this is bbc news. lam iamjane i amjane hill. the headlines: a hosepipe ban hasjust come into force for southern water customers in hampshire and the isle of wight. those who break the rules could face a fine of up to £1,000. there's been a big increase in the proportion of doctors and nursesjoining the nhs in england from overseas. the bank of england rejects accusations from the government that it was too slow to raise interest rates, as inflation heads to 13%. the parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee have lost their legal attempt to transfer him to a hospice. doctors say moving him is risky because his condition is unstable. 75—year—old george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medallist in history, as scotland defeated wales in the final of

the b2/b3 mixed pairs bowls. and later in the hour... brad pitt is back, in bullet train. does his new film hit the mark? find out in the film review at 5.45pm. hello, a very good afternoon. a series of hosepipe bans has come into force in parts of southern england as a lack of rainfall continues to put pressure on water supplies. this means that using hosepipes to water gardens, clean cars, fill ornamental ponds and swimming pools will not be allowed, following the driestjuly in england since 1935.

today's ban has just come into force at 5.00pm and affects customers of southern water in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could receive a warning — or in extreme cases, a fine of up to £1,000. abouti million south—east water customers in kent and sussex will face measures from next friday 12th august. companies in other parts of the country are planning similar moves in the coming weeks. 0ur correspondent, zoe conway, has the latest. i've actually used the hosepipe more... from today, people living here near alresford in hampshire will be banned from using a hosepipe in their gardens. frances, do you think people will follow the rules? absolutely not. a garden gives people a lot ofjoy, and to see everything, you know, dying in front of you, i think it's quite an issue for quite a lot of people. southern water says the ban is to protect local rivers and their precious habitats from the effects of a drought.

butjohn thinks the company is partly to blame — for wasting water through lea ks. i'm disappointed in as much that it's us lawn—lovers who are going to sort of pay the price for mismanagement, maybe — allowing the leakage to continue over years and years. southern water says it's investing £2 billion in its water network. so we are fixing about 250 leaks a day at the moment and, you know, pipes run under where i'm standing right now, under offices, under houses, under roads, and so it's really quite difficult to find those leaks. so we've got more technology being deployed, we've got something called acoustic loggers, which can actually hear when there's a leak coming out of a pipe. but locals here feel they're being penalised for the water waste. i think when hosepipe bans are announced, people want to do their bit for the environment and they want to help. but there's the issue in our community that people have seen years, if not decades, of the water company

not doing their bit. so at a time when bills are high and people are already wondering where their money is going, being asked additionally to stop using their hosepipes is going to be raising eyebrows for a lot of people on the south coast. from today, households in much of hampshire and the isle of wight will be affected by the hosepipe ban. from next friday, more than a million homes in kent and sussex will also have a ban enforced. and from august 19th, a hosepipe ban will be introduced in wales — in pembrokeshire and a small part of carmarthenshire. millions of people in the capital also face the possibility of a hosepipe ban, with thames water saying demand is at its highest for 25 years. this is what much of southern england looks like now — instead of grass, fields of hay. the country is not yet in drought, but the met office are predicting higher temperatures next week — especially in the south — and not much rainfall. zoe conway, bbc news. 0ur reporter, celestina 0lulode, is in hampshire, where that ban has just come into effect.

and it may last for a while? that's riaht, and it may last for a while? that's right. jane- _ and it may last for a while? that's right. jane- if— and it may last for a while? that's right, jane. if you _ and it may last for a while? that's right, jane. if you were _ and it may last for a while? that's right, jane. if you were a - and it may last for a while? that's| right, jane. if you were a southern right, jane. if you were a southern water customer in this area, parts of hampshire and the isle of wight, new could face a maximum fine of £1000 if you were caught with a hose pipe in this area and where i am stood at the moment, you canjust see behind me, this is a reservoir that could be used to provide a local people here with water, if the levels at the nearby river test continue to deplete. now, this reservoir can hold up to 270 million litres of water and i should say that at the moment waters here are a little bit lower than they should actually be, but strictly speaking, as you have heard, we are not

actually in a drought, but that hasn't stopped some people changing the way they work. farmers for example, some of them harvesting earlier and others having to look at how they deal with crops that have failed as a result of all of this. now, i should also say as well that, as you heard in a package, there has been some criticism, a lot of criticism, actually, towards southern water from local people here. interestingly, ispoke southern water from local people here. interestingly, i spoke to a couple earlier on and they said that if they caught their neighbour with a hosepipe, they would not let the water company know, so that is something very interesting there. as we have also heard, this isn't the only part of the country that will introduce a hosepipe ban. in the last couple of hours, we have heard from thames water, who look after the supply of london and 0xfordshire, and they have said that whilst it is not uncommon for the river thames to be dry at this time

of the year, to only be seeing the river flowing five miles downstream is unprecedented, so that really does give you a sense of the challenge that some water companies face. interestingly, water uk, which represents the uk's water industry, says that hosepipe bans normally only reduce water usage by around 10%, so it is calling for other measures to be brought in. on the other hand, though, you have the rivers trust, who say this is all coming in a bit too late. right. celestina 0lulode, _ coming in a bit too late. right. celestina 0lulode, thank - coming in a bit too late. right. celestina 0lulode, thank you l coming in a bit too late. right. i celestina 0lulode, thank you very much for now. celestina 0lulode air in hampshire, one of the affected areas. let's discuss the whole situation and what the coming weeks holed with martin baxter. martin baxter is deputy chief executive of the institute of environmental management and assessment. and he was there untiljust a second ago! you saw him, you know he was! just watching in case we can

possibly get martin back. i think we might have a bit of a problem with the line, but i know we have spoken to him, so we will return. my apologies, we will go back to him and we will talk more about a hosepipe ban and its implications because there are more hosepipe bans to come, several today and several coming next friday in various parts of the country, so we'll come back to that, in fact. right now, though, let's talk about another very big story here today and it is the economy, of course. the governor of the bank of england has defended the decision to raise interest rates, saying there's a "real risk" of soaring prices becoming "embedded". yesterday, the bank warned the uk will fall into recession, as it raised interest rates by the largest amount in 27 years. the bank says sharp increases in energy prices will push inflation to more than 13% — a 42 year high — and that the value of people's incomes is falling. it raised interest rates yesterday — from 1.25% to 1.75% — in an effort to tackle rising prices. iam sure i am sure you know that. we are

going to be talking about this a lot in a moment, but first let's hear more from our economics correspondent, andy verity, who has been assessing the impact of the bank's decision. in withernsea on the yorkshire coast, jayne nendick runs the shores community centre, where every day she tries to help people struggling to feed themselves. can i sort a food parcel, please? the community centre gave out 200 food parcels this month, double what they gave out this time last year, and the community pantry sells surplus stock from supermarkets at cheap prices to working people struggling to cope. we have nurses coming in, we have teachers coming in, we have people who do long shifts every day, they are on their knees. please, trust me on this, i'm not saying it forfun — they are on their knees. a pensioner who came here to enjoy retirement, lucy, already switched off her heating last winter because she couldn't afford the bills.

now, the bank of england's forecast they'll rise by another 75% to an average of £300 a month and she says, like last winter, she'll again be relying on her dogs to keep her warm. it was absolutely freezing. we had damp coming up through the windows and i made patchwork blankets for us. we're just struggling to live. even before the recession forecast to begin this autumn, living standards are falling faster than they have for decades. they're now expected to continue to fall through next year. we're going to see a couple of years, notjust one year but this year and next year, when household incomes in real terms are squeezed much more severely than we've seen in other times before, since the second world war. this morning, the conservative leadership contender liz truss said the bank of england's warning of a long recession throughout next year underlined the need for tax cuts. we are facing a recession if we carry on with our business as usual policies and people are struggling. you know, whether it's to pay food bills orfuel bills —

that's why it's very important that we reverse the national insurance increase, that we have a temporary moratorium on the green energy levy, to help people with their fuel bills. but critics say neither she nor rishi sunak are being realistic about the economy and what the government needs to do. at the moment, what we need are support for families for energy costs and for inflation and we're going to need support for public services. if you're looking at tax cuts, they must come well after that — well after we've got inflation under control. while the recession forecast for next year is barely a tenth of the size of the recession in 2020, caused by the lockdowns in the pandemic, there's a difference. this time, the government isn't currently planning to offer anything like the same levels of financial support to shelter businesses and people from the storm. andy verity, bbc news. let's talk about the storm, as andy

calls it. we're joined by suren thiru — the economic director of the institute of chartered accountants in england and wales. very good evening to you, thanks for your time. very good evening to you, thanks for yourtime. it very good evening to you, thanks for your time. it all feels so unremittingly bleak, doesn't it? i suppose i should start by asking you whether you recognise these forecasts, you think that things are going on the trajectory we are all discussing today?— going on the trajectory we are all discussing today? well, certainly, the bank of _ discussing today? well, certainly, the bank of england _ discussing today? well, certainly, the bank of england in _ discussing today? well, certainly, the bank of england in their - the bank of england in their forecast to paint a pretty bleak picture of the uk economy over the next year or so and i think most economists would agree with that. i think we are going through a period, particularly as costs start to ramp up particularly as costs start to ramp u p after particularly as costs start to ramp up after the next energy price cap increase, that consumer spending and people's real incomes is going to be impacted next year and that is going to impact the wider economy and unfortunately that means the market going into recession. find going into recession. and fundamentally, _ going into recession. and fundamentally, driven, . going into recession. and fundamentally, driven, if we had to pick one single part of the problem, is it energy bills? that pick one single part of the problem, is it energy bills?— is it energy bills? that is by far the biggest _ is it energy bills? that is by far the biggest contributing - is it energy bills? that is by far the biggest contributing factor|

is it energy bills? that is by far. the biggest contributing factor to inflation at the moment at the cost of living crisis is driven by energy bills, that is the biggest increase we have seen over the past year, but inflation generally is particularly driven by external factors, inflation generally is particularly driven by externalfactors, so inflation generally is particularly driven by external factors, so the war in ukraine, struggling and supply chains, impacts on energy costs also impacting those sectors as well, so that is also contributing to inflation. what is also impacting us as well is different impacts and low income houses are also in particular struggling with the rising costs we are seeing at the moment. yes. struggling with the rising costs we are seeing at the moment.- struggling with the rising costs we are seeing at the moment. yes, it is interesting — are seeing at the moment. yes, it is interesting you _ are seeing at the moment. yes, it is interesting you mention _ are seeing at the moment. yes, it is interesting you mention ukraine - interesting you mention ukraine because to what extent can this government, any government bring in measures to try to ameliorate some of this, given the international dimension of some of it? ukraine is that obvious example.— that obvious example. well, certainly. — that obvious example. well, certainly, governments - that obvious example. well, l certainly, governments cannot that obvious example. well, - certainly, governments cannot be doing much about global factors that driving inflation at the moment. what they can do is help to cushion

the impact of rising prices and this includes direct fiscal support to people and businesses and individuals who have been hardest hit, particularly lowest income households. lots of small businesses have had no support at all over the last year. have had no support at all over the last ear. , ., , ., last year. yes, and so, in terms of auoin last year. yes, and so, in terms of going forward. _ last year. yes, and so, in terms of going forward. we _ last year. yes, and so, in terms of going forward, we get _ last year. yes, and so, in terms of going forward, we get into - last year. yes, and so, in terms of going forward, we get into the - going forward, we get into the winter and next year, when things are really, really tight and you make that point that it is the poorest households are going to be the worst affected, in terms of a policy, in terms of any government policy, in terms of any government policy, does it have to be, it will has to be targets around that point, presumably? it has to be around trying to help people with those bills because there's only so much on a macro level that the government could do? , ., , ., could do? yes, that is right. so for individuals — could do? yes, that is right. so for individuals and _ could do? yes, that is right. so for individuals and those _ could do? yes, that is right. so for individuals and those with - could do? yes, that is right. so for individuals and those with lower. individuals and those with lower incomes, it about trying to cushion their income, but we will be expected next year or so, looking at some direct support, credit as well,

and we also need to see support full businesses as well, we have seen the result of pressures on them, the energy bill is even bigger than the rent they are paying, so we need support to help small businesses and also grow the economy over the long term. , ~ �* , also grow the economy over the long term. ,. �* , ., ~ also grow the economy over the long term. ,. �* , .,~ ., ., term. yes. we'll be talking again uuite term. yes. we'll be talking again quite soon. _ term. yes. we'll be talking again quite soon. i— term. yes. we'll be talking again quite soon, i am _ term. yes. we'll be talking again quite soon, i am sure. _ term. yes. we'll be talking again quite soon, i am sure. thank- term. yes. we'll be talking again quite soon, i am sure. thank you very much for now. thanks for your time tonight, suren thiru, who is the chief director of the economic accountancy dot of england and wales. rishi sunak and liz truss — who are vying to succeed borisjohnson as the conservative party leader and prime minister — clashed over the economy in last night's tv debate. in terms of the leadership campaign, also in the last few hours there has been a short video published...

published by the new statesman suggests mr sunak told a group of conservatives in tunbridge wells in kent last week that he'd changed levelling—up funding formulas to ensure "areas like this are getting the funding they deserve." i managed to start changing the funding formulas to make sure that areas like this are getting the funding they deserved because we inherited abunch of formulas from the labour party that shoved because we inherited a bunch of formulas from the labour party that shoved all the funding into deprived urban areas and, you know, that needed to be undone. i started the work of undoing that. that was rishi sunak at one of the local hustings, that was filmed last week in tunbridge wells in kent. let's discuss all of that by a senior conservative who is indeed supporting rishi sunak in his bid, former defence secretary, among many other titles, former defence secretary, among many othertitles, doctor former defence secretary, among many other titles, doctor liam fox mp, hello, good afternoon. i could have picked a few titles, but i went with that one. i picked a few titles, but i went with that one. ., �* ., , . that one. i don't really mind which ou that one. i don't really mind which you choose! _ that one. i don't really mind which you choose! what _ that one. i don't really mind which you choose! what is _ that one. i don't really mind which you choose! what is your - you choose! what is your

understanding _ you choose! what is your understanding of - you choose! what is your understanding of what i you choose! what is your i understanding of what rishi you choose! what is your - understanding of what rishi sunak was actually trying to tell people they are in tunbridge wells? yes. they are in tunbridge wells? yes, havin: they are in tunbridge wells? yes, having that _ they are in tunbridge wells? yes, having that single _ they are in tunbridge wells? yes, having that single little _ they are in tunbridge wells? 1a: having that single little line is a distortion of the argument. he has been arguing for a long time and i think very correctly that the treasury orthodoxy, the so—called green book, was driving investment into the same places all the time and we do have areas of poverty in small cities and towns and even rural areas. small cities and towns and even ruralareas. it small cities and towns and even rural areas. it is not all concentrated in urban areas and what he has been trying to do is to try to ensure we get that more evenly spread, for example, we have seen the treasury north on campus going to darlington, not leaves, which would have normally expected. the fact that the three port is going to teesside, so it is about trying to spread it more fairly because the previous formula simply kept the same money going to seem places, where others were being neglected. do you think now this is going to snowball, though, it is going to have to go around explaining that is what he meant? because that is not really what most people have taken from that video and if you know

tunbridge wells, it is a very nice place, but it is not the sort of place, but it is not the sort of place that people think needs an injection of cash, for the most part. injection of cash, for the most art. ~ ~' ., , ., injection of cash, for the most art. ~ ~ ., , ., ., ., part. well, i think of my own area in north somerset, _ part. well, i think of my own area in north somerset, people - part. well, i think of my own area in north somerset, people think i part. well, i think of my own areal in north somerset, people think of weston—super—mare is a really nice seaside town and yet it has got real pockets of deprivation inside what is a generally wealthy area. we need to be much more specific about how we move that money around and to identify those pockets and simply because the surrounding areas are wealthy, doesn't mean that pockets of deprivation can be ignored. i think that what he's doing has actually been a really important part of the wider levelling up agenda, having the new statesman, a labour mouthpiece, having a distorted part in the debate, well, thatis distorted part in the debate, well, that is politics, but it is actually very good that we get to debate the wider issue because we do need to make sure that where there is deprivation money can go, even if those areas of deprivation are in generally wealthier areas. rishi sunak, generally wealthier areas. rishi sunak. when — generally wealthier areas. rishi sunak, when he _ generally wealthier areas. rishi

sunak, when he was _ generally wealthierareas. rishi sunak, when he was chancellor, we think back to the pandemic, he garnered a lot of praise, and a lot of people felt that the furlough scheme was excellent, it helped a lot of businesses stay afloat. why is it that he had praised her so much during that period and yet now he is, by all accounts, a long way behind liz truss in this race? the race in which you are supporting him as well, not by all accounts, certainly not by mine. we as well, not by all accounts, certainly not by mine. we have polls that show a — certainly not by mine. we have polls that show a two _ certainly not by mine. we have polls that show a two point _ certainly not by mine. we have polls that show a two point difference, - certainly not by mine. we have polls that show a two point difference, a l that show a two point difference, a five point difference, a 26 point difference, which says something very odd is happening in some of those and i have been around the country right up to the west country and into aberdeen in the past few days and i can tell you that there amongst our members the first thing is they are waiting to see how the debates developed over the coming weeks and they are not going to rush into that big decision and, as we saw last night, for example, at the sky news debate, he has got momentum because amongst those who are undecided, he is getting a lot of support on the basis that he is more

attractive to the swing voters that we will require to win a general election and that matters a great deal. ~ , ., ., , ., deal. well, you mention the general election. heard _ deal. well, you mention the general election. heard from _ deal. well, you mention the general election. heard from baroness - election. heard from baroness patience wheatcroft earlier in the programme. i know she is crossbench now, but she was on your bench earlier in her career. she said that she cannot see that it matters and how the conservatives would win the next general election because of the state of the economy.— next general election because of the state of the economy. well, we have inflation of about _ state of the economy. well, we have inflation of about 996 _ state of the economy. well, we have inflation of about 9% across - inflation of about 9% across america, 9% across europe and about the same in the uk, we have the pressures of the boy with ukraine, with russia pushing up fuel prices, which the bank of england said yesterday was the main factor in pushing up the rise of interest in the uk. the question with the election will be who is the best steward of our economy? rishi sunak, as you said, with the pella scheme, presented the loss of lots ofjobs

and lots of businesses going under. we would been in an infinitely worse situation, had he not made that decision, so when it comes to an election the choice will be between the conservatives and the sound economic management that we have shown and the labour party, which will go back to the same old ways of borrowing and spending, which is the exact opposite of what we need to be doing at the present time. but exact opposite of what we need to be doing at the present time.— doing at the present time. but the voters making _ doing at the present time. but the voters making their _ doing at the present time. but the voters making their decisions, - voters making their decisions, having watched all this blue on blue antagonism, weeks and weeks and weeks of conservatives ripping into each other, it is not edifying, is it? is it what anyone wants, is that good for democracy?— good for democracy? well, i think the nature of— good for democracy? well, i think the nature of the _ good for democracy? well, i think the nature of the debates - good for democracy? well, i think the nature of the debates are - the nature of the debates are something i would have questioned myself and why are we having tv debates, when a very small number of people actually have those votes, certainly in the early stages, i think that was the case. i think it has been right to have the questioning of the candidates. i think the way it was done last night

on the sky news programme, i preferred to the earlier debates, but i think in a democracy it is healthy that we have vibrant debates and wheels simply has to realise that when it is over we will all have to come together again and i hope that the winner will hold a big tent that shows the conservative party can represent a range of views. we have always managed to avoid external coalitions when we have maintained an internal coalition and because i believe he is best to achieve that, that is why i have been backing rishi sunak. as]!!! i have been backing rishi sunak. all right. liam fox, for now we will let you go. we will talk on the 5th of september, if not perhaps before. before i imagine, yes. liam september, if not perhaps before. before i imagine, yes.— before i imagine, yes. liam fox, thank you- _ we are going to return now to talk about the hosepipe ban because that man has just come on to force at 5pm tonight for hampshire. and the isle of wight. before i talk about this

i'm just going to bring you a bit more up—to—date on this topic because we'rejust more up—to—date on this topic because we're just hearing that scotland's environmental regulator has declared significant water scarcity in central and north—east fife. it comes after five months of below—average rainfall, which has seen river fall, below—average rainfall, which has seen riverfall, for example, this alert is likely to mean that licences which allow farmers to pump water from licences which allow farmers to pump waterfrom rivers licences which allow farmers to pump water from rivers onto their crops could be suspended. ministers are going to have an, sorry, a meeting about this early next week. that is what is expected. there is a lot more detail besides in that, but you get the sense and it is just another reminder that there are various parts of the country that really are suffering with this. so, as that first hosepipe ban comes into force tonight, let's talk to martin baxter, who we very nearly spoke to at 5pm. deputy chief executive of the institute of

environmental management and assessment. very glad you are back with us. that is sobering news i have just read out there about five. this is all about... how much is a lack of rainfall and hot weather and how much is because there is still more we could all do in our own day—to—day behaviour to try to help with this? i day-to-day behaviour to try to help with this? ~' ., , , with this? i think the reality is that it is a _ with this? i think the reality is that it is a combination - with this? i think the reality is that it is a combination of- with this? i think the reality is i that it is a combination of actions that it is a combination of actions that are going to have to be taken to address this particular challenge. clearly, you know, the record temperatures that we have had with temperatures topping a0 celsius and the prolonged dry period... and although we have had a prolonged dry period during the summer, we have also had below normal levels of rainfall in the winter and spring coming into the season, so that makes it doubly challenging. but you are right. there are elements of that system, particularly a significant amount of leakage from water that goes into the pipe work, which needs to be dealt with and we

can be more efficient in the amount of water that we actually use as consumers as well as businesses. so i think it is a multipronged approach that is going to be needed to tackle this.— to tackle this. could technology be a hel in to tackle this. could technology be a help in some _ to tackle this. could technology be a help in some areas? _ to tackle this. could technology be a help in some areas? is— to tackle this. could technology be a help in some areas? is there - to tackle this. could technology be i a help in some areas? is there more work yet to be done on, i put this in lehmans terms, but sort of capturing and storing huge amounts of rain that sometimes fall in this country in the winter and doing more to store it and save it for the summer? is their work in that field? yes, clearly, we can do more to store water when it is abundant and that tends to be in the winter months. i think one of the things that... there has been a lot more development about recently is nature —based solutions, slowing the flow of water, trying to keep more of it in a natural environment, so that to gently release that water during the hotter, drier months. but also, the likelihood is that we will need a lot more physical storage in terms of build capacity, potentially with

more reservoirs, because with climate change and the projections we have four hotter, drier summers, going forward, it means that we will have these temperatures, these situations again in the future, so unless we take action to increase the amount of storage that we have, take action in our own efficiency and those leaks, then we will be facing this for a long time to come. and if someone is watching this, thinking, i would like to try and do a bit more myself, whether you are a householder or a business owner, what are some of the small measures you think that if we all did them, perhaps it would help if it? yes. you think that if we all did them, perhaps it would help if it? yes, i think the perhaps it would help if it? yes, i thinkthe first — perhaps it would help if it? yes, i think the first thing _ perhaps it would help if it? yes, i think the first thing is _ perhaps it would help if it? yes, i think the first thing is that - perhaps it would help if it? yes, i think the first thing is that i - think the first thing is that i would encourage everybody that we don't need to wait for hosepipe bans to not use hosepipes and i knew encourage everybody to take action now, whether it is the people in wales and pembrokeshire or in the south—east water region, i would

encourage them to not use hosepipes now and not wait for the bans to be introduced next week. beyond that, having a shower, rather than a bath uses a lot less water, spending less time in the shower also significantly helps. i think as well making sure that when you are using your dishwasher or washing machine, full loads all the time because that means the water that you to use goes a lot further. then if you have things like dripping taps or a loo that has got a leaking cistern, then get those fixed because that really adds up. so there are things that people can do and then obviously i would encourage people who have gardens to have water buts. clearly, you know, we have examples here at home where at the moment they are empty, but when it does mean you can catch it and use it, so there are many things people can do to be part of the solution to the challenges we face in terms of how we deal with our water resources.— face in terms of how we deal with our water resources. thank you so much. our water resources. thank you so much- glad _ our water resources. thank you so

much- glad we _ our water resources. thank you so much. glad we got _ our water resources. thank you so much. glad we got your _ our water resources. thank you so much. glad we got your back. - our water resources. thank you so l much. glad we got your back. thank you very much, martin baxter there from the institute of environmental management and assessment, which is the environmental body for practitioners in the uk, thank you. the family of 12—year—old archie battersbee, who's been unconscious since april, have lost a high court attempt to have him transferred to a hospice to die. his mother had said she wanted her son to be in a hospice to say a peaceful goodbye — but doctors warned that there was significant risk in moving him because his condition is unstable. archie battersbee's family have now applied to the court of appeal to appeal that decision. 0ur correspondent sanchia berg is at the royal london hospital. there have been so many challenges and legal processes in this, is this the final legal point? this

and legal processes in this, is this the final legal point?— the final legal point? this could well be the _ the final legal point? this could well be the final— the final legal point? this could well be the final legal— the final legal point? this could well be the final legal point, . the final legal point? this could| well be the final legal point, but it hasn't quite finished yet because this appeal is being decided by a three very seniorjudges, one of whom is the president of the family court. they are the same three judges who heard the appeal on a different point on monday, but they do know the case very well. when they provide their decision, if it is a disappointment to the family, then the family can in fact appeal again to the supreme court and the european court of human rights or they can try to appeal, i should say, because they did of course try those routes before and they were unsuccessful. but this does look like the last stage of this very long and difficult legal saga. sanchia berg, thank you for now. sanchia berg, thank you for now. sanchia berg, thank you for now. sanchia berg there at the royal london hospital there in east london. much more to come in the next half—hour, of course, but we willjust pause and

take a look at the prospects. now it's time for a look at the weather with chris fawkes. hello again. more dry and sunny weather to come this afternoon across southern areas of the uk, but across northern areas there is some cloud that has developed and that will bring some scattered showers to north wales, parts of northern england, the north midlands, northern ireland and scotland. the showers hit and miss in nature, some areas will dodge them altogether, but across the south of wales, the south midlands, much of east anglia and the southern counties in england it is dry and sunny and your temperatures very similar to those of yesterday. 0vernight tonight the showers clear off, but later in the night we will see a band of rain moving into the north—west of scotland by the end of the night. another comfortable night for sleeping, temperatures 8—12 degrees. tomorrow we have still got this fresh feeling air with us. a sunny start across england and wales, a bit of patchy cloud developing later on, could see an odd spit of rain, a few showers for northern ireland, but rain for a time working across northern areas of scotland. 0ur temperatures still into the high teens across northern areas, the warmest spots seeing the mid 20s across east anglia and the south—east.

hello, this is bbc news with jane hill. the headlines... a hosepipe ban hasjust come into force for southern water customers in hampshire and the isle of wight. those who break the rules could face a fine of up to 1,000 pounds. there's been a big increase in the proportion of doctors and nursesjoining the nhs in england from overseas. the bank of england rejects accusations from the government that it was too slow to raise interest rates, as inflation heads to 13%. israel has launched multiple air strikes in the gaza strip, killing a senior officer of islamichhad. the health ministries as a people have been killed, including a five—year—old child. the parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee have lost their legal attempt to transfer him to a hospice.

doctors say moving him is risky because his condition is unstable. 75—year—old george miller becomes the oldest commonwealth games gold medallist in history, as scotland defeated wales in the final of the b2/b3 mixed pairs bowls. sport now — and for a full round—up, from the commonwealth games in birmingham, here's jane dougal. from the commonwealth games it's from the commonwealth games usually very noisy of it's usually very noisy by this time of day, but good to see you. you've ruessed of day, but good to see you. you've guessed right. _ of day, but good to see you. you've guessed right, it's— of day, but good to see you. you've guessed right, it's very _ of day, but good to see you. you've guessed right, it's very noisy. - guessed right, it's very noisy. we'll have more on george miller and the latest in birmingham.— the latest in birmingham. today, the premier league _ the latest in birmingham. today, the premier league is _ the latest in birmingham. today, the premier league is back— the latest in birmingham. today, the premier league is back and - the latest in birmingham. today, the premier league is back and we - the latest in birmingham. today, the premier league is back and we can . the latest in birmingham. today, the| premier league is back and we can go live now to selhurst park, where it all gets under way tonight with crystal palace taking on arsenal.

0ur reporter alex howell is there for us. alex — it's not been the easiest of preparations for crystal palace? hi there, it hasn't. he hurt his preparation for this. hi there, it hasn't. he hurt his preparation forthis. his hi there, it hasn't. he hurt his preparation for this. his squad have been split into very large chunk of this preseason with half the squad in singapore and australia, and half of them in this country because the players here couldn't enter those countries due to their entry requirements and fitness issues. he said yesterday it's hampered their preparation and they are further behind than where they would like to be. however, last season they had a very good campaign in the premier league and reached the fa cup semifinals. so he'll be hoping that they pick up from there and the preseason doesn't hamper them too much. �* , ., preseason doesn't hamper them too much. �* , . ,, ., ., much. arsenal missed out on the champions _ much. arsenal missed out on the champions league _ much. arsenal missed out on the champions league last _ much. arsenal missed out on the champions league last season i much. arsenal missed out on the | champions league last season but they spent a lot of money this summer, so how much pressure will

there be for them to perform tonight? there be for them to perform toniaht? , , tonight? there definitely will be ressure, tonight? there definitely will be pressure. they _ tonight? there definitely will be pressure, they missed - tonight? there definitely will be pressure, they missed out - tonight? there definitely will be pressure, they missed out on i tonight? there definitely will be l pressure, they missed out on the champions league qualification which is very disappointing for them, considering the position they were in. but mikael arteta has refreshed the squad, he's been backed in the transfer market, bringing in big name players like gabrieljesus and alexander the janco, players he's worked with before. he'll be missing a couple players tonight, but they've had a good preseason so he'll be hoping his players will carry on that good form and start the new season in a good way and get a good win, because it's so tight when you look at those places. thanks very much, alex. for the second time this week, team scotland have provided the oldest commonwealth games gold medalist in history. we told you about 72—year—old rosemary lenton in the para—bowls

earlier this week. her record's now been broken by 75—year—old george miller, who this afternoon won the final of the b2/b3 mixed pairs bowls. miller is director for visually impaired bowler melanie innes who, along with robert barr and his director, sarahjane ewing, beat wales 16—9 to take gold. welshman gordon llewellyn — who's also 75, but five months younger than miller — had to settle for silver. incredible, i never believed it could possibly happen. but we worked really hard, and we've managed to win all our games. so yeah, really brilliant. ., , brilliant. you were definitely the time and it _ brilliant. you were definitely the time and it team. _ brilliant. you were definitely the time and it team. george, - brilliant. you were definitely the time and it team. george, not i brilliant. you were definitely the i time and it team. george, not only brilliant. you were definitely the - time and it team. george, not only a commonwealth champion, but the most senior in the games, taking that from your team—mate rosemary. i think rosemary's quite pleased. it's

great, _ think rosemary's quite pleased. it's great, its— think rosemary's quite pleased. it's great, it's fantastic. a year ago, think rosemary's quite pleased. it's great, it's fantastic. a yearago, i never_ great, it's fantastic. a yearago, i never dreamed of being here. i got a phone _ never dreamed of being here. i got a phone call— never dreamed of being here. i got a phone call and nearly fell off my chair. _ phone call and nearly fell off my chair. to— phone call and nearly fell off my chair, to be honest. and here we are - and _ chair, to be honest. and here we are - and where — chair, to be honest. and here we are — and where will be go from here? fantastic_ — and where will be go from here? fantastic to — — and where will be go from here? fantastic to see it, doesn't look 75 at all. a quick reminder there's been a second goal in 2a hours for jack lauer, along with his partner andrew harding. that's all on the bbc sport website, but that's it for now. thank you very much indeed. more to come a little later this england in sportsday. looking at a few other stories here tonight... the metropolitan police says a man is in hospital after an officer opened fire in deptford in south london. armed officers went to the scene after the police received "multiple" 999 reports about a man in the area.

the police are asking people to avoid the area. a former local radio dj has been warned he faces jail after being found guilty of waging a relentless stalking campaign against broadcasters, including the radio 2 presenter, jeremy vine. ex—bbc presenter alex belfield was not accused of physically stalking the complainants. instead, he made youtube videos about them, posted messages on social media, and sent emails either to them or about them. sexual health charities and lgbt groups are urging the government to do more to tackle the monkeypox outbreak in the uk. in an open letter to the health secretary, they say without a quicker and wider vaccine rollout, the virus could become endemic. there have been more than 2,600 cases of monkeypox here, most of them among men who have sex with men. josh parry reports.

queues like these have become a familiar sight at guy's and saint thomas hospital, as thousands of gay and bisexual men line up to get vaccinated against monkeypox. so far, the uk has given out more than 1a,000 of the jabs, which were originally designed to combat smallpox. they are targeting those most at risk and in areas with the highest numbers of cases. in the us, where numbers have grown rapidly, it's officially been declared a public health emergency. it's a very important signal to that community that all hands are on deck now with regard to monkeypox, that everybody understands that this is a very high priority. and now sexual health charities and lgbt groups here have written to the government to ask that the uk does the same, warning that the disease could become endemic here if they don't. the great thing is that we have the tools in place, there is a vaccine for the monkeypox virus so we have an opportunity to stop it in its tracks, to stop it from spreading and to stop it becoming any worse but at the moment it doesn't seem

like there is enough attention on the virus so that opportunity is being missed. the department of health and social care says it's working rapidly to vaccinate those at greatest risk, and that they are targeting the lgbtq+ community with messaging around the jab. there have been around 2,600 cases of monkeypox in the uk so far, and around two thirds of those are in london. those outside the city who also believe themselves to be at risk have told the bbc they found it difficult to get vaccinated at smaller local clinics. i completely support the fact that the vaccine is currently centred on london given that is where the majority of cases are, but it massively ignores the fact that people are very mobile, especially people in these high risk groups. there is a lot of travelling between different cities in the uk. lots of my friends from london come up to manchester for the weekend. the uk is expected to get an extra 100,000 doses in september. those eager to get one are told to look for information about their local clinic online, with those at highest risk contacted

when one is available. josh parry, bbc news. joining me now is alex bradbrook. you heard a little from him in that report — he lives in manchester, good evening to you. you live in manchester and you couldn't get it there, so that's interesting. explain how hard you tried, how problematic is that for you and some of your friends or you live? br; problematic is that for you and some of your friends or you live?— of your friends or you live? by the month ofjuly _ of your friends or you live? by the month ofjuly i — of your friends or you live? by the month ofjuly i got _ of your friends or you live? by the month ofjuly i got increasingly i month ofjuly i got increasingly more anxious about monkeypox, as you saw more reports coming out in the press worldwide and here in the uk. it was about a week or two before i came down, i went to different clinics in manchester, and i was basicallyjust clinics in manchester, and i was basically just told that there wasn't enough supply at the moment to go around. i was told by one

clinic there were only 50 vaccines and there wasn't enough supply at the moment, and i'd have to wait. did that concern you cover the fact that you were told to sit tight and come back further down the line? it did, considering how rapidly it was spreading in london, it made me anxious for my own health and my friends's, as well, and very aware of the fact that the community we are in is very mobile, people are travelling all the time, as i said in your report. —— is obviously people wouldn't be protected against it, and looking ahead to bigger events like manchester pride towards the end of august, it made me more anxious and really want to get it as quickly as possible. fist really want to get it as quickly as ossible. �* ., ~ , really want to get it as quickly as ossible. �* ., �* , , possible. at the end of august, yet as we heard _ possible. at the end of august, yet as we heard there, _ possible. at the end of august, yet as we heard there, there's - possible. at the end of august, yet| as we heard there, there's100,000 extra doses coming in september. is

there? foryou extra doses coming in september. is there? for you with that? it’s extra doses coming in september. is there? for you with that?— there? for you with that? it's great that we've secured _ there? for you with that? it's great that we've secured these _ there? for you with that? it's great that we've secured these extra i that we've secured these extra doses, but i would say it feels a bit late. ideally if we'd been able to get these earlier, we'd be able to get these earlier, we'd be able to get them in the arms a lot quicker, and ideally have had a much better preventative programmes or people wouldn't of called in the first place. i think the fact that we had so little coordination on a national level has led to people getting monkeypox that otherwise wouldn't have had it, and i think compared to other countries abroad, i think our programme has been a bit slow to react to this rapidly developing situation. bud slow to react to this rapidly developing situation. slow to react to this rapidly develoin: situation. �* . ., developing situation. and what have ou felt developing situation. and what have you felt about _ developing situation. and what have you felt about the _ developing situation. and what have you felt about the messaging - developing situation. and what have | you felt about the messaging around it? to you and your friends think it's been well explained, well advertised, more awareness? what's yourfeeling advertised, more awareness? what's your feeling about the overall health strategy towards it? i would sa it's health strategy towards it? i would say it's been _ health strategy towards it? i would say it's been very _ health strategy towards it? i would say it's been very haphazard i health strategy towards it? i would say it's been very haphazard in i

say it's been very haphazard in general. some places have been excellent in reaching out to their patients and explaining what's happening and what to look out for, what symptoms are and what to do if they contracted. 0thers haven't. so we are in a really patchy situation across the country about how much people know. i would say a lot of the knowledge i have and a lot of people in my situation have hasjust been gained through word—of—mouth and talking to each other on social media, on twitter especially, people tell you to other what to do and what the symptoms have been. so i would say there's definitely been a lack of coordination, i think there could have been much more proactive outreach. and again, that's led to a lot of confusion and lead to more infections than there needed to be. i'm glad you managed to get your vaccine anyway, all the best to you,

alex. the welsh ambulance service says it's experiencing a "major outage" of an nhs computer system it uses. local health boards use the system to refer patients from the nhs111 line to out—of—hours services. no reason has been given for the outage. the welsh ambulance service are encouraging people to "think ca refully" about whether their enquiry is urgent, before calling 111. a british woman has died and three other uk nationals are in hospital after a reported speedboat crash in turkey. the group were off the coast of marmaris in southern turkey, when the speedboat they were in reportedly collided with a water taxi. the foreign office is "providing consular assistance" and is "in contact with the local authorities." a giant mechanical bull, which became the star of the commonwealth games opening ceremony, is set to stay in birmingham. the 10m sculpture, which has been on display in centenary square,

had been due to be dismantled at the end of the games, but following a public outcry, the council has confirmed it will now become a permanent attraction in the city. the headlines on bbc news... a hose pipe band hasjust come into force for southern water customers in hampshire and the isle of wight. people who break the rules could face a fine of up to £1000. there's been a big increase in the proportion of doctors and nurses joining the nhs in england from other seat —— overseas. in the bank of england rejects accusations from the government that it was too slow to raise interest rates, as inflation heads to 13%. coming up on bbc news, another gold in the lawn bowls for scotland as the parrot mixed team beat wales 16—9. their

guide, george miller, has become the