this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. danish police say there is no evidence a shooting in a copenhagen shopping centre — which left three people dead — was motivated by terrorism and the suspect had a history of mental illness. renewed pressure for the prime minister to say what he knew about allegations concerning his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher. ukraine's president vows to take back control of the luhansk region — after russian troops gained the city of lysychansk. a man's died and thousands have been told to leave their homes — amid torrential rain and majorflooding in sydney. some foods like chicken and beef are off the menu for school dinners according to some caterers, who blame shortages and rising costs.

a new species of giant water lily has been discovered by scientists — despite hiding in plain sight at kew gardens for 177 years. hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. a 22—year—old danish man will appear in court today in connection with the killing of three people at a shopping centre in denmark's capital, copenhagen. one of the victims was a russian citizen. four people remain in a critical condition in hospital. police are investigating videos posted online which appear to show the suspect with weapons. they say there's no sign of a terrorist motive — and the suspect had

a history of mental illness. translation: there was nothing in | our investigation of the documentsl that we have been looking at, or the items we have found, or the witness statements we have that indicated this was an act of terror. our correspondent adrienne murray is following developments in copenhagen. the police chief said they have ruled out this could have been an act of terrorism, and that's because the suspect appeared to be randomly targeting the victims inside the shopping centre, and also they have uncovered that the suspect also has a history of mental health issues. the police investigation has been continuing through the night and this morning there has been about a dozen police vehicles and lots of heavily armed police outside the shopping centre. as you can see it is still cordoned off and police are going in and out carrying equipment and what looked like some evidence bags and conducting their investigation

inside the shopping centre. we also understand that they visited several properties overnight and they will also be looking at tv footage, sorry, video footage, from inside the shopping centre when the attack took place. they are also looking at social media posts that were made by the suspect. in the last few days he posted to social media images of himself holding weapons and so they are going to be taking a closer look at that. but we also had more about some of those victims. three people were sadly killed here at the scene, among them two teenagers aged just 17, and also a 47—year—old man. four others were shot and are still in a serious condition, among them are also two teenagers, and two of them were from sweden. we have a court appearance happening

later but as of yet no indication of any suspected motive? the police said last night they had no known motive, and as i mentioned, at the moment that is still being explored. they have ruled out terrorism and they are looking at perhaps mental health issues. he has been charged with murder, not acts of terror, and will come before the judge this morning for further questioning. adrienne murray. in britain, borisjohnson is facing more calls to reveal by one of his mps, chris pincher. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip on thursday, following allegations he groped two men at a private members�* club. in his resignation letter, the mp said he �*drank far too much' and embarrassed himself and other people. he was allowed to continue as a tory mp until late

on friday, when he was suspended. mr pincher now faces a series of new claims of inappropriate behaviour stretching back several years. he has not responded to the bbc, but denied those allegations to newspapers. this is the second time mr pincher has stepped back from the whips�* office, having resigned in 2017. now, the prime minister is facing growing pressure over his handling of the allegations. labour wants details on what number 10 knew about the claims when mr pincher was appointed. the party�*s chairwoman, anneliese dodds, says the pm is �*clearly happy to sweep sexual misconduct under the carpet to save his own skin�*. the conservatives says boris johnson was not aware of �*specific allegations�* against mr pincher. but the prime minister still faces questions from his own party. number 10 has not denied a claim by former chief aide, dominic cummings, that the pm referred to the former deputy chief whip as "pincher by name, pincher by nature" before

appointing him. and it�*s possible elections for the influential 1922 committee of backbench mps — expected next week — could yet lead to another confidence vote, if party rules were changed. let�*s speak to our political correspondent ben wright who�*s in westminster. what is being said at westminster amongst mps about this? mp5 what is being said at westminster amongst mps about this? mps return this morning — amongst mps about this? mps return this morning to _ amongst mps about this? mps return this morning to westminster - amongst mps about this? mps return this morning to westminster with - this morning to westminster with allegations of sexual harassment again hanging over the place. with chris pincher�*s political future clearly remaining in doubt and questions about borisjohnson�*s questions about boris johnson�*s judgment questions about borisjohnson�*s judgment and why he appointed mr pincher to be the deputy chief whip backin pincher to be the deputy chief whip back in february. that question has become acute over the weekend with a whole slew of allegations around mr pincher�*s behaviour going back a number of years, allegations that he denied to the newspaper, but have definitely put borisjohnson on the

spot, and labour, as you said, are demanding to know more about that february appointment. they wanted to know boris johnson february appointment. they wanted to know borisjohnson was unaware of the allegations around chris pincher�*s behaviour, or did he know about them and chose to ignore them and appoint chris pincher anyway? labour has said the government�*s position is unsustainable. ministers have been out and about trying to explain what is going on. this morning will quince, the children and families minister said he received categorical assurances that when borisjohnson made the appointment in february there was no specific complaint about chris pincher�*s behaviour. this is what will quins had to say. —— i am hugely embarrassed as a member of parliament to be in any way associated by it. it is hugely damaging for the trust and confidence of the public in parliament when allegations of this nature come forward. but what's really important is where people do experience bad behaviour or witness

behaviour that is totally unacceptable and below the standards expected of a member of parliament or anyone acting on the parliamentary estate, that it is reported, and anyone that is evicting we create an environment where they feel able to come forward. number 10�*s line is that when boris johnson made chris pincher the deputy chief whip, big job that involves notjust keeping tory mps involves notjust keeping tory mps in line by helping them with welfare issues, it is quite a pastoraljob, when he made that appointment, number 10 sources are saying there was no red flag raised by the ethics team at the cabinet office who review the sorts of appointments, so therefore they were just following process. i�*m not sure that line will entirely hold for the next few days. we are going to hearfrom boris johnson later in the commons when he makes a statement reporting back on his week of travelling, first to rwanda and then germany and then the nato summit in spain and he will also face questions from mps on wednesday so we expect to hear more from him. and tory mps who have been criticising borisjohnson, many who called for him to go, for them this just adds to the sense of chaos.

this morning a long—time of boris johnson, the tory mp roger gale again pointed to this as an example of where things were simply not going right at number 10. i know that there was certain concern expressed within the whips' office at the time that this was a very risky appointment, shall we say? 0ne whip, who i know is the honourable and decent man, appears to have resigned as a result of that. so it is a matter of, i think my very grave concern. but whether grave concern amongst boris johnson�*s critics but whether grave concern amongst borisjohnson�*s critics in the tory party can turn into an actual move once again to try and get rid of him, that is a moot point, an open question, because we know there is currently no mechanism for tory mps fed up with borisjohnson to try and get rid of him because they have had their confidence vote, they are not allowed another one for a year. so even though we talk about pressure on borisjohnson, and there undoubtedly is, for tory mps like

roger gale, there does not remain an opportunity at the moment to try and tell him out of office.— tell him out of office. meanwhile, no doubt labour _ tell him out of office. meanwhile, no doubt labour are _ tell him out of office. meanwhile, no doubt labour are keen - tell him out of office. meanwhile, no doubt labour are keen to - tell him out of office. meanwhile, no doubt labour are keen to keep tell him out of office. meanwhile, - no doubt labour are keen to keep the pressure on the prime minister and the focus on the questions about his leadership and judgment, but at the same time presumably they want some attention on their big speech about how they would deal with brexit. they do. it�*s an interesting speech that sir keir starmer will make later this evening. he is setting out yet again in bold terms that labour has no interest in rejoining the european union, he will say it is not interested injoining the single market or the customs union, or reintroducing free movement of people. i think it is an attempt by sir keir starmer to say to voters, to killie, i think, sir keir starmer to say to voters, to killie, ithink, leave sir keir starmer to say to voters, to killie, i think, leave voters, many who i think are in labour areas, that this issue is done, i think he�*s trying to close down a potential line of attack towards the

election. instead he is trying to bring brexit out from the shadows as a policy area labour wants to talk about and have a fight with the government about how it is working in practice and will set out some of the areas, including the new veterinary procedure, a deal he thinks can be done with the eu that he thinks could help with the situation in northern ireland. but it�*s an interesting strategic move by sir keir starmer, who of course only three years ago was very much suggesting they need to be a second referendum, which shows how far labour has moved since then. then riaht labour has moved since then. then ri . ht at labour has moved since then. then right at westminster, _ labour has moved since then. then right at westminster, thanks very much. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has vowed to take back control of the luhansk region in the east of the country — after russian troops gained the city of lysychansk. ukraine said russian troops had mounted a sustained offensive — and the defending forces withdrew to save lives. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, joe inwood, explained the strategic importance of the russian capture of lysycha nsk. i think more symbolic

than strategic but it is both symbolically and strategically important. lysychansk was the last major city in the luhansk 0blast, or luhansk region, that is one of the two regions that makes up this area called the donbas that we talk about so often which president putin gave the liberation, as he put it, of that area, as a main reason for this war, and so for them taking lysychansk means they have now taken the luhansk region and for the russians that is a symbolic victory. strategically important too, it is worth saying, it was quite a defensible position, the ukrainians said they could have held it. skype interview with serhiy haidai, the governor of luhansk, a man with nothing left to govern now and he said they have made a strategic withdrawal. what they realised is that the russians were looking to encircle them and they would have done so much and if they had been encircled, i think that would have been really disastrous.

so what it turns out has happened, certainly from the ukrainian perspective, is over the last few days, they have been pulling their troops out and trying to get back to the west, to more defensible positions. they say they have done it without leaving anyone behind and without losing people, which if true, and we should say this has only come from a ukrainian source, that is really remarkable. i think it probably tallies with what we saw happened because there had been an expectation that this fight might last a long time as the fight for severodonetsk did, fierce street fighting, one house at a time. but, in the end, it looks like the russians have just walked into the city. they released video showing them wandering around unopposed, so it seems to tally with what governor haidai was saying. but despite the fact the ukrainians said they decided to withdraw, they have decided to withdraw because of the russian advances, so it is a military success, strategically important, but more importantly symbolically for the russians. a man has died and thousands of people have been told

to evacuate their homes amid torrential rain and flooding in australia�*s largest city, sydney. an intense low—pressure system off australia�*s east coast is forecast to bring more heavy rain across new south wales, after several places in the state were hit with about a month�*s worth of rain over the weekend. officials have urged people to leave their homes when ordered and avoid driving on flooded roads. we�*ve got around about 30,000 people who are the subject of either an evacuation order or an evacuation warning, and we really want to acknowledge the impact that these latest floods are having on those communities of impact. for many communities this is the fourth flood that they have seen in less than 18 months, and some of those images are truly heartbreaking — seeing people�*s homes and their lives turned upside down again, and their livelihoods much impacted. 0ur correspondent, shaimaa khalil, is on sydney�*s outskirts. well, i am in one of those communities

that have had this happen to them time and time again. i�*m in the town of windsor, south—west of sydney, and before i tell you about what�*s happening with the people that i�*ve been speaking with, let me just move out of the way to show you the situation here. what you�*re... what you�*re just making out are the edges of the windsor bridge. this is a newly built bridge. it was built around two years ago, and it was meant to be flood resistant. it�*s barely visible. the water is about 12 metres high. and i�*m told by locals that there are roads down that bridge on both sides. you can see properties here, again, barely visible with a lot of debris. there�*s a dog park, a car park. you can�*t really make out anything because it�*s reallyjust water as far as the eye can see. this is the third major flooding event to happen in windsor in 18 months. just over a year ago, i was standing in technically the same spot reporting on major floods. now this has happened and since then two floods have happened, one in march, and now this one.

there are residents here that have just finished cleaning up their properties after the deluge a few months ago, and now they have to do it all over again. i�*ve been speaking to locals who�*ve said, "look, we�*ve lived here most of our lives and we have seen "floods, but nothing like this. nothing as frequently as this "is happening and as ferociously as it�*s happening". so now the question is how often this is going to happen, how bad it�*s going to be for people. we�*ve heard the state premier of new south wales, dominic perrottet, saying people should stop thinking about these floods as a once—in—a—century event. floods like this are going to happen more often and, of course, that then comes to the heart of the climate change debate here in australia. climate action is still extremely politically fraught, but we�*ve heard from a federal minister this morning and he said that australians should take climate change more seriously and that whoever is debating climate action isn�*t looking closely enough.

we also know that the main dam in sydney has been over spilling. this is a real worry for authorities. more evacuation centres have been opened around the area and those who have been told to evacuate are now also being told to consider multiple routes because some roads have been cut off. this is also the school holiday time and many families around new south wales were getting ready to travel. but really the message here has been if you haven�*t been ordered to evacuate, you should stay home. but once again, australians are having to deal with an extreme weather event that�*s become more and more frequent, and it�*s becoming the new norm. shaimaa khalil, our sydney correspondent. the headlines on bbc news: danish police say there is no evidence a shooting in a copenhagen shopping centre — which left three people dead — was motivated by terrorism and the suspect had a history of mental illness. renewed pressure for the prime minister to say what he knew about allegations

concerning his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher. ukraine�*s president vows to take back control of the luhansk region — after russian troops gained the city of lysychansk. authorities in south africa�*s nelson mandela bay are racing against time to prevent taps running dry. this is known as day zero and will see close to 2 million residents without water. a prolonged drought and poor management of water infrastructure have been blamed for the crisis. 0ur correspondent nomsa maseko visited the area. a warning many here have become familiar with, as the city braces itself for the arrival of day zero. residents have been urged to use water sparingly. with less than ten days left of supply, taps are fast becoming dry in more than 100

suburbs and townships. water levels in many dams, including this one, are critically low. no significant amount of water can be extracted from here. with no heavy rain rainfall forecast in the near future, the fear of reaching day zero is dangerously close. the poorest townships are already suffering. there are only three taps for hundreds of people that live here and on most days, they don�*t work. when there is no water, we rely and struggle to go and fetch the water. we take it because we don�*t have an alternative, we don�*t have a choice. so we need to because the body needs water to drink and we need to cook. what is worrying us is those people that are sick and those that are disabled and elderly. environmentalists have said water scarcity has been amplified by climate change over the last seven years.

but mismanagement has also played a role. millions of litres are lost every day, despite water shortages. a third of the city�*s water supply is lost through leakages, such as this one. they are now working to fix more than 3,000 of them to prevent taps from running dry. activists have warned of a possible humanitarian crisis, prompting aid organisations to address government�*s slow response. we turn them into schools, which makes it much more practical in terms of providing water to the school, so there is no disruption in the school calendar, and as well installing outside, so 2a/7, the community in those areas can benefit of getting access to clean drinking water. this is the second major area to suffer this crisis after cape town suffered its own shortages four

years ago. indie suffered its own shortages four years age-— suffered its own shortages four earsauo.~ ., ., , years ago. we are also investing in desalination _ years ago. we are also investing in desalination of _ years ago. we are also investing in desalination of sea _ years ago. we are also investing in desalination of sea water - years ago. we are also investing in desalination of sea water in - years ago. we are also investing in desalination of sea water in the - desalination of sea water in the medium, — desalination of sea water in the medium, long term to ensure that we will be _ medium, long term to ensure that we will be able _ medium, long term to ensure that we will be able to reduce the impact of drought— will be able to reduce the impact of drought going forward. as i have said we — drought going forward. as i have said we have a four year cycle and the idea _ said we have a four year cycle and the idea is— said we have a four year cycle and the idea is to be able to insulate and future — the idea is to be able to insulate and future proof the city from a water _ and future proof the city from a water resilience point of view. plans — water resilience point of view. plans are _ water resilience point of view. plans are in place to make sure that no other city faces water scarcity. nomsa maseko, bbc news, south africa. the authorities in northern italy are resuming the search for survivors of an avalanche in the dolomites. at least six mountaineers were killed and eight others injured when parts of a glacier collapsed — sending snow, ice and rock cascading down the slopes of marmolada. tim allman reports.

at first, there�*s a distant rumbling sound. then there�*s the cascading river of melting snow and ice along with rocks, which, from this vantage point, don�*t look too big, but close up, many would be boulders moving with deadly speed. as one rescue worker said, anyone in its path would have been swept away. the trail of destruction can be seen from aboard this helicopter. a giant scar running down the side of the mountain. the marmolada glacier is the biggest in the italian alps and sits upon the highest mountain in the italian dolomites. this tragedy took place one day after a record high temperature of ten degrees celsius was recorded at the glacier summit. the alps has been one of the warmest regions relative to normal across the entire globe. so i think it�*s very reasonable to, you know, make that connection that the heat contributed

to this event. alpine rescue teams and sniffer dogs were deployed, but the search has been slow with bodies buried under snow and ice. it�*s not clear how many climbers may still be on the mountain. an investigation has been launched to find out what caused the disaster and whether global warming may have played a role. this is a beautiful part of the world, but never forget — it can be deadly, too. tim allman, bbc news. a consultation has begun on increasing the number of children that can be looked after by a single childcare worker in england. currently, one adult can be in charge of four children, but the government wants to change that to one adult caring for five. the government hopes it will cut the costs of childcare, but there are fears the quality of care would drop if the plan is adopted. sanchia berg reports. 7.30 in the morning, and toddlers are arriving at little flyers nursery near

edinburgh. most parents said that they were happy with the staffing ratio here. maisie has been going to nursery since she was two. we were in glasgow before, and i always felt the ratios were quite generous in glasgow, as well. compared with england, the scottish workforce is better qualified, and staff have to continue training throughout their career. at little flyers, they�*ll often have more adults in the toddler room than the legal minimum. the ratio system is more like, it's like the speed limit. that's the maximum you can go to, you don't want to exceed that. but you can drive slower if you like. it's the same with the ratio, you can have more hands on. this system is well established. the ratio has been in place for many years. scottish nurseries generally have more funding per child, and they don�*t have to pay business rates. should that scottish ratio be a model for england? that�*s the question the government�*s asking today, as it starts a formal consultation. this isn�*t a decision made, it�*s

about us going ahead and saying, "look, scotland do things ever so slightly differently, they have a one to five ratio instead of a one to four". we need to look at that, we need to consult with the sector, we need to consult with the experts and importantly, consult with parents, to make sure that what we are proposing is right. # if you see a lion, don't forget to roar! # raaaah! over the borderfrom little flyers at yellow wellies nursery in durham, the owner says it�*s the very worst time to change staffing. children born during the pandemic missed so much. to catch up, many need extra, individual support. even if she did change the ratios, the owner of this nursery doubts she�*d be able to drop fees. other costs are going up fast. her energy bills have tripled. please come and spend a day with us in our two—year—olds' room. and when i say day, i mean 7:30am until 6pm. pop yourself in the room with 15 two—year—olds and two of my staff,

let's see how you get on. what is the monkey doing? nurseries in both nations have been hit by the cost of living crisis. experienced staff are leaving for better paid work. and in england, the number of providers has dropped by 4,000 over the last financial year. sanchia berg, bbc news. eva lloyd is professor of early childhood and director of international centre for the study of the mixed economy of childcare at the university of east london. i asked her for her reaction to a potential change in ratio. i really cannot believe why the government should propose this now, when we�*re in the middle of the worst recruitment and retention crisis we�*ve ever seen in the sector. practitioners leaving in large numbers. so, the first response would be, well, if they�*re going to have to work even harder, those that won�*t leave will ask for more money. whereas providers, as has already

been said by the other people who have been interviewed for this programme, are in a very difficult position since the pandemic, we can�*t say after the pandemic, of course, but since the pandemic. they are... ..going into their reserves. they have run up debts, they can barely break even, very many of them. so the idea that there will be money to spare in this cost—of—living crisis to, you know, give parents a discount, is completely unlikely. i predict it really won�*t happen in most nurseries. isn�*t the problem that very shortage you referred to? that there is a shortage and so in order to make this viable and for costs not to soar, they do need to reduce the ratio? in order to make nurseries viable, and improve the experience of young children, they need to pay

the workers better. year after year, the low pay commission shows us that early years practitioners are proportionately the lowest paid sector of our workforce, certainly in england. and that�*s the difference with scotland. for starters, scotland has far more public sector provision than private sector provision. and in the public sector, workers are paid much better and that�*s the case here. if we look at nursery classes, but let�*s not go there because most three—year—olds and two—year—olds receiving child care are in the private sector... mm... and, you know, some parents who are paying for their children to go to nursery will be quite surprised when you say that those who work in those nurseries are so badly paid. when there is one example of a mum who spent £90,000 in nursery fees in seven years. i mean, where�*s the money going?

the money is not going to the workers, that�*s for sure. in fact, a research project i worked on with colleagues at university college london and which was published injanuary showed that, you know, the pay of workers in the private for—profit sector was up to 40% lower than in the private not—for—profit sector. and we�*ll leave the public sector because, as i said, the pay is so different also in england. but what is happening is that very large companies are being supported by private equity to expand by mergers, by acquisitions. and the money, the profits, that are being made, let�*s call it a surplus, because it�*s hard to make proper profits in this sector, it goes to investors, it goes to shareholders. mm. the whole system is wrong. and this issue is a live issue in many european countries. 0k...

i note that this ratio of one adult looking after five children in a nursery setting is already in place in scotland and the system there hasn�*t collapsed, has it? the system there is very different. as i said already, the majority of providers there are still public sector providers with much higher pay and smaller numbers of children. if you go into the statistics, supplied by the scottish agency for supplying the childcare statistics, you will see that there are fewer of the youngest children, comparatively, and there are not such long days, in many cases. it is growing, but the training of staff is much better. mind you, your training won�*t help you if you haven�*t got eyes in the back of your head and you want to give the children all the attention they need. particularly now as we are still

in the pandemic and so many children who do come to nursery have got delays of one kind or another. these can be transient delays that mean they need a little bit of help, informed help. but we need more staff rather than fewer staff to work with those children. 0k, in which case, let�*s look at the situation as it stands. parents do not have, a lot of parents, do not have the extra money to pay higher fees, they are feeling cost—of—living pressures in so many ways on household bills. you said yourself there�*s a shortage of childcare staff. if you can�*t increase wages substantially and pass the on costs, if there�*s no surplus of childcare staff, what do you think is the way to solve this? the government has to look at what it invests in the whole system. because it may say it invests a lot, but it doesn�*t invest as much as the nordic countries, as germany, even france, you know, in the whole system. and that money, public money, should come with strings attached.

for instance, ireland has recently introduced core funding, that is to say funding that goes directly to providers, to deliver that all—importa nt service. but it comes with strings attached. let�*s say this should help you pay your workforce better and create better employment conditions, noncontact time, where colleagues can get together to discuss their approach to working with children, to exchange views and learn from each other. so, that is the way to go. and i don�*t know how long it will take to convince this government of the need to start with the workforce and money direct to providers. one thing that has come up in the department for education announcement is, for instance, that they want to encourage parents to take up tax—free childcare, because that hasn�*t been taken up very much... 0k. ..compared to the sums available. but we must remember both tax—free

childcare and childcare support through universal credit are paid retrospectively after parents have had to cough up the money first. as we�*ve been hearing, borisjohnson is facing more demands to explain what he knew about alleged inappropriate behaviour by one of his mps, chris pincher, before appointing him to the government whips�* office. mr pincher resigned on thursday, after a report claimed he�*d groped two men in a private members�* club. a number of other allegations of sexual misconduct have since emerged. mr pincher has denied those claims. sir roger gale, a conservative mp and a critic of mrjohnson, said there had been concerns within government about mr pincher�*s appointment. but i know that there was a certain concern expressed within the whip's office at the time, that this was a very risky appointment — shall we say? — and at least one whip

who i know to be a thoroughly honourable and decent man, appears to have resigned as a result of that. so it is a matter of, i think, very grave concern, and it's a matter that has to be addressed yet again by the conservative party. prime minister and as leader of the party, will perhaps look at this and say this is his critics and his opponents scrabbling around trying to find another way to get him out, having failed in the confidence vote just a matter of weeks ago. well, first of all, the confidence vote was not an orchestrated attempt to get the prime minister out. i can't speak for anybody else — i put my letter in 18 months ago, long before partygate was a gleam in a journalist's eye. and i stand by my criticism that the prime minister is not a person of fitjudgment to hold that very high office. so this goes back, as far as i'm concerned, for a very long way indeed. but i think what is significant

is the manner in which very senior and decent and honourable cabinet ministers like therese coffey yesterday find themselves being sent out to defend the indefensible overand overagain. it was one thing last week, it was one thing the week before. what's it going to be next week? we cannot go on like this, so i'm afraid there has to be a change at the top, in order that a government with a very large majority can be led by a person of integrity who will take forward the policies that will deal with the very real issues that ordinary families are facing now in their everyday lives every day. i mean, to that point, the only way that another challenge to mr johnson�*s leadership could happen is if the rules of the powerful backbench committee, the 1922 committee, are changed. given the elections coming up for that, how likely do you think it is that the rules could change? i think it is certainly a possibility. i'm not personally in favour of changing the rules

in the middle of the game, unlike mrjohnson, who appears to do it all the time. privileges committee were to find him, if they do, were to find him guilty of misleading the house, and were he then not to resign voluntarily, then that would be a matter at which point the rules would have to be changed. conservative mp sir roger gale. school caterers have told the bbc that rising food prices are changing what they provide for children�*s lunches in england and wales. certain foods — like chicken and beef — are being replaced by cheaper ingredients because of soaring costs and shortages. 0ur education editor, branwen jeffreys, has the story. hello, good morning. there you go. the early food delivery for the school lunch. 0h, lost of potatoes today. even the humble spud is more expensive than it used to be. and the roast dinner here is now gammon. this primary gets its food

from caterers supplying 69 schools across plymouth. but across england and wales, caterers have told the bbc prices are going up, driving changes on school meal menus. one, two, three. here in plymouth, we've actually had to look very carefully at the meat we buy, so we've taken beef off the menu. we had been buying that from farms in cornwall. we've replaced it with gammon. we've reduced the amount of chicken we are using and replaced that with turkey. we're just having to balance the food cost on the plate to actually make it and continue for it to be quality but affordable. this wholesaler down the road supplies the plymouth school caterers. 0n the price of fuel this week, have you seen the new prices coming in? yeah, it's gone up 8.5p a litre on this week. - rising fuel costs are just one of their headaches. they�*ve faced sudden shortages of some fruit and veg and the war in ukraine has made prices unpredictable. since january, anybody in this trade

has never experienced what we saw over the last few months. luckily, now, things are levelling out on the produce side due to the fact that a lot of it is local coming through and english product, but yeah, it has certainly been a horrendous few months. everything in these crates is destined for local schools. at the moment, prices are quite stable because we are into the british growing season. but the fear is that this autumn and winter could see further big price hikes. yay! let the showtime begin. for school catering teams, it is getting harder to make everything add up. fourand four is? right. — and eight and eight is? 16. wow! children might have to get used to more changes on their plate, even though most of them like familiar foods. what do you like about the roast dinner best? i like the roast potatoes. you like the roast potatoes best?

is that your favourite bit? i like some of the vegetables and the gammon. it was really nice. and for dessert i had a pot ofjelly. i like the potatoes more. which is your favourite? brea kfast. breakfast, yeah? you don�*t like the roast dinner, then? you do? i do, but my favourite is probably the breakfast. it�*s probably the breakfast. you have cleared your plate. what do you like about school dinners? i like the taste of the food and also vegetables. with half the children here getting free school meals, good food matters. just losing beef off the menu has had an effect. sometimes it�*s not until you do something like that that you realise the impact. for example, some children stopped having roast dinner. we were saying, "why is that?" "i really like the roast

beef and yorkshire pud." so that�*s really sad, because with the roast meat comes a lot of offer around vegetables that they may not otherwise try. the number of children who need free school meals has gone up. in england, more money has gone into meals for the very youngest, with the government giving 7p a child extra each day. a welcome increase, but one that could be overtaken by prices. branwen jeffreys, bbc news, plymouth. brad pearce is the national vice—chair of the local authority caterers assocations, which represents school caterers across england and wales. he also runs a catering company himself, which supplies several primary schools in plymouth. i asked him for the latest on the situation they�*re facing. we have asked our members in the last week of may what they were seeing and we are seeing increases of between 20—30% across all food groups and our staple items.

so that is meat as branwen has talked about in that news piece, but also potatoes, bread, oil, so it�*s across the board, and it�*s becoming increasingly difficult for all caterers to make sure that we get that high quality hot food on plates. in which case, as a caterer yourself, how are you dealing with that? how are you achieving healthy meals while not putting up prices? we�*re having to look very carefully at what we offer, we�*re having to swap out some things for the less expensive items. so, we have swapped out beef for gammon, which is less expensive. but working closely with all of our suppliers to make sure they can deliver and supply what we need, and the suppliers are also helping us with that in terms of making sure we get the best value and best offer. i was speaking to someone who runs a greengrocer�*s recently who said part of the problem is a lot of the time we are not in the habit of buying and shopping for seasonal produce. is that something you could save money by doing? or are you already doing that?

no, we�*re already doing that, we buy locally for ourselves from plymouth and locally from the region in the south—west from cornwall so it is seasonal wherever possible. but it�*s all of those things. it�*s the fertilisers to grow the produce in the first place and then it�*s the fuel costs to deliver it, as well, so we�*re already doing everything we can in that respect. as an association that represents several caterers, or a lot of caterers across england and wales, is it possible that with your collective buying power you can achieve more competitive prices from your suppliers? well, for england we have got a very fragmented system of school meals delivery. we have local authority caterers supplying a large number of schools, we have individuals, and some do things themselves and we have commercial caterers. so schools are able to let their own contracts for catering so it isn�*t as easy as bringing everybody back together again and saying

here is the one price for potatoes. it will vary from region to region. i would say that all local authority caterers who are members of laca are doing their very best through their school meal procurement contracts to get the best deal, but as the supplier said in branwen�*s piece, it�*s unprecedented, they�*ve not seen price increases and shortages of food like this in the last 20 years. new analysis has revealed there are fewer pubs in england and wales than ever before, as the industry grapples with surging business costs. our business reporter, noor nanji, told me more about the pressures facing uk pubs. the pub has been a mainstay of british life for hundreds of years but there are growing concerns that in england and wales, at least, this much—loved institution is coming under concern. these risks have been raised by altus group,

it�*s a consultancy firm. and what they said was that although pubs managed to battle through covid with all the challenges that brought, such as lockdowns and social distancing, and all of those other pressures, they�*re now facing a whole new set of challenges. and those are things like rising costs and energy bills. and, as a result, according to altus group, 400 pubs closed to altus group, 400 pubs or so in england and wales closed last year, and in the first half of this year another 200 have disappeared. that takes the total number to below 40,000 and that�*s the lowest level on record. it�*s the west midlands and london and the east of england that according to this research have seen the biggest drops. and what reaction has there been to all of this? well, the industry groups have called for more support. the british beer and pub association says that when pubs close, it can be a huge blow to local communities and they are calling for more support to help with those inflationary pressures that we were talking about. for its part, the government says it continues to support

the hospitality sector. it says it has been slashing fuel duty and introducing a 50% business rates relief for eligible firms. 0k, and in terms of what the pubs themselves are doing — are they looking at putting prices up to survive? i mean, people have less to spend, the cost—of—living pressures, presumably that would be an option they wouldn�*t rush to, you know, if they can avoid it. they will hopefully try and avoid it, but as you say, these pressures are so great with costs right now that anything is on the table. farmers across the uk say rising costs are threatening their future, with some reporting that their costs have soared by a quarter in the last year alone. the national farmers�* union says a third of arable farmers are now reducing their number of crops to compensate. victoria fritz is at a dairy farm in east sussex — in the south of england. local produce for local people. it is being billed as a potential

solution to what is the cost of living crisis and rising food bills for people right across the country. but how realistic is that in practice because ag—flation, that�*s agricultural inflation, is currently running in some instances at more than three times the national rate. on average, 25% compared to about 9% average for inflation. so what�*s driving that? a whole range of things from machinery hire, transport costs, shortage of labour and seasonal workers, but also the cost of things like food, fuel, energy, fertiliser as well. this is all meaning it�*s becoming increasingly difficult to stay in the business. those that are toughing it out, arable farmers, so they�*re producing crops — wheat and the like, but also things like fruit and veg, they�*re saying, one in three, are saying they�*re actually cutting back on the amount of land that they�*re cultivating as a direct result

of the cost—of—living crisis and inflation they are facing. dairy farmers, the situation isn�*t much better, if i�*m honest. one in 20, according to the nfu, are not going to be in dairy at all in the next two years. so, times are increasingly difficult. let�*s talk to steve hook who is the manager and farm owner here at hook and sons in longley farm in sussex. where are you feeling the pinch when it comes to costs? mainly on cattle food, that�*s, for me, is the biggest cost at the moment. we are organic so i am not buying expensive fertiliser, which has gone through the roof. but my cattle feed costs have gone up by 70% in the last two years. on top of that, i�*ve, obviously, got wage increases, fuel is a big thing. we do doorstep delivery and we also process our own milk into buttercream and so on and my packaging costs, on that side, glass and plastic, have really gone up, as well. so it seems as though the costs are just going mad at the moment.

so what are you going to do? how are you going to change the business to adapt? i know you�*ve been here and been doing this, your family have been farming here for over 200 years. we are increasing our range of products. we are diversifying more. i am very fortunate in that i sell all my own milk myself. i�*m not selling it to the big companies who put it into supermarkets. so i can actually be a price maker and not a price taker and i�*m actually putting my prices up by 10% to 15% this week, which my customers have been very understanding about. and also we are diversifying. we are looking at having a campsite on the farm. but on the farming side, i think i�*ve got to invest in my grassland so i�*m actually producing more milk from my own grass instead of imported feeds. it�*s tough, isn�*t it? steve is doing all of this, but with a herd of 70 and 20 people he�*s got here on the farm, most people have got perhaps two workers and they are looking at a herd of twice that, 150 cows would be the average

here in the uk. so times are tough for the agricultural industry and many are wondering whether or not we will go back to local produce for local people. the queen�*s baton relay has started its journey around england today — three—and—a—half weeks before its arrival in birmingham for the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games. john maguire has been to the eden project in cornwall — where the relay began. the one we are standing in this morning is a mediterranean environment. as you can see, we�*re surrounded by cypress trees, by the most extraordinary ancient olive tree there, just watching the bumblebees getting in amongst the fennel plants. it is a wonderful location. it�*s the first leg of the english section, the last section, of the queen�*s baton relay, the baton has been travelling right around the world, 72 commonwealth nations and territories over the last nine months. it arrived in the english section in rather spectacularfashion.

this is pretty cool! for some reason, i seem to have overtaken 0llie! i think it's because i weigh twice as much as he does! inaudible. interference. pretty exciting way to start monday morning. and a great way to bring the baton for its final leg as it travels across the uk. two of the baton bearers this morning were angie emrys—jones and ben, who will be swimming at the commonwealth games later on this month. we will hear more about that later. how was it to carry the baton? absolutely surreal, really good. to get nominated and then get selected is one thing and that's exciting enough but when you actually arrive

and it's really happening, it was just wonderful, really wonderful. just remind us why you were nominated, the people carrying the baton this morning have done charitable works, good works in local community, how are you chosen? i was nominated by a local charity, a cornwall accessibility programme, for work that i have done around disability and people with down syndrome, particularly, and some campaigns i have been involved with and more recently the down syndrome act, as well. well done. enjoyable and a very memorable morning. very much so. we have a busy couple weeks ahead. you certainly have. plenty of training but getting ready to represent team england. - you are a swimmer and you will be swimming in which events? i'm going to be doing 50 butterfly | in 50 freestyle and i will be thirdl commonwealth games and trying and retain my titles eight years . after winning them in 2014. and you have something very special to show us this morning, haven�*t you? . do. — have a look, folks. can you explain what this is?

fresh off the boat from budapest, 50 freestyle world champion, - it's a very special medal. it has given me a lot of confidence before heading off to birminghaml to represent team england. as you say, you have been at the commonwealth games before. how has it differed from other major multi sport events around the world? it's a beautiful event, - because it's a friendly games, a great team environment, - you are going up against people who are actually team—mates. you know, it is good fun. to be doing this in front i of a home crowd this year will be very special. just carrying the baton this morning, that is perhaps something you, as an athlete, as a competitor, wouldn�*t normally do, so a different aspect for you, how was that? definitely. — i am always behind the scenes, going from the pool to the hotel and to be here and part- of the journey and the festivities is special. i and to be surrounded by local heroes land all the kids, great enthusiasm. i to be here at the start-

of the journey as the baton goes around england, that was very special, something i have not done before. i'm very grateful. all the best for later in the month, get back in the pool. we shouldn�*t keep you out of the pool for too long. congratulations to you, angie. interesting to be here in the mediterranean biome. the baton has been around the world, 72 of those commonwealth nations and territories, including malta and cyprus. it feels as if we are treading in the footsteps of the baton which will get to birmingham for the opening ceremoney on the 28th ofjuly back to her majesty the queen who started off nine months ago at buckingham palace, circular trip around england and around the world. a new species of giant waterlily has been discovered by scientists and it breaks the record as the largest in the world. the huge plant had been hiding in plain sight for 177 years, but it was mistakenly identified as another species. that was until the team

at kew gardens in london realised there may be more below the surface. 0ur science editor, rebecca morelle, reports. they�*re a marvel of the botanical world. giant water lilies dominating the pond in kew gardens. but these aren�*t just extraordinary to look at. they�*re also a species that�*s new to science. they are huge, aren�*t they, and they feel so strong when you press down on them? under the back, there is a network of nerves. and they are filled with air. so, basically, it is like a floating mat. for years, these plants have masqueraded as another species, but carlos magdalena, one of the world�*s leading water lily experts, long suspected this wasn�*t the case. when you think this is a new species, you have to demonstrate it, and this is what we have done. and i believe we have done it, looking at every single aspect.

it is just one of those things i cannot put into words, you know? i believe this is the highlight of my career. and this new species is called victoria boliviana. named after bolivia, where it grows in the wild. standing here, you really get a sense ofjust how huge this is. this is one plant and it is still growing. not only is this the first discovery of a new giant water lily species in more than 100 years, it is also now the biggest water lily in the world, with leaves that grow to more than three metres. that is ten feet in size. astonishingly, the new species had been hiding in kew�*s archives for more than 150 years. a specimen was collected and dried and stored, but wrongly identified. you can read more about that story and plenty others on the website

whenever you want. this is bbc news, thanks for watching. hello, again. as we go through this week, it is going to turn warmer but also a bit more humid from wednesday by day and by night. breezy today, a brisk wind across parts of western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england blowing in some showers, adverse weather front is sinking south as a fairly weak feature. it is taking cloud with it but you could catch the odd spot of light rain, so wimbledon is at risk of that. but it is a lower risk. it should be mostly dry with variable amounts of cloud, some sunny intervals and highs up to 22 degrees. eventually, that weather front sinks that bit further south and breaks up. a lot of dry weather but those showers packing in on the brisk winds across western scotland, northern ireland and northern england, a few getting into wales, as well. 0ur temperatures today ranging from 12 in the north to 23 in the south.

and pollen levels today once again are going to be high or very high across many parts of the country. the exception to that is northern ireland, northern and eastern scotland where the levels are moderate. we are talking grass and also nettle pollen. through this evening and overnight, we say goodbye to that weather front. there will be some clear skies for a time and then all this cloud romps in from the atlantic across parts of england, wales, northern ireland and southern scotland. thick enough for some patchy light rain and drizzle, still breezy across the northern half of the country. the temperatures very similar to last night. tomorrow we still have all this cloud, it extends a bit further south and east. still some patchy light rain and drizzle coming in with it, especially on the coasts and the hills. and then later we have some more rain coming in across western scotland. breezy across the far north, temperatures here are 13—15 degrees. as we come south, we are looking at about 19—23. as we head on into wednesday, we start off with some rain

in the north but it will tend to ease. we will hang onto some of that across scotland and also northern ireland. it is going to be a cloudy day, there will be some sunny breaks and it will start to feel more humid than it has done. temperatures 13—24, so the temperatures climbing, high pressure starting to build in and the high pressure will settle things down as we go through the ensuing few days. it does mean we will see some weather fronts topple around the top of it, so here there will be more cloud in the north and west and the odd spot of rain. but you can see temperatures rising.

this is bbc news. the headlines at 11am... renewed pressure for the prime minister to say what he knew about allegations concerning his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher. the labour leader sir keir starmer is to to dismiss calls for the uk to rejoin the eu in a speech setting out how a labour government would — in his words — make brexit work. we�*ve had so much division since 2016, the last thing keir starmer wants to do is revisit any of that. ukraine�*s president vows to take back control of the luhansk region — after russian troops gained the city of lysychansk. danish police say there is no evidence a shooting in a copenhagen shopping centre — which left three people dead — was motivated by terrorism and the suspect had a history of mental illness.

some foods like chicken and beef are off the menu for school dinners according to some caterers, who blame shortages and rising costs. the government is proposing increasing the children to staff ratio in nurseries in a bid to bring down soaring childcare costs. a man�*s died and thousands have been told to leave their homes amid torrential rain and majorflooding in sydney. and coming up, the queen�*s baton relay sets off from the eden project in cornwall on its finaljourney around the country before the commonwealth games. borisjohnson is facing more calls to reveal what he knew about allegations of inappropriate behaviour by one of his mps,

chris pincher. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip on thursday, following allegations he groped two men at a private members�* club. in his resignation letter, the mp said he �*drank far too much�* and embarrassed himself and other people. he was allowed to continue as a tory mp until late on friday, when he was suspended. mr pincher now faces a series of new claims of inappropriate behaviour stretching back several years. he has not responded to the bbc, but denied those allegations to newspapers. this is the second time mr pincher has stepped back from the whips�* office, having resigned in 2017. now, the prime minister is facing growing pressure over his handling of the allegations. labour wants details on what number 10 knew about the claims when mr pincher was appointed. the party�*s chairwoman, anneliese dodds, says the pm is �*clearly happy to sweep sexual misconduct under the carpet to save his own skin�*. the conservatives says borisjohnson was not aware of �*specific allegations�* against mr pincher.

but the prime minister still faces questions from his own party. no 10 has not denied a claim by former chief aide, dominic cummings, that the pm referred to the former deputy chief whip as "pincher by name, pincher by nature" before appointing him. and it�*s possible elections for the 1922 committee of backbench mps — expected next week — could yet lead to another confidence vote if party rules were changed. let�*s speak to our political correspondent ben wright who�*s in westminster. those questions not going away about what boris johnson those questions not going away about what borisjohnson the new and when. that is the crux of the difficulties that boris johnson finds himself that is the crux of the difficulties that borisjohnson finds himself in this monday morning. that boris johnson finds himself in this monday morning.— this monday morning. there is -ressure this monday morning. there is pressure on — this monday morning. there is pressure on him _ this monday morning. there is pressure on him to _ this monday morning. there is pressure on him to explain - this monday morning. there is - pressure on him to explain precisely what he knew about allegations surrounding chris pincher�*s behaviour when he appointed him to behaviour when he appointed him to be deputy chief whip back in

february during a mini reshuffle. all of the allegations that have been sloshing around the newspapers at the weekend denied to those newspapers by chris pincher add to the sense that there was behaviour that number ten must have known about, allegations about his behaviour that were widely known, so why did chris pincher get appointed. number ten have been saying that there was no red flag raised by the cabinet office that looked into propriety and ethics questions at the time that would have meant he would have been barred from being appointed to the job and ministers this morning have been trying to say there was no specific allegation that would have ruled him out of the running but it�*s a difficult thing for ministers to talk about and the government�*s minister for families and children was explaining how he felt about all of this when he was on the airwaves this morning. i am hugely embarrassed as a member of parliament to be in any way associated by it.

it is hugely damaging for the trust and confidence of the public in parliament when allegations of this nature come forward. but what's really important is where people do experience bad behaviour or witness behaviour that is totally unacceptable and below the standards expected of a member of parliament or anyone acting on the parliamentary estate, that it is reported, and anyone that is a victim we create an environment where they feel able to come forward. borisjohnson will be in the commons later talking about his trips overseas and will be in front of the liaison committee on wednesday and the senior backbenchers, on the committee, they will want to ask about this. but while we talk about pressure on borisjohnson, there�*s not much more whose mps who want to see him out of office can do at the moment. they have had their confidence vote and according to current rules there cannot be another one for a year, so they can complain, criticise borisjohnson complain, criticise boris johnson again, complain, criticise borisjohnson again, but right now borisjohnson is safe in the job.

again, but right now boris johnson is safe in the job.— is safe in the 'ob. let's talk about labour is safe in the job. let's talk about labour because _ is safe in the job. let's talk about labour because sir— is safe in the job. let's talk about labour because sir keir— is safe in the job. let's talk about labour because sir keir starmer. is safe in the job. let's talk about | labour because sir keir starmer is making a speech on brexit later. what is he going to say and what has changed to make him want to talk about it now?— about it now? interesting timing. sir keir starmer _ about it now? interesting timing. sir keir starmer clearly _ about it now? interesting timing. sir keir starmer clearly thinks - about it now? interesting timing. sir keir starmer clearly thinks he | sir keir starmer clearly thinks he needs to get on the front foot with brexit, which has been something of a taboo subject for his party. he doesn�*t feel they can fight the government on that ground, but now sir keir starmer will be making a speech this evening, making it quite clear that labour has no interested in rejoining the european union and it will not happen and we will not bejoining the single it will not happen and we will not be joining the single market or trying to re—enter a customs union and will not be restarting the debate around freedom of movement. those principal issues are settled and closed and it�*s not going there again, and sir keir starmer is trying to open a space where he will trying to open a space where he will try to have an ardent with the government on how brexit is working in practice, which is quite a shift because it was only three years ago when sir keir starmer was brexit

spokesman was talking about a second referendum to try and break the deadlock at westminster. baroness jenny chapman, a labour frontbencher, said this morning this was an attempt by the labour party to say to voters it is not going to try to unpick the brexit deal. we've had so much division since 2016— we've had so much division since 2016 that — we've had so much division since 2016 that the lasting sir keir stanner— 2016 that the lasting sir keir starmer wants to do is revisit any that but— starmer wants to do is revisit any that but we — starmer wants to do is revisit any that but we do think that the conservatives, because they have this way— conservatives, because they have this way of— conservatives, because they have this way of dealing with problems which _ this way of dealing with problems which is _ this way of dealing with problems which is all about, if we need to create _ which is all about, if we need to create a — which is all about, if we need to create a fight to garner some political _ create a fight to garner some political support within our party, we will— political support within our party, we will do — political support within our party, we will do that, they are taking that approach to issues like northern ireland and we think that that is— northern ireland and we think that that is irresponsible and we want to see these _ that is irresponsible and we want to see these issues resolved. they are all resolvable without having to rejoin _ all resolvable without having to rejoin the eu. we need to get them sorted _ rejoin the eu. we need to get them sorted out — rejoin the eu. we need to get them sorted out so we can move on. so keir starmer trying to open up a new front of engagement with the government and perhaps labour has

been on the back foot when it comes to brexit for too long.— to brexit for too long. thank you very much- _ a 22—year—old danish man will appear in court today in connection with the killing of three people at a shopping centre in denmark�*s capital, copenhagen. one of the victims was a russian citizen. four people remain in a critical condition in hospital. police are investigating videos posted online which appear to show the suspect with weapons. they say there�*s no sign of a terrorist motive — and the suspect had a history of mental illness. richard galpin has this report. people fleeing as gunfire rings out in a shopping centre here in copan haven. while many ran out to safety, others were told to stay put until the police said it was safe to come out —— cope and hagan. for others it was too late. they lost their lives in the shooting. but the authorities here are certain this was not an act of terrorism. here are certain this was not an act of terrorism-— of terrorism. there was nothing in our investigation _ of terrorism. there was nothing in our investigation of _ of terrorism. there was nothing in our investigation of the _ of terrorism. there was nothing in | our investigation of the documents

that we have been looking at all the items we have found all the witness statements we have that indicates it was an act of terror. in statements we have that indicates it was an act of terror.— was an act of terror. in the chaos ofthe was an act of terror. in the chaos of the attack. — was an act of terror. in the chaos of the attack, armed _ was an act of terror. in the chaos of the attack, armed officers - of the attack, armed officers stopped a bus near the venue is a search operation got under way in the area. the mall is a popular destination on the outskirts of the city with more than 140 shops and restaurants and catering for lots of younger customers. many were seen escaping from the gunfire. some holding hands. i�*ve spoken to my daughters and they were at the restaurant where the perpetrator was firing the shots. this is horrible. just pure terror. i take news conference today the police announced that the suspect was known to the psychiatric services. in a statement, the danish prime minister said...

less tha n less than a mile away from the shooting were thousands of harry styles fans are waiting in the cope and hagan royal arena for him to come on stage. the concert was eventually cancelled. us police have released video of a chase in akron, ohio, which ended in a black man being shot dead, hit more than 60 times by pursuing officers. just a warning that some viewers may find the pictures we are about to show disturbing. police believe 25—year—old jayland walker opened fire first, and officers feared for their lives during the night—time traffic stop on 27thjune. mr walker was not armed when he ran away from his car but police say a pistol was laterfound inside it. the eight officers involved in the shooting have been put on paid administrative leave. the national association for the advancement of colored people described mr walker�*s death as "murder.

point blank". russian troops have taken control of the eastern ukrainian city of lysycha nsk yesterday — the final stronghold of the area. the governor of luhansk province, serhiy haidai told the bbc no ukrainian troops had been encircled after the city fell on sunday. he defended the decision to withdraw from lysychansk, saying the russians would have eventually levelled it to the ground by shelling it from a distance. ukrainian troops have now retreated to more fortified positions to the west. translation: our military could have held the city for a long time, _ but russia currently has a huge advantage in artillery and ammunition. they would have simply destroyed the city from a distance, so there was no point in staying. we would have been surrounded and had to sit there while the city was being shelled. therefore, we decided not to allow an encirclement. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, joe inwood, explained the strategic importance of the russian

capture of lysycha nsk. i think more symbolic than strategic, but it is both symbolically and strategically important. lysychansk was the last major city in the low hannah scott region which is one of the two regions that makes up the area called the donbas which president putin gave the liberation, as he put it, of the area is the main reason for the war. so taking lysychansk means they have taken the lohan scott region and for russia that is a symbolic region, and it was in quite a defensible position on the ukrainians of said they could have held it, but i�*vejust ukrainians of said they could have held it, but i�*ve just got off the phone with the governor of lou hanscombe, a man with nothing left to govern and he said they had made a strategic withdrawal. what they have realised is that the russians were looking to and circle them i would have done so and if they�*d beenin

would have done so and if they�*d been in circle, that would have been disastrous, so what it turns out has happened from the ukrainian perspective is over the last few days they have been pulling the troops out and trying to get back to the west, g more defensible positions. they say they have done it without leaving anyone behind and without losing people, which if true, and we should say it�*s only come from the ukrainian source, that is remarkable. i think it probably doesn�*t tally with what we saw happen because there had been an expectation that this fight might last a long time, fierce street fighting, one house at a time, but in the end it looks like the russians have just walked in the end it looks like the russians havejust walked into in the end it looks like the russians have just walked into the city and they released a video showing them wandering around unopposed, so it does seem to tally with what the governor was saying, but of course, despite the fact that the ukrainian said they decided to withdraw, they have decided to withdraw, they have decided to withdraw because of the russian advances, so it is a military success, both strategically important but more symbolically for the russians.

protesters have begun to target motorways in wales, essex and devon, in a demonstration over high fuel prices. police have arrested eight fuel price protesters who had been driving on the m4. police have warned there could be "serious disruption throughout the day" as protesters call for a cut to fuel duty. renewed pressure for the prime minister to say what he knew about allegations concerning his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher. the labour leader sir keir starmer is to to dismiss calls for the uk to rejoin the eu in a speech setting out how a labour government would — in his words — make brexit work ukraine�*s president vows to take back control of the luhansk region — after russian troops gained the city of lysychansk. school caterers have told the bbc that rising food prices are changing what they provide for children�*s lunches in england and wales. certain foods, like chicken and beef, are being replaced by cheaper ingredients because of soaring

costs and shortages. laca, the school caterers�* association for england and wales, said the quality of meals was under threat. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys has the story. hello, good morning. there you go. the early food delivery for the school lunch. 0h, potato today. even the humble spud is more expensive than it used to be. and the roast dinner here is now gammon. this primary gets its food from caterers supplying 69 schools across plymouth. but across england and wales, caterers have told the bbc prices are going up, driving changes on school meal menus. one, two, three. here in plymouth we've actually had to look very carefully at the meat we buy, so we've taken beef off the menu. we had been buying that from farms in cornwall. we have replaced it with gammon. we have reduced the amount of chicken we are using

and replaced that with turkey. we are just having to balance the food cost on the plate to actually make it and continue for it to be quality but affordable. this wholesaler down the road supplies the plymouth school caterers. 0n the price of fuel this week, have you seen the new prices? yeah, it's gone up 8.5p a litre on this week. rising fuel costs are just one of their headaches. they�*ve faced sudden shortages of some fruit and veg and the war in ukraine has made prices unpredictable. since january, anybody in this trade has never experienced what we�*ve seen in the last few months. luckily, now, things are levelling out on the produce side due to the fact that a lot of it is local coming through and english product, but yeah, it has certainly been a horrendous few months. everything in these crates is destined for local schools. at the moment, prices are quite stable because we are into

the british growing season. but the fear is that this autumn and winter could see further big price hikes. yay! let the showtime begin. for school catering teams, it is getting harder to make everything add up. fourand four is? eight. and eight and eight is? 16. wow! children might have to get used to more changes on their plate, even though most of them like familiar foods. what do you like about the roast dinner best? i like the roast potatoes. you like the roast potatoes best? is that your favourite bit? i like some of the vegetables and the gammon. it was really nice. and for dessert i had a pot ofjelly. i like the potatoes more. which is your favourite? all day breakfast. breakfast, yeah? you don�*t like the roast dinner, then? you do? i do, but my favourite

is probably the breakfast. it is probably the breakfast. you have cleared your plate. what do you like about school dinners? i like the taste of the food and also vegetables. with half the children here getting free school meals, good food matters. just losing beef off the menu has had an effect. sometimes it is not until you do something like that that you realise the impact. for example, some children stopped having roast dinner. we were saying, why is that? "i really like the roast beef and yorkshire pud." so that�*s really sad, because with the roast meat comes a lot of offer around vegetables that they may not otherwise try. the number of children who need free school meals has gone up. in england, more money has gone into meals for the very youngest, with the government giving 7p a child extra each day. a welcome increase, but one that could be overtaken by prices. branwen jeffreys,

bbc news, plymouth. rob percival is the head of food policy at the soil association. another way with the light being shone on the increase of cost in fede, pato is up 50% for school, —— potatoes up 50%. eggs up as well and foreign meat being bored because it�*s a cheap way to get food on the menu and processed food is up. what is the answer here? part of the answer lies in economies of scale. this is a hugely challenging situation and we need political leadership that enables more children to be accessing the school meal service because that can support caterers to handle some of these challenges. it was recently recommended that the free school meal threshold should be lowered and more children should be given those meals. we know there are around 1

million children living in poverty who cannot access those meals at the moment, so by extending free school meals to those cohorts, you provide a nutritional safety net and the economies of scale would support caterers with some of the cost challenges but there is more to do beyond that. just challenges but there is more to do beyond that-— beyond that. just on the virtuous circle that you _ beyond that. just on the virtuous circle that you have _ beyond that. just on the virtuous circle that you have outlined, - beyond that. just on the virtuous i circle that you have outlined, what sort of a difference would it make? ultimately farmers are facing increased costs, so how much negotiation is there to be had when it comes to bulk buying? brute negotiation is there to be had when it comes to bulk buying?— negotiation is there to be had when it comes to bulk buying? we know it would make — it comes to bulk buying? we know it would make a _ it comes to bulk buying? we know it would make a real— it comes to bulk buying? we know it would make a real difference. - it comes to bulk buying? we know it would make a real difference. if- it comes to bulk buying? we know it would make a real difference. if you| would make a real difference. if you are providing for 50 children, it�*s more difficult than providing for 200 children. the economies of scale do matter and these children are going hungry and turning up to school without having had any breakfast and are sitting through lessons in the morning without having eaten anything and then they go into the school lunch rule and told they are not eligible for school meals because of where the threshold is set. the cost challenges require further

government action and we need a joined up food strategy and government leadership on food and at the moment it is completely missing. just in terms of the impact on the producers, when we see what is happening in schools with menus being changed and something is disappearing off the menu entirely, presumably that is reflective of what is happening in households up and down the country, who cannot afford more expensive meat and having to reduce what is being bought. what happens in the cycle of cost, supply and demand, and where do you envisage it going?— do you envisage it going? there's a hue do you envisage it going? there's a huge opportunity — do you envisage it going? there's a huge opportunity here. _ do you envisage it going? there's a huge opportunity here. the - huge opportunity here. the government spends £2 billion every year on the food served in schools and hospitals and it should be channelled into the pockets of british farmers and producers, providing higher animal welfare and environmental standards and at the moment the system is leaking and the standards are not enforced and there is no requirement that the meat is produced to british animal welfare

standards and we know there is a loophole that allows the imported stuff to be served and it�*s part of a broader strategy to tackle the really challenging issues we are seeing in supply chains and the government needs to tighten its standards and make sure the money is flowing into the right places on the children who need the meals are able to access them and we need to talk about the allowance, the school meal allowance, the budget and you mention 7p going into infant meals. it's mention 7p going into infant meals. it�*s not enough and we need more money in the system but it�*s a good investment because it�*s about providing nourishment for children as they learn. providing nourishment for children as they learn-— as they learn. when you say the government _ as they learn. when you say the government needs _ as they learn. when you say the government needs to _ as they learn. when you say the government needs to tighten i as they learn. when you say the j government needs to tighten its standards, what do you mean by that? at the moment if you go to a school or hospital it is quite possible you are being served meat which has been produced to standards which would be illegal in this country in terms of animal welfare and environmental impact. there are government buying standards which shape what food is produced and served in those settings but they are not tight enough and there are loopholes in them and they are not monitored or enforced, so one thing we are

calling forfrom enforced, so one thing we are calling for from the government is the roll—out of an assurance scheme, some form of monitoring of compliance which will guarantee that these meals are at a standard that they need to be and caterers are asking for this as well, school leaders, hospitals and caterers are asking for a level playing field and we need more robust monitoring. but that would then put prices up even more, wouldn�*t it, because part of what is being said is the reason the cheaper meat from abroad is being used and cutting costs because everything is so expensive question is yes and this needs to be part of a broader package of reforms. fine a broader package of reforms. one 0 tion on a broader package of reforms. one option on the _ a broader package of reforms. que: option on the table we are discussing is a change to the procurement models they use so instead of this highly centralised procurement which can add costs up the supply change we need a more nimble approach that allows smaller scale producers to feed into public sector contracts which mean some of the premium is not added to the problems on the supply chain which means the high quality stock and get onto plates without there being a

significant cost increase. there are ways around it but there is no money solution and one of the reasons for the food strategy being disappointing is that it did not grasp the nettle or take on all of theseissues grasp the nettle or take on all of these issues with the ambition that we need. ~ i. ., ,, these issues with the ambition that we need. ~ ., ,, ., we need. when you talk about food strate: we need. when you talk about food strategy and _ we need. when you talk about food strategy and part — we need. when you talk about food strategy and part of _ we need. when you talk about food strategy and part of the _ strategy and part of the environmental strategy is also consideration of how much meat is consumed with an eye on the environment, is this an opportunity for those to be brought together with a conversation around how to supply and source meet and get it on the menu. busily there are a lot of people who are vegetarian by choice and that is something increasing for different reasons. how do you see that in the mix?— different reasons. how do you see that in the mix? we've already seen uuite -- that in the mix? we've already seen quite -- caterers — that in the mix? we've already seen quite -- caterers working _ that in the mix? we've already seen quite -- caterers working with - that in the mix? we've already seen quite -- caterers working with the i quite —— caterers working with the food for life programme and some of the most deprived areas of the country like 0ldham and tower hamlets have been serving higher welfare and better source meet and balancing the cost by redesigning

the menu and serving a little less and this was something we need to seek happen nationally and we don�*t seek happen nationally and we don�*t see lots of processed foods coming and we should seek fresh beans and pulses and vegetables as well as better produce meat but there is an chance to focus on higher quality british produce and rebalance the menu so they are more sustainable and extend eligibility so more children are eating them. thank you very much. — children are eating them. thank you very much. rob _ children are eating them. thank you very much, rob percival. _ the queen�*s baton relay has started its journey around england today — three—and—a—half weeks before its arrival in birmingham for the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games. john maguire has been to the eden project in cornwall, where the relay began. the one we are standing in this morning is a mediterranean environment, and as you can see we are surrounded by cypress trees, the most extraordinary ancient olive tree, watching the bumblebees get in amongst the final plants. it�*s a wonderful location on the first leg

of the english section, the last section of the queen a�*s baton replay —— relay with the baton is travelling around the world with 72 commonwealth nations and territories over the last nine months having started at buckingham palace and it arrived here for the england section this morning in rather spectacular fashion. this is pretty cool. for some reason i have overtaken 0llie. i think it�*s because i weigh twice as much as he does. flying over the top of the bio dome. a pretty exciting way to start monday morning and a great way to bring the baton for its final leg as it travels across the uk. two of the baton bearers were angie and ben, who will be swimming at the commonwealth games. later on this

month and we will hear more about that in the second. angie how was it carrying the baton? it that in the second. angie how was it carrying the baton?— carrying the baton? it was absolutely _ carrying the baton? it was absolutely surreal. - carrying the baton? it was absolutely surreal. it - carrying the baton? it was absolutely surreal. it was | carrying the baton? it was - absolutely surreal. it was really, really _ absolutely surreal. it was really, really good. to get nominated and then selected is one thing, and that's— then selected is one thing, and that's exciting enough, but when you arrive _ that's exciting enough, but when you arrive and _ that's exciting enough, but when you arrive and it's really happening, it was wonderful, really, really wonderful. was wonderful, really, really wonderful-— was wonderful, really, really wonderful. , , , wonderful. just remind us why you are nominated. _ wonderful. just remind us why you are nominated. the _ wonderful. just remind us why you are nominated. the people - wonderful. just remind us why you | are nominated. the people carrying the baton this morning were people who had done charitable works and good works and local community, so how are you chosen? i good works and local community, so how are you chosen?— good works and local community, so how are you chosen? i was nominated b a local how are you chosen? i was nominated by a local charity _ how are you chosen? i was nominated by a local charity for _ how are you chosen? i was nominated by a local charity for the _ how are you chosen? i was nominated by a local charity for the work - how are you chosen? i was nominated by a local charity for the work that - by a local charity for the work that i by a local charity for the work that i have _ by a local charity for the work that i have done — by a local charity for the work that i have done around disability and people _ i have done around disability and people with down's syndrome particularly and some campaigns are been involved with and more recently the down _ been involved with and more recently the down syndrome act as well. well done. an enjoyable _ the down syndrome act as well. well done. an enjoyable and _ the down syndrome act as well. well done. an enjoyable and memorable l done. an en'oyable and memorable morninu. done. an enjoyable and memorable morning- very _ done. an enjoyable and memorable morning. very much _ done. an enjoyable and memorable morning. very much so. _ done. an enjoyable and memorable morning. very much so. we - done. an enjoyable and memorable morning. very much so. we have i done. an enjoyable and memorable morning. very much so. we have a| morning. very much so. we have a coule of morning. very much so. we have a coople of busy _ morning. very much so. we have a couple of busy weeks _ morning. very much so. we have a couple of busy weeks ahead. - morning. very much so. we have a couple of busy weeks ahead. you l couple of busy weeks ahead. you certainly do. couple of busy weeks ahead. you certainly do— couple of busy weeks ahead. you certainly do. plenty of training but also getting _ certainly do. plenty of training but also getting ready _ certainly do. plenty of training but also getting ready to _ certainly do. plenty of training but also getting ready to represent. certainly do. plenty of training but i also getting ready to represent team england _ also getting ready to represent team england you — also getting ready to represent team encland. ., ., ., , ., england. you are a swimmer and will be swimming — england. you are a swimmer and will be swimming in _ england. you are a swimmer and will be swimming in which _ england. you are a swimmer and will be swimming in which event? - england. you are a swimmer and will be swimming in which event? the i england. you are a swimmer and will

be swimming in which event? the 50 butterfly and — be swimming in which event? the 50 butterfly and the _ be swimming in which event? the 50 butterfly and the 50 _ be swimming in which event? the 50 butterfly and the 50 freestyle - be swimming in which event? the 50 butterfly and the 50 freestyle and . butterfly and the 50 freestyle and it will— butterfly and the 50 freestyle and it will be — butterfly and the 50 freestyle and it will be my— butterfly and the 50 freestyle and it will be my third _ butterfly and the 50 freestyle and it will be my third commonwealthj it will be my third commonwealth games— it will be my third commonwealth games and — it will be my third commonwealth games and trying _ it will be my third commonwealth games and trying to _ it will be my third commonwealth games and trying to retain - it will be my third commonwealth games and trying to retain my. it will be my third commonwealth. games and trying to retain my title is eight _ games and trying to retain my title is eight years— games and trying to retain my title is eight years after— games and trying to retain my title is eight years after winning - games and trying to retain my title is eight years after winning them . games and trying to retain my title | is eight years after winning them in 2014 _ is eight years after winning them in 2014. �* , ., is eight years after winning them in 2014. ~ , ., ., is eight years after winning them in 2014. ~ _, ., ,., is eight years after winning them in 2014. ., ,, 2014. and you have something special to shows this — 2014. and you have something special to shows this morning. _ 2014. and you have something special to shows this morning. have - 2014. and you have something special to shows this morning. have a - 2014. and you have something special to shows this morning. have a look. to shows this morning. have a look at this, folks. explain what this is. , , , at this, folks. explain what this is. this is fresh off the boat from budapest. _ is. this is fresh off the boat from budapest. the — is. this is fresh off the boat from budapest, the 50 _ is. this is fresh off the boat from budapest, the 50 freestyle - is. this is fresh off the boat from j budapest, the 50 freestyle world champion, — budapest, the 50 freestyle world champion, a _ budapest, the 50 freestyle world champion, a special— budapest, the 50 freestyle world champion, a special medal- budapest, the 50 freestyle world champion, a special medal and l budapest, the 50 freestyle world i champion, a special medal and it's given— champion, a special medal and it's given me _ champion, a special medal and it's given me a — champion, a special medal and it's given me a lot— champion, a special medal and it's given me a lot of— champion, a special medal and it's given me a lot of confidence - champion, a special medal and it'sl given me a lot of confidence before heading _ given me a lot of confidence before heading off— given me a lot of confidence before heading off to — given me a lot of confidence before heading off to birmingham - given me a lot of confidence before heading off to birmingham to- heading off to birmingham to represent _ heading off to birmingham to represent team _ heading off to birmingham to represent team england. - heading off to birmingham to represent team england. is. heading off to birmingham to represent team england. as you say, ou've represent team england. as you say, you've been — represent team england. as you say, you've been in _ represent team england. as you say, you've been in the _ represent team england. as you say, you've been in the commonwealth i you�*ve been in the commonwealth games before. how does it differ from other major multisport events around the world? it�*s from other major multisport events around the world?— around the world? it's a beautiful event because _ around the world? it's a beautiful event because it's _ around the world? it's a beautiful event because it's the _ around the world? it's a beautiful event because it's the friendly . event because it's the friendly games, — event because it's the friendly games, there _ event because it's the friendly games, there is— event because it's the friendly games, there is a _ event because it's the friendly games, there is a great - event because it's the friendly games, there is a great teaml games, there is a great team environment _ games, there is a great team environment and _ games, there is a great team environment and you - games, there is a great team environment and you are - games, there is a great team i environment and you are going games, there is a great team - environment and you are going up against _ environment and you are going up against people _ environment and you are going up against people who _ environment and you are going up against people who are _ environment and you are going up. against people who are team—mates and it's_ against people who are team—mates and it's good — against people who are team—mates and it's good fun _ against people who are team—mates and it's good fun. and _ against people who are team—mates and it's good fun. and to— against people who are team—mates and it's good fun. and to be - against people who are team—mates and it's good fun. and to be doing . and it's good fun. and to be doing this in_ and it's good fun. and to be doing this in front — and it's good fun. and to be doing this in front of _ and it's good fun. and to be doing this in front of a _ and it's good fun. and to be doing this in front of a home _ and it's good fun. and to be doing this in front of a home crowd - and it's good fun. and to be doing this in front of a home crowd willl this in front of a home crowd will be very— this in front of a home crowd will be very special~ _ this in front of a home crowd will be very special. just _ this in front of a home crowd will be very special-— be very special. just carrying the baton this morning, _ be very special. just carrying the baton this morning, that - be very special. just carrying the baton this morning, that is - be very special. just carrying the i baton this morning, that is perhaps something you as an athlete or competitor would not normally do, so a different aspect. how was that? 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definitely. i'm always behind the scenes— definitely. i'm always behind the scenes going _ definitely. i'm always behind the scenes going from _ definitely. i'm always behind the scenes going from the _ definitely. i'm always behind the scenes going from the pool- definitely. i'm always behind the scenes going from the pool to i definitely. i'm always behind thel scenes going from the pool to the hotel. _ scenes going from the pool to the hotel. and — scenes going from the pool to the hotel. and to _ scenes going from the pool to the hotel, and to be _ scenes going from the pool to the hotel, and to be part— scenes going from the pool to the hotel, and to be part of— scenes going from the pool to the hotel, and to be part of the - scenes going from the pool to the i hotel, and to be part of the journey on the _ hotel, and to be part of the journey on the festivities _ hotel, and to be part of the journey on the festivities is _ hotel, and to be part of the journey on the festivities is really— hotel, and to be part of the journey on the festivities is really special. on the festivities is really special and to— on the festivities is really special and to be — on the festivities is really special and to be surrounded _ on the festivities is really special and to be surrounded by- on the festivities is really special and to be surrounded by local. on the festivities is really special- and to be surrounded by local heroes and to be surrounded by local heroes and all— and to be surrounded by local heroes and all the _ and to be surrounded by local heroes and all the kids, _ and to be surrounded by local heroes and all the kids, there's _ and to be surrounded by local heroes and all the kids, there's been - and to be surrounded by local heroes and all the kids, there's been great i and all the kids, there's been great enthusiasm, — and all the kids, there's been great enthusiasm, so— and all the kids, there's been great enthusiasm, so to _ and all the kids, there's been great enthusiasm, so to be _ and all the kids, there's been great enthusiasm, so to be here - and all the kids, there's been great enthusiasm, so to be here at- and all the kids, there's been great enthusiasm, so to be here at the i enthusiasm, so to be here at the start— enthusiasm, so to be here at the start of— enthusiasm, so to be here at the start of the — enthusiasm, so to be here at the start of the journey— enthusiasm, so to be here at the start of the journey as _ enthusiasm, so to be here at the start of the journey as the - enthusiasm, so to be here at the start of the journey as the baton| start of the journey as the baton goes _ start of the journey as the baton goes around _ start of the journey as the baton goes around england, _ start of the journey as the baton goes around england, to - start of the journey as the baton goes around england, to me, i start of the journey as the baton i goes around england, to me, that start of the journey as the baton - goes around england, to me, that was special— goes around england, to me, that was special and _ goes around england, to me, that was special and something _ goes around england, to me, that was special and something i've _ goes around england, to me, that was special and something i've not - goes around england, to me, that was special and something i've not done i special and something i've not done before, _ special and something i've not done before, so— special and something i've not done before, so i'm — special and something i've not done before, so i'm really— special and something i've not done before, so i'm really grateful. - before, so i'm really grateful. great — before, so i'm really grateful. great stuff _ before, so i'm really grateful. great stuff. all _ before, so i'm really grateful. great stuff. all of _ before, so i'm really grateful. great stuff. all of the - before, so i'm really grateful. great stuff. all of the best i before, so i'm really grateful. great stuff. all of the best or| great stuff. all of the best or later on in the month and you can get back in the pool and we shouldn�*t keep you out of it for too long, and angie, thank you very much and congratulations to you this morning as well. interesting to be here in the mediterranean bio dome because the baton has been around the world, 72 of those commonwealth nations and territories including malta and cyprus as well, so it feels as if we are sort of treading in the footsteps of the baton which will get to birmingham for the opening ceremony on the 28th ofjuly back to her majesty the queen who started it at buckingham palace nine months ago. a circular trip around england and around the world. molar

england and around the world. now time for a look _ england and around the world. now time for a look at _ england and around the world. now time for a look at the weather. today again is a day of sunshine and showers, areas of cloud, and a few showers, areas of cloud, and a few showers —— fewer showers than of late. we also have a band of cloud syncing south with the odd cloud on it and that is a week when the front and behind a lot of dry weather, a few showers in the rain in scotland turning more showery and the showers coming in on a brisk wind across western scotland, northern ireland and also north west england. temperatures between 12 and 23 degrees. we say goodbye to the weak weather front as we go through the evening and overnight there will be clear skies and a bit more cloud will come in through the atlantic across northern ireland, parts of england and wales and temperatures tonight very similar to last night. so tomorrow we start with all of that cloud in some western and central areas and it will push a bit further south and east, and still some patchy, light rain coming out in the rain getting into western scotland but there will still be a keen breeze in the north and temperatures between 13 and 23.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... renewed pressure for the prime minister to say what he knew about allegations concerning his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher. the labour leader sir keir starmer is to to dismiss calls for the uk to rejoin the eu in a speech setting out how a labour government would — in his words — make brexit work.

ukraine�*s president vows to take back control of the luhansk region — after russian troops gained the city of lysychansk. danish police say there is no evidence a shooting in a copenhagen shopping centre, which left three people dead, was motivated by terrorism and the suspect had a history of mental illness. some foods like chicken and beef are off the menu for school dinners according to some caterers, who blame shortages and rising costs. the government is proposing increasing the children to staff ratio in nurseries in a bid to bring down soaring childcare costs. india are looking to build a

commanding lead at edgbaston. england had another century to save their first innings england had another century to save theirfirst innings and india are looking to put the match to bed. they lost one player this morning for 66 after the bowling of stuart broad. in the last few moments, another has been caught for 19. india 190—5, a lead of 322. it�*s a big day at wimbledon with quarter final places at stake and attention falling once again on nick krygios.

the australian won a fiery encounter against world numberfour stefanos tsitsipas and has the chance to make the last 8 later, as he is first up on centre court. simona halep gets underway in herfourth round match against the fourth seed paula badosa, following that match. halep is the 2019 champion — but faces a dangerous opponent, who knocked out two time champion petra kvitova in the last round. a win against halep would see badosa match her best performance at a grand slam, when she reached the quarter—finals at roland garros last year. heather watson was knocked out in the womens�* singles yesterday againstjule niemeier, but her busy wimbledon continues today — she�*s out on court in the doubles with harriet dart. playing on court 3 they are up against ukraine�*s nadia kichenok and number 17jelena 0stapenko. the score is currently 4—3. you can watch

all of the action on bbc two, bbc iplayer and the red button. arsenal have signed brazil forward gabrieljesus from manchester city on a long—term deal for £45m. the 25—year—old forward is expecting to join for £45m, after undergoing a medical and agreeing personal terms. he scored 95 goals in 236 appearances in all competitions during his five seasons at city. jesus will wear the no 9 shirt, recently vacated by alexandre lacazette, who left for lyon on a free transfer. manchester city have signed leeds united midfielder kalvin phillips for £45 million. the england international joins the premier league champions on a six—year deal. he becomes pep guardiola�*s third summer signing after the arrivals of erling haaland and stefan 0rtega moreno. tom curry has withdrawn from the england squad on tour in australia due to concussion sustained in saturday�*s match in perth. england lost 30—28

in the series opener against australia, before the sale flanker was injured. the rfu have agreed that in the interest of player welfare and recovery, he will return home for continuing assesment. england drew their opening match of the hockey world cup against india in amstelveen1—1. izzy petter scored in first quarter before that was cancelled out by an indian penalty corner in the second. they face new zealand next on tuesday evening. that�*s all the sport for now. you can get all the updates on the bbc sport website. looking forward to another day of action at wimbledon today. thank you. sir keir starmer will use a speech later today to explain how he believes a labour government could, in his words, "make brexit work". i�*m joined by patrick english, associate director of political and social research at yougov — a public opinion and data company.

so, labour have shied away from clear definition in terms of their position throughout brexit, from before the referendum, and it has been a complex issue for the party with a large proportion of labour voters supporting brexit. so, is now the right time for keir starmer to start to talk about it?— start to talk about it? good morning. — start to talk about it? good morning. yes _ start to talk about it? good morning, yes certainly, i start to talk about it? good morning, yes certainly, as| start to talk about it? good i morning, yes certainly, as we start to talk about it? good - morning, yes certainly, as we start moving ever closer towards the next general election, the labour party have a challenge setting out exactly what they believe, what their policy platform will be, and how to appeal to kludgy voters in the north and midlands who supported brexit at the moment what we find when we poll voters is that many people don�*t understand what the labour party stand for, and they are not too clear on the ideas of keir starmer, so this is a much needed opportunity to start setting out some ideas and

tell voters what their platform will be in the next general election on issues such as brexit.— issues such as brexit. what he is auoin to issues such as brexit. what he is going to say _ issues such as brexit. what he is going to say is — issues such as brexit. what he is going to say is that _ issues such as brexit. what he is going to say is that labour- issues such as brexit. what he is going to say is that labour would make the macro make brexit work, but he promises that if you became promised he would not restore freedom of movement or take england back into the single market. will that come through with voters? brexit still remains an incredibly divisive issue. we find a slight lead that it was wrong for the uk to leave, but if you ask voters again if they want to rejoin the eu, there is no evidence that they would flock to do that. so there is a balancing act to be found, and a middle ground to be found. as ever, this is a divisive issue. if you go towards one side of the spectrum too far, you risk alienating the other side. we will have to wait to see the detail and do some polling with the public afterwards, but it�*s not an

easy tightrope to walk and it could go wrong as well. perhaps a risk, but we�*ll have to wait and see. 50 but we'll have to wait and see. so when you say there is a balancing act and a middle ground to be found in terms of the sweet for voters, but it�*s something that you can�*t really define at this point, that�*s theissue, really define at this point, that�*s the issue, isn�*t it? you look at some of the polling, and a poll recently said 45% of brits think brexit has made a life was, 17% says it has made their lives better. so you would think then that people might have strong views in terms of what they want going forward, but you are saying it�*s not as clear as that. you are saying it's not as clear as that. ~ , �* , you are saying it's not as clear as that. , �* , that. well, sadly the british public are not at all— that. well, sadly the british public are not at all satisfied _ that. well, sadly the british public are not at all satisfied with - that. well, sadly the british public are not at all satisfied with how i are not at all satisfied with how the government has been handling brexit. around 16% of the public think brexit has been going badly, compared to around 25% saying it has been going well. whatever the middle ground is, it�*s not what is on offer at the moment. there is large scope

for a policy for the labour party to come in and offer something which the public might pick up and resonate with them, but it is a difficult balancing act. you�*re not sure at the moment how this will go down, we will do some polling over the next few days, but it is a tricky and divisive one. it is the next few days, but it is a tricky and divisive one. it is not eas . tricky and divisive one. it is not easy- much _ tricky and divisive one. it is not easy. much has— tricky and divisive one. it is not easy. much has brexit - tricky and divisive one. it is not| easy. much has brexit damaged tricky and divisive one. it is not - easy. much has brexit damaged labour support? easy. much has brexit damaged labour su ort? ~ ., support? well, if we look at the reasons why _ support? well, if we look at the reasons why so _ support? well, if we look at the reasons why so many _ support? well, if we look at the reasons why so many voters i support? well, if we look at the reasons why so many voters in l support? well, if we look at the i reasons why so many voters in the north and the midlands particular in 2019 left the labour party, the two real reasons that we kept hearing again and again in surveys was brexit and jeremy corbyn, and those two issues were interlinked. so the brand damage that was done to labour, critically amongst voters in those areas, was substantial. and indeed, the brexit party at the last general election took many of those voters. now labour have a big job to convince those voters to come back to the party. when we poll people we found that up to 30% of conservative

2019 voters say they do not know who to vote for, or that they would not vote at all. so the labour party are not doing a fantasticjob at bringing those people across. there is a lot of work to be done for sure, a lot of brand recovery work to be done and keir starmer is on that path that has a long way to go. thank you forjoining us. patrick english. new analysis has revealed there are fewer pubs in england and wales than ever before, as the industry grapples with surging business costs. the total number of pubs dropped below 40,000 during the first half of this year — a fall of more than 7,000 over the past decade. our business reporter, noor nanji told us more about the pressures facing uk pubs. the pub has been the mainstay of british life for hundreds of years, but there are growing concerns that in england and wales at least, this much loved institution is coming under concern. these risks have been

raised by a consultancy firm, and what they said was that, although pubs manage to battle through coronavirus with all the challenges that brought, such as lock downs and social distancing, and all of those other pressures, they are now facing a whole new set of challenges and those are things like rising costs and energy bills. as a result, according to this consultancy group, 400 pubs in england and wales closed last year, and in the last half of this year —— first half, another had disappeared. that takes the total number to below 40,000, the lowest number to below 40,000, the lowest number on record. it�*s the west midlands, london and the east of england that, according to this research, have seen the biggest drops. the government says it does continue to support the hospitality sector. it says that has been slashing fuel duty and introducing a 50% business rate relief for eligible firms.

a consultation has begun on increasing the number of children that can be looked after by a single childcare worker in england. currently, one adult can be in charge of four children, but the government wants to change that to one adult caring for five. the government hopes it will cut the costs of childcare, but there are fears the quality of care would drop if the plan is adopted. sanchia berg reports. 7.30 in the morning, and toddlers are arriving at little flyers nursery near edinburgh. most parents said that they were happy with the staffing ratio here. maisie has been going to nursery since she was two. we were in glasgow before, and i always felt the ratios were quite generous in glasgow, as well. compared with england, the scottish workforce is better qualified, and staff have to continue training throughout their career. at little flyers, they�*ll often have more adults in the toddler room than the legal minimum. the ratio system is more like, it's like the speed limit. that's the maximum you can go to, you don't want to exceed that. but you can drive

slower if you like. it's the same with the ratio, you can have more hands on. this system is well established. the ratio has been in place for many years. scottish nurseries generally have more funding per child, and they don�*t have to pay business rates. should that scottish ratio be a model for england? that�*s the question the government�*s asking today, as it starts a formal consultation. this isn�*t a decision made, it�*s about us going ahead and saying, "look, scotland do things ever so slightly differently, they have a one to five ratio instead of a one to four". we need to look at that, we need to consult with the sector, we need to consult with the experts and importantly, consult with parents, to make sure that what we are proposing is right. # if you see a lion, don't forget to roar! # raaaah! over the borderfrom little flyers at yellow wellies nursery in durham, the owner says it�*s the very worst time to change staffing. children born during the pandemic missed so much. to catch up, many need extra, individual support. even if she did change the ratios, the owner of this nursery doubts

she�*d be able to drop fees. other costs are going up fast. her energy bills have tripled. please come and spend a day with us in our two—year—olds' room. and when i say day, i mean 7:30am until 6pm. pop yourself in the room with 15 two—year—olds and two of my staff, let's see how you get on. what is the monkey doing? nurseries in both nations have been hit by the cost of living crisis. experienced staff are leaving for better paid work. and in england, the number of providers has dropped by 4,000 over the last financial year. sanchia berg, bbc news. joining me now is purnima tanuku, who is the chief executive of national day nurseries association. welcome, thank you forjoining us. so, if a ratio of 1—5 works in

scotland, why not roll it out in england? n scotland, why not roll it out in encland? ~ .., england? i think comparing with other countries, _ england? i think comparing with other countries, including i england? i think comparing with i other countries, including scotland, we are not comparing like with like. your report demonstrated that. the funding is different in scotland, and the qualification levels, and all practitioners will have to register with the scottish social care council, to commit themselves to qualify. and also to continue professional developing. so we are not really comparing the same. serra; not really comparing the same. sorry to interrupt. — not really comparing the same. sorry to interrupt, but _ not really comparing the same. sorry to interrupt, but what i not really comparing the same. sorry to interrupt, but what would be wrong with having that system of continuous professional development in england in order to match what happens in scotland?— in england in order to match what happens in scotland? there are a lot of other things _ happens in scotland? there are a lot of other things that i happens in scotland? there are a lot of other things that in i happens in scotland? there are a lot of other things that in england i happens in scotland? there are a lot of other things that in england we i of other things that in england we could do before we even talk about ratios, because there is a workforce crisis at the moment in early years. a lot of the early years workforce left childcare and early learning to

go into other sectors, like for example, some of them went to be amazon drivers or work in supermarkets because the stress levels have been huge during the pandemic, and also the children coming into nurseries, they are actually 11 months behind because some of them missed out on really crucial early development. and that is really meaning that they are needing more support, not less because they come in with speech and language issues, behaviour issues, and they need more attention, not less. what the government really should do is look at the investment it is making to be able to cover the cost fully so that childcare providers can deliver high quality care and be sustainable but yes, flexibility is important. you mention the i flexibility is important. you mention the workforce i flexibility is important. you mention the workforce crisis. would a higher ratio of children to workers help with that? hat a higher ratio of children to workers help with that? not really because what _ workers help with that? not really because what we i workers help with that? not really because what we are i workers help with that? not really because what we are asking i workers help with that? not really. because what we are asking already stressed out workforce is to do more for less, and that�*s what seems to

be the theme for the government. you know, expecting more to be done with less. less investment, and not really looking at how other things are done. for example, in scotland, childcare providers don�*t pay business rates and in england, that could save £25,000 a year. and the tax—free childcare, there is a campaign that the government announced today and that�*s costing £1.5 million. instead what we are saying is that it is an underspend of £2.4 billion in tax—free childcare over the last five years. i cut that money be redirected into childcare because it is actually allocated for childcare question mark that would reduce costs. so there are a number of other measures to be able to support parents with the cost of childcare, and ratios is not the only one. flan the cost of childcare, and ratios is not the only one.— not the only one. can you 'ust exlain not the only one. can you 'ust explain why i not the only one. can you 'ust explain why childcare i not the only one. can you 'ust explain why childcare is i not the only one. can you just explain why childcare is so i explain why childcare is so expensive? the workers are not paid enormous salaries, and yet the people who are sending their kids to the nurseries are paying huge amounts for the care. absolutely,

the government i amounts for the care. absolutely, the government calls i amounts for the care. absolutely, the government calls it i amounts for the care. absolutely, the government calls it a i amounts for the care. absolutely, the government calls it a free i the government calls it a free childcare which is misleading because, since the policy started in england, the hourly rate that the government pays due childcare providers never kept up with the cost increases. some of these increases are government imposed cost increases like minimum wage, business rates, and vat. everything out on top of that, so inflation is running at 10% and so the providers will have to bear those costs. and the energy bills have tripled for them. the hourly rate that the government provides for childcare providers to deliver the high—quality care never kept up with all these price increases, and that�*s where the biggest issues is, that�*s where the biggest issues is, that lack of investment. even when the government says they are investing a huge amount of money, but that money is not reaching providers in the way it should do. that would really reduce the cost of childcare for providers. for parents. i think that�*s where the emphasis needs to go. how can we

support parents, but equally, how can we support providers so that they are sustainable? we have seen closures, your reporter mentioned 4000 nurseries have closed, particularly in the disadvantaged communities. they are the ones who are struggling to be able to keep up with the cost of living, and at the same time recruit adequate staff, qualified staff, and be able to deliver that quality care. thank you for “oininr deliver that quality care. thank you forjoining us- _ deliver that quality care. thank you forjoining us. thank i deliver that quality care. thank you forjoining us. thank you. i the authorities in northern italy are resuming the search for survivors of an avalanche in the dolomites. at least six mountaineers were killed and eight others injured when parts of a glacier collapsed, sending snow, ice and rock cascading down the slopes of marmolada. tim allman reports. at first, there�*s a distant rumbling sound. then there�*s the cascading river of melting snow and ice along with rocks, which, from this vantage point, don�*t look too big, but close up, many would be boulders moving

with deadly speed. as one rescue worker said, anyone in its path would have been swept away. the trail of destruction can be seen from aboard this helicopter. a giant scar running down the side of the mountain. the marmolada glacier is the biggest in the italian alps and sits upon the highest mountain in the italian dolomites. this tragedy took place one day after a record high temperature of ten degrees celsius was recorded at the glacier summit. the alps has been one of the warmest regions relative to normal across the entire globe. so i think it�*s very reasonable to, you know, make that connection that the heat contributed to this event. alpine rescue teams and sniffer dogs were deployed, but the search has been slow with bodies buried under snow and ice. it�*s not clear how many climbers may still be on the mountain. an investigation has been launched

to find out what caused the disaster and whether global warming may have played a role. this is a beautiful part of the world, but never forget — it can be deadly, too. tim allman, bbc news. the queen�*s baton relay has started its journey around england today, three—and—a—half weeks before its arrival in birmingham for the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games. matthew dixon was one of those carrying the bat this morning. —— baton. welcome and thank you for joining us. hello. what did you do? so, we walked through plymouth holding the bat on —— baton. we did a dance and saw the mascot and it was a big honour, i loved it. how

did you get picked? i was nominated through british swimming and swim england to do this. it was a massive honour, being able to walk through my hometown with the baton. bud able to walk through my hometown with the baton.— able to walk through my hometown with the baton. and as i was saying, ou have with the baton. and as i was saying, you have done _ with the baton. and as i was saying, you have done very i with the baton. and as i was saying, you have done very well— with the baton. and as i was saying, you have done very well in i with the baton. and as i was saying, you have done very well in the i with the baton. and as i was saying, i you have done very well in the games previously. a silver medal double in the gold coast four years ago. what are your hopes for this? yes. are your hopes for this? yes, previously — are your hopes for this? yes, previously i _ are your hopes for this? yes, previously i got i are your hopes for this? yes, previously i got two i are your hopes for this? yes, previously i got two silver i are your hopes for this? 1a: previously i got two silver medals at the gold coast. my hopes for this one is to get more medals, of course, hopefully maybe take that gold medal. bud course, hopefully maybe take that gold medal-— gold medal. and you are a rising star. tell us _ gold medal. and you are a rising star. tell us a i gold medal. and you are a rising star. tell us a bit i gold medal. and you are a rising star. tell us a bit more i gold medal. and you are a rising star. tell us a bit more about i gold medal. and you are a rising i star. tell us a bit more about your journey. what took you into diving? so, i got into diving when i was around six years old, through a talent search in my school. i had been —— i tried it out and loved it

and have been diving ever since. i got on to my first gb team when i was 12, and i�*ve had the commonwealth games in 2014, 2018, went to the world championships and the europeans all over the world, one numerous medals. yes, i have loved it ever since and i havejust carried on and hopefully one day i will make the olympics.— will make the olympics. when we watch diving. _ will make the olympics. when we watch diving, for i will make the olympics. when we watch diving, for people i will make the olympics. when we watch diving, for people who i watch diving, for people who couldn�*t conceive of doing what you do, it looks like something that must be absolutely petrifying. 0bviously, must be absolutely petrifying. obviously, you build to it slowly, but are there always moments where you sort of stand there and just have that reality check of what you are about to do?— have that reality check of what you are about to do? yes, all the time. all the time- _ are about to do? yes, all the time. all the time. | — are about to do? yes, all the time. all the time. i don't i are about to do? yes, all the time. all the time. i don't think- are about to do? yes, all the time. all the time. i don't think you i are about to do? yes, all the time. all the time. i don't think you get i all the time. i don�*t think you get quite used to it. ten metre diving is a scary sport. it is one that not

many people like heights, so when you go up there it is a different perspective when you are looking down at the water. but you do get used to it, hence why you carry on and you start to learn harder dives. yes, ijust love it. who and you start to learn harder dives. yes, ijust love it.— yes, i 'ust love it. who is your hero? yes, ijust love it. who is your hero? tom — yes, ijust love it. who is your hero? tom daley, i yes, ijust love it. who is your hero? tom daley, of- yes, ijust love it. who is your hero? tom daley, of course. i yes, i just love it. who is your i hero? tom daley, of course. with what he has achieved, he has been a massive person in the sport of diving and bring it so far. so hopefully, i will be able to get medals in the olympics just like hopefully, i will be able to get medals in the 0lympicsjust like he has. medals in the olympics 'ust like he has. ~ , , ., ., , medals in the olympics 'ust like he has. , ., ,,, has. we wish you all the very best. i has. we wish you all the very best. i imagine. — has. we wish you all the very best. i imagine. once — has. we wish you all the very best. i imagine, once you i has. we wish you all the very best. i imagine, once you have i has. we wish you all the very best. i imagine, once you have got i has. we wish you all the very best. i imagine, once you have got overl i imagine, once you have got over that moment as you are talking through, knowing what you are about to do, it must feel pretty amazing when you are in the air. 0bviously when you are in the air. obviously it�*s for a brief time, but can you explain what that feels like? yes. explain what that feels like? yes, once ou explain what that feels like? yes, once you take _ explain what that feels like? yes, once you take off, i explain what that feels like? 1a: once you take off, everything explain what that feels like? 12: once you take off, everything just goes silent in the air. you are concentrating on your dive and you can just hear the wind whilst you are spinning in the air. you

actually see a lot more than what you might think. 0nce actually see a lot more than what you might think. once you hit the water, it is a complete, like, relief. you have done the dive and you come up and you hear the crowd. it's you come up and you hear the crowd. it�*s just an amazing feeling. we will be thinking of that as we watch you competing. good luck and thank you competing. good luck and thank you forjoining us. you competing. good luck and thank you forjoining us— hello again. as we go through this week, it is going to turn warmer but also a bit more humid from wednesday by day and by night. breezy today, a brisk wind across parts of western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england blowing in some showers, adverse weather front is sinking south as a fairly weak feature. it is taking cloud with it but you could catch the odd spot of light rain, so wimbledon is at risk of that. but it is a lower risk. it should be mostly dry with variable amounts of cloud, some sunny intervals and highs up to 22 degrees. eventually, that weather front

sinks that bit further south and breaks up. a lot of dry weather but those showers packing in on the brisk winds across western scotland, northern ireland and northern england, a few getting into wales, as well. 0ur temperatures today ranging from 12 in the north to 23 in the south. and pollen levels today once again are going to be high or very high across many parts of the country. the exception to that is northern ireland, northern and eastern scotland where the levels are moderate. we are talking grass and also nettle pollen. through this evening and overnight, we say goodbye to that weather front. there will be some clear skies for a time and then all this cloud romps in from the atlantic across parts of england, wales, northern ireland and southern scotland. thick enough for some patchy light rain and drizzle, still breezy across the northern half of the country. the temperatures very similar to last night. tomorrow we still have all this cloud, it extends a bit further south and east. still some patchy light rain and drizzle coming in with it, especially on the coasts and the hills.

and then later we have some more rain coming in across western scotland. breezy across the far north, temperatures here are 13—15 degrees. as we come south, we are looking at about 19—23. as we head on into wednesday, we start off with some rain in the north but it will tend to ease. we will hang onto some of that across scotland and also northern ireland. it is going to be a cloudy day, there will be some sunny breaks and it will start to feel more humid than it has done. temperatures 13—24, so the temperatures climbing, high pressure starting to build in and the high pressure will settle things down as we go through the ensuing few days. it does mean we will see some weather fronts topple around the top of it, so here there will be more cloud in the north and west and the odd spot of rain. but you can see temperatures rising.

a this is bbc news. the headlines. renewed pressure for the prime minister to say what he knew about allegations concerning his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher. the labour leader sir keir starmer is to to dismiss calls for the uk to rejoin the eu in a speech setting out how a labour government would — in his words — make brexit work we have had so much division since 2016 the last thing certainly keir starmer wants to do is revisit any of that. ukraine�*s president vows to take back control of the luhansk region after russian troops gained the city of lysychansk. danish police say there is no evidence a shooting in a copenhagen shopping centre — which left three people dead — was motivated by terrorism and the suspect had a history of mental illness. the government is proposing increasing the children to staff ratio in nurseries in a bid to bring

down soaring childcare costs. sri lanka is close to running out of fuel, the government says there�*s less than a day�*s worth of petrol left after months of economic turmoil. and coming up, the queen�*s baton relay sets off from the eden project in cornwall on its finaljourney around the country before the commonwealth games. borisjohnson is facing more calls to reveal what he knew about allegations of inappropriate behaviour by one of his mps, chris pincher. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip on thursday, following allegations he groped two men at a private members�* club. in his resignation letter, the mp said he �*drank far too much�*

and embarrassed himself and other people. he was allowed to continue as a tory mp until late on friday, when he was suspended. mr pincher now faces a series of new claims of inappropriate behaviour stretching back several years. he has not responded to the bbc, but denied those allegations to newspapers. this is the second time mr pincher has stepped back from the whips�* office, having resigned in 2017. now, the prime minister is facing growing pressure over his handling of the allegations. labour wants details on what number 10 knew about the claims when mr pincher was appointed. the party�*s chairwoman, anneliese dodds, says the pm is �*clearly happy to sweep sexual misconduct under the carpet to save his own skin�*. the conservatives says boris johnson was not aware of �*specific allegations�* against mr pincher. but the prime minister still faces questions from his own party. no 10 has not denied a claim by former chief aide,

dominic cummings, that the pm referred to the former deputy chief whip as "pincher by name, pincher by nature" before appointing him. and it�*s possible elections for the 1922 committee of backbench mps — expected next week — could yet lead to another confidence vote if party rules were changed. speaking in the last half an hour or so the education secretary, nadhim zahawi, said that borisjohnson has acted decisively over the issue. i think if you look at the history of chris pincher, there were allegations about chris pincher way backin allegations about chris pincher way back in the theresa may government which he denied when they were investigated and they were found not to be correct and he was then promoted into government and became a minister, so there were of course allegations in the past. 0n the specific allegations, the prime minister did not know, and i think, as soon as he found out, he acted and acted decisively and that is the

right thing to do. there is now due process that has to follow and it is right that happens and the investigation takes place, and of course, chris pincher has to answer those questions from the investigators. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, ben wright, who told me that questions are mounting for the prime minister. there is pressure on him to explain precisely what he knew about allegations surrounding chris pincher�*s behaviour when he appointed him to be deputy chief whip back in february during a mini reshuffle. all of the allegations that have been sloshing around the newspapers at the weekend denied to those newspapers by chris pincher add to the sense that there was behaviour that no 10 must have known about, allegations about his behaviour so why did chris pincher get appointed. number 10 have been saying that there was no red flag raised by

the cabinet office that looked into propriety and ethics questions at the time that would have meant he would have been barred from being appointed to the job and ministers this morning have been trying to say there was no specific allegation that would have ruled him out of the running but it�*s a difficult thing for ministers to talk about and the government�*s minister for families and children was explaining how he felt about all of this when he was on the airwaves this morning. i am hugely embarrassed as a member of parliament to be in any way associated by it. it is hugely damaging for the trust and confidence of the public in parliament when allegations of this nature come forward. but what's really important is where people do experience bad behaviour or witness behaviour that is totally unacceptable and below the standards expected of a member of parliament or anyone acting on the parliamentary estate, that it is reported, and anyone that is a victim we create an environment where they feel able to come forward. borisjohnson will be in the commons later talking about his trips overseas and will be

in front of the liaison committee on wednesday and the senior backbenchers, on the committee, they will want to ask about this. but while we talk about pressure on borisjohnson, there�*s not much more whose mps who want to see him out of office can do at the moment. they have had their confidence vote and according to current rules there cannot be another one for a year, so they can complain, criticise borisjohnson again, but right now borisjohnson is safe in the job. let�*s talk about labour because sir keir starmer is making a speech on brexit later. what is he going to say and what has changed to make him want to talk about it now? interesting timing. sir keir starmer clearly thinks he needs to get on the front foot with brexit, which has been something of a taboo subject for his party. he doesn�*t feel they can fight the government on that ground, but now sir keir starmer will be making a speech this evening, making it quite clear that labour has no interest in rejoining the european union and

it will not happen and we will not be joining the single market or trying to re—enter a customs union and will not be restarting the debate around freedom of movement. those principal issues are settled and closed and he�*s not going there again, and sir keir starmer is trying to open a space where he will try to have an argument with the government on how brexit is working in practice, which is quite a shift because it was only three years ago when sir keir starmer was brexit spokesman was talking about a second referendum about a second referendum to try and break the deadlock at westminster. baronessjenny chapman, a labourfrontbencher, said this morning this was an attempt by the labour party to say to voters it is not going to try to unpick the brexit deal. we've had so much division since 2016 that the last thing sir keir starmer wants to do is revisit any of that but we do think that the _ conservatives, because they have this way of dealing with problems

which is all about, if we need to create a fight to garner some political support within our party, we will do that, they are taking that approach to issues like northern ireland and we think that that is irresponsible and we want to see these issues resolved. they are all resolvable without having to rejoin the eu. we need to get them sorted out so we can move on. so keir starmer trying to open up a new front of engagement with the government and perhaps labour has been on the back foot when it comes to brexit for too long. a 22—year—old danish man will appear in court today in connection with the killing of three people at a shopping centre in denmark�*s capital, copenhagen. one of the victims was a russian citizen. four people remain in a critical condition in hospital. police are investigating videos posted online which appear to show the suspect with weapons. they say there�*s no sign of a terrorist motive — and the suspect had a history of mental illness. richard galpin has this report. people fleeing as gunfire rings out

in a shopping centre here in copenhagen. while many ran out to safety, others were told to stay put until the police said it was safe to come out. for others it was too late. they lost their lives in the shooting. this photograph has now emerged of the man who is alleged to have carried out the attack. but the authorities here are certain this was not an act of terrorism. there was nothing in our investigation of the documents that we have been looking at or all the items we have found all the witness statements we have that indicates it was an act of terror. in the chaos of the attack, armed officers stopped a bus near the venue as a search operation got under way in the area.

the mall is a popular destination on the outskirts of the city with more than 140 shops and restaurants and catering for lots of younger customers. many were seen escaping from the gunfire. some holding hands. i�*ve spoken to my daughters and they were at the restaurant where the perpetrator was firing the shots. this is horrible. just pure terror. at a news conference today the police announced that the suspect was known to the psychiatric services. in a statement, the danish prime minister said... less than a mile away from the shooting were thousands of harry styles fans waiting in the copenhagen royal arena for him to come on stage. the concert was

eventually cancelled. some breaking news. firefighters have been tackling an "inferno" at a block of flats following a gas explosion. bedfordshire fire and rescue service described the blaze at the residential building in redwood grove, bedford, as a "major incident". bedfordshire police have tweeted: "emergency services have responded to an explosion at redwood grove, bedford this morning. this resulted in a significant fire at a three storey block of 20 flats, which has engulfed the whole building and caused a large portion of the roof to collapse. there are two people who have been taken to hospital, one with serious injuries to addenbrooke�*s. police, fire and the ambulance service all remain in attendance. we know people are keen to help, but would ask people to avoid the area and keep any doors and windows closed." us police have released video of a chase in akron, ohio,

which ended in a black man being shot dead, hit more than 60 times by pursuing officers. just a warning that some viewers may find the pictures we are about to show disturbing. police believe 25 year old jayland walker opened fire first and officers feared for their lives during the night—time traffic stop on 27th june. mr walker was not armed when he ran away from his car but police say a pistol was laterfound inside it. the eight officers involved in the shooting have been put on paid administrative leave. the national association for the advancement of colored people described mr walker�*s death as "murder. point blank". russian troops have taken control of the eastern ukrainian city of lysychansk and the wider luhansk region. the governor of luhansk spoke to the bbc and defended the decision to withdraw from lysychansk, saying the russians would have eventually levelled it to the ground by shelling it from a distance. 0ur correspondent in kyiv, joe inwood, told us more about the importance of russia�*s capture of lysycha nsk. i think more symbolic than strategic, but it is both symbolically and

strategically important. lysychansk was the last major city in the luhansk region which is one of the two regions that makes up the area called the donbas which president putin gave the liberation, as he put it, of the area as the main reason for the war. so taking lysychansk means they have taken the luhansk region and for russia that is a symbolic region, and it was in quite a defensible position on the ukrainians of said they could have held it, but i�*ve just got off the phone with the governor of luhansk, a man with nothing left to govern and he said they had made a strategic withdrawal. 0ur military could have held the city for — 0ur military could have held the city for a — 0ur military could have held the city for a long time, but russia currently— city for a long time, but russia currently has a huge advantage in artillery— currently has a huge advantage in artillery and ammunition. they would have simply— artillery and ammunition. they would have simply destroyed the city from a distance. — have simply destroyed the city from a distance, so there was no point in staying _ a distance, so there was no point in staying we — a distance, so there was no point in staying. we would have been surrounded and had to sit there

while _ surrounded and had to sit there while the — surrounded and had to sit there while the city was being shelled, therefore — while the city was being shelled, therefore we decided not to allow an encirclement. what they have realised is that the russians were looking to and circle them and would have done so and if they�*d been in circle, that would have been disastrous, so what it turns out has happened from the ukrainian perspective is over the last few days they have been pulling the troops out and trying to get back to the west, to more defensible positions. they say they have done it without leaving anyone behind and without losing people, which if true, and we should say it�*s only come from the ukrainian source, that is remarkable. i think it probably doesn�*t tally with what we saw happen because there had been an expectation that this fight might last a long time, fierce street fighting, one house at a time, but in the end it looks like the russians have just walked into the city and they released a video showing them wandering around unopposed, so it does seem to tally with what the governor was saying. but of course, despite the fact that the ukrainians said they decided to withdraw, they have decided to

withdraw because of the russian advances, so it is a military success, both strategically important but more symbolically for the russians. protesters have begun to target motorways in wales, essex and devon, in a demonstration over high fuel prices. so far, police have arrested eight protesters who were driving vehicles on the m4. it is understood that protesters blocking the eastbound carriageway of the severn crossing have also been arrested. police have warned there could be "serious disruption throughout the day" as protesters call for a cut to fuel duty. joseph coehlo, award—winning performance poet, playwright and children�*s author, has been crowned the waterstones children�*s laureate 2022 to 2024. coelho was presented with the medal by outgoing children�*s laureate, cressida cowell, at a ceremony held at the unicorn theatre in london. it is awarded biannually to a renowned writer or illustrator in recognition of exceptional talent. joseph coelho is known

for the luna loves picture books, the fairy tales gone bad series, and poetry collections for all ages. he says his tenure will celebrate the power of poetry, showcase new authors and illustrators and champion public libraries. and we�*ll be speaking to him here on bbc news just after five o�*clock. another busy day at wimbledon — we�*ll catch up with the latest in a moment. the cricket is underway this morning as england try to limit the damage against india, who are looking to build a commanding lead on day four of this 5th test at edgbaston. india resumed on 125—3 but england have struck early four times this morning. stuart broad removed cheteshwar pujara for 66, and india then lost shreyas iyer, before rishabh pant followed moments later — joe root with the catch off the bowling of jack leach. india have just lost another wicket, thacker, caught for four runs,

india have just lost another wicket, thacker, caught forfour runs, so the latest is 209—7 and they lead by 341. lots to do for england but looking positive as we speak. it�*s a big day at wimbledon with quarter final places at stake, and attention falling once again on nick krygios. the australian won a fiery encounter against world numberfour stefanos tsitsipas, and has the chance to make the last eight later, as he is first up on centre court.

0n on and manchester city have signed leeds united midfielder kalvin phillips for £45 million. he joins the premier league champions on a six—year manchester city have signed leeds united midfielder kalvin phillips for 45 million pounds. the england international joins the premier league champions on a six year deal. tom curry has withdrawn from the england squad on tour in australia due to concussion sustained in saturday�*s match in perth. england lost 30—28 in the series opener against australia, before the sale flanker was injured. the rfu have agreed that in the interest of player welfare and recovery, he will return home for continuing assesment. that�*s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. school caterers have told the bbc that rising food prices are changing what they provide for children�*s lunches in england and wales. certain foods — like chicken and beef — are being replaced by cheaper ingredients because of soaring costs and shortages. laca, the school caterers�* association for england and wales,

said the quality of meals was under threat. 0ur education editor branwen jeffreys has the story. hello, good morning. there you go. the early food delivery for the school lunch. 0h, potato today. even the humble spud is more expensive than it used to be. and the roast dinner here is now gammon. this primary gets its food from caterers supplying 69 schools across plymouth. but across england and wales, caterers have told the bbc prices are going up, driving changes on school meal menus. one, two, three. here in plymouth we've actually had to look very carefully at the meat we buy, so we've taken beef off the menu. we had been buying that from farms in cornwall. we have replaced it with gammon. we have reduced the amount of chicken we are using and replaced that with turkey. we are just having to balance the food cost on the plate to actually make it and continue

for it to be quality but affordable. this wholesaler down the road supplies the plymouth school caterers. 0n the price of fuel this week, have you seen the new prices? yeah, it's gone up 8.5p a litre on this week. rising fuel costs are just one of their headaches. they�*ve faced sudden shortages of some fruit and veg and the war in ukraine has made prices unpredictable. since january, anybody in this trade has never experienced what we�*ve seen in the last few months. luckily, now, things are levelling out on the produce side due to the fact that a lot of it is local coming through and english product, but yeah, it has certainly been a horrendous few months. everything in these crates is destined for local schools. at the moment, prices are quite stable because we are into the british growing season. but the fear is that this autumn and winter could see

further big price hikes. yay! let the showtime begin. for school catering teams, it is getting harder to make everything add up. fourand four is? eight. and eight and eight is? 16. wow! children might have to get used to more changes on their plate, even though most of them like familiar foods. what do you like about the roast dinner best? i like the roast potatoes. you like the roast potatoes best? is that your favourite bit? i like some of the vegetables and the gammon. it was really nice. and for dessert i had a pot ofjelly. i like the potatoes more. which is your favourite? all day breakfast. breakfast, yeah? you don�*t like the roast dinner, then? you do?

i do, but my favourite is probably the breakfast. it is probably the breakfast. you have cleared your plate. what do you like about school dinners? i like the taste of the food and also vegetables. with half the children here getting free school meals, good food matters. just losing beef off the menu has had an effect. sometimes it is not until you do something like that that you realise the impact. for example, some children stopped having roast dinner. we were saying, why is that? "i really like the roast beef and yorkshire pud." so that�*s really sad, because with the roast meat comes a lot of offer around vegetables that they may not otherwise try. the number of children who need free school meals has gone up. in england, more money has gone into meals for the very youngest, with the government giving 7p a child extra each day. a welcome increase, but one that could be overtaken by prices. branwen jeffreys, bbc news, plymouth.

rob percival, the head of food policy at the soil association spoke with us earlier. he said widening access to school meals would to school meals would help to reduce costs. it was recently recommended that the free school meal threshold should be lowered and more children should be given those meals. we know there are around 1 million children living in poverty who cannot access those meals at the moment, so by extending free school meals to those cohorts, you provide a nutritional safety net and the economies of scale would support caterers with some of the cost challenges but there is more to do beyond that. just on the virtuous circle that you have outlined, what sort of a difference would it make? ultimately farmers are facing increased costs, so how much negotiation is there to be had when it comes to bulk buying?

we know it would make a real difference. if you are providing for 50 children, it�*s more difficult than providing for 200 children. the economies of scale do matter and these children are going hungry and turning up to school without having had any breakfast and are sitting through lessons in the morning without having eaten anything and then they go into the school lunch hall and told they are not eligible for school meals because of where the threshold is set. the cost challenges require further government action and we need a joined up food strategy and government leadership on food and at the moment it is completely missing. just in terms of the impact on the producers, when we see what is happening in schools with menus being changed and something is disappearing off the menu entirely, presumably that is reflective of what is happening in households up and down the country, who cannot afford more expensive meat and having to reduce what is being bought.

what happens in the cycle of cost, supply and demand, and where do you envisage it going? there�*s a huge opportunity here. the government spends £2 billion every year on the food served in schools and hospitals and it should be channelled into the pockets of british farmers and producers, providing higher animal welfare and environmental standards and at the moment the system is leaking and the standards are not enforced and there is no requirement that the meat is produced to british animal welfare standards and we know there is a loophole that allows the imported stuff to be served and it�*s part of a broader strategy to tackle the really challenging issues we are seeing in supply chains and the government needs to tighten its standards and make sure the money is flowing into the right places, the children who need the meals are able to access them and we need to talk about the allowance, the school meal allowance, the budget and you mention 7p going into infant meals. it�*s not enough

and we need more money in the system but it�*s a good investment because it�*s about providing nourishment for children as they learn. when you say the government needs to tighten its standards, what do you mean by that? at the moment if you go to a school or hospital it is quite possible you are being served meat which has been produced to standards which would be illegal in this country in terms of animal welfare and environmental impact. there are government buying standards which shape what food is produced and served in those settings but they are not tight enough and there are loopholes in them and they are not monitored or enforced, so one thing we are calling for from the government is the roll—out of an assurance scheme, some form of monitoring of compliance which will guarantee that these meals are at a standard that they need to be and caterers are asking for this as well, school leaders, hospitals and caterers are asking for a level playing field and we need more robust monitoring.

but that would then put prices up even more, wouldn�*t it, because part of what is being said is the reason the cheaper meat from abroad is being used and cutting costs because everything is so expensive question is yes and this needs to be part of a broader package of reforms. one option on the table we are discussing is a change to the procurement models they use so instead of this highly centralised procurement which can add costs up the supply change we need a more nimble approach that allows smaller scale producers to feed into public sector contracts which mean some of the premium is not added to the problems on the supply chain which means the high quality stock and get onto plates without there being a significant cost increase. there are ways around it but there is no money solution and one of the reasons for the food strategy being disappointing is that it did not grasp the nettle or take on all of these issues with the ambition that we need. now it�*s time for a look at the weather forecast. it's it�*s going to turn warmer and more humid from wednesday by day and

night. a brisk wind across western scotland, northern ireland, north—west england blowing in showers on this whether is syncing south at a fairly good rate. some cloud with it but you could catch the odd spot of light rain, so wimbledon is at risk of that but it is a low risk and it should be mostly dry with amounts of cloud, sunny intervals and highs up to 22 degrees. eventually the weather front sinks further south and breaks up front sinks further south and breaks up and a lot of dry weather, but the showers are packing in on the brisk wind across western scotland, northern ireland and northern england and a few getting into wales as well. temperatures today ranging from 12 in the north to 23 in the south. pollen levels today are going to be high, or very high across many parts of the country in the exception to that is northern ireland, northern and eastern scotland where the levels are moderate and we are talking grass and nettle pollen. through the evening and overnight we say goodbye to the weather front and there will

be clear skies for a time and then all of the cloud will romp in from the atlantic across parts of england, wales and northern ireland and southern scotland. thick enough for some patchy, light rain and drizzle and still breezy across the northern half of the country with temperatures similar to last night. tomorrow we still have this cloud which extends further south and east, still some patchy, light rain and drizzle coming with it, especially on the coasts and hills and later we have more rain coming in across western scotland. breezy across the far north, temperatures here between 13 and 15 degrees and as we come south we are looking up between 19 and 23. as we head into wednesday, we start with rain in the north but it will tend to ease but we will hang onto some of that across scotland and also northern ireland and it will be a cloudy day with some sunny breaks and it will start to feel more humid than it has done. temperaturesjoin start to feel more humid than it has done. temperatures join 13 and 24, so the temperatures climbing and high—pressure starting to build and the high pressure will settle things

down as we go through the ensuing a few days but it does mean we will see temperatures around the top of it so there will be more cloud in the north—west and the odd spot of rain but you can see are rising. —— temperatures are rising. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... renewed pressure for the prime minister to say what he knew about allegations concerning his former deputy chief whip, chris pincher. the labour leader sir keir starmer is to to dismiss calls for the uk to rejoin the eu, in a speech setting out how

a labour government would, in his words, make brexit work. ukraine �*s president vows to take back control of the luhansk region after russian troops gained control of lysycha nsk. danish police say there is no evidence a shooting in a copenhagen shopping centre, which left three people dead, was motivated by terrorism and the suspect had a history of mental illness. firefighters in bedford say they�*re dealing with a major incident after a gas explosion. crews are on the scene and have asked people to stay away and close doors and windows. some foods like chicken and beef are off the menu for school dinners according to some caterers, who blame shortages and rising costs. the government is proposing increasing the children to staff ratio in nurseries in a bid to bring down soaring childcare costs. convoys co nvoys of protesters convoys of protesters are creating a rolling blockade of some of the

country�*s motorway is too slow or stop traffic, in protest at high fuel prices. in sri lanka, the country is close to running out of fuel altogether. the government says there is less than a day �*s worth of petrol left, after months of economic turmoil. a consultation has begun on increasing the number of children that can be looked after by a single childcare worker in england. currently, one adult can be in charge of four children, but the government wants to change that to one adult caring for five. the government hopes it will cut the costs of childcare, but there are fears the quality of care would drop if the plan is adopted. sanchia berg reports. 7.30 in the morning, and toddlers are arriving at little flyers nursery near edinburgh. most parents said that they were happy with the staffing ratio here. maisie has been going to nursery since she was two. we were in glasgow before, and i always felt the ratios were quite generous in glasgow, as well.

compared with england, the scottish workforce is better qualified, and staff have to continue training throughout their career. at little flyers, they�*ll often have more adults in the toddler room than the legal minimum. the ratio system is more like, it's like the speed limit. that's the maximum you can go to, you don't want to exceed that. but you can drive slower if you like. it's the same with the ratio, you can have more hands on. this system is well established. the ratio has been in place for many years. scottish nurseries generally have more funding per child, and they don�*t have to pay business rates. should that scottish ratio be a model for england? that�*s the question the government�*s asking today, as it starts a formal consultation. this isn�*t a decision made, it�*s about us going ahead and saying, "look, scotland do things ever so slightly differently, they have a one to five ratio instead of a one to four". we need to look at that, we need to consult with the sector, we need to consult with the experts and importantly, consult with parents, to make sure that what we are proposing is right.

# if you see a lion, don't forget to roar! # raaaah! over the borderfrom little flyers at yellow wellies nursery in durham, the owner says it�*s the very worst time to change staffing. children born during the pandemic missed so much. to catch up, many need extra, individual support. even if she did change the ratios, the owner of this nursery doubts she�*d be able to drop fees. other costs are going up fast. her energy bills have tripled. please come and spend a day with us in our two—year—olds' room. and when i say day, i mean 7:30am until 6pm. pop yourself in the room with 15 two—year—olds and two of my staff, let's see how you get on. what is the monkey doing? nurseries in both nations have been hit by the cost of living crisis. experienced staff are leaving for better paid work. and in england, the number of providers has dropped by 4,000

over the last financial year. sanchia berg, bbc news. firefighters in bedford are dealing with a major incident after a gas explosion at a block of flats. crews are at the scene and have asked people to stay away and close their doors and windows. we can speak to our reporter now. what is going on there, what can we see and what do we know so far?— we know so far? good afternoon, at the moment — we know so far? good afternoon, at the moment i'm _ we know so far? good afternoon, at the moment i'm at i we know so far? good afternoon, at the moment i'm at the i we know so far? good afternoon, at the moment i'm at the john i we know so far? good afternoon, at the moment i'm at the john bunyan | the moment i�*m at thejohn bunyan centre in bedford, the centre where people have been arriving from the evacuated flats. speaking to witnesses so far, it was 9:20am when there was a huge explosion. it was so loud, speaking to one resident a moment ago, she thought it was a bomb. so, an incredibly loud explosion this morning at 9:20am. again, speaking to people that were

in the block of flats at the time, the doors came off the hinges, the windows were blown up. when they went out into the corridor, there were large amounts of smoke so they got out as quickly as they possibly could. when those people got to the ground level, they looked back at the building and saw the windows smashed out, and the roof was on fire. the flats we are talking about here, they are three stories high and there are reports of people jumping out of the third floor to safety. so that happened this morning at 9:20am. people arriving here, as you can imagine, very upset, very shaken. people turning up upset, very shaken. people turning up with pets in their bags. 0ne lady turned up a few moments ago with her neighbour �*s dog because her neighbour �*s dog because her neighbour was at work at the time. she smashed the door down, got the dog will stop so, 9:20am, that very loud explosion. peoplejust getting out of that building as quickly as they could.

out of that building as quickly as they could-— out of that building as quickly as the could. ~ :, , ., they could. apologies if you have already mentioned i they could. apologies if you have already mentioned this, i they could. apologies if you have already mentioned this, but i they could. apologies if you have already mentioned this, but do i they could. apologies if you have i already mentioned this, but do we know what time this happened? was this a time when the flats would have been full of people? yes. this a time when the flats would have been full of people? yes, we do. have been full of people? yes, we do- speaking _ have been full of people? yes, we do- speaking to — have been full of people? yes, we do. speaking to people i have been full of people? yes, we do. speaking to people here i have been full of people? yes, we | do. speaking to people here today, it was 9:20am. 0bviously, do. speaking to people here today, it was 9:20am. obviously, a lot of people had left for work. one lady i spoke to, she had already gone to work at the local hospital in bedford but her 14—year—old daughter was still in the flat at the time. she reports of the wall coming down in front of her in the flat, the tv coming off the wall, and just getting out of there as quickly as she possibly could. we know from speaking to the people that were inside that block of flats this morning, this was 9:20am. people are saying to me that there was only a near miss a few weeks ago and they have been issues in that building before, according to people we have spoken to today. but this morning, nobody expected that and more and

more people are arriving here with their families for safety. at the moment, they have no home to go back to tonight, so they are here at the john bunyan centre here in bedford. lots of babies are turning up as well, so families are turning up here that have got their babies and nothing else. but the community is really coming together as one to try to help these people that have woken up to help these people that have woken up this morning, heard this explosion, and they have got sadly no property to go back to. find explosion, and they have got sadly no property to go back to. and how densely packed _ no property to go back to. and how densely packed is i no property to go back to. and how densely packed is the i no property to go back to. and how densely packed is the area? i no property to go back to. and how densely packed is the area? are i no property to go back to. and how| densely packed is the area? are we talking wide residential streets, or is it an area where there are lots of other buildings nearby customer i suppose a secondary concern is people who may have suffered smoke inhalation if they have not shut their doors and windows quickly enough. their doors and windows quickly enou:h. , , ., their doors and windows quickly enou:h. , ,., , _ their doors and windows quickly enou:h. , , _ ., ., their doors and windows quickly enou:h. , _ ., ., :, enough. yes, it is a busy area. you have not enough. yes, it is a busy area. you have got flats _ enough. yes, it is a busy area. you have got flats and i enough. yes, it is a busy area. you have got flats and houses i enough. yes, it is a busy area. you have got flats and houses around, | enough. yes, it is a busy area. you i have got flats and houses around, so it�*s a busy area and a lot of people this morning were coming back to the house, maybe they were out shopping

or had been at work, they were going back to their properties and of course they were faced with police and fire service, and a vast amount of smoke. we have spoken to people here today that could see the smoke from quite some distance. when i arrived, a little bit later, i could still see the smoke myself. so we have got people here that have seen it, thought what on earth is going on? and they have just gone down that road, they have got straight on other cars and gone to help people. so that�*s the kind of place that bedford is. there is a very strong community here, and everyone was doing what they could to help. it�*s notjust doing what they could to help. it�*s not just the flats. you doing what they could to help. it�*s notjust the flats. you have got other flats surrounding those flats and then you have got houses as well. everyone in the local area, which is an incredibly busy part of bedford, everyone has been affected by what happened this morning at 9:20am. 0k, just in, thank you for the update.

justin deeley, bbc three counties reporter at the rescue centre, where families are tethering and being looked after. we will bring you updates on that here on bbc news, but in the meantime of course you can get more detail from justin and his colleagues at bbc three counties radio. farmers across the uk say rising costs are threatening their future, with some reporting that their costs have soared by a quarter in the last year alone. the national farmers union says a third of arable farmers are now reducing their number of crops to compensate. victoria fritz has been at a dairy farm in east sussex. local produce for local people. it is being billed as a potential solution to what is the cost of living crisis and rising food bills for people right across the country. but how realistic is that in practice because ag—flation, that�*s agricultural inflation, is currently running in some instances at more than three times the national rate. on average, 25% compared to about 9% average for inflation.

so what�*s driving that? a whole range of things from machinery hire, transport costs, shortage of labour and seasonal workers, but also the cost of things like food, fuel, energy, fertiliser as well. this is all meaning it�*s becoming increasingly difficult to stay in the business. those that are toughing it out, arable farmers, so they�*re producing crops — wheat and the like, but also things like fruit and veg, they�*re saying, one in three, are saying they�*re actually cutting back on the amount of land that they�*re cultivating as a direct result of the cost—of—living crisis and inflation they are facing. dairy farmers, the situation isn�*t much better, if i�*m honest. one in 20, according to the nfu, are not going to be in dairy at all in the next two years. so, times are increasingly difficult. let�*s talk to steve hook who is the manager and farm owner here at hook and sons in longley farm in sussex. where are you feeling the pinch when it comes to costs?

mainly on cattle food, that�*s, for me, is the biggest cost at the moment. we are organic so i am not buying expensive fertiliser, which has gone through the roof. but my cattle feed costs have gone up by 70% in the last two years. on top of that, i�*ve, obviously, got wage increases, fuel is a big thing. we do doorstep delivery and we also process our own milk into buttercream and so on and my packaging costs, on that side, glass and plastic, have really gone up, as well. so it seems as though the costs are just going mad at the moment. so what are you going to do? how are you going to change the business to adapt? i know you�*ve been here and been doing this, your family have been farming here for over 200 years. we are increasing our range of products. we are diversifying more. i am very fortunate in that i sell all my own milk myself. i�*m not selling it to the big companies who put it into supermarkets. so i can actually be a price maker

and not a price taker and i�*m actually putting my prices up by 10% to 15% this week, which my customers have been very understanding about. and also we are diversifying. we are looking at having a campsite on the farm. but on the farming side, i think i�*ve got to invest in my grassland so i�*m actually producing more milk from my own grass instead of imported feeds. it�*s tough, isn�*t it? steve is doing all of this, but with a herd of 70 and 20 people he�*s got here on the farm, most people have got perhaps two workers and they are looking at a herd of twice that, 150 cows would be the average here in the uk. so times are tough for the agricultural industry and many are wondering whether or not we will go back to local produce for local people. we have a development now on our

lead story, the news that boris johnson has been facing more calls to reveal what he knew about allegations of inappropriate behaviour by one of his mps, chris pincher. now, we are hearing that the prime minister �*s official spokesperson has said that boris johnson knew of allegations that were either resolved or did not progress to a formal complaint. a spokesperson went on to say, it was deemed not appropriate to stop an appointment. this was the appointment. this was the appointment of chris pincher to the role of deputy chief whip. simply because of unsubstantiated allegations, the spokesperson went on to say that mr pinter had lots of skills and experience for the role, adding the allegation to —— allegations he not something you�*d want anyone in government to be accused of. he was also asked, asked, this is the spokesperson, whether boris johnson asked, this is the spokesperson, whether borisjohnson used the phrase picture by name, camera grip injured by nature. a spokesperson said he would not comment on private

conversations. this is all how much the prime minister knew about allegations regarding the behaviour of chris pincher before they appointed him back to the whips office. he was a deputy chief whip until allegations emerged about his behaviour at the private members club this week. he also had the tory whip removed on friday as well. the opposition labour party has been pushing for the prior minister to reveal how much he knew of prior allegations before making the government appointment. we will have more on that as it develops, but let�*s move on now. new analysis has revealed there are fewer pubs in england and wales than ever before, as the industry grapples with surging business costs. the total number of pubs dropped below 40,000 during the first half of this year — a fall of more than 7,000 over the past decade. here�*s our business reporter noor nanji, with more about the pressures facing uk pubs.

the pub has been a mainstay of british life for hundreds of years, but there are growing concerns that in england and wales at least, this much loved institution is coming under concern. so, these risks have been raised by a consultancy firm, and what they said was that, although pubs managed to battle through coronavirus with all the challenges that brought, such as lock downs and social distancing, and all of those other pressures, they are now facing a whole new set of challenges and those are things like rising costs and energy bills, and as a result, according to altus group, 400 orso and as a result, according to altus group, 400 or so pubs in england and wales closed last year, and in the last half of this year, the first half, another 200 have disappeared. that takes the total number to below 40,000, and that�*s the lowest level on record. it is the west midlands and london and the east of england that have seen the biggest drops,

according to the research. the government says it does continue to support the hospitality sector. it says it has been slashing fuel duty, and also introducing a 50% business rate relief for eligible firms. sri lanka could soon run out of fuel, as it endures its worst economic crisis in decades. the country�*s energy minister warned yesterday that sri lanka�*s petrol reserves had fallen below one day�*s worth of consumption. he said the next petrol shipment wasn�*t expected until later this month. long queues forfuel can be seen in the capital, though most pumping stations have run dry. i�*m joined now from colombo by swasthika arulingam, a lawyer there. have things just how bad things what? what is the impact on daily life? this what? what is the impact on daily life? ~ , , :, what? what is the impact on daily life? a ., ., life? as you said, we have run out of fuel, life? as you said, we have run out of fuel. and _ life? as you said, we have run out of fuel, and public i life? as you said, we have run out of fuel, and public transport i life? as you said, we have run out of fuel, and public transport is i of fuel, and public transport is overburdened because people are now

taking public transport or walking, because even public transport can�*t manage with the number of passengers. we largely rely on tea, but even reduction is slowing down because of the fuel crisis. 0rdinary life is being affected for so many people, particularly in hospitals and a places like that stop when you have a fuel crisis, and of course the food crisis, which is really bad. there was a fertiliser ban last year, and so with that man there is also a drop in food production. we are in a very bad and serious food crisis. ,:, ., , ., ,, crisis. the government has taken ste s. at crisis. the government has taken steps- at one _ crisis. the government has taken steps. at one point, i— crisis. the government has taken steps. at one point, i believe, i crisis. the government has taken i steps. at one point, i believe, they stopped exports of fuel to try to make sure the country was able to

keep an for its own population. did that help at all, or has that simply delayed the shortage? i that help at all, or has that simply delayed the shortage?— delayed the shortage? i think it does simply _ delayed the shortage? i think it does simply delay i delayed the shortage? i think it does simply delay the i delayed the shortage? i think it| does simply delay the shortages because there are long queues here. we don�*t have petrol shipment coming into the country because we don�*t have this, so it has just delayed the crisis. so it does not really help the situation because the government does not have a plan. the government does not have a plan. the government had not come up with a satisfactory plan either to avoid the crisis, and they seem disconnected. but also the food crisis is restarting to show when it comes to the ordinary sri lankan masses. :, ~' comes to the ordinary sri lankan masses. :, ~ , :, y comes to the ordinary sri lankan masses. :, ~ , :, , . :, masses. thank you very much for s-ueakin masses. thank you very much for speaking to _ masses. thank you very much for speaking to us — masses. thank you very much for speaking to us here i masses. thank you very much for speaking to us here on i masses. thank you very much for speaking to us here on bbc i masses. thank you very much for| speaking to us here on bbc news. thank you.

the queen�*s baton relay has started its journey around england today — three—and—a—half weeks before its arrival in birmingham for the opening ceremony of the commonwealth games. john maguire has been to the eden project in cornwall, where the relay began. the one we are standing in this morning is a mediterranean environment. as you can see, we�*re surrounded by cypress trees, by the most extraordinary ancient olive tree there, just watching the bumblebees getting in amongst the fennel plants. it is a wonderful location. it�*s the first leg of the english section, the last section, of the queen�*s baton relay, the baton has been travelling right around the world, 72 commonwealth nations and territories over the last nine months. it arrived in the english section in rather spectacularfashion. this is pretty cool! for some reason, i seem to have overtaken 0llie! i think it's because i weigh twice as much as he does!

pretty exciting way to start monday morning. and a great way to bring the baton for its final leg as it travels across the uk. two of the baton bearers this morning were angie emrys—jones and ben, who will be swimming at the commonwealth games later on this month. we will hear more about that later. how was it to carry the baton? absolutely surreal, really good. to get nominated and then get selected is one thing and that's exciting enough but when you actually arrive and it's really happening, it was just wonderful, really wonderful. just remind us why you were nominated, the people carrying the baton this morning have done charitable works, good works in local community, how are you chosen? i was nominated by a local charity, a cornwall accessibility programme, for work that i have done around disability and people with down syndrome, particularly, and some campaigns i have been involved with and more recently the down syndrome act, as well.

well done. enjoyable and a very memorable morning. very much so. we have a busy couple weeks ahead. you certainly have. plenty of training but getting ready to represent team england. i you are a swimmer and you will be swimming in which events? i'm going to be doing 50 butterfly | in 50 freestyle and i will be thirdl commonwealth games and trying and retain my titles eight years i after winning them in 2014. and you have something very special to show us this morning, haven�*t you? i do. have a look, folks. can you explain what this is? fresh off the boat from budapest, 50 freestyle world champion, i it's a very special medal. it has given me a lot of confidence before heading off to birminghaml to represent team england. as you say, you have been at the commonwealth games before. how has it differed from other major multi sport events around the world? it's a beautiful event, i because it's a friendly games, a great team environment, i you are going up against people who are actually team—mates. you know, it is good fun.

to be doing this in front i of a home crowd this year will be very special. just carrying the baton this morning, that is perhaps something you, as an athlete, as a competitor, wouldn�*t normally do, so a different aspect for you, how was that? definitely. — i am always behind the scenes, going from the pool to the hotel and to be here and part- of the journey and the festivities is special. i and to be surrounded by local heroes land all the kids, great enthusiasm. i to be here at the start- of the journey as the baton goes around england, that was very special, something i have not done before. i'm very grateful. all the best for later in the month, get back in the pool. we shouldn�*t keep you out of the pool for too long. congratulations to you, angie. interesting to be here in the mediterranean biome. the baton has been around the world, 72 of those commonwealth nations and territories, including malta and cyprus.

it feels as if we are treading in the footsteps of the baton which will get to birmingham for the opening ceremoney on the 28th ofjuly back to her majesty the queen who started it off nine months ago at buckingham palace, circular trip around england and around the world. jane will be here with the bbc news that one in a few moments. now, the weather. hello. despite starting our week with a lot of fine weather and some spells of sunshine, temperatures have been a little below where we would expect to find them at this point in the summer. through the week ahead, we will see some warmth returning across the uk, with particular emphasis on temperatures lifting across the southern half of the uk. heavier on monday with a north—westerly breeze which has added to the cool feel. the remnants of a weather front clear in the south—east of england through the evening and that could produce the odd light shower, but

actually, a lot of dry weather as we look at the evening. 0vernight a lot of showers targeting northern and western scotland. lows in the towns and cities in double figures, but on the chilly side in sheltered rural spots, down tojust the chilly side in sheltered rural spots, down to just six or seven celsius. plenty of sunshine on tuesday, but cloud already into northern ireland through the morning, and advancing to western scotland by the afternoon, pushing rain towards us on the coast. they could cloud across wales and into the south—east of england by the afternoon as well. fine day to come at wimbledon. tebbutt is courtside 20 or 21 degrees and a light north—westerly breeze. throughout the week ahead, i�*m not anticipating much change in play because high pressure will mean a lot of fine weather. it clad on wednesday across england and way but further north we will see some weather fronts pushing their way across the north of scotland. 0ur bricks of rain but little of it getting into eastern

scotland, and some brightness to the east of the mountains. for the rest of the weekend the weekend, it is all about this high pressure trying to build up from the south—west. staying relatively cooler air here, but to the south the yellow lifts into amber and eventually into red by saturday and sunday. temperatures across some parts on sunday could be getting into the high 20s. and warm as well. and and northern ireland. temperatures approaching the low 20s, but always comparatively corner across the northern half of the uk to those images further south.

the bbc says it�*s received six complaints about alleged bullying or sexual misconduct by the dj tim westwood — and that one was referred to the police but in april the bbc said �*no evidence of complaints�* had been found following a documentary which investigated the former radio 1 presenter tim westwood has previously denied allegations of sexual misconduct. also this lunchtime. borisjohnson was aware of reports and speculation about the behaviour of chris pincher before he was appointed deputy chief whip in february. the man suspected of killing 3 people in a copenhagen shopping centre is due in court — the authorities don�*t believe the attack was terrorism related thousands of people are told to leave their homes,

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