this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak with the latest headlines. a stunning performance from emma raducanu in new york — the 18—year—old brit reaches the final of the us open — the first qualifier ever to reach a grand slam final i've just been taking care of each day and before you know it, three weeks later, i'm in the final and i can't actually believe it. the scientist behind the oxford astrazeneca vaccine says giving boosterjabs to everyone is unnecessary and calls for doses to be sent to countries in need. president biden announces sweeping

new covid—19 measures that require workers at large companies to be vaccinated or face weekly testing. latest figures show the uk economy grew byjust 0.1% injuly, as the last covid restrictions were lifted in england. india have forfeited the fifth test against england over covid concerns, meaning the series is drawn 2—2. and reflections on 9/11, 20 years on from the attacks. we'll hear from some of the people who were directly affected. morning and welcome to bbc news.

the british teenager emma raducanu has made history as she reaches the final of the us open tennis in new york. the 18—year—old from south—east london beat the 17th seed maria sakkari in the semi—finals at flushing meadows, becoming the first british woman to reach the final of a major singles tournament since virginia wade in 1977. patrick gearey reports. from great britain, emma raducanu! emma raducanu's flight home from new york left two weeks ago. since then she has taken off. like most 18—year—olds at grand slams, she never expected to make it through qualifying, let alone play shots like this in the first game of a semi—final. such was her start, opponent maria sakkari complained her skirt was too tight and went off to change it, only to be squeezed further by a nerveless, relentless raducanu. she won the first set 6—1. watching at four in the morning in the uk, this felt like an extraordinary dream.

sakkari is the 17th seed, raducanu is ranked 150. numbers at complete odds with the evidence. raducanu broke again. the closer you get, the more tense it is supposed to be, unless you're emma raducanu. she has made the astonishing look routine. the first qualifier to make a grand slam final in the modern era, the first british woman to reach one in 44 years. she breaks history into small pieces. i've just been taking care of each day. and before you know it, three weeks later, i'm in the finaland i can't actually believe it. thanks to everyone. and still she climbs. in the city that famously never sleeps, the teenager who never wants to wake up. patrick gearey, bbc news. many of you stayed up to watch emma raducanu's historic victory, and a few of tennis�*s stars past and present have reacted on twitter. judy murray tweeted her delight for the �*teen queen�* — describing her semi—final victory as an incredible achievement.

former british number one, laura robson, said the teenager's performance was unbelievable — calling her an absolute star and, the former three—time us open champion, kim clijsters, tweeted her congratulations saying emma raducanu's performance was incredible. let's speak to sports performance psychology coach, sarah majid thank you forjoining us here on bbc news. fantastic news for emma. for britain as well. from your field, what was going through your mind as you watched this 18—year—old climb to such a meteoric rise? you watched this 18-year-old climb to such a meteoric rise?— to such a meteoric rise? firstly, thank you _ to such a meteoric rise? firstly, thank you so — to such a meteoric rise? firstly, thank you so much _ to such a meteoric rise? firstly, thank you so much for— to such a meteoric rise? firstly, thank you so much for having i to such a meteoric rise? firstly, l thank you so much for having me. when i watched the first set last

night, i was like, i cannot go to bed now because she is definitely going to win this. it's been such a pleasure to watch these young girls come up like this. and break that dominating senior team. and you know, a group of players, you would never imagine could lose to someone that inexperienced. but i think the thing about emma she is a very strategic player, she knows exactly what she is going to do and she can read the play, she knows what kind of shot she needs to take and you can see that. of shot she needs to take and you can see that-— of shot she needs to take and you can see that. take us through, how can see that. take us through, how can ou can see that. take us through, how can you see — can see that. take us through, how can you see that, _ can see that. take us through, how can you see that, take _ can see that. take us through, how can you see that, take us _ can see that. take us through, how can you see that, take us through l can you see that, take us through what she does.— can you see that, take us through what she does. right from the first auali in: what she does. right from the first qualifying match. _ what she does. right from the first qualifying match, up— what she does. right from the first qualifying match, up until- what she does. right from the first qualifying match, up untilthis- qualifying match, up until this semifinal, she has one in two straight sets and the best part i like about her, she does not give her opponent a chance to think that they can win. and mentally, she is that kind of player, she is not loud

or aggressive, that much, but she is just so focused, that it is intimidating for her opponent. talk about intimidating, the arthur ashe stadium has been described as that, intimidating. how does someone deal with that world platform, the sound of the crowd, the pressure of what you are there to do, i mean, what does the human brain will throw, a sportsperson go through? fine does the human brain will throw, a sportsperson go through?- does the human brain will throw, a sportsperson go through? one of the thins we sportsperson go through? one of the things we do — sportsperson go through? one of the things we do our— sportsperson go through? one of the things we do our sports _ things we do our sports psychologist, even senior athletes do this for otherjunior athletes, do this for other junior athletes, is do this for otherjunior athletes, is pressure training, we bring the same conditions into play, into the player �*s imagination and retrain them to have routines which will help them feel grounded and focus on the process and go through the steps they need to go through. rather than thinking about all of that distraction. and i think one of the advantages that emma had was that she had this exposure in wimbledon,

in front of the home crowd. and she got to play there. i think she really learned a lot about that experience, and that initial hype that she had in the media, and her social media account, she handled it really well, she did not let it affect that much and now she has come back, learning something from that experience on how she can handle pressure and she has really worked on herself.— worked on herself. let's go very cuickl worked on herself. let's go very quickly back _ worked on herself. let's go very quickly back to _ worked on herself. let's go very quickly back to wimbledon. - worked on herself. let's go very quickly back to wimbledon. she| worked on herself. let's go very - quickly back to wimbledon. she said that she learned a lot, she admitted that. she knew what she had to do physically. but mentally, i mean, that was quite a shaky period, isn't it, we are seeing this quite a few times with athletes. what do they do when they take that step away, what sort of processes do they have to go through to get themselves back in a good place? the through to get themselves back in a aood lace? , through to get themselves back in a good place?— good place? the first thing we do with an athlete _ good place? the first thing we do with an athlete who _ good place? the first thing we do with an athlete who goes - good place? the first thing we do with an athlete who goes through good place? the first thing we do i with an athlete who goes through a bit of an emotional outburst on

court or a meltdown, we look at what triggered that and for their thought process was, where their attention was. and in training, we start practising, bringing their attention to that one point at a time. and we want them to not be in a fight or flight stayed in a tennis match, we want them to be in a flow state. that's where you can look at one point at a time and that is what emma raducanu has learned to do in such a short period. she looks at one point at a time and she mentioned this in her post—match interview, tim henman and other senior athletes from gb were helping her. ., , senior athletes from gb were helping her. . , . . ~' , senior athletes from gb were helping her. . ,~ ., , her. finally and quickly, many eriod her. finally and quickly, many period talking _ her. finally and quickly, many period talking about _ her. finally and quickly, many period talking about the - her. finally and quickly, many - period talking about the pressures away from the court. off court verses on court pressures. are they equal, are they the same? how do you protect someone so young and dealing with so much pressure from all of that? i with so much pressure from all of that? 4' , ., with so much pressure from all of that? ~ , ., ., , that? i think the younger athletes do not have _

that? i think the younger athletes do not have as _ that? i think the younger athletes do not have as much _ that? i think the younger athletes do not have as much pressure - that? i think the younger athletes - do not have as much pressure because they do not have anything to lose and they play but themselves. they do not have a family to feed, they do not have a family to feed, they do not have their children at home so i think they have less pressure in terms of what they are playing for. and why you play is extremely important. and i think these young athletes are playing for themselves, as compared to older athletes who have sponsors and contracts and things to prove and to hold their ground. so i think she has been trained really well by her coach and her team to handle that pressure. and i do think she is going to do really well in the future, handling it as well. ., really well in the future, handling it as well. ,,. ., ., ~ really well in the future, handling it as well. . ., ~ ., it as well. sarah, thank you for our it as well. sarah, thank you for your time- _ virginia wade, who was britain's last grand slam winner at wimbledon in 1977, said emma raducanu was �*the real thing'. she will have a day to recover tomorrow and then, i think it's such an opportunity to put everything

into it. you know, these opportunities do not necessarily come knocking at your door all of the time so, you know, you just fight until the bitter end and you know, there is no point in me even saying that to her because that is what she does, she does everything so well, she moves so well. she serves well and she is smart out there. i think she knows what she is doing. when the interviewers ever ask for, what do you think about all the distraction and what about the previous match, she says, frankly, i am just thinking about myself, that is the way to do it, to keep yourself in a cocoon and just get on with it. yourself in a cocoon and 'ust get on with it. ., yourself in a cocoon and 'ust get on with it. . ., , yourself in a cocoon and 'ust get on with it. . . , ., yourself in a cocoon and 'ust get on with it. . ., , ., . ., with it. that was virginia wade s-ueakin with it. that was virginia wade speaking earlier. _ amanda owensjoins us — former british tennis player thank you forjoining us. firstly, your reaction, your profession, your

field, what did you make of her performance?— field, what did you make of her performance? field, what did you make of her erformance? , . , ., , performance? utterly incredible, as a former tennis _ performance? utterly incredible, as a former tennis player _ performance? utterly incredible, as a former tennis player and - performance? utterly incredible, as a former tennis player and sports i a former tennis player and sports psychologist, i agree with the earlier comments, i think emma �*s maturity is beyond her years. as long as she keeps doing what she is doing, she is very well—prepared, very thorough with her preparation. she has incredible belief. she is driving in a pressure situation. and i would like to comment that wimbledon was pretty unique, her first grand slam, is a tennis player, she went through qualifying, as she has done here in the us open. it is extraordinary and remarkable how well emma is actually dealing with the crowds, making them work for her but she is in the here and now, she is focused, she has that belief and when she steps on the court, it is like she owns it and as a former tennis player, she has a

certain airand a former tennis player, she has a certain air and presence about her and it isjust certain air and presence about her and it is just wonderful to see, it really is. do and it is 'ust wonderful to see, it reall is. , ., ~ and it is 'ust wonderful to see, it reall is. ~ ., , really is. do you think that comes down to youth. — really is. do you think that comes down to youth, is _ really is. do you think that comes down to youth, is it _ really is. do you think that comes down to youth, is it a _ really is. do you think that comes down to youth, is it a personality| down to youth, is it a personality trait or is it something you learn? really good question. i believe you can learn it. i think within our profession, within sports psychology, we do a lot of behavioural change work, i certainly do, i am trained to look at behaviours and emotional control. emma is excellent at being in the here and now, mindfulness, her routines, i would say, she needs to keep them the same, she needs to cocoon herself and be in her bubble as virginia wade pointed out and focus on how she has been playing, the game plan, and believe on herself when she steps on the court. her age, she has this fearlessness and i would say she has commented in her interviews about this, a lot of it is down to her parents and the

support group that are encouraging this fearlessness. but also, the self belief and the positivity so the positive mindset, she does not have negative outbursts on the court, her composure is tim henman said, is utterly incredible and her character. so this determination, composure, emotional control, i think, as she said, it has been implemented and encouraged by her parents, all the social learning element but also, one can alertness over a period of time so definitely, you can teach it and learn it. amanda, thank you for your time. not everyone needs a coronavirus boosterjab. that's according to the scientist behind the oxford—astrazeneca vaccine. professor dame sarah gilbert is calling for doses to be sent to countries in need. the uk vaccine advisory body — thejoint committee on vaccination and immunisation — has said that up to 500,000 people

with severely weakened immune systems should be offered a third dose of the jab, is due to give its final advice on boosters soon. it's been a phenomenal year for vaccine development and professor gilbert, who led the development of the university of oxford's covid—19 vaccine, has been announced as the winner of the 2021 bold woman award by veuve clicquot. professor gilbertjoins us now. charge congratulations! being bold, what does that mean? i charge congratulations! being bold, what does that mean?— what does that mean? i think it means not _ what does that mean? i think it means not being _ what does that mean? i think it means not being afraid - what does that mean? i think it means not being afraid to - what does that mean? i think it means not being afraid to do i means not being afraid to do something when you are confident it is the right thing to do. we should not be rashly moving into areas where we are not competent to work but when we know something is right and we have the experience and capability, we should forge ahead.

it's interesting, i was looking at a past interview and you pointed out that your field of study is really dominated by strong women. but sitting at the very top, are there women there?— sitting at the very top, are there women there? ., ., , ., ., women there? there are lots of women in the field that — women there? there are lots of women in the field that i _ women there? there are lots of women in the field that i work— women there? there are lots of women in the field that i work in, _ women there? there are lots of women in the field that i work in, the _ in the field that i work in, the institute that i am in an oxford, it is more than half women in the team, that more or less assembled itself last year in oxford to work on the creation, manufacturing and testing of the banks in, that is about two thirds women.— thirds women. let's turn to the vaccine itself, _ thirds women. let's turn to the vaccine itself, it's _ thirds women. let's turn to the vaccine itself, it's been - thirds women. let's turn to the l vaccine itself, it's been reported widely today you think boosters need to be looked at carefully, why? i’m to be looked at carefully, why? i'm not sure to be looked at carefully, why? i“n not sure that's actually what i said, i was being asked questions about whether we should be boosting people in this country are giving first doses to people in other countries and i think that's far too simplistic a way to look at it. the problem we really have is that the

world needs greater vaccine supply, we need more doses of all of the vaccines that are currently licensed and we need more vaccines to be licensed so we are not talking about choices between vaccinating one country or another country. the good news is that supply is increasing, every month more doses are becoming available and we now need to focus on getting those doses to the countries that really need them but there will be a lot more doses available to do that.— there will be a lot more doses available to do that. when we talk about the countries, _ available to do that. when we talk about the countries, what - available to do that. when we talk about the countries, what are i available to do that. when we talk about the countries, what are we | about the countries, what are we talking about and where?- talking about and where? mainly africa, for talking about and where? mainly africa. for as _ talking about and where? mainly africa, for as in _ talking about and where? mainly africa, for as in many _ talking about and where? mainly africa, for as in many countries i talking about and where? mainly i africa, for as in many countries on that continent, only 2% of people have been vaccinated, the target has always been to vaccinate at least the most vulnerable 20%, then move on from there and we are not even close to that yet.— close to that yet. when we talk about those — close to that yet. when we talk about those who _ close to that yet. when we talk about those who are _ close to that yet. when we talk about those who are most i close to that yet. when we talk i about those who are most vulnerable, it has been agreed, thejcvi have said those with immunity, low immunity, who should be vaccinated first, and also the over 50s, do you

agree? in first, and also the over 50s, do you atree? , . ., , first, and also the over 50s, do you atree? , , first, and also the over 50s, do you atree? , ., ,, agree? in this country, those groups have been vaccinated, _ agree? in this country, those groups have been vaccinated, or— agree? in this country, those groups have been vaccinated, or they i agree? in this country, those groups have been vaccinated, or they will i have been vaccinated, or they will have been vaccinated, or they will have been vaccinated, or they will have been offered a vaccination already. what we are talking about is whether another dose should be given and that is a very complex decision and we have to take into account which vaccines are available, the expiry dates, for they are and where it is feasible to move them to so it is not an easy decision to make and it is something thejcvi will take that decision and we should wait for them to comment. you also said immunity is lasting well in the majority of people, what evidence is there of that? iuntimely well in the majority of people, what evidence is there of that?— evidence is there of that? when we started vaccine _ evidence is there of that? when we started vaccine trials _ evidence is there of that? when we started vaccine trials in _ evidence is there of that? when we started vaccine trials in april i evidence is there of that? when we started vaccine trials in april last i started vaccine trials in april last year, that is when we were giving the first doses of the vaccine, we carried on vaccinating volunteers through may, june and july and we now have a large body of people who got the vaccine early and we have been able to invite them to come back for further blood tests six months after their vaccinations and now a year after their vaccinations

so we are starting to accumulate data and how that immune response is being maintained. as we would expect with any other vaccine, we are seeing strong response.- seeing strong response. what evidence is — seeing strong response. what evidence is there _ seeing strong response. what evidence is there of _ seeing strong response. what evidence is there of how i seeing strong response. what evidence is there of how effective covid boosters are, which is more effective, the first wave of vaccination or the booster programme?— vaccination or the booster hroramme? , ., _ , , ., programme? obviously because we have not seen widespread _ programme? obviously because we have not seen widespread use _ programme? obviously because we have not seen widespread use of— programme? obviously because we have not seen widespread use of boosters, i not seen widespread use of boosters, we cannot report on the effectiveness. d0 we cannot report on the effectiveness.— we cannot report on the effectiveness. ., ., ., ., effectiveness. do we have data from israel? effectiveness. do we have data from israel? there _ effectiveness. do we have data from israel? there is _ effectiveness. do we have data from israel? there is limited _ effectiveness. do we have data from israel? there is limited data - effectiveness. do we have data from israel? there is limited data and i israel? there is limited data and they actually _ israel? there is limited data and they actually reported _ israel? there is limited data and they actually reported on - israel? there is limited data and they actually reported on the i israel? there is limited data and i they actually reported on the change in susceptibility or are theyjust looking at immune responses? we do not have enough data yet to report those decisions but what we do know is that the first dose of the vaccine has the most impact, however you give that vaccine too. we get a strong response, good protection after a single dose and then it is improved by the second dose. we would expect to see it being maintained or possibly slightly improved by a third dose, we wait to

see but getting the first dose into people is really important. what see but getting the first dose into people is really important. what do ou make people is really important. what do you make of _ people is really important. what do you make of our — people is really important. what do you make of our vaccination - people is really important. what do you make of our vaccination levels l you make of our vaccination levels in the uk, just over 48.3 having had theirfirst dose, and in the uk, just over 48.3 having had their first dose, and 43 in the uk, just over 48.3 having had theirfirst dose, and 43 point in the uk, just over 48.3 having had their first dose, and 43 point seven have had both doses, in terms of herd immunity, looking to push any spirit doses further afield, are we good place? i spirit doses further afield, are we good place?— spirit doses further afield, are we good place? i think the figures for vaccination _ good place? i think the figures for vaccination are _ good place? i think the figures for vaccination are higher _ good place? i think the figures for vaccination are higher than - good place? i think the figures for vaccination are higher than the i good place? i think the figures for| vaccination are higher than the one she had given me. we have very high vaccination rates particularly in the people who are offered vaccination first, the ones most susceptible to covid infections, that's really good news. the target is to get high vaccination rates across the adult population and we are moving towards that. what across the adult population and we are moving towards that.— across the adult population and we are moving towards that. what do you make of looking _ are moving towards that. what do you make of looking at _ are moving towards that. what do you make of looking at vaccinating - are moving towards that. what do you make of looking at vaccinating the i make of looking at vaccinating the young because that has been put off for now. ,, ., , ., young because that has been put off for now, ,, ., , ., ., for now. should we be doing that? atain, for now. should we be doing that? again. complex — for now. should we be doing that? again, complex decision _ for now. should we be doing that? again, complex decision and i for now. should we be doing that? again, complex decision and not l

again, complex decision and not something i will comment on. i want to ask ou something i will comment on. i want to ask you about _ something i will comment on. i want to ask you about the _ something i will comment on. i want to ask you about the portfolio i something i will comment on. i want to ask you about the portfolio of i to ask you about the portfolio of vaccines that we currently have, there are a number that have been approved, that pfizer, oxford astrazeneca of course, moderna, jansen, which vaccinations are best suited for those countries in need that you are talking about? anybody should take a _ that you are talking about? anybody should take a covid _ that you are talking about? anybody should take a covid vaccination i that you are talking about? anybody| should take a covid vaccination when they are offered it if it is licensed in that country, some of the vaccines are easier to transport and store than others. the oxford astrazeneca vaccine and the jansen vaccine do not require frozen storage and it makes them easier to move around because they require the same conditions as many other vaccines that are used in the world, we do not have to make any special provisions. those are great vaccines to be able to deploy in countries that do not have the facilities for ultra low temperature storage. we have reacted very well globally to this pandemic, especially countries

in the west. do you think should something like this happen again, could it be repeated, have we learned a lesson? i could it be repeated, have we learned a lesson?— could it be repeated, have we learned a lesson? i think we have learned a lesson? i think we have learned that _ learned a lesson? i think we have learned that we _ learned a lesson? i think we have learned that we need _ learned a lesson? i think we have learned that we need to - learned a lesson? i think we have learned that we need to be i learned a lesson? i think we havej learned that we need to be better prepared for pandemics because there will always be another pandemic. going through the process of responding to this pandemic has identified some clear gaps in our knowledge. and some gaps in our infrastructure. and what we need to do is really work to fill in those gaps and make sure we are not left in the same situation. we have learned a lot, we need to capitalise on it so we are better prepared for next time. ~ ., on it so we are better prepared for next time-— on it so we are better prepared for next time. ~ . ., ~ ., next time. when we are talking about receivin: next time. when we are talking about receiving this — next time. when we are talking about receiving this wonderful _ next time. when we are talking about receiving this wonderful award, i next time. when we are talking about receiving this wonderful award, you . receiving this wonderful award, you are stressed that in order to achieve what we achieved, we stayed focused, we did not allow ourselves to be distracted by the enormity of the task. do you think that there is a risk that in this virus, the focus is moving away from the science and more onto real life, and it is

muddying the waters somewhat? i am still very much — muddying the waters somewhat? i —n still very much focused on vaccine development. and i am also thinking about the development of vaccines against other diseases that we need to develop vaccines for and the team that i work with are still doing that. it is important that those of us responsible for vaccine development stick with the task and do not get distracted and do not worry about what other people are saying about it, we need to continue with ourjob. saying about it, we need to continue with ourjob-— with our 'ob. professor david sara gilbert, with ourjob. professor david sara gilbert, huge _ with ourjob. professor david sara gilbert, huge congratulations i with ourjob. professor david sara gilbert, huge congratulations and | gilbert, huge congratulations and thank you forjoining us, and inspiration to many women, thank you. president biden has set out a series of measures aimed at getting more americans vaccinated against coronavirus, as he tackles a rising number of infections. jabs will be mandatory for all federal government employees, and there will be new rules affecting big companies, healthcare, and the transport network. nomia iqbal reports from washington.

no more soft approach — this time, the president was blunt. good evening, my fellow americans. what more do you need to see? we've made vaccinations free, safe and convenient. the vaccine has fda approval. over 200 million americans have gotten at least one shot. we've been patient, but our patience is wearing thin... ..and your refusal has cost all of us. mr biden's frustration comes down to the numbers. 18 months on since the virus hit, and the us is averaging 1,500 covid—related deaths a day. he laid into some politicians — mainly republican governors — for playing politics by showing unrelenting resistance to mask—wearing. but how to convince a country where many ordinary citizens don't want the vaccine, and where often it's a matter for individual states to decide what to do?

well, mr biden has signed an executive order, forcing companies to get their workers jabbed — orface being fired. if you want to work with the federal government, do business with us, get vaccinated! if you want to do business with the federal government, vaccinate your workforce. but the administration has been accused of causing confusion on booster shots and u—turns on mask mandates. critics say it's allowed the delta variant to take foothold. this has taken a toll on the us economy, affecting president biden's approval ratings. and it isn't the afghanistan withdrawal, but how he handles the pandemic... get vaccinated. ..that ultimately matters to the american public. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. the uk economy grew byjust 0.1% injuly as the last covid restrictions were lifted in england. it was the economy's sixth consecutive month of growth, but the increase was much lower than in the previous month.

with me now to talk more is tim foster, co founder, yummy pubs — a publican of a small chain of pubs in england. thank you forjoining us. 0.1% as growth, but not much. how does that reflect what you are seeing? brute growth, but not much. how does that reflect what you are seeing?- reflect what you are seeing? we are seeint reflect what you are seeing? we are seeing growth _ reflect what you are seeing? we are seeing growth in _ reflect what you are seeing? we are seeing growth in one _ reflect what you are seeing? we are seeing growth in one of— reflect what you are seeing? we are seeing growth in one of our- reflect what you are seeing? we are seeing growth in one of our sites i reflect what you are seeing? we are seeing growth in one of our sites in | seeing growth in one of our sites in the countryside, surrey performing brilliantly, people coming out, but we have three pubs in london and it is taking a long time for london to come back to any form of normality. we are seeing a little bit of a good week this week for people coming back more than before butjuly and august, it has been a huge struggle for london, taking a long time to come back. how have you managed? seh come back. how have you managed? self funding, really, we had to take out huge loans through the crisis, the lockdown, we carried on going and created new revenue streams with our businesses, tried to struggle

through but we have been loss—making, basically taking a hit with cash and government support, 5% vat, has been essential, the furlough scheme but they are all coming to an end and we are still playing catch up and i don't think the government realises how long this is taking for us to bounce back and we are sleepwalking from one crisis into another with the hgv drivers, the government does not listen. we are having to say stuff months ago and it is not until it develops into a crisis that they do anything, not a very proactive way of getting the economy back and rocking and getting us going, it is a constant battle, really. d0 rocking and getting us going, it is a constant battle, really.- a constant battle, really. do you see yourself _ a constant battle, really. do you see yourself surviving _ a constant battle, really. do you see yourself surviving this i see yourself surviving this challenge? picture you paint is that you had taken out loans, the furlough scheme obviously is coming to an end. you have had to diversify. the government is not really listening. it is more a case of fire fighting. what is your future? ., ,

of fire fighting. what is your future? . , ., , of fire fighting. what is your future? . , . , future? that is what my life has been like for _ future? that is what my life has been like for the _ future? that is what my life has been like for the last _ future? that is what my life has been like for the last 18 - future? that is what my life has| been like for the last 18 months! future? that is what my life has i been like for the last 18 months! we were all sitting on the sofa watching boris telling nobody to go to a pulp and then did not give us any indication of support for another week! this has been how to work in hospitality, we are second—guessing every day. i was at an event on tuesday, breaking news we were going to have a buyer broker in october and they are going to close us down again for two weeks and then all of the denials came out but they have got to grab everything and start giving clear direction because it is confidence, the entire industry is built on confidence, and people come out and spend money, we could be the growth engine for recovery, we prove that in the last recession so we should be the ones driving it, we are a massive employer people. i recruited an additional 40 people since we were allowed to unlock and we are giving the opportunities to trade as we

should, it is in our hands, not taken away from us and when it is my home company, it is up to me how i run it and nobody else around me but we need the support to continue. in my opinion, the 5%, everybody says it is great, 5% vat but we have not been able to trade and take the money to have the benefit of that so we need that extended and it is coming to an end at the end of this month. we need the conversation to say the economy has not reacted as quickly as we thought, we should have been growing faster, why don't we look at sectors that could help us and start generating taxes, we are a huge tax contributor, we are looking at march and seen the escalated prices coming in, that is the deadline, keep on looking over our shoulder and driving the business forward. we are doing great. the site that we have is performing brilliantly, but there are people out there struggling. they are really desperate. there needs to be some revision and they

needs to be some revision and they need to seriously look at what is going on to help the sector because we can be a growth engine, we have proven it before and we can do it again. proven it before and we can do it atain. .,, ., ., proven it before and we can do it atain. again. tim foster, good luck with it all and thank _ again. tim foster, good luck with it all and thank you _ again. tim foster, good luck with it all and thank you for _ again. tim foster, good luck with it all and thank you for your _ again. tim foster, good luck with it all and thank you for your time. i 600 nhs patients are to be the first in europe to be offered a new type of drug, designed to treat one of the most common forms of lung cancer. the tablet, called sotorasib, is the first of a new generation of medicines targeting a hard to reach mutation which was first discovered 40—years ago. clinical trials for people with limited treatment options, showed it prevented tumour growth for an average of seven months. conservative party co—chair ben elliot has been warned to maintain a "clear distinction" between his public duties and his private business interests. the lobbying watchdog investigated after reports suggested mr elliot's firm had arranged access to top politicians for clients. it found it "had not been engaging

in consultant lobbying activity". but it urged mr elliot to be "cautious" and ensure his two roles remain separate. the comedianjaney godley has been dropped from a scottish government health campaign after offensive tweets about black performers resurfaced. ms godley gained a large following after her mock voiceovers of nicola sturgeon's daily lockdown briefings went viral. she was then paid to promote a campaign to encourage face coverings. in a statement, the glaswegian entertainer said she was "deeply sorry" to everyone she'd offended.

singer—songwriter arlo parks, just 21 years old, has won the mercury prize. arlo parks got her first break in the music business after sending a demo to the bbc. our entertainment correspondent colin patterson was at hammersmith apollo in london, where the awards took place. and i am here with the winner, arlo parks. the judges described you for having a singular voice. they said that was one of the factors. and the themes of this album, collapsed in sunbeams, it dealt with anxiety, it dealt with loneliness, mental health, many of the issues people went through during lockdown. in what way do you think that actually helped this album connect with people? i guess it's the honesty at the core of it, it's the fact that i'm trying to talk about real experiences and what it's like to be a human being. and that's a bittersweet thing, so i'm just glad people have enjoyed it. we're outside the hammersmith apollo. you used to cycle by here every day on the way to school.

how special is this place to you? i mean, incredibly special. i grew up really close to here and i used to have my school christmas carol services in the church literally right opposite, so it feels like a homecoming in some way. your parents still live ten minutes up the road in that house, you still have your childhood bedroom. and a couple of the songs on the album were actually written in that room. what's it like? i mean, again, it feels... it feels really fulfilling, it feels like i'm doing something purposeful, and i'm glad that i'vejust been welcomed with open arms by being myself and making music i love. what do you want to do next? what can this album open up doors towards? i guessjust continuing making more music, more collaborations, just being able to finally tour and travel the world and meet different people and just keep making music i'm proud of. and back to your parents for a cup of tea right now? probably, yeah. give us a look at the trophy? a huge congratulations to arlo parks, the winner of the mercury prize. here is the weather with sarah keith—lucas.

very changeable weather around the course of today. many of us starting the day on a drying out, mist and fog patches are lifting and clearing away. some blue sky and sunshine around but through the day we will see scattered clouds develop and thunderstorms mixed in as well. with light wind around, the showers that crop up later will be slow—moving so expect a bit of hail and a lot of rains falling in a small space of time. dry around the south—west of england and south wales. not as warm as recent days but pleasant in sunny spells in the east. showers clearing away this evening and overnight in most places but quite persistent rain across the north of scotland continuing through tonight and holding on through much of saturday as well. away from the north of scotland, most places have a predominantly dry day tomorrow with spells of sunshine developing, not a bad day, light wind and temperatures up

bad day, light wind and temperatures up to 22, 23 in the warm spots but turning cooler from the north—west. hello this is bbc news. the headlines... a stunning performance from emma raducanu in new york. the 18—year—old brit reaches the final of the us open — the first qualifier ever to reach a grand slam final. honestly, a grand slam final. ijust can't believe it. a shock. honestly, ijust can't believe it. a shock. crazy. all of the above. the scientist behind the oxford astrazeneca vaccine says giving boosterjabs to everyone is unnecessary, and calls for doses to be sent to countries in need. latest figures show the uk economy grew byjust 0.1% injuly, as the last covid restrictions were lifted in england. indie—soul singer arlo parks has won the 2021 mercury prize for her debut album,

collapsed in sunbeams. sport, and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. mike from the bbc sport centre. bushell, what a night! was mike bushell, what a night! yes, it was for emma _ mike bushell, what a night! yes, it was for emma raducanu _ mike bushell, what a night! yes, it was for emma raducanu and i mike bushell, what a night! yes, it was for emma raducanu and we i mike bushell, what a night! yes, it| was for emma raducanu and we will have more on that in a moment. good morning, we start with the breaking news in the last hour, that will have an impact on so many people's weekends. the hotly anticipated fifth and final test between england and india, due to start at emirates old trafford today, has been cancelled, due to covid—19 concerns, inside the india camp. a statement has been issued by the england and wales cricket board, and our sports correspondent joe wilson, who's outside the ground, joins us now. i guess it wasn't a decision taken lightly. talk us through the timeline of events. if lightly. talk us through the timeline of events.- lightly. talk us through the timeline of events. ~ . ~ timeline of events. if we think back to the last test _ timeline of events. if we think back to the last test match _ timeline of events. if we think back to the last test match in _ timeline of events. if we think back to the last test match in london i

timeline of events. if we think back to the last test match in london at| to the last test match in london at the oval there was a positive test within the indian coaching staff leading to a number of backroom staff isolating. the match continued. here in manchester on thursday morning another positive test among backroom staff with india. yesterday afternoon here we were waiting for india to train and they didn't and we were fearing about implications for the match itself. yesterday evening came the news that after a fresh round of pcr tests all indian players had tested negative so we therefore expected play to happen here. bear in mind the whole rationale for the resumption of sport is that when it is happening and players are on the field there isn't a risk of transmission. but this morning, two hours before captains were due to toss the coin came the news the test had been cancelled. i remind you that all indian players had tested negative but india say they fear a risk of the coronavirus spreading within the camp. it's an interesting one. do we read into that they have

lost faith in the testing system and the accuracy of test results? i don't know, but there are lots of implications, not least who bears the responsibility for the fact this test match will not be played. it is extraordinary- _ test match will not be played. it is extraordinary. with the india team up extraordinary. with the india team up 2—1 in the series, this was england's chance to level and share the spoils so what happens to the result? , , result? very interesting. the initial statement _ result? very interesting. the initial statement that - result? very interesting. the initial statement that came l result? very interesting. the l initial statement that came out result? very interesting. the i initial statement that came out was that india had forfeited the match. the word forfeited, therefore the series would finish 2—2, with england awarded the match. since then the word forfeited has been retracted. i think we can assume there is a degree of debate about who bears responsibility and therefore what should be the implications for the match result. there are lots of things to think about, not least at the top of the thousands of people who have based their whole week i'm coming to this test match. the financial

implications notjust for implications not just for lancashire, implications notjust for lancashire, there will be insurance, but for all the people who make money by selling food and drink around the perimeter of the ground. one final thought, around the perimeter of the ground. one finalthought, upcoming in cricket, in september 19 the ipl resumes. will india and their players want to be part of that? absolutely. players want to be part of that? absolutely-— players want to be part of that? absolutel . ., ~ ., ~ absolutely. thank you to joe wilson inside old trafford, _ absolutely. thank you to joe wilson inside old trafford, where - absolutely. thank you to joe wilson inside old trafford, where the - inside old trafford, where the debate as to who takes the result in that test match continues. let's turn to much more positive news. sports fans across the country are celebrating the news, that 18—year—old sensation emma raducanu has become the first british woman to reach a grand slam final since 1977. raducanu's staggering run at the us open continued overnight when she beat the 17th seed maria sakkari in straight sets, in the semifinals at flushing meadows. raducanu was still buzzing several hours afterwards and this morning tweeted pictures of her on court, celebrating, with the words, "pure happiness under

the lights in new york..." ijust i just can't believe ijust can't believe it. a shock. crazy. all of the above. it means a lot to be here in this situation. i wanted, obviously, to be playing in grand slams but i didn't know how soon that would be. and to be in a grand slam final at this stage in my career, yeah, i have no words, but i just want to thank everyone who has supported me in thisjourney. raducanu has stuuned the tennis world with her meteoric rise. here are the thoughts of our correspondent russell fuller. it is quite hard, actually, when someone achieves something so dramatically and so young, actually to try and bring across to people just how extraordinary an achievement it is. she has done it

by having an incredibly cool head. she says she is playing without pressure and she is right when she says that because there is no pressure on her to win any match. if she lost in the first round of qualifying, having had an amazing run to the fourth round of wimbledon, nobody would have thought anything of it and would have chalked it up to experience. so she has nothing to lose. but when you get so close to such a big prize there is inevitably pressure and she seems to deal with that so well. so much composure in that match. she had to hold her serve two or three times to book her place in the final and she was able to do that by going for her shots and playing without inhibitions. raducanu will play another teenager — canadian leylah fernandez — in the final. fernandez beat another high—ranked opponent, second seed aryna sabalenka in three sets. unseeded fernandez turned 19 on monday, and she's already beaten defending champion naomi osaka and fifth seed elina svitolina. british pairjoe salisbury and jamie murray will go

head—to—head in the final of the men's doubles. salisbury and american partner rajeev ram beat us pair sam querrey and stevejohnson. and then, murray and brazilian bruno soares beat australianjohn peers and slovak filip polasek in three sets to join them. murray and soares won both the australian open and us open together in 2016, second seed alfie hewett and fellow briton gordon reid reached the semifinals of the men's wheelchair singles event. french open champion hewett defeated frenchman nicolas peifer 7—5 6—2 and will face argentine gustavo fernandez. tokyo 2020 paralympic bronze medallist reid beat dutchman tom egberink in straight sets and meets top seed shingo kunieda next. and jordanne whiley is through in the women's draw. she overcamejapan's momoko ohtani in three sets.

all eyes on tomorrow evening in the us open and raducanu's final, 9pm on saturday evening, bbc radio 5 live is the place to follow it. let's go back to the news that the uk economy grew byjust 0.1% injuly as the last covid restrictions were lifted in england. our economics correspondent andy verityjoins us now. take us through the figures and what it means... and we have lost andy verity. we will come back to that. 0.1% injuly, it was a growth, but slightly lower than expected. we will take a look into that figure when we get andy verity back with us on bbc news.

events to mark 20 years since 9/11 are being held across the united states tomorrow. our north america correspondent, nada tawfik, takes a look at how the lives of first responders and victims�* families were shaped by that day. the rebirth and transformation of lower manhattan has become an emblem of the city's resilience. and though much has changed here, for new yorkers who lived through 9/11, the scars never faded. my mom pointed up and she said, "i need you to look at this because it's history." hannah moch remembers the chaos of being pulled from schooljust blocks from where the twin towers were about to collapse. that experience, atjust eight years old, inspired her

dedication to public service. it kind of like restarted my life. like, we've always talked about a before and after 9/11. i think after that day i realised how important, a, community is, and, b, service is. kids now learn about 9/11 as a moment of history. they see the shocking videos, but do not have the lived experience. still, all around them are haunting reminders that the tragedy is not over. when the twin towers collapsed, lower manhattan was blanketed in a toxic cloud. and for months first responders and those who worked, studied and lived here, breathed in that air — air contaminated by glass shards, asbestos and building materials. well, that lead to long—term health problems. and so, 20 years on, the death toll from this tragedy continues to rise. rob serra's first day as a firefighter was on 9/11. 20 years later, he is still attending the funerals of fellow first responders — three just last week. it took 18 years to get permanent legislation... he's angry that it took the us government so long to guarantee funding for the ill, and only after a long public campaign with the help of comedianjon stewart. they needed to get wall street open. they needed to make the country feel safe. i get it. but there's a price for that, and we're paying it. the united states government certainly let us down. and it shouldn't have taken people

likejon stewart, erm... ..to shame them, because that's really the only way that this legislation got passed — was shame. as rob battles with his health, his sister—in—law kimberly is nursing a different type of pain. her father vincent never came home from work in the twin towers, where he was a vice president at cantor fitzgerald. to have him notjust die at work, but to disappear — in the whole physical sense he isjust gone — and i think that just really took away any hope of closure for us. as new yorkers collectively grieve on this anniversary, the command to never forget takes on new meaning. for those born after september 11th, how will they be shaped by the stories and lessons of that day? nada tawfik, bbc news, new york. the director of mi5, ken mccallum, has warned that the threat of terrorism

in the uk remains a "constant featu re". he was speaking to the bbc in a rare interview this morning. security correspondent gordon corera is with me now. it was a really interesting interview, gordon. linked to the anniversary. what exactly did he have to say? it anniversary. what exactly did he have to say?— have to say? it was an interview aned have to say? it was an interview linked to the — have to say? it was an interview linked to the anniversary. - have to say? it was an interview linked to the anniversary. the . have to say? it was an interview i linked to the anniversary. the head of mis, linked to the anniversary. the head of mi5, sken mccallum —— ken mccallum, remembers hearing of the attacked 20 years ago, when he was stationed in northern ireland, and a colleague said osama bin laden. you got a sense that people in mi5 knew that their world was changing forever and this would be the dominant theme of their work for the decades after. and it certainly has been. he gave us on the hook today programme, a sense of what the threat looks like and we can hear

one clip of that now. we do face a consistent global struggle to defeat extremism and guard _ struggle to defeat extremism and guard against terrorism. this is a real problem, and in the last four years. _ real problem, and in the last four years. for— real problem, and in the last four years, for example, working with the police, _ years, for example, working with the police, my— years, for example, working with the police, my organisation has disrupted 31 late police, my organisation has disrupted 31late stage police, my organisation has disrupted 31 late stage attack plots in great _ disrupted 31 late stage attack plots in great britain stopping islamist attack_ in great britain stopping islamist attack plots or other kinds? the number— attack plots or other kinds? the number 31 — attack plots or other kinds? the number 31 includes mainly islamist attack_ number 31 includes mainly islamist attack plots but also a growing number — attack plots but also a growing number of extreme right—wing terrorists _ number of extreme right—wing terrorists. even during the pandemic period _ terrorists. even during the pandemic period we _ terrorists. even during the pandemic period we haven't endured over the last two— period we haven't endured over the last two years we have disrupted six late stage _ last two years we have disrupted six late stage attack plots, so the terrorist — late stage attack plots, so the terrorist threat to the uk, i am sorry— terrorist threat to the uk, i am sorry to — terrorist threat to the uk, i am sorry to say, is a real and enduring thind _ sorry to say, is a real and enduring thin _ r ., , ., sorry to say, is a real and enduring thing. afghanistan has change the wa we thing. afghanistan has change the way we view _ thing. afghanistan has change the way we view this _ thing. afghanistan has change the way we view this significant - way we view this significant anniversary. what did he have to say about the impact of that withdrawal on the threat?— on the threat? that's right, i think it has change _ on the threat? that's right, i think it has change the _ on the threat? that's right, i think it has change the way _ on the threat? that's right, i think it has change the way people -

on the threat? that's right, i thinkj it has change the way people think about it. he divided it into two areas. one was the sense that it will potentially inspire people, jihadists, to think, actually we could be successful. in this case they can make the claim they drove they can make the claim they drove the americans and nato out of afghanistan, so there is a concern that it will, if you like, support even people who may not be able to travel out there and use it as a base. the other concern is it could return to what it was before 9/11, which is a base in which terrorist groups can operate, plan more ambitious attacks than the kind of slightly lower level inspired attacks we have seen in recent years. whether that turns out to be the case or not will depend a lot on the case or not will depend a lot on the taliban and how it reacts. that remains to be seen. government ministers _ that remains to be seen. government ministers have made clear we will judge _ ministers have made clear we will judge the — ministers have made clear we will judge the taliban by its actions and not its _ judge the taliban by its actions and not its words. even if the taliban is absolutely in good faith about

wanting — is absolutely in good faith about wanting to prevent terrorism being exported _ wanting to prevent terrorism being exported from afghanistan, that will be a difficult task to accomplish. afghanistan is not an easy country to govern — afghanistan is not an easy country to govern and ensure perfect security~ _ to govern and ensure perfect security. even if the taliban is in good _ security. even if the taliban is in good faith— security. even if the taliban is in good faith there will still be a risk there and of course the taliban may not— risk there and of course the taliban may not be — risk there and of course the taliban may not be holy and good faith so the government has said we will treat— the government has said we will treat the — the government has said we will treat the taliban in the light of its actions. but in my role, responsible for uk security in town to terrorism, we have two appreciate more _ to terrorism, we have two appreciate more risk— to terrorism, we have two appreciate more risk may flow our way. —— security— more risk may flow our way. —— security and _ more risk may flow our way. —— security and counterterrorism. so we need to _ security and counterterrorism. so we need to do— security and counterterrorism. so we need to do more within our power to .et need to do more within our power to get ahead _ need to do more within our power to get ahead of those risks re—emerge in. get ahead of those risks re—emerge in~ concern— get ahead of those risks re—emerge in. concern about what afghanistan might— in. concern about what afghanistan might me _ in. concern about what afghanistan might me and how the taliban will deal with— might me and how the taliban will deal with some of these groups and whether— deal with some of these groups and whether they can stop them. and also a sense in the — whether they can stop them. and also a sense in the interview _ whether they can stop them. and also a sense in the interview that - whether they can stop them. and also a sense in the interview that 20 - a sense in the interview that 20 years on, the threat that emerged in 911, and became clear in 9/11 is still there but we also live in a

world that is dangerous for other reasons as well. he talked about the growth of extreme right—wing activity and also hostile states. he talked about espionage and interference. a sense of the breadth of the work mis is faced with at the moment. of the work m15 is faced with at the moment. ,., ., ., ,, i. we can speak now to sir ivor roberts, who's a former diplomat and uk counter—terrorism chief. he is now a senior adviser to the counter extremism project, a new york—based think tank. thank you forjoining us on bbc news this morning. first off, i don't know if you heard the interview on radio four this morning, but what do you make of today's terrorism threats? i you make of today's terrorism threats? ~ you make of today's terrorism threats? ,, ., you make of today's terrorism threats? ~ ., . ~ threats? i think we are back where we were 20 _ threats? i think we are back where we were 20 years _ threats? i think we are back where we were 20 years ago, _ threats? i think we are back where we were 20 years ago, if _ threats? i think we are back where we were 20 years ago, if not - threats? i think we are back where l we were 20 years ago, if not worse. i think the whole idea of the expedition to afghanistan was to

stop terrorism in its tracks. we have not stopped terrorism. there has been no attack on american soil of any great size since 9/11 but the whole of the western world has been littered with terrorist attacks, and notjust littered with terrorist attacks, and not just the western world but places like indonesia. i think we are in a poor place. the taliban victory, as they see it, over the west end over the americans in particular, has given a huge boost to terrorist groups, whether in the region itself, but also in places like nigeria, boko haram, al—shabab in east africa, and who knows how many sleeper al-qaeda cells there are in western europe, for instance. we simply don't know, and the threat is very real. we simply don't know, and the threat is ve real. ~ . we simply don't know, and the threat is very real-—

is very real. what do you make of the taliban _ is very real. what do you make of the taliban claim _ is very real. what do you make of the taliban claim that _ is very real. what do you make of the taliban claim that they - is very real. what do you make of the taliban claim that they do - is very real. what do you make ofj the taliban claim that they do not want to support terrorism? i think the credibility _ want to support terrorism? i think the credibility of— want to support terrorism? i think the credibility of the _ want to support terrorism? i think the credibility of the taliban - want to support terrorism? i think the credibility of the taliban is - the credibility of the taliban is virtually zero. i don't believe a word they say. their words have already been undermined by their actions. the idea of an inclusive government has proved to be a joke. they resurrected a ministry of virtue and vice and cancelled the ministry of women's affairs. there is not a woman remotely in any senior position. and their minister of the interior, their home secretary, if you like, is a wanted terrorist with a bounty on his head. and with strong links to al-anda. so i'm afraid i don't find any of that encouraging and i don't believe a word of what the taliban say. sir ken mccallum has said we need to

reframe the conversation about it being a war on terror. he said we shouldn't say that and we should not describe it as a war. is it the approach that needs looking at or is it something we are going to have to live with? i it something we are going to have to live with? .. it something we are going to have to live with? ~' ., , ., , live with? i think terrorism has been with _ live with? i think terrorism has been with us _ live with? i think terrorism has been with us for _ live with? i think terrorism has been with us for decades, - live with? i think terrorism has - been with us for decades, political inspired terrorism goes back a very long way. i think it will never go away and i think the whole idea of a war on terror was ill—conceived. i think what you want is a war on terrorists specifically and try and reduce the number as much as possible. one of the immediate effects of the invasion of afghanistan was to do that, temporarily, but a lot of al-qaeda operation simply drifted into pakistan. a lot of the pakistan role in this has been duplicitous, to put it generously. in this has been duplicitous, to put it generously-— in this has been duplicitous, to put it generously. what do you make of the relationship _

it generously. what do you make of the relationship between _ it generously. what do you make of the relationship between the - it generously. what do you make of the relationship between the us - it generously. what do you make of| the relationship between the us and the relationship between the us and the uk? is that is now at a turning point? i the uk? is that is now at a turning oint? .. , , point? i think it is very sad. lookin: point? i think it is very sad. looking back— point? i think it is very sad. looking back 20 _ point? i think it is very sad. looking back 20 years, - point? i think it is very sad. | looking back 20 years, when point? i think it is very sad. i looking back 20 years, when i point? i think it is very sad. - looking back 20 years, when i was watching 911, when i was ambassador in dublin, ifelt a tremendous watching 911, when i was ambassador in dublin, i felt a tremendous sense of sympathy and support for the american people who were suffering in one day what we in britain had suffered over 30 years in the ira terrorist campaign. i think throughout the western world there was great sympathy and support for the americans and indeed that was shown in support in practical terms in the invasion of afghanistan, but that has all been very largely dissipated, and quite unnecessarily. the war in iraq proved tremendously divisive in the west. the idea that

there was a war on terror was completely ill—conceived, there was no evidence, real evidence, of weapons of mass destruction, and it just diverted resources away from what should have been the concentration of effort in afghanistan. i think unilateralism in the united states has hurt the relationship between the uk and the us and between the us and the rest of the western world and that has been seen by the precipitous and reckless withdrawal without any consultation with our lives that we have just witnessed. sir consultation with our lives that we have just witnessed.— have just witnessed. sir ivor roberts. — have just witnessed. sir ivor roberts, thank _ have just witnessed. sir ivor roberts, thank you - have just witnessed. sir ivor roberts, thank you for - have just witnessed. sir ivor roberts, thank you for your| have just witnessed. sir ivor - roberts, thank you for your time. let's go back to the news that the uk economy grew byjust 0.1% injuly as the last covid restrictions were lifted in england. our economics correspondent andy verityjoins us now. talk us through what is behind the

figure of 0.1%. it is talk us through what is behind the figure of 0.1%.— figure of 0.1%. it is very weak economic— figure of 0.1%. it is very weak economic growth _ figure of 0.1%. it is very weak economic growth by _ figure of 0.1%. it is very weak economic growth by the - figure of 0.1%. it is very weak - economic growth by the standards of what we have seen recently. we are supposed to be in the middle of a rapid bounce back from the second lockdown and the bank of england has predicted 7% growth over the whole of 2021. the government is counting on it for a number of reasons. first of all you have 2 million people who want to work but are not working, either because they lost theirjobs or because they are on furlough and those people have to be found work. for that you need economic activity to grow. and also for public finances, you need a rapid bounce backin finances, you need a rapid bounce back in activity in order to generate tax receipts that will improve the budget position is that we do not continue to spend far more as a government than our income. both those things depend on growth. if growth stalls, which it looks like it did injuly, at 0.1%, and we are still2.1% like it did injuly, at 0.1%, and we are still 2.1% below where we would

be for the pandemic began. in normal times that would be considered a serious recession so there needs to be growth. the question is, where their one—off factors that led to a pause in growth? for example, there was heavy rain injuly and it's a well—known economic truth that when you get heavy rain you get fewer shoppers and less consumer activity and we certainly saw that, a fall in consumer activity. maybe if you had a more sunny august it might pick up. since the figures have compiled we might have a slight improvement but we need quite an improvement to get to the activity the bank of england was forecasting. in some sectors it was good. reopening on the 19th ofjuly led to a big boost in arts and entertainment, festivals and sporting events. nevertheless, even they are 20% below where they were at the start of the pandemic so were at the start of the pandemic so we need a lot more growth than this to get both the economy and public finances out of the woods. find? finances out of the woods. andy veri , finances out of the woods. andy verity. thank — finances out of the woods. andy

verity, thank you. _ it's time for the weather with sarah keith—lucas. a mixed day out there, many of us starting on a drying out, misty patches are gradually clearing away but over the next few hours more places will she showers developing. that's the story of the day. a bit of sunshine here and there but there could be showers and they could be heavy and thundery. quite a lot of rain falling on a short space of time and flying surface water where you see a rash of showers developing across the country. some brighter spells in central and eastern scotland and eastern england. slightly drier weather working into the south of england and wales through the afternoon. temperatures up through the afternoon. temperatures up to 23 and 2a with some eastern areas in the sunshine but things are starting to turn cooler from the north—west. as we head through this evening and overnight showers are fading away for most areas and more persistent rain continuing across the north of scotland tonight and that will continue through saturday.

further south we are looking at some dry weather with a bit of sunshine around as well.

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