this is bbc news, i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 2pm. here in the uk — police in lincolnshire have issued an appealfor a man they would like to question, over the death of nine—year—old lilia valutyte. widespread disruption to train services is expected throughout the uk today, as drivers from seven operators walk out over pay. ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, says the killings of 50 prisoners of war at a detention centre, in the russian—occupied part of the donetsk region, on friday, is a war crime. moscow has accused kyiv of killing the prisoners in a rocket strike. pope francis has said he may need to consider stepping down — and would do so — if his health meant that he could not serve in the way he should.

good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. police have issued cctv images of a man they want to question over the death of a nine—year—old girl, who was fatally stabbed in boston in lincolnshire, on thursday. two people previously arrested in connection with lilia valutyte�*s death have also been released. our reporter, phillip norton, reports from boston. this is the man police want to talk to in connection with the murder of nine—year—old lilia valutyte. the images were released this morning by lincolnshire police. the force also confirmed that two people previously arrested in connection with the child's murder have been released without further action. i am urgently appealing

for the public�*s help to identify the man in these photographs, who we want to speak to, following the death of nine—year—old lilia. as part of our fast—moving murder investigation, we now have cctv images of a man who we need to locate. if you see him, do not approach him, but immediately call 999. photos of lilia are among tributes being left near the scene. this is a town that remains in deep shock at the events that took place here in fountain lane on thursday evening. flowers and candles are now being left around various parts of the town, and now that the cordon has been lifted, they also have been left at the scene where lilia was found with a stab wound. when you see something like that, your legs are shaking.

my daughter is seven years old now. my son is three years old. i think everybody at the moment are scared to walk around town. lincolnshire police say officers continue to provide support to lilia's family, as they grieve following their unimaginable loss. philip norton, bbc news, boston. three teenagers have died and another has been seriously injured after the car they were in crashed in north yorkshire. the accident happened at around 11 o'clock last night at thornton watlass near beadle. officers don't believe any other vehicles were involved. the passengers, a 17—year—old man and two 18—year—old men, died as a result of their injuries. the 18—year—old driver was taken to hospital with serious injuries. police are appealing for any witnesses. there's yet more disruption on britain's railways this weekend, as train drivers who are members of the aslef union, at seven rail companies walk out, in a row over pay. it's the second strike this week

affecting passengers, with more scheduled for dates in august. our correspondent, judith moritz, reports on the scale of the disruption. folkestone station this morning was a gateway to nowhere. no southeastern trains running and passengers who didn't know about today's strike caught by surprise. so we were planning to go to brighton and now we'll have to find an alternative. we'll have to take the bus or something. anyway, it's the weekend. it's on holidays. it's probably worse when people have to go to work. it's not right. i don't go to london very often and i've got a lunch date with my daughter and a friend. well, we were planning to go to dover castle and then come back, but now we can't go, so we're going to have to find a bus. 1049 northern service... but not all stations are closed. though around 5,000 train drivers at seven companies have walked out over pay —

other companies are unaffected. at leeds station, northern rail services are running, the lner main line is severely disrupted. normally, there are two trains every hour that run from here in leeds to london. today, there was one which left first thing this morning, but that's it. the next one won't go to the capital until tomorrow morning. the train drivers�* union aslef says members like these at leeds haven't been on strike since 1995 and they have a high mandate for action as they push for a pay increase to address the cost of living. what's the magic figure? what are you looking for here? there is no figure. what we're saying is we want a suitable pay offer. look, let's be clear. it's the 1a companies that are controlled by the government that are in a blockage. elsewhere in the industry, we've agreed deals with other companies ranging from about 4.5%, up to 8%. so there is no figure. what we're saying is give us a suitable pay rise. give us a suitable figure that we can put to our members. and if they believe it's the right thing to do, we move on and the dispute is over. but the transport secretary, grant shapps, has accused militant union leaders of bringing

the country to a standstill and the rail delivery group, which represents operating companies, said it was urging the aslef leadership to resume talks. there aslef leadership to resume talks. are no winners ir strikes. you know, the most important thing is we want the trade unions to come to the table and make sure we have meaningful discussions. the industry continues to lose a significant amount of money, but passenger revenues are only back at 75% of what they were pre—pandemic. so it's really important to look at modernisation. with more strikes planned during august, the trains may be hit—and—miss, but a summer of disruption for passengers does look set to rumble on. judith moritz, bbc news. ina in a little while, we will be speaking to someone who has been affected by the travel disruption across europe. tory leadership contenders liz truss and rishi sunak continue to set out their stalls on the campaign trail today. former tory leadership contender tom tugendhat has become the latest senior conservative to back liz truss in the race to become prime minister. mr tugendhat, who was knocked out in fifth place, said the foreign secretary

could unite the party. in the contest to replace borisjohnson, ms truss is now seen as the frontrunner. our political correspondent, ione wells, says it appears liz truss is leading the contest right now. the general consensus from both sides is that either she would need some big blow to the campaign or rishi sunak would need an incredible boost, really, to bring him back at this stage. now, in terms of, as you say, the endorsement that we've had last night from tom tugendhat and why that's significant — perhaps less so the endorsement itself, remember that at the moment it's not really mps that matter right now, it's the tory party members. but i think why it's significant is the fact that he's decided to come out now and support her shows that people like him think that's where the momentum is. it's with liz truss. if you want a job in a future government, that's where mp feel government, that's where mps feel is the sort of most likely camp at the moment for them. i think, speaking to some liz truss allies last night, their message ahead of ballots

going out to tory mps on monday was certainly one of optimism. they're saying they're not complacent but they feel like everything is pointing in the right direction from them. meanwhile, there has been a bit of pessimism, from some sunak allies with some telling me they feel like he hasn't yet had that sort of real moment of optimism that has cut through. he hasn't sort of landed any particular big blows in the last couple of days that have helped boost his position in the polls. so i think certainly, going into those ballots coming out on monday, as you say, liz truss is being seen as the frontrunner. we have seen a couple of big adjustments, ben wallace, who came out in support of liz truss, now from tom tugenhat. on the one hand, the mps coming out and endorsing candidates, this is part of their throwing their weight behind somebody who they feel would be a leader that they can get behind policy —wise, but also that they may be able to have a position in government with as well. that is playing into this. i think what it does for the campaign, it is a bit of a branding exercise at this point, it is showing that momentum,

driving behind certain campaigns, and as i said before, does not necessarily a case of actually needing that mp support right now, but a message to the members that they can unite different figures from across the political spectrum, with tom tugenhat being a notable example here, he is not exactly usually aligned with the secretary liz truss on the physical spectrum, he is more of a centrist lead in the mps, but one of his key messages when he backed her was that he feels that she is one that can unite the party. —— tom tugendhat. —— tom tugendhat. stay up—to—date with us on those events when we update later. the united nations and the red cross have been asked to investigate the deaths of more than 50 ukrainian prisoners of war. they were killed whilst they were being held at a detention centre, in the russian—occupied part of the donetsk region. these are pictures of the rocket attack, which is thought to have lead to the prisoners�* deaths. ukraine and russia have accused each other, of carrying out the attack. ukraine says moscow is trying to cover up evidence of torture and war crimes

at the site. meanwhile, grain ships are still stuck in three ukraine ports, though hope remains that at least one may be able to set sail this weekend. a deal was agreed to allow the ships to leave, and insurance arrangements were made, in order to ease a blockage which has begun seriously to affect global food supplies. i'm joined now by richard meade who is the editor of the shipping publication, lloyd's list. richard, thank you very much for joining us. firstly, how unusual is it that under these circumstances, safe passage has been agreed for a vessel? , , ., , ., . ., vessel? this is a dynamic and entirely unprecedented - vessel? this is a dynamic and entirely unprecedented deal, | vessel? this is a dynamic and - entirely unprecedented deal, there is no historical precedent to look back on here. the reason why we are seeing a few delays here is people are finding their feet on a deal that nobody really has any prior experience on it. in terms of insurance and we note that the agreements in principle are there,

but we're waiting for some of the details of the standard operating procedures to emerge. —— we know that. they are being operated coordinated by the joint operating centre in istanbul, but they were still writing on tuesday, we haven't seen any ship to move, but i think we're probably going to see the first one moved tomorrow, possibly in the afternoon,. tell first one moved tomorrow, possibly in the afternoon,.— in the afternoon,. tell us more about those — in the afternoon,. tell us more about those insurance - in the afternoon,. tell us more - about those insurance arrangements, what are the extra faxes that are having to be considered, given the conditions in this part of the world? also the waters through which these vessels have got to sail? these are mine waters, and i think the interesting things to come out of these is that —— of this week, is that they are not going to be mine sweeping —— mined. these are ships that are going to have to carefully navigate their way out through my field, it would have taken them for months, buy chips that know the way,

and out into the black sea. there is security and logistical problems, but there is also the issue of the ships themselves, many of the first ships themselves, many of the first ships that we are sea are ships that have been stuck in port four months, some of them with only a handful of crew on them. you're going to need 15-20 crew on them. you're going to need 15—20 crew in each of these ships, the ones that are already imports are going to need all of the details to set up fresh charters to get ships in and out of the port once these start moving, but it is going to take several weeks for this to start ramping up. we are going to see properly one shipment this weekend, but i think this is very much a work in progress, odesa, may be opening up and then those three main ports will be covered by this... ., , ., ., , main ports will be covered by this... ., , ., ., , this... how big a factor is a trust in it getting _ this... how big a factor is a trust in it getting this _ this... how big a factor is a trust in it getting this to _ this... how big a factor is a trust in it getting this to work? - this... how big a factor is a trust in it getting this to work? that i this... how big a factor is a trustj in it getting this to work? that is the multi-billion _ in it getting this to work? that is the multi-billion dollar - in it getting this to work? that is the multi-billion dollar question| the multi—billion dollar question right now. the deal was signed at a high level, so we have to look at it in terms of... how much faith do you put in at the russian side that the

likes of another rocket attack that we saw in odesa, only hours after the deal was signed, is not going to scupper things? the deal was signed, is not going to scupperthings? it the deal was signed, is not going to scupper things? it is a real concern for the insurance, so everyone is feeling their way quite carefully on this one. this initial shipment we are likely to see on sunday is as much a test as it is of faith, as it much a test as it is of faith, as it much —— is a test of faith as much as of logistics. much -- is a test of faith as much as of logistics.— much -- is a test of faith as much as of logistics. and also turkey, as well as the — as of logistics. and also turkey, as well as the president _ as of logistics. and also turkey, as well as the president erdogan - as of logistics. and also turkey, as l well as the president erdogan cannot see it through to its end? yes. well as the president erdogan cannot see it through to its end?— see it through to its end? yes, the turkey situation _ see it through to its end? yes, the turkey situation is _ see it through to its end? yes, the turkey situation is intriguing, - see it through to its end? yes, the turkey situation is intriguing, we l turkey situation is intriguing, we have the joint committee being set “p have the joint committee being set up in istanbul, it is going to be crucial that all the international operators and independent verifiers are going to be involved in this and there is a huge amount of people in istanbul right now, but the trust is being placed on this operation is huge. we know the people involved, they are very experienced people,

people that have been taken from un agencies across the board, so it is being dealt with by the best people to deal with this, but the turkey inspections are going to be key because they had to be trusted by both sides, the russians want to make sure there are no weapons going in and out, the ukrainians want to be able to trust the russians are going to keep their word. richard, thank ou going to keep their word. richard, thank you for— going to keep their word. richard, thank you for speaking _ going to keep their word. richard, thank you for speaking to - going to keep their word. richard, thank you for speaking to us. - going to keep their word. richard, i thank you for speaking to us. really fascinating stuff. pope francis says he can no longer keep up his busy international travel schedule — and has acknowledged he could retire. the announcement came on his return flight from a week—long trip to canada where he met indigenous people to apologise for the catholic church's role in the residential schools scandal. let's have a listen. translation: i don't believe i can | travel at the same pace as before| and i believe that at my age and with this limitation, i have to save some energy to be able to serve the church. i think about the possibility of stepping aside. with all honesty, it's not a catastrophe, you can change your pope,

it's not a problem. our religion editor, aleem maqbool, was on that plane with pope francis. we have just returned to terminal 5 in rome after a week—long trip to canada with the pope. this is where diplomatic visitors come and go. we are all exhausted. it turns out the pope is as well. he said it was a very intense trip for him. he talked about the fact that perhaps now he might need to save himself a little, in order to continue serving the church, or he might have to think of retiring. he told that to us journalists on the plane from his wheelchair. he has been in a wheelchair for a lot of this trip because of ongoing issues with his knees. although he has previously dismissed all the speculation that there has been about an much more serious life—threatening illness.

but he said it was not taboo for a pope to step down, and that was a door he said that was open to him though not a door he had knocked on as yet. although he did say, that that was not to say that in a couple of days' time he would not do just that and consider retiring. but he has stressed that, for the moment, he intends to continue his duties. he does, for example, still want to make a trip to ukraine. we were expecting some news on that, but he said, for now, he has to consult his doctors first. joining me now is commentator, austen ivereigh. he's written biographies of pope francis and analysis of his work. we can see behind you, austen, thank you very much replacing them there! thank you forjoining us as well. —— austin. how wise would it be for pope francis to retire? i austin. how wise would it be for pope francis to retire?— pope francis to retire? i think it is a position _ pope francis to retire? i think it

is a position that _ pope francis to retire? i think it is a position that he _ pope francis to retire? i think it is a position that he will - pope francis to retire? i think it is a position that he will take i pope francis to retire? i think it is a position that he will take at| is a position that he will take at some point? heaterfrom the very beginning of his pontificate back in 2013-14, that beginning of his pontificate back in 2013—14, that pope benedict, his predecessor, has opened that door, and he used the same expression just now on the babel plane, —— paper plane, that now on, from now on, every pope must consider that if they feel too frail to carry on, as they feel too frail to carry on, as the job they feel too frail to carry on, as thejob demands, that they feel too frail to carry on, as the job demands, that they are open now to consider that. that is what has changed. there are a few things that have shifted in the last 20, 30 years, we live longer, so the idea of dying in office, we can conceive now being in office for a long time, in a frail state, which we couldn't a few decades ago, and the other thing is the intense demands on the contemporary papal role, he has just got back from a trip to canada, edmonton, quebec, the inuit people... that intensely demanding a trip is normal now for contemporary

poets. he is finding it hard and thatis poets. he is finding it hard and that is what he was saying on the plane, i have to cut back and yes, that door is open when i am ready to take it, when the time is right. how realistic would _ take it, when the time is right. how realistic would it _ take it, when the time is right. how realistic would it be _ take it, when the time is right. how realistic would it be for him to have some sort of proxy for some of that international travel, that he says he is finding more and more difficult? i says he is finding more and more difficult? ., �* ~' says he is finding more and more difficult? ., �* ~ ., , ., difficult? i don't think that you can never— difficult? i don't think that you can never really _ difficult? i don't think that you can never really have - difficult? i don't think that you can never really have a - difficult? i don't think that you can never really have a papali can never really have a papal representative doing a papal trip, the whole point of his travel so much nowadays as people want to have contact with him. there is something very special, very magical about having contact with the success of saint peter. he is a very singular figure. of course, he often sends cardinals to represent him at all kinds of events worldwide, but a papal trip is very special and i think will continue to be special. he has no doubts on future trips, but you can see, there were two main event each day, in this five—day trip, where his previous trips, he

would have packed in five or six, as you can already see that he is taking things easy, perhaps because of this fracture that he has got, the fractured ligaments, the torn ligaments, which is very painfulfor him, and has been, but he is cutting back. i him, and has been, but he is cutting back. ~ , him, and has been, but he is cutting back. ~' , . , , back. i think he is exercising his role 'ust back. i think he is exercising his role just in _ back. i think he is exercising his role just in the _ back. i think he is exercising his role just in the way _ back. i think he is exercising his role just in the way that - back. i think he is exercising his role just in the way that he - back. i think he is exercising his| role just in the way that he used to, but adapting to these new circumstances.— to, but adapting to these new circumstances. ., ., .. , ., , ., circumstances. how acceptable would it be to choose _ circumstances. how acceptable would it be to choose a _ circumstances. how acceptable would it be to choose a younger— circumstances. how acceptable would it be to choose a younger man - circumstances. how acceptable would it be to choose a younger man to - it be to choose a younger man to beat pope in future?— beat pope in future? well, traditionally, _ beat pope in future? well, traditionally, the - beat pope in future? well, traditionally, the cardinalsj beat pope in future? well, - traditionally, the cardinals have been reluctant to elect one of them thatis been reluctant to elect one of them that is too young because he would have, of course, an endless pontificate and that, i think, was part of the reflection afterjohn paulil part of the reflection afterjohn paul ii, his pontificate lasted for 28 years. that was just too long. and it made sense to elect... i think benedict's resignation has changed that dynamic. we have to

remember that most of these cardinals who will gather at the next meeting to elect the successor, very few of them are under 70, so you already have a limited pool. i think the idea that a pope is elected in his 70s, for about ten years, maximum 15, i think will become the norm in the future. that is what i think francis is suggesting here. is what i think francis is su~estina here. �* , suggesting here. austin, papal biographer— suggesting here. austin, papal biographer and _ suggesting here. austin, papal biographer and commentator, | suggesting here. austin, papal- biographer and commentator, thank you very much for your time. more on the travel disruption — it's notjust the rail strikes today, there've also been multiple problems over the last ten days for people setting off on their summer holidays in europe. let's speak to tim limbach — he went on holiday with his family last week during the first weekend of major queues — he's travelling back home today and joins us now from munich. tim, how has the holiday being overall? i hope you have had a good time? we overall? i hope you have had a good time? ~ ., ., ., ., . time? we have had a fantastic time, thank ou. time? we have had a fantastic time, thank you- i'm _ time? we have had a fantastic time, thank you. i'm pleased _ time? we have had a fantastic time, thank you. i'm pleased to _ time? we have had a fantastic time, thank you. i'm pleased to hear- time? we have had a fantastic time, thank you. i'm pleased to hear it. i thank you. i'm pleased to hear it. tell us about _

thank you. i'm pleased to hear it. tell us about the _ thank you. i'm pleased to hear it. tell us about the journey - thank you. i'm pleased to hear it. tell us about the journey on - thank you. i'm pleased to hear it. tell us about the journey on the l thank you. i'm pleased to hear it. i tell us about the journey on the way out, the highs and lows of? we arrived out, the highs and lows of? - arrived pretty much on time at munich airport, when we arrived, one of the officials misdirected us and we all ended up with about 30 other people, in a secure place just the wrong side of immigration, so we had to go through a door marked, alarms, do not enter, to get back onto the other side to get back to where we should be, which seems to work in the end. mil should be, which seems to work in the end. �* ., ,, the end. all under escort, i assume if ou are the end. all under escort, i assume if you are in — the end. all under escort, i assume if you are in places _ the end. all under escort, i assume if you are in places that you - the end. all under escort, i assume if you are in places that you want i if you are in places that you want meant to be!— if you are in places that you want meant to be! yes, as soon as the alarm went. _ meant to be! yes, as soon as the alarm went. we _ meant to be! yes, as soon as the alarm went, we were _ meant to be! yes, as soon as the alarm went, we were entertainedj meant to be! yes, as soon as the i alarm went, we were entertained by some security, but it all worked well in the end.— some security, but it all worked well in the end. you are travelling uuite a well in the end. you are travelling quite a -- — well in the end. you are travelling quite a -- is _ well in the end. you are travelling quite a -- is quite _ well in the end. you are travelling quite a -- is quite a _ well in the end. you are travelling quite a -- is quite a large - well in the end. you are travelling quite a -- is quite a large group, l quite a —— is quite a large group, 12 of you, has not been problematic? it has been challenging at times, but we have two families of four, my

son and his girlfriend, my wife and myself. son and his girlfriend, my wife and m self. , ., , ., myself. tell us about the rest of the tri - , myself. tell us about the rest of the trip. then? _ myself. tell us about the rest of the trip, then? welcome - myself. tell us about the rest of the trip, then? welcome we i myself. tell us about the rest of. the trip, then? welcome we have myself. tell us about the rest of i the trip, then? welcome we have had a treat the trip, then? welcome we have had a great time — the trip, then? welcome we have had a great time we _ the trip, then? welcome we have had a great time we stayed _ the trip, then? welcome we have had a great time we stayed a _ the trip, then? welcome we have had a great time we stayed a good - the trip, then? welcome we have had a great time we stayed a good hotel, | a great time we stayed a good hotel, went up and down the mountain on the cable car, did lots of walking,... swimming... all sorts of activities, really good fun and great to have all the family together. but really good fun and great to have all the family together.— all the family together. but you have now got — all the family together. but you have now got to _ all the family together. but you have now got to navigate i all the family together. but you have now got to navigate the i all the family together. but you i have now got to navigate the journey home? what flies in the ointment have there been? the home? what flies in the ointment have there been?— home? what flies in the ointment have there been? ., , ., have there been? the main roads have been busy here. _ have there been? the main roads have been busy here, in _ have there been? the main roads have been busy here, in germany, - have there been? the main roads have been busy here, in germany, anything| been busy here, in germany, anything around munich especially since the german families havejust around munich especially since the german families have just started their school holidays, it is challenging, we have got to the airport, we have to go through security, but i have been told it is quite quick and then it through the non—eu passport queue, which is long.

non-eu passport queue, which is lonu. �* ~' ., long. am i right in thinking you had to chance long. am i right in thinking you had to change airports _ long. am i right in thinking you had to change airports to _ long. am i right in thinking you had to change airports to come - long. am i right in thinking you had to change airports to come home? | long. am i right in thinking you had i to change airports to come home? no, well, to change airports to come home? iifr, well, originally, we originally booked to salzburg, but that was cancelled by british airways. they did not tell me, i discovered by accident. that was a long time ago. then i decided to book to munich because i felt it was a safer option, which it has turned out to be, so itjust meant a long drive to the resort in austria. 50 be, so itjust meant a long drive to the resort in austria.— the resort in austria. so they say it is better _ the resort in austria. so they say it is better to _ the resort in austria. so they say it is better to travel _ the resort in austria. so they say it is better to travel hopefully i it is better to travel hopefully than to arrive, but how to make sure the journey back is a tolerable? what sort of preparations to put in place, given your travelling with children? —— given that you are travelling with? me children? -- given that you are travelling with?— children? -- given that you are travelling with? we have handled it ve well, travelling with? we have handled it very well. they _ travelling with? we have handled it very well, they seemed _ very well, they seemed unflappable, the children, it is just us older ones that have struggled a bit! there is always i spy to keep things

going! thank you very much, and have a good trip. going! thank you very much, and have a aood tri. . ~ going! thank you very much, and have a u-oodtri. ., ~ going! thank you very much, and have a u-oodtri. ., ,, , young people are regularly going without food as they struggle with the cost of living, according to research by the charity centrepoint. it's calling for a rise in universal credit and housing benefits for under 25s, who currently receive lower rates. michael buchanan has spoken to people who are struggling to cope with rising costs. they are the faces of the future, but they are struggling to live in the present. ashanti is learning to budget. the 19—year—old recently moved into a flat after spending time in a homeless shelter. i have a book to, like, write down things that i have to pay, and i put my rent as the first thing and then i move on to gas and electric. and i kind of leave the food shopping until last, because i feel like i can work around it. leaving food to last, however, means ashanti has to be careful about what she buys. food has gotten quite expensive.

but at times, her thriftiness isn't enough. if i run out of money, i just have to go without food. how long have you gone without food? four days at most. four days. a difficult childhood and health problems mean the teenager currently relies on universal credit, for which she gets a quarter less than someone aged 25 or older. there are some young people in tougher situations than older people who genuinely can't afford to get by in life. with seemingly everything on the high street getting more expensive, every penny counts, which is why some young people feel hard done by. universal credit gives a single person under 25 a basic income of £265.31 per month, while someone over 25 gets almost £335.

if you're in work, you get less than £5 per hour if you are aged 16 or 17, rising to £9.50 per hour when someone reaches 23. i get drained and depressed because i'm working such long hours just to try and help my family. tasha has a job working in a cafe. she recently got a promotion and is now earning slightly more than minimum wage, but despite working full—time and extra hours, she is finding it difficult to make ends meet. she is 2a years old. i moved jobs to get better wages because i knew the prices were going up, so i needed a job that could help support me and my family. but the prices went up higher than i thought. my wage doesn't even... it doesn't touch most of our bills. tasha and her partner have a two—year—old daughter. to help with rising costs, they have had to make changes to the types of food they are eating. we used to buy loads of fresh food and make fresh food constantly. now we're having to get freezer food because it's cheaper, it lasts longer.

but ideally i want her to have fresh food, because it's more nutritious for her, but sometimes i can't even do that for her. like many other people at the moment, tasha is making personal sacrifices to put her child first. some nights, i don't even have any dinner. thankfully at my work we get free meals, so i'll eat at work. but sometimes i'll go to bed with my stomach rumbling, and it's like, i want to eat but i can't, because that's my daughter. even though i'm trying everything, it feels like i'm failing as a mother. if i could walk into tesco and say to the cashier, "hi, _ i'm under the age of 25, that- means my shop should cost less," they're just going to laugh at you. casey armstrong, a budding astrophysicist, has just £70 to spend on food each month after paying other bills. one thing that i do quite often is, as long as you've got _ a big box of cereal, _ it can be quite cheap tojust go

and get some milk and then if needs be you've got a breakfast _ and a dinnerthere. it's obviously not very nutritional, but at least it's something - to eat if you run out. the 22—year—old, who is a care leaver, says she can go three days onjust cereal alone, occasionally twice a month. health conditions prevent her from working, but she is hoping to go to university. i think it's one of those where - focusing on the future keeps me out of the present sometimes. it's quite ridiculous. i will be on more money- as a university student than i have been on universal credit. casey, ashanti and tasha should benefit from the £1,200 the government is giving the poorest households this year, but each craves a higher regular income to ease their stress. the first hosepipe ban in england has been announced, as the country experiences one of its driest years on record. low river flows have forced southern water to impose the ban

for the first time in a decade, with people in being asked to stop using hoses and sprinklers from next friday. mike apps has this report. a paddle in the river seemed sensible on a day like today, and these families of southern water customers were not surprised to learn that a hosepipe ban is on the way. my girls have a water slide which they love playing on, so they won't be able to do that, but i guess we willjust be using the water butte more to water the flowers. this stretch of the river itchen in otterbourne is an extraction point for southern water. the reason the ban is being brought in is because flow levels are currently 25% down on what they should be at this time of year. the problem is no one knows for sure quite how long it is going to take them to return to normal. ——for them to return to normal. we've had almost no rain injuly, and the outlook for august and possibly the next three months is also warmer and drier than average. so, we need to act now. it is the responsible thing to do. so, anyone who gets their water supply from southern water

in hampshire and the isle of wight, that is where this ban applies to. householders in the areas affected won't be able to use hosepipes to water gardens or clean cars, and ponds and swimming can't be filled. but what happens if you are caught ignoring the ban? the maximum penalty is up to £1,000. we would expect that if communities see that somebody isn't doing their part, that somebody is likely to let us know. and then, we would obviously reach out and try and encourage that compliance with the temporary use ban. southern water is the first, but may not be the last company to bring in a hosepipe ban this summer. mike apps, otterbourne. just before we go to the weather — a ticket holder has come forward to claim the us megamillions 1.28 billion dollar jackpot. all we know is that the ticket was bought in the state of illinois. it's not quite the biggestjackpot in the history of lotteries, that stands at over 1.5 billion dollars. and in case you're wondering — when you convert it to pounds sterling it's stilljust over a billion.