good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and mega munchetty. our headlines today: president trump's comments are condemned as racist by us lawmakers overnight as he continues to criticise four democratic congresswomen. a new report finds domestic abuse victims who live in rural areas suffer for longer and are less likely to get help. meet the first female european commission president ursula von der leyen, who says she'd be willing to extend the october brexit deadline. wages are rising but a leading think tank says living standards are still falling for many households. i'll have more on why.

the countdown is on. after nearly 70 years open championship golf returns to royal portrush this time tomorrow. and while the some rain input rose, todayit and while the some rain input rose, today it stays dry and fairly warm, here in sydney. see you in 15 minutes. good morning. it's wednesday, july 17. our top story: comments made by president trump about four congresswomen have been condemned as "racist" by the us house of representatives. the president called for the women from minority backgrounds to "go back" to their countries of origin, despite all being us citizens. shortly after the vote, a democrat politician called for mr trump to be impeached. our north america correspondent david willis reports. a row that started in cyberspace became all the more human, not to mention personal on the floor of the

nation's capital after the president was accused of racism. the comments from the white house a disgraceful and disgusting and those comments are racist. senior republicans have since been doing their best to defend him. do you feel that republicans have spoken up against the president? absolutely not. what message does that sound? the normalisation of it. the fact that it is against our core american values, they are choosing him over the country. the house voted to allow —— voted to call the president racist. make no mistake. when people tell me go back to when i go to where i came from, that is a racist insult based on race. this is the first time i have heard it, from the white house. donald john trump, president of the united states, is unfit to be president, unfit to

represent the american values of decency and morality. respectability and civility... the president has said he doesn't have a racist bone in his body, but in a presidential move “— in his body, but in a presidential move —— unprecedented move, the house moved to condemn the tweed. the debate served to underline how combustible an issue race has become in 21st century america. david willis, bbc news, washington. domestic violence victims who live in the countryside may suffer for longer than those in urban areas, and are less likely to report abuse. new research by the national rural crime network found that victims were often isolated and unsupported in rural communities, with fewer means of escape. frankie mccamley reports. making the idyllic move to the beautiful countryside to enjoy a quiet life. for some, though, this isolation is used as a way to control and abuse.

sarah, not her real name, was in a controlling relationship for years. living in a rural community made her feel like she couldn't ask for help. i feel like a prisoner and living so far away in the middle of nowhere. it's dark on a night and it's quiet, and you haven't got people around you. she managed to access help, but finding it wasn't easy. i was scared to go to the gp because the gp, the receptionist, everyone in there knows you or know someone to do with you, and i just don't want my life out there. but that could change. so this is the first time that anybody has looked at domestic abuse specifically through the lens of rurality. a research project has found victims of rural domestic abuse are half as likely to report it, and the abuse goes on significantly longer than urban areas. we've had very clear examples of an entire community being roped

into the abuse by the abuser, so when the police knocked on the door of potential witnesses, they're always on the side of the abuser and not be abused. this research is just a starting point to find out how common this crime is in the countryside, but the biggest challenges going to be changing some of those entrenched views that protect the perpetrator, rather than the victim. the research will be discussed in parliament later today in the hope of protecting those victims hidden by isolation. frankie mccamley, bbc news. for the first time a woman has been elected as the new president of the eu commission. ursula von der leyen, who's currently a german defence minister, said after the vote she would allow a further extension to the brexit deadline. she'll take over the role from current presidentjean—claude juncker on november i. i stand ready for firm i stand ready forfirm extension i stand ready for firm extension of the withdrawal date, should more

time be required for a good reason. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran for alleged spying, has been moved to a psychiatric ward, according to her husband. richard ratcliffe says military personnel are preventing family visits. it comes after mrs zaghari—ratcliffe went on hunger strike for 15 days last month in protest at her detention. both she and the british government deny the spying charges. jeremy corbyn has been accused of "failing the test of leadership" over his handling of complaints about anti—semitism in the party. more than 60 labour peers have taken out an advert in today's guardian newspaper, saying the party leader has not defended the party's "anti—racist values". the labour party says it is taking decisive action against anti—semitism. the father of a 17—year—old who was stabbed says he will never give up fighting forjustice after a teenager was cleared of murdering him. yousef makki died in the hale barns

area of greater manchester in march. last week, a jury decided the boy that killed him had acted in self—defence. he and another boy admitted offences connected to the killing and will be sentenced next week. i will leave no stone unturned until there is justice for my son. that's a promise i made to yousef‘s grave after the verdict. the society letter sold out, but i will go on as long as i have life in my body, i will never ever stop. i —— the society that us all down. households have been gripped by a tightening income squeeze. this is according to an audit of living standards. a think tank focusing on lower income households says that

growth in the last two years was wea ker growth in the last two years was weaker than it has ever been in 58 yea rs. weaker than it has ever been in 58 years. it's quite confusing, isn't it, all these numbers that come out? stephanie's headline is how wages are rising and how surprising that has been in the brexit news. but now living standards growth is the lowest it has been. i think we should have one of those really relaxed evenings, snuggled up on the sofa. about a month ago was the last timei sofa. about a month ago was the last time i had one of those. months for me. it's a real treat. why are we talking about this? new research shows chimpanzees also enjoy watching television togetherjust as much as humans. pairs of chimps were monitored as they watched videos.

psychologists found that they feel that same sense of binding thought to be unique to us. researchers say it shows our deep evolutionary roots that occur when watching something with someone else. i wonder how many people feel that getting ready for their day watching us? laughter here we are, i was watching you on the sofa. i thought we would just be watching telly together. that might have just been watching telly together. that might havejust been generic watching telly together. that might have just been generic temp footage. it might have been. could we have some morejim footage, please? it might have been. could we have some more jim footage, please?|j have some more jim footage, please?” have news about the two biggest golfers on the team. —— chimp footage? have you played portrush? it's stunning. if you listen to all of the golfers in the buildup this event, they stop going on about how great the venue is an how

challenging the courses. but the fa ct challenging the courses. but the fact that they sold 230,000 tickets to this event in record time... when i was there a month ago, the anticipation for having the stop golfers in northern ireland is — you can't really overstated.” golfers in northern ireland is — you can't really overstated. i love the way rory michael roy, born and bred in northern ireland, talks about growing up, he didn't realise it was different. that not everywhere had these great golf courses. he just lived near all of them. he didn't know how lucky he was. well, the weight is almost over, everyone. royal portrush is going to open up this time tomorrow morning. rory says he would burst out crying if he won the competition on home soil. england and scotland are both in action at the netball world cup today. england can be assured of a semifinal spot with a win against trinidad and tobago.

whereas scotland face the daunting task of playing jamaica with a top—8 place on the line kieran trippier is close to completing a move from tottenham to atletico madrid. the england right—backjoined spurs from burnley injune 2015 and has played more than 100 times for the club. he's been linked with a move away form white hart lane all summer. and manny pacquiao's publicist has denied that a deal has been agreed to fight amir khan. the british boxer claims that terms have been "signed off and done" to face pacquiao in saudi arabia in november. but pacquiao's spokesperson told bbc sport "manny has not signed any contract. " does that mean they aren't talking about it, though? there are always conversations. was it we can fighting? yeah. he's still got it. which is incredible, because i've been talking on the spot for many, many years and i can remember going to his mum and dad does make house not far from here when he was just a

kid. i watched not far from here when he was just a kid. iwatched him not far from here when he was just a kid. i watched him train. not far from here when he was just a kid. iwatched him train. he's not far from here when he was just a kid. i watched him train. he's had an incredible career and he still got it. glorious weather we've had across the country. very nice, in it? look at that. just a beautiful morning. we've got a donkey on the programme as well. hello, matt stop very good morning to you.” programme as well. hello, matt stop very good morning to you. i am in sidmouth in devon where the world—famous sidmouth in devon where the world —famous donkey sanctuary sidmouth in devon where the world—famous donkey sanctuary is celebrating 15 years of transforming the lives of donkeys. notjust here in the uk and ireland, but across the world. there are 250 donkeys here and thousands of visitors come every year to see beautiful creatures like these ones. this 1's just enjoying her breakfast and enjoying the morning sunshine which there be plenty of across —— across eastern and central areas today.

it's going to be different in western areas, we have the cloud already gathering and rain is already gathering and rain is already in northern ireland. there's plenty of wet and windy weather said to spread across the rest of the country. away from northern ireland and the far west of scotland, many are dry. lots of hazy sunshine across parts of england, eastern wales and eastern scotland to begin with. the cloud will generally increase and while the south stays dry it will generally get a bit wetter. 20 degrees in aberdeenshire, it might stay dry till the end of the day. the heaviest rain is in northern ireland, easing off into the afternoon. we'll see more in the rain of develop over the day, many parts of southern and eastern england will stay dry and we'll still see some warmth from that hazy sunshine, temperatures peaking at 26- 27 sunshine, temperatures peaking at 26— 27 degrees. the breezes picking up 26— 27 degrees. the breezes picking up in the west it will pick up for all of us tonight coming from the south. showery bursts of rain

working their way eastwards across the country. i can't guarantee that you will see any rain at all but many western areas will have that. 10- 15 many western areas will have that. 10— 15 degrees as we start your thursday morning commute. across central and eastern england, it will bea central and eastern england, it will be a lot cloudier start tomorrow, a few showers as well across east anglia and the south—east corner, too. they were last into the morning but then brighten up. mostly sunny spells take us through tomorrow. winds going most the westerly so it will feel pressure but across scotla nd will feel pressure but across scotland and northern ireland and to a degree in northern england, we will see sunshine punctuated by heavy and thundery showers stop particularly scotland and northern ireland. 0n particularly scotland and northern ireland. on friday, if you are across the south and desperate for some rain for your gardens, this could be the day for you. it will be windy, yes, but persistent rain moving through the day. some parts

of northern scotland may stay dry. low teens in the west, a sense of heavy rain succumb. it will put its weight eastwards, but then it's back to sunshine and showers for the weekend. rain is crucialfor many to sunshine and showers for the weekend. rain is crucial for many of you as we go towards the end of the week. not great news of course if you are heading to portrush, a bit breezy and wet at times. but from myself and leo, we'll go back to the studio with dan and naga. what a pairing! i was going to say, i have chosen a miniature donkey first of all. i say stuff like that all the time. i am so glad that you said at this time. i thought i would get in first. wonderful shirt you're wearing there as well. let's take a look at today's papers. boris johnson is planning an early general election — that's according to the times. the tory leadership contender had previously ruled out holding

an election before brexit has been delivered. but the times reports he wants an election "whilejeremy corbyn is still around". the telegraph leads on a government review into the "arbitrary" fees councils are charging householders for dumping waste at rubbish tips. it pictures the trans man fighting to ensure his child is the first in the western world not to have a mother on the birth certificate. the daily express leads on dame helen mirren‘s call for the government to rethink its decision to scrap free tv licences for people over the age of 75. and the sun reports how a 2—year—old boy was bitten by a bat as he slept in his cot. kian mallinson was taken to hospital for an emergency rabies jab following the attack in the middle of the night at his home in hull. cani can ijust can i just say, can ijust say, about is a lovely creature. a bit scary. one landed on

me once. 0n creature. a bit scary. one landed on me once. on my shoulder. that is a horrible story, though. generally. yes. let's not hate that, however. jellyfish, however... no. i have two stories for us to the one dominating business pages is leading in the financial times about what is happening with the value of the pound and the fact that it is falling again. this is because people are trying to work out what will happen in the future so if you are will happen in the future so if you a re off will happen in the future so if you are off on holidays anytime soon it is not great news on the exchange front for the pound at the moment. it fell 9% yesterday against the dollar, the lowest since 2017. but this story caught my eye, about how teenagers make muggy. back on the day we had jobs on saturday, part—time jobs whatever. now they are making muggy through their

phones. they say about 670,000 people between 14 and 21 regularly make muggy by sending things online and a lot more doing that then babysitting or dog walking. with technology i guess it is easier to be an entrepreneur. it is interesting. they were saying they we re interesting. they were saying they were making muggy by buying and selling things on the usual site like ebay and the like. others are running youtube channels that they are paid for with sponsored content. quite clever. no wonder you can never find a babysitter. they are all too busy online. i have a little mention here of the golf for you both. a lovely picture ofjustin rose but this lady here is someone you may not recognise. she has been at royal portrush for 35 years. she is the boss lady and the person who

has basically driven this cloud forward over the years. she says she was tidying it up and sorting it out. she was there when the clubhouse was the mess. they were in the middle of the troubles and it was a terrible time. and with the open tomorrow, it is the combination of 30 years of work by her to get the golf there and she said when the open is done, that meansjob done, job over and she will leave. she would do a big tidy up at the end to help everyone but then she has achieved everything she wanted to. it has been 68 years since it was held there. and once you have about, what do you do next? and in golf, which has a reputation for being stuffy and dominated by men, actually it was a woman driving it all along. it would be great to go on the open road, to have it return every eight or nine years. i have

the worst behaved dogs. a ruff day... this is the dog from blue peter. he is a border collie and they are the worst behaved dogs according to this. isn't that because they are really smart? so they need to be stimulated and if they need to be stimulated and if they are not given enough attention or exercise than they this behaved. like children. it is my excuse for my children now. this is based on pet insurance claims. number five my children now. this is based on pet insurance claims. numberfive is a border terrier, number four pet insurance claims. numberfive is a border terrier, numberfour is a cockapoo. number three is a labrador ora cockapoo. number three is a labrador or a golden retriever, number two is a cocker spaniel and border collie is our number one. wide is your dog

misbehaves? —— why does? is our number one. wide is your dog misbehaves? -- why does? she has a dog crate where she goes to if she has been naughty. to put her in there when she has naughty? she goes in there on her own. she is very clever. that's not naughty. that is very bright. it is also her haven and if she wants a break from the children, that is where she goes.” met a pomeranian at the weekend. the naughtiest dog i have ever met. really cheeky. what did it do? it did not like anyone. did not like any children. let's look at these beautiful pictures. if you were watching the skies last night you may have witnessed a partial lunar

eclipse when these surface of the moon appeared dark red. this is the 50th anniversary of apollo 11 taking off to the moon. the event was visible across europe and expected to be seen in parts of africa, asia, south america and australia. past our bedtime, that was.” south america and australia. past our bedtime, that was. i was well asleep by then. 22 minutes past six. this is breakfast. demand for electric cars in the uk is growing, but many people still have concerns about battery life and the time it takes to charge them. and that is where i am at the moment. until there is a next level of battery i am not being in. they are coming. well today a network of new, faster plug—in points is being launched across the uk, promising full—power in less than 20 minutes. we've sent bbc technology reporter, dan simmons to milton keynes to see how it works.

it looks very swish but there are so many questions about this and how feasible and reliable this system is. you know what? it is at time of year when we arejust is. you know what? it is at time of year when we are just planning our summer year when we are just planning our summer holidays and maybe the children will be in the back seat and what we do not want is a fussy journey. we want it nice and simple, to get where our destination is, fill up to get where our destination is, fillup and to get where our destination is, fill up and move on. we have not had that so far with electric vehicles the average electric vehicle takes about an hour to get a full charge. that is a long time to hang around a service station. but we are off junction 14 of the m1 on the milton keynes coach way which has something special. i will plug this car in so you can see how this operates. it looks standard so far. this is one of the new mercedes electric vehicles on sale at the moment. and

thatis vehicles on sale at the moment. and that is starting to plug—in now. we have 42% on the battery. what i want to do is come back to debbie and to this lovely mercedes to show you how much charge we've got. we have 42% on the battery right now. just how quick are these service stations? poor and whistle is here and he can tell us. he is behind these service stations. how quick are they compared to what we have at the moment? seven times faster. 350 kilowatts, seven times faster. this is speed, simplicity and a seamless experience for the driver. and what will that effectively mean when drivers pull up and plug in in the future? it means that they will have time to enjoy the driving experience. electric vehicles is about planning the vehicle and worrying about the journey. but there is no more worry now that is a thing of the past. we have arrange

anxiety at the moment with electric cars, ithink anxiety at the moment with electric cars, i think that is fair to say, not just to cars, i think that is fair to say, notjust to reach the next charging point, that is been in the minds of people driving electric vehicles, but also how long we spend around service stations, the number of charging points is increasing as well. we are building 40 stations in the united kingdom so on the motorway network we have a lot of stations available in the near future for people. it is taking this fear of the journey away. thank you very much. let's return now to the 800c. very much. let's return now to the 80 q c. it is so new that the first people to get one of these will get their keys into weeks time. debbie here is from mercedes. and this car is charging... we are up to 83% already. how far can this cargo? what is its range? the biggest thing with this car is that there is no

surprise. it is a similar experience to driving a combustion engine. this will get you 260 miles on a full charge and with the new rapid charging points you can charge from ten to 80% —— charging points you can charge from ten to 80% -- 80% charging points you can charge from ten to 80% —— 80% in 30, charging points you can charge from ten to 80% -- 80% in 30, 40 charging points you can charge from ten to 80% —— 80% in 30,40 minutes. that is perfect for us family holiday. an interesting note here, a brand—new car but it will not charge of the fastest rate at the moment. we need to wait before we see those ca rs we need to wait before we see those cars come on the market. technology is always moving along and in the next three years we will have higher levels. many vehicles are able to use these points and the promise you can literally now fill up on coffee as quickly as you may be able to fill up your battery. so interesting. john got in touch on social media asking how much it cost to charge an electric car. the coast changes. if you buy an electric car you can get into a cloud, if you

like, a deal that is bundled in with your car. there are a number of people who run charging stations around the uk who do that. you can use pay as you go and the government this week said that every charging station should offer pay as you go through credit card by next year. here i understand it is about seven or eight quid to top up. that is good to know. we will talk about this a lot through the programme. good to know. we will talk about this a lot through the programmem you have any questions like that, we watch and think about certain things and i'm sure many of you are considering at some stage in a few yea rs considering at some stage in a few years time when there will not be many diesel or petrol cars left. if you have questions, send them in and we will ask dan. he knows the a nswe rs. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm sonja jessup. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe —

the british iranian womanjailed in iran for alleged spying — says it's "unnerving" that she's been moved to a psychiatric ward. richard ratcliffe from hampstead says he hopes her transfer to hospital means she is getting treatment, but he says he "distrusts what pressures can happen behind closed doors." mrs zaghari—ratcliffe and the british government both deny the spying charges. a charity in south london helping young migrants and refugees says it's unacceptable some of them are having to wait several months for a school place. government guidance states they should be in school within 20 days of arriving here. the baytree centre runs classes to prepare children for education— until they get a place. staff say many are badly affected by the months of waiting and uncertainty. if you are a child at school you are on your own and you cannot work because you are too young, you are isolated at home and studies have shown that especially for girls that can be terrible for their mental hills if they are out of school for

a long period of time. it is dangerous for their mental hills, that their education, their futures. it isa that their education, their futures. it is a huge effect on their life. the department for education says any school can be told to take a vulnerable child, even if it's full and that the admissions code will soon be reviewed to ensure children don't miss out. a teenager from essex will line up against the biggest names in golf this week after qualifying for one of its most prestigious tournaments. 18—year—old curtis knipes from chelmsford has earned a dream spot at the open championship which gets underway at royal portrush in northern ireland tomorrow. let's take a look at the travel situation now. it's all looking good on the tube so far this morning, no reported problems on any of those lines there. southern and thameslink trains have delays and cancellations between east croydon and gatwick airport after an end the train derailed this morning. and the a13, you can see how busy it is as we head into central london. now the weather.

good morning. a lovely bright start out there this morning with plenty of sunshine around but gradually we will start to see the cloud increasing as we head further through the afternoon. a cold front approaches and eventually it will introduce some cool air. the sunshine is glorious this morning, even with the cloud the temperature continues to rise this afternoon. we're looking at a maximum of 26 celsius. it stay dry until this evening when there are more showers with a couple of heavy once through the overnight period. it will continue through to dawn. it stays cloudy and we still have the reasonably mild error at that point, between 14 and 16 celsius overnight. still some cloud and showers first thing on sunday morning but that will start to clear away as we had through the day. are dry and bright afternoon tomorrow with some lovely sunny spells and temperatures reasonable at around 24 degrees. for friday it will get a little bit cooler and a lovely bright start but we could see heavy thunder through

rainfall as we had through friday. i'm back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now though it's back to naga and dan. bye for now. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and naga munchetty. it's 6:30am. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast this morning. electric cars. if you've got any questions, do send them in. there's a station where you can charge a car injust 20 minutes. #ifl injust 20 minutes. # ifilay injust 20 minutes. # if i lay here # if i lay here #ifl # if i lay here # if ijust lay here... # if i lay here # if i just lay here... listen to that. really in the mood. snow

patrol's song, chasing cars is one of the most played songs of the 21st century. he was the inspiration for bradley cooper's character in ‘a star is born‘ and ended up writing some of the soundtrack. we'll be joined by singer songwriter lukas nelson, son of willie nelson. when was the last time i sat and watched a film on the so far, you ask, i think it was a month ago. i think both bradley cooper and lady gaga a very good in it. and the music is brilliant, i think it pigs, it doesn't tail off, but when they sing shallow, that is the best. one of their songs is cold turn off the

news, but don't do that. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news: the us president cold for four us congresswoman to go back to their home countries, despite them all being us citizens. he said he does not have a racist bone in his body. domestic abuse victims living in the countryside may suffer for longer than those in urban areas and are less likely to report abuse. new research by the national rural crime network around victims were often isolated and unsupported in rural communities. with you a means of escape. —— fewer means of escape. for the first time, a woman has been elected as the new president of the european commission.

ursula von der leyen, who is the german defence minister, said after the vote she would allow a further extension to the brexit deadline. she'll take over the role from current presidentjean—claude juncker on november the 1st. i stand ready for an extension of the withdrawal date should more time be required for a good reason. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran for alleged spying, has been moved to a psychiatric ward, according to her husband. richard ratcliffe says military personnel are preventing family visits. it comes after mrs zaghari—ratcliffe went on hunger strike for 15 days last month in protest at her detention. both she and the british government deny the spying charges. jeremy corbyn has been accused of "failing the test of leadership" over his handling of complaints about anti—semitism in the party. more than 60 labour peers have taken out an advert in today's guardian newspaper, saying the party leader has not defended

the party's "anti—racist values". the labour party says it is taking decisive action against anti—semitism. an investigation has been launched after around 50 local authorities were found to be charging people to dump waste at rubbish tips. it comes after the daily telegraph discovered some councils forcing people to pay up to £20 to dispose of items such as boilers and rubble. the department of environment says dumping household waste, including from diy projects, should be free of charge and is reviewing the rules. the father of a 17—year—old who was stabbed says he will never give up fighting forjustice after a teenager was cleared of murdering him. yousef makki died in the hale barns area of greater manchester in march. last week, a jury decided the boy that killed him had acted in self—defence. he and another boy admitted offences connected to the killing and will be sentenced next week. i will leave no stone unturned until there is justice for my son. that's a promise i made to yousef‘s grave after the verdict. said to him, i'm sorry son.

the society let us all down but i will go on as long as i have life in my body. i will never, ever stop. yousef deserved better, because he was the best. households have been gripped by a tighter income squeeze in recent years than during the 19905 recession, according to an audit of living standards. the resolution foundation — a think tank focusing on people on lower incomes — claims that growth in household incomes in the past two years was weaker than it's been since records began 58 years ago. the government says it is helping with the introduction of the national living wage and by freezing fuel duty. those are some of the main stories around today. and sally, you have some news? do i look like a floating

head? you've shaded in beautifully with the sofa. you're a tomato, i've got lemons. oh, i love that. i have no food. you've actually got tiger woods' sunday read there. of course! i wish i had thought of that, like a plan that. good morning. it's going to bea plan that. good morning. it's going to be a golf themed morning this morning. please will be hitting the first shots of the final golf major of the year. rule portrush in northern ireland will host the tournament, isn't it gorgeous? rory mcilroy broke the course record at portrush aged just 16 and he's happy to see the open back in his home country. growing up here i took for granted like how good the golf courses were,

so to get by, i only get back a couple of times a year and i want to ta ke couple of times a year and i want to take advantage of the fact that portrush and all these great courses are on our doorstep. so it does, it says a lot about the country and it says a lot about the country and it says a lot about the times, that we are able to have such a large event here. tiger woods is another of the main attractions this week. it's been three months since he stunned the sporting world winning the masters, his first major title in 11 years. but he hasn't played much recently and isn't quite on top of his game. listen to theirs. not quite as sharp as i'd like to haveit not quite as sharp as i'd like to have it right now. my touch around the greens is not where i need to have it. i still need to get the ball, the shape a little bit better than i am right now. especially with the weather coming in and the winds are going to be changing. and don't forget there's a daily highlights programme on bbc two,

there's live text updates and in—play clips on the bbc sport website, with live commentary on bbc radio 5 live as well. northern ireland have suffered another defeat at the netball world cup. they lost heavily, 77—28, to one of the pre—tournament favourites, new zealand. they'll face barbados next in the hope that they can secure a play—off for ninth place. england and scotland both play this afternoon. england can confirm their semifinal spot with a win against trinidad & tobago. scotland face the tough task of playing jamaica with a top eight place on the line. kieran trippier is close to completing a move from tottenham to atletico madrid. the england right—backjoined spurs from burnley injune 2015 and has played more than 100 times for the club. he was one of the stars of england's world cup campaign in russia and he has been linked with a move away from white hart lane all summer. the england and saracens forward billy vunipola has told the bbc

that he is going to make sure that his christian beliefs don't disrupt england's world cup plans. he was warned about his conduct by the rfu after liking israel folau's homophobic social media posts. vunipola was booed while playing towards the end of last season and says he regrets the effect it has had on his team—mates. the only great i would have was bringing my team—mates into this —— regret i would have his bringing my team—mates into disrepute. i addressed it and there was no—one i think that everyone knows where i stood or where i stand and i brought this on myself. i'm not going to hide away from the fact that i did, but it is also something that, you know, really means a lot to me. and i know it means a lot to other people. manny pacquiao's publicist has denied that a deal has been agreed to fight amir khan. the british boxer claims that terms have been "signed off and done" to face pacquiao in saudi arabia in november. but pacquiao's spokesperson told bbc

sport "manny has not signed any contract. " khan won the wbc international welterweight title on friday night. the man who helped mastermind england's world cup win, andrew strauss, has announced his plans to lord's honour his late wife ruth at lord's. she died last december from a rare form of lung cancer and strauss is urging fans to wear red to help raise awareness and funds. and he also thinks ruth may have had a role to play on sunday. sunday was a sign for me. it was just an incredibly emotional day. my son was there, it was lucas'11th birth day and he was watching it all unfold. sometimes you get the rub of the green and you feel like there is someone there looking down for you. notjust for me, someone there looking down for you. not just for me, but for all someone there looking down for you. notjust for me, but for all english players. what a fitting tribute, everyone did wear red. he has been so important

in the change, the total change in the way that england team trained and planned. it would be nice if the players reference that as well. they have. it is 6:42 a.m.. the new european commission president will up take her role on november the first — the day after the uk is due to leave the eu. but ursula von der leyen, who's the german defence minister, has already said she's open to another extension — something that hasn't gone done well with brexit party meps. no surprise. let's speak now to margaret heckel, who is the former political editor of the german daily newspaper, die welt. good morning to you. thank you for talking to us. tell us about ursula von der leyen, what should we expect of her in this new role? in terms of german politicians, she is one of the most pro— european ones. she was born in brussels and lived the first

13 years of her life there. she studied english, french and german and she will bring a lot of enthusiasm to europe to her new post and that is one of her main assets, basically, coming in there with fresh vigor and trying to build her coalition to put her very ambitious plans coalition to put her very ambitious pla ns forward coalition to put her very ambitious plans forward which she voiced yesterday in her speech. it's interesting because she is not actually a career politician, as such, even though she's got this fantasticjob. she started off as a gynaecologist, she has seven children, so she is very much going to bring a more relatable touch to the eu commission? exactly. and i think that is really what is needed now to renew enthusiasm for europe on the continent. maybe she is even going to win over some will in great written? and although —— great written? and although —— great

written? and although it's probably already too late, brexit. but she has new enthusiasm and a wide range of experience. she's been defence minister but she also started off as afamily minister but she also started off as a family minister, she's been working as a labour minister, so she brings a lot of experience and she isa brings a lot of experience and she is a close ally to angela merkel. angela merkel will definitely help her get acquainted with what's necessary for the new post. what do you make of her comments about being willing to extend article 50 again? lots of people watching this programme this morning will be head in hands saying that's just get this done. lots of others will be saying this gives an opportunity for a better deal to be done before there to be less friction between whoever is ghosting the deal moving forward. both is correct. and on a way it should be done, but a no—deal brexit

would be really, really bad, not only for europe, but also for great britain. so my feeling is that she will do everything that she can to avoid a no—deal brexit and if that means extending the deadline, that's bubbly what will happen. a quick comment on her saying' united states of europe', really emphasising european unity, even to the point of a united army. that is what she has been working on for the last couple of years and will try to follow through on. again, she has been talking about united states of europe a couple of years ago and thatis europe a couple of years ago and that is what is really close to her heart. whatever‘s you can put forward for a united europe, she will. defence is obviously what she's been working for the last

couple of years. so she will set the path towards more common projects in europe, also in the defence region. margaret heckel, good to get your views. margaret heckel, former political editor of die welt. let us know what you think about anything we are discussing on the bbc today. we've had loads of questions about the electric vehicles. some positive and think it isa vehicles. some positive and think it is a big scam. let us know and we will continue to discuss that. we are also talking to the man behind snow patrol who has written the best, apparently, and the most played song of the. chasing cars. is that your favourite and if not, tell us that your favourite and if not, tell us what your best song is. you asked me what mine was and it is hard to pick. there are too many. it is 14

minutes before seven now let's look at donkeys. donkeys in sidmouth. and hello, matt. good morning. a lovely location he is celebrating 50 years of looking after the welfare and lives of donkeys. and to tell us a bit more as the farm manager here, maxime carter and the italian who has come to say hello. thank you forjoining us to say hello. thank you forjoining us this morning. —— d'artagnan.” have been here for 30 years and i am here for the donkeys. i love them and have a great passion for them. i have been able to help support the ca re have been able to help support the care and welfare and everything we can offer as a charity. we have 248 donkeys on this side and over three and half thousand donkeys on uk farms so we are lucky. they come

here, they come from all different parts of the uk. and they come in all different shapes and sizes, as you can see to the sum of the ones that come in that we rescue cumin with a bad start life and we have to rehabilitate them and do training with them. we have to do a lot of work with them as well and that can mean anything from checking their teeth to their feet and sometimes really looking at everything that is going on inside them. and we do that because we have a veterinary hospital. the donkeys here, we have a band of grooms that train and look after them and what we also hope to do with any donkey that is fit and healthy on this site, we like to be able to rehome them. we rehome them in pairs and they go to a guardian home, people like yourself who may have a little bit of land a minimum one acre of grazing with a stable and you can do some training courses

which are free at the donkey sanctuary and then hopefully we can give them to you. we do really want to rehome the fit and healthy donkeys so we have time and space to look after those who need extra care. good luck with the rest of today. a lovely day down here at the moment. the sun is out and it is warm. that if you look at the forecast it will not be the same everywhere and certainly not all day long. some rain already across the west of ireland spreading across southern northern and western areas today and an increasing breeze within. light wind over the past few days now about to change. now then this morning there is already rain across ireland and we have some in the far west of scotland. south and east, a morning of hazy sunshine and cloud will increase wherever you are through the day. still with some price lists and sunshine but for the north and west more rain to come across western scotland. the eastern

coast of scotland may stay dry. heaviest around northern ireland this morning turning showery into the afternoon and we will see bursts of rain in northern england and wales later on as we enter the second half of the day. and then the odd light showers east anglia and the midlands but the vast majority of england will stay dry and warm in the south and east. perhaps 27 across parts of norfolk and suffolk through the second half of the day. into tonight we will see the rain in western areas pushed eastwards. it is showery and we cannot promise a welcome drink of rain for the gardens through tonight because the rain will be hit and miss but it keeps temperatures up around ten, 14 or 15 as we start tomorrow morning. to the commute tomorrow morning, the eastern half of england will be cloudy with a greater chance of a few showers to begin with. it brightens up slowly through the day and elsewhere sunny spells to begin with the showers get going and through tomorrow some could be heavy in sunbury with a gusty wind. a

challenging day for the first day of the open at portrush and it will feel cooler in the breeze for all with temperatures generally around 17-22 with temperatures generally around 17—22 or with temperatures generally around 17-22 or 23. still with temperatures generally around 17—22 or 23. still nice enough we have strong sunshine overhead between the showers. into friday, more generally cloudy after a bright start across northern and eastern areas things will be cloudier, wetter and windierfrom areas things will be cloudier, wetter and windier from the south—west and this time it is southern parts of the uk most likely to see some heavy rain at times. to temperatures on friday stay in the high teens — low 20s. and that is how it is looking. now to the studio. matt, where is yourfriend leah? she is still having her brea kfast. leah? she is still having her breakfast. i have a new friend now, d'artagnan. thank you. we will see you later. i'm a littlejealous. wages are rising faster than they have done for 11 years but a leading think tank says living standards are still falling for many households.

such confusing statistics. it sounds that things are going brilliantly if you hear that wages are rising but this research that has come out of the same time is about our disposable income. it is what you have left after you have paid your taxes and your household cost and things like that. any benefits you receive. the resolution foundation, a think tank, they looked into this to work out of life is getting better. what they found is that overall income over the last two yea rs has overall income over the last two years has fallen. even though wages are going up when you take everything into account disposable income for houses has actually fallen. why? a couple of reasons but one of the main things is to do with how much work we are actually doing. our productivity. we always hear that word banded around by politicians saying that we need to improve our productivity. we have not done. we are working hard but we

are not necessarily making as much as we used to. and the foundation explains why. typically for a country and for households the way we get richer is not necessarily just by working more hours, although we do do that, it is by working smarter and generating more out put for every hour we work by investing in machines that help us to work smarter. by having new management structure to help us perform better. all the way through to the financial crisis for decades and decades, about two—thirds of the growth we had as a country was coming from an increase in productivity. since that financial crisis it has ground to a halt. we have no longer had that as an engine of growth. so instead we work harder, not smarter. now we're running of rope on that as well. as you heard there, to make up for lost income we are working longer hours. if you look at the figures, on average it is around 32 hours per week and the reason why that is

interesting is because over the century, normally about every four yea rs century, normally about every four years it tends to go down by an hour, how often we work each week. but it hasn't been and what that means is that we are doing a lot more work but we are not getting more work but we are not getting more money for it. so we own the same money. and that is why there is this issue of households not feeling any better for it. and putting pressure on people which is the point the foundation are making. despite the fact that wages are going up, there is still pressure on households. they may not feel better off. is quite frustrating. we are working harderfor nothing. this look for some happier news later on, shall we? 0k. why not. orwe or we could talk about the golf. i think we are happy when we discussed golf. it is the week. the world 's old est golf. it is the week. the world 's oldest major golf tournament, the open championship starts tomorrow and it makes a historic return to northern ireland. well portrush will

host the event for the first time in 68 years. it's set to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the spectacular county antrim coast and generate huge opportunities for business. our ireland correspondent chris page reports. the atlantic coast is a picture book spectacle. especially when there is son as well as sea and sand. and this week it will have an international profile like never before. the gates and grandstands are at the ready at royal portrush, hosting the 148 open championship. the home club of the winner from eight years ago, darren clarke and when he was growing up in a troubled northern ireland he could not have imagined the tournament coming here. it is amazing to see what we thought would never happen all those years ago. growing up through all the troubles and all that and what our country has come through to get to

this stage, to get hold of the biggest golfing event in the world, right here on the north coast of northern ireland. the thought of that happening back in those days was... no. it wasjust not happening. portrush has had to wait for this for 68 years. last and only other time the open cross the irish was in 1951. he faces a great golfing future for himself and his country. golf has changed since then. 200,000 spectators are coming to see the likes of tiger woods growth the fairways. and to prepare for the visitors, the town has had a major makeover. this magnificent pa rt major makeover. this magnificent part of the world is reaching new heights this week. not only is the golf championship the most prestigious sporting event to be held here, most people would say it is the biggest event of any kind to ta ke is the biggest event of any kind to take place here. the organisers say the tournament will be worth £85 million to the local economy. stormont spent £17 million roosting

up stormont spent £17 million roosting up portrush and business people are teeing themselves up. with the golf coming, it was a no break in —— no—brainer. with all this people about, it is unbelievable. the buzzer spreading across long the cliff edge coastline to the neighbouring golf clubs. cliff edge coastline to the neighbouring golf clubsm cliff edge coastline to the neighbouring golf clubs. it is something that we thought would maybe never happen in our lifetime so the thrill of that and to be awake and living it is terrific. it is finally here. courses such as port steward have pairing with tourists. we have come to do both. play golf and then go see the open. we love the golf and we love the country and we are enjoying ourselves to what is it like that of the biggest golf tournament in the world here?” like that of the biggest golf tournament in the world here? i have great pride here, i bring my friends from melbourne back to the country to show them the hospitality and the great weather. people hope the open

will leave a huge legacy for business, sport and the image of northern ireland worldwide. but for now there is a claretjug to be won. the battle for it begins in less than 24 hours. we could wax lyrical but we won't because... there is stuff to do. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning and welcome to bbc london, i'm sonja jessup. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british iranian womanjailed in iran for alleged spying, says it's "unnerving" that she's been moved to a psychiatric ward. richard ratcliffe, from hampstead, says he hopes her transfer to hospital means she is getting treatment, but he says he "distrusts what pressures can happen behind closed doors." mrs zaghari—ratcliffe and the british government both deny the spying charges.

a charity in south london helping young migrants and refugees says it's unacceptable some of them are having to wait several months for a school place. government guidance states they should be in school within 20 days of arriving here. the baytree centre runs classes to prepare children for education— until they get a place. staff say many are badly affected by the months of waiting and uncertainty. if you are a child out of school you are on your own and you cannot work because you are too young, you are isolated at home and studies have shown that especially for girls that can be terrible for their mental health if they are out of school for a long period of time. it is dangerous for their mental health, their education, their futures. it has a huge effect on their life. the department for education says any school can be told to take a vulnerable child, even if it's full, and that the admissions code will soon be reviewed to ensure children don't miss out. let's take a look at the travel situation now.

it's all looking good on the tube so far this morning — no reported problems on any of those lines there. southern and thameslink trains have delays and cancellations between east croydon and gatwick airport. it's after an empty train derailed at redhill this morning. the usual queues at the old street roundabout and the m25 has three lanes closed, anticlockwise. overnight works have overrun and there are long lays from junction 20. good morning. a lovely bright start out there this morning with plenty of sunshine around but gradually we will start to see the cloud increasing as we head further through the afternoon. a cold front approaches and eventually it will introduce some cool air. the sunshine is glorious this morning, even with the cloud the temperature continues to rise this afternoon. we're looking at a

maximum of 26 celsius. it stay dry until this evening when there are more showers with a couple of heavy ones through the overnight period. it will continue through to dawn. it stays rather cloudy and we still have the reasonably mild air at that point, between 14 and 16 celsius overnight. still some cloud and showers first thing on sunday morning but that will start to clear away as we had through the day. a dry and brighter afternoon tomorrow with some lovely sunny spells and temperatures reasonable at around 24 degrees. for friday it will get a little bit cooler and a lovely bright start but we could see heavy thunder through rainfall as we head through friday. that's all from me for now. i'll be back with more in around half an hour. good morning. welcome to breakfast with dan walker and naga munchetty. our headlines today:

president trump's comments are condemned as racist by us lawmakers overnight as he continues to criticise four democratic congresswomen. domestic abuse victims who live in rural areas suffer for longer and are less likely to get help, a new report finds. and meet the first female european commission president, ursula von der leyen, who says she'd be willing to extend the october brexit deadline. good morning, talktalk results coming out, it still recovering from that large data breach. the countdown is on. after nearly 70 years, open championship golf returns to royal portrush. wa rry warry michael roy is keen to secure a home victory. join me from the donkey century in

sidmouth for all the forecast details on breakfast. —— sidmouth. it's wednesday, july 17. our top story: comments made by president trump about four congresswomen have been condemned as racist by the us house of representatives. the president called for the women from minority backgrounds to "go back" to their countries of origin, despite all being us citizens. shortly after the vote, a democrat politician called for mr trump to be impeached. our north america correspondent david willis reports. a row that started in cyberspace became all the more human, not to mention personal, on the floor of the nation's capital after the president was accused of racism. these comments from the white house are disgraceful and disgusting, and these comments are racist. on sunday, president donald trump urged these four congresswomen of colour, vocal critics of his administration, to go back to where they came from. senior republicans have since been doing their best to defend him. do you feel enough republicans have

spoken up against the president? absolutely not. what message does that send? the normalisation of it. the fact that it's against our core american values, that they're choosing him over country. republicans sought to have nancy pelosi's racist accusations struck from the record. the house voted to allow nancy pelosi to call the president a racist, and lawmakers lined up to tell of the effect racism had had on them. and make no mistake, when people tell me to go back to where i came from, that is a racist insult because it is based on race. i know racism when i feel it. and at the highest level of government, there is no room for racism. and make no mistake, when people tell me to go back to where i came from, that is a racist insult because it is based on race. donald john trump is unfit, unable to show recency decency and

civility. the president has said he doesn't have a racist bone in his body, but in a virtually unprecedented move, the house voted nonetheless to condemn his original tweet. yet far from settling the matter, the debate served to underline how combustible as an issue race has become in 21st—century america. david willis, bbc news, washington. domestic violence victims who live in the countryside may suffer for longer than those in urban areas, and are less likely to report abuse. new research by the national rural crime network found that victims were often isolated and unsupported in rural communities, with fewer means of escape. frankie mccamley reports. making the idyllic move to the beautiful countryside to enjoy a quiet life. for some, though, this isolation is used as a way to control and abuse. sarah, not her real name, was in a controlling relationship for years. living in a rural community made her feel like she couldn't ask for help. i feel like a prisoner and living so far away in the middle of nowhere. it's dark on a night and its quiet, and you haven't got people around you. she managed to access help,

but finding it wasn't easy. i was scared to go to the gp because the gp, the receptionist, everyone in there knows you or knows someone to do with you, and i just don't want my life out there. but that could change. so this is the first time that anybody has looked at domestic abuse specifically through the lens of rurality. a research project has found victims of rural domestic abuse are half as likely to report it, and the abuse goes on significantly longer than urban areas. we've had very clear examples of an entire community being roped into the abuse by the abuser, so when the police knocked on the door of potential witnesses, they're always on the side of the abuser and not be abused. this research is just a starting point to find out how common this crime is in the countryside, but the biggest challenges going to be changing some of those entrenched views that protect the perpetrator, rather than the victim.

the research will be discussed in parliament later today in the hope of protecting those victims hidden by isolation. frankie mccamley, bbc news. for the first time a woman has been elected as the new president of the european commission ursula von der leyen, who is the german defence minister, said after the vote she would allow a further extension to the brexit deadline. she'll take over the role from current presidentjean—claude juncker on november one. i stand ready forfirm extension of the withdrawal date, should more time be required for a good reason. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran for alleged spying, has been moved to a psychiatric ward, according to her husband. richard ratcliffe says military personnel are preventing family visits. it comes after mrs zaghari—ratcliffe went on hunger strike for 15 days last month in protest at her detention.

both she and the british government deny the spying charges. jeremy corbyn has been accused of "failing the test of leadership" over his handling of complaints about anti—semitism in the party. more than 60 labour peers have taken out an advert in today's guardian newspaper, saying the party leader has not defended the party's "anti—racist values". our political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us now from westminster. jessica, i have got the advertisement that's being taken out. it is a pretty bold statement, isn't it, here? many of whom who aren'tjeremy corbyn's biggest fines anyway, just perhaps explain what the impact of this could be? it's quite a dramatic gesture by these peers. here's the advert that was put in the guardian this morning, some of what it says is its addressed obviously to jeremy corbyn, under your leadership, labour is no longer a safe place for

supporters whatever their ethnicity or belief, thousands more feel unable to attend party meetings because of the toxic culture you've allowed to divide our movement. it is at the end you failed to defend our party's antiracist values and therefore failed the test of leadership. the labour party heading back saying it stands with jewish people and despite false and misleading claims hostile tojeremy corbyn's politics, labour is taking decisive action against anti—semitism. it also says it has sped up the process when it comes to dealing with complaints. at this today shows there are rising tensions within the party and those dividing lines are getting deeper and deeper. they certainly are. jessica, thank you very much, jessica.

have you been charged for getting rid of rubbish at your local tip? well an investigation has been launched after around 50 local authorities were found to be charging people to dump waste at rubbish tips. the daily telegraph discovered some councils forcing people to pay up to £20 to dispose of items such as boilers and rubble. the department of environment says dumping household waste, including from diy projects, should be free of charge and is reviewing the rules. he isa he is a story you pointed out this morning. —— here is. a 14—year—old boy had the most extraordinary encounter off the coast of co kerry, by coming face—to—face with a humpback whale. tomas deane was out sailing with his dad terry on their rib boat when the whale "skyhopped" out of the water. naga does a whale c00. was that your whale impression? terry said the pair were shaking, not with fear — but in awe. thank goodness they were filming,

they saw it, been filmed just in case. amazing! isn't that the story to tell? i haven't seen these pictures. he was interested in the whale this morning. including our top story. back to our top story and the news that overnight the us house of representatives has condemned comments made by president trump of four congresswomen as racist. the president called for the democratic women, three of who were born in america and who are all us citizens, to "go back" home to the countries they originally came from. mr trump has defended what he had said, insisting he "does not have a racist bone in his body", and made more comments about the women. they should love our country. they shouldn't hate our country. you look at what they've said, i have clips right here, the most vile, powerful state m e nts right here, the most vile, powerful statements about our country, about israel, about others. it's up to them. they can do what they want.

they can leave, they can stay, but they should love our country and they should love our country and they should love our country and they should work for the good of our country. jan halper—hayes will be working alongside mr trump as he campaigns to be re—elected in 2020. iam i am delighted to say she joins us from our newsroom. do you think president trump isa trump is a racist? no, i don't think he's a racist, and he orchestrated this whole thing because if you go back a few days, nancy pelosi, the speaker of the house, gave an interview to marines out of the new york times and she referred to the four is these people, she was then accused of being racist. she really did that because she's tired of them basically representing the democratic side of the party. can i come in on that? surely you can see there is a difference to referring to for women as these people and

saying what the president has said. if you say he brought this all around, if he inaugurated all of this, what does that say to you defending that position that he would say these things and you would say it's ok because he inaugurated it? just let me finish it. orchestrated, i should say. nancy pelosi wanted them off of centrestage. what he has now done is he's united nancy with the squad, as she told them, and the country is focusing again on the four who care about socialism, who hate our country and that is what he did to make people focus. i don't think that the way he said it and what he said was appropriate at all. at all. it was wrong. but i — and it can be perceived as racist, that i also know he isn't. i know how he manipulates the press to get things going. i mean, it seems what because

these comments to come out was these four women have been talking about conditions that some people are being held in in various camps in the us and just outside the us. how does that equate to hating the united states? well, actually, he was upset with them because there was upset with them because there was a humanitarian, a 600 million umana terry and a deal to deal with people in our detention centres —— humanitarian, and those four women voted against it. that is what he's talking about, because they are out there, saying women have to drink out of toilets and they are making things up. the dhs, the department of home affairs security, has to then put videos on our tv to show how wrong they are. but the thing is that they aren't — they are not being positive at all about things. and so he was really fed up with it. what does it say about american

politics at the moment that the president feels that talking in this way, because it's obviously quite calculated, and his repeated these comments as well, will put him in a good addition to be re—elected next year? it actually has put him in a very good position. but what i'm asking you is why is that the case? why does the president feel that using language in this very powerful way, way when a situation now where that will actually enable him, he thinks, and his supporters then, to be re—elected? thinks, and his supporters then, to be re-elected? because we're focusing on in the news on the language he uses as opposed to it now putting them back in the centre of understanding the difference between the democrats and the republicans. i'm sorry to come back to you on this, you say we're focusing on language. we are focusing on language. we are focusing on language. we are focusing on the language he used, surely he is holding the most important office in the united

states ? important office in the united states? yes. and you could argue in the world. if he is in that position, you had people yesterday in the house of representatives saying i've been told to go home by many people before but i've never been told by the person who sits in the oval office. so language is important stop which is why i'm asking you about the language and why am asking you, and why the president is using that language? well, i'm trying to explain to you that one: the way he said that, many people including republicans have come out and said that that was inappropriate. but the strategic pa rt inappropriate. but the strategic part of it is he now has put the squad that in the middle of the media. they stand for socialism, they stand to hating the country, and so she is using that language. we are talking about it, but it is deeper and more strategic because it is influencing the country. and getting them to see the difference.

nancy did not want them to be the centre of attention, and here, by doing this has made them the centre of attention again. so actually, even what you are saying is you don't agree with what he said about actually, from a strategic point of view, this is the man you want about the 2020, even though you don't agree with the words that he said? you're saying it's a political strategy to put him in a better position? yes. i have a lot of friends who can't stand to listen to him but totally support his policies. i think he's done a lot of good things for our country. and you —so good things for our country. and you — so it's ok, i'm sorry to keep going on about this, but i find it interesting. the man, the position he's in, president of the us, you're happy for him to be represented around the world in that way, as long as he gets re—elected? to say i am happy for him to be thought of that way, i would have to

say no. i think he could clean up the way he says things. people focus on his delivery and we never have a chance to talk about the policy and what he has done for the country it is phenomenal the way things have changed. there is going to be an enormous amount of support for him and he will win in 2020.” enormous amount of support for him and he will win in 2020. i could talk to you for a long time but we are way over time. your questions we re are way over time. your questions were really good. they really were so thank you for letting me explain. a pleasure to talk to you this morning and i'm sure our viewers will have interesting questions as well. such a funny world we're living in at the moment, 2019. well done for asking good questions. 18 minutes past seven is the time. done for asking good questions. 18 minutes past seven is the timem is the president! that was the most telling quote for me last night, i can't remember who said a bit she

said she had been told to go home many times in her life but never been told by the man sitting in the oval office. and every time i have been told as a woman of colour to go back to where i came from, that was embedded in racism. i don't accuse anyone of anything but you know what certain phrases mean. do you still hear that? not regularly, certain phrases mean. do you still hearthat? not regularly, but certain phrases mean. do you still hear that? not regularly, but i have been told it. i know you are not giving an opinion, but how do you feel when you hear that from him? furious. absolutely furious and i imagine many people will be feeling furious that a man in that position feels it is ok to skirt the line in using language like that. that is the point i was trying to make. it legitimises other people to use that language. and as a guest was saying, it feels like a thought out strategy to strengthen his position. but that is not enough. he is in a position of responsibility. will, i am not

here to give my opinion. that woman gave her opinion and it was a good interview. now, it has been gloriously sunny and we have been enjoying the golf and some donkeys. matt is getting a cuddle. good morning. drizzle here and a tornado as well. aptly named donkeys with the sidmouth donkey century, a massive worldwide charity looking after the welfare and the lives of these lovely creatures. down here in these lovely creatures. down here in the uk we often see them on the beaches but worldwide they form a really important role in village life, fetching water for villagers and here they are cared for and hopefully some get rehomed. worldwide they care for one of the

half million donkeys. they are enjoying a little bit of sunshine this morning. and if we look at the forecast for today, it will stay dry here it will not be the same everywhere. rain in northern ireland spreading across other parts of western scotla nd across other parts of western scotland in the coming hours. a few showers will break out elsewhere but the south and eastern country are staying dry at the moment and should staying dry at the moment and should stay dry through much of the day. craze that meant cloud should increase and it will turn a little bit breezy as we go through the afternoon. taking a closer look, starting across scotland, break conditions will return to the western isles later bit across the rest of western scotland it will stay wet and windy. a little rain at times towards the east of scotland but it stays dry for 20 degrees in aberdeen. brightening up in northern ireland compared with this morning but cloudy overall with further outbreaks of rain and rain will

develop across wales and western parts of england as we go through the second part of the dated southern and eastern areas will stay dry, hazy sunshine and warm as well. temperatures reaching 26 degrees, maybe 27 in one or two spots. as we go into tonight, the cloud and ran across western areas will turn more showery and press eastwards across the country and then... and then it will turn dry in the west later on with some clear skies around. matthew, are you ok? matthew, a you 0k? is matthew, are you ok? matthew, a you ok? is somebody having a nibble? i think they might be. so you were on thursday 11 o'clock, looking a little in the west of scotland and a little in the west of scotland and a little coming off the channel. some of those heavy and thundery. further south and east after a cloudy and damn start things will turn much sunnier. still light enough of the

sunshine but not assume it is recent days. a little bit fresh as well and into friday, cloud and rain is back coming in from the south and west. england and wales of the most likely to see the wet conditions through the day but the further north and east you are you may stay dry until the end of the day but many a gardener will welcome the rain as we finish friday and some of the rain will last through the night and into saturday morning. there you go. there is your forecast. saturday morning. there you go. there is yourforecast. now saturday morning. there you go. there is your forecast. now i will stay here with my new friends. that certainly looks like more than a cuddle. i think they have a future there. they do wedding ceremonies here... let's not even go down this route. absolutely not. it is like a national enquirer headline, man marries donkey. we have had so many questions about electric cars coming in this morning and we said we would ask dan about

them. he is looking at the industry and superchargers that have been put in place. dan, i know there is a lot to say this morning but the questions we have coming in about the size of battery, and what happens to the battery once they are unable to be recharged and the cost of cars, their prohibitively high at the moment to stop people entering the moment to stop people entering the market. ok. let me show you what talking about today. this is what promises to be the future. the electric car we have had for a while, the charges a new. and one of the problems that we have is how long they take to charge. we rock up ata long they take to charge. we rock up at a service station like this one offjunction 14 of the m1 and we could wait 40 or 50, even 60 minutes to get it charged before we continue our journey. that is to get it charged before we continue ourjourney. that is about to change. i will get to those questions. follow me. time to meet somebody. this is paul and with

full, the man behind these charging stations. how much quicker than the average charging station in the uk will this manage to top up my logical vehicle? seven times faster. and what does that mean in real terms? eight minutes for 200 miles and then you are back on the road. soap up and running within eight minutes?! —— so up and running. soap up and running within eight minutes?! -- so up and running. now we had some questions about electric fields —— vehicles being too expensive at the moment. advisors to the government on this say that the parity between electric and petrol cars, they advise the government that will happen between 2024 and 2026. there is definitely a premium on electric vehicles, pure electric vehicles at the moment but i would like to show you a car over there because i thought this might come up. this white car is a hyundai on

the market at the moment and you can pick it up for £36,000 brand—new. and although that may not seem like the cheapest car around and the nissan leaf is even lower cost than that if we go lower than that, this is an suv, brand—new from hyundai and then we get a higher—priced car like the one we have from audi and this is... how much does this cost? this one is about £70,000. so that is new and fast charging we're talking about that today but this car cannot be charged as fast as these charges can charge, can it? that technology is not here yet. these charges can charge, can it? that technology is not here yetm can currently charge 150 kilowatts as fast as it is in the european market but we need to look further ahead. at the end of next year we will have another car that will be able to charge faster, 0— 80% in

about eight or nine minutes. so if you minutes to charge up but it is not with us yet. there is no car on the uk market yet they can use these charges to their full capacity and we will have to wait, as gavin was saying, a few more months until we see that. possibly until the end of next year. thank you so much, dan. and as this down in here said, keep those questions coming in because i think people are keen to purchase an electric car and be part of the evolution but theyjust electric car and be part of the evolution but they just see these barriers. so dan is at that mega charging point. and could you hear that hi wine, that harm? that was —— that hi wine, that harm? that was —— that hi wine, that harm? that was —— that hi whining sound, the hum? that was the sound of the charges, there is nothing wrong with your television set. good morning and welcome to bbc london, i'm sonja jessup. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british iranian womanjailed in iran for alleged spying,

says it's "unnerving" that she's been moved to a psychiatric ward. richard ratcliffe from hampstead says he hopes her transfer to hospital means she is getting treatment, but he says he "distrusts what pressures can happen behind closed doors." mrs zaghari—ratcliffe and the british government both deny the spying charges. a charity in south london helping young migrants and refugees says it's unacceptable some of them are having to wait several months for a school place. government guidance states they should be in school within 20 days of arriving here. the baytree centre runs classes to prepare children for education— until they get a place. staff say many are badly affected by the months of waiting and uncertainty. if you are a child out of school you are on your own and you cannot work because you are too young, you are isolated at home and studies have shown that especially for girls that can be terrible for their mental health if they are out of school for a long period of time.

it is dangerous for their mental health, their education, their futures. it has a huge effect on their life. the department for education says any school can be told to take a vulnerable child, even if it's full, and that the admissions code will soon be reviewed to ensure children don't miss out. let's take a look at the travel situation now. it's all looking good on the tube so far this morning. no reported problems on any of those lines there. southern and thameslink trains have delays and cancellations between east croydon and gatwick airport. it's after an empty train derailed at redhill this morning. and the m25 has three lanes closed anticlockwise from junction 17 for maple cross to junction 16 for the m40 — overnight works have overrun. we have long delays from junction 20 for kings langley. this is how it looks on high street putney. business as usual.

time for the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. a lovely bright start out there this morning with plenty of sunshine around but gradually we will start to see the cloud increasing as we head further through the afternoon. a cold front approaches and eventually it will introduce some cool air. the sunshine is glorious this morning, even with the cloud the temperature continues to rise this afternoon. we're looking at a maximum of 26 celsius. it should stay dry until this evening when there are more showers with a couple of heavy ones through the overnight period. it will continue through to dawn. it stays rather cloudy and we still have the reasonably mild air at that point, between 14 and 16 celsius overnight. still some cloud and showers first thing on thursday morning but that will start to clear away as we head through the day. a dry and brighter afternoon tomorrow with some lovely sunny spells and temperatures reasonable at around 24 degrees. for friday it will get a little bit cooler and a lovely bright start but we could see heavy thunder through rainfall as we head through friday.

that's all from me for now. i'll be back with more in around half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and naga munchetty. thanks for being with us this morning. here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. comments made by president trump about four congresswomen have been condemned as racist in a vote by the us house of representatives overnight. the president called for the women who are from minority backgrounds to go back to their countries of origin, despite all being us citizens. shortly after the vote one democratic politician called for mr trump to be impeached. the president has defended his comments and said he does not have a racist bone in his body. domestic abuse victims living in the countryside may suffer for longer than those in urban areas and are less likely to report abuse. new research by the national rural crime network found that victims were often isolated and unsupported

in rural communities, with fewer means of escape. the home office said it introduced a landmark domestic abuse bill in parliament yesterday which would help tackle the problems. for the first time a woman has been elected as the new president of the european commission. ursula von der leyen, who is the german defence minister, said after the vote she would allow a further extension to the brexit deadline if needed. she'll take over the role from current presidentjean—claude juncker on november the first. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran for alleged spying, has been moved to a psychiatric ward, according to her husband. richard ratcliffe says military personnel are preventing family visits. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe went on hunger strike for 15 days last month in protest at her detention. both she and the british government deny the spying charges. jeremy corbyn has been accused of "failing the test of leadership" over his handling of complaints about anti—semitism in the party. more than 60 labour peers have taken out an advert in today's guardian

newspaper, saying the party leader has not defended the party's "anti—racist values". the labour party says it is taking decisive action against anti—semitism. have you been charged for getting rid of rubbish at your local tip? well, an investigation has been launched after around 50 local authorities were found to be charging people to dump waste at rubbish tips. did you think this wasn't allowed? i thought you were allowed to jump household stuff are free. —— dump. it comes after the daily telegraph discovered some councils forcing people to pay up to £20 to dispose of items such as boilers and rubble. the department of environment says dumping household waste, including from diy projects, should be free of charge and is reviewing the rules. the problem is, it's when people try to move not domestic rubbish to huge... and you see people with loads of stuff and they asked them

are the builders, because it'sjust so much. you need permits for that sort of stuff stop and there is also quite a few people saying it sort of encourages illegal dumping, stuff that you should be able to put away for free. a review of menstrual cups has shown that making them available globally could also help to tackle health problems such as infections. a 14—year—old boy had the most extraordinary encounter off the coast of count kerry, by coming face—to—face with a humpback whale. have a look at this video. what a moment that is for that loud. —— lad. tomas deane was out sailing with his dad terry on their rib boat when the whale skyhopped out of the water. that is a new word for me. terry said the pair were shaking, not with fear —

but in awe. what a moment that must be. that is something you would never forget. and he's going back to school, his 14, going back to school saying, oh, yeah, i saw a hump are quail, just ten foot from me. and in the video the guy gets whipped in the face, that guy that got slapped by an octopus? that was a seal. that was a funny one. a horse? no. laughter do swim. but that one was a seal. i do remember that. if you have any money water stories, i'm really worried. the seal slapped him in the face with an octopus! that's right. it wasn't a dream. fabulous. send us in your water adventure stories by all means. we have adventures and

golf beckoning. good to see you. we are having a regular slot for sea creatures? and time for sport. everybody needs to know about this. this time tomorrow play will be started at the open championship, the final golf major of the year. royal portrush in northern ireland is the venue for this year's tournament. rory mcilroy broke the course record there when just 16. he's admitted it will be hard not to "burst into tears" if he wins this weekend and mcilroy says he's happy to see the open back in his home country. growing up here i took for granted how good the golf courses were, so to get by, i only get back a couple of times a year now and i want to take advantage of the fact that portrush and all these great courses are on our doorstep. so it does, it says a lot about the country and it says a lot about the times, that we are able to have such a large event here. tiger woods is another of the main attractions this week. it's been three months since he stunned the sporting world

by winning the masters, his first major title in 11 years. but he hasn't played much recently and isn't quite on top of his game. it's not quite as sharp as i'd like to have it right now. my touch around the greens is not where i need to have it. i still need to get the ball — the shape of the golf ball — a little bit better than i am right now. especially with the weather coming in and the winds are going to be changing. and don't forget, there's a daily highlights programme on bbc two, there's live text updates and in—play clips on the bbc sport website, with live commentary on bbc radio 5 live as well. staying with northern ireland, they have suffered another defeat at the netball world cup. they lost heavily, 77—28, to one of the pre—tournament favourites, new zealand. they'll face barbados next in the hope that they can secure a play—off for ninth place. england and scotland both play this afternoon. england can confirm a semifinal spot with a win against trinidad &

tobago. scotland face the tough task of playing jamaica with a top eight place on the line. kieran trippier is close to completing a move from tottenham to atletico madrid. the england right—backjoined spurs from burnley injune 2015 and has played more than 100 times for the club. he was one of the stars of england's world cup campaign in russia and has been consistently linked with a move away from white hart lane all summer. manny pacquiao's publicist has denied that a deal has been agreed to fight amir khan. the british boxer claims that terms have been "signed off and done" to face pacquiao in saudi arabia in november. but pacquiao's spokesperson says "manny has not signed any contract." khan won the wbc international welterweight title on friday night. the man who helped mastermind england's world cup win, andrew strauss, has announced plans to honour his late wife ruth at lords. she died last december from a rare form of lung cancer and strauss

is urging fans to wear red to help raise awareness and funds. he also believes ruth may have had a role to play on sunday. sunday was a sign for me. it was just an incredibly emotional day. my son was there, it was lucas'11th birthday and he was watching it all unfold. and sometimes you get the rub of the green and you feel like there's someone there looking down on you. i felt that, notjust for me, but for all english players. he has been as instrumental as any of those players in that win. it's great to see. thanks for that. of those players in that win. it's great to see. thanks for thatm of those players in that win. it's great to see. thanks for that. it is coming up to 7:40am. a new report suggests domestic violence victims living in rural locations are less likely to escape their abusers and find it

more difficult to get help. the national rural crime network says abusers are drawn to the countryside as it's easier to keep victims isolated. brothers ryan and luke hart know all about this — their father killed their mother claire and sister charlotte after years of controlling behaviour in their family home in a small village. they're speaking to us from ashford this morning. good morning to you both. i spoke to you just a few months ago, actually. it's lovely to have you back on the programme because this is obviously something you are so familiar with. can you just, for our viewers who don't know exactly what happened to your mum and sister, alice about the situation you were in, in a rural environment? yes. so we grew up with a controlling father who was never violent towards us. so we never saw what he was doing as abuse. he moved us away from a town to a rural village when i was about two years

old and there he isolated us from friends and family. his control escalated and over the course of our lives, he really took away all of our freedoms, lives, he really took away all of ourfreedoms, particularly our mother's. when we managed to finally break down all of the barriers he wouldn't place over the decades, almost three years ago to the day, we escaped from our father, we went toa we escaped from our father, we went to a small home for our mum and sister, we thought we would finally be safe, but only five days later, our father then killed be safe, but only five days later, ourfather then killed our mother and sister in a car park in spalding. what you, ryan and luke have done with an awful lot of experience in life, is you've spent a lot of time taking the issues —— a look at the issues of coercive control. you've written a book about raising awareness of this at the moment. in light of this report talking about how difficult it is,

by the national rural crime network, how difficult it is in rural communities. luke, can you talk about why it is so much more difficult to speak up about this in such communities? yeah, sure. the first big move our father such communities? yeah, sure. the first big move ourfather did, it wasn't even a village, it was a farmhouse and we didn't even have neighbours. it was in the middle of nowhere. we were sold this as an idyllic dream. he said we would move to the country, grow our own food and live off the land. immediately, he took over work and the friends in the family. he controlled life about friends, finances, and travel, as well as the perspective a narrative of your life. when you are isolated away from people, that becomes incredibly easy. in rural communities as well, it's much more static than an urban community. people don't come and go as frequently, there isn't as much

churn, i suppose of different people with different experiences. as a very clear structure to rural life. i think that's thought of stasis makes it hard to break out of the abuse and understand it in a different way —— sort of, rural communities are also very close. people don't want to assume the worst in each other, where in other communities, it can be a bit impersonal and people are more willing to ask those questions about people. but in a local community, i think sometimes people are a lot more afraid to ask these questions about what might really be going on. there may be people watching who live in rural communities saying we are backwards, we don't have our eyes shut —— we are not backwards, but one of the things picked up in the structure of rural life is that it can be quite patriarchal. i know one of the things you're looking at, theissues one of the things you're looking at, the issues at the moment is about mail entitlement. when it comes to domestic abuse and the way often this has been reported. children

have been abused if they badly behave all women who are asking for it, so to speak, there is a perception, isn't there rested mark about how men how —— perception, isn't there? about men and their view as abuses. i suppose it can be more patriarchal. there are households where women stay at home and there is less work in rural communities. our mum worked part—time but dad wouldn't let her work more than part—time. he kept control of the finances. it was very much that we all sat under his rule andi much that we all sat under his rule and i think that's more common in a kind of traditional environment, which is generally what rural environments are. they can work with people, but when someone's using that as a tactic, you only realise how dangerous that is when you try to step outside of it. we met a lot of people who have been moved to

rural communities precisely because of those patriarchal behaviours being more accepted, that kind of controlling behaviour can be seen as productive and caring, that it's not a lwa ys productive and caring, that it's not always the case. ryan, the government's latest announcement it is introducing the domestic abuse bill, i know this is something you would be interested in and to see the impact of it. what are you hoping from it? i think one of the main things i'm hoping for the bill is for it to be backed up with funding to really help, you know, tackle key issues around domestic abuse, we already know the financial devastation to the economy — 66 millions of the economy from the home office every year, one in four women in their lifetimes are victims of abuse. women in their lifetimes are victims ofabuse. i women in their lifetimes are victims of abuse. i think we really need a substantial increase in funding with this bill to help educate and also provide funding for services which i desperately in need. the legacy you two are carrying will make your mum

and sister very proud. thank you luke and ryan for talking about this. we wish you well. thank you. if this story has affected you, you can find help online. the address and the phone number is there on the screen for you. the sun is shining outside and for many of us we will keep enjoying that, including those dog. good morning, matt. good morning to you both. among the donkeys here but the miniature donkeys. the international headquarters at the sidmouth donkey charity. they are bathed in sunshine here but it is not the same everywhere. let's get on with the forecast because while southern and eastern areas will stay dry, in the

west it should turn wet and windy and will be a day on which many places in the west will see rain, if not already. the rain is already with us in northern ireland in the far west of scotland. away from that, hazy sunshine for the majority at the moment but the cloud will increase in the breeze pick up a little as we go through the day. that breezes southerly and it will keep things warm. the rain keeps falling across parts of western scotla nd falling across parts of western scotland into the afternoon as we head to the end of rush hour. bright weather in the west but the western half of scotland has more rain at times to the east is a little brighter. heaviest rain in northern ireland will clear and turn shari with dry weather in the second half of the dated by that time, parts of northern england and —— the midlands and wales will see showers developed. much of eastern england sticking with dry weather through to the evening. temperatures on the

human side, mid—20 seven degrees across parts of east anglia in particular. while we go into the evening dry, through the night we will seek cloud increase from the west. it turns shari as it pushes eastwards and clear skies develop. not a cold night with temperatures ten and 14 for the most part as we start tomorrow morning. it will be a cloudy start for those in central and eastern england with the commute bringing a couple of showers but they will gradually ease away and things will brighten up. elsewhere sunshine through the morning but showers will develop across parts of scotla nd showers will develop across parts of scotland and england and parts of northern england and northern ireland and they could become heavy and sundry later in the afternoon. a breeze, fresher than today but still with temperatures on the pleasant side where you have sunshine. to see out the week, the weather has taken a change to the wetter and windier because by friday all of us will see rain before the day is out. some areas will stay dry but it looks at the south are most likely to see the

heaviest of the rain and that rain will last through friday evening and into friday night and, crucially, they are areas where we need the rain at the moment. the weekend it looks like we're back to sunshine and a couple of showers. that is how it looks. let's head back now to the studio. it doesn't glorious. we could not have had a better location today you must be enjoying yourself. have had a better location today you must be enjoying yourselfm have had a better location today you must be enjoying yourself. it is beautiful here. donkeys are fantastic and that sunshine already has some warmth as well. a perfect morning to be outside. goodness, it makes you want to be outside. talktalk says revenues are up — in its latest results as it recovers from a major data breach in 2015. steph's got more on this. it was quite a big deal back then and there has been a lot of analysis about whether they can turn things

around. talktalk has around four million customers and provides telecommunication services like mobiles and broadband. in 2015 the company was hacked and hundreds of thousands of customer details were stolen. the data breach cost the company around £80 million and it's been picking up the pieces ever since. today the latest results are out, let's find out from telecoms expert matthew howett what he makes of it all. good morning to you. tell us give us a flavour of what we have heard. good morning to you. tell us give us a flavour of what we have heardm isa a flavour of what we have heardm is a solid result. they have had quite a tough couple of years since that cyber attack but things seem to be going on the right direction for them. there has been a recent turn around and have moved their headquarters from london to salford. there is cost associated with that that will impact their profitability but things are looking like they are going in the right direction. crucially, they add new broadband customers which is the main metric that we are watching when we think

of talktalk. i wasjust about that we are watching when we think of talktalk. i was just about to say do you think customer trust is back? they did lose quite a few when this happened. some people decided they could not trust them anymore and they walked away. many customers we re they walked away. many customers were still affected by that data breach and they decided to stay because they'd been offered a good deal. and seems that more of those customers coming back. we see a big rise in the number of new customers, 118,000 in the last quarter. and positively, many of those taking the faster fibre broadband products positively, many of those taking the fasterfibre broadband products that most people are trying to make a switch to. how's it going compared to rivals? it is doing well. talktalk always needs to work out what it is standing for in the market. is it a big company that bundles everything together and sells us all those things as one, or is it more for the lower end of the market was to mark

it has a mixed customer base at the moment. it is a good story for them compared to how their rivals are doing. and also with talktalk, they wa nt to doing. and also with talktalk, they want to build their own network as well. tell us more about that. they do. this was a legacy thing coming from their previous leadership who made a big fight about fibre in the ground. at the moment, companies like talktalk rent their connections from open reach. what they plan to do is invest a lot of their own money to build fibre to the home. they announced that a couple of yea rs they announced that a couple of years ago but it seems to have hit a road lot. that have not found the one and a half billion pounds they need to do that and we still hope for some kind of announcement about how it will be done. that announcement is yet to come so the moment they are still renting infrastructure. is at a crowded market? you would assume that at some point we reach

a point where everyone has their contracts but is there still growth? there is room to for where you sit in the market. some customers are happy to take four or more products from one provider and they will be happy with the bundle and others are keen to shop around and choose the best offers from competing providers which have generally meant we pay less for our broadband services as a whole. talktalk has an important role as part of that market. it seems to be doing well from these results and i suspect big companies will be worried that people will flock towards that more cost conscience area of the market. thank you for chatting with us. i know you look forward to all the commentary about your hair every time you on television. quite a hair raising analysis. thank you. thank you. the world's oldest major golf tournament, the open championship,

tees off tomorrow. this and it's making a historic return to northern ireland — portrush will host the event for the first time in 68 years. how excited are we? i'm fit. there is no scale. —— i am off it. it's set to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the spectacular county antrim coast and generate huge opportunities for business. our ireland correspondent chris page is in portrush for us this morning, chris, is the excitement building? you are a lucky man and i hope you realise you have the bestjob in the world this morning. no place i would rather be, in spite of the fact that we are not blessed with brilliant weather today, don't let the wind and rain put you off. stretch of coastline, the atlantic coastline has long been a favourite holiday destination for people from northern ireland but over the last few years its appeal is a worldwide destination has been growing. game

of thrones filmed a lot of major series around here and that helped but it has long been a huge ambition of people here to get the open championship to return. the court —— course is good enough, often listed among the top ten in the world. it has been the long history of violence here that has prevented it but the peace process has brought a brand—new opportunity. the atlantic coast at county antrim is a picture book spectacle. especially when there is sun as well as sea and sand. and this week it will have an international profile like never before. the gates and grandstands are at the ready at royal portrush, hosting the 148th open championship. the home club of the winner from eight years ago, darren clarke. when he was growing up in a troubled northern ireland he could not have imagined the tournament coming here. it is amazing to see what we thought would never happen all those years

ago. growing up through all the troubles and all that and what our country has come through to get to this stage, to get hold of the biggest golfing event in the world, right here on the north coast of northern ireland. the thought of that happening back in those days was... no. it was just not happening. portrush has had to wait for this for 68 years. the last and only other time the open crossed the irish sea was in 1951. he faces a great golfing future for himself and his country. golf has changed since then. 200,000 spectators are coming to see the likes of tiger woods prowl the fairways. and to prepare for the visitors, the town has had a major makeover. this magnificent part of the world is reaching new heights this week. not only is the golf championship the most prestigious sporting event to be held here, most people would say it is the biggest event of any kind to take place here. the organisers say the tournament will be worth £85 million to the local economy.

stormont spent £17 million boosting up portrush and business people are teeing themselves up. with the golf coming, it was a no—brainer to open a new branch. with all this people about, it is unbelievable. the buzz os spreading across long the cliff edge coastline to the neighbouring golf clubs. it is something that we thought would maybe never happen in our lifetime so the thrill of that and to be awake and living it is terrific. it is finally here. courses such as port stewart have pairing with tourists. we have come to do both. play golf and then go see the open. we love the golf and we love the country and we are enjoying ourselves. what is it like to have the biggest golf tournament in the world here? i have great pride here, i bring my friends from melbourne back to the wee country to show them the hospitality and the great weather.

people hope the open will leave a huge legacy for business, sport and the image of northern ireland worldwide. but for now there is a claretjug to be won. the battle for it begins in less than 24 hours. the son is not lighting this guy up at the moment so the local golfers have a better chance of winning here. people like darren clarke and the former world number one one, rory mcilroy are delighted that it is coming to their home turf. a local winner would top the celebrations. the festival that is being held here. the local people are having a brilliant time but no matter who carries off the trophy, it will be an amazing few days here. i like it when the weather is not great. it makes the golf more challenging. you can't have it be

too benign. there will be highlights of the open championship on bbc two and coverage on bbc 5 live. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning and welcome to bbc london, i'm sonja jessup. the husband of nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe— the british iranian womanjailed in iran for alleged spying says it's "unnerving" that she's been moved to a psychiatric ward. richard ratcliffe, from hampstead, says he hopes her transfer to hospital means she is getting treatment, but he says he "distrusts what pressures can happen behind closed doors." mrs zaghari—ratcliffe and the british government both deny the spying charges. a charity in south london helping young migrants and refugees says it's unacceptable some of them are having to wait several months for a school place. government guidance states they should be in school within 20 days of arriving here. the baytree centre runs classes

to prepare children for education— until they get a place. staff say many are badly affected by the months of waiting and uncertainty. if you are a child out of school you are on your own and you cannot work because you are too young, you are isolated at home and studies have shown that especially for girls that can be terrible for their mental health if they are out of school for a long period of time. it is dangerous for their mental health, their education, their futures. it has a huge effect on their life. the department for education says any school can be told to take a vulnerable child, even if it's full, and that the admissions code will soon be reviewed to ensure children don't miss out. let's take a look at the travel situation now. let's start with the good news. no reported problems on any of those tube lines so far this morning. but southern and thameslink trains have delays and cancellations between east croydon and gatwick airport. network rail says an empty train derailed at low speed at redhill.

there are long delays on the m25, three lanes are closed anticlockwise from junction 17 for maple cross to junction 16 for the m40, overnight works have overrun. the queues stretch back to junction 21 for the m1. and a quick look at the a40. we have rush hour queues heading into central londonjust as you approach gypsy corner in acton. time for the weather now with kate kinsella. good morning. a lovely bright start out there this morning with plenty of sunshine around but gradually we will start to see the cloud increasing as we head further through the afternoon. a cold front approaches and eventually it will introduce some cool air. the sunshine is glorious this morning, even with the cloud the temperature continues to rise this afternoon. we're looking at a maximum of 26 celsius. it should stay dry until this evening when there are more showers with a couple of heavy ones through the overnight period. it will continue through to dawn.

it stays rather cloudy and we still have the reasonably mild air at that point, between 14 and 16 celsius overnight. still some cloud and showers first thing on thursday morning but that will start to clear away as we head through the day. a dry and brighter afternoon tomorrow with some lovely sunny spells and temperatures reasonable at around 24 degrees. for friday it will get a little bit cooler and a lovely bright start but we could see heavy thunder through rainfall as we head through friday. i'll be back with more in around half—an—hour. good morning — welcome to breakfast, with dan walker and naga munchetty. our headlines today: president trump's comments are condemned as racist by us lawmakers overnight, as he continues to criticise four democratic congresswomen. domestic abuse victims who live in rural areas suffer

for longer and are less likely to get help, a new report finds. and meet the first female european commission president — ursula von der leyen — who says she'd be willing to extend the october brexit deadline. around half of today's teenagers have a part time job — a big drop compared to previous generations. but more of them are making money by buying and selling on line. i'll have the details. the countdown is on. after nearly 70 years, open championship golf returns to royal portrush, where rory mcilory is keen to secure a home victory. it all starts tomorrow. as there is in port russia and other areas today, it should take delete make stay dry, sunny and warm. your full forecast coming up on brea kfast. it's wednesday, 17thjuly. our top story: comments made by president trump

about four congresswomen have been condemned as racist by the us house of representatives. the president called for the women from minority backgrounds to "go back" to their countries of origin, despite all being us citizens. shortly after the vote, a democrat politician called for mr trump to be impeached. our north america correspondent david willis reports. a row that started in cyberspace became all the more human, not to mention personal, on the floor of the nation's capital, after the president was accused of racism. these comments from the white house are disgraceful and disgusting, and these comments are racist. senior republicans have since been doing their best to defend him. do you feel enough republicans have spoken up against the president? absolutely not. what message does that send? the normalisation of it. the fact that it's against our core american values, that they're choosing him over country.

make no mistake, when people tell me to go back to where i came from, there is a racist insult because it is based on race. it's not the first time i've heard go back to your own country but it is the first time i have heard it coming from the white house. donald john trump, president of the to, is unfit to be president. unfit to represent the american values of decency and morality. respectability and civility. the president has said he doesn't have a racist bone in his body but in a virtually unprecedented move, the house voted nonetheless to condemn his original tweet yet far from settling the matter, the debate served to underline how combustible is an issue race has become in 21st—ce ntu ry is an issue race has become in 21st—century america.

domestic violence victims who live in the countryside may suffer for longer than those in urban areas, and are less likely to report abuse. new research by the national rural crime network found that victims were often isolated and unsupported in rural communities, with fewer means of escape. frankie mccamley reports. making the idyllic move to the beautiful countryside to enjoy a quiet life. for some, though, this isolation is used as a way to control and abuse. sarah, not her real name, was in a controlling relationship for years. living in a rural community made her feel like she couldn't ask for help. i feel like a prisoner and living so far away in the middle of nowhere. it's dark on a night and it's quiet, and you haven't got people around you. she managed to access help, but finding it wasn't easy. i was scared to go to the gp because the gp, the receptionist, everyone in there knows you or knows someone to do with you, and ijust don't want my life out there.

but that could change. so, this is the first time that anybody has looked at domestic abuse specifically through the lens of rurality. a research project has found victims of rural domestic abuse are half as likely to report it, and the abuse goes on significantly longer than urban areas. we've had very clear examples of an entire community being roped into the abuse by the abuser, so when the police knocked on the door of potential witnesses, they're always on the side of the abuser and not be abused. this research is just a starting point to find out how common this crime is in the countryside, but the biggest challenges going to be changing some of those entrenched views that protect the perpetrator, rather than the victim. the research will be discussed in parliament later today, in the hope of protecting those victims hidden by isolation. frankie mccamley, bbc news.

for the first time, a woman has been elected as the new president of the european commission. ursula von der leyen, who is the german defence minister, said after the vote she would allow a further extension to the brexit deadline — if needed. she'll take over the role from current presidentjean—claude juncker on november 1st. i stand ready for a further extension of the withdrawal date, should more time be required for a good reason. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, the british—iranian woman jailed in iran for alleged spying, has been moved to a psychiatric ward, according to her husband. richard ratcliffe says military personnel are preventing family visits. mrs zaghari—ratcliffe went on hunger strike for 15 days last month in protest at her detention. both she and the british government deny the spying charges. jeremy corbyn has been accused of "failing the test of leadership"

over his handling of complaints about anti—semitism in the party. more than 60 labour peers have taken out an advert in today's guardian newspaper, saying the party leader has not defended the party's "anti—racist values". our political correspondent jessica parkerjoins us now from westminster. it is the story that won't go away. is this likely to add a little more pressure to jeremy corbyn is this likely to add a little more pressure tojeremy corbyn at is this likely to add a little more pressure to jeremy corbyn at the is this likely to add a little more pressure tojeremy corbyn at the top of the party? look, this is a pretty public demonstration of discontent from around a third of labour peers, taking out this advert today in the guardian newspaper saying to jeremy corbyn you have failed to defend our party bus back anti—racist values and therefore failed the test of leadership. labour very much hitting back at this, saying the party stands in solidarity with jewish people, suggesting that these are false and misleading claims being made by people who are hostile to jeremy corbyn's leadership. that tensions undoubtably rising on this

issue, an issue some see for the very soul of the labour party, others see as a proxy battle for the overall direction of the labour party but it does seem like these dividing lines are getting deeper and in an increasingly public way. that was the guardian. and there's also a story on the front page of the times about borisjohnson planning to call an early election — what do we know about this? to try make the most of some of the situation is the labour party find themselves in at the moment. there is plenty of speculation about what borisjohnson may or may not do should he reach number ten. i think that speculation is partly because many expect it will be borisjohnson and notjeremy hunt walking into the door of number ten next week. sources close to borisjohnson today saying no plans for an election before 2022 but maybe there could be a temptation, if they look across and see a divided labour party. the government has an absolutely tiny

majority but worth remembering gordon brown resisted the temptation foran gordon brown resisted the temptation for an early election. theresa may didn't resist that temptation, it can bea didn't resist that temptation, it can be a gamble either way. good to talk tojessica, can be a gamble either way. good to talk to jessica, thank you. have you been charged for getting rid of rubbish at your local tip? well, an investigation has been launched after around 50 local authorities were found to be charging people to dump waste at rubbish tips. the daily telegraph discovered some councils forcing people to pay up to £20 to dispose of items such as boilers and rubble. the department of environment says dumping household waste, including from diy projects, should be free of charge and is reviewing the rules. the first scientific review of sanitary products has concluded that menstrual cups could be used globally to help tackle period poverty. unlike tampons, menstrual cups are reusable and the review suggests that making them available globally could also help to tackle health problems, such as infections. who doesn't love a night on the sofa watching a film? yes?

yes. usually about... about a month ago, i genuinely can't remember the last time i did it, it hasn't been yea rs last time i did it, it hasn't been years but it has been months. i will book a date in to do that. we are talking to lucas nelson later who wrote a lot of music for a star is born. it's what i saw a month ago! new research shows chimpanzees enjoy watching tv together just as much as humans. of course they do! pairs of chimps were monitored as they watched videos and psychologists found they feel the same sense of bonding, thought to be unique to humans. researchers say it shows the emotional impact that occurs when watching something with someone else. i believe that is generic chimp footage. you type into the big bbc picture library chimps and that

comes up. chimps watching telly. don't give the producers a hard time! i'm not, you are saying you want to see chimps watching telly, it's quite hard to find! laughter best tea m quite hard to find! laughter best team in the business! it's 8:13am. yesterday you were talking about they conjoined twins, safa and marwa, they were joined they conjoined twins, safa and marwa, they werejoined by they conjoined twins, safa and marwa, they were joined by the they conjoined twins, safa and marwa, they werejoined by the head. so many people got in touch, they saw it on the ten o'clock news and six o'clock news. surgeons at great ormond street hospital performed three major operations, lasting more than 50 hours, in order to successfully separate the sisters. if you haven't seen it would like to see a bit more, let's take a look at what happened. the final task is to stretch the skin over their reconstructed skulls. there's just enough to make the join. it's a pretty amazing day, isn't it?

hi, everything is good. at 1:30 in the morning, the surgeons tell the family it's all done. # hello, safa! # hello, marwa! # how are you today? then begins the long road to recovery. the twins have daily physiotherapy. this will help them reach some basic milestones; learning to roll, sit and hold their heads up. # twinkle, twinkle, little star # how i wonder what you are...# but the separation has taken its toll, especially on safa, who suffered a stroke after one of the operations. we made the decision that the bulk of the common vessels would go to marwa, the weaker twin. because of that decision, safa suffered a stroke.

what i really want to see is the weakness that safa has at the moment, and she has a weakness in her left arm and left leg, improves. so, for me, the big moment's going to be when she walks and when she uses her left arm properly, because, you know, i've given her that weakness and that, for me, is a hard thing. it is impossible for anyone involved in this not to be emotionally attached to this story. you can't be disengaged. our medical correspondent, fergus walsh exclusively followed the twins' journey, and hejoins us now. welcome, it is nice to have you on the sofa. great to be here. it is impossible not to be emotionally attached to this story and you followed it closely. do you know how the twins are doing? they are doing well. they were separated, finally physically separated in february. they are having daily physiotherapy, occupational therapy, to help with their motor skills. when i first met

them in october, their norm was being conjoined at the head. that is all they knew. now they have to learn how to roll, how to try and sit up, how to move about, how to try and be separate individuals but they are doing that now with a remarkably very little medical care. they have been discharged from hospital. the surgeons are very happy with how they are getting on. we spoke to two of the surgeons yesterday, one principally looking after the separation and one rebuilding, separating the brains and sorting out all those arteries. you think about the detail that goes into those operations. that must have been incredible for you to witness first hand ? have been incredible for you to witness first hand? it was, i have sat through, stood by a lot of operations, haven't fainted yet! but this, 35 hours, the first two operations, just to separate their blood vessels. the two twins' brains we re blood vessels. the two twins' brains were feeding each other, the veins and arteries. it took an extraordinary amount of time just to

separate those and each twin had a brain that was distorted. the right hemisphere was pointing up at 90 degrees. they had to straighten those out as well. i don't think i have ever witnessed anything so complex. it's humbling to be there, to meet the surgeons, the bioengineers, the virtual reality experts, let alone all the nurses and therapists involved. an extraordinary international team at great ormond. delighted that it has gone well so far but in realistic terms because there were complications, what kind of life that these twins going to lead to? will they lead a full life? yes, they hope is they will lead full, independent lives. they are likely to have some learning difficulties but it is really far too early to tell. the brain scans suggest that there is no major problems there. but they have been through a lot. maybe ten months of surgery. and it

will take a long time before we know exactly how they are going to be. and they will stay here for at least another six months to a year? yes, there are quite a few months yet whilst they are having this therapy, before they go back to pakistan. the surgeons have been to see another set of twins who they operated on a few years ago was that you are actually at that operation, where are they, in ireland? i remember sitting by their cot in 2011 doing a piece to camera talking about them. meeting them again almost nine years old, they are looking into the bags with teddy bears that one of the surgeons brought up for them. these extraordinary girls, really impossible looking at those pictures to imagine that they were once, like safa and marwa joined at the head. now playing on their phones, on the swings, riding their bikes. it really gives you a lot of hope for how safa and marwa may eventually be

and the surgeons, the same surgeons separated them. dan, you were really inspired by listening to the surgeons and listening to their passion of getting through the surgery and the immense detail involved. but it is expensive, there isa involved. but it is expensive, there is a reason parents come over here with these children to help them?m hasn't because the nhs a penny. all the money for both these operations was raised charitably. sofa safa and marwa, a pakistani businessman donated over £1 million so far for this. but there were delays in trying to find a donor for that kind of cash. so the surgeons have set up a charity to raise money for research. so there is a pot of money therefore stop the next time they get a call from where ever it might be in the world to say, can you help our children? because the earlier you do the separation, and ideally in the first year of life, the better the outcome. it is a fascinating thing. what a greatjob

to have, to be watching this at the moment. fergus, thank you so much. if you want to know more about safa and marwa's journey, watch our world on the bbc news channel at 9.30pm this saturday and sunday. iam sure i am sure you will be continuing to follow their stories as you have done with the other twins. we will find out how they are getting on in the months and years to come. it is 8:20am. you are watching bbc brea kfast. here's matt with a look at this morning's weather. he has been out and about and is at a donkey sanctuary. who is that beautiful specimen? that is does italian. probably the biggest donkey i have ever seen! he isa biggest donkey i have ever seen! he is a bit ofa biggest donkey i have ever seen! he is a bit of a character. a very good morning from sidmouth at the donkey sanctuary, celebrating half a century of transforming the lives and welfare is of donkeys, notjust in the uk and ireland but right across the world. and what a day for it. a beautiful start here. warm in

the sunshine already. i wish it was the sunshine already. i wish it was the same everywhere if you have plans for the outdoors, but we are starting to see things change in the west. in many northern and western areas today, set to turn wetter and windier. rain across northern ireland this morning, seven heavy and persistent rain. not great head of the start of port rush. a bit of breeze. also rain in the far west of scotland. elsewhere, clear. some hazy sunshine overhead thanks to the presence of high cloud and for many across southern and eastern areas of england, it will stay that way all day long. into the west, the clouds thickening up, the breeze picks up and whilst the far west of scotland and whilst the far west of scotland and western isles will see sunshine return later this afternoon, western parts of mainland scotland continue to see some rain. the far east of scotla nd to see some rain. the far east of scotland will see a bit of breaks in the cloud, some sunshine, if few showers. the rain becomes a little less persistent in parts of northern ireland later on. it starts to turn a bit wet at the northern england

and wales, the midlands and east anglia this afternoon but very few around at this stage. many parts of southern and eastern england staying dry until the end of the afternoon. with hazy sunshine overhead, still warm, temperatures up to 26—27 in east anglia, compared to the high teens across western parts of england and wales. as we go through tonight, patchy rain pushing eastward, turning fairly showery. we will see that linger in eastern parts of england into tomorrow morning. temperatures holding up to 10-15. it morning. temperatures holding up to 10—15. it could be a great start for some to mine eastern england and the midlands compared to the last few days. if you showers around. much of england and wales were brighten up, long sunny spells into the afternoon, a few showers further north and west but for scotland and northern ireland, you will see frequent heavy and thundery showers later in the day. sunshine in between and within westerly wind, feeling a bit fresher, with temperatures around 17—23. as we go into friday, while some northern and

eastern areas could stay dry through daylight hours, we will see more cloud, wind and rain gatherfrom daylight hours, we will see more cloud, wind and rain gather from the south—west and this time the southern half of the uk likely to see heavy and persistent rain and the strongest of the wins but that potentially the gardens at least could be good news. many gardens in the south need that rain at the moment. from the glorious sunshine in sidmouth, back to you in the studio. that donkey is a big old unit! he is. a quick and random question, will be explained, your saturdayjob when you were a teenager, what did you do? i worked in a supermarket in the fresh food and frozen section, smelling of sour milk every saturday. nothing has changed, really! laughter thank you. that wasn't necessary. he stinks! you skewered him. what did you do? newspaper round, school tuck shop...

is that a job, what did you do? it is more like a hobby! no... did you run it? that is an amazing job! when we set up the school tuck shop... was an entrepreneurial idea of yours? a little bit. i don't think i wizards entrepreneurial as teenagers now but ididn't entrepreneurial as teenagers now but i didn't have the technology. did you sell refreshers. yes, and cheddars. sold them for three times over market value. idida three times over market value. i did a bit of mcdonald's, worked as a labourer on saturdays and used to make cardboard boxes from flat into actual boxes. all those types ofjobs, i used to work ina all those types ofjobs, i used to work in a shop. claire's accessories.

accessories. a good old chinwag! you deliver the comfort and then the pain. which is what you do most days! there is a reason we are talking about this, some researchers come out from barclays, looking into the types of jobs out from barclays, looking into the types ofjobs young people do now. they say it is about half of young people in education who work part—time. that is actually less than what it has been in the past. in the past, it was around 70% of young people who would have a job that they do part time. also, as we are on about, the types ofjobs are changing. in the past, it would be saturday jobs, manual labour. there are those jobs still around but it is also now a lot of online and entrepreneurialjobs. they say something like 670,000 young people are making money from selling and buying stuff online. which is clever! they are doing that on a day—to—day basis. they have youtube channels as well, really savvy with sponsored

content. yes, the sponsors will pay the money if they get enough views that there vlogs. it is interesting how it has changed. if you look at the reasons why, first they say young people say it gives them more flexibility because they can literally do it on their phone, this type of buying and selling. also, it's about the fact there seems to be not as manyjobs around as they were, those types of saturday and part—time jobs. and there are no jobs for life any so you have to have a range of and perhaps entrepreneurialjobs are the way forward? and it gives you so many tra nsfera ble and it gives you so many transferable skills. it doesn't matter what job you transferable skills. it doesn't matter whatjob you are doing, it will help you when you go on to do anotherjob. i will help you when you go on to do another job. i think will help you when you go on to do anotherjob. i think that is what is underappreciated. i was listening to someone on the radio yesterday, jo wiley read out a letter from somebody with serious anxiety who didn't want to leave the home, started on instagram account could wins at travel and five years later, with her sister, that is her full business.

we are good at being entrepreneurs in this country, aren't we? brilliant, i like that about us. thank you very much. find out what is happening where you are this morning to stop so much coming up in the next 45 minutes, you don't want to miss it. see you soon. the weather is going to turn more u nsettled the weather is going to turn more unsettled from today onwards, we have rain in the forecast. moving its way in from the west, but sunny spells in eastern areas, but still fairly warm. satellite imagery, the mass of cloud here, the weather system bringing the cloud and rain through northern ireland and enter the west of scotland, and eventually moving into north—west england and

wales, quite patchy by that point. further east, cloud increasing, but sunny spells in east anglia and the south—east of england. cooler and fresher in scotland, northern ireland. tonight, the patchy rain will continue to move gradually east, not much as it moved into the south—east, just one or two showers, heavy showers into the west of scotla nd heavy showers into the west of scotland tonight, quite a warm night again. temperatures staying in the teens. showery outbreaks of rain in the south—east tomorrow, sunny spells across many areas, showers moving into northern ireland and scotland, some heavy and thundery. maximum temperatures tomorrow down on today. 24 in the south—east. high teens, low 20s for many of us.

friday, developing weather system moving on from the south—west and increasing wind for many of us on friday and the rain, gradually extending further north and east. quite heavy for a time over south—west england, central and southern areas, welcome rain across southern areas, welcome rain across southern parts on friday. further north and east, rain patchy, showers, really. things are improving slightly as we go through the weekend. goodbye for now.

this is business live from bbc news with sally bundock and ben thompson. france renews calls for the biggest economies to work together on taxing the tech giants. live from london, that's our top story on wednesday, 17thjuly. as g7 finance ministers meet near paris, can france find support for a new tax which has already caused the us to threaten tariffs in response? also in the programme... can they get it flying again? jet airways creditors look

for a route to get the indian