a record number of migrants are stopped trying to cross the english channel in one day. thousands have attempted the dangerous journey already this year — and more have been found today. where are you from? from southern iraq, from iraq. iraq? yeah. we'll be live in calais for the latest. also this lunchtime... more countries could be added to the travel quarantine list, warns the government, after belgium and the bahamas were added last night. warnings for vulnerable and elderly people, as it could be the hottest day of the year in the uk. thousands of british airways staff are finding out whether they have a job, in a bitter dispute at the coronavirus—hit airline.

and we look at what happened next for patrick hutchinson, who was called a hero after he rescued a counter—protester at a black lives matter protest. and coming up on bbc news — england lose the key wicket of ollie pope as pakistan pile the pressure on the hosts in the first test at old trafford. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. a record number of migrants have been stopped trying to cross the english channel in one day. 235 people, including children and a heavily pregnant woman, were intercepted yesterday. the immigration minister chris philp called the journeys

unacceptable and unnecessary. in 2018, fewer than 500 people were caught entering the uk by small boat across the channel. so far this year, 3,900 have made the perilous journey. and more people have been spotted today, as our correspondent simonjones reports. we take to the sea at 4am and shortly after sunrise, we spot something on the horizon. motoring towards us, it's about, carrying 17 people. where are you from iraq. iraq? there a pregnant woman on board and several children. the boat heads towards the kent coast. conditions at sea today are extremely calm but this is of course, the busiest shipping lane in the world. and although the people on this boat are wearing life jackets, it is overloaded.

the coast guard asks us to shadow them, the border force are busy dealing dealing with other boats and kayaks in the channel. yesterday, 235 people reached the uk, a record figure for a single day. forjuly, a total of 1100 migrants cross the channel, a monthly record, this year more than 3900 people have made the perilous journey. this storage yard in dover dubbed the migrant boat graveyard where seized boats are stored, illustrates the numbers. back in the channel, the migrants have a problem. the engine breaks down, with the white cliffs in sight. they try to paddle. with their boat going nowhere, the people on board have been becoming increasingly agitated, they asked us to dial 999 to alert the emergency services to the fact that they were here. that's because they could not get a signal on their phone. as a result, in the distance, the border force is approaching and they will take the people on board back to dover. the government is facing growing calls to get a grip of the issue.

the immigration compliance minister has admitted the number getting through is unacceptable. he will travel to paris next week to tell the french authorities they need to do more to turn boats back at sea before they reach the uk. the french are reluctant, citing safety fears. but for the group of migrants we followed, their goal has been achieved by setting foot on british soil. simon jones, bbc news, on the channel. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee is in calais. what is happening there right now, gavin? well, there, we are told, about 1000 migrants here at the moment. it is interesting that at the moment you can probably see 50 01’ so over my the moment you can probably see 50 or so over my shoulder, waiting for distribution, waiting for some of the charity workers who bring food here every day. the dynamic has changed quite a bit. i have been covering this story from calais for a number of years now. about three yea rs a number of years now. about three years ago there were 13,000 migrants here in the so—called jungle, just a stone's throw from here. now we are

told there are about 1000, but the dynamics have changed. this morning the police came at about eight o'clock, and move people on, and every two days they have been doing that for the past month, we are told. but the migrants have worked out that the rhythm ends about midday so they come back in the afternoon and try again. about a 30 mile stretch of coastline is where the boats are leaving from. also the numbers, as we have heard, 250 yesterday, going back to 2016, we we re yesterday, going back to 2016, we were talking about 100 boats leaving, and three factors at the moment why we are seeing a rise. 0ne, moment why we are seeing a rise. one, the weather, the sea is calm. secondly, according to migrants and charity workers, success is breeding success , charity workers, success is breeding success, people communicate, they know who is making it across and it is bringing more people to try the same thing. and thirdly, vans, far fewer people trying to stowaway at the moment, partly due to the pandemic, so this is the number one

guarantee, they believe, with a chance of success, not on boats, wooden platforms, even on kayaks, one making it across the water earlier today. gavin lee, for now, thank you, in calais. the government says it won't hesitate to add more countries to its quarantine list, to try to protect public health in the uk. the warning comes after the announcement that anyone arriving from belgium, andorra and the bahamas will have to self isolate for two weeks. there are now concerns about the situation in france, after the country's health authority said cases had risen by a third in the past week. john mcmanus has more. up to 1.8 million britons visit to belgium every year. up to 1.8 million britons visit belgium every year. but from 4am on saturday, anybody arriving from one nearest anybody arriving from one of our nearest neighbours will have to enter quarantine for a fortnight. the measure has already been introduced by the welsh government today. the reason? covid—19 transmission is increasing in belgium and the government

is worried about the infection rate here following suit. belgium currently has a rate of 49.2 cases per 100,000 people, way above the uk's latest rate of 14.3 and not far off the spanish figure. officials are also keeping an eye on the increasing transmission in france, though that remains off the quarantine list. the self—isolation order will also apply to people who are transiting through belgium from somewhere else such as germany or the netherlands, unless they haven't mixed with new passengers or other people, for example, in motorway service stations. that means some travellers are now racing to change their plans, or, as in the case of one dutch man, considering a large detour. beating the deadline would be very difficult, but if it is the case that i can avoid the quarantine by driving, for instance, through germany, then i will definitely consider that, even though it will be a detour of about 11—5 hours. and it's notjust belgium. from tomorrow, those arriving

from the bahamas and andorra will also have to self—isolate. the foreign office is advising against all but essential travel to the three countries, as well as spain and luxembourg, which still remain on the quarantine list. ministers acknowledge there is a risk to summer travel plans, but the public must take some responsibility. it's right that we keep things under review, and if we think that we can improve our health security by making these changes, of course, it's the right thing for us to do so. so, people should just constantly look at the guidance, see what we're saying, and then make the best decisions that they can, knowing that we are living in uncertain times. the measures are frustrating, and not everybody thinks they‘ re totally effective. what really drives the dynamic of the epidemic are the measures that are set up locally, meaning, wearing a mask, avoiding large gatherings of people and adding very efficient detection system, contact tracing system.

some good news, though — anybody arriving in england and wales from brunei and malaysia no longer needs to self—isolate, after a decrease in confirmed covid—19 cases there. john mcmanus, bbc news. 0ur political correspondent jessica parker is in westminster. there are a lot of holidaymakers looking nervously at this, wanting clarity, are we getting more clarity, are we getting more clarity, jessica? on this particular issue, and what might happen with france, is a particular concern for a lot of people, after france recorded a two month high in terms of daily infection rates. what i am hearing is that no change to france's status is imminent, but having said that, things could change very quickly and i am told that countries with higher infection rates are being closely monitored. in terms of exactly what is being monitored, it is notjust infection rates, it is testing data, and the quality of that data as well. it is

just over a month since these so—called travel corridors were announced. since then, some countries have been added to the list, some have been taken off, most notably ta ken off list, some have been taken off, most notably taken off was spain, a top holiday destination for the uk, as is france. for france at the moment, we just is france. for france at the moment, wejust don't is france. for france at the moment, we just don't know exactly what is going to happen. but we know there is huge uncertainty hanging over international travel, and this travel corridor policy perhaps hasn't provided quite the boost for the summer holidays that some might have hoped for. jessica parker at westminster, thank you. there are warnings for elderly and vulnerable people, as today looks likely to be the hottest day of the year and perhaps the hottest ever recorded in the uk. forecasters expect the mercury to hit 37 degrees in london and the south east, and it could be even higher in some areas. the current national record of 38.7 degrees was set last year in cambridgeshire. sangita myska is in southend.

jane, it is just after one o'clock and it is already a roasting 31 celsius. here in southend we are expecting it to get up to about 32. so we are not expecting the record to be broken here, that would have to be broken here, that would have to be broken here, that would have to be above 38.7. but as you can see, people are already flocking to this beach. i have seen wardens here asking people to socially distance camp, but of course they have no powers to ensure that happens. the question is, will those people seeking fun also be able to strike the right balance with not spreading coronavirus? sun, sea, sand and social distancing. this is the british summer in the new normal. here in southend in essex, by mid—morning, hundreds had already arrived at the beach, making the most of what is predicted to be the hottest day of the year. the government is urging people to keep their distance from one another and respect rules around mingling with other households, but they are getting mixed results. when we got here, actually, we suddenly realised there was a lot

of people in a very small amount of space, so we are going to try our best to keep our distance from everybody else. it is difficult, not many people wearing masks in the shops around here, i have noticed. well, we have been stuck in for three months. you have got to live, haven't you? because we don't know when this is going to end. so could this be a record—breaking year for temperatures? lastjuly, the highest ever uk temperature was recorded in cambridge, and we have already seen high temperatures in the last week. it reached 37.8 celsius in west london on friday. public health england say that with foreign holidays on hold, they expect people to be flocking to british beaches like this one in southend, but they are urging people in vulnerable groups like the elderly and a very young to limit their exposure to the sun and to keep hydrated. over in dorset, sun—seekers are so far today managing to socially distance,

but with the weekend arriving and temperatures rising, what happens next remains unpredictable. so, a development already in the dorset area. authorities are saying that the sandbanks beach is already near to full and they are asking people to stay away. but with temperatures soaring over the weekend, we are to see just how much notice people take of that kind of advice. thousands of british airways cabin crew are finding out today whether they're being made redundant. the airline has been locked in a bitter dispute with its staff, who face significant pay cuts if they remain. ba insists it's trying to protect as manyjobs as possible. it's been badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic — in the three months to the end ofjune it lost more than £700 million. theo leggett reports. these british airways staff are in a bitter battle

with an employer they once loved but no longer trust. protesting outside ba's headquarters this week, many covered their faces with photos of their bosses. they were worried the company could take action against them. today, many of them will find out whether they will be made redundant or offered newjobs with a big cut in pay. we've devoted our lives to british airways, and this is how they treat us. why they are trying to hang the workforce out of a job, i do not know. we are going to be on the lowest pay, the lowest terms and conditions. if british airways get their way, and i say no way, ba, you are an absolute disgrace to treat people like this who have built the airline. ba is planning steep cuts throughout its organisation. engineers, maintenance staff and office workers are all threatened with redundancy. but today, it is thousands of cabin crew who will learn their fate — even those who stay will see big changes. under ba's plans, the lowest paid crew, that's two in five of them,

will get a small pay rise, but the rest will have their basic wage cut by 20%. crucially, they will lose allowances as well, and that means many long—serving staff will see their overall take—home pay fall by around 50%. so even those who receive this e—mail telling them they still have a job face an uncertain future. i would potentially lose my house, i couldn't survive as a single parent, really. 0n the wage that they are offering, and i know this is the case for a lot of people where they are actually facing losing their homes. ba insists the cuts are wholly necessary. the company has lost hundreds of millions of pounds due to the covid—19 pandemic, and many of its planes are still grounded. it doesn't expect business to return to normal for several years. the boss of british airways' parent company told the bbc last week the airline had to adapt to survive. i think this is by far the biggest crisis we

have ever faced, and clearly it requires us to take very quick and deep action, notjust to survive this but to ensure we are in a position to be competitive going forward. the airline itself insists it wants to keepjob losses at a minimum. it has reached a deal with its pilots and is still talking to other unions. but those talks have been difficult, and there have already been threats of industrial action. small comfort, then, for thousands of ba staff. united nations aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian crisis in lebanon, with food and medicine supplies interrupted because of the destruction at beirut‘s port. 154 people are now known to have died in tuesday's explosion, which left thousands injured. police have used teargas to disperse protesters expressing their anger at government corruption, which they say led to the disaster. our world affairs correspondent james robbins has the latest.

three days after the explosion, smoke still arises from the ruins of beirut‘s devastated port. a bbc arabic team was taken to the epicentre of the blast by a french rescue squad. still looking for signs of life amidst all this. the fact that a search for survivors hasn't been abandoned is some comfort to the people of the city, as my beirut—based colleague reports. this is part of a route, or what used to be. we are now following the french rescue team, hoping to find survivors, trained dogs, searching for any hope, the hope that could wipe away the sorrow of many lebanese families. but the destruction of lebanon's largest grain store is causing huge international concern. the massive silo stood here, and the un's world food programme is now having to plan emergency supplies of grain and flour to try to prevent

mass hunger in lebanon. a country which was already struggling economically, even before tuesday's blast. now the captain of the russian—owned ship which brought the ammonium nitrate to beirut in 2013 where it was impounded in a dispute over port fees, has told the bbc it should have been settled by the lebanese to avoid tragedy seven years on. translation: the authorities in beirut knew it was a dangerous cargo and shouldn't be kept in the port. they should have paid the ship owner to take the ship away. a couple of hundred thousand dollars, just to remove it, and not have that headache there in the port. but they wouldn't release it. is that sensible? i understand they wanted the money. but if they had known there would be an explosion like that, they would not have done it. grief and shock in beirut is mixed with anger.

last night's protest against the government was not large, but lebanon's political fragility is obvious. many people blame the authorities for ignoring the huge risk of storing so much explosive material for six years in the capital. beirut‘s people are left helping each other as best they can. with so many buildings damaged, the united nations now says up to 100,000 children are among those displaced and made homeless by tuesday's devastation. james robbins, bbc news. we can speak now to our middle east correspondent lina sinjab, in beirut. what is the mood there? well, basically, today, the anger is still continuing among many people here in lebanon but at the same time, as much as they are angry with their own government and want the

politicians to be out and held responsible, they have seen in the streets of beirut, despite the devastation, it's incredible the solidarity of people. as i look around me here, at the port, the destruction of buildings that are destroyed, hundreds of volunteers are out on the street, cleaning up, helping families in their destroyed homes to fix or clean their homes, distributing food and water. the sense here among the lebanese is that they have to help themselves because the government cannot help them and will not do anything for them, to rescue them. thank you. our top story this lunchtime... a record number of migrants are stopped trying to cross the english channel in one day. and coming up, rescuers praise the 10—year—old swept out to sea, who stayed alive by copying what he'd seen on a bbc documentary. coming up on bbc news, aberdeen‘s game at stjohnstone

tomorrow is postponed after two aberdeen players test positive for coronavirus. it was an iconic image that was seen around the world injune — a black man at a black lives matter demonstration carrying a white cou nter— protestor to safety. since then, patrick hutchinson and the three friends he was with that day have formed a collective called united to change and inspire to fight racial inequality. graham satchell has been to meet them. it's the first time patrick, lee, jermaine and chris have been back here since the 13th ofjune, a day that changed their lives. in the middle of a black lives matter protest, patrick picked up an injured white protester, then all four men shielded him to safety. we went out there just to make sure our kids did not get themselves

into any form of lasting trouble that they would regret, half—an—hour later. an outdoor gym in brixton in south london. it's where some of the men train and mentor young people. they formed a new group, utcai. it stands for united to change and inspire. we would like to think we were united as fathers on the day, going down there to, you know, oversee our youngsters, that we change the narrative, that negative stereotype that there's always been, unfortunately, of black men. and also, here to inspire everybody else. each of the men will be focusing on key areas they say need to change. forjermaine, it's the criminal justice system and the way black men are treated by the police. me and lee, we were on a moped. lee's qualified, got the insurance, everything, but we were on the moped

with our t—shirts on and the hoodie version to this t—shirt, we got pulled over. "you just looked suspicious". what do you mean, "you looked suspicious"? did you run the plates? no. you just pulled us over. you see two black guys on the moped, and you think we're up to no good, and that happened the other day. lee will be concentrating on youth development and mentoring. when you were in year 9, you were asked, you know, what do you want to be? yeah. what did you say? ijust said it... i said i wanted to be a drug dealer. that's what i saw growing up. and they had the fast cars and jewellery and fast money and that's what i saw and that's what i looked up to. i never had no men around and they were the only men i saw. all the men want to make sure that there's a real change now in the way the black community is perceived and treated. because you're wearing a hoodie, you know, you're under suspicion. all these things in society that happen every day,

hopefully people will change, their mentality will change and if we start with the youngsters and the young children and the younger generation, then they won't know any different and then the world will be a better place, eventually. four men, thrust into the limelight by an act of selfless bravery, who now want to change the world. graham satchell, bbc news. energy bills will be cut for about 15 million households after 0fgem, the energy regulator, reduced its cap on bills to the lowest level yet. let's get more detail from our business correspondent simon gompterz. is likely to benefit, simon?‘ million people who are on what is called the standard variable tariff, there are the most expensive tariffs from the big providers and also, 4 million who will have prepayment metres. they will get typically, for the 11 million, a saving of £84 a

year, starting in october, it will leave the average bill for the year at £1042. the reason is as with oil and petrol prices, the cost of gas and petrol prices, the cost of gas and electricity has plummeted during the lockdown, partly because businesses haven't been using it. it's going to be a boost for families, often their bills have been swelling because they've been using more gas and electricity because of staying at home. a few things to bear in mind, looking ahead. the cap is on the price of a unit, rather than the whole bill so you can still save money by using less units and you can save even more by shopping around, perhaps using one of those internet price comparison sites to get one of the fixed—rate deals which are a lot cheaper, you can save around £250 from your bill every year, typically around £800 bill, that is worth looking at and looking ahead to next year, the regulator 0fgem, the energy businesses, once prices have

started rising a little bit now so the next move might be upwards. simon, thank you very much. rescuers have praised a 10—year—old boy who survived being swept out to sea by using a technique he'd seen on a bbc documentary. ravi saini, who was on a day out with his family in scarborough, survived for more than an hour after he was caught in currents. he copied floating on his back with his arms and legs spread out from what he'd seen on tv. hannah gray has been to meet him. reunited with the lifeboat crew who saved his life. and a gift for his extraordinary bravery. how did you get swept out to sea? me and my dad went to the water and then we accidentally went too far. ravi was enjoying a day out at scarborough beach. he went for a swim with his dad, but they got separated. and ravi was pulled away by a strong current. what was going through your mind while you are waiting for the crew

to come and rescue you? i was petrified. i was getting separated and after, i was thinking that this is the end of my life, is it really happening? his dad tried to go and rescue him, but the waves were too strong. he had to call the coastguard and feared the worst. if any accident happen, suddenly happen, and that day he is slowly, slowly going to die in front of my eye. and how i feel — i lost my brain that day. ravi had started paddling in shallow water in front of the scarborough spa bridge but he was dragged half a mile away to the other side of the bay, making him very difficult to find. luckily, he knew exactly what to do. the challenge now is getting these two men out of the water. he'd watched the bbc documentary, saving lives at sea, and remembered the "float to live" technique. but if theyjust float... he spent almost an hour floating in the water until the crew could find him.

..they'll be able to control their breathing and have a far better chance of staying alive. float to live, you're on your back and you're like a starfish. stay calm and just shout "help". although it was the hottest day of the year so far, the lifeboat crew say the water was only around 10 degrees. he was obviously very cold and scared, and, you know, i reassured him. it takes a special type of person to actually pluck up that courage and remember what he'd learnt. i mean, it's an inspiration to us all. after such a terrifying day, ravi is now focused on sharing a positive message about how to stay safe at sea. hannah gray, bbc news, scarborough. what a calm little boy! england are fighting to save the first test against pakistan at old trafford. 0llie pope reached his half century before being caught for 62. by lunch, england were 159—5.

andy swiss was watching. clouds over old trafford, but england's forecast seemed far gloomier. resuming four wickets down, they were battling to stay in the match. and pakistan's bowlers were soon posing problems. 0llie pope's stumps, still intact, but onlyjust. so much was resting on his young shoulders. amid the clatter of england wickets yesterday, pope had stood tall, and he soon had his reward, reaching his half—century — how his team needed him. but pakistan have an even more exciting talent, 17—year—old naseem shah, and he so nearly made the breakthrough. commentator: edged — has it carried? no. jos buttler edging it, but it bounced just in front of the fielder. close, though, and he knew it. england, though, were fighting hard, and after a torrid first hour, the runs started to flow. while pope was there, hope was there. so, this was the last thing they needed. oh, what a delivery!

pakistan's teen sensation had done it. naseem shah, the star, and pope was gone for 62. the youngster‘s raw pace was soon once again plain to see. chris woakes, thankfully unhurt, but in need of a new helmet. then, would you believe it, rain stopped play. heatwave, what heatwave? they were soon back out and england were battling away, but if they are to rescue this game, the hard work is onlyjust beginning. andy swiss, bbc news. itv‘s i'm a celebrity get me out of here will go ahead this year but will be based in the uk for the first time because of the coronavirus pandemic. the 20th series of the show, hosted by ant and dec, which sees celebrities battle the elements in the australian jungle, will instead take place in a countryside castle. time for a look at the weather.