him? and because of what message it sends out? sorry, could you repeat that? you said you were pleased with the sentence, is that because of what it means for him, and also because of the message it sends? we really think that there needs to be a clear message sent out that acid attacks have to stop. there are far too many of them. also, he has to realise that he has is to be held accountable for his actions. we know that he knew how harmful acid was, because he himself had that experience. what do you

make of that? yes, that's right, he did have an acid attack. we can‘t understand why, having suffered one himself, why he could do the same thing to somebody else, because he knows how devastating it is to people. she wasjust sitting on this bench, and it just people. she wasjust sitting on this bench, and itjust happened, completely, she was just an innocent bystander in all of this, wasn‘t she? yes, she was not the intended victim. it must have been a real shock to her when it happened. she probably didn‘t understand what was happening at first. we know she went to hospital and what happened. tell us to hospital and what happened. tell us about the impact on you, and also on her daughters as well. well, we are all absolutely devastated. it really shook us. it is not something

we‘re ever going to get over. we just have to find a way to cope with it, really. which we know is going to be incredibly difficult. her daughter mentioned yesterday that she wanted tighter restrictions corrosive substances. what are you thinking of their family? oh, yes. there really has to be more... the law has to change. there has to be more control over who can buy it and where they can buy it from. there also needs to be more penalties if you are carrying it. not the second time, but straightaway. you don‘t need to carry acid, so there needs to be more control over it. and also, if you commit an acid attack, you need to be held accountable and punished. it was a terrifying experience for jo, it was a terrifying experience for jo, what did she talk about after it? she wasjust really worried

because she could see she had a lot of scars, she was worried about leaving the house, she was worried about it happening again to her. it just really changed her as a person. she was a confident, happy and bubbly person before and it turned her into an anxious person. it was really horrible for her, really. and before that, what had she been like? she was a very bubbly person, fun loving, outgoing. very wicked sense of humour. she was just fun loving. very kind, very caring. you talk recently about the changes the family would like to have. are you hopeful some of that might happen now wished mark ——? hopeful some of that might happen now wished mark --? we are hopeful, yes, we want to start a campaign to

get more awareness of acid attacks because they are on the rise and they really have to stop because it is devastating or the person it happens to and the families. as you have explained extremely well, jacklin, thank you very much for joining well, jacklin, thank you very much forjoining us and good luck with yourcampaign as forjoining us and good luck with your campaign as well. good morning, you are watching brea kfast good morning, you are watching breakfast with the bbc. here‘s carol, with a look at this morning‘s weather. good morning, a lot of dry weather around with showers and the forecast. a lot of those will fade and then what we have got is some cloud and some rain., get across northern ireland and into western scotland. for most of england and wales, a dry start with sunshine and cold around. sunshine turning hazy. rain is coming into the west courtesy of this warm front which introduces that rain. quite breezy here as well

in the proximity of the isobars. for the rest of the uk, a bright start with sunshine around. hazy at at times because of the cloud and here comes the rain moving in across northern ireland and getting in across anglesey, the isle of man and eventually, be as well as western scotland. bright skies around the moray firth and as we come further south into the south east, parts of wales and parts of the south west. temperatures up to about 26 today in the corner. 17 in stornoway. through the corner. 17 in stornoway. through the evening and overnight, again, the evening and overnight, again, the rain continues with the cloud to push towards east. further south, we have breaks in that cloud so here, lowes of 14, 15 celsius. generally, thatis lowes of 14, 15 celsius. generally, that is what you can expect across the board. still quite muggy in parts of the south east. tomorrow, a fair bit of sunshine around. a weak weather front crossing the country fizzles out and produce is not much more than cloud and showers. you

could catch showers in northern ireland, scotland and northern england and maybe wales as well. tomorrow, temperatures rise that bit more. in the south east, looking at up more. in the south east, looking at up to 29, possibly 30. and further north, 22, but still in the high teens as we move into northern scotland. by the time we get to friday, again, we have a weakfront straddling the likes of northern england and into the isle of man and fizzling through the day, becoming not much more than a band of cloud. behind it, one or two showers and temperatures the north into the low 20s but in the south, to —— continuing to rise up to 32, 33 in the south—eastern corner. higher temperatures spreading a bit further north with 29 in chester, for example. by saturday, still a lot of dry weather around. still a lot of sunshine. a weather front across the

north west produces some rain across northern and western parts of scotland. so it is going to be cooler here. south, highest temperatures by then will still be in the bar south east of england. thank you, and we will share —— see you later. we will return to a topic we rightly talk about a lot. just how bad is the extent of plastic in our oceans, and is it reversible? it‘s an issue that‘s been highlighted recently thanks to programmes like blue planet 2, which showed its devastating effect on sea life. and i know you all get involved in that discussion. well, our next guest is well placed to help answer that. emily penn is a british skipper and sky ocean rescue ambassador, who has just returned from a one—month all—female fact—finding expedition from hawaii to seattle. part of the trip involved a sailing through the ‘great pacific garbage patch‘ which, as we‘ll soon see, unfortunately lived up to its reputation. tell us about this garbage patch, it

sounds horrific. it was, you know, it did kind of change the mood on the boat as we sailed into this area. it took us five days from hawaii before we started seeing large amounts of plastic over the side of the boat. and we carried ongoing for seven days, 1,000 miles, seeing these bits of plastic passing was big. you have brought in some bits and pieces. this is from that patch, a sample you have taken. it has also to different sizes of plastics. exactly, this is the size we are focusing on, what we call micro—plastics, the tiny fragments that start as something bigger and they break down in the ocean. you cannot see these in the sea, but if you take a net through the water, we realise it is covered in these pieces. and you have a piece of plastic here are this is proof of what it is doing to the sea life because this has bite marks from

fish all over this plastic. exactly, this is one thing we are trying to better understand, what is the impact of this plastic on the ocean, on the marine life? so you sailed through this for seven days, this soup of plastic as you describe it. so many questions about, it is there, can we do anything about removing get? clearing it up? as you see removing get? clearing it up? as you see in the samples, the pieces are so see in the samples, the pieces are so small and the sample equates to half a million pieces of plastic just in one square kilometre. and so trying to fish out these tiny pieces is the most immense challenge and i ama is the most immense challenge and i am a big believer we need to be working much closer to the source on land, stopping the plastic getting into the ocean in the first place. that is the figure from looking into this this morning that staggers me. total volume of plastic we have ever produced is 8.3 billion tonnes and 6.3 billion tonnes of that is now

waste. unless we stop producing it, change the way we do things, it is almost a battle you cannot wind. exactly, and if it is not going into the ocean, it is going into landfill which is not great, it is a very linear process we need to change. you are an all—female crew, is there a reason for that? originally when i started looking at this issue, and was learning about the chemicals on the plastic and in the ocean and i tested my own blood to find out if i had these chemicals inside me. and did you? of the 35 we tested for, i had 29 inside my body. and the more i learnt about the impact of these chemicals, eyelid about these hormone disrupting chemicals that can especially effect the male reproductive help —— health and we can pass them onto our children. so it is quite a female centred health issue and so i thought, why not tackle it with a team of amazing women? and on the back of this,

where‘d you take this research? can you present is to government, we more concerned about this in the uk than other countries, or other countries going through the same process ? countries going through the same process? there is death a lot of other countries working on this, but there has been an incredible awareness in the uk over the last 12 months on this issue and it is a really great time to do this research is taking things to the next level. looking at apart businesses can play and industry and governments can play. you talked about the sense of scale of this, will you shocked? i was shocked. i had been working on this for ten yea rs, had been working on this for ten years, but we found more plastic in the north pacific this year than on any of my other voyages. and given the amount of awareness on this issue, unfortunately, we are not quite seeing that positive influence on what has happened to the ocean itself. so we have got a bit of work to do. thank you very much. would you like to take your plastic with you? thank you. thank you very much

indeed. it is a subject we do return to quite a lot and we will do again. thank you. are you going again? yes, at the end of next year, we are looking at... is it of next year, we are looking at... isita of next year, we are looking at... is it a secret?! it is still a secret. you have to stand by! for the announcement in 2019. it will be big and exciting! big and exciting news coming soon, big and exciting! big and exciting news coming soon, but not now! the dry hot weather is great for holidaymakers, but it‘s taking its toll on our farms. steph is at a dairy farm in cheshire for us this morning. ami am i allowed to say that? good morning, yes, iam an am i allowed to say that? good morning, yes, i am an odd am i allowed to say that? good morning, yes, iam an odd —— i am ona good morning, yes, iam an odd —— i am on a dairy farm. this weather has made it really tough for the farmers, the prolonged heatwave. you

can see farmers, the prolonged heatwave. you can see it because of the colour of the grass. normally, that grass would be much greener and that is what the cows would be feeding on. but instead, because it is not good enough, they have had to bring out hey and that has gone up in cost because of the high demand at the moment. these cows are wondering what is going on notjust because a random person turned up with a cameraman, but because normally, they are used to a routine, they come in here and they go to the milk parlour and they go into the fields to eat more, but when they get into aggressive fields, there is not the food for them so they come back in and the farmers have to rely on the winter feed. i want to show you around here so you can see the level of winter feed they are using. a couple of cows here are going to start to add backwards as i get closer. sorry, ladies! just heading! i closer. sorry, ladies! just heading! , i will let them go! you can see how much the feed has gone down. this should normally be right up to

the gates, this winter feed. but instead, they have to use it now to make sure the cows get the nutrition that they need. so the farm here is worried about what is going to happen in the winter. i will talk to him later, but first, let‘s get the news, travel and weather where you are this morning. good morning. the return to high temperatures in the south—east over the next few days. cloudy skies in the next few days. cloudy skies in the north and west. patchy abbots of rain. a good deal of sunny spells around, scotland, northern ireland and northern england seeing more in the way of cloud and patchy outbreaks of rain moving from the south—west. the best of the brightness to be found in south—east england. one or two marker showers in south—west england and wales. that rain is pushing gradually north—east through the day into

western parts of scotland and north west england. fairly breezy as well. temperatures generally in the high teens or mid—20s, we could see 2627 degrees in the south—east. as we go through this evening and overnight, the rain continues to work north and east across scotland. a good deal of cloud for northern ireland, parts of northern england, wales and the south—west. we could see some patches of fog and mist. in the south—east it will be warm, temperature is not falling much lower than 70 celsius in london. to start the day tomorrow, a fair amount of cloud in the north and west. one or two marker showers to look out for. england and wales seen the best of the dry and bright weather, particularly in the south—east quarter. temperature started to creep up. you can see the darker, brighter red colour, indicating we are seeing the temperatures creeping up. slightly cooler for scotland and northern ireland. temperatures in the high teens, low 20s. come further south and the temperatures creep up, we

can see and the temperatures creep up, we can see 30 celsius in the south—east. for friday we are looking at a largely fine start for many. one or two marker showers for parts of northern ireland and scotland. cloudy tending to bubble up scotland. cloudy tending to bubble up as we scotland. cloudy tending to bubble up as we move scotland. cloudy tending to bubble up as we move through the day. good sunny spells across england and wales, the best of the sunshine to be found in the south—east. temperature is a touch warmer, we could see highs of 32 degrees in the south—east by friday. this is business live from bbc news with ben thompson and sally bundock. apple does it again — the tech company wows with its latest results inching it even closer to being worth a trillion dollars on wall street. live from london, that‘s our top story on wednesday the 1st of august. the iphone—maker didn‘t sell quite as many smartphones as expected but the higher ticket price was a big boost to apple‘s bottom—line. also in the programme...

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