you're watching bbc newsroom live — these are today's main stories: the bbc reveals that the number of stars being paid more than £150,000 has increased over the last year. you're watching bbc newsroom live — the list of top ten earners it's11am and these are the main includes three women, stories this morning: but the first seven places still go to men. the foreign secretary calls the foreign secretary calls for the authorities in hong kong for the authorities in hong kong to exercise restraint to exercise restraint after demonstrators stormed after demonstrators stormed the parliament building yesterday. the parliament building yesterday. we urge the authorities not to use what happened as a pretext for repression. we urge the authorities not to use an investigation is what happened as a pretext for launched after a man — suspected to be a stowaway — oppression. an investigation is launched after a man — falls to his death from suspected to be a stowaway — a kenya airways flight bound for heathrow into a garden in falls to his death from a kenya airways flight bound south london. for heathrow into a garden in south boris johnson and jeremy hunt london. boris johnson and jeremy hunt make their pitches to be the next will make their pitch to be the next prime minister to conservative party prime minister to conservative party members in northern ireland. at the first sitting members in northern ireland. of the new european parliament the bbc reveals that the number of stars being paid more than £150,000 has increased over the last year

at the first sitting of the new european parliament session, meps from the brexit party turn their backs during the anthem of the european union. session, meps from the brexit party turn their backs during the anthem and it's semifinal day for england's lionesses as they prepare to take of the european union. and it's semifinal day for england's lionesses — they'll roar into action later on the usa in lyon. when they take on the usa in lyon. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. we begin with breaking news and the bbc has just published its annual report — good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. which details the earnings let's cross to belfast where borisjohnson and jeremy hunt are appearing at the latest of on—screen staff earning over £150,000 a year. there's been an increase conservative leadership hustings. in the number of employees earrning more than that, with three women now why do you think it hasn't happened in the top ten earners. overall the amount spent on top so why do you think it hasn't happened talent has risen by around so far? these latest talks have been £10 million over the last year. 0ur media editor, going on for ten weeks. i like i'm

amol rajan, is here. not sure there is a just take us through the numbers and the fact that the talks are happening after the tragic murder of the names on this list. this is a mira mickey is a step data heavy story. let's do the numbers. top of the list is gary there are of course the things that trigger these walk—outs but, in the lineker, 1.75 numbers. top of the list is gary lineker,1.75 million. chris evans, end, it's about building trust second, 1.25. graham norton, number between the sides. we have an three. huw edwards, four. alan opportunity, we have two sides that are talking. i will do everything in my power to get those talks to come shearer, “10,000. andrew marr, to fruition. backstop? thank you, 390,000. claudia winkleman. zoe ball. that doesn't include a full year of her new radio show. vanessa what a delight! do you recognise that the backstop in its current feltz, 355,000. that is the top ten, form doesn't have the support or consent of most unionists and 12 people in total. the top ten therefore breaches one of the salaries. this is a blunt to, it fundamental tenets of the good friday agreement? i do recognise doesn't convey the full picture. some of these people do a range of that we are never going to have a differentjobs. gary lineker‘s pate deal to leave the eu with a would reflect the fact that he does backstop. and so it has to change or much of the day and it was a world

go. the fundamental issue with the cup year. —— his pay. it doesn't backstop is not the principle that have the numbers for those paid we shouldn't have border through the commercial studios. infrastructure on the island of critics say we have an incomplete ireland. i think that is accepted by picture. we don't know how much all sides in the conservative party, david attenborough has been paid, by the dup, by everyone who has been for example. the key line about the increase of the total number whose involved in this debate. the salaries have been published, that principle is that the backstop, is really because of an attempt to which traps us in two following eu pay some, particularly women, more customs tariffs, until the eu give to address gender worries that have risen over recent years. knight took us customs tariffs, until the eu give us permission to leave the customs to us about gender pay and then union. for a brexit though that was equal pay. as we know, these are not about bringing back sovereignty to the same thing. on gender pay, which parliament, that is not acceptable. i was one of the people who argued is the difference between the average of what men are paid in an against accepting that backstop in cabinet, but i think it's important organisation and women. the bbc‘s gender pay gap was 9.3%, came down that a prime minister has a loyal foreign secretary so i kept those discussions private. but we have to to 6.7%. in terms of these figures find a different solution. i think it will be a technology led for the top honour earners, when it was first published, these figures, solution. what the germans call an invisible border. we are rapidly it was 75% male, it is now 55—115.

understanding the potential of the chairman wants to get to 50—50. technology now. i think the work across the whole of the bbc, there isa across the whole of the bbc, there is a generalfeeling donein technology now. i think the work done in the alternative arrangements across the whole of the bbc, there is a general feeling that the gender pay gap has been addressed to some commission is the basis of the extent, in a way better than equal solution. by the eu keep telling us pgy- extent, in a way better than equal pay. equal pay is a different issue, the legal requirement that men that technology isn't there. they should be paid the same, women do, and! that technology isn't there. they do, and i think one of the reasons should be paid the same, women should be paid the same, women should be paid, or anyone should be paid the same regardless of gender. is, frankly, it would be easier and better for them if we stayed inside lots of people involved in the equal pay battlefield at the bbc has been the customs union. we have to dragging its heels. they feel the negotiate a way to resolve any culture is still unfair. and that the whole issue has been rather difference of opinion, some arbitration mechanism that would bogged down. many people will look resolve how you solve a situation where there is a disagreement about at these numbers and compare it to what technology can do. but both the news announced recently that more than 2 million people over the sides agree that if technology can do this it is the way forward. i age of 75 will be losing free believe it is and i don't think it television licences. the optics needs new technology, i think we can do it with the technology we have. might not look great. is that to blunt a comparison to talk about these two subjects of pay and tv many conservatives used to utter the phrase, the conservative party licences? it is a rather complex should not outdo faraj. —— mike out issue. i feature in licences? it is a rather complex issue. ifeature in this licences? it is a rather complex issue. i feature in this list as well. as do many people from bbc for raj fa raj.

should not outdo faraj. —— mike out for raj faraj. you have been news. the issue with three licenses to out boris boris. some people are for the over 75 is is that if no one saying that is another flip—flop. was paid over £150,000 in the bbc, not at all, and the position i it wouldn't begin to plug the gap in outlined yesterday is what i have funding for tv it wouldn't begin to plug the gap in been arguing for in the cabinet for funding fortv —— it wouldn't begin to plug the gap in funding for tv —— tv licences. that the last year. i have always thought arose out of a particular set of we need to go further and faster on political circumstances in 2015, no deal preparations. there is a when there was a negotiation with the conservative led government. the difference between boris and my decision the bbc has made to tie it position. i don't think it is as big as people maintain but, basically, to pension credit from june of next year is a way of saying the bbc can if we get a deal, and it needs a few only afford roughly £250 million more days to get through parliament at the end of october, i wouldn't rather than the 750 million it would have to pay if all over 75 scott it. rip that up because i think it would a lot of people are upset, they have be much betterfor everyone, paid the licence fee for a long particularly in northern ireland, to time, our loyalfans have a deal. he has taken an paid the licence fee for a long time, our loyal fans of the paid the licence fee for a long time, our loyalfans of the bbc. but absolutist position on that date. there is a prior question as to but both of us have said that if whether or not this sort of welfare there is no prospect of a deal, and policy should be paid by the bbc. i we will leave without a deal. i think it will dominate the story, would do that because when i go the optics of some people getting paid a huge amount while many who round the world, and people tell me have loved the bbc for years and what it is they like about britain, rely on it won't be getting their

it is that we are one of the oldest, free license. from next year, about 11.5 million who are expected to get most robust, most established democracies in the world. we are a this free benefits, it will come down to about 1.5 million. if you country where people like me do what people like you tell us to do. that ta ke down to about 1.5 million. if you take a benefit which people treasure away from 3 million people, that's is why we are notjust going to do going to leave 3 million people who brexit but make it a terrific are rather cheesed off. what is the success. but you have accused boris director—general saying? johnson of imposing a fake date of are rather cheesed off. what is the director-general saying? the director—general is trying to say that on the issue of gender pay and october 31 but you and post your own, the 30th of september, saying equal pay, which has dominated the response to the report over the last if there was no prospect of a deal by then we would leave with no deal. few years, the bbc has made significant strides. 0n gender pay, the reason i say it is a fake debate at surface level and deeper level, about the 31st of october is that the bbc has made important strides. the equal pay issue, which has been both of us have got the challenge that parliament is trying to take no bogged down by industrial disputes, deal off the table. it doesn't matter who it's by minister, if i think the director—general and chairman would like to move this parliament takes that option off the conversation onto the bigger picture table it is off the table. but why which is how tv has changed dramatically in a short space of didi table it is off the table. but why did i talk about the end of september? because i want to give time. with the introduction of the eu a reasonable amount of time netflix, amazon, youtube. they are keeping costs pretty tight at the to consider new proposals made by

commercial arm of the bbc has raised the new british prime minister. when more money. they are talking about they have done that, though by navigating, steering a course in a minister needs to make a judgment as very difficult set of choppy waters to whether there is a deal there that can get through parliament. i which is what modern tv is. as he don't think it willjust be the went to kate, i suspect the prime minister, i think we will all headlines will be dominated by that know. the eu seem to come back juxtaposition of some people getting paid a lot and others losing this pretty quickly if they are not prepared to countenance and benefit. —— as you mentioned. negotiation. i believe they will, paid a lot and others losing this benefit. -- as you mentioned. thank but if they don't has got to be a you. china has condemned pro—democracy moment where we say the talking is demonstrators who stormed hong kong's parliament building over, heads down, we're going to yesterday, smashing computers prepare for no deal. that's why the and daubing slogans on the walls. package i announced yesterday earlier, china condemned the pro—democracy demonstrators included, i think, who stormed hong kong's parliament package i announced yesterday included, ithink, the package i announced yesterday building yesterday, smashing included, i think, the biggest package of business tax cuts that we computers and daubing slogans on the walls. have ever had in our country's it said violent offenders were trampling on the rule of law and undermining history. designed to help businesses hong kong's social order. riot police used tear gas to regain like the small business i set up control of the building — weather the storms that you would which remains closed get with no deal, so we can get to while they assess the damage. karishma vaswani has the other side. do you think the latest from hong kong. they came in their hundreds, abortion and same—sex marriage smashing windows and ramming doors, should be legalised in northern using whatever they could find, ireland? if the assembly didn't vote iron fences, shopping

carts, even umbrellas. it through should the uk parliament who it on equality and human right grounds? these are deeply personal issues. if i was northern irish, i protesters came in their hundreds, smashing windows and drumming doors. using whatever they could find. would want the law changed in both those areas. this is a devolved iron fences, shopping carts, umbrellas, wearing what has become matter and i think the best way to the unofficial uniform of sorts, resolve this is to get the assembly a black t—shirt, gas masks back up and running. and she shake and helmets, they made their way into the main chamber of the parliament, destroying government policy no property consensus in the province so that we and defacing photos of officials. can go forward on these difficult issues. —— and establish a once inside, they spray—painted the hong kong emblem black, covering the words "the people's republic of china", trying to erase any sign consensus. what is your response? i of beijing's influence here. but even as they left a trail of distruction in their wake, some signs that this wasn't simply sincerely hope the law does change about ramsacking the place. but when you change the law on an photos widely shared on social media appear to show signs issue like this, you do need an written by the protesters, posted on some of the historical items in the building, saying "leave these alone, element of social consent. i would like to see the assembly have a look these are relics". money left in the canteen fridge for drinks, with post—its saying at that issue in detail first, "we are not thieves".

still, for the government, before any decision was taken along the protesters had gone too far. those lines. all i will say is that in a press conference, in the early hours of the morning, chief executive carrie lam opinions change, and we see opinions condemned their actions. change very dramatically in england nothing is more important since that law changed, to than the rule of law in hong kong. so i hope the community at large will agree with us that, widespread acceptance of this as with these violent acts that we have being the right way to go. i hope it seen, it is right for us to condemn happens but i think it is something it and hope society will return to normal as soon as possible. where we need to take the population ms lam's defence for not sending with us. do you think it's time the in the police to break up the protesters earlier inside legco conservative party organised is that she did not want anyone to get hurt, but questions are asked properly in northern ireland?” conservative party organised about whether this was a tactic properly in northern ireland? i want conservatives to be standing up for to change the narrative our values everywhere. i want to in her favour. salute the people in this room meanwhile, for the protesters, because it is tough for all of you, and to be a conservative in parts of they may believe that their actions last night will get them closer the country where we don't have any to their goal, but for many here in hong kong, they are now mps at all, shows particular wondering whether those actions hurt more than helped their objectives. commitment to our cause. i will back you as prime minister. it is a long journey but i would love to see

the foreign secretary, conservative mps, conservative jeremy hunt, has been giving his assembly representatives in northern reaction in the last hour. ireland because we are a united kingdom and i would like the party of the union to be represented in every pa rt of the union to be represented in every part of our united kingdom. of course we in the uk condemn violence on all sides. many people applause who strongly support the pro—democracy demonstrators in hong kong will have been deeply dismayed the final lecture question from me by the scenes they saw on tv last which i know you always look forward night. but we urge the authorities to. which game of thrones character not to use what happened as a to. which game of thrones character to you most identify with? well, i'm pretext for repression, but rather not going to say something cliched to understand the root causes of one like tentlike. what i will tell you happens, which is a deep—seated concern by people in hong kong that is that the best story i heard about jon snow, about the actor who plays their basic freedoms are under attack. the way to deal with this the kind of hero, is that he was issueis attack. the way to deal with this issue is to address those concerns. not with any repression that will only exacerbate them. a p pa re ntly the kind of hero, is that he was apparently stopped for speeding in the province. the police officer an investigation is underway after a stowaway who's believed to have fallen from a passenger said to him, there's two things that plane bound for heathrow was found

ican do. said to him, there's two things that i can do. either i can give you a dead in a garden in south london. speeding ticket or you can tell me police say the body, if you come back to life in the next believed to be that of a man, fell from a flight episode. i thought it was a great originating from nairobi. story! so you are getting out of a bag, water and some food were found in the plane's landing gear compartment when it arrived actually getting an answer! go on at the airport. then, john snow! time for questions 0ur correspondent jane—frances kelly is in from the audience. who would like to clapham in south london. ask the first one? you concluded i don't think anyone can imagine the horror of what unfolded there. yes, truly terrible. we are in clapham your speech thereby stressing your which is under the heathrow flight commitment to the northern ireland conservatives, but yesterday you did path. we have been hearing mention in your speech that a new aeroplanes every few minutes. it is thought that the suspected stowaway political team will reconvene with was in the landing gear compartment members of the er g, dup, the one ofa was in the landing gear compartment nation group, welsh and scottish of a kenyan airways flight. from conservatives. i think it is quite noticeable that we are conspicuous by our absence yet the dup are in nairobi. and that as the airline, as that negotiating group. low there is the aeroplane went to actually land, a simple reason for that. that that the wheels came out and that

negotiating team i am assembling is the man sadly fell out. to take you the negotiating team that we need to through the sequence of events, the get a majority in the house of commons. in order to get a brexit kenya airways flight took off at deal through. one of the reasons why u nfortu nately deal through. one of the reasons why unfortunately the negotiations 7:19am, british time, sunday stopped with theresa may was because morning, from the kenyan capital of nairobi. the flight landed ahead of the eu stopped believing that the british government could deliver the schedule at heathrow airport after british government could deliver the almost nine hours. police were british parliament. so they said, called at 330 pm to an address in why should we make any concessions if it's not going to make any clapham. after the body landed in a difference in parliament? we need to persuade the eu that we have a residential garden. very shockingly, there was a sunbather in that coalition that can get a majority garden. i think that is what has through parliament. we do depend on upset people here. how common is it that partnership with the dup but also with the brexit purists in the for something like this to actually conservative party, the er g. and i happen, for someone to stowaway on a have also included scottish and plane? an expert said he believes welsh conservatives on the list because i want their concerns to be there have been about 100 incidents properly addressed. but it is simply about getting the parliamentary since 19117. we certainly know of two arithmetic. would you look at renewing the deal with the dup? we in the last few years. there was one

need to because we need a majority in 2015 and one in 2012, when a man in parliament. i would infinitely prepare “— in parliament. i would infinitely prepare —— might prefer us to have conservative mps in northern ireland was flying from angola to heathrow. so we didn't need to rely on another rob walker met bbc reporter, went to party but to govern is to accept the a landing gear compartment to film world as it is. that to campaign to and see just what conditions were make it better, and that's what i like. we don't know how he got into hope we can do. it cost the taxpayer the airport in rwanda but we do know £1 billion next time. there are that this is how he travelled to still three years to go in this london. he would have had to climb parliament. will we see a similar up london. he would have had to climb up as quickly as possible. along this bit of metal and then into the sum? we have that agreement with the wheel arch. he would have done this dup, we pay the money and i would at night so it would have been like them to do their bit and help pretty dark. i can't help wondering us whether he would have had second like them to do their bit and help us get a brexit deal through. let me thoughts at this point and realised leave it at that. will you be able that he had made a terrible mistake. the first major risk to stowaways comes after take off because, at that point, the wheels which act and to pledge that there will never be a fill of this space. the temperature in here would have fallen to —60, separate northern ireland only referendum on the issue of the the oxygen would have thinned. at backstop? and that in relation to some point over the next eight brexit that northern ireland will be

treated in exactly the same way as hours, he would have lost all the other parts of the united consciousness. and then, as the plane started coming into land over kingdom? yes. and let me be clear, i london, these doors was open. the wheels would have come back down. he think that is the heart of the difficulties that we have had with would still have been unconscious, unable to hold on. a full the current deal, is a fear that the investigation is under way to try and find the identity of the man backstop, which the northern ireland that fell from this plane. thank you business community on the whole, welcomes but unionists in northern very much. ireland feel concerned by because they worry that it would either risk different regulatory environment for northern ireland to the rest of the uk, which would be a barrierfor the the headlines on bbc news... union. or it could mean the whole of the foreign secretary urges the uk had to follow eu regulations the authorities in hong kong not to use pro—democracy demonstrations as a pretext for repression, after protesters stormed the parliament building. which could, —— which would weaken an investigation is launched after a man — suspected to be a stowaway — the commitment to the union in the falls to his death from rest of the uk. we have to change a kenya airways flight bound for heathrow into a garden in south the backstop. i think it's important london. to remember that northern irish the bbc reveals that the number trade with great britain is more of stars being paid more than 150

thousand pounds has increased over than northern irish trade with the republic of ireland, the eu and the the last year rest of the world put together. so and in sports, eight british players we can never have any barriers to are in action on day two at trade between northern ireland and great britain. the gentleman at the wimbledon. dan evans is on courts taking on the argentine, the british back, followed by the lady in the never won you on a taking on the argentine, the british never won you on a concert taking on the argentine, the british never won you on a concert plays later. phil neville says england middle. good morning. can you tell reaching tonight's semifinal at the women's world cup is not an us, you did say 100% commitment to achievement and only winning the tournament is. they face the conservatives in northern ireland. holders, the usa, in lyon. benitez we have had consecutive prime ministers, party chairs and secretary of states doing the same. has been appointed manager of chinese site where he will earn £12 can you specify what supports and how you would help conservatives in million a year. i will be back with northern ireland? i happen to more on those stories at 11:30pm. see you then. the two men competing to become believe that the union is something the next prime minister are expected to face tough questions on their brexit plans, when they appear at a hustings event that we have taken for granted for in northern ireland. too long. when i think about the both borisjohnson and jeremy hunt have said they're opposed to what's known as the backstop, scottish independence referendum in which is designed to guarantee 20111, i believe we were complacent there'll be no physical checks along in the run—up to that referendum. the irish border after brexit. and we had a nasty scare during that

let's speak now to our assistant campaign when it looked like it was political editor, norman smith. getting very close, but i think we have been complacent after it and it's absolutely essential that the prime minister of the united kingdom i think we might expect that some of the questions will be —— they will puts a lot of time and thoughts into be facing today could be amongst the nourishing the bonds of our union. most testing so far. lets hope so. some of that is through symbolic the hosting so far, i think it is things like coming here frequently fairto the hosting so far, i think it is fair to say, they have kind of and supporting the northern irish breeze through them without much conservative party, which i am trouble. today hopefully there will bea absolutely committed to do. but some trouble. today hopefully there will be a focus on the issue which has of it is also through the approach bedevilled the whole brexit you take to policies. i think negotiations, the backstop. and how brexit, if we get it right, can these two individuals think it can massively strengthen our union be negotiated away, because let's be because it will allow our great clear, both men have clearly country to plough its furrow in the signalled they think they can replace the backstop, even though we world. ina country to plough its furrow in the world. in a way that is distinctly, know mrs may has been down this uniquely british. and makes all road, parliament voted for it back parts of the united kingdom proud to be british. but we have to get there in january. she went road, parliament voted for it back injanuary. she went back to brussels to try and face down the eu and get there with a deal that makes over the issue and she came away with a mic with her tail between her that possible. that is my commitment, that is the deal i will legs and got nowhere. now boris negotiate. would you ask your party johnson, jeremy hunt, both content

that they can do better. their chairman to create a better infrastructure for the conservative thinking seems to be with a bit more party here? i suspect that was what determination, and bit more detail, the gentleman was implying. friends of mine in northern ireland say the perhaps, about the so—called alternative arrangements that can be northern ireland conservative party feels cut off from the main one. it put in place, this is the idea of doesn't get that level of support. using administrative processes, feels cut off from the main one. it technology to get round the need for doesn't get that level of supportlj would be very open to doing that, if you tell me what needs to happen. i a hard border. they can convince the would happily consider that. lady in eu to think again on the backstop. the middle, gentleman over here. even though all the smoke signals from brussels and from dublin are northern ireland benefits greatly from eu funding, especially the volu nta ry from eu funding, especially the that that isn't happening. do we voluntary sector. there has been no public consultation on the shared have any sense at this stage from prosperity fund or treasury the actual conservatives who will be guarantees for peace plus. i'm wondering what you intend to do if voting in the leadership contest, how they feel the two candidates are you become party leader?” sizing up? i think all the signs are that there is only one issue in this wondering what you intend to do if you become party leader? i think we absolutely have to maintain our contest, which is brexit. for all commitment to all four parts of the the spending splurges we have had in uk. when we are not making recent days, with money going contributions to the eu, we will be hither, that there and everywhere, not going to have much impact in saving around £9 billion per year. we will be able to make up for some

this context, —— contest, probably. of the shortfalls from parts of the the defining point seems to be this uk that have received funding. i issue of delay. borisjohnson has would want to do that in a way that was fair. the more important point i clearly signalled that do or die, he wa nt to was fair. the more important point i want to make to you, as a fellow isn't delaying 0ctober clearly signalled that do or die, he conservative, is that we need to isn't delaying october 31. he is leaving, what may. hunt has almost demonstrate to the whole country that we are notjust demonstrate to the whole country that we are not just the demonstrate to the whole country said that but not quite. he has left that we are notjust the party of london and the south—east, which are a little crack in the door. mr our heartlands. because we can never johnson's team believe that is his wina our heartlands. because we can never win a general election unless people achilles' heel. his key weakness, see a real change. ok, let'sjust because it opens the possibility that if you delay or mute the dip away from that and get some possibility of delay, the eu thinks reaction to what we have heard jeremy's hunt say so far. we don't have to try to hard to get an agreement. the fear of tory party let's speak to daniel donelly, external affairs advisor at the federation of small businesses. members is a little delay could turn good afternoon. what did you make of into a bit of a longer delay, could turn into a much longer delay. in what you have heard so far? let's begin with the comments on the other words, you are back to the backstop. he said we are never going same sort of extended waiting period to have a deal to leave with the that theresa may got herself into. backstop, it has to change or go. we that really seems to be the crux of this whole contest. thank you very certainly welcome that both candidates are here in northern

ireland today, meeting their local much. we are hoping to talk to a guest party. it would also be welcome if from the freight transport they use the opportunity to speak to association. in the event of a new deal brexit. let businesses and the web —— the wider community to get a sense of why it is crucial that we get brexit rights, that brexit is managed in a proper way. we are hearing from our and we'll bring you all the action live from those hustings, members quite clearly that no deal as soon as they begin at around 11:45 this morning. at the end of october would be labour leaderjeremy corbyn says the cabinet secretary, deeply disruptive. it would mean sir mark sedwill, has offered to meet him, to discuss a newspaper restrictive tariffs on cross—border report that two civil servants trade, nontariff barriers. it would described him as "too frail" to be prime minister. be deeply destructive for those mr corbyn has dismissed communities which live along the the suggestions, and — in a letter to sir mark — border. we don't really see that he reiterates his call for an independent trade as exports but effectively investigation into the claims. the report drew a furious local trade between local towns and response from labour, their wages. we would certainly urge which denounced the comments as a "scurrilous" attempt to undermine the party's that both candidates work constructively and towards a deal. efforts to gain power. in terms of what we want from the deal, we want to see a lengthy meps from the brexit party have turned their backs as the anthem of europe was played transition period which gives enough in the chamber of the european time for businesses to adjust, to parliament at the first official

whatever the future relationship sitting of the new session. holes between the uk and eu, and we also want an insurance policy to ensure that come what may, depending on what the future relationship i beg your pardon, he is not live looks like, that frictionless trade with us but we can hear from on the island of ireland can i beg your pardon, he is not live with us but we can hearfrom him. continue. are you concerned about speaking earlier. this is the what both candidates have said about opening session of the new european going for a no deal if necessary? parliament, after the european parliament, after the european and what they have said about the parliament elections in may. there backstop given that, i think i'm was a bit of the ceremonial aspects. an opera singer and a string quartet right in saying, a great majority of businesses you represent see the performing the european anthem, which is fatal when's owed to joy. backstop as offering some security and certainty. certainly the wider all the mps —— meps stood up apart from the 29 from the brexit party. business community in northern ireland strongly back the withdrawal the outgoing president said that you didn't need to agree with the eu's agreement as a means to provide some values to show some respect. if it certainty amongst a very uncertain was a national anthem of a country, period. it would be deeply you would stand up. the brexit party meps stood up and then turned their reg retta ble period. it would be deeply regrettable if period. it would be deeply reg retta ble if a ny period. it would be deeply regrettable if any of the potential leadership candidates were to pursue backs to the chamber for the duration of the anthem. for they no deal. that would have significant took their seats at the session, vocations on our small businesses. abbas —— and the session quickly

drew to a halt. i don't think it is let's not forget it doesn'tjust hurt small businesses when they get a breach of parliamentary rules or damage, it hurts the wider economy protocol. the brexit party says it and the people they employ. northern is all part of their strategy of ireland is a small business led cheerful defiance. they would much economy. small businesses employ rather the uk had left by night, and more people here than the entire if they are going to be here they public sector and all larger will play nicely but not too nicely. businesses combined. it's crucial in terms of the big picture, the that brexit is managed in a way that other thing to notice this is a much doesn't hurt the small businesses more fragmented european parliament which are the engine room of the than we have had for years and economy. are you feeling perhaps not yea rs. too alarmed by what the candidates than we have had for years and years. decades, infact. in previous are saying at the moment about no yea rs years. decades, infact. in previous years it was dominated by the ce ntre—left deal? one of my guests earlier said years it was dominated by the centre—left parties and centre—right parties. who kind of teamed up there is a lot of playing to the together to get legislation through audience going on here. whoever is and make big decisions. that is the elected will soon face new realities longer the case. the centre—left and centre—right lost their majority at and change the narrative. but do you the elections, which means other think that's the case?|j parties, the liberals and the greens, will play a much more and change the narrative. but do you think that's the case? i think certainly we shouldn't be too decisive role here in the european parliament in strasbourg. a complacent. no deal is the legal parliament british meps, in theory, default if a withdrawal agreement is will only be in for four months of the uk leaves on the new deadline not ratified. that is why we need to

which is the 31st of october. get a withdrawal agreement over the line. i'm aware it is a political meanwhile talks are resuming talks contest. to see who will be the next between european union leaders who are divided over who should get the eu's topjobs, including by minister, so we are aware of that a new commission president to replace jean—claude juncker. context. but whoever is lucky enough leaders on the centre—right have joined with some eastern to get the role, it is crucial that european countries in opposing the appointment of one of mrjuncker‘s deputies. they work pragmatically and the summit has reconvened constructively to avoid no deal on after being put on hold late last night to allow for informal talks october 31. that goes for all sides behind the scenes. in this negotiation. all players need to act in a pragmatic way, away more now on the news that an investigation is underway after a stowaway who's believed which protects trades and the to have fallen from a passenger plane bound for heathrow was found economy going forward. thank you. dead in a garden in south london. the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has urged the authorities in hong kong not iamjoined by to respond to protests i am joined by an aviation co nsulta nt i am joined by an aviation with repression. consultant and former pilots. thank earlier, china condemned the pro—democracy demonstrators you for coming to talk to us about who stormed hong kong's parliament building yesterday, smashing this horrific story. at one can only computers and daubing slogans on the walls. imagine the desperation behind someone imagine the desperation behind someone who would attempt to travel it said violent offenders from one country to another in this were trampling on the rule of law and undermining hong kong's social order. way. but how could this man, we

riot police used tear gas to regain believe it is the man, have got onto control of the building — the plane or onto the plane's which remains closed while they assess the damage. joining me now from hong kong undercarriage? it's relatively easy is dr tim summers — if you don't have proper security. senior consulting fellow for the asia—pacific programme at chatham house. and a perimeterfence if you don't have proper security. and a perimeter fence and, it's very good to have you with us. if you don't have proper security. and a perimeterfence and, they if you don't have proper security. and a perimeter fence and, they have to prevent people from entering airports but we know there are reports in some parts of the world do you think the protesters may have where people can get access when set their cause back by what they they shouldn't. there are some did yesterday? or the opposite? no, airports where people will take a short cut across the runway on their way home from work. when you have i think the violence last night that situation, you have desperate people who want to immigrate, certainly has undermined a certain amount of support for the illegally, they will attend these things. it is based on ignorance, protesters. before they broke into because it is hugely dangerous. what the legislative council yesterday, we had another very big and peaceful would conditions have been like for this man? there are four dangers march may be as many as half a million people. on the streets, but that any stowaway in an undercarriage will face. first of all, the likelihood of being crushed peacefully. i think the scenes last as the undercarriage comes up after night in the legislation have ta ke as the undercarriage comes up after take off. secondly, the twin dangers distracted from that peaceful process. and probably not helped of hypoxia and hypothermia. hypoxaemia, where there is insufficient oxygen, cruising at

their cause at all. this idea postulated by china that it is a 10,000 feet above mount everest. in addition to that, the temperatures threat to the one country, two systems, the different way of doing are down to minus 60 celsius. if the things in hong kong, do you see china's response might be a harsher stowaway is then alive, which is one? i don't think so, at least not extremely unlikely, on the approach to land they were full out of the at the moment. nicky response will carriage bay to their death below. in this case it was in clapham. be from the hong kong government, there have been many others like over the coming days and weeks. the this. how many? officially, 99 cents key response. seeing if they can 19117. there has been a study in the regain some credibility, if, can return to the city's politics. i number. not all in england. 0ver here we have had five or six. you think beijing will think carefully about what this means, try and work out what the options are. i think indicated it is highly unlikely that this individual would have been conscious at the point at which they they will take things one step at a fell. it is highly unlikely because time. it has been pretty evident to it isa people that the events of the last fell. it is highly unlikely because it is a nine—hour flight. fell. it is highly unlikely because few weeks have prompted a huge it is a nine—hourflight. through hype they will pass out. they are response from people across hong kong. i think now the main not going to be conscious at imperative for the government is to cruising altitude 35,000 feet. —— try and hope that some sort of calm and stability returns to the city's

hypoxia. they will pass out. people politics. this is already hugely that have attempted this and most likely will attempt it again, but one wonders, aside from the security politicised, the extradition law at the root of the protest, the notion questions and the fact that someone that people might be sent to mainland china to face the was able to climb onto the undercarriage of this particular authorities there, rather than have aircraft, why anyone would begin to their cases dealt with in hong kong. think this was a way of getting from this becomes now even more one country to another. you are politicised. what you think will right but it is based on ignorance. happen to that piece legislation? they don't realise the dangers, that was an extradition bill so for these multiple dangers i have mentioned. the other thing is that crimes committed on the mainland, the undercarriage is outside of the not crimes committed in hong kong. pressurised part of the aircraft. it crimes committed in hong kong would still have been dealt with by the is not temperature controlled. the hong kong courts. the government has partial pressure of oxygen and the made it pretty clear that that will oxygen partial pressure of oxygen and the oxyg e n we partial pressure of oxygen and the oxygen we breathe is reduced to the not go forward. carrie lam said in point that you can't remain her late—night statement last night conscious. you will die after a certain length of time. we have had that that bill would lapse naturally at the end of the legislative aircraft where pilots have passed out like this. what sort of council session, which is next year. investigation will go on now? there are legislative elections and the olsen, next year. i don't see presumably into the security aspect at nairobi where the plane any chance that this bill will be brought back. given the response we originated, but what other things?

of course airport security, and also the fact that the handling pilot who have seen. in a way, this is about more than the bill, it's about is operating the aircraft will do a walk around to check everything is political tussle between different 0k. they will also look in the forces and different interests in hong kong. ithink undercarriage bay and look for damage but also they would notice if forces and different interests in hong kong. i think that's why we have seen this ongoing tension over there was a stowaway, if they look the last few weeks. even after the properly. perhaps there should be a check closer to take—off. government initially backed off putting the bill to the legislature properly. perhaps there should be a check closer to take-off. wider security concerns, this individual couple of weeks ago. thank you. didn't have any evil intent towards the people on the plane but clearly the bbc has published someone the people on the plane but clearly someone could have. you have hit the its annual report — which details the earnings nail on the head. when you have of on—screen staff earning over 150 these breaches of security you can thousand pounds a year. there's been an increase think, well, just how bad could this in the number of employees earning more than that, with three women now in the top ten earners. be? clearly it needs tightening up. overall the amount spent on top talent has risen by around thank you very much for coming to £10 million over the last year. talk to us. thank you. the media commentator paul connewjoins me now. lets get more on the conservative leadership good afternoon. is it surprising to hustings taking place in belfast later this morning. let's speak seamus leheny, you that the number of people going

policy manager at the freight up, their you that the number of people going their pay transport association. you that the number of people going ing you that the number of people going p you that the number of people going to you that the number of people going up, their pay going up to more than 150,000 has risen from 611 to 75? or questions about the border and would you have expected the bbc to backstop are likely to dominate try to keep a lid on that?” these hustings. i was looking at your social media feeds and you had would you have expected the bbc to try to keep a lid on that? i think it was inevitable given the need to close the gender pay gap. we now carried out a study on the 5th of have three women in the top ten, june tracking the number of vehicles although a lot of women might still crossing from northern ireland into be more than a little miffed that the republic of ireland. at the they are number eight, nine and ten crossing near eureka where our correspondent was this morning. tell on the list. it was inevitable. in us correspondent was this morning. tell us what you found in that. we are terms of the subject of equal pay, looking at, on a standard weekday which is clearly different from the gender pay gap, can you see any morning, there are six roads that are monitored by the irish signs in this, is there any government which is using sensors information to give heart to people campaigning for that to be under the road, not cameras or infrastructure that is visible to addressed? to their credit, they the naked eye. 0n infrastructure that is visible to the naked eye. on these six roads seem addressed? to their credit, they seem to have got the gap down to 6.7 out of roundabout 300 crossings, which, in fact, although arguably there are 13.5 thousand crossing the still far too wide, does compare border daily. at the newry crossing, very well with most other media the main road that connects dublin organisations. and across the and belfast, around 8,500 lorries corporate sector generally. but that crossing that daily. it is pretty

doesn't address equal pay. no, but much a 50—50 split with 11,000 going it closes the gap towards that. it in either direction every day. when is still some way away but i think we look at those six crossings, the bbc can argue that it is doing better than most. on the subject of there is a truck crossing the border every six seconds, 211/7. very the licence fee changes, and the news that more than 2 million over significant. to manage that it is a huge constraint on the authorities 70 vines will no longer get that on either side of the border. then free television licence, we have you compared the average delay for heard senior bbc officials say they are doing their best to try to trucks for goods vehicles crossing handle the situation as fairly as between norway and sweden, and then possible. is it to blunt a tool to you ask the question if there was no deal, what could the delay look consider that news in the same like? in the case of norway and conversation as the pay of stars?” sweden, the membership of the eu or think it is not, that has been a pr the connections to the eu would be disaster for the bbc but also for the government. we now havejeremy different. under that system to what hunt saying that it will be we might have here in the event of restored. although he is rather no deal. that's correct. i think a vague on how anti will be paying for lot of people that use the norway sweden border is almost a pin—up, it. but it was in the tory manifesto something to aspire to with regards to the border in ireland. we have to in 2017. -- it. but it was in the tory manifesto in 2017. —— and who will be paying remember that norway is part of the for it. it is a very tricky one. i

european single market, in the eea. think with hindsight, the there is already a deal with the eu. yet freight traffic is restricted to director—general probably regrets about a dozen crossings only. these that he allowed himself to be are designated trucks —— routes that trucks have to take. the average manoeuvred by the then chancellor, george osborne, into taking over the journey there is ten minutes. if thatis journey there is ten minutes. if that is the best case scenario for a funding of the over 75 licences country that already has a deal with because it was always going to be a the eu, to walk away without a deal poisoned chalice to try to do that. with have a huge problem for the the bbc shouldn't be a branch of the border here. probably on main roads like between dublin and belfast you department for work and pensions. do you think the optics will look bad, would be facing paralysis. have you as we are hearing that more bbc heard anything from either of the stars are paid over £150,000, two candidates for conservative leadership to inspire you with any confidence, to try to address any of alongside the tv licence news? or those concerns? jeremy hunt, to pick will people separate the two issues? on one of them, has been talking ican about it's not necessarily what is will people separate the two issues? i can anticipate that tomorrow's technically possible but what newspapers, those who are not too politically can be done to strike a fond of the bbc, will be bashing deal. although he has been talking about checks done in factories, heavily. i have just fond of the bbc, will be bashing heavily. i havejust come fond of the bbc, will be bashing trusted traders schemes etc. does heavily. i have just come from a commercial radio station where there was a phone in programme where there any of that add up to something that was a phone in programme where there was certainly a backlash from

listeners. especially listeners makes sense for you ? any of that add up to something that makes sense for you? it's very early days with both candidates. we have quoting the contrast between the pay to ta ke days with both candidates. we have to take on board their is a lot of playing to the gallery at the figures and the over 75 is issue. moment. i think there is a lot of things that people are holding back in what they are saying, what they would do because if you were to say although i have a hunch that made honestly how you would deal with the not happen in the way it is border you could jeopardise your currently conceived. there will be chances of becoming by minister. we some sort of compromise between have to take it with a pinch of government and the bbc. i do not salt. i think the real solutions know what that compromise will be, will come to the four once the new but i do not think the current prime minister is confirmed. around projection for next year and the late august we might hear some means testing system there will be ideas. some of those more realistic ideas. some of those more realistic as it is now. i think there will be ideas. trying to shift the blame some modification to it, or it may back to the irish government, we are throwing the ball into the european be scrapped totally that begs the court and saying, we can't come up question, who will be picking up the with a real solution to how the border is going to be managed after tab. as we look more broadly to the brexit so you have to work with us future of the bbc and its funding, something that i have picked out here is the line that fears of here. they are saying things like sanitary traditional hazy, people under 35, that number dropped by around 15% in controls on the border, food standards, their red line on this is the last year. use of the iplayer the internal security of the european food market. things like continued to grow. how do you think

food crossing the border they will the bbc is going to look to respond to that? well, i think the whole way have to ensure that there are checks on those goods if we leave without a over viewing hazy is changing. deal. about one third of the freight traffic crossing the irish border generally should lay changing. todayis invite, i have teenage sons who very traffic crossing the irish border today is food. you are looking at about 11000 trucks per day on those rarely watch tv in the traditional six roads young subject to full controls, which are a huge burden to way. they watch it on their laptops or etc. i think the licence fee, operators at the moment. vehicles not only have to stop and lodge paperwork but vehicles are although it served its purpose very well to my mind, because i am inspected. up to 50% of poultry and dairy loads have to have a physical generally speaking a bbc supporter, inspection. it is early days. they ido generally speaking a bbc supporter, i do not think the licence become talk about technology, but they have last two much longer. it might last got to be realistic. that does not one more cycle, perhaps two, but i exist. if it did, it would be in use cannot see it lasting much beyond that. it certainly is not a in canada and the us, norway, long—term solution to the funding of the bbc. very good to get your sweden, etc. we have got to take it thoughts today. thank you very much. with a pinch of salt. let's have a look at the weather. we will head back and quite soon after that to the conservative leadership just a line to bring you, we are hustings in northern ireland. hello,

hearing that an investigation has been launched into whether senior says. is very quiet weather story across civil servants said they thought jeremy corbyn was too frail to be the uk at the moment, thanks to a prime minister. this has been big area of high pressure. we had announced by downing street. we were one last week, building and all that reporting to you just a few minutes warm, humid air. this week, feeding ago thatjeremy corbyn had said the and airfrom the cabinet secretary had offered to warm, humid air. this week, feeding meet him to discuss that report. and air from the atlantic. pressure and air from the atlantic. pressure and temperatures closer to average. a lot of dry weather to be found theresa may's official spokesman under a lot of sunshine. north—westerly breeze for scotland, told a briefing at westminster the carrying a few showers. just the cabinet office is investigating this potential breach of the civil slimmest chance of the audit later service code fully and fairly, just cheryl across the midlands and east as it would any other. if we are anglia through the second part of the day. through the evening and able to identify an individual responsible, we will take overnight, extensive clear spells. disciplinary action. downing street slightly more solid cloud getting into the far north—west by the end confirming an investigation has been of the night. quite fresh first launched into whether senior civil thing wednesday, especially enrol serva nts launched into whether senior civil servants said they thoughtjeremy well. could get down as low as three or11 corbyn was too frail to be well. could get down as low as three or 11 degrees in parts of the brecon reminisced. let's have a look at the beacons. wednesday, dawn is a sunny weather. and that is the way it will continue thank you, i need to. some typical for the majority of for the july weather out there at the north—west of scotland, the highlands and western isles, persistent rain as the day goes on. top temperatures in the high teens

moment. cloud in the sky for this is across scotland, up to 22 degrees in the scene in cambridge from one of the south of the uk. our viewers or stoppages a scene replicated across many parts of the uk. afew replicated across many parts of the uk. a few showers across scotland, northern ireland, maybe one or two hello, this is bbc newsroom live. drafting their way into northern the headlines: the bbc reveals that the number areas of england throughout this of stars being paid more than 150 afternoon is for most, dry and we will see those damages getting up into the high teens to low 20s. —— £150,000 has increased about the average for the time of over the last year. the list of top ten earners year. through this evening and includes three women, but the first seven places tonight, little change. it could still go to men. the foreign secretary calls for the authorities in hong kong to exercise restraint turn quite chilly into wednesday after demonstrators stormed the parliament building yesterday. morning. those temperatures in the countryside could be down into fairly low single figures. towns and we urge the authorities not to use cities about seven — 111 degrees. what happened as a pretext for throughout wednesday, lots of dry repression. weather, decent sunny spells for an investigation is many parts and temperatures about 18 launched after a man — suspected to be a stowaway — to 22 degrees. falls to his death from a kenya airways flight bound for heathrow into a garden in south london. boris johnson and jeremy hunt make their pitches to be the next

prime minister to conservative party members in northern ireland, hello this is bbc newsroom live. the headlines... with hunt promising to get power—sharing back up and running in the country. the foreign secretary calls for the authorities in hong kong to exercise restraint after demonstrators stormed the parliament building yesterday. the cabinet office is investigating a potential breach of the civil service code over claims senior civil servants questioned jeremy corbyn's we urge the authorities not to use what happened as a pretext for fitness to govern. repression. an investigation is launched after a man — suspected to be a stowaway — let's cross to belfast falls to his death from a kenya airways flight bound where borisjohnson and jeremy hunt are appearing at the latest for heathrow into a garden in south london. conservative leadership hustings. boris johnson and jeremy hunt will make their pitch to be the next borisjohnson isjust boris johnson is just starting to prime minister to conservative party speak. members in northern ireland. conservatives in northern ireland in bangor many years ago. any veterans of that occasion, it was a time when the bbc reveals that the number of our party was pretty much down in stars being paid more than 150,000 the dumps and everybody said that we has increased over the last year. we re at the first sitting the dumps and everybody said that we were facing a resurgent and very of the new european parliament dangerous labour party. and, of session, meps from the brexit party turn their backs during the anthem of the european union. course, they were... they were right then. they were right then, but i am sport now.

afraid that there are huge differences between then and now. what a day ahead. yes, it is true that our party is yes, a big day ahead. semi—finals, phil neville facing difficulties, but we can turn says his england lionesses it round. we can turn it round by —— it's the first of the women's world cup semi—finals, phil neville says his england lionesses doing a three very simple things. have to deliver against the reigning champions the usa. one, we have got to get brexit done the netherlands face sweden in the other semi—final tomorrow. and over the line. we have got to let's cross live to lyon where both matches will be played get it done by october the 31st and and also the final next sunday, and speak to sarah mulkerrins. come out of the eu. that, believe neville said that win against norway me, will be a major relief to in the quarters was the best they've politics across the whole of the played in his 17 months united kingdom. and there are... in charge, but they are going there are several things we need to to have to step it up again? do. we need to make sure we look after our friends, yes, certainly. no mean feat coming do. we need to make sure we look after ourfriends, european do. we need to make sure we look after our friends, european union citizens who are here, that we don't up give that away too cheaply and that yes, certainly. no mean feat coming up against this usa side. three—time champions, won four years ago. they we suspend it in the same creative are the number one side in the world ambiguity above the talks until such and are restless. even when they're time as we get an agreement and, of playing bad. they just and are restless. even when they're playing bad. theyjust refuse to lose. that is probably what the course, we need to sort out the problems of the northern irish biggest age that this usa site will have against this english team. but border, where those problems should be sorted out, in the context of the we do know that england over the

past four years have experienced free trade deal that we are going to do after we have left on october the that heartache that can make a team stronger. they went out of the 3ist. i do after we have left on october the 31st. i think semifinal stage in canada four years do after we have left on october the 3ist. i think it do after we have left on october the 31st. i think it is absolutely vital ago and also the semifinal stage of here, in northern ireland, distress to things. number one, that we will the euros two years ago. lucy bronze has said she does not want to feel under no circumstances have a hard like that again, that they wanted border. there will be no physical desperately to make a first world checks or infrastructure at the cup final. border in northern ireland. number desperately to make a first world cupfinal. in desperately to make a first world cup final. in this team, you have a two, we will make sure we have an tea m cup final. in this team, you have a team growing into the tournament but also one that is showing, game on exit from the eu, a brexiteer that game, improvements in their allows the whole uk to come out performances. the fact that they are probably as ruthless as the usa in terms of finishing their chances. entire and undivided. we keep our ellen white upfront has been so union absolutely intact. we can do good. then the likes of lucy bronze it, we absolutely can do it. i am and steph houghton in that great determined to do it, as i say, by defence. so many interesting october the 31st. one of the pledges matchups. these two teams could not i have made is that if i am lucky enough to be successful in this be separated at the cup with a 2— to context, does make a contest, i will drawback in march. there has to be a not be the treasury minister for the winner tonight and it might be closer than many people might civil service but also minister for expand, expect. the union, in which i passionately believe. everywhere i go around the this usa team have been to the final world, i meet people who do not

of the last two and england will identify our amazing country as have to find a way to stop the likes england or ireland, northern ireland of alex morgan, will they not? yes, or scotland or wales, they identify it will have to be very interesting. most people are focusing on the -- think or scotland or wales, they identify —— think that we are the united kingdom. they cr brand, the uk, as being far more powerful as the sum matchup between two. the latter has of our... far more powerful than the not shied away from the pressure on sum of our parts. i think they are the pitch, particularly in the right and we should fight for that knockout games. a lot of the union and defend it and protect it. attention was on alex morgan and there has been a feeling that she and i think the second thing that we has not been at her best and two has needed to do, of easley, is get our mojo back as conservatives, and to come in and played brilliantly, particularly in the knockout games. believe in our cause, to believe in but then you have it open, on the wealth creation and do stand—up other side of the flanks for the for... the moralforce of... of our usa, perhaps people not getting quite a good she can be for this. going to be brilliant battles over the pitch. interestingly, from the political ideas. they are the right usa, the big chink in their armour, ideas. i think if we support the perhaps, is that defence. it has not wealth creators and entrepreneurs in really been tested as much as it the business community then we will would have liked in this tournament have the tax that we need to pay for

this far and when you have england's fantastic public services and great ellen white on form, i am sure she will be looking at that. education and infrastructure and other rest of it. i think people are you travelling back to the stadium by tractor? absolutely, walk understand that and can understand the fundamental balance and symmetry at the heart of our conservative across the fields. thank you very much. agenda. and i think if we get our mojo back and we believe in some breaking news from the last half ourselves again, as a conservative an hour and rafael benitez party, then, of course, ithink is the new manager of chinese side ourselves again, as a conservative party, then, of course, i think that we will be able to take the fight to dalian yifang. the enemy. to our opponents. there benitez left newcastle after his contract came to an end on sunday. he released a statement yesterday are two parties at the moment that saying that the club "did are two parties at the moment that not share his vision". are prospering mightily in the whole he will earn £12 million per year. of the uk from our failure to get brexit over the line. they are of course the brexit party and the liberal democrats stop once we have these are live pitches from done that, we will prick those two wimbledon evans is set up. all going well but dan evans against the fluff balls, as it were. and lots of argentine. johanna contra plays boaters, voters who are currently later. let's pop over to court 111. with them will come back to our party and that will put is in a much the british player, harriet, taking better position to do what i think we all really wanted to do, and that

on an american player, christina is to get ready to defeatjeremy mikael. she is 3—2 down. all the corbyn and the labour party. and it is also vital that we do that, action, you can watch, on bbc two, because you will understand, i the bbc sport website and online. think, the economic disaster that we will have more in the next hour. jeremy corbyn and the labour party see then. —— see you then. would present for our country. i mean, the guy is, you know, he backs her mass and his brother —— hamas an investigation has been launched into whether senior civil servants said they thought jeremy corbyn was "too frail" to be prime minister. and his brother. and he seemed to side with iran rather than the let's speak now to our assistant political editor, norman smith. united states the other day when it came to what is happening in the jeremy corbyn has got half of what gulf the other day when the he wanted. he has got an poisonings take place in salisbury, investigation, but not an independent one. it will be carried he seemed to be wanting to give out by the cabinet office, in other moscow the benefit of the doubt. i words by civil servants, who will do not know if you're a member that. investigate whether any individual it is even worse than that. this is or individuals have breached the civil service code by briefing a guy who would, as i think journalists to the effect that jeremy corbyn, in the view of some

everybody in this room understands, senior civil servants, is too frail mentally and physically to become who would favour a united ireland, and who would break up our union prime minister. in a way, i think it was almost becoming inevitable, and, worse than that, who has in the because yesterday downing street also expressed disquiet about this past been quite shameless in his support of the agenda of the ira. briefing. the speaker, john bercow, in the commons also criticised that john mcdonnell has actually condoned sort of briefing, which seemed at the armed struggle. as he calls it all is with normal civil service rules around impartiality. jeremy the armed struggle. as he calls it the bombs and the bullets of the corbyn, however, was demanding an inquiry carried out by people from terrorists. —— as he calls it. the outside of the civil service. that bombs on the billets of the points to what appears to be a terrorists. for that reason alone, he should be kept away from number fairly significant breakdown in ten, to say nothing of the economic trust between the carbon camp and disaster he would cause. this is a quy the civil servants. in part, that is disaster he would cause. this is a guy who put up taxes from just about because those around jeremy corbyn ta ke because those around jeremy corbyn take the view that this is part of a anything, inheritance tax, financial deliberate attempt to damage and transaction tax, even a garden taxi would impose on this country. also discredit him, and two, if you like, pay for a deranged plan of hurt the chances of labour forming the next government. there has been renationalisation costing £300 a real rift that seems to have billion. he would be a political,

opened up between team jeremy corbyn moral catastrophe. he would be and and the senior echelons of the civil service. thank you very much. economic catastrophe for our country. he would break up our precious union, and we cannot let him anywhere near number ten. in let's return now to the news that the bbc has fending him off, as i believe that published its annual report we can, if we get brexit done, if we which details the earnings of on—screen staff earning reenergise our party, as i am sure over £150,000 a year. there's been an increase that we can, i believe i am the best in the number of employees earning more than that, with three women now quy that we can, i believe i am the best guy to be unleashed on that project. in the top ten earners. i would just remind you that the joining me now from last time we faced, the last time i edinburgh is the media commentator eamonn 0'neill. faced an emanation of the labour left, i came from behind to defeat let's look at those headline figures him. it considerably while you're and names. a number of stars being and more devious customer, by the paid more than hundred and £50,000, way, thenjeremy corbyn. i defeated gone up from 611 individuals to 75. him when our party was 17 points what do you make of that headline? behind labour in the polls in gone up from 611 individuals to 75. london. we did then, we can do it what do you make of that headline ?|j think obviously the headline women today are going to be dominated by again and, with your help and the fact that there are three women support, we. thank you all very now, as you see, in the top ten of much. applause. those figures, which obviously is good news. good news for everybody who wants the gender pay gap too

narrow. 0f who wants the gender pay gap too narrow. of course, room for improvement. the public will also be only way here, i asked my taxi driver what he would want to ask the both of you, and he said how can it engaged with the fact that whilst the bbc are meant to be saving some be justified paying members of the northern ireland assembly a salary money, as you have pointed out, they when they haven't really been doing have gone from 611 names of earners anything for the last couple of years? how can you get the assembly over £150,000 to 75. although the and executive back up and running ain? and executive back up and running proportion of men who are earning again? well, i think they need to get back round the table as fast as that has gone down over the past possible. they need to be sorting couple of years by about 5%. but the this thing out. i... i would urge reality is that, the thing that is going to catch a lot of people's all sides to make the compromises eyes, is whether or not the money necessary to restore the government has gone in different directions because of the problems with licence of northern ireland and stormont. there is a very good reason for fee payments for people over 70 with that. i speak as a former leader of pension credits. i think that is probably in the mix as well. but, a city government in london, and you without a doubt, the headline is going to be that women are in those need... when you have local business, when you have local top ten figures. on the issue of tv communities that require proper representation, you need somebody to licences, the bbc chairman has said stick up for their economic the biggest issue the borders that interests and due champion them, to you consider over the past year was me that society forward. the current on the future of those free tv

drift is not right for northern licences for the over 70s. he says he truly believes the decision they ireland. i would urge all sides, get have made to fund free licenses for on with it, restore stormont and get it over the line. what would you put those over 70 in receipt of pension credit is the fairest one possible. that drift down to? i think there do you think the general public will are various difficulties, there are see it that way when he contrasted some sensitive issues on either that news with the figures about salaries? to be blunt, the side. and... we all know roughly simplistic way to answer that would be to say no, they will not get it, because it was a political decision. what they are and we all know that the bbc were handed a poisoned they needed to be addressed with common—sense and with tact and with chalice. they were damned if they sensitivity, but there is scope for did and damned if they did not. i compromise to get it done. but it can see what his point is, but the reality is that for most people has taken glancing quickly at the newspaper or compromise to get it done. but it has ta ken two compromise to get it done. but it has taken two years. what can you bring to it to really galvanise it? on their mobile devices, they will i think that they have... i will do say there goes the bbc spending more whatever i can personally to energise and directly talks and to money entrepreneurs but they are stopping the licensee for many try to bring people together, but i old—age pensioners. they might not get the detail, which is that even think that what everybody needs to if they had actually not cut it up do is to recognise that it is the citizens and the voters of northern earners and given more pay cuts to

ireland who are losing out as a other people, the figures would not result of this failure to get together. i think they will get on have added up anyway. they were with it. moving onto brexit, do you really backed into a corner with that one. just going back to the recognise the backstop in its current form does not have the question of pay and the bbc will support and consent of most begin to get that headline out that unionists, and therefore breach is there are no three women in the top one of the fundamental tenants of ten earners, but do you think this the good friday agreement? what will you do about that? as i have said begins to address the questions over many times, the backstop presents a equal pay for the organisation? that isa equal pay for the organisation? that is a really, really important prime minister of the uk with an question. this is a tale of absolutely unacceptable choice statistics. whilst you quite rightly would point that there is to be a between abandoning our ability to the top ten, whether or not that is equal pay is another matter. there govern ourselves, in the sense that have been significant pay cuts for some male members of staff, but the the uk would have to submit to eu argument would be why has it taken law on tariffs and eu law on this long to get to that place and regulations, with no say on those why was that policy not put in place in the first place in a number of rules, or, alternatively, to give up yea rs in the first place in a number of years ago? it goes to the heart of the bigger issue, which is with control of the government of northern ireland. and that is delivering value for money for is it clearly u na cce pta ble. that efficient? it's own research claims northern ireland. and that is clearly unacceptable. that is a choice that i totally reject. as i that they still big names, the viewers, so they have got to pay for have said before, the union comes

big productions, including dramas first, of course. but i believe that like killing eve, which gets all the we should not be faced with that choice. the solution must be for the words and the bbc‘s events, it is operating on one of the most hostile whole uk to come out in its entirety and difficult sectors in the global from the eu, and to find the economy, which is the news and entertainment business. that is becoming increasingly complex about solutions that are needed for frictionless trade across the how viewers, listeners and consumers border, in the context of the are engaging with that product. it free—trade deal. we can. michelle bernie and others have said that isa are engaging with that product. it is a very difficult thing to get those solutions are there. indeed, rightful to the bigger question over the next five or ten years is how they have said that they would not impose a hard border themselves. can the bbc remain competitive and they are quite right, i think it releva nt. can the bbc remain competitive and relevant. that is the really would be lunacy to do so. it is any difficult question. thank you very much for your withdrawal agreement. they say they thoughts on that. are not going to reopen the withdrawal agreement or make any changes to the backstop. how can you boys with asthma are twice as likely persuade them to do that?” as girls to need a gp changes to the backstop. how can you persuade them to do that? i think that the withdrawal agreement as it appointment during the first few currently stands is a dead letter. weeks of the new school year. public health england analysed data asi from surgeries and hospitals currently stands is a dead letter. as i said, there are useful bits in and found that consultations for all children up to the age it. the provisions on citizens can of four tripled during september, compared with the summer holidays. experts say being exposed be taken out, they can be to new viruses at school disaggregated and used. we shall be and a relaxed use of inhalers over passing go through the house of

commons anyway. in a super rocketry the holidays could be to blame. way. but the money, as i say, is in a moment, we'll have all the business news, but first, the headlines quite a lot. the question of the on bbc news. the foreign secretary urges the authorities in hong kong not to use pro—democracy demonstrations backstop, and don't forget, the as a pretext for repression, reason why we have it is it was after protesters stormed basically devised with the support, the parliament building. an investigation is launched after a man — suspected to be a stowaway — if not the instigation, of the falls to his death from british side, partly because there a kenya airways flight bound for heathrow into a garden in south are many who conceive that the london. relationship that they wanted with the bbc reveals that the number of stars being paid more than £150,000 the eu was one where we stayed in the eu was one where we stayed in has increased over the last year. the customs union and in full regulatory alignment, even though that made a nonsense of brexit. so, in the business news... what the backstop really represents scotch whisky is among is, iam the products targeted by the us what the backstop really represents is, i am afraid, the incoherence at the heart of the strategy we have for a possible range of new tariffs on imported goods. been pursuing over the last few the us has threatened to impose yea rs. we have been pursuing over the last few years. we have been wanting to come tariffs on european union imports worth up to £3.2 billion, out over the eu, supposedly, whilst although it is not known when tariffs would be imposed.

actually being prepared to stay in the customs union but in full whiskey from ireland, cheeses including parmesan and gouda, pasta and olives regular dermot regulatory alignment, but that is fundamental to coming are other items affected. out of the eu but being run by the eu. what i think people in this the uk construction sector appears to have taken country want is to come out as a a battering injune. the markit/cips uk construction purchasing managers' index recorded whole uk, solve the issues of the a reading of 113.1 forjune, backstop in the context of the fda down from 118.6 in may. and use the opportunities that brexit brings us to do things the figure is worse differently. where that is necessary than what economists were expecting. and where that is exciting for the uk's biggest gambling firms have business and industry. what would agreed to contribute more you say about the idea that a money to fund treatment for problem gamblers. temporary solution would be to have the owners of william a snap referendum in northern hill, ladbrokes coral, ireland on a temporary membership of paddy power betfair, a customs union in order to...? skybet and bet 365 will increase their voluntary levy on gambling ireland on a temporary membership of a customs union in order to. . . ? snap profits from 0.1% to 1% up to 2023 — referendum? anything that will snap a contribution of £60 million. will be people's patients. ijust the firms claim it will be "a step change" in how they tackle addiction. think... you know, we had a

women's world cup semi—finals referendum. issues were very takes place today in lyon and england will be playing the us extensively debated. let's get on in what will be an exciting match. and deliver on the mandate of the so how popular is the women's people. if we don't, believe me, my football game amongst sponsors and big brands? and how important is representation fellow conservatives, and great to see so many fellow conservatives, and great to see so many here, of women in sports advertising? fellow conservatives, and great to see so many here, we fellow conservatives, and great to see so many here, we will continue to haemorrhage support in our chana baram is from analysts mintel. she focuses on retail and sport. country. the conservative party will not recover as a fighting force until we get exit done and over the let's talk about women in sport, line, and untilwe until we get exit done and over the line, and until we get it done properly the believe me. do you because the issue, i suppose, has been the popularity of an's sport, think that abortion and same—sex should be legalised in northern ireland, and if the assembly does but it is now so popular, women's not vote it through, should the uk football in particular. it is parliament do so? i think that this definitely having a moment. i would is pre—eminently a matterfor the say it is more popular during the people of northern ireland. and that world cup than throughout other periods of time. and women are also is why, at the risk of sounding like playing football more, which is a cracked record, i hope that the really positive, especially among young women. what are the government of northern ireland can be resumed as soon as possible so sponsorship opportunities within that this issue can be decided in women's football? how did it ever to the main's game? we are seeing a lot the forum... where it properly

belongs. in other words, at of new sponsors, compared to the stormont. you know, this is for the main's game which has a lot of sponsors in the past and is people of northern ireland and for established, we are seeing some their politicians. what do you say brands and retailers break through to sarah canning, who said the and sponsor the women's games more. it is being shown on the bbc for the greatest tribute that could be paid first time, and boots have started to sponsor women's football, which they will be doing for the next to lya mckee would be to enact a three years, which is positive. ba rclays are three years, which is positive. barclays are putting a lot of money into women's football. nikkei have same sex marriage bill northern brought more attention to it. just ireland. i understand your feelings. seeing a lot of these big brands i voted, yea rs ireland. i understand your feelings. i voted, years ago, for equal really draw attention to women's marriage and support it completely. football and show it any different light. -- football and show it any different light. —— mike nike have brought more attention to it. we have seen ratings go up. it has had a positive effect. what are the differences to —— lyra mckee. but i think the forum the kind of brands that attract to this should be decided in is women's sport as opposed to men's? northern ireland. get it going for it might be surprising but a lot of economic reasons but also also to similar brands have been sponsoring sort out these difficult questions. women and men's football. lucozade, ido sort out these difficult questions. i do not think the uk government should be imposing something that often a big sports sponsor of men's should be imposing something that

should be imposing something that should be decided here by the people of northern ireland. do you think sport, hasjust often a big sports sponsor of men's sport, has just sponsored women's football. budweiser announced there's about time the conservative party organised properly in northern themselves as an official sponsor. ireland? i think this looks pretty these are brands that you might proper to me! i think we got a stereotypically think of remains games but we are seeing them more pretty good... what the appointment? now into the woman's sponsorship post attachment think of as main's i think it is a vaguely disrespectful to suggest that this turnout today is in... let me take games. a look at the other top business stories. funding circle, which allows people to lend money that back! do not be him under any to small businesses, has seen its shares dive after it halved forecasts for revenue growth. the peer—to—peer lender said circumstances, he is a great man. the "uncertain economic environment" you know what i mean, in had damaged demand for loans. as a result, the company now expects revenues to grow by 20% this year, down from its previous conservative campaign headquarters on monday, they gave authors of forecast of 110%. pork processor karro has money or render country different snapped up young's seafood for an undisclosed amount. constituencies, regions to promote the conservative message. i think there is a feeling that in northern ireland the conservative party is treated as a backwater.” ireland the conservative party is treated as a backwater. i may be the only candidate left in this race 0wner capvest, a private equity that has been to speak to the firm, said the combined business conservative party in northern will have sales of around ireland before. i don't know whether £1.2 billion and employ more than 5,000 people you have interviewed my... i don't across the uk and ireland. rail ticket app trainline has reported know if he raised it. you have also a 20%jump in sales

for the past three months. it's the company's first trading talked to the dup, haven't you?” update since floating on the stock market last month. have, i put my hands up to that one. the firm, backed by private equity giant kkr, but, you know, have been to talk to said its sales for the three months to the end of may were boosted conservatives in northern ireland, i by strong performances in the uk have done what i can to help and and international markets. that's all the business news. encourage, and i do think it is wonderful that conservatives are organising your northern ireland. but the practice, we have an school lessons about relationships will be compulsory in all schools in england arrangement of confidence and supply from next year. the inclusion of lgbt+ topics with the dup and it is perfectly at some schools has already right that i think philip hammond and myself and a number of others proved controversial, resulting in protests and head teachers did go to their conference. shall i being threatened. tell you why think that was a 0ur correspondent graham satchell reasonable thing to do? because if has been to one school to find out we did not have the dup, supporting what some of these lessons could be like. i would have been pretending us that was just long hair. we did not have the dup, supporting us in westminster, much as i admire yeah, you would have been. i think i did think there was the work of conservatives in something slightly wrong with me. northern ireland, if we did not have the dup, i am afraid the truth is we remember the little green dress, the same as that as well. would have jeremy i was ashamed of who the dup, i am afraid the truth is we would havejeremy corbyn, who has an i was, a little bit. agenda to break up the union, to say do you think so? yeah. and...you just felt nothing of his support for the ira and all the rest of it. so ijustify a little bit lonely.

0lly pike is an author and illustrator. my visit on those grounds and i have his stories normalising gay relationships are used in schools across the country. made it absolutely clear that i was speaking as a visitor, and not in in "i wish to marry thomas." "what?" said the king. at this primary school in kent, a sense a participant in their 0lly‘s story prince henry is being used in a lesson about equality. they watched a young couple conference. shall we move onto the celebrate their love next question? final question. do by wedding each other. you watch game of thrones? do you they'd put it off long enough. know, i have watched bits of it i have not got into it, but of course, on one side we have the words "lesbian", "gay", "bisexual", i know that game of thrones is "transgender" and " heterosexual" . .. filmed here in northern ireland. not year five students — nine— and ten—year—olds — are having a workshop lead only that, but, of course, game of by the charity diversity rolemodels, about different kinds thrones and i think the next star of relationships and prejudice. wa rs if you've heard that thrones and i think the next star wars movie, george lucas is going to phrase, "that's so gay", doa wars movie, george lucas is going to here at 0akfield primary, do a film about obi—wan kenobi, as far as do a film about obi—wan kenobi, as farasi do a film about obi—wan kenobi, as far as i know, which is going to be i want you to put your hand up. big here in northern ireland. many, many wonderful things are made or some people say, "oh, come from northern ireland. is there that's so gay," but i really think they say that for an insult. a character in game of thrones or even star wars that you can identify who's in this picture? with? the trouble is i do not know everyone's family is different,

and you have to treat game of thrones well enough to be everyone with equality — able to identify with any of the it doesn't matter if they are lesbian or gay. characters. starwars... itell you and then, crack! what, i identify... identify very 0ut came their very own baby. much with... the guy with the the five— and 6—year—olds in year1 lightsaber. the jedi knights, are using a story about a penguin to learn about different types of families. much with... the guy with the lightsaber. thejedi knights, that it! i tell you why, because i am tango was the very first penguin in the zoo to have two daddies. delighted to say one of the many links between northern ireland and myself, i am it doesn't matter if it's links between northern ireland and myself, iam proud links between northern ireland and a girland a girl, girl myself, i am proud to say that the and a boy or a boy and a boy, and they get married, lightsaber is manufactured, was and, then, yeah. some politicians have said parents invented, guess where. in box should be able to remove their child from classes like this, and in birmingham, there have been angry protests. bridge, which is the constituency i the head teacher here, mr radcliffe, represent. i have a lightsaber in my is a married gay man with four adopted children. office in westminster. the most beautiful thing it was presented to i think it's about five—year—olds understanding that within their class, there are going to be 30 me by christopher lee. anyway, that children with all sorts of different families. isa me by christopher lee. anyway, that is a digression. it shows how our my own daughter goes to a school — she has two dads. united kingdom islington together.

i wouldn't be having this discussion about teaching your child to swim. we invented the lightsaber in i don't think we should be having uxbridge, it is wielded in northern this discussion about teaching every ireland and the resulting film is child about differences sold around the world and grosses more than any other movie in within our society. history, or something like that. 0lly is convinced if lgbt which shows, by the way, how the uk classes had happened is not... is dominant in the when he was at school, his life would have been dramatically better. we've seen statistics from stonewall creative culture and media sectors, about the amount of children as well as many others. right, time and young people that are attempting to take their own life for questions. who would like to ask because they're being the first? gentleman at the back. bullied for being lgbt. this isn't just about teaching, it's about saving lives potentially, and that's why it's crucial. for questions. who would like to ask the first? gentleman at the backm age—appropriate lgbt view of the northern ireland office relationship classes are already routine in scotland. not being ready for brexit, how do you propose to ensure that they are they'll start in wales in 2022, ready? and can i also ask you and in england from next year. propose to create more positive graham satchell, bbc news. brexit in northern ireland, as we have been faced with really almost a let's cross to belfast where pro—soft brexiteer? in terms of the the tory hustings is taking place. jeremy hunt has just started fixed link, how do you rank the

speaking, he has been talking about fixed link, how do you rank the fixed link, how do you rank the fixed link in terms of your infrastructure projects? thank you. game of thrones being filmed in i think we should be very positive northern ireland. iam going northern ireland. i am going to tell you those four about brexit. we should not be priorities. but we cannot do any of terrified of in audio brexit. we them until we breaks it. and should not be terrified of coming out on wto terms. we will make sure yesterday, i met representatives we look after the agriculture. we from the northern ireland farmer's union, the four oh food and drink have deficiency payments, export federation, people from the border refunds, whatever is necessary to protect farmers. we will make sure towns, and they talk to me about that just—in—time supply protect farmers. we will make sure thatjust—in—time supply chains are their concerns about a no deal protected. a lot of the negativity situation, not least the fact that about a wto brexit has been wildly 60% of the province was back exports overdone. people say that they will not be any clean drinking water and go to the republic of ireland. —— the planes will not fly and that the province's experts. that is one they will not be milk solids and of the reasons why yesterday i announced a £6 billion support glucose and way to make mars bars, package for businesses, particularly do you really believe that? it is farmers and the fishing community, to help us weather no deal, if that total nonsense. i prophesy very confidently that we will have a is what we end up with. but i want to tell you that would not be my successful brexit, the planes will fly, the robbie green drinking water and there will be... there will be first choice. indeed, it is not the real choice in this election. both way further mars bars because where candidates have said that we have to there is a well, there is a way. as

leave the european union stop that for the fixed link, i presume by was the democratic decision. both that you mean the proposal by alan candidates have said that we have to leave without a deal, if that is the dunlop of liverpool university from fixed link between northern ireland only way to do it. the choice we haveis only way to do it. the choice we have is who is the prime minister we and scotland. is that what you're talking about? i am in this yes vote sent to brussels, who has the best that idea i'm going to put it out chance of negotiating a deal, of there, iam that idea i'm going to put it out there, i am an enthusiast for that idea. i think it is a good idea, avoiding those difficult choices but, again, that is the kind of that we would face any no deal project that should be pursued by a situation. if you choose me, i will be the first prime minister who has dynamic northern ireland government, ever had a background as an entrepreneur. i am sure there are championed by local people, with lots of people here who started their own businesses. what do we do local consent and interest, backed when you start a business? you by local business and mobilised by negotiate. negotiation is what i the politicians of northern ireland. wa nted negotiate. negotiation is what i wanted to do for our country, to get that is what should happen. imo in the best possible exit outcome. then, the excitement starts. i am favour of it. so, borisjohnson there telling the just looking at the clock, because latest conservative as in the mr deal will give me a ticking off northern ireland that there would we go over, but my first priority be, under no circumstances, a hard border on the issue oh island of is, as somebody who has set up their ireland. the issue would be resolved own business, i want to fire up our ina

ireland. the issue would be resolved in a thread, free trade deal after economy. i want to turn it into the exit. jeremy hunt was a while ago. let's have a look at the weather. most progrowth, pro—enterprise, fastest, most green, most high—tech that meantjeremy hunt was speaking economy anywhere in the world. we a while ago. have some of the best universities plenty of fine weather and are in europe, some of the best in the forecast for the next five days. world. we could be the world's next some rain to come across scotland on silicon valley. here in northern thursday morning. for many of us, ireland, you know that, because you have 110,000 people employed in the this is as close to any rainfall as creative industries. huge we will get, if you cried dublin from time to time. for the rest of achievement and a huge opportunity. that is number one. number two, today, the picture across the uk achievement and a huge opportunity. that is number one. numbertwo, i will be dominated by sunny spells. achievement and a huge opportunity. that is number one. number two, i am the foreign secretary who wants our thanks to this big old area of high country to walk tall in the world. pressure keeping things settle. my country to walk tall in the world. my dad was in the navy. we followed little bit of a north—westerly breeze to the north once again. just him over the country, and i could just feed in the order showered to scotland. elsewhere, a passionately believe that britain is one of the few countries that stands fine story and the best of the up one of the few countries that stands upfor one of the few countries that stands up for democratic values and the sunshine, top temperatures perhaps 20 celsius. definitely cooler than security needed to underpin them. i last week because we are feeding our have said i will increase our airend last week because we are feeding our air end from the north—west. last defence spending to beyond 2% of week, pulling it and from the very hot continent from the south east. gdp, to send that signal to the through this evening and overnight,

world that at the point of brexit, a little bit more in the way of solid cloud getting into the far britain is here, britain is back and north—west of the uk. elsewhere, our voice is going to be strong in some fairly lengthy clear spell. the world. quite a chilly parts of rural wales, we are going to be back there very as it was last night. good get down to three or 11 degrees in parts of soon, to hear questions from the audience forjeremy hunt, but right the brecon beacons. wednesday dons now, let's take a look at the with plenty of sunshine. through the day, the cloud second of across the weather. thank you, anita. lots of fine western isles and highlands to bring weather out there at the moment. something a little more persistent typical conditions for earlyjuly. in the way of rainfall. eastern scotla nd in the way of rainfall. eastern scotland should still enjoy some decent spells and in aberdeen, 17 or 18 asa this is the scene, replicated across decent spells and in aberdeen, 17 or 18 as a high. again, 21 or22 decent spells and in aberdeen, 17 or 18 as a high. again, 21 or 22 to the many parts, in cambridge a cloud south. wimbledon, a great first increasing slightly across northern and western areas. still a few week, uninterrupted flavour stops and patchy cloud around the course showers across scotland, gradually fading away. you could catch the of wednesday afternoon. very pleasa nt 0sher in northern england. sunnis of wednesday afternoon. very pleasant conditions for those sitting courtside, with temperatures spells for many into the afternoon of 21 or 22 degrees. thursday, a change. the high still with us, but for temperatures getting up to 22 sneaking into the north, a more degrees. 0vernight, nota for temperatures getting up to 22 degrees. 0vernight, not a great deal meaning meaningful frontal system. of change. —— through this evening potentially an injured rain in some and into the night. into the early spots across higher ground. always

pa rt and into the night. into the early part of tomorrow morning, clear spells. temperatures could fall later under the grampians. heavier fairly low, actually could be down to fairly low single figures in the into the north—west. further south, countryside stop major towns and the best of the sunshine, 25 in cities, about seven to 12 degrees london. likely to be the hottest day of the week. friday, could still see wednesday, more of the same. sunny the mid—20s to decide before this speu wednesday, more of the same. sunny spell throughout the day. whole weather system since so. a temperatures, 18 to 22 degrees. 00:59:20,725 --> 2147483052:06:25,722 about average for the time of year. 2147483052:06:25,722 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 goodbye. cold weather introducing some fresher by the time we get it to the weekend. the high then re—establishes. windy of fine weather to come, but temperatures taking something of a dip. that might plenty of fine weather. china reacts with fury

to the protests in hong kong when demonstrators stormed the parliament. beijing denounces it as a blatant challenge to chinese rule, and warns britain and the united states not to interfere. translation: the violent storming of the parliament building in hong kong and the indiscriminate damage to parliament's facilities is a serious illegal act that trampled on the rule of law and damaged public order. we'll have the latest from our correspondent in hong kong. also this lunchtime: the stowaway who fell from this plane into a london garden — an investigation is underway. three women make it into the top ten of the bbc‘s highest paid on air talent. turning their backs on the eu —