i think you know, most of my favourite musicians growing up were women... i don't know what that is. i mean, there has been a huge cultural shift in the last couple of years, i guess, but they've always been there. # for god's sake, look at me straight. as for why the mercury prize still matters, well, take the example of lanterns on the lake. the newcastle band have been going for 13 years, have never made the charts, and lead singer hazel wilde has an office job to help make ends meet. they are on the list and say the exposure could be a complete game—changer. i don't know where to start, it's difficult to talk about without feeling a little bit, light, emotional, really. you always hope that there might just be this little spark, something that happens, that helps the work get out there much more. and this is, like, the pinnacle thing, you know?

# if the heartbreak changed me... there's always a debate about what type of music deserves mercury recognition. no pop act has won since m people in 1994. that could change this year with dua lipa. it means a lot to me as a british artist and, i guess, as a pop artist, too. maybe i just didn't think i was cool enough. # walk away... the mercury ceremony will now take place on the 24th of september, two weeks later than originally planned, to increase the chances of there being the usual live show rather than simply announcing the winner online. colin paterson, bbc news. a good shortlist this year! time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. good afternoon, we've been struggling this month with prolonged extended periods of dry, settled, warm weather. instead we've been making the most of the gaps between

the weather systems and so it will continue. we've got this area of cloud bringing rain for some of us today. this area of cloud gathering strength and heading our way for the weekend and a gap in between some drier weather to come during tomorrow, but back to the here and now. cloud and outbreaks of rain sinking south eastwards across england and wales. the rain turning increasingly light and patchy. i think east anglia and the south—east will stay dry with some hazy sunshine. pretty warm here with temperatures up to 2a—25 and all the while things will be brightening up across northern ireland and scotland although there will be one or two hefty showers across eastern parts of scotland, but the clear skies in the north will filter further southwards as we head through tonight and as the sky is clear it's going to turn a little bit cooler thanit going to turn a little bit cooler than it has been in recent nights. down towards the south it stays mild, 15—16, four plymouth, cardiff, london, because we keep some cloud, may be the odd spot of rain, maybe a bit misty and murky here as well and i think we'll keep some cloud in southern areas tomorrow. it could produce an odd shower. the odd light

shower as possible in eastern scotland, eastern england and late in the day at clouds over with rain getting into northern ireland. for the most part tomorrow is one of those gaps between the weather systems, dry weather, some spells of sunshine, temperatures 18—24. the rain into northern ireland will be pretty heavy and will push its way eastwards during friday night into saturday. there could be the odd rumble of thunder. as the rain slides through it opens the door to low pressure for the weekend and what that means is it will be windy, certainly for the time of year. yes, there will be some sunny spells but there will be some sunny spells but there will be some sunny spells but there will also be some heavy downpours. so look at saturday's forecast. our band of rain clears north eastwards but we see some sunshine but some really hefty downpours popping up, could well be some flashes of lightning, some rumbles of thunder and some pretty intense rainfall for a time. it's going to be quite windy out there, temperatures at best between 16—21 . not as many showers on sunday. in fa ct i not as many showers on sunday. in fact i think many eastern and

southern parts will stay dry. further north and west there will be some showers. another blustery day particularly when the ithink across the north west of scotland and those temperatures are still struggling a little bit, 23 degrees in the east, a bit cooler further west so still making the most of those dry gaps between the weather systems. that's all from the bbc news at one. on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. good news teams where you are. afternoon, goodbye. sugar can sugarcani sugar can i have that i know it's yummy but you really can't be hello. you are watching bbc news. the times 134 p. jofra archer has been included in the squad for england's third and final test against the west indies that starts tomorrow at old trafford. he had said that he might not be mentally right after being targetted with racist abuse online. that was after he breached coronavirus protocols. that now gives england

a lot of bowling options, here's the former england captain andrew strauss. there are some very difficult decisions to be made selection wise about what is the right balance of the team. i honestly believe we have to get to the stage where in each individual game that england play you look at the conditions and the pitch and you have solutions to thoseissues pitch and you have solutions to those issues based on the squad you have. the players will be twitchy because they don't want to be the ones being left out but as a captain 01’ ones being left out but as a captain ora ones being left out but as a captain or a selector that is a fantastic position to be in. obviously we a lwa ys position to be in. obviously we always have to think ahead about how we win away from home so we have to think about this options going forward and we need to give some experience to some of those bowlers as well. they clinched the title a month ago, but last night liverpool finally got their hands on the premier league trophy, it followed their final home match of the season, a 5—3 win over chelsea. a podium had been built

at the kop end and the captain jordan henderson did the honours. they won the title with a record seven games in hand and one more win will take them to 99 points for the season, 1 shy of manchester city's record. there were no fans allowed inside, of course, but the players families were given special permission to attend. despite the club and the city council urging fans to stay away from anfield about 3,000 did turn up, many setting off fireworks long before the final whistle. you know, everyone has been pushed to the maximum throughout the season. that is where we're so far ahead of this season. it is about not resting on that. every team will improve next year and we hope we can do the same and hopefully have this feeling again. do you know what i mean? it has been great celebrating with the lads. some of my family are in here but we want our fans back. once they are back in we will have a proper celebration and hopefully many more years to come we will lift the premier league in front of all

of them. andy robertson rudely interrupting me there! championship winners leeds united were presented with their trophy after theirfinal game of the season last night, a 4—0 win over charlton, and they've defended their decision to parade the trophy outside elland road in front of thousands of supporters, that's despite asking the fans to stay away. leeds say that the brief appearance on the bus would help ‘signal an end to proceedings and encourage fans to head home safely‘. three arrests were made there. the scottish premiership side aberdeen have announced £1m worth of paycuts, with staff earning over £30,000 a year taking on average a 20% cut. dereck mcinnes‘ team finished fourth this season, and got a spot in the europa league qualifying round. the new season starts next weekend. due to the coronavirus pandemic, the club has a shortfall of £10m in finances and have to take action to try and keep in the club in business. british boxer billyjoe saunders has been fined £15,000 but he is free to fight again.

he'd been suspended by the board of control in march after he appeared in a video on social media appearing to condone domestic violence. the wbo super—middleweight champion was found guilty of misconduct at a hearing yesterday but he can now return to the ring. that's all the sport for now. i'll be back throughout the afternoon with updates. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. plenty of fallout from the final day of the championship. plenty of twists and turns there. porro nottingham forest. west bromwich albion going up to the ship with leeds. —— por old nottingham forest. thank you for that, olly. i'm here to ta ke thank you for that, olly. i'm here to take you through the rest of the day's news, coronavirus aside. the uk and eu have said they remain some way off

reaching a post—brexit trade agreement, following the latest negotiations in london. uk chief negotiator david frost said there were "considerable gaps" in the most difficult areas, but a deal could still be reached in september. the uk has ruled out extending the december deadline to reach a deal. here's what david frost — the uk negotiator had to say. we have made progress in areas like trade, trade in goods and services, transport, social security cooperation, eu programmes participation and so on which is good but nevertheless big differences do remain, in particular on the familiar questions of the level playing fields and fisheries policy. the eu has listened to us in some areas. we have made clear our concerns about the role of the european court in any future agreement and the eu has listened to that. for our part we have listened to the eu's concerns about the

structure of the future agreement and avoiding complexity. so there has been movement but the gaps are still significant and we have to try and move forward in the next month or two. can you just span out what has changed since the last time you gave an update on the negotiations? the movement on the european court where the eu has listened to us and theissue where the eu has listened to us and the issue of the structure of the future agreement where we have tried to avoid complexity are the main thing that have moved. there is a lot in this negotiation which doesn't address but is importance, such as transport, energy they do continue and we are making good progress. what is the fundamental problem that remains? do they still wa nt problem that remains? do they still want elements of the eu law governing the uk after brexit? is that the biggest problem that remains? the biggest problem that remains? the biggest problem that remains is that when we began this

intense negotiating process a month or so ago the prime minister set out the principles to the presidents which are intrinsic to our future as a independent state. the eu has had some of that but not all of that and some of that but not all of that and some of that but not all of that and some of the difficulty is the fact that the eu hasn't yet recognised that the eu hasn't yet recognised that it needs to adapt its position to those principles if we are going to those principles if we are going to reach an agreement. doesn't need to reach an agreement. doesn't need to change its mandate in order to get there? i don't know if it needs to change formal mandate. get there? i don't know if it needs to change formal mandatei get there? i don't know if it needs to change formal mandate. i wouldn't comment on their internal processes. but as it would become an independent state to control our own laws and fishing grounds and it will be difficult to reach an agreement. you say an agreement can be done by september. does that mean that you do not envision negotiations going oi'i do not envision negotiations going on past that and into october? we

will negotiate energetically. we have around in august and we will certainly talk through september if we can. we will have to see what can be done. obviously we must prepare for every outcome and it is possible we won't reach agreements but will work energetically to do so. should businesses prepare on the basis that the central scenario and main assumption is that we leave the transition period without a deal? we are ina transition period without a deal? we are in a negotiation and either outcome is possible. we will work energetically to get a deal but it is possible we won't reach one. we have already announced a set of preparations and a process to enable everybody to get ready for the end of the transition period to leaving the customs union and single market and we hope people will do that in the months to come because it is going to happen at the end of the year. last question. you have been face—to—face with michel barnier. have you managed to strike up a rapport? what is your individual relationship like with them? we have

a good relationship. it has been nice to meet face—to—face and famously we have had a few dinners in this building and elsewhere in recent weeks. get on well and i like to think we are both professional we both have a position to deliver and we get on with doing that. david frost air, the uk's chief negotiator. but the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier said both sides were still "far away" and time was running out for negotiations. there is still no progress. no progress. on two essential topics on our economic partnership. first there must be robust guarantees first, there must be robust guarantees for a level playing field, including on state aid and standards, to ensure open and fair competition among our businesses also over time. this is a core interest for all 27 member states and, in my view,

also for the uk. second, we have to agree on a balanced, sustainable and long—term solution for fisheries, with the interests of all member states concerned in mind, and, not least, the many men and women whose livelihoods depend on it on both sides. ladies and gentlemen, these two points should not come as a surprise. we have been saying the same thing since the very beginning of these negotiations. not only this year, but consistently over the last three years. these points are mentioned explicitly in the political declaration, a rather precise text, which remains the framework, the basic definitive framework of this negotiation, for us. they were part and parcel

of our political engagement with prime minister borisjohnson eight months ago. we are simply asking, simply asking, to translate this political engagement into a legal text. nothing more. once again, what the prime minister writes and says matters to us. and the two points i mentioned, the level playing field and fisheries, this week, again, the uk did not show a willingness to break the deadlock. on the level playing field, the uk still refuses to commit to maintaining high standards in a meaningful way. on state aid, despite the clear wording of the political declaration, very clear, we have made no progress at all. this is all the more worrying, because we have no visibility

on the uk's intention on its future domestic subsidy control system and regime. with respect to the uk political debate, the time for answers is quickly running out. on important areas such as climate, environment, labour and social law, the uk refuses effective means to undercutting by ——to avoid undercutting by lowering standards. the uk wants to regain its regulatory autonomy. ok, we respect that, but can the uk use this new regulatory autonomy to distort competition with us? we have to answer these questions as we committed to a new economic partnership. we want to trade with the uk, free from tariffs, but also free from unfair competition and i am

sure that uk businesses want that, too. the uk tells us it needs certainty for its businesses. ok, but that cannot be at the price of long—term uncertainty and disadvantages for our business in the eu. michel barnier, the eu's chief negotiator speaking at lunchtime today. we will be talking about that later in the afternoon. a spokesman for the chinese foreign industry told a news conference in beijing that actions by the uk about

passports for long, as no longer valid. the uk has rejected china's argument and has broken its promise and violated international law and basic norms. the uk has intervened in both hong kong and china's domestic affairs. the uk broke its promise first so china will consider not recognising bno as a valid travel document. china reserves the right to take further actions. well, thatis right to take further actions. well, that is part of china's announcement there. i china correspondent stephen mcdonell explained the significance is full of what is being suggested there. this latest shot across the bow is from beijing in what seems to be the ever deteriorating relationship between the uk and china is quite significant. i mean,

what it means is that say you are in hong kong and wants to leave there, if you had an id card you could go across the border into mainland china but if you wanted to travel overseas perhaps what will be said to the airlines is you can't accept travellers save flying to london with a bno passport. the other thing they can say is to enter the terminal have to present a ticket and your passport and there is somebody with their ticket to london oh, they have a bno passport. sorry, you can't go into the terminal at all. now, many people in hong kong would have a hong kong passport as well and that is ok for them, they can travel, but lots of others do not. i can imagine now they will be thinking, "i better get myself a local hong kong passport as well, lest i be stranded here and i'm not

able to travel to the uk to take up this offer, this path to citizenship which is now being granted to me." but you can see where this is going. what they could in theory though say is, "all right. you can choose. you can apply for your hong kong passport but you have to give up your bno passport in order to do so. so the screws are certainly tightening on those in hong kong who only have a bno passport and i think many of them are quite worried about this right now. is it possible to work out at the moment how many people from hong kong would be interested in coming to the uk? we don't really know but there are potentially millions. according to some estimates it is 3 million. anyone who is in hong kong prior to 1997 before the handover and their family members and so by some

estimates at 3 million people. now, they are not all going to want to ta ke they are not all going to want to take up the offer to come to the uk but in theory a lot of them might. stephen mcdonell there, our correspondent in beijing speaking to us correspondent in beijing speaking to us here on bbc news this morning. there are fears services which support young victims of domestic violence could be overwhelmed in september. lockdown has meant many have been kept isolated and out of sight, but when children and young people return to school and youth clubs, it's thought signs of living in an abusive home will be spotted. alison freeman has been to a charity in north tyneside to meet some of the young people and adults it's helped. their identities have been protected. i got told i was a waste of space a lot, that there was no point to me. i wasn't very big at the time so this big man screaming at you, shouting awful things all the time, over something as minuscule as forgetting to bring your washing downstairs. my daughter is the absolute spit

of me and he actually said to her, "if i can't get to your mam, you're the next best thing." this is the reality for what life can be like for children living with domestic violence and emotional abuse. fortunately this teenager and mum are no longer in abusive homes but both say they can imagine what the past few months during the restrictions of the pandemic would have been like for those who are. how do you think you would have been if you had been in this situation during lockdown? to be brutally honest, i think i'd be dead because it's such an awful situation to be in. school was a good chunk of the day when i didn't have to be that situation. i knew a lot of people would be in danger. it was basically a perpetrator's paradise, the perfect chance to wear someone dowi'i. at acorns in north tyneside they support young people and their families who have experienced domestic violence, offering counsel and play therapy for children as young

as four years old. they currently have a waiting list of 200 young people but believe that number will rocket when lockdown restrictions are eased. people aren't able to get out because they're trapped in the house possibly with a perpetrators of abuse who is using the lockdown as an excuse to stop them going out of the house and seeing friends and family. we do think that when people can access health and services and schools and workplaces, that we are going to see a steep rise in referrals for all of our services. we already had a waiting list of three to four month and now we are looking at waiting lists of eight to 12 months. children can sometimes be the forgotten victims when a parent is in a violent relationship but in the new domestic violence bill they are now being recognised as victims in their own right. we know that children don'tjust witness domestic abuse, they don'tjust overhear it, they experience it to, they experience it too, and it has really serious long—term impact on their safety on their health, their well—being

and their development as well. another worry for the charity is finding long—term income to be able to tackle the backlog of referrals as many funding streams are being ring fenced for shortterm covid response. this problem is not going to go away. that funding needs to be maintained now so we are not letting staff go when there is work to be done. for those who have used acorn's services, it is clear there is a need for them. the last few years before we found acorns, i literally felt like i was drowning. to find acorns was that lifeline. now i have been able to fix myself because i know that the kids have somebody to look after them. nobody can change the situation you are in that they can help you deal with that, which i think isjust as important. alison freeman with that report. the uk is in danger of becoming a "cultural wasteland" because the government failed to act quickly enough to help the arts and entertainment industry survive the lockdown. a report by mps says many

organisations, including theatres and museums, are facing a threat to their survival. jon donnison reports. for four months, theatres and performance venues have laid empty. now a report from a panel of cross—party mp5 is warning our cultural landscape is facing its biggest threat in a generation. it says the government was too slow to provide support for the arts industry and that without more help many parts of britain could become cultural wastelands. theatres in england will be allowed to reopen next month, but only with limited audiences. but this week, lord andrew lloyd webber told the bbc theyjust won't be financially viable with social distancing rules in place. what i can't understand is why is it that it's safe to go on an aeroplane and that you come into a theatre such as this, where the air is pure,

you'll be required to wear a mask when you come in and you go through all of the measures we're putting in place, why is it unsafe to go to the theatre? i just simply don't get it. many in the arts have been calling for greater support. today's report says there needs to be more financial help for the many freelancers who work in the sector who have not been eligible for existing government schemes. it also raised the prospect of cash—strapped museums being forced to sell off their collections. and mps have warned the pandemic has left many sports vulnerable, saying the financial model forfootball, in particular, might need to be reset. the government's department for culture, media and sport says it doesn't agree with the committee's findings. it argues it has worked with urgency, providing support for its sectors, and has saved hundreds of thousands of jobs with furloughing and loan schemes. jon donnison, bbc news.

much more coming up from tpm. now it's time for a look at the weather with ben rich. extended periods of dry, warm, settled weather have been hard to come by so far thisjuly. instead we have had to make do with the gaps between weather systems and so it will continue. we have this procession of cloud working across the atlantic at the moment with one area of cloud bringing rain for some today and another gathering strength for the weekend. there is a gap in between giving drier weather tomorrow. as we head through the rest of today, cloud bringing rain for south—east england and wales, turning light and patchy, and dry towards the south—east. brightening up in northern ireland and scotland but with a couple of showers. clearer skies filter further southwards through the night but southern england and south wales will hold onto a lot of cloud and it will be misty and murky in places.

temperatures 15 degrees here but cooler and fresher further north with the odd mist patch in the morning in northern ireland. tomorrow is the gap between weather systems with a lot of dry weather and spells of sunshine. cloud will hang on across england and south wales giving the odd light shower for eastern scotland and eastern england and then later it clouds over across northern ireland with heavy rain arriving in western counties of northern ireland through the middle part of the afternoon. temperatures generally between 18 and 2a degrees. that rain in northern ireland will sweep eastwards on friday night, sometimes heavy and thundery, opening the door to an area of low pressure just in time for the weekend. quite a windy weekend at times with some spells of sunshine but also some heavy, thundery downpours. this is saturday's forecast with our first rain band clearing away to the north—east. then some sunny spells but then a scattering of thundery downpours breaking out through the afternoon. it is going to be a pretty windy day and cool for the time of year

with temperatures between 18 and 21. similar weather on sunday with not as many showers at this stage. for eastern and southern areas it will stay largely dry and further west and north we will see showers at times. a blustery day and particularly windy across northern and north—western scotland. those temperatures may be getting up to 23 in eastern england but it will be cooler further west.

this is bbc news, i'mjane hill. the headlines at 2pm: face coverings are compulsory in shops and supermarkets in england from tomorrow. ministers say they'll also be needed when buying takeaway food and drink. face coverings are compulsory in shops and supermarkets borisjohnson says the uk's response to the coronavirus pandemic shows the "sheer might" of the uk union on his first visit to scotland since last year's general election. the uk could leave the eu without a deal, says the eu's chief brexit negotiator. a huge increase in calls to domestic violence