escorted by raf cadets, the battle of britain roll of honour, bearing the names of the 1,497 pilots and aircrew killed in what would be seen as a turning point in the course of the war. last post plays as the service ended, a fly—past above london. the heroism of those who took to the skies 80 years ago remembered. sarah campbell, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. a lot of sunshine this weekend and there is more to come monday and tuesday as well. feels like summer is lingering very nicely but don't be filled. by the end of the week it will look and

feel very different. for the rest of the day a lot of fine weather across the day a lot of fine weather across the uk, just a slim chance of a shower close to the south coast, but overnight a fine story, less cloud gci’oss overnight a fine story, less cloud across eastern scotland at the north—east of england, clearer skies, chillier night i had, further south the weight you can see not an indicator of cloud but actually risk of fog across eastern wales, the midlands, into eastern england, first thing monday but it burns off promptly, lots of sunshine to come to start the new we and temperatures getting into the mid 20s, much warmer on the north sea coast as we have lost the lingering cloud but here's the plunging temperatures promised for the week ahead. remember it was 31 in london last monday, by friday we're looking at 13, into arctic air, a northerly wind and my goodness me it will feel chilly. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines — the government says the country is at a tipping point,

as it prepares to introduce tough new fines for anyone in england who is told to self—isolate but fails to. the labour leader says sorting out the problems with testing should be the government's number one priority. president trump says he will nominate a woman within the next week as his choice to replace the supreme court judge ruth bader ginsburg. a hurricane and three spitfires fly over central london to mark the 80th anniversary of the battle of britain, following a memorial service at westminster abbey. now on bbc news, the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament,

where the government's under fire over the shortage of coronavirus tests. the system is broken. we risk losing control of the virus, and will he issue a public apology? borisjohnson reckons the eu could have de—escalated the trade talks impasse and stopped him bringing in his controversial internal market bill. they have singularly failed to do that. are they negotiating in good faith? i'm afraid... you don't think so? i don't believe that. you don't? also on this programme, there's a warning for wild swimmers about toxic materials in our rivers. and an mp reckons we ought to be told when images have been artificially enhanced to stop... ..creating a digitally—warped reality, striving for bodies that can never be achieved. but first, "chaotic and dangerous", one mp‘s view of the current state of the testing system for coronavirus. all week, ministers have faced anger from the public and parliamentarians as people struggle to get tested.

mps complained that their constituents have been told to travel hundreds of miles or were simply unable to get a test at all. the government insists it has increased capacity and more than 200,000 tests are being processed a day, with the aim of half a million daily by the end of october. but the number of coronavirus cases is on the rise. at the end of the week, the health secretary came to the commons to update mps. he announced a triage system, asking people in england to ring nhs111 before going to a&e, and he said that there'd be an extra £2.7 billion for the nhs over the winter. but he confirmed another local lockdown affecting around 2 million people in the north—east of england. in northumberland, north tyneside, south tyneside, newcastle upon tyne, gateshead, sunderland and county durham, residents should not socialise with other people outside their own households or support bubble.

hospitality for food and drink will be restricted to table service only, and late—night restrictions of operating hours will be introduced so leisure and entertainment venues must close between 10pm—5am. his labour shadow was astonished matt hancock had said so little about testing and said reading out the numbers of tests carried out in different areas was no comfort to those who couldn't get one. it's no comfort to parents with a poorly child, themselves sick with worry, unable to get a test. it's no comfort to those who are turned away from walk—in centres and are now presenting at a&e asking for a test. it's no comfort to the 25,000 teaching staff who are not in schools teaching our children because they can't get a test. what people want to know is when this secretary of state will fix testing and deliver on his promise that testing is available to everyone. matt hancock insisted capacity had increased, but demand had gone up faster.

and he had this message for mps. if you have symptoms, get a test. if you don't have symptoms, please do not come forward to get a test unless you're specifically asked. that is what colleagues on all sides of the house need to be repeating to their constituents. when matt hancock had appeared in the commons at the start of the week, the mp for twickenham told him people in her area were being advised to enter an aberdeen postcode to get a test in twickenham. the snp‘s health spokesperson feared that would create problems of its own. does he accept this will undermine scotland's contact tracing system and that incorrect data could give the false impression of a local outbreak in scotland which doesn't exist? matt hancock said action had been taken to stop this happening, but the mp for twickenham didn't think things were getting any better. we see cases rising across the country, a system in meltdown, people unable to access tests, turnaround times down.

if he doesn't believe us, perhaps he should read his own constituency inbox. so, will the secretary of state finally admit the system is broken, we risk losing control of the virus, and will he issue a public apology? i think it's really important, i just want to say this, i think it's really important and incumbent on all of us as public servants to explain things fairly and straight and properly to our constituents. and that's what she should start to do. a labour mp told matt hancock about a constituent who'd been trying for days to get a test for her husband, an nhs worker. she's since developed symptoms herself. neither of them have been tested, neither of them are therefore in the tracing system so there's no follow—up to prevent other people getting the virus as well. this is notjust chaotic, it's dangerous. my constituents are still being asked to travel sometimes over 150 miles away to get a test. a conservative said it was right to prioritise care homes and key

workers and asked the department to look at testing for very young children. this age group frequently experiences raised temperatures, coughs, colds, and some parents are taking very young children for multiple tests when those children and their age group are unlikely to be out in the community spreading the virus. matt hancock said it was true that under—16s were very unlikely to get ill with coronavirus or test positive for it. well, just the day before, the prime minister had faced questions about the test shortage when he appeared in front of the senior mps who make up the liaison committee. do we have currently enough testing capacity available? no, the short answer to that is — no, we don't. and we don't have enough testing capacity now because in an ideal world, i would like to test absolutely everybody that wants a test immediately. but he said his ambition was to have 500,000 tests a day available by the end of october.

scientists have said half a million people a day will have symptoms consistent with covid in a normal winter without covid being present. so, if the target is half a million by october, all that will do is to deal with the people who have symptoms, coughs and colds, that they get anyway. we believe that with the additional tests that we're laying on, by ramping up nhs test and trace, we can make a very substantial difference. and covid testing also came up at pmqs, where angela rayner was filling in for sir keir starmer, who'd had to self—isolate while waiting for the results of a coronavirus test for a family member. mr speaker, i want to start by reading the prime minister a message that i've received from a man called keir. keir wasn't able to go to work today, and his children couldn't go to school. because his family had to wait for their coronavirus test results

despite the prime minister's promise of results within 24 hours. keir was able to do the right thing and self—isolate and work from home. but other people aren't in this position, mr speaker. many of them are the very people who are getting us through this crisis, like the care workers that i used to work alongside before i was elected to this house. the prime minister once earned £2,300 an hour. so, can the prime minister tell us what is the average hourly rate of a care worker in this country? the prime minister began by defending the government's record on testing. 89% of those who have in—person tests get them within the next day. turning to care homes, he said the government was launching an action plan. we will do everything we can to ensure that care homes and their workers are protected, and on her final point, mr speaker, i am proud that it is this

government that's instituted the national living wage to ensure that every worker — every worker in this country, including care home workers, is paid substantially more thanks to the care and the work of the people of this country! these were the government's own figures and own targets, mr speaker, that they've failed on. and the next time a man with covid symptoms drives from london to durham, it'll be probably for the nearest covid test. we have the highest death toll in europe, and we're on course for one of the worst recessions in the developed world. grandparents can't see their grandchildren and frontline staff can't get the tests that they need. and what was the top priority for the covid war cabinet this weekend? restoring grouse shooting. mr speaker, i don't think anybody's in any doubt that this government is facing some of the most difficult dilemmas that any modern government has had to face.

but every day, we are helping to solve them thanks to the massive common sense of the british people! on thursday, it was announced that a second county in wales was going into lockdown. people in rhondda cynon taff, north of cardiff, will not be able to enter or leave the area without a reasonable excuse, such as travel, work or education. pubs, bars and restaurants will have to shut by 11pm, and there's a tightening of restrictions on meeting indoors. earlier in the week at first minister's questions, plaid cymru's leader had asked for any changes to be very specific. can i ask that the first minister examines the case for introducing wherever possible a targeted approach adopted by some countries based around smart lockdowns focused on high infection spikes at a community or neighbourhood level rather than lockdowns across a whole local authority area. the more we are able

to target our interventions so that they respond to the nature of the problem we have in front of us and don't restrict therefore the lives of people who are not directly caught up in that, the better i think we will command public confidence when those measures need to be taken. mark drakeford. away from covid, the government faced a second storm, one that saw it having to reach a compromise with its own backbench rebels and brought the resignation of the senior law officer for scotland. the row was over brexit, and specifically the internal market bill. now, it gives ministers powers to change the details of the withdrawal treaty agreed with the european union last year, allowing them to undo elements whereby northern ireland abides by some eu rules and regulations after brexit to prevent border checks between the north and the republic. now, regular viewers will remember that when asked in the commons about the bill the previous week, the northern ireland secretary told mps it did allow ministers to break

international law in a "limited and specific way", a comment that provoked astonishment and had five former prime ministers expressing varying degrees of concern. borisjohnson explained why he wanted the bill. i regret to have to tell the house that in recent months, the eu has suggested that it is willing to go to extreme and unreasonable lengths. using the northern ireland protocol in a way that goes well beyond common sense simply to exert leverage against the uk in our negotiations for a free—trade agreement. to take the most glaring example, the eu has said that if we fail to reach an agreement to their satisfaction, they might very well refuse to list the uk's food and agricultural products for sale anywhere in the eu. and he said some in the eu

were interpreting the rules so there'd be hefty taxes on goods moving between parts of the uk. and that would mean, mr speaker, tariffs that could get as high as 90% by value on scottish beef going to northern ireland, moving not from stranraer to dublin, but from stranraer to belfast within our united kingdom. tariffs potentially over 61% on welsh lamb heading from anglesey to antrim and potentially over 100% on clotted cream moving from torridge, to pick a devonshire town at random, to larne. mr speaker, this is unreasonable and plainly against the spirit of that protocol! the labour leader, sir keir starmer, was self—isolating because of coronavirus, so it was the shadow business secretary and former labour leader, ed miliband, who stood in. how dare he try and blame everyone else!

can i say to the prime minister, this time, he can't blame the right honourable member for maidenhead, he can't blame john major, he can't blame the judges, he can't blame the civil servants, he can't sack the cabinet secretary again. there's only one person responsible for it, and that's him! this is his deal, it's his mess, it's his failure. for the first time in his life, it's time to take responsibility. it's time to fess up. either he wasn't straight with the country about the deal in the first place or he didn't understand it because, madam deputy speaker, a competent government would never have entered into a binding agreement with provisions it could not live with. the snp reckoned the bill was an attack on devolution. if this legislation is forced through, powers will be given to uk government ministers to design and impose replacements for eu spending programmes in devolved areas — infrastructure, economic development, culture and sport, education and training,

all of it. their agenda is clear. discontent among conservative mps had been rumbling for days — chief among the objectors, sir bob neil, the tory chair of the justice committee. i cannot support the bill with these clauses in it as they are at the moment. i hope that we will take the opportunity to change and improve these clauses and the way in which they might operate so that we do not fall into a means of damaging our reputation. despite those objections, there was never any real danger of the government losing the first big vote on the bill. the government won the day comfortably... the ayes to the right, 340, the noes to the left, 263. ..but ministers knew the fight was still to come as mps got down to the detailed scrutiny of the legislation in the commons and peers made it clear they'd oppose the bill when it got to the house of lords.

the government insists the bill is a "belt and braces" approach, only there if negotiations with the european union break down. when the prime minister appeared in front of the liaison committee, he was asked if the eu was negotiating in good faith. we had an opportunity for them to lift this issue of third country listings, and they could have said, "of course. "under no circumstances will we blockade, stop agricultural "products going from you to us, that's clearly absurd," and yet they have singularly failed to do that... so are they negotiating in good faith? i'm afraid... you don't think that they are? i don't believe they are. you don't? so why did the northern ireland secretary tell the northern ireland affairs select committee that, in his opinion, the eu is negotiating in good faith? well, it is always possible... which is the government's view? it is always possible that i am mistaken, and perhaps they will... perhaps they will prove my suspicions wrong,

and perhaps they will agree in the joint committee to withdraw some of the extreme suggestions that i've heard and all will be well. but until such time, i prefer to have protections that guarantee the integrity of this country and protect against the potential rupture of the united kingdom. but when the issue came up in the northern ireland assembly, one member was less than impressed with the westminster government's plan. the house of commons will consider the internal market bill today. does the first minister not agree it's entirely inappropriate for any government to announce its intention to break international law and that's precisely not the way to successfully conclude negotiations? the hope is that there will still be a negotiated settlement through the joint committee, and in particular around a free—trade agreement in totality. that's certainly what we want to see, an agreement which gives us clarity for our businesses, our consumers and, indeed, our citizens here in northern ireland.

could my right honourable friend tell me what her opinion is of the assessment that was given by lord frost recently that mr barnier and other eu officials deliberately threatened the food supply of the people of northern ireland? does the first minister agree with me that such antics are despicable and reflective of an eu bureaucracy that's overplayed its hand? the eu needs to stop using northern ireland to get their own way. we are not the plaything of the european union. it causes great difficulties here in northern ireland, mr speaker, when people use northern ireland in that fashion. back at westminster, the senior law officer for scotland was also under pressure over the internal market bill — and those comments by the northern ireland secretary, brandon lewis, that the legislation would let ministers break international law in a limited and specific way. how does the advocate—general feel

able, consistent with personal honour and professional duty, to remain as the advocate—general? my lords, i have satisfied myself as to the correct legal position in this context. let us be clear. as i indicated to the justice sub—committee this morning, it's my view that the secretary of state for northern ireland essentially answered the wrong question. and... groaning he's a cabinet minister! i hope my honourable and learned friend does not become unwell in view of the noises emanating from him. but if he has, i wish him well for the future. well, in the end, it was lord keen‘s future that took a different turn — resigning from his post on wednesday afternoon. meanwhile, the government reached a compromise with some of its potential commons rebels, offering parliament a greater say on the implementation of the bill.

staying with the law, sexual and violent offenders will serve at least two—thirds of theirjail terms, rather than half, as part of changes to the criminaljustice system in england and wales. it will also be possible forjudges to send people aged 18 to 20 convicted of terrorism causing mass loss of life to prison for the rest of their lives. the justice secretary set out the aims of the sentencing overhaul. to bring in tougher sentences, to tackle drug—related crime, to treat addictions, to improve employment opportunities for offenders, to review the parole system and much more. a smarter approach to sentencing will grow confidence in the criminal justice system's ability to deal robustly with the worst offenders and reduce the risk of harm to the public, but also be smart enough to do the things that will really bring down crime in the longer term. but a labour mp was

less than impressed. just 206 prison places built out of 10,000 promised by 2020, massive overcrowding in our prisons, little time for rehabilitation, prisoners dumped out of prison with no housing to go to, the probation service — due to a failed privatisation — being left to a phone call every fortnight, if you're lucky. and that's led to a massive rate of reoffending. that's the legacy of this government. there are many fine words here in this statement by the lord chancellor, but where's the resources that's going to turn around that record of failure? well, the honourable gentleman will be glad to know that we secured, within a month of me taking office, £2.5 billion for the biggest prison building project in years. and indeed, last year, the department obtained a near 5% increase in its revenue budget, which was the biggest single increase in years. we have just secured one of the biggest single injections

into prison maintenance budgets in years. whilst i do not pretend that i can claim to be as rich as croesus when it comes to justice budgets, we are definitely in a better place than we were and i look forward to the spending round negotiations ahead with relish. robert buckland. a conservative mp has introduced a bill to make it compulsory for advertisers and publishers to mark images with a logo if they've been artificially enhanced. a survey by the girl guiding charity found that images of perfect bodies were having a devastating impact on self—esteem. luke evans, who's a gp, told the commons he didn't want to ban the images. he just wanted people to know when the body proportions had been fundamentally changed. with the swipe of a thumb, you can have a slimmer waist. we're therefore creating a digitally—warped reality — striving for bodies that can never be achieved. he explained what he hoped to gain from the bill. well, i actually hope i'll never see

this logo, as advertisers, broadcasters and publishers don't feel the need to fundamentally alter the proportions, but if they do, they are honest about it. but as someone who got married last year, i hope to be a father in the next year or two, so if this bill is a small step to mean my daughter is less likely to worry about her diet, or my son is less concerned about building muscle to an aspiration that simply can't be possible, then i will rest a little bit easier. well, the bill passed its first stage — but without government support, it's unlikely to become law. now, there were warnings in the lords for "wild swimmers" about the presence of toxic materials in our rivers. 0ne peer wondered if the uk was set to become the "dirty man" of europe. there has been a steady increase in outdoor swimming clubs — or "wild swimming", as it has become known. swimmers are unaware that rivers across the country contain toxic materials,

such as lead and mercury, as well as insecticides. the government has committed itself to ensuring that all rivers are of a good ecological standard by 2027. can the noble lord the minister tell the house whether this target will be reached, and if not, when it may be reached? the environment agency takes water quality samples at all designated bathing waters during the bathing season. and if the water fails in any way to meet the minimal standards, the agency then investigates. if the water companies are found to be the cause, the agency then requires the company to take action. in 2019, 98.3% of designated bathing waters did meet the minimum standards, with 71% classified as excellent. clearly, we have a lot more to do, as all surveys have shown, but the government has shown a commitment to tackling this issue, both from a legislative point of view and in terms of funding. does the government accept the legal position which the european court ofjustice originally stated that

untreated sewage can only be released into water bodies under exceptional circumstances? and clearly, this has not been complied with. so what type of action is the government actually going to take urgently to deal with this, or are we just leaving the eu to become the dirty man of europe? lord goldsmith said he did agree that raw sewage should only be released into water systems as a last resort and in exceptional circumstances. finally, there was a return to parliament for a familiar face, when the conservative former cabinet minister ken clarke took his seat in the house of lords. he was the mp for rushcliffe for 49 years, making him the longest continuous serving member — known as the father of the house. during his career, he served as chancellor, home secretary, health secretary, education secretary and justice secretary. last autumn, along with 20 other tory mps, he was expelled from the parliamentary party by boris johnson following

a rebellion against the government on brexit. he stood down as an mp at december‘s election and will now sit in the lords as a conservative peer. and that's it from me for now, but dojoin me on bbc parliament on monday night at 11pm for a round—up of the day here at westminster. but for now, from me, alicia mccarthy, goodbye. good afternoon. it's warm outside, it's sunny outside, are temperatures for the majority are above average this afternoon. hard to believe, then, by the end of this week you are, ithink, going then, by the end of this week you are, i think, going to be reaching for the release. we will be plunged in the autumn by the time we get to thursday and friday. for this evening and overnight, unlike the

last unite nights, that mist under thatis last unite nights, that mist under that is fed into the north—east of england and eastern scotland pulls off shore. —— reaching for the first mac. it will be h and start to monday, but more sunshine from the word go. central and eastern england with some fog, what monday brings a lot of sunshine once again, and some considerable ones, much warmer along the north sea coast, without the lingering mustard murk 20 celsius in newcastle. —— mist and murk. it will be much coolerfor newcastle. —— mist and murk. it will be much cooler for the end newcastle. —— mist and murk. it will be much coolerfor the end of newcastle. —— mist and murk. it will be much cooler for the end of the week, much more unsettled with rain 01’ week, much more unsettled with rain or showers with a northerly wind, it is going to feel chilly.

this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the government says the country is at a tipping point, as it prepares to introduce tough new fines for anyone in england who is told to self—isolate but fails to. if everybody follows the rules then we can avoid further national lockdown is. but we have course have to be prepared to take action if that's what's necessary. the labour leader says sorting out the problems with testing should be the government's number one priority. if i was the prime minister, i would apologise for the fact we are in this situation with testing. throughout the summer we were saying prepare for the autumn.