good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: the us imposes new sanctions on russia over the salisbury novichok attack after concluding a lethal nerve agent was used against the skripals. a nine—year—old girl is killed after rocks fall from a cliff at a beach in north yorkshire. bad news for holidaymakers as the pound tumbles to its lowest value against the dollar in nearly a year. 2 it's another gold for adam peaty in glasgow and another european championship record as he wins the 50m breaststroke. a big row on giant's causeway. are some people paying to visit the world heritate site when they don't need to? good morning from rhs wisley in wokingham. you can see we've got some beautiful marigolds around me, that's because it's the year of the marigold. it is damp, though, and for many the forecast is sunshine and showers with heavy rain in the

south—eastern quarter. i'll have more in 15 minutes. it's thursday the 9th of august. our top story: the united states has announced new sanctions on russia for its alleged role in the poisoning of the former spy sergie skripal and his daughter, yulia, in salisbury. the move was welcomed here by the home secretary, sajid javid, who tweeted that russia's use of chemical weapons has been reckless and would not go unchallenged. our washington correspondent, chris buckler, reports. an attack in the middle of england continues to have consequences for international relationships. and in imposing sanctions, america makes clear that it believes russia used the nerve agent novichok in an attempted assassination here on the streets of salisbury. in the aftermath of the poisoning of the former russian double agent, sergei skripal, and his daughter, yulia, the united states was one of many countries that did take action. it expelled dozens of russian diplomats from the us, including many from its embassy in washington.

and since then, members of congress have been pushing for the state department to make a definitive statement that russia had broken international law by using a chemical or biological weapon. in making that determination, sanctions are being automatically imposed that will prevent the sale of some electronics and sensitive technologies to russia. that could put a strain on relationships at a time when donald trump appears to be trying to reach out to vladimir putin, particularly as a second wave of harsher sanctions will follow unless moscow provides reassurance that it won't use chemical weapons again and opens up some sites to inspectors within 90 days. the kremlin is likely to resist. it continues to deny that it was involved in the attempted murder of sergei skripal and his daughter. however, the us isjust one of more than 20 countries who've taken formal action against russia, and the british government has welcomed what it called the strong

international response. chris buckler, bbc news. later we'll be speaking to a former us intelligence officer about what this means for us and uk relations with russia. that's at 6:40am. a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering serious head injuries in a rock fall in north yorkshire. part of a cliff collapsed onto the beach at seaton garth in staithes yesterday where it's thought the girl was on holiday. part of the beach remains cordoned off, as caroline davies reports. ambulances and emergency helicopters called to a tragic incident. those out for a day at the beach can only watch as rescuers run to help. the emergency services were called yesterday at 4:18pm after a section of the cliff fell here at seaton garth in north yorkshire. the falling rocks hit a nine—year old girl, calling her doll miguel diaz—canel mac causing her serious head injuries. despite the rescuers‘

efforts, she died here at the scene. it has shocked this holiday village. they said there had been an incident on the beach and that‘s all we know. tragic thing to happen, isn't it, really? a place like this, it's bad. the girl was thought to be on holiday with her family. the girl was thought to be on holiday with herfamily. they‘re being supported by specialist trained officers. at this time of year, this beach would be humming with people. now it‘s empty, closed by the police as the investigation into what happened here continues. caroline davies, bbc news. the value of the pound has tumbled against the dollar meaning bad news for anyonejetting off on holiday in the next few months. victoria has got all the details. we had an interest rate rise, that normally pushes the pound up? good morning, that‘s right. ordinarily if you have an interest rate rise, the value of the pound gets shored up but what‘s been going on is people are concerned about what‘s going on with the uk economy more generally.

were really really open as an economy and that means we‘re always judged by virtue of what else is going on in the rest of the world —— we‘re going on in the rest of the world —— we‘ re really really. going on in the rest of the world —— we‘re really really. when it comes to britain as a brexit cloud hanging over the future of the uk, no one knows what deal we will get if we get any deal at all, and that‘s pushing the value of the pound lower against a basket of currencies. this is what we‘ve been getting at the moment when it comes to the value of the pound against the euro, but you don‘t get that right if you go to heathrow and you‘re going to the bureau did change and you‘re looking to get your currency for your holiday, you‘re getting less than 1 euro to £1 at the moment —— europa shanshan. when it comes to the dollar it‘s pretty much the same. that number is as low as it has been for a year. if you‘re on holiday and you‘re trying to buy things abroad, imports, foreign currencies, beers for example on the met, those will be more expensive this time round. it's be more expensive this time round. it‘s a concern for holidaymakers ——

med. but it means exports are more valuable. if you‘re a business and exporting to the rest of the world, good news for you at the moment. because it is cheaper for others to buy our goods. exactly. victoria, thank you. the results of an independent investigation into historic child sex abuse at two roman catholic boarding schools during the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s will be published today. the english benedictine monasteries at ampleforth in north yorkshire and downside in somerset have apologised for past failings. the report is based on evidence given at public hearings in december. ryanair has said it will cancel about one in six of its flights tomorrow because of strikes by its pilots taking place in germany, ireland, sweden and belgium. 400 flights are currently affected, more than half of them between germany and the uk. unions are taking the action in an ongoing row about pay and conditions. regular physical activity three to five times a week is the optimal amount for improving mental well—being according to research published in the medical journal the lancent. more than one million people

took part in a study in the united states which found that all types of activity, including housework and mowing the lawn were found to be positive but overdoing things was counter—productive. our health reporter, laura foster, has more. it‘s long been known that exercise keeps the body healthy, and now we‘re really beginning to learn more about the effect it has on the mind. switch. new research, which surveyed more than a million people, found that those who exercised said they suffered from poor mental health less often than those who didn‘t. it‘ss one of the reasons people come to this running cloud in didsbury. go, go, go, go, go! feel really good coming away from it. so no matter how your day's been, you know, if you push yourself, you're going to be happy at the end of it. exercise in general is the best way by far for me to destress. it gives me a lot of freedom and confidence, and it‘s helped me get over a lot of depression. the strength of the impact was also linked to linked to how much time was spent exercising. the biggest reduction in poor mental health came when people exercised for between half an hour

to an hour at a time. if you exercised for an hour and a half, you‘d still see and improvement, but it would be smaller. but the survey suggests there can be such a thing as too much exercise. being active for more than three hours a day was associated with worse mental health than not exercising at all. but does being inactive lead to poorer mental health, or does poorer mental health mean you‘re less likely to get active? at this point, experts can‘t determine which one causes the other. laura foster, bbc news. if you‘ve ever found yourself watching the oscars, thinking you‘ve never heard of half the winning films, then a new category could be of interest. the academy is introducing an outstanding achievement in popularfilm award. it means movies which are popular with cinema—goers but less so with critics will be more likely to win an oscar. the changes will take effect from february next year. those are the main stories. sally is

here with the sport. i‘m going to start the sport like this today. why is that? look behind you. that is the mood for the day. a great action shot. best breast stroke in britain, in europe. his technique is so beautiful to watch. —— stroker. when they do the slo—mo, he is fabulous. peaty‘s third gold at these european championships came in the 50m breaststroke. he‘s now set a new championship record in all three of his events so far. great britain are currently second in the medal table. and at the athletics in berlin, tim duckworth finished outside the medals in the decathlon having led for eight of the ten disciplines events. it‘s his first major championship, though, and he ran a personal best in the1,500m. chelsea have paid a world record

fee for a goalkeeper, giving athletic bilbao £71 pounds for kepa arriza balaga. that‘s also a club record fee. thibaut courtois is moving to real madrid. the premier league transfer window closes at 5pm this afternoon. and surrey batsman ollie pope will make his first appearance for england in the second test against india at lord‘s. he replaces dawid malan and he‘ll bat at number four. england are 1—0 up in the series. quite a place to make your debut! thanks, sally, see you in a moment. we are talking to laura kenny later? i can‘t wait to see her, it‘s been awhile since she‘s been here and she‘s always cheeky and good fun and refreshingly normal for someone so brilliant. so successful, she's

doing really well. i'm looking forward to that, one of the highlights of the morning. word definitely. you are watching breakfast from bbc news. the headlines: the us is to impose sanctions on russia over the nerve agent attack in salisbury in which a former russian agent and his daughter were poisoned. a nine—year—old girl has died after rocks fell from a cliff 2 at a beach in seaton garth in north yorkshire. eve ryo ne everyone has joined us everyone hasjoined us back in the studio on the sofa. let‘s look at the front pages. the times leading on our top story with the us decision to impose sanctions on russia after the nerve agent attack ona russia after the nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter in salisbury. the front page of the daily express: this is all to do with winter and people not having enough money to

pay for their bills during the winter. boris johnson‘s pay for their bills during the winter. borisjohnson‘s remarks on the burqa continue to dominate the headlines. the daily mail is reporting the tories are at war over this row, with many calling for him to apologise or lose the tory whip, effectively lose membership of the party. the guardian picking up on what victoria was saying earlier, the pound against the dollar, and the pound against the dollar, and the problems there. the most read on the problems there. the most read on the bbc news website this morning, sad news for australian golfer jarrod lyle, who has died of cancer and 36. in the last couple of weeks he said he would stop fighting it and let nature ta ke he would stop fighting it and let nature take its course. he has left behind two children i think, two young girls. very nice man, started late as a professional, in his late teens and he was diagnosed really early on as well. late teens when he

was first diagnosed and the cancer came back again and then came back again and it was a few days ago last week he released a statement saying i‘ve had enough of the treatment, wa nt to i‘ve had enough of the treatment, want to stop, want to go home and be with my kids because he was being treated away from them. that‘s the desperately sad news overnight that we‘ve had. his wife has released a statement on his behalf in the last hour or so. obviously he went home and was with his family and had those last few days with his family in peace and quiet at home but a huge piece of sad news for the golfing world. sad news and condolences to his family and friends. victoria, you‘re looking at the papers this morning? yes. we talked about interest rate rises and the pound not benefiting from them at the moment. we mentioned it this morning initially, charlie, but we can go back. this is the guardian, lots of people are concerned about

what‘s going on with the pound. the pound is now pretty much at a one—year low against the dollar and it has also sunk against the euro, a nice graphic to show what happened. on the 17th of april it was up here and it has gone all the way down here. there are those fears about no deal, liam fox over the weekend said he thought there was a 60/40 chance they would be no deal and mark khalid, the governor of the bank, said he thought the chances of a no deal were uncomfortably high when he put up interest rates and that‘s put a cloud of uncertainty over the future of the pound —— mark carney. you go into the doctor‘s surgery, chatting about your general health, they ask how much do you drink on average? everybody lies. that is what this is all about, the extent of the lies. what gps now do is just double whatever you say in order to

make their calculations. the worst offenders are younger women apparently. they are showing the greatest disparity between what they actually drink and what they say they drink. the only person you can believe is a teetotaller. if you are teetotal then that‘s it. all of us like to think, if you do partake in the drink, we don‘t drink as much as we do. it is human instinct. if you doa we do. it is human instinct. if you do a food diary, i don't know if you have ever done that, it's interesting because you don't realise how much you can seem, food and drink. the truth isn't necessarily worth knowing, victoria! i want to show you a story on the back page of the daily express about tommy fleetwood, the golfer, whose winnings at the open were mistakenly paid to tommy fleetwood, the pro golfer from florida.

paid to tommy fleetwood, the pro golferfrom florida. £190,000 is what he should have got, he finished 12th at carnoustie, but instead of crediting him, the two accredited golfer from florida, and crediting him, the two accredited golferfrom florida, and i love this quote from the american tommy fleetwood‘s friend who says he was with him and he shouted holy smoke, i have just had with him and he shouted holy smoke, i havejust had $154,000 paid into my bank account. i love that. he came forward and said there has been a mistake, you have given me a load of cash here. it is not like in show business, where people change their name, so you don‘t have two performers with the same... so you don‘t have a clash, and you don‘t get confused. i have got another one. dina asher—smith, the times has done a piece analysing why she is so good, there are loads of reasons. good of —— good at handling pressure. one of the reasons they say she is running so fast at the

moment is because she trains for the 100 and 200m, but also they are talking about her upper body balance. her strength is all in her legs. some sprinters overtrained and train the top of their body too much. she powers with her legs, so therefore her technique is better and she runs in a more aerodynamic way. that's where you have been going wrong, charlie. overtraining? bulky up here. never miss leg day. going wrong, charlie. overtraining? bulky up here. never miss leg daylj will rethink my training programme between now and tomorrow. we can all between now and tomorrow. we can all be inspired by her. what is that marvellous picture you have got there? is pictured here, it is in a couple of the papers, a firenado, which i had never heard of before, it isa which i had never heard of before, it is a column of fire, and this is a plastic factory in derbyshire, no one injured. it looks very dramatic. a very rare phenomenon. was it because of the factory? ayr no, the

combination of the cool air entering the top of the hot air, and it causes us the top of the hot air, and it causes us world similar to how a tornado is formed. a mixture of cold and hotair, tornado is formed. a mixture of cold and hot air, and tornado is formed. a mixture of cold and hotair, and it tornado is formed. a mixture of cold and hot air, and it creates this kind of plume up the middle, very rare. when did that happen? i think this was a fire which started on monday, it took a couple of days to put out, but they have just captured this moment and it doesn‘t happen very often. carol is at rhs wisley for us this morning, where they‘re celebrating the year of the marigold. look at that. that is beautiful. aren‘t they beautiful? you are quite right. iam aren‘t they beautiful? you are quite right. i am at rhs wisley, and it is the year of the marigold, and they are absolutely beautiful. there are 140 varieties here. they are testing the plants‘ health, performance and whether india is, and they actually thrive in extremely hot conditions, which isjust as thrive in extremely hot conditions, which is just as well because that is what we have had. if you are coming here as a visitor you can vote for which one of these

marigolds is your favourite. vote for which one of these marigolds is yourfavourite. they are getting a bit of a drink this morning. it is a bit of a damp start, as it is across other parts of the south—east in particular. the forecast for today is one of sunshine and showers. we have some heavy rain coming in to the south—east, and i know some of us will greatly welcome that. you can see what is happening on our pressure chart. we have a front moving east, with the circles in the triangles on it. we are pumping up all this rain from france and some of that is going to be heavy. it is already coming in and it is likely to be, we think, from portsmouth to the wash and all points east as we go through the course of the day. as we mentioned, some of that will be heavy. it is a cold start were some of us, the temperature is only two degrees in aberdeenshire, but quite a bit of cloud for some. the cloud will break, we will see the showers coming in and in between there will be some sunshine. the driest weather todayis be some sunshine. the driest weather today is likely to be across north—east england. also east and park of scotland and parts of the

midlands. no heat wave, temperatures today are way down on what we have been used to, for some they are below average for the time of year. as we head through the evening and overnight, all that rain in the south—east starts to move off to scandinavia, where it is going to prove to be problematic. many of the showers will fade. we have some clear skies and it is going to be another cool night. you can see the temperatures in towns and cities. in rural areas they will be even lower than this, particularly the further north that you do travel. then in the tomorrow, well, tomorrow‘s forecast is one of sunshine and showers. the showers coming into the west, being pushed across by weather front towards the east. some of them will be heavy, particularly in scotla nd will be heavy, particularly in scotland and northern ireland, with the odd rumble of thunder, but in between there will be some sunshine around as well. temperatures, again, around as well. temperatures, again, around about average for the time of year. then as we get into saturday, our big headache begins, because i have been talking all week about this area of low pressure. its

trackers changed once again. it is a bit further south than we thought it was going to be yesterday, and it is going to bring in some heavy rain from the south—west, heading north eastwards through the course of the day. the driest conditions will be the further north and the further east that you do travel. if you are wondering why this is causing us so many problems, it is because at the moment we have the low pressure which is out in the atlantic. we also have the remnants of ex— tropical storm debbie. all that energy is getting caught up and interfering with the jet stream. as yet, the jetstream interfering with the jet stream. as yet, thejetstream hasn‘t meandered like this. when it meanders like this it picks up high and low pressure. it is going to pick up low pressure. it is going to pick up low pressure and push it across our shores, but just exactly pressure and push it across our shores, butjust exactly where that low pressure is going to end is what is giving us the real headache. we know it is coming our way, but the timing and the positioning of it is up timing and the positioning of it is up to question, because if you remember at the beginning of the week, we had it further south, the middle of the week further north, and now it has come further south again. so watch this space, but we are expecting some rain. thank you

very much. public services in northamptonshire face drastic cuts if the county council is to be saved from financial collapse, that‘s the warning from councillors preparing for an emergency meeting today. it‘s the first local authority to self—impose emergency spending controls in 20 years, but a report from the national audit office warns others could soon follow suit. our reporter, fiona lamdin, has been to somerset where the county council is also facing difficult choices. three different communities, all living in somerset, all desperately worried about potential cuts. we started the day with siobhan and her four—year—old son. he has dwarfism. somerset has been their home for the last 14 years, but they are so worried about the funding cuts, they have just moved to neighbouring dorset. i was worried about him going to school, and the level of support that he was going to be able to get there. and i could see services down the pipeline were

going to diminish, and i thought i can‘t take that risk. i am going to have to move now before it happens. just too tee miles from the park is cou nty just too tee miles from the park is county hall, where all these funding decisions are made. do you actually useit? decisions are made. do you actually use it? of course i do. i believe i have a responsibility to lead, and i think that is what myjob is. have a responsibility to lead, and i think that is what my job is. they have projected an overspend of 12 million pounds until the end of march next year. in somerset, we've got a number of problems, additional problems. a large number of retired people, older people, we‘ve got a lot of children in our care, and getting older, with more complex needs. so we‘ve got some real strains on our finances, needs. so we‘ve got some real strains on ourfinances, and we don‘t doubt that at all. strains on ourfinances, and we don't doubt that at all. but somerset aren‘t alone. northamptonshire is the first to admit financial disaster, and it is estimated that one in ten larger authorities in england are draining their reserves. in the most recent year, something of the order of £1

billion was taken by councils out of their reserves. and of course, for a number of councils they are just spending money that is in the bank, saved for a rainy day. they are having to use it, and you can only use it once. next stop on our somerset road trip, a pool which is used every month by over 2000 residents, though it is shutting in two weeks‘ time. residents, though it is shutting in two weeks' time. well, in 2011 i was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in my spine and pelvis, and my quality of life was quite minimal. i couldn‘t walk far, i couldn‘t do much. since i started coming here, to years ago, and joined in the aqua fit classes, it has just joined in the aqua fit classes, it hasjust made such joined in the aqua fit classes, it has just made such a difference. joined in the aqua fit classes, it hasjust made such a differencelj walked hasjust made such a difference.” walked here every day, and then i go to make swimming, and if this pool closes i won't be able to get here, because my mum doesn't drive. they are calling an emergency meeting tonight to mobilise the town. we would give our time, free time to help run it. we would do the painting, we would do the cleaning,

we would do anything it takes to keep it going. and finally, through the gorge to cheddar, to meet those fighting to save their 40—year—old library. to hear the town library might close, i am just absolutely shocked, because it is almost like, you know, i pay taxes, and having a library isjust one you know, i pay taxes, and having a library is just one of the absolute must, as a parent. they are just one of 15 libraries under threat. in an age where there is no money, communities may be forced to find solutions, if they want to keep their services from closing. something worth discussing. let us know your thoughts, perhaps your local authorities are going through similar difficulties. still to come on breakfast: chef nisha katona gave up a successful legal career to become a self—confessed curry evangelist. she will be here in the studio to share some secrets of the indian kitchen. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc

london news, i‘m sara orchard. a london nhs trust has apologised over the way it wrongly dismissed a nurse who then died after setting himself on fire outside kensington palace. 41—year—old amin abdullah was sacked from his job at charing cross hospital in 2015. today, an independent investigation has concluded he was wrongly dismissed. imperial college healthcare nhs trust has said sorry and says it is overhauling it is disciplinary process. network rail is using a helicopter fitted with a thermal imaging camera to tackle frequent problems on the main line between london waterloo and the south coast. the crew is able to identify hot spots where electrical equipment is overheating, which track workers on the ground might not be able to notice. the aim is to catch failures before they happen, so damaged equipment can be replaced before causing disruption to passengers. that, gentlemen, is a hot pork

switch. that is... supplies electrical power to the third rail. just underneath the flyover, it looks like another... yes, it is another hook switch. you can see that as glowing, so we need to get that as glowing, so we need to get that inspected fairly quickly. a cat that was once a stray has become a local celebrity in south london and is now being immortalised with her own gargoyle. she used to hunt for scraps at borough market for being adopted ten years ago by southwark cathedral. since then she has met the queen, has her own merchandise and is now considered an asset to the community. let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. on the tubes this morning, there are severe delays on the central, metropolitan and piccadilly lines. on the roads, there‘s northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach, it‘s slow from the woolwich road flyover. in wandsworth, the a3 west hill is closed in both directions today

between the a205 upper richmond road and portinscale road for ongoing gas works. let‘s have a check on the weather now, with rich davis. good morning. well, it looks like it is going to be a fairly wet one today. certainly starting off quite cloudy, with a few patches of rain around through the course of this morning. but as we head through to lunchtime and later on this afternoon, you can see that that rain becomes a bit more persistent and could turn heavy at times. saying a little bit dry towards the west. the further is you go, it‘s looking like it could be fairly wet through most of today. temperatures up through most of today. temperatures up at19 through most of today. temperatures up at 19 celsius, so it is feeling just a little bit cooler as well. now, as we make our way through to this evening, chance of seeing a bit more rain around through the first pa rt more rain around through the first part of the night but eventually that rain will clear away and it will be mainly dry and quite clear through to the early hours of tomorrow morning. with temperatures down to 10 celsius overnight, it is going to be feeling much cooler, and a cooler the things through friday. it isa a cooler the things through friday. it is a story of sunshine and

showers through most of friday, and across the weekend, while it looks like it is fairly dry with some sunshine, there is the chance we could see some more rain a little bit later on through saturday. as we head into next week, things are eventually turning a little bit dry, a bit brighter, and of course a bit warmer as well. 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 is back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. we‘ll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning: the basalt columns at giant‘s causeway in northern ireland have inspired visitors for centuries. we‘ll discuss complaints that tourists are being made to pay to see the stones, when in fact they are on a free, public right of way. she only returned to cycling in march after the birth of her first child and has already picked up gold in the team pursuit and elimination race at the european championships. laura kenny will be here in the studio.

after making her name in downton abbey, catherine steadman will be here to tell us about her first novel, which inspired hollywood a—lister reese witherspoon so much she‘s already bought the tv rights! good morning, here‘s a summary of today‘s main stories from bbc news: the united states has announced new sanctions against russia following its alleged role in the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter in salisbury. sergei and yulia skripal were targeted with a nerve agent in march, but later made a full recovery. the home secretary, sajid javid, has welcomed the move to impose sanctions tweeting that russia‘s use of chemical weapons has been reckless and would not go unchallenged. later we‘ll be speaking to a former us intelligence officer about what this means for us and uk relations with russia. that‘s at 6:40am. a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering serious head injuries in a rock fall in north yorkshire. part of a cliff collapsed onto the beach at seaton garth in staithes yesterday where it‘s

thought the girl was on holiday. part of the beach remains cordoned off. this might concern you if you‘re jetting off on holiday over the next few weeks. the pound has fallen below $1.29 for the first time in almost a year. it‘s also hit a nine—month low against the euro, and is lower against the yen and swiss franc. the recent rise in uk interest rates has failed to push up the value of sterling. there is some good news, though, a lower pound often gives a boost to our exports. the results of an independent investigation into historic child sex abuse at two roman catholic boarding schools during the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s will be published today. the english benedictine monasteries at ampleforth in north yorkshire and downside in somerset have apologised for past failings. the report is based on evidence given at public hearings in december. our news correspondent, richard lister, reports. good morning, everyone. over two months last year, the independent

enquiry into child sexual abuse, held hearings into historical abuse at two roman catholic schools. did you ever consider telling the police? i considered the possibility but, again, it was rumoured. father leo chamberlain, the headmaster of ampleforth school in yorkshire during the 19905 was a student there during the 19605 and ‘705. that was a period when father piers gra nt—ferris was abusing boys in ampleforth‘s prep school. he was jailed for two years in 2006 after admitting 20 assaults. another monk from ampleforth, gregory carroll, on the right, was jailed in 2005 for offences against boys there. police say their enquiry exposed three other paedophiles at the school but they‘d already died. the other school focused on by the enquiry is downside, near bath. six monks here either assaulted

children or viewed abuse images between 1960 and the early 20005. one was richard white, who was given a five—year sentence in 2012. both schools say considerable reforms have been put in place since the abuse scandals and safeguarding children in their care is paramount. but, today, the enquiry‘s chair is expected to rebuke the roman catholic church for failing to tackle the problem years earlier. richard lister, bbc news. ryanair has said it will cancel about one in six of its flights tomorrow because of strikes by its pilots taking place in germany, ireland, sweden and belgium. 400 flights are currently affected, more than half of them between germany and the uk. unions are taking the action in an ongoing row about pay and conditions.

regular physical activity three to five times a week is the optimal amount for improving mental well—being according to research published in the medical journal the lancent. more than one million people took part in a study in the united states which found that all types of activity, including housework and mowing the lawn were found to be positive but overdoing things was counter—productive. this is astonishing, you explain the hotairand the this is astonishing, you explain the hot air and the cold air causing a firenado in a factory. very rare, caught on camera is there. it was at a plastics factory. firefighters have been tackling it sends only on tuesday. the explanation is cool air enters the top of hot air and that causes what they call this swirl. what it looks like, as you can see,

isa what it looks like, as you can see, is a tornado but it is a fire tornado. that got as high as 50 feet, 50 metres. it is quite mesmerising. no one was injured, although clearly lots of damage done. no damage done to adam peaty‘s reputation at the moment, he is doing so well. he is doing plenty of damage in the pool, he said last night in the final he was only swimming ata night in the final he was only swimming at a 9.5 out of ten, execution was good but it wasn‘t even his best. he was surprised when he broke the record, great night for him in the pool. adam peaty‘s third gold came in the 50m breaststroke, and he set yet another championship record, that‘s three records in three events. he‘s now the most successful british swimmer in european competition, with 11 titles and he‘s going for another today, in the 100m medley relay. chill out, rested down, get massage, going to absorb that but not too

much. on going to enjoy all this after i‘ve finished but i‘ve still got to do a job tomorrow, my emotional level has to get down to neutral. three golds, but yeah, it‘s good. over in the diving pool in edinburgh, grace reid and ross haslam won silver in the mixed synchronised 3—metre springboard. a great result considering they were competing together for only the second time. at the athletics in berlin, britain‘s tim duckworth led for eight of the ten events in the decathlon but he finished down in fifth. it was his first major competition, though, and he said a top five finish had been his aim. with the premier league transfer window closing at 5pm clock this afternoon, chelsea have been splashing the cash. they‘ve paid a world record fee for a goalkeeper, giving athletic bilbao £71 million for kepa arriza balaga. that‘s also a club record fee. he replaces thibaut courtois, who has signed for real madrid. celtic manager brendan rodgers said

they were still in a really good position in the champions league despite a 1—1 draw at home to aek athens. callum mcgregor put celtic ahead but an equaliser for the greeks means the scottish champions have to score in next week‘s away leg in order to make the last qualifying round. england need just a point from their final group game at the under 20 women‘s world cup to make the quarter—finals. they drew 1—1 with brazil yesterday, georgia stanway putting england ahead from the penalty spot before brazil snatched a point late in injury time. staying with the youngsters... 20—year—old ollie pope will make his england debut in the second test against india at lord‘s. he replaces dawid malan and he‘ll bat at number four, despite having only played 15 first—class matches for surrey. england are 1—0 up in the series. the final golf major of the year gets underway at the belrive country club

in missouri later. the uspga championship was the last major rory mcilroy won four years ago. and despite that he says he‘s going into the competition in good shape. wigan warriors legend shaun edwards will return to the super league club as head coach in 2020. edwards won every available honour over a 14—year playing career with wigan. he‘ll take over after fulfilling his commitment as wales‘ defence coach at next year‘s rugby world cup. i‘m sure lots of people are very happy to be hearing that news. we‘ll be speaking to the olympic gold—medallist laura kenny later. but, there‘s someone in the studio who is also quite talented on another kind of bike, a motorbike. have a look at this. who do you think this might be? mike busheu who do you think this might be? mike bushell doing one of his daring deeds, doing a wheelie. it's not me, i‘m on the back of the bike that ron haslam is riding. are we not going

to see that again? you are participating in a wheelie.” to see that again? you are participating in a wheelie. i am sitting... iam participating in a wheelie. i am sitting... i am a by—sitter should we save. look at that! 130 mph -- should we say. were you scared? loved every minute of it. are you going to get a motorbike? it's not going to get a motorbike? it's not going down well in the family. i had a scooter one time, too tricky to drive around town, but i loved that, i would go again. where was that? donnington. i liked the sound effect, the little ding, that was nice, shall we see it again? we can hear the nice, shall we see it again? we can hearthe ding in nice, shall we see it again? we can hear the ding in slo—mo. naga very fa st hear the ding in slo—mo. naga very fast on a motorbike. just to point it out. ding! it is like a quiz show. how did we get the ding? is it

someone show. how did we get the ding? is it someone with a little glass? we have to use it more often. it is the sound affects person. 0h, then, yes! thanks, sally, see you later. —— then. more on our top story now. fresh sanctions are to be imposed on russia over its alleged role in the poisoning of a former russian double agent in salisbury. the move by the us intelligence services has been welcomed by the uk. let‘s speak now to fomer us intelligence officer don bramer, who joins us from new york. thank you for talking to us on brea kfast thank you for talking to us on breakfast this morning, good to have you with us. why have these sanctions being imposed now, what‘s taken so long? because this attack took place a few months ago. well, the attack happened in march and if you remember back then, there was a multilateral approach expelling diplomats, closing the consulate in washington state here in the us.- that time we weren‘t sure, we haven‘t traced the agent and now we

haven‘t traced the agent and now we have confirmation to show moscow that we are serious that this kind of activity won‘t be allowed on us soil or the soil of our allies. no reaction as yet from donald trump about this, it seems to be a state department move. what does that tell you? i think that's the proper thing to do here, pompeo, as the secretary, this is his responsibility. any sanction is signed off by the white house, it is the secretary doing his job and it‘s the secretary doing his job and it‘s the right action to take. isn't it unusual we‘ve had no comment from donald trump about this? it's still a bit early, let‘s see what the morning tweets have to say. do you expect some comment? i‘ll tell you why i‘m asking, and it‘s obvious, we‘ve seen a lot of good relationships being formed between him and president putin, recent meetings. this seems to have almost come out of the blue. i think it was unexpected, especially, as you say, coming out of this past meeting in helsinki

helsinki with president putin and the president. we don‘t know what went on in those meetings. for those critics who said the president might be getting a bit too friendly with moscow, i think this puts things backin moscow, i think this puts things back in check. actually i was just as surprised as everyone else but it‘s the right sign. you look at the popularity of vladimir putin over the last two months, it is declining rapidly. the economy in the soviet union is declining. it‘s a good step, i‘m optimistic and i think it‘s a good way to go. step, i‘m optimistic and i think it's a good way to go. you think these sanctions will have an impact on the russian economy? the biggest thing where they will have an impact is when you look at where they are targeted, state owned enterprises and state—owned organisations, so they will affect the economy but more so they will affect the government and its operations. i was very pleased to say the sanctions do not apply to us foreign aid when it comes to agriculture and things of that nature. what is the proposed

impact of these sanctions? what happens? now the sanctions are put in place, what is the favoured outcome? the favoured outcome would be that moscow comes forward and they agree to never use these kinds of agents again. how likely is that? it is moscow were talking about, but it sends a clear message that using nerve agents and that kind of antiquated stuff we saw in the cold war is something we shouldn‘t have to worry about, especially when you look at what happened and where it took place, in salisbury! don bramer, former us intelligence officer talking about the fresh sanctions on russia by the us, thank you. let‘s go over to rhs wisley, beautiful scenes, carol is in amongst the flowers. bye for now. beautiful scenes, carol is in amongst the flowers. certainly am, charlie. it is gorgeous, isn‘t it?

it is the year of the marigold, and here they are testing plans‘ health, their performance and whether endurance. there are 140 varieties, and they thrive in extremely hot conditions, which isjust as and they thrive in extremely hot conditions, which is just as well, because that is what we have had of late. and if you visit here, then you are invited to vote for your favourite marigold. they are beautiful, and this morning they are getting a bit of a drink, because we have got some rain here, and we are also seeing some rain in other parts of the uk, coming in across the south—east with a few showers elsewhere. so the forecast for today is one of sunshine and showers, but we have got that rain in the south—east. now, that rain will be heavy, and for some of us, of course, it will also be welcome. what is happening is we have an occlusion in a weather front moving across us, occlusion in a weather front moving across us, that we are sucking up some rain from the near continent, and that is what is coming into the south—east. anywhere from portsmouth towards the wash and all points

east. to the west we have some showers, it is a cloudy start as well. the cloud breaking, sunny spells developing, but showers across scotland and northern ireland could well prove to be heavy later on today. and the driest conditions today are likely to be across eastern scotland, north—east england, and also a large chunk of the midland is not affected by the rain affecting the south—east. it is going to be a much cooler day to day than we have been used to, especially the further south that you travel. it has been a cooler start. last night the temperatures in aberdeenshire fell to two degrees. as we go through the evening and overnight period, as we lose that rain from the south—east, you will notice the wind will start to pick up. many of the showers will fade and it is going to be another cool night, especially the further north you travel and especially if you are in a rural area. the temperatures you can see indicate what you can expect in towns and cities. tomorrow we start off on a mostly dry note in the east. we will have showers already in the west, and asa have showers already in the west, and as a front comes in it will push

the showers a bit further east through the course of the day. again, across parts of scotland and northern ireland they could prove to be heavy with the odd rumble of thunder. and temperatures tomorrow up thunder. and temperatures tomorrow up the roundabout 20 degrees. then as we get into saturday, how headaches began. we will have an area of low pressure coming our way from the atlantic. this is what we now think the track is going to be, coming in from the south—west and pushing north eastwards. so the further north and east that you are, the dry out the weather is likely to be. however, that could change. it has been changing all week, and if you are wondering why at this late stage we do not know what the weather is doing on saturday yet, it is because it is complicated. what is because it is complicated. what is happening as we have an area of low pressure in the atlantic. we also in the north atlantic have the re m na nts of also in the north atlantic have the remnants of ex— tropical storm debbie. that is producing a lot of energy which will get tangled up in the jet stream. the jet stream is what drives our weather, and often it can be flat, often it can meander like that. and recently we have had

all the hot weather because it has been north of us. so when it meanders like that, when it is in the debt, it will pick up low pressure. and that is what is going to happen, but because of all this energy, we don‘t know exactly where thatjetstream energy, we don‘t know exactly where that jetstream is energy, we don‘t know exactly where thatjetstream is going to be, to the north or the south of us. that is the headache. so basically we need to give the jet stream a little bit of a lift to get rid of that dip. yes, it is a double-edged sword, because some of us really do wa nt sword, because some of us really do want rain. others of us enjoy the sunshine. i say rain at night and sunshine. i say rain at night and sunshine during the day. yes, me too. and victoria is going to talk to i lets. could customers spending a penny help companies make pounds? it might sound a little bit far—fetched, but there is a strong case to be made for businesses letting people use their facilities. we have lost a third of our public toilets since 2000, and a campaign has been launched by the british toilet association to encourage companies to open up theirs.

you know it is august, don‘t you? so could it really help keep firms flush? jayne mccubbin has been out and about — to find out your views on loos. do you know where there is a loo around you ? do you know where there is a loo around you? no. sorry, i don't. urbas. it is not obvious, then, where they are. well, the councils just don't find them any more, do they? we have lost about 30% of our public toilets. needless to say it has been touch and go at times. absolutely, yes. there are some nasty ones, from the basics of staff not being flushed, so you have to flush it yourself, or it can be sort of smeared on the wall. stopped! reckless kelly! some horrible to use. i think most restaurants will let you get in, especially above. do

you visit places you have not paid? without spending a penny to spend a penny? your weezer always legit? you could do it, but really it is not legitimate, is it? —— wees. people need wees. how great was she? with me now is self—confessed toilet obsessive iain stewart, from caledonia washrooms. good morning to you. the papers have been full of stories about how the high street is faltering. i know you love a good loo. but can it really be the answer to all of our problems, a good loo?” be the answer to all of our problems, a good loo? ithink businesses can really work a lot harder to get people to come in, and making toilets available to the public is certainly one way of doing that. surely people only rush into public toilets when they are really desperate. they are a captive audience, so to speak. so what is the incentive for businesses to really invest in their facilities?

well, know your customers. if you areafamily well, know your customers. if you are a family oriented business you really want to have toilets that attract families. parents know that children need to go to the toilets, so installing a child friendly handrail, for example, can make a huge difference. and parents know where to go, and they will look for that business to take their child to. jayne picked up on it, the issue around free riders and people p°ppin9 around free riders and people popping in for a free wee. are they a lost cause? not really. why not ta ke a lost cause? not really. why not take advantage of toilets and advertise them? you know your target audience, why not advertise to them while they are in there? what kind of advertising seems to work? well, it could be about special offers in the store, it could be about events or anything coming up in the future. there are all sorts of advertisements. all staff for the local area, ok. what are they doing abroad? i hear they local area, ok. what are they doing abroad? i hearthey are local area, ok. what are they doing abroad? i hear they are doing quite abroad? i hear they are doing quite a roaring trade in germany through their loose. in public toilets

overseas, people will pay to use the toilet, but what they will do then is that toilet voucher will then become voucher they can spend in their local business. you can spend at 30p or30 their local business. you can spend at 30p or 30 cents or whatever it might be, and then you are spending money in local businesses, and maybe thatis money in local businesses, and maybe that is something local authorities should really look to do across the whole of the uk, to try and keep some of these public toilets open. so what is going on at the moment? we were talking about how 39% have disappeared since 2000. are they looking to open more? are we going to see any reversal in this? councils are being squeezed budget wise, so one of the first things to go tends to be public conveniences, they tend to be difficult to upkeep, difficult to clean, they are in out of the way locations and people don‘t want to go walking through a park to get to a public toilet. they arejust park to get to a public toilet. they are just not where they need to be, which is right on the high street. and they are expensive to maintain, aren‘t they? what are your top tips when it comes to boosting your bottom—line? and that is the last

time, i promise. really, if you clea n time, i promise. really, if you clean toilets every day, readily, it is easy to maintain —— last pun. it is easy to maintain —— last pun. it is when you don‘t look after them that they tend to go down the path, if you will excuse the expression. toilet of excessive. we all are. -- toilet obsessive. the dramatic cliffs at giant‘s causeway in northern ireland are one of only four natural world heritage sites in britain. for centuries, the columns have inspired artists and poets, but are now at the centre of a row over whether tourists are being charged to see the stones. the national trust disputes claims that its signs surrounding the tourist hotspot are misleading, as emma vardy reports. this geological wonder attracted more than a million visitors last year. legend has it the causeway was once the domain of warring giants. todayit once the domain of warring giants. today it is the focus of a different battle. the site is managed by the

national trust, although the walk down and see the giant‘s causeway is free. but some people believe the national trust signage is designed to make people think they have to pgy- to make people think they have to pay. they are trying to mislead people into thinking that they have to go into the visitors‘ centre to see the giant‘s causeway. the giant‘s causeway is free. it belongs to the people of northern ireland, it is part of our heritage. there are no signs saying giant‘s causeway this way, which is through the tunnel behind me here, which is free, but there are plenty of signs here telling me to go through the visitors‘ centre, where at the moment you have to pay £11.50. signs to the visitors‘ centre emphasise the cost of guided tours. it is not immediately obvious where to go if you just want to take the public footpath. and it is small print like this that has got some people even more annoyed. this says access onto the giant‘s causeway stones is by permission of the national trust. we just came down here, but we wouldn‘t have known it was for free. it looks like you have to have a guided tour,

and only because somebody in our party had been here before that we knew that we could just walk down here. i would knew that we could just walk down here. iwould have knew that we could just walk down here. i would have paid. we were told that we had to have tickets, and to be able to show the tickets when we came down, and it was worth it. you know, you are expecting to pay for it. the local council has become so concerned it has launched an investigation to determine whether parts in the area which are managed by the national trust can have their status changed. signage at the entrance to the giant‘s causeway tells the public that they are using these paths with the permission of the national trust, but it is in law that this path from the entrance to the giant‘s causeway to the stones is in fact and asserted public right of way. an investigation establishes that all of the past must be asserted as public rights of way. this signage must be removed. the national trust denies that the signs on the way down here are misleading. it says it has made sure that the public right of way is formally noted on the

public register, despite some suspicions, the trust says there are no intentions to start charging for access to the giant‘s causeway in the future. we are all about access asa the future. we are all about access as a conservation charity, and currently we allow people to access the whole site anyway. we acknowledge, as i say, one public right of way, and we had it registered with land registry at our own expense. so we are absolutely keen on people being able to access the site and use it for free if that is the way they choose to do so. the site and use it for free if that is the way they choose to do som you want to walk down the free, though, it is not well signposted, is it? i believe it is, and we have done what we can to make it as clear as possible. it is on a website. but if you want to come and experience the site, with the visitors‘ experience, that is the best way to do it, we would argue. you can get a guided tour and the audio tour if you want that. the national trust says the costs go to maintaining the site and other sites on the national trust. it wants —— the council wants

the signs made clearer and is determined to fight for legal certainty so that visitors can continue to walk in the footsteps of giants are free. —— forfree. —— for free. one thing —— forfree. one thing is certain, which is it is stunning. it is absolutely beautiful. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i‘m sara orchard. a london nhs trust has apologised over the way it wrongly dismissed a nurse who then died after setting himself on fire outside kensington palace. 41—year—old amin abdullah was sacked from his job at charing cross hospital in 2015. today, an independent investigation has concluded he was wrongly dismissed. imperial college healthcare nhs trust has apologised and says it is overhauling its disciplinary process. network rail is using a helicopter fitted with a thermal imaging camera to tackle frequent problems on the main line between london waterloo and the south coast. the crew is able to identify hot spots where electrical equipment is overheating, which track workers

on the ground might not be able to notice. the aim is to catch failures before they happen, so damaged equipment can be replaced before causing disruption. that, gentlemen, is a hot hook switch. that is — supplies electrical power to the third rail. just underneath the flyover, there, it looks like another — yes, it‘s another hook switch. you can see that is glowing, so we need to get that inspected fairly quickly. a cat that was once a stray but has become a local celebrity in south london is being immortalised with her own gargoyle. doorkins magnificat used to hunt for scraps at borough market, before being adopted ten years ago by southwark cathedral. since then, she has met the queen and has her own merchandise, and is now considered an asset to the community. let‘s have a look at the travel situation now.

on the tubes this morning, there are severe delays on the central, metropolitan and piccadilly lines. on the roads, there is northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach. it is slow from the woolwich road flyover. in wandsworth, the a3 west hill is closed in both directions today between the a205 upper richmond road and portinscale road for ongoing gas works. let‘s have a check on the weather now, with rich davis. good morning. well, it looks like it‘s going to be a fairly wet one today. certainly starting off quite cloudy, with a few patches of rain around through the course of this morning. but, as we head through to lunchtime and later on this afternoon, you can see that that rain becomes a bit more persistent, and could turn heavy at times, staying a little bit drier towards the west. the further east you go, it‘s looking like it could be fairly wet through most of today. temperatures up at 19 celsius, so it‘s feeling just a little bit cooler, as well. now, as we make our way through to this evening, a chance of seeing a bit more rain around through the first part of the night.

but eventually that rain will clear away, and it will be mainly dry and quite clear through to the early hours of tomorrow morning. with temperatures down to 10 celsius overnight, it is going to be feeling much cooler, and a cooler start to things through friday. it‘s a story of sunshine and showers through most of friday, and across the weekend, whilst it looks like it‘s fairly dry with some sunshine, there is a chance we could see some more rain a little bit later on through saturday. but as we head into next week, things are eventually turning a little bit dry, a bit brighter, and of course, a bit warmer too. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: the us imposes new sanctions on russia over the salisbury novichok attack. a nine—year—old girl is killed after rocks fall from a cliff at a beach in north yorkshire. bad news for holidaymakers as the pound tumbles to its lowest value against the dollar in nearly a year. it‘s another gold for adam peaty in glasgow

and another european championship record as he wins the 50m breaststroke. researchers confirm that excercise is good for our mental health, but they say too much could be damaging. good morning from rhs wisley in woking, where we are surrounded by beautiful marigolds, which are getting a drink this morning, as many of us because we have sunshine and showers or many, but some rain in the south—east. i‘ll have more details in 15 minutes —— sunshine and showers for many. it‘s thursday the 9th of august. our top story: the united states has announced new sanctions against russia following the poisoning of the former spy sergie skripal and his daughter, yulia, in salisbury. the move was welcomed here by the home secretary, sajid javid, who tweeted that russia‘s use of chemical weapons has been reckless and would not go unchallenged. our washington correspondent, chris buckler, reports.

an attack in the middle of england continues to have consequences for international relationships. and in imposing sanctions, america is making clear that it believes russia used the nerve agent novichok in an attempted assassination here on the streets of salisbury. in the aftermath of the poisoning of the former russian double agent, sergei skripal, and his daughter, yulia, the united states was one of many countries that did take action. it expelled dozens of russian diplomats from the us, including many from its embassy in washington. and since then, members of congress have been pushing for the state department to make a definitive statement that russia had broken international law by using a chemical or biological weapon. in making that determination, sanctions are being automatically imposed that will prevent the sale of some electronics and sensitive technologies to russia. that could put a strain on relationships at a time

when donald trump appears to be trying to reach out to vladimir putin, particularly as a second wave of harsher sanctions will follow unless moscow gives reassurances that it won‘t use chemical weapons again and opens up some sites to inspectors within 90 days. the kremlin is likely to resist that. it continues to deny that it was involved in the attempted murder of sergei skripal and his daughter. however, the us isjust one of more than 20 countries who‘ve taken formal action against russia, and the british government has welcomed what it called the strong international response. chris buckler, bbc news. a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering serious head injuries in a rock fall in north yorkshire. part of a cliff collapsed onto the beach at seaton garth in staithes yesterday where it‘s thought the girl was on holiday. part of the beach remains cordoned off, as caroline davies reports. ambulances and emergency helicopters called to a tragic incident.

those out for a day at the beach can only watch as rescuers run to help. the emergency services were called yesterday around 4:18pm after a section of the cliff fell here at seaton garth in north yorkshire. the falling rocks hit a nine—year old girl, causing her serious head injuries. despite the rescuers‘ efforts, she died here at the scene. it‘s shocked this holiday village. theyjust said there‘s been an incident on the beach and that‘s all we know. tragic thing to happen, isn't it, really? a place like this, it's bad. the girl was thought to be on holiday with herfamily. they‘re being supported by specialist trained officers. at this time of year, this beach would be humming with people. now it‘s empty, closed by the police as the investigation into what happened here continues. caroline davies, bbc news. the value of the pound has tumbled against the dollar meaning

bad news for anyonejetting off on holiday in the next few months. victoria has got all the details. not good news when it comes to the exchange rate. what it means when you have a fall in the pound, it means that imports, things we buy in foreign currencies, including things like beers abroad, your cerveza in spain, for example, they will be more. people have noticed this, if they are going to go into the exchange bureau de change, that‘s the money market rate you would get for £1. you get a similar amount when it comes to the dollar as well, however, the rates we are seeing on screen, they aren‘t the rates you would get in a bureau de change, it is less than that. for £1 you get less tha n is less than that. for £1 you get less than 1 euro at the moment, and we haven‘t seen these levels for about a year. lots of different

things are going on, there‘s two sides to the coin, if you like. one is the fact people have their concerns about the british economy and that‘s weighing of the pound, and that‘s weighing of the pound, and the rest of the world is seeing me in more positive. things like the dollar and the us economy is doing better so that improves its value —— seeming more positive. but the silver lining, there always is one, if you are an exporter, if you‘re sending things are brought to the rest of the world as a business, this is good news if the pound falls because that means your goods abroad compared to the same thing being made by the french, for example, next door, they look a bit cheaper, you look more attractive. so good news for some businesses. victoria, thanks for explaining all that. northamptonshire county councillors will be asked to approve drastic cuts to jobs and services, when they meet this morning. they will be asked to consider a plan to combat a £70 million budget shortfall. the council has already said it‘s likely to have to reduce services for vulnerable adults and children to a legal minimum,

sparking a warning from the children‘s commissioner for england that it could have catastrophic consequences. the results of an independent investigation into historic child sex abuse at two roman catholic boarding schools during the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s will be published today. the english benedictine monasteries at ampleforth in north yorkshire and downside in somerset have apologised for past failings. the report is based on evidence given at public hearings in december. ryanair has said it will cancel about one in six of its flights tomorrow, because of strikes by its pilots taking place in germany, ireland, sweden and belgium. 400 flights are currently affected, more than half of them between germany and the uk. unions are taking the action in an ongoing row about pay and conditions. senators and argentina have voted to reject a bill to allow abortion

within the first 14 weeks of a pregnancy by 38 votes to 31 —— in argentina. they had a late—night debate over the hugely divisive issue. argentina allows abortion in cases of rape or if the woman‘s life is in danger. regular physical activity three to five times a week is the optimal amount for improving mental well—being according to research published in the medical journal the lancent. more than one people took part in a study in the united states which found that all types of activity, including housework and mowing the lawn were found to be positive but overdoing things was counter—productive. our health reporter, laura foster, has more. it‘s long been known that exercise keeps the body healthy, and now we‘re really beginning to learn more about the effect it has on the mind. new research, which surveyed more than a million people, found that those who exercised said they suffered from poor mental health less often than those who didn‘t. it‘ss one of the reasons people come to this running cloud in didsbury. go, go, go, go, go!

feel really good coming away from it. so no matter how your day's been, you know, if you push yourself, you're going to be happy at the end of it. exercise in general is the best way by far for me to destress. it gives me a lot of freedom and confidence, and it‘s helped me get over a lot of depression. the strength of the impact is also linked to linked to how much time was spent exercising. the biggest reduction in poor mental health came when people exercised for between half an hour to an hour at a time. if you exercised for an hour and a half, you‘d still see and improvement, but it would be smaller. but the survey suggests there can be such a thing as too much exercise. being active for more than three hours a day was associated with worse mental health than not exercising at all. but does being inactive lead to poorer mental health, or does poorer mental health mean you‘re less likely to get active? at this point, experts can‘t determine which one causes the other. laura foster, bbc news. if you‘ve ever found yourself

watching the oscars, thinking you‘ve never heard of half the winning films, then a new category could be of interest. the academy is introducing an outstanding achievement in popularfilm award. you have heard all of them, haven‘t you? there's always something you haven‘t heard of and passes you by. it means movies which are popular with cinema—goers but less so with critics will be more likely to win an oscar. the changes will take effect from february next year. there‘s always one that you think, why isn‘t that on the list? it was brilliant, everyone loved it. that's true. there could be up to 13,000 victims of modern slavery in the uk. so what is being done to to stop the people who traffic them? the number of cases referred to the crown prosecution service in england and wales has increased in the last year, but the number of people being charged has fallen slightly.

we can speak now to klara skrivankova from the charity anti—slavery international. good morning, thank you for your time. i wondered what you make of these latest figures about those investigations? good morning. we are certainly pleased to see a rise in the number of cases being referred, and also a rise in the number of people being charged but what we would like to see is a rise in the number of convictions and successful prosecutions because, as you pointed out, the number of estimated victims goes into the tens of thousands, or even more, and the hundreds of convictions we are seeing at the moment don‘t necessarily mean that victims are seeing the perpetrators being brought to justice. we will come back to the figures in a moment but give us a sense of the damage that‘s being by those cases that are

uncovered. a lot of the people who are victims of modern slavery will be affected for life, and the recovery ta kes be affected for life, and the recovery takes a very long time. at the moment, the system that is there to protect victims is really in sufficient. the government currently guarantees only 45 days of support for victims. that makes it difficult for victims. that makes it difficult for people to participate in trials or to be good witnesses if they don‘t know where they‘re going to sleep tomorrow. how can they be prepared to testify in a trial? there is confusion about what modern day slavery is an sometimes this is happening in plain sight, these people aren‘t necessarily hidden? absolutely, the cases that we see are absolutely, the cases that we see a re often absolutely, the cases that we see are often in industries and services we use everyday. we‘ve seen cases in car washes, nail bars but also people in restaurants, people in

working and cleaning and catering. regular industries. it is possible you can walk by someone whose inane a —— who‘s in a situation of slavery without realising it. we would like people to look at our website to see what you can do in your everyday life to help us combat slavery. what you can do in your everyday life to help us combat slaverym that part of the problem? the people in everyday lives might see something or a person in a situation that possibly looks like it‘s not right but is reluctant to come forward with information? that's pa rt forward with information? that's part of the problem. however, it‘s important to highlight that it is really not down to an individual citizen to combat this problem. it‘s very much down to government strategy. at the moment, the government strategy is insufficient. things like cuts to police budgets and to the crown prosecution service have had a significant impact on the ability of the uk to combat this

crime. clearly every case is different but you mentioned earlier on the gap between the referrals, the instances that are brought to the instances that are brought to the attention of the authorities and the attention of the authorities and the gap between that and the number that are ever prosecuted. is there a pattern as to what goes wrong between those two points? yes, there can bea between those two points? yes, there can be a pattern but the important thing to highlight is what we know from the work of antislavery is these cases are extremely complex. often they involve multiple victims, multiple offenders and many of them are international. some of the exa m ples are international. some of the examples that i mentioned in a lot of the reports, and in one of the reports coming out today, cases that involve over 40 defendants, multiple victims, and they can take years to develop and for that, what we need is really good victim protection and

good victim support systems and resources to combat them and if the police have to trawl through tens of thousands of social media messages in eight languages, that is costly, and strapped budgets are making it very difficult to build effective investigations. klara, thank you very much for your time this morning. klara skrivankova from klara. thank you forjoining us. if you wa nt thank you forjoining us. if you want a lovely view of some marigolds, carol is amongst them. glorious colours. good morning, you are not wrong. i am at rhs garden wisley, it is the year of the marigold, and the global use of marigolds include keeping your garden healthy. if you plan the next two tomatoes, it keeps worms away,

and worms can cause stunted growth. marigold petals make egg yolks more vivid, because of the high amounts of yellow pigment in them. this morning these marigolds as well as all the other plants here are getting a bit of a drink, because we have got some light rain at the moment and a fair bit of cloud around as well. the forecast for the whole of the uk is one of sunshine and showers. we have some rain coming into the south—east, some of it is there already. it is going to turn heavier through the course of the day. you can see on the pressure chart wire. this rain is coming in from france, and as we go through the day, the heavy rain will push right across the south—east. for some of us, it will be very welcome. this morning there is quite a bit of dry weather and cloud around, and in the north and the west, we are prone to seeing the showers. in between them, there will be some sunshine developing. the driest and brightest

conditions are likely to be across eastern scotland, north—east england and parts of the midlands. the south—east portion of the country is going to have the rain, from portsmouth to the wash and all points east. temperatures disappointing for this stage in the year, but nonetheless we are looking at between 17 and about 20. as the rain in the south—east pulls away this evening and overnight, the wind will pick up a high debt. many of the showers will also tend to fade, and it is going to be a cool night. last night in aberdeenshire the temperature fell to two degrees. we are looking at similar in rural areas as we go through the course of the night, especially the further north you travel. tomorrow dawns on a largely dry note. there will be some sunshine around, showers in the west will be pushed along by a weather front coming into the west, and they will drift eastwards through the course of the day. some of those across scotland and northern ireland, possibly northern england, could be heavy and thundery at times. temperatures from 17 to 20

or21. on at times. temperatures from 17 to 20 or 21. on saturday, at times. temperatures from 17 to 20 or21. on saturday, if at times. temperatures from 17 to 20 or 21. on saturday, if you have been watching the forecast this week you will notice that this has changed again. it is an area of low pressure in the atlantic which is coming our way and is going to bring some rain with it. now we think it will come in towards the south—west of the uk, and it is going to drift north eastwards. the driest conditions will be across the north and the east, the further north and east that you do travel, for a time at least. but that could change again. at the beginning of the week we had it in this position, in the middle of the week it moved further north, and now we have it coming back south again. it is giving us a real headache, i know that is not much help to you, but we will keep a very close eye on it. thank you very much indeed, it looks absolutely lovely, but good to keep an eye on that, especially with the changing weather. we are getting some news that there has been another earthquake on the island of lombok.

we will bring you more on that as soon as we can get we will bring you more on that as soon as we can get it. of course we had the death toll yesterday, this time yesterday it was around 130. and of course, 20,000 people being forced to leave their homes. we will keep you updated with that news coming through from indonesia. let‘s take a look at some of today‘s front pages. the times is leading with our top story on the us decision to impose sanctions on russia, in response to the nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter in salisbury. the daily express carries a warning from a pensioners‘ campaign group that more expensive energy prices will trigger a rise in winter deaths. borisjohnson‘s remarks on the burka continue to dominate the headlines. the daily mail reports the tories are at war over his comments. and the guardian leads on the fall in the pound against the dollar and the euro. the most read on the bbc news website this morning is the sad news about australian golferjarrod lyle, who has died of cancer at the age of 36. those are the headlines for you from

the newspapers. deciding what to cook for a family with a food allergy or intolerance can be a real challenge. new research suggests we are spending more time in the kitchen making meals to cater for everyone, and it is costing us more money, too. ricky boletto has been finding out more. no dairy, gluten—free options. stay clear of meat and fish. and avoid the eggs. research suggests that today a quarter of households have someone today a quarter of households have someone with either a food allergy or intolerance. i am lactose intolerant, and have been for the past eight years. so i have done have to buy a separate products, separate milk a separate cheese, butter, things like that. so just means an added expense on the shopping bill, really. it is costing

us shopping bill, really. it is costing us around £27 extra each week, on top of the standard shop, to keep eve ryo ne top of the standard shop, to keep everyone happy. those surveys say they are spending on average 2.5 hours in the kitchen every week, making food which meets everyone‘s needs. probably spend about another hour just making sure needs. probably spend about another hourjust making sure i am cooking the right things for everyone. we are spending a bit of effort at home, cooking the same meal for the four of home, cooking the same meal for the fourof us, so home, cooking the same meal for the four of us, so that we don't end up with fussy eaters and we all eat together as a family. i will always try and cook something that is healthy, and basically if they don't like any bit of it, then don't eat it. and almost a third of parents say they now feel under pressure to cook a variety of different meals every evening. lucy upton is a paediatric dietitian at birmingham children‘s hospital, and shejoins us now. good morning. good morning. i always wonder about the difference between, when someone wonder about the difference between, when someone says wonder about the difference between, when someone says they are allergic, i wonder if they are just intolerant, and when i kind of bring

that up, they ask what is the difference? they have to avoid it anyway. yes, and certainly that is true. so food allergy is an allergic reaction, that is your body‘s immune system saying it doesn‘t like what you ingested, or it could be pollen dust, and intolerance when it comes to food can be perhaps less specific symptoms, they might be gut symptoms, they might be gut symptoms, it might be generally feeling quite unwell or not getting on with a certain food or food group, it can be two very distinct things. this report is about families feeling under pressure to cater to different needs. clearly there is a distinction that between an allergy and intolerance. in catering in household terms, if you are cooking for your kids, if you think or know your child has an intolerance to something, is that something you can work on, to try and help them get over an intolerance, or is that something that has established that you do just have to work around? if it is a true allergy, yes, you would need to work on excluding that food group

for a certain period of time, certainly with some medical and dietetic guidance, and they would support you to exclude whatever food group it was that was causing the allergic symptom, and give appropriate alternatives, to make sure the child has a well—balanced diet. so if it is an allergy you steer clear entirely. you steer clear, but you can look to reintroduce, depending on the severity, and the child‘s health in general. do you think people are overreacting to people who simply just don‘t like something, and that is easy to say are intolerant or allergic? i think people get a little bit confused with all the nutrition noise. we are getting a lot of messages from lots of different media streams, from friends, from family, from elders. i think people find it very easy to get confused with the nutrition messages. isn't it difficult now that you have all these free from foods, it is quite difficult to say, free from foods. you get bread with

no gluten in it, which is fine, but gluten does play a part in the gut and can be quite useful. certainly excluding foods unnecessarily is com pletely excluding foods unnecessarily is completely unnecessary, and it restricts certain food groups, nutrients, and socialising, eating out, eating the family, family meals, all of those factors. it is not just about the food and the food that you are excluding. it is the impact on your quality of life of role. and cost, as well. you talk about gluten—free bread, that is sometimes two or three times more expensive than a normal loaf of bread. it is a point you made earlier on that if people have allergies and intolerances, that if they eat then they will be ill, and we know it can cause real problems. allergy, yes. but there are also people who say go back a generation or two generations, it didn‘t seem like you had lots of people who had the same kind of issues. everyone

sort of eating mostly the same things. is itjust because we didn‘t know then? we are just wiser, scientifically? medical knowledge has improved so much? or is there something in our systems that is making us more prone to problems around the stuff we eat?” making us more prone to problems around the stuff we eat? i think there is broadly a twofold answer to that. i think the first is that certainly... i think first we have much more knowledge. we can pick up and we can use all of the information that we have available from gps and dieticians and specialists to put together an allergy focused history and to understand whether you do or don‘t have an allergy. another thing is, if you talk about whether we are seeing increased rates of allergy and intolerance, it is down to a number of factors that we don‘t know the answer to you. so we know there might bea the answer to you. so we know there might be a genetic elements, we might be a genetic elements, we might know that there might be environmental factors, might know that there might be environmentalfactors, poland, pollution, and the honest answer is we don‘t know why they might be increasing yet —— pollen.

we don‘t know why they might be increasing yet -- pollen. thank you for joining increasing yet -- pollen. thank you forjoining us this morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i‘m sara orchard. a london nhs trust has apologised over the way it wrongly dismissed a nurse who then died after setting himself on fire outside kensington palace. 41—year—old amin abdullah was sacked from his job at charing cross hospital in 2015. today, an independent investigation has concluded he was wrongly dismissed. imperial college healthcare nhs trust has apologised and says it is overhauling its disciplinary process. network rail is using a helicopter fitted with a thermal imaging camera to tackle frequent problems on the main line between london waterloo and the south coast. the crew is able to identify hot spots where electrical equipment is overheating, which track workers on the ground might not be able to notice. the aim is to catch failures before they happen, so damaged equipment

can be replaced before causing disruption. that, gentlemen, is a hot hook switch. that is — supplies electrical power to the third rail. just underneath the flyover, there, it looks like another — just underneath the flyover, there, there‘s a — looks like another — yes, it‘s another hook switch. you can see that is glowing, so we need to get that inspected fairly quickly. a cat that was once a stray but has become a local celebrity in south london is being immortalised with her own gargoyle. doorkins magnificat used to hunt for scraps at borough market before being adopted ten years ago by southwark cathedral. since then she has met the queen, and has her own merchandise, and is now considered an asset to the community. let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. on the tubes this morning, there are severe delays on the central line. there are minor delays on the picadilly and metropolitan lines. on the roads, there

is northbound traffic on the blackwall tunnel southern approach. it is slow from the woolwich road flyover. in wandsworth, the a3 west hill is closed in both directions today between the a205 upper richmond road and portinscale road for ongoing gas works. let‘s have a check on the weather now, with rich davis. good morning. well, it looks like it‘s going to be a fairly wet one today. certainly starting off quite cloudy, with a few patches of rain around through the course of this morning. but, as we head through to lunchtime and later on this afternoon, you can see that that rain becomes a bit more persistent, and could turn heavy at times, staying a little bit drier towards the west. the further east you go, it‘s looking like it could be fairly wet through most of today. temperatures up at 19 degrees celsius, so it is feeling just a little bit cooler, as well. now, as we make our way through to this evening, a chance of seeing some more rain around through the first part of the night. but eventually that rain will clear away, and it will be mainly dry and quite clear through to the early

hours of tomorrow morning. with temperatures down to 10 celsius overnight, it is going to be feeling much cooler, and a cooler start to things through friday. it‘s a story of sunshine and showers through most of friday, and across the weekend, whilst it looks like it‘s fairly dry with some sunshine, there is a chance we could see some more rain a little bit later on through saturday. but as we head into next week, things are eventually turning a little bit drier, a bit brighter, and of course, a bit warmer too. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now though it‘s back to charlie and naga. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. here‘s a summary of this morning‘s main stories from bbc news. the united states has announced new sanctions against russia over the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter in salisbury. sergei and yulia skripal were targeted with a nerve agent in march, but later made a full recovery. the home secretary, sajid javid, has welcomed the move to impose sanctions tweeting that russia‘s use of chemical weapons has been reckless and would not go unchallenged. another strong earthquake has struck indonesia‘s lombok island just four days after 131 people were killed in the last tremor.

a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering serious head injuries in a rock fall in north yorkshire. part of a cliff collapsed onto the beach at seaton garth in staithes yesterday where it‘s thought the girl was on holiday. part of the beach remains cordoned off. another strong earthquake has struck indonesia‘s lombok island just four days after 131 people were killed in the last tremor. the us geological survey reported the 5.9 magnitude quake. there are reports buildings have collapsed and rescuers are continuing to search for survivors. we will keep you up—to—date on that story this morning. this might concern you if you‘re jetting off on holiday over the next few weeks. the pound has fallen below $1.29 for the first time in almost a year. it‘s also hit a nine—month low against the euro, and is lower against the yen and swiss franc. the recent rise in uk interest rates

has failed to push up the value of sterling. there is some good news, though, a lower pound often gives a boost to our exports. northamptonshire county councillors will be asked to approve drastic cuts to jobs and services when they hold an emergency meeting later this morning. they‘re considering a plan to combat a £70 million budget shortfall. the council has already said it‘s likely to have to reduce services for vulnerable adults and children to a legal minimum, sparking a warning from the children‘s commissioner for england that it could have catastrophic consequences. the results of an independent investigation into historic child sex abuse at two roman catholic boarding schools during the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s will be published today. the english benedictine monasteries at ampleforth in north yorkshire and downside in somerset have apologised for past failings. the report is based on evidence given at public hearings in december. ryanair has said it will cancel about one in six of its flights tomorrow, because of strikes by its pilots taking place in germany, ireland, sweden and belgium. 400 flights are currently affected, more than half of them between germany and the uk. unions are taking the action

in an ongoing row about pay and conditions. argentina has rejected a move that would have allowed abortion during the first 14 weeks of a pregnancy. after months of fierce debate, thousands of campaigners gathered in buenos aires where senators voted on the issue. the law in argentina allows abortion only in the case of rape or if the woman‘s life is endangered. regular physical activity three to five times a week is the optimal amount for improving mental well—being according to research published in the medical journal the lancent. more than one people took part in a study in the united states which found that all types of activity, including housework and mowing the lawn were found to be positive but overdoing things was counter—productive. firefighters have captured the moment a firenado, or a fire whirl, tore through a plastics factory in derbyshire.

they released this footage showing it reaching a height of more than 15 metres or 50 feet. it happened on tuesday morning. apparently it‘s created as cool air enters the top of the hot air causing a swirl, which is similar to how a tornado is formed. quite rarely seen and very rarely filmed, you can see it there. everyday is a school day. we should say no one was injured, lots of damage but no injuries or casualties. coming up on the programme: carol is in the marigold garden at rhs wisley with all the weather but first sally is here with the sport. we are going to take a dip in the

water first. if only we could all swim like adam peaty? another medal for him last night. adam peaty‘s third gold came in the 50m breaststroke. he set yet another championship record, that‘s three records in three events. he‘s now the most successful british swimmer in european competition with 11 titles and he‘s going for another today in the 100m medley relay. chill out, rest down, get a massage, kind of absorb that, but not too much. i‘m gonna enjoy all this after i‘ve finished, but i‘ve still got a job to do tomorrow. so my emotional level‘s gotta come back down to neutral. three of three golds, but yeah, it‘s good. over in the diving pool in edinburgh, grace reid and ross haslam won silver in the mixed synchronised 3—metre springboard. a great result considering they were competing together for only the second time. at the athletics in berlin, britain‘s tim duckworth led for eight of the 10 events in the decathlon but he finished down in fifth.

it was his first major competition, though, and he said a top five finish had been his aim. is everyone a little bit excited? with the premier league transfer window closing at 5pm this afternoon, chelsea have been splashing the cash. it's it‘s been fairly quiet elsewhere so far, though. they‘ve paid a world record fee for a goalkeeper, giving athletic bilbao £71 million for kepa arriza balaga. that‘s also a club record fee. he replaces thibaut courtois, who has signed for real madrid. no surprises there! celtic manager brendan rodgers said they were still in a really good position in the champions league despite a 1—1 draw at home to aek athens. callum mcgregor put celtic ahead but an equaliser for the greeks means the scottish champions have to score in next week‘s away leg in order to make the last qualifying round. england need just a point from their final group game at the under 20 women‘s world cup to make the quarter—finals. they drew 1—1 with brazil yesterday,

georgia stanway putting england ahead from the penalty spot before brazil snatched a point late in injury time. 20—year—old ollie pope will make his england debut in the second test against india at lord‘s. he replaces dawid malan and he‘ll bat at number four despite having only played 15 first—class matches for surrey. england are 1—0 up in the series. incredible debut for him. the final golf major of the year gets underway at the bellerive country club in missouri later. the uspga championship was the last major rory mcilroy won four years ago. and despite that he says he‘s going into the competition in good shape. with a good week this week, itjust puts a different spin on my year from being what some people see as

disappointing to, you know, back on track and, you know, another major and going forward again. justin rose is among those to pay tribute to the australian golferjarrod lyle, who‘s died at the age of 36. he‘d been suffering from cancer and had returned home to spend his final days with his family and friends. his wife bryony said he had been overwhelmed by the support they‘d received. rose said, "such a sad day, we will all miss you so much." fans of wigan warriors will be very happy with the news that club legend shaun edwards is on his way back. he‘ll be taking over as head coach in 2020, after he‘s fulfulled his commitment as wales‘s defence coach at next year‘s rugby world cup. edwards won every available honour over a 14—year playing career with wigan. we‘ll be speaking to the olympic gold—medallist laura kenny after 8:30am this morning. olympic gold—medallist. i‘ve had a

little chat with her already. she has had a busy old time recently, not getting a huge amount of sleep obviously with a little one at home. but, there‘s someone in the studio who is also quite talented on another kind of bike... a motorbike! have a look at this. look at that! should we point out... it isn‘t me riding it, it was ron haslam. i‘m sitting and enjoying it. 130 mph. watch the wheelie. where has the sound gone? we had a little ding earlier. there he is, holding on tight. did you like holding on for dear life? sheerjoy, sheer bliss. it was fabulous, you would love it. 130 mph. 150 mph on the straight. you know when you are going around the corners and you can

touch the sides? didn't you put your hand down? finally enough i didn't! it was very safe! in a different way, the cyclists take extraordinary risks, the speeds they go at in the velodrome, how close they are to their opponents, and when they tumble, they are brave. they all learn how to fall, i‘m not saying it is easy, but they all learn how to fall. charlie has done it, have you? i‘m the only one apparently! fall. charlie has done it, have you? i'm the only one apparently! we will see you later on, thank you, sally. you may remember during the 2010 general election campaign, david cameron launched his big society vision aimed at encouraging people to get more involved in their communities. well, today the government launches a new strategy which labour says looks rather similar. tracey crouch, the minister for sport and civil society, joins us now from our tunbridge wells studio. good morning, thanks for talking to

us. good morning, thanks for talking to us. the labour party said it‘s similarto us. the labour party said it‘s similar to david cameron‘s "big society" idea, what is different and what‘s being done? society" idea, what is different and what's being done? this is the first civil society strategy for 13 years, 102 pages long with 50 recommendations and it‘s about connecting our communities and making sure we get our charities and community organisations and the volu nteers community organisations and the volunteers that have been the bedrock of our society, giving them the right environment to thrive and help deliver economic growth and productivity and really that essential support our communities need. what is different, the first in15 years, need. what is different, the first in 15 years, david cameron‘s "big society" announcement was 2010? about this is the next generation, this isn‘t "big society", "big society" was analogue, this is digital, a new age of civil society. this is about making sure we recognise the extent of civil

society, we respect it and enable it to grow in the future. this is a huge document. it‘s taken over a year to build and to work on. i‘m extremely proud of the recommendations in there that i think we‘ll set a framework for civil society for the next decade. document, recommendations, how does this translate to real life, how is my life going to change?m this translate to real life, how is my life going to change? if you're a volunteer, naga, which i‘m sure you are, i‘ve seen you do great things for charities over the years, this is about making sure you can can to beat and grow your contribution, that your role will be respected and recognised as something we are doing to support civil society —— you can contribute. civil society is a very wide sector. people used to call it the third sector, i‘ve always thought that‘s say really derogatory term. civil society is something that really helps public service

delivery, it‘s around us all the tyne & wear got to make sure we can continue to grow it for the future. it sounds fine but how are you going to pay for this? looking back at the numbers, there‘s a pledge that you will use dormant assets from building society accounts and bank accounts, money that hasn‘t been used, but the labour party has criticised this saying you‘re rehashing this announcement because in 2017, last year, the department for digital culture and and is, responsible for charities, which is where a lot of this money is coming from, said it would unlock £2 billion of dormant assets to transform the charity sector. is it fresh money or the next stage of that project? it's the next stage of that project? it's the next stage of that project, you‘re right. what we have put in this civil society strategy is how particularly we will use that money, how we will distribute it. we will set up a new body to distribute it. it‘s quite

technical, but it is actually a better way of getting that money direct to those organisations rather than going through a government machine. i think that in itself is something the sector once. we‘ve listened very much to what civil society wants from us, we have engaged with every single stakeholder you can imagine, including members of the public, and what we‘ve put out today really reflects their asks and needs for the future. minister for sport and civil society, i want to talk to you about former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, you knew i was going to have a conversation with you about that. it would be remiss of me ifi about that. it would be remiss of me if i didn‘t. i‘ll remind viewers what being written by borisjohnson ina common what being written by borisjohnson in a common —— what‘s been. it was in the telegraph —— a column. he saidi in the telegraph —— a column. he said i would go further and say it‘s ridiculous people should choose to go around looking like letterboxes. tell me, firstly let‘s address the whole thing about the row in the

conservative party, should he resign and should be whip be withdrawn from him? i think his language was intentionally provocative. what he was trying to say was we should not oppressed religious freedom review women should decide what they were, that‘s something we all agree on, but then he used some colourful language on purpose written down in an article and i think he was wrong to do so. i support the prime minister in what she has said and he should apologise. i think that we need to get back to the issue around actually protecting those religious freedoms and not have people telling women what to wear. do you think he should resign or the whip should be withdrawn from him? that's well above my pay grade, but we should recognise less than 1% of muslim women actually were burqas in this country. i was listening to a debate on the way in from another bbc outlet, they were doing a vox pop

with muslim women in blackburn who said they felt threatened by the language that boris had used. we need to have respect for people with what they were. it is not for us to decide what people were. we have this constant debate around image in other scenarios, and i don‘t think using that kind of language helps that debate at all. what are you going to do when you turn up to the many going to do when you turn up to the ma ny eve nts going to do when you turn up to the many events you go to where there are sports children, sports events, celebrating sport and women in sport and a woman turns up in a niqab, someone says you and a woman turns up in a niqab, someone says you look like a letterbox, it‘s all right for me to say that because boris johnson letterbox, it‘s all right for me to say that because borisjohnson said that. that's part of the problem, isn‘t it? the fact is we as politicians should be setting an example for people. a few months ago i was quite critical of people who were mocking or is for the way he looked when he went out running. let‘s be clear, nobody looks good when they‘re out running, particularly a middle—aged

man like boris —— mocking boris. i was defending him for running in what he was wearing. now i feel that level of respect i tried to show him and defend him in that debate has been cast aside because he‘s talking about what women were in a particular... expression of wear. i think that‘s wrong. particular... expression of wear. i think that's wrong. are you disappointed in him —— what women wear. very. it was the language he used,it wear. very. it was the language he used, it was intentional because it was written in an article. it wasn‘t like it was in an interview like this in the heat of a discussion. he knew what he was doing and i‘m very sad he has done it. tracey crouch, thanks forjoining us, ministerfor sport and civil society. let‘s go outdoors, some beautiful

flowers. carol is at rhs garden wisley for us this morning, where they are celebrating the year of the marigold. that‘s right, good morning. and you are looking at some stunning marigolds. here, there are 140 varieties. if you visit, you can actually vote for your favourite one. they have lots of different uses globally, for example they ward off pests like mosquitoes and bedbugs, and they are also used to soothe skin, because the oil is considered to have some antibiotic properties. i didn‘t know that, i am learning a lot about marigolds this morning. what they are beautiful and they are getting a drink this morning as well. we have some light rain and a fair bit of cloud. the forecast for today for the uk is one of sunshine and showers. however, if you are in the south—eastern quarter of the uk, it is rain. and that extends down into the channel islands as well, which is a real

shame, because it is the battle of flowers. what we have is a lot of rain coming up from france. you can see it on the pressure chart. some of us will welcome this rain, but it is going to turn quite heavy. whereas for the rest of us, in the west and north in particular, we are looking at a day of sunshine and showers when the cloud breaks. the driest weather today will be across the east of scotland, also the north—east of england, through parts of the midlands, not so much the east midlands, and down towards the south coast. but again, you will see in the charts exactly where i am talking about, because to the east of that, on portsmouth to the wash and point east, is where we have a heavy rain. temperatures for many of us heavy rain. temperatures for many of us today are below average for the time of year. as we go through the evening and overnight, as the rain in the south—east pulls away, the wind will pick up for a time. many showers will fade and it will be another cool night. last night, the

temperature in aberdeenshire fell to two celsius. in rural parts of northern england, northern ireland and scotland, that is not outside the realms of possibility, low single figures. tomorrow many eastern areas will start off on a dry note with some sunshine. in the west we will start off with some showers, but it will be sunshine and showers, but it will be sunshine and showers and as the weather front comes our way it will push the showers further east. not all of us, of course, will catch one. temperatures roughly seven to 21 and in scotland and northern ireland some of the showers could be heavy and thundery. saturday is really proving to be a nightmare for us. at the moment it looks like northern and some eastern areas start off dry. a low pressure system in the atla ntic dry. a low pressure system in the atlantic will bring some rain towards the north—east. if you have been watching the forecast this week, you will notice the track of this has changed. in the beginning of the week we thought it was going to be roughly as you see now, and in the middle of the week the low pressure went further north. the reason it is giving us such a

headache and could still change is because the low pressure is out of the atlantic. we also have the re m na nts of the atlantic. we also have the remnants of ex— tropical storm debbie in the north atlantic, and thatis debbie in the north atlantic, and that is producing a lot of energy. that is all going to get caught up in thejet that is all going to get caught up in the jet stream. the jet stream is what drives our weather. it can have all kinds of shapes, it can be straight, and it can really meander like this. this is what we expected to do. when it meanders like that, under this bit you get high pressure. when it meanders like a u, it picks up the low pressure, and thatis it picks up the low pressure, and that is what it will do. that meander has not yet formed, so it is difficult our computer models to determine what track it will take. no help for you, i know, but we will tell you as we get closer to it. no help for you, i know, but we will tell you as we get closer to itm is helpful, because you are telling asked how it all gets figured out. and the best handwaving of the morning, we can officially say. can

you just explain, beautiful surroundings. we hear the sound of a road not far away. it is, that is the a3, which is right next to us. it is hard to imagine, we are in this beautiful garden surrounded by gorgeous flowers and a kaleidoscope of colour, and right there is the road. does it smell nice? do you know what, it is so damp that i can't smell a thing. i will stick my nose into one of them and tell you afterwards. have a hanky in case you get hayfever. we will talk about the price of utilities and other things, looking ahead to the autumn. millions of us are going to see our energy bills go up again this autumn after british gas announced a price hike. we are talking about standard variable tariffs. that is the basic kind of rate customers pay when a fixed—price deal comes to an end. it is the most expensive type of deal. even so, about 11 million of us are still on them. british gas is the latest of the big

energy providers to make a move. they are hiking prices by almost 4% from october. that will add about £44 a year to an average bill. megan french from money saving expert is with me. thank you very much for coming in. some people may not be so bothered, who knows, about spending an extra £44 a year on their energy bills. but is it fair that prices are rising at all? well, it is worth noting this is actually the second price hike of the year by british gas, and while this latest one, £44 a yearfora gas, and while this latest one, £44 a yearfor a typical dual gas, and while this latest one, £44 a year for a typical dual fuel household, doesn‘t sound that much, it will push bills above £1200 on average. when you look at the cheapest deal on the market at the moment, that is £850, so there is a huge £300 saving to be had for a lot of consumers out there. so who tends

to be on the higher bills, who is only the standard variable tariffs, and how can you find out what kind of deal you are on? and how can you find out what kind of dealyou are on? as i say, if your fixed deal has come to an end and you have been rolled over, it is worth noting british gas has a temporary tariff they roll people onto as well. but this is another expensive tariff, which generally people who haven‘t switched in at least a year have perhaps had a little bit of inertia with their bills and let them carry on. is there any value to being loyal? do you get any kind of bonuses were staying loyal to a provider, or should you really just staying loyal to a provider, or should you reallyjust be promiscuous and find the lowest deal? yes, switch and save every time. have a look when your deal ends, high—rise and start looking a few weeks before. there are no exit fees if you switch within the last period of your tariffs —— diarise. the biggest saving to be had is by switching and it is very easy. so you can save £300, why do people do

it? i think people don't always know how. there are loads of comparison sites out there. don‘t panic on you will not be disconnected while you switch. it will be the same pipes and meters, all that changes is which company is billing you.” think there are over 70 companies when it comes to the market, are any better than others when it comes to customer service? does that change a lot? that is a big bugbearfor people as well, notjust the price but having to deal with these people when something goes wrong. a lot of sites you can have a look at customer feedback. that is something you will want to factor into your price, just double checked before you switch. the government is putting in an energy price cap for customers this winter. but loads of energy companies have got in before this and have hiked up their bills. do you think it is a little too late, too little too late? so there is already a price cap for vulnerable households, but when you

look, the cap is only about £70 lower than the cheapest deal. whereas actually, if you switch and save, you could be saving four times as much as that, so the onus is very much on consumers to switch, save and find the best deals. is we have been talking about the papers this morning and some people will have seen morning and some people will have seen the front of the express, they are saying the energy bill hike could put lives at risk. is that overblown or is it a real risk?m is awful to think that some people are ina is awful to think that some people are in a situation of having bills they just can‘t are in a situation of having bills theyjust can‘t pay. i would say if you can, have a look and switch and save, or if you have neighbours, friends and family you know might be struggling, just try and help them. it is really easy to switch. so switch and save is the advice from us switch and save is the advice from us this morning. still to come on breakfast: she only returned to cycling in march after the birth of her first child, and has already picked up gold in the team pursuit and elimination race at the european championships. laura kenny will be here in the studio.

really excited about that. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i‘m sara orchard. a london nhs trust has apologised over the way it wrongly dismissed a nurse who then died after setting himself on fire outside kensington palace. 41—year—old amin abdullah was sacked from his job at charing cross hospital in 2015. today, an independent investigation has concluded he was wrongly dismissed. imperial college healthcare nhs trust has apologised and says it is overhauling its disciplinary process. network rail is using a helicopter fitted with a thermal imaging camera to tackle frequent problems on the main line between london waterloo and the south coast. the crew is able to identify hot spots where electrical equipment

is overheating, which track workers on the ground might not be able to notice. the aim is to catch failures before they happen, so damaged equipment can be replaced before causing disruption. all this week, bbc london is looking at how disable londoner‘s travel and move around the city. it includes issues like crossing the road, using public transport and accessing pubs, cafes and restaurants. but what is it like with a invisible impairment like autism? for me, all the noises around us, make it really hard for me to focus while crossing the road. ijust heard a police cargo passed, but the engines from the different buses and the cars going past, like that one, the cars going past, like that one, the cars going past, like that one, the car accelerating. all of this is making it really hard for me to be able to cope. and you can let us know about your experience of getting around london.

contact us on facebook or twitter or email us at yourlondon@bbc.co.uk. let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. on the tubes this morning, there are minor delays on the circle, central, district and piccadilly lines. on the roads, traffic on the a406 north circular is building southbound through park royal towards the a40 at the hanger lane gyratory. in wandsworth, the a3 west hill is closed in both directions today between the a205 upper richmond road and portinscale road for ongoing gas works. let‘s have a check on the weather now, with rich davis. good morning. well, it looks like it‘s going to be a fairly wet one today. certainly starting off quite cloudy, with a few patches of rain around through the course of this morning. but, as we head through to lunchtime and later on this afternoon, you can see that that rain becomes a bit more persistent, and could turn heavy at times, staying a little bit drier towards the west. the further east you go, it‘s looking like it could be fairly wet through most of today. temperatures up at 19 degrees celsius, so it is feeling just a little bit cooler, as well. now, as we make our way through to this evening, a chance of seeing some more rain around through the first

part of tonight. but eventually that rain will clear away, and it will be mainly dry and quite clear through to the early hours of tomorrow morning. with temperatures down to 10 celsius overnight, it is going to be feeling much cooler, and a cooler start to things through friday. it‘s a story of sunshine and showers through most of friday, and across the weekend, whilst it looks like it‘s fairly dry with some sunshine, there is a chance we could see some more rain a little bit later on through saturday. but as we head into next week, things are eventually turning a little bit drier, a bit brighter, and of course, a bit warmer too. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. plenty more on our website at the usual address. bye for now. good morning.

welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today. the us imposes new sanctions on russia over the salisbury novichok attack. a nine—year—old girl is killed after rocks fall from a cliff at a beach in north yorkshire. bad news for holiday—makers as the pound tumbles to its lowest value against the dollar in nearly a year. it‘s another gold for adam peaty in glasgow and another european championship record, as he wins the 50m breaststroke. a big row on giants causeway — are some people paying to visit the world heritage site when they don‘t need to? good morning from rhs garden wisley in woking where we are surrounded by marigolds. it is the year of the marigold and they are getting a drink today. sunshine and showers for many of us today and some heavy rain in the south—eastern quarter of

england. more in 15 minutes. it‘s thursday 9th august. our top story. the united states has announced new sanctions against russia following the poisoning of the former spy sergei skripal and his daughter, yulia, in salisbury. the move was welcomed here by the home secretary sajid javid, who tweeted that russia‘s use of chemical weapons has been reckless and would not go unchallenged. our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. an attack in the middle of england continues to have consequences for international relationships. and in imposing sanctions, america is making clear that it believes russia used the nerve agent novichok in an attempted assassination here on the streets of salisbury. in the aftermath of the poisoning of the former russian double agent, sergei skripal, and his daughter, yulia, the united states was one of many countries that did take action. it expelled dozens of russian diplomats from the us, including many from its embassy in washington.

and since then, members of congress have been pushing for the state department to make a definitive statement that russia had broken international law by using a chemical or biological weapon. in making that determination, sanctions are being automatically imposed that will prevent the sale of some electronics and sensitive technologies to russia. that could put a strain on relationships at a time when donald trump appears to be trying to reach out to vladimir putin, particularly as a second wave of harsher sanctions will follow unless moscow gives reassurances that it won‘t use chemical weapons again and opens up some sites to inspectors within 90 days. the kremlin is likely to resist that. it continues to deny that it was involved in the attempted murder of sergei skripal and his daughter. however, the us isjust one of more than 20 countries who‘ve taken formal action against russia, and the british government has welcomed what it called the strong international response.

chris buckler, bbc news. we can speak now to our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg. good morning. it is interesting how we have not heard from president trumps yet about his reaction to this, it is the state department that has announced the sanctions. —— president trump. and we have not heard from president putin either. now we have and although we have heard from some russian officials and firing theory is the best way to describe the reaction here. the head of the foreign affairs committee of the upper house of the russian parliament accused america of being a police state dispensing justice in the absence of a crime, in the worst traditions of lynching. but i think it is clear that donald trump was in no rush to sign off on these sanctions. he had delayed because under this particular american law, this act, sanctions should have kicked in within 60 days of america

determining that a chemical weapon had been used by russia. those 60 days came and went and donald trump had to be prompted and chastised by the house foreign affairs committee, and eventually the administration acted. steve rosenburg, there, from moscow. a nine—year—old girl has died after suffering serious head injuries in a rock fall in north yorkshire. part of a cliff collapsed onto the beach at seaton garth in staithes yesterday where it‘s thought the girl was on holiday. part of the beach remains cordoned off as caroline davies reports. ambulances and emergency helicopters called to a tragic incident. those out for a day at the beach can only watch as rescuers try to help. the emergency services were called yesterday around 4:18pm after a section of the cliff fell here at seaton garth in north yorkshire. the falling rocks hit a nine—year old girl, causing her serious head injuries. despite the rescuers‘ efforts, she died here at the scene. it‘s shocked this holiday village.

theyjust said there‘s been an incident on the beach and that‘s all we know. tragic thing to happen, isn't it, really? in a place like this, it's bad. the girl‘s thought to have been on holiday with herfamily. they‘re being supported by specialist trained officers. at this time of year, this beach would be humming with people. now it‘s empty, closed by the police as the investigation into what happened here continues. caroline davies, bbc news. another strong earthquake has struck indonesia‘s lombok island, just four days after 131 people were killed in the last tremor. the us geological survey recorded a 5.9 magnitude aftershock. there are reports buildings have collapsed and rescuers are continuing to search for survivors. we will keep you up—to—date on that story. the value of the pound has tumbled against the dollar, meaning bad news for anyonejetting off on holiday in the next few months.

victoria has got all the details. it's it‘s not. it has been worse but it‘s been better as well. the value of the pound against both the dollar and the euro are pretty much at levels we have not seen for the last year. we have seen some improvements. this is what it is at the moment in terms of the money markets. that is not necessarily the rate you would get if you are changing money. the same with that one. we are hearing that at places like heathrow and big airports where you shouldn‘t go and change your money because you can find it cheaper elsewhere but it is less than a euro to £1 at the moment. this is all about brexit, isn‘t it? mark carney, the governor of the bank of england on friday, when he was talking about interest rates and the fight they rose for the first time in ages last week, he said the chances of a no deal when it came to brexit, so our relationship with the rest of the world and the rest of

the eu, were uncomfortably high and that echoed some of the comments we heard at the weekend from liam fox, who is the international trade secretary, who put it at a 60—40 chance there would be no deal in that kind of uncertainty is clouding the outlook for the uk economy. that means that traders, who look at things like interest rates and currencies, are betting against the pound which is why we are seeing it fall against other currencies. thanks, victoria. pressure continues to mount on the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, this morning — as mps within his own party criticise the newspaper article he wrote about muslim women who wear full face veils. mrjohnson wrote that women who wear burkhas or niqabs look like "letter boxes" and "bank robbers". the ministerfor sport and civil society, tracey crouch, told us a few minutes ago that she was saddened by his deliberate choice of words. very disappointed and i think there are very disappointed and i think there a re lots of very disappointed and i think there are lots of women that are. i think

lots of people are. this isn‘t about theissue lots of people are. this isn‘t about the issue about the wearing of the burqa, it was the language he used and it was in an intentional way because it was written in an argos was “— because it was written in an argos was —— an article. it was not in an interview like this come in the heat of discussion. he knew what he was doing and i‘m very sad he did it. the results of an independent investigation into historic child sex abuse at two roman catholic boarding schools during the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s will be published today. the english benedictine monasteries at ampleforth in north yorkshire and downside in somerset have apologised for past failings. the report is based on evidence given at public hearings in december. our news correspondent richard lister reports. good morning, everyone. over two months last year, the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse held hearings into historical abuse at two roman catholic schools. did you ever consider telling the police? i considered the possibility but, again, it was rumour. father leo chamberlain,

the headmaster of ampleforth school in yorkshire during the 1990s, was a student there during the 19605 and ‘705. that was a period when this man, father piers gra nt—ferri5, wa5 abusing boys in ampleforth‘5 prep school. he was jailed for two years in 2006 after admitting 20 assaults. another monk from ampleforth, gregory carroll, on the right, was jailed in 2005 for offences against boys there. police say their enquiry expo5ed three other paedophiles at the school but they‘d already died. the other school focused on by the inquiry is down5ide, near bath. six monks here either assaulted children or viewed abu5e image5 between 1960 and the early 20005. one was richard white, who was given a five—year sentence in 2012. both school5 say considerable reforms have been put in place both school5 say comprehensive reforms have been put in place

since the abuse 5candals and safeguarding children in their care is paramount. but, today, the inquiry‘s chair, professor alexis jay, is expected to rebuke the roman catholic church for failing to tackle the problem years earlier. richard lister, bbc news. ryanair has said it will cancel about one in six of its flights tomorrow, because of strikes by its pilots taking place in germany, ireland, sweden and belgium. 400 flights are currently affected, more than half of them between germany and the uk. unions are taking the action in an ongoing row about pay and conditions. if you‘ve ever played basketball, you‘ll know that a height advantage can be useful. i used to play basketball. did you have a height advantage? obviously not but if you are talking about aerial attacks, perhap5 not but if you are talking about aerial attacks, perhaps you want to 5ee aerial attacks, perhaps you want to see this. in line, three, two, one. yeah! harlem globetrotters captain bull bullard scored a basket

by dropping the ball from a moving aeroplane. he performed the feat in wildwood, newjer5ey. he‘5 he‘s got form. he‘5 previously scored from a helicopter and a fairground ride. wa5 was it the first try? the thing is, they are fantastic image5 was it the first try? the thing is, they are fantastic images but if i was involved, i think my chances of getting it from the ground would be about the same as they are from the moving plane. it would be similar. he‘5 moving plane. it would be similar. he‘s got far better chance of getting it in. if he's on the ground. either. know, he has, i'm saying for me, there would be no difference between a underground. you admit either way? don‘t do yourself down, we will put you on a plane and find yourself a basketball. it‘s well known that exercise can positively affect our mental health, but now a study of over1 million people has found that regular work—outs really do boost our wellbeing. according to the medicaljournal

the lancet, training for 45 minutes three to five times a week can improve mood and relieve symptoms of depression. beckyjones told us how running helped turn her life around. injanuary 2017, i lost my dad and there‘d been a couple of 5tressful things. i‘m a phd student so there had been some academic stress and family stress and everything. so i was already in a little bit of a dark place. but then my dad passed away and i realised i could either stay in that place or i could do something productive with it. so my housemates were both members of did5bury runners and encouraged me to come along. so i started running with them and then decided to run a half marathon in the october in his honour. since then, i‘veju5t kind of been hooked. after a session, it doesn‘t matter what else has happened in the day, you just feel really good. now i find that on the days when i know i‘ve got running, i‘m going to go for a run or i‘m going to run in a group, it‘s sort of motivation to get through the day. so, yeah, i don‘t think

i could stop now. with us now is sammi checkroud, a researcher at oxford university who was involved in the study, and charlotte evans, a mental health nurse and personal trainer. you cover both ba5e5. sammi, tell u5, there‘s a part of this where people are going, "obviously, exerci5e5 good". what other bits of this tv liz de vrij? everyone thinks exerci5e5 good, primarily because of previous knowledge that exercise has benefits for our physical health, it reduces the risk of things like diabetes and stroke but there‘s quite a lot of conflicting literature about its relationship with mental health. we did the study to get the biggest data5et we could find to help nail this down. like you said, we looked at 1.2 million people and found exercise is a55ociated people and found exercise is associated with a 40% benefit with your mental health compared to people who don‘t exercise. in itself

it is quite cool. but the flip side i5 it is quite cool. but the flip side is too much exercise is a bad thing? ye5, is too much exercise is a bad thing? yes, that is quite interesting because everyone thinks that if it i5 because everyone thinks that if it is great throughout. do it all the time. exactly but one thing we are thinking is that if you start to go to the extremes of exercise, you start to get to these kind of... you may end up behaving in an obsessive way or get addictive behaviours. you also have issues with accompanying mental—health problems with those as well. there is a trade—off and we found this really nice sweet spot of 45 minutes, 3—5 times a week which has the best benefit. which seems manageable. charlotte, we have spoken a lot about the emotional benefits of exercise. have you come acro55 people who have struggled and across people who have struggled and become a bit obsessive in the gym? when you go and you feel good and you see results and you do, the endorphins kick in after you have had a good work—out, that can be addictive, understandably. absolutely, i think the main sort of

people that i've worked with have beenin people that i've worked with have been in hospital and have struggled with their mental health. it has been the other side of things they have struggled to engage and motivate and sort of stick to the routine. i haven't seen so much of the addictive behaviours but i know certainly that it can happen. you have seen tangible changes in people suffering with their mental health issues, they start doing some form of exercise and it is clear from the report, we‘re not talking necessarily about going to the gym, it could be really simple stuff, just doing something like gardening or something, you can see tangible effects. the work i did in hospitals, i found out 96% of people i worked with wanted to do more exercise, so again, you get the idea that people sort of do get that release of endorphins, and they do enjoy it and wa nt endorphins, and they do enjoy it and want to do more but they struggle with motivation. having an in trainer, to support them into sitcom

is really important. help us with the science, we are all saying it makes sense, you feel better because you have done something, have we worked out literally what is happening in the body that goes from what you are doing physically to what you are doing physically to what goes on up here? there is some research that lends towards the mechanisms and suggestions that physical activity above a certain level introduces physiological changes that can impact on mental health, looking at team sports, they we re health, looking at team sports, they were the most effective, suggesting that there might also be a social element to it. being around groups of other people, having a really positive relationship with a coach for your sport as well could really help. what is new here, what is going to change everyone‘s, the average person‘s thinking, when it comes to exercise, it is roundabout what we know, exercise three times a

week, but the message still needs to get through and it is not, what is changing scientifically or emotionally? it is really important to build that positive association with exercise, obviously, everyone knows there is a stigma around mental health but in my work i have found there is a stigma around exercise, is about removing that and showing that anyone and everyone can engage in some form of exercise but you need to find something you enjoy. it is pacific to everyone's interests and needs and it is about finding that and working with the individual on a one—to—one basis, that they need the extra support. what will you be doing, exercise wise? i will be on my bike for one hour, 45 minutes. regular? yes, i used to exercise really regularly, this is one reason we did the study, when i exercise less, ifeel like my mental health gets worse. important to recognise that, and have it as

pa rt to recognise that, and have it as part of a healthy lifestyle and realise, three to five times a week for 45 minutes is really accessible, it is not have to be running our things, it can be going out for walks. it is successful for everyone. probably walking, i have moved to the country, devon, i love being outside, green space is really important. nice to see the both of you. thank you very much. talking of lovely outdoor spaces... carol‘s at rhs garden wisley for us this morning, where they‘re celebrating the year of the marigold. she‘s in amongst the marigolds! earlier you were asking if we could smell them, yes, if earlier you were asking if we could smellthem, yes, if you earlier you were asking if we could smell them, yes, if you have the leeds leaves, there is a pet personnel, 140 righties here, testing the health of the plant, and the weather india and and they thrive extreme hot conditions. that is what we have had here. if you come down, you is what we have had here. if you come down, you can is what we have had here. if you come down, you can vote for your

favourite marigold. — — come down, you can vote for your favourite marigold. —— if you have the leaves. we are right next to rush—hour traffic on the 83. sunshine and showers. —— rush—hour traffic on the a3. rain will be heavy as it pushes into the south—eastern quarter of england. on the pressure chart, occlusion coming south, pushing, pulling up allthis rain from france. this morning is a cloudy start, rain already, from the channel islands, through portsmouth, up towards the wash, all points east into east anglia and kent, this is where we will see ranger in the course of the day, it is a shame because in st helier, jersey, we have a battle of flowers full. —— where we will see rain during the course of the day. brighter skies. —— battle of

flowers. if you are in the east midlands, you are at risk of seeing some of the rain. temperatures disappointing for this stage in august, quite cool. heading into the evening and overnight, the rain in the south—east will move off into the south—east will move off into the north sea heading off towards scandinavia and wind will pick up here behind it. showers will fade, cool night, especially in an author of the country and especially rural areas, last night, the temperature fell to two celsius, you don't expect that in august. tomorrow, dry start for the east, sunshine and showers drifting east through the course of the day, international festival starts in bristol tomorrow, you may be lucky, you may miss the showers, temperatures 17 to 21. could be heavy and thundery showers in northern ireland. in saturday, area of low pressure, each changing, we will talk about that in a second, what we think is that it will come

in across the south—west and push north—east through the course of the day, the north and the east starting of dry, the north potentially hanging the weather until sunday, the reason there is still uncertainty about saturday's forecast, earlier this week i was telling you this is probably what was going to happen, during the week, took the rain further north, now it has come back south again, because we have an area of low pressure forming in the atlantic, also the north atlantic we have the remnants of extra. debbie, that storm still producing a lot of energy, and that is going to get tied up in the jet stream, and the jet stream drives the weather. the jet stream drives the weather. the jet stream drives the weather. the jet stream can take all types of shapes, it can be quite flat. during the heatwave, it allows high pressure to dominate the weather. we expect this to meander. when it meanders like an upside—down newsletter, then that is high pressure, when it is like a proper u then that is when it picks up proper

pressure. “— then that is when it picks up proper pressure. —— when it meanders like an upside—down u. it is difficult to tell how it is going to carry the area of low pressure, we will keep you posted as we go through the next couple of days. see you later on. what happens when a council runs out of money? people in northamptonshire could find out later, when their councillors meet to discuss drastic cuts in services. the public spending watchdog, the national audit office, is warning that other local authorities could soon follow suit. our reporter fiona lamdin has been to somerset, where they‘re also facing some difficult choices. three different communities, all living in somerset, all desperately worried about potential cuts. three different communities, all living in somerset, all desperately worried about potential cuts. we started the day with siobhan and her four—year—old son, lorcan. he has dwarfism. somerset has been their home for the last 14 years, but they are so worried about the funding cuts, they have just moved to neighbouring dorset. i was worried about lorcan

going to school, and the level of support that he was going to be able to get there. and i could see services down the pipeline were going to diminish, and i thought i can‘t take that risk. i‘m going to have to move now, before it happens. just two miles from the park is county hall, where all these funding decisions are made. do you actually lose sleep over this? of course i do. i believe i have a responsibility to lead, and i think that is what myjob is. they have projected an overspend of £12 million until the end of march next year. in somerset, we‘ve got a number of problems, additional problems. a large number of retired people, older people. we‘ve got a lot of children in our care, and getting older, with more complex needs. so we‘ve got some real strains on our finances, and we don‘t doubt that at all. but somerset aren‘t alone. northamptonshire is the first

to admit financial disaster, and it is estimated that one in ten larger authorities in england are draining their reserves. in the most recent year, something of the order of £1 billion was taken by councils out of their reserves. and of course, for a number of councils, they're just spending money that's in the bank, saved for a rainy day. they are having to use it, and you can only use it once. next stop on our somerset road trip, a pool which is used every month by over 2,000 residents, though it is shutting in two weeks‘ time. well, in 2011 i was diagnosed with secondary breast cancer in my spine and pelvis, and my quality of life was quite minimal. i couldn‘t walk far, i couldn‘t do much. since i started coming here two years ago, and joined in the aquafit classes, it has just made such a difference. i walk here every day, and then i go to my swimming. and if this pool closes i won‘t be able to get here, because my mum doesn‘t drive. they are calling an emergency meeting tonight

to mobilise the town. we would give our time, free time to help run it. we would do the painting, we would do the cleaning, we would do anything it takes to keep it going. and finally, through the gorge to cheddar, to meet those fighting to save their 40—year—old library. to hear the cheddar library might close, i'm just absolutely shocked, because it's almost like, you know, i pay taxes, and having a library isjust one of the absolute musts, as a parent. they are just one of 15 libraries under threat. in an age where there is no money, communities may be forced to find solutions if they want to keep their services from closing. interesting what councils have two deal with at the moment. plenty coming up. after making her name

in downton abbey, catherine steadman will be here to tell us about her first novel, which inspired hollywood a—lister reese witherspoon so much, she‘s already bought the tv rights! laura kenny will be on this over as well, the tally this week is two gold medals. —— sofa. hertrack record is quite extraordinary inciting, from the moment she started doing competitive racing, every time she gets gold, she has come back, she has had herfirst child, just came back in march, straightaway, the results have come in. we will be chatting with her. she has obviously been performing in glasgow as well. sally will have the sport. what are they talking about? indian cooking, never too early for a curry. here‘s hoping there will be

some in the studio. we will be with you shortly. time to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello. something more typical of a british summer over the next few days. some sunshine around and also some showers and some longer spells of rain. that is the case across east anglia and south—east england through today. this area of rain only slowly pulling away south and eastward. further west, sunshine but also showers, likely to be quite frequent, particularly for the western isles of scotland and quite breezy here. where you have the showers and the rain, temperatures between 16—18. up to 21 or 22 in the sunshine. a fairly gentle breeze for most but particularly noticeable for the western isles of scotland. let‘s have a quick look through this evening through east anglia and south—east england where the rain is still lingering. as i mentioned, only slowly pulling away eastwards. further west, showers will start

to fade and we will see some clearer skies developing overnight. eventually, that area of low pressure that brought the persistent rain will make its way up towards scandinavia. behind that, clearer skies overnight. once again, more rural spots could see temperatures getting into single figures, moving up to between 9—12 further south. further showers starting to pile into western areas as we head towards dawn, which sets us up for another day of sunny spells and showers. the showers always most frequent the further west you are, but a few of them could get a bit further east through the day and become quite sharp where you catch them. again in the sunshine, temperatures up to 21. it will feel more like 17 or 18 where we have the frequent showers. let‘s look at what happens through the weekend because we have an area of low pressure rattling in from the atlantic and pushing its way across the country. still some uncertainty as to the exact position of that area of low pressure but it looks like most of the rain will probably be across scotland, northern ireland, wales and parts of northern england.

we could see some showery rain the further south we are but by and large holding on to higher pressure here and something a little drier. this is business live from bbc news with maryam moshiri and ben bland. more trade talks in washington. this time japan tries to get a better deal out of the trump administration. live from london, that‘s our top story on thursday 9th august. america‘s plans for tariffs on car imports are putting a big strain on a $200 billion relationship with japan. we‘ll talk you through what‘s at stake. also in the programme, building it yourself in india. furniture giant ikea opens its first store in one of the world‘s fastest growing economies. and on