good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. our headlines today. a plea to keep troops on the ground in afghanistan. the prime minister will urge joe biden to push back the deadline for withdrawal. our hope is we will not have to extend, but there are going to be discussions, i expect, on how far along we are in the process. nearly 6,000 people have been flown out on uk flights in the last ten days but thousands more are still desperate to leave. two policemen got out the car and the way they walked in, i knew what they were going to say. the human cost of problem gambling — one woman's fight to end free—bet inducements after her husband killed himself.

good morning. music festivals and events are back _ good morning. music festivals and events are back after _ good morning. music festivals and events are back after a _ good morning. music festivals and events are back after a year - good morning. music festivals and events are back after a year of - events are back after a year of shutdowns but is a new government insurance scheme enough to reassure investors and save some or is it just too little too late? i am in birmingham to find out what difference it could make. worth almost £98 million? chelsea fans think so. romelu lukaku scores in his first game back for the club. helping them beat arsenal to go top of the premier league. good morning, a fair bit of cloud around and most of the patchy mist and fog will lift and then many of us will see sunny spells. all the details in 25 minutes. it's monday 23rd of august. the prime minister is expected to ask us presidentjoe biden to delay withdrawing the last american forces from afghanistan, to allow more time to get people out.

he'll make the request at an emergency meeting of world leaders tomorrow. the uk has evacuated nearly 6,000 people from kabul airport, but thousands more are still waiting. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. queueing to get out, clinging on to possessions, to children. frightened and fleeing to an uncertain future. the thing that i think we've all learned over the last week or so is that the timelines around which we plan are not always completely in our own control. now obviously, the more time that we've got, the more people we can evacuate and that's what we're pushing for. the ministry of defence says 5725 people have been evacuated from afghanistan in the last ten days. more than 1000 uk armed forces personnel are currently deployed in kabul. caught out and wrong—footed

by the speed of the taliban's capture of afghanistan a week ago, western powers have been grappling to salvage what they can ever since. the limitations are obvious for all to see. president biden wants all american troops out by the end of the month. the uk is pressing for them to stay longer. the prime minister will make that case directly to the president tomorrow. there's discussions going among us and the military about extending. our hope is we will not have to extend. but they're going to be some discussions i suspect on far along we are in the process. the government is also exploring how hubs could be set up in neighbouring countries to help afghans reach the uk once flights out of kabul are no longer possible. chris mason, bbc news. let's get some more detail from our political correspondent, nick eardley.

the deadline is fast approaching. we the deadline is fast approaching. - know that the us has for sometime said it wants to get final troops out of the country by the end of the month. the uk has not put a date on it yet. we heard ministers over the last few days saying they want to get as many people out, british citizens and eligible afghans, over as long as necessary. but the truth is that ministers in london know they cannot really do that without us infrastructure and without the us troops who are there and without some of the setup they have produced over the last couple of weeks. there are going to be some pretty important talks tomorrow with the g7 leaders. borisjohnson will be among those saying to the us presidentjoe biden lets stay as long,

potentially, we need to get as many out as possible. you heard joe biden there not saying either way, saying he wants to get it done by the end of the month but not quite definitively ruling out an extension so it will be interesting to see what comes of that meeting tomorrow, not least because we have seen ministers from the uk's frustration at the way this has played out. there is frustration at the pace of the us withdrawal and the way that led to the taliban takeover. that meeting will be important notjust for the immediate term getting as many out of gana stan who want to leave as possible, but also for the uk relationship with united states —— as many out of afghanistan as possible. we -- as many out of afghanistan as ossible. ~ . ~ about that situation throughout the programme.

young people have shared stories of the debilitating effects of long covid as they urge others to get jabbed in a new nhs video. the government says it's met its target of offering a covid vaccine to all 16— and i7—year—olds in england. i was fit and healthy, i was doing exercise and for seven months solid i genuinely thought i might die. the government said it had met its target of offering the vaccine to all 16 and i7—year—olds. from today, they will be able to book an appointment or visit a walk—in—centre to get theirjabs. more than 200,000 people in the uk are waiting for medical assessments from their gp so that they can renew their driving licences. the dvla say they have bought in extra staff to help process applications, but the doctors' union — the bma — say the longer the backlog gets, road safety could be compromised. our major concern is that during the pandemic, the government decided to extend licences by one year.

that means already people are between 25 and 33% over the periodic review of their medical condition to drive a 44 tonne lethal weapon. and it's time we looked at the road safety angle as well as the overall issue about safe driver licensing. investigators say a british man and his family found dead on a hiking trail in california may have been killed by poison algae. the bodies ofjohn gerrish, his wife and their one—year—old daughter were found in the sierra national forest on tuesday. the family's dog also died. waterways nearby are now being tested. more than 20 people are now known to have been killed by flooding in the us state of tennessee. dozens of people are still missing and a search and rescue operation is under way following what local reporters described as unprecedented rainfall. roads and bridges were damaged and thousands of people were left without power. those are some of the main stories.

something else we are talking about today, and... a widow who lost her husband to a gambling addiction is urging the government to stop online betting companies from giving away free bonuses that allow you to bet without depositing any money. luke ashton took his own life in april after he started gambling again while on furlough during lockdown. jayne mccubbin reports. i looked out of the window and his van wasn't there. and then the panic set in. i rang the police and they came round and took a statement. around about four o'clock on the 22nd of april, i looked out the window and two policemen got out the car and the way they walked in, i knew what they were going to say. annie's husband luke had taken his own life. she had no idea why until police handed back his telephone.

gosh, i can't even describe the shock. i saw betting activity that must have consumed him from morning till night. it just escalated. it became uncontrollable. and i knew — i knew why he'd done it. the gambling commission estimate there are around 350,000 problem gamblers here in the uk. luke had previously beaten an addiction but, when lockdown hit, the ao—year—old was furloughed. that's when annie says the first of many free bets landed in his e—mails, and luke was drawn back in. there's no doubt about it. the only people that knew about luke's addiction were luke and the company. and at no point did they step in and do anything about it. there was a free bet that dropped into his account the day he disappeared.

by that point, he had already, you know, decided on what he was doing. last year, a house of lords report found that for every person with a problem, six more were harmed. that's 2 million people harmed by divorce, crime, loss of work, of homes and, ultimately loss of life. that report found that 60% of gambling companies' profits come from the 5% of customers who have a problem. and studies show that covid made online gambling numbers soar. search "free bets" online and you will find a staggering number. 0njust one page, offers from 5a companies. £1,700 worth of free bets, if you were to sign up. and that's just the first page that pops up on the internet. it's terrifying. there is no other word for it. it's terrifying.

they are inducements, so they are the free cigarette, or the free shot of heroin. it's your first shot| of heroin, isn't it? liz and charles ritchie set up the charity gambling with lives after their 24—year—old son jack took his own life in 2017. they and annie want to see free bets banned. for some people, that. will be the start of their journey into addiction. we set up gambling with lives to warn other parents, because nobody warned us, because there is no messaging. and i've spoken to so many mums and dads who say to me, "i warned them about road safety, i warned them about sexual predators, i warned them about drugs. i didn't know there was another predator out there to warn them about." annie is pushing for change in the name of her husband just

as the government reviews current legislation to make sure it is fit for the digital age, the government told us. legislation was passed in 2005 and was quickly outdated by technology, which put a casino and a bookmaker in the palm of everybody�*s hand. the betting and gaming council told us... "promotions are an issue for individual operators," but added, "the industry is determined to protect people. and the rate of problem gamblers has remained stable for the past 20 years." free bets, they are not designed to give anyone anything, they are not designed to be free. they are enticing people to open accounts and, potentially, they cost lives. and we will be talking more about that story later in the programme just after 8:30am. let's take a look at today's papers. the guardian — the ongoing situation in afghanistan continues

to dominate the front pages. according to the guardian, borisjohnson will personally lobby us presidentjoe biden to keep troops at kabul airport beyond the 31st of august. "an unholy alliance" reads the front page of the daily mail, which carries a picture of british troops and taliban fighters standing feet apart as they try to quell chaos at kabul airport. the times reports that britain will step up its evacuation plans, with an aim to fly 6000 people out of afghanistan this week. that is a picture of a us marine and the caption says the us marine calms an infant at the airport and pressure on president biden to extend the withdrawal. and the metro carries this picture of an unnamed british paratrooper who was seen cradling a baby

amid the chaos at kabul airport. "i'm just doing my duty," he said. some of the pictures from the airport had been desperate to watch. pretty grim stuff going on and quite a few guests this morning talking about the situation and what will happen over the next week or so. we often like to talk about, when there is horrible stuff going on in the world, tv can provide much needed respite. have you watched baptiste? isn't he amazing? isn't he amazing? i am all over baptiste. it started with james nesbitt�*s programme the missing, he was first introduced. mrs walker and i binged the rest of it. you watch a boxed set together? yes. good. it is annoying when she is busy and i am busy. if you jump

ahead, you get in trouble. is baptiste in the paper, then? no, that is it. ijust wanted to tell you i enjoyed watching it. i have an uplifting story. about an incredible girl aged 1a, katie mccabe, the youngest person to sail around britain and break the record set by a 15—year—old. she landed backin set by a 15—year—old. she landed back in devon on saturday after a 1600 nautical mile anticlockwise voyage. her grandparents are quoted, saying she had never sailed as far as this before and she has been existing on pot noodle, and she has not had much to entertain herself, basically, but an incredible achievement. when she was asked what she was looking forward to, guess what she said. another pot noodle? no, sailing. she wants to do more sailing. it has to be chicken and mushroom

pot noodle. all the rest is rubbish. this is a question. the most famous maker of violence. stradivarius. what do you call a collection of those what is it? stradivarii. they have collected some and it's meant to be the most expensive album put together because confine they have a value of £1116 together because confine they have a value of £116 million. these various violins have been flown into london from all parts of the world, first class. what? as you can imagine. these violins are worth £1116 what? as you can imagine. these violins are worth £116 million. they are played by a dutch violinist.

a well—known dutch violinist. miss janssen, it says. where is her first janssen, it says. where is herfirst name? this is another question. i am just going to say some words. why do they sound different? how can you tell it is a stradivarius. janine janssen. they were made by the same family. between 1680, making 960 and more than 1100 in total and only 650 survive today and these are 12 of the most expensive in the world. did you ever play the violin? no, my son does. i did grade one. it is tricky. i can remember it now. we lived next door to a violin teacher. we moved quite quickly! shall we talk about music? how many violins are at the festival season this

year? it should be festival season at the moment. or it should be. over half of all the major festivals in the uk have been cancelled this year — many because they couldn't afford the insurance to cover the costs of last minute cancellations due to coronavirus restrictions. a new government scheme has been announced that's designed to help, but will it? ben is in birmingham for us. good morning. i can tell you this festival definitely happened. because of this. plenty of mud, it would not be at a festival without it. we are here in the aftermath of the soul, funk and jazz festival in birmingham. they have a lot of work to do now on this site. they had 8000 people here over the three days. normally, they would have 12,000. capacity is reduced. a lot of people cancelled tickets when it was rescheduled may be because they could not make the new date or there

are still concerns over big group gatherings. but there is a new insurance scheme designed to underwrite some of the risks of putting on events like this to try to reassure organisers that if the worst comes to it they have to cancel and will be covered. there is concern in the industry it is too little, too late, particularly this year. they say it will not save the summer by any stretch. there are exemptions and they are not covered if they just have to exemptions and they are not covered if theyjust have to reduce capacity, they are only covered if the event is cancelled. here there is a lot of work to do. look at the rubbish they have to clean up over the rest of the day. for the organisers, they are thrilled to be back up and running. last year, there wasn't much to dance about. covid wiped out most festivals. but with more vaccines, more tests and a return to something more normal this year, organisers felt more confident to stage events and sell tickets.

but one by one, many of those have been forced to cancel. glastonbury was one of the first. in normal times, it welcomes nearly 200,000 people. but despite the uncertainty, some smaller events did get the go—ahead, like this music festival in birmingham. after the first lockdown, we did glastonbury on the back lawn, so we set all our lights up and stayed in a tent in the garden and had the screens up. and just basically pretended we were at a festival. this is the first gig that i've been to since obviously it all shut down two years ago now, was our last festival. so, yeah, it's good to have this as a first one and just get back into the music scene again. we came last time pre—pandemic, and this one was super tiny- so it was her first ever festival. so it's lovely being able to be back, isn't it? - yeah. for the traders here, it's their first taste of working 18 months. we was nearly two years out of actually being on events, which was heartbreaking. and it's my mainstay of income. so it's difficult,

it was very difficult. i ended up being a scaffolderfor a year. i know, got these! previously, we've done a lot of pop—ups and click and collects so we've had to adapt, to adjust to the market. but it'sjust been really nice to just get backjust talking to the customers and engaging, it's been really good. but others are still reluctance to put on events. reluctant to put on events. they're worried that a surge in infections could force them to cancel, leaving them to count the cost. and so the government has launched an insurance scheme to reassure the industry that it is safe to reopen. but the group representing festival organisers say it's too little, too late. and many, they say, have already lost millions. and with the summer break nearly over, time is running out. the success of the next few weeks will determine whether there is really

anything to celebrate. that is how the festival here looked over the weekend and i can introduce you to harry, the founder of an organisation that does all the servicing of events and artists at places like this. i was having a look in the video about how relieved the industry is to be back up and running but by no means is this normal. explain what has happened over the past year?— over the past year? when this started, over the past year? when this started. we — over the past year? when this started, we lost _ over the past year? when this started, we lost nearly - over the past year? when this - started, we lost nearly everything. all our bookings went out the window and it is felt the past year we have just been pushing things back, making arrangements, and it feels like one month later those arrangements are out of the window. the difficulty is that when you move the date, not everyone who has a ticket can make the date, people are worried. people are saying there is more cost in things like compliance,

without much revenue, and the amount of money you can make has fallen sharply. of money you can make has fallen sharl. ,, , of money you can make has fallen sharl. , ., sharply. massively. i would say we are more than _ sharply. massively. i would say we are more than 9096 _ sharply. massively. i would say we are more than 9096 down. - sharply. massively. i would say we are more than 9096 down. over i sharply. massively. i would say we| are more than 9096 down. over the are more than 90% down. over the last 12 months we have had to cling on. we did everything to keep going during this. we started we —— doing everything we could to keep going. promoters are brave to get through this. ., . ~' promoters are brave to get through this. ., ., ~' ., promoters are brave to get through this. ., ., ~ ., ., ~ this. you talk about the work you do, this. you talk about the work you do. organising — this. you talk about the work you do, organising all— this. you talk about the work you do, organising all the _ this. you talk about the work you do, organising all the bits. - this. you talk about the work you | do, organising all the bits. people that come to these events just come to enjoy them but it is a huge business. so many moving parts, the lighting, staging, artist, catering, bars, and yourjob is to bring them together. how difficult has it been in this climate today that? we together. how difficult has it been in this climate today that?- in this climate today that? we do eve hinu in this climate today that? we do everything from _ in this climate today that? we do everything from printing - everything from printing merchandise, artist transport, filming the show photography. all of those parts are vast and income

comes from artists coming from abroad over to here and that has wiped it away. it has been the most difficult time in business for me and many others.— difficult time in business for me and many others. let's talk about the insurance _ and many others. let's talk about the insurance scheme. _ and many others. let's talk about the insurance scheme. the - and many others. let's talk about the insurance scheme. the idea l and many others. let's talk about i the insurance scheme. the idea that organisers will be able to put on events with a little bit more certainty they are covered if it has to be cancelled. that is surely good news, to book more artist to come to places like this. it is news, to book more artist to come to places like thie— places like this. it is helpful and it aives places like this. it is helpful and it gives festival _ places like this. it is helpful and it gives festival produces - places like this. it is helpful and it gives festival produces more i it gives festival produces more certainty. it is sad with reduced capacity that will be something. 0ur bookings are for next year, when the real work comes in. right now we have great festivals lined up but of course, we have been waiting for this the past 12 months to come through and we are gradually getting back to where we need to but we have a long road ahead. indie back to where we need to but we have a long road ahead.— a long road ahead. we touched on whether it is _ a long road ahead. we touched on whether it is too _ a long road ahead. we touched on whether it is too late _ a long road ahead. we touched on whether it is too late to _ a long road ahead. we touched on whether it is too late to save - a long road ahead. we touched on whether it is too late to save this | whether it is too late to save this summer. end of august now. and over

the weekend a lot of rain. when the weather turns, the weekend a lot of rain. when the weatherturns, not the weekend a lot of rain. when the weather turns, not great news for festivals, so do you think it is too late to save this summer? it festivals, so do you think it is too late to save this summer?- late to save this summer? it may 'ust be. late to save this summer? it may just be- there — late to save this summer? it may just be. there are _ late to save this summer? it may just be. there are great - late to save this summer? it may just be. there are great festivals| just be. there are great festivals going ahead but sadly, the bulk of it, 50% have not happened this year. that has been crushing for the industry. that has been crushing for the indust . . , ., ~ that has been crushing for the indust . . , ., ,, industry. harry, thank you. good luck. industry. harry, thank you. good luck- you — industry. harry, thank you. good luck. you have _ industry. harry, thank you. good luck. you have a _ industry. harry, thank you. good luck. you have a lot _ industry. harry, thank you. good luck. you have a lot of _ industry. harry, thank you. good luck. you have a lot of work - industry. harry, thank you. good. luck. you have a lot of work ahead to salvage what you can of this year. and next year, things look a little bit more normal. nonetheless, for the industry relief they can finally reopen, one of the last industries to be able to get back on its feet after so long, but with risks and extra cost. they are paying a lot to put the mum but making less in revenue but they are relieved to be able to put on events like this and get people back through the doors after more than 18 months of stoppage. we will show you

around more a little later as the clean—up operation in birmingham begins. you are watching bbc breakfast. in the next half hour. we'll explore whether the deadline to evacuate people from kabul by the end of the month is realistic — we speak to a former british ambassador to afghanistan. we'll have that shortly and bring you the latest news. now it's time for the weather with carol. good morning, how are you? do you have a choice? not really but we play like we have a choice. we have nothing else to go to, say we need to. that is a real compliment. thanks. shouldn't you be on holiday again? i've had a month off! have another one. good morning. iam glad i've had a month off! have another one. good morning. i am glad to say hi pressure is once again building

in and things will be settled. largely drive. some drizzle and warm sunshine. there is no heatwave on the cards. temperatures closer or perhaps a little bit above where they should be at this stage in august. this is high—pressure. the air around it comes in a clockwise direction so we are pulling in a key north—easterly today. this is where we are tapping in the air from, from the north. not the south where temperatures are higher. this morning, cloud, mistand temperatures are higher. this morning, cloud, mist and fog. temperatures are higher. this morning, cloud, mistand fog. some of it will lift, particularly on land but it will cling to coastlines in the north and west. in shetland, certainly thick enough for drizzle. elsewhere sunny spells. in the sunshine, temperatures will respond accordingly. these are the average

wind speeds. breezy rather than windy. a noticeable breeze across the south—east especially through kent. temperatures today, 15—22. the average at this time of year roughly north to south is 19—22. 0vernight high pressure is with us. cloud rolling in from the north sea across the north and into the midlands and into wales. we will have cloud across parts of scotland and northern ireland. close to the coast thatis northern ireland. close to the coast that is likely to linger. you will find it will feel cooler than the night just find it will feel cooler than the nightjust gone. tomorrow starting with cloud across parts of england and wales. it will produce drizzle and wales. it will produce drizzle and sink a little bit further south. we hang onto the cloud across parts of the north and west of scotland and also parts of the coastline of northern ireland. inland, temperatures 15—21, 22. almost where they should be at this time of year.

heading into wednesday. high pressure in charge of the weather. more of a northerly component to the wind. we have cloud across southern areas. again, dry weather, sunshine, the best of which will be in the west. if we hit 25 in scotland on wednesday it will be the first time in august that has happened. tom temperatures 13—24. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. coming up on breakfast this morning. with just one day to go until the paralympics start in tokyo, we'll catch up with the families of athletes lora fachie and hollie arnold, to find out how the nerves are holding up. have you ever wondered how you count every single wild animal in a country like kenya? well, we'll find out exactly how it's done as the country conducts its first

ever wildlife census. and following the news that don everly, the last surviving member of the everly brothers died yesterday, radio 2's bob harris tells about his musical legacy. efforts are continuing to get as many people who've supported the uk out of afghanistan before the end of the month, the date when us troops are expected to leave the country. thousands are still crowded outside kabul airport, in a desperate bid to get on an evacuation flight. let's speak to the former british ambassador to good morning. good morning. if you could 'ust good morning. good morning. if you could just festival _ good morning. good morning. if you could just festival start _ good morning. good morning. if you could just festival start by _ good morning. good morning. if you could just festival start by talking me through the failings that have

got us to this point, the point where we are seeing these desperate images of people desperate to escape? images of people desperate to esca e? ~ ., images of people desperate to escae? . ., , ., images of people desperate to escae? ~ ., , ., ., escape? where to start? i mean obviously. — escape? where to start? i mean obviously. the — escape? where to start? i mean obviously, the timeline - escape? where to start? i mean obviously, the timeline that - obviously, the timeline that everyone has work to do are not timelines that people anticipated, rightly or wrongly. i think we will need to learn lessons from this whole 20 year engagement, we will have to do that in a slower time, but in the midst of this crisis, clearly the key thing is to continue to support our troops and our civilians on the ground, and let's face it, they are now ten days into this horrendous 24—hour crisis there so i do praise the efforts, the superhuman efforts they are making on the ground. it's not they who are going to solve this problem on the ground, this needs political leaders, and i very much welcome the push that the uk is now making to persuade president biden to extend

the deadline. that's the single biggest thing that can be done now to release afghans from the panic in which they are at the moment. extend the deadline be on the 31st of august. the deadline be on the 31st of au~ust. �* ., .., august. and what can the prime minister boris _ august. and what can the prime minister boris johnson - august. and what can the prime minister boris johnson sata - august. and what can the prime minister boris johnson sata joe | minister boris johnson sata joe biden minister borisjohnson satajoe biden when the g7 meets tomorrow to persuade him? —— what can he say to joe biden? i'm sure you will have heard the president speaking last night very firmly about that deadline. there was a chink, in what he said, a moment where he admitted that that might have to change, what will borisjohnson have to say to about that? i will boris johnson have to say to about that?— will boris johnson have to say to about that? ~' ,, , , about that? i think the us president will be now beginning _ about that? i think the us president will be now beginning to _ about that? i think the us president will be now beginning to feel - about that? i think the us president will be now beginning to feel and i will be now beginning to feel and sense that the relationship with allies, g7 partners in this case, but nato allies as well, is fragile. and this is a time to heal some of those wounds and to show that we can

all work together in our own mutual interests and the interests of the afghan people, they held security posture and the whole arrangement of the airport was there to secure it against an invading taliban army in divorce. what we have seen in the last week is that the taliban are not the once opposing the security threat to the airport. and i think we can take a deep breath now, just pause, engage with partners, coordinate a proper plan, also engage with the taliban on this plan as well. it is in our mutual interests, taliban and others, that it passes off in a well run, safeway. it passes off in a well run, safeway-— it passes off in a well run, safewa . ~ it passes off in a well run, safewa. ., , safeway. when you say those words, en . a . e safeway. when you say those words, engage with — safeway. when you say those words, engage with the _ safeway. when you say those words, engage with the -- _ safeway. when you say those words, engage with the -- safe _ safeway. when you say those words, engage with the -- safe way. - safeway. when you say those words, engage with the -- safe way. when i engage with the —— safe way. when you say those words, engage with the taliban, i think many people will shudder at those words. are you saying, engage with the taliban at

this point to solve this crisis? at what point do you stop that engagement?— what point do you stop that engagement? what point do you stop that enaraement? ~ , ., ., engagement? absolutely, and i have been dealing — engagement? absolutely, and i have been dealing with _ engagement? absolutely, and i have been dealing with the _ engagement? absolutely, and i have been dealing with the taliban - engagement? absolutely, and i have been dealing with the taliban in - engagement? absolutely, and i have been dealing with the taliban in one | been dealing with the taliban in one way or another since 1994. i am not in the camp that this is a new taliban and they have changed, but i am very much in the camp that we should engage with the tell a ban on things that matter to us, and we should engage, test what they say, judge their actions but don't trust. this is a very specific case where we could and should be doing that. one of the things that the papers are reporting this morning, talking about the deadline of the 31st of august, there is a suggestion is that in order to meet that deadline, the last flights to go out of the uk to rescue people would have to leave on the 25th of august. do you think there is an even greater sense other urgency than even there is at the

moment? , , ., moment? this timelines are horrendous _ moment? this timelines are horrendous and _ moment? this timelines are horrendous and impossible. | moment? this timelines are - horrendous and impossible. the uk and other countries are still processing the applications from afghans who may be entitled to be resettled here under the schemes. so that processing is still not even complete, let alone getting them to the airport and getting them aboard flights. so the category of people who are entitled to relocate under the various schemes is still large, and that caseload needs to be dealt with. and behind that there will be the caseload of refugees, relatively ordinary afghans who want to flee their country for one reason or another. and that again is something which the international community needs to look at, come up with a concerted plan through the g7, also to the security council and the un, and i welcome the fact that the permanent five members of the

council will be discussing that. we really need to take our time, not rush hour fences on this, really need to take our time, not rush hourfences on this, and immediately extend the deadline for evacuating entitled people. i am cufious evacuating entitled people. i am curious to know _ evacuating entitled people. i am curious to know is _ evacuating entitled people. i am curious to know is a _ evacuating entitled people. i am curious to know is a former ambassador, how heavy is the weight of responsibility, if you were working there now, how heavy is the responsibility try and protect people, make people safe, for an ambassador in that situation? than ambassador in that situation? sift enormous pressure, and i have ambassador in that situation? in enormous pressure, and i have the utmost respect for sir laurie bristow who is doing a greatjob out there. you are responsible primarily of course for the safety of your own staff, and that cannot be underestimated in a context like kabul, the risks and the dangers and the pressures of that. but we are all huge hearted people, representatives of the british nation which is an open hearted because it nation and of course we care about the suffering that we see

around us. —— and open hearted, bighearted nation. we are seeing this heart—wrenching images of people being trampled, and the pressure is enormous. people on the ground can only do so much, this is a time for political leaders in the world through the g7 to come together, put in place and agree a proper evacuation plan, engage with the taliban if necessary but start to look a little bit long term. we cannotjust deal to look a little bit long term. we cannot just deal with the to look a little bit long term. we cannotjust deal with the here and now, i hope that the seven will start to frame a strategy for the engagement going forward. what are they interests and values we agree amongst ourselves? and there will be huge challenges coming up, the country is broke, there is a huge humanitarian problem, people who are in a food insecurity. they will in a food insecurity. they need humanitarian problem, people who are in a food insecurity. they need a

huge humanitarian assistance programme, i know the g7 is going to be led by us on this and i think that's great. 5ir be led by us on this and i think that's great-— that's great. sir nicholas kay, thank you _ that's great. sir nicholas kay, thank you for— that's great. sir nicholas kay, thank you for your _ that's great. sir nicholas kay, thank you for your time - that's great. sir nicholas kay, thank you for your time this . thank you for your time this morning. thank you for your time this morning-— thank you for your time this morninu. . ~' ,. ., ., kim sengupta is the defence and security editor for the independent, we can speak to him now live from kabul. thank you for being with us live on bbc breakfast. we are hearing about the situation more broadly, you have been seeing what is happening particularly in the last few hours, most of it has been centred on the airport. what has been happening over the last day or so? the airport. what has been happening over the last day or so?— over the last day or so? the last few days. _ over the last day or so? the last few days, saturday _ over the last day or so? the last few days, saturday was - over the last day or so? the last few days, saturday was an - over the last day or so? the last few days, saturday was an awful over the last day or so? the last - few days, saturday was an awful day, people died, the figures have varied. i saw four people, four women crushed to death, holding children. there are certainly more we don't see. i think the figure that day alone, there had been seven

or eight, but there have been other deaths around the airport. yesterday was more calm, and this morning it is a bit early to tell because as you know, things changed by the hour here almost. at the moment it's calm. 0ne here almost. at the moment it's calm. one of the reasons for the crash on saturday was, there was a surge on top of the surge of people here because of statements made by politicians in washington and london. a lot of afghans who we know, who phoned up and said they were under the impression that the airlift would end within days, the beginning of next week. that added panic to the already prevailing sense of panic and that led to the surge on saturday. and it was also very hot day, people were compacted because the processing at the american and wasn't fast enough. and so you had the deaths. the

processing has speeded up a bit. but there are still thousands of people who are trying to escape. many of them are entitled to do so, but the system simply will not cope with the deadline of everyone leaving by tomorrow or wednesday, that's impossible. tomorrow or wednesday, that's impossible-— impossible. what is it like to witness first _ impossible. what is it like to witness first hand _ impossible. what is it like to witness first hand the - impossible. what is it like to witness first hand the british troops working just feet away from the taliban, who seem at the moment at least, to be trying to assist in what ways they can to process these people? it’s what ways they can to process these eo - le? �* , , ., , what ways they can to process these --eole? h , ., people? it's interesting, as a journalist- — people? it's interesting, as a journalist. because _ people? it's interesting, as a journalist. because some - people? it's interesting, as a journalist. because some of. people? it's interesting, as a - journalist. because some of these people do speak english. i was listening to a young british ground troopers speak to a young taliban in english. they were complaining about things that young fighters talk

about, how difficult the situation was, they don't have any sleep. but let's not kid ourselves. the taliban, despite all the pledges made by the spokesman last week, haven't been entirely reliable, quite the reverse. they have been arresting people at a checkpoint and taking them away which is not surprising. because if you have got people who are deemed to be in dangerfrom the taliban, people who are deemed to be in danger from the taliban, that's the reason they're being evacuated by the us, uk and other western powers. when these people present their papers, their credentials at the taliban checkpoints, there is always the risk, always the danger that the ones that the taliban want the most will then be detained and taken away. so that's the added, the added

pressure, the added fear that these people have when they try to get the airport. bud people have when they try to get the airort. �* ., ., ., airport. and hearing from the former british ambassador _ airport. and hearing from the former british ambassador to _ airport. and hearing from the former british ambassador to afghanistan i airport. and hearing from the former british ambassador to afghanistan a | british ambassador to afghanistan a few minutes ago saying he has worked with the taliban since the mid—19 90s and he still doesn't trust them and doesn't believe in this idea of the new taliban. give us an idea of what it's like to speak to people on the ground. are there some who are believing those reassurances about, for example, how they will treat women, how they treat some of those who have been working alongside the americans in the uk forces and some others? i americans in the uk forces and some others? , . ., americans in the uk forces and some others? , . ,, ., ., others? i remember nick cave from back in 2005, _ others? i remember nick cave from back in 2005, six, _ others? i remember nick cave from back in 2005, six, -- _ others? i remember nick cave from back in 2005, six, -- and _ others? i remember nick cave from back in 2005, six, -- and nicholas. back in 2005, six, —— and nicholas k, when the government mission started. i share his views, we must

not to take most of what the telephone set face value. the piece you —— most of what the taliban say at face value. the people who are most at risk, we have started seeing raids on homes, they have started taking away the people they were supposed not to be targeted, people who worked with government, human rights workers, but that is happening. so they are terrified. the one thing you notice in kabul now is the sheer paucity of women on the streets. the ones who are there are chaperoned almost all the time lby are chaperoned almost all the time by many. that's an issue, that number of young women who contacted us, journalists and civil rights workers, some of them live by themselves. and they're terrified of going out, and there is also terror

of something which we don't think about in the west, they fear that as single women or widows, they can be instructed to marry he had a fighters. that's a realfear that they have. —— jihadi fighters. all of those combined pressures means that there is a genuine feeling of deep trepidation here. do the people believe the taliban? it's interesting, there are some, we have been here for six days, and when herod fell, i got into contact with them, —— when herat fell, they said, they aren't treating us badly. them, -- when herat fell, they said, they aren't treating us badly.- they aren't treating us badly. thank ou they aren't treating us badly. thank you very much. _ they aren't treating us badly. thank you very much, kim _ they aren't treating us badly. thank you very much, kim sengupta, - they aren't treating us badly. thank you very much, kim sengupta, the| you very much, kim sengupta, the defence and security editor for the

independent, giving us a very clear picture of what is happening on the ground particularly in kabul. we will be speaking to the minister for the armed forces, james heappey, at 7:30am. most of our guests have been talking about the logistics of when this flight out of kabul to the uk might be able to go ahead, until the deadline at august 31, but they might have to stop at the next days. we will find out about this logistics and hopefully from 7:30am. and a little bit more information about what has been happening at the airport overnight. time for sport, and oh, my goodness, chelsea. there has been a lot — and oh, my goodness, chelsea. there has been a lot of— and oh, my goodness, chelsea. there has been a lot of talk— and oh, my goodness, chelsea. there has been a lot of talk about _ and oh, my goodness, chelsea. there has been a lot of talk about how much money this man has cost chelsea to buy him back. £97.5 million, second most expensive player in the premier league.— second most expensive player in the premier league.- if - second most expensive player in the premier league.- if he - second most expensive player in the | premier league.- if he helps premier league. bargain! if he helps chelsea to win _ premier league. bargain! if he helps chelsea to win the _ premier league. bargain! if he helps chelsea to win the league, _ premier league. bargain! if he helps chelsea to win the league, he - premier league. bargain! if he helps chelsea to win the league, he might| chelsea to win the league, he might well be. romelu lukaku got off to a great start on his first match back at chelsea,

scoring on his debut, perhaps going some way to pay back his £98 million price tag. it was an impressive performance from lukaku, scoring just 14 minutes in and helping chelsea to a 2—0 win over london rivals arsenal. reece james got the second to secure the victory. chelsea have won their first two games without conceding a goal. arsenal are 19th in the league after losing both of theirs. we are very happy that he could score so early. he set up some other chances, he was always dangerous, and, yeah, it gives something to our game that we can play very, very direct and to the last line he can protect balls. it's very, very good. tottenham fans were appeased for now at least as harry kane came on as a substitute in spurs 1—0 win against wolves. dele alli scored from the spot to give them the victory at mollenuex. it was his first league goal in 17 months. kane hadn't featured in tottenham's opening two matches amid speculation about his future at the club.

manchester united came from a goal down to draw one all at southampton. che adams' shot was deflected in off fred to put the saints ahead, before mason greenwood rescued a point for united. hibs are top of the scottish premiership table, despite their opponents dundee scoring a late equaliser. paul mcgowan with the goal to make it 2—2 in the 83rd minute. elsewhere, there were wins for rangers and dundee united, while hearts and aberdeen drew. really ugly scenes in the ligue1 match between nice and marseille, which had to be abandoned. marseille and former west ham midfielder dmitri payet was hit by a bottle, but then threw it back into the crowd. supporters then stormed onto the pitch with stewards and police struggling to restrain them. the players tried to leave and marseille coachjorge sampaoli had to be held back by his staff. after a long delay, the nice players came

out to finish the game, but the marseille players refused to do so. gareth bale scored his first spanish league goal since what a finish we had to the women's open at carnoustie where it went right down to the wire, with sweden's anna nordqvist taking her third major title. england's georgia hall impressed as did scottish amateur louise duncan, finishing in the top ten. joe lynskey reports. from scotland, louise duncan. this has been the week of louise duncan's life. she is 21 and a student in stirling, here in contention at carnoustie on the last day of the major. as an amateur, she couldn't even win the prize fund, and around her on the scoreboard she faced so much quality. anna nordqvist last won a major four years ago but through the weekend she's been inspired. chasing her at the top was georgia hall, a former 0pen champion, who at five under for the day knew she'd come close to history. no englishwoman has

won it twice before. but out in front, nordqvist stayed firm. she'd win it by a single shot and on the final hole. anna nordqvist is a major champion again. and though she's from sweden, she had some home support. her husband kevin is from dundee and brought the noise from down the road. nordqvist had won her third major on one of golf�*s iconic courses. for hall and duncan, the dream can wait another year. joe lynskey, bbc news. so they have both automatically qualified for the solheim cup. that is the sport. more than 200,000 people in the uk are waiting for medical assessments from their gp so that they can renew their driving licences. the doctors' union, the bma, say the longer the backlog gets, road safety could be compromised as drivers to turn to other medical practitioners.

we're joined now by dr peter holden from the bma. good morning, lovely to see you. how much of a problem with this, how big is the back log?— much of a problem with this, how big is the back log? whatever 200000 and rurowin and is the back log? whatever 200000 and growing and the — is the back log? whatever 200000 and growing and the problem _ is the back log? whatever 200000 and growing and the problem is _ is the back log? whatever 200000 and growing and the problem is that - growing and the problem is that because the dvla cannot cope, they are using an aspect of the law which was designed for occasional use for administrative hiccups to get remedies now systemic problem and telling people to come to their gp. that quite significant medical and legal impact. what is happening is not unreasonable. drivers that need a license are going to third party organisations you don't have all the records, and they are working on what the driver tells them. we all know there are well—documented disasters that are come from people getting a license when they should not have had one. talk getting a license when they should not have had one.— not have had one. talk us through how lona not have had one. talk us through how long it _ not have had one. talk us through how long it takes _ not have had one. talk us through how long it takes to _ not have had one. talk us through how long it takes to make - not have had one. talk us through how long it takes to make these i how long it takes to make these

assessments and what impacts that have on the otherjobs you have? there are two categories but let's stick with the hgv licences because that's why we have supermarket shortages. hgv drivers need medical is periodically after the age of 45, the amount of time depends on medical conditions. they get their eyes tested by an optometrist and then they come to a their gp or any doctor, but that is where the problem comes because only the gp has the full lifetime record, and to do the job properly it takes you 40 minutes because you have got much of the information there. we have got to examine them physically, listen to examine them physically, listen to their heart, check that things look right. it's a proper medical examination. and that takes time. we estimate roughly 40 per practice to be done. that is a week's work. he

-- ou be done. that is a week's work. he —— you mentioned empty shells, that's one knock—on effect that we are seeing, what are the other problem is when we have these terrible shortages? the problem is when we have these terrible shortages?— terrible shortages? the nation relies on logistics _ terrible shortages? the nation relies on logistics and - terrible shortages? the nation i relies on logistics and throughout the pandemic, the one administrative priority that was there of a non—medical nature was dvla medicals. and both the royal college of gps and the bma jointly issued guidance on prioritising work, but always on the priority list was hgv medicals. part of the problem is the dvla over the last ten years has been successively starved of funds lby been successively starved of funds by government and ministers haven't been listening because it is politically in the two difficult box. and we are where we are. and the backlog is growing by the month. because emergency legislation was brought in by the pandemic which extended people's licences for a year, but that backlog is now adding to what was already an upward creeping trend. it to what was already an upward creeping trend.— to what was already an upward creeping trend. it seems like the ressure creeping trend. it seems like the pressure is _

creeping trend. it seems like the pressure is clearly _ creeping trend. it seems like the pressure is clearly building. - creeping trend. it seems like the pressure is clearly building. i'm i pressure is clearly building. i'm assuming you are knocking on the door of the government, what are you petitioning them for? fish petitioning them for? sin acknowledgement that petitioning them for? in acknowledgement that the system isn't right from the driver and patient and pedestrian safety, road safety angle. but also we need to seal the hole where people can go along to any doctor and just say, what they want to say to get a licence. after all you couldn't do that for a pilot license. and really we need an acknowledgement that the system needs a resource improperly. this is what the dvla have said. we have plans in place to reduce the current backlog by bringing in additional staff and evening shifts and also working on additional measures to increase search capacity and help process applications faster. ., ., , and help process applications i faster._ have and help process applications faster. ., . , have ou faster. corporate rhubarb. have you heard that before? _ faster. corporate rhubarb. have you heard that before? it _ faster. corporate rhubarb. have you heard that before? it is _ faster. corporate rhubarb. have you heard that before? it is a _ faster. corporate rhubarb. have you heard that before? it is a standard i heard that before? it is a standard pr line, it tells _ heard that before? it is a standard pr line, it tells you _ heard that before? it is a standard pr line, it tells you nothing - heard that before? it is a standard pr line, it tells you nothing and i pr line, it tells you nothing and says nothing. the bottom line is, this is the system needs a shake—up.

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attached to pants, apparently it is called a shants.— called a shants. you need to be careful how _ called a shants. you need to be careful how you _ called a shants. you need to be careful how you pronounce - called a shants. you need to be | careful how you pronounce that. those are trousers, you might have seen those before. you try on all of your efforts. i’m seen those before. you try on all of your efforts-— your efforts. i'm disappointed a little bit glittery. _ your efforts. i'm disappointed a little bit glittery. under - your efforts. i'm disappointed a little bit glittery. under studio i little bit glittery. under studio liuhts, it little bit glittery. under studio lights. it will— little bit glittery. under studio lights, it will be. _ little bit glittery. under studio lights, it will be. it _ little bit glittery. under studio lights, it will be. it was - little bit glittery. under studio i lights, it will be. it was fastened up lights, it will be. it was fastened up to the top. i get my chest out on two occasions every couple of years when i go on holiday but unlike this man, how intimidating is this? this is adam peaty, one of the other contenders. that isn't his outfit. he was in the wardrobe area and he said, can! he was in the wardrobe area and he said, can i try this on and he did. what is the first thing you notice about this picture? itrier?r what is the first thing you notice about this picture?— about this picture? very similar bice -s to about this picture? very similar biceps to mind. _ about this picture? very similar biceps to mind. i _ about this picture? very similar biceps to mind. i think- about this picture? very similar biceps to mind. i think it's - about this picture? very similar biceps to mind. i think it's the i biceps to mind. i think it's the lens. biceps to mind. i think it's the legs- it's _ biceps to mind. i think it's the legs. it's rather _ biceps to mind. i think it's the legs. it's rather intimidating. l biceps to mind. i think it's the j legs. it's rather intimidating. i booked a session _ legs. it's rather intimidating. i booked a session with - legs. it's rather intimidating. i booked a session with a - legs. it's rather intimidating. i. booked a session with a personal trainer straightaway after seeing that, i need to improve my game. that is years of training. itide

that, i need to improve my game. that is years of training.— that is years of training. we are not judged _ that is years of training. we are notjudged biceps, _ that is years of training. we are notjudged biceps, thankfully. l that is years of training. we are i notjudged biceps, thankfully. you know me well, i'm generally quite a confident person, ifeel know me well, i'm generally quite a confident person, i feel comfortable on tv, i don't mind the panic. you don't embarrass _ on tv, i don't mind the panic. ym. don't embarrass easily which is great. i don't embarrass easily which is areat. ., �* �* ., don't embarrass easily which is areat. �* ., don't embarrass easily which is areat. ., �* �* ., ., don't embarrass easily which is areat. �* ., ., great. i don't. but on day one of strictly training, _ great. i don't. but on day one of strictly training, you _ great. i don't. but on day one of strictly training, you will- great. i don't. but on day one of strictly training, you will know, | strictly training, you will know, carol, you are just shoved into the full sparkles and sequence. and there is a point at which they say, here is some music, dance a bit. i was like, hold on, you are meant to teach me! , �* ., ,, , ., teach me! they didn't make you dance? i have _ teach me! they didn't make you dance? i have never— teach me! they didn't make you dance? i have never felt - teach me! they didn't make you dance? i have never felt so - teach me! they didn't make you - dance? i have never felt so exposed, i was dance? i have never felt so exposed, i was trying — dance? i have never felt so exposed, i was trying to _ dance? i have never felt so exposed, i was trying to be _ dance? i have never felt so exposed, i was trying to be cool— dance? i have never felt so exposed, i was trying to be cool and _ dance? i have never felt so exposed, i was trying to be cool and smile - i was trying to be cool and smile through it, while i was melting inside, i even tripped over a glitter ball. inside, i even tripped over a glitter ball-— inside, i even tripped over a i glitter ball.- hopefully inside, i even tripped over a - glitter ball.- hopefully that glitter ball. oh, no! hopefully that will make the _ glitter ball. oh, no! hopefully that will make the edit. _ glitter ball. oh, no! hopefully that will make the edit. you _ glitter ball. oh, no! hopefully that will make the edit. you know - glitter ball. oh, no! hopefully that| will make the edit. you know that's auoin to will make the edit. you know that's going to make _ will make the edit. you know that's going to make the _ will make the edit. you know that's going to make the edit, _ will make the edit. you know that's going to make the edit, don't - will make the edit. you know that's going to make the edit, don't you? | going to make the edit, don't you? thankfully i didn't cause any damage. you might see the glitter ball when it starts in a few weeks. there are plenty of other people on

the show who have strictly experience and one, my friend carol, was on strictly come any words of advice? �* ., ., , ., advice? don't do anything that i did, advice? don't do anything that i did. diana. _ advice? don't do anything that i did, diana. interesting - advice? don't do anything that i did, diana. interesting you - advice? don't do anything that i did, diana. interesting you say| did, diana. interesting you say that, did, diana. interesting you say that. that _ did, diana. interesting you say that. that is — did, diana. interesting you say that, that is what _ did, diana. interesting you say that, that is what they - did, diana. interesting you say that, that is what they told - did, diana. interesting you sayj that, that is what they told me did, diana. interesting you say i that, that is what they told me as well! _ that, that is what they told me as well! ., . ., well! you cheeky thing! i cannot wait to see _ well! you cheeky thing! i cannot wait to see you, _ well! you cheeky thing! i cannot wait to see you, dan, _ well! you cheeky thing! i cannot wait to see you, dan, it - well! you cheeky thing! i cannot wait to see you, dan, it will i well! you cheeky thing! i cannot wait to see you, dan, it will be i wait to see you, dan, it will be hilarious. wait to see you, dan, it will be hilarious-— wait to see you, dan, it will be hilarious. . ., , , hilarious. thanks for the support! bless your— hilarious. thanks for the support! bless your heart! _ hilarious. thanks for the support! bless your heart! good _ hilarious. thanks for the support! bless your heart! good luck, i bless your heart! good luck, seriously. there is quite a bit of mist and fog around this morning, but that will lift, high pressure is in charge, it will be largely dry but with some drizzle in the thickest cloud, but we aren't expecting a heatwave. this is the high pressure that is dominating this week, the air around it is coming from a clockwise direction so it will be a brisk north—easterly breeze, particularly

across the far south—east and across kent. first thing this morning, the low mist and fog is with us and take in a some here and there, and in the shetlands it will be a grey day. thick enough cloud in scotland and northern ireland for some drizzle. in between, some sunshine which will prevail into the midlands. wales and the southwest has some more cloud and on higher ground, the chance you could see an isolated shower. temperatures, 14 to 22 degrees. cooler along the north sea coastline, especially where you are exposed to that breeze. through the evening and overnight, we see a return to some low cloud, mist and fog especially across parts of northern and western scotland, and central and eastern where visibility could be poor. and we have some

cloud into the midlands and wales taken a fulsome drizzle. democratic enough of —— thick enough for some drizzle. the weather front is sinking southwards tomorrow with the cloud and drizzle, moving across the midlands, wales and getting toward southern england. across the north and west we hang on to the low cloud and west we hang on to the low cloud and the merc but in between there will be some sunshine. 14 to 21 the top temperatures, again cooler along the north sea coastline if you are planning to go for a stroll, worth bearing that in mind. into wednesday, a keen wind coming across the north sea coastline, a additive cloud coming in across the far south of england, some getting into wales at times. —— a fair bit of cloud coming across the south of england. temperatures 13 to 23. if we hit 25 in scotland, and it is possible, it will be the first time this august

that that has happened. i will have more weather data, stay with us, headlined the next. —— the headlines are coming up next. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. 0ur headlines today. a plea to keep troops on the ground in afghanistan. the prime minister will urge joe biden to push back the deadline for withdrawal. our hope is we will not have to extend, but there are going to be discussions, i suspect, on how far along we are in the process.

nearly 6,000 people have been flown out on uk flights in the last 10 days but thousands more are still desperate to leave. a warning about the effects of long covid in young people as the government says all 16— and 17—year—olds have been offered a vaccine. after liverpool legend terry mcdermott is diagnosed with dementia, we speak to his friend and team mate phil thompson. ruthless romelu lukaku has a dream debut for chelsea. he cost almost 98 million, but he's silenced the doubters. lukaku scores on his first game back for the club against arsenal. it's monday, 23rd of august. our top story. the prime minister is expected to ask us presidentjoe biden to delay withdrawing the last american forces from afghanistan, to allow more time to get people out. he'll make the request at an emergency meeting of world leaders tomorrow. the uk has evacuated nearly six thousand people from kabul airport, but thousands more are still waiting.

political correspondent chris mason reports. queueing to get out, clinging on to possessions, to children. frightened and fleeing to an uncertain future. the thing that i think we've all learned over the last week or so is that the timelines around which we plan are not always completely in our own control. now obviously, the more time that we've got, the more people we can evacuate and that's what we're pushing for. the ministry of defence says 5725 people have been evacuated from afghanistan in the last ten days. more than 1000 uk armed forces personnel are currently deployed in kabul. caught out and wrong—footed by the speed of the taliban's capture of afghanistan a week ago, western powers have been grappling to salvage what they can ever since. the limitations are

obvious for all to see. president biden wants all american troops out by the end of the month. the uk is pressing for them to stay longer. the prime minister will make that case directly to the president tomorrow. there's discussions going among us and the military about extending. our hope is we will not have to extend. but they are going to be some discussions i suspect on far along but they are going to be some discussions i suspect on how far along we are in the process. the government is also exploring how hubs could be set up in neighbouring countries to help afghans reach the uk once flights out of kabul are no longer possible. chris mason, bbc news. let's get some more detail from our political correspondent nick eardley. the meeting tomorrow, big decisions to be made? good morning. the uk has

been pretty honest about the fact it is reliant on the united states, both us troops and the infrastructure they have put in place around kabul airport to continue with the evacuation. the number of people the uk has been getting out has increased over the past days as you heard in the report. it was 5700 since kabul fell to the taliban, but there is a big question about what happens over the next few weeks and how long nato countries can persuade the us to stay. it was interesting listening to president biden that he clearly wants the us out by the end of the month. he is not quite definitively saying it is a firm deadline and he is open to discussion on when exactly that final withdrawal happens. but listen to the former uk ambassador to afghanistan. ih happens. but listen to the former uk ambassador to afghanistan. in the midst of this _

ambassador to afghanistan. in the midst of this crisis _ ambassador to afghanistan. in the midst of this crisis the _ ambassador to afghanistan. in the midst of this crisis the key - ambassador to afghanistan. in the midst of this crisis the key thing i midst of this crisis the key thing is to— midst of this crisis the key thing is to continue to support troops and civilians _ is to continue to support troops and civilians on — is to continue to support troops and civilians on the ground and they are at least _ civilians on the ground and they are at least a _ civilians on the ground and they are at least a week, ten days into this horrendous — at least a week, ten days into this horrendous 24—hour crisis, so i do praise _ horrendous 24—hour crisis, so i do praise the — horrendous 24—hour crisis, so i do praise the efforts. superhuman efforts — praise the efforts. superhuman efforts they are making on the ground — efforts they are making on the ground. but it is not they who will solve _ ground. but it is not they who will solve the — ground. but it is not they who will solve the problem on the ground. this needs — solve the problem on the ground. this needs political leaders, and i welcome — this needs political leaders, and i welcome the push the uk is now making — welcome the push the uk is now making to — welcome the push the uk is now making to persuade president biden to extend _ making to persuade president biden to extend this deadline. that is the single _ to extend this deadline. that is the single biggest thing that can be done _ single biggest thing that can be done now. . ., , �* , ., done now. that was the uk's former ambassador — done now. that was the uk's former ambassador to _ done now. that was the uk's former ambassador to afghanistan. - done now. that was the uk's former ambassador to afghanistan. there l done now. that was the uk's former i ambassador to afghanistan. there are bigger questions about the medium—term plan for afghanistan. i think the humanitarian situation will be a big focus for g7 leaders tomorrow, particularly what to do after the airlift at the airport ends. the uk is looking at processing hubs in the area around

afghanistan for people who want to claim asylum in the uk in the next few months and years.— dozens of companies that sell covid pcr travel tests are to be removed from the government's list of approved providers. the firms either no longer exist or don't provide all the tests required by holidaymakers. others have been warned they could also be removed if they advertise misleading prices again. more than 200,000 people in the uk are waiting for medical assessments from their gp so that they can renew their driving licences. the dvla say they have bought in extra staff to help process applications, but the doctors' union — the bma — say the longer the backlog gets, road safety could be compromised. what needs to be done is an acknowledgement the system is not right from a driver and patient and pedestrian road safety angle, but also we need to seal the hole where

people can go to any doctor and just say what they want to say to get a licence. after all, you could not do that for a pilot's license. and we need acknowledgement the system needs resourcing properly. investigators say a british man and his family found dead on a hiking trail in california may have been killed by poison algae. the bodies ofjohn gerrish, his wife and their one—year—old daughter were found in the sierra national forest on tuesday. the family's dog also died. waterways nearby are now being tested. officials in the us state of tennessee say that at least two young children are among the more than 20 people known to have died in flash flooding over the weekend. dozens of people are still missing and a search and rescue operation is under way following what local reporters described as unprecedented rainfall. roads and bridges were damaged and thousands of people were left without power. the uk handling of the crisis

in afghanistan continues to draw criticism from all corners of the political divide. former conservative mp rory stewart called the withdrawal of troops a betrayal to all those who served in the country. mr stewart joins us now. good morning. good to see you this morning. i know you have spoken a lot about the situation in afghanistan but i want to start this morning by getting your reaction to the speech made by president biden last night. and his determination to stick to this deadline of the 31st of august. i stick to this deadline of the 31st of au . ust. .. . of august. i think the first thing is to understand _ of august. i think the first thing is to understand it _ of august. i think the first thing is to understand it is _ of august. i think the first thing is to understand it is largely i of august. i think the first thing i is to understand it is largely about american politics, not about afghanistan. important to understand there are very few comparatively us and uk troops left in afghanistan and uk troops left in afghanistan and no british casualties since 2014 and no british casualties since 2014 and no british casualties since 2014 and no us casualties since february

2020. it was driven by president biden's wish to say to the american people they were out. he will hang on as much as he can to the deadline because at a fundamental level he does not really care the consequences in afghanistan, what he cares about is saying to the american people he has got his boys home. in american people he has got his boys home. , ., , . ., american people he has got his boys home. y., , . ., ., home. in your experience of that count , home. in your experience of that country. which — home. in your experience of that country, which is _ home. in your experience of that country, which is fast, _ home. in your experience of that country, which is fast, what i home. in your experience of that l country, which is fast, what might the consequences be of withdrawal? it is horrifying. you have seen the scenes at the airport and that is a small example of a bigger problem. afghanistan over 20 years has changed so much. i saw it first at the end of the taliban period and kabul was a ghost town of 300,000 people, so 90% of the people were not there. there were 4 million refugees. many remember the taliban executing people in the national stadium, the horrors of life. during the period we have been there, there

have been many problems. there is a lot about the country that is fragile. but many lives got much better. women at university and school. and a sense young afghans were living life similar to the lives he would see amongst middle—class people in india for example. all of that stopped overnight. these terrible scenes at the airport show this year that afghans now face and the sense everything is collapsing. they are worried about water and electricity supply going and potential donors taking out financial support, as well. . . . taking out financial support, as well. . taking out financial support, as well. , , ., , taking out financial support, as well. , ,., , ., well. this is a young country now. there are — well. this is a young country now. there are more _ well. this is a young country now. there are more people _ well. this is a young country now. there are more people aged i well. this is a young country now. | there are more people aged under well. this is a young country now. i there are more people aged under 30 there, the biggest demographic, and most of them will not remember life under the taliban. what is the future like for them? the under the taliban. what is the future like for them? the median age

in afghanistan — future like for them? the median age in afghanistan is _ future like for them? the median age in afghanistan is 18 _ future like for them? the median age in afghanistan is 18 when _ future like for them? the median age in afghanistan is 18 when the - in afghanistan is 18 when the taliban went 20 years ago. if you go to school every day you might find your school stops. to school every day you might find yourschool stops. if to school every day you might find your school stops. if you go to work every day you might find you cannot continue to go to work. your freedom of speech and freedom to move will be affected. at the moment the taliban are not permitting many people to leave the country. it is true the new taliban government is talking a more moderate story. we should be wary of that but should try to give them the benefit of the doubt for the sake of afghans. they say they will be more open to women's education, but it will still be a difficult situation. it is a jihadis government that was associated with terrorists and if you are a young afghan, particularly

in a city, it is a terrifying time. the g7 happens tomorrow. what does borisjohnson say the g7 happens tomorrow. what does boris johnson say to joe the g7 happens tomorrow. what does borisjohnson say tojoe biden to change his mind about the deadline or to extend it? there is a lot borisjohnson could do to change his mind. britain after all is the second—largest troop contributor in afghanistan. it has a big defence budget. there are other countries that kind come in. i think if we were determined and got that message right, we could extend the time and that would be great in terms of the short—term, which is helping to get british and american citizens and people who worked closely. the big thing at the g7 is thinking about the next 2—5 years in afghanistan. as the us and britain withdraws we create a vacuum and other countries will come into that. pakistan, iran, china, russia will

stop providing funding to the taliban as we leave. we will end up with many refugees. last time around when the taliban took over there were almost 4 million refugees. prime ministerjohnson needs to think about how we can provide financial support for refugees outside afghanistan and keep development assistance going to afghanistan, probably the best thing we can do is support charities and agencies operating on the ground. i run a small charity. staff are terrified what will happen that america and britain will cut off development assistance to charities and agencies on the ground which will increase pressure. i and agencies on the ground which will increase pressure.— will increase pressure. i want to ask a military — will increase pressure. i want to ask a military question. - will increase pressure. i want to ask a military question. how i will increase pressure. i want to i ask a military question. how much of ask a military question. how much of a mistake is it, talking about the airport, to have one way in and one way out, and to put a date on when that withdrawal will absolutely

happen? was it one of the biggest mistakes made?— happen? was it one of the biggest mistakes made? definitely the way in which we have — mistakes made? definitely the way in which we have left _ mistakes made? definitely the way in which we have left is _ mistakes made? definitely the way in which we have left is horrifying. i which we have left is horrifying. the biggest mistake was the decision to pull out in this way because we could have stayed and protected people at minimal cost. we are only 2500 soldiers and no british soldiers lost since 2014. if you are going to leave, do not leave in this way. if you are a desperate afghan family and here that date, you will be tempted to take the horrible risk of getting to the airport, which means getting through checkpoints, ending up in crowded areas where people are literally dying from dehydration and being crushed against wolves. the way it is organised is horrifying, but the problem was the fact we chose to break 20 years of investment and betray our obligation to afghan people. ii

betray our obligation to afghan eo - le. ., ., betray our obligation to afghan --eole. . ., ., people. if the withdrawal was always atoin to people. if the withdrawal was always going to happen. _ people. if the withdrawal was always going to happen, should _ people. if the withdrawal was always going to happen, should there i people. if the withdrawal was always going to happen, should there have | going to happen, should there have been a plan in place for this moment?— been a plan in place for this moment? , .., ., , ., moment? yes, there could have been a better plan- _ moment? yes, there could have been a better plan- the — moment? yes, there could have been a better plan. the french _ moment? yes, there could have been a better plan. the french started - better plan. the french started moving people earlier. we are looking now at trying to salvage a situation handled badly. there was an option for the us, uk to keep open big airbases outside kabul to process people if they were going to do this. i come back to the fact we did not have to leave in this way. in south korea there are still the us troops 70 years later, 25,000 american soldiers. if america wants to play a useful global role, they should have seen the troops in afghanistan as peacekeepers, and who could have done a lot to prevent the taliban taking over, and to protect afghans. taliban taking over, and to protect aft hans. ., taliban taking over, and to protect afthans. ., ., ., ,, ., , taliban taking over, and to protect afthans. ., ., ., ,, ., afghans. you have many years of experience _ afghans. you have many years of experience in _ afghans. you have many years of experience in afghanistan - afghans. you have many years of experience in afghanistan and i afghans. you have many years of| experience in afghanistan and you have made a documentary trying to

unravel and explain how difficult it is when other countries get involved and what the answers might be. and thatis and what the answers might be. and that is due to be shown again on television tonight. a timely moment to remind us of the history of this country. to remind us of the history of this count . . .. to remind us of the history of this count . ., ,, ,., to remind us of the history of this count . ., ,, y., , ., , ., country. thank you. it should be on bbc two tonight. _ country. thank you. it should be on bbc two tonight. and _ country. thank you. it should be on bbc two tonight. and it _ country. thank you. it should be on bbc two tonight. and it is - country. thank you. it should be on bbc two tonight. and it is to - country. thank you. it should be on bbc two tonight. and it is to look l bbc two tonight. and it is to look at the history, the russians in afghanistan in the 805, and the british and american since 2001. it tries to show some of the common themes and the ways in which afghanistan has struggled to deal with foreign intervention. the way in which afghans have often been the victims of proxy wars, often it is not really about afghanistan but conflicts between other people, and now it looks like it will be a conflict potentially between

neighbours like pakistan and others. great to talk to you. thanks for your insight. and you can see the documentary. afghanistan: the great game on bbc two tonight at 11.15. we will talk to the armed forces minister in about 15 minutes to try to get to the bottom of what is happening at the airport over the past 24—hour is and what will happen there today. and to talk through the deadlines and how much pressure the prime minister can put on the american president to try to extend the deadline beyond the 31st of august. young patients suffering with the debilitating effects of long covid have urged people to get their vaccine in a new nhs video. it comes as 16 and 17—year—olds in england have been invited to book their first doses from today. the video warns most of the young people hospitalised by coronavirus are not vaccinated. let's take a look.

i think the worst thing is like normally you would be able to go to bed, go to sleep and wake up feeling ready to face the day. i could sleep for a week and still feel tired. the kind of other one i have suffered with is joint and body aches, kind of when you've got a cold or the flu, that all—over ache. like even your teeth hurt. i get that most of the time. ifeel like i'm always sore in some way. i was 21, so really young. i was fit and healthy. i literally had no conditions, i was doing exercise. and, for about seven months solid, i genuinely thought i might die that year. previously very fit, young, active people that may be |

are now struggling to get out of bed, struggling to speak l to their friends on the phone, i struggling to return to their normal leisure activities, be it football, dance classes, horse riding, i varying all the way up to going back to school and to work. _ these are very emotional stories and very difficult i to process for us as a team, and they are very difficult i for the individual to process. that is the video. we're nowjoined by and megan higgins, who we've just seen in the video. lovely to speak to you on the programme. interesting to talk to you about what you have been going through and experience of long covid. what happened in your case, when did you realise there was a problem? i when did you realise there was a roblem? . . when did you realise there was a roblem? ., ., .,, ., problem? i was diagnosed with covid on the 6th of— problem? i was diagnosed with covid on the 6th ofjanuary, _ problem? i was diagnosed with covid on the 6th ofjanuary, a _ problem? i was diagnosed with covid on the 6th of january, a positive i on the 6th of january, a positive test, a day engraved in my brain. i was quite lucky i suppose. i was able to do my two weeks and then

return to work and normal life. i thought you spent two weeks in bed suffering from a nasty virus, you have to expect to be tired but weeks and months went by. i was not getting better and it felt like any time i did something to build up fitness, i got worse. i used to do horse riding, to run, walk the dog a lot. it got to the point where working in a school, i could not even do head, shoulders, knees and toes with the kids. i was so tired doing anything physical. talk me throu~h doing anything physical. talk me through how _ doing anything physical. talk me through how it _ doing anything physical. talk me through how it impacts - doing anything physical. talk me through how it impacts you i doing anything physical. talk me through how it impacts you on i doing anything physical. talk me through how it impacts you on a| through how it impacts you on a day—to—day basis. is it the situation where when you wake up, you still feel exhausted, or do you have some days that are better and some worse?— some worse? there are definitely some worse? there are definitely some days _ some worse? there are definitely some days that — some worse? there are definitely some days that are _ some worse? there are definitely some days that are better- some worse? there are definitely some days that are better and i some worse? there are definitely i some days that are better and some days are a lot worse. 0n the bad days are a lot worse. 0n the bad days it is a combination of all over

joint pain, the big one on a bad day, and that feeling of being absolutely exhausted from when you wake up till when you go to sleep and it does not matter if i have a nap, you just feel like you are dragging yourself through the day. the good days, there is hope at the moment, i suppose. the good days, there is hope at the moment, isuppose. i the good days, there is hope at the moment, i suppose. i started working with doctors and physio and things like that. it can be, the bad days, really nasty. like that. it can be, the bad days, really nasty-— like that. it can be, the bad days, really nasty. you have to look after our really nasty. you have to look after your mental— really nasty. you have to look after your mental health _ really nasty. you have to look after your mental health because - really nasty. you have to look after your mental health because it i really nasty. you have to look after your mental health because it is i your mental health because it is easy to get low and remain low. it is and one of the things i noticed was my emotional resilience. things that would not necessarily bother me, something arriving in the post thatis me, something arriving in the post that is broken, send it back, get a replacement. i would sit down and cry because when you are that tired everything hits you harder. i had

not at the end of my hair and trying to comb it out, i remember getting upset because i could not keep my hands above my head long enough to pick at the knot, and then getting frustrated that i was nuts long enough to do it, not awake enough, anything like that. —— that i was not strong enough to do it. it was emotionally traumatising. it not strong enough to do it. it was emotionally traumatising. it must be frustratin: emotionally traumatising. it must be frustrating for _ emotionally traumatising. it must be frustrating for someone _ emotionally traumatising. it must be frustrating for someone used - emotionally traumatising. it must be frustrating for someone used to i frustrating for someone used to being fit and healthy. those who like to exercise know when you exercise it makes you feel better and gives you energy but i guess for you, the opposite might be the case and you have to hold yourself back and you have to hold yourself back and pace yourself. how are you managing? it and pace yourself. how are you managing?— and pace yourself. how are you managing? and pace yourself. how are you manattin ? , ., ., managing? it is little and often. i do very small. — managing? it is little and often. i do very small, short _ managing? it is little and often. i do very small, short bursts, i do very small, short bursts, gradually increasing how much i do.

rather than being able to go on a ride with my horse a couple of hours, i do ten, 20 minutes. haifa ride with my horse a couple of hours, i do ten, 20 minutes. how are thints hours, i do ten, 20 minutes. how are things improving? — hours, i do ten, 20 minutes. how are things improving? you _ hours, i do ten, 20 minutes. how are things improving? you say _ hours, i do ten, 20 minutes. how are things improving? you say you i hours, i do ten, 20 minutes. how are things improving? you say you are i things improving? you say you are trying to do more exercise. you have had a double vaccination. how are things improving and what are your hopes? i things improving and what are your ho tes? . ., , things improving and what are your ho tes? . .,, ., things improving and what are your hoes? . .,, ., . ,, ., hopes? i am hoping to get back to who i was before, _ hopes? i am hoping to get back to who i was before, get _ hopes? i am hoping to get back to who i was before, get back- hopes? i am hoping to get back to who i was before, get back to i hopes? i am hoping to get back to who i was before, get back to thatj who i was before, get back to that normal life when i could do a day's work and walk the dog and a little bit of exercise. there is certainly light at the end of the tunnel, working along side the covid clinic, putting work in and having to keep my chin up and keep going. share putting work in and having to keep my chin up and keep going. are you aware of people _ my chin up and keep going. are you aware of people in _ my chin up and keep going. are you aware of people in your _ my chin up and keep going. are you aware of people in your social- aware of people in your social circle who are hesitant about the

vaccine and what do you say to them? quite a few friends are very pro getting the vaccine which is nice to hear, especially after what i have been through. i would say it is not cut and dried. you might be young and fit and think you can fight it off. which i did. and eight months down the line you are dragging yourself through the day. the long—term effects can be more devastating than the short—term virus for some. it is worth getting the vaccine to protect yourself and the vaccine to protect yourself and the people around you. it is not just you. you can carry it, spread it. ., ~ just you. you can carry it, spread it. . ~ , ., just you. you can carry it, spread it. . ~ i. ., just you. you can carry it, spread it. thank you for talking. it is tood to it. thank you for talking. it is good to hear— it. thank you for talking. it is good to hear you _ it. thank you for talking. it is good to hear you are - it. thank you for talking. it is good to hear you are making | good to hear you are making progress. it is slow but you are making progress. thank you. 0lympian ben whittaker

said it had been "a dream come true" after spending the day as mayor of wolverhampton. it came about after he joked about wanting to be mayor, if he won gold in tokyo. he may have won silver, but he still gets to have a day in office. liz cooper reports. it's a golden accolade, a political honour, a source of civic pride. becoming the mayor of wolverhampton. boxer ben whittaker donned the official regalia of the first citizen. this had been ben's manifesto after his 0lympic quarterfinal. i want to go back with a gold medal and i want to become the mayor of wolverhampton. i want one of those nice chains on my neck and i'll be calling all the shots. everyone in wolverhampton will have a nice grille, and a nice big chain, courtesy of ben whittaker. after trying on the nice big chain, it was time to get to work with some official engagements. amongst them, a visit to a city centre youth club.

it's a dream come true, i kept saying this, when i was a kid, with my coach i said, i'm going to be the mayor, i'm going to be the mayor. went to the olympics, i'm going to be the mayor. come back, i'm the mayor. so dreams a reality, really. the role of the mayor involves encouraging young people. this group seemed impressed. we both do boxing together. and itjust, that's i our dream, so we're going to hopefully reach it. it inspired me a lot, and i can't believe he won the medal, the silver. i was proud, he should be proud of himself. i he made everyone else proud, it was the best he could - do. everywhere we've been today, he's been inundated with people wanting to wish him well, telling him how proud they were, having him how proud they are, having pictures with him. and he's so good with the local community. he is happy to meet everybody. celebrations as ben met the crowds at wolves, time also for some new policies. i told them that the kids can have monday to wednesday, have a couple of playstations and a bottom grille,

so i think i'm winning with the kids. the mum and dads, things like that, they're not agreeing. but if you can get the kids to vote, i think i'll get a couple of votes and you might see me there with the chain on, with the rolls permanently. it could be a while before he swaps the boxing ring for the political fray but this honorary mayor seems to have secured the popular vote. how brilliant is that? when he got that silver medal he was devastated. he came back and almost apologised to for the way he reacted in the interview straight afterwards, but it means a lot and takes time to sink in, if you are aiming for gold and do not quite get there, you have to get your head around it. iadmire around it. i admire honesty in that moment, when theyjust missed out on gold. a couple of swimmers were like, it was silver. but when they come round to it, it is an incredible achievement.

i remember talking to lutaylo about that. he said tears and emotion and then i looked at the medal with all those years of effort and he got that to go home with. and in that moment they have no filter. it is all out there. still to come. with just one day to go until the paralympics start in tokyo — we'll catch up with the families of athletes lora fachie and hollie arnold, to find out how the nerves are holding up. we'll have that shortly and bring you the latest news and weather. there are divas in tv. one or two. i'll give you the truth about carol kirkwood, she has tried to get it in her contract that she changes her dress every hour in this programme and finally the boss has

relented, which is why you are wearing something different now? you know what they say, a change is as good as a break. when is the gold lame number coming out? i think there is a better chance of you wearing that. weak two. good morning. you wearing that. weaktwo. good morning. iam you wearing that. weak two. good morning. i am glad to save finally high pressure is in charge and it will be for much of the week, so largely dry. at times areas of cloud floating around and that will be thick enough here and there for the odd spot of drizzle. no heat wave. drizzle coming out of the low cloud and some mist and fog lingering in the north—east, northern ireland and northern and western parts of northern ireland.

through the afternoon, cloud in parts of wales in the south—west, thick enough for an isolated shower and most staying dry for sunshine. northern ireland and scotland, on higher ground again a chance of a shower. but most will stay dry with sunny skies will stop temperatures up sunny skies will stop temperatures up to 24 degrees around glasgow. cooler along the north sea coastline. here we have a breeze that you will notice in the far south—east, particularly in kent. it will take the edge off the temperatures. 0vernight we start with clear skies and maize showers will fade. then we see a return to the low cloud, —— clear skies and showers. eastern scotland prone to low cloud, mist and fog and some coming in from the north sea into northern england and east wales. temperatures perhaps a degree lower

than the nightjust gone. tomorrow we start with cloud. drizzle coming out of it. that will sink southwards. for most, dried, some sunshine. and west coasts, hanging on to low cloud. temperatures tomorrow 15—24. on wednesday, still a keen breeze coming down the north sea coastline so feeling cooler. cloud coming into the east across england and wales. north and west is best. this is where we will see the highest temperatures. i will have more weather in about half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. the prime minister will ask us presidentjoe biden to delay withdrawing troops from afghanistan so more people can be evacuated. many thousands of people

are still crowded outside kabul airport, desperate to leave after the taliban takeover. let's speak to minister for the armed forces, james heappey. thank for the armed forces, james heappey. you for beii would thank you for being with us. it would be really great to get as much information out of you today as possible. we are hearing a lot of reports from afghanistan, seeing a lot of what is happening at kabul airport, can you bring us right up to date, what has happened overnight?— to date, what has happened overnitht? ., 'j~ ' to date, what has happened overnitht? ., , overnight? good morning. 1821 people have been evacuated _ overnight? good morning. 1821 people have been evacuated from _ overnight? good morning. 1821 people have been evacuated from campbell. have been evacuated from campbell over the last 24 hours, over 80 flights operated by the royal air force, the flow into the hc at the baron hotel remains good, there are nine flights planned for the next 24 hours. igrate nine flights planned for the next 24 hours. ~ . ., ,., , nine flights planned for the next 24 hours. ~ . ., , ., hours. we are hearing reports from german media _ hours. we are hearing reports from german media that _ hours. we are hearing reports from german media that there _ hours. we are hearing reports from german media that there was i hours. we are hearing reports from i german media that there was possibly a firefight at kabul airport

overnight, can you tell us about that, do you know about it? igrate overnight, can you tell us about that, do you know about it? we are aware of that. _ that, do you know about it? we are aware of that, it _ that, do you know about it? we are aware of that, it was _ that, do you know about it? we are aware of that, it was on _ that, do you know about it? we are aware of that, it was on the - that, do you know about it? we are aware of that, it was on the other. aware of that, it was on the other side of the airfield, it didn't involve any uk troops all uk nationals. involve any uk troops all uk nationals-— involve any uk troops all uk nationals. ., ., , ., , ., involve any uk troops all uk nationals. ., ., ., nationals. how hopeful are you that that deadline _ nationals. how hopeful are you that that deadline of— nationals. how hopeful are you that that deadline of august _ nationals. how hopeful are you that that deadline of august 31 - nationals. how hopeful are you that that deadline of august 31 will i nationals. how hopeful are you that that deadline of august 31 will be i that deadline of august 31 will be extended? we know the meeting of the g7 will take place tomorrow. what sort of situation are the uk in in terms of that discussion with the americans?— terms of that discussion with the americans? the reality is that we have made _ americans? the reality is that we have made great _ americans? the reality is that we have made great progress - americans? the reality is that we have made great progress over i americans? the reality is that we i have made great progress over the last week, 6631 people have come out in the last week and if we were looking at the numbers we were trying to evacuate last saturday, that would effectively have been mission accomplished. the reality is that over the last week have come forward who have an entitlement and in addition to that, the government has quite rightly sought to widen

the scheme to include people from afghan civil society who we think are vulnerable and we would like to bring out if we possibly could. that means that the context of the discussion with the united states has changed. i suspect that they have made all of the same realisations over the last week that we have, so there is a discussion tomorrow for the g7 leaders about whether or not we can extend but let's be clear, although they might be the seven most powerful people in the planning discussing what they want to do, they don't —— people on the planet discussing what they want to do, they don't get to make the decisions by themselves, the taliban get a vote as well. so we are continuing to vote was the deadline of the 31st of august and make sure every minute counts in bringing up people before that time. logistically, there is a lot of talk about this in the people this morning, let's say the deadline of august 31 remains. there is talk

that if that is the last flight out for a logistics of planning, processing and logistics, could be as early as wednesday is this week, is that true? i’m as early as wednesday is this week, is that true?— is that true? i'm not going to be able to share _ is that true? i'm not going to be able to share the _ is that true? i'm not going to be able to share the detail- is that true? i'm not going to be able to share the detail of- is that true? i'm not going to be able to share the detail of when| is that true? i'm not going to be i able to share the detail of when the last evacuation flight will happen, thatis last evacuation flight will happen, that is for humanitarian reasons. what we do not want to see is people desperate to make the last flight in crowds like we saw on saturday causing crashes that sadly caused seven people to die outside outside of the baron hotel. and in terms of the military operation on the ground, we are not able to share the dates of the last military flights out because there is an acute threat from islamic state particularly in kabul. i know your viewers would like to have all of this mapped out but this is a very live military

operation with real humanitarian risks, people have died trying to get out of the country in the crush, and with real security risks because our troops on the ground face a very real threat. at the moment we are working within an envelope which finishes on the 31st of august. i finishes on the 3ist of august. i appreciate you cannot go into extreme detail and i understand it is a very sensitive operation, but can you tell us, again, because there are suggestions that there could be somewhere between five and 6000 people still in afghanistan that you are trying to get back to the uk, is that a number that you recognise? i the uk, is that a number that you recognise?— recognise? i recognise that there are 1800 eligible _ recognise? i recognise that there are 1800 eligible people - recognise? i recognise that there i are 1800 eligible people remaining in the country, and then 2275 additionally, and then another list has been created from wider afghan society that we would like to get out if we are able to. that list is growing all the time and in some cases being reduced over time

because we find that people have been duplicated and put onto the list with two separate routes. i don't put a number on that because it is very fluid but we are focused on the original uk eligible people and the arat scheme, and we will get out as many people as we can, and as we have said on many occasions, we will not be able to get everybody out as we can say the second phase is just as important as the first, that there is a route to reach the uk through hubs in the region and possibly to the high commission, and people can get to the uk through there rather than having to put themselves in the hands of people smugglers. to themselves in the hands of people smut tlers. ., . . . themselves in the hands of people smuttlers. . ., ~ ~ themselves in the hands of people smuttlers. . ., �* �* , smugglers. to be clear, arap is, the aft han smugglers. to be clear, arap is, the afghan relations _ smugglers. to be clear, arap is, the afghan relations and _ smugglers. to be clear, arap is, the afghan relations and assistance i afghan relations and assistance policy? afghan relations and assistance toli ? .,

afghan relations and assistance oli ? ., ' ., , afghan relations and assistance toli ? ., ., , afghan relations and assistance oli ? ., ., policy? forgive me, the mod loves an acron m, policy? forgive me, the mod loves an acronym. that — policy? forgive me, the mod loves an acronym. that is _ policy? forgive me, the mod loves an acronym, that is what _ policy? forgive me, the mod loves an acronym, that is what we _ policy? forgive me, the mod loves an acronym, that is what we are - policy? forgive me, the mod loves an acronym, that is what we are talking i acronym, that is what we are talking about. they are the people who have worked directly with the uk government over the last 20 years, be that the military operation of the wider diplomatic and aid effort. they are the people that we have always said we had a debt to, and we are giving to them very quickly indeed. we are also allowing people to come into the scheme if they are eligible, and i make no apology for effectively widening the goalposts over the course of the last week by seeking to be more generous. 0ur emeralds and airforce seeking to be more generous. 0ur emeralds and air force generals running the mission had been presented with no end are challenge by us moving the goal past like that but they have risen to the challenge admirably, so have all of the men and women of the royal air force and navy delivering the mission. we will get everyone else we can. to reassert — get everyone else we can. to reassert that, it is the afghan

relocations and assistance policy, i know you are trying to be used to these acronyms but when we hear you say arap, that is what you mean. that's right. say arap, that is what you mean. that's right-— that's right. i'm interested in the two faces of— that's right. i'm interested in the two faces of the _ that's right. i'm interested in the two faces of the operation, i that's right. i'm interested in the two faces of the operation, at - that's right. i'm interested in the| two faces of the operation, at the moment what is happening particularly in kabul airport relies on the taliban almost assist in the us and uk troops. it's very strange to see taliban fighters and uk troops working quite closely, within a few feet of each other. we spoke to the former afghanistan ambassador, sir nicholas kay, about an hour, and he said he did not buy that these are a new regime, he said he still doesn't trust the taliban. do you? he still doesn't trust the taliban. do ou? ., ., ., , , ., do you? there are two answers to that question- — do you? there are two answers to that question. do _ do you? there are two answers to that question. do i— do you? there are two answers to that question. do i think - do you? there are two answers to that question. do i think that - do you? there are two answers to that question. do i think that they are right now an effective partner in providing the out of court and security to the international

evacuation effort? the evidence on the ground is that broadly, they are, although we are aware of the report of beatings and worse around the city. fundamentally the reason we have been able to go from three or 400 people in the middle of last week to 1000 people on friday and saturday, to 17 or 1800 people over the last 48 hours, is because the taliban have given us the space by moving their security chords and further away and because they are now marshalling the crowds more effectively by putting the us and the uk people into separate queues. that's something which, without which the mission would not be going at the pace it is going. flan i which the mission would not be going at the pace it is going.— at the pace it is going. can i ask ou how at the pace it is going. can i ask you how long — at the pace it is going. can i ask you how long you _ at the pace it is going. can i ask you how long you would - at the pace it is going. can i ask you how long you would trust i at the pace it is going. can i ask. you how long you would trust them for? we are relying on them at the moment to assist us operationally. we are taking nothing for granted

which is why the brigadiers who are forward commanding the military mission or having the surreal experience of having spent most of their careers fighting the taliban and now they have to have daily conversations with them. there is a wider question about how reliable the taliban are as an international partner as the government of afghanistan in the future, and everyone in the uk government has their eyes wide open to the possibility that the taliban may have changed and they may not want to be an international pariah, but they will need to show that that is they will need to show that that is the case through their actions, not just through what they say in their communications with journalists around the world. flan communications with 'ournalists around the world._ communications with 'ournalists around the world. can i ask you for the moment— around the world. can i ask you for the moment couple _ around the world. can i ask you for the moment couple of— around the world. can i ask you for the moment couple of questions, i around the world. can i ask you for. the moment couple of questions, can you take your ministerial hat off and speak as a former member of the armed forces, what do you think it is like for some of those troops who are making what could potentially be life and that decisions allowing —— life and that decisions allowing —— life and that decisions allowing —— life and death decisions allowing people on flights? there is panic and some of those large crowds and

they are having to make those decisions for individuals and families and groups. what sort of things are they going through? in w; things are they going through? in my own military — things are they going through? in my own military service, _ things are they going through? in my own military service, i— things are they going through? in my own military service, i had _ things are they going through? in my own military service, i had a - things are they going through? in “my own military service, i had a couple of occasions where parents brought to my patrol, the bass that i was in, their horrendously injured child, and were desperate for our help. there is a sort of thing that as a soldier, you trained to apply lethal force, as a soldier, you trained to apply lethalforce, that's as a soldier, you trained to apply lethal force, that's what you trying to do. and bizarrely, even though that feels more dangerous, you're more comfortable doing that than when you're faced with those sorts of humanitarian challenges. nothing that i experienced in my time in the army is anything like what the young paratroopers and soldiers from the yorkshire regiment are faced with on that cording outside the baron hotel, particularly on saturday when they were seeing people die in the

crush immediately ahead of them. they cannot just take crush immediately ahead of them. they cannotjust take off crush immediately ahead of them. they cannot just take off their crush immediately ahead of them. they cannotjust take off their body armour and focus on the humanitarian challenge because the is islamic state active within kabul, we know that they all went to try and get a hit against western forces. —— they want to get a hit. so our troops have to have one finger on the trigger whilst they hold peoples babies in the other hand. i can't imagine what level of emotional intelligence that requires from 18 to i9—year—olds who are serving in the forces. just know that they are doing our nation proud in the most extraordinary circumstances. l doing our nation proud in the most extraordinary circumstances. i had extraordinary circumstances. i had the privilege _ extraordinary circumstances. i had the privilege a _ extraordinary circumstances. i had the privilege a few _ extraordinary circumstances. i had the privilege a few years _ extraordinary circumstances. i had the privilege a few years ago of spending some time in camp bastion in afghanistan in 2013 and am still struck now by the level of care and concern that those soldiers had for those on their right and left. as someone who has been in that situation, how do you square that idea that you leave no one behind with the frustrations of a position

you find yourself in now in government, being tangled up in that policy which means that that is going to happen?— policy which means that that is going to happen? well, it's 'ust a hard reality i going to happen? well, it's 'ust a hard reality to i going to happen? well, it's 'ust a hard reality to those * going to happen? well, it'sjust a hard reality to those things. - going to happen? well, it'sjust a hard reality to those things. and | going to happen? well, it'sjust a. hard reality to those things. and in some ways, you are right, there is the soldier's code of never leaving a man behind and that weighs heavily. but also having been in the military and served on military operations, i am acutely aware of the military realities. and it's not possible for us to do what's being done at kabul international airport without the americans, notjust because of the number of people they have forward providing force protection, but because the us air force has effectively taken over the full operation of the airfield. that's why it needs to be an international decision to extend, and then if there is no opportunity to extend because there is not international appetite to do that all, perhaps more likely, the taliban are not going to allow us,

we need to continue with our plans to be out by the 31st and if that is the case, every minute counts to get people out in the meantime. refill? people out in the meantime. really a- areciate people out in the meantime. really appreciate your _ people out in the meantime. really appreciate your time _ people out in the meantime. really appreciate your time this _ people out in the meantime. really appreciate your time this morning, james heappey. appreciate your time this morning, james heappey— appreciate your time this morning, james hear-e . ., ~ , . james heappey. thank you very much. a fascinating — james heappey. thank you very much. a fascinating chat. _ james heappey. thank you very much. a fascinating chat. it _ james heappey. thank you very much. a fascinating chat. it gives _ james heappey. thank you very much. a fascinating chat. it gives you - james heappey. thank you very much. a fascinating chat. it gives you an - a fascinating chat. it gives you an idea of what _ a fascinating chat. it gives you an idea of what it _ a fascinating chat. it gives you an idea of what it is _ a fascinating chat. it gives you an idea of what it is like _ a fascinating chat. it gives you an idea of what it is like to _ a fascinating chat. it gives you an idea of what it is like to be - a fascinating chat. it gives you an idea of what it is like to be a - idea of what it is like to be a soldier in that situation and being someone in the government trying to sort things out. stand someone in the government trying to sort things out-— sort things out. and an interesting insirht sort things out. and an interesting insight into — sort things out. and an interesting insight into the _ sort things out. and an interesting insight into the armed _ sort things out. and an interesting insight into the armed forces - sort things out. and an interesting insight into the armed forces on l sort things out. and an interesting l insight into the armed forces on the ground _ insight into the armed forces on the ground who — insight into the armed forces on the ground who are doing the job they didit'l— ground who are doing the job they didn't expect to be doing while they were there, really difficult situation.— were there, really difficult situation. �* , ., ., , situation. let's find out what is happening _ situation. let's find out what is happening in — situation. let's find out what is happening in the _ situation. let's find out what is happening in the sport. - situation. let's find out what is happening in the sport. it - situation. let's find out what is happening in the sport. it is i situation. let's find out what is happening in the sport. it is a l situation. let's find out what is l happening in the sport. it is a bit strange going from that to what has been happening at the weekend. a great start for romelu lukaku. yes, this is the second time he has signed for chelsea, and the first time around he didn't score at all, a decade and £98 million later, making up for lost time. it didn't take romelu lukaku long this time around,

just 14 minutes into his first match back at chelsea, to get his first goal for the club. it was an impressive performance from lukaku, scoring with just his third touch and helping chelsea to a 2—0 win over london rivals arsenal. reece james got the second to secure the victory. chelsea have won their first two games without conceding a goal. arsenal are 19th in the league after losing both of theirs. we are very happy that he could score so early. he set up some other chances, he was always dangerous, and, yeah, it gives something to our game that we can play very, very direct and to the last line he can protect balls. it's very, very good. harry kane made his first tottenham appearance of the season, coming on as a substitute in their 1—0 win at wolves. but it was dele alli who scored the only goal from the spot to give them the victory at mollenuex. it was his first league goal in 17 months. kane hadn't featured in tottenham's opening two matches amid speculation over his future at the club.

he played. so he took his process. he was getting back to his fitness. he still has to improve. and he helped the team today. he was a big help for us. we are talking about one of the best players in the world. we are very lucky to have him. manchester united dropped points for the first time this season in a 1—1 draw at southampton. che adams' shot was deflected in off fred to put the saints ahead, before mason greenwood rescued a point for united. a late dundee equaliser wasn't enough to stop hibs from going to the top of the scottish premiership table. paul mcgowan with the goal to make it 2—2 in the 83rd minute. elsewhere, there were wins for rangers and dundee united, while hearts and aberdeen drew. really ugly scenes in the ligue1 match between nice and marseille, which had to be abandoned. marseille and former west ham midfielder dmitri payet was hit by a bottle,

but then threw it back into the crowd. supporters then stormed onto the pitch with stewards and police struggling to restrain them. the players tried to leave and marseille coachjorge sampaoli had to be held back by his staff. after a long delay, the nice players came out to finish the game, but the marseille players refused to do so. the wildcards for the european solheim cup team will be announced later this morning, but both england's georgia hall and sweden's anna nordqvist have automatically qualified after an intense final day of the women's open at carnoustie. scottish amateur louise duncan capped off a fine week with a top ten finish but it was nordqvist who held off the challengers to record a one shot victory and land her third major title at a venue that carries extra significance for her. this placejust means so much to me. my husband grew up in dundee, sol feel like this is my family now.

so just having their support this week and the fans in general, it has been nice. i think it gets the adrenaline pumping a little bit more. congratulations to her. the wild card picks will be announced in the next few hours and we will have that for you later on. next few hours and we will have that for you later on— for you later on. thank you, see you in a bit. former liverpool and england midfielder terry mcdermott confirmed over the weekend that he's been diagnosed with dementia. the 69—year—old announced that he's in the early stages of the disease just days after the manchester united and scotland player, denis law was diagnosed with mixed dementia. phil thompson is terry's former team mate and good friend and joins us now. i know this is the difficult circumstances, first of all, how is he? �* , ., circumstances, first of all, how is he? �* , . ., , ., circumstances, first of all, how is he? �*, . ., ., he? he's great, he was at the game on saturday. _ he? he's great, he was at the game on saturday, doing _ he? he's great, he was at the game on saturday, doing the _ he? he's great, he was at the game on saturday, doing the lounges. - on saturday, doing the lounges.

obviously then it hadn't been, we had known for awhile that he had been for the tests and he diagnosed with the early stages of dementia, but you see terry, you know terry, he was absolutely still full of beans, he was great, in good form. with all the ex—players, he wants to continue doing that and i think he has every right to still go and enjoy his life. it's one of those moments that you get in your life, we have seen it far too often, as you just said, with denis law, it is a sad time. and you look back. , the family how they have been pushing back with dementia in football. and loads of my colleagues have had it, bob paisley, bob had it, it was awful, my mentor, ronnie moran, had it. these people got great memories, and they start to suffer with this disease. �* , ,.,

and they start to suffer with this disease. �*, , �* disease. it's sad, isn't it? ifi think of you _ disease. it's sad, isn't it? ifi think of you and _ disease. it's sad, isn't it? ifi think of you and terry - disease. it's sad, isn't it? if i - think of you and terry particularly, that incredible friendship that you have had for so many years, we talk about now hearing this news about him. i know you have probably known for a little bit longer than we have. it must feel very difficult for you at this point, when, as you say, you start seeing names as they get younger and younger. how do you feel about that now? l get younger and younger. how do you feel about that now?— feel about that now? i suppose it is a wor . feel about that now? i suppose it is a worry- we've _ feel about that now? i suppose it is a worry. we've gone _ feel about that now? i suppose it is a worry. we've gone through - feel about that now? i suppose it is a worry. we've gone through it. - a worry. we've gone through it. loads of people who are out there, their families loads of people who are out there, theirfamilies have had to deal with this, with dementia being in the family. my wife 's family had it, my wife's mother, and is difficult as it goes further on. so we do worry, we have seen it. since terry announced it, but we have seen loads, nobby stiles, you do think about it, back when you are playing, how many times you were heading the balls. and it went good. 1986, when

i became a reserve team manager, some of the footfalls that we had for my reserve team, the first team had the better balls, they had ten. the bulls that we were using were dreadful. and when they got wet... that was mid 80s. i'm thinking back, this is a very much generational thing. so it would be interesting to see these boys, if they do some studies of these lads who are coming out of it now, the players now, how they will be. the balls are a lot lighter. certainly back then when you look at what we are doing, i'm glad i played at a time when the balls did start getting a little bit lighter. when i was a kid... there is terry behind us, i haven't got my term of there, terry still has his! —— | term of there, terry still has his! —— i haven't got my perm there! we'll forgetful, because we are at

that age. we'll forgetful, because we are at that are. �* , that age. and every time you get forr etful, that age. and every time you get forgetful. is _ that age. and every time you get forgetful, is there _ that age. and every time you get forgetful, is there a _ that age. and every time you get forgetful, is there a little - that age. and every time you get forgetful, is there a little bit - that age. and every time you get forgetful, is there a little bit of. forgetful, is there a little bit of you... forgetful, is there a little bit of ou... ~ , y forgetful, is there a little bit of ou... ~ , , �* , you... absolutely, when it's in famil , you... absolutely, when it's in family. it _ you... absolutely, when it's in family, it wasn't _ you... absolutely, when it's in family, it wasn't on _ you... absolutely, when it's in family, it wasn't on my - you... absolutely, when it's in family, it wasn't on my side i you... absolutely, when it's in | family, it wasn't on my side but you... absolutely, when it's in i family, it wasn't on my side but it was certainly on my wife's, and you do worry about it. at the moment i feel fine, absolutely great. but you don't know when that moment comes. now they are reducing the amount the children will head a ball in training, and it's happening in the top level as well. but when you are playing, no one ever even mentioned that that you might want to reduce the amount you headed the ball. lode the amount you headed the ball. - didn't do too much heading practice at liverpool. i had at 18 month speu at liverpool. i had at 18 month spell at sheffield united but we did do a lot of heading there. this is at the back end of my career, i turned 30. you would be hitting balls, and they were not brand—new, they were worn. may be hitting balls from the halfway line. thea;r

from the halfway line. they certainly — from the halfway line. they certainly didn't _ from the halfway line. they certainly didn't did - from the halfway line. they certainly didn't did that - from the halfway line. they l certainly didn't did that level. they would be playing on the floor! my they would be playing on the floor! my head would be sore afterwards, and i would then have to drive from sheffield to merseyside. it was a thing, you think, i'm glad it has been restricted, certainly in training. it is a part of our football, you can't start doing things on match day, you can certainly have something to do with it in training and you certainly can with children. i look back at my younger days and he would head a ball all day long and you would not worry about it. and that's when the balls went it is a generation thing so i think it should be a study. 50 so i think it should be a study. so ou so i think it should be a study. so you say you would not want to change the game? l you say you would not want to change the rame? ., �* ~' you say you would not want to change the rame? ., �* ~ ., , ., the game? i wouldn't like to see a rame the game? i wouldn't like to see a game changed _ the game? i wouldn't like to see a game changed on _ the game? i wouldn't like to see a game changed on match _ the game? i wouldn't like to see a game changed on match day, - the game? i wouldn't like to see a game changed on match day, or. the game? i wouldn't like to see a i game changed on match day, or head guards come in, but there has to be something done. it's great that it's

notjust something done. it's great that it's not just at the top level. something done. it's great that it's notjust at the top level. this is notjust at the top level. this is notjust at the top level. this is not just the notjust at the top level. this is notjust the premier league, it is going through the pyramid of football, players with dementia. we make a big thing because of the big names that names but make a big thing because of the big names but it happens elsewhere. but we have to help the children not go to heading practice things like that. it becomes part of your game. if you are not so good at it, that's just the way football is.— just the way football is. there's been quite _ just the way football is. there's been quite a — just the way football is. there's been quite a bit _ just the way football is. there's been quite a bit of _ just the way football is. there's been quite a bit of criticism - just the way football is. there's been quite a bit of criticism of i been quite a bit of criticism of governing bodies and those looking after footballers like the pfa, we spoke to chris sutton on this programme about his dad, and his campaign. do you think there is waking up to what needs to be done, and provision for what should be done forfuture and provision for what should be done for future generations of footballers who might find themselves in a situation, and some of the money in football, the vast amount of money, can be put into looking after those absolutely, in

the early stages it isn't too bad, but it's how families deal with it. the respite for them, there should be places that can help. the pfa are awash with money and there hasn't been enough done some. we see the money in football, a lot of that has filtered towards the pfa. some of that, maybe even one or 2%, should be put aside to help. and it's not just a big names in football. write down the football pyramid, people suffer with it. and theirfamilies suffer with it. and theirfamilies suffer with it. and theirfamilies suffer with them. to help them with respite and do things. i remember my dad back in the day, the seamen had a respite place on the south coast, where they would go, people in ill health and dementia. there should be things like this. some of the money thatis things like this. some of the money that is awash should be to a foundation to help all footballers who suffer with it. there is enough

money in the game to help them. thank you so much for coming in, and talking to us about terry, and if you see him, pass on our love. l you see him, pass on our love. i will, he is still in good form, a great lad. will, he is still in good form, a great lad-— will, he is still in good form, a rreat lad. ., , ., ., ., ,, great lad. lovely to hear, thank you very much- — very much. let's go to carol that the mother now. —— with the weather now. this morning we have cloud around, mist and fog but this week high pressure will dominate it so it will be largely dry. there will be areas of cloud which will be thick enough for some drizzle here and there and although there will be warm sunshine, especially in the north and west, we are not expecting heatwave. he was the high—pressure dominating, the air is moving in a clockwise direction so we are pulling in a north—westerly breeze. chilly air, so it will be cooler along the north sea coastline, not

just today but for the next few days. we have mist and fog this morning, especially across northern and western parts of scotland and especially on the coast but not exclusively. that will tend to lift and break for exclusively. that will tend to lift and breakfor many, some exclusively. that will tend to lift and break for many, some will linger on the coast, and any low cloud we have across england and wales will break. still some areas of cloud floating around the inner for the odd spot of shower or drizzle here and there, but for most it will not be an issue. these are the average wind speeds, so the strongest breeze is going to be in the south—east. you will notice it especially in kent. temperatures up to 24 degrees. this evening and overnight, low cloud, mist and fog across the north and west, especially on the coasts. we could see some in central and eastern scotland by the end of the night with poor visibility. cloud coming in from the north sea, if

anything, temperatures down a degree orso anything, temperatures down a degree or so on the temperatures we saw last night. tomorrow, here is our cloud, producing some spots of drizzle towards england and wales, sinking south. we are shrouded bike cloud in the coasts of the north and west but for the rest of us, sunny spells to enjoy. the cloud syncing staff to break up in places as well. along the north sea coast, feeling cooler. top temperatures 24 or 25 in glasgow. if it does reach 25, that will be the first time in august in scotland we have seen the temperature at home. —— the temperature at home. —— the temperature that high. into wednesday, a keen breeze in the north sea said the lion's share of the high temperatures will be in the

north—west again. the headlines are coming up next. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. our headlines today. the prime minister will urge joe biden to push back the deadline for withdrawal at a meeting of world

leaders tomorrow but a minister tells this programme it's notjust up to them. but a minister tells this programme it is notjust up to them. although they might be the seven most powerful people on the planet, meeting to discuss what they want to do, they don't get to make the decision of themselves. the taliban get a vote, as well. more than 6,000 people have been flown out on uk flights in the last ten days but thousands more are still desperate to leave. the human cost of problem gambling — one woman's fight to end free—bet inducements after her husband took his own life. two policemen got out the car and the way they walked in, i knew what they were going to say. then we'll tell us about festivals. —— ben thompson. going for gold — we're joined

by the families of lora fachie and hollie arnold as the paralympics get under way tomorrow. it's monday, 23rd of august. our top story. the prime minister is expected to ask us presidentjoe biden to delay withdrawing the last american forces from afghanistan to allow more time to get people out. he'll make the request at an emergency meeting of world leaders tomorrow. the uk has evacuated more than 6000 people from kabul airport, but thousands more are still waiting. let's get some more detail from our political correspondent nick eardley. good morning. iam good morning. i am sure you were listening to good morning. i am sure you were listening to what good morning. i am sure you were listening to what the good morning. i am sure you were listening to what the armed good morning. i am sure you were listening to what the armed forces minister said because there was detailed. and an indication of frustrations of a former soldier now wading through red tape. l frustrations of a former soldier now wading through red tape.— frustrations of a former soldier now wading through red tape. i think you are absolutely _ wading through red tape. i think you are absolutely right. _ wading through red tape. i think you are absolutely right. we _ wading through red tape. i think you are absolutely right. we know - wading through red tape. i think you are absolutely right. we know the i wading through red tape. i think you | are absolutely right. we know the uk is pretty dependent on the us in terms of troops and infrastructure when it comes to getting people out

of afghanistan. we know the pace at which people are being evacuated has increased significantly over the past ten days. but the minister telling us in the last half hour that there are thousands of people left in the country, some of them british citizens, some of them people who worked with the uk in the past 20 years when we were in afghanistan, and some of them in the new scheme that allows people most at risk to claim asylum in the uk. that is why the uk is trying to put pressure on the united states to extend how long it is staying. the us wants to leave by the 31st. we heard president barton repeat that last night, —— presidentjoe biden repeat that last night. but he did not close the door to extending a bit if necessary. but this is the armed forces minister on complications even around the

discussion between the us and uk. there is a discussion tomorrow for g7 leaders — there is a discussion tomorrow for g7 leaders as to whether we can extend — g7 leaders as to whether we can extend but although they might be the seven most powerful people on the seven most powerful people on the planet— the seven most powerful people on the planet meeting to discuss what they want— the planet meeting to discuss what they want to do, they do not get to make _ they want to do, they do not get to make the _ they want to do, they do not get to make the decision of themselves. the taliban— make the decision of themselves. the taliban get— make the decision of themselves. the taliban get a vote as well and that is why— taliban get a vote as well and that is why in— taliban get a vote as well and that is why in this building we continue to work— is why in this building we continue to work towards a deadline of 31st of august— to work towards a deadline of 31st of august and make sure every minute counts _ of august and make sure every minute counts bringing out as many people as possible before that time. a as possible before that time. reminder of how complicated the situation is in afghanistan. the g7 meeting tomorrow, i do not think it willjust be about the immediate evacuation situation in kabul. it will be about what to do over the next few years in afghanistan. boris johnson has talked about waiting to recognise any new government in afghanistan, to put pressure on it

to accept some international demands. there has been talk about how to try to deal with the humanitarian situation. one thing the uk is looking at, even after the situation at kabul airport changes and evacuations from there are possible, —— are not possible, setting up hubs in the region so that people eligible can still claim asylum in the uk. but there is still asylum in the uk. but there is still a complicated period ahead and those talks tomorrow between g7 leaders will be important to work out how exactly much longer the uk and us might be able to try to get people out. ., ~ might be able to try to get people out. . . ,, ., might be able to try to get people out. . . ,, out. thanks. we will speak to you arain. young people have shared stories of the debilitating effects of long covid in a new nhs video. i was fit and healthy. i literally had no conditions. i was doing exercise. and, for seven months solid, i genuinely thought i might die.

it's part of a drive to encourage more young adults to get immunised. all 16— and 17—year—olds across the uk are now able to book an appointment or visit a walk—in—centre to get theirjabs. dozens of companies that sell covid pcr travel tests are to be removed from the government's list of approved providers. the firms either no longer exist or don't provide all the tests required by holidaymakers. others have been warned they could also be removed if they advertise misleading prices again. more than 200,000 people in the uk are waiting for medical assessments from their gp so that they can renew their driving licences. the dvla say they have brought in extra staff to help process applications, but the doctors' union — the bma — say the longer the backlog gets, road safety could be compromised. what needs to be done is an acknowledgement the system is not right from a driver and patient and pedestrian road

safety angle, but also we need to seal the hole where people can go to any doctor and just say what they want to say to get a licence. after all, you could not do that for a pilot's licence. and we need acknowledgement the system needs resourcing properly. investigators say a british man and his family found dead on a hiking trail in california may have been killed by poison algae. the bodies ofjohn gerrish, his wife and their one—year—old daughter were found in the sierra national forest on tuesday. the family's dog also died. waterways nearby are now being tested. officials in the us state of tennessee say that at least two young children are among the more than 20 people known to have died in flash flooding over the weekend. dozens of people are still missing and a search and rescue operation is under way following what local reporters described as unprecedented rainfall. roads and bridges were damaged and thousands of people were left without power.

those are some of the main stories. let's return to one of our top stories. chaos continues outside kabul airport as thousands of people try to leave the country after the taliban took over last week. one of those attempting to help people flee is former royal marine pen farthing. he runs an animal sanctuary in afghanistan and says he'll only leave if his staff and their families can come to the uk. we can speak to pen and his wife kaisa markhus, who made it out of afghanistan last week. thank you for being with us. what was the process like of getting out? we can see you are in norway now, talk us through how that happened and what you went through. to get

throu~h and what you went through. to get through and _ and what you went through. to get through and into _ and what you went through. to get through and into the _ and what you went through. to get through and into the airport, - and what you went through. to get through and into the airport, you l through and into the airport, you have to push through the crowds. i was lucky. i went through the crowds where it was not a good experience. we were shelved around. desperate people around us, begging to just take anyone in. but i got through. the scenes we saw have become worse and worse in the days after.— and worse in the days after. penn, talk us through _ and worse in the days after. penn, talk us through your _ and worse in the days after. penn, talk us through your situation. - and worse in the days after. penn, j talk us through your situation. you are obviously _ talk us through your situation. tj’f7l. are obviously still there. yes, we are obviously still there. yes, we are still here. i have good news. borisjohnson has given clearance for my 68 staff members and immediate families.- for my 68 staff members and immediate families. they can now le . all immediate families. they can now legally travel _ immediate families. they can now legally travel to _ immediate families. they can now legally travel to the _ immediate families. they can now legally travel to the uk. _ immediate families. they can now legally travel to the uk. i - immediate families. they can now legally travel to the uk. i ask - legally travel to the uk. i ask everyone _ legally travel to the uk. i ask everyone to show love for doing that and we _ everyone to show love for doing that and we are _

everyone to show love for doing that and we are truly grateful. what i need. _ and we are truly grateful. what i need. i— and we are truly grateful. what i need, i need my callsign for the aircraft — need, i need my callsign for the aircraft which is coming into kabul. we have _ aircraft which is coming into kabul. we have rented and paid for it. it is a normal, _ we have rented and paid for it. it is a normal, everyday passenger fights _ is a normal, everyday passenger fights. not only have we got the 68 staff on— fights. not only have we got the 68 staff on there we can fill up up to 250 people on that flight and because it is a passenger plane it has a _ because it is a passenger plane it has a cargo — because it is a passenger plane it has a cargo hold. you cannot put people _ has a cargo hold. you cannot put people in— has a cargo hold. you cannot put people in the cargo hold so we will put animals into that space on that flight _ put animals into that space on that flight but— put animals into that space on that flight. but i need a call sign and i need _ flight. but i need a call sign and i need it— flight. but i need a call sign and i need it like — flight. but i need a call sign and i need it like ten minutes ago. please, — need it like ten minutes ago. please, government, mod, give me the callsign _ please, government, mod, give me the callsign. there are thousands of people — callsign. there are thousands of people still at the airport. it is not britain's doing. borisjohnson is trying — not britain's doing. borisjohnson is trying to— not britain's doing. borisjohnson is trying to get america to extend the deadline. i do not care what the deadline. ! do not care what people's— the deadline. i do not care what people's party political beliefs are, everybody who cares about what

is happening in afghanistan needs to -et is happening in afghanistan needs to get behind borisjohnson now and convince — get behind borisjohnson now and convince the american president, joe biden, _ convince the american president, joe biden, who _ convince the american president, joe biden, who is showing no compassion for the _ biden, who is showing no compassion for the situation he created, to extend — for the situation he created, to extend the 31st deadline, otherwise we will— extend the 31st deadline, otherwise we will leave desperate people entitled to leave afghanistan, leaving — entitled to leave afghanistan, leaving them on the ground to an horrendous fate. everybody listening, get to borisjohnson, get behind _ listening, get to borisjohnson, get behind him and getjoe biden to extend — behind him and getjoe biden to extend that date. tell behind him and get joe biden to extend that date.— behind him and get joe biden to extend that date. tell me how you heard that news? _ extend that date. tell me how you heard that news? how _ extend that date. tell me how you heard that news? how did - extend that date. tell me how you heard that news? how did it - extend that date. tell me how you heard that news? how did it come | heard that news? how did it come through? l heard that news? how did it come throu~h? . ., , ., through? i received a phone call. i cannot say — through? i received a phone call. i cannot say who — through? i received a phone call. i cannot say who from _ through? i received a phone call. i cannot say who from but - through? i received a phone call. i cannot say who from but i - through? i received a phone call. i| cannot say who from but i received through? i received a phone call. i. cannot say who from but i received a call saying _ cannot say who from but i received a call saying my staff and immediate families— call saying my staff and immediate families had been accepted. and would _ families had been accepted. and would i— families had been accepted. and would i please stop hassling the prime _ would i please stop hassling the prime minister! so clearly now i want _ prime minister! so clearly now i want to— prime minister! so clearly now i want to show him some love for doing that. want to show him some love for doing that i_ want to show him some love for doing that. i understand he is under a lot

of pressure — that. i understand he is under a lot of pressure. he has done the right thing _ of pressure. he has done the right thing he — of pressure. he has done the right thing he is — of pressure. he has done the right thing. he is helping out these innocent _ thing. he is helping out these innocent people and right now we need _ innocent people and right now we need to— innocent people and right now we need to get behind boris because he has to— need to get behind boris because he has to convince the american president. our soldiers on the ground — president. our soldiers on the ground are doing an amazing job against — ground are doing an amazing job against all odds. you saw the crash, deaths. _ against all odds. you saw the crash, deaths, sadly, the other day, but british— deaths, sadly, the other day, but british troops were there trying to help people. they have been put in an impossible situation so we need to get— an impossible situation so we need to get behind boris now. i do not care _ to get behind boris now. i do not care if— to get behind boris now. i do not care if you — to get behind boris now. i do not care if you voted labour, whoever, -et care if you voted labour, whoever, get behind — care if you voted labour, whoever, get behind boris and helping convince the american president at the meeting to extend the deadline otherwise innocent, desperate people will be _ otherwise innocent, desperate people will be under the rule of the taliban— will be under the rule of the taliban and we know what that means. we spoke _ taliban and we know what that means. we spoke to— taliban and we know what that means. we spoke to the armed forces minister in the uk and he spoke about the fact as a former soldier, he feels the frustration of troops on the ground but understands there

will be people left behind. i am sure you understand that panic at the airport of those who are trying to get on the plane. it is the delicate situation, as we speak, of uk troops and us forces standing feet away from the taliban. it is a delicate situation. did feet away from the taliban. it is a delicate situation.— delicate situation. did you see that? yes, _ delicate situation. did you see that? yes, as _ delicate situation. did you see that? yes, as i _ delicate situation. did you see that? yes, as i said, - delicate situation. did you see that? yes, as i said, it - delicate situation. did you see that? yes, as i said, it is - that? yes, as i said, it is heartbreaking. it was dangerous. there was so much desperation. a woman asked me to bring her child over the wall. i could not even get to the wall. of course, it does not help her for me to take her baby. it is an extreme and desperate situation. yes. i don't know what to say. situation. yes. i don't know what to sa . �* situation. yes. i don't know what to sa , �* ., situation. yes. i don't know what to sa . ~ ., ., situation. yes. i don't know what to sa. ., , situation. yes. i don't know what to sa. ., say. and also, there are stories of some flights _ say. and also, there are stories of some flights leaving _ say. and also, there are stories of some flights leaving with -

say. and also, there are stories of some flights leaving with a - say. and also, there are stories of some flights leaving with a lot - say. and also, there are stories of some flights leaving with a lot of i some flights leaving with a lot of seats. ~ ., , ., some flights leaving with a lot of seats. a . , ., , ., some flights leaving with a lot of seats. a ., , . seats. was that your experience? yes. the picture _ seats. was that your experience? yes. the picture being _ seats. was that your experience? yes. the picture being shared - seats. was that your experience? i yes. the picture being shared from inside the aircraft, from my plane, it was me who took it. i know the norwegian military did what they could to fill up the flight, but there were not people ready, who could get into the airport to fill up could get into the airport to fill up the flight. so what can you do? such an uncoordinated... i know a lot of governments and countries are working together, but this is a big crisis, one of the biggest crises we have seen and we need to have them step up and fill the flights and coordinate. l step up and fill the flights and coordinate.— step up and fill the flights and coordinate. . . ., ., , coordinate. i can tell from the way ou were coordinate. i can tell from the way you were talking _ coordinate. i can tell from the way you were talking that _ coordinate. i can tell from the way you were talking that you - coordinate. i can tell from the way you were talking that you are - coordinate. i can tell from the way you were talking that you are still| you were talking that you are still in some level of shock about what has happened over the past days. it must have been the most terrifying

experience. how are you managing? l have amazing people around me. i have amazing people around me. i have amazing people around me. i have a family. i managed to get home safely. i was picked up... i have been taken good care of. but right now, i know someone stuck in a refugee camp who has a passport and should not be a refugee. she is pregnant, she has a little boy, and she cannot get out of the camp, cannot get her case through. people have not been as lucky as me, they are still in the situation where they are not getting enough food and water and living in big camps, not getting cases process. pen. water and living in big camps, not getting cases process.— water and living in big camps, not getting cases process. pen, you gave us the good _ getting cases process. pen, you gave us the good news — getting cases process. pen, you gave us the good news about _ getting cases process. pen, you gave us the good news about your - getting cases process. pen, you gave us the good news about your staff i us the good news about your staff getting out. how does that work now? do they have a piece of paper, a

code? how are they processed at the airport? are you concerned about the logistics of making that work in a short space of time?— logistics of making that work in a short space of time? again, i have to macro words _ short space of time? again, i have to macro words to _ short space of time? again, i have to macro words to describe - short space of time? again, i have to macro words to describe how i short space of time? again, i have| to macro words to describe how we will get _ to macro words to describe how we will get to — to macro words to describe how we will get to the airport and that is taliban— will get to the airport and that is taliban taxi and i will not say more about— taliban taxi and i will not say more about that — taliban taxi and i will not say more about that. once we are at the airport— about that. once we are at the airport i— about that. once we are at the airport i have nothing to prove my lot have _ airport i have nothing to prove my lot have actually been approved. butr _ lot have actually been approved. but, obviously, iwill lot have actually been approved. but, obviously, i will be with them. whoever— but, obviously, i will be with them. whoever is — but, obviously, i will be with them. whoever is on the other end of that, they need _ whoever is on the other end of that, they need to know that. i am getting a team _ they need to know that. i am getting a team through and into the airport. i am fed _ a team through and into the airport. i am fed up— a team through and into the airport. i am fed up with having to wait, listen _ i am fed up with having to wait, listen to— i am fed up with having to wait, listen to people say yes, we are on it, listen to people say yes, we are on it. we _ listen to people say yes, we are on it. we will— listen to people say yes, we are on it, we will work it. this withdrawal should _ it, we will work it. this withdrawal should have — it, we will work it. this withdrawal should have been planned properly. afterwards, we will find out who is responsible for this disaster and we know— responsible for this disaster and we know where the buck stops and that

isjoe _ know where the buck stops and that isjoe biden. iwill get know where the buck stops and that isjoe biden. i will get the team in and we _ isjoe biden. ! will get the team in and we now— isjoe biden. i will get the team in and we now have to work on the flight _ and we now have to work on the flight we — and we now have to work on the flight. we have paid for the flight privately — flight. we have paid for the flight privately. it is not taxpayers' money _ privately. it is not taxpayers' money i_ privately. it is not taxpayers' money. ijust need the callsign and i need _ money. ijust need the callsign and i need it— money. ijust need the callsign and i need it like two hours ago. whoever— i need it like two hours ago. whoever is in charge of that, if you are listening, i need my callsign, please, _ are listening, i need my callsign, please, i— are listening, i need my callsign, please, i need it now. so are listening, i need my callsign, please, i need it now.— are listening, i need my callsign, please, i need it now. so far your a- reals please, i need it now. so far your appeals have _ please, i need it now. so far your appeals have been _ please, i need it now. so far your appeals have been successful - please, i need it now. so far your appeals have been successful so | please, i need it now. so far your. appeals have been successful so we will wait and hear about that but we have just been seeing pictures of the rescue centre, of the animals you have worked with. i think i can hear a dog barking. tell me what is happening to the animals. that is one of the big reasons while you are there —— why you are there. the there -- why you are there. the animals are _ there -- why you are there. the animals are here, _ there —— why you are there. the animals are here, they are safe. we have _ animals are here, they are safe. we have collected as many as we can get into the _ have collected as many as we can get into the commercial flight. they are here and _ into the commercial flight. they are here and doing well. when we moved to the _

here and doing well. when we moved to the airport they are coming with us. to the airport they are coming with us we _ to the airport they are coming with us we have — to the airport they are coming with us. we have a commercial airliner, so we _ us. we have a commercial airliner, so we can— us. we have a commercial airliner, so we can get— us. we have a commercial airliner, so we can get 250 people on that flight _ so we can get 250 people on that flight who— so we can get 250 people on that flight who are entitled to come to the uk, _ flight who are entitled to come to the uk, or— flight who are entitled to come to the uk, or have british passports. if we _ the uk, or have british passports. if we just — the uk, or have british passports. if we just took off, the cargo hold would _ if we just took off, the cargo hold would be — if we just took off, the cargo hold would be empty, but we are putting the animals in the cargo hold. the team _ the animals in the cargo hold. the team have — the animals in the cargo hold. the team have spent several days, configurations on loading cargo, they are — configurations on loading cargo, they are experts. we will get our people _ they are experts. we will get our people plus over 130 other entitled people _ people plus over130 other entitled people on— people plus over 130 other entitled people on that flight and we will -et people on that flight and we will get the — people on that flight and we will get the animals out. we are going to do this _ get the animals out. we are going to do this i_ get the animals out. we are going to do this i am — get the animals out. we are going to do this. i am going to come home now and i_ do this. i am going to come home now and i would _ do this. i am going to come home now and i would like to see my wife again~ — and i would like to see my wife arain. ., and i would like to see my wife a.ain_ ., ., , , and i would like to see my wife ajain_ ., ., , , and i would like to see my wife aain. . , , ., again. that was my next question. when do you _ again. that was my next question. when do you get _ again. that was my next question. when do you get to _ again. that was my next question. when do you get to see _ again. that was my next question. when do you get to see each - again. that was my next question. i when do you get to see each other? i am hoping when we know the time and date of— am hoping when we know the time and date of the _ am hoping when we know the time and date of the flight, we can work that forward _ date of the flight, we can work that forward and get closer into london. and like _ forward and get closer into london. and like you said, there are so many

emotions _ and like you said, there are so many emotions going through my head right now. emotions going through my head right now i— emotions going through my head right now i am _ emotions going through my head right now. i am trying... emotions going through my head right now. lam trying... i emotions going through my head right now. i am trying... i am trying to keep— now. i am trying... i am trying to keep it— now. i am trying... i am trying to keep it together. sol now. i am trying... i am trying to keep it together. so i think, i know. — keep it together. so i think, i know. the _ keep it together. so i think, i know, the second i see her for real, i think— know, the second i see her for real, i think i— know, the second i see her for real, i think i mightjust lose it a little — i think i mightjust lose it a little bit _ i think i mightjust lose it a little bit. we have a mission to do and that— little bit. we have a mission to do and that mission is to get all of our staff— and that mission is to get all of our staff and animals safely into the airport, on a flight, along with as many— the airport, on a flight, along with as many other people as the british government have processed and ready toioin_ government have processed and ready toioin us— government have processed and ready tojoin us and get back to government have processed and ready to join us and get back to the government have processed and ready tojoin us and get back to the uk. we need — tojoin us and get back to the uk. we need to— tojoin us and get back to the uk. we need to push now. i need everybody to push and support boris johnson _ everybody to push and support boris johnson. he is doing amazing work trying _ johnson. he is doing amazing work trying to— johnson. he is doing amazing work trying to get the president of the united _ trying to get the president of the united states to extend the deadline. there is only one person in the _ deadline. there is only one person in the world — deadline. there is only one person in the world who can extend the deadline — in the world who can extend the deadline and that isjoe biden. boris _ deadline and that isjoe biden. boris needs our support. whatever party— boris needs our support. whatever party you _ boris needs our support. whatever party you belong to, it is not about politics _ party you belong to, it is not about politics but — party you belong to, it is not about politics but innocent human lives. we need — politics but innocent human lives. we need to— politics but innocent human lives. we need to get behind boris and tell

joe biden— we need to get behind boris and tell joe biden to extend the deadline. we cannot— joe biden to extend the deadline. we cannot leave innocent people behind. i know _ cannot leave innocent people behind. i know you _ cannot leave innocent people behind. i know you cannot see your wife, she is nodding and smiling and i'm sure you are looking to a hug as much is your husband? i you are looking to a hug as much is your husband?— you are looking to a hug as much is your husband? i do, and i would love to be on the — your husband? i do, and i would love to be on the ground _ your husband? i do, and i would love to be on the ground and _ your husband? i do, and i would love to be on the ground and i _ your husband? i do, and i would love to be on the ground and i am - your husband? i do, and i would love to be on the ground and i am lookingl to be on the ground and i am looking forward to seeing pen and looking forward to seeing pen and looking forward to seeing all the other people, people i have lived with two years and they are friends. i know the stress they have been through. i want to help out giving them as much support as i have been given, when they land. it support as i have been given, when the land. , . . ., ., ,, they land. it is fantastic to talk to ou they land. it is fantastic to talk to you both- — they land. it is fantastic to talk to you both. we _ they land. it is fantastic to talk to you both. we wish - they land. it is fantastic to talk to you both. we wish you - they land. it is fantastic to talk to you both. we wish you a - they land. it is fantastic to talk to you both. we wish you a lot| they land. it is fantastic to talk i to you both. we wish you a lot of luck over the coming days. thank you. for something completely different. it is meant to be peak music festival season with people hanging around in fields. so much has been

cancelled. because of the costs associated with the pandemic. what is going on this morning? 0h. oh. oh, no. was he going to sing, is that why we cannot hear in? tv is lovely but it involves pictures and sound. we have pictures, but no sound. he was going to do this thing in television when they talk into a piece they prepared earlier and this is the pc prepared earlier. last year, there wasn't much to dance about. covid wiped out most festivals. but with more vaccines, more tests and a return to something more normal this year, organisers felt more confident to stage events and sell tickets. but one by one, many of those have been forced to cancel. glastonbury was one of the first. in normal times, it welcomes

nearly 200,000 people. but despite the uncertainty, some smaller events did get the go—ahead, like this music festival in birmingham. after the first lockdown, we did glastonbury on the back lawn, so we set all our lights up and stayed in a tent in the garden and had the screens up. and just basically pretended we were at a festival. this is the first gig that i've been to since obviously it all shut down two years ago now, it's our last festival. so, yeah, it's good to have this as a first one and just get back into the music scene again. we came last time pre—pandemic, and this one was super tiny- so it was her first ever festival. so it's lovely being able to be back, isn't it? - yeah. for the traders here, it's their first taste of work in 18 months. we were nearly two years out of actually being on events, which was heartbreaking. and it's my mainstay of income. so it's difficult, it was very difficult. i ended up being a

scaffolderfor a year. i know, got these! previously, we've done a lot of pop—ups and click and collects so we've had to adapt, to adjust to the market. but it'sjust been really nice to just get backjust talking to the customers and engaging, it's been really good. but others are still reluctant to put on events. they're worried that a surge in infections could force them to cancel, leaving them to count the cost. and so the government has launched an insurance scheme to reassure the industry that it is safe to reopen. but the group representing festival organisers says it's too little, too late. and many, they say, have already lost millions. and with the summer break nearly over, time is running out. the success of the next few weeks will determine whether there is really anything to celebrate.

it is amazing, we can do lives from kabul all morning. but not birmingham. he is fine, completely fine. someone else who is completely fine. someone else who is completely fine. someone else who is completely fine after a couple of weeks of rest is used. you have had your first step into the strictly bubble. it was interesting on friday. all 15 of those taking part have been through this. we went down to the studios in london. there is a door. you walk through the door and react to what you see. i cannot give anything away. you cannot tell us? what was in the room, what was through the door? imagine everything you have learned to associate with the programme, sparkles, glitter. music. one thing i can show you is this from the wardrobe area. are you sure about this? thank you

for those of you who helped me through. look at these socks. powerful thighs! can you go back to the picture before. not that i want to show off my legs or anything. because, actually, lovely vicky, in charge of wardrobe, she said that... they are called shants. you climb into that. you need help to get into those. you need help to get into those. you don't! i thought it was a shirt with pants attached. they are actually mike bushell�*s trousers from when he did strictly. that was my experience of wardrobe. you try on various outfits. i had some purple trousers, they were so tight... no. it was like they were spray on. i will not be wearing those. let's never do the purple trousers.

what is that called again? shants, apparently. shirt and pants. has anyone else ever worn that? i haven't gone through that process. they are on a rail. he was the last person in those? yes. i have not thought about that. they were particularly long sleeve so maybe they were for lengthy gentleman. more glitter. so excited. i have a few days off and then i can go into it and ifind out few days off and then i can go into it and i find out who few days off and then i can go into it and ifind out who my few days off and then i can go into it and i find out who my partner is in ten days. it will be someone tall. it will be someone tall. i quite like janette manrara. but she is doing it takes two now. it would be like bilbo and gandalf. you are watching bbc breakfast. still to come. if you've ever wondered how you count every single wild animal in a country like kenya, stay with us, and we'll have the answer for you —

as the country conduct it's first as the country conduct it's first ever wildlife census. we'll have that shortly and bring you the latest news and weather. we are still giggling about the glitter. carol is the queen of glamour. thanks. that is not much i can say. how do you deal with that? bless you, i do like a bit of sparkle and glamour. good morning, this morning i am glad to say, finally, high pressure is in charge. it means things will be more settled. last week was cloudy. this week largely dry. but still some cloud around that will be thick enough for drizzle. but warm

sunshine. no heatwave on offer. high pressure dominates. the air moving around in a clockwise direction. an onshore breeze today coming in across the east coast, especially the southeast and noticeable especially in kent. starting with low cloud and mist and fog. a lot of it will lift. some of it will linger in shetland and the west coast of scotland, north coast of northern ireland in parts. on high ground in scotland and northern ireland there could be a shower. but there will be a lot of dry weather and sunshine. northern england, midlands, east anglia, sunshine. cloudy at times across parts of wales and southern england but it will break up and we will see sunny spells. temperatures range from 14 in the north, up to 22. cooler on the north sea coastline. that is the picture of

the weather this week. tonight, we have low cloud coming in across northern england, midlands, east wales and we have it in northern and western parts of scotland and north coast of northern ireland. temperatures down compared to last night. tomorrow, where we have cloud and drizzle across northern england and drizzle across northern england and wales and the north midlands, it sinks further south. it will break up sinks further south. it will break up in parts. we will see sunshine. the bulk of the uk, sunny spells away from the far north and west of scotland. again, low cloud clinging to parts of the coastline. cooler on the north sea coastline but a high temperature of 24 around glasgow. on wednesday, the breeze coming in, cloud in the north and east and southern areas. brighter skies will be in the north and west, away from the far north. temperatures up to

23. thursday, a key northerly coming down the north sea coastline, sophie linn cool here. cloud associated with it. once again, brighter skies across the north and west and this is where we will have the highest temperatures. more later. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and sally nugent. a widow who lost her husband to a gambling addiction is urging the government to stop online betting companies from giving away free bonuses which allow you to bet without depositing any money. luke ashton took his own life in april after he started gambling again while on furlough during lockdown. jayne mccubbin has been speaking to his wife, annie. i looked out of the window and his van wasn't there. and then the panic set in. i rang the police and they came

round and took a statement. around about four o'clock on the 22nd of april, i looked out the window and two policemen got out the car and the way they walked in, i knew what they were going to say. annie's husband luke had taken his own life. she had no idea why until police handed back his telephone. gosh, i can't even describe the shock. i saw betting activity that must have consumed him from morning till night. it just escalated. it became uncontrollable. and i knew — i knew why he'd done it. the gambling commission estimate there are around 350,000 problem gamblers here in the uk. luke had previously beaten an addiction but, when lockdown hit, the 40—year—old was furloughed.

that's when annie says the first of many free bets landed in his e—mails, and luke was drawn back in. there's no doubt about it. the only people that knew about luke's addiction were luke and the company. and at no point did they step in and do anything about it. there was a free bet that dropped into his account the day he disappeared. by that point, he had already, you know, decided on what he was doing. last year, a house of lords report found that for every person with a problem, six more were harmed. that's 2 million people harmed by divorce, crime, loss of work, of homes and, ultimately, loss of life. that report found that 60% of gambling companies' profits come from the 5% of customers who have a problem. and studies show that covid made

online gambling numbers soar. search "free bets" online and you will find a staggering number. 0njust one page, offers from 54 companies. £1,700 worth of free bets, if you were to sign up. and that's just the first page that pops up on the internet. it's terrifying. there is no other word for it. it's terrifying. they are inducements, so they are the free cigarette, or the free shot of heroin. it's your first shot| of heroin, isn't it? liz and charles ritchie set up the charity gambling with lives after their 24—year—old son jack took his own life in 2017. they and annie want to see free bets banned. for some people, that. will be the start of their journey into addiction. we set up gambling with lives to warn other parents,

because nobody warned us, because there is no messaging. and i've spoken to so many mums and dads who say to me, "i warned them about road safety, i warned them about sexual predators, i warned them about drugs. i didn't know there was another predator out there to warn them about." annie is pushing for change in the name of her husband just as the government reviews current legislation to make sure it is fit for the digital age, the government told us. legislation was passed in 2005 and was quickly outdated by technology, which put a casino and a bookmaker in the palm of everybody�*s hand. the betting and gaming council told us... "promotions are an issue for individual operators," but added, "the industry is determined to protect people. and the rate of problem gamblers has remained stable for the past 20 years." free bets, they are not designed to give anyone anything, they are not designed to be free. they are enticing people

to open accounts and, potentially, they cost lives. desperately, desperately sad stories there. let's now speak to matt gaskell who is the clinical lead for the nhs northern gambling service. i almost don't know where to start with that. i know we are just seeing a couple of stories but the problem is bigger than that. why are people getting to the point where they feel so desperate, they can't carry on living? so desperate, they can't carry on livin ? . ,, ., ., , so desperate, they can't carry on livin? ., ., , , living? the background to this is we have a rapacious _ living? the background to this is we have a rapacious gambling - living? the background to this is we have a rapacious gambling industry| have a rapacious gambling industry with £t5_ have a rapacious gambling industry with £1.5 billion advertising campaign. we are all only the size to the _ campaign. we are all only the size to the normalisation of gambling, it is embedded in our culture and society — is embedded in our culture and society. this is a harmful industry, and we _ society. this is a harmful industry, and we are — society. this is a harmful industry, and we are anaesthetised to the normalisation of gambling. the

desperation, the harm and the suicides— desperation, the harm and the suicides are not uncommon. i think the whole — suicides are not uncommon. i think the whole country has fallen into the whole country has fallen into the trap— the whole country has fallen into the trap that has been set by the gambling — the trap that has been set by the gambling industry and we don't have the laws _ gambling industry and we don't have the laws of— gambling industry and we don't have the laws of the regulation in order to protect. — the laws of the regulation in order to protect, these are young people work and _ to protect, these are young people work and to clearly concerned about, and of _ work and to clearly concerned about, and of course in recent years it is online _ and of course in recent years it is online gambling everywhere. we have a super _ online gambling everywhere. we have a super casino in our pockets we take _ a super casino in our pockets we take everywhere we go. it's difficult _ take everywhere we go. it's difficult to know where to begin with the — difficult to know where to begin with the depth of problems we have jot. with the depth of problems we have got hte— with the depth of problems we have ot. ~ , with the depth of problems we have jot, . , ., ., with the depth of problems we have ot.~ , ., ., ., with the depth of problems we have ot. , ., a, ., , got. we see a lot of people in really awful— got. we see a lot of people in really awful situations, - got. we see a lot of people in really awful situations, you i got. we see a lot of people in i really awful situations, you see them, are there similar triggers as to where the addiction starts? hate to where the addiction starts? we often focus on individuals as if we can find _ often focus on individuals as if we can find our— often focus on individuals as if we can find ouranswer often focus on individuals as if we can find our answer is by poking around — can find our answer is by poking around in— can find our answer is by poking around in people's lives. i think what _ around in people's lives. i think what we — around in people's lives. i think what we need to do is take a step back— what we need to do is take a step back for— what we need to do is take a step back for the government to take responsibility for the harm going on in our— responsibility for the harm going on in our communities and recognise the commercial— in our communities and recognise the commercial determinants of health are where — commercial determinants of health are where we need to begin. we need

to protect _ are where we need to begin. we need to protect consumers. it's not the case — to protect consumers. it's not the case that— to protect consumers. it's not the case that this is people who have jot case that this is people who have got very— case that this is people who have got very desperate, difficult lives, who are _ got very desperate, difficult lives, who are falling into this, if you like _ who are falling into this, if you like this — who are falling into this, if you like. this cuts across all aspects of life — like. this cuts across all aspects of life and _ like. this cuts across all aspects of life. and as i say, we have the ever— of life. and as i say, we have the ever present marketing and advertising, the normalisation, highly— advertising, the normalisation, highly addictive products which are immediately available with no barriers, _ immediately available with no barriers, fast continuous products being _ barriers, fast continuous products being used — barriers, fast continuous products being used in isolation, it is hidden _ being used in isolation, it is hidden harm. i think we need to begin— hidden harm. i think we need to begin with — hidden harm. i think we need to begin with the laws and regulation rather— begin with the laws and regulation rather than thinking about, where is this individual? it's a bit more complicated than that. talk me throu r h, complicated than that. talk me through. what _ complicated than that. talk me through, what is _ complicated than that. talk me through, what is the _ complicated than that. talk me through, what is the very - complicated than that. talk me - through, what is the very dangerous part of the free bet? what is it that goes on in someone's brain which makes them want to do that again? i which makes them want to do that aain? ~' ., ., again? i think we go -- back to being this _ again? i think we go -- back to being this not _ again? i think we go -- back to being this not being _ again? i think we go -- back to being this not being a - again? i think we go -- back to being this not being a normal. being this not being a normal commodity industry. these businesses

want to— commodity industry. these businesses want to get— commodity industry. these businesses want to get and retain customers and jet want to get and retain customers and get as— want to get and retain customers and get as much— want to get and retain customers and get as much revenue as possible to jet get as much revenue as possible to get them _ get as much revenue as possible to get them to consume your product for as long _ get them to consume your product for as long as— get them to consume your product for as long as possible. and if you apply— as long as possible. and if you apply that to gambling, and particularly modern commercial gambling which is not the same industry— gambling which is not the same industry was 20 years ago, you will have _ industry was 20 years ago, you will have problems. so they present it with free — have problems. so they present it with free bets, putting money into your account, and vip schemes, they are incentivising a motivating loss—making customers and to me that sounds _ loss—making customers and to me that sounds guite _ loss—making customers and to me that sounds quite dangerous. the government _ sounds quite dangerous. the government has _ sounds quite dangerous. lie: government has responded sounds quite dangerous. tue: government has responded along sounds quite dangerous. tl2 government has responded along the lines of, they point out they have already introduced new measures to protect those most at risk including banning use of credit cards, age verification checks and cutting the maximum stake on fixed betting terminals, is there anywhere near enough for you? it is terminals, is there anywhere near enough for you?— terminals, is there anywhere near enough for you? it is a move in the riht enough for you? it is a move in the right direction, _ enough for you? it is a move in the right direction, gambling _ enough for you? it is a move in the right direction, gambling on - enough for you? it is a move in the right direction, gambling on credit| right direction, gambling on credit was particularly problematic for obvious— was particularly problematic for obvious reasons. it's not enough.

the fixed — obvious reasons. it's not enough. the fixed odds betting terminals was a successful campaign, the machines that are _ a successful campaign, the machines that are in _ a successful campaign, the machines that are in bookmakers which are clustered — that are in bookmakers which are clustered in our impoverished communities. but online you can stake _ communities. but online you can stake just— communities. but online you can stake just as much, £100 every few seconds _ stake just as much, £100 every few seconds. and everyone looks the other— seconds. and everyone looks the other way— seconds. and everyone looks the other way when people get into deep levels _ other way when people get into deep levels of— other way when people get into deep levels of harm. there is a lot more to do— levels of harm. there is a lot more to do with — levels of harm. there is a lot more to do with advertising, marketing, sponsorship in sports, the online space _ sponsorship in sports, the online space and — sponsorship in sports, the online space and addictive products, is difficult — space and addictive products, is difficult to know where to begin, there _ difficult to know where to begin, there is— difficult to know where to begin, there is so— difficult to know where to begin, there is so much that needs to change — there is so much that needs to change. gf there is so much that needs to chan r e. there is so much that needs to chane. , ., , ., there is so much that needs to chane. , .,, ., ., change. of the people who are in trouble, change. of the people who are in trouble. how— change. of the people who are in trouble, how many _ change. of the people who are in trouble, how many of— change. of the people who are in trouble, how many of those - change. of the people who are in | trouble, how many of those come forward and are able to put the shame to one side and actually speak about the problems they face? unfortunately not enough. two to 3% of sufferers _ unfortunately not enough. two to 3% of sufferers come forward for support _ of sufferers come forward for support. it's incredibly hard to take _ support. it's incredibly hard to take that _ support. it's incredibly hard to take that state and admit you cannot keep going. often gamblers think

that the _ keep going. often gamblers think that the solution to their problems is to keep — that the solution to their problems is to keep gambling and get that big win. is to keep gambling and get that big win but _ is to keep gambling and get that big win. but one of the key problems is shame _ win. but one of the key problems is shame and — win. but one of the key problems is shame and embarrassment. we are making _ shame and embarrassment. we are making progress with mental health but we _ making progress with mental health but we need to do much more with addiction _ but we need to do much more with addiction so — but we need to do much more with addiction so people feel better about— addiction so people feel better about coming forward, and we need better— about coming forward, and we need better messaging to give the public permission to say, this is not your fault, _ permission to say, this is not your fault, the — permission to say, this is not your fault, the environment is not assisting _ fault, the environment is not assisting you, come forward and get help and _ assisting you, come forward and get help and the treatment does work. it's trying — help and the treatment does work. it's trying to remove the stain, isn't it? , ., it's trying to remove the stain, isn't it? , . , ., isn't it? yes, and the stigma. -- t in to isn't it? yes, and the stigma. -- trying to remove _ isn't it? yes, and the stigma. -- trying to remove the _ isn't it? yes, and the stigma. -- trying to remove the shame, - isn't it? yes, and the stigma. --| trying to remove the shame, isn't it? yes. _ trying to remove the shame, isn't it? yes. and — trying to remove the shame, isn't it? yes, and the stigma.- trying to remove the shame, isn't it? yes, and the stigma. thank you very much — it? yes, and the stigma. thank you very much for— it? yes, and the stigma. thank you very much forjoining _ it? yes, and the stigma. thank you very much forjoining us, _ it? yes, and the stigma. thank you very much forjoining us, matt - very much forjoining us, matt gaskell. if you've been affected by any of the issues raised, you can visit the bbc action line website on screen now. tributes have been paid to the last surviving member of the everly brothers whose music is credited with influencing musicians including the bee gees and the beatles. don died at home aged 84. he and his brother, phil,

had hits worldwide in the late 1950s and early 1960s. david sillito looks back at his life. # dream, dream, dream # dream, dream, dream. # the everly brothers. in the years between elvis joining the army and the arrival of the beatles, don and phil ruled the airwaves. donnie here on the right, got his first break on the radio when he was just eight years old. they had a 50 minute radio show on saturdays, known as little donnie, and i used to get to read the commercials. be sure, if you have corns and calluses, that you send for foster's 30 minute corn and callus remover. $1 will bring you a big one ounce bottle. cathy's clown, written by don, was their biggest single. # here he comes, that's cathy's clown.

# way down in golden green, yeah. but as the 60s progressed, fashions changed. the close harmony began to break down. being a duet in the music business, and being the kind of duet that phil and i are, you know, close harmony and nose to nose, right up onstage every night, when we were working, it puts a lot of strain on the relationship. # bye bye love. # bye bye happiness. the brothers split. # hello loneliness. # well, i think i'm going to cry. ten years later, there was a brief reunion, but don, liberal, outgoing, was in many ways the opposite of his more conservative brother. they went years without speaking. # goodbye, my love, goodbye. but when phil died in 2014, it was a reminder of what they could only do together. the heartache and harmony of the everly brothers. cheering and applause.

let's speak to broadcaster bob harris who hosts the old grey whistle test on radio 2. lovely to speak to you, thank you for being with us. it's quite clear, isn't it, from the piece there, and from any kind of google search, you see quite clearly the influence that the everly brothers had many other musicians. ~ , , . , ., musicians. absolutely. just to correct you. — musicians. absolutely. just to correct you, forgive _ musicians. absolutely. just to correct you, forgive me, - musicians. absolutely. just to correct you, forgive me, i - musicians. absolutely. just to - correct you, forgive me, i present the country on radio two, the old grey whistle test was way back. figs grey whistle test was way back. as soon as it came out of my mouth i thought it was absolute garbage what i had said but i thought i would plough on regardless! your show on radio two is very different to that. you did them both brilliantly, have i got myself out of that hole? tiara i got myself out of that hole? two thins i got myself out of that hole? two things about _ i got myself out of that hole? two things about that, _ i got myself out of that hole? thorn things about that, the everly brothers did appear on the old grey

whistle test in the very early days. and the everly brothers were rooted in country music, that was their background, as was the background of many of the rock and roll contemporaries at the time in the late 50s. so the everly brothers sit on my country show these days perfectly. and the whole series of their singles topped the country charts in the states. they were wonderful, they really are. they are partly the backbone of my record collection in the late 50s and the early 60s. literally i bought absolutely anything they put out. i still have got one or two of the old records. this is the ep that contains dream, i think that is one of the most beautiful records ever release. and this is cathy's clown, and it took them to the top of the charts worldwide. i still love listening to their music. as far as

influences are concerned, the beatles always said how much they were influenced by the everly brothers, the harmonies, the close harmonies, the beatles tried to emulate those close harmonies. so i suppose, through the beatles comes the influence on the music we had today. the influence on the music we had toda . ., . ., the influence on the music we had toda . ., ., ., , , today. you had them on the old grey whistle test — today. you had them on the old grey whistle test in _ today. you had them on the old grey whistle test in the _ today. you had them on the old grey whistle test in the 70s, _ today. you had them on the old grey whistle test in the 70s, but - today. you had them on the old grey whistle test in the 70s, but they - whistle test in the 70s, but they famously had a falling out on somewhere else, and it took them a while to get back together?- somewhere else, and it took them a while to get back together? yeah, to reconcile. you _ while to get back together? yeah, to reconcile. you can _ while to get back together? yeah, to reconcile. you can understand - while to get back together? yeah, to reconcile. you can understand it. - reconcile. you can understand it. they were part of their parents' radio show in the early 1950s, these really young boys then. they had been playing together on stage since they were eight or nine years old. and i think theyjust they reached the point where being one half of the point where being one half of the everly brothers wasn't good for either of them. they had been living in each other�*s pockets full of their lives, obviously. —— forall

of their lives. it came to a head and they wanted to go their separate ways. and they wanted to go their separate wa s. ~ ., and they wanted to go their separate wa s. ~ . y ., ~ and they wanted to go their separate was. . 4' ways. what you think their legacy will be, bob? _ ways. what you think their legacy will be, bob? i— ways. what you think their legacy will be, bob? ithink— ways. what you think their legacy will be, bob? i think those - will be, bob? ithink those harmonies, _ will be, bob? ithink those harmonies, sibling - will be, bob? i think those - harmonies, sibling harmonies. you absolutely cannot beat them particularly the everly brothers because the harmonies were so, so close. and i think through the music of someone like paul mccartney, if you remember the song let them in, paul references phil and don in the lyrics of that great song. people talk about the everly brothers still with great reverence and you hear the influence of those harmonies in country music to this day. you the influence of those harmonies in country music to this day.— country music to this day. you had the privilege _ country music to this day. you had the privilege of— country music to this day. you had the privilege of listening _ country music to this day. you had the privilege of listening and - the privilege of listening and watching them live, everyone else has listened to them on records and on radio shows like yours now. hearing those tight harmonies impassive the front —— impassive for

the first time, it must be quite impressive. there is a sibling harmonies, wherever you find them in music, it is something about them that makes the song easy to listen to and it's perfect, isn't it? it’s to and it's perfect, isn't it? it's absolutely _ to and it's perfect, isn't it? it�*s absolutely perfect, it really is to voice is sounding as one. and then when you see them sing together in those olden days, one of the things that you realise is it is so effortless, so instinctively effortless. as brothers, they could reader each other like a book. so if one went slightly up or down the scale, the other could follow without even realising what they were doing. it was an absolutely amazing thing to watch.- were doing. it was an absolutely amazing thing to watch. remind me how far out — amazing thing to watch. remind me how far out of _ amazing thing to watch. remind me how far out of date _ amazing thing to watch. remind me how far out of date i _ amazing thing to watch. remind me how far out of date i was, _ amazing thing to watch. remind me how far out of date i was, when - amazing thing to watch. remind me how far out of date i was, when did | how far out of date i was, when did you stop doing the old grey whistle test? ' ' ' i

you stop doing the old grey whistle test? 1233�*9! i should clarify, i did test? 1979! i should clarify, i did know that. _ test? 1979! i should clarify, i did know that. as — test? 1979! i should clarify, i did know that, as soon _ test? 1979! i should clarify, i did know that, as soon as _ test? 1979! i should clarify, i did know that, as soon as i - test? 1979! i should clarify, i did know that, as soon as i read it i thought it was garbage but i ploughed on regardless! thank you for not putting me into a deep hole even though i was 42 years out of date! what is on your radio show this week, inform us? we date! what is on your radio show this week, inform us?— date! what is on your radio show this week, inform us? we are going to do a tribute _ this week, inform us? we are going to do a tribute to _ this week, inform us? we are going to do a tribute to the _ this week, inform us? we are going to do a tribute to the everly - to do a tribute to the everly brothers. and there's also a wonderful country music storyteller who passed away a few days ago, we defame you music but we will honour those losses this week. —— we do play new music but we will honour those losses this week.— play new music but we will honour those losses this week. thank you so much. see those losses this week. thank you so much- see you _ those losses this week. thank you so much. see you again _ those losses this week. thank you so much. see you again soon. _ those losses this week. thank you so much. see you again soon. thank- those losses this week. thank you so | much. see you again soon. thank you very much- — much. see you again soon. thank you very much- you _ much. see you again soon. thank you very much. you totally _ much. see you again soon. thank you very much. you totally got _ much. see you again soon. thank you very much. you totally got away - much. see you again soon. thank you very much. you totally got away with | very much. you totally got away with that, nobody — very much. you totally got away with that, nobody noticed! _ very much. you totally got away with that, nobody noticed! he _ very much. you totally got away with that, nobody noticed! he pointed - very much. you totally got away with that, nobody noticed! he pointed it. that, nobody noticed! he pointed it out beautifully! _ it's just one day to go until the opening ceremony of the paralympic games in tokyo. overseas spectators were banned from attending this year, but proud families will no doubt be

cheering on the athletes from home. we're joined now by the parents of paralympic champions lora fachie and hollie arnold. good morning, everyone. morning! mornin! good morning, everyone. morning! morning! can _ good morning, everyone. morning! morning! can i _ good morning, everyone. morning! morning! can ijust _ good morning, everyone. morning! morning! can ijust say, _ good morning, everyone. morning! morning! can i just say, susan - good morning, everyone. morning! morning! can ijust say, susan and| morning! can i 'ust say, susan and anthony — morning! can ijust say, susan and anthony are not _ morning! can ijust say, susan and anthony are not alone, _ morning! can ijust say, susan and anthony are not alone, can - morning! can ijust say, susan and anthony are not alone, can i - anthony are not alone, can i introduce your beautiful guide dog? this is karen. and she is six and a half, and she is my sixth guide dog. she is gorgeous, isn't she? her half, and she is my sixth guide dog. she is gorgeous, isn't she?- she is gorgeous, isn't she? her tail is wagging! — she is gorgeous, isn't she? her tail is wagging! she's — she is gorgeous, isn't she? her tail is wagging! she's happy, _ she is gorgeous, isn't she? her tail is wagging! she's happy, we - she is gorgeous, isn't she? her tail is wagging! she's happy, we are i is wagging! she's happy, we are ha- . ! is wagging! she's happy, we are happy! tell _ is wagging! she's happy, we are happy! tell me. _ is wagging! she's happy, we are happy! tell me, have _ is wagging! she's happy, we are happy! tell me, have you - is wagging! she's happy, we are| happy! tell me, have you spoken is wagging! she's happy, we are - happy! tell me, have you spoken to lora happy! tell me, have you spoken to lora since _ happy! tell me, have you spoken to lora since she got to tokyo, how is she? _ lora since she got to tokyo, how is she? . �*, lora since she got to tokyo, how is she? ,, �* , ., lora since she got to tokyo, how is she? ,, h ., she? she's fine, we have spoken nearly every _ she? she's fine, we have spoken nearly every day- _ she? she's fine, we have spoken nearly every day. she's - she? she's fine, we have spoken nearly every day. she's very - she? she's fine, we have spoken | nearly every day. she's very quite relaxed. getting used to the difference in the time. she is raring to go. difference in the time. she is raring to go-_ difference in the time. she is raring to go.

difference in the time. she is rarintttoo. , raring to go. anthony, i can see you are troud raring to go. anthony, i can see you are proud parents— raring to go. anthony, i can see you are proud parents there, _ raring to go. anthony, i can see you are proud parents there, with - raring to go. anthony, i can see you are proud parents there, with a - are proud parents there, with a t—shirt especially made, have you got a different one for everyday, different colours? ida. got a different one for everyday, different colours?— different colours? no, no! is her favourite colour. _ different colours? no, no! is her favourite colour. perfect. -- - different colours? no, no! is her. favourite colour. perfect. -- petal favourite colour. perfect. —— petal is her _ favourite colour. perfect. —— petal is her favourite _ favourite colour. perfect. —— petal is her favourite colour. _ favourite colour. perfect. —— petal is her favourite colour. we - favourite colour. perfect. —— petall is her favourite colour. we decided when _ is her favourite colour. we decided when we _ is her favourite colour. we decided when we got — is her favourite colour. we decided when we got the _ is her favourite colour. we decided when we got the made _ is her favourite colour. we decided when we got the made in - is her favourite colour. we decided when we got the made in 2019, - is her favourite colour. we decidedl when we got the made in 2019, and that we _ when we got the made in 2019, and that we would — when we got the made in 2019, and that we would have _ when we got the made in 2019, and that we would have the _ when we got the made in 2019, and that we would have the purple - when we got the made in 2019, and that we would have the purple with| that we would have the purple with her picture on the _ that we would have the purple with her picture on the front. _ that we would have the purple with her picture on the front. and - that we would have the purple with her picture on the front. and we i her picture on the front. and we have _ her picture on the front. and we have lora's_ her picture on the front. and we have lora's mum _ her picture on the front. and we have lora's mum on _ her picture on the front. and we have lora's mum on the - her picture on the front. and we have lora's mum on the back. her picture on the front. and we l have lora's mum on the back with her picture on the front. and we - have lora's mum on the back with our personal— have lora's mum on the back with our personal name — have lora's mum on the back with our personal name as _ have lora's mum on the back with our personal name as well. _ have lora's mum on the back with our personal name as well. find _ have lora's mum on the back with our personal name as well.— personal name as well. and he has lora's dad! — personal name as well. and he has lora's dad! how— personal name as well. and he has lora's dad! how hard _ personal name as well. and he has lora's dad! how hard is _ personal name as well. and he has lora's dad! how hard is it - personal name as well. and he has lora's dad! how hard is it for - personal name as well. and he has lora's dad! how hard is it for you i lora's dad! how hard is it for you to beat so _ lora's dad! how hard is it for you to beat so far _ lora's dad! how hard is it for you to beat so far away _ lora's dad! how hard is it for you to beat so far away when - lora's dad! how hard is it for you to beat so far away when she - lora's dad! how hard is it for you to beat so far away when she is i to beat so far away when she is competing? i know you will be cheering her on and speaking to her on the phone difficult. it's not the same. we went to rio — difficult. it's not the same. we went to rio and it _ difficult. it's not the same. we went to rio and it was - difficult. it's not the same. we i went to rio and it was amazing, excuse me, to be there and see her when her girls. alchemist susan! ——

when her girls. alchemist susan! —— when her girls. alchemist susan! —— when her gold medal. it is when her girls. alchemist susan! -- when her gold medal.— when her gold medal. it is really emotional- _ when her gold medal. it is really emotional. obviously _ when her gold medal. it is really emotional. obviously she - when her gold medal. it is really emotional. obviously she had i when her gold medal. it is really - emotional. obviously she had worked so hard and to _ emotional. obviously she had worked so hard and to see _ emotional. obviously she had worked so hard and to see her _ emotional. obviously she had worked so hard and to see her and _ emotional. obviously she had worked so hard and to see her and to - emotional. obviously she had worked so hard and to see her and to be - so hard and to see her and to be able to give her a big hug. we can't do that. it able to give her a big hug. we can't do that. , ~ , , ., ., do that. it feels like she is a long way away. _ do that. it feels like she is a long way away, doesn't _ do that. it feels like she is a long way away, doesn't it? _ do that. it feels like she is a long way away, doesn't it? yes, - do that. it feels like she is a long way away, doesn't it? yes, and l do that. it feels like she is a long i way away, doesn't it? yes, and she had a disappointment _ way away, doesn't it? yes, and she had a disappointment in _ way away, doesn't it? yes, and she had a disappointment in london - way away, doesn't it? yes, and she had a disappointment in london as| had a disappointment in london as well with— had a disappointment in london as well with the time trial, where she had a _ well with the time trial, where she had a mechanical. and just before the end _ had a mechanical. and just before the end so — had a mechanical. and 'ust before the end. ., , had a mechanical. and 'ust before i the end.— we the end. so we have seen both. we have had ups _ the end. so we have seen both. we have had ups and _ the end. so we have seen both. we have had ups and downs! _ the end. so we have seen both. we have had ups and downs! but, - the end. so we have seen both. we have had ups and downs! but, i - the end. so we have seen both. we i have had ups and downs! but, i mean, obviousl it have had ups and downs! but, i mean, obviously it is — have had ups and downs! but, i mean, obviously it is sad _ have had ups and downs! but, i mean, obviously it is sad that _ have had ups and downs! but, i mean, obviously it is sad that we _ have had ups and downs! but, i mean, obviously it is sad that we can't - have had ups and downs! but, i mean, obviously it is sad that we can't be - obviously it is sad that we can't be there. but we are with her every step of the way. there. but we are with her every step of the way-— there. but we are with her every step of the way. oh, susan! it's so nice to see — step of the way. oh, susan! it's so nice to see how _ step of the way. oh, susan! it's so nice to see how much _ step of the way. oh, susan! it's so nice to see how much you - step of the way. oh, susan! it's so nice to see how much you want - step of the way. oh, susan! it's so| nice to see how much you want her step of the way. oh, susan! it's so i nice to see how much you want her to do well. and obviously you miss her as a parent. i will let you gather your thoughts for a moment while we bring injilland graham. tell it how you are feeling, you are going

to those emotions as well have been so far away from hollie?— so far away from hollie? yeah, absolutely- _ so far away from hollie? yeah, absolutely. we _ so far away from hollie? yeah, absolutely. we have _ so far away from hollie? yeah, absolutely. we have supportedl absolutely. we have supported through every competition, hollie, that she has been through. when we learned there were no spectators at tokyo, we were gutted. it learned there were no spectators at tokyo, we were gutted.— tokyo, we were gutted. it was hard because we — tokyo, we were gutted. it was hard because we can't _ tokyo, we were gutted. it was hard because we can't be _ tokyo, we were gutted. it was hard because we can't be there. - tokyo, we were gutted. it was hard because we can't be there. hollie l because we can't be there. hollie alwa s because we can't be there. hollie always looks _ because we can't be there. hollie always looks to _ because we can't be there. hollie always looks to us _ because we can't be there. hollie always looks to us in _ because we can't be there. hollie always looks to us in the - because we can't be there. hollie always looks to us in the crowd, i always looks to us in the crowd, evenin always looks to us in the crowd, even in beijing when she was 14. she saw our gb flags amongst 90,000 people and that lifted her up a little bit. �* people and that lifted her up a little bit. . ., ., , ., little bit. and how has hollie managed — little bit. and how has hollie managed to _ little bit. and how has hollie managed to train _ little bit. and how has hollie managed to train during - little bit. and how has hollie - managed to train during lockdown? i can't imagine she can throw a javelin in your back garden! it is her own back _ javelin in your back garden! lit 3 her own back garden now! but when tokyo was cancelled the first time, she absolutely fell to pieces, she won't mind me saying, for three months you can do anything, she was so down. and then she just suddenly picked herself up. but you cannot

throw a javelin in the back garden. all she could do isjust do throw a javelin in the back garden. all she could do is just do a little bit of weight work and things like that. but she was slowly getting back to the old hollie. so many athletes have had this problem with tokyo being cancelled, it's so difficult for them. hopefully they are all ready to go now. that difficult for them. hopefully they are all ready to go now.- are all ready to go now. that has been a challenge _ are all ready to go now. that has been a challenge during - are all ready to go now. that has been a challenge during the - been a challenge during the olympics, we had a lot of athletes saying, there are no competitions, nothing for them to gauge where they are at in terms of the opposition they will face as well. and you get to the major tournament when everything counts and it's finding everything counts and it's finding everything and trying to get it to click when it really matters. yeah, hollie has prepared _ click when it really matters. yeah, hollie has prepared that _ click when it really matters. yeah, hollie has prepared that she - click when it really matters. yeah, | hollie has prepared that she could, she is— hollie has prepared that she could, she is in— hollie has prepared that she could, she is in a — hollie has prepared that she could, she is in a good place, good training _ she is in a good place, good training facilities and good food, she's— training facilities and good food, she's got— training facilities and good food, she's got a great coach and javelin partner~ _ she's got a great coach and javelin partner. but in hollie's category,

there _ partner. but in hollie's category, there are — partner. but in hollie's category, there are any five girls you can take _ there are any five girls you can take it — there are any five girls you can take it because they all hit 40 metres — take it because they all hit 40 metres |t— take it because they all hit 40 metres. , ., , ., take it because they all hit 40 metres. , ., ., , take it because they all hit 40 metres. , ., metres. it shall be a really good competition- — metres. it shall be a really good competition. and _ metres. it shall be a really good competition. and hollie - metres. it shall be a really good competition. and hollie will - metres. it shall be a really good competition. and hollie will be i competition. and hollie will be read , in competition. and hollie will be ready. in the — competition. and hollie will be ready, in the amphitheatre. i competition. and hollie will be | ready, in the amphitheatre. we competition. and hollie will be - ready, in the amphitheatre. we are used to interviewing _ ready, in the amphitheatre. we are used to interviewing the _ ready, in the amphitheatre. we are used to interviewing the occasional| used to interviewing the occasional government minister with a flag in the background, yours is the legacy we have ever seen! we have loads of them —— the biggest we have ever seen! them -- the biggest we have ever seen! ~ ., them -- the biggest we have ever seen! . ., , ., , seen! we have loads of them, they will be plastered _ seen! we have loads of them, they will be plastered all— seen! we have loads of them, they will be plastered all over _ seen! we have loads of them, they will be plastered all over the - will be plastered all over the house! �* , _, will be plastered all over the house! �*, ., ,, ., house! let's come back to susan and anthony about _ house! let's come back to susan and anthony about how _ house! let's come back to susan and anthony about how you _ house! let's come back to susan and anthony about how you are - house! let's come back to susan and anthony about how you are going - house! let's come back to susan and anthony about how you are going to | anthony about how you are going to watch, what have you got planned, how are you going to do it? i watch, what have you got planned, how are you going to do it?- how are you going to do it? i don't know, how are you going to do it? i don't know. really! _ how are you going to do it? i don't know, really! we _ how are you going to do it? i don't know, really! we will _ how are you going to do it? i don't know, really! we will be _ how are you going to do it? i don't know, really! we will be having i how are you going to do it? i don't| know, really! we will be having the tv on _ know, really! we will be having the tv on and — know, really! we will be having the tv on. and we may even put, if it is covered _ tv on. and we may even put, if it is covered on— tv on. and we may even put, if it is covered on radio five... tv on. and we may even put, if it is covered on radio five. . ._ covered on radio five... there is extensive _ covered on radio five... there is extensive olympic _ covered on radio five... there is extensive olympic coverage - covered on radio five... there is extensive olympic coverage on | covered on radio five... there is - extensive olympic coverage on radio five. lstate extensive olympic coverage on radio

five. . ., ., ., ., five. we love the radio coverage. the difficult _ five. we love the radio coverage. the difficult thing _ five. we love the radio coverage. the difficult thing is _ five. we love the radio coverage. the difficult thing is the - five. we love the radio coverage. the difficult thing is the family i five. we love the radio coverage. the difficult thing is the family is| the difficult thing is the family is quite spread the country. although we will not be altogether, we will be together watching, although we won't be physically together. everybody will be supporting. {line won't be physically together. everybody will be supporting. one of the difficulties _ everybody will be supporting. one of the difficulties is, _ everybody will be supporting. one of the difficulties is, because _ everybody will be supporting. one of the difficulties is, because you - the difficulties is, because you want _ the difficulties is, because you want to— the difficulties is, because you want to be _ the difficulties is, because you want to be with _ the difficulties is, because you want to be with lora _ the difficulties is, because you want to be with lora over- the difficulties is, because you i want to be with lora over there, the difficulties is, because you - want to be with lora over there, how much _ want to be with lora over there, how much you _ want to be with lora over there, how much you managing _ want to be with lora over there, how much you managing to _ want to be with lora over there, how much you managing to keep - want to be with lora over there, how much you managing to keep in - want to be with lora over there, how much you managing to keep in touchj much you managing to keep in touch with her— much you managing to keep in touch with her the — much you managing to keep in touch with her the moment? _ much you managing to keep in touch with her the moment?— with her the moment? nearly every da . we with her the moment? nearly every day- we never— with her the moment? nearly every day. we never contact _ with her the moment? nearly every day. we never contact her. - with her the moment? nearly everyj day. we never contact her. because obviously, i don't want to encroach on whatever they're doing over there. they're still training, obviously, preparing. they've got bits and pieces today. so we always wait for her to contact us. lstate bits and pieces today. so we always wait for her to contact us.— wait for her to contact us. we have a famil , wait for her to contact us. we have a family. a — wait for her to contact us. we have a family, a close _ wait for her to contact us. we have a family, a close family _ wait for her to contact us. we have a family, a close family whatsappl a family, a close family whatsapp group, _ a family, a close family whatsapp group, you — a family, a close family whatsapp group, you know. a family, a close family whatsapp group. you know-— a family, a close family whatsapp group, you know. excellent. and she can u date group, you know. excellent. and she can update everyone? _ group, you know. excellent. and she can update everyone? and _ group, you know. excellent. and she can update everyone? and our- can update everyone? and our grandchildren _ can update everyone? and our grandchildren will _ can update everyone? and our

grandchildren will chat - can update everyone? and our grandchildren will chat to - can update everyone? and our grandchildren will chat to her. can update everyone? and our. grandchildren will chat to her and things— grandchildren will chat to her and things like that on there.- things like that on there. that's lovel , things like that on there. that's lovely. and _ things like that on there. that's lovely, and that's _ things like that on there. that's lovely, and that's how - things like that on there. that's lovely, and that's how you - things like that on there. that's lovely, and that's how you all. things like that on there. that's i lovely, and that's how you all stay together? if you're you're part of it even though you're so far away. even though we are not there physically. even though we are not there physically-— even though we are not there th sicall . ., ., physically. remind me the name of our tuide physically. remind me the name of your guide dog? — physically. remind me the name of your guide dog? karen. _ physically. remind me the name of your guide dog? karen. she - physically. remind me the name of your guide dog? karen. she is - physically. remind me the name of your guide dog? karen. she is so i your guide dog? karen. she is so relaxed, your guide dog? karen. she is so relaxed. so _ your guide dog? karen. she is so relaxed. so at — your guide dog? karen. she is so relaxed, so at ease. _ your guide dog? karen. she is so relaxed, so at ease. she - your guide dog? karen. she is so relaxed, so at ease. she had - your guide dog? karen. she is so relaxed, so at ease. she had a i your guide dog? karen. she is so i relaxed, so at ease. she had a very early morning- _ relaxed, so at ease. she had a very early morning. so _ relaxed, so at ease. she had a very early morning. so did _ relaxed, so at ease. she had a very early morning. so did we _ relaxed, so at ease. she had a very early morning. so did we all! - relaxed, so at ease. she had a very early morning. so did we all! i - relaxed, so at ease. she had a very early morning. so did we all! i feel| early morning. so did we all! i feel a bit like that — early morning. so did we all! i feel a bit like that sometimes! - early morning. so did we all! i feel a bit like that sometimes! it - early morning. so did we all! i feel a bit like that sometimes! it is - early morning. so did we all! i feel a bit like that sometimes! it is nap time. a bit like that sometimes! it is nap time- let's — a bit like that sometimes! it is nap time- let's go _ a bit like that sometimes! it is nap time. let's go back _ a bit like that sometimes! it is nap time. let's go back to _ a bit like that sometimes! it is nap time. let's go back to jill - a bit like that sometimes! it is nap time. let's go back to jill and - time. let's go back to jill and graham. _ time. let's go back to jill and graham. i'm _ time. let's go back to jill and graham, i'm sure _ time. let's go back to jill and graham, i'm sure you - time. let's go back to jill and graham, i'm sure you have i time. let's go back to jill and graham, i'm sure you have a | time. let's go back to jill and - graham, i'm sure you have a family whatsapp group as well, how are you going to try and experience that paralympic atmosphere at home? same here, all of paralympic atmosphere at home? same here. all of our— paralympic atmosphere at home? same here, all of our family _ paralympic atmosphere at home? same here, all of our family are _ paralympic atmosphere at home? same here, all of our family are spread apart, _ here, all of our family are spread apart, they— here, all of our family are spread apart, they have all messaged hollie and given— apart, they have all messaged hollie and given hera apart, they have all messaged hollie and given her a private message on video— and given her a private message on video of— and given her a private message on video of good luck so she knows everyone — video of good luck so she knows everyone is behind her. literally everyone — everyone is behind her. literally everyone is behind her. literally everyone is going to be tuning in to watch _ everyone is going to be tuning in to

watch her— everyone is going to be tuning in to watch her on the tv and we will celebrate — watch her on the tv and we will celebrate her fourth paralympics because — celebrate her fourth paralympics because it is an amazing achievement. it is very hard to retain— achievement. it is very hard to retain a — achievement. it is very hard to retain a paralympic title. whatever she does. — retain a paralympic title. whatever she does, we are so proud of her. i'm curious — she does, we are so proud of her. i'm curious to— she does, we are so proud of her. i'm curious to know from you, i have just asked here, how much are you able to keep in touch with hollie? i imagine for her, the her mental preparation, it's really important that she knows you are there all the time. lstate that she knows you are there all the time. ~ ., , that she knows you are there all the time. ~ ~ , ., . , that she knows you are there all the timer ~' , ., . , time. we keep in touch every day, as the ladyiust — time. we keep in touch every day, as the ladyjust expressed, _ time. we keep in touch every day, as the ladyjust expressed, on _ time. we keep in touch every day, as the ladyjust expressed, on the - the ladyjust expressed, on the sofa. we wait until she actually contacts us. there is an eight—hour difference. 50 contacts us. there is an eight-hour difference. �* , contacts us. there is an eight-hour difference. �*, ., contacts us. there is an eight-hour difference-— difference. so it's great. oh, yeah, we are talking _ difference. so it's great. oh, yeah, we are talking all _ difference. so it's great. oh, yeah, we are talking all the _ difference. so it's great. oh, yeah, we are talking all the time. - difference. so it's great. oh, yeah, we are talking all the time. susan i we are talking all the time. susan and anthony. _ we are talking all the time. susan and anthony, lovely _ we are talking all the time. susan and anthony, lovely to _ we are talking all the time. susan and anthony, lovely to see - we are talking all the time. susan and anthony, lovely to see your. and anthony, lovely to see your wonderful combination with your dog karen as well this morning. and of course lora is involved, she's

taking part in both the tandem road and track events, and she has a pilot with her at the same time? that's it, yeah.— pilot with her at the same time? that's it, yeah. karen is her pilot. -- karina- — that's it, yeah. karen is her pilot. -- karina- they — that's it, yeah. karen is her pilot. -- karina. they are _ that's it, yeah. karen is her pilot. -- karina. they are current - that's it, yeah. karen is her pilot. -- karina. they are current world| -- karina. they are current world time trial— -- karina. they are current world time trial champion. _ -- karina. they are current world time trial champion. obviously i -- karina. they are current world i time trial champion. obviously they won gold and bronze in rio. and a few others in between. find won gold and bronze in rio. and a few others in between.— won gold and bronze in rio. and a few others in between. and you are ho-tin for few others in between. and you are hoping for a — few others in between. and you are hoping for a bit _ few others in between. and you are hoping for a bit more _ few others in between. and you are hoping for a bit more of _ few others in between. and you are hoping for a bit more of the - few others in between. and you are hoping for a bit more of the same. | few others in between. and you are| hoping for a bit more of the same. i loved watching during the olympics, the reunion videos when people were back at the airport, and they came up back at the airport, and they came up with their medals. that must be something to look forward to. lstate up with their medals. that must be something to look forward to. we are lookint something to look forward to. we are looking forward _ something to look forward to. we are looking forward to _ something to look forward to. we are looking forward to seeing _ something to look forward to. we are looking forward to seeing her, - looking forward to seeing her, obviously, because it has been a while, because they have had their weeks preparation camp before they flew out to turkey. —— two weeks preparation camp. so it will be five or six weeks before we see her.

there will be a big hug.- there will be a big hug. lora's husband is — there will be a big hug. lora's husband is out _ there will be a big hug. lora's husband is out there - there will be a big hug. lora's husband is out there as - there will be a big hug. lora's husband is out there as well i there will be a big hug. lora's - husband is out there as well because he is a _ husband is out there as well because he is a parasite list. lovely to see —— he is a para— cyclist — lovely to see -- he is a para- clist. ., ., lovely to see -- he is a para- clist. . . ., ., , . cyclist. have a fantastic paralympics. _ cyclist. have a fantastic paralympics. we - cyclist. have a fantastic paralympics. we wish i cyclist. have a fantastic i paralympics. we wish you cyclist. have a fantastic - paralympics. we wish you all the best, and karen as well. she paralympics. we wish you all the best, and karen as well.- best, and karen as well. she has lifted her head _ best, and karen as well. she has lifted her head up. _ best, and karen as well. she has lifted her head up. there - best, and karen as well. she has lifted her head up. there we - best, and karen as well. she has lifted her head up. there we go! | lifted her head up. there we go! thank you, guys, see you soon. you're watching bbc breakfast. it's 8:59.