this is bbc news. 90% of nhs dentists in the uk are turning away new aduu adult patients. some patients say they have been pulling out their own teeth and making their own dentures. my teeth and making their own dentures. my partner was an abject agony. she turned around to me and said can you get the players and take the tooth out? ijust have to deal with these teeth. out? i “ust have to deal with these teeth. . , , out? i 'ust have to deal with these teeth. ., ., . teeth. please say it a child believed — teeth. please say it a child believed to _ teeth. please say it a child believed to be _ teeth. please say it a child believed to be a _ teeth. please say it a child - believed to be a four-year-old girl believed to be a four—year—old girl has died after a suspected gas explosion destroying a house in south london. three other people are in hospital. almost a quarter of all 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 of those

searched were black boys. former wales manager in manchester united star denies accusations of attacking and coercively controlling his ex partner, his trial gets under way. australia cannot top the medal table just ahead of team england as the commonwealth games come to an end in birmingham. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. bbc research has found that only one in ten nhs dentists in the uk are taking on new adult patients. in ten nhs dentists in the uk 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. 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 michelle cohen in southend. she's been trying to get an nhs dentist appointment for months. —— i'mjoined now by shadow health minister feryal clark. if you win the next election, would you be able to start this? the conservative _ you be able to start this? tue: conservative government you be able to start this? tte: conservative government has you be able to start this? t'te: conservative government has been you be able to start this? tte: conservative government has been in power for 12 years, and

conservative government has been in powerfor 12 years, and under them, nhs dentistry is in crisis. this is an issue that has been raised with them month income a month out, for months. they have done nothing to actually resolve this. british people are actually suffering, so you've got, rather than tackling this problem, we have a zombie government and the conservative government and the conservative government that is obsessed with this leadership and its nonexistent. i need the government to act now and to make sure people stop suffering because it's gone on for far too long. because it's gone on for far too lonu. ., because it's gone on for far too lon. _ ., ,., , because it's gone on for far too lon._ ., y�* because it's gone on for far too lonu. ., j ., ., long. you say they've done nothing from that centre, _ long. you say they've done nothing from that centre, they _ long. you say they've done nothing from that centre, they said - long. you say they've done nothing from that centre, they said they . long. you say they've done nothing | from that centre, they said they put in extra 50 million tip ease the backlog pressure. that's on top of 3 billion a year which dentistry receives. i was asking you what would labour be able to sort if you win the next election? iretell would labour be able to sort if you win the next election? well labour had in 2010 _ win the next election? well labour had in 2010 made _ win the next election? well labour had in 2010 made a _ win the next election? well labour had in 2010 made a commitment i win the next election? well labour. had in 2010 made a commitment to reform the broke in the contract, which the tory government have been

in negotiation for 12 years. what labour will do is resolve that issue, but we can't wait until next election. people need access to dentistry now. we have, you know, we have number one cause of children being admitted to hospital at the moment is rotting teeth. this is a national disgrace. we need action now. people can't wait another six months, another year, yes, there was a labour government, we will make sure we have an nhs dentistry that is fit for purpose, but people shouldn't have to wait until the next election. we need the government to act now. to make sure that people have access to dentistry now. if :: that people have access to dentistry now. if z: ., ., ., now. 272010, labour made a commitment _ now. 272010, labour made a commitment to _ now. 272010, labour made a commitment to reform - now. 272010, labour made a commitment to reform the l now. 272010, labour made a - commitment to reform the broken contract, as he put it, that's the contract, as he put it, that's the contract that a labour government introduced. . contract that a labour government introduced-— contract that a labour government introduced. ., ., , i: :: ~ ., introduced. that was in 2006, and realisina introduced. that was in 2006, and realising that _ introduced. that was in 2006, and realising that the _ introduced. that was in 2006, and realising that the contract - introduced. that was in 2006, and realising that the contract wasn't l realising that the contract wasn't working, the labour government had committed to reforming the contract

in 2010 and so have the tory government and made the commitment to the 2017 election and made numerous commitments to reform the contract and sort out the contract, but they still haven't actually came apart from making small tweaks here and there, they have made no major changes. we still have half the population who don't have access to nhs dentistry, and that is why we need them to fix it now, not wait until the next election.— need them to fix it now, not wait until the next election. untilthe next election. sure, and how would _ untilthe next election. sure, and how would you — untilthe next election. sure, and how would you make _ untilthe next election. sure, and how would you make sure - untilthe next election. sure, and how would you make sure that i untilthe next election. sure, and l how would you make sure that nhs dentistry was fit for practice? fit for purpose, and after practice, i beg your pardon. fist for purpose, and after practice, i beg vour pardon-— for purpose, and after practice, i beg your pardon. at the moment, we have a mass — beg your pardon. at the moment, we have a mass exit _ beg your pardon. at the moment, we have a mass exit as _ beg your pardon. at the moment, we have a mass exit as of _ beg your pardon. at the moment, we have a mass exit as of dentists - beg your pardon. at the moment, we have a mass exit as of dentists from | have a mass exit as of dentists from dentistry in the uk. we need to make sure we invest in dentistry and make sure we invest in dentistry and make sure that we work with the bba, the contract actually delivers and doesn't penalise nhs dentists from

actually taking on nhs patients at the moment. tories have been in government for 12 years. this should've been fixed, could have easily been fixed, but they still have not fixed it. thousands if not millions of people are going without access to nhs dentistry at the moment. . ~ access to nhs dentistry at the moment. ., ~ , ., access to nhs dentistry at the moment. . ~' , ., , access to nhs dentistry at the moment. ., ~ , ., , . access to nhs dentistry at the moment. ., ~ i. , . ., moment. thank you very much for talkin: to moment. thank you very much for talking to us- _ moment. thank you very much for talking to us. thank— moment. thank you very much for talking to us. thank you. - moment. thank you very much for talking to us. thank you. the - moment. thank you very much for i talking to us. thank you. the shadow health minister. 11 days of spectacular sport has come to an end at the commonwealth games in birmingham. australia topped the medal table, followed by england with canada taking third place. but the show�*s not over yet; the games officially end tonight at the closing ceremony. let's talk to the sports minister, nigel huddleston. hello to you. how would you describe your experience at the commonwealth games in birmingham? weill. your experience at the commonwealth games in birmingham?— games in birmingham? well, it has been absolutely _ games in birmingham? well, it has been absolutely fantastic. - games in birmingham? well, it has been absolutely fantastic. we - games in birmingham? well, it has. been absolutely fantastic. we always knew this is going to be birmingham's opportunity to shine, and birmingham in the west midlands

have grasped every opportunity and done a fantasticjob. as you can see behind me, everybody is still enjoying every moment of it. what enjoying every moment of it. what will be the legacy _ enjoying every moment of it. what will be the legacy of _ enjoying every moment of it. what will be the legacy of these games? there is a whole variety of legacies and we were talking about the legacy programme ever since we bid for these games. physical infrastructure, brand—new aquatic centre, massive refurbishment of the alexander stadium transport improvements and so on, but also we have been working on a trade and investment tourism programme during the games. also, investment in trying to get young people in particular active and interested in sport dancing role models on tv as well in children getting inspired to get involved in sport as part of the legacy. some cold hard cash and infrastructure, but also some softer benefits as well which will have a lasting impact. irate benefits as well which will have a lasting impact-— lasting impact. we had similar conversations _ lasting impact. we had similar conversations since _ lasting impact. we had similar conversations since the - lasting impact. we had similar| conversations since the country lasting impact. we had similar - conversations since the country bid for the london games in 2012, and there has been criticism in the decade that has passed since then that that site in stratford is used

if anybody goes to traffic, look around thousands ofjobs and homes created, people are bit negative about that legacy of 2012, with elements of that here in the infrastructure build and a new homes, but it will go much longer than that because we have learned lessons and that surround the games in trade, tourism and in terms of getting children and people active and involved in sport. skills development and so on. a lot of people have been involved in construction projects and others, those skills will last a long time. what do you need to do to make sure it more young people need to get active? ~ . active? well, getting them excited about sport — active? well, getting them excited about sport is _ active? well, getting them excited about sport is one _ active? well, getting them excited about sport is one thing, _ active? well, getting them excited about sport is one thing, and - about sport is one thing, and actually to be busy and others have played a brilliant role in that because there has been blanket coverage of these games and we

appreciate that. it's about getting access to facilities, we got a £230 million programme to get more multisport sporting facilities built across the country. not everybody has access to the support they would like. in working with schools as well. my department, the department for culture, media and sport works very closely with the department for education and we are working on enhancing the school sports programme and also making sure that every child can get excited about some sport, for many it's football, particularly after the success of the lionesses. they are working on additional investment stepping on the point about the lionesses, you know, presumably you've read, the letter that they wrote to the government saying we ask you to make it a priority to invest into girls football and schools so that every girl has the chance to play, because at the moment on the 63% of girls can play football and pe lessons according to the faa.—

according to the faa. lex, i absolutely agree _ according to the faa. lex, i absolutely agree with - according to the faa. lex, i absolutely agree with the i according to the faa. lex, i- absolutely agree with the intent of that letter, and we have been working with the fa from the process of the euros. this isn't an afterthought. making sure that every time we host any major international event we think about how we can make sure we get maximum benefit and there is a full legacy we have been working with the fa and they have a programme to get that level of support up to 90% of schools, but it goes beyond that, it is wrapped around as well about grassroots facilities. qt around as well about grassroots facilities. . ., , around as well about grassroots facilities. , ., , ., facilities. of course, lots of --eole facilities. of course, lots of people love _ facilities. of course, lots of people love football, - facilities. of course, lots of people love football, but i facilities. of course, lots of. people love football, but not everybody, so it's important we make sure that there is sports, a variety of kinds available in schools and of course out of school.— of kinds available in schools and of course out of school. thank you very much for talking _ course out of school. thank you very much for talking to _ course out of school. thank you very much for talking to us, _ course out of school. thank you very much for talking to us, enjoy - course out of school. thank you very much for talking to us, enjoy the - much for talking to us, enjoy the closing ceremonies. thank you. the sports minister. 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 them 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 0lu—lo—deh 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. let's talk to shabna begum, head of research at the runnymede trust, an independent race equality think tank. thank you very much for talking to us. what do you think of this data? well, we think that data is

appalling. itjust speaks to how badly the state systems that are there to protect our children and our communities are failing them. coming back to how this data came to be revealed, it started with child 0 in a school environment, we are talking about notjust the police force, we are talking about schools and the education system and child keel and the education system and child keel, as your report outlined, was in school where they should have been safe, and every safe guarding part which were bound to protect child o part which were bound to protect child 0 in that instance. the data that's been revealed to date talks about the wider context and we are talking about 650 young people, children being strip—searched, and 58% of those being black boys, and when we are talking about strip searches, your report alluded to it. we are talking about children being instructed to remove their clothes from it to reveal their intimate

body parts for inspection, and all by a system that is supposed to be there to safeguard and protect us. and as the report also outlines, it is clearly ineffective. 0ver and as the report also outlines, it is clearly ineffective. over 50% of the instances in which strip searches were used did not result in any further action. it's not working, it's deeply damaging to our communities. pare working, it's deeply damaging to our communities-— communities. are you calling on strip searches _ communities. are you calling on strip searches of _ communities. are you calling on strip searches of children - communities. are you calling on strip searches of children to - communities. are you calling on strip searches of children to be l strip searches of children to be stopped, banned? irate strip searches of children to be stopped, banned?— strip searches of children to be stopped, banned? we think there needs to be _ stopped, banned? we think there needs to be a _ stopped, banned? we think there needs to be a serious _ stopped, banned? we think there needs to be a serious review- stopped, banned? we think there needs to be a serious review of. needs to be a serious review of them. they are clearly not working. if you are using a tactic which involves, especially invasive and intrusive measures to be used against children, then you need to justify that and have two be accountable for it. way your organisation was that time used as a measure and no follow—up action, that doesn't work, that doesn't

work, and it's not sustainable. the metropolitan police today offering a halfhearted apology but then at the same time defending it doesn't work as a community. it doesn't work for the communities that we represent. your right to sayjust over 50% of cases, there was no further action. in 42% of cases, there was further action, which digests the police found something potentially during the search. ~ ., found something potentially during the search. ~ . ., ~ the search. what we need to think about is the _ the search. what we need to think about is the proportionality - the search. what we need to think about is the proportionality and i about is the proportionality and thinking about the vulnerability of the group that you are policing. we are talking about black children, i'm a mother, i've got an 11—year—old up at a 1a—year—old, the idea that my child would go school and then be coming home to tell me that they had been strip—searched in an environment where the teacher was supposed to protect them and the police officers come into the school and demand my child takes off their clothes for whatever purpose, it is notjustifiable. so whatever the

number is, we have to think about what does this do for community relations? what does this do in terms of the wider context about stop and search as well. all of these measures are disproportionately used against black communities who are over police and under protected. we really need to think about the justification for them and what are the strategies the metropolitan police need to use in order to protect our communities. final brief thou . ht if protect our communities. final brief thought if you _ protect our communities. final brief thought if you would, _ protect our communities. final brief thought if you would, does - protect our communities. final brief thought if you would, does that i protect our communities. final brief| thought if you would, does that data suggest to you that the are being carried out suggest there is racism involved? ~ , ,., , ., carried out suggest there is racism involved? ~ , ., , involved? absolutely. for decades now we are _ involved? absolutely. for decades now we are coming _ involved? absolutely. for decades now we are coming up _ involved? absolutely. for decades now we are coming up to - involved? absolutely. for decades now we are coming up to 30 i involved? absolutely. for decades now we are coming up to 30 yearsj now we are coming up to 30 years next year of steve and learn —— stephen lawrence's murder. the report that was published in light of that and we are talking about this institutional racism when we talk about the strip searches, the data speaks for itself when black

boys are disproportionately strip—searched as young as ten when we are talking about 58% of the 656 boys, we can only talk about it in terms of institutional racism. thank ou ve terms of institutional racism. thank you very much _ terms of institutional racism. thank you very much for _ terms of institutional racism. thank you very much for talking _ terms of institutional racism. thank you very much for talking to - terms of institutional racism. thank you very much for talking to us. i you very much for talking to us. thank you. the trial of former manchester united star ryan giggs has begun this afternoon — 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. let's speak to our correspondent matt graveling. who is at manchester crown court. maps, tell us what's happened this afternoon. , ., maps, tell us what's happened this afternoon. , . ., ., afternoon. this trial was meant to start at manchester's _ afternoon. this trial was meant to start at manchester's other i afternoon. this trial was meant to | start at manchester's other courts, but today it did actually get under way just for but today it did actually get under wayjust for one but today it did actually get under way just for one day and but today it did actually get under wayjust for one day and it but today it did actually get under way just for one day and it will but today it did actually get under wayjust for one day and it will be heading back, huge media interest in this trial, of course, one of the

most decorated the players in british football, giggs. he is at manchester united, back in manchester united, back in manchester today in the crown court accused of three charges, one of which was controlling coercive behaviour towards his former girlfriend between august 2017 and november 2020 and two more charges of assault, victoria, one of which was against his former girlfriend again on the 1st of november 2020, and another against her sister in the same incident in november the 1st the same incident in november the ist 20 the same incident in november the 1st 20 wood 20. now, we have heard a lot for the prosecution today as they outlined their argument and said the relationship between them which started in 2013 when she was working as a pra change was toxic. they were on and off again in their relationship until about 2017 when they moved into giggs's has in manchester. 0ver they moved into giggs's has in manchester. over a number of years

they eroded kate's confidence, making her doubt herself and that led to 2020 when she decided to leave hand on the 1st of november. now, what happened on that night was an aunt, kate's sister, was looking after the house, apparently be heard court, thejury after the house, apparently be heard court, the jury heard after the house, apparently be heard court, thejury heard how after the house, apparently be heard court, the jury heard how they were out with friends, and when they were coming home, she decided she was going to him, and an altercation took place in the house and it was during the altercation, the prosecution claimed that giggs pushed kate to the floor and when her sister tried to intervene, she got elbowed in the job. this altercation spilt over into the kitchen when, again, it's a key is that giggs then head butted his former girlfriend. it's important to say that there was also an opening statement from the defence today saying that while ryan giggs does regret many of his behaviour on a moral level, saying it was far from perfect and he didn't handle the

arguments very well, that he said that he never used unlawful evidence, unlawful violence, that he never used unlawful evidence, unlawfulviolence, i beg your pardon, against his girlfriend, and the allegations that the jury will be hearing more about in the next couple of weeks are completely false. with regards to that incident which happened on the 1st of november, it never pushed over his former girlfriend and it was a coming together and they fell on the floor. lots of two and pharaoh and the next couple of weeks as both the defence and prosecution give their evidence in what is a very, very big trial with regards to the media interest here. thank you very much. talking a bit more about the survey that the bbc has done of more than 7000 dental practices, nine and ten across the uk are not accepting new aduu across the uk are not accepting new adult patients for treatment on health service. we speak now to

michelle who lives in south bend, trying to get an nhs dentist appointment for how long? 0ver over five months now. to mind me askin: over five months now. to mind me asking why — over five months now. to mind me asking why you _ over five months now. to mind me asking why you need _ over five months now. to mind me asking why you need to _ over five months now. to mind me asking why you need to see - over five months now. to mind me asking why you need to see when? | over five months now. to mind me | asking why you need to see when? i need dental treatment, and i... asking why you need to see when? i need dentaltreatment, and i... at need dental treatment, and i... at the moment. need dental treatment, and i... at the moment-— need dental treatment, and i... at the moment.- it _ need dental treatment, and i... at the moment.- it can't - need dental treatment, and i... at the moment.- it can't be i need dental treatment, and i... at the moment. right. it can't be left alone. the moment. right. it can't be left alone- audio _ the moment. right. it can't be left alone. audio cutting _ the moment. right. it can't be left alone. audio cutting in - the moment. right. it can't be left alone. audio cutting in and - the moment. right. it can't be left alone. audio cutting in and outj the moment. right. it can't be left- alone. audio cutting in and out what is the impact — alone. audio cutting in and out what is the impact physically _ alone. audio cutting in and out what is the impact physically of _ alone. audio cutting in and out what is the impact physically of what - alone. audio cutting in and out what is the impact physically of what is i is the impact physically of what is going on with your teeth and also mentally as you try to find someone who will do this treatment and not charge you. who will do this treatment and not charge you-— charge you. yeah, it's, well, the to on charge you. yeah, it's, well, the top on the _

charge you. yeah, it's, well, the top on the right _ charge you. yeah, it's, well, the top on the right is _ charge you. yeah, it's, well, the top on the right is affecting i top on the right is affecting the side of my face and my ear. it creates a lot of problems with my teeth. i have tried everywhere in essex, south bend, leon c, chelmsford, colchester, and i cannot find a dentist who will take on a new patient. 50 find a dentist who will take on a new patient-— find a dentist who will take on a new atient. . ., , ., ., new patient. so what are you going to do? i'm — new patient. so what are you going to do? i'm so _ new patient. so what are you going to do? i'm so upset. _ new patient. so what are you going to do? i'm so upset. i— new patient. so what are you going to do? i'm so upset. ican't- new patient. so what are you going to do? i'm so upset. i can't believej to do? i'm so upset. i can't believe i can find to do? i'm so upset. i can't believe i can find one _ to do? i'm so upset. i can't believe i can find one dentist _ to do? i'm so upset. i can't believe i can find one dentist to _ to do? i'm so upset. i can't believe i can find one dentist to take i to do? i'm so upset. i can't believe i can find one dentist to take me. | to do? i'm so upset. i can't believe i can find one dentist to take me. i | i can find one dentist to take me. i don't care where it is, ijust wanted dentist and hygienist... where are all these trainers going to train now for dental hygienist?

that has disappeared now. so what choice do we have? unfortunately, i can't afford private. so i'm a lost cause at the moment. i really am. i agree... t cause at the moment. i really am. i auree... . ., , , ., ., agree... i am really sorry to hear all of that, _ agree... i am really sorry to hear all of that, michelle. _ agree... i am really sorry to hear all of that, michelle. thank- agree... i am really sorry to hear all of that, michelle. thank you | agree... i am really sorry to hear i all of that, michelle. thank you for telling us about it and i wish you all the best. thank you. for more on that story can even watch the documentary disappearing dentist which is on bbc iplayer when ever you wanted to. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. hello, i drive weak across the majority of the uk. a bit of rain in the forecast for northern and western scotland.

more typically the low 20s. the forecast for tonight shows clear skies, just these weak weather friends brushing the north and northwest of and quite a warm morning tomorrow, 17 in london, 1a in holland about that in belfast, glasgow and edinburgh. here is tomorrow. those weak weather friends continue to brush northwestern in northern scotland, otherwise it is a sunny day, the temperatures will probably nudge up to 30 celsius in the southeast and also around the mid 20s for eastern and northern england as well as parts of scotland.

turning away new 90 percent of nhs dentists in the uk are turning away new adult patients. some patients say they've been pulling out their own teeth and even making their own false dentures. to get the players just take the teeth out i can just take it any more, just have to deal with that. police say a child, believed to be a four year old girl, has died after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a house in south london. three other people are in hospital. almost a quarter of all 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 of those

searched were black boys. former wales manager and manchester united footballer ryan giggs denies accusations of attacking and coercively controlling his ex—girlfriend as his trial gets under way in court. there are calls for more hosepipe bans — with the uk set for another heatwave this week and even more dry weather on the way and australia top the medal table, just ahead of team england, as the commonwealth games come to an end in birmingham. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, good afternoon. we've reached the point where all competition has come to an end on the final day of these commonwealth games. the closing ceremony awaits tonight. but the last few hours of sport today provided a flurry of medals for the home nations — including scotland's first in diving at these games.

the edinburgh pair of james heatly & grace reid put in an incredible final dive. both endured disappointing individual showings at this meet but responded magnificently to earn scotland's 13th gold of the games. australia and malaysia completed the podium, with england finishing fourth. you know, it's not quite what i wanted in my individual events but i think i'm just so delighted that we got at it. both of us had some disappointments so, to come back and win gold in front of this amazing crowd, just leaves me speechless. there was gold for england in the diving too. what a first commonwealth games it's been for england's andrea spendolini—sirieix, who won her third diving medal, her second gold in birmingham, this in the mixed synchronised 10 metre platform final alongside noah williams. he, remember won gold with matty lee in the mens synchro.

they finished comfortably ahead of kyle kothari and lois toulson, making it an english one two. in squash, england were guaranteed gold in the mens doubles final — which was won by james willstrop and declan james. they beat fellow english pair daryl selby and adrian waller 11—3, 7—11, 11—9 at the university of birmingham squash centre, bettering the bronze medal they won in 2018. no gold for england's sarahjane perry and alison waters in the womens doubles final though, they lost 11—8, 11—8 to the defending champions joelle king and amanda landers—murphy of new zealand. both the us just really want to go up both the us just really want to go up there and give it everything we had. silver metal is fantastic.

super fantastic achievement but we both really, really wanted that gold medal. so, we are very up the match today and yet, i thought we give everything we had. i'm proud of us and to the income it's been absolute privilege to compete this week. all three of england's badminton doubles teams lost their gold—medal matches today. in the men's double final the english pair ben lane and sean vendy, who won european bronze in april, and have broken into the world's top 20, were beaten 2—0 by satwik—sai—raj ranki—reddy and chi—rag chand—rash—ekar shetty of india. they lost to england's marcus ellis and chris langridge in the 2018 final so you can see what winning gold meant to them here. england's marcus ellis and lauren smith missed out on a gold medal as they were beaten in the mixed doubles final by singapore's terry hee and jessica

tan. the world number 10 pairing lost 21—16, 21—15 and take silverjust like they did in 2018. and lauren smith also lost the women's doubles gold medal match — this one with chloe birch. malaysia the winners. making it the second silver of the day for smith. all that leaves then is the commonwealth games closing ceremony, which starts at 8.30 tonight over at the alexander stadium. where 11 days ago, the now famous birmingham bull made it's appearance at the opening ceremony. a live audience of 30,000 is expected and they'll see a formal handover to the state of victoria in australia, which will host the 2026 commonwealth games. ubllo, jorja smith and

beverly knight are among the performers this evening. 0ver over on the other squares you seen some people taking the pictures definitely with the star of the show so far. that's all the sport for now. a child has died at the scene of an explosion that caused a terraced house to collapse in thornton heath, south london. the metropolitan police say they believe the child is a four—year old girl. the london ambulance service have said they treated four people after the incident — three of whom have been taken to hospital with life—threatening injuries and another person treated at the scene, other neighoburing properties have also been badly damaged. richard welch from the london fire brigade gave this statement and said the police were now taking over an investigation into what had happened. six fire engines were responding to the fire. the house is collapsed, neighbouring properties of also been damage. firefighters have rescued

four people. three people taken to hospital by the ambulance service and for the person was treated at the incident. firefighters carried out a substantial search of a property and so become a child was pronounced dead at the scene. 0ur pronounced dead at the scene. our thoughts are with their family, friends and local community at this time. and it's very important to us and our staff and as a matter of priority. run a0 properties of been evacuated as a precaution and it is now in place. the brigade control officers took 1a calls for this incident the brigade was called eight minutes past seven and the crews were on scene within three minutes. let's cross to our correspondent, matt cole who is in thornton heath. we've confirmed within the last hour that each child was killed in the

explosion. this is some way down this road, can hundred metres or more and those who got up close to it have explained to me that such was the strength of the blast that the house is collapsed and windows of been blown in and some describe how the ripples on some of the roof tiles of the house is opposite of 50 metres and set up all around simply due to the size and scale or make sure that things are now safer. and they'll be helping with that. fire crews were called here at 708 this morning. they were on site within three minutes. different fire appliances came to the scene in the scene was one of devastation. those were here first had to use urban search crews, they managed to rescue four people from the site. three

have been taken to hospitals and various injuries and one of the person was treated at the scene and later in the last hour or so, they have confirmed that one young child has died. we have been told that police have now taken over the site and they are going to be investigating potentially what happened here and there have been some reports that there have been cast smell on the site, but given the statements, the people said that it cannot be certain that this a gas explosion and now summit is confirmed to have died and others say the police now are investigating and we are expecting to hear from them later in the day. for now, though, because of her a0 houses that have been evacuated, people of been taken to a nearby community centre where there being looked after and venturing if they have medicines they need, they can receive them there. for now, though, it is still courting off year,

likely to be for quite some time in the police investigation is in the early stages. there are growing calls for urgent support for households and yesterday, the former prime minister called for an emergency budget to prevent millions of people being pushed over the edge. this afternoon, nicola sturgeon is written to mistersjohnson talking to leaders across the uk. the written to misters johnson talking to leaders across the uk. the cost of livin: to leaders across the uk. the cost of living crisis _ to leaders across the uk. the cost of living crisis is _ to leaders across the uk. the cost of living crisis is worsening - to leaders across the uk. the cost of living crisis is worsening by i to leaders across the uk. the cost of living crisis is worsening by the | of living crisis is worsening by the day, witnessing food energy, crisis shoot through the roof. and destitution for many people. more and more people are going to find it impossible to meet their bills and this is probably the worst crisis of

this is probably the worst crisis of this niche that we've known in our lifetimes. we'll continue to do so and i will take the responsibility very seriously and i will convene the resilience committee of the scottish government to examine again whether more steps we can take but the fact here is that the key levers and access to resources lies with the uk government, whether the uk government may know appears to be in complete paralysis and that is not good enough. i've written to the prime minister seeking to speak of the four nations heads of government counsel so we can look collectively at what action needs to be taken now but also begin to put in place a clear plan for the autumn and winter ahead. this is necessary for going to avoid a situation where literally people are unable to feed themselves and their families and people are unable to feed themselves and theirfamilies and unable people are unable to feed themselves and their families and unable to keep their homes. this is a crisis that much be treated as such. the director general of the industry

which represents national and regional businesses and hello to you. how would you describe the state of the government right now? t state of the government right now? i going to avoid the politics, if i may get to the heart of the matter. ijust may get to the heart of the matter. i just read may get to the heart of the matter. ijust read your press release and it's his borisjohnson should act now to ensure his successor can manage the cost of living crisis and the chief proposes actions to address the power vacuum. iloathed the chief proposes actions to address the power vacuum. what i mean is, whether _ address the power vacuum. what i mean is, whether or _ address the power vacuum. what i mean is, whether or not _ address the power vacuum. what i mean is, whether or not we i address the power vacuum. what i mean is, whether or not we need l mean is, whether or not we need meetings and the scottish meetings and labour, that's not the stuff i'm interested in what i want to talk about is exactly what you alluded to. the things the prime minister can do right now, short of running an emergency budget nine assembly doesn't want to do that but we cannot sit around for the next five weeks of taking some action near the four things i think he could do. number one, and august the 26, off to him are going to tells how many more energy bills are going to be on the 1st of october. i think the prime minister should get rishi sunak and liz truss together before

the dates they can give a common response, a total pledge about supporting people through the crisis that comes straightaway although it's going to have ten days of people not knowing whether or not the government is going to support. it is a need to be a full budget but needs to be a pledge that there will be helped forthcoming. the second thing i think the prime minister and the chancellor can do is ask the officer for responsibility to start the planning for an emergency budget. it is clearer going to have when it is clearer going to have one emission after we for september the 5th in order to wait yet another six weeks in order to have that budget. in the third thing i think that is really important is secretaries start preparing now in detail third thing i think that is really important is of the cabinet secretaries start preparing now and detailed announcements than any new prime minister september the 5th for how were going to help people and if that means that the civil service needs to start working with both camps as during a general election, let's begin that process now because there will be any time to waste. to be three weeks on september the 5th until the energy prices go up and we

need to be moving now fast so the decisions can be taken straightaway. is it realistic that borisjohnson bring together rishi sunak and his rival liz truss, both of them want his job, rival liz truss, both of them want hisjob, to come up with rival liz truss, both of them want his job, to come up with some joint statement to say yes, were going to tackle it? . . statement to say yes, were going to tackle it? , , , , tackle it? yes believing this is when conservative _ tackle it? yes believing this is l when conservative government. tackle it? yes believing this is i when conservative government. the public voted for this conservative government and yet they voted for the prime minister but this is the middle of the crisis and its and for the leadership election, but we are in the middle of a crisis we think of are not careful, were going to have ten days of total stasis with the current prime minister doesn't want to say anything in the two rivals are presenting quite different plans and will want to saturate the difference for reasons i understand because they're fighting in an election but actually, i do believe that the prime minister and his former foreign secretary and chancellor should be able to align on the main principles of support a very clear signal after they tell us of the

energy bills are going to go up that they will indeed support people to they will indeed support people to the cost of living crisis and in complete silence from all three, or different messages from all three for further instability and people have to make decisions about household budgets now and the candidates are ready, but when they are planning their own household finances. but are planning their own household finances. �* . . are planning their own household finances. �* ., , , ., are planning their own household finances. �* ~ ., , finances. but as you know, rishi sunak and _ finances. but as you know, rishi sunak and liz _ finances. but as you know, rishi sunak and liz truss _ finances. but as you know, rishi sunak and liz truss of _ finances. but as you know, rishi sunak and liz truss of both i finances. but as you know, rishi sunak and liz truss of both said | sunak and liz truss of both said that they will help people and they just have different ways of going about it stubby and i think the three of the need to work out what's the strength of signal they can give to the nation on august the 26th when offjim tellis this increase in energy bill. and maybe all be able to do is agree that there will be able to help her may be that they need to get ready for a budget with the civil service to be coming up with those absolute decisions that can be taken on september five. with those absolute decisions that can be taken on septemberfive. i don't agree with the politicians that we need to have an emergency budget now. i think prime minister

is right to reject that. nor do i think that nothing can be done between now and septemberfive. if thatis between now and septemberfive. if that is so, for going to have more delay, more instability, more insecurity and surely, that can be avoided. thank you for talking to us. lack of accesses left some patients resorting to pulling out their own teeth. almost a quarter of all strip searches carried out on children between 2018 2020 were done without an appropriate adult being there. more than half of the search for black boys. please see a child believed to be a four—year—old girl has died after a suspected gas explosion destroyed a house in south london. three other people are in

hospital. the head of the united nations has said any attack on ukraine's biggest nuclear power station would be a �*suicidal thing'. ukraine and russia have accused each other of shelling the plant in zaporizhia at the weekend. un secretary general antonio guterres says inspectors must be allowed in to check it's safe. 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. any attack to a nuclear plant is a suicidal thing and i hope that those attacks will end.

president zelensky was adamant that the russians were behind the attacks. translation: there is no such nation 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. ukraine says the 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 company says russia has turned a complex into a military base so they can fire on ukrainian positions, knowing the enemy will not fire back. this is a ukrainian plant. these are ukrainian people so we will not kill our people, our staff and damage our infrastructure. so they are using it as a shield? like a shield, yes.

elsewhere there was some positive news today. this is the first ship loaded with ukrainian going to arrive at this is the first ship loaded with ukrainian grain 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. killing a leaderfrom killing a leader from the killing a leaderfrom the islamic group. they then fired dozens of rockets and mortars and israel. which then responded with more air strikes on gaza. 0ver a0 palestinians have been killed including 15 children. the cease—fire brokered, appears to

be sticking. palestinians are returning to their homes and debris cleared up after israeli bombardment and in israel, they've seen hundreds of rockets fired and people in the southin of rockets fired and people in the south in particular with restrictions being eased there and they're able to return to their ordinary lives. israel says that it launched its operations against islamichhad to counter a direct threat and considers that it is still at a very serious blow to the organisation after killing two of its senior commanders. islamichhad disputes that in the leader that is currently in iran since this is a victory for his organisation which managed to target israeli cities la ke lake tel aviv. this, another important point is that israel is now reopening its crossings in the

gaza strip after warnings of potential humanitarian crisis in the past couple of days. food, aid in fuel have not been able to enter gaza and its power plant has been turned back on. road champion who was champion a time. he said he was seen arguing with an off—duty police officer and then allegedly pulled out a gun and shot the marsh lunch champion. the police officer been arrested. there are calls for more hosepipe bans to be brought in across britain as another heatwave is forecast this week. yesterday, the environment secretary urged water companies to follow the bans on the isle of man, isle of wight, and kent and sussex.

let's speak to our correspondent ellie price who is at bewl water in kent. it is dry and very hot and when standing, i would it is dry and very hot and when standing, iwould be it is dry and very hot and when standing, i would be covered in water up to here. running around 6a% of the usual capacity and it's in the southern and southeastern area for those customers as you said who will have that pipe from friday and yesterday we heard from the environment secretary said more water will follow suit and opposing those bands in the big question is, will they? the question is no, not yet. looking at some of the word accompanies it is a broadly speaking, no plan. largely, they draw most of their water from the ground water reserves and broadly speaking, those reserves are holding up speaking, those reserves are holding up and looking at interest from

where the rain falls going to be at the see whether or not is going to be a problem. the demand of reservoirs and water reserves is likely because there is likely to be hot weather and prolonged temperatures of 30 degrees and is a spoiler alert because there a —— there's no forecast for rain either. ten fire engines and about 70 firefighters have attended a burst water main in islington this morning. flood waters reached a foot high in some places, closing multiple roads; the london fire brigade have advised anyone affected to move to higher ground. 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 a drama for most of the last 70 years. here's our media and arts correspondent david sillito archers theme tune plays whenjune spencerjoined a new drama

called the archers in 1951, she had no idea what it would become. we 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 littlejob, yes. i hope you don't mind me saying this, but you don't seem quite yourself. no? is there something on your mind? now you mention it, there is one thing, yes. 72 years later, she's finally saying goodbye to ambridge and her character, peggy. i should get on with the cleaning. yes, i rather think you should. 0riginally married to jack archer, his explanations of farming to his new—to—rural—ways wife was his way of pressing agricultural issues into the plot. since then, june spencer has seen her character gradually develop from left—wing new arrival to wealthy matriarch. i know what's going on, brian.

of course you do, peggy. i'm sure you think it is easy to fool me. # happy birthday to you...# and in 2019, june 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 hope it would show our two little stars, nova and seren, that they will always be very precious to the family, to me and to god. david sillito, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz 28 degrees. harder than it was yesterday but were only going to find temperatures rising on the next few days. he waved developing and

spreading to much of the uk this week. it really is going to get hot once again and try as well. the heat is building in an area of high pressure that's going to keep it dry about everywhere and occasionally we'll get some of these were into the far northwest of scotland. hotter than we've got across most of europe as the heat builds up in the next few days and hot air as we pick up next few days and hot air as we pick up across southern areas the week as well. these are the temperatures as well. these are the temperatures as we head to the part of the evening and, the sunshine, i play hard for the sunshine in northern ireland but to be more cloud in scotland but for many parts of the uk, just a little bit more shiloh fairweather cloud building today and will see more of that this evening. and this could be a bit more cloud across scotland and president northern ireland and there could be a bit more rain running into the far northwest of scotland mailing the highlands once again. very mild night here. in the

temperatures in rural parts of england and wales, dipping weighed eight or 9 degrees. it is going to heat up in the sunshine and will see in parts, getting pushed away, more sunshine more widely in scotland and again because england and wales. some of those temperatures will continue to rise getting close in london but also into the midlands as well during this and we will continue to rise and wednesday and beyond and we are looking at temperatures getting into the low 30s and that is the headline figure in the heat is building across scotland and northern ireland hence the chance of some heat waves conditions across some parts of the country here as well. dry weather through the rest of this week and can see how hot it stays in cardiff and in the weekend, temperatures are going to be over 30 degrees and a longer spell a very high temperatures. further north in scotland and northern ireland, mid—to—late 20s and heading for the weekend, when did we get some rain?

it looks like when we moved to the next week, pressures are going to fall and that means you may start to see some showers moving down from the northwest and may will be a bit hidden myths, mind you. some areas desperately in need of rain this been no rain since the start ofjuly and in contrast, it's been pouring down since then across the highlands of scotland at almost ten inches, real differences across the uk.

today at six, the vast majority of dental practices in the uk are now refusing to accept new patients for nhs treatment. we talk to some of those in urgent need of nhs treatment, but the service just isn't available. my my teeth are falling out, i need help, but every time i do it's like, sorry, we are not taking on nhs patients any more. across the uk, nine out of ten dental practices report that they're not in a position to take on any more nhs patients. the problem is that for most dentists _ the problem is that for most dentists the service they want to offer_ dentists the service they want to offer their— dentists the service they want to offer their patients is not readily available — offer their patients is not readily available if they continue and stay

in the _ available if they continue and stay in the nhs.