good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: appalling violence, blood and vomit on the floor and open drug dealing. the government takes over birmingham prison after inspectors say it's in crisis. safely back on shore — the incredible rescue of a british woman who fell from a cruise ship. i was iwas in i was in the water to ten hours. these wonderful guys rescued me. i'm very lucky to be alive. greece takes back control of its own finances and exits its bailout, 8 years after the start of the country's debt crisis. it was a rocky trip to the seasside for manchester united. they lost on their travels at brighton for the second season in a row. from marilyn monroe to cher, he's created some of the most famous dresses of all time. bob mackie reveals his fashion secrets. they are like smoke and mirrors, they do show anything but you think you are seeing everything. some patchy rain around but also

spells of sunshine. further details in15 spells of sunshine. further details in 15 minutes. it's monday 20th august. our top story — the running of one of britain's biggest prisons is being taken over by the government after a damning report said its private operator had allowed it to fall into a ‘state of crisis‘. inspectors found that some inmates at birmingham prison were too scared to emerge from their cells, and that groups of staff had locked themselves in their offices. here's our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. it has had a long and troubled history since it opened in 1849, but today, birmingham prison is officially a jail in crisis. after a riot in 2016, inspectors said there had been a dramatic deterioration in conditions. they described a lack of order and control at birmingham, with violent prisoners at will to

act with near impunity. in a letter to the justice act with near impunity. in a letter to thejustice secretary, the chief inspector of prisons said there was a fear of violence amongst some inmates who refused to come out of their cells. some staff were found to have found to have locked themselves in officers and said conditions were filthy with a wide, vomit and rat droppings on the floor. —— blood. the appalling state of the prison comes to no surprise. the headcount needs to be reduced. managers need to be able to manage and be visible and the whole issue of violence and drug issues need to be addressed. now the government is taking over the running of birmingham. there were protests when the company won the contract seven yea rs the company won the contract seven years ago and they would get the prison back until ministers are satisfied there at the improvement. that is likely to take at least six months. people said it welcomed the opportunity to work with the government to address the problems at birmingham. a british woman is recovering this morning after falling from a cruise ship before being pulled from

the water off the coast of croatia. this is the dramatic moment kay longstaff was rescued, 10 hours after falling from the norwegian star into the adriatic sea at around midnight on saturday. she was later taken to hospital in the croatian town of pula. i fell off the back of the norwegian star and i fell off the back of the norwegian starandi i fell off the back of the norwegian star and i was in the water to ten hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. your name is? kay. i am very lucky to be a live. i am from england. iam very lucky to be a live. i am from england. i am 46 and i was sitting at the back of the deck... more on that throughout the morning. a woman and her daughter remain in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked with a hammer in south—east london. the women, aged 64 and 30, are said to have suffered devastating injuries

as a result of the assault in greenwich yesterday. a 27 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the government in venezuela will begin issuing new banknotes today, after slashing five zeroes from its currency as part of a plan to solve the country's economic freefall. the international monetary fund estimates that inflation could reach one million percent by the end of the year. thousands of people are trying to flee the crisis, prompting countries like ecuador and peru to impose strict border controls. 1,600 more people are believed to be alive today because of changes to the way people with severe trauma are treated by the nhs in england. a new study showed patients spent fewer days in hospital, since a series of major trauma centres were established six years ago, as our health correspondent nick triggle reports. this shows you, top to bottom, your

injuries... tom locke was inspecting pigeon nests on his roof when disaster struck. he fell from his latter, breaking his leg, arm and shoulder and every bone in his basic. he was taken by air ambulance to kings hospital in london. while not the nearest hospital, it is the region ‘s major trauma centre and had the staff and equipment that saved his life. i felt totally safe, secure and confident in everything that was being done. he is one of a leased 1600 people who are alive thanks to a new way of providing trauma care in england. since 2012, the most seriously injured are taken to one of the countries of the seven designated regional trauma centres where there are specialist staff and equipment so they can be treated immediately. study analysed care given to 110,000 trauma cases between 2008 and 2017. that is about

half the total number. it found since the 2012 reorganisation, the chances of survival had increased by one fifth. that extra 20 minutes or 30 minutes in a helicopter or the back of the ambulance means that when you arrive, there is a trauma tea m when you arrive, there is a trauma team waiting for you, and operating theatre immediately available to operate on you and save your life and then the skills to try and put you back together again. meanwhile, ten months on, tom's life is getting back to normal. dozens of elderly south koreans have crossed the border into north korea, for a reunion with family members they have not seen for more than 60 years. more than 150 were chosen by lottery to spend a few hours with their relatives, as laura bicker reports from seoul. this man is one of the 88 that were chosen this time around. he got a

call to say he would meet his younger sister, he hasn't seen her for more than 70 years. translation: after hearing the news, i was so shocked that i drank and couldn't sleep at all at night. he fled north korea in the middle of the night, leaving his family behind after growing concern about the spread of communism. he thought the north during the comedian —— fought the north during the korean war and is unhappy with the current division. translation: i want to tell the world that we should allow separated families to meet whenever they want. this man can only glance across the border to his former home in the north. he has never been selected for the state run reunions. is family came south during the war, but his mother returned north to prepare for peace. she didn't return. translation: when can we meet our loved ones? after all of us are dead? 100 people per event is

just meaningless. there are 50,000 people waiting all over the country. as well as bringing joy, this week's reunions will remind koreans on both sides that the pain of separation has not, and may never leave this peninsula. you really get the sense of the emotions there, don't you? around 22,000 people were rescued from the flood—hit indian state of kerala yesterday, after monsoon rains finally eased. military forces, as well as disaster response teams and localfishermen, managed to reach some of the worst hit areas. many places remain under water, and operations are still on to rescue people who are stranded. more than 350 people have died since the monsoon started injune. couples raising two children, while working full—time on the minimum wage, don't earn enough to provide their family with even a basic, no—frills lifestyle according to new research. the report blames rising prices

and freezes in benefits and tax credits. the government says that household incomes are at an all time high. but the child poverty action group says many parents are struggling to make ends meet. they are suffering from raising prices, static income and what has had the biggest effect is the fact that in work benefits as well as out of work benefits, such as tax credit, haven't risen over the number of years. income is pretty static and people are really feeling the pinch. millions of people could face long term unemployment, as artificial intelligence revolutionises the workplace, that's the warning from the chief economist of the bank of england. andy haldane told the bbc that a major push on learning new skills would be necessary for workers to avoid being overtaken by computer programmes and robots. it's predicted technology could replace millions ofjobs over the next ten years. all shapes, colours and sizes

of beards were on display in blackpool this weekend. 500 people from around the world gathered for the british beard and moustache championship. the conditions weren't perfect for beards, as it was a little windy and humid, but most competitors managed to whip their facial hair into good shape. that is pretty impressive. i have seen that is pretty impressive. i have seen it before but it is looking good. we will always have that over the robots. i've never grown a beard. my wife doesn't like them. i don't think i will ever, i think i would look stupid with a beard. you never have enough time off. some

people suit one. john mccain looks fantastic with a beard. i do think i would work. pep guardiola. he can do it, he has got one of those faces. he would look good in hats as well. i look terrible, i look about 11. there were contrasting fortunes for the two manchester clubs in the premier league yesterday. manchester city hit huddersfield for six. 6—1 the score in that one, but manchester united were beaten

by brighton for the second season in a row. watford also won at burnley. much better news for the manchester united women though, they ended a 13—year absence by beating liverpool in the continental cup. lizze arnot scored the winner late on. england's cricketers are in big trouble at trent bridge. india bowled them out forjust 161 in the third test, including the controversial wicket of captainjoe root. the tourists lead by 292 with eight wickets remaining! and britain added ten more medals on the final day of the european para swimming championships in dublin. bethany firth leading home a third british 1—2—3 in the women's s14 class in the 200m individual medley. not sure about that catching the cricket. not sure about that. i am not sure either. here is alina with a look at this morning's weather.

like last week, we don't you see the wind coming in from the atlantic. that means a fair amount of cloud. some rain at times. further south, dry and quite warm. that is these days the chains of france through the atlantic and today they are over northern ireland, northern england into southern parts of scotland and what that is doing is bringing parts of cloud, extending into wales through this morning. to the north of this, sunshine thought scotland, one 01’ of this, sunshine thought scotland, one or two showers and we have our zone of showers and patchy rain through the afternoon. further south, one or two showers of. a lot of clout, trying to thin and break to bring bright or sunny spells. we have lost the ghastliness of. if we see any sunshine, temperatures shooting up where we have got the cloud between 18 and 22 celsius. like the weekend, it should be mainly dry at trent bridge but we

cannot rule out the odd spot of drizzle here and there through the day. essentially it is a mainly dry day. essentially it is a mainly dry day. a fairly quiet evening, still the odd spot of rain through parts of the midlands and northern england. are mainly dry night, often cloudy. a few clear breaks but like the night dawn we will see mr and fog forming. another muggy night particular across england and wales, to bridges might —— not much lower than 15 or 16. to bridges might —— not much lower than15 or16. —— to bridges might —— not much lower than 15 or 16. —— temperatures. very similar day tomorrow but most places mainly dry through much of the day, the hope that we will see a few more brea ks the hope that we will see a few more breaks in the cloud crossed england and wales are allowing for more sunshine. noticed that rain gathers across northern ireland, western scotla nd ta ke across northern ireland, western scotland take in the day and a cooler feel across western scotland. still holding onto that warmth and humidity are much —— across much of england and wales. of the week, we have our front, england and wales. of the week, we have ourfront, thinking england and wales. of the week, we have our front, thinking southwards, that was far to fizzle out but let's

think of it as a dividing line between the fresh air across northern scotland and the warmth and humidity ahead of it. slowly through the end of the week those fresh conditions will filter their way across. for wednesday, outbreak conditions will filter their way across. forwednesday, outbreak of rain stretching from the borders to northern england into parts of northern england into parts of northern wales. that is how it tends to disallow to the day. could announce a sunshine, a few showers, to the south of it we are holding onto that warmth and humidity. not for much longer because as we go to the end of the week, those fresh conditions across northern scotland, northern ireland and northern england were gradually slipped their way across, by the end of the week we will see something a little bit fresher. let's take a look at today's front pages. the times leads on the government's emergency takeover of a privately run birmingham prison. the paper says prison officers were found sleeping on the job and inmates were openly using and dealing drugs. the picture is a horse getting ready for the 114th gargrave show, which celebrates agriculture

in the yorkshire dales. the daily telegraph front page has a story about mps demanding a larger expenses budget because brexit is adding to their workloads, and a picture of kay longstaff, who survived for ten hours after falling off a cruise ship. and the 46—year—old is also on the front page of the sun — "cruise a lucky girl". and they have the fashion expert susannah constantine as the lastest strictly contestant. just a few spots left now. and the daily mirror reports that meghan markle is set to visit her mother in the us, but may not see estranged dad thomas markle. the most—read article on the bbc news website this morning is a story about working parents earning the national living wage being £49 a week short of the income needed to provide their family with a basic, no—frills lifestyle, according to the child poverty action group.

ido i do have a story about a giant onion which i am going to get to later. thanks for the build-up. both in pink today, steph. our stylist choseit in pink today, steph. our stylist chose it for us. we wish we had one. this a good one, because we talk a lot about our houses getting smaller, and this research suggests that they are. they are saying that the typical new home for sale now in around 20 british cities is a quarter the size of a tennis court, and the size has shrunk every decade since the 19705. and the size has shrunk every decade since the 1970s. did you say a quarter the size of a tennis court? that is what they say here, 700 square feet, 30% smaller than it would have been in the 19705 when they built them. a5 there were more of us, they are trying to squeeze a5 of us, they are trying to squeeze as much space as possible, as they can. this is one of those you wouldn't

believe it is stories. this lady had her purse stolen 18 years ago and it hasjust been her purse stolen 18 years ago and it has just been returned her purse stolen 18 years ago and it hasjust been returned to her, and it has everything in. including the cash? the cards, and a picture, shamrock she had in there as well, 18 years later she said it was returned to her by the police. her purse vanished in st ives, and it was posted through the station's letterbox and they traced her through the address on the driver's licence. and have you ever tried to snapa licence. and have you ever tried to snap a piece of spaghetti, hold either end and try and snap it in two ? either end and try and snap it in two? uncooked. thank you, steph. good point. have you managed to do it? yes. did you grab them altogether? just the one. apparently

it normally snapped in three, and u nless it normally snapped in three, and unless you can do it, which is amazing, they have spent a lot of time and research. you can now do it but you have to have special things clamping and twisting it, and then it will only snap in two. the best thing about spaghetti is throwing it at the wall to see if it is cooked. you don't throw spaghetti at the wall. are you allowed to do that with your newly painted kitchen walls ? with your newly painted kitchen walls? i bet you are not. and do you eat it off the wall? just peel it off the wall. manchester city have done this really innovative thing. look at that. that is the wristband of dreams if you are a manchester city fan. as steph will know, lots of big companies want your data. they want to know all about everything you do all the time. this is telling you all about your club. they are obviously collecting data from theirfans

they are obviously collecting data from their fans at the same time, but basically you can wear this wristband and it will constantly send you a feed of information and news about your club. according to the author of the article, it saves the author of the article, it saves the wearers from having to go into their pocket and conclude the time—consuming process of having to remove their phones from their pocket to get the latest from the etihad stadium. you are constantly, co nsta ntly etihad stadium. you are constantly, constantly know what is happening with your club, but actually what they want you to know what is happening in your club, and they will know a lot about you as well. you remember the old days, when you had to ring club call? you had to ring a numberand had to ring club call? you had to ring a number and there was a guy at the end of the number... you could lose weeks of your life. my dad used to ban me from club call. it broadly cost a fortune. and a pensioner has grown a huge onion big enough to seat 30 people. the picture is very

small, but i think it is worth seeing the size of the onion. there is, look. that is about as big as me. he says he grows it with his son, also called david, and they plant them on christmas eve, and they have managed to grow vegetables for the entire family for the past 50 yea rs. for the entire family for the past 50 years. that is not the heaviest onion ever. the heaviest onion ever was 18 pounds, and it was grown in harrogate in north yorkshire. does it taste good? would you want to eat that much onion? i am sure you can slice it off and spread the love around. can i say i am not bothered? who cares if you have grown a big onion? controversial. he has poured months of his life into this big onion. is it relating to the hot weather we have had ?

onion. is it relating to the hot weather we have had? it is, he has spent months nurturing the gigantic vegetable during the sweltering summer. vegetable during the sweltering summer. 27 inches across, this big onion. there you go. but that in your pipe and smoke it, steph. you wouldn't be able to fit it in your pipe, it is too big. police have urged the home office to close a loophole which is allowing antique handguns to be brought into the uk legally. the weapons are exempt from legislation because their ammunition is no longer produced. but a bbc panorama investigation has found that the guns are being sold to criminals who then make their own rounds for firing, as greg mckenzie reports. this is the west midlands police strongroom in birmingham. it is full of weapons, many are antiques, and have been recovered from crime scenes. the uk has very strict gun laws. but, because these antiques are so laws. but, because these antiques are so old, the rounds they fire are no longer produced, so the

government has classified them as obsolete calibre. that means, unless you have a criminal record, anyone can own them. criminals have been getting hold of the guns and making their own ammunition for them. police say they have been used in six killings and dozens of shootings. they are easy to purchase, they don't fall under the licensing if they are possessed as an antique or a curio, and we know that offenders are quoting that loophole in the legislation at police officers when they are stopped and searched. we sent a reporter to america to see if he can buy an antique handgun and bring it back to the uk. look at that. smith & wesson rush and 1m. back to the uk. look at that. smith & wesson rush and m. it fires 44 calibre ammunition, in the russian style which they don't make any more, so that is why it is designated as obsolete. no licence required. no import licence was needed, and us government and airline shipping instructions are available online. at heathrow, our

reporter past through the red channel and paid 5% duty on the price of the gun, a potential murder weapon legally brought into the uk. two years ago, carl campbell was killed with a russian all in west bromwich. his three killers were jailed injuly last bromwich. his three killers were jailed in july last year. bromwich. his three killers were jailed injuly last year. police realised the scale of the problem when they investigated antique gun dealer paul edmonds. he was convicted last december of conspiring to supply arms and ammunition, and sentenced to 30 yea rs ammunition, and sentenced to 30 years in prison. it is estimated that hundreds of his weapons are still in circulation. so there is, you know, a real reason for public safety why certain calibres need to become, you know, off the obsolete calibre list so that they can no longer be possessed by criminals as an antique. the home office says it has consulted on proposals to enshrined in law a new definition of antique firearms, ensuring older weapons that could still pose a danger to the public are licensed. a

decision is expected later this year. you can see more on greg mckenzie's investigation, legal weapon, on panorama tonight on bbc one at 8:30pm. coming up on breakfast: we will hear from the fashion designer who dressed stars such as marilyn monroe, madonna and cher, as he puts some of these spectacular outfits up for auction. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad. police in south—east london are piecing together the events which led to a violent hammer attack in eltham yesterday, in broad daylight. a 27—year—old suspect has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a mother and daughter were targeted in what's believed to be a random attack on adderley

gardens. both are in a serious condition in hospital. a london mum who found she didn't know other mums to connect up with has found success with an app described as a tinder for mums. michelle kennedy had the idea of helping mothers connect with each other, after believing that social media for mums was outdated. the app has had millions of swipes and the former lawyer, who has had high roles in tech firms too. told us how she stumbled on the idea. it would be 2am, and i'd be up feeding, and my friends were, you know, posting pictures on instagram of their night out. it was this very, very difficult moment in terms of, wow, my life has really changed, and they need to find some other women who are doing what i am doing right now. sir bruce forsyth‘s ashes have been placed under the stage at the london palladium. the late entertainer‘s ashes were placed at the famous london landmark in a private ceremony attended by sir bruce's family on saturday, a year to the day after his death. the venue became synonymous with the entertainer, and a blue plaque reads, "he rests in peace within the sound of music, laughter and dancing".

let's have a look at the travel situation now. the bakerloo line has no service between elephant & castle and piccadilly because of a signal failure. and the london overground has minor delays between richmond and stratford due to a faulty train. on the roads, victoria embankment remains closed westbound from southwark bridge to westminster bridge for major gas works. and hammersmith bridge is going to be closed from 7:00am until 7:00pm thursday for urgent repairs. let's have a check on the weather now, with lucy. hello, good morning. it is a warm, humid, and generally cloudy start the week this week any breaks in the cloud at a bit of a premium. we start the day to day with temperatures in the high teens, a fairamount of temperatures in the high teens, a fair amount of cloud around. as we go through the day we will hold onto much of that cloud and could be

thick enough in the afternoon for the odd isolated shower. some patches of drizzle. temperatures generally in the mid—20s, a maximum of 25 celsius, with light winds. but because of that warm humid air mass, where we do see any breaks in the cloud we really will see the temperatures responding. through the evening and overnight a fair amount of cloud, that cloud still thickener for a few spots of rain and drizzle through this evening, but it will become dry as we move through the night. another humid night with overnight lows around 15 to 17 celsius. tomorrow a cloudy start button sunny spells developing into the afternoon. just the risk of the odd sharp shower. a bright start to the day wednesday, though it will turn cloudy with some rain later, turning fresher by the end of the week. it will be quite breezy with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. soa mixture of sunny spells and showers. so a fairly humid, cloudy start to the week today, with one or two spots of rain or drizzle through the afternoon. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast

with dan walker and louise minchin. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning. are you someone who's too anxious or embarrassed to go and see the doctor? as new research suggests the issue's on the rise, we'll discuss why many of us are put off by a fear of finding out. we'll be getting the latest on the incredible story of the british woman who was rescued 10 hours afterfalling off a cruise ship in croatia. and we'll be hearing the one—liner that picked up the award for the funniestjoke, at this year's edinburgh fringe. good morning, here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. the running of one of britain's biggest prisons is being taken over by the government after a damning report said its private operator had allowed it to fall into a ‘state of crisis‘. inspectors found that some inmates at birmingham prison were too scared to emerge from their cells, and that groups of staff had locked themselves in their offices. it‘s the first time ministers have stepped in like this, since private firms began running

prisons more than 25 years ago. a british woman is recovering this morning after falling from a cruise a woman and her daughter remain in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked with a hammer in south—east london. the women, aged 64 and 30, are said to have suffered devastating injuries as a result of the assault in greenwich yesterday. a 27 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the government in venezuela will begin issuing new banknotes today, after slashing five zeroes from its currency as part of a plan to solve the country‘s economic freefall. the international monetary fund estimates that inflation could reach one million percent by the end of the year. thousands of people are trying to flee the crisis, prompting countries like ecuador and peru to impose strict border controls.

changes to trauma care in england, introduced six years ago, have saved the lives of hundreds more patients with severe injuries. a new study found that the creation of 27 new major trauma centres increased patients‘ chances of survival by a fifth. the designated centres have specialist staff and equipment to treat a major trauma injury, such as serious violence or a car accident. couples raising two children, while working full—time on the minimum wage, don‘t earn enough to provide their family with even a basic, no—frills lifestyle according to new research. the report blames rising prices and freezes in benefits and tax credits. the government says that household incomes are at an all time high. but the child poverty action group says many parents are struggling to make ends meet. around 22,000 people were rescued from the flood—hit indian state of kerala yesterday, after monsoon rains finally eased. military forces, as well as disaster response teams and localfishermen, managed to reach some of the worst hit areas. many places remain under water, and operations are still on to rescue people

who are stranded. more than 350 people have died since the monsoon started injune. dozens of elderly south koreans have crossed the border into north korea, for a reunion with family members they have not seen for more than 60 years. these pictures show a convoy of buses heading towards the border. most of the 170 people taking part in the reunion programme are in their 90s. the families will be allowed to meet for 11 hours over three days, under close supervision by north korean officials. the emotions are overwhelming. there isa the emotions are overwhelming. there is a brother who has seen his sister for 70 years. millions of people could face long term unemployment, as artificial intelligence revolutionises the workplace — that‘s the warning from the chief economist of the bank of england. andy haldane told the bbc that

a major push on learning new skills would be necessary for workers to avoid being overtaken by computer programmes and robots. it‘s predicted technology could replace millions ofjobs over the next ten years. are you scared by then? have you seen are you scared by then? have you seen boston dynamics? that is how it all ends. just put a piece of banana under them and they will trip. does that work? they are very clever these days. if you are tucked up in bed, lucky you! this next story might make you a little envious. colombians are celebrating the world day of laziness. it requires pillows, beds, hammocks and tents to be bought onto the street.

it was first celebrated 33 years ago. do we have it here? i have never heard of it before. let's start at! don‘t you love a duvet day? you don‘t? don‘t you love a duvet day? you don't? got to get out and about. very occasionally. two minutes. i am obviously very clearly lazy. i don‘t know where to start with jose mourinho. he gave an interesting interview after his match with manchester united yesterday, but what is going on at that club? we hear whispers. just two games into the new season,

but manchester united have suffered their first defeat of the campaign at brighton. jose mourinho has talked about being unhappy with a lack of signings and you could see why as they were beaten 3—2 on the south coast. several united players made mistakes in the match, but the manager wasn‘t willing to criticise. last season when i was critical with my team, i debate too openly with you our performances. then you are the ones who criticise me in a very ha rd the ones who criticise me in a very hard way by going against my team, against my players by being too open. so i am going to try to speak ina very open. so i am going to try to speak in a very happy way when my players have good performances. at close myself. —— but. no such problems for manchester city, who remain the team to beat after they demolished huddersfield 6—1.

before the game, city midfielder david silva was joined by his baby son mateo. mateo was born several weeks premature in december and spent 5 months in hospital. his father celebrated the special occasion with this brilliant free kick, as city completely dominated. sergio aguero scored a hatrick, but afterwards all thoughts were with baby mateo. his son, he fought a lot to be here. the first game with him here, he could see some outstanding goals of. the freekick was amazing. it was good for him, the family. today he came into the locker room and he was with us, so that was a good moment because david and his wifejessica and his son suffered a lot last season, what. ——a lot.

is there anything better than a fully recovered baby who has been poorly? his wife came into the dressing room afterwards, a lovely moment to celebrate. elsewhere, watford won 3—1 at burnley. manchester united made their long awaited 13—year return to women‘s football yesterday when they beat liverpool 1—0. lizzie arnot scored the winning goal in the league cup match at tranmere‘s prenton park. the last time manchester united had a women‘s team was in 2005 and they start their league campaign in the second tier with manager casey stoney hoping to get promotion to the super league at their first attempt. these players will tell you, they wa nt to these players will tell you, they want to get promotion. that is what we are working towards. there are also ten other teams that want to get promotion. it will be difficult. we wa nt get promotion. it will be difficult. we want to work hard, we want to prove, we want to work hard, we want to prove , we we want to work hard, we want to prove, we want to make sure that when they walk out any years time on

their break they are better players and that people. rangers will face championship side ayr united in the quarter—finals of the scottish league cup. a hat trick from alfredo morelos was enough to see steven gerrard‘s side beat kilmarnock. hibs play aberdeen after beating ross county. celtic have been drawn against stjohnstone. england collapsed on day two of the third test against india at trent bridge. they were all out for 161, leaving the tourists, who are now batting again, well on top. in the morning, the hosts had bowled out the indians for 329, before england lost all ten wickets in one session, including this controversial catch getting captainjoe root. hardik pandya took five wickets. and india then dominated with the bat too, building a huge lead of 292. it is very disappointing. obviously a really good start to the day, picking up those early wickets and being 50 fin on. we let that slip it

is obviously very disappointing when this happens and it is important that we can recognise that and why it has happened and to improve that. —— 50 for none. britain added ten more medals to their tally on the final day of the european para swimming championships. bethany firth led home a third british 1—2—3 in the women‘s s14 class to claim her third european title— this time in the 200m individual medley. overall, the british team finished third in the medal table with 55 medals, including 20 golds. and from one european championships to another. britain‘s para athletes get under way at the european para athletics championships in berlin today. one athlete that won‘t be competing though, is double paralympic champion libby clegg. she was forced to withdraw from the 100 and 200 metres for athletes with visual impairments on the eve of the championships due to an injury to her guide runner, tom somers. that is really disappointing first. bad timing. —— for her. and what about this in yesterday‘s golf, some things are worth

waiting for you know. just ask paul waring, who won his first european tour title at the nordea masters at his 200th attempt. he beat his playing partner, thomas aiken in a sudden—death play—off to claim his maiden victory, and fellow englishmen lee slattery was on hand to help with the celebrations. that is what it is about. there is a lwa ys that is what it is about. there is always a lot of love in gulf when someone always a lot of love in gulf when someone like that wins and everybody knows what they have been through and how tough road it is. we can look from the outside and think the life of a golfer is a great life. actually, you are on the road all the time, travelling, they travel together, it is almost like a circus and afamily. together, it is almost like a circus and a family. when someone does achieve something they have worked so achieve something they have worked so hard for, it is lovely to see. it‘s a story that features on the front

pages of many of this morning‘s newspapers — the british woman who was rescued 10 hours after falling off a cruise ship in croatia. let‘s get the latest with our correspondentjon donnison, can you tell us more about what happened ? i think that is what everyone wants to know. this remarkable drama unfolded a roundabout midnight on saturday night when kay longstaff, 46, was believed to be on one of the upper decks of the norweigan star cruise ship. this is a huge vessel, seven or eight stories high. on the top it would be 30 or 40 metres down top it would be 30 or 40 metres down to the ocean. now, she was travelling from croatia, up from dubrovnik towards venice and somehow she fell off the back of the ship into the water, some 60 miles off the coast of croatia. the boat eventually the alarm was raised, it turned around and went back to look

for her. eventually another ship looked for her and some ten hours later she was eventually spotted and pick up. when she finally got back on dry land, she spoke to reporters. i fell off the back of the norweigan star and i fell off the back of the norweigan starandl i fell off the back of the norweigan starand i was i fell off the back of the norweigan star and i was in the water for ten hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. i hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. lam very hours. so these wonderful guys rescued me. i am very lucky to be alive. very lucky to be alive and i think the key question that certainly people are going to be wanting to find out is what led her to fall off? at the back of the ship there are quite high barriers, had itchy and up in the water? —— how did she end up. all very good questions. what more is known about her? kay longstaff, at 46, it is believed she now lives in spain. there are reports in newspapers that she used to be an air hostess and now does that job

she used to be an air hostess and now does thatjob for private planes and commercial jets. and now does thatjob for private planes and commercialjets. and we believe that she was on holiday with friends. i think people are going to be wanting to find out details. at the moment, remarkably she seems in pretty good health. she walked off the ship and at the moment are pretty bad case of sunburn on her face. an amazing story. thank you. so many lovely things, the water wasn‘t cold, she is clearly a good swimmer. we need to find out more. ten hours in the water. i am very glad she‘s ok. ten hours in the water. i am very glad she's ok. i am assuming somebody flung her over. it was a proper rescue, yeah. hopefully we get details. what about the weather? here is alina with a look at this morning‘s weather. like last week we are going to be seen like last week we are going to be seen whether all of this week coming

in from of the atlantic. that will bring quite a bit of cloud. also some rain at times of. further south, dry and holding onto that warmth and humidity. you can see this daisy chain of fronts into the atla ntic this daisy chain of fronts into the atlantic and this will stay with us pretty much most of the week. today it is over northern ireland, southern scotland and bringing more in the way of cloud and patchy rain. some of that rain extending into parts of wales. mist and merck for the south—west, and for parts of scotland. northern scotland, aside from the odd showers, spells of sunshine. lot of cloud, patchy rain extending into parts of northern england and the midlands. elsewhere, a dry day but the wind will be much like the —— the wins will be much lighter. when we get rakes in the cloud, temperatures could shoot up to two of the five or 26 celsius. underneath a cloud, 18— 22 and a cooler feel for the final. like yesterday, the chance we could see

the odd spot of rain to trent bridge but much of the day will be mainly dry. into this evening, it is a fairly quiet affair, patchy light rain lingering across parts of northern england and the midlands but staying dry overnight. a few brea ks but staying dry overnight. a few breaks and a monkey, humid feel christmas of england, wales and northern ireland. still fresher for the final. or tuesday, northern ireland. still fresher for the final. ortuesday, most northern ireland. still fresher for the final. or tuesday, most places will be dry for most of the day and hoping we see a little bit more in terms of brightness of. notice how the cloud gathers across northern ireland, western and northern scotla nd ireland, western and northern scotland and we will see outbreaks of rain arriving late in the afternoon. quite a cool feel across scotla nd afternoon. quite a cool feel across scotland and keeping further south. much of england and wales holding onto that warmth and humidity. here is how it looks, that front is with us, gradually sinking southwards. some rain on it for a time but it fizzles out and what it is is a

dividing line between the fresh air and the warmth and humidity further south. over the middle part of the week we get those fresher conditions sinking in. some outbreaks of rain across southern scotland, northern england and parts of wales. fresh and sunny conditions behind it, warmth and humidity behind it and spells of sunshine and temperatures on wednesday getting up to 26 or 27. quite a contrast there, thank you very much. see you later. we have talked about the debt crisis in greece a lot over the past few years, but today sees a big positive development. steph can explain more. for a long time they have been having to rely on bailouts from the european union and the international monetary fund, and today they finally can exit the bailout process and start borrowing money on the financial market and basically have less scrutiny than they would have had. after years and years of trying

to get to this point of being an independent country and not having all of this scrutiny, they have finally got there. i will tell you a bit about what impact that might have, at first i want to give you a little reminder. we have talked about this so much. is it throwback monday? just giving you a flavour of how we got to where we are. the drama started with a drachma, the old greek currency. now, when the old greek currency. now, when the euro was introduced, the country wa nted the euro was introduced, the country wanted to dump it and join the euro, but the greeks have too many many problems for the eu‘s liking. eventually, after a bit of number fudging, they managed tojoin eventually, after a bit of number fudging, they managed to join the euro in 2001, but their problems didn‘t go away. in 2004, greece hosted the olympic games, and it cost them a fortune, pushing them further into debt. then things got even worse. the world economy fell into a global economic meltdown.

financial markets around the world are in shock, as another big bank colla pses. are in shock, as another big bank collapses. leeman bros, america‘s fourth—largest investment bank goes bankrupt. because the banking crisis for greece. the european union and the international monetary fund agreed to 110 billion euros bailout. over the next few years, there was austerity, protests, a referendum, a second bailout, support from the european central bank, and more austerity. we reported on every twist and turn. the greeks are now restricted to taking out a maximum of 60 euros a day, that is about £40. and to even get that money out is hard work, as many of the machines are empty, and those that do have cash in have huge queues outside of them. a populist government came in and promised to make things better for the greeks. they played hard ball against make things better for the greeks. they played hardball against the eu, and even missed a repayment date for money the country owed. but in the

end they were forced to agree more austerity measures and the third bailout. but still the country was desperate for help and took some bizarre measures, including the prime minister not wearing a tie until got more debt relief. that happened in june, and until got more debt relief. that happened injune, and the prime ministers celebrated with this burgundy number. but are there problems over? so answer the question! so it is really good that they have got to this point, they have managed to basically turned the economy around, in the sense of the reason why they are able to bring down their debt now is because they have got a budget surplus. so they are now not spending as much money as they are bringing in, so they are able to pay off the debt. but the problem is they still have this huge, huge debt, so it is going to take a long time before they are able to pay this off completely. and that is why there is caution around this, because were things to go wrong for them in anyway or for a global

economic problem, that would push them back into problems. the only reason they were able to off this debt is because they are in this surplus at the moment. a lot of people when we talk about greece wonder why we care. i know we go on holiday there, but why else? but a lot of our uk companies will have money in different places. they might have businesses as well. i remember talking to the boss of m&s about the impact of greece on the business here. so that is the reason we care, and also because it can push a fall in the value of the euro. if there is pressure on greece or if they ever left the euro, that could really put pressure on it and make the value fall. so lots of different economies affected by that as well, so that is why we care about it. i love the way you both sort of swat haircuts. actually true, isn‘t it? i have gone long, you have gone short —— swapped haircuts. it does show that it was from a long time ago rather than

being recorded five minutes before the programme began. being recorded five minutes before the programme beganlj being recorded five minutes before the programme began. i can't believe that in 2008 i was reading the 1pm news. time flies. have you got any good gags? i found a greek related one. the great restaurant in my town is so authentic it has gone bankrupt. —— greek restaurant. million times better than the ones you have. later on we are going to be told the bestjoke at this year‘s edinburgh festival fringe, by the comedian who came up with it. adam rowe‘s witty one—liner won the award, beating nine other contenders to the title. we put some of them to the test at the comedy store in manchester. this is great, ok. i had ajob

drilling holes for water. it was well boring. i've got a newjob collecting all the jumpers left at the park at weekends, they keep moving the goalposts. in my last relationship, i hated being treated like a piece of meat. she was at egan, and she refused to touch me. —— a vegan. egan, and she refused to touch me. -- a vegan. why are they calling at brexit and not the great british break off. so those are some of the contenders

for bestjoke at the fringe. we will tell you later. some of you might know. i opened the wardrobe this morning, and there was a lion and a witch in there. i asked them what they are up to, and they said narnia business. i still that of someone else. we want to hear your best one—liner. you can e—mail us at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk, or share your thoughts with other viewers on our facebook page. for yea rs for years i have been sending you to 5 live, so that is our e—mail address. and you can tweet about today‘s stories using the hashtag #bbcbrea kfast, or follow us for the latest from the programme. he is famous for creating dresses that only the boldest stars would dare to wear — marilyn monroe, madonna, tina turner, and most famously cher. they have all worn some of the outlandish pieces by costume designer bob mackie,

and now many of their outfits are up for sale. our arts correspondent david sillito has been to meet him. i‘m bob mackie, and i‘m a costume designer. and i have addressed some really interesting women in my life. —— dressed. they come to me to wear something that, when they walk out on stage, the audience knows they are there for a show. bob mackie, one of the first he helped work on was this showstopper for marilyn munro. happy birthday, mr president... but he truly made his name as the master of attention grabbing style when he teamed up with cher, especially those oscar outfits. these are dresses that stop

traffic, they? well, they stop traffic, they? well, they stop traffic, and they are like smoke and mirrors. they don‘t show anything, but you think you are seeing everything. is there anything she said no to? only if she thought it was boring. is there anything you have designed for her and you thought, no, you can‘t wear that to the oscars. yes, yes, and she made me do it, and then i denied doing it for years. it was her turn back time outfit. of course, bob's heyday was an era when fashion and fame was limited to a tiny number of stars. these days, it is rather more democratic. freddie correll is part ofa democratic. freddie correll is part of a new era of fashion bloggers and instagram stars, so we invited her to see what she makes of yesterday‘s attention grabbing outfits. well, fantastic. turnaround, look at her.

and you know this dress is cher‘s dress, not tina turner‘s. and you know this dress is cher‘s dress, not tina turner's.|j and you know this dress is cher‘s dress, not tina turner's. i know, i can't believe it. the dress a cher classic from her tv show. it is certainly eye—catching, but for freddie, the modern era of online fashion and fame isn‘t so much about standing out at bringing people together. sharing this journey on instagram, on social media, it allowed me to find this community of light like—minded people who are really eager to express themselves, and find out who they are and what they are made of. at four bob, this isa they are made of. at four bob, this is a moment of farewell. do you feel to say goodbye to them? no, and they are all documented and it never looks as good as it did on that day when she put it on to the first time. indeed, when you have got

someone time. indeed, when you have got someone like freddie, that is when address becomes a bob mackie. and they do stand the test of time. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i‘m asad ahmad. police in south—east london are piecing together the events which led to a violent hammer attack in eltham yesterday, in broad daylight. 27—year—old, joe xuereb has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a mother and daughter were targeted in what is believed to be a random attack on adderley gardens. both are in a serious condition in hospital. a london mum who found she didn‘t know other mums to connect up with has found success with an app described as a tinder for mums. michelle kennedy had the idea of helping mothers connect with each other after believing that social media for mums was outdated. the app has had millions of swipes over the last year, and the former lawyer, who has also had high roles in tech

firms, told us how she stumbled on the idea. it‘d be 2:00am, and i‘d be up feeding, and my friends were, you know, posting pictures on instagram of their night out. it was this very, very difficult moment in terms of, wow, my life has really changed, and i need to find some other women who are doing what i‘m doing right now. sir bruce forsyth‘s ashes have been placed under the stage at the london palladium. they were laid there in a private ceremony attended by sir bruce‘s family on saturday. that is a year to the day after his death. the venue became synonymous with the entertainer, and a blue plaque reads, "he rests in peace within the sound of music, laughter and dancing". let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. the bakerloo line has severe delays between elephant & castle and piccadilly because of a signal failure. and the london overground has minor delays between richmond and stratford due to a faulty train. on the roads, victoria embankment

remains closed westbound from southwark bridge to westminster bridge for major gas works. and hammersmith bridge is going to be closed from 7:00am until 7:00pm until thursday, for urgent repairs. let‘s have a check on the weather now, with lucy. hello, good morning. it‘s a warm, humid, and generally cloudy start to the week this week, any breaks in the cloud at a bit of a premium. we start the day today with temperatures in the high teens, a fair amount of cloud around. as we go through the day, we will hold onto much of that cloud, and it could be thick enough in the afternoon for the odd isolated shower, some patches of drizzle. temperatures generally in the mid—20s, a maximum of 25 degrees celsius, with light winds. but because of that warm, humid air mass, where we do see any breaks in the cloud, we really will see the temperatures responding. through this evening and overnight, still a fair amount of cloud, that cloud still thick enough for a few spots of rain or drizzle

through this evening, but it will become dry as we move through the night. another humid night, with overnight lows around 15—17 celsius. tomorrow a cloudy start, but then sunny spells developing into the afternoon. just the risk of the odd sharp shower. a bright start to the day wednesday, where it will turn cloudy with some rain later, turning fresher towards the end of the week. it will be quite breezy, with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. so a fairly humid, cloudy start to the week today, with one or two spots of rain or drizzle through the afternoon. i‘m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today: appalling violence, blood and vomit on the floor and open drug dealing. the government takes over birmingham prison after inspectors say it‘s in crisis. safely back on shore. the incredible rescue of a british woman who fell from a cruise ship. i was in the water for ten hours.

these wonderful guys rescued me. i‘m very lucky to be alive. dying of embarrassment, why more than a quarter of us delay a visit to the doctor because of concerns over body image. the average asking price for a house has fallen by more than 2%, dragged down by big drops in london and the south—east. i‘ll have all the details. it was a rocky trip to the seasside for manchester united. they lost on their travels at brighton for the second season in a row. a. patches of rain, bright and sunny spells, all the details in 15 minutes. it‘s monday 20th august. our top story — the running of one of britain‘s biggest prisons is being taken over by the government after a damning report said its private operator had allowed it to fall into a ‘state of crisis‘. inspectors found that some inmates at birmingham prison were too scared to emerge from their cells,

and that groups of staff had locked themselves in their offices. here‘s our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. it has had a long and troubled history since it opened in 1849, but today, birmingham prison is officially a jail in crisis. after a riot in 2016, inspectors said there had been a dramatic deterioration in conditions. they described a lack of order and control at birmingham, with violent prisoners able to act with near impunity. in a letter to thejustice secretary, the chief inspector of prisons, peter clarke, said there was a fear of violence amongst some inmates who refused to come out of their cells. some staff were found to have found to have locked themselves

in their offices and he said conditions were filthy with blood, vomit and rat droppings on the floor. the appalling state of hmp birmingham comes as no surprise to regular visitors. the headcount needs to be reduced. managers need to be able to manage and be visible on the wings and the whole issue of violence and drug issues need to be addressed. now the government is taking over the running of birmingham from g4s. there were protests when the company won the contract seven years ago and they won‘t get the prison back until ministers are satisfied there have been improvements. that is likely to take at least six months. g4s said it welcomed the opportunity to work with the government to address the problems at birmingham. danny shaw, bbc news. a british woman is recovering this morning after being pulled from the sea off the coast of croatia, after falling from a cruise ship. kay longstaff was in the adriatic sea for 10 hours, after she fell from the norwegian star liner. our correspondentjon donnison can bring us up to date. it is an incredible story. you just wa nt it is an incredible story. you just want more and more detail about how

it happened. the good news is she is safe and she is fine there. she is. a bit of sunburn, but that is it. this whole drama unfolding midnight on saturday and it is understood that accurate too was on one of the upper decks of this norweigan star cruise ship. 92,000 tons, seven or eight stories high, and somehow she fell off the back of the ship. she was travelling from dubrovnik in croatia towards venice in italy and she was some 60 miles off the coast of croatia when she fell into the water. to ship eventually turned around after the alarm was raised, another ship came out to look after her and some ten hours later she was found alive. once she was back on dry land she spoke to reporters.|j fell off the back of the norweigan star and fell off the back of the norweigan starandl fell off the back of the norweigan starand i was fell off the back of the norweigan star and i was in the water for ten hours. these wonderful guys rescued me. i hours. these wonderful guys rescued me. lam hours. these wonderful guys rescued

me. i am very lucky to be alive. she certainly is. as you can see there, she looked in pretty good health. a bit of sunburn on her face and what experts are saying that the fact that the water was relatively warm, the seas were calm would have really helped her. ithink the seas were calm would have really helped her. i think what a lot of people are going to be wondering is how did she come to fall off that ship in the first place? exactly. quite a few questions which would, i am sure we will get answers to. we have asked her if she would like an interview, as of yet, no response. she is probably getting better. a woman and her daughter remain in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked with a hammer in south—east london. the women, aged 64 and 30, are said to have suffered devastating injuries as a result of the assault in greenwich yesterday. a 27 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the government in venezuela will begin issuing new banknotes today, after slashing five zeroes

from its currency as part of a plan to solve the country‘s economic freefall. the international monetary fund estimates that inflation could reach one million percent by the end of the year. thousands of people are trying to flee the crisis, prompting countries like ecuador and peru to impose strict border controls. changes to trauma care in england, introduced six years ago, have saved the lives of hundreds more patients with severe injuries. a new study found that the creation of 27 new major trauma centres increased patients‘ chances of survival by a fifth. the designated centres have specialist staff and equipment to treat a major trauma injury, such as serious violence or a car accident. around 22,000 people were rescued from the flood—hit indian state of kerala yesterday, after monsoon rains finally eased. military forces, as well as disaster response teams and localfishermen,

managed to reach some of the worst hit areas. many places remain under water, and operations are still on to rescue people who are stranded. more than 350 people have died since the monsoon started injune. dozens of elderly south koreans have crossed the border into north korea, for a reunion with family members they have not seen for more than 60 years. more than 150 were chosen by lottery to spend a few hours with their relatives, as laura bicker reports from seoul. kim hyun—sook remembers the moment she saw her daughter for the first time in over 60 years. but the reunion was brief and bittersweet. all too soon, they were torn apart. translation: when time was up, i let go of my daughter‘s hand and got onto the bus.

the moment i sat down, i could not speak. not a single word came out of my mouth. i felt like cutting off my own flesh. anyone who has given birth knows what it feels like to leave their children behind. mrs kim knows she was lucky to have at least this one chance. it is unlikely to come again. yoon heung—gyu is one of 88 who were chosen this time around. he got a call to say he will meet his younger sister. he hasn‘t seen her for nearly 70 years. translation: after hearing the news, i was so shocked that i drank and couldn‘t sleep at all that night. he fled north korea in the middle of the night, leaving his family behind after growing concerned about the spread of communism.

he fought the north during the korean war, and is unhappy with the current division. translation: i want to tell the world that we should allow separated families to meet whenever they want, instead of how it is now, with few people meeting rarely. hwang rae—ha can only glance across the border to his former home in the north. he has never been selected for the state—run reunions. his family came south during the war, but his mother returned north to prepare for peace. she didn‘t return. translation: when can we meet our loved ones? after all of us are dead? 100 people per event isjust meaningless. there are 50,000 people waiting all over the country. as well as bringing joy, this week‘s reunions will remind koreans on both sides that the pain of separation has not and may never leave this peninsula. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul.

those are extraordinary pictures, presumably there will be meetings like this today. haven‘t seen your relatives of the decade. it is almost a question whether it is easier to not meet them given the short time. it is ten past seven, you are watching brea kfast. a prison dogged by drug abuse, squalor and violence so appalling that frightened officers locked themselves in their rooms. that was the damning inspectors‘ report that promped today‘s move by the government to takeover birmingham jail, from its private contractor g4s. dave todd, who‘s vice—chair of the prison office association, joins us now. thank you so much for coming on the programme and talking to us about this. how bad is the situation at them in prison? —— birmingham. this. how bad is the situation at

them in prison? —— birminghamlj have them in prison? —— birmingham.” have recently looked at the data around violence is specifically and it shows there are massive issues regarding bullying, which is led by organised crime. mobile phones, drugs, illicit weapons. staff are facing real difficulties to be a will to keep a lid on it. one of the criticisms in the report is about staff, saying that they were asleep when they were there, that they had also lock themselves into offices.” find that practice really difficult to understand. the locking themselves in offices? both. if prisons are —— if doors are locked they will constantly be knocked on asking for applications and so on. you don‘t think it should happen? identikit happens much now. but this person has said it happened at this

prison specifically. you have got to understand, it is two weeks, that is a snapshot within that timeframe. they would probably listen to what prisoners tell or say what happens, which in effect, i can‘t see prison officers locking themselves inside offices. the report specifically says there is blood, vomit and rat droppings on the floor. how do you respond to this? that is possibly correct. there has been a lot of highlighting around sanitation in prisons, both caught in the public and private sector. —— both difficult. we know the minister of justice will take over birmingham, what does that mean for prison officers, people you deal with, will it make it safer for them officers, people you deal with, will it make it saferfor them ) absolutely it will? -- for them? absolutely it will. there are 35

going in, that is to support those g4s custody officers. they will work alongside each other to bring safety. one of the things they will do is look at the regime, they will only deliver the work that they can with the resources they have in place, has been a failing, identified by the inspectors. g45, have a essentially overstretched themselves? the trouble with private financed contracts within the custodial environment is that they are contracted to deliver, for example, 80 hours of education, if they don‘t do that there is a financial penalty. they will deliver them at the cost of safety. have you beenin them at the cost of safety. have you been in touch with officers from birmingham? yes. what have they set you back the atmosphere in the prison? —— said to you about. you back the atmosphere in the prison? -- said to you about. it is a very challenging environment and there will be turned around and they will. am fully confident they will

turnit will. am fully confident they will turn it around, but support from the public sector. do they fear that physical violence? absolutely. public sector. do they fear that physicalviolence? absolutely. some go in ona physicalviolence? absolutely. some go in on a shift not knowing if they will come out on the same state —— come out in the same state they went in. tell us, for example, how do you think it gets to this state where the report is so denning, how does it get to that stage? —— so denning. —— so damning. i don‘t think there is one thing. the things you listed, telephones, drugs, they all contribute to stability issues. how do you stop? if drugtaking is endemic or mobile phones are freely available, how long does it take to change a culture ? long does it take to change a culture? i imagine if you went there and went straightaway, born, that will cause more problems? ear, you have two go in and communicate with the prisoners to tell them what you

are doing. you have to take stock, try to start again. —— ear. i have worked with the governor that appointed them to go in and i am confident he will deliver what has been asked. in what timeframe? six months. safety of both prisoners and staff is an issue. absolutely. six months, you reckon? i think they will show time —— show shines in turn around, especially violent, in six months. the basics will be things like applications, ansett on time, which hopefully will drive down violence of. —— and so. time, which hopefully will drive down violence of. -- and so. thank you. and we will be speaking to another guest on that issue later in the programme. here is alina with a look at this morning‘s weather. we start the week with a lot of

cloud, and for many this humid feel as the winds continue to come off the atlantic. over the next few days we will see some rain at times in the north, holding on to the humidity until the end of the week. this trailing front and the atlantic will be influencing our weather over the next few days. today it is stalling over parts of southern scotland, northern england, bringing patchy light rain and drizzle, some of that extending down into parts of wales and the midlands through the day. almost anywhere could get a spot of rain from thicker cloud. it will try and then in great to bring some spells of sunshine and the far north of scotland will see the best of the sunshine today. cloudy across northern ireland, patchy rain here but everywhere will have lighter winds and we did through the weekend, we have lost the strength and augustine is. where we get sunshine, temperatures shooting up to 25 or 26 celsius —— gustiness. underneath the cloud, a cooler and fresher feel, including underneath the cloud, a cooler and fresherfeel, including the underneath the cloud, a cooler and fresher feel, including the far north of scotland. for the cricket, like the weekend, mainly dry. current out the odd spot of rain and

drizzle, —— can‘t rule out. a quiet and often cloudy evening with the odd spot of rain, especially through the midlands and northern england. overnight, most places largely dry. misty and murky conditions returning to western coasts and the odd fog patfull parts of scotland. another muqqy' patfull parts of scotland. another muggy, humid night across much of england and wales, lows of 15 or 16 celsius. nine or ten the northern scotla nd celsius. nine or ten the northern scotland where we see some clearer skies. more of the same tomorrow, most skies. more of the same tomorrow, m ost pla ces skies. more of the same tomorrow, most places largely dry through daylight hours and the hope that we will see a few more spots of sunshine. through the evening, the cloud built in western and northern scotla nd cloud built in western and northern scotland and the more persistent speu scotland and the more persistent spell of rain arriving later in the day. a cooler feel for the far north of scotland. further south we are still in this warmth and humidity, perhaps up to 35 or 26 celsius. so our front is still with us through the middle part of the week thinking its way southwards and starting to lose its energy. still some outbreaks of rain as we going to wednesday, but it is also the

dividing line between the fresher conditions to the north and the warm and humidity further south. so wednesday really quite a north—south split, outbreaks of rain stretching from the borders of scotland down into england and wales, behind its spells of sunshine and a scattering of showers, and a much fresher feel. that rain starts to fizzle out through the day but ahead of it we are holding on to that humidity and potential heat across east anglia and south—east england, where we could see temperatures of 26 and 27 celsius. by the end of the week of these fresher conditions across northern england will extend to all, and for most, is looking mainly. thank you very much. we will see you in about half an hour. as we have been reporting this morning, families with full—time working parents on the minimum wage are struggling to live a basic lifestyle. steph is here to give us the details. good morning to you both. this is

being conducted by a group which calls itself the child poverty action group, and they are saying if you have two full—time parent is working at the national minimum wage, full—time, with two kids, they are still £49 a week short of giving theirfamily a are still £49 a week short of giving their family a basic no—frills lifestyle. what they are saying is because of things like the fact that tax credits have been frozen and we have seen prices rise and various other things, it has put a lot of pressure on families. so even though wages have gone up a little bit, on the whole, they are not put off. in fa ct the whole, they are not put off. in fact there are lots of families out there who are struggling because of this. the government have commented about this as well, saying that there are fewer people living in absolute poverty today, and ministers are committed to giving every child the best chance. but what this research is saying from the child poverty action group is that the full—time working parents,

they are still not able to earn enough to provide a basic lifestyle for theirfamily. and enough to provide a basic lifestyle for their family. and childcare enough to provide a basic lifestyle for theirfamily. and childcare is a big part of this. they say that makes upa big part of this. they say that makes up a big chunk of this cost, because they are working they are paying out so much for childcare that it paying out so much for childcare thatitis paying out so much for childcare that it is putting a lot of pressure on families, even though we talked often about things getting better and wages going up a bit. if anyone has any thoughts on that, send them in as well, because i know it is a lwa ys in as well, because i know it is always good to hear what people are actually saying, rather than just the research. lots of questions, and what do you do about childcare cost would be just one of them. breast reductions, snoring surgery and varicose veins procedures could be more difficult to get on the nhs in england. the treatments are often described as ineffective and unnecessary, and stopping them could save £200 million a year. but some people are concerned, as tomos morgan has been finding out. for this man, music is his career,

employment and life, yetjust over a year ago, a condition where a finger gets permanently bent uniflex position, threatened to end his livelihood. there was no way i could, you know, put myself forward asa could, you know, put myself forward as a keyboard player, piano player, live performer, knowing full well that my finger was an operational. surgery was the only option, and the results since have been remarkable. i was able to do a concert about nine weeks after the operation, which was pretty good going, but that involve some pretty heavy duty rehab on the finger, and just kind of going, well, i‘ve got a second chance at this. nhs england are currently consulting on a proposal that could see some procedures like the one ollie had limited in the future, because they say some interventions have little or no value to the patient. as part of nhs england‘s consultation, there are four procedures that could be cut almost entirely. they include things

like me arthroscopy for those with arthritis and snoring surgery. there is then another 13 procedures that could get cut between 30 and 70%. they include things like breast reduction and grommets.” they include things like breast reduction and grommets. i think this is absolutely a cost—cutting exercise, and our fear is absolutely a cost—cutting exercise, and ourfear is is absolutely a cost—cutting exercise, and our fear is that this is the precursor to more severe rationing, which would deny patients access to these very valuable procedures. some have already been denied treatment on the nhs. this 47—year—old nurse was not given an operation for her varicose veins because she wanted them removed for cosmetic reasons. it is quite disabling, really, and even my close friends haven‘t seen my legs without tights. she has now decided to go private, but thinks the nhs could benefit in the long—term from giving her and others in her position the treatment they want.” her and others in her position the treatment they want. i feel that varicose veins will prevent lots or millions, thousands of patients getting leg ulcers in the future,

and leg ulcers cost trust millions of pounds each year. those that support the proposals say that having the same guidance across england would ensure treatments used appropriately. it is not to do with cost cutting, it is all to do with clinical effectiveness. this is not rationing. it has nothing to do with reducing access. what it is as making sure that the correct criteria are fulfilled before people get these procedures. nhs england say that any savings made from reducing waste will be reinvested in even better care for mental health, cancer, learning disabilities and other critical services. the welsh government and nhs bosses in northern ireland say they are reviewing their own policies regarding various treatments. in scotland, the chief medical officer says their approach is based on ensuring patients benefit from the most appropriate treatment. ollie would most likely have met the criteria under the new proposals, but others, like ness, is could

struggle to get the treatment they wa nt struggle to get the treatment they want in the future. earlier we asked for your best one—liners. i will test these out on you. james t hogan — i couldn‘t get to sleep last night, didn‘t know why. and then it dawned on me. well done, james. anybody laughed at home? steve churchill — i‘m petrified of giants. i‘ve got fee—fi—phobia. andre in redruth in cornwall says, my partner has begged and begged me

to stop all my flamingo impersonating. i had to put my foot down. of those, that is my favourite. i think maybe 1—liners for me, there needs to be more to the joke. there needs to be more to the joke. there needs to be afloat. but often you tell ten in a row. if you are tim vine, you do, bang, bang, bang. thank you for your 1—liners, feel free to send them some more. you can e—mail us at bbcbrea kfast@bbc. co. uk, or share your thoughts with other viewers on our facebook page. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i‘m asad ahmad. police in south—east london

are piecing together the events which led to a violent hammer attack in eltham yesterday, in broad daylight. 27 year—old, joe xuereb has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a mother and daughter were targeted in what is believed to be a random attack on adderley gardens. both are in a critical in hospital. a londoner who found she didn‘t know other mums to connect up with has found success with an app described as a tinder for mums. michelle kennedy had the idea of helping parents connect with each other after believing that social media for mums was outdated. the app has had millions of swipes over the last year, and the former lawyer, who has also had high roles in tech firms, told us how she stumbled on the idea. it‘d be 2:00am, and i‘d be up feeding, and my friends were, you know, posting pictures on instagram of their night out. it was this very, very difficult moment in terms of, wow, my life has really changed, and i need to find some other women who are doing what i‘m doing right now.

sir bruce forsyth‘s ashes have been placed under the stage at the london palladium. they were laid there in a private ceremony attended by sir bruce‘s family on saturday. that was a year to the day after his death. the venue became synonymous with the entertainer, and a blue plaque reads, "he rests in peace within the sound of music, laughter and dancing". let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. the bakerloo line has severe delays between elephant & castle and piccadilly because of a signal failure. and the london overground has minor delays between richmond and stratford due to a faulty train. on the roads, victoria embankment remains closed westbound from southwark bridge to westminster bridge for major gas works. and hammersmith bridge is going to be closed from 7:00am until 7:00pm, until thursday, for urgent repairs. let‘s have a check on the weather now, with lucy. hello, good morning. it‘s a warm, humid, and generally cloudy start to the week this week, any breaks in that cloud at a bit of a premium.

we start the day today with temperatures in the high teens, a fair amount of cloud around. as we go through the day, we will hold onto much of that cloud, and it could be thick enough in the afternoon for the odd isolated shower, some patches of drizzle. temperatures generally in the mid—20s, a maximum of 25 degrees celsius, with light winds. but because of that warm, humid air mass, where we do see any breaks in the cloud, we really will see the temperatures responding. through this evening and overnight, still a fair amount of cloud, that cloud still thick enough for a few spots of rain or drizzle through the evening, but it will become drier as we move through the night. another humid night, with overnight lows around 15—17 degrees celsius. tomorrow a cloudy start, but some sunny spells developing into the afternoon. just the risk of the odd sharp shower. a bright start to the day wednesday, where it will turn cloudier, with some rain later, turning fresher towards the end of the week. but it will be quite breezy, with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. so a fairly humid, cloudy start to the week today, with one or two spots of rain or drizzle through the afternoon. petrie hosken is in for

vanessa feltz on the bbc london breakfast show until 10:00am. in a few minutes, she will be looking at the success of london‘s hospital trauma centres. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. here‘s a summary of this morning‘s main stories from bbc news. the running of one of britain‘s biggest prisons is being taken over by the government after a damning report said its private operator had allowed it to fall into a ‘state of crisis‘. inspectors found that some inmates at birmingham prison were too scared to emerge from their cells, and that groups of staff had locked themselves in their offices. it‘s the first time ministers have stepped in like this, since private firms began running prisons more than 25 years ago. a british woman is recovering this morning after falling from a cruise ship before being pulled from the water off the coast of croatia. this is the dramatic moment

kay longstaff was rescued, 10 hours after falling from the norwegian star into the adriatic sea at around midnight on saturday. she was later taken to hospital in the croatian town of pula. a woman and her daughter remain in a critical condition in hospital, after being attacked with a hammer in south—east london. the women, aged 64 and 30, are said to have suffered devastating injuries as a result of the assault in greenwich yesterday. a 27 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. the government in venezuela will begin issuing new banknotes today, after slashing five zeroes from its currency as part of a plan to solve the country‘s economic freefall. the international monetary fund estimates that inflation could reach one million percent by the end of the year. thousands of people are trying to flee the crisis, prompting countries like ecuador and peru to impose strict border controls.

changes to trauma care in england, introduced six years ago, have saved the lives of hundreds more patients with severe injuries. a new study found that the creation of 27 new major trauma centres increased patients‘ chances of survival by a fifth. the designated centres have specialist staff and equipment to treat a major trauma injury, such as serious violence or a car accident. around 22,000 people were rescued from the flood—hit indian state of kerala yesterday, after monsoon rains finally eased. military forces, as well as disaster response teams and localfishermen, managed to reach some of the worst hit areas. many places remain under water, and operations are still on to rescue people who are stranded. more than 350 people have died since the monsoon started injune. dozens of elderly south koreans have crossed

the border into north korea, for a reunion with family members they have not seen for more than 60 years. these pictures show a convoy of buses heading towards the border. most of the 170 people taking part in the reunion programme are in their 90s. the families will be allowed to meet for 11 hours over three days, under close supervision by north korean officials. more than two million muslims have started the hajj pilgrimage in saudi arabia, one of the world‘s largest annual gatherings. these are the latest live pictures. every muslim is required to complete the journey to islam‘s holiest sites at least once in their lifetime if they are healthy enough. the pilgrimage was struck by its worst ever disaster three years ago when more than two thousand worshippers were crushed to death in a stampede. the hajj retraces the last steps of the prophet mohammed. 43 degrees. they will be very hot out there. will keep across that,

live pictures coming to us. —— we will. iam not i am not sure it will be 43 for us. it feels a bit like autumn this morning. i don‘t know whether that is the football season up and running again, dropping in temperature. jose mourinho, looking at the unhappy. a rise in blood pressure, perhaps after that match yesterday from manchester united. not really great to him, two games into the new season. manchester united have suffered their first defeat of the campaign at brighton. jose mourinho has talked about being unhappy with a lack of signings and you could see why, as they were beaten 3—2 on the south coast. 34—year—old glenn murray scored brighton‘s opener, but despite a poor performance, the united manager stood by his players. last season when i was critical with my team, i debate too openly

with you, our performances. then you are the ones who criticise me in a very hard way by going against my team, against my players, by being too open. so i am going to try to speak in a very happy way when my players have good performances, but close myself when things are not going well. manchester city, remain the team to beat, after they demolished huddersfield 6—1. before the game, city midfielder david silva was joined by his baby son mateo. mateo was born several weeks premature in december and spent 5 months in hospital. his father celebrated the special occasion with this brilliant free kick as city completely dominated. sergio aguero scored a hatrick, but afterwards all thoughts were with baby mateo. mateo, he fought a lot to be here. the first game with him here,

he could see some outstanding goals. the freekick was amazing. it was good for him, the family. today mateo came into the locker room and he was with us, so that was a good moment because david and his wifejessica and his son suffered a lot last season, a lot. elsewhere, watford won 3—1 at burnley. manchester united made their long awaited 13—year return to women‘s football yesterday when they beat liverpool 1—0. lizzie arnot scored the winning goal in the league cup match at tranmere‘s prenton park. the last time manchester united had a women‘s team was in 2005 and they start their league campaign in the second tier with manager casey stoney hoping to get promotion to the super league at their first attempt. these players will tell you, they want to get promotion. that is what we are working towards. there are also ten other teams that want to get promotion. it will be difficult. we want to work hard, we want to improve, we want to make

sure that when they walk out after a years time on their break they are better players and better people. rangers will face championship side ayr united in the quarter—finals of the scottish league cup. a hat trick from alfredo morelos was enough to see steven gerrard‘s side beat kilmarnock. hibs play aberdeen after beating ross county. celtic have been drawn against stjohnstone. england collapsed on day two of the third test against india at trent bridge. they were all out for 161, leaving the tourists, who are now batting again, well on top. in the morning, the hosts had bowled out the indians for 329, before england lost all ten wickets in one session, including this controversial catch getting captainjoe root. hardik pandya took five wickets and india then dominated with the bat too, building a huge lead of 292. and what about this in yesterday‘s golf? some things are worth

waiting for, you know. just ask paul waring, who won his first european tour title at the nordea masters at his 200th attempt. he beat his playing partner, thomas aiken in a sudden—death play—off to claim his maiden victory, and fellow englishmen lee slattery was on hand to help with the celebrations. it's it‘s nice, isn‘t it? great for him. iamoff it‘s nice, isn‘t it? great for him. i am off outside now. i am going to see some former rugby league players who are cycling all the way to wembley. safe cycling. i might have ago wembley. safe cycling. i might have a go myself. i look forward to that, see later. if you found a lump on your body, would you go to see your gp straight away? for many, the answer isn‘t straightforward. the results of a new survey suggest that the embarrassment of being examined, combined with the fear of an unwelcome diagnosis, means more than a quarter of us put off a visit to the doctor. joining us now is ashley mellon, who put off seeing his gp for more

than six months after finding a lump on his testicle, and gp dr barbara murray. thank you so much. ashley, he found something and why did you not go to the doctor? i think through sheer embarrassment. feeling scared that they were going to tell me that it was cancer or anything like that, so ijust didn‘t. was cancer or anything like that, so ijust didn't. so when you eventually went, what caused you to go in the end? that someone tell you you need to see this? my girlfriend was on me to get it checked. i spoke to her about it, she told me straightaway to get it checked. i just kept putting it off and putting it off and eventually i finally caved in and went and i got a diagnosis pretty quickly, really. you got the diagnosis that you didn‘t want. how are you now? you got the diagnosis that you didn't want. how are you now?” you got the diagnosis that you didn't want. how are you now? i am good now. everything is fine now. i good now. everything is fine now. i go every four months to make sure that there is no recurrence of. what

would your message be? somebody could be in the exact same situation as you, what would you say to them having been through what you been to roost? is not an embarrassment, go and get it checked. once i finally did, the examination lasted less than a minute and you are just straight out there. i got a phone call within a couple of days saying we need to remove the testicle and you may need further treatment. if i had gone six months earlier i probably wouldn‘t have needed to further treatment. that is wanted -- thatis further treatment. that is wanted -- that is what i wanted to speak about. we know you are a key now but there is an impact. perhaps something delaying going to the gp. testicular cancer is one of the most eminently treatable forms of cancer, the earlier you go the less cheap you require and at the prognosis, although there is a 99% cure rate, but that shouldn‘t really encourage

or discourage anyone from going to the doctor and finding anything abnormal. he said his girlfriend encouraged him to go. women tend to ta ke encouraged him to go. women tend to take the health issues of the home. men have a stoicism, perhaps primitive fear of seeing the doctor, what will happen if it is something iam what will happen if it is something i am worried about, what will happen to my career, the financial implications, the process, the embarrassing and? —— the embarrassment. as ashley said, he won‘t talk about it. they talk about football and going to the pub, but they don‘t think about their implications on their help. can you tell when somebody comes to see you, can you tell by their body language, can you tell by their body language, can you tell by their body language, can you sense that sometimes it has been building up. after you went in, did you just want to get it out of your system? ijust

did you just want to get it out of your system? i just wanted to get in there and get straight back out and finally know what it was. do you get a lot of that? yes. there is a skill at the people at ease and making them feel that this is a very normal process that they are good to go through. you can do it with a bit of humour, that often helps especially with younger men, that they will come in about something completely different and it is that hand on the door moment, by the way, while i am here, once you game their trust, it you can tell, to keep them back a bit longer, you sure there isn't anything else? they often do need a lot of encouragement. it is a very primitive fear that a lot of men go through. you are notjust talking about it, you‘re talking about it on national television! it‘s a great thing to do. if somebody‘s watching today, what would you say? just talk about it. go get it checked. i go to

about it. go get it checked. i go to a support group that is run by baggy trousers uk and that has helped my life massively because i found after the appointments and that, you go to stomach into a bit of a slump, but talking about it works amazing. —— you go into a bit of a slump. the vast majority of people, barbara, don‘t have any issue. vast majority of people, barbara, don't have any issue. most lumps are not cancerous. statistically, if you think about a football ground. 30,000 people in it. there may be two or three people in that crowd who do have cancer who have either already been diagnosed or are unaware of it and they are in a group of men and if we could perhaps set upa group of men and if we could perhaps set up a mobile unit outside the foot ball set up a mobile unit outside the football ground and encourage men to go in and learn about self examination and minimise the

embarrassment that they go through. women are much more vigilant and in tune with their bodies and we just wa nt tune with their bodies and we just want to get young and older men in that same frame of mind. thank you both very much indeed. shall we get the weather? yes. let‘s find out what is happening. 43 degrees in mecca, millions on the pilgrimages. here is alina with a look at this morning‘s weather. some patchy rain but equally some brea ks some patchy rain but equally some breaks in the cloud. this is how the day pans out and through much of the week we are keeping the atlantic winds. there will always be quite large amounts of cloud, patchy rain at times, especially the further north you were. we hold on to the warmth and high humidity. a daisy chain of front in the atlantic are draped across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, northern england, bringing more cloud, some

patchy outbreaks of light rain and drizzle, never amounting to much. sinking southwards into parts of wales, the midlands, almost anywhere getting the odd spot of rain from thicker cloud. as we saw from the weather watcher picture, the cloud will see them break ringing some bright and sunny spells. cloudy for much of northern ireland, sunny spells for the far north of northern ireland, one or two sunny spells and much lighter winds compared to the weekend. we have lost the gusty gales to the western isles and much of the uk today. where we get breaks in the cloud, temperatures will soar up in the cloud, temperatures will soar up to 25 or 26 celsius for south—east england and east anglia. underneath the cloud, generally 18 to 22 celsius and the cooler feel to the far north of scotland. a fairly quiet evening with the odd spot of rainfor quiet evening with the odd spot of rain for the midlands and northern england, but even here mainly dry. a mixture of variable, large amounts of cloud, and some clear spells with a muggy night for much of england and wales. 15 or 16 celsius the overnight low. cooler for scotland where we will see a few clear

spells. nine or 10 celsius here. much the same tomorrow, most will be largely dry although later in the day we see cloud gathering in northern ireland, western and northern scotland and a more persistent spell of rain arriving later in the day. 14 of 15 celsius for the far north of scotland, 22 for the far north of scotland, 22 for northern ireland, more in the weight of sunshine before that cloud arrives and very warm and humid further south. that is because we are ahead of this front, and this is where it is on wednesday, weakening on its journey southwards and think of it really as a dividing line between the cooler, fresh air to the north and the warmth and humidity to the south. slowly towards the end of the south. slowly towards the end of the week those fresher conditions extend to all. it is a real north—west south—east split on wednesday. outbreaks of rain from the borders to northern england, parts of wales, in the rain fizzling out through the day. hide it, sunny spells, a few showers and a much fresher feel. ahead of spells, a few showers and a much fresherfeel. ahead of it, look at the contrasting temperatures, 25 or

26 celsius for east anglia and south—east england but everywhere turning fresher by the end of the week. thank you very much, we will see you a little bit later. the average asking price for a house has fallen this month. steph is looking into the state of the market. the price people are asking for when they put their house on the market has dropped by 2.3% this month. that is an average figure, but it does come after various reports suggesting a slowdown. some analysts think it is because house prices could be reaching the peak of what buyers can actually afford. wages haven‘t been going up much. the most recent stats show average weekly earnings grew 3% in the 12 months tojune. the lowest rate in nearly a year. rising mortgage rates and the recent rise to the uk‘s interest rate level could also have an impact. miles shipside is the co—founder of the property search site

rightmove. thank you very much forjoining us. what do you think is going on here? well, particularly in august, sellers who come to the market in this peak holiday month off and have a pressing need to sell. they price more aggressively to try and undercut the competition. so a bit ofa undercut the competition. so a bit of a late summer sale and an opportunity for buyers to pick up a bit of a bargain. with 18 weeks to go until christmas, maybe those sellers will think can we sell quickly, undercut the competition and be in a new home for christmas? i can‘t believe you have mentioned christmas in the middle of summer. if you look at the figures year—on—year, this is when it changes from the previous summers. yes, this is a larger drop than usual, but it is about stretched affordability, lacklustre wage growth, and let‘s not forget prices

started rising in this cycle in about 2010. we have seen them average about a third since then, and as you say, wages haven‘t kept pace, so stretched affordability. sellers need to recognise that buyers are reaching the limit with the mortgage market review, the bank of england brought that in about four years ago, restricting the amount people could borrow to prevent the boom and bust cycles we have had before. sellers need to price competitively now to attract buyers who are hard pressed. and when we talk about the market you can‘t fail to talk about geographical differences, and for a while london and the south—east was the boom area. that is where you are seeing a slowdown, mri? that's right, the greatest falls have been in london, and the south—east has seen in london, and the south—east has seen greater rises since 2010. so really stretched affordability.

other parts of the country, buoyant market, properties selling more but certainly the south is overheated to a degree and after a big price rise, there has to be a readjustment period. that is what we are seeing at the moment. so where would you say it is buoyant at the moment? well, the midlands and the north and scotland. we have seen price falls in all regions this august, so that summer in all regions this august, so that summer sale is happening across the country, as is usual at this time of year. but generally affordability a lot less stretched in the midlands and the north because they didn‘t see the big price rises that london did also, and the commuter belt. as you say, it is a lot about affordability. is it anything to do with people changing the type of lifestyle they want to have now, fewer people wanting to live in london, or anything like that, or do you think i am going too far with the price changes there? certainly lifestyle is the top of the ladder which has seen the slowest price, the biggest price falls and

readjustment. i think lifestyle wise, people are looking for probably simpler houses, houses that are easier to run, and buying that big country pile with lots of acres and lots of rooms, i think people have got busy lives and perhaps they are looking for easier to run properties. so a lot of this readjustment, especially in london, is more around the top end, so obviously you have got the overseas buyers and a lot higher taxes. let‘s not forget stamp duty, above £1 million you are paying 10% as a buyer only access, or indeed more, at higher price brackets. so those taxes have tended to slow down. -- slowdown the market. sally was telling us she was heading outside to meet some cyclists. the road to the rugby league challenge cup final usually involves

months of fierce competition. today, however, it means the start of five days of intense pedal power for six former rugby league players, and it is all for charity. sally is outside the studio with some of those taking part. have you spotted anything different when you cut to their set shot, any minute now? i am ready to go on a bike ride. i am ready tojoin in with, as you mention, these fantastic former rugby league players who are cycling all the way to wembley. good morning, ladies and gentlemen. we have gareth ellis, keith, family, and jess seen you. you really are living in the next few seconds, you? yes, we are off. it isa few seconds, you? yes, we are off. it is a long time coming, but will be good to get going. tell me why you decided to make this trip? well, i have done the last two, and it was the obvious choice. i am going from here rather than leeds, so a different route, but a lot more people joining

different route, but a lot more peoplejoining us this different route, but a lot more people joining us this year. so just getting around the group and meeting everyone. let's move along the gareth. you are going to end up at wembley for the challenge cup final this weekend. less you, that was the cutest sneeze ever. —— bless you. why is that such an important journey for you to make? obviously for me it has been a big turnaround in the year, this time last year i was lifting the challenge cup and this time i am biking, so this year is different for me, it has been challenging not playing any more, and obviously this charity supports people in that sort of situation, players that i have played with have been helped by it, so it has been really good to be involved in helping raise some money and awareness for a good cause. and also they did a lot with the issues players have when they retire, perhaps with mental health, and not really knowing what to do next. yes, there was a few stories came out

even recently about players that have struggled. i think it is hard because obviously you are doing a job that you love, it is sometimes difficult to talk about. like you are burdening other people. but it is tough being retired, but there is light at the end of the tunnel. keath, emily, and jess, good morning to you. can i clear up one thing. is jess actually making this trip? yes, she is coming along. we have a quite easy, so obviously she is coming along to support mum and enjoy the ride, hopefully cheering the boys and girls on. so you will be cycling? i will be cycling, yes. how much training have you done? enough, i think. i much training have you done? enough, ithink. i have much training have you done? enough, i think. i have quite a high level of fitness anyway, because i do other stuff, but me and a couple of friends did a race at the beginning ofjuly and i did a bit of stuff for that. so that was good. and the rugby league community is brilliant at this sort of stuff, isn‘t it?

yes, and! at this sort of stuff, isn‘t it? yes, and i do a bit of work for them, and the work they do is vital. we have a few players signed up to do this bike ride, everybody straightaway put their hands up, and thatis straightaway put their hands up, and that is the beauty of this sport.” will ask you to hold my microphone, i have about three seconds left. watch out for this. who is going to come with me? anyone? i have my fli p—flo ps come with me? anyone? i have my flip—flops on. and we‘re off. see you later, everyone. cabaye, sally. come back and get some trainers, though. i know i am lifting come back and get some trainers, though. i know! am lifting the lid on television, it is one of those cheap cycles where she just walked back. just wait, she will come back —— goodbye. that is essentially cheating. next time on a bike ride

you are coming with me. she has to be here for the headlines and about four minutes. thank you for all the jokes you have been sending in. we will save the best one for on—air, and we have laughed. i thought it would not laughed. i thought it would not laugh at any 1—liners, but you have made me laugh. this is one of my favourites. i am not sure who said theirs. they said i would never get over my obsession with phil collins, but take a look at me now. chalet sing it for you? no, thank you. this is from edinburgh. i was raised as an only child, which really annoyed my sister. when i was younger, i felt like a man trapped inside a woman‘s body, and then i was born. a

famous one from joe. life is like a box of chocolates. it doesn‘t last long if you‘re fat. box of chocolates. it doesn‘t last long if you're fat. that's terrible. and how can you tell who is the triathlete at a party. i will tell you this one. because they will tell you. is that you? it isjust... it makes me laugh. autobiographical. triathletes just will not shut up, will they? i have no idea what you‘re talking about. will they? i have no idea what you're talking about. thank you for your jokes, you're talking about. thank you for yourjokes, you you're talking about. thank you for your jokes, you have you're talking about. thank you for yourjokes, you have finally made me laugh at 7:55am. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news, i‘m asad ahmad. police in south—east london are piecing together the events which led to a violent hammer attack in eltham yesterday, in broad daylight. 27 year—old joe xuereb has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, after a mother and daughter were targeted in what is believed to be a random attack

on adderley gardens. both are in a critical condition in hospital. a london mum who found she didn‘t know other mums to connect up with has found success with an app described as a tinder for mums. michelle kennedy had the idea of helping parents connect with each other after believing that social media for mums was outdated. the app has had millions of swipes over the last year, and the former lawyer and tech firm boss told us how she stumbled on the idea. it‘d be 2:00am, and i‘d be up feeding, and my friends were, you know, posting pictures on instagram of their night out. it was this very, very difficult moment in terms of, wow, my life has really changed, and i need to find some other women who are doing what i‘m doing right now. sir bruce forsyth‘s ashes have been placed under the stage at the london palladium. they were laid there in a private

ceremony attended by sir bruce‘s family on saturday. that is a year to the day after his death. the venue became synonymous with the entertainer, and a blue plaque reads, "he rests in peace within the sound of music, laughter and dancing". let‘s have a look at the travel situation now. the bakerloo line has minor delays between queen‘s park and elephant & castle because of a signal failure. and the london overground has minor delays between richmond and stratford due to a faulty train. on the roads, victoria embankment is closed westbound from southwark bridge to westminster bridge for gas works. and hammersmith bridge is going to be closed from 7:00am to 7:00pm, until thursday, for urgent repairs. let‘s have a check on the weather now, with lucy. hello, good morning. it‘s a warm, humid, and generally cloudy start to the week this week, any breaks in that cloud at a bit of a premium. we start the day today with temperatures in the high teens, a fair amount of cloud around.

as we go through the day, we will hold onto much of that cloud, and it could be thick enough into the afternoon for the odd isolated shower, some patches of drizzle. temperatures generally in the mid—20s, a maximum of around 25 degrees celsius, with light winds. but because of that warm, humid air mass, where we do see any breaks in the cloud, we really will see the temperatures responding. through this evening and overnight, still a fair amount of cloud, that cloud still thick enough for a few spots of rain or drizzle through the evening, but it will become drier as we move through the night. another humid night, with overnight lows around 15—17 degrees celsius. tomorrow a cloudy start, but some sunny spells developing into the afternoon. just the risk of the odd sharp shower. a bright start to the day wednesday, where it will turn cloudier, with some rain later, turning fresher towards the end of the week. but it will be quite breezy, with a mixture of sunny spells and showers. so a fairly humid, cloudy start to the week today, with one or two spots of rain or drizzle through the afternoon. petrie hosken is in for vanessa feltz on the bbc london breakfast show until 10:00am.

i will be back in half an hour. goodbye for now. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. our headlines today... appalling violence, blood and vomit on the floor and open drug dealing — the government takes over birmingham prison after inspectors say it‘s in crisis. safely back on shore — the incredible rescue of a british woman who fell from a cruise ship. i was in the water for ten hours.

so these wonderful guys rescued me. i am very lucky to be alive. greece takes back control of its own finances and exits its bailout, eight years after the start of the country‘s debt crisis. it was a rocky trip to the seasside for manchester united. they lost — on their travels at brighton for the second season in a row. from marilyn monroe to cher — he‘s created some of the most famous dresses of all time. bob mackie reveals his fashion secrets. good morning, once again a lot of cloud around today and a very humid field. patchy rain, but equally, bright and sunny spells. all of the details in about 15 minutes. it‘s monday 20th august. our top story... the running of one of britain‘s biggest prisons is being taken over by the government after a damning report said its private operator had allowed it to fall into a state of crisis. inspectors found that some inmates at birmingham prison were too scared

to emerge from their cells, and that groups of staff had locked themselves in their offices. here‘s our home affairs correspondent, danny shaw. it has had a long and troubled history since it opened in 1849, but today birmingham prison is officially a jail in crisis. after a riot in 2016, inspectors said there had been a dramatic deterioration in conditions. they described a lack of order and control at birmingham, with violent prisoners able to act with near impunity. in a letter to thejustice secretary, the chief inspector of prisons, peter clarke, said there was a fear of violence amongst some inmates who refused to come out of their cells. some staff were found to have found to have locked themselves in their offices and he said conditions were filthy with blood, vomit and rat droppings on the floor. the appalling state of hmp birmingham comes as no surprise

to regular visitors. the headcount needs to be reduced. managers need to be able to manage and be visible on the wings and the whole issue of violence and drug issues need to be addressed. now the government is taking over the running of birmingham from g4s. there were protests when the company won the contract seven years ago and they won‘t get the prison back until ministers are satisfied there have been improvements. that is likely to take at least six months. g4s said it welcomed the opportunity to work with the government to address the problems at birmingham. danny shaw, bbc news. a british woman is recovering this morning after being pulled from the sea off the coast of croatia, after falling from a cruise ship. kay longstaff was in the adriatic sea for 10 hours, after she fell from the norwegian star liner. our correspondentjon donnison can bring us up to date. jon, we are trying to find out what happened and how she came to fall off the ship? that is what everybody

wa nts to off the ship? that is what everybody wants to know. the drama unfolded about midnight on saturday night. she was aboard this norwegian star cruise ship, a huge ship, 92,000 tonnes, seven or eight stories high, travelling from croatia towards venice. she is believed to have been on one of the upper decks, possibly the seventh deck, and somehow fell off the back of the ship. the area where she fell from has now been cordoned off. they did have quite high barriers to stop people doing that. we don‘t know why she fell off. she did, though, and then the boat eventually turned around, after the alarm had been raised. another rescue boat was called in and some ten hours later they found her alive, just floating in the water, some 60 miles off the coast. once she had got back onto dry land, kay longstaff spoke to reporters.” she had got back onto dry land, kay longstaff spoke to reporters. i fell off the back of the norwegian star

andl off the back of the norwegian star and i was in the water for ten hours. these wonderful guys rescued me. i'm very lucky to be alive. lucky to be alive, you can see from those pictures she looks in pretty good health. she has some nasty sunburn on her face, good health. she has some nasty sunburn on herface, but good health. she has some nasty sunburn on her face, but otherwise not too bad. as you suggested, what everybody is going to want to know now, is how and why did she come to fall off the ship? i expect those questions might be answered in the next few days. thank you very much. a woman and her daughter remain in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked with a hammer in south—east london. the women — aged 64 and 30 — are said to have suffered devastating injuries as a result of the assault in greenwich yesterday. a 27—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. changes to trauma care in england introduced six years ago have saved the lives of hundreds more patients with severe injuries. a new study found that the creation of 27 new major trauma centres increased patients‘ chances of survival by a fifth. the designated centres have

specialist staff and equipment to treat a major trauma injury, such as serious violence or a car accident. we will be talking about that further on breakfast further. around 22,000 people were rescued from the flood—hit indian state of kerala yesterday, after monsoon rains finally eased. military forces, as well as disaster response teams and local fishermen, managed to reach some of the worst hit areas. many places remain under water, and operations are still on to rescue people who are stranded. more than 350 people have died since the monsoon started injune. greece has taken back control of its own finances today, after an eight year financial crisis. steph‘s got more. over those eight years we have talked about it quite a lot. this is significant? it wasn't that long ago we we re significant? it wasn't that long ago we were talking about greece leaving the euro, there were all kind of

analogy is greek tragedies, facing a cliff. but it has got its finances back on track. it‘s now at a point where it is able to make more money thanit where it is able to make more money than it is spending, so it can start paying back the huge debt. we‘re talking something like 300 billion euros that was used to bail out greece because all the problems it had. that was because it was a country, like a lot of others, that had spent too much money. it had got itself into a lot of death and when the financial crisis hit it really them hard, and they could not afford to pay those debts. so, the european union and the international monetary fund had given them quite a bit of money over the years. it was under strict rules, there was a lot of austerity, there were referendums there, there was a lot of political change while they tried to get themselves out of these problems they were in. now they are finally ata they were in. now they are finally at a point where they have exited, formerly exited the bailout process,

so formerly exited the bailout process, so they are under less scrutiny. does not have an impact on the uk? people might ask does it matter what is happening in greece? it does for a number of reasons, firstly what happens to the greek economy affects the euro, and even though we are not in that, what happens with artefacts us. in that, what happens with artefacts us. also, we have lots of countries with —— companies with interests in greece. there was an article written about vodafone, hsbc, thomas cook, what would happen to them if greece collapsed. even though you might think we don‘t do much exporting with greece, it has such an impact in other ways and that is why there was such a in other ways and that is why there was such a concern in other ways and that is why there was such a concern about what would happen if we had this so—called grexit. they are still in a huge amount of debt, it will take them a long time, but they are at a point where they are making more than they are spending and that is helping them to bring down that debt. dozens of elderly south koreans

have been meeting family members in north korea, that they haven‘t seen for more than 60 years. people were chosen by lottery to spend a few hours with their relatives, as laura bicker reports from seoul. came remembers the moment she saw her daughterfor the came remembers the moment she saw her daughter for the first time in over 60 years. —— kim. but it was brief and bittersweet. all too soon they were torn apart. translation: when time was up, i let go of her hand and got onto the bus. the moment i sat down, i could not speak. not a single word came out of my mouth. translation: i felt like cutting off my own flesh. anyone who has given birth knows what it feels like to leave their children behind.

she knows she was lucky to at least have this one chance. it is unlikely to come again. yoon heung—gyu is one of 88 who were chosen this time around. he got a call to say he will meet his younger sister. he hasn‘t seen her for nearly 70 years. translation: after hearing the news, i was so shocked that i drank and couldn‘t sleep at all that night. he fled north korea in the middle of the night, leaving his family behind after growing concerned about the spread of communism. he fought the north during the korean war, and is unhappy with the current division. translation: i want to tell the world that we should allow separated families to meet whenever they want, instead of how it is now, with few people meeting rarely. hwang rae—ha can only glance across the border to his former home in the north. he has never been selected

for the state—run reunions. his family came south during the war, but his mother returned north to prepare for peace. she didn‘t return. translation: when can we meet our loved ones? after all of us are dead? 100 people per event isjust meaningless. there are 50,000 people waiting all over the country. as well as bringing joy, this week‘s reunions will remind koreans on both sides that the pain of separation has not and may never leave this peninsula. laura bicker, bbc news, seoul. an amazing report from laura bicker. those were the pictures from last time it happened, and it‘s happening again today.

the care you receive immediately after a major trauma injury, such as serious violence or a car accident, can mean the difference between life and death. six years ago, a network of 27 national trauma centres was set up in england. new research has found that these facilities have increased patient survival rates by a fifth. let‘s talk about this with simon scott, a trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, and simon lewis who spent two weeks in his local trauma centre after being knocked off his bike. good morning to both of you. we will learn a bit more about general trauma centres in a moment. tell us about your story. what happened to you? you about your story. what happened to you ? you were about your story. what happened to you? you were knocked off your bike? i was out cycling on my bike, in harrogate, and a car came the other way. it hit me, went out of control. at what speed? at about 60 mph. so you are jolly lucky to be here? what sort of injuries did you have?” broke my neck, my back, my wrist, i smashed my femur bone and dislocated my thumb. what happened to you? they

airambulance to take my thumb. what happened to you? they air ambulance to take me, but it was too foggy to land, so they took me too foggy to land, so they took me to the emergency trauma centre. simon has an idea of... because you sort of imagine, you know, given that i don‘t work in your industry, that i don‘t work in your industry, that you have an accident and you go to a&e. what is the difference in these centres question of well, ever since the introduction of the major trauma networks, where there is the major trauma centre, which is the hub of each network, of which there are 27 now. they are surrounded by trauma units, which are the regular hospitals. since the introduction of the major trauma networks, in 2010 in london, 2012 provincially,

patients and ambulances will bypass the hospitals to go to the major trauma centre, where the specialisation is concentrated, so that when the patient arrives they have a full team of consultants, trauma surgeons, have a full team of consultants, trauma surgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, nurses, trauma surgeons, orthopaedic surgeons, nurses, radiographers, radiologists, neurosurgeons to treat them immediately. i suppose the thing going through your head would be, this is going to take an extra ten or 15 minutes to get there, i‘m driving past a hospital, what is the difference between those a&es on those places where, ideally, you have a better chance of your life being saved? i think it has been the concentration of trauma interested practitioners and surgeons, who train together, they work together, they operate together. they do it regularly because we are seeing it more now. the problem before was

that smaller hospitals were only seeing one of two patients every now and again. but the numbers dictate that, actually, it's been shown, that, actually, it's been shown, that by increasing the numbers in one centre you get better outcomes andl one centre you get better outcomes and i think that is what is being shown now. i understand you can get blood to people quicker, that makes a big difference? in days gone by, when i was training as a surgeon, you would have to make phone calls, you would have to make phone calls, you would have to make phone calls, you would have to wait for blood. you could wait half an hour. nowadays, it's not uncommon for seriously injured patients to decide that we have got blood waiting for the patient for when they arrive. what was your experience? well, it wasn‘t very pleasant. what was your experience? well, it wasn't very pleasant. but it saved your life? yes, it was incredible. it wasn‘t just surgical care, it was everything that goes with the major trauma centre. clinical psychology, things like that, to help you over the accident and how it affects you mentally. it is all there, all in

one place. obviously when they feel you are at a stage to leave, back to the district hospital, they make that call. the question is, there are 27, are there enough and can people get to them? if you have a serious accident, who chooses where you go? the introduction of the major trauma networks has been a resounding success. working within it, patients that have been through it, patients that have been through it, they know that, but it is this re ce nt it, they know that, but it is this recent study that has come out that has proved that, if you like. historically, patients always wanted to go to their nearest a&e, and also the prehospital practitioners, the paramedics, they had a legal duty to ta ke paramedics, they had a legal duty to take them to the nearest hospital. since we have changed, when they witness what they think is major trauma through the mechanism, whether it is motor vehicle, high—speed, high fall, they phoned the trauma centre which will give

them advice on where to take them. of course, when they arrive now, our major trauma centre, speaking from personal experience, they arrive to a full team so that they know the extra five or ten minutes it might have ta ken extra five or ten minutes it might have taken is made up inextricably in the first few minutes of reception. a good news story about the nhs. and you are back on your bike, you have done a 300 mile ride? around a lake in sweden. it wasjust a goal. 300 miles is a very long way. thank you, simons. the simons! let‘s find out what is happening with the weather. this picture sums up the warning —— morning quite well. over the coming days we will see quite a lot of cloud, in this moist, atlantic airflow. it will bring some outbreaks of rain, the further north

you are, holding onto the warmth and humidity, the further south you are. to start the week, we have this trailing weather front. that is going to dictate the weather through much of the week. it is going through southern scotland, northern ireland, bringing cloud, some patchy rain and drizzle. some misty and murky conditions for western coasts and slices of sunshine feeling quite warm. a cooler refresher day for northern scotland, a mixture of sunny spells and showers. almost anywhere could get a spot of rain through the day. were it thins and breaks, it will feel very warm. the wind will be much lighter with strong gusts on saturday, for the western isles of scotland. lighter winds today. in the sunshine, 25, maybe 26 celsius. where we keep the cloud, more like 18 to 22 celsius. still a fresher feel. maybe the odd spot of rain through this evening and overnight. otherwise, dry. still and overnight. otherwise, dry. still a mixture of variable cloud and

clear spells. another quite muggy night across much of england and wales. temperatures not much off 13 or16 wales. temperatures not much off 13 or 16 celsius. more of the same tomorrow, chasing cloud around. there will be quite a lot of it. it will break to give spells of sunshine, perhaps a little bit more across central and eastern england than what we will see today. notice the cloud and outbreaks of rain start to gather across northern ireland, western and northern scotla nd ireland, western and northern scotland later in the day. a cooler feel here, in early sunshine, 25 or 26 will be the top temperature. the front is still with us on wednesday, weakening of its lips southwards and eastwards. still bringing quite a bit of cloud. outbreaks of rain. a dividing line between the fresher airwe dividing line between the fresher air we have at the moment across the far north of scotland and the warmth and humidity further south. as the front slip south and east, it introduces much fresher air to all of us. here is where we are expecting the rain to be on wednesday, stretching from the borders to northern england, parts

of wales. behind it, sunny spells, showers and a much fresher feel. that rain starts to fizzle out, head of it is holding onto the warmth and humidity where we could see temperatures up to 26 celsius. quite a contrast behind the band of cloud and patchy rain. a cooler and fresher feel which we will all start to get by thursday and friday. back to get by thursday and friday. back to you. lots of people will be on their holidays, so they need to watch out of date are going to the beach. it isa of date are going to the beach. it is a little bit cloudy outside our studios this morning. sally was out there earlier, telling us about former rugby league players getting ready to cycle to wembley. they are about to set off. ready, steady, go. with a little bell as well. it all for charity as well. they are aiming to arrive at wembley on friday afternoon, in time for the challenge cup final taking place on saturday between warrington wolves and cata la n between warrington wolves and catalan dragons. it is quite a trip.

they certainly had jazzy outfits. and a circuit. i hope they have a great and safe ride. if you see them, waved to them. in a moment we‘re going to be told the bestjoke at this year‘s edinburgh festival fringe, by the comedian who came up with it. adam rowe‘s witty one—liner won the award, beating nine other contenders to the title. we put some of them to the test at the comedy store in manchester. this is great. ok, i‘m going to laugh. i had a job drilling holes for water. it was well boring. 0k... i‘m just going to laiugh before i say it. i've got a newjob collecting all the jumpers left at the park at the weekends. it's not easy. they keep moving the goalposts.

right, ready. sorry... in my last relationship i hated being treated like a piece of meat. she was a vegan, she refused to touch me. i lost a friend after we had an argument about the tardis. i thought it was a little thing, but it seemed much bigger once we got into it. why are they calling it brexit and not the great british break off? that‘s good. comedian adam rowe, winner of the funniest joke award joins us now from edinburgh. big build—up. can you please deliver the funniestjoke big build—up. can you please deliver the funniest joke from big build—up. can you please deliver the funniestjoke from edinburgh? yes, there is a lot of pressure on this.

it was that i could never work in the jobcentre. knowing that if you get fired, you still have to come in the next day. that is good, it is difficult to tell that with literally nobody in the room with you, literally nobody laughing. tell us about the genesis of something like that, was it ad—lib? of something like that, was it ad-lib? it was, iwas of something like that, was it ad-lib? it was, i was hosting a show in liverpool, hot water comedy club. i asked him what he did, he said he worked in a jobcentre, and i asked him what he did, he said he worked in ajobcentre, and i said that. i thought, worked in ajobcentre, and i said that. ithought, i‘m not going worked in ajobcentre, and i said that. i thought, i‘m not going to waste that is, i will write that one down. how did you find out you had won? about a week ago my agent rang me and he said, you have won the best joke of the me and he said, you have won the bestjoke of the french. i didn‘t believe him, i said,

bestjoke of the french. i didn‘t believe him, isaid, i bestjoke of the french. i didn‘t believe him, i said, i don‘t win things like that. he said i could not tell anybody for a week. so my dad doesn‘t know yet. i can‘t get hold of him this morning to say, put on bbc breakfast. the whole country knows before my dad. watching this, seeing this, why has my son not told me? you have tried to get hold of him? sorry, carry on. i've been trying to call him all morning, he must be asleep. generally, we are late risers. it is the first time i‘ve seen 7.30 since i was at school. i forgot there was another seven school. i forgot there was another seven o‘clock in the day, i thought it was a night—time thing. seven o‘clock in the day, i thought it was a night-time thing. we appreciate you coming on and sharing some time. what is your set like, is it packed with one—liners or is it a rarity? it is absolutely not. generally i am a storyteller, it‘s quite unusualfor generally i am a storyteller, it‘s quite unusual for someone like me to win an award like this. i am

honoured, the list of winners is illustrious. i just hope honoured, the list of winners is illustrious. ijust hope people don‘t come to the show now expecting a load of one—liners, because that is not what they are going to get that all! is there real craft in finding a perfectjoke like that? it happened, you came up with it and thought, great reaction, i‘m going to use that time and time again. is there a formula? i hope not. i think there a formula? i hope not. i think there is for certain people, certainly not the way i write. i just wait for stupid things to happen to me and then i go on stage and talk about them. i haven‘t got a written record of any of my material. it is all in my head. sometimes i don‘t do a joke for a while, people ask me why i don‘t tell that story any more and it has just fallen out of my brain. i don‘t wa nt to just fallen out of my brain. i don‘t want to lower the sense that comedy is an art, but to me it isjust reporting the horrendous things that go on in my life. some comedians will go on and they have got... not

a script, they have a plan they know they will go through. sometimes you will go on stage and just let it happen? new material, yes. i will have a rough idea of what story i wa nt to have a rough idea of what story i want to tell and i will put the funnies in as i‘m telling. once you have told it 50 times and you take it on tour, you know what you are saying. the first few times it is a lot of ad—lib. saying. the first few times it is a lot of ad-lib. next time you tell thatjoe crowley going to mention it is the funniest joke thatjoe crowley going to mention it is the funniestjoke of the year? thatjoe crowley going to mention it is the funniest joke of the year?” will do if it doesn‘t get the reaction it deserves. —— when you tell that joke. if it reaction it deserves. —— when you tell thatjoke. if it doesn‘t get the reaction come i will say, you are all wrong, it is officially the funniestjoke at are all wrong, it is officially the funniest joke at the festival and you should be laughing at it. hopefully you will get a chance to tell your dad at some stage. hopefully. i‘m hoping people come

out and see the show. we are taking the same show on tour hopefully it puts people on seats. what is the show called? undeniable. it has a week left at the edinburgh fringe festival, then i am touring the country. if you google my name, you will find all of the dates. congratulations. i know it has got you up in the morning, but it also has is talking about you. and you got one back after a regard for not watching breakfast.” got one back after a regard for not watching breakfast. i hope somebody has recorded it for him. there are so has recorded it for him. there are so many good things going on at the edinburgh fringe. adam rowe, officially the number one joke of the year. sometimes it is just in the year. sometimes it is just in the telling. time now to get the news, telling. travel and weather where you are. good morning. a mild start to the

day, humid across england and wales. pressure for scotland and northern ireland, for many of us, cloudy out there, patchy light rain and drizzle, affect northern and western areas. this weather front, drizzle, affect northern and western areas. this weatherfront, we drizzle, affect northern and western areas. this weather front, we see moving from the atlantic, affect in northern ireland, central and southern scotland and western fringes of england and wales. patchy rain lasting for most of the day, especially around northern ireland, coastal areas of western england and wales, the hills. some showers across northern england, brightness towards the north of scotland, some brightness developing across central and eastern areas of england, temperatures getting up to 25—26d,

particularly warm, further north and west, cloudy, some drizzle, temperatures between 17 and 20 degrees. tonight more cloud, misty and bradley conditions around the coast, warm and muggy night. 15—17 for many in england and wales, pressure the further north you are across scotland. on tuesday, high—pressure lingering around the south—west, this weather front making inroads across the far north—west of the uk. that‘s likely to bring cloud and outbreaks of rain eventually pushing into the west of scotland, some showers ahead of that across northern ireland. for many parts on tuesday, a dry day, one or two showers can‘t be ruled out, a lot of cloud around, thinning and breaking from time to time to give sunshine, quite warm in the sunshine, quite warm in the sunshine, 25—27d, 19—22d further

north. turning fresher through the middle and end of the week. we buy. this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and maryam moshiri. billions worth of tariffs are due to come into force this week between the us and china— what will this mean for the multi—trillion dollar trade industry around the world? live from london, that‘s our top story on monday the 20th of august. chinese negotiators are headed to washington this week. we‘ll get the perspective from all sides and find out what — if anything — can hold off this latest round of tariffs. also in the programme a great day for greece — after eight years of economic hardship — the country‘s bailout programme