on that the short turnaround hadn't affected her game, setting a blistering pace to finish the day five under—par. but hot on her heels was charley hull, leading the british charge and playing on her home course. she made her local knowledge count as she completed a hat—trick of birdies to shoot up the leaderboard. perhaps this could be her year, following in the footsteps of another brit. 12 months ago, georgia hall was celebrating winning her maiden major title when she claimed the british open, but backing up that performance has proved difficult for the defending champion and she has now missed the cut in four of her last eight tournaments. this, then, the perfect opportunity to rediscover her form. defending champion, georgia hall. and hall got off to an encouraging start. the shot of the morning belonged to the usa'sjennifer kupcho with this monster putt at 13. oh, what a huge putt!

one player who will be hoping to put a dent in the leaderboard this afternoon is kojin—young — the world number one has been in scintillating form, having already claimed two majors in 2019, including last week's evian championship. but home hopes rest with hull. time for a look at the weather. here's darren bett. almost perfect weather for the goal. there are fewer showers around but we could have heavy showers, in greater manchester, cheshire, derbyshire and perhaps into staffordshire. one week ago we were setting uk temperature records in cambridge. today, those temperatures are more comfortable, although there are more comfortable, although there are light showers moving in at the moment. we are seeing showers developing across scotland, northern england. the main low pressure that has brought the rain is out in the north sea but we are seeing showers developing that will push down to

the midlands, across east anglia and showers are possible in southern counties of england. probably dry gci’oss counties of england. probably dry across much of wales and northern ireland and temperatures higher probably than yesterday, possibly peaking at 25 in the south—east. for the cricket, not quite as warm here and a chance of showers as we head towards the tea—time session. but probably friday will be dry, may be warmer, as well. showers continue as we head towards the evening. before they fade away overnight, some still around. maybe one or two showers as well and those are the temperatures overnight. tomorrow, for many a dry start with sunshine. probably cloud again and showers developing. possibly not as many as today but in similar areas so possibly not as many as today but in similarareas soa possibly not as many as today but in similar areas so a chance you will stay dry with temperatures similar

to today. let's head into the weekend. we have another area of low pressure sitting out to the west and pushing well ahead of it, with weather fronts, which will bring cloud and may be showers. ahead of that, we have sunny spells and increasing cloud may be giving light showers mainly for the western side of the uk. further east, a good chanceit of the uk. further east, a good chance it will be dry and in the sunshine, feeling warm. temperatures 22-25. we sunshine, feeling warm. temperatures 22—25. we have rain loitering in the south—west and that will mainly affect northern and western parts of the uk on sunday with temperatures near normalfor the uk on sunday with temperatures near normal for the the uk on sunday with temperatures near normalfor the time the uk on sunday with temperatures near normal for the time of year but every chance of catching a bit of rain. in more south—eastern parts, many places will stay dry and there will be warm sunshine, probably feeling humid, as well with temperatures getting up to 27—28. back to you.

good afternoon, i'm jane dougall. it's 1:30pm and here's your latest sports news. england have got off to a good start on the first day of the first test at edgbaston. with england taking three wickets in the morning session. at lunch, england are 83—3. two of those wickets in particular are very significant? welcome back to edgbaston, lunch here on day one of the first ashes test. glorious conditions, sun and the sky, lots of blue sky as well people out here enjoying the sunshine. i think it's fairto enjoying the sunshine. i think it's fair to say that england have enjoyed the conditions this morning. those three early wickets, including both openers, a really electric

start. it was a raucous, rousing reception for both teams. there were jeers for the opening australian batsmen and they were out quickly with those early wickets. i'm joined by isabel from the telegraph. we can see those wickets now, quite a start, wasn't it? enter to think stuart broad had david one out first ball, didn't review it, should have been out, and then when he did get out, he shouldn't have been! and that wicket really crucial? he got a very raucous reception, they were around 35—3, and then built a partnership of 44 runs. we talked about the reception the players got, particularly the two openers, those involved in the ball tampering scandal, would not have bothered

them? i don't think so, we've had them? i don't think so, we've had the world cup already, we've seen it all summer, the australians talk about the gabba being their ownjohn andl about the gabba being their ownjohn and i think this is small fry. steve smith, he's crucial? he was the man that almost steered them to the final in their world can't. since he's come back from that span, he wants to be the best batter in the world again and probably is. but not all good news for england, concerning news on james all good news for england, concerning news onjames anderson, only bowled four overs this morning at the news isn't great? yes, i’e‘occufi’ei'ice at the news isn't great? yes, i’e‘occui’i’ei'ice of at the news isn't great? yes, re—occurrence of tightness in his calf. he has been more of the picture football and has gone for a scan. chris woakes bowled very well but will have to continue in the absence of anderson. without a gamble too far anderson? perhaps,

but when you think of the players not available... yes, perhaps. having got those three early wickets, england had australia on the ropes and haven't really pressed home in the second half of the session? they set a number of grounds around the country, look up note down, and moeen ali hasn't been impressive with the bat, but with a ball, perhaps. it is an intriguing afternoon here at edgbaston, highlights on the bbc sport website. it's the first time in three years that andy and jamie murray have played together professionally, but it's gone well. the brothers are through to the semifinals of the washington open after beating french pair nicolas mahut and edouard roger—vasselin. joe lynsky reports. it may still be the doubles, it may just be a first round, but for andy murray, this was a victory for his body. that will do it! crucially, he

left the court free of pain at the washington venue where, last year, he was in tears. back then, the pain in this hip meant he could barely serve. now murray's getting back to top speed is. this isjust as serve. now murray's getting back to top speed is. this is just as fourth tournament since those joints were rebuilt completely, but the handling and touch is still there, and alongside his brotherjamie, this match would go the distance. at one set all against their french opponents, the first to ten in a tie—break would get the win there. at one stage, the murrays were 5—2 down, but eight straight points showed the best of their work solve. for andy, it's a sign that singles could be close. physically, ijust feel so much better. no pain, it's not restricting me in any of the shots i'm hitting. ifeel slower, but how do that'll come back in time. i didn't know how much i was

going to be playing after last year, and to come back and be competing paine three is brilliant. this was the murrays first rematch in three yea rs, the murrays first rematch in three years, a great reunion. but for andy, the go from here is to go it alone. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website, including the latest on the women's british open at woburn, where england's charley hull is in the clubhouse on five under, one shot off the lead. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. thank you very much. more for you now on the news that the bank of england has cut its forecast for uk growth over the next couple of yea rs. growth over the next couple of years. it's also 130 no—deal brexit which hit the economy and trigger a further drop in the value of the pounds. we can hear now from mark carney, who has been talking in the last hour. it's relatively unusual, not totally unusual, but relatively, to be ina not totally unusual, but relatively, to be in a situation where you have quite binary outcomes, such as the

country faces between the possibility of a deal, a smooth transition to some form of deep trading relationship with the european union, to no deal, and an insta nt european union, to no deal, and an instant adjustment to a wto relationship, which is a very different thing. at the market is waiting to cross all those outcomes, and increasingly has been putting increasing weight on the latter, they no deal possibility. not the majority of weight, but greater weight on that. we look at what's most likely, we look at government policy, we also speak to the people in the country and there's two messages, a clean, clear message around, in the event of moving towards a deal, we think that the way the economy will perform will be consistent with some modest adjustment upwards in interest rates over that period of time. it's

important to have businesses and there is reporting in this report foran mg there is reporting in this report for an mg survey, a survey of thousands across the country, that is what they expect! it is more complicated in the event of no deal and more complicated in the event of no deal because it is not as simple as saying, in the event of no deal, there is just one as saying, in the event of no deal, there isjust one part as saying, in the event of no deal, there is just one part that monetary policy could take, because no deal would very unusually for an economic shock, be an instantaneous shock, not just to demands, shock, be an instantaneous shock, notjust to demands, which is what eve ryo ne notjust to demands, which is what everyone is used to seeing, but a shock to supply. there will be supply capacity in this economy that will become uneconomic. the degree to which that happens will be partly influenced by no deal preparations but not totally eliminated, as i just say, by there is no deal preparations, because the fundamental economic trading relationship has changed and it will

ta ke relationship has changed and it will take some time for this economy, which is one of the most flexible in the world, even this economy will ta ke the world, even this economy will take some time to adjust its supply capacity, which was oriented, in export terms, largely towards europe, to be oriented in different directions. two people have been injured as scaffolding from a large building collapsed on to a main road in reading. firefigthers are using thermal imaging in the search for anyone who may be trapped in the rubble. south central ambulance service say they are at the scene and assessing two people with non—life—threatening injuries. bbc reporter charlotte winfield was at the scene in reading. she's been speaking to witnesses and sent us this update. there are emergency services all across here, i can see it three fire engines, several police cars and ambulance. they are going to and

from the site. they appear to be assessing what's going on. we know that the ambulance service have tweeted to say they are treating two people at present. people in the area of deeply concerned, there is a lot of cottages around this area, and people are congregating outside the building, talking about what is going on in what they've seen. i talk to one of the people out there at the time, who works in one of the office buildings, and he said because demolition workers have been here at the moment, they assumed it was part of that. they quickly realise something wasn't right when they saw the scaffolding sought to topple of the building and there was an almighty crash. quickly, they saw people running from the area of the building up the street to where i'm standing now, outside one of the office blocks.

in kenya, a hotel in nairobi is reopening today, more than seven months after an al shabab attack that killed 20 people, including six of the hotel's staff. the reopening comes at a time when the government has introduced sweeping changes in the security sector including plans to arm security guards. emmanuel igunza reports. gunshots. january 15, 2019. heavily armed gunmen storm a luxury hotel and office complex in kenya's capital, nairobi, throwing bombs at cars and shooting indiscriminately. let's move you a little further. hundreds of people scramble for safety, others are trapped inside as security forces begin an operation to rescue civilians. but by the time the siege is ending 16 hours later, 21 people have been killed, many more injured. bagpipes play. months later, the atmosphere here is very different. it's celebrations as the hotel reopens its doors for the first time

to the general public since the attack, following a symbolic flag—raising ceremony yesterday. bugle plays. this flag has been on a six—country tour in honour of the six hotel workers who died in the attack. the hotel itself is fully refurbished — even bullet holes from the attack are no longer visible. security has been enhanced here. nobody is even talking about what happened, they are saying, when are we going to open, when are we going to have the guests back, when are we going to take care of them? and that is the excitement behind it. kenyans are resilient, we have overcome and we will not allow anybody to interfere with what we believe and what we are as a country. but for some families of the victims, life has completely changed. this woman lost her husband in the attack. he was a well—known football fan and pundit. he left behind two young children. i kept thinking that the kids will forget. but i've come to realise that even trying to make them

forget is not healthy. we are just mourning together. like many of the other victims, she wants the government to do much more to improve the country's security. theyjust need to find out what the loophole is and really make it tighter for al—shabaab to come in. since the dusitd2 attack, the government has announced radical changes that will see private security firms get armed and work alongside police officers. but the move hasn't satisfied everyone, with some saying it might be a greater security risk. we are not going to get the normal security officers that we had working in an office block and give them a weapon, no, we will have had to have trained perhaps a retired police officer. all we're doing is giving him additional skills in terms of the support that he requires to work in a private enterprise. the riverside complex attack

in nairobi joined a growing list of attacks of militants on kenyan soil. the government hopes that much—empowered and trained security guards could act as a deterrent for such attacks happening again. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: the bank of england cuts its forecasts for uk growth over the next two years, and warns that a no—deal brexit would hit the economy and trigger a further drop in the value of the pound. an extra £2 billion to prepare for a possible no—deal brexit — labour says it's an appalling waste of taxpayers' money. flood warnings are still in place across yorkshire and the northwest of england after heavy rain caused damage to buildings, roads and rail lines. in the business news:

the value of the pound has fallen against the us dollar again, making overseas holidays and imports more expensive. it's dipped below $1.21 in trading this morning. a month ago, it was worth $1.26 but has fallen as fears grow that britain will leave the eu without a deal on october 31st. the slowdown in british manufacturing continued injuly. it's the third month in a row that output has shrunk. the economists behind the ihs markit survey said that factory orders were falling because customers were using up materials they had stockpiled for a march brexit. meanwhile, european businesses have been buying products elsewhere ahead of the uk leaving the eu. pilots at british airways say they want a share of the company's profits to resolve their pay dispute. but they are still talking, trying to avoid strikes, which could disrupt tens of thousands of people's summer travel plans. management has offered pilots an 11.5% pay rise over the next three years.

profits at the oil firm shell have plummeted to the lowest level since 2016, down a quarter to £3 billion. the oil giant blamed challenging macroeconomic conditions in refining and chemicals, as well as falling oil prices. other companies of said profits are falling, but notably bp reported profits which were way ahead of what the market had been expecting. david hunter is an energy analyst at schneider electric and joins us now from edinburgh. the figures are bad and seem it to blame the oil price, but the price is pretty much in the middle of its trading range for the last couple of yea rs, trading range for the last couple of years, it's not seriously down?

we're looking at of two figures at the reference points for shell is the reference points for shell is the same point last year. oil prices on average in that quarter had been 1596 on average in that quarter had been 15% lower than a year earlier and gas prices significantly weaker as well. shell has significant interest in the gas side as well, so it has heart them. bp has managed it? bp has outperformed estimates whereas shell has underperformed. you mention other oil companies that have reflected lower profits, largely because of the change in these wholesale energy markets. what's happening in the mention of chemicals and refining? what's happening in the mention of chemicals and refining ?|j what's happening in the mention of chemicals and refining? i think they're not alone in being under pressure in regard to refining margins. they also had some unplanned outages in asia on the

refining side, and in regards to petrochemicals, that is a global industry, very much exposed to global trade, so it would've seen in recent times our concerns over the us/china trade talks disputes, and generally macroeconomic weakness. we've seen a slowdown in europe, particularly germany, and concern over brexit as well. so the petrochemical side is exposed to global trade and has taken a hit in that respect. but in a way that all companies are very often a bellwether, the whole global economy, doesn't really warn us that we're about to hit a fairly slow patch? i think the macroeconomic conditions are certainly challenging. if you look back to the oil company profits, or even losses are few years ago, when the oil crisis happens, their cash generation is much stronger now, and the fact that shell also announced

an increase in their production volumes overall, which is a good underlying sense of the strength in the business. so i wouldn't say it's bleak in any sense, but there are macroeconomic concerns, as we all know, from brexit and trade tensions, and those are weighing on global economic growth. thank very much. also making business headlines today: waitrose is expanding a trial to reduce the use of packagaing by offering around 200 products like pasta, rice and beer for customers to take away in their own containers. it had been tried in one store in oxford and will soon be rolled out in three more. waitrose says the feedback from customers has been overwhelmingly positive. demand for the new rolls royce cullinan has helped the british carmaker‘s parent bmw to a record quarter of sales. and have you seen this van? this is the chocmobile which the retailer hotel chocolat uses to sell ice cream and other treats at big events. and it's been stolen from outside their headquarters in royston, hertfordshire. hotel chocolat has asked for the public‘s help to find it

and there's a reward — a visit — and one would assume some tasting — at their inventing room where they come up with new recipes. demand for the new rolls royce cullinan has helped the british carmaker‘s parent bmw to a record quarter of sales. overall, the company grew sales by 1.5% but for rolls, there was a 42% increase and the order book for the new suv — which is built in goodwood — is full until early next year. briefly, in the markets, the ftse down about 0.5%. it's fairly even, nothing tended much to worry about. the pounds worth 0.91 euros. that's the business use, more energy can. the number of male students engaging with university counselling and well—being services is less than half that of female students. figures from 100 universities

revealed to the victoria derbyshire programme showjust under a third of those who asked for support were men. the impact of this appears to be severe, as official statistics show male students are also twice as likely to take their own life. chris hemmings reports. official statistics show that the suicide rate for male students is more than double that of females. and research now shows women are more than twice as likely than men to use their university's counselling and well—being services. michael delayed going to university for two years due to depression and anxiety. he ignored the support on offer until he was at a point of crisis. he's now studying for a phd, something he accepts that couldn't have happened if he hadn't sought help. i found the academic work really, really difficult. i also felt out of place socially, i was a bit older than a lot of other people, i didn't really know how to make friends. i became anxious about going to lectures and seminars, so i quickly didn't. i was aware there was support provided by the university, however, i didn't reality see the point

in investing the time. i finally engaged with counselling service when i reached total crisis point again. i'd started self harming. the council was really understanding and really supportive and didn't pressure me to talk about things or explain things that i didn't feel comfortable with. and not only did i find that counselling started to help me emotionally, it actually started to help me academically and i started to feel there were other areas of student life that i could get involved with. we asked all 133 universities in the uk what the gender split was of those presenting for mental health and well—being support at their councilling or well—being services. across the uk, men make up 44% of the student population, but responses from 100 universites showed that only 31% of those seeking support identified as male. counsellors at birkbeck university recognised this issue in 2017 and they became the first university outreach team

to research why so few men were coming through their doors. i think the main theme that we could see coming through was around stigma. the theme particularly being around stigma, that it was very difficult to take the initial step of asking for help. men also said they would have difficulty coming forward for small problems and there was definitely something about the need for men to be masculine in society today. we created some posters and leaflets, we put them to focus groups. we thought about demystifying the counselling service, so we've created a video showing the rooms, showing a counsel, showing a journey into the counselling service. hopefully, demystifying what could go on in a counselling session. since the research began, birkbeck has seen a 6% rise in men attending their counselling services. charlotte and jo will soon publish their research and hope those at universities and beyond can learn lessons on how to get more

men engaged with mental health support services. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett fewer showers around, but they could still be heavy ones across the midlands. a week ago, we were sitting temperature records in cambridge, today, the temperatures are much more co mforta ble temperatures are much more comfortable with some showers. over the past few hours, the cloud has come in over the north sea, and they will push down into the midlands later in the afternoon. showers developing in scotland, not as many or as heavy as yesterday, some shout coming into counties of southern england. across wales and northern ireland as well. temperatures peaking at 25 in the south east. for

the test match, a promising start but there may be some showers around into the evening session. should be a dry day on friday. the game was heading down through the midlands late afternoon and evening, then fading away overnight. low clouds coming in of the north sea, misty, some showers as well, but on the whole, becoming dry and temperatures around 14 overnight. to start the day, misty and damp across eastern coastal areas. showers developing again, probably fewer than today, likely to break out in the same sort of areas and temperatures tomorrow similarto of areas and temperatures tomorrow similar to today, highs of 25. into the weekend, another area of low pressure on the scene, staying out to the west. it will push well ahead of it these fronts that will move into northern and western parts of the uk. for most it will be dry, the

cloud building up through the day and perhaps some light showers across western areas of the uk before this more persistent rain arrives in northern ireland late on. hita it, arrives in northern ireland late on. hit a it, temperatures not showing signs of change, near normal for this time of year. temperatures holding steady in western parts of the uk, but showers and perhaps longer spells of rain there. further east in the uk, every chance of missing the rain and could turn warm and muggy with highs of 27.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at two: the bank of england cuts its forecasts for uk growth over the next two years — and warns that a no—deal brexit would hit the economy even harder. we have found uncertainties over the future of the global trading system and aforum future of the global trading system and a forum to plex it will take out weigh in on uk economic performance. the government is to spend another £2 billion to prepare for a no—deal brexit — including the recruitment of more border staff. i have turbo—charged our preparations at the treasury and the government to prepare for it no—deal. not because we want it but because we have to be prepared to leave on october 31. after the flash floods — the clean—up. .. home and business owners in the north of england count the cost of the recent downpours.