this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak and these are the latest headlines: dentists at tipping point — a bbc investigation finds nine out of ten nhs practices across the uk are not accepting new adult patients for treatment under the health service. my partner was in abject agony. she turned around to me and said, "can you get the plyers and just take my tooth out? "i can't carry on any more, i'lljust have to deal "with having no teeth." are you struggling to find a dentist, have you had to go private instead and pay more? or have you taken matters into your own hands by treating yourself? or own hands by treating yourself? someone else? we want to hear from you. own hands by treating yourself? you can find me on twitter, i'm @lukwesaburak or you can use

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good morning. welcome to bbc news. a bbc news investigation has found that nine in ten nhs dental practices in the uk are not accepting new adult patients. researchers contacted almost seven—thousand surgeries, which is thought to be almost all those offering nhs care. while nhs dental treatment is not free for most adults, it is subsidised. the bbc heard from people across the uk who could not afford private fees. the investigation has also found 98% practises in the south—west of england, yorkshire and the humber and the north west were not accepting new adult nhs patients. access was best in london, where almost a quarter of practices

were taking on new adult patients. eight in ten nhs practices are not taking on children, despite those in full—time education being entitled to completely free care. about 200 practices said they would take on a child under the nhs but only if a parent signed up as a private patient. the department of health said improving access to nhs dental care is a priority. our correspondent jenny kumah reports. across the country, people are taking shocking steps to deal with dental problems. my partner is in so much pain, she asked me to take her teeth out with a pair of pliers. i am living on porridge and soup and i need new teeth. _ bbc analysis reveals that coastal and rural areas like here in devon

and cornwall have become so—called dental deserts. our researchers called more than 460 nhs dental practices across the south—west. they found that 98% were not accepting any new adult patients. in newquay, on the north cornwall coast, denise is living off soup and soft food because of problems with her teeth. i've only got a few at the front there and they are loose and wobbly and so i can't bite anything. but none at the back. i can't even eat a salad now. i can't bite into a tomato. cucumber, even if it is chopped up into little pieces, it is still too hard. i can't eat them. i am down to eating slop. denise needs a denture. she's been on an nhs waiting list forfour years and, living on pension credit, she can't afford to go private. she fears without treatment, she will lose the rest of her teeth. i do not want to walk around with no teeth.

it's horrible. after 50—odd years of working, it would be nice if i could have a set of teeth. this is an issue that is impacting across the country. a petition calling for more nhs dentists highlights how widespread the problems are. more than 180,000 people have signed it. how shocking are some of the experiences that people have been sharing on the petition? people filing their own teeth down with nailfiles and taking teeth out with pliers, developing sepsis. joshua keeling set the petition up after his partner struggled to get the help she needed when they moved to dorset. my partner was in abject agony. she turned around to me and said, "can you get the pliers and just take my teeth out? "and just take my tooth out? "i can't carry on any more, i willjust have to deal no teeth." i thought, this situation is awful. hello, dental surgery. our research suggests that dentists

are giving up doing nhs dental work. ian is still seeing patients, but he says the contract that dentists work under is driving many of his colleagues away. they have been trying to hang on to a broken system for such a long time. the problem is that for most dentists, the service they want to offer their patients is not readily available if they continue and stay in the nhs. it is a crying shame. nhs england has recently announced some changes to the contract, including paying dentists more for more complex cases. but the union, the british dental association, argues the government's plans are too little, too late and fail to get to the root of the problem. jenny kumah, bbc news. let's speak to our health correspondent, dominic hughes. hejoined us. just he joined us. just picking hejoined us. just picking up on whatjenny finished off on, saying it is too little, too late to get to the root of the problem. essentially, is that money, is that

what we're about?— what we're about? problems with access to dentistry _ what we're about? problems with access to dentistry date - what we're about? problems with access to dentistry date back - what we're about? problems with access to dentistry date back to l access to dentistry date back to 2006 when this contract was first introduced and ever since then, dentists have complained that basically they are not being paid adequately for the work that they are being asked to carry out. many dentists say in fact they are having to subsidise nhs work with their private work. so you can see that is why some dentists, who after all are self—employed, they are contractors if you like for the nhs, they are running businesses, many of them are choosing to walk away from nhs work. now recently, a couple of weeks ago, nhs england had been asked by the government in england to look at the contract. they announced some small changes to that contract which meant that those dentists who were higher performing were able perhaps to see a few more patients, up to 10% more patients, but really there is no new money in the pot. it is merely

shifting existing funds around within the existing budget. so dentists say without any new money without a complete overhaul of that 2006 contract, which really limits the number of patients they can say, things are really not going to change very much.— things are really not going to change very much. things are really not going to chance ve much. �* ., . change very much. also again in the re ort we change very much. also again in the report we heard _ change very much. also again in the report we heard that _ change very much. also again in the report we heard that the _ change very much. also again in the report we heard that the system - change very much. also again in the j report we heard that the system has been described as broken. you have described the contract that is on offer at the moment and we had the dentists there saying they are unable to offer the service that they would like to. so what does that mean, then? they are reducing the care or does itjust come down to no more patients?— the care or does itjust come down to no more patients? really it means when they have _ to no more patients? really it means when they have got _ to no more patients? really it means when they have got the _ to no more patients? really it means when they have got the number - to no more patients? really it means when they have got the number of i when they have got the number of patients that they have been paid to see on their books, they can't take on any more. this is the problem with access, is when they have reached that limit, there are no funds available for them to see more patients. and there are weird and non—malays in this contract. for example, until the recent reforms of a couple of weeks ago, dentists were

getting paid the same for doing one filling as they were for ten fillings. one filling might take a0 minutes. ten fillings might take all day. so you can see why under the terms of the existing contract, dentists were not happy with the way that that was set up.— that that was set up. finally, lookin: that that was set up. finally, looking at — that that was set up. finally, looking at the _ that that was set up. finally, looking at the geography - that that was set up. finally, looking at the geography of i that that was set up. finally, - looking at the geography of theirs, we described for our view is that access was best in london. why? i access was best in london. why? i think perhaps people find it easier to travel around london. if you are in london, there is a very good public transport system so if you are in south london and you find a dentist available in north london, it won't be a tremendous burden trying to get their parts. outside of london, it's a very different picture. we know there are these areas that have been termed dental deserts, where there is simply no access. people are having to travel 100 miles to find a dentist who will put them on as an nhs patient and that really is proving to be a huge

barrier for loads of people who are really struggling to find dental care and need it because they are in pain with their teeth or suffering terrible problems with their teeth. dominic hughes, thank you very much for that. mark george from hayle in cornwall pulled out two of his teeth after struggling to find an nhs dentist to treat him. thank you very much forjoining us, how are you at the moment? i’m thank you very much forjoining us, how are you at the moment? i'm very well, thank — how are you at the moment? i'm very well. thank you- _ how are you at the moment? i'm very well, thank you. thank _ how are you at the moment? i'm very well, thank you. thank you _ how are you at the moment? i'm very well, thank you. thank you for - well, thank you. thank you for having me on. i would like to say regarding the problems i have had, the nhs staff i have dealt with have always been absolutely brilliant. so the blame is definitely not with anybody in the nhs but with the system that's existing. {lilia anybody in the nhs but with the system that's existing.- system that's existing. ok, so ou've system that's existing. ok, so you've struggled _ system that's existing. ok, so you've struggled to _ system that's existing. ok, so you've struggled to to - system that's existing. ok, so you've struggled to to get - system that's existing. ok, so you've struggled to to get an i you've struggled to to get an appointment. were you not registered with a dentist before you had problems? i with a dentist before you had problems?— with a dentist before you had roblems? . , , ., problems? i was registered with a dentist but i _ problems? i was registered with a dentist but i didn't _ problems? i was registered with a dentist but i didn't need _ problems? i was registered with a| dentist but i didn't need treatment for a few years and when i contacted them because i had some pain with my

teeth, they had deregistered me. they said they wouldn't be able to give me any appointments. so after that, i went via the emergency dentist, who after a conversation, they sent me a prescription to my gp for pain relief and said there would be a follow—up appointment, which never materialised. so in the end after a few days, i had to pull the tooth myself. we after a few days, i had to pull the tooth myself-— after a few days, i had to pull the tooth myself. we will get onto that in a moment _ tooth myself. we will get onto that in a moment because _ tooth myself. we will get onto that in a moment because i _ tooth myself. we will get onto that in a moment because i think- tooth myself. we will get onto that in a moment because i think a - tooth myself. we will get onto that in a moment because i think a lot l tooth myself. we will get onto that | in a moment because i think a lot of people are cringing and waiting for those details.— people are cringing and waiting for those details. sorry! where you notified you _ those details. sorry! where you notified you would _ those details. sorry! where you notified you would be _ those details. sorry! where you notified you would be removed | those details. �*r�* where you notified you would be removed from the register because you had an access treatment? ho. would that access treatment? no. would that have access treatment? i457. would that have changed what he would have done? i have changed what he would have done? ., have changed what he would have done? . ., , .,, , done? i am not sure. it has been so difficult to — done? i am not sure. it has been so difficult to reregister _ done? i am not sure. it has been so difficult to reregister with _ done? i am not sure. it has been so difficult to reregister with an - done? i am not sure. it has been so difficult to reregister with an nhs i difficult to reregister with an nhs dentist, i don't think i would have stood a chance anyway, so i don't think it would have made much difference. think it would have made much difference-— think it would have made much difference. . ~ , ., difference. talk us through the day ou difference. talk us through the day you decided _ difference. talk us through the day you decided to _ difference. talk us through the day you decided to do _ difference. talk us through the day you decided to do it _ difference. talk us through the day you decided to do it yourself, -

difference. talk us through the day you decided to do it yourself, howl you decided to do it yourself, how bad were things and what did you have to do?— bad were things and what did you have to do? well, the phone call i made was — have to do? well, the phone call i made was the _ have to do? well, the phone call i made was the 19th _ have to do? well, the phone call i made was the 19th of _ have to do? well, the phone call i made was the 19th of november l have to do? well, the phone call i - made was the 19th of november 2020. you know, the tooth was hanging on ljy you know, the tooth was hanging on by its nerve and every time i tried to eat anything, basically i was on soft food for a few days because i couldn't bite on anything because it would fall over into a funny position and be very painful. but in the end, ijust had to bite the bullet, to use the phrase, and pull the tooth out. did bullet, to use the phrase, and pull the tooth out.— bullet, to use the phrase, and pull the tooth out._ not - bullet, to use the phrase, and pull the tooth out._ not buy the tooth out. did it hurt? not buy them because _ the tooth out. did it hurt? not buy them because it _ the tooth out. did it hurt? not buy them because it had _ the tooth out. did it hurt? not buy them because it had actually - the tooth out. did it hurt? not buy i them because it had actually numbed itself. �* them because it had actually numbed itself. . ., them because it had actually numbed itself. ~ ., ., itself. right, 0k. and now, after treatment. _ itself. right, 0k. and now, after treatment, you _ itself. right, 0k. and now, after treatment, you are _ itself. right, 0k. and now, after treatment, you are often - itself. right, 0k. and now, after| treatment, you are often worried about problems after you have had surgery. that is minor surgery but it is surgery at the end of the day. where you ok? i it is surgery at the end of the day. where you 0k?— it is surgery at the end of the day. where you 0k? where you ok? i was fine, yeah. that one didn't bleed _ where you ok? i was fine, yeah. that one didn't bleed at _ where you ok? i was fine, yeah. that one didn't bleed at all. _ where you ok? i was fine, yeah. that

one didn't bleed at all. later- where you ok? i was fine, yeah. that one didn't bleed at all. later on, - where you ok? i was fine, yeah. that one didn't bleed at all. later on, i - one didn't bleed at all. later on, i had a further issue and i had to actually pull out a front tooth as well. that did bleed a little bit but a cotton wool bud and that was ok after about ten minutes. so i wouldn't recommend anybody having to try it. i wouldn't recommend anybody having to t it. ., �* . ., try it. i wouldn't recommend it either and _ try it. i wouldn't recommend it either and i — try it. i wouldn't recommend it either and i would _ try it. i wouldn't recommend it either and i would stress - try it. i wouldn't recommend it either and i would stress that. try it. i wouldn't recommend it. either and i would stress that to our viewers. just to finish off, please tell me you have a dentist now and won't pull out your own teeth? ., . �* now and won't pull out your own teeth? ., ., �* ., ., , teeth? no, i haven't got a dentist. i have teeth? no, i haven't got a dentist. i have tried — teeth? no, i haven't got a dentist. i have tried phoning _ teeth? no, i haven't got a dentist. i have tried phoning everywhere i i have tried phoning everywhere locally around here and there is absolutely nobody taking on any dentist... one thing i have done, though, there is a dental school at the hospital near me and i've inquired with them about somebody training to do some treatment on my teeth that way. so if i could be of any help to anybody, and more than up any help to anybody, and more than up for it. any help to anybody, and more than u- for it. ., , ., any help to anybody, and more than u- for it. . , ,, ., up for it. that is thinking out the

box, well done. _ up for it. that is thinking out the box, well done. mark— up for it. that is thinking out the box, well done. mark george, i up for it. that is thinking out the - box, well done. mark george, thank you so much. keep brushing those teeth. thank you, take care. you're watching bbc news. a ceasefire agreement to end three days of fighting between israel and palestinian militants appears to be largely holding. the latest upsurge in violence began when israel killed a leaderfrom the islamichhad group. the militants then fired dozens of rockets and mortars into israel, which responded with more air strikes on gaza. more than a0 palestinians have been killed — including 15 children. let's get more now on a potential ceasefire between let's speak to our middle east correspondent, yolande knell who is in jerusalem. before we talk about the parties involved, exactly how is the ceasefire holding?-

involved, exactly how is the ceasefire holding? involved, exactly how is the ceasefire holdin: ? , ., .,' ., ceasefire holding? things got off to a shaky start- _ ceasefire holding? things got off to a shaky start. there _ ceasefire holding? things got off to a shaky start. there were _ ceasefire holding? things got off to a shaky start. there were some - a shaky start. there were some rocket warning sirens that when off in the villages close to gaza but that situation was fairly quickly contained and it's been a relatively calm period, the first night where we had... it was relatively stress free for both the palestinians in gaza and the israelis particularly in the south of the country, who live within easier reach of palestinian rockets. i live within easier reach of palestinian rockets. ., , ., palestinian rockets. i wonder if you could tell us _ palestinian rockets. i wonder if you could tell us who _ palestinian rockets. i wonder if you could tell us who the _ palestinian rockets. i wonder if you could tell us who the militant - palestinian rockets. i wonder if you| could tell us who the militant group are, islamichhad, who are they? 50 are, islamichhad, who are they? sr islamichhad is backed by iran. the second biggest militant group in gaza. an ideology similar to hamas, the more powerful militant group that governs their but it acted independently as well. acting according to gaza but independently as well. things got very tense going

back a week ago, that is because you had the arrest of one of their senior leaders in the occupied west bank by israel. then the militant group started making threats towards israel. israel then said it was reacting directly to those, that it was launching a pre—emptive military operation to stop the threat to israeli civilians. that began on friday night and led to this very intense fighting. early on, there was a islamichhad commander killed in gaza. the second was then killed before the end of the fighting. in response, islamichhad fired more than 100 rockets into israel, a lot of them intercepted but some of the longer range one is even targeted tel aviv and jerusalem. so longer range one is even targeted tel aviv and jerusalem.— tel aviv and jerusalem. so at the moment it _ tel aviv and jerusalem. so at the moment it is _ tel aviv and jerusalem. so at the moment it is islamic _ tel aviv and jerusalem. so at the moment it is islamichhad - tel aviv and jerusalem. so at the moment it is islamichhad and i moment it is islamichhad and israeli security forces. just how complicated would it become if hamas became involved? that complicated would it become if hamas became involved?— complicated would it become if hamas became involved? that was something uuite crucial became involved? that was something quite crucial that _

became involved? that was something quite crucial that we _ became involved? that was something quite crucial that we saw _ became involved? that was something quite crucial that we saw in _ became involved? that was something quite crucial that we saw in this - quite crucial that we saw in this period of fighting, is that hamas had its own practical considerations and it did not get involved in the fighting. israel was clear from the outset that it was targeting islamic jihad positions. in the past, we might have seen hamas, which always wanted to burnish its hardest credentials getting involved. but already since the threat started a week ago, there were israeli restrictions around the gaza strip and the crossings into gaza were closed by israel. that started to lead very quickly to a breakdown in the humanitarian situation. there was not enough fuel to run the sole power plant in gaza, so very severe power plant in gaza, so very severe power shortages. power plant in gaza, so very severe powershortages. hospital power plant in gaza, so very severe power shortages. hospital say they were struggling to cope, with about 300 people that had injuries, and that their back—up supplies for the all were running out. now what we're seeing in the last couple of hours is that israel has begun easing its restrictions as the ceasefire seems to be sticking, as the situation

seems to be safe. and that some goods are starting to go into gaza again. goods are starting to go into gaza aaain. ., ., goods are starting to go into gaza aaain. ., ,, goods are starting to go into gaza aaain. . ~' , . goods are starting to go into gaza aaain. ., ,, , . ., again. 0k, thank you very much for that update. _ again. ok, thank you very much for that update, thank— again. 0k, thank you very much for that update, thank you. _ the children's commissioner for england has obtained data from the metropolitan police showing that nearly a quarter of strip searches carried out on children in london between 2018 and 2020 were done without an appropriate adult present. more than half of the children searched were black. celestina olulode reports. chanting. the strip search of child o, a 15—year—old black schoolgirl, sparked nationwide rallies. chanting in solidarity, for these demonstrators, the details of the case were difficult to bear. wrongly accused of carrying cannabis, the schoolgirl was on her period when she was strip—searched by police. a safeguarding review said racism

was likely to have been a factor. today's report shows child o is not the only child to be strip—searched without an appropriate adult present. the most important thing is that children's safeguarding is put at the centre of this. children's wellbeing. a strip—search means an intimate search. it's a really, really serious and traumatic thing and children of whatever age, you know, these 10—18 year olds should have an appropriate adult, a parent or carer, with them. i am so concerned by these met figures that i'm now going to write to every single police authority in the country and ask them for their date. i hope that data has been recorded properly, and if not we need to start getting that recorded properly. today's report says that 650 children aged between 10 and 17 were strip—searched between 2018 and 2020. over 95% were boys. in almost a quarter of these cases,

no appropriate adult was present. over half of all the children strip—searched were black. some people are calling for change. we know that it is harmful to treat children in this way. it is deeply traumatising and, actually, it's a very ineffective practice. as data shows, it's overwhelmingly happening to black children. so this is actually a racist practice. what the police are doing is they're targeting searching children by conducting strip searches without an appropriate adult present. what they're also doing is completely illegal and something needs to be done about that immediately. in a statement, the metropolitan police said it understood the lasting impact strip searches can have but, it added, there are occasions when such searches are very necessary to prevent harm to children who may be exploited by gangs, county lines and drug dealers.

the force says it's already made changes and introduced new measures. celestina olulode, bbc news. let's talk more about this to leroy logan, a former police superintendent who was also the chairman of the black police association for 30 years. good morning to you, mr logan. are you surprised by these figures? i am not surprised. _ you surprised by these figures? i —n not surprised, unfortunately, but i am absolutely disgusted by them. i know strip search has to be carried out in a certain way in an emergency situation, but to know that so many are taking place on young people, without appropriate adults is unforgivable and it shouldn't be like that. the supervisors, sergeants and inspectors should be doing theirjob to ensure that these strip searches are being carried out properly. that is what they are there for. so there is a lack of

leadership and a very cavalier approach to this and it's definitely showing the real institutional racism in the culture, which we have seen improvements but it's gone backwards over the last 5—10 years. i think it would actually help if we understood what grounds were available for a strip search to be carried out. so from what i understand, there are a number of key terms, there are reasonable grounds. some searches have to be carried out in public view. then you have your intimate search. could we start our first, what is a reasonable ground? reasonable . rounds is reasonable ground? reasonable grounds is for _ reasonable ground? reasonable grounds is for an _ reasonable ground? reasonable grounds is for an officer - reasonable ground? reasonable grounds is for an officer to - reasonable ground? reasonable grounds is for an officer to have | grounds is for an officer to have some sort of intelligence, direct information, whether it is from cctv or a witness in hand or they have seen something themselves, or they have found something nearby that would suggest that that individual

has either a weapon or prohibited article or whatever it may be. so you have to have direct intelligence. it is not on stereotyping or assumptions, just because of the way that person is or the type of clothing they have all the type of clothing they have all the colour of their skin. it is very clear in the codes of conduct how this is done. and all of these strip searches, from what i can gather, has not adhered to the codes of conduct because it says a young person under the age of 17 should have an appropriate adult. i person under the age of 17 should have an appropriate adult.- person under the age of 17 should have an appropriate adult. i want to net in two have an appropriate adult. i want to get in two more _ have an appropriate adult. i want to get in two more questions. - have an appropriate adult. i want to get in two more questions. do - have an appropriate adult. i want to get in two more questions. do you | get in two more questions. do you have a right to ask the officer what evidence you have for that strip search to be conducted? absolutely. in fact, search to be conducted? absolutely. in fact. that's _ search to be conducted? absolutely. in fact, that's what _ search to be conducted? absolutely. in fact, that's what i _ search to be conducted? absolutely. in fact, that's what i teach _ search to be conducted? absolutely. in fact, that's what i teach in - search to be conducted? absolutely. in fact, that's what i teach in the - in fact, that's what i teach in the programme i've been running for the last 20 years. they know their rights and responsibilities. yes, you can ask to know why that officer believes you are in possession of that article and what specifically

they are looking for. it's within your rights to do that and other people can do that as well. another iece of people can do that as well. another piece of interesting _ people can do that as well. another piece of interesting information - people can do that as well. another piece of interesting information i i piece of interesting information i came across is there was a survey carried out and within this, it is within london, the same borough as child 0, of the 25 children, 19 were male and were handcuffed during the process. is that normal? ida. male and were handcuffed during the process. is that normal?— process. is that normal? no, again, that is a breach _ process. is that normal? no, again, that is a breach of _ process. is that normal? no, again, that is a breach of the _ process. is that normal? no, again, that is a breach of the code - process. is that normal? no, again, that is a breach of the code of- that is a breach of the code of conduct. officers are saying, it is health and safety why they handcuff them before a search. you have to have reasonable grounds, you can't just handcuff before a search, whether it is a strip search or intimate search. again, supervisors should be saying, why are you doing that? because they never had it when i was a superintendent in hackney. so why are they doing it, what is happening at leadership level? there is a lack of ethical— happening at leadership level? ii—i” is a lack of ethical leadership and coherence to the code of conduct and a lack of understanding of the

trauma that is happening to people. and the culture has been hijacked by this very cavalier approach to stop and search, which the met has had for centuries, a couple of hundred years by the end of this decade. this lackadaisical arrogance is playing itself out in the worst way and the adult of the occasion of young black people is adding to it so they are being searched without an appropriate adult at a very young age and causing massive trauma. we can understand what the trauma is, it's well documented but in terms of consequences and making police forces change and get rid of this cavalier attitude, what is that going to be?— cavalier attitude, what is that auoin to be? ~ , going to be? will it be the courts? well, i think— going to be? will it be the courts? well, | think that _ going to be? will it be the courts? well, i think that is _ going to be? will it be the courts? well, i think that is an _ going to be? will it be the courts? well, i think that is an option. - going to be? will it be the courts? well, i think that is an option. i i well, i think that is an option. i think the courts is an option. her majesty is inspectorate have put the met into special measures so it's notjust met into special measures so it's not just about stop and search met into special measures so it's notjust about stop and search about investigations. just basic policing are not being adhered to. it shows

you this lack of leadership and ethics that are not being presented on a regular basis. so hopefully, hmrc should be doing this work. also the mayor's office for police and crime should be asking these critical questions. they have to be holding the met to account because the met police are not capable of monitoring themselves, it's quite clear. i'm hoping the new commissioner, mark rowley, will get a grip at this and will be one of the first things he looks out with strong ethical leadership, accountability and transparency and start to sanction these officers who are able to carry out these things and supervisors not stepping in as they should. and supervisors not stepping in as they should-— and supervisors not stepping in as the should. , ., . , they should. ok, you have given us lots of questions _ they should. ok, you have given us lots of questions to _ they should. ok, you have given us lots of questions to follow - they should. ok, you have given us lots of questions to follow up - lots of questions to follow up there. leroy logan, thank you very much indeed. thank you. you there. leroy logan, thank you very much indeed. thank you.— much indeed. thank you. you are welcome- — the post office says the amount of cash withdrawn from its branches injuly was the highest since records

began five years ago. campaigners say people are turning back to cash to help them budget in the face of the soaring cost of living. let's speak to our business correspondent nina warhurst, who is in salford. hello there. it just hello there. itjust hurts more to pay by cash, doesn't it, is that part of the psychology? it is control and _ part of the psychology? it is control and when _ part of the psychology? it 3 control and when people aren't feeling that when it comes to their finances, it is pretty rare to see a reversal like this in consumer behaviour. but after the last ten, 15 years, we have seen the percentage of transactions used by cash reduced that more than 50%. what has happened injuly alone, and 8% increase in the number of transactions where cash is used. year on year, compared to last year, it's gone up by 20%. the post office tell us the reason that is happening is because people need to see and hold their cash, to be in control of their budgets. they are budgeted not

just month by month and week by week but day—to—day. they have reported incidents of people withdrawing the cash they need to the absolute penny and part of it they think of the reason for increases in july and august, is because more people are having holidays in the uk and they are notjust rigorously tapping away with the contactless card but they know they have £300 to spend and it cannot be a penny more. it says a lot about how lots of people are feeling at the moment about their finances. they need the absolute control before they feel things are starting to run away. we have had some messages this morning from viewers who say this presents a real problem for lots of people. mark said, my preference is all ways been cash but it's harder to use and it's right. the number of cashpoints that have closed over the last five years or so, they have gone down by nearly 30,000. susan says, my son has learning disabilities. he doesn't have a card coming only uses cash and likes to go to the cinema. he now feels excluded because they only

take contactless. so we have a contradiction here. on the one hand, people wanting to use cash but on the other business saying he was contactless. it will be interesting to see what happens now. we are heading into the autumn where we know the energy price cap is expected to go above £3500. more people will want to have that control and fewer people will be able to get cash out from the places that they want to. filter? able to get cash out from the places that they want to.— that they want to. very quickly, do ou think that they want to. very quickly, do you think this _ that they want to. very quickly, do you think this trend _ that they want to. very quickly, do you think this trend will _ that they want to. very quickly, do you think this trend will be - you think this trend will be repeated? these are figures from the post office but will they be mirrored in building societies and banks and our people dipping into savings? banks and our people dipping into savinus? ., , banks and our people dipping into savinus? . , ., savings? that is part of the suggestion- _ savings? that is part of the suggestion. bills _ savings? that is part of the suggestion. bills are - savings? that is part of the i suggestion. bills are spiralling savings? that is part of the - suggestion. bills are spiralling and energy bills going up in the autumn. and inflation as well and it will go higher, warner is about heading into recession and people thinking i want to have cash on me. so potentially hitting their savings accounts, not just to pay the day—to—day bills, notjust because of the cost of

living but perhaps people wanting a little comfort dad that cash in the draw, under bed, in case the time comes. ., draw, under bed, in case the time comes. . . ., , ., ~ comes. 0k, nina warhurst, thank you ve much comes. 0k, nina warhurst, thank you very much indeed. _ the actressjune spencer — who's played peggy on the archers for more than 70 years — has retired at the age of 103. her last appearance was aired during the omnibus edition on sunday. she was the last remaining member of the original 1951 cast. among peggy's many fans was the duchess of cornwall, who last year invited june spencer and her co—stars to a reception marking the show�*s 70th anniversary. she called peggy "a true national treasure who has been part of my life, and millions of others, for as long as i can remember". all i can say is respect. retiring

at 103. you are not going anywhere, carol. i am very well and i hope you are too. it is going to be another warm day, temperatures are rising, some of us experiencing a heat wave, a lot of dry weather around, 12 showers across northern england and southern scotland. the main thrust of the cloud and rain is across the north and west, it is breezy as well. temperatures ranging from 1a in the 0229 in the south. tonight, they will be mist under clear skies, still have the weather front draped across northern ireland and parts of scotland introducing cloud and also some rain in the north and west and the wind will ease for a time before picking up at the end of of the night. our overnight lows are another night thatis overnight lows are another night that is going to be mild. tomorrow, the mist will disperse, dry weather,

sunshine, cloud across the north—west but the rain confined to the northern isles, it will be breezy, gusty winds here with up to 13. hello. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak and these are the headlines: dentists at tipping point — a bbc investigation finds nine out of ten nhs practices across the uk are not accepting new adult patients for treatment under the health service. a ceasefire between israel and palestinian militants has held overnight. it follows three days of violence which has left at least aa palestinians dead including 15 children. almost a quarter of all the strip searches carried out on children by police in london between 2018 and 2020 were done without an appropriate adult present and more than half searched were black boys.

cheering jubilation for democrats as the us senate finally backs a massive a30 billion dollar bill to reduce greenhouse gases and usher in cleaner energy. and — new evidence to show people are going back to cash, to keep tighter control on their spending, as the cost of living continues to soar. sport and now for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre: it is the commonwealth games, you have been following them in birmingham. it looks cool behind you. it birmingham. it looks cool behind ou. , ., birmingham. it looks cool behind ou. , . , birmingham. it looks cool behind ou. , ., birmingham. it looks cool behind ou. ,~/ birmingham. it looks cool behind you. it is a very hot day but you are not allowed _ you. it is a very hot day but you are not allowed in _ you. it is a very hot day but you are not allowed in the - you. it is a very hot day but you are not allowed in the fountain, you. it is a very hot day but you l are not allowed in the fountain, it has chemicals in it to protect the

sanctuary. we are in victoria square, there is a party going. lots of people here including some athletes who we will talk to any moment. it the last day. it is onto the closing ceremony where the alexander stadium has been transformed to a stage. laura muir is finally a commonwealth champion — she won the 1,500m after missing the games four years ago to complete her veterinary exams, and finishing 11th at glasgow 201a. and muir was asked what she'd say to her younger self after those previous disappointments. scotland's eilish mccolgan couldn't quite repeat her 10,000m gold — she took silver in the 5,000 behind kenya's beatrice chebet, but mccolgan was upbeat, saying how grateful she was for the support she's received in birmingham.

the crowd roaring her own and appreciating that second medal. england stormed to gold in the men's a by 100 metre relay, retaining their title — an upgrade on the medals already won by matt hudson smith and zharnel hughes. and it looked as though it would be a relay double whenjessie knightjust edged out canada's anchor in the a by a00 metres, but they were disqualified for a lane infringement, jodie williams just straying across on the baton exchange. in table tennis, england retained the men's doubles title — paul drinkhall and liam pitchford saw off india, winning 3—2, to take gold against the very same opponents. and joshua stacey became wales' first commonwealth games para—table tennis champion, when he beat australia's lin ma in the classes 8—10. stacey said he'd celebrate by calling his nan. i'm sure she loved that. northern ireland had already broken their medals record when they added five boxing golds to their tally. among them michaela walsh in the featherweight division —

one of her biggest supporters was brother aidan, who'd also won gold, after they both took silver four years ago. when you came out of the ring, you went to someone in the crowd, who was that? my brother, my brother aidan. here he is! regardless of the colour today, i was at the commonwealth games final along with my brother. obviously i wanted to get the gold, butjust being here with him means the world to me and this isjust, i can't describe how this feels, it's an unbelievable feeling. the final gold of the night in the boxing hall went to england's delicious orie in the super heavyweight division — and you can imagine the roar from the crowd when the birmingham boy won the title. history was made in the women's hockey as england took gold for the first time. tess howard's deflected effort in the second quarter was enough to secure a 2—1win against old foes

australia in the final. england had won a medal at every commonwealth games since hockey was added to the programme in 1998 — but never gold until now. i mentioned earlier, eagled the night for scotland in athletics, let's meet two of the medallist, eilish mccolgan, who is going to be the flag bearer at the closing ceremony, you have added a silver to your gold, amazing, and also lauro me, finally a gold for you, it commonwealth games gold after you missed four years ago because of your veterinary exams. how does it feel? it your veterinary exams. how does it feel? ., , your veterinary exams. how does it feel? . . , , your veterinary exams. how does it feel? . ., , , ., feel? it was crazy, every athlete was talking _ feel? it was crazy, every athlete was talking through _ feel? it was crazy, every athlete was talking through the - feel? it was crazy, every athlete was talking through the stadium feel? it was crazy, every athlete i was talking through the stadium in the past week, it has been amazing. and? how does it feel to finally get the gold? you were a little bit behind in 201a, what would you say to your younger self now if you could look back? keep on working, keep on working, you have to be patient for those things, sometimes

they come quickly and sometimes they take a while. eight years later i got the medal. one? how did you celebrate? you have the europeans. did you go straight to bed? racing a week tomorrow in munich so it is a quick turnaround.— quick turnaround. what was it like when ou quick turnaround. what was it like when you got _ quick turnaround. what was it like when you got the _ quick turnaround. what was it like when you got the gold, _ quick turnaround. what was it like when you got the gold, you i quick turnaround. what was it like when you got the gold, you stood| quick turnaround. what was it like l when you got the gold, you stood in the podium hearing the anthem for scotland? it the podium hearing the anthem for scotland? ., , the podium hearing the anthem for scotland? . , ., ., , ., scotland? it was great to be on the odium, it scotland? it was great to be on the podium. it was _ scotland? it was great to be on the podium, it was really _ scotland? it was great to be on the podium, it was really emotional, i podium, it was really emotional, lots of friends and family in the audience, a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity. and, let's move on to eilish mccolgan, you followed your mother and 110,000, and winning a silver in the 5000. it mother and110,000, and winning a silver in the 5000.— silver in the 5000. it has been an overwhelming _ silver in the 5000. it has been an overwhelming week. _ silver in the 5000. it has been an overwhelming week. i— silver in the 5000. it has been an overwhelming week. i am - silver in the 5000. it has been an| overwhelming week. i am proud of myself— overwhelming week. i am proud of myself getting back on the start line. _ myself getting back on the start line. we — myself getting back on the start line, we celebrated on wednesday, but i line, we celebrated on wednesday, but i am _ line, we celebrated on wednesday, but i am over the moon to come away

with two— but i am over the moon to come away with two medals is more than i could have dreamt of, it is the icing on the cake — have dreamt of, it is the icing on the cake being the flag bearer tonight, — the cake being the flag bearer tonight, the biggest honour i could possibly— tonight, the biggest honour i could possibly have. i watched laura when two medals — possibly have. i watched laura when two medals the night before, i cannot— two medals the night before, i cannot believe i am part of that. it is very— cannot believe i am part of that. it is very special. cannot believe i am part of that. it is very special-— cannot believe i am part of that. it is very special. you were reflecting on the morning. — is very special. you were reflecting on the morning, you _ is very special. you were reflecting on the morning, you had _ is very special. you were reflecting on the morning, you had no - is very special. you were reflecting on the morning, you had no time l is very special. you were reflecting | on the morning, you had no time to celebrate and you are racing in one week. �* ~ , ._ celebrate and you are racing in one week. �* . , ._ ., , week. after wednesday night, it was difficult to get _ week. after wednesday night, it was difficult to get not _ week. after wednesday night, it was difficult to get not too _ week. after wednesday night, it was difficult to get not too carried - difficult to get not too carried away — difficult to get not too carried away and _ difficult to get not too carried away and it was very emotional, and an ice _ away and it was very emotional, and an ice bath— away and it was very emotional, and an ice bath brought me back to down to earth_ an ice bath brought me back to down to earth and — an ice bath brought me back to down to earth and gave me the legs i needed — to earth and gave me the legs i needed for yesterday. i am not sure how the _ needed for yesterday. i am not sure how the europeans will go, it has been _ how the europeans will go, it has been a _ how the europeans will go, it has been a lot— how the europeans will go, it has been a lot to take in and we will be racing _ been a lot to take in and we will be racing in_ been a lot to take in and we will be racing in one — been a lot to take in and we will be racing in one week. this is e>

exciting, this is why we do it, wish me luck it— exciting, this is why we do it, wish me luck. �* ., . exciting, this is why we do it, wish meluck.�* . ., exciting, this is why we do it, wish meluck. . ., ., me luck. a fantastic story, laura, how have — me luck. a fantastic story, laura, how have you _ me luck. a fantastic story, laura, how have you enjoyed _ me luck. a fantastic story, laura, | how have you enjoyed birmingham me luck. a fantastic story, laura, i how have you enjoyed birmingham and the way it has been projected to the world? it the way it has been pro'ected to the world? ., , , the way it has been pro'ected to the world? ., , ., .,, . the way it has been pro'ected to the world? ., , . ., . ,., world? it has been fantastic, you cannot match _ world? it has been fantastic, you cannot match it, _ world? it has been fantastic, you cannot match it, i— world? it has been fantastic, you cannot match it, i was _ world? it has been fantastic, you cannot match it, i was so - world? it has been fantastic, you cannot match it, i was so happy i world? it has been fantastic, you l cannot match it, i was so happy for eilish mccolgan as well, she has worked so hard for so long, it is nice to see athletes who deserve it to be on the podium, it has been an amazing week. we to be on the podium, it has been an amazing week-— amazing week. we look forward to cheerin: amazing week. we look forward to cheering you _ amazing week. we look forward to cheering you on — amazing week. we look forward to cheering you on the _ amazing week. we look forward to cheering you on the closing - amazing week. we look forward to i cheering you on the closing ceremony tonight, there are some great acts in the concert, fantastic, we hope you can have a little rest before the closing ceremony and look out for eilish mccolgan carrying the flag for scotland. that's all the sport for now. let's get more now on the commonwealth games — the closing ceremony takes place in birmingham this evening, bringing to an end eleven days of competition

but what will be its legacy? let's speak now to khizar sharif who's a volunteer at birmingham youth sports academy. thank you for speaking to us this morning. what do you think the legacy will be? i morning. what do you think the legacy will be?— legacy will be? i think it is incredible _ legacy will be? i think it is incredible for— legacy will be? i think it is incredible for the - legacy will be? i think it is incredible for the city, i legacy will be? i think it is incredible for the city, it l legacy will be? i think it is l incredible for the city, it will create a lot of attention, more business investment, the legacy, however, i think needs to be more focused on the deprived areas in birmingham. in the areas where we work, the facilities are not great, they need more support, hopefully, they need more support, hopefully, the commonwealth games can bring the support to these communities and make sport more accessible and get children inspired for the next few games and get more athletes from deprived areas and that would be a great legacy for the city. you

deprived areas and that would be a great legacy for the city.— great legacy for the city. you are a volunteer at _ great legacy for the city. you are a volunteer at the _ great legacy for the city. you are a volunteer at the birmingham i great legacy for the city. you are a| volunteer at the birmingham youth sports academy. what do you do? we offer sports academy. what do you do? - offer a safe space for children, for young people in inner city areas that are deprived, we support —— we use sport as a means to provide something to aspire to, education, to give them a platform, so they can better themselves, to give them a platform, so they can betterthemselves, keep to give them a platform, so they can better themselves, keep away from crime, educate themselves further, and progress. one? it is interesting that it and progress. one? it is interesting thatitis and progress. one? it is interesting that it is a safe space. how important is that? we started 20 years ago, people who do not know birmingham, it is where they have the highest crime rates in the city, stabbing, shooting, drug—related crime in the area, so to have somewhere positive is really key because the environment surrounding the area is not great. we provide

that environment, a safe space for them to grow without worrying about knife crime or any other related criminal activity. there is some great talent they are and that can only in a positive environment. we have heard about the need for support at grassroots level particularly of the back of the lionesses and their success, going back to the legacy that is hopefully going to be left in birmingham, how should that trickle down to an organisation like you? is there is a function that will allow you to say need some of the positive that have come of the commonwealth games? you mentioned come of the commonwealth games? gm. mentioned the euros as well, we work with young women, we need better facilities, the facility that we use, the swimming pool has been drained for the last seven or eight years, we need more accessible spaces whether it is athletics,

swimming, various sports because they are not accessible in these areas. if we can have that sort of support where we can have better facilities, maybe have some athletes come and be mentors for the young people, someone to look up to. we do not have that. we do not have the best facilities, we do not have the best facilities, we do not have the best people around these young people. you know, the role models they have are the people that are making money through crime. to see these athletes and meet them and hear their stories and be taught by them could be really key. facilities is a huge thing because your environment and being shown that you are worth having these facilities would be betterfor these children as well. one? i do not know if you saw that report, a lot of our reporting has been from the hub of the sports activities as you would expect. its. the sports activities as you would exect. . ., ., , ., the sports activities as you would exect. ., ., , ., , _ expect. a lot of it showing the busy city centre. — expect. a lot of it showing the busy city centre. how — expect. a lot of it showing the busy city centre, how do _ expect. a lot of it showing the busy city centre, how do you _ expect. a lot of it showing the busy city centre, how do you feel - expect. a lot of it showing the busy city centre, how do you feel when i city centre, how do you feel when

you see all that money put into that and then you look at the facilities that you have for the young men and women that you are supporting? how do you feel? stand women that you are supporting? how do you feel?— do you feel? and all on the scene, it hurts because _ do you feel? and all on the scene, it hurts because it _ do you feel? and all on the scene, it hurts because it is _ do you feel? and all on the scene, it hurts because it is not _ do you feel? and all on the scene, it hurts because it is not fair on i it hurts because it is not fair on these children to have to come to a facility where the swimming pool is closed. the football pitches are not great, the changing rooms are smashed up. sometimes there are no locks on the doors. these are council run facilities. in terms of the young people, they probably don't care about the commonwealth games because all that money has gone into the centre and the great stadiums, but we are left with nothing. for me, it has to be more thanjust a vanity nothing. for me, it has to be more than just a vanity project for the city. it has to actually affect the people who need it the most. because birmingham right now is not a great place to live with the cost of living, crime and these young people have the ability to change that if they are given the right opportunity

which the commonwealth games has all the power to give, it depends if it is going to happen or not. it the power to give, it depends if it is going to happen or not.- is going to happen or not. it has been fascinating _ is going to happen or not. it has been fascinating talking - is going to happen or not. it has been fascinating talking to i is going to happen or not. it has been fascinating talking to you, | been fascinating talking to you, thank you for your honesty. the crown prosecution service has said people who make unwanted sexual comments should be charged under public order laws. it's issued new guidance to prosecutors in england and wales on dealing with sexual harassment in the street. the government is considering whether to introduce new legislation. tom symonds our home affairs correspondentjoins us now. can you tell us more about this? this is a move by the crown prosecution service that follow some of those awful cases we have had in the last few years, most notably the sarah everard murder. there is much greater focus sarah everard murder. there is much greaterfocus on sarah everard murder. there is much greater focus on the safety of women in the streets, and the cps has

never given guidance to its prosecutors about how it should use the existing laws to prosecute street harassment, women, often women, always women, are being abused verbally, touched unwanted in the street. they say existing laws can be used to deal with sexually threatening or abusive behaviour, usually by men, and even one—off single incidents where there are less serious comments or where it is not clear whether the person is trying to be sexually harassing a woman. they can also be charged under public order law and beyond that they are talking about using a new law to ban up skirting, which is the practice of taking pictures of people underneath their clothing without the consent and cyber flashing when you send a message to somebody via bluetooth in your local area, probably on wanted as well. they say that can be dealt with

under the guidance of dealing with social media abuse. this all amounts to an attempt to use existing laws to an attempt to use existing laws to deal with street harassment and the cps says people are harassing women in the street and will be prosecuted. the government is currently doing a consultation to work out whether the law needs to be added to to try and strengthen it. but the government is starting this consultation from the position that the city existing laws are not sufficient. the city existing laws are not sufficient-— the city existing laws are not sufficient. how well have the existin: sufficient. how well have the existing laws _ sufficient. how well have the existing laws been _ sufficient. how well have the existing laws been working? | sufficient. how well have the i existing laws been working? do you have data for that? i do existing laws been working? do you have data for that?— have data for that? i do not have data in front _ have data for that? i do not have data in front of _ have data for that? i do not have data in front of me _ have data for that? i do not have data in front of me but _ have data for that? i do not have data in front of me but the i have data for that? i do not have i data in front of me but the biggest concern in some of these incidents are fleeting, quick, they often are not a are fleeting, quick, they often are nota campaign are fleeting, quick, they often are not a campaign of harassment by one person against another, perhaps the two knowing each other but simply just bad examples of abusive behaviour against women in the street. it can be hard for prosecutors to find the law to deal with that. of course, there may be

concerns that we are overusing the law in this area and that comments to women may not be criminal and every circumstance. but the cps is setting out a store here saying that if possible, and the evidence is there and the law can be made to work and it will be used against these sorts of harassment. very much. the conservative leadership candidate, rishi sunak, has renewed his criticism of the tax cuts being proposed by his rival, liz truss. writing in the sun, he accuses her of planning to give a "big bung to large businesses and the well—off" — while leaving those who most need help "out in the cold". ms truss's allies say she has not ruled out offering households more support in an emergency budget, if she becomes prime minister. let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley

iam sure i am sure you can break this down for us. they are all saying a lot. where are we on their policies? i think the cost of living is going to be probably the biggest challenge that the new prime minister faces when they entered downing street in just under one month. they will face that question, what are you going to do to help people with rising energy bills and inflation? liz truss said in the financial times at the weekend that she wants to do it in a conservative way as she put it by lowering the tax burden, not by giving hand—outs. that led some to assume that she meant no further grants are no further help for people with energy bills. her allies are saying that is not the case. she has not ruled anything in or out, she is waiting to get the keys to number ten and if she does, she will set out her plans in an emergency

budget. our ideological position is that if you cut tax, you will put more money in people pockets and that will help them with the cost of living but they say she is absolutely not ruling out the idea that there might be more help to come. rishi sunak says that not good enough and you need bold action to deal with the cost of living crisis. his allies say if you look at his record in the treasury, he can't be trusted. but there are a couple of things, firstly, he is not setting out a detailed plan of what he would do on the cost of living, he has said he will scrap vat on energy bills but beyond that, there is not a lot of detail for what he is planning. his allies say if you look at his track record, he has done it in the past. it is also worth remembering that when rishi sunak was chancellor, he was put under a lot of pressure to act. think back to the spring statement earlier this

year where he was criticised widely for not doing enough to help with the cost of living. he was put under a lot of pressure in particular by conservative mps and added more support for people on the lowest incomes. there is a lot of rhetoric around the cost of living, it is probably the biggest economic issue the country faces, it impacts everybody, but particularly those on the lowest incomes. both of the candidates are facing more pressure to set out details of what they will do to help. to set out details of what they will do to hel. ., ., to set out details of what they will do to hel. . ,, i. to set out details of what they will doto hel. . ,, , to set out details of what they will do to help-— the us senate has approved a landmark bill which includes the country's biggest ever investment to tackle climate change. the a30—billion dollar spending package is one of the centrepieces of president biden's agenda. republicans were opposed to large parts of the bill, which includes tax rises for businesses. lea na hosea reports.

wildfires, flash floods, drought and melting polar ice caps — extreme weather events are increasing around the world because of climate change. the united states tops the list of countries that have emitted the biggest amount of carbon dioxide in total since the industrial revolution and is still the world's second—biggest polluter. with such high stakes, the democrats cried with joy and pumped theirfists in the air after the us senate finally approved a key plank of presidentjoe biden's domestic agenda. the inflation reduction act will invest $369 billion for climate change — the largest investment in us history. its authors say it will reduce us carbon emissions by a0% by 2030. the boldest climate package in us history. the senate has now passed the most significant bill to fight the climate crisis ever,

and it's going to make a difference to my grandkids. the world will be a better place for my grandchildren because of what we did today and that makes me feel very, very good. compromises were made, but large amounts of money will fund a range of alternative energy solutions. hundreds of billions of dollars for investment in solar power and wind power, geothermal power, nuclear power, important tax credits for electric vehicles, hugely significant incentives for carbon capture. and director capture in hydrogen power. tens of billions of dollars for helping farmers play a role in the fight against climate change. but republicans say the bill will damage the us economy and that it amounts to a war on american fossil fuels. democrats have already robbed american families once through inflation, now their solution is to rob amercian families yet a second time.

democrats want to ram through hundreds of billions in tax hikes and hundreds of billions of dollars in reckless spending. and for what? some republicans have said they will try to stall or block the progress of the bill but it is expected to be approved next week in the house of representatives. leana hosea, bbc news. a further two ships loaded with food have been given permission to set sail from ukraine's black sea ports. one of the vessels is carrying 11 thousand tonnes of soybeans to italy, while the other contains more than a8 thousand tonnes of grain destined for turkey. an increasing number of exports are being permitted under a deal between moscow and kyiv, to help ease the global food shortage. the italian actor carlo bonomi — voice of pingu — the animated penguin — has died at the age of 85. pingu was a huge hit with children — and adults — around the world.

carlo bonomi created his distinctive sound, including the rude honk, when pingu's beak turns into a megaphone shape. as the mischievous young penguin gets into scrapes, the italian actor muttered, babbled and squeaked the voices of all the characters — with no identifiably clear language at all. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. good morning. as we go through this week temperatures will continue to rise and for england and wales, parts of northern ireland and southern scotland, we will be looking at a heatwave. high pressure is in charge

of the weather, keeping weather fronts at bay across the north and west, we are dragging in hot continental air by day and eventually by night as well. we have not had a lot of rain in the last few days as i am sure you are well aware, 2a6 millimetres, but no measurable rain in the south. for the last 38 days. as we continue with the dry weather, that total is likely to rise to aa. as you can see in the next five days a lot of dry weather, some rain, not a lot, there is the key there, across parts of scotland. today it is across the north and west where there is a weather front and cloud and breezy conditions. some showers and southern scotland and northern england, the exception rather than the rule, and we are looking at a lot of dry and sunny weather. the temperatures are responding in the sunshine. up to 30 degrees and parts

of the south, 22 in the borders and northern ireland and 1a to maybe 16 or 17 in the north and west. we continue with the cloud and rain as we go through tonight, the wind will ease, it will pick up by the end of the night, and under clear skies we will see some patchy mess. a mild night, overnight lows ten to 16 celsius. tomorrow the mist will quickly disperse and we are looking at dry and sunny weather. dry across much of scotland compared with today and we are looking at the rain pushing up into the northern isles where there will be gusty winds. temperatures 13 to 31 as we sweep north to south. wednesday, similar, patchy mist will give way to dry weather, sunshine, more sunshine across north—west scotland before the next weather front arrives and it will be breezy, worth noting if

you like cooler weather, around the coast this week there will be sea breezes, temperatures will be a little bit lower. on wednesday we are looking at a range of 16 in lerwick, 2a in aberdeen and belfast, and up to 30 or 31 celsius in the south.

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