this is bbc news with the latest headlines. the final two candidates in the conservative leadership race, liz truss and rishi sunak, begin to set out their pitches to win over party members. i think every day and when i get up in the morning, "what can i do to change things?" i'm impelled to do that. the office for national statistics says surging inflation means uk government borrowing was £22.9 billion injune — up up by £4.1billion from a year earlier. the government has launched its help for households campaign with deals it says will help people cope with rising prices this summer. a new report suggests doctors have effectively cured the rare bleeding disorder haemophilia b.

england's lionesses fight back to reach the semifinals of the euros — an extra—time time winner from georgia stanway sees them come from behind to beat spain. a very welcome to the two candidates are left in the race to replace borisjohnson, as rishi sunak and liz truss, go head to head to become the next prime minister. a key battle ground is likely to be taxation — with ms truss promising immediate tax cuts, while mr sunak says he would wait until inflation was under control. our political correspondent, jonathan blake, reports. he's the former chancellor who quit borisjohnson�*s government, arguing now restraint is what's needed to get a grip on the economy.

the question now for our members is, who is the best person to defeat keir starmer and the labour party at the next election? i believe i'm the only candidate who can do that. she's the foreign secretary with a tough reputation, who reckons rapid tax cuts are the answer to the rising cost of living. i'm the person who can go into number ten, i can hit the ground running and i can get things done, and i think that's what colleagues have voted for and that's what i now want to take to conservative members around the country. the final pair were chosen in one last round of voting by mps. therefore, rishi sunak and liz truss will be i the candidates going forward. the trade minister, penny mordaunt, was eliminated after building significant support. allies blamed vicious media briefings against her. so what do we know about the two finalists to be our next prime minister? the former chancellor, rishi sunak, became an mp in 2015,

voted leave in the eu referendum, and has said he wants to cut taxes, but only when inflation's under control. the foreign secretary, liz truss, was first elected in 2010, became a cabinet minister in 2014, and voted remain in the eu referendum, but rapidly became an enthusiast for brexit. she is promising immediate tax cuts. over the next several weeks, conservative party members will vote to determine their new leader and the country's next prime minister. and the country's so what do these young tories make of the contenders? i think in particular promises are cheap, and i'm wanting to hear a candidate that is honest about the trade—offs that the country is facing. liz truss, i think, is very good for the kind of right wing of the party. but also i think rishi sunak has done a good job, as well. so i think you need to go in with an open mind to the hustings. these votes need to connect with absolutely everybody, i notjust ourselves. the fierce rivalry between the two candidates for number ten promises plenty of heated debate about what the conservatives want from their leader,

and the course they should set to govern the uk. in her first broadcast interview sincejoining the race to become the next prime minister, liz truss has attacked the government's economic policy, warning that it risks sending the uk into a recession. speaking on the today programme, the foreign secretary insisted that her plan to reverse increases increases in national insurance and corporation tax, and increase borrowing by around £30 billion, would not add to rising inflation. asked by host nick robinson about her borrowing plans, she criticised what she called the economic orthodoxy under her leadership rival, the former chancellor rishi sunak. look, we've got the highest taxes for 70 years.

and we have got lower debt than the united states, than japan, then canada. that's what jeremy corbyn said in the last election. there are no other countries raising taxes. the 0ecd has described our current policy as contractionary, and contractionary essentially means policies that lead to a recession. understood... so, understood, so you would make a gamble on growth. what i am saying, keep taxes low, do the supply side reforms, get growth going. that is the way to increase tax revenues. not choke off growth by raising taxes. will borrowing that sort of money... no other country is following that strategy. following this strategy. no other country is... will borrowing billions of pounds, you say over £13 billion, increase or decrease inflation? my tax cuts will decrease inflation. really?! because what they do... can you point to a single chancellor, a single governor of the bank of england, a single leading economist who thinks that cutting taxes with borrowed

money does anything other than increase inflation? patrick minford, who has written an article about it this morning. there's one. he is distinguished in many ways, but he is not what ijust listed. he is not one of the leading economic thinkers in this country. nick, we have had a consensus of the treasury, of economists, of the financial times and other outlets peddling a particular type of economic policy for the last 20 years. here's conversion from.... you backed that policy when you were chief secretary to the treasury! it hasn't delivered growth. that he backed it... i controlled spending when i was chief secretary, and i was chief secretary for two years. but what i know about the treasury, from having worked there, is they are... they do have an economic orthodoxy, and they do resist change. and what people desperately need now is change. 0ur political correspondent helen catt is in westminster.

interesting liz truss saying what people want is change and she is attacking the government's economic record. of course, she is part of the cabinet that would have signed off on all of that.— off on all of that. yes, she is, as is her rival. _ off on all of that. yes, she is, as is her rival, rishi _ off on all of that. yes, she is, as is her rival, rishi sunak, - off on all of that. yes, she is, as is her rival, rishi sunak, the - is her rival, rishi sunak, the former chancellor. it is striking she is attacking back record of what the government that she has been part of for so long has done. that is part of the worries within the party over this summer, that we will see a lot more of this as the two of them slog this out over the next two weeks in front of the membership. that if you have people attacking the record of government, that is in some senses a gift the opposition. and in terms of the differences, there is clearly this big gulf between them on their tax and spend approach. are there any other key differences that could swing the vote of those who were previously backing penny mordaunt?- vote of those who were previously backing penny mordaunt? there are a

number of issues. _ backing penny mordaunt? there are a number of issues. the _ backing penny mordaunt? there are a number of issues. the main _ backing penny mordaunt? there are a number of issues. the main focus - backing penny mordaunt? there are a number of issues. the main focus sol number of issues. the main focus so far from the two candidates has been thoseissues far from the two candidates has been those issues about how to deal with the economy. you have liz truss very much painting herself as the tax cutter, promising that on day one, as she puts it, she will make big tax cuts and reverse the national insurance rise that came in earlier this year that was supposed to pay for the nhs backlog and toward social care. and you just heard nick robinson on the same programme pressing her about how she would fund that. she is talking about taking green levies off energy bills. she is painting herself as the low tax and tax cutting and low tax zones, that is how she is framing her campaign. rishi sunak has been framing his campaign as there should be tax cuts, he agrees with that. but he says the government needs to grip inflation first. this morning in the telegraph we got hints at where else he might be going with his campaign. he described himself in an article this

morning as the heir to margaret thatcher bringing in radical reforms. he also hinted at the idea that he would have tougher policies on immigration and on crime. but as yet, no further detail, we will have to see what they come out with over the coming weeks.— to see what they come out with over the coming weeks. helen, thank you very much- — and joining me now is the conservative peer lord hayward. we will talk about who might win the contest. good to have you with us. what are the polls suggesting at the moment? . , , ., moment? that liz truss would win. it is fair to say — moment? that liz truss would win. it is fair to say that _ moment? that liz truss would win. it is fair to say that over _ moment? that liz truss would win. it is fair to say that over the _ moment? that liz truss would win. it is fair to say that over the last - is fair to say that over the last few weeks, the polls have been all over the place both with the public and party members. in part that is because this election has come upon us somewhat quickly. and large parts of the population at tory party membership really don't know either of the candidates that well. therefore, the fluctuations are inevitable. therefore, the fluctuations are inevitable-— therefore, the fluctuations are inevitable. �* , . . inevitable. and yet i have heard it su . . ested inevitable. and yet i have heard it suggested that —

inevitable. and yet i have heard it suggested that many _ inevitable. and yet i have heard it suggested that many party - inevitable. and yet i have heard it i suggested that many party members would vote fairly quickly, once they get their balance, when they go out in the next week, ten days. so the candidates really have a very limited window in which to get their policies across and persuade party members that they are the candidate to back. ~ , ,., , ., members that they are the candidate to back. ., , ., , to back. absolutely. i am sure the campaigns — to back. absolutely. i am sure the campaigns will— to back. absolutely. i am sure the campaigns will be _ to back. absolutely. i am sure the campaigns will be very _ to back. absolutely. i am sure the campaigns will be very much - campaigns will be very much front—loaded because of what you have just identified, the front—loaded because of what you havejust identified, the imminence of the postal votes going out. you've got the hustings, the two televised hustings, and regional meetings and, for example, there is a meeting taking place this morning with both candidates both in person and virtually, with local government councillors. 0f and virtually, with local government councillors. of course, they are looking to the candidates to see who is going to help them win their seats on the local councils. who seats on the local councils. who would you _ seats on the local councils. who would you like _ seats on the local councils. who would you like to _ seats on the local councils. who would you like to see _ seats on the local councils. who would you like to see emerge as the winner out of this? i’m would you like to see emerge as the winner out of this?—

winner out of this? i'm sitting back and enjoying _ winner out of this? i'm sitting back and enjoying it _ winner out of this? i'm sitting back and enjoying it as _ winner out of this? i'm sitting back and enjoying it as an _ winner out of this? i'm sitting back and enjoying it as an analyst, - and enjoying it as an analyst, looking at the polling figures, i will not and never have done and will not and never have done and will not and never have done and will not even on september the 5th say how i voted. but i will certainly vote.— say how i voted. but i will certainl vote. ., ., certainly vote. were you among those who felt that — certainly vote. were you among those who felt that the _ certainly vote. were you among those who felt that the change _ certainly vote. were you among those who felt that the change was - certainly vote. were you among those who felt that the change was needed, j who felt that the change was needed, though, it was time for a change of leader? �* . , leader? again... in terms... the fascinating _ leader? again... in terms... the fascinating thing _ leader? again... in terms... the fascinating thing about _ leader? again... in terms... the fascinating thing about the - leader? again... in terms... the fascinating thing about the last l leader? again... in terms... the i fascinating thing about the last few daysis fascinating thing about the last few days is the biggest loser has been borisjohnson. 0n days is the biggest loser has been borisjohnson. on both the televised debates there was a question about boris, whether he was a liar or not and the other one whether he would go in government. and the consensus of all the candidates, however many there were, were absolutely clear they were critical of boris johnson. so, there is no doubt that i was in the sense that he had caused all sorts of problems and malfeasance was his downfall, which i had said all along would be the case. find i all along would be the case. and i don't know—

all along would be the case. and i don't know if— all along would be the case. and i don't know if you _ all along would be the case. and i don't know if you ask _ all along would be the case. and i don't know if you ask about - all along would be the case. and i don't know if you ask about this specific topic area, but when you have televised debates like that i'm aware people who were part of the administration, who were part of the government, then attacking the man that they were previously working alongside as their prime minister, how does that go down with voters? do they find it unedifying or do they accept it as cut and thrust of politics? they accept it as cut and thrust of olitics? , . , , ., politics? generally, they find it a art of politics? generally, they find it a part of the _ politics? generally, they find it a part of the cut — politics? generally, they find it a part of the cut and _ politics? generally, they find it a part of the cut and thrust, - politics? generally, they find it a part of the cut and thrust, as - politics? generally, they find it a j part of the cut and thrust, as you say. 0ther part of the cut and thrust, as you say. other countries have similar arrangements. the americans have primaries, the french have a system of selecting their candidates, as well, amongst party members. what tends to happen, and the position for the tory party is that post—september the fifth, in other words, the point at which the decision is actually declared, there is going to be a year two years until the next election and under those circumstances, it will be policy issues and the development of policies over that period of time which will ultimately be the

deciding factor for voters at large. do you think party members care about the warnings that rishi sunak is more popular than liz truss with the wider electorate?— is more popular than liz truss with the wider electorate? yes, they do. the will the wider electorate? yes, they do. they will be — the wider electorate? yes, they do. they will be looking _ the wider electorate? yes, they do. they will be looking at _ the wider electorate? yes, they do. they will be looking at all _ the wider electorate? yes, they do. they will be looking at all sorts - the wider electorate? yes, they do. they will be looking at all sorts of i they will be looking at all sorts of indications, notjust their own personal feelings but, indications, notjust their own personalfeelings but, as i say, if you are a local council or if you lost your seat as a local councillor in may but want to come back, then clearly they will be looking at what does their electorate actually think? are they under threat from labour voters in the midlands and the north or are they actually under threat from the lib dems in the south, the south—west, and parts of the east? therefore, there will be a variety ofjudgments but there is no question that large numbers of people will be finding out what other people think, as well. lord ha ard, other people think, as well. lord hayward, conservative _ other people think, as well. lord hayward, conservative peer and pollster, thank you very much. thank

you. surging inflation led interest payments on uk government debt to hit {19.4 billion last month, that's the highest amount since records began in 1997. official figures show government borrowing was just under £23 billion injune, up more than £4 billion from a year earlier. we'll get more on that with our business correspondent later in the hour. people with the bleeding disorder haemophilia b, have effectively been cured, according to british doctors. they say gene therapy, delivered through a single injection, could be available within the next three years. the treatment corrects a genetic defect that stops blood clotting. how big a breakthrough is this? it's a how big a breakthrough is this? it�*s a significant breakthrough, not only for haemophilia b but it may weigh pave the way in the future for other

rare bleeding disorders such as haemophilia a and other diseases. it is a new dawn for treatment within bleeding disorders. hour is a new dawn for treatment within bleeding disorders.— bleeding disorders. how does it work? as you — bleeding disorders. how does it work? as you just _ bleeding disorders. how does it work? as you just mentioned, l bleeding disorders. how does it| work? as you just mentioned, it bleeding disorders. how does it i work? as you just mentioned, it is work? as you 'ust mentioned, it is an injection. — work? as you just mentioned, it is an injection. it— work? as you just mentioned, it is an injection, it takes _ work? as you just mentioned, it is an injection, it takes about - work? as you just mentioned, it is an injection, it takes about an - work? as you just mentioned, it is| an injection, it takes about an hour and it goes into the liver. it goes through the cold virus to you and me, it needs something to couple on to. it goes in that way. hopefully the liver starts to express factor nine, which is what the person with haemophilia b can't express. this will be available for people with severe haemophilia b, around 1300 people in the uk with haemophilia b generally and they are different degrees of haemophilia, severe, moderate, and miles and this will be available for around 370 potentially people with severe haemophilia. some are resistant to the cold virus, won't be eligible for it but there are lots of other products in the pipeline coming to market, as well as this one. we hope that in the next few years, people with severe haemophilia b will have this

opportunity, should they wish to take it. �* . ., ,, , opportunity, should they wish to take it. �* . , , . opportunity, should they wish to take it. . , , . ., take it. and what makes it such a bi ste? take it. and what makes it such a big step? what — take it. and what makes it such a big step? what are _ take it. and what makes it such a big step? what are the _ take it. and what makes it such a big step? what are the realities, | big step? what are the realities, day—to—day, of living with haemophilia prior to this treatment becoming available? tiara haemophilia prior to this treatment becoming available? two significant chances. becoming available? two significant changes- firstly. — becoming available? two significant changes. firstly, people _ becoming available? two significant changes. firstly, people currently . changes. firstly, people currently have to take weekly injections and their factor nine levels will go up and down, they will be periods where they won't necessarily have particular good coverage in terms of preventing mainly internal bleeding. secondly, visits to hospital. as you can imagine, when this first happens, there is quite an intensive degree of surveillance. after that, people will be able to not have to go to hospital as much for appointments and hopefully won't have too have internal bleed and treat themselves at all. i know somebody who has been on one of these trials early on this year was travelling in south america and went to the rainforest and something he never envisaged being able to do with this condition. i never envisaged being able to do with this condition.— with this condition. i was 'ust sa in: a with this condition. i was 'ust saying a moment i with this condition. i was 'ust saying a moment ago, it h with this condition. i wasjustl saying a moment ago, it could with this condition. i wasjust - saying a moment ago, it could be available within the next three years, why that time lag from a

being discovered and saying that it works to it being widely available? the big issue a we challenge have at the moment is payment for this. at the moment is payment for this. at the moment, treatment for people with severe haemophilia costs about 150- £200,000 a with severe haemophilia costs about 150— £200,000 a year. gene therapy could cost anywhere between £1 million at two and a half million pounds. we need to work on the reimbursement funding model, that is something we are working on with other people. it may be that it ends up other people. it may be that it ends up being a mortgage payment, the government or nhs would pay that money up front and would pay it over a few years depending on the results. we hope within the next 7-12 results. we hope within the next 7—12 months we can get that funding model in place and that we can work out how this will be reimbursed so it comes to market and people do have the opportunity of this as a treatment option.— treatment option. that1 million -lus treatment option. that1 million plus figure. _ treatment option. that1 million plus figure. is _ treatment option. that1 million plus figure, is that _ treatment option. that1 million plus figure, is that for - treatment option. that1 million plus figure, is that for the - treatment option. that 1 million i plus figure, is that for the overall development, that is not for individual treatment for each patient? individual treatment for each atient? . , , individual treatment for each atient? . ,, 0h, individual treatment for each atient? . , , 0h,| patient? that is per patient. oh, i see, that patient? that is per patient. oh, i see. that is _ patient? that is per patient. oh, i see, that is why _ patient? that is per patient. oh, i see, that is why the _ patient? that is per patient. oh, i see, that is why the funding - patient? that is per patient. oh, i see, that is why the funding are l see, that is why the funding are such a big issue. we really appreciate your explanation, thank

you very much, clive smith, the chair of the haemophilia society, thank you. the headlines on bbc news... the final two candidates in the conservative leadership race, liz truss and rishi sunak, begin to set out their pitches to win over party members. the office for national statistics says surging inflation means uk government borrowing was £22.9 billion injune — up by £4.1 billion from a year earlier. the government has launched its help for households campaign with deals it says will help people cope with rising prices this summer. russian gas has started flowing again through the nordstream1 pipeline, after ten days of maintenance work. but the german government has speeded up efforts to find alternative sources of energy, wary that russia might close the tap for good. jenny hill reports from duisburg. germany thought this was the fuel of the past. now coal is keeping

the country afloat. as russia restricts its gas, germany is seeking other sources of energy and that includes firing up old coal power stations. so, martina's barges are busy, but she sees the damage done by vladimir putin's gas war. translation: of course it's good for us that we are - transporting so much coal, but it's a fine line because industry here might have to shut down soon if the gas runs out. few here trust russia. but germany relied on its gas, it is painfully exposed. russian gas powered this country's economy. going without it, industry leaders warn, could have catastrophic consequences, perhaps even trigger a recession.

going without it, industry leaders warn, could have catastrophic consequences, perhaps even trigger a recession. just when they thought it couldn't get any worse, this hotel is still recovering from covid shutdowns. now its energy bills are soaring and if gas supplies aren't secured, germany could face rationing. translation: if we don't get gas any more, we can't cook. - the kitchen closes. we won't be able to heat, either. i don't believe it will come to that but we have to act now. it would be the death of hospitality. even as europe swelters through a heat wave, experts are looking to the winter. germany's hoping to import liquefied natural gas to boost reserves. it doesn't have enough to get through the cold months. it could be bad, there could be - shortages if we don't prepare enough and that said we have to import gas from other sources as well, - we have to diversify - the import even further. we have to fill the storages as high as possible, - we need to get the gas demand down and also to increase _ renewables more.

vladimir putin has forced germany's climate conscious government back to coal, at least in the short term. he wants to trigger political and economic chaos in the west but he may yet accelerate european efforts to abandon russian energy, or perhaps even fossil fuels altogether for good. jenny hill, bbc news, duisburg. and jennyjoins us live now from duisburg. this is contrary to the fears that russia may not have resumed the supplies to that pipeline and running at what, 30—40%, no imminent risk of a shortage but, of course, we are not in the winter yet. well, unfortunately, the gas supply may be working but our technology to

jenny isn't. we will try to return to her later in the programme. in the meantime, a line of breaking news coming to us from italy. mario draggy has formally resigned as italy's prime minister. his resignation has been accepted by the italian president —— mario draghi. he will remain in office as caretaker prime minister for the time being. eventually this will bring about elections. our colleagues in the bureau in rome will advise that those elections will advise that those elections will likely be called for the autumn. the breaking news, the italian prime minister mario draghi, has formally resigned as italy's prime minister but will remain in office as caretakerfor prime minister but will remain in office as caretaker for the time being. more on that later in the programme. russia says its military focus in ukraine is no longer only focused on the east of the country. the news comes as the united states announced it would provide ukraine with more long—range weapons.

meanwhile, the country's first lady, olena zelenska, is visiting us to ask for more air—defence systems to help the fight. sri lanka's new president, ranil wickremesinghe, has been sworn into office. he faces the task of reuniting his economically stricken nation, which has seen months of unrest that toppled his disgraced predecessor, gotabaya rajapaksa last week. but many protest leaders have expressed disappointment, making it clear that they will continue with their demonstrations. secunder kermani reports from the capital colombo. sri lanka's new president is not a popular man. there was heavy security outside parliament as politicians assembled to select a new leader. ranil wickremesinghe is a veteran political leader. now he'll be leading a country struggling with its worst ever economic crisis.

earlier this month, his officers were temporarily taken over by angry protesters, who forced the previous president to flee. demonstrations have continued but now they are far smaller. protesters had said they would never accept ranil as president. there is clearly still a lot of anger but so far no sign of the kind of mass protests we've seen in recent weeks. obviously, people are burnt out after four months of continuous protest. and the election should happen as soon as possible, once the reliefs are given to the people. the new president faces major challenges. petrol queues stretch for miles. sri lanka is basically bankrupt, unable to afford enough fuel, whilst food prices are soaring.

translation: my children ask for milk in the morning - but i can't afford it. our electricity has been cut off because we can't pay the bill. with cooking gas too hard to find or too expensive, it's become common to see bundles of firewood for sale. this dressmaker now has to cook for her two grandchildren on a makeshift stove outside. translation: i'm not a person who has spent her life like this. but now i have to do. for the sake of these children, i have to find a way. protesters see the new president as too close to the old guard. they want change but, for now, seem resigned to accept him. the anger that saw his home burned down earlier this month could rekindle at any time. secunder kermani, bbc news, columbo.

social media sites are now the number one source of news for teenagers, according to a survey by the broadcast regulator ofcom. instagram is the most popular source for young people, but print, tv, and radio news outlets still dominate in older age groups. here's more from our media correspondent, david sillito. young teenagers are not the biggest consumers of news, but around a half say they are interested in what's going on. but where are they getting it from? the answer, of course — their phones, tablets and computers. even for those studying media, tv and newspapers are far from the first port of call. due to the fact that we have an accessible, like, phone which knows everything and we are able to find all the information we need at a click of a button, it's almost unnecessary to us to purchase something when it's for free on our mobiles.

the top—three places helping to keep them up to date are instagram, tiktok and youtube. and this is new — last year, the number—one source was bbc one. it's now slipped to number five. teenagers don't appear to be going directly to news brands online, so just 5% say they use bbc news online. fewer than one in ten say they use a newspaper website. so it's much more that news is being pushed to them through their social feeds from a wide range of sources, and children do say that they recognise that they get a bigger range of opinion through their social media services than they do through other news organisations. however, tv as a whole is still bigger than any app or website, and the biggest overall source of news for teenagers? theirfamilies — and mum and dad are rather more likely to be getting their news from more traditional sources. david sillito, bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. good morning. good morning. today will be cooler— good morning. good morning. today will be cooler than _ good morning. good morning. today will be cooler than yesterday - good morning. good morning. today will be cooler than yesterday but - will be cooler than yesterday but temperatures still above average for the time of year. afair bit a fair bit of cloud across south—east scotland and england. out towards the west, brighter skies and sunshine. temperatures 13 in lower, 21 in birmingham at 25 in london. the cloud will spread out and more showers will develop from central scotland and northern england and wales and the midlands. a warm night in the south, fresh as we push further north and west. tomorrow, more cloud than today and we could see a shower almost anywhere. the heaviest are likely to be across

northern england, wales, and the midlands, where we could hear the odd rumble of thunder. showers pushing through the english channel and clipping areas adjacent to them and clipping areas adjacent to them and with an onshore breeze on the north sea it will feel cooler. top temperature 23.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the final two candidates in the conservative leadership race, liz truss and rishi sunak, begin to set out their pitches to win over party members. i think every day and when i get up in the morning, "what can i do to change things?" i'm impelled to do that. the office for national statistics says surging inflation means uk government borrowing was £22.9 billion injune, up by £4.1 billion from a year earlier. the government has launched its help for households campaign with deals it says

will help people cope with rising prices this summer. a new report suggests doctors have effectively cured the rare bleeding disorder haemophilia b. the operator the nord stream gas pipeline says it has resumed flows from russia to germany after 10 days of maintenance. england's lionesses fight back to reach the semi—finals of the euros. an extra—time time winner from georgia stanway sees them come from behind to beat spain. sport now, and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. it was a thrilling match in brighton as england beat spain in the quarterfinals of the women's european championship. the lionesses were behind, but an equaliser put them back in the game in the 84th minute. a goalfrom georgia stanway

in extra time secured their spot in the semifinals. there will play either belgium or sweden — our sports correspondent natalie pirks was watching. the calming presence of sarina wiegman back on the bench after covid. under her, england were unbeaten, but they couldn't afford a slow start against a team chock—full of champions league winners. it's a free header once again. and it's just put wide. the free—flowing england of the group stage had gone, with the forwards labouring. ellen white thought she'd carved spain's defence open... the flag's gone up! ..but her celebrations were premature. in the second half, spain turned their patient probing into all—out attack. lovely touch, pulls it back. spain lead. that's the first goal england had conceded in the tournament. time to send on the cavalry. there was an immediate injection of pace and, with just six minutes to go, two super subs combined for the lifeline. ella toone with a massive goal!

extra time, and now england needed to make this count. this rocket from stanway gave them lift—off. oh, my word! what a screamer! they had school in the morning, it was late, but finally — relief. and just look what it meant. unreal. that just shows the level that we're at. we get a set—back and we come back and we do it. i'll remember today, like the other girls. we put in a massive, massive shift. yeah, there's not really much i can say apart from we're just going to enjoy this moment and then crack on. i've never been so tense in my entire life! we were literally on the edge of our seats, that was an amazing game. honestly. espania played well, but i think we came away with the win, well—deserved win. they did play well, but we proper pushed it and i couldn't be happier. it was epic! incredible, incredible. what a finish. so pleased. with a few minutes to go, you think it's all over, don't you? but no, mate, not with england. it's coming home this year.

twice — once now, once in december. england had cantered through to the quarters, but at times it looked as if the joyride was coming to an end. yet again, though, they showed strength and depth and resilience, and that could prove vital in sheffield next week — their fourth consecutive major tournament semifinal. natalie pirks, bbc news, brighton. england's place in the euro finals 2022 confirmed. —— semifinals. britain's eilish mccolgan and jessica judd are through to the 5,000m final at the world championships in oregon and matthew hudson—smith is in the a00m final, but medal hope max burgin withdrew from the 800m with injury. rounding up all the action from day six, here's our correspondent andy swiss. the british performance of the day was no doubt from matthew hudson smith. he qualified second fastest for the final of the men 400 metres.

he broke the long—standing record on this very track earlier this summer. he has been in great form. so he will certainly be vying for a medal in the final on friday. there was disappointment for another big british hope. the 800 metre runner max burgin had to pull out of his heat because of a calf injury. he is the fastest man in the world this year over 800 metres. the fastest man in the world this year over800 metres. he the fastest man in the world this year over 800 metres. he was a big british medal hope so that is a huge shame for him in the british team. only two gold medals were decided. kazakhstan won the 3000 metres steeplechase. there was a big shock in the women discuss. china's consistent beat her personal best by more than three metres. the last high—altitude test of the tour de france takes place in the pyrenees later today with denmark'sjonas vingegaard still favourite to win the race with four stages to go. defending champion tadej pogacar gained four

seconds by winning stage 17 but vingegaard is 2 minutes 18 seconds ahead in the standings. britain's geraint thomas is still third — he lost over two minutes on the leading pair, but is nearly three minutes clear of fourth place. that's all the sport for now. we will have more to you later, but now back to you, ben. dozens of families are dealing with the aftermath of losing their homes in wildfires that started during the record—breaking heatwave. 15 areas around the uk declared a major incident when fires broke out. laura tra nt reports. what looks like scenes from a hollywood movie are real—life horror stories. across the country, communities, including here in dagenham, are coming to terms with the destruction of the wild fires. gutted. totally gutted. my daughter was born there.

i've been there for nearly 27 years. it's first house i've actually sat down and settled in. i'm just totally gobsmacked. i don't know what i'm going to do now. you see this on tv, but you don't expect it to happen in real life. down the road in wennington on the eastern edge of london, families are having to cope with the fire damage and having to explain to children about losing their homes. i waited until i got to my mum's and we knew that my husband was safe, and then i sat down with the children and told them that we'd lost our home. my kids are upset that they've lost their favourite teddy bears that they've had since they were babies. and if my children are feeling that, the other children of the fires in rainham and dagenham yesterday are going to be feeling it too. the charred remains that tell a chilling tale of a nursery in the walnut tree area of milton keynes. but staff say they are determined to rebuild. we are the heart of walnut tree.

i've been at the nursery 23 years, so we are the heart, and we will be back, and we will find temporary accommodation in the meantime, which is what we're just dealing with with our parents at the moment. all of the children and staff were safely evacuated from their nursery, but it's a lot for them to take in. some haven't really mentioned anything yet. others are sort of more concerned that they can't see their friends more than anything. and then others are, you know, just worried because they thought the staff lived at the nursery, bless them! in norfolk, housemates patrick and annabel are living amongst the destruction. their house escaped the flames, but the building next to them didn't. in the back of our gardens, it kind of seems like a war zone, to be honest. the police have cordoned off the road as well, making sure people are all right. just kind of everything is chaotic, really, and you come down in the morning,

you think, "i hope it was a dream" but the reality, yeah, everything was a mess. in boston in lincolnshire, residents spent another night away from their homes after these flats were destroyed. although some flats escaped the worst of the damage, there are questions about how structurally sound they are. we have some kit inside the building, but we won't be able to retrieve that because it's not safe to go in and fetch it. and so we have to look at then the impact of that on neighbouring buildings as well. in barnsley in south yorkshire, at least four homes on woodlands drive have been completely demolished by the fires, including dave cooper's parents�* house. there's some personal things that we've lost that were sentimental to us. this was my parents�* house. so, you know... but possessions, they can be replaced. but everybody�*s safe. that's the main thing. everybody�*s safe and everybody�*s well. i think the neighbours have all come together really good. fire brigades across the country are urging people not to light

barbecues or bonfires, and to avoid dropping cigarettes. the ground is so dry, the smallest spark can cause a massive fire. laura trant, bbc news. rising inflation led interest payments on uk government debt to hit £19.4 billion last month — that's the highest amount since records began in 1997. our business correspondent ramzan karmali is here. how worrying is this? this is quite worrying actually and it is only going in one direction as well. you talk about that 19.4 billion. the reason it is so high is because a lot of the government debt that the government is paid to deal with day—to—day spending is linked to what we call the retail price index. that isn't a lot higher than the normal consumer price index. it's currently at 8.9%. that's the highest it has been since 1982. they

are only heading in one direction. we know that inflation is going to end up quite high, so these excess payments will end up being higher and higher as well. find payments will end up being higher and higher as well.— payments will end up being higher and higher as well. and to be clear, this is 99-4 — and higher as well. and to be clear, this is £19.4 billion. _ and higher as well. and to be clear, this is £19.4 billion. the _ and higher as well. and to be clear, this is £19.4 billion. the interest. this is £19.4 billion. the interest on the debt, not even paying down the debt itself. the on the debt, not even paying down the debt itself.— the debt itself. the interest on the debt. it is quite _ the debt itself. the interest on the debt. it is quite scary. _ the debt itself. the interest on the debt. it is quite scary. it _ the debt itself. the interest on the debt. it is quite scary. it is - debt. it is quite scary. it is double the previous record set in june 2021. it is eye watering amounts of money that we are facing. i suppose some people will say that what we have been through over the last two years, the government has to has burrow. it last two years, the government has to has burrow-— to has burrow. it has and they are confident they _ to has burrow. it has and they are confident they get _ to has burrow. it has and they are confident they get it _ to has burrow. it has and they are confident they get it down. - to has burrow. it has and they are confident they get it down. but i to has burrow. it has and they are l confident they get it down. but the overall amount of money that has been borrowed betweenjune 2021 and june 2022 is around £55 billion. that is actually believe it or not slightly less than predicted. so, i

think you just have to look at... this morning we heard from liz truss. these figures make whatever they decide to do on taxing and spending really difficult. it really puts them in a tight spot in terms of what they can actually do. they may say they can do a lot of things, but these figures limit what they can actually do. i but these figures limit what they can actually do.— but these figures limit what they can actually do. i suppose this may seem so far _ can actually do. i suppose this may seem so far removed _ can actually do. i suppose this may seem so far removed from - can actually do. i suppose this may| seem so far removed from people's daily lives. it is government debt. but i suppose the knock—on effect is that if they are paying so much interest there is less money to spend on other things. exactly. he sa s spend on other things. exactly. he says government _ spend on other things. exactly. he says government debt _ spend on other things. exactly. he says government debt but - spend on other things. exactly. he says government debt but it's - says government debt but it's actually public debt because we pay taxes. it's our money. it will impact on the amount the government can spend and the amount the government can tax as well. so it is quite worrying as to where we're heading and where inflation is heading and where inflation is heading well. as specially as the

amount of debt that we pay, the government are us, is linked to inflation. , , , ., ., government are us, is linked to inflation. ,, , ., ., ., inflation. the issues of tax and sendin: inflation. the issues of tax and spending are — inflation. the issues of tax and spending are playing _ inflation. the issues of tax and spending are playing such - inflation. the issues of tax and i spending are playing such leading role in the —— such large role in their leadership battle. you role in the -- such large role in their leadership battle. you cannot -romise their leadership battle. you cannot promise these _ their leadership battle. you cannot promise these tax _ their leadership battle. you cannot promise these tax cuts, _ their leadership battle. you cannot promise these tax cuts, look- their leadership battle. you cannot promise these tax cuts, look at i their leadership battle. you cannot| promise these tax cuts, look at the state of the finances. he may have a point there. the government are confident they can get the debt down. they think inflation will start to ease off next year, and they are confident that they excess payments. they are confident that they excess -a ments. ., ., ., ,, ,., they are confident that they excess -a ments. ., ., . ~ y., ., payments. come down. thank you for ex-alainin payments. come down. thank you for explaining that _ payments. come down. thank you for explaining that for _ payments. come down. thank you for explaining that for us. _ the prime minister and the government's cost of living tsar david buttress are setting out details on a new cost of living partnership with businesses. the help for households' campaign aims to make deals and discounts to help families with rising food costs over the summer holidays. the government says this is part of their wider efforts to support families with retail deals to further help with the cost of living for families and consumers. but how will it affect small

businesses who are also feeling the squeeze? let's speak now to craig beaumont from the federation of small businesses. what do you make of this plan? it is not ve what do you make of this plan? it 3 not very impressive. the government has got all their policy levers it can pull to help small businesses, and we have been pitching these into government over the past three months or so, but none have been pulled. instead, what we are having is this big campaign, not about big businesses selling things for a bit cheaper. you can go to sainsbury�*s or amazon and get five things for the price of six. there is a good thing, but not a good substitute for policy. at the moment you've got inflation, small businesses are really struggling with everything they buy. energy bills are up for a five times and fuel costs are up, and they have had none of the help that consumers or households have had so far. so they are saying this is not very impressive, you really

need to think about this summer. because if you can't get small businesses to exist and flourish for the autumn, we might have a smaller small business community coming out of it. that undermines tax take in everything you have just underlined there. you need a small business sector to to underline the texan being paid and that helps a government debt.- being paid and that helps a government debt. being paid and that helps a rovernment debt. ., ., government debt. through the fellow scheme and the _ government debt. through the fellow scheme and the business _ government debt. through the fellow scheme and the business rates - scheme and the business rates relief, the government has taken steps to support businesses through the tough times. the steps to support businesses through the tough times.— the tough times. the previous government. _ the tough times. the previous government, if— the tough times. the previous government, if you _ the tough times. the previous government, if you like, - the tough times. the previous government, if you like, yes. | government, if you like, yes. absolutely, the fellow scheme, self employed income support scheme. some people were excluded and some people are missing, and now it is being drawn up. i've worked in this job for nine or ten years. i have not seen it is tough out there, except

during the covid—19 crisis, but i have never seen small businesses react in such a way to this idea of a taxpayerfunded react in such a way to this idea of a taxpayer funded campaign for big business with such anger before. the anger is based in not having any help. so an energy bill used to be £2000, this year, would be £10,000. we are asking for some kind of help towards that just for the really lowest, most vulnerable small businesses, because they're the same as the most vulnerable consumers. the study you just go and it's not very expensive. we have the government saying you've got highest tax burden since 1948. the cost of government isjust huge, and tax burden since 1948. the cost of government is just huge, and yet there is nothing to help small businesses. i there is nothing to help small businesses.— there is nothing to help small businesses. , , , . , businesses. i suppose the difficulty is, we businesses. i suppose the difficulty is. we have — businesses. i suppose the difficulty is. we have just — businesses. i suppose the difficulty is, we have just been _ businesses. i suppose the difficulty is, we have just been talking - businesses. i suppose the difficulty is, we have just been talking aboutj is, we have just been talking about how much the interest is costing to service government debt. the money has to come from somewhere, and if they are going to spend, i wonder

whether the thinking is give that help directly, target it to the families and households who are in greatest need rather than have another step in the chain to filter it through the businesses.- it through the businesses. about ener: , it through the businesses. about energy. that's — it through the businesses. about energy. that's a _ it through the businesses. about energy, that's a really _ it through the businesses. about energy, that's a really good i it through the businesses. about energy, that's a really good way | it through the businesses. about l energy, that's a really good way of doing it. consumers and households received money through the government tax system and there is this help within the energy system afterwards which will be a grant and not alone. that's brilliant. if you are a small business, you don't have access to the energy cap, your small shop on the high street who business has gone up from 1000 to nine or 10,000, has none of that help. if you are going to put that through the business rate system to match that, that really small business that, that really small business thatis that, that really small business that is struggling at the moment with pay, funding stuff, inflation, everything else, that will cost about £150 million. that is pretty

affordable in the scheme of things. we are about to do the pension is triple lock which is about to cost upwards of 5 million. we are about to do the pensions triple lock which is about to cost upwards of 5 million. when not —— upwards of 5 billion. we're not talking big money is that, but we are talking about helping people who are struggling at the edge of things. when you are spending more on things since 1948. 15 prime ago we had to go to find a government this big. there are ways to get the cash and that's what we're talking about this week. thank ou ve we're talking about this week. thank you very much- _ the headlines on bbc news... the final two candidates in the conservative leadership race, liz truss and rishi sunak, begin to set out their pitches to win over party members. surging inflation means that you interest rates and uk government

debt hit £19.4 billion. the highest on record. it was the biggest domestic burglary in english legal history — a gang of thieves managed to evade 24—hour security on one of the world's most secure streets. they stole jewellery and watches valued at more than 26—million pounds from the model and daughter of an ex—formula—1 boss, tamara ecclestone. now a new bbc documentary looks at who was behind the crime and the manhunt to catch the suspects. let's find out more from thomas mackintosh. within the space of a fortnight in december 2019, a gang of international jewellery thieves travelled to london, targeting the homes of three celebrities, and they made off with a haul worth £26 million. among the targets, a home belonging to chelsea legend frank lampard and his tv—presenter wife christine lampard, and a town house owned by the family of the late leicester city chairman vichai srivaddhanaprabha.

but the biggest raid of them all was at tamara ecclestone's 57—room mansion. lots of things that were taken are basically irreplaceable to me because they have so much sentimental value. bracelets that jay had got me when i gave birth to sophia — one of them had her name and diamonds on it, which he gave to me in the hospital the day that she was born. there were diamond earrings that were my mum's that she gave to me when i was in my 20s. those are the things that i guess kind of hurt the most because they are memories of, like, the most special days of my life. i think when we're never seeing those things ever again, i...have to make my peace with that. there's just now always worry, there's worry... about the one thing i didn't worry about, which was being safe in this house. located on billionaires row, it is one of the wealthiest streets in the world. it has 24—hour police patrols and is home to a number of embassies. just hours before the raid, tamara posted on instagram saying

she was away for a family christmas holiday to lapland with her husband, jay rutland. he was the first to be told about the break—in. when you're woken up in the middle of the night and told to call someone, you obviously know it's going to be bad news, but... it gradually dawned on me in that conversation that, actually, they had been successful and they had been able to take quite a lot. they entered in via our back garden, hid behind a wendy house. apparently, they then break in via an extremely slim window! they then spend an hour in the house. they go into every single room, on every single floor. every single room is locked, so they use a crowbar to open every single door. the burglars were eventually disturbed, but made off with the stolen items into the night. in their hurry, burner phones and screwdrivers were dropped. police saw cctv of the three men flagging down a taxi, and detectives had to call over 1,000 black cab drivers in order

to piece together their getaway. they were traced to southeast london, then later to italy. last year, jugoslav jovanovic, alessandro donati, and alessandro maltese were arrested, extradited, and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to burgle. the trio were jailed for a total of 28 years. having seen their faces, it's kind of haunting in a way, knowing that that kind of person has been roaming around your house and helping themselves freely to my most treasured, valuable possessions. it's just... it's just a horrible feeling. i feel like i can't get those faces, now, out of my mind. thomas mackintosh, bbc news. who stole tamara ecclestone's diamonds? is on bbc three tonight at 9pm and is available to watch on iplayer now.

pebbled, stony beaches aren't necessarily great for wheelchair users — but seaton in devon is leading the way when it comes to disabled access. a track has been built on the beach for wheelchair and mobility scooter users to get closer to the water. kirk england has been to see how it works. i don't feel different. i feel like everybody else. if i want to go to the beach and read a book and have a coffee, then i can get on the beach and do that, and i haven't got to think about it. well, it's an amazing location, but seaton beach hasn't always been accessible for everybody. but it is now, because of this. this special track that has just been put down, and it was the idea of nicki. nicki, why did you want to do it? i wanted something for everybody to get on the beach and be able to use. coming down to the beach, you know, with my family, i was stuck up on the promenade while they were on the beach. so, you were up here while they were down there? yeah. how did that feel? it made me feel not part... i wanted to be part of it.

nicky dack, who has multiple sclerosis started her campaign for better beach access at seaton just a year ago. it'sjust amazing, and to get her down on the beach... we always walk along the promenade, don't we? but to get her down on the beach, it'sjust special. itjust feels warming. it's heart—warming. she'sjust amazing what she's done, as well. the scheme has been paid for by the local district and town councils. we recognise that the demographic in seaton is such that we have got lots of people that have mobility issues or are disabled, and i think it is really important that they should have the same opportunity to use and enjoy the beach as able—bodied people can. it's a pilot project for the summer, but there is already talk of it becoming a permanent feature. if the scheme is well used and we get good feedback from everyone, then, yeah, i can't see why not, and maybe even extend it even further. nicky is seaton born and bred,

and she loves where she lives. and thanks to her new track, she and others can now enjoy even more of it. kirk england, bbc news. film footage is going on display at a museum in the us state of louisiana that's believed to show the oldest moving images of the city of new orleans. the black and white film dates back to 1898 and shows the annual mardi gras parade. the bbc�*s tim allman has the story. even in the late 19th century, the big easy knew how to have a good time. this was canal street, more than 120 years ago, celebrating mardi gras in its own inimitable style. the floats, the costumes, the spectacle. new orleans putting on its best.

you did not go to canal street unless you were dressed up and i am sure that this was early on in the culture, in new orleans culture among all people. but here on mardi gras day, the people were dressed very well. mardi gras, or fat tuesday, is part of the fabric of the city. it has become a raucous affair these days with the crowds almost as big a part of the show as those on parade. things were a little different in 1898. the people standing, they are watching, are just staid and not really interacting the way that people are now. this footage, discovered only recently in a museum in the dutch city of amsterdam provides a window into the past, a past that still looks, despite the passage of time, strangely familiar. tim allman, bbc news.

now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. good morning ben. the weatherfor the next few days is fairly mixed. it is going to turn a bit warmer before it worms up but today, sunniest in the west. there will be a lot of dry weather around, and some cloud, and that may be they can offer some powers —— for some showers. from south—east scotland across the bulk of england, we are hanging on that cloud as we go to the day. still the chance of some showers in the lake district and the pennines. towards the west we have something drier and brighter with something drier and brighter with some sunshine. later run, likely to have temperatures up to about 25 celsius in london, 21 in glasgow. so

those temperatures down just a notch and yesterday. some of us, they are still above average for this time of year. overnight, we could see some early morning sunshine before cloud becomes more widespread with some showers across scotland and northern ealing england and into the midlands. in the south it is still going to be won, but moving further west it's going to be fresher conditions. further run and can catch a shower almost anyway. some could be heavy and thundery. heading down in the direction in brighton. we also do have the showers crossing the english channel in the areas adjacent. temperatures tomorrow 12 to 22 celsius, so once again slipping a little bit, and an onshore breeze in the north sea coastline, it will feel just a onshore breeze in the north sea coastline, it will feeljust a bit cooler here for you. and to friday, low pressure starts to come in from the atlantic with its front which tends to bring more unsettled conditions for some and some rain.

on saturday itself it starts dry and bright. likely to stay dry across the far south—east. of course, we do need rain now. in the north—east who will have rain immediately coming in from northern ireland. it will become more widespread. the heavy and potentially thundery, and we get into north—west england and wales in the south—west. the winds are changing direction, go stevens to the irish sea, but coming from a southerly direction, so temperatures are going to start to rise. that will continue into sunday as well, especially further south where we could get 30 celsius, then it cools down as we head on into monday.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. uk foreign secretary liz truss and former chancellor rishi sunak attack each other�*s policy on tax as they set out their pitch to the conservative party. the new leader will become the next prime minister. i think every day and when i get up in the morning, "what can i do to change things?" i'm impelled to do that. russia has restarted supplying gas

to europe through the nord stream