you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's11am and these are the main stories this morning: supermarkets call on the government to scrap strict competition laws, to prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit. i'll be talking to fishing industry workers here in peterhead — about what a no—deal brexit would mean for them. and we'll be answering your questions all day about what leaving the eu without an agreement might mean. british airways cancels 100 flights and passengers face long delays because of problems with its check—in system. we are trying to get to stockholm, our next flight, we have been told, is friday at 5pm. we have been told our flight has been cancelled and will not be rebooked today.

i rang british airways and they said they can't do anything for us over the phone. plans to resolve a row with doctors over their pensions, after senior medics refuse overtime shifts — increasing waiting times for operations. boardmasters festival in newquay is cancelled just hours before it was due to go ahead, because of fears of severe weather. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. our top story: uk supermarkets are seeking permission to work together to prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit. they're hoping the government will waive strict competition rules which normally prevent rival businesses from discussing supply or pricing. throughout the day and across

the bbc we'll be looking into what the impact of leaving the european union without a deal could be. we'll hear from italian ice cream makers to danish pig farmers, from tourists to economists. but first, what does no—deal brexit actually mean? a no—deal brexit would mean the uk leaving the european union with no formal agreement in place about the future relationship between the uk and the eu — cutting ties immediately. there would be no transition period — which is where rules and regulations would remain largely the same while talks to allow a trade deal to be agreed took place. leaving without a deal is the legal default if parliament does not prevent it when mps return in the autumn. the uk would leave the eu single market and customs union and follow world trade organization rules to trade with the eu and other countries while trying to negotiate free—trade deals.

well, the food industry says leaving in the autumn could pose more supply problems than the original brexit date last march. the food and drink federation represents about 300 businesses in the sector and says it has repeatedly asked ministers for clarity on a no—deal scenario. tim rycroft is its chief operations director and he told me that shortages of foods could go on for weeks or months. there will be some selective shortages, particularly of fresh food, and also some random shortages, as things like specialist ingredients fail to get through, as trucks get stopped on the other side of the channel, some things will come in short supply, perhaps temporarily, other things for longer periods of time. so it is quite hard to predict precisely what will happen. so how prepared are your members for a no—deal brexit? i would say most of the larger companies have done as much as they can, but there are still some things that are unknowable,

because the government can't tell us the answer to those questions. we don't know precisely what the trading environment will be on the 1st of november, we don't know exactly how the eu will behave on that day, so they are ready in the sense that they have done what they can, but there are still some things they can't do. the government will say that the uk has robust supply chains in place, with a number of different countries beyond the eu, and of course, half ourfood is produced here in the uk, only one third actually comes from the eu. actually, that proportion goes down a bit, domestic food production goes down in the winter, and in that sense, october isn't great timing, because it's the end of the uk growing season, and we do start to rely a bit more on foreign imports at that point. 70% of our imported food comes from the eu. so it isn't a great time from that point of view. the government is right, we do have robust supply chains, nobody is going to starve, but people are used to having things on the shelves every day of the year, and that will not be the case. you talked about disruption perhaps

more in the short term. in the longer term, is it your view that things will just work themselves out? it is difficult to predict what happens several days, weeks into a no—deal scenario, because who knows how the government and the eu will react? but from a planning point of view, we think this disruption will go on for several months. our economics editor faisal islam joins us now. i know that you have been talking to all sorts of people, what are they telling you about food supply and production? it isn't just telling you about food supply and production? it isn'tjust the food and drink federation, a number of the dust discussions have been ongoing. a picture i get is that the government of a year ago talking to everybody about where they food supply would be impacted in a no—deal situation, and the answer they got from suppliers and supermarkets, everyone in the supply chain was a fine yes. but then the government made an assumption, the

overall food supply wouldn't be impacted. food availability in the round would be ok, but you could get an impact, you heard it a bit there from tim rycroft, on the choice of food available, fresh food, and the price of food. we are seeing that food suppliers and some supermarkets are saying that assumption is not enough, they feel there is a plausibility, if you like, that come a no—deal brexit, things will be worth at the new government —— worse than the government's assumption, andi than the government's assumption, and i can quote a chief executive, people like me, the top retailer, and people from government will have to decide where lorries go to keep food supply chain going. in that scenario, we would have to work with competitors and the government would have to suspend competition laws. it is illegal for them to sit around and plan the supply. they feel it is sufficient possibility that they wa nt sufficient possibility that they want it in writing, there are precedents for this. they thought

this had —— they thought they had these reassurances in milk prices, when the government wanted dairy farmers to be paid my 15 years ago, they ended up being fined. this is about taking away that risk. it shows they also feel the fundamental risk of a food supply issue is higher than the government is presuming. what is your sense? were they got what they want? the government would argue we have robust supply chains already, and these will withstand any short—term shocks. there is a delicate issue for the government. on the one hand, you're hearing from number ten and all government departments that they wa nt all government departments that they want industry to get ready, to get on to battle fitting for no—deal. on the other hand, in this issue of food security, they don't want to scare the horses too much. you have this balancing act, there is no right answer. up until now, my understanding is that both suppliers and retailers have passed this question repeatedly over months and haven't got an answer, up until now, they have said, we don't think this

is enough of a risk to have to respond. it is clear now that by going public, they are upping the a nte going public, they are upping the ante on this issue, because they ta ke ante on this issue, because they take it seriously. but it also applies in other directions. there is this issue of... we will see more of this today, the flow on the border between dover and calais and the channel tunnel, we can put as many easements in place, weighed everything through on a day one of no—deal if it happens. in calais, they have prepared a certain amount. but that can be as fluent as you could possibly want. but if individual smaller traders are not ready, that will gum up the system, and that is the presumption and assumption that leads to some issues around supply, not just assumption that leads to some issues around supply, notjust a food, but for parts of the car industry, the reason why we have got emergency ferry capacity for medical supplies and medicines. these issues are real and medicines. these issues are real and the story from today is that there are people who know how this

is done. it is a wonder of the modern business world, that a tomato is picked in southern spain and ends up is picked in southern spain and ends up on the shelves ready to buy, or evenin up on the shelves ready to buy, or even in yourfridge up on the shelves ready to buy, or even in your fridge within 36—a08i was. that is made very difficult if bottlenecks of the sorts that are presumed possible do emerge. —— 36-48 presumed possible do emerge. —— 36—48 hours. so the government are treading a delicate line here. faisal, thank you. in a few mintues' time we'll be live in peterhead, to talk about the impact of a no—deal brexit on the fishing industry. then at 11.30, we'll be tackling how a no—deal brexit could affect your finances, and also health care. i'll be joined by our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz, so please do get in touch with whatever questions you might have for him — the contact details are on your screen now. more than 90 british airways flights to and from heathrow and gatwick have been cancelled because of technical problems with the airline's check—in

and flight departure systems. more than 200 other flights have been delayed. the airline is reverting to manual systems and says the issues are affecting flight departures across the network, although not every airport is affected. ba says customers should check the status of their flight and allow more time at the airport. our correspondent leigh milnerjoins us now. what is it like they're at the moment? i arrived at terminal five at 8:30am, and i was met with hundreds of passengers queueing at the check—in, trying to find out what is happening with their flights. i sat down with a family who told me they had checked in online last night, they were already, came two hours before, and when they checked the board, it is said check with your airline. they called british airways, and this particularfamily called british airways, and this particular family didn't have a

great experience with them, they had communication problems and they didn't know quite what was happening. after about ten minutes, it must‘ve been about 9am, we all heard an announcement on the tannoy system, telling everybody who had a short—haulflight system, telling everybody who had a short—haul flight with to share ways to go home immediately. either go home or check in a nearby hotel, which they will be reimbursed for, but no flights are going out today to visit a —— it is a short—haul flight. to visit a —— it is a short—haul flight. there will be an update at 3pm, but it is not looking likely you will travel today. passengers are trying to then book for this evening, some of those flights are already booked up. this doesn't affect people who have long haul flights, this is affecting however people across airports all across the country, not just people across airports all across the country, notjust heathrow. we have been told by british airways it isn't a global problem, but it is affecting airports across the country. the problem seems to be an it failure. i can hear you all

saying, and it failure, but there are two, to be exact. there is one with the booking system and another thatis with the booking system and another that is affecting the flight departures. this comes in the middle of the school holidays, it couldn't bea of the school holidays, it couldn't be a worse time for families, especially, could it? i know, we have had plenty of families waiting ina dour, have had plenty of families waiting in a dour, very patiently. they are trying to keep their children occupied as much as possible. but this is the only time of year that many families will be able to get on their holidays. after speaking to some of them, some who have been badly affected and going away for birthdays or celebrations, others not so much, but this is what i had to say. i'm trying to get to rome, sometime today. we've come from london, of course, and we've just been told that the flight has been cancelled when we got here, and now, i rang british airways, and they said they can't do anything for us over the phone. we have been told that our flight has been cancelled, it isn't going to be rebooked today, and we basically have been told

we either have to book a hotel for the night or go home. we are trying to get to stockholm, our next flight, we have been told, is friday at 5pm. we are probably going to go home and rebook. how do you feel about it? not massively happy, but these things happen. he was being rather sanguine about the whole situation. how do you gauge the general mood? are people being patient or understanding? or are they losing patience? it is much better than it was at 830 this morning. when i came through the doors it was absolutelyjam—packed, i don't know if you have the pictures, but the queues were huge. people waiting to re—book their tickets and check—in. it wasn't until that announcement that things started to calm down and people know exactly what they are doing. the final message to anybody who has a short—haulflight final message to anybody who has a short—haul flight with british airways, please don't go to your

airport, reebok online, go home or check into a hotel near you. 0k, leigh, at heathrow, keep us posted, but many thanks for now. steve lamplough is stuck in stockholm — hejoins us now. are you actually on a plane? no, i'm ona are you actually on a plane? no, i'm on a coach at the minute, on the coach to stockholm. i only got the notification that my flight was cancelled about 45 minutes ago. i was already on my way there. so i have had to book an additional flight with have had to book an additional flight with norwegian airlines to gatwick airport, which has put me out of pocket. just to clarify, you are on your way to the airport, but never got there and then heard from a that your flight was cancelled, is that right? i didn't even hear from ba, i heard from the bbc news app that 200 flights had been cancelled andi

that 200 flights had been cancelled and i check my flight and it was one of them. and have you heard from british airways at all? not at all. ican british airways at all? not at all. i can only begin to think what you... lets say what might be going through your mind. yes, lots. so you found out the flight was cancelled and you need to get back to the uk, i take it? you have now booked another flight with an alternative airline, how confident are you you will get some compensation from british airways? not very confident. i will use my best disgruntled telephone voice and give them a call. i suppose that is what eve ryo ne call. i suppose that is what everyone is doing at the minute. the final question is will you everfly with british airways again?|j final question is will you everfly with british airways again? i don't know. i normally don't, to be honest. my flight was run by british airways, it was a thin air flight, busily, that was run by british airways, so i didn't realise when i booked it it was a british airways

flight. -- a booked it it was a british airways flight. —— a finnairflight. booked it it was a british airways flight. -- a finnair flight. have you met anybody else in a similar situation to you? whatever the people been saying?” situation to you? whatever the people been saying? i haven't met anyone in the same boat yet, but i'm sure i might once i get to the airport. keep in touch, steve, stuck in the stockholm, but hopefully not for much longer. thank you for joining us. 15 million gas and electricity customers will see a cut in their bills from october. the regulator, ofgem, has announced it's lowering its price caps for people on standard variable tariffs or pre—payment meters. the new cap could see these households typically pay £75 less a year. the headlines on bbc news: supermarkets call on the government to scrap strict competition laws, to help prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit. british airways cancels more than 90 flights and passengers face long

delays because of problems with its check—in system. plans to resolve a row with doctors over their pensions, after senior medics refuse overtime shifts — increasing waiting times for operations. and in sport: manchester united have called off talks with the spurs midfielder cristian eriksen — they say the dane wants to play in spain. spurs themselves are linked with phillipe coutinho and paulo dybala. the transfer window closes tomorrow. there's a boost for england ahaed of the second ashes test next week. fast bowlerjofra archer looks to have recovered from a side strain. he took six wickets and scored a century for the sussex second team. and former world champ carl frampton says his next bout will be for a world title. a freak accident in a us hotel room saw him break a bone in his hand and cancel his comeback fight next weekend. i'll be back with more on those stories later on.

a future labour government would not block a second scottish independence referendum, shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell has said. he told an audience in edinburgh that any decision about holding a vote would be up to the scottish parliament. the scottish labour leader, richard leonard, has previously said the party would not grant permission for a second referendum. graham stuart is in glasgow. john mcdonnell‘s comments seem rather at odds with the labour leader in scotland, what is going on? well, first of all, he said we would not block or something like a scottish independence referendum. he says, we would let the scottish people decide, because that is democracy. as you say, the problem is it seems to contradict what the labour pa rty‘s to contradict what the labour party's leader in scotland, richard leonard, has said in the past. he

told bbc scotland in march this year that the party would refuse to grant holyrood the power to hold another vote. it is within the westminster government's gift to grant the right to hold a referendum. you might remember back in the 2014th scottish referendum that the then prime minister david cameron signed up prime minister david cameron signed up to prime minister david cameron signed uptoa prime minister david cameron signed up to a request from the scottish parliament to hold that referendum. here we are, in the position now, where if there were a future labour government or coalition government, we have scottish labour saying that labour would block a similar request in future and uk labour saying that it wouldn't. of course, all of this could be important, because in the coming months, we may be in the scenario where labour is trying to form a government and it might depend upon other parties such as the snp to form that government, and one price that the snp would be likely to extract from a future labour government is the right to hold a second vote on scottish

independence. thank you forjoining us. as we've been hearing, the food industry has asked the government to waive aspects of competition law to allow firms to plan supplies with each other in the event of a no—deal brexit. it's not the only sector which is facing uncertainty over a no—deal scenario and throughout the day on bbc news we're trying to explore what it could mean for all of us, from consumers, to businesses, to the health service and security. the impact of a no—deal brexit would be particularly felt in northern ireland and disagreement over the backstop is the main issue preventing a deal. john campbell is bbc northern ireland's economics and business editor. he's in banbridge for us this morning. good morning to you. hello, this is a town about 20 miles from the irish border. i am at one of the biggest agri— food business depots, turning

over more than £500 million a year. that is agri— food which would be exposed in the event of a no—deal. i am joined by the chief executive, trevor. explain why agri— food in northern ireland would be so vulnerable if there was a no—deal brexit. it is based predominately on the fact that 80% of the products we produce in northern ireland have to leave the region to find their marketplace. therefore, access to markets is critical to the success of agri— food, meaning we have to trade openly into europe and beyond and gb. for us, it is ensuring we have access to markets and access to people to manage and run our factories, and that could all be put out a threat under a no—deal brexit scenario. a lot of the focus has been on what would happen at the irish border, in terms of having checks or not. but for businesses, thatis checks or not. but for businesses, that is almost beside the point, it is about the fact that in no—deal, the legal and regulatory situation changes overnight. it does. we get frustrated with politicians who appear to simplify the border issue

by equating a hard border only to theissue by equating a hard border only to the issue of physical checks. for us, it is about the nontariff barriers, but particularly the tariffs. on agri—food products, it is up to 50%. if we want to trade from the northern ireland to republic of ireland, and have to pay a 40% tariff, that renders that opportunity unviable. the civil service have said that in the event ofa service have said that in the event of a no—deal, much of the agri—food trade across the border could stop overnight. is that correct? it is correct, based on the fundamentals of agri—food. we trade large turnovers but small margins, so the imposition of a tariff or the cost associated with non—tariffs could be enough to rendera associated with non—tariffs could be enough to render a business opportunity unviable for us. it is a significant frustration to us that despite her many times we have explained this to our politicians, they are simply not listening. what is your business been able to do to prepare for the possibility of no—deal? prepare for the possibility of no-deal? we have tried to mitigate as best as we can, but we have taken

the step in the last six weeks in investing £20 million in a new site ina investing £20 million in a new site in a business in donegal, allowing us in a business in donegal, allowing us to sustain and maintain our customer relationships we have built over decades. it is something we had considered for some time, we put it off as long as we could, but we now are ata off as long as we could, but we now are at a stage where we have had to ta ke are at a stage where we have had to take action to protect our business. you have to spend a lot of money to service both sides of the border? yes, we held out hoping that common sense would prevail, but what we have seen unfold in the past couple of weeks, there is a lot of posturing going on with politicians in europe and the uk, but no evidence of a plan as to how we can avoid a no—deal on the 315t of october. so we are having to ramp up out october. so we are having to ramp up our plans again, in addition to buying a factory, are now stockpiling both raw materials and finished products to ensure we can continue to supply customers passed the 315t of october. continue to supply customers passed the 31st of october. businesses like these do have the strength to invest in assets to mitigate the impact of

no—deal. one of the bigger concerns in northern ireland is about those smaller companies further down the supply chain. they don't have the capital strength to make those sorts of investments, and it is people who work for those businesses and run those businesses who are particularly concerned about what could be coming down the tracks. thank you, john. well, fishing is one industry that could see considerable change under a no—deal brexit, as it is currently covered by the common fisheries policy, eu rules for managing fleets and conserving fish stocks. our correspondent james shaw is in peterhead in aberdeenshire, which is one of the busiest fishing ports in europe. a very good morning to you, james. good morning. yes, certainly the biggest fishing port in the uk. you can see some of the boats behind me, but that is just a fraction of the boats are based here. it is around about 110 at the moment, and the value of the fish landed last year,

£202 million. it is a hugely valuable industry for scotland and for the united kingdom, but what with or what would a no—deal brexit mean? let's talk to james stephen, a skipper, his boat is the harvest of hope, i think i got that right, james. just in broad terms, what would it mean to you? we need brexit, deal or no—deal. we then become a coastal state and it gives us become a coastal state and it gives us the power to readdress the imbalance and injustice that was done to the industry when we first joined the eu in 1973. done to the industry when we first joined the eu in 197311 done to the industry when we first joined the eu in 1973. i should explain, the boats are getting theme behind us, explaining the noise we can hear. you have talked in general terms about why you think you want a no—deal brexit or brexit, anyway. what would happen with no—deal on day one? what would it mean for your business and all the businesses based in peterhead, day one of no—deal? based in peterhead, day one of no-deal? we will have to wait and see what happens with our exports, but i think there will be short—term

pain, buti but i think there will be short—term pain, but i think the goal far outweighs that. the problem could be tariffs, but i think we can address that, as they need access to our waters, so if i don't get access to the markets in europe, then i'm sorry, you won't get access to the finish in the uk zone. so, a short—term hit to businesses that they would have to bear in the expectation that they would have better businesses in the future, that would be our hope? better businesses in the future, that would be our hope ?|j better businesses in the future, that would be our hope? i think that is certainly for the catching side. we will have real—time management of their fisheries. if you look at all their fisheries. if you look at all the fisheries in the northern hemisphere, norway, iceland, pharaoh, they are all coastal state and decide what happens in their waters. we have to go through edinburgh, then london, then brussels. if we need management of out brussels. if we need management of our fishery, decisions that need to be taken on the day sometimes take 2-3 be taken on the day sometimes take 2—3 months to happen. be taken on the day sometimes take 2-3 months to happen. thank you, james. the the sense we get from

james. the the sense we get from james is the idea of autonomy, controlling uk waters, that really is the most important thing for the british and scottish fishing industry. james, thank you. british viewers are rapidly switching from traditional broadcast tv to online streaming services such as netflix, according to new research. the media regulator ofcom says the fall in tv viewing is accelerating and is calling for a national debate about the future of public service broadcasting. rory cellan—jones has this report. tv is changing fast and so are our viewing habits. from youtube to netflix to iplayer, we've much more choice of what to watch and when. ofcom says nearly half of all uk households now pay for at least one on demand service. broadcast tv on a standard set still accounts for most of our viewing but it is declining at a faster rate. in 2012, the average person watched four hours of broadcast tv a day.

last year that had fallen to three hours and 12 minutes. for 16 to 21t—year—olds the figure was much lower, an hour and 25 minutes. i don't really watch live tv any more other than the occasional soap. there's hardly anything that's worth watching, if you like, to what there used to be. major tv events like the finale of line of duty can still attract a major audience, more than 9 million people tuned into this. but uk broadcasters are being massively outspent. netflix will have $15 billion, that's over £12 billion, to spend this year on new content, many times what's available for new uk programming. the media regulator says public service broadcasting is worth preserving. i think we gain huge benefits from uk, home—grown and produced content which reflects the lives of british people back to them. the research shows viewers are still pretty satisfied with the quality of television, but more and more say online services are their main way

of viewing and four in ten can imagine not watching broadcast tv at all in five years' time. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. i'm sorry, i don't know if we are going to the weather or a music festival. the music festival boa rdmasters has been cancelled, just hours before it was set to begin. organisers said concerns for safety following extreme weather warnings led to the decision. yasmine fletcher, lucy roberts and maddy baldwin drove 270 miles to get to the festival from tunbridge wells before they found out it was cancelled — they're now driving home. except they are not, because they have stopped to talk to us. if i might start with you, muddy, how did you find out that the festival had been cancelled ? you find out that the festival had been cancelled? one of our friends

woke up at 5am this morning, and she checked the app to see if there was any updates and she read that it had been cancelled because of the weather, and she woke the rest of us up weather, and she woke the rest of us up and told us at five o'clock this morning. disappointed, lucy? yeah, we had all saved up for it and that is oursummer we had all saved up for it and that is our summer holiday, we didn't choose to go away. how much of you say you say you saved up, how much is it cost you? each, it is about over £500. each?! yes. yasmin, the organisers say it is because of safety and the weather is paramount, do you have any sympathy for their situation? yes, i understand that. maybe we could have beena understand that. maybe we could have been a bit more prepared knowing weeks in advance that the weather was not going to be great. have any

of you heard from the organisers? no, we haven't heard anything. what do you do next? do you literally drive home and forget all about it 01’ drive home and forget all about it or do you take this further? we have got to wait for it to be explained but they said on the website they would not refund anything. it is a waiting game to see if we get any response from the organisers. really sorry, hope you have a safe journey home and thank you forjoining us at bbc news. thank you. now it's time for a look at the weather with simon. it may not be just the board masters festival that has been cancelled over the next few days because with this deepening area of low pressure towards the south—west, moving its way closer towards us it will bring strong winds through thursday into friday. in the meantime we have an

area of low pressure across scotland. that is moving eastwards but heavy showers across the north—east of scotland. showers for northern ireland, england and wales fairly well scattered. for most it should be dry with lengthy spells of sunshine. maximum temperature is getting to 19 to 2a degrees. tonight their showers will gradually ease from the north—east otherwise there will be clear skies. quite a quiet night, temperatures down to 11 to 1a degrees. throughout thursday it should be dry under quite a state of the weather this week. we should see some sunny spells, turning warm and humid. 25 celsius in the south, but the club will increase during thursday across the south. the rain eventually moving in and that there isa eventually moving in and that there is a precursor to the wet and windy conditions thursday night into friday and extending into saturday as well. quite a few warnings in. the moment so it is worth staying tuned to the forecast over the next few days. goodbye.

hello this is bbc newsroom live with rebecca jones. the headlines: supermarkets call on the government to scrap strict competition laws, to prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit. and we'll be answering your questions all day, about what leaving the eu without an agreement might mean. british airways cancels more than 90 flights and passengers face long delays because of problems with its check—in system. plans to resolve a row with doctors over their pensions, after senior medics refuse overtime shifts — increasing waiting times for operations. sport now and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's olly. good morning. the premier league transfer deadline closes at 5:00 tomorrow afternoon.

the big deal to go through so far this week was harry maguire's move from leicester city to manchester united. our football reporter simon stone is with me. simon, where to start, so many rumours swirling around. let's start with another bit of business that united were considering, spur‘s christian eriksen, but that could be off? yes, it is. christian eriksen said at the start of the summer he was looking for a new challenge. manchester united were keen on offering him a new challenge. they have had talks. they tried to find out where his intentions lay and as far as they understand it, if christian eriksen does leave totte n ha m , christian eriksen does leave tottenham, which is by no means certain, he has a year to go on his contract, but he wants to go presumably to real madrid, certainly to spain. manchester united have backed out of that one, they have

harry maguire but they will not get christian eriksen. so monetary tra nsfers christian eriksen. so monetary transfers are linked, it is like a domino effect sometimes. use of social media last night, it went bonkers for a few hours. philippe coutinho's name entering the fray. barcelona, former liverpool of course. united, spurs involved, arsenal? barcelona have told philippe coutinho that he can find another club whether it is unknown for sale. the price will be high. those clubs you have mentioned are all in the frame. but manchester united, i don't think they are interested. arsenal, not sure they are interested. arsenal, not sure they a re interested interested. arsenal, not sure they are interested either. tottenham may be interested but whether philippe coutinho is interested in tottenham, may be another matter. but it is a pivotal point when it comes to a lot of the players we are talking about whose names are in the ether. in the ether, a player everybody should be interested in if they have the money

thatis, interested in if they have the money that is, paolo dybala, the argentinian, the juventus forward. that is, paolo dybala, the argentinian, thejuventus forward. a fantastic player, heavily linked with spurs and possibly manchester united? yes, dybala a top player seemingly surplus to requirements. manchester united found out over the weekend that dybala's personal times and the complication of his image rights who are owned by a third party, mean the deal for dybala, even though manchester united could get a fee agreed withjuventus, it would be too high. tottenham will also find the wages are too high. what about this guy coming up, robert lula kharkiv, how does this fit in, the manchester united forward seems to be in a bit of limbo at the moment? he wants to leave for either inter milan or juventus. manchester united i think would be keen to let him go. i don't think ole gunnar solskjar wants him there. but one of those clubs,

juventus or inter milan will have to come up with the amount of money manchester united want, which is what they paid for him which is £75 million two years ago. a bit of a jigsaw here, you may be some of these deals have been put together to get them over the line. simon stone, many thanks indeed. couple of other headlines for you, jofra archer's given england a big boost ahead of the second ashes test at lords next week. he looks to have recovered from a side starin that saw him from a side strain that saw him miss the first test. he took six wickets, and then went on to score a century for the sussex second team yesterday. it's a timely return withjimmy anderson ruled out next week because of a calf injury. mickey arthur, who has been tipped to take over as england head coach when trevor bayliss leaves after the ashes, is leaving his role with pakistan. he's been in charge for the last

three years but his contract isn't being renewed. and former world champ carl frampton says his next bout will be for a world title. a freak accident in a us hotel room saw the northern irishman break a bone in his hand and cancel his comeback fight next weekend. that's all the sport for now. i will be back with much more in the next hour, see you then. time now for bbc ask this, where we'll be answering all your questions on a no—deal brexit — this time, we're focusing on what it could mean for your finances, and also health care. i'm joined by simon gompertz, our personal finance correspondent. thank you for coming in and attempting to answer these questions. i will do my best. attempting to answer these questions. iwill do my best. let's start with alison. after the 31st of october, will we be recovered by the european health insurance card and

how much is currently use? the short a nswer how much is currently use? the short answer is we may not be covered. but just to explain, 26 million uk people do have the card and it is important. it is a little bank card sized thin, blue and white and it proves you are entitled to nhs care and can benefit from the reciprocal agreements between eu companies in those countries. in france, the system there is you will be covered for 80% of your care in french people and then you have to pick up the remaining 20% usually, which would also be covered by your travel insurance, if you had travel insurance. it is important, i broke my back in france not long ago and even then, when you are prone on a stretcher, they are quite likely to ask for the card to prove you are entitled to care. if you don't have a you entitled to care. if you don't have a you can entitled to care. if you don't have a you can get a back—up document from the uk but it takes a while to

come through. the beauty is, it is hassle—free, they see it and then you get the treatment. it is the gateway to it. the situation is, the health department have tommy today, oui’ health department have tommy today, our priority is to secure the reciprocal arrangements. they are trying to get an arrangement but if there is no deal on october the sist, there is no deal on october the 31st, these cards will not be valid. it will be important to make sure you have a full travel insurance policy that explicitly will cover you for those things. it is worth checking before that time whether your policy does. some travel insurance policies say we will cover you, as long as you have your insurance card to use. we won't be in that situation after october the 3ist in that situation after october the 3lst if in that situation after october the 31st if there is no deal. the number of people who have these cards has been dropping. the worry is, as brexit approaches, people haven't been renewing or applying for them and we still have the rest of this

month, we have september, we have october and if you are travelling during that time, they come quite quickly. you should apply, you can go online and apply for it and you will have it in your pocket at least until october the 31st. how is it your back? it is better, thank you very much. christine and joy are in france and they ask will the uk continue to continue the health care via s1? the european health card applies to tourists but if you live ina european applies to tourists but if you live in a european country and you are a pensioner, you get the s1 document which says you are entitled to care. we don't know what will happen after october the 31st. the health department says they are trying to come to arrangements and some european countries have indicated they are willing to do that, spain for instance. but there isn't any

explicit agreement to carry these things on. one recommendation is you apply forfull things on. one recommendation is you apply for full residency and if you have been in a country, say france for five years, you have been in a country, say france forfive years, you can have been in a country, say france for five years, you can apply to be a citizen and get entitlements. if you are working there you will be paying the equivalent of national insurance in these other countries and that will entitle you to care. adrian fox is also living in france, it appears, he has got in touch with us it appears, he has got in touch with us from there. as pensioners living in eu countries, presumably he is living in france, we are entitled to the same annual pension increases as those in the uk. will the uk government continue to guarantee these pension increases in the event ofa these pension increases in the event of a no—deal brexit? these pension increases in the event of a no-deal brexit? the government said earlier this year, that from 1919 to 2020 the increases would go through. after that, again it depends on what agreements are reached with these other countries.

so it is unclear. sorry about that, adrian. hillary has said, we have received no interest on our savings for 11 years. i am assuming this is due to the fact interest rates have been really low. what will the implications of a no deal be for savings and investments? interest rates are very low in this country, so savings rates are very low. there isa so savings rates are very low. there is a possibility that after a difficult no—deal brexit, which affects the economy, then the bank of england, which sets the direction for interest rates in the country will cut interest rates again and that will be a signal to banks, building societies to bring down savings rates. so it is possible uk savings rates. so it is possible uk savings rates. so it is possible uk savings rates will be lower in the immediate aftermath of a no—deal brexit. but then after that, it is very foggy to predict what might happen. it could be that to defend

the pound, the bank of england raises interest rates and that would have a knock—on effect from retail banks. but it is very difficult to predict. the likelihood of a big increase in interest rates for these save rs increase in interest rates for these savers in the immediate future doesn't appear very high. bad news for savers but it is better news if you have got a mortgage because interest rates on that are lower. nicholas mitchell has asked, in the event of a no deal, how far do you estimate the pound would fall, because the pound has been falling. is there a level below which it couldn't realistic full —— realistically fall. there is no floor, it could go to nothing, theoretically. in practice that is unlikely to happen. the pound against the dollar was $1.48 and now it is down to about 1.21. it is

coming down quite far because of the speculation about a no—deal brexit. i have seen predictions from people in the markets saying if there is a smooth no deal, it doesn't go too badly, there may be a full may be to about 1.15 against the dollar. that would mean you would be about1 euro to the pound. so you would have what you call parity. if there is a lot of disruption, people are predicting it might go lower than that. but you cannot predict these things very accurately, it is hard to tell. if eve ryo ne accurately, it is hard to tell. if everyone knew exactly what the pound would be in four months for instance, that is where it would be now because they wouldn't be any point in speculating about it. there are those who say, once you have clarity about where we are, the uncertainty sort of finishes, the current uncertainty finishes and maybe he will find a flaw for the pound and it might start rising. why does the value of the pan matter? i know it matters if you are going on

holiday. it is adjudged by international investors as to how well they will do in the uk. if they think the british economy is not going to do very well they will pull out of investments in the pound and the rate will go down. it is a reflection of people being, they cannot be bothered to go there because they don't know what is going to happen to the uk as a result of brexit. there are other places in the world to keep their money. final question from dennis and myra in york. a small to medium risk of investors in the stock exchange, they want to know what effect would no—deal brexit have on their investments? i am sure they are typical of several of our viewers who might have these kind of investments? people who have cash in their pensions and have invested on their pensions and have invested on the stock market. the stock market goes up and down, there are no guarantees. it has been going up?

one thing that is worth remembering, investments in big companies and the top 100 companies on the stock exchange, the ftse100, a lot of them tend to do their business around the world and so they are earning money in dollars, for insta nce earning money in dollars, for instance or in euros. their profits come in those currencies. if you invest your pounds in them, it is like seeking some security and if the pound goes down, the share prices of those companies go up, it is quite a good place to be, but there are no guarantees as to what shares will do. simon gompertz, thank you for explaining that. later in the day, we will be asking what leaving the eu without a deal could mean for security, health care, travel and citizen's rights. please get in touch with whatever questions you might have for our experts and the contact details are on the screen now.

police in madagascar have found the body of a cambridge university student who fell from a light aircraft. alana cutland, from milton keynes, was on an internship on the island at the time of her death. detectives think she fell after opening the plane door. her family say they're heartbroken. hundreds of people evacuated from whaley bridge in derbyshire are expected to learn this lunchtime whether they can return home. they were moved last week because of fears a pa rtially—colla psed dam could cause mass flooding in the town. police have allowed about 50 people back into their homes. they say they won't let the remaining population return until they're certain that water levels in the reservoir have fallen to a point that could sustain further rainfall. in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: supermarkets call on the government to scrap strict competition laws, to help prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit.

plans to resolve a row with doctors over their pensions, after senior medics refuse overtime shifts — increasing waiting times for operations. and boardmasters festival in newquay is cancelled — just hours before it was due to go ahead — because of fears of severe weather. hello, iam ben hello, i am ben thompson. these are the business headlines. holidaymakers travelling with british airways are facing delays and problems checking in online. the airline has blamed an it failure. british airways says it's reverting to manual systems for check—in at airports — which will mean longer queues and delays. it says customers should allow extra time at airports. the price of energy is set to fall for millions of british households this october after the regulator, ofgem, lowered price caps. ofgem sets maximum prices that can

be charged for gas and electricity to those who have not switched suppliers and are on default tariffs. the new cap could see these households typically pay £75 less a year. the bidding process to operate rail services between london, kent and parts of east sussex has been cancelled. the government says the current operator, southeastern, has been given a five—month extension to run the route until april 2020. it says continuing the bidding process would have incurred extra costs for taxpayers. good morning. let's follow the news ofa good morning. let's follow the news of a no—deal brexit and what companies are doing to contend with some of the risks. the uk food industry has asked the government to waive aspects of competition law to allow firms to co—ordinate and direct supplies with each other after a no—deal brexit. the food and drink federation said it repeatedly asked ministers for clarity on a no—deal scenario. existing rules prohibit suppliers and retailers discussing supply or pricing. the industry says leaving in the autumn could pose more supply problems than the original brexit

date last march. nicole sykes is head of eu negotiations. this is one example, thatis negotiations. this is one example, that is the food and drink industry saying it needs clarity, all business says it needs clarity but there aren't any answers? there aren't any answers and no deal it says it could be the start of uncertainty for businesses. they may know what is going to happen on they wa nt know what is going to happen on they want in terms of the law, but in reality they are stuck, they don't know what practically it would mean. no deal, we have to remember, is the start of a process, it is the start of further negotiations to sort out the irish border. talks will not stop. there is uncertainty in many directions if there is no deal, it doesn't change anything for companies. what is so important from a business point of view right now,

to get away from where the people we re to get away from where the people were remain or leave, it is about business being ready. business doesn't have any answers and you have been looking at this and neither side, either the eu or the uk is ready for a no deal scenario? we looked across 27 key areas, chemical businesses, what will happen at the border and we don't think we are ready in any of the areas. we think there will be negative consequences in all of them. either on day one other weeks, months and frankly the years that will follow. businesses are trying to be constructive, you have heard from the food and drink federation who are saying, this is a way we can work together if no deal happens. businesses see it as their responsibility to try and reduce the damage as much as possible. there is a difference between reducing some of that disruption if no deal happens immediately and what the long term looks like. businesses are very clear, they will try and

prepare for no deal instantly, but they still have no idea what the long—term relationships will be if we fall out without a deal. in some cases, they may be very boring, practical changes businesses have got to make. i have spent so much time travelling around the country meeting firms, it is about labelling, it is about having an address in the eu if you want to sell to the eu, it is about health and safety rules. so many parts of this, businesses say they cannot get their head around it and how do they find out what they need to do?m you are a ten person operation, how do you dedicate the amount of time you need to getting ready. businesses i speak to say every time they open another closet, they find another skeleton, another thing they have to deal with. we are saying to the government, one of the best things they can do is communicate with businesses, communicate in a simple way. lots of things the uk government has done that is pretty helpful, but a lot of companies

don't know about it. communicate in a simple way, communicate about things they don't know about it like data —flow things they don't know about it like data—flow is falling away and you might seea data—flow is falling away and you might see a lot of those things are starting to shift. thank you, nicole sykes head of negotiations at the cbi. indicates what needs to be done. in other business news... walmart, which owns asda in the uk, is under pressure to use its corporate power to help crack down on the sale of weapons in the us. the country's biggest retailer, has faced criticism before over arms sales. but after a multiple shooting at a texas store, and the death of two staff at a mississippi branch, critics say walmart has a responsibility to act. in a surprise to analysts, british house prices fell last month, according to numbers from mortgage lender halifax. house prices fell by 0.2% injuly, below forecasts for a 0.3% rise.

that dragged the annual growth rate down to 4.1%, its lowest level since march. disney says it will remake home alone for its new streaming service. the studio's chief exec bob iger said there will also be "reimaginations" of other popular films it now owns the rights to, after buying the film studio 20th century fox. it comes as profits at the entertainment giant fell 51% to $1.4 billion in the last three months, despite revenues rising 33%. don't touch it, it is a classic, don't remake it, that is my plea. iam sure don't remake it, that is my plea. i am sure they are listening. that's all the business news. scientists have been looking into how to stop pesky sea gulls from swooping down to steal your food.

the answer is — eye contact and a steely gaze. researchers from the university of exeter discovered that by staring at the birds, you can ward them off for 21 seconds on average. joining me now to give his take on the research is the ornithologist peter rock. good morning, peter, do you agree with this research? i certainly do, when i am on a roof and they are being very aggressive, i always stare at them and tell them to pack it in. that's why this business works. i have been speaking about this for years so it is nice somebody has decided to do some research into it. give us an example quickly of your steely gaze? research into it. give us an example quickly of your steely gaze ?|j research into it. give us an example quickly of your steely gaze? i am pointing at them, because i am on the roof, i am going to get quite a lot of attention. i point and say pack it in, stop it and that is enough of that now. most of them will actually pack it in. it is only

the really aggressive ones. remember, i am on the roof, in their territory and handling their nestlings. they have a reason for bashing me if they wanted to. i don't really get bashed these days, idid at don't really get bashed these days, i did at the beginning until i switched on to this idea ofjust airing them out and then therefore they will pull out. what is it you are doing on the roof? ok, i am researching into urban seagulls, the only person in europe and has been doing this kind of thing for all the yea rs i have doing this kind of thing for all the years i have been doing it and putting brightly coloured plastic leg rings on their nestlings, which they keep for the rest of their lives. each ring is engraved to a unique code. with the telescope i can read those rings from a distance of up to 400 metres. no need to track them again. what that means therefore, these birds, wherever they happen to be and where ever i happen to be, i can track them down, read the code on the ring and that

is that individual. the birds i am most interested in are the black back seagulls, the migrant ones, so the birds i have been ringing today, the birds i have been ringing today, the next stop for them will be spain or portugal. they will be there to look for them in october and november. he will be looking for them and looking at them, peter.- that point, i don't want them to run away. we have got to leave it there, but good to talk to you. thank you for joining but good to talk to you. thank you forjoining us. pleasure. lets get the weather now and simon king has the weather now and simon king has the forecast. stormy conditions on the way thursday night into friday. it is this cloud here out into the atlantic, a developing area of low pressure moving towards us. we have the swell of cloud in the north—east of scotla nd the swell of cloud in the north—east of scotland providing us with heavy showers. longer spells of rain

across many north—eastern areas. a few showers for northern ireland and a few showers around england and wales. some of them on the sharp side but lengthy sunny spells and dry spells in between the showers are maximum temperature of 23 degrees. tonight, showers in the north—east of scotland but they will gradually ease away towards the north—east. for most it is a dry and fairly clear night, a quiet night going into thursday. temperatures overnight about 11 to 13 degrees. before thursday, it is dry and bright for most with sunshine. but through the night cloud will make its way to southern areas and that is the precursor to what that stormy weather will bring with wet and windy weather thursday night into friday morning. that will edge north with strong winds expected both on friday and saturday, well worth staying tuned to the forecast, especially if you have any events or plans for the weekend. goodbye for now.

you're watching bbc newsroom live — it's midday and these are the main stories this morning: supermarkets call on the government to scrap strict competition laws, to prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit. i'll be talking to fishing industry workers here in peterhead about what a no—deal brexit would mean for them. british airways cancels 100 flights and passengers face long delays because of problems with its check—in system we are trying to get to stockholm, our next flight, we have been told, is friday at 5pm. we have been told our flight has been cancelled and will not be rebooked today. i rang british airways and they said they can't do anything for us over the phone. plans to resolve a row with doctors over their pensions,

after senior medics refuse overtime shifts — increasing waiting times for operations. boardmasters festival in newquay is cancelled — just hours before it was due to go ahead — because of fears of severe weather. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. our top story: uk supermarkets are seeking permission to work together to prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit. they're hoping the government will waive strict competition rules which normally prevent rival businesses from discussing supply or pricing. throughout the day and across the bbc we'll be looking into what the impact of leaving the european union without a deal could be. we'll hear from italian ice cream makers to danish pig farmers,

from tourists to economists. but first, what does no—deal brexit actually mean? a no—deal brexit would mean the uk leaving the european union with no formal agreement in place about the future relationship between the uk and the eu — cutting ties immediately. there would be no transition period — which is where rules and regulations would remain largely the same while talks to allow a trade deal to be agreed took place. leaving without a deal is the legal default if parliament does not prevent it when mps return in the autumn. the uk would leave the eu single market and customs union and follow world trade organization rules to trade with the eu and other countries while trying to negotiate free—trade deals. well, the food industry says leaving in the autumn could pose more supply problems than the original brexit date last march.

the food and drink federation represents about 300 businesses in the sector and says it has repeatedly asked ministers for clarity on a no—deal scenario. tim rycroft is its chief operations director and he told me that shortages of foods could go on for weeks or months. there will be some selective shortages, particularly of fresh food, and also some random shortages, as things like specialist ingredients fail to get through, as trucks get stopped on the other side of the channel, some things will come in short supply, perhaps temporarily, other things for longer periods of time. so it is quite hard to predict precisely what will happen. so how prepared are your members for a no—deal brexit? i would say most of the larger companies have done as much as they can, but there are still some things that are unknowable, because the government can't tell us the answer to those questions. we don't know precisely what the trading environment will be on the 1st of november, we don't know exactly how the eu

will behave on that day, so they are ready in the sense that they have done what they can, but there are still some things they can't do. the government will say that the uk has robust supply chains in place, with a number of different countries beyond the eu, and of course, half ourfood is produced here in the uk, only one third actually comes from the eu. actually, that proportion goes down a bit, domestic food production goes down in the winter, and in that sense, october isn't great timing, because it's the end of the uk growing season, and we do start to rely a bit more on foreign imports at that point. 70% of our imported food comes from the eu. so it isn't a great time from that point of view. the government is right, we do have robust supply chains, nobody is going to starve, but people are used to having things on the shelves every day of the year, and that will not be the case. you talked about disruption perhaps more in the short term. in the longer term, is it your view that things will just work themselves out? it is difficult to predict what happens several days,

weeks into a no—deal scenario, because who knows how the government and the eu will react? but from a planning point of view, we think this disruption will go on for several months. that was tim rycroft. our economics editor faisal islam told me that there was widespread concern about supplies across the food industry. it isn'tjust the food and drink federation, a number of the discussions have been ongoing. the picture i get is that the government of a year ago talking to everybody about where the food supply would be impacted in a no—deal situation, and the answer they got from suppliers and supermarkets, everyone in the supply chain was a firm yes. but then the government made an assumption, the overall food supply wouldn't be impacted. food availability in the round would be ok, but you could get an impact, you heard it a bit there from tim rycroft, on the choice of food available, fresh food, and the price of food. we are seeing that food suppliers

and some supermarkets are saying that assumption is not enough, they feel there is a plausibility, if you like, that come a no—deal brexit, things will be worse than the government's assumption, and i can quote a chief executive, people like me, the top retailer, and people from government will have to decide where lorries go to keep food supply chain going. in that scenario, we would have to work with competitors and the government would have to suspend competition laws. it is illegal for them to sit around and plan the supply. they feel it is sufficient possibility that they want it in writing, there are precedents for this. they thought they had these reassurances in milk prices, when the government wanted dairy farmers to be paid my 15 years ago, they ended up being fined. this is about taking away that risk. it shows they also feel the fundamental risk of a food supply issue

is higher than the government is presuming. more than 90 british airways flights to and from heathrow and gatwick have been cancelled because of technical problems with the airline's check—in and flight departure systems. more than 200 other flights have been delayed. the airline is reverting to manual systems and says the issues are affecting flight departures across the network, although not every airport is affected. ba says customers should check the status of their flight and allow more time at the airport. earlier, i spoke to correspondent leigh milner from heathrow. i arrived at terminal five at about 8:30am, andi i arrived at terminal five at about 8:30am, and i was met with hundreds of passengers queueing at the check—in, trying to find out what is happening with their flights. i sat down with a family telling me they had checked in online last night, they were already, came two hours

before, and when they checked the board, it said a check with your airline. they phoned british airways, and this particularfamily didn't have a great experience with ba, they had communication problems and didn't know what was happening. after about ten minutes of being there, around 9am, we heard an announcement on the tannoy system, telling everybody who had a short—haulflight telling everybody who had a short—haul flight with ba to go home immediately. either go home or check ina immediately. either go home or check in a nearby hotel, which they will be reimbursed for, but no flights are going out today if it is a short—haulflight. are going out today if it is a short—haul flight. there will be an update at about three o'clock, but it isn't looking likely that you will travel today. passengers are then trying to book for this evening, some of those flights are already booked up. this doesn't affect people who have long haul flights, this is affecting people across airports across the country, not just heathrow. we across airports across the country, notjust heathrow. we have been told by ba it isn't a global problem, but

it is affecting airports across the country. the problem seems to be an it failure. i know, i can hear you all saying, another it failure, but it is two, to be exact — one with the booking system and another affecting the flight departures. this comes in the middle of the school holidays, it couldn't be a worse time for families, especially, could it? i know, we have had plenty of families waiting, patiently, they are trying to give their children occupied as much as possible. this is the only time of year that many families are going to be able to go on holiday. after speaking to some of them, some have been badly affected and were going away for birthdays or celebrations, others, not so much. this is what they had to say. we are trying to go to rome, sometime today. we have come from london, of course, and we have just been told that the flight has been cancelled when we got here, and now,

i rang british airways, and they said they can't do anything for us over the phone. we have been told our flight has been cancelled and will not be rebooked today. we have basically been told that we either have to book a hotel for the night or go home. we are trying to go to stockholm. our next flight is friday at 5pm. we will probably go home and rebook. how do you feel about it? not massively happy, but these things happen. he was being rather sanguine about the whole situation. how do you gauge the general mood? are people being patient or understanding or losing patience? are people being patient or understanding or losing patience ?m is much better than what it was at 8:30am. when i came through the door as it was absolutelyjam—packed. i don't know if you have the pictures, but the queues were huge, people waiting to rebook their tickets to check in. it wasn't until that announcement that things started to

calm down and people know what they are doing. the final message to anybody who has a short—haul flight with ba, please don't go to your airport, rebook online, go home or check into a hotel near you. police leading the search for a missing british teenager in malaysia say they are not ruling out any possibilities, but believe she is most likely to be found in the forests surrounding the hotel where she was staying. 15—year—old nora quarin, who has special needs, was on holiday with her parents when she was reported missing. police say they believe she is most likely to have wandered off and got lost, but nora's parents believe she must have been abducted as she would not have left her room alone. 15 million gas and electricity customers will see a cut in their bills from october. the regulator, ofgem, has announced it's lowering its price caps for people on standard variable tariffs or pre—payment meters. the new cap could see these households typically pay £75 less a year.

nhs pension rules blamed for deterring senior doctors in england and wales from taking on extra shifts are to be overhauled. some nhs consultants who did overtime saw all of their extra pay had been taken in tax. it's hoped that changes to the rules — being announced by ministers today — will help cut waiting lists. health secretary matt hancock said the previous rules were "unfair". we are taking action today to change the nhs pension system, so that doctors don't have to face a huge tax bill when they do over time. it has become a significant problem, it is unfair that if you do over time, you should get a big tax bill for it, that often, has wiped out the increased pay. we are changing those

rules, meaning there is more flexibility for doctors, it is good for the nhs and good for patients, meaning that people will always be there to treat you, which is what people expect and need from the nhs. is it an issue that the nhs needs more doctors? are you relying on staff because my goodwill to keep it afloat? we do need more staff in the nhs, we are putting £33 billion in over the next five years, meaning we need more people. but the first step to getting more people is to keep the people you have. people who work over time, work flexibly in the nhs, at the moment, under the existing rules, they sometimes face a huge tax bill for doing just a small amount of extra overtime. that is clearly unfair, it needs to change, andi clearly unfair, it needs to change, and i am delighted we are able to make these changes today and take action, so that the nhs aciphex ability it needs, doctors the pay

they deserve. —— the nhs has the flexibility it needs. earlier, i spoke to phil de warren—penny, deputy chair of the british medical association's consulta nts' committee. these remarkable helpful words the government are finally listening to us on this. we've spent a large part of the last year trying to get the message across, which has subsequently been picked up by nhs providers. do i welcome this? well i think it is an early start. what else needs to be done in your view? ok, so in the short term the sort of flexibilities and local mitigations that have been proposed may help some doctors manage things to be able to come into work they've already dropped as a result of tax charges. but the real test is going to be

whatever treasury decides as a result of their review of annual allowance and particularly tapered annual allowance, as well as issues to do with the lifetime allowance. fundamentally, only with a radical overhaul of these tax regulations will there be a sustainable guarantee for doctors, they won't be penalised for going to work and doing above and beyond. the headlines on bbc news: supermarkets call on the government to scrap strict competition laws, to help prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit. british airways cancels more than 90 flights and passengers face long delays because of problems with its check—in system. plans to resolve a row with doctors over their pensions, after senior medics refuse overtime shifts — increasing waiting times for operations.

sport now, here's olly. hi, rebecca. don't ask me for any business news, just a sport. the premier league transfer window closes at 5 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. lots of speculation as to who's going where. it doesn't look as though spur‘s christian eriksen will be moving to manchester united. the dane has expressed a desire to leave but united have halted transfer talks with the midfielder believed to favour a move to spain. spurs and united are reportedly chasing a loan move for the former liverpool midfielder phillipe coutinho — the brazilian has been told he can leave his current club barcelona. the transfer coup of the window would be paolo dybala joining spurs, they have reportedly had a bid accepted for the juventus forward but his wage demands

and complications over image rights may scupper any deal. romelu lukaku is keen on a move to italy. he's been fined by manchester united for missing training. he's training with a youth team at his former club anderlecht in belgium, with inter milan and juventus keen on the striker. the former arsenal captain laurent kocielny has angered many of the club's fans and former players, who have called him disrespectful following his departure for bordeaux. koscielny signed for the french side yesterday — this is how the club announced the news on twitter, with the former france international taking off his arsenal shirt to reveal a bordeaux one. and this is what arsenal legend ian wright thought about that — he thinks koscielny should be ashamed of how he's treated a club who've looked after him for almost a decade. remember the frenchman refused to go on a pre—season tour

to the us as he forced a move jofra archer's given england a big boost ahead of the second ashes test at lords next week. he looks to have recovered from a side starin that saw him miss the first test. he took six wickets, and then went on to score a century for the sussex second team yesterday. it's a timely return withjimmy anderson ruled out next week because of a calf injury. and mickey arthur, who has been tipped to take over as england head coach when trevor bayliss leaves after the ashes series — is leaving his role with pakistan. he's been in charge for the last three years but his contract isn't being renewed. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. i have some breaking newsjust coming into us from bristol crown court. that is that mark acklom has

pleaded guilty to five charges of fraud against a gloucestershire woman, caroline woods. he has admitted defrauding her of nearly £300,000 in 2012, and he is due to be sentenced this afternoon at bristol crown court. more on that as we get it. british airways has been cancelling more than 90 flights because of a problem with the check—in system. tahlia klein was due to fly back to heathrow airport from bologna today but her flight‘s been cancelled. shejoins us now, thank you. when did you realise your plane had been cancelled? all morning, my tried to checkin cancelled? all morning, my tried to check in to print our boarding passes this morning and she noticed that it mentioned a fault in the system, this was about nine o'clock. we thought we'd keep on checking throughout the day and it got to

about 12:30pm, andi throughout the day and it got to about 12:30pm, and i thought i would check the system again, and it said it had been cancelled. a do you know what the cancellation is down to?|j have heard all over twitter, a fault in the it system with the check—in. but have you or your family heard anything from british airways? we got a text to say they flight had been cancelled and it gave us a link, but we clicked on it and nothing is happening. am i right that you booked hotels and websites, you are on a british airways package holiday? how is this affected you and your family? hopefully, this is what my mum is trying to do on the phone getting through to them, but hopefully, fingers crossed we will get booked onto the next flight and it is included in the package, so my mum hasjust it is included in the package, so my mum has just come it is included in the package, so my mum hasjust come back it is included in the package, so my mum has just come back to the hotel we we re mum has just come back to the hotel we were staying in to see if we can usually find there, because no one is picking up on any of the phones are using. how are you all feeling about this? i imagine you must be

pretty cross, but there is not a lot you can do about it, is there?” guess when you plan a holiday, my mum works full—time, she is due to go back to work tomorrow, she had it or plan so she knew she would get backin or plan so she knew she would get back in time, we had a plan, and it is unexpected. there isn't a lot we can do about it, but i was reading all over twitter, people sending in complaints, saying it isn't the first time recently things have been happening with the british airways system. it is disappointing when they are meant to be a renowned airline and it has come to this. british airways says it is working as quickly as it can to rectify the situation and it is a global systems outage. does that give you any sympathy for them ? outage. does that give you any sympathy for them? sorry, can you say that again? i just wondered if you had any sympathy for british airways who say they are working on a global outage system. in fact, as

iam speaking a global outage system. in fact, as i am speaking to you, we have a statement from british airways. i can read while you are chatting to me, but they are basically saying, they are working as quickly as possible to rectify the situation and this is ultimately a situation out of their control. i understand it is out of their control, i feel sorry for their customer service, they must be inundated with calls and e—mails. i think when it is something like this, everyone going through what the same thing, when you think you are going to get home one day, and then to know that you might not, when you make plans to whack around your holiday, and you booked hotels at last the duration of your stay, then it is hard. —— when you make plans to work around your holiday. it is hard to give a lot of sympathy when it is like this. i hope you and your family managed to get it sorted out, thank you for talking to us on bbc news. no problem, thank you. as i said, we had just at a statement from british

airways, apologising to customers for the disruption on travel plans. they say they are working as quickly as possible to resolve what they call a systems issue, resulting in a number of cancellations and delays today. they stress that a number of flights continue to operate, but they are advising customers to check their website for the latest flight information before coming to the airport and to leave additional time. an ongoing situation with british airways, and i know it is affecting thousands of you. the scottish labour leader, richard leonard, has rejected comments made by the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell in edinburgh last night, that the scottish parliament should decide whether there should be a second independence referendum. he said he'd met mr mcdonnell this morning and made clear that such a vote was not wanted by the scottish people. mr leonard said the 2014 referendum had been a "once in a generation vote" — and there was no economic

case for independence. let's listen to what mr mcdonnell had to say yesterday to journalist iain dale in edinburgh. i thought your official policy was that you would not allow the second scottish referendum. we were saying of the scottish parliament wants one, you would allow it. we would consider that. sunshine considerate? we would not block something like that, we would like to the scottish people decide. nick joins like to the scottish people decide. nickjoins us now like to the scottish people decide. nick joins us now from like to the scottish people decide. nickjoins us now from westminster. john mcdonnell seems to be at odds with the labour leader in scotland. what is going on? he is at odds with a lot of the scottish labour party, frankly, and a lot of them are tearing their hair out that this comment. we have heard from john mcdonnell again in the last few minutes, he appears to be doubling down and saying, we will not block an independence referendum, because

think that would feed into a narrative that england is trying to stop scotland doing something it wa nts to stop scotland doing something it wants to do, but the scottish labour party, for the last year or so, have had a policy that they say labour would block another independence referendum. it is a tricky one. the scottish labour leader, richard leonard, said in the last few minutes that he made clear to the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, this morning, that there was no appetite for another independence referendum, but this is creating another headache for the scottish party on this issue. somebody else who is not too happy with those comments is the edinburgh south mp, ian murray, who i have here. what is the problem? john mcdonnell is arguing that for the scottish people to decide, is that not right? the scottish people to decide in 2014 to remain part of the uk, and if the brexit process has shown as everything of the last two years, the last thing we need in scotland is another divisive issue. whyjohn

mcdonnell has crossed the border to go to the festival fringe to change a massive constitutional policy is beyond me, he even refer to an english parliament, something which does not exist. scottish labour party policy is the same as the uk, it was written in our manifesto in 2017, it would impose a second referendum. that is the policy and we have had no explanation from john mcdonnell, apart from doubling down today, of why he would consider an off—the—cuff remark on this kind of policy. even if we take into account that he wants to change policy, even if that is the case, we are supposed to bea if that is the case, we are supposed to be a democratic party. jeremy corbyn and john mcdonnell have tried to create this, so we are scottish labour party members and we have an input into this national constitutional change of policy. i think you should firstly apologise to richard leonard, because richard leonard is right, the policy is no two are second independence referendum. there will be our lot of people watching this, thinking, why should the party finished third in

the last scottish election be dictating to a majority of msps what they can and cannot do? there's been more support for scottish independence over previous weeks, after borisjohnson independence over previous weeks, after boris johnson became independence over previous weeks, after borisjohnson became prime minister, why should labour have the power to block it? this is about principle. the principle of the labour party is we should work together across borders, sharing resources and work with our neighbours. we are an internationalist party, pro—european, and against scotland being out of the uk. the wrong—headed arguments for brexit, by the same for scottish independence, so richard leonard is right, the policy is absolutely clear. no second independence referendum. in terms of the scottish apartment, the scottish government pick and choose which votes they wa nt pick and choose which votes they want to look at when it suits them. they have been defeated on primary school tests, on fracking, nhs closures, on a whole raft of issues that they have simply ignored. it is one thing when it suits them and another when it does not. some people will see this as

hypocritical. you want another ear for —— eu referendum, because you say things have changed, things have undoubtedly changed in scotland since 2014, when you are saying the best way to stay in the eu is to remain part of the uk. that has changed, shouldn't the people of scotla nd changed, shouldn't the people of scotland be asking again what they wa nt to scotland be asking again what they want to do? it is not hypocritical at all. the first main issue is the fuel that is creating the fire for the grievance for another independence referendum is brexit. the harder the brexit, and every time borisjohnson the harder the brexit, and every time boris johnson speaks the harder the brexit, and every time borisjohnson speaks on this issue, it is a harder brexit words no brakes. the more if you're on that fire for scottish independence. let's start that hard brexit, lets stop brexit altogether if we can. i was elected to look after my constituents, jobs and livelihoods. brexit is bad for that, scottish independence is bad for that, so it doesn't matter what the means are, the ends are the same. the principal situation is working with our neighbours, sharing resources, working with the eu in scotland and the uk. that is where you —— that is

how you grow the economy and public service. the way you get there is neither here nor there, that is the principal. thank you, ian murray. a lot of different opinions on the labour party on this issue. the fact thatjohn mcdonnell appears to be doubling down this afternoon on his comments, though, isuspect doubling down this afternoon on his comments, though, i suspect mean this row will not go away. jeremy corbyn said before he would be relaxed about another independence referendum. the shadow chancellor is saying it yesterday and again today. it is not going away. it is not, thank you, nick. hundreds of people evacuated in whaley bridge and derbyshire are expected to learn if they can go home. a partially collapsed dam could cause flooding in the town. a police allowed around 50 people back into their hands and say they will not let the remaining population return until they are certain water levels in the reservoir have fallen

toa levels in the reservoir have fallen to a point that could sustain further rainfall. fiona is at whaley bridge, how it looking? this is one of the 12 cordons around whaley bridge and as you hinted at, there is a meeting at midday to discuss the very latest from engineers about the wall and they are deciding if that reservoir can sustain any future rainfall over the coming days. then the decision will be taken later coming days. then the decision will be ta ken later about coming days. then the decision will be taken later about whether or not cordons like this can be lifted. let me introduce you to ian simpson, i will you were evacuated from your home, and many are still out of their homes, you know some of them, how are they? frustrated, fearful,

angry, all of the above. we have got angry, all of the above. we have got a numberof angry, all of the above. we have got a number of systems of communication that people are engaging with, but obviously we are waiting on the emergency services to tell us exactly what is going to happen. they are very much within the loop, they are not being held out of it, but it is very fearful and stressful for everyone. you say fearful, stressful, angry suppose more at the situation they are not in their own homes and they are stir crazy, but we because we know some people were able to return last night at the harwich end, that side of the reservoir. have their spirits been lifted, psychologically knowing some people have returned ? lifted, psychologically knowing some people have returned? the whole community is feeling we are understanding we are out of the worst—case scenario and that is obviously lifting a lot of spirits, more smiles around town this morning whilst i was out with the dog and

more people are talking to one another. as long as we keep that communication up with those that have been displaced and knowing some of them can come home now. some are but some are staying away until we get all the roads open and then we canjust start get all the roads open and then we can just start to get all the roads open and then we canjust start to rebuild. get all the roads open and then we can just start to rebuild. talking about communication, there really is about communication, there really is a real strong sense of community spirit here isn't there? came down this morning and giving the police officers here freshly baked cakes? absolutely, we are very safe where we are, we are out of the exclusion zone. these police and all the other first responders from the mountain rescue to the fire brigade engineers, everyone is putting their lives at risk. they have been travelling down through the exclusion zone every day and working different shift patterns for the past six days. they are heroes, and a little bit of sugar helps the

world go round. hopefully we can keep this up. the exclusion zone has dropped, the code and has dropped considerably and we are starting to feel a bit more hopeful. ian simpson, thank you for speaking to us here at whaley bridge. the remaining residents of the 1500 who we re remaining residents of the 1500 who were evacuated from their homes days ago, waiting to find out the outcome of the meeting between the emergency services and the environment agency. fiona trott in whaley bridge, let us know as soon as you hear but for now, thank you. storms are on their way, darren bett has the weather forecast. but we have got for the rest of the day is some sunshine and a scattering of showers, probably a few more showers working their way into northern ireland and most of the showers affecting scotland. they could be heavy and potentially

thundery. typical temperatures in the low 20s, could be as high as 24 degrees across east anglia and the south—east where there aren't too many showers just yet. showers will fade over night but they arrive tomorrow again across scotland and not as heavy or frequent as today. one or two across northern areas and increasing across southern counties and the first signs of rain later in the day. for most it will be a dry day but will feel warmer in the sunshine. thursday night into friday we will get a spell of rain sweeping in allareas, we will get a spell of rain sweeping in all areas, heavy, thundery showers following on behind and the wind will pick up. particularly in england and wales we have strong to gale force winds on saturday. hello this is bbc newsroom live with rebecca jones. the headlines: supermarkets call on the government to scrap strict competition laws, to prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit. and we'll be answering your questions all day, about what leaving the eu

without an agreement might mean. british airways cancels more than 90 flights and passengers face long delays because of problems with its check—in system — the company has apologised for the disruption caused. plans to resolve a row with doctors over their pensions. and — boardmasters festival in newquay is cancelled just hours before it was due to go ahead because of fears of severe weather. let's return now to our special coverage with analysis all day of the impact of the uk leaving the european union without a deal. of the uk leaving the to get an insight into how the government are preparing for a no—deal brexit, joining me now is dr lee rotherham, director of the eurosceptic think tank, the red cell ,

and former director of special projects at vote leave. thank you forjoining us. the government says it is turbo—charging preparations for a no deal, so would you accept that sound is not enough had been done in the past? well, it sounds like there was a lot of preparation work doing and now this is an element of commitment to making sure everything is delivered on—time and on schedule, as it should be. isuspect on—time and on schedule, as it should be. i suspect there a risk amongst some people who will assume the default of the theresa may day was because it was the preferred route, but somehow or other there was potentially less focus on making sure that everything within an alternative set of arrangements was set out. it is actually the arrival of borisjohnson set out. it is actually the arrival of boris johnson and set out. it is actually the arrival of borisjohnson and a team committed to making sure everything is delivered on schedule for that

contingency, is actually a very good move. something we have been talking about his fears around a potential food shortage. is it the case that while there has been focus on medicines and pharmaceuticals, ensuring that in the event of a no—deal brexit, that availability would run smoothly and that in other areas there hasn't been the intention that should have been, for example, food ? intention that should have been, for example, food? several points arise from that, but let me focus on a couple. in the observer on sunday, there was an article that suggested there was an article that suggested there might be a shortage of food for schools, that they should be prepared for. at what it also set in the article, which was a reason why the article, which was a reason why the planning document was classified to the level it was, was the prime reason behind the potential shortage was panic buying. clearly, if you are telling people there might be a shortage because of panic buying, you are encouraging panic buying by

releasing at this stage, it is potentially happening a little earlier. if there are people who are looking at a risk and are trying to anticipate it and doing things at the last minute, you are exacerbating the problem. if you look at the contingency plans which have been released, the no deal rolling documents, the main problem in many of those cases is the risk of people going out and a surge in demand at a critical time when things cannot be replaced. you mentioned medicines and things like that, and things for hospitals and the fear in a number of those cases was that firstly, there would be no export licences provided by the commission. in a number of these insta nces, commission. in a number of these instances, the commission has indicated it is fine, the eu is prepared to see those cross its

borders and the countervailing fear was potentially there would be no legal back—up in the uk side signing that off. again, the uk, as the receiving state in many of these cases where there are these concerns, has the ability from its borders and internally to say, everything that has been legal up to now, we trust the certification that has come from the eu. so unilaterally on the uk side a lot of these problems can be sorted in the uk. the question that arises as to the extent of the commission itself is prepared to reciprocate. for example, on seafarer‘s identity cards, they will respect those in date until they run out and there is an agreement with the replacement system. in other cases it hasn't and thatis system. in other cases it hasn't and that is where the ambiguity arises because the commission hasn't stated to the extent these situations will

carry on. we haven't got much time but i'd like to ask you another question, if there is a no—deal brexit on october the 31st, are you saying people will not notice any difference whatsoever when they wake up difference whatsoever when they wake up on november the 1st? look back at the switch over to the eu, which was done with a fair amount of time and there were teething problems. i will say it is a speed bump and not a wall. thank you very much for being brief, i appreciate it, thank you. our correspondent james shaw is in peterhead in aberdeenshire, which is one of the busiest fishing ports in europe. what's the view in peterhead. fishing is an important part of the way things work here. the ship

behind me give you a sense of the scale of the industry, how much money is invested here. people here, many people feel the eu has not been good forfishing, the many people feel the eu has not been good for fishing, the fleet has dropped in numbers. they feel british boats, scottish boats have not been able to control or manage the uk fishery in the way they would wa nt the uk fishery in the way they would want to, so therefore many people in favour of brexit, indeed some people we have been talking to today in favour of no—deal brexit, they believe that coming out of the european union without a deal, even though it would cause short—term disruption, they believe there would be, in the long term, benefits for the industry going forward. james, is that view reflected across the fishing industry? it isn't really and it's not widely recognised i think. there are different parts of the industry in scotland who do feel very differently. on the west coast

of scotla nd very differently. on the west coast of scotland where the fishery, things like lobsters and shellfish, they are exported in very large numbers to places like france and spain. that is a huge part of the market because those products are not consumed so much in the united kingdom. if they face customs delays, taking those fresh, live products across to europe, they believe it will do serious damage to the industry. many people on the shellfish side of things in scotland not in favour of leaving the eu in the first place, are very concerned about the potential impact and disruption and destruction of business, as they see it, which could be because by and no—deal brexit. james, thanks so much. as part of our special coverage on a possible no deal brexit we've been to denmark where europe's largest pork producer says that britain could suffer shortages of bacon in the event of a no—deal brexit. jenny hill reports.

danish born and bred for the british breakfast table. for denmark's pig farmers, the uk market's been solid, dependable. they are unsure now, seeking out other customers, in case no—deal brexit pulls their pork from british shelves. i am a little worried, but we have had three years to prepare for this, so i think we are well prepared. we have made a very special product for the uk market. i think it would be very sad if we cannot sell it for the englishman any more. danish, ah danish. tempting british taste buds for generations,

denmark is the british supplier of pork products to the uk, satisfying demand that british farmers can't meet alone. bacon's big business in denmark. this processing plant purpose—built for the uk market. that was before the prospect of no deal and import tariffs. now, sterling is low, uncertainty high. already, they are exporting less and looking for other customers. of course we need to look at alternatives because if you look at the rhetoric coming from the british government, then it's do or die. what does that mean for the british consumer? i think it will mean more expensive products. could it mean empty shelves? quite possibly. no time to lose for the bacon

bound for britain. goods roll in and out with no customs checks, for now. you really get the sense of how every second counts, no wonder they want to know here whether britain's bluffing about a no deal and no wonder they say such a scenario could have far—reaching consequences right down to what we eat and where it comes from. denmark's preparing for a change of season. a country which values its relationship with britain, sad to see it go. conscious too of what both partners could stand to lose. jenny hill, bbc news, denmark. the case of the british woman accused of making a false rape allegation in cyprus has been adjourned this morning, after her lawyer resigned from the case. let's get the latest now from our correspondent mark lowen

in paralimni in cyrpus. rebecca, it was a short hearing this morning here in paralimni in cyprus, when the defendant was led into the trial, to the courthouse, to the court room, to hear that her lawyer, andreas pittadjis, had resigned from the case. he made a statement in the courtroom saying he was to resign, citing a serious disagreement over the handling of the case, and the case was then adjourned to 19th august. the defendant, tearful, was remanded in custody until then. afterwards, we came out of the courtroom and we spoke to andreas pittadjis and asked him why he had resigned, he refused to specify exactly the reason. but in the last couple of days, an organisation providing legal assistance to the british 19—year—old woman which calls itself justice abroad released a statement saying that the 19—year—old woman had retracted her rape claims after pressure the cypriot police, who had threatened, in their words, to arrest her friends.

we asked the lawyer whether that was the source and himself, he refused to say so, he said it was a criminal offence to specify the course of the disagreement. but the timing would suggest that the disagreement between the two parties rests in this recent claim byjustice abroad. so what happens next? the case will come back on 19th august. we will wait to find out who will be the new legal team for the british woman. let me remind you of the particulars of the case. she alleged back injuly that she had been gang raped by a group of 12 israelis between the ages of 15 and 18 in the party town of ayia napa. the israelis were taken into custody and then dna evidence and mobile phone footage proved their defence, which was that the sex act was consensual. she said that she had made the claim

of gang rape in anger after the sex with some of the israelis had been filmed. that was later released online. her lawyer, who is no longer her lawyer, of course, had said that the filming of the sex act and the releasing of it online was a much more serious act than making the false rape claim. but it appears that there was a disagreement in the last few days between the parties, so we wait for the case to come back on 19th august. the israelis are now all back in israel and she is facing charges of causing public mischief, which would carry a sentence of up to a year and a hefty fine here. let's update you with the headlines on bbc news. supermarkets call on the government to scrap strict competition laws, to help prevent food shortages in the event of a no—deal brexit. british airways cancels more than 90 flights and passengers face long delays because of problems with its check—in system. plans to resolve a row with doctors

over their pensions, after senior medics refuse overtime shifts — increasing waiting times for operations. british viewers are rapidly switching from traditional broadcast tv to online streaming services such as netflix, according to new research. the media regulator ofcom says the fall in tv viewing is accelerating and is calling for a national debate about the future of public service broadcasting. rory cellan—jones has this report. tv is changing fast and so are our viewing habits. from youtube to netflix to iplayer, we've much more choice of what to watch and when. ofcom says nearly half of all uk households now pay for at least one on demand service. broadcast tv on a standard set still accounts for most of our viewing but it is declining at a faster rate. in 2012, the average person watched four hours of broadcast tv a day.

last year that had fallen to three hours and 12 minutes. for 16 to 24—year—olds the figure was much lower, an hour and 25 minutes. i don't really watch live tv any more other than the occasional soap. there's hardly anything that's worth watching, if you like, to what there used to be. major tv events like the finale of line of duty can still attract a major audience, more than 9 million people tuned into this. but uk broadcasters are being massively outspent. netflix will have $15 billion, that's over £12 billion, to spend this year on new content, many times what's available for new uk programming. the media regulator says public service broadcasting is worth preserving. i think we gain huge benefits from uk, home—grown and produced content which reflects the lives of british people back to them. the research shows viewers are still pretty satisfied

with the quality of television, but more and more say online services are their main way of viewing and four in ten can imagine not watching broadcast tv at all in five years' time. rory cellan—jones, bbc news. scientists have long warned about the dangers of climate change. a major problem is the melting of the greenland ice sheet — which could lead to rising sea levels. but some are finding ways to make money out of this potential environmental catastrophe. edward keane is hunting icebergs. every day he and his crew set out at dawn looking for white gold. these giants, haunting structures floating serenely towards their doom. they are going to die in a couple or three weeks and naturally be going back to nature anyway. so we are not hurting

the environment. so why are these icebergs so popular and so profitable? well, they provide just about the purest water you can find. we're probably a lot bigger today than we ever were with iceberg water, shipping overseas, europe, singapore, dubai. we've just picked up some accounts in the middle east with our glass bottles. last year around half a million tourists visited the area, bringing in more than $430 million to the local economy. the fishing industry may be in decline, but iceberg tourism is booming. just keeps getting better every year, we have tour buses coming here now. we just had a tour bus come in now and we have 135, 140 tour buses, older people coming into the town every season. it's doing great for the economy. frozen for thousands of years, these icebergs will melt away in a matter of weeks.

some may be able to make a bit of money, but the long—term impact is likely to be far more costly. tim allman, bbc news. the music festival boardmasters has been cancelled just hours before it was to begin. if you look behind me, you will see blue sky and too many people watching at home they will be thinking, why have you cancelled it because it is the first time in its history they have done this. the organisers made, they say, the very difficult decision to cancel the festival because of yellow weather warnings for this friday and saturday of a lot of rain and high winds. it is on two sites, this festival. some of it is here but the other side of the festival is at

watergate bay, on a cliff, very exposed and thousands of people are expected to be camping and that is why the council because it is too dangerous. last night they made the difficult decision to cancel the festival, so they are saying please don't come, stay—at—home. however, it is important to say the surfing is still on, this is still going ahead. research has revealed how to stop pesky seagull sweeping down to steal your food. the answer is eye contact and a steely gaze, according toa contact and a steely gaze, according to a study by the university of exeter. earlier, i spoke to ornithologist peter rock to get his take on the research. i am pointing at them, because i am on the roof, i am going to get quite a lot of attention.

i have been speaking about this for yea rs i have been speaking about this for years so it is nice somebody is doing some research into this. give us an example of your steely gaze? sometimes i am pointing at them and when i am on the property, on the roof, i will get a lot of attention. i point and say pack it in, stop it and that is enough of that now. most of them will actually pack it in. it is only the really aggressive ones. remember, i am on the roof, in their territory and handling their nestlings. they have a reason for bashing me if they wanted to. i don't really get bashed these days, i did at the beginning until i switched on to this idea ofjust airing them out and then ofjust staring them out and then therefore they will pull out. what is it you are doing on the roof? ok, i am researching into urban seagulls, the only person in europe and has been doing this kind of thing for all the years i have been doing

it and putting brightly coloured plastic leg rings on the nestlings, which they keep for the rest of their lives. each ring is engraved to a unique code. with the telescope i can read those rings from a distance of up to 400 metres. no need to track them again. what that means therefore, these birds, wherever they happen to be and where ever i happen to be, i can track them down, read the code on the ring and that is that individual. the birds i am most interested in are the black back seagulls, the migrant ones, so the birds i have been ringing today, the next stop for them will be spain or portugal. i will be there to look for them in october and november. now it's time for a look at the weather. if you have any outdoor plans are going to event, it is worth tuning

into the forecast. it is this cloud in the mid—atlantic that is the deepening low. it will move in thursday night into friday and in the meantime, we have this area of low pressure towards the north of scotla nd low pressure towards the north of scotland and that is providing us with heavy and potentially thundery showers into this afternoon. a northerly wind across scotland making it feel chillier than yesterday. for northern ireland, england and wales, a few showers scattered around with sunny spells. for many into the afternoon it is looking mostly dry. probably escape most of their showers. temperatures 19 to 24 degrees. tonight, as the area of low pressure moves away, it will gradually take their showers away from scotland and they will be clear skies, a quiet night for most of us, overnight temperatures down to 11 to 14 degrees. during thursday, probably the quietest day weather wise of the week. plenty of dry weather, plenty of sunshine in the morning, a few showers in the north—east of scotland still and later in the date the cloud thickens up later in the date the cloud thickens up with rain spreading into the far

south—west. temperatures about where they should be for the time of year. it is late on thursday, the rain moving into the south—west, linked into the deepening area of low pressure working its way up the uk. heavy rain spreading northwards through the early hours of friday morning, quite nasty conditions during friday morning as the rain spreads into scotland, heavy bursts at times. follow down by heavy showers into the afternoon in western and southern areas. a few sunny spells but also quite windy. unusually windy for august. the wind gusts, 35 to potentially 45 miles an hour and those of the temperature about 20 to 24. the winds could get stronger during saturday. the isobars are close together so for england and wales, widespread gales during saturday. they could be as high as 55 miles an hour down to the

south and the west. we have those gales on saturday and friday the heavy rain but sunday is looking better for the weekend. quite unusualfor better for the weekend. quite unusual for the better for the weekend. quite unusualfor the time better for the weekend. quite unusual for the time of year so stay tuned to the forecast. goodbye.

the british food industry calls for laws to be relaxed if there's a no—deal brexit. traders and retailers say they want to be able to co—ordinate on pricing and supplies to avoid possible food shortages. and we'll also be looking at what impact a no—deal brexit might have on your holiday to europe. we'll have more about the implications of a no—deal brexit coming up. also this lunchtime... hundreds of british airways flights are cancelled and delayed, as the airline suffers technical problems with check—in. we are trying to get to stockholm. our next flight, we've been told, is friday at 5pm. we've been told that our flight has been cancelled. it's not going to be rebooked today. i rang british airways and they said they can't do anything for us over the phone. an overhaul of pension

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