the uk's nhs dentist shortgage revealed — 9 out of 10 practices are turning away new adult patients. it's led to some patients making their own false teeth and some pulling out their own teeth. it's just a matter of getting as hard a grip on that as you can and pulling like crazy until the nerve gives way. we'll bring you the details of that exclusive bbc research. also this lunchtime... new figures show 650 children were strip searched by metropolitan police officers over a two year period — in some cases, no appropriate adult was there and no further action was taken against the child. as another heatwave is forecast this

week, could more hosepipe bans be brought in across parts of the uk? and it's the final day of the commonwealth games in birmingham — where scotland have just won a gold in the diving. and coming up in sport on the bbc news channel... england's lauren smith and marcus smith have to settle for silver in their badminton final, on the last day of the commonwealth games. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. bbc research has found that only one in ten nhs dentists in the uk are taking on new adult patients. the most extensive survey in years has revealed that some areas are "dental deserts". out of nearly 6,900 nhs dental

practices contacted, 90% said they were no longer accepting any new adult patients. only a quarter of those dental practices said they operated a waiting list to become an nhs patient — and for most of those, the wait was at least a year or more. and in 12% of local authority areas in the uk, we couldn't find a single practice that would accept a child. 0ur correspondentjenny kumah has the story. my partner was in so much pain, she asked me to take her tooth out with a pair of pliers. this is the second tooth i pulled out myself because i was in so much pain. i am living on porridge and soup and i need new teeth. _ across the country, people are taking shocking steps to deal with their dental problems. that's the second one i pulled out and it goes in quite deep into the gum. there's the gap.

so it's just a matter of getting a grip on that as hard as you can and pulling like crazy until the nerve gives way. in pain and unable to get the help he needed, mark recently took matters into his own hands. it did bleed when i got it out, luckily i was ready for it. just mopped up any drips. mark had a dentist in penzance near his home in cornwall but when he tried to get an appointment three years ago, he was told that he was no longer on their nhs list. how difficult has it been to find an nhs dentist? it's been impossible. i've tried the local surgeries down here, around here and none of them are taking any nhs patients on. i can't afford to go down the private route because the amount of treatment i've got now is probably going to be unaffordable for me. bbc analysis reveals that coastal and rural areas like here in devon and cornwall have become

so—called dental deserts. 0ur researchers called more hundred 460 nhs dental practices across the south—west. they found that 90% of them were not accepting any new adult patients. 98% of them. in newquay on the north cornwall coast, denise is living off soup and soft food because of problems with her teeth. i have only got a few at the front there and they are loose and wobbly so i can't bite anything, but none at the back. i can't even eat salad now because i can't bite into a tomato, cucumber. even if it's chopped up into little pieces, it's still too hard, i can't eat them. i'm down to eating slop. denise needs a denture. she's been on an nhs waiting list for four 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 pair, 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 tooth down with nail files and taking teeth out with pliers, developing sepsis. joshua keeling set up the petition 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 take my tooth out? i can't carry on any more, ijust have to deal with having no teeth." i thought, this situation is awful. phone ringing. hello, dental surgery. our research suggests that dentists

are giving up doing nhs 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's 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, says the changes are just modest tweaks and that the service remains underfunded and overstretched. jenny kumah, bbc news. let's talk to our health correspondent dominic hughes — what is the solution here? there does seem _ what is the solution here? there does seem to — what is the solution here? there does seem to be _ what is the solution here? there does seem to be a _ what is the solution here? there does seem to be a widespread i does seem to be a widespread agreement that the root of the problem lies in this contract

introduced in 2006 thatjenny was talking about. this contract doesn't pay dentist enough for the work they are being asked to carry out, so until recently, dentists got paid the same for doing one filling as they did for ten. nhs england has been asked to look at the contract and to try and address some of these issues around access to dentistry, and similar plans are under way in wales and northern ireland but the dentists say unless there is a fundamental rethink in the relationship between dentists, who are private contractors, they are running businesses, and the health service, there isn't going to be any big change. the big question is whether the political will exists to rethink that her relationship and the question revolves around if the treasury is willing to see more money going into nhs dentistry. at the moment that is far from clear but we do know there are thousands of people now right across the uk

who are struggling to access the care they need.— and for more on that story you can watch the documentary disappearing dentists, which is on bbc iplayer whenever you want it. 650 children were strip searched by the metropolitan police between 2018 and 2020 — some as young as ten years old. the data comes from the children's commissioner for england. in just over half the cases, the children were released without any further action; in almost a quarter of cases, no appropriate adult was present. most were boys, over half of the boys were black. the data was collected after the strip search of a 15—year—old schoolgirl, known as child 0. she was made to remove her sanitary towel before female officers searched her. celestina 0lulodeh reports. chanting. the strip—search of child 0, 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 0 is not the only child to be strip—searched without an appropriate adult present. a strip—search means an intimate search. it is a really, really serious and traumatic thing and children of whatever age, you know, but 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 data. i hope that 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 is overwhelmingly happening to black children. so this is actually a racist practice. what the police are doing is they are targeting certain children. 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 has already made changes and introduced new measures to existing guidelines, reinforcing the need for the presence of an appropriate adult. celestina 0lulode, bbc news. one of the conservative contenders for leader of the party and next prime minister, rishi sunak, has said plans by his rival liz truss to cut tax "simply won't touch the sides" of the rising cost of living. ms truss's supporters say she has not ruled out more support if she becomes prime minister although at the weekend she said there'd be no "hand—outs". let's speak to our political correspondent nick eardley. tell correspondent nick eardley. us what both camps a the tell us what both camps are saying. the cost of living is going to be probably the biggest issue the new prime ministerfaces probably the biggest issue the new prime minister faces when he or she takes office. liz truss did attract controversy when she told the financial times that yes, she did want to look at helping people but

she wanted to do it through tax cuts rather than through what she called hand—outs. some questioned does that mean she is rolling out more direct assistance for people in an emergency budget in september? apparently not. her supporters saying she has not ruled anything in or out. rishi sunak though says that these plans she has a don't go far enough. remember, she has promised to cut tax by reversing the increases to national insurance contributions. mr sunak says they won't help people on the lowest incomes, that people need to be a lot bolder when it comes to dealing with the cost of living crisis. what is he planning? we are not totally sure about that either. he says he wants to cut the tax on energy bills but beyond that, his supporters are saying we will have to wait and see how high bills go before he sets out his full plans. remember, victoria, the audience that rishi sunak and

liz truss are trying to appeal to just now is to remember is, that explains a lot of the rhetoric but on the whole there is a wider electorate looking on, many concerned about the cost of living crisis. gordon brown, the former prime minister, has suggested there needs to be a crisis meeting, a rolling crisis meeting of the government's cobra committee to look at this. that has been ruled out by number ten this morning. they say the prime minister cannot make any of the big financial decisions until his successor is an office and that is four weeks away.— the head of the united nations has said any attack on ukraine's big nuclear power station would be a �*suicidal thing'. ukraine and russia have accused each other of shelling the plant in zaporizhzhia at the weekend. un secretary general antonio guterres says inspectors must be allowed in to check its safety. 0ur correspondent hugo bachega reports from kyiv.

a nuclear power plant surrounded by war. these russian pictures said to show the latest damage from shelling but who is to blame isn't clear. ukraine says two workers were injured. three radiation monitors were damaged and the reactor had to be disconnected from the system. tensions that have concerned the world. today a strong warning from the un chief. paw; world. today a strong warning from the un chief-— the un chief. any attack to a nuclear plant _ the un chief. any attack to a nuclear plant is _ the un chief. any attack to a nuclear plant is a _ the un chief. any attack to a nuclear plant is a suicidal - the un chief. any attack to a l nuclear plant is a suicidal thing and i hope that those attacks will end. , , ., , and i hope that those attacks will end. , ., . . . end. president zelensky was adamant that the russians _ end. president zelensky was adamant that the russians were _ end. president zelensky was adamant that the russians were behind - that the russians were behind the attacks. translation: there is no such notion in the world that can feel safe when a terrorist state fires at a nuclear plant. god forbid something irreparable happens and no one will stop the wind that will carry the radioactive contamination.- will carry the radioactive contamination. ~' . , contamination. ukraine says the [ant is

contamination. ukraine says the plant is still _ contamination. ukraine says the plant is still safe _ contamination. ukraine says the plant is still safe and _ contamination. ukraine says the plant is still safe and operating. plant is still safe and operating normally for now. calls are growing for russia to allow international monitors to visit the site but there was no sign of this happening any time soon. the head of ukraine's nuclear power co says russia has turned a complex into a military base so they can fire on ukrainian positions knowing the enemy will not fire back. , , ., positions knowing the enemy will not fire back. , , . ~ ., ., fire back. this is a ukrainian lant. fire back. this is a ukrainian plant- these _ fire back. this is a ukrainian plant. these are _ fire back. this is a ukrainian plant. these are ukrainian l fire back. this is a ukrainian - plant. these are ukrainian people so we will not kill our people, our staff and demolish our infrastructure. like a shield, yes. elsewhere there was positive news today. this is the first ship loaded with ukrainian going to arrive at its final destination in turkey and this morning two more ships left ukraine and a third port was opened for exports. signs that an ambitious multinational deal is going to plan. a rare diplomatic breakthrough in this conflict.

russia is struggling to replenish its stocks of hi—tech, western—manufactured components for its weapons systems having exhausted much of them in ukraine — that's according to a new report published today by the london thinktank royal united services institute. our security correspondent frank gardner is here. frank, what should we take from this report? it is potentially pretty big strategically because it is saying that the 27 russian modern military system is that their researchers have examined in the field of ukraine all contain critical western made components, microchips basically, produced mainly in the us but also coming from the uk, france, germany, netherlands, switzerland, taiwan and japan. they are saying if you can choke off what they call this a silicon lifeline can basically degrade permanently russia's ability to wage modern war in a country like ukraine. so it

wouldn't only affect the war in ukraine, it would stop them being able to fire cruise missiles with accuracy for example, but it would also be an enormous relief to countries like estonia, georgia and moldova who fear they are next in line for putin's aggressive strategies. the problem comes in getting international agreement in how to choke off these loopholes. you have shipment centres like hong kong, how do you persuade india to comply with this if it will undermine its own security? so it is a challenge but they are saying this is an opportunity for the west to do this and you stop russia being able to wage modern warfare.— this and you stop russia being able to wage modern warfare. thank you, frank. to wage modern warfare. thank you, frank- the — to wage modern warfare. thank you, frank. the time _ to wage modern warfare. thank you, frank. the time is _ to wage modern warfare. thank you, frank. the time is 17 _ to wage modern warfare. thank you, frank. the time is 17 minutes - to wage modern warfare. thank you, frank. the time is 17 minutes past i frank. the time is 17 minutes past one. our top story this lunchtime... nine in ten nhs dental practices across the uk are not accepting new adult patients for treatment under the nhs. and archers starjune spencer

retires at the age of 103. coming up in sport, the third successive commonwealth medal for england's men as they win at thriller against south africa. it's the final day of sporting action at the commonwealth games in birmingham and plenty of medals are still to be won before tonight's closing ceremony. and reeta is there. there are 12 gold medals up for grabs on this final day, and here at the aquatics centre, scotland's james heatly and grace reid triumphed with gold in the mixed synchronised 3m springboard final.

there were two english pairs — that's noah williams and andrea spendolini—sirieix and kyle kothari and lois toulson — they took gold and silver respectively in the 10m platform final. there's plenty more happening elsewhere too. let's go over tojo currie, who's been watching the men's hockey final for us. what's going on? yes, 24 hours on from that incredible _ what's going on? yes, 24 hours on from that incredible gold _ what's going on? yes, 24 hours on from that incredible gold medal- what's going on? yes, 24 hours on| from that incredible gold medal the england women's hockey team claimed yesterday against australia, today it is the terms of the men's medal matches. behind me now is the gold medal match which australia are leading india 5—0. earlier this morning england's men claimed an exciting bronze medal against south africa in a nine goal thriller which eventually ended a 6—3. six of those goals came in the second quarter. as

you said, there are 12 gold medals in total available to be won today. in the squash, next door to us at the hockey, scotland have picked up a bronze in the men's doubles already this morning. england have played each other in the gold silver match, they are both guaranteed medals. england also claimed silver in the women's doubles a little earlier. over at the badminton, lauren smith and marcus ellis of england won silver, beaten in the final by singapore. lauren smith still has a second chance for gold, she is on record in the women's doubles with her partner right now. england are also in the men's doubles final, they will be going for gold. at the table tennis this morning, wales' have won bronze and england's liam pitchford is going for silver right now. action is wrapping up earlier than we have seen on other days, that's because

the organisers will turn their attention to the closing ceremony which they feel will be a reflection of birmingham's culture and diversity. that gets under way this evening at the alexander stadium. many thanks, and we all look forward to that. so as the commonwealth games draws to a close in this city, thoughts are turning towards the longer term legacy of birmingham 2022. bbc breakfast�*s mike bushell has been taking a look at the impact hosting the games has had on the city and what it might lead to in the future. a mexican wave in the sunshine on birmingham's new beach. for a volleyball match between kenya and ghana. and across the city, sport has beenjust the beginning. let's see how many high fives we can get today, guys! the icebreaker allowing new friendships to form. enabling the city to express itself and show off its hidden secrets, its spectacular architecture, its network of canals, as well as more familiar attractions. and the feeling is, this

city played a blinder. birmingham has really stunned the world. we are now global. the amount of visitors that have come to birmingham is unreal. it has lit us up. birmingham is alive. everybody loves birmingham. we've been working on it. for years, and we've got it. everything is blessed up here. we've got the weather, _ and everybody is coming together. coming together at the city's free festival sites, through sport and music, from all over the world. sports might have brought people to the city but the arts have been allowed to flourish in and around the presentations, and you'll catch something that you might not have seen before. and it seems the party has left a lasting impression on the dozens of nations coming from across the commonwealth... it's wonderful. fantastic, great atmosphere, great people, great muscles, we've got it all. because of the commonwealth games, everything has been changing - and there's a lot of new things.

in the athletics stadium where she used to race when she was growing up, denise lewis feels the games have gone above and beyond. it surpassed my expectations on so many levels. you know, you just have to speak to the people that have only been to birmingham maybe once or twice, or had an impression of what birmingham might be like, they've absolutely loved it. but for me, our volunteers and the crowds have been outstanding. here at the track, everybody has been vocal, they've been supportive, it's been packed to the rafters. we were estimating there would be a million visitors into the city. i think we've underestimated that. and we will push on from that. we're bidding to host the european athletics championships, and i've said this would be a golden decade for birmingham, we'd like to end that golden decade by hosting the world athletics championships here in the city of birmingham. there's the giant mechanical bull, the star of the opening ceremony, then an icon for these games, attracting huge crowds in the square in the city centre. and with its future now guaranteed,

it'll continue to stand proud, representing all that birmingham 2022 will be remembered for. and when the commonwealth games baton has been handed on and the sun goes down on a memorable games for the last time, the city is well—placed, it seems, to bask in the afterglow for years to come. thank you. a brum thing changed forever. mike bushell, bbc news in birmingham. for everyone here, it has been a glorious 11 days of sport. the aquatics centre was packed this morning, and we've seen big enthusiastic crowds in other venues too. add the closing ceremony tonight promises to be a musical extravaganza celebrating the best of birmingham. there are questions, as you heard, about the legacy of these games and what they leave of lasting value. but for now, the feel—good factor

here reigns supreme. back to you. good to hear, thank you. the trial of former manchester united star ryan giggs is set to begin today. he's accused of attacking and controlling his ex—girlfriend kate greville. the former wales manager has pleaded not guilty to the charges and the trial is expected to last for two weeks. laura scott is in manchester where the case will be heard.— laura scott is in manchester where the case will be heard. hello, ryan gin as the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived _ the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived this _ the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived this morning - the case will be heard. hello, ryan giggs arrived this morning wearing | the case will be heard. hello, ryan. giggs arrived this morning wearing a dark suit and tie. he was flanked by his lawyers as he made his way through a large group of camera crews and members of the press reflecting the considerable media interest in this case. the trial was due to take place injanuary but was delayed due to the backlog of cases caused by the pandemic. it's also been moved from manchester's main crown court due to asbestos there.

here, giggs has been in the dark. thejury are yet here, giggs has been in the dark. the jury are yet to be selected or sworn in. we are expecting the prosecution to open their case this afternoon. at earlier hearings in the case, the former manchester united star who stepped down as wales manager injune to allow the team to focus on the upcoming world cup, denied causing actual bodily harm to his ex—girlfriend kate greville during an alleged incident at his home in november 2020, and to deny assaulting her younger sister on the same day. he also pleaded not guilty to subjecting his girlfriend to coercive or controlling behaviour. this trial is listed to last two weeks.— behaviour. this trial is listed to last two weeks. as another heatwave is forecast this week for parts of the country, there are calls for more hosepipe bans to be brought in. yesterday the environment secretary urged water companies to follow the bans in the isle of man, isle of wight, hampshire and later this week kent and sussex.

let's speak to our correspondent ellie price, who is at bewl water in kent. hello. it is dry and very hot, and where i'm standing i would usually be covered in water up to here. bewl water is running at about 64% of its usual capacity, and it is this reservoir that provides water for many customers in kent and sussex who will have the hosepipe ban from friday. yesterday we heard from the environment secretary who said more water companies should follow suit in imposing those hosepipe bans. the big question is will they and the answer is no, not yet. broadly speaking most have no plans and that's because largely they draw most of their water from ground water reserves, and as i say, broadly speaking there reserves are holding up. they will look with interest to see what the rainfall will be like this year to see if there will be a problem next year.

demand on reservoirs and water reserves is likely to rise in the coming weeks because there is likely to be yet more hot weather and we will see prolonged temperatures of 30 degrees. here is a spoiler alert for the weather segment, there is no forecasts of rain either.— forecasts of rain either. thank you, ellie. we will _ forecasts of rain either. thank you, ellie. we will have _ forecasts of rain either. thank you, ellie. we will have tomasz - forecasts of rain either. thank you, ellie. we will have tomasz with - forecasts of rain either. thank you, ellie. we will have tomasz with us | ellie. we will have tomasz with us in the next minute or two. the last original cast member of the archers has retired at the age of 103. june spencer has played matriarch peggy woolley on the radio 4 drama for most of the last 70 years. here's our media and arts correspondent david sillito. whenjune when june spencer joined a whenjune spencerjoined a new drama called the arches in 1951, she had no idea what it would become. we were no idea what it would become. - were given a three—month contract and we thought it's only a sort of small thing, we can do lots of other work. it was an interesting little job, yes.

i hope you don't mind me saying this, but you don't seem quite yourself. is there something on your mind? ., , ., ., , mind? now you mention it, there is one thing--- — mind? now you mention it, there is one thing--- 72 _ mind? now you mention it, there is one thing... 72 years _ mind? now you mention it, there is one thing... 72 years later, - mind? now you mention it, there is one thing... 72 years later, she - one thing... 72 years later, she finally saying — one thing... 72 years later, she finally saying goodbye - one thing... 72 years later, she finally saying goodbye to - one thing... 72 years later, she finally saying goodbye to her. finally saying goodbye to her character, peggy. i finally saying goodbye to her character, peggy.— finally saying goodbye to her character, peggy. i should get on with the cleaning. _ character, peggy. i should get on with the cleaning. yes, _ character, peggy. i should get on with the cleaning. yes, i - character, peggy. i should get on with the cleaning. yes, i rather. with the cleaning. yes, i rather think you _ with the cleaning. yes, i rather think you should. _ with the cleaning. yes, i rather think you should. originally - with the cleaning. yes, i rather- think you should. originally married to jack archer. _ think you should. originally married to jack archer, his _ think you should. originally married to jack archer, his explanations - think you should. originally marriedj to jack archer, his explanations was his way of pressing agricultural issues into the plot. since then, june spencer has seen her character gradually developed from left wing new arrival to wealthy matriarch. i new arrival to wealthy matriarch. i know what's going on. of course you do, know what's going on. of course you do. peggy _ know what's going on. of course you do, peggy. i�*m know what's going on. of course you do, pen . �* , know what's going on. of course you do, .. . �* , know what's going on. of course you do,pen�*. , ~' know what's going on. of course you do,pen�*. , ~ , do, peggy. i'm sure you think it is eas to do, peggy. i'm sure you think it is easy to for — do, peggy. i'm sure you think it is easy to for me- — do, peggy. i'm sure you think it is easy to for me. and _ do, peggy. i'm sure you think it is easy to for me. and in _ do, peggy. i'm sure you think it is easy to for me. and in 2019, - do, peggy. i'm sure you think it is easy to for me. and in 2019, june | easy to for me. and in 2019, june sencer easy to for me. and in 2019, june spencer celebrated _ easy to for me. and in 2019, june spencer celebrated her _ easy to for me. and in 2019, june spencer celebrated her 100th - spencer celebrated her 100th birthday, still a member of the

archers' cast. but all things come to an end, and this her farewell storyline, aged 103. i to an end, and this her farewell storyline, aged 10}.— to an end, and this her farewell storyline, aged 103. i hope it would show our two _ storyline, aged 103. i hope it would show our two little _ storyline, aged 103. i hope it would show our two little stars _ storyline, aged 103. i hope it would show our two little stars that - storyline, aged 103. i hope it would show our two little stars that they l show our two little stars that they will always to be very precious to the family, to me and to god. david sillito, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. how hot might it get this week? yes, so not the how hot might it get this week? ye: so not the extraordinary heights how hot might it get this week? 123 so not the extraordinary heights we saw last time, so not the 40 degrees, but i think certainly the mid 30s, 35, maybe 36 degrees is possible later in the week. in some ways, the heatwave might be more prolonged for some of us than the last one. we will see quite a sustained period of temperatures above 30 celsius, perhaps a week's

worth also. the high pressure is