good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: author sir salman rushdie undergoes surgery after being stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in new york state. his agent says he is being supported on a ventilator in hospital. the on a ventilator in hospital. suspectjumped onto th and the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and once in the abdomen. thousands of train drivers are on strike in a dispute over pay. rail passengers are told to expect severe disruption as a drought is declared

in parts of england, the environment agency warns it could last into next year. a hot unlikely dry weekend ahead, temperatures today and tomorrow could stop at around 36 degrees. we are hopeful we could see a little more rain and cooler temperatures as we head into next week. i will have all of the details. stanford wins team gb's first gold medal at the european championships the 33—year—old is first over the line in the women's triathlon in her final major competition. the last of her parents. it's saturday the 13th of august. our top story: the author, sir salman rushdie, remains seriously injured in hospital, after he was attacked and stabbed a number of times, on stage at an event in new york state. a 24—year—old man from newjersey has been arrested. sir salman�*s agent released a statement saying that he may lose an eye. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports from outside the hospital

in pennsylvania where the author of the satanic verses is being treated. the attack happened in full view of an audience. there was panic and confusion as sir salman rushdie laid injured on the stage after being stabbed. the injured on the stage after being stabbed. , , , . , ., ., stabbed. the suspect “umped onto the staue and stabbed. the suspect “umped onto the stage and attacked — stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr _ stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie - stage and attacked mr rushdie stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. mr rushdie was provided medical treatment by a doctor, who was in the audience until ems arrived on scene. mr rushdie was airlifted to a local trauma centre and are still currently undergoing surgery. and are still currently undergoing surue . ~ ., , and are still currently undergoing surue .~ . , , ,,, surgery. afterwards, eyewitnesses said they were _ surgery. afterwards, eyewitnesses said they were in _ surgery. afterwards, eyewitnesses said they were in deep _ surgery. afterwards, eyewitnesses said they were in deep shock. - said they were in deep shock. i was stunned by what i saw. i thought at first it was a stunt or some kind of a play that wasn't funny, and then when i realised what was actually happening i was just completely taken by surprise. people

were rising up out of their seats, gasping, crying and screaming, and this unheard of things on stage. sir salman rushdie was rushed to hospital, taken to the neighbouring state of pennsylvania. he was due to speak at the al—taqwa institute, as i drove after learning, celebrating freedom of expression, a value that many praise sir salman rushdie for having. he is an individual who has spent decades speaking truth to power, someone who has been out there, unafraid, despite the threats that are followed him in his local it seems. borisjohnson seems. boris johnson tweeted seems. borisjohnson tweeted he was appalled that the author was stabbed by exercising a right that must always be defended. a 24—year—old man named hadi matar was arrested and taken into custody. police have carried out a raid at his home in newjersey. the motive is not known but sir salman has long

lived under the threat of being killed and had to go into hiding for nearly ten years. his book, the satanic verses, published in 1988 was condemned as blasphemous by many muslim countries. they considered his portrayal of islam insulting. i run�*s spiritual reader at the time called for his execution offering a £2.5 million reward. iran has now distanced itself from that but the bounty remains. sir salman rushdie has spent a major part of his life protecting himself from extremist threats to only now find himself inside this hospital. in a statement, his agents as his author will likely lose an eye and is currently being supported by a ventilator. we can speak now to mark sommer, a journalist with buffalo news who spoke to a number of eyewitnesses immediately after the attack on salman rushdie took place.

good morning, have there been any further updates? i know of course it is my time there. there hasn't been an update for a few hours, and as you said a few moments ago, or as somebody said he is on a ventilator. he is likely to lose an eye. he has severed nerves we are told in his arm and he had severe liver damage as well from the stabbing. you are able to speak to one or two people who witnessed the attack itself, what pictures emerging from that? first of all, let me explain where he spoke, it is called the chautauqua institution, it is kind of an idyllic summer venue, and talk about politics or culture, education, and it is the kind of place that you would never expect the sort of thing to happen, not

that you would expect it to happen anywhere, but someone rushdie was in part of a programme, getting prepared to speak at 10115 in the morning, and they were introductory remarks at the end and suddenly someone stormed the stage and at no time flat and was attacking sir salman rushdie. right after that, according to several people i spoke with that were there, including somebody in the front row, ten or 15 orso somebody in the front row, ten or 15 or so people who were there to watch the lecture actuallyjumped on stage and try to apprehend the assailant, they actually succeeded in doing that. there were a couple of members on law enforcement and there were some doctors in the audience that really try to help someone rushdie along with some emergency medical technicians that were on hand. crosstalk. sir salman rushdie was airlifted to a hospital not too far away that

deals with trauma, in particular. he underwent surgery we think for at least a he underwent surgery we think for at leasta minimum he underwent surgery we think for at least a minimum of five hours, possibly longer. there has been no update until now from the medical team that has been treating him. they will be questions obviously about security, 1's passed and —— around sir salman rushdie's past, the problems around before, what security was in place? people had their bags look through, we don't have all the details. it is not very clear. there were two law enforcement officials near the stage, i understand, and they were actually on the stage in seconds to go after the assailant. beyond that we don't have a full picture yet. you mention the rest that has taken

place. what details have emerged so far about this person? we place. what details have emerged so far about this person?— place. what details have emerged so far about this person? we don't know very much- — far about this person? we don't know very much- we _ far about this person? we don't know very much. we know— far about this person? we don't know very much. we know he _ far about this person? we don't know very much. we know he is _ far about this person? we don't know very much. we know he is 24 - far about this person? we don't know very much. we know he is 24 years . very much. we know he is 2a years old and from newjersey but beyond that, nothing else. to date, has been submitted. we don't know anything about as motors. obviously, there is a lot of expectation i would say that it could be tied to the fatwa issued 1989 from ayatollah khomeini which is still in effect, but we don't know that he had until there is more evidence that comes out. thank you very much for your time, mark your time, sommer. thousands of train drivers are striking today in a dispute over pay and working conditions. it means no trains are running from london euston or birmingham new street. the train drivers' union aslef said the strikes were a last resort, but the rising cost of living meant workers are facing a real terms pay cut. caroline davies reports. the sum of strikes today it is the

train drivers walking out across nine train companies, making life more complicated for restaurants like this one in mount pritchard. we will probably struggle to get some of our colleagues to come to work and we sometimes have our customers who, the train because it is so much more convenient, and the ones that do want to come by train, they decide to cancel the booking. despite that, he says he does have sympathy with the strikers. it will affect the following lines. some lines will have a very limited number of services running, others will have none at all and the disruption caused are likely to ramble on into sunday. the train

drivers' union, aslef, says peeni to reflect the rising cost—of—living and it is rising still. we did our bit during the pandemic, people went to work, we got key workers to work, moved food and medicine around the country, and the reward is to be castigated, demonised. the politics between and upon us, as inflation goes up day—by—day and we see new figures about how much energy crises are going to cost by the end of the year this could be moving fees. maybe they should settle in serbia. the industry says it wants pay drivers more but you do that they need workers to agree to more fixable conditions, not least because of the legacy of the pandemic. we have 80% of the revenue but 100% of the cost so it is really important we work with the unions to try to look at how we can reduce the cost but obviously we also recognise the need for staff to have a pay increase and we want to work towards that, but by doing reform we can then achieve that. there will be formal talks between both sides for the first time this

week but have no resolution is found, aslef has said it is prepared to continue with strike action into the winter. caroline davies, bbc news. let's go to london euston where greg mckenzie is this morning. 0k, ok, ican ok, i can see one person behind you, doesn't look like many people will be taking the train today? good morning, yes, euston station one of the country's busiest. this translation services birmingham, manchester, glasgow to name a few, but no trains in or out of here today today due to the strike action, and we are told that all have an impact on services tomorrow, which will potentially be severely disrupted as a knock—on effect from the strike today. people are arriving here not having known about the strike, and one man i was speaking to try to get to liverpool with his dog and said he doesn't know how he is going to get there

now, he will probably have to go tomorrow. the unions did give ample warning and said that this was — the strike was going to happen. we knew about it weeks ago, but in terms of going forward they are more strikes planned for next week, so it is the sum of disruptions.— planned for next week, so it is the sum of disruptions. absolutely, greg mckenzie therefore _ sum of disruptions. absolutely, greg mckenzie therefore us. _ sum of disruptions. absolutely, greg mckenzie therefore us. outside - sum of disruptions. absolutely, greg mckenzie therefore us. outside are l mckenzie therefore us. outside are closed euston station. there are warnings that the drought could last well into next year. it will take weeks of rain in order to replenish water sources. eight areas of england artificially endowed meaning water companies can put stricter controls on water usage. dan johnson stricter controls on water usage. danjohnson has more. you can see it spreading, can't you? a fire rages near the devon coast after a harbour spotlight in the extreme dry heat. hundreds of miles away, feels ablaze on the edge of

creswell, a derbyshire village feeling the threat of spreading fire. around 50 homes were evacuated last night to keep people safe. we could only see smoke at that point, we could hear it and as i got a little bit worse and spreading closer towards the estate you could see how bad it was, and it spread around the back of the houses. it has been a busy time for the fire service who are braced for more calls this weekend. the conditions in the situation, obviously any small fire in the area, whether it be a discarded cigarette or people having barbecues, people outside cooking, we are asking, please be very careful, make sure that fires are extinguished. enjoy the weather, but please do it safely. in nottinghamshire, moorfields are burning as the parties landscape tends to scorched earth. farmers have been trying to save crops and stop visor spreading. but look how close the flames are to taking out this power line. and here is the

aftermath of another blaze that reached nearby buildings. almost half of england is now officially in drought, which means closer monitoring of water levels and ensuring water companies are sticking to their action plans so the taps don't run dry. yorkshire and the west midlands are likely to join those areas later this month. two water companies already have hosepipe bans in place and more are due to follow. that is because reservoirs are getting low and some rivers are drying up. look at the source of the river thames on the border of wilts and gloucestershire, no wonder we are being encouraged to consider how we use water. then you turn on a tab or use the shower, the water comes out of rivers like this which means we're taking it away from the environment or taking it away from a farmer that could be using it to irrigate or harvest crops that we need for the food we need so i think it is about signalling is something beyond normal, and actually we all play a role in thinking about where our water comes from and how to use

water comes from and how to use water wisely. read it next week could bring some respite, but look at the risk that comes with that. this shows how little the back to earth absorbs the water, meaning we could see flash flooding. there is at least another two days to get through first, which could well mean more farmers having to become makeshift firefighters to stop more of the fields burning. dan johnson, bbc news. much of europe has had weeks with little or no rain. in germany, they are having significant economic impacts. jenny hill reports now from the river rhine. this is the riverbed of the mighty ryan. if you will tear in normal times, you would be underwater. it is a working river, one of europe's most important. barges fetch and carry goods and materials through germany's industrial heartland. other what is now so low that some of the larger vessels cannot get

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significant economic damage. there is novelty here for some. so what are exposed this old footbridge. but for so many here, this new and altered landscape represents nothing less than a warning. jenny hill, bbc news. let us talk to sarah and take a look at the weather. a beautiful coastline. i am not sure whether it is but i want to be there. still concerned about the lack of rainfall. yes, good morning. we are looking at a mostly dry weekend. no useful rainfall over the next couple of days where we could really do with it across much of southern england and wales as well, there are a few showers in the forecast. they will be mainly in the north and west tomorrow. yes, it is hot and sunny as well, and we are in drought across part of england. take a look at this. it shows when it last

reigned for some areas. 43 three drive dies without rainfall. there has been very little in the way of rainfall over the past six weeks for much of southern england and wales. we have still the amber extreme heat warning for the rest of the weekend. implications, heat related illnesses. low cloud on the coast of north—east england and scotland, a few spots of rain and low cloud in the north of northern ireland. elsewhere we are looking at from sunshine really lifting temperatures. mid to high 20s across northern ireland and scotland, 3a much of england and wales, 36 degrees in the south—east. a little cooler on the east coast with the breeze coming in from the north sea. this evening and tonight it stays dry and clear, a bit more cloud again across the north—east of the uk overnight, but it will be pretty warm with temperatures in the mid—to high teens, quite a muggy start to

your sunday morning. tomorrow, a hint of things starting to change. a few showers for the west of scotland, one or two in the far south—west of england as well. if you catch some of these, they could be heavy and sunbury. frequent lightning and large hail around as well. tomorrow central and eastern england, it stays dry and hot. later on sunday and overnight into monday to see some of those showers becoming more extensive. next week eventually a change on the cards. things will start to turn cooler and there will be thundery downpours as well. the showers are fairly hit and miss so we are all going to be seeing the rain with i desperately need. a couple of different areas of low pressure starting to move into the start of next week from the south and the west. that does mean we will see some more unsettled weather. monday is still hot in the

south. you can see some showers on the chart. we could see some heavy thundery ones. a lot of rainfall in a small space of time could bring some localised flooding. thank you very much. speak to you later. let's take a look at today's front pages. saturday today's front pages. morning of course. many of the papers lead with the stabbing of the author sir salman rushdie in new york. he's been subject to death threats since 1989 over his novel, the satanic verses. the telegraph says the author was airlifted to hospital following the attack and quotes new york governor kathy hochul saying he is "getting the care he needs". the times reports sir salman was stabbed by a masked man dressed in black, prompting gasps and shouts from members of the audience. it also says he had been due to speak about the us being a haven for persecuted writers.

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needing all her experience to stay in contention. after a solid swim and bite, next, a 10 kilometre run and bite, next, a 10 kilometre run and plenty to do. but she left nothing on the course, closing a seven second before powering home. she is the european champion! how remarkable. she she is the european champion! how remarkable-— remarkable. she is a european champion- _ remarkable. she is a european champion- in _ remarkable. she is a european champion. in october, - remarkable. she is a european champion. in october, she - remarkable. she is a european champion. in october, she is l remarkable. she is a european i champion. in october, she is set remarkable. she is a european - champion. in october, she is set to start work at the assistant coach of the triathlon team. i wonder if she will bring those medals on the first day of work? t will bring those medals on the first day of work?— day of work? i am not sure about that. day of work? i am not sure about that- there _ day of work? i am not sure about that. there are _ day of work? i am not sure about that. there are too _ day of work? i am not sure about that. there are too many - day of work? i am not sure about that. there are too many medals| day of work? i am not sure about i that. there are too many medals in the cabinet so i will keep them for myself. i cannot think of a better way to bow out with a gold medal, an extra incentive about knowing this is my last ever triathlon race. saying goodbye to something you love is never easy, but it can be made easier. nesta mcgregor, bbc news in munich. the british track cycling team opened their account in the velodrome on friday with a surprise european silver

in the women's10km scratch race forjess roberts. she took five summer. she even thought about quitting the sport. there she is, powering her way to second place behind norway. against anita yvonne stenberg. the men's team pursuit team won the first medals of the day. rhys britton, oliver wood, charlie tanfield and kian emadi beat germany in the bronze medal race to make it on to the podium. team gb's men also took bronze in the team sprint. not so much great news here. britain's bmx olympic champion charlotte worthington crashed out in the freestyle. after qualifying for the final with the best score in the heats, she ended up crashing in both of her subsequent runs, finishing last out of the eight riders. the czech republic's iveta miculycova won the gold. over at the european aquatics championships in rome, katie shanahan won a silver medalfor team gb. shanahan came second in the 200m backstroke final.

it's her biggest achievement to date after winning two bronze medals at the commonwealth games earlier this month. freya anderson won bronze in the 100m freestyle. elsewhere, there was more british success for medi harris, james wilby, jacob peters and anna hopkin who won bronze in the mixed llx100m mixed medley. the netherlands took gold in that one with silver for italy. the lionesses feature heavily. england euro 2022 winners millie bright, beth mead and lucy bronze have been nominated for the women's ballon d'or, awarded to the best female footballer of 2022. mead was named the best player at the euros after winning the golden boot award given to the tournament's top scorer. chelsea's sam kerr is also in the running for the prize. natalie aspinall will make history today as she becomes only the third woman to officiate in the premier league. she's been promoted as an assistant referee following six years in the efl.

she'll be at wolves' game against fulham. she spoke to bbc sport about the challenges she faced in trying to break through. trying to get to the premier league is something i was told i couldn't do, i couldn't be involved in professional football, it is something i have worked hard to do, something i have worked hard to do, so i think when i was given the opportunity, and i knew! so i think when i was given the opportunity, and i knew i had a good season, for me, it was about controlling the controllable. making sure i presented myself in the best way in the interview, i was prepared for the fitness test, and as long as i did all the things i needed to be the best version of myself, and the rest of the to them. really interesting conversation with her. there is more about that chat online about her career and what she has had to do to get to this point in her career. i wrap things up pretty quickly there. i need to find out... i am curious now.

we've been hearing on breakfast this week how some people are going to extraordinary measures to carry out diy dentistry as they struggle to find affordable dental care. our health correspondent dominic hughes has looked into the issue further in disappearing dentists. i haven't had a dentist for seven years, my teeth falling out. i had my mother, i hate my smile. i have thought about super gluing them back in. , ., ., . , ., thought about super gluing them back in. these are the voices of people who desperately _ in. these are the voices of people who desperately need _ in. these are the voices of people who desperately need help - in. these are the voices of people who desperately need help from | in. these are the voices of people i who desperately need help from the nhs but simply can't get it. they say, you really need to see someone, i'm really worried for my son, his teeth, his mouth. every dentist says, no, we aren't taking any more nhs patients, you know.

we have travelled the country, recording the stories of those suffering because they can't find a dentist. i am my own dentist at home every week. it is demoralising. it is horrendous. i shouldn't feel that this holds me back, but it does, of course it does. our team of researchers has found thousands of dental practices right across the uk, carrying out the most comprehensive research into access to nhs dentistry in decades. what it reveals is that some areas are now essentially dental deserts. it raises the question, are we witnessing the death of nhs dentistry? t witnessing the death of nhs dentistry?— witnessing the death of nhs dentist ? ., .,. witnessing the death of nhs dentist ? ., ., ,

dentistry? i have extracted 13 of my own teeth. danielle, a busy working single mum needs help. terrible gum disease is wrecking her teeth. as her gums proceed, teeth that were perfectly healthy start to become wobbly. there is excruciating nerve pain, abscesses, and the risk of infection. eventually the teeth become so loose... danielle could just pull them out. more than a dozen teeth she has pulled out her soul. soul those soul. those are... those are big teeth. those are... those are big teeth. those are... those are big teeth. those are big kids, yes. fiend those are. .. those are big teeth. those are big kids, yes.— those are... those are big teeth. those are big kids, yes. and you can see there is — those are big kids, yes. and you can see there is no _ those are big kids, yes. and you can see there is no sort _ those are big kids, yes. and you can see there is no sort of _ those are big kids, yes. and you can see there is no sort of decay - those are big kids, yes. and you can see there is no sort of decay on - those are big kids, yes. and you can see there is no sort of decay on the l see there is no sort of decay on the teeth. it is unlike you have billings or decay in the teeth themselves. no, my teeth are all relatively fine. it is all this — dismisses is

going on below the gum line. i am 42 years old and i can't eat, can't drink it, and i am on pain killers every day. i'm not a 90—year—old woman. this shouldn't be happening to me now. seven years ago she did have a dentist but then that dental surgery started to cancel appointments. i got a letter through the post saying "we are closing," and there was nothing else, no referrals, nothing. so you have on with this on your own? yes, on my own? y es, on my own , own? yes, on my own, on my own. they're on a dentist. i would like to be able to ring a dentist up and say, "my teeth are falling out, i need help," but every time i do it is like, "sorry, we aren't taking on nhs patients anymore." and my soul, like a lot of other people can't afford to get the street privately.

physically, it sounds like it is, you know, really challenging, lots of physical pain. yes. what is the mental and paper newcomer has a mental health depleted? i won't go out and meet new people, i won't go out and meet new people, i avoid crowded situations. i walk with my head down a lot of the time. at work if somebody is standing there having a conversation with me and they made me laugh i hang my head when i am loving because i just... ijust know what head when i am loving because i just... i just know what they are seeing a front of their face. we have to turn this on again. don't squirt me though. yes, duns creek me! have you got it? yes. do you reckon that's enough? yes. do you reckon that's enough? yes. t yes. do you reckon that's enough? yes. . . , yes. do you reckon that's enough? yes. ., ., , . ., , yes. i fear that my children, not be ashamed of — yes. i fear that my children, not be ashamed of me _ yes. i fear that my children, not be ashamed of me but _ yes. i fear that my children, not be ashamed of me but my _ yes. i fear that my children, not be ashamed of me but my son - yes. i fear that my children, not be ashamed of me but my son is - yes. i fear that my children, not be ashamed of me but my son is nowl ashamed of me but my son is now becoming a teenager and i want him

to have his mates back and part of mesh to have his mates back and part of me sit there and thinks, i wonder if he doesn't because of how his mum looks, and that is a little bit heartbreaking because i want to make it to have a normal life, and i'm not saying ideas in his life because he is a perfectly competent teenager but there is always a worry in the back of your head of how people view you. back of your head of how people view ou. ., ., , ., , ., you. however, i was wondering if you are registering _ you. however, i was wondering if you are registering nhs— you. however, i was wondering if you are registering nhs patients - you. however, i was wondering if you are registering nhs patients at - you. however, i was wondering if you are registering nhs patients at the i are registering nhs patients at the moment? — moment? to- moment? to see how many others momenta — to see how many others might be affected by the same issues around accessing nhs dentistry our team of researchers carried out one of the most comprehensive surveys of dental practices across the uk. nearly 6900 surgeries were phoned and we asked them a number of questions. hi there, are you taking on new nhs patients? to build up a full picture of nhs provision. 0k, provision. ok, do you have a waiting list at 0k, do you have a waiting list at aukus _ 0k, do you have a waiting list at aukus 25— 0k, do you have a waiting list at aukus 25 to six years customer gas at the _ aukus 25 to six years customer gas at the same for children as well:

is, ok — is, ok. to- is, ok. to see which is. ok. — to see which people and what areas were struggling the most to access care. ok, if! care. ok, if i register privately i can register— ok, if i register privately i can register my— ok, if i register privately i can register my children _ ok, if i register privately i can register my children on - ok, if i register privately i can register my children on the i ok, if i register privately i can i register my children on the nhs? we phone — register my children on the nhs? we phone nearly— register my children on the nhs? we phone nearly 100 _ register my children on the nhs? we phone nearly 100 dental- register my children on the nhs? - we phone nearly 100 dental practices across leeds we thought had a contract to provide nhs dental work. we couldn't find a single one who was willing or able to take on new aduu was willing or able to take on new adult patients. this is one of those practices. phone rings. hello, the dental surgery? on reception, charlatans fielding calls from those trying find an nhs dentist. we are not, not accepting children or adults unfortunately. how do people respond when you say you can't take on any more patients? some people are understanding and then there are other people who obviously get really frustrated and can put the phone down on you or be

really aggressive to why you aren't taking on patients. it is frustrating for them. i do understand that. pop yourself in the _ i do understand that. pop yourself in the chair. — i do understand that. pop yourself in the chair, that would be great. right. _ in the chair, that would be great. right. so, — in the chair, that would be great. right, so, what's the problem? i right, so, what's the problem? i have _ right, so, what's the problem? i have broken my denture. 0k, — i have broken my denture. 0k. fine _ i have broken my denture. 0k, fine. it needs to be superglue but i _ 0k, fine. it needs to be superglue but i want — 0k, fine. it needs to be superglue but i want a — ok, fine. it needs to be superglue but i want a new— 0k, fine. it needs to be superglue but i want a new one. _ but i want a new one. for— but i want a new one. for tan _ but i want a new one. for ian boyd - but i want a new one. for ian boyd who - but i want a new one. i for ian boyd who owns a but i want a new one. _ for ian boyd who owns a practice it is equally frustrating and dispiriting. at this moment are you able to take on new nhs patients to your practice and if not, why not? no, i am absolutely completely full, i have been a dentist for 32 years. the first 16 years of my career this was never an issue. we never turn patients away. there was never a shortage of nhs dentists and then into thousand six the government brought a new contract effectively capping the energetic budget of all dental practice was. what they did that this problem started. because dental practices can't expand their energy services, the government

wants to take new patients but how can we if we will end up — if we can't have the funding to take them? it really isn't a good situation to be in, it is the first time in a long time in my professional career that i have ever had to turn people away. what do you say to them and people come to you and say, look, i really needed dentist, can you help? we get 20 to 30 vocals a day and return the way, it is a waste of time having a waiting list because if we do we don't know when we can start taking patients on. from their point of view, we say, look, we're really sorry, we don't know where you can find a dentist. leeds has a severe problem. i'm sure there are other areas, lots of areas in england has a real problem and it really is a very bad, sad situation. i run here and literally banked, yes _ i run here and literally banked, es. ' , ., ., i run here and literally banked, es. , ., ., ~ i run here and literally banked, es. ,~ ., ~ i run here and literally banked, es. ., �* ., yes. 15-year-old alfie may not feel as lucky as — yes. 15-year-old alfie may not feel as lucky as he _ yes. 15-year-old alfie may not feel as lucky as he was _ yes. 15-year-old alfie may not feel as lucky as he was to _ yes. 15-year-old alfie may not feel as lucky as he was to be _ yes. 15-year-old alfie may not feel as lucky as he was to be seen - yes. 15-year-old alfie may not feel as lucky as he was to be seen but l as lucky as he was to be seen but his mother did manage to get him on the box as an nhs patient. i literally wrung every day around

leeds _ i literally wrung every day around leeds and — i literally wrung every day around leeds and couldn't go on but they put on _ leeds and couldn't go on but they put on a _ leeds and couldn't go on but they put on a waiting list. i think we have _ put on a waiting list. i think we have a — put on a waiting list. i think we have a waiting about three months. just to— have a waiting about three months. just to get— have a waiting about three months. just to get in dental treatment but i just to get in dental treatment but i was _ just to get in dental treatment but i was literally at a point where i thought. — i was literally at a point where i thought, well, what a moment to do? we'll make _ thought, well, what a moment to do? we'll make a — thought, well, what a moment to do? we'll make a little noise, this is what it is like, then i will spray somewhat like that in their areas of vacuum cleaner thatjust because of the water like that, that ok? and if he didn't get the treatment you need, the consequences would have been grand. what are the consequences for young men like that you could lose those here? devastatingly devastating. the access issue is a real problem and thatis access issue is a real problem and that is the thing, he is solving this for the long—term another short—term. it is no good for people like alfie for a short amount of money for a short period of time. many dancers who not only can solve the problem for alfie but we need dentist who can then see him on a regular basis to get preventative advise, give them regular checkups, and hopefully interviewjesse alfie, his family, his kids and basically produce what i have done for the last 32 years, have a family dental practice.

we find every dental practice in the uk that was thought to have an nhs contract. that ended up being nearly 6900 practices. of those we managed to contact, 90% said they were no longer taking on any new adult patients. only a quarter of those dental practices that they operated a waiting list to become an nhs president and most of those had a weight of at least one year or more. i am my own dentist at home every week. some people are being forced to go to extraordinary lengths, practising a form of diy dentistry because they can't access the help they need. years ago, caroline had crowns fitted, dental cap that covers damage deep but they have gradually all fallen off. now she can't find an nhs dentist you can refit them so

she is taking matters into her own hands. i make my own fake dentures, if you like, out of plastic stop i measured them out. it is very unscientific but i can get a about roughly. that looks about right. i melted and now, yes, that is good to go. this is not pretty. there you go. that is it. horrible, isn't it? ifitted around my gum and then... i do that. hopefully. squeeze it into place and hope it fits. it looks better than nothing. it works better than nothing, in it? doublecheck it all

fits in place. that's not too bad. there we go. i'm done. dentists are wanting this is a dangerous procedure, fake dentures are a potential choking hazard and can trap food that makes tooth decay was, but caroline has tried other extreme matters. tried superglue wants, but all rot your gums as well. but it on, move your gums as well. but it on, move yourfinger your gums as well. but it on, move your finger quickly, your gums as well. but it on, move yourfinger quickly, and birds gum. it isn't ideal. i got abscesses. i couldn't fit them in anymore. the crowns wouldn't fit, the caps wouldn't fit. i couldn't get anybody to fit them properly so gradually they just fell out one to fit them properly so gradually theyjust fell out one by one and theyjust fell out one by one and the bit of truth underneath disappeared. ijust saw

the bit of truth underneath disappeared. i just saw somebody totally randomly one day who said, i was on one of those online things and it said, "if you have a false tooth, you can... you can disguise it with the stuff, "i thought, well, it with the stuff, "i thought, well, it is most drought. there was only one chemist for one crown because i thought, ok i'll do that one. that works. it's not what i want to do, i would rather have teeth but it is better than going outwith... it means i can smile at people a little bit from a distance and not look too freaky rather than smiling at people and then go... ew. every week, caroline calls dentist to see if they are taking on any patients. so far, a lot. our research also address the issue of dental care children. we found that

80% of the dental practices be contacted, four out of five in the uk, were no longer willing or able to accept children under 16 as patients. and in more than one in ten local authority areas and the uk we couldn't find a single practice who would accept a child. my who would accept a child. my son doesn't smile any more. how is your saturday? good _ how is your saturday? good. children are meant to get free nhs until care. if you can't find an nhs until care. if you can't find an nhs dentist to start with, how does that work? let's go inside. 0k~ _ let's go inside. 0k. his older son and youngest ok. his older son and youngest daughter have both developed problems with daughter —— has done has crowding. i am worried they won't go away, that kids will make fun of it. his daughter has a painful cavity. let me see the homicide? herfather

let me see the homicide? her father can't let me see the homicide? herfather can't find let me see the homicide? her father can't find anyone to help. i noticed my older son going some extra tear on top of his teeth, you know, it is like a regular teeth, you know? so i thought i would speak with a dentist, i rang them, they said, you have been removed because you didn't pay a visit for the last two years. even though it is for children? yes man, even though for my children, i told them, it's not for me, it is for my ten years on, you know. they said, sorry, your whole family been removed, you know? because last two years, you know, you didn't pay any visit and in the last two years. in the last two years we have had a pandemic. yes, i told pandemic. yes, itold it pandemic. yes, i told it was pandemic, she said it doesn't matter, we manage the appointments and pandemic so it doesn't matter if it was pandemic or not, you know. so it is our policy if you not here within two years then remove and take new patients.

these two are growing... they look weird _ these two are growing... they look weird and _ these two are growing... they look weird and they heard whenever i brush _ weird and they heard whenever i brush them. he - brush them. he doesn't smile with an open brush them. — he doesn't smile with an open mouth because of the teeth. and then my daughter, she is eight years old. she started to complain about having pain in her teeth, and we looked, there is a little hole in her teeth. when i brush my teeth or do something. _ when i brush my teeth or do something. a _ when i brush my teeth or do something, a cold _ when i brush my teeth or do something, a cold snack, . when i brush my teeth or do something, a cold snack, iti when i brush my teeth or do- something, a cold snack, it really hurts _ something, a cold snack, it really hurts. ., , ., hurts. your son is uncomfortable about how _ hurts. your son is uncomfortable about how his _ hurts. your son is uncomfortable about how his teeth _ hurts. your son is uncomfortable about how his teeth look - hurts. your son is uncomfortable about how his teeth look and - hurts. your son is uncomfortable | about how his teeth look and your daughter is actually in pain? yeah, she is actually in pain. we can see a hole in her teeth. it must be quite hard as a parent thinking she is in pain. it is, and i am just scared thinking she is in pain. it is, and i amjust scared in thinking she is in pain. it is, and i am just scared in case if the pain gets worse, what we are going to do.

families like waseem deposit who find a local dentist will no longer see them as an nhs patients are not unusual. dentists seem to be abandoning the nhs. definitely a aood one abandoning the nhs. definitely a good one for— abandoning the nhs. definitely a good one for the _ abandoning the nhs. definitely a good one for the tooth _ abandoning the nhs. definitely a good one for the tooth fairy, - abandoning the nhs. definitely a| good one for the tooth fairy, this, you know. there you go. a big old truth, that one. that you know. there you go. a big old truth, that one.— truth, that one. at the school of dentistry and — truth, that one. at the school of dentistry and newcastle - truth, that one. at the school of i dentistry and newcastle university, patients are waiting at an emergency clinic. ~ . , , .,, clinic. michelle davies, please. i, michelle. come _ clinic. michelle davies, please. i, michelle. come through. - clinic. michelle davies, please. i, michelle. come through. nice - clinic. michelle davies, please. i, michelle. come through. nice to | clinic. michelle davies, please. i, - michelle. come through. nice to meet you. i am one of the dentists today. we are just in you. i am one of the dentists today. we arejust in number two. do you want to come with me?— we arejust in number two. do you want to come with me? we are just in number two. do you - want to come with me?_ we want to come with me? thank you. we sent 48 want to come with me? thank you. we spent 48 hours — want to come with me? thank you. we spent 48 hours here, _ want to come with me? thank you. we spent 48 hours here, those _ want to come with me? thank you. we spent 48 hours here, those seeking i spent 48 hours here, those seeking help with rebate and damaged teeth. i would just touch some teeth behind it if that is all right. that one? no. yeah. t it if that is all right. that one? no- yeah-— it if that is all right. that one? no. yeah. ., ., ., ., ., ., no. yeah. i am not going to do that aaain.

no. yeah. i am not going to do that again- can — no. yeah. i am not going to do that again- can you _ no. yeah. i am not going to do that again. can you please _ no. yeah. i am not going to do that again. can you please go _ no. yeah. i am not going to do that again. can you please go in - no. yeah. i am not going to do that again. can you please go in and - again. can you please go in and su ort again. can you please go in and support lizzie? _ again. can you please go in and support lizzie? she _ again. can you please go in and support lizzie? she is - again. can you please go in and support lizzie? she is doing - again. can you please go in and support lizzie? she is doing an | support lizzie? she is doing an irrigation — support lizzie? she is doing an irrigation of _ support lizzie? she is doing an irrigation of a _ support lizzie? she is doing an irrigation of a dry _ support lizzie? she is doing an irrigation of a dry socket. - support lizzie? she is doing an irrigation of a dry socket. onel irrigation of a dry socket. one common theme _ irrigation of a dry socket. one common theme was - irrigation of a dry socket. one common theme was a - irrigation of a dry socketm common theme was a number irrigation of a dry socket.“ common theme was a number of irrigation of a dry socket._ common theme was a number of people who were surprised to discover they could no longer see their nhs dentist, even if they had been a patient for years. tide dentist, even if they had been a patient for years.— dentist, even if they had been a patient for years. we are no longer takin: nhs patient for years. we are no longer taking nhs patients, _ patient for years. we are no longer taking nhs patients, we _ patient for years. we are no longer taking nhs patients, we are - patient for years. we are no longer taking nhs patients, we are only i taking nhs patients, we are only taking nhs patients, we are only taking private patients. it was gone. that was it. couldn't get an appointment. other dentists i phoned said practically the same thing. it was frustrating. i was absolutely foaming. t was frustrating. i was absolutely foaminu. �* was frustrating. i was absolutely foamin.. �* ., ., was frustrating. i was absolutely foaminu. �* ., ., , was frustrating. i was absolutely foamin.. �* ., ., , foaming. i wasn't aware they could 'ust take foaming. i wasn't aware they could just take you _ foaming. i wasn't aware they could just take you old _ foaming. i wasn't aware they could just take you old the _ foaming. i wasn't aware they could just take you old the list _ foaming. i wasn't aware they could just take you old the list or - just take you old the list or anything. once you had a dentist, you had _ anything. once you had a dentist, you had a — anything. once you had a dentist, you had a dentist. | anything. once you had a dentist, you had a dentist. itrzlr anything. once you had a dentist, you had a dentist.— you had a dentist. i try to get an appointment. — you had a dentist. i try to get an appointment, they _ you had a dentist. i try to get an appointment, they said - you had a dentist. i try to get an appointment, they said i - you had a dentist. i try to get an appointment, they said i had - you had a dentist. i try to get an i appointment, they said i had been deregistered — appointment, they said i had been deregistered and _ appointment, they said i had been deregistered and there _ appointment, they said i had been deregistered and there was - appointment, they said i had been deregistered and there was no - deregistered and there was no emergencies _ deregistered and there was no emergencies left. _ deregistered and there was no emergencies left. i— deregistered and there was no emergencies left. iwas- deregistered and there was no i emergencies left. i was confused because — emergencies left. i was confused because if— emergencies left. i was confused because if i— emergencies left. i was confused because if i don't— emergencies left. i was confused because if i don't go— emergencies left. i was confused because if i don't go to _ emergencies left. i was confused because if i don't go to the - emergencies left. i was confused | because if i don't go to the doctor for a _ because if i don't go to the doctor for a while, — because if i don't go to the doctor for a while, that— because if i don't go to the doctor for a while, that i— because if i don't go to the doctor for a while, that i deleted - because if i don't go to the doctor for a while, that i deleted from i because if i don't go to the doctor. for a while, that i deleted from the system _ fora while, that i deleted from the system i_ for a while, that i deleted from the system idon't— for a while, that i deleted from the system. i don't really— for a while, that i deleted from the system. i don't really know- for a while, that i deleted from the system. i don't really know what ii system. i don't really know what i was meant — system. i don't really know what i

was meant to _ system. i don't really know what i was meant to do, _ system. i don't really know what i was meant to do, do— system. i don't really know what i was meant to do, do i— system. i don't really know what i was meant to do, do i find - system. i don't really know what i was meant to do, do i find a - system. i don't really know what i was meant to do, do i find a newl was meant to do, do i find a new dentist? — was meant to do, do i find a new dentist? it— was meant to do, do i find a new dentist? ., , ~ , ., , dentist? it was in april, that is when it started, _ dentist? it was in april, that is when it started, i _ dentist? it was in april, that is when it started, i wasn't - when it started, i wasn't deregistered then, and i wouldn't be able to get seen until october, but i was a bit panicky then and i tried a few other dentists but it seems nowhere in my area was taking in new patients. nowhere in my area was taking in new atients. ., ., ., ., ., patients. hello again. you all riuht? patients. hello again. you all right? 24-year-old _ patients. hello again. you all right? 24-year-old male, - patients. hello again. you all| right? 24-year-old male, self referred- _ right? 24-year-old male, self referred. pain _ right? 24-year-old male, self referred. pain in _ right? 24-year-old male, self referred. pain in bottom - right? 24-year-old male, self referred. pain in bottom left. right? 24-year-old male, self- referred. pain in bottom left wisdom tooth _ referred. pain in bottom left wisdom tooth. in— referred. pain in bottom left wisdom tooth. , , ., �* ., tooth. in fact, dentists don't have a reuister tooth. in fact, dentists don't have a register of— tooth. in fact, dentists don't have a register of patients _ tooth. in fact, dentists don't have a register of patients as _ tooth. in fact, dentists don't have a register of patients as such, - tooth. in fact, dentists don't have a register of patients as such, it l a register of patients as such, it is not like a gp practice. [30 a register of patients as such, it is not like a gp practice.- is not like a gp practice. do you mind if i have _ is not like a gp practice. do you mind if i have a _ is not like a gp practice. do you mind if i have a little _ is not like a gp practice. do you mind if! have a little look? - is not like a gp practice. do you mind if! have a little look? i i is not like a gp practice. do you | mind if! have a little look? i will mind if i have a little look? i will feel the outside of your head and neck and i will have a look at the offending article. but neck and i will have a look at the offending article.— offending article. but it seems clear that some _ offending article. but it seems clear that some dental - offending article. but it seems i clear that some dental practices offending article. but it seems - clear that some dental practices are doing less and less nhs work. there have always been a cohort of patients who have not sought to retain regular dental care often because of various barriers and anxiety. but certainly we are seeing patients saying they are struggling

to find dentists at the moment. sometimes it is not always cut and dry the trading means you are not going to get a painful dental condition, but certainly, it may help if you do see a dentist, yes. nice to meet you. come and sit down. all of— nice to meet you. come and sit down. all of those _ nice to meet you. come and sit down. all of those at the clinic today are experiencing pain, and they need some relief so they can get on with their lives. ~ ., .., ., some relief so they can get on with their lives-— their lives. what can we do for you toda ? i their lives. what can we do for you today? i have _ their lives. what can we do for you today? i have a — their lives. what can we do for you today? i have a toothache. - their lives. what can we do for you today? i have a toothache. it - their lives. what can we do for you today? i have a toothache. it has i today? i have a toothache. it has been there _ today? i have a toothache. it has been there for— today? i have a toothache. it has been there for a _ today? i have a toothache. it has been there for a week _ today? i have a toothache. it has been there for a week or- today? i have a toothache. it has been there for a week or two. i today? i have a toothache. it has i been there for a week or two. late last been there fora week or two. late last night— been there for a week or two. late last night it — been there for a week or two. late last night it was quite severe. i was struggling to sleep, tossing and turning _ was struggling to sleep, tossing and turning. put a lot of stress on the family _ turning. put a lot of stress on the famil . ~ , , ~ family. we will be very gentle. we will start of— family. we will be very gentle. we will start of really _ family. we will be very gentle. we will start of really gentle. - family. we will be very gentle. we will start of really gentle. it - family. we will be very gentle. we will start of really gentle. it is - will start of really gentle. it is sort of like — will start of really gentle. it is sort of like giving _ will start of really gentle. it is sort of like giving birth! yeah, when — sort of like giving birth! yeah, when the _ sort of like giving birth! yeah, when the truth _ sort of like giving birth! yeah, when the truth comes - sort of like giving birth! yeah, when the truth comes out, - sort of like giving birth! yeah, i when the truth comes out, you sort of like giving birth! yeah, - when the truth comes out, you feel more _ when the truth comes out, you feel more relaxed _ when the truth comes out, you feel more relaxed. when _ when the truth comes out, you feel more relaxed. when the _ when the truth comes out, you feel more relaxed. when the pain- when the truth comes out, you feel more relaxed. when the pain is- more relaxed. when the pain is there. — more relaxed. when the pain is there. there _ more relaxed. when the pain is

there, there is— more relaxed. when the pain is there, there is no _ more relaxed. when the pain is there, there is no treatment. more relaxed. when the pain is there, there is no treatment or| more relaxed. when the pain is- there, there is no treatment or you cannot— there, there is no treatment or you cannot find — there, there is no treatment or you cannot find a — there, there is no treatment or you cannot find a place _ there, there is no treatment or you cannot find a place to _ there, there is no treatment or you cannot find a place to get - there, there is no treatment or you cannot find a place to get your- cannot find a place to get your tooth — cannot find a place to get your tooth out, _ cannot find a place to get your tooth out, it _ cannot find a place to get your tooth out, it is _ cannot find a place to get your tooth out, it is painful- cannot find a place to get your. tooth out, it is painful overnight and there — tooth out, it is painful overnight and there is— tooth out, it is painful overnight and there is nowhere _ tooth out, it is painful overnight and there is nowhere to - tooth out, it is painful overnight and there is nowhere to go. - tooth out, it is painful overnight and there is nowhere to go. definite lack of sleep- _ and there is nowhere to go. definite lack of sleep- i _ and there is nowhere to go. definite lack of sleep. i take _ and there is nowhere to go. definite lack of sleep. i take the _ and there is nowhere to go. definite lack of sleep. i take the afternoon i lack of sleep. i take the afternoon off with a couple of times purely because of the pain. tt is off with a couple of times purely because of the pain. it is affecting m slee - , because of the pain. it is affecting my sleep. it _ because of the pain. it is affecting my sleep. it is _ because of the pain. it is affecting my sleep, it is painful— because of the pain. it is affecting my sleep, it is painful non-stop. i because of the pain. it is affecting| my sleep, it is painful non-stop. it my sleep, it is painful non—stop. it is horrible. — my sleep, it is painful non—stop. it is horrible, absolutely horrible. the pain— is horrible, absolutely horrible. the pain is— is horrible, absolutely horrible. the pain is getting worse where the socket _ the pain is getting worse where the socket is _ the pain is getting worse where the socket is going _ the pain is getting worse where the socket is. going to _ the pain is getting worse where the socket is. going to bed _ the pain is getting worse where the socket is. going to bed early- the pain is getting worse where the socket is. going to bed early and i socket is. going to bed early and waking _ socket is. going to bed early and waking up — socket is. going to bed early and waking up early _ socket is. going to bed early and waking up early. horat— socket is. going to bed early and waking up early-— socket is. going to bed early and wakin: u- earl . ., ., waking up early. how are you coping? i am not waking up early. how are you coping? i am not really- _ waking up early. how are you coping? i am not really. it— waking up early. how are you coping? i am not really. it is— waking up early. how are you coping? i am not really. it is at _ waking up early. how are you coping? i am not really. it is at the _ waking up early. how are you coping? i am not really. it is at the point - i am not really. it is at the point where _ i am not really. it is at the point where i— i am not really. it is at the point where i need _ i am not really. it is at the point where i need to— i am not really. it is at the point where i need to get— i am not really. it is at the point where i need to get this - i am not really. it is at the point where i need to get this fixed. i i am not really. it is at the point. where i need to get this fixed. little where i need to get this fixed. we know where i need to get this fixed. know from our research that they come in with an average of seven to eight out of 10 pain, and 10 out of 10 is the worst pain imaginable. we know they are awake most of the night, know it will affect the quality of life while they have it, and the quality of life again from my research is affected to the same

extent of having arthritis or depression while the toothache is there. you do lots of things with your face, there. you do lots of things with yourface, smile, kiss, laugh, talk, yourface, smile, kiss, laugh, talk, you show your teeth, and these things feed into the central processing of your pain. yourface is really unusual in the sense that it has a direct 1—stop rather than a series of stops into the centres that control your emotions and your brain. it is probably one of the reasons why pain is so profound in the face as well as the big sensory supply that it has. you are wired to become a little bit more anxious or concerned by it.— concerned by it. christine... lizzie. concerned by it. christine... lizzie- for _ concerned by it. christine... lizzie. for those _ concerned by it. christine... lizzie. for those like - concerned by it. christine... l lizzie. for those like christine concerned by it. christine... - lizzie. for those like christine who are lucky enough _ lizzie. for those like christine who are lucky enough to _ lizzie. for those like christine who are lucky enough to get _ lizzie. for those like christine who are lucky enough to get treated i lizzie. for those like christine who are lucky enough to get treated at| are lucky enough to get treated at the clinic, relief can be instant. great. that is that.— great. that is that. really? christine. _ great. that is that. really? christine, we _ great. that is that. really? christine, we have - great. that is that. really? christine, we have just - great. that is that. really? | christine, we have just seen great. that is that. really? - christine, we have just seen you had christine, we havejust seen you had

that tooth extracted. how are you feeling now?— that tooth extracted. how are you feeling now?_ pain - that tooth extracted. how are you feeling now?_ pain free. | feeling now? relieved. pain free. that must be _ feeling now? relieved. pain free. that must be nice _ feeling now? relieved. pain free. that must be nice after _ feeling now? relieved. pain free. that must be nice after the - feeling now? relieved. pain free. that must be nice after the little. j that must be nice after the little. you have had. it is. it is a relief. and _ you have had. it is. it is a relief. and all— you have had. it is. it is a relief. and all the — you have had. it is. it is a relief. and all the stress is off, you know, of having _ and all the stress is off, you know, of having the pain. and and all the stress is off, you know, of having the pain.— of having the pain. and that is it? that is all it _ of having the pain. and that is it? that is all it took _ of having the pain. and that is it? that is all it took on _ of having the pain. and that is it? that is all it took on the - of having the pain. and that is it? that is all it took on the pain - of having the pain. and that is it? that is all it took on the pain is i that is all it took on the pain is gone? that is all it took on the pain is one? ,., that is all it took on the pain is lone? , ., �* ., that is all it took on the pain is one? ,., �* ., gone? gone. amazing. i feel good. our research _ gone? gone. amazing. i feel good. our research revealed _ gone? gone. amazing. i feel good. our research revealed some - gone? gone. amazing. ifeel good. i our research revealed some variation between different nations and regions in the uk. in england, wales and northern ireland, 90% or more of the nhs dental practices we contacted longer accept adult patients. the figure was lower, but within england, some areas, the north—west, the southwest, east midlands and yorkshire really are dental deserts. our research found almost no practices accepting any new adult patients. for more than 70 years, dentistry has been a key part of the nhs, so why are so many dentists now walking away from nhs

care? dentists themselves blame the contract they have been working under since 2006, which they say fails to cover the cost of treatments.— fails to cover the cost of treatments. ~ ., ., _ , treatments. what we are saying is that dentists _ treatments. what we are saying is that dentists are _ treatments. what we are saying is that dentists are having _ treatments. what we are saying is that dentists are having to - treatments. what we are saying is that dentists are having to cross i that dentists are having to cross subsidise nhs provision by providing private care, and i think people are getting fed up of doing that. there is a limit to how benevolent you can be. but when you are carrying out treatment that at the end of that treatment, you haven't earned any income for a business, then there is no logic to staying in that system. so, it this the death of nhs dentistry? is the system too broken to fix? t dentistry? is the system too broken to fix? .. . dentistry? is the system too broken to fix? ~' , , .., to fix? i think it is insignificant trouble. to fix? i think it is insignificant trouble- i— to fix? i think it is insignificant trouble. i it _ to fix? i think it is insignificant trouble. i it is _ to fix? i think it is insignificant trouble. i it is premature - to fix? i think it is insignificant trouble. i it is premature to i to fix? i think it is insignificant| trouble. i it is premature to say to fix? i think it is insignificant - trouble. i it is premature to say we are witnessing the death of it, but in certain areas, it is on life support. action will need to be taken. there doesn't seem to be any real appetite for the sort of big structural and investment decisions

required that to fix nhs dentistry, and we will end up if we are not very careful with a rather worrying two tier system of people who are lucky enough to have a private dentist, nhs dentist who wants to stay in the nhs, people now gone private, everybody else will have to take whatever services might be available. but what should nhs dentistry look like? does everyone need nhs care, even those who can afford to go private? studies have shown that it is those from more deprived areas who struggled the most to find a dentist. tote who struggled the most to find a dentist. ~ ., ., .., dentist. we need a dental care s stem dentist. we need a dental care system which _ dentist. we need a dental care system which is _ dentist. we need a dental care system which is accessible - dentist. we need a dental care system which is accessible to i system which is accessible to everyone. so patients need to be able to access it regardless of where they live so that they live in a rural area, where they live so that they live in a ruralarea, a where they live so that they live in a rural area, a deprived area, the need to access a dentist. we need enough dentists to match the patients we have. we also need nhs dentistry that is affordable for

everyone and it needs to be really clear what the charges are so there is no anxiety about the someone cannot cannot afford it. the contract _ cannot cannot afford it. the contract for _ cannot cannot afford it. the contract for dentist - cannot cannot afford it. the contract for dentist in - cannot cannot afford it. the contract for dentist in england has recently been subject to some changes, which it is hoped will improve access to care. but there is no extra money and nhs england acknowledges these are just the first steps in what will be a long process of reform. in a statement, the was government accepted that some people are struggling to find a dentist, but said reforms to improve access were being developed. the scottish government said more than 95% of the population were registered with an nhs dentist and it had a relatively strong workforce to offer care to those needed. the department of health in northern ireland said services had been affected by the pandemic and that a treatment backlog meant finding a dentist is now modern —— difficult. a new scheme to improve access should be imposed by the of the summer. meanwhile, waseem's children, issa and houda, need help now, but their dad says it is

nowhere to turn. t now, but their dad says it is nowhere to turn.— now, but their dad says it is nowhere to turn. ., ., ., , ., nowhere to turn. i have no option, nowhere to turn. i have no option, no 0 tion nowhere to turn. i have no option, no option at _ nowhere to turn. i have no option, no option at all. _ nowhere to turn. i have no option, no option at all. what _ nowhere to turn. i have no option, no option at all. what might - nowhere to turn. i have no option, no option at all. what might you i nowhere to turn. i have no option, i no option at all. what might you do? you 'ust no option at all. what might you do? you just have — no option at all. what might you do? you just have to _ no option at all. what might you do? you just have to wait _ no option at all. what might you do? you just have to wait and _ no option at all. what might you do? you just have to wait and see - no option at all. what might you do? you just have to wait and see what i you just have to wait and see what happens? you just have to wait and see what ha ens? ., .. . , happens? yeah, keep trying, i already rang — happens? yeah, keep trying, i already rang 15, _ happens? yeah, keep trying, i already rang 15, 20 _ happens? yeah, keep trying, i already rang 15, 20 dentists. l already rang 15, 20 dentists. obviously i live in manchester, somewhere else to see the dentist? doing nothing. somewhere else to see the dentist? doing nothing-— doing nothing. danielle is at her wit's doing nothing. danielle is at her wits end- _ doing nothing. danielle is at her wit's end. she _ doing nothing. danielle is at her wit's end. she is _ doing nothing. danielle is at her wit's end. she is considering - doing nothing. danielle is at her. wit's end. she is considering maybe even going into debt to pay for the dental care she needs. tt is even going into debt to pay for the dental care she needs.— even going into debt to pay for the dental care she needs. it is not my fault. i dental care she needs. it is not my fault- i have _ dental care she needs. it is not my fault. i have not _ dental care she needs. it is not my fault. i have not had _ dental care she needs. it is not my fault. i have not had a _ dental care she needs. it is not my fault. i have not had a dentist - dental care she needs. it is not my fault. i have not had a dentist for. fault. i have not had a dentist for seven years and my teeth have been coming out, performed by myself. it is not my fault. i haven't had a dentist to say, please help me, please fix my teeth. and it is as simple as that.— please fix my teeth. and it is as simple as that. caroline feels she is runnina simple as that. caroline feels she is running out _ simple as that. caroline feels she is running out of _ simple as that. caroline feels she is running out of time. _ simple as that. caroline feels she is running out of time. a - simple as that. caroline feels she - is running out of time. a home-made is running out of time. a home—made dentures are nowhere near being a long—term solution. t(eep

dentures are nowhere near being a long-term solution.— long-term solution. keep trying. ho e. long-term solution. keep trying. hope- cross _ long-term solution. keep trying. hope- cross my _ long-term solution. keep trying. hope. cross my fingers - long-term solution. keep trying. hope. cross my fingers that - long-term solution. keep trying. hope. cross my fingers that i - long-term solution. keep trying. | hope. cross my fingers that i can still keep fitting them because if i can't, then i don't know. i honestly don't know. if i think about it too hard, it is too scary. there are tribes i try to fit them, doesn't work, and i will sit and fall into tears. i cannot go out, i cannot leave the house without something that looks even half... don't know. scary. that looks even half... don't know. sca . . that looks even half... don't know. sca . , ., ., ,, scary. there is no quick fix for nhs dentistry stop _ scary. there is no quick fix for nhs dentistry stop in — scary. there is no quick fix for nhs dentistry stop in the _ scary. there is no quick fix for nhs dentistry stop in the meantime, i dentistry stop in the meantime, thousands of people are struggling to access the care they need.

if you not here within two years then remove and take new patients.

good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: author sir salman rushdie undergoes surgery after being stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in new york state. his agent says he is being supported on a ventilator in hospital. the suspect donned onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. thousands of train drivers are on strike in a dispute over pay. rail passengers are told to expect severe disruption as a drought is declared in parts of england, the environment agency warns it

could last into next year. those drought conditions mean the reservoirs are running low in many places. i am reservoirs are running low in many places. iam in reservoirs are running low in many places. i am in derbyshire where one isjust at 15% places. i am in derbyshire where one is just at 15% capacity. i will find out what it means for you a little bit later. a drought weekend ahead, temperatures today and tomorrow could top at around 36 degrees. we're hopeful we could see more rain and cooler temperatures as we into next weekend. more details coming. non better, stanford wins gold in munich. she crossed the line first in the women's triathlon, in what will be the final international appearance of her career. it's saturday the 13th of august. our top story. the author, sir salman rushdie, remains seriously injured in hospital, after he was attacked and stabbed a number of times, on stage at an event in new york state.

a 24—year—old man from newjersey has been arrested. sir salman's agent released a statement saying that he may lose an eye. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports from outside the hospital in pennsylvania where the author of "the satanic verses" is being treated. the attack happened in full view of an audience. there was panic and confusion as sir salman rushdie laid injured on the stage after being stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. mr rushdie was provided medical treatment by a doctor who was in the audience until ems arrived on scene. mr rushdie was airlifted to a local trauma centre, and is still currently undergoing surgery. afterwards, eyewitnesses said they were in deep shock. i was stunned by what i saw. i thought at first it was a stunt or some kind of a play that wasn't funny, and then when i realised what was actually happening i was just completely

taken by surprise. people were rising up out of their seats and gasping and crying and screaming, and this unheard of thing was happening on stage. sir salman was rushed to hospital and taken by helicopter to the neighbouring state of pennsylvania. he was due to speak at the chautauqua institute, a centre for arts and learning in western new york which celebrates freedom of expression, a value many praise sir salman for having. here's an individual who has spent decades speaking truth to power, someone who has been out there, unafraid, despite the threats that are followed him in his local it seems. boris johnson tweeted he was appalled that the author was stabbed by exercising a right that must always be defended.

a 24—year—old man named hadi matar was arrested and taken into custody. police have carried out a raid at his home in newjersey. the motive is not known, but sir salman has long lived under the threat of being killed and had to go into hiding for nearly ten years. his book, the satanic verses, published in 1988, was condemned as blasphemous by many muslim countries. they considered his portrayal of islam insulting. iran's spiritual leader at the time called for his execution, offering a £2.5 million reward. iran has now distanced itself from that, but the bounty remains. sir salman rushdie has spent a major part of his life protecting himself from extremist threats to only now find himself inside this hospital. in a statement, his agent says the author will likely lose an eye and is currently being supported by a ventilator. nomia iqbal, bbc news.

thousands of train drivers are striking today in a dispute over pay and working conditions — it means no trains are running from london euston or birmingham new street. the train drivers' union aslef said the strikes were a last resort, but the rising cost of living meant workers are facing a real terms pay cut. caroline davies reports. the summer of strikes continues. today it is the train drivers walking out across nine train companies, making life more complicated for restaurants like this one in mount pritchard. we will probably struggle to get some of our colleagues to come to work and we sometimes have our customers who, they come the train because it is so much more convenient, and the ones that do want to come by train, they decide to postpone or cancel the bookings.

despite that, karim says he does have sympathy with the strikers. it will affect the following lines. some lines will have a very limited number of services running, others will have none at all and the disruption caused are likely to rumble on into sunday. the train drivers' union, aslef, says peeni to reflect the rising cost—of—living and it is rising still. we did our bit during the pandemic, people went to work, we got key workers to work, moved food and medicine around the country, and our reward is to be castigated, demonised. the politics put upon us. as inflation goes up day—by—day and we see new figures about how much energy crises are going to cost by of the year this could be moving feast. maybe they should settled it earlier. the industry says it wants pay drivers more but you do that they need workers to agree to more fixable conditions, not least

because of the legacy of the pandemic. we've got 80% of the revenue but 100% of the cost so it is really important we work with the unions to try to look at how we can reduce the cost but obviously we also recognise the need for staff to have a pay increase and we want to work towards that, but by doing reform we can then achieve that. there will be formal talks between both sides for the first time this week but have no resolution is found, aslef has said it is prepared to continue with strike action into the winter. caroline davies, bbc news. let's go to london euston where greg mckenzie is this morning , so greg, it's going to be a very quiet day there? it isa it is a saturday, middle of the summer. that's right, good morning. euston station is one of the busiest stations. the routes you got to glasgow, manchester, liverpool to name a few but there are no trains in and out of euston station this

morning. as we would just hearing in that report, this will have a knock—on effect into tomorrow public services so we are expecting severe delays tomorrow as a knock—on effect from today's strike action. what you haveis from today's strike action. what you have is four and half thousand members of the aslef union, mainly drivers on strike today in a dispute over pay, and ultimately more strikes are planned for next week but those talks with the rail companies and government and unions are expected this week, so those are strikes may be averted. as for today, strike action is happening, the station is closed, no trains in or out of here at euston and birmingham new street, much disruption up and down the country. there are some trains running on some lines but the advice is simply to check before you travel. people are arriving here this morning not knowing that there was a strike. back to you.

the environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. it says that after the driest summer for 50 years, it will take weeks of rain to replenish water sources. eight areas of england are officially in drought, meaning water companies can put stricter controls on water use. dan johnson reports. you can see it spreading, can't you? a fire rages near the devon coast after a harvest caught light in the extreme, dry heat. hundreds of miles away, fields ablaze on the edge of creswell, a derbyshire village feeling the threat of spreading fire. around 50 homes were evacuated last night to keep people safe. we could only see smoke at that point, we could hear it and as i got a little bit worse and spreading closer towards the estate you could see how bad it was, and it spread around the back of the houses. it has been a busy time for the fire service who are braced for more calls this weekend.

the conditions don't help the situation, obviously any small fire in the area, whether it be a discarded cigarette or people having barbecues, people outside cooking, we are asking, please be very careful, make sure that fires are extinguished. enjoy the weekend, enjoy the weather, but please do it safely. in nottinghamshire, more fields burn as the landscape turns to scorched earth. farmers have been trying to save crops and stop visor spreading. but look how close the flames are to taking out this power line. and here is the aftermath of another blaze that reached nearby buildings. almost half of england is now officially in drought, which means closer monitoring of water levels and ensuring water companies are sticking to their action plans so the taps don't run dry. yorkshire and the west midlands are likely to join those areas later this month. two water companies already have hosepipe bans in place and more are due to follow. that's because reservoirs

are getting low and some rivers are drying up. look at the source of the river thames on the border of wiltshire and gloucestershire, no wonder we are being encouraged to consider how we use water. when you turn on a tab or use a shower, the water comes out of rivers like this which means we're taking it away from the environment or taking it away from a farmer that could be using it to irrigate or harvest crops that we need for the food we need so i think it is about signalling is something beyond normal, and actually we all play a role in thinking about where our water comes from and how to use water wisely. rain could come next week could bring some respite, but look at the risk that comes with that. this shows how little the back to earth absorbs the water, meaning we could see flash flooding. there's at least another two days to get through first, which could well mean more farmers having to become makeshift firefighters to stop more of the fields burning. dan johnson, bbc news. sarah rogers is in derbyshire for us this morning, one of the eight areas of england

where an official drought has been declared. it looks beautiful where you are, but there are going to be problems, aren't they? yes, like you say, it is beautiful, it is a popular spot here in the district and it is easy to see why. it is quite at the moment. it will get busier. the ice cream van will be out shortly. we are in front of a massive body of water. it does seem strange to be talking about drought but if you take a look at the banks you can see, while there is a huge amount of space, this is running at about 50% capacity. there is another one here at derbyshire at 15% capacity. this is not normal or summer levels. this area is one of the aged drought areas across the country, those include kent, devon and east anglia, and it does mean as you have been hearing bad water

companies can put tighter measures in place. there isn't a hosepipe ban here but severn trent water say, "be mindful of usage." yes, water is one thing but another is fire. there has been a large fire involving three fields on the creswell area overnight, and alsojust fields on the creswell area overnight, and also just a fields on the creswell area overnight, and alsojust a couple fields on the creswell area overnight, and also just a couple of miles away from here about two weeks ago 34 engines were tackling a huge fire and it took five days to put it out. they did find a portable stubborn barbecue at the site, so they are asking people to not bring those up. yes, people want to be enjoying the sun don't put extra pressure on services. using water in short supply will only make the situation was. exactly, thank you very much. the

high temperatures we are seeing across the uk are also affecting many parts of europe. in france a huge fire devastated large parts of the south—west of the country near bordeaux on friday and thousands of people were asked to leave their homes. bethany bell is in the gironde region. i'm assuming you are by an area affected by those previous wildfires?— affected by those previous wildfires? , ., , ., wildfires? yes, there was a fire ri . ht wildfires? yes, there was a fire right here- _ wildfires? yes, there was a fire right here. you _ wildfires? yes, there was a fire right here. you can _ wildfires? yes, there was a fire right here. you can see - wildfires? yes, there was a fire right here. you can see the - wildfires? yes, there was a fire i right here. you can see the woods behind me all blackened and orange, dad really after a fire swept through this area. and not very far from here is a controlled zone which has been cordoned off from the general public. that is where firefighters are still fighting this huge fire, which one official called a monsterfire which has been

burning for several days now. this is an area that has had fire after fire this summer. there was an enormous fire here injuly and the struggle to bring that under control, and in certain parts one firefighter told me yesterday that there has been — that f! has kept burning sincejuly because there is a of pto and it is burning under the ground. —— there is a lot of peat here. we were in the restricted area yesterday and you can see the ground smoking, fire crews having to put out small fires which kept bursting every few minutes. and some fire crews having to put out small fires which kept bursting every few minutes. and some firetrucks are just passing off now. the minutes. and some firetrucks are just passing off now.— just passing off now. the fire service a _ just passing off now. the fire service a being _ just passing off now. the fire service a being brought - just passing off now. the fire service a being brought in . just passing off now. the fire i service a being brought in from just passing off now. the fire - service a being brought in from all over europe? yesterday we saw teams from germany, romania who driven across from

germany and the people in romania put the fire trucks onto a military plane to get here to help the french firefighters who are exhausted after fighting fire after fire this summer. we know that over 1000 french firefighters have been in operation here and now almost 400 firefighters from other countries, so an enormous effort.— so an enormous effort. bethany, thank you. _ so an enormous effort. bethany, thank you. but — so an enormous effort. bethany, thank you, but the _ so an enormous effort. bethany, thank you, but the moment. - so an enormous effort. bethany, j thank you, but the moment. you so an enormous effort. bethany, - thank you, but the moment. you can tell it is busy down there. this is around bordeaux on the scale of the fires is really worrying people. the extreme heat brings increased health risks for some people. we can speak now with one of our regular gps dr sarahjarvis who can give us some guidance on how to stay cool, and how to stay safe. first of all, i suppose we should talk about water intake, for example. talk about water intake, for example-—

talk about water intake, for examle. , a ., , talk about water intake, for exam-le.,,, , a .,y �*, example. absolutely. actually it's non-alcoholic _ example. absolutely. actually it's non-alcoholic fluid _ example. absolutely. actually it's non-alcoholic fluid intake. - example. absolutely. actually it's non-alcoholic fluid intake. people non—alcoholic fluid intake. people often think they can't drink anything but water however copy —— coffee and tea do count, up to four cups a day. do avoid alcohol, really importantly. this is the time of day to be getting out, if you are getting out at all, particularly with animals. you want to stay indoors. normally we say 11—3 but when it is this hot, 9—6. keep your doors and windows and blinds closed. windows closed, people. they think they will get air coming through to call them down but when it is hotter outside, it will make things worse so open the windows in the evening as things cool down. avoid physical exertion. floating clothes, natural materials, light colour that reflects the heat and the

australians have the slip, slop, shade, slide. slip on a shirt, slop on lots of sunscreen, slap on a hat if you are thin on top especially, slide on some sunglasses because bright sunshine can damage you and seek shade. ~ ., ., ,., bright sunshine can damage you and seek shade-— seek shade. what about clothing? i notice ou seek shade. what about clothing? i notice you are _ seek shade. what about clothing? i notice you are in _ seek shade. what about clothing? i notice you are in a _ seek shade. what about clothing? i notice you are in a sleeveless - seek shade. what about clothing? i notice you are in a sleeveless top. i notice you are in a sleeveless top. you did say floaty clothing. i suppose and advice on sleepwear as well, how to stay comfortable? this is natural clothing, _ well, how to stay comfortable? try 3 is natural clothing, it is cotton, cotton and linen and if you are going to go outside, to cover yourself up. very loose material. don't forget the son can get through that so just be aware of getting sunburned but anything synthetic is just going to make you sweat more. at night, we assume we're going to be chilly i would suggest for

instance, everybody use a hot water bottle which has been in the freezer. then you can wrap it entails so it get too cold and that will gradually cool you down through the night but cotton rather than anything synthetic on you. iloathe anything synthetic on you. who eo - le anything synthetic on you. who people most — anything synthetic on you. who people most at _ anything synthetic on you. who people most at risk? _ anything synthetic on you. who . people most at risk? overheating, dehydration? _ people most at risk? overheating, dehydration? very _ people most at risk? overheating, dehydration? very small _ people most at risk? overheating, dehydration? very small children i dehydration? very small children because they have a small body and therefore a large surface area, they can lose lots of heat. older people are often not as good at sweating and they are less aware of when their body is getting dehydrated so they are much more prone to dehydration but anyone with long—term problems, kidney problems, lung problems, gut problems, they can be prone to having diarrhoea and lose more fluid, anyone physically inactive and anyone taking medication such as diuretics, water tablets often used for high blood pressure, people with mental health problems will often use medication

that will prevent them from sweating or cause them to sweat too much and thatis or cause them to sweat too much and that is one of our main ways of regulating our body temperature. t regulating our body temperature. i know you touched upon exercise but there will be a lot of people who for their mental health will want to get out and walk and run. the best time of day is to do that, listening to your body as well?— time of day is to do that, listening to your body as well? absolutely and if ou are to your body as well? absolutely and if you are exercising, _ to your body as well? absolutely and if you are exercising, drink _ if you are exercising, drink regularly, every 20 minutes or so. do not wait until you feel thirsty because that is too late. do it now or wait until six o'clock in the evening and if you are lucky enough to have some shade and breeze, the inner city is bad for this because the air tends to be very still and it will increase the temperature further but if you go out walking or running, do it earlier in the day, later in the day and in woodlands in possible. don't wait until you are thirsty to drink fluids regularly. all good advice. doctor sarah jarvis, stay cool and stay healthy. thank you very much.

here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. i think, ithink, sarah, we're i think, sarah, we're about temperatures right now and the drought. there is change afoot. just not uuite drought. there is change afoot. tut not quite yet. yes, there is change thankfully on the way into next week, things will turn a little bit more unsettled butjust this weekend, it's still looking hot and dry once again. by monday we will have seen eight consecutive days with temperatures above 30 degrees somewhere across the uk but this is how we start the day, similar scenes up how we start the day, similar scenes up and down the country, blue sky, strong sunshine overhead, fairly dry and parched looking. through the weekend, hot and sunny but a few showers around later, particularly on sunday, northern ireland and scotland seeing heavy downpours and we could do with rain especially in the south. this is when it last rain, 43 days ago in hampshire.

pre—6 weeks until we've seen any real rainfall. dry and hot with an extreme heat warning from the met office throughout the course of the weekend so health impacts as we've been hearing as well as problems potentially with travel and infrastructure as well. low cloud around the coast of north—east england and north—east scotland, more cloud and mist us around northern ireland but elsewhere, dry, light wind, strong sunshine, temperatures up, high 20s in northern ireland and scotland and possibly high 30s across central and southern england and wales, 36 the top expected today. this evening and overnight, pretty warm and dry for most of us, low cloud and murkiness in the far north—east but not falling lower than 12 or 18 degrees. a fairly uncomfortable night for sleeping especially towards the south. tomorrow we do it all again, another hot sunny day. not dry

everywhere, some showers and thunderstorms across northern ireland and scotland. it could be a lot of rain falling on a short space of time, localised flooding possible. cooler weather we have the showers but hot down towards the south, another day of temperatures around 36 celsius. in the next week, that's when we start to see the change more widely, cooler conditions on the way and some thundery showers so this is our monday is shaping up. sunshine, warm sunshine but some showers, it and miss, not everywhere seeing the showers. it could be heavy and thundery but temperatures again above 30 degrees, some of the showers could become a bit more widespread as we head through the course of the week. [30 widespread as we head through the course of the week.— course of the week. do you both. thank you _ course of the week. do you both. thank you so _ course of the week. do you both. thank you so much, _ course of the week. do you both. thank you so much, we - course of the week. do you both. thank you so much, we will- course of the week. do you both. | thank you so much, we will speak later. it's almost been a year since the fall of afghanistan to the taliban. tens of thousands of people were displaced, with many fleeing to the uk. it's estimated that around 10,000 people are still in temporary

accommodation, waiting for a more permanent option. we're joined now by father and daughter, hijrat and sobia rahimi who arrived here last october and are still living in a hostel. good morning. and alongside them we have tim naor hilton, who's from the charity refugee action. very good morning. lovely to see you both here today. father and daughter, could you first explain a little bit about the circumstances you left in? what was happening when you left in? what was happening when you left in? what was happening when you left afghanistan?— you left afghanistan? actually, thins you left afghanistan? actually, things were — you left afghanistan? actually, things were getting _ you left afghanistan? actually, things were getting really - you left afghanistan? actually, . things were getting really terrible. i've been working for the past 20 years with different national and international organisations so there was no such plan of evacuation in place and things were getting, one

province after another was collapsing in the hands of the taliban so i was really worried. then i thought, i had a friend and together we just then i thought, i had a friend and together wejust sat and then i thought, i had a friend and together we just sat and said, you know, we have resources, i have money, so all of a sudden, if everyone leaves and you are stuck here, and these people come here, they will have everything. the court is there, everything is there. and there are plenty of reasons to execute us. let's move from here at least, so somehow we managed to get an indian visa on the 12th of august, we left kabul and on the 15th of august, every thing was over. we were receiving calls from afghanistan, you were very lucky that you got out, but the misery does not end there. at that time, i just received, i emailed everyone,

the organisations i have worked with, the us, the uk, canada supported organisations. i emailed everyone and i was not getting any response. there was a very uncertain situation in india, i spent two months there. those two months, we were emotionally very drained. we were emotionally very drained. we were really mentally in a very bad spot because we had limited resources and the indian government does not provide that much support. from india, you came here. when did you arrive here in the uk? on october 15. you arrive here in the uk? on october15. october15, you arrive here in the uk? on october 15. october 15, ten months? where are you living. tote october15. october15, ten months? where are you living.— where are you living. we are living in this hostile _ where are you living. we are living in this hostile called _ where are you living. we are living in this hostile called pentland - in this hostile called pentland house. —— hostile. we sometimesjoke

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coming back, but then i feel like i am injail. it is a room that you can't _ am injail. it is a room that you can't open _ am injail. it is a room that you can't open the window, you can't cook— can't open the window, you can't cook for— can't open the window, you can't cook for yourself. for can't open the window, you can't cook for yourself.— cook for yourself. for a young erson, cook for yourself. for a young person. you _ cook for yourself. for a young person, you have _ cook for yourself. for a young person, you have been - cook for yourself. for a young i person, you have been through cook for yourself. for a young - person, you have been through such a lot. i mean, it is quite something to have dealt with what you deal with. how do you reflect on leaving your home in afghanistan and presumably friends and family you left behind there? t i talk about the past, it was good, but now_ i talk about the past, it was good, but now i— i talk about the past, it was good, but now i think like girls can go to schools. _ but now i think like girls can go to schools, they are not allowed to work. _ schools, they are not allowed to work. they— schools, they are not allowed to work, they are not allowed to go to universities — work, they are not allowed to go to universities so they are like in a lockdown — universities so they are like in a lockdown. so universities so they are like in a lockdown— universities so they are like in a lockdown. ., , lockdown. so if you had stayed, if our lockdown. so if you had stayed, if your family _ lockdown. so if you had stayed, if your family hadn't _ lockdown. so if you had stayed, if your family hadn't taken - lockdown. so if you had stayed, if your family hadn't taken the - your family hadn't taken the decision to come out, what do you think your life would have been like now? tt think your life would have been like now? ., , ~' think your life would have been like now? ., , ,, ., now? it would be like, about afghanistan? _ now? it would be like, about afghanistan? it _ now? it would be like, about afghanistan? it would - now? it would be like, about afghanistan? it would be - now? it would be like, about| afghanistan? it would be very now? it would be like, about - afghanistan? it would be very hard because _ afghanistan? it would be very hard because the situation for us, like

my father— because the situation for us, like my father worked with us and uk people _ my father worked with us and uk people it — my father worked with us and uk people. it was very dangerous for us. people. it was very dangerous for us i_ people. it was very dangerous for us iwas— people. it was very dangerous for us. i was not allowed to go to school. — us. i was not allowed to go to school. so _ us. i was not allowed to go to school. so i _ us. i was not allowed to go to school, so i was at home. can us. i was not allowed to go to school, so i was at home. can i ask ou school, so i was at home. can i ask you both. — school, so i was at home. can i ask you both. if — school, so i was at home. can i ask you both. if you _ school, so i was at home. can i ask you both, if you remember- school, so i was at home. can i ask you both, if you remember clearly, | you both, if you remember clearly, that moment when you arrived in the uk finally, after all the fair, the jeopardy of not knowing, remember that feeling, what was that like to mark he is asking for the... i mean, when you arrived here in the uk. tt when you arrived here in the uk. it was very, like, good. we felt like we are _ was very, like, good. we felt like we are now— was very, like, good. we felt like we are now free. we can do whatever we are now free. we can do whatever we want. _ we are now free. we can do whatever we want. but — we are now free. we can do whatever we want, but we don't know about the situation _ we want, but we don't know about the situation we _ we want, but we don't know about the situation we are in right now. and ou situation we are in right now. and you smiled _ situation we are in right now. jifuc you smiled when asked situation we are in right now. mr. you smiled when asked question. situation we are in right now. and| you smiled when asked question. i have been for treatment for anti—

depression and anxiety. i was taking almost four or six tablets at night. when we arrived here i saw the smile and happiness when we arrived here i saw the smile happiness in my children's faces, a slap without that fear stop me know, i had a pregnant wife to leave that country so, you know, i was really worried for the child as well. i felt very relieved, and when i came here and saw the smile i will show you a small video that ijust took last night, i will show that one, the happiness on their faces when they moved from the hostel to a hotel, from a place to live in, and the children were really happy, so these are the happiness always that will stay in my memories. bend these are the happiness always that will stay in my memories.— will stay in my memories. and the situation that _ will stay in my memories. and the situation that they _ will stay in my memories. and the situation that they are _ will stay in my memories. and the situation that they are in, - will stay in my memories. and the situation that they are in, their . situation that they are in, their family, this wasn't what was billed

when we were told, you know, welcome to this country, we will have as many people as we can, what is going on? absolutely, i was the 15,000 people were evacuated, an enormous positive all of those _ were evacuated, an enormous positive all of those people who were evacuated but the idea was that those _ evacuated but the idea was that those people would be in bridging hotels _ those people would be in bridging hotels for a short period before moving — hotels for a short period before moving onto a more permanent housing. _ moving onto a more permanent housing. that hasn't happened very easily— housing. that hasn't happened very easily at _ housing. that hasn't happened very easily at all, and the experience that they— easily at all, and the experience that they have is very common. for example _ that they have is very common. for example we — that they have is very common. for example we are working in a hotel in the northwest way up to 315 residents, 270 of them have been in that hotel— residents, 270 of them have been in that hotel or— residents, 270 of them have been in that hotel or in another hotel for the entire — that hotel or in another hotel for the entire time since the evacuation, so literally the whole 12 months — evacuation, so literally the whole 12 months. it is incredibly hard for people _ 12 months. it is incredibly hard for people also imagine the situation with your— people also imagine the situation with your entire family, with very, very small— with your entire family, with very, very small spaces designed for people — very small spaces designed for people going for an overnight stay or a week—long break, people having to stay— or a week—long break, people having to stay there for a long period of time _ time. you will be time. — you will be familiar with the arguments around — there is a housing crisis anyway, regardless of

who you are and what your needs are, and you will be familiar with the argument dad, you know, how do you cope? this is one family that is kind of caught up, if you like, and a bigger situation albeit with particular pressures? the main issue at the beginning was the case _ the main issue at the beginning was the case walking around each individual took months to kick in, it took— individual took months to kick in, it took a — individual took months to kick in, it took a long time for people to -et it took a long time for people to get there — it took a long time for people to get there biometric residency permit so they— get there biometric residency permit so they were really some administrative reasons causing delays — administrative reasons causing delays. there are issues around social— delays. there are issues around social housing, for sure, but know what _ social housing, for sure, but know what we're — social housing, for sure, but know what we're seeing as changes are in people _ what we're seeing as changes are in people being able to access private rental _ people being able to access private rental housing instead and we also know _ rental housing instead and we also know from — rental housing instead and we also know from the homes scheme that there _ know from the homes scheme that there are _ know from the homes scheme that there are lots of people willing to open _ there are lots of people willing to open the — there are lots of people willing to open the houses, so there are ways around _ open the houses, so there are ways around this. — open the houses, so there are ways around this, definitely but i think one of— around this, definitely but i think one of the — around this, definitely but i think one of the points we really want to make _ one of the points we really want to make is— one of the points we really want to make is that there are also lots of people _ make is that there are also lots of people still stuck in afghanistan and at _ people still stuck in afghanistan and at tarro and over the border into the — and at tarro and over the border into the country is nearby, and many of those _ into the country is nearby, and many of those people have taken the

dangerous january to claim a song. in dangerous january to claim a song. in much— dangerous january to claim a song. in much the — dangerous january to claim a song. in much the biggest nationality of people _ in much the biggest nationality of people going across the channel on small— people going across the channel on small boats was afghanistan. people end up— small boats was afghanistan. people end up in_ small boats was afghanistan. people end up in the situation where they -et end up in the situation where they get treated very differently, and so we are _ get treated very differently, and so we are calling for the rwandan deportation policy for example to be ripped _ deportation policy for example to be ripped up— deportation policy for example to be ripped up because how can we treat people _ ripped up because how can we treat people who we have so much empathy for last— people who we have so much empathy for last august... last _ for last august... last thoughts, looking forward now, immediately or slightly more long—term, how does it look for you and yourfamily? and your family? i came and yourfamily? i came here with a very positive mind, so as soon as i arrived here i started searching for the organisation because i was not allowed to work, so i have e—mails almost every charity organisation that i have this experience, this knowledge, i am available, please take my services for free. i volunteer. i started my work with a donation hard. in this whole process i met two beautiful souls by the

name of sharon and stefanie. these are the two people who have helped me a lot with things, and still they are trying to help me with our current situation, so the plan is that i want to stay positive, i want to contribute, and i have some experience. i want to learn something new, and for my children i want them to be someone who can, you can be proud of. want them to be someone who can, you can be proud of-— can be proud of. what is your ambition? — can be proud of. what is your ambition? what _ can be proud of. what is your ambition? what is _ can be proud of. what is your ambition? what is your - can be proud of. what is your ambition? what is your plan, j can be proud of. what is your- ambition? what is your plan, who do you want to be? first, when i was looking at the situation — first, when i was looking at the situation of _ first, when i was looking at the situation of afghanistan - first, when i was looking at the situation of afghanistan i - first, when i was looking at the situation of afghanistan i was i situation of afghanistan i was saying. — situation of afghanistan i was saying. i— situation of afghanistan i was saying. iwish— situation of afghanistan i was saying. i wish i_ situation of afghanistan i was saying, i wish i could - situation of afghanistan i was saying, i wish i could be - situation of afghanistan i was saying, i wish i could be a - saying, iwish i could be a president— saying, i wish i could be a president and _ saying, i wish i could be a president and then - saying, i wish i could be a president and then now. i president and then now. it president and then now. it can— president and then now. it can happen! _ president and then now. it can happen! yes, - president and then now. it can happen! yes, nowj president and then now. i it can happen! yes, now i president and then now. - it can happen! yes, now i want to president and then now. _ it can happen! yes, now i want to be a business _ it can happen! yes, now i want to be a business girl. _ it can happen! yes, now i want to be a business girl. i_ it can happen! yes, now i want to be a business girl, i can— it can happen! yes, now i want to be a business girl, i can do— it can happen! yes, now i want to be a business girl, i can do business- a business girl, i can do business and being — a business girl, i can do business and being doctor. _ and being doctor. good _ and being doctor. good ambitions, i and being doctor. i good ambitions, you and being doctor. - good ambitions, you can and being doctor. _ good ambitions, you can be anything you want to be. you are here now and i wish you all the best, and obviously you're in a frustrating situation but i hope things improve.

you will do you think. thank you very much as well. we have the headlines coming up. what's my coming after breakfast.

hello, this is breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. good morning, 7:35am. thousands of people will have their weekend plans disrupted by a train drivers strike. staff from nine companies are walking out in a dispute over pay and working conditions. unions are calling for pay increases in line with the rising cost of living, but rail companies said they could only fund a pay rise through reform. steve montgomery is from the ., , , , which represents railfirms. you stand a course in front of euston station which is effectively nonoperational today. it is going to cause a lot of people a lot of upset. yes, absolutely, and we can only apologise to the customers, this is apologise to the customers, this is a sad sight to see a major terminal shot, but it is something that we have got to try and stop. we got to

try and make sure that we speak with the trade unions, and the good news is that we have confirmed talks next week but we really need to work together to to pray this from happening again in the future. gui; happening again in the future. guy check about the scale of the problem, the people being affected todayis problem, the people being affected today is massive. there are no trains running from euston station, for example. can you give us a snapshot ofjust for example. can you give us a snapshot of just what the situation is? the situation, as you say, no trains are running from euston and a lot of other train operating companies today, nine a train operating companies affected with either very little train services or none at all, and we do ask customers to make sure that they check and plan their journeys if they are attending to travel today, but we encourage people to only travel as necessary. other services that are operating will be strongly busy. why can't the train real companies come to an agreement with the

unions? what is the problem? the issue is, as we have said all along, the industry has received £16 billion of taxpayer subsidies through the pandemic to keep it operating, and albeit revenue has grown back up to about 80% of pre— pandemic levels we have still not 100% of the costs so we want a pay increase, because we do. the economic crisis we are in, but what we are trying to do is work with the trade unions to look at areas of reform, modernisation of the so we can provide a better service for customers, hopefully directable, but also make the industry more self—sufficient so we don't need to keep taking more taxpayers' money obviously needed in other areas. for people outside of the negotiations can you clarify for us, are there areas outside — the specifics around pay rates, what are the issues

outside of that that are causing — i know you talk about modernisation, changing practices — where are the areas whether unions are rejecting what are proposing? the fact is we haven't really been able to talk in detail with the unions and the good news is that we have those formal talks next week but it is really about flexibility on average a driver has about four daysin on average a driver has about four days in a week, 35 hour week so it isn't about asking people to work longer and increase the 35 hours. what we're saying is, within a 35 hours, how do we get more productivity? some historical practices of how we would diagram drivers, how the rosters are working, make it quite inflexible in some places and we don't utilise the full shift length, again, that is not about making anything unsafe it is just about getting drivers to be more productive within the 35 hour week, so nobody is going to lose

theirjob. we aren't asking people to work longer hours, it is about working more productively with those 35 hours. if i was one of the people he was being affected by the travel problems today and i heard what i think you just said, as we haven't really been able to talk to the unions, and today the strikers on, that sounds really irresponsible. why have the two sides not been able to talk to try preclude this situation? we have been trying to talk. we had talked previously a number of months ago when obviously the pandemic head and the industry was looking at reforms of the trade unions. clearly the economic situation has changed about the trade unions' position has crosstalk. i'm going to interrupt you. i know it is difficult. i'm going to drop

you because you say have tried to talk. many months ago you did talk, so what is the problem here? presumably talks can be arranged? two weeks ago? why are we sitting here saying that you haven't spoken for months with the unions? i think what we're saying is that we are having formal talks with the unions, we out over the last number of weeks before the previous strike to try and have talks. at the time they weren't available. they have now become available. we had informal talks this week, formal talks next week. we had to move forward. it is absolutely right, we don't want to see these droughts. we need to sit down and have meaningful discussions because you can't keep doing this to the customers, to the industry and it is making the situation was. the lesser of newgate and as an industry itjust means that we have a hole to fill. it is

important we have these talks. one last question, and forgive my ignorance, when you say you had informal talks last week, is that a meeting? t5 informal talks last week, is that a meetin: ? . ., ., informal talks last week, is that a meetinu? , ., ., , ., informal talks last week, is that a meetin-? , ., ., , ., ., meeting? is that a phone call? what is that? what _ meeting? is that a phone call? what is that? what does _ meeting? is that a phone call? what is that? what does it _ meeting? is that a phone call? what is that? what does it constitute? . meeting? is that a phone call? what is that? what does it constitute? i i is that? what does it constitute? i think people have a right to know what is happening. yes, it was a number of calls between myself and the general secretary is to look at how to start getting into formal talks and position myself so that we can have meaningful discussions. the general secretary has arranged that on his side. on our side we have always been available so that is really all it means, just talking to each other and trying to get people back. i appreciate your talisman, thank you very much forjoining us, steve mongogarie, chair of the rail delivery group. what saying that we will be speaking to the general secretary of aslef, on the other side of that equation. that is, just after eight o'clock this morning. time to talk to holly to find out

about the sport. this is a great story, a woman who said she was going to step away from representing her country but won silver the commonwealth games, saying it would be the icing on the cake of her career and now she has gone and got gold in munich. that is the first time she has won gold since 2013, the world championships. showing her class one again, she was in the front pack throughout the swim and bike legs, and only lost a few seconds at the second transition. but she worked her way back during the run to cross the line ahead of germany's laura lindemann. it isa it is a bit surreal to be honest with you, i am waiting to get to my phone and my performance directable takes me and asked me i'm sure if i'm retiring but maybe there is an extra incentive about knowing this is my last ever while triathlon

race, my last ever time in great britain suit, i can't think of a better way to bow out than with a gold medal. this is the first time i represented in these championships backin represented in these championships back in 2011 so it is great to come here the british track cycling team got their first medals here first medals in the velodrome with bronzes in the men's team pursuit and team sprint and a surprise silver in the women's10km scratch race forjess roberts. she took five months out last summer and considered quitting the sport but powered her way to second place behind norway's anita stenberg britain's bmx olympic champion charlotte worthington crashed out in the freestyle. after qualifying for the final with the best score in the heats, she crashed in both of her subsequent runs, finishing last out of the eight riders. the czech republic's iveta miculycova won the gold. over at the european aquatics championships in rome, katie shanahan won silver in the 200m backstroke. it's her biggest achievement to date after winning two bronze medals at the commonwealth games. freya anderson won bronze

in the 100m freestyle. natalie aspinall will make history today, as she becomes only the third woman to officiate in the premier league. she's been promoted as an assistant referee, following six years in the efl. she'll be at wolves game against fulham. she spoke to dan ogunshakin about the challenges she faced in trying to break through. trying to get to the premier league is something i was told i could not do, i could not be involved in professional football. it's something i've worked hard to do, so i think, when i was given the opportunity and i knew i had a good season, for me, it was about controlling the controllable and making sure i presented myself in the best way in the interview and making sure i was prepared for the fitness test and i knew that, as long as i done all of the things i needed to be the best version of myself,

then the rest is up to the pgmol. two of england's greatest managers go head—to—head. gerrard the lampard. they were rivals throughout their careers during the liverpool and chelsea area and team—mates for england. and chelsea area and team-mates for encland. ., .., and chelsea area and team-mates for encland. ., _, , and chelsea area and team-mates for encland. ., , ., , ., england. you could see early on when i started sharing _ england. you could see early on when i started sharing a _ england. you could see early on when i started sharing a dressing _ england. you could see early on when i started sharing a dressing room, - i started sharing a dressing room, he would stay in the game in some capacity so it's no surprise to see him, wearing a very similar position, trying to lead a big establishment and progress and move it forward but in terms of competing against each other, whether to be on the pitch or now as a manager, you've got to people that will be desperate to be on the winning end of it. i don't think that will ever change. it didn't when we played and certainly won't from a touchline point of view. we certainly won't from a touchline point of view-— certainly won't from a touchline point of view. we are different in personality _ point of view. we are different in personality but — point of view. we are different in personality but both _

point of view. we are different in personality but both driven - point of view. we are different in personality but both driven and l point of view. we are different in i personality but both driven and we have a _ personality but both driven and we have a planner idea of what we want to do— have a planner idea of what we want to do and _ have a planner idea of what we want to do and i_ have a planner idea of what we want to do and i was really pleased to see stephen do it, it's great to see good _ see stephen do it, it's great to see good young english coaches, it's different— good young english coaches, it's different when you've had careers the likes— different when you've had careers the likes of stephen and mine, you -et the likes of stephen and mine, you get maybe — the likes of stephen and mine, you get maybe analysed in slightly different ways but we have to put that aside — different ways but we have to put that aside and work away and i know he is _ that aside and work away and i know he is a _ that aside and work away and i know he is a hard — that aside and work away and i know he is a hard worker so i'm delighted for him _ he is a hard worker so i'm delighted for him and — he is a hard worker so i'm delighted for him and a club quality of aston villa _ i will bring you more information later— i will bring you more information later about the ballon d'or. quite a few lionesses in there. and also the men's _ few lionesses in there. and also the men's nomination. | few lionesses in there. and also the men's nomination.— few lionesses in there. and also the men's nomination. i like the way you teased us. now it's time for click with spencer kelly and lara lewington.

in a month's time, the traditional european harvest will be complete. currently, farmers are working around the clock to cut corn, with strawberries and raspberries already picked in june and july. farming has always embraced the latest technology, from the plough through to tractors and beyond. but it is under pressure. fuel and fertiliser costs are rising, labour is hard to get, and still consumers and supermarkets are demanding cheaper and cheaper prices. added to that, climate change is affecting how our crops grow, when they need to be harvested and how much water there is available for them. the global population is expected to hit ten billion by 2050. that's a lot more mouths to feed. it's a perfect storm, and things are going to have to change. we've seen in the past how

verticalfarming could play an important role in that, but it is still a pretty new technology. but laura goodwin has been to see a new piece of tech that could take vertical farming to the next level. a warm, sunny day like today is a gift for farmers, who very much rely on the climate and their own expertise to ensure their plants are healthy and happy. but what if they could control the climate? and what if they found a way that the plants could tell the farmer what they needed? one agritech company, gardin, thinks they've worked out how to do exactly this. well, what do we have here? one of our partner vertical farm facilities where we've installed our sensors. wow, look at all this! and it smells incredible. chillies on this side. got chillies here. we have some flowers down here — edible flowers. some strawberries. there's 25 trays high here, growing a number of species. and all of this is being monitored by the gardin sensors

here, which are mounted on the mobile platform. so our sensors are able to monitor this whole environment — they move around. and what they're looking at is particular leaves. we're able to use optoelectronics, which is smart physics, to understand how the leaf is performing. it works by combining the images it collects with machine learning, which has been trained on lots of pictures of plants at various stages of growth. this allows the system to monitor how well the process of photosynthesis is working in each plant, and this tells them how efficiently they're growing. so we're really talking to the plants, and they're telling us how happy they are. and we're able to then feed that back to growers and able to tell them which crops are performing the best. and then we can understand why that might be with the environment around it. i love that you're breaking it down to talking to plants because a lot of people do that

in their own greenhouses. this is on a much higher tech level. and explain, why is it so important, particularly in a verticalfarm, that you can do that? the beauty of vertical farming is really that you have this really fine—grain control. and what we want to be able to do with our sensor is to say this is the current status of your plant and what you should do is slightly change the variables in the environment to make that plant perform better, which will result in more food. but it's notjust more food. gardin says they're actually trying to make food better, full stop. we've all gone and bought very red, round tomatoes from the supermarkets, brought them back home and been thoroughly disappointed when we've had them. the problem today is that the way that we measure the value of food, the quality of food is wrong because, you know, when we look at two tomatoes today, the way that people in industry decide which one's a better tomato is by looking at how red it is or how round it is. and absolutely nothing about... did it come from a healthy plant or not? by measuring the health of the plant, you naturally end up with a better tomato. but working out how to make the

best tasting food means a lot of experimenting. so one of the big projects we've been working on with igs is around optimising basil growth. so we all love basil for that kind of italian pizza flavour. so we're looking at how can you actually control different wavelengths of light to make basil taste even better and have the tastiest basil you've ever had? you can actually look at those characteristics and say these particular signals will look like a basil that will taste and smell really strong. so which one do you think will taste the best, and should we try it? i think this guy is looking pretty good up here. yeah? right, let's give it a go. have you had enough, basil? we've eaten a fair amount of basil, yeah. i'm going to give it a try. it's very flavourful. in many ways, though, this tech isn't that new. there's a lot of technology can do something fairly similar, but it takes a lot of that technology and it's not very cost—effective. so the beauty of this particular sensor

is that it can really help us drive down the cost of the overall sensor loads, focus in on the important aspects, but in a very controlled, very precise way. and most importantly, a very cost—effective way. bringing together and improving camera technology, integrating machine learning, then applying it to agriculture is certainly an innovative step from gardin, but vertical farming is still in its relative infancy, and it will be interesting to see whether this will provide enough growth for the company in the near future. laura, there. and aren't vertical farms just amazing? i love them. i love the pink—ness personally. but not everything can be grown inside. these grapes, maybe. but most grapes are grown in vineyards, which are outside. yeah. and the problem is that climate change is starting to affect how those grapes are growing. so paul carter has been to bordeaux to meet one company that's trying to help vineyards to keep cool. wine. we've been consuming and producing it for hundreds of years.

throughout that time, the methods have remained almost unchanged, despite evolving into an industry worth over $300 billion worldwide. but now, tradition and technology are merging to help growers combat new challenges. two vineyards in france's world—famous winemaking region of bordeaux are among those at the forefront of change. chateau haut—bailly and chateau pape de clement have both been making wine in this area since at least the 1500s and are two different growers united in bringing technology into viticulture, with the aim of tackling a very modern problem — climate change. with climate change, what we see is we have hotter climates, we'll have more extreme rain patterns, so it means drought and then a lot of rain and then drought, a lot of rain, etc, which means that during these periods where we have hot weather and water, the disease pressure is very, very high. it's at levels we've never seen before.

we are trying to adapt our vineyard to the climate change first, so the material — rootstock, grape variety, leafage — everything, we try to adjust to get the best of it. but we also get to work with new technologies. one such technology both vineyards have been adopting is from a company called deep planet, an agritech start—up using al to inform decision making. in winemaking. we use satellite imagery and artificial intelligence, or machine learning, to help wine growers make better decisions. so, we help them predict yield, understand when is the right time to harvest. holistically, we are providing a full stack solution for the wine industry, to help them reduce costs as well as to improve the quality of wine. so obviously there's a lot of data that's coming into this system from a variety of different sources.

how do we get that? how does the system make that into something that's perhaps more understandable to someone like me that's looking at this? yeah, so we incorporate different technologies. in addition to satellite imagery, we also use ai and machine learning. effectively, we're using a whole pool of data that we have from existing growers. we have more than 40,000 hectares under our platform, and we use a combination of our existing pool of data as well as a new pool of data. it uses machine learning processes to analyse the crops and identify areas that might require attention. we can better understand what's happening for sure. we have a lot of... ..a big database about all the climate data since i've been working here, since 20 years. we have all this data, we have all the data about the yields, about the concentration in sugar of all the grapes. artificial intelligence here will help us to predict and to forecast what will happen for the next vintage.

but why does this matter? and what sort of impact can changing weather have on the quality of the end product? right. shall we... shall we give it a taste? of course! so, this 2011, this is slightly different from the 2015 and 2016 in terms of the conditions. i chose '11 because, for me, at the moment, it's the vintage that looks like more what we are living now. 2022 started very early. we had the early de—budding, some frost in april, but then it was the amazing, exceptional warm in may, and it and the drought we have now injuly are exceptional. and in my memory, i've been working here since 20 years, it looks like what happened at the beginning of the season of '11. this is really another stage. it's a very mature wine. the tannins are getting softer and it's fresh. but with the evolution of the...aroma of the ageing in the bottle.

that's my favourite. of course, it's... to drink now, this is the best. but in terms of potential, '16 is much higher. winemaking as an industry has developed over centuries, so while technology can be an aid, some growers say it can never be a replacement for knowledge and expertise. we are working...on other ways to grow this crop, which is already very different from ten years ago or 15 years ago, to build more resilience into the system and make our vineyards less prone to drought, stress, to diseases, etc, etc. and then there is the technology side, which is going to help us to make the right decision. standing out here amongst the vines, it's clear to see the scale of the wine production industry here in this particular part of france. and i've seen today that climate change is proving a real problem

for this industry. the challenge will be whether the technologies that they're implementing here will be enough to react quick enough to help them adapt as we move into the future. that was paul on the wine and that is it from the three of us on the farm. i have to work out who has commanded the highest fee for today. this is the short version of click. the full—length version is, of course, waiting for you on iplayer. meanwhile, we have to get someone back to her trailer, she is very demanding. thanks for watching. bye— bye.

good morning, welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today... author sir salman rushdie undergoes surgery after being stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in new york state. his agent says he is being supported on a ventilator in hospital. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. thousands of train drivers are on strike in a dispute over pay. rail passengers are told to expect severe disruption. as a drought is declared in parts of england, the environment agency warns it could last into next year.

iam here i am here in a very dry leicestershire, one of eight areas officially designated as being in doubt, talking about what it means forfarmers. and it is a hot and largely dry weekend ahead. we could see temperatures today and tomorrow topping at around 36 degrees. but we are hopeful we could see a little bit more rain and some cooler temperatures as we head into next week. i will have all the details here on bbc breakfast. non standford finishes her international career in style. she won gold in the women's triathlon at the european championships in herfinal race for great britain. it's saturday the 13th of august. our top story... the author sir salman rushdie remains seriously injured in hospital, after he was attacked and stabbed a number of times on stage at an event in new york state. a 24—year—old man from newjersey has been arrested. sir salman may lose an eye, according to his agent. our correspondent nomia iqbal

reports from outside the hospital in pennsylvania where the author of the satanic verses is being treated. the attack happened in full view of an audience. there was panic and confusion, as sir salman rushdie lay injured on the stage after being stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. mr rushdie was provided medical treatment by a doctor who was in the audience, until ems arrived on scene. mr rushdie was airlifted to a local trauma centre and is still currently undergoing surgery. afterwards, eyewitnesses said they were in deep shock. i was stunned by what i saw. i thought at first it was a stunt or some kind of play that wasn't funny. and then i realised what was actually happening, i wasjust completely

taken by surprise. people were rising up out of their seats and gasping, crying and screaming and this... unheard—of thing was happening stage. was happening on stage. sir salman was rushed to hospital and taken by helicopter to the neighbouring state of pennsylvania. he was due to speak at a chautauqua institute, a centre for arts and learning in western new york, which celebrates freedom of expression, a value many praised sir salman rushdie for having. | he is an individual who has spentj decades speaking truth to power. someone who has been out there, | unafraid, despite the threats that| have followed him his entire adult life. it seems _ prime minister borisjohnson tweeted he was appalled that the author was stabbed while exercising a right that must always be defended. a 24—year—old man named hadi matar was arrested and taken into custody. police have carried out a raid at his home in newjersey. the motive is not known,

but sir salman rushdie has long but sir salman has long lived under the threat of being killed and had to go into hiding for nearly ten years. his book the satanic verses, published in 1988, was condemned as blasphemous by many muslim countries. they considered his portrayal of islam insulting. iran's spiritual leader at the time called for sir salman's execution, offering a £2.5 million reward. iran has now distanced itself from that, but the bounty remains. sir salman rushdie has spent a major part of his life protecting himself from extremist threat to only now find himself inside this hospital. in a statement, his agent says the author will likely lose an eye and is currently being supported by a ventilator. for more on this attack, let's speak to our security correspondent frank gardner.

good morning. as the report said, salman rushdie has lived under the threat of his personal security being under attack for many years, since 1989, since that fatwa. it was never going to go away, was it? trio. never going to go away, was it? no, he sent never going to go away, was it? no, he spent over— never going to go away, was it? tjrr, he spent over nine years in hiding, following the fatwa. his book, satanic, his fourth book, was published in 1988 and caused an absolute storm, a few rory, there were riots and effigies burnt, his books were burned and the following year, 1989, the ayatollah khamenei of you ran issue that fatwa. later, iran had a very moderate president and he dismissed it, he said that fatwa is long ago, it is irrelevant, but former recently, the current

ayatollah supreme leader said as recently as three years ago that the fatwa will never be rescinded. there are groups linked to the religious establishment who are still in favour of the fatwa and have even increased the bounty on his head so iran has a slightly murky attitude towards this fatwa. clearly the threat was always going to be there but this tiny little provincial book fair, chautauqua institution in upstate new york that many of us have never heard of, is about the last place anyone thought there would be a threat and ironically this book fair was supposed to be celebrating at safe space for authors to be able to speak their minds and publish their works. what minds and publish their works. what do we know — minds and publish their works. what do we know about, _ minds and publish their works. what do we know about, given the length of time, this 30 year period, about how salman rushdie has navigated security for himself during that

time at the but also more recently? as i say he spentjust under ten years in hiding. he has had government protecting oh protection provided by the british government although he has spent far more time in the united states, he has had protection but gradually that, he has obviously thought that the threat is not as big as it used to be, he made increasing number of public appearances and extraordinarily, given that the threat was almost going to be there, there was no security at all at this event. people had their id checked but their bags and possessions were not checked when they went in so for this man to be able to bring a knife into the event and allegedly stabbed this man in what appears, clearly appears to be a murder attempt, an assassination attempt, shows an immense lapse of security. they

obviously thought 34 years have elapsed since the publication of the satanic verses, it is all history now, but it is not. qt satanic verses, it is all history now, but it is not.— satanic verses, it is all history now, but it is not. of course there are people — now, but it is not. of course there are people around _ now, but it is not. of course there are people around the _ now, but it is not. of course there are people around the book- now, but it is not. of course there are people around the book as - now, but it is not. of course there i are people around the book as well, publishers and translators as well, who have also fallen victim to attacks? ., �* . who have also fallen victim to attacks? ., �* , , , , attacks? that's right, yes. his norwegian _ attacks? that's right, yes. his norwegian publisher - attacks? that's right, yes. his norwegian publisher was - attacks? that's right, yes. his - norwegian publisher was attacked, he was shot but survived. ajapanese translator was murdered, several translators were attacked. there was a deadly riot in mumbai which was at the time called bombay, in india, where over a dozen people, i think 14 people were killed. thousands of people turned up to protest outside parliament earning effigies of salman rushdie. i think the importance of him and that book goes

well beyond salman rushdie himself. it was to some extent, the whole furore that followed it was the first spark that ignited political islam and the move towards violent jihad that then grew in the 19905 with the bosnian war that attracted a lot of young jihad li5t5 with the bosnian war that attracted a lot of young jihad lists to come and defend bosnian muslims, ironically on the same side as nato, trying to defend bosnian muslim5 against serbian attacks. it was the spark that ignited for most of the 20th—century, political islam had been mostly dormant. they had been some writings by an egyptian writer who wrote in prison and wrote a very important reduce but it was only really with the satanic verses and the high passion5 really with the satanic verses and the high passions and emotions that it evoked that would act as a wake—up call to political islamist

and that followed right through to al-qaeda and isi5 and bin laden. thank you very much. the environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. it says that after the driest summer for 50 years, it will take weeks of rain to replenish water sources. eight areas of england are officially in drought, meaning water companies can put stricter controls on water use. dan johnson reports. you can see it spreading, can't you? look at it. a farm fire rage5 near the devon coa5t after a combine harvester caught light in the extreme, dry heat. hundreds of miles away, field5 ablaze on the edge of creswell, a derbyshire village feeling the threat of spreading fire. around 50 homes were evacuated last night to keep people 5afe. we could only see smoke at that point, but you could hear it and as it got

a little bit worse and spreading closer towards the estate you could see how bad it was, and it spread round the back of the houses. it has been a busy time for the fire service, who are braced for more calls this weekend. the conditions don't help. the situation, obviously any small fire in the area, _ whether it be a discarded cigarette or people having barbecues, people outside cooking, - we are asking, please be very careful, make sure that - fires are extinguished. we want people to go safely about. enjoy the weekend, enjoy the weather, i but please do it safely. in nottinghamshire, more field5 burn, as the landscape turns to scorched earth. farmers have been trying to save crops and stop fires spreading. but look how close the flames are to taking out this power line. and here is the aftermath of another blaze that reached nearby buildings. almost half of england is now officially in drought, which means closer monitoring of water levels and ensuring water companies are sticking to their action plans, so the taps don't run dry.

yorkshire and the west midlands are likely to join tho5e areas later this month. two water companies already have hosepipe bans in place and more are due to follow. that's because reservoirs are getting low and some rivers are drying up. look at the source of the river thames on the border of wiltshire and gloucestershire. no wonder we are being encouraged to consider how we use water. when you turn on a tap or use a shower, the water comes out of rivers like this which means we're taking it away from the environment or taking it away from a farmer that could be using it to irrigate or harvest crops that we need for the food we need, so i think it is about signalling this is something beyond normal, and actually we all play a role in thinking about where our water comes from and use water wisely. rain next week could bring some respite, but look at the risk that comes with that. this shows how little the baked earth absorbs the water, meaning we could see flash flooding. there's at least another two hot days to get through first, which could well mean more farmers

having to become makeshift firefighters to stop more of the fields burning. dan johnson, bbc news. sarah rogers is in derbyshire for us this morning, one of the eight areas of england where an official drought has been declared. sarah, what does the local area look like where you are? it is beautiful, the sunshine is out, the walkers are out, the cyclists, some anglers heading out. it sort of seems strange to be stood in front of such a really lovely vast expanse of water talking about doubt, but you can see that the banks are exposed, this is running at around 50% capacity at the moment. the one behind itjust a few miles away is at 15% capacity. this is not normal summer levels, as mentioned, this is one of the eight drought areas across the country.

more are expected to be put into that as the end of the month goes on. so... what we want is to keep areas like this nice and there will be an impact on wildlife and nature. we have got rachel from the wildlife trust who can tell us just what is some of the impact? trust who can tell us 'ust what is some of the impact?- trust who can tell us 'ust what is some of the impact? good morning. here in the — some of the impact? good morning. here in the uk. _ some of the impact? good morning. here in the uk, we _ some of the impact? good morning. here in the uk, we are _ some of the impact? good morning. here in the uk, we are starting - some of the impact? good morning. here in the uk, we are starting to i here in the uk, we are starting to see some — here in the uk, we are starting to see some of the real impacts of climate — see some of the real impacts of climate change and the climate emergency and the impact that's having _ emergency and the impact that's having on— emergency and the impact that's having on our local environment and for our— having on our local environment and for our local— having on our local environment and for our local nature. here, we are stood _ for our local nature. here, we are stood in _ for our local nature. here, we are stood in the — for our local nature. here, we are stood in the beautiful derbyshire peak— stood in the beautiful derbyshire peak district and you can see all around — peak district and you can see all around you _ peak district and you can see all around you we have got hills. these are really— around you we have got hills. these are really precious people and that still a _ are really precious people and that still a lot— are really precious people and that still a lot of carbon in those soils and this— still a lot of carbon in those soils and this landscape is becoming so much _ and this landscape is becoming so much more — and this landscape is becoming so much more susceptible to fire and that because we have been getting these _ that because we have been getting these extremes of heat and doubt

conditions — these extremes of heat and doubt conditions that are occurring more and more — conditions that are occurring more and more with those impacts of climate — and more with those impacts of climate change.— and more with those impacts of climate change. there was a 'ust behind you fl climate change. there was a 'ust behind you a fi climate change. there was a 'ust behind you a few - climate change. there was a 'ust behind you a few weeks - climate change. there was a 'ust behind you a few weeks ago . climate change. there was a just| behind you a few weeks ago took climate change. there was a just - behind you a few weeks ago took five weeks to put out, what impact did that have? i , just above here there was a fire we had _ , just above here there was a fire we had those really temperatures and the impact _ we had those really temperatures and the impact on wildlife we saw here is complete and utter devastation of those _ is complete and utter devastation of those places that the wildlife lives — those places that the wildlife lives. ~ ., .. those places that the wildlife lives. ~ ., ~ ., those places that the wildlife lives. ., ~ ., ., ., , ., lives. what kind of animals are we talkin: lives. what kind of animals are we talking about? _ lives. what kind of animals are we talking about? so, _ lives. what kind of animals are we talking about? so, in _ lives. what kind of animals are we talking about? so, in this - talking about? so, in this landscape. _ talking about? so, in this landscape, the _ talking about? so, in this landscape, the whole - talking about? so, in this - landscape, the whole ecosystem talking about? so, in this _ landscape, the whole ecosystem can be impacted from the high bogs, sphagnum moss which is there to build _ sphagnum moss which is there to build that— sphagnum moss which is there to build that heat which stores the carbon. — build that heat which stores the carbon, something like little insects — carbon, something like little insects which the birds feed on, then— insects which the birds feed on, then we — insects which the birds feed on, then we have got difficulties with food availability for lots of mammals because the soils are becoming — mammals because the soils are becoming really dry and hard. for example — becoming really dry and hard. for example badgers are really

struggling to get invertebrates like worms— struggling to get invertebrates like worms so— struggling to get invertebrates like worms so things are really starting to struggle. worms so things are really starting to stru: ule. ., .. worms so things are really starting to struggle-— worms so things are really starting to stru~le. ., ~' ., , to struggle. thank you, what comes with that is — to struggle. thank you, what comes with that is a _ to struggle. thank you, what comes with that is a long _ to struggle. thank you, what comes with that is a long time _ to struggle. thank you, what comes with that is a long time to _ to struggle. thank you, what comes with that is a long time to recover. i with that is a long time to recover. although people have asked to be mindful about their water usage, also be mindful about things like disposable barbecues because we want to keep this area is beautiful as it is today. to keep this area is beautiful as it is toda . a .. to keep this area is beautiful as it is toda . a ~' ,, the high temperatures we're seeing across the uk at the moment are also affecting much of europe. in france, a huge fire devastated large parts of the south—west of the country near bordeaux on friday and thousands of people were asked to leave their homes. bethany bell is in the gironde region. bethany, what affect are these high temperatures having there? these fires have been really problematic. what is the situation as we wake up on this saturday morning? as we wake up on this saturday mornin: ? . as we wake up on this saturday mornin: ? , ., morning? the firefighters here are re arina

morning? the firefighters here are preparing to _ morning? the firefighters here are preparing to go — morning? the firefighters here are preparing to go and _ morning? the firefighters here are preparing to go and fight _ morning? the firefighters here are preparing to go and fight this - morning? the firefighters here are j preparing to go and fight this very, very big blaze which has been burning for the last few days here. we are told that it has not progressed overnight, but there are concerns here about the winds that are forecast for later on today, whether that will make conditions more difficult for the firefighters. these crews here are french and it has been a very, very difficult summerfor them because it has been heatwave after heatwave and they had to fight a very big fire back here injuly and one firefighter to fight a very big fire back here in july and one firefighter told to fight a very big fire back here injuly and one firefighter told me that in some areas, that fire from july never really went out because it has been burning underground in this peat rich soil and just breathing in here, you can smell the smoke. it catches at the back of your throat and you really have the sense ofjust how complicated it has been here and we have seen signs here in this little village saying

thank you to the firefighters have been saving their homes and up to 10,000 people in this area have had to be evacuated from their homes and yesterday i met one person who said he has been evacuated for the second time this summer. for he has been evacuated for the second time this summer.— time this summer. for the moment, thank ou time this summer. for the moment, thank you very _ time this summer. for the moment, thank you very much. _ thousands of train drivers are striking today in a dispute over pay and working conditions. it means no trains are running from london euston or birmingham new street. train drivers' union aslef said the strikes were a last resort, but the rising cost of living meant workers are facing a real terms pay cut. caroline davies reports. the summer of strikes continues. today, it is the train drivers who are walking out across nine train companies. it makes life more complicated for restaurants like this one in mount pritchard. we will probably struggle to get

some of our colleagues to come to work and we sometimes have our customers who come on the train because it is so much more convenient, and the ones that do want to come by train, they decide to postpone or cancel their bookings. despite that, karim says he does have sympathy with the strikers. the strike will affect... some lines will have a very limited number of services running, others will have none at all and the disruption caused is likely to rumble on into sunday. the train drivers' union, aslef, says that pay needs to reflect the rising cost—of—living and it is rising still. we did our bit during the pandemic, people went to work, they got other key workers to work, they moved food and medicine around the country, and our reward is to be castigated, demonised.

the politics are put upon us. as inflation goes up day—by—day, as we see new figures about how much energy crises are going to cost by the end of the year this could be a moving feast. maybe they should settled this earlier. the industry says it wants pay drivers more, but to do that, they need workers to agree to more fixable conditions, not least because of the legacy of the pandemic. we've got 80% of the revenue, but i 100% of the cost, so it is really. | important we work with the unionsj to try to look at how we can reduce the cost, but obviously we also recognise the need for staff - to have a pay increase _ and we want to work towards that, but by doing reform, - we can then achieve that. there will be formal talks between both sides for the first time this week, but if no resolution is found, aslef has said it is prepared to continue with strike action into the winter. caroline davies, bbc news. we're joined now by mike whelan who's the general secretary of the aslef union. who's the general secretary good who's the general secretary morning to you. thank joining good morning to you. thank you for joining us. what is the dispute

about? ,, . . , about? quite simply, during the pandemic. _ about? quite simply, during the pandemic. we — about? quite simply, during the pandemic, we receive _ about? quite simply, during the pandemic, we receive no - about? quite simply, during the pandemic, we receive no pay . about? quite simply, during the i pandemic, we receive no pay rises for those two years while the companies made £500 million in profit. since the pandemic, the cost of living has shot through the roof, so after three years of no pay rise, they feel they are entitled to one. what are you asking for in terms of a pay rise?— a pay rise? problem with a privatised _ a pay rise? problem with a privatised industry - a pay rise? problem with a privatised industry of - a pay rise? problem with a i privatised industry of course, a pay rise? problem with a - privatised industry of course, i have got up to three sets of drivers in one company on different terms and conditions. the continual carving of the franchise and trains of the last 25 years has made it difficult so what we said to negotiators in each private company we deal with is we don't work for the government, we don't work for grant shapps, we work for arriva, all the companies met that make up the franchise industry. if there is someone they can recommend we were put to members. you someone they can recommend we were put to members-— put to members. you have had no recommendations _ put to members. you have had no recommendations from _ put to members. you have had no recommendations from any - put to members. you have had no - recommendations from any company? nothing. rather perversely the

companies have entered into a rather dubious possibly corrupt contract with the government whereby they will not offer more than 2%. we have not been offered 2%, they say they cannot offer more than 2% without permission of the government. we have gone to the government and said he would like more than 2% in the government said they will have to talk to the employers. we find ourselves in the catch—22 situation where nobody will talk to us properly. where nobody will talk to us properly-— where nobody will talk to us --roerl. , , properly. maybe you can expense somethin: properly. maybe you can expense something to _ properly. maybe you can expense something to me. _ properly. maybe you can expense something to me. we _ properly. maybe you can expense something to me. we spoke - properly. maybe you can expense something to me. we spoke to i properly. maybe you can expense - something to me. we spoke to stephen comrie, chair of the real delivery group in the last hour and he said that the real delivery group has not had formal talks with the unions. is that correct? we had formal talks with the unions. is that correct?— that correct? we have been talking on and off for— that correct? we have been talking on and off for months, _ that correct? we have been talking on and off for months, the - that correct? we have been talking on and off for months, the real - on and off for months, the real problem because every time we talk we spoke to the government and the red delivery group as early as february this year and said they had to be addressed first and every time we have sat down we go round and round in circles over the company saying they cannot offer more than

2% in the government saying it's nothing to do with them. in two what is the solution going to be? somebody releasing that shackle, coming to talk to us properly and let's get round and saw this for everybody. let's get round and saw this for everybody-— let's get round and saw this for eve bod . ,, ., , everybody. steve montgomery said there will be _ everybody. steve montgomery said there will be formal _ everybody. steve montgomery said there will be formal talks _ everybody. steve montgomery said there will be formal talks next - there will be formal talks next week. . there will be formal talks next week-- what _ there will be formal talks next week.- what will - there will be formal talks next week. yes. what will they be about? if we no week. yes. what will they be about? if we go back — week. jezs what will they be about? if we go back into them week. tszs what will they be about? if we go back into them and it week. jezs what will they be about? if we go back into them and it is going round in circles again, they are not going to go very far. we are always willing to talk and find a solution. my people do not want to lose money and be on strike and as you know i have been on the show talking about how we need to grow railways and it should be the centre of the green revolution. we need to get back to that but let not forget we work for companies making profits. we work for companies that take those profits and pay them to shareholders. the only people not getting a share of the pay or revenue that is being generated is the people that work for the rail companies. the people that work for the rail companies-— the people that work for the rail companies. what will the formal talks be about? _

companies. what will the formal talks be about? they _ companies. what will the formal talks be about? they are - companies. what will the formal| talks be about? they are formal, companies. what will the formal - talks be about? they are formal, we will set an agenda _ talks be about? they are formal, we will set an agenda before _ talks be about? they are formal, we will set an agenda before the - talks be about? they are formal, we will set an agenda before the start, i will set an agenda before the start, we will demand a pay rise in the companies we are talking about, if they come back and say we cannot talk without modernisation, i heard steve talking about drivers doing more than 35 hour weeks, people worked the three shift system, nights, five to 11 hours, all sorts of different permutations, up to 70 hours a week, it is an average four day week, sometimes they are working 13 days to 14, 705 705 on the top. it is not as simple as sunlight portrait. it is not as simple as sunlight ortrait. ., ~' it is not as simple as sunlight ortrait. ., ~ ., _ , it is not as simple as sunlight ortrait. ., ~ ., , , portrait. network rail says its latest offer — portrait. network rail says its latest offer is _ portrait. network rail says its latest offer is worth _ portrait. network rail says its latest offer is worth more - portrait. network rail says its| latest offer is worth more than portrait. network rail says its - latest offer is worth more than 596 latest offer is worth more than 5% and it depends on workers accepting modernising reforms. can you unpack that for me. how do you interpret that for me. how do you interpret that statement? we that for me. how do you interpret that statement?— that for me. how do you interpret that statement? we have looked at our sister trade _ that statement? we have looked at our sister trade unions _ that statement? we have looked at our sister trade unions and - that statement? we have looked at our sister trade unions and we - that statement? we have looked at our sister trade unions and we are i our sister trade unions and we are not involved in the talks but if you have had no pay rise for three years and someone offers 5% went inflation is 11 and wants to destroy european conditions by giving you a pay cut

to 40% going forward, and also making thousands of you redundant i can quite possibly see why it's not attractive to any worker in the rail industry. t attractive to any worker in the rail indust . . .. . attractive to any worker in the rail indust . ., .. , ,~. attractive to any worker in the rail indust. , , ., industry. i accept you see you have not been negotiating _ industry. i accept you see you have not been negotiating with - industry. i accept you see you have not been negotiating with them. i not been negotiating with them. network rail said there would be no more than 2000 job losses and all redundancies can be voluntary. but those left redundancies can be voluntary. iet,ii those left as i redundancies can be voluntary. blt those left as i understand and i stand to be corrected is they would work permit nights or 39 weekends and these are really low paid workers in the rail industry who make their money out of their night and weekend rates, a lot of them have a low quality—of—life, they would have a 40% cut in the weekend rates will in reality are getting not a pay rise because it is less than inflation, and they would be worse off the rest of their lives. how much appetite do you think... we are in the middle of the cost of living crisis and you know this, you know your workers, you know your workers, you are fighting for a pay rise to meet rising inflation etc.

how much appetite will there be for more strike action amongst your members? every time they strike they lose pay. fiend members? every time they strike they lose -a . �* ., , lose pay. and that is the interesting _ lose pay. and that is the interesting thing, - lose pay. and that is the interesting thing, isn't i lose pay. and that is the i interesting thing, isn't it? lose pay. and that is the - interesting thing, isn't it? we do what members ask us to do, not we tell them to do. we ballot members, strike action and we are getting returns of 88%, 98% in favour, that tells you the volume of people that are disenchanted.— are disenchanted. what is your protection _ are disenchanted. what is your protection in — are disenchanted. what is your protection in terms _ are disenchanted. what is your protection in terms of - are disenchanted. what is your protection in terms of how - are disenchanted. what is your. protection in terms of how much are disenchanted. what is your - protection in terms of how much more strike action the public can expect? i am rather worried people seem to talk about it only in terms of rail. we have barristers, police scotland for the first time going on strike, we have got the cwu, lecturers, we are in a country where people talk about high school, high paid jobs but that does not apply to the workers in any of these sectors for the reality i think for all workers

is that there is a summary of solidarity coming, not a summer of discontent with everyone is, only the government are the people who can release in most cases the shackles that they have put in place. shackles that they have put in lace. �* , ., shackles that they have put in lace. �* , . shackles that they have put in lace. , place. are you optimistic about the formal talks _ place. are you optimistic about the formal talks next _ place. are you optimistic about the formal talks next week _ place. are you optimistic about the formal talks next week having - place. are you optimistic about the formal talks next week having any| formal talks next week having any resolution? t formal talks next week having any resolution? . formal talks next week having any resolution?— formal talks next week having any resolution? ., ., , , . resolution? i am always optimistic until it goes _ resolution? i am always optimistic until it goes wrong. _ resolution? i am always optimistic until it goes wrong. the _ resolution? i am always optimistic until it goes wrong. the reality . until it goes wrong. the reality with we will go anywhere with open eyes willing to listen but if it is going to be more of the same we are unlikely to move forward.— unlikely to move forward. thank you for our unlikely to move forward. thank you for yourtime- _ unlikely to move forward. thank you for your time. this _ here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. if we can set aside the worry of the drought and those things you can still look at a picture like that and think summer looks beautiful. tt and think summer looks beautiful. tt is beautiful. good morning. this is the picture this morning in shropshire. glorious start to the day. many hours waking up to very

similar pictures. beautiful blue sky but of course really could do with some rainfall particularly across central and southern england and wales. not much of that in the forecast, we are going to see some showers developing mainly for northern ireland and scotland perhaps more in the south into next week but we have still got that extreme heat warning for the met office across central and southern england, that is in force for the remainder of the weekend. heat —related illness is possible, travel delays, problems with infrastructure as well. low cloud around parts of northern and eastern scotland, showers for the northern isles but most of us looking at clear blue skies. high 205 in the north, mid to high 305, could see 36 down towards this. into this evening and overnight, we keep the clear skies, still low cloud and mist on the north—eastern coast. temperatures overnight between 11—18. could be a few degrees warmer in the south so

another sticky night for sleeping. more of the same tomorrow, hot sunshine but you can see the showers develop, some heavy and thundery for northern ireland and western scotland. perhaps later in the day just one or two into western parts of england and wales. ahead of any of england and wales. ahead of any of those downpours the mid 205 in the north to the mid 305 once again towards the south. we are hopeful we could see some more widespread heavy showers through the course of next week. hit and miss and potentially heavy causing a little bit of localised flooding. keep an eye on the forecast over the next couple of days. the forecast over the next couple of da s. . .. the forecast over the next couple of da s. . ~' , ., , the forecast over the next couple of das. ., , . the forecast over the next couple of das. .mg. , . , days. thank you very much. it is cominu days. thank you very much. it is coming up _ days. thank you very much. it is coming up to — days. thank you very much. it is coming up to 8:30am. - next, we have the story of an nhs paramedic who's in training to cross the english channel on a paddleboard in the hope of sharing an important message. joe cartwright lost several friends to suicide and attended many such tragic deaths as part of his job, and so now he's raising money for a suicide prevention charity. our reporter, james burridge

went to meet him. if i want to achieve something big in life. this is how to do it. luton paramedicjoe cartwright is taking on an enormous challenge in september. he is paddleboarding across the english channel. paddleboarding help changed joe's life. the ambulance service is under immense strain, and has pushed him and many others to the brink. a couple of years ago i was diagnosed with ptsd after dealing with the horrendous suicide in my place of work in the ambulance service. it left me with some horrendous visuals of this one particular person that i saw everyday wherever i was. it changed my life, i could not wake up in the morning without seeing him, i could not go to bed, he was everywhere. to the point where... i knew the only thing i could do to stop this visual image was to end my own life. it got to the stage where i was only days away from doing it.

joe's channel crossing is raising money for suicide prevention. the training, though, is arduous. it was not long before he had fallen in. the first of many. whatjoe is taking on here is fairly daunting. this is one of the busiest stretches of water in northern europe. you have got car ferries, tankers, sailing boats, pleasure boats to contend with and actually the chop here is a lot tougher than he was expecting. this is exhausting stuff right now. and this is not anywhere close to how tough it is going to be in september when he takes on the english channel. it is always a worry for me trying to get back on the board, because when the waves are that high, it's a struggle to get back on the board, you probably saw. so when i know i have lost control of it completely, yeah, you have that few seconds of just sheer fear before hitting the water. how tough was today? really tough. hardest crossing so far. joe will continue his training over the next few weeks. his story is gaining traction around the world, raising money and awareness for those who have been too afraid to talk.

we wishjo all the we wish jo all the best. that was james burridge reporting. so, we know that eight parts of england have officially declared a drought, meaning water companies can put stricter measures in place to conserve water. kathryn stanczyszyn is at a farm in leicestershire — one of the areas where drought has been declared. you have company, is it feeding time, breakfast time on breakfast? scorched yellow rf and animals were struggling in the heatjust like we do. as you say, they are quite happy at the moment, because it is breakfast time, but this is the picture up and down the uk countryside at the moment. just look how drive this earth is. this is all

across this field and everywhere as well. also, it is so early, but we are under blazing sun. temperatures here are expected to go over 30 celsius today. i am just outside hinckley in leicestershire, and this is one of the areas which has been designated as being in drought. eight areas were put into that designation, we have northamptonshire and lincolnshire in east anglia, and here in the east midlands as well. that does mean that restrictions are likely to come in. we have not got a hosepipe ban here yet, that could happen. also, there are restrictions for farmers, particularly around planting. let's talk now to the farmer here. just tell us a little bit about how it is going for you at the moment, because this is unusual? the going for you at the moment, because this is unusual?— this is unusual? the grass should be ankle-deep — this is unusual? the grass should be ankle-deep by _ this is unusual? the grass should be ankle-deep by now. _ this is unusual? the grass should be ankle-deep by now. as _ this is unusual? the grass should be ankle-deep by now. as you - this is unusual? the grass should be ankle-deep by now. as you see, - this is unusual? the grass should be ankle-deep by now. as you see, it i this is unusual? the grass should be | ankle-deep by now. as you see, it is ankle—deep by now. as you see, it is like the _

ankle—deep by now. as you see, it is like the sahara out here. we are going _ like the sahara out here. we are going through the water rations now. by going through the water rations now. by the _ going through the water rations now. by the end _ going through the water rations now. by the end of the summer we will be halfway— by the end of the summer we will be halfway through our winter rations. it is impacting us severely. hopefully, there is some rain forecast. _ hopefully, there is some rain forecast, so hopefully we'll get something back. it is going to take a lot of— something back. it is going to take a lot of rain. — something back. it is going to take a lot of rain, and i don't think we can catch — a lot of rain, and i don't think we can catch up— a lot of rain, and i don't think we can catch up with the grass, with the silage. — can catch up with the grass, with the silage, that is going to affect us right— the silage, that is going to affect us right through the winter. does tell us how _ us right through the winter. does tell us how unusual— us right through the winter. does tell us how unusual that - us right through the winter. does tell us how unusual that is, - us right through the winter. tire" tell us how unusual that is, to have used half of your winter rations, obviously there is a huge cost impact there, but have you ever seen that before? trio. impact there, but have you ever seen that before?— that before? no, 1976, that was one, but it was not — that before? no, 1976, that was one, but it was not this _ that before? no, 1976, that was one, but it was not this bad. _ that before? no, 1976, that was one, but it was not this bad. it _ that before? no, 1976, that was one, but it was not this bad. it is _ but it was not this bad. it is terrible _ but it was not this bad. it is terrible. we are going to have to buy silage — terrible. we are going to have to buy silage in for the winter to get us through— buy silage in for the winter to get us through the winter, so i don't know_ us through the winter, so i don't know where i am going to get that

from _ know where i am going to get that from not— know where i am going to get that from. not at this rate. we are looking — from. not at this rate. we are looking at— from. not at this rate. we are looking at ways to subsidise what they are — looking at ways to subsidise what they are eating, maybe use some of they are eating, maybe use some of the straw. _ they are eating, maybe use some of the straw, but we are going to have to give _ the straw, but we are going to have to give them minerals and may be more _ to give them minerals and may be more expense, basically. it is very expensive — more expense, basically. it is very expensive for us, it is going to be tough _ expensive for us, it is going to be tough in — expensive for us, it is going to be tou~h. . expensive for us, it is going to be tou~h. , ., , ., y., ., tough. in terms of planting, you are talkin: tough. in terms of planting, you are talking about _ tough. in terms of planting, you are talking about the _ tough. in terms of planting, you are talking about the difference - tough. in terms of planting, you are talking about the difference in - talking about the difference in growth in what is available for food, in terms of planting, water is needed for that, are you planting crops here at the moment? tlat needed for that, are you planting crops here at the moment? not yet, but we will — crops here at the moment? not yet, but we will be. _ crops here at the moment? not yet, but we will be, and _ crops here at the moment? not yet, but we will be, and that _ crops here at the moment? not yet, but we will be, and that is _ but we will be, and that is critical~ _ but we will be, and that is critical. we have grass to so, there is no _ critical. we have grass to so, there is no use _ critical. we have grass to so, there is no use trying to put it in the ground — is no use trying to put it in the ground now, nothing is going to grow in that _ ground now, nothing is going to grow in that we _ ground now, nothing is going to grow in that. we have our fingers crossed that we _ in that. we have our fingers crossed that we are — in that. we have our fingers crossed that we are going to get some rain so that— that we are going to get some rain so that we — that we are going to get some rain so that we can sew some grass, and it is a _ so that we can sew some grass, and

it is a critical— so that we can sew some grass, and it is a critical time, so hopefully the rain — it is a critical time, so hopefully the rain will come. the national farmers' union _ the rain will come. the national farmers' union are _ the rain will come. the national farmers' union are part - the rain will come. the national farmers' union are part of- the rain will come. the national farmers' union are part of the l farmers' union are part of the drought agency that declared this yesterday, to think they will issue any advice? t’m yesterday, to think they will issue any advice?— yesterday, to think they will issue i any advice?_ one any advice? i'm sure they will. one aood any advice? i'm sure they will. one good thing — any advice? i'm sure they will. one good thing you _ any advice? i'm sure they will. one good thing you do _ any advice? i'm sure they will. one good thing you do have _ any advice? i'm sure they will. one good thing you do have is - any advice? i'm sure they will. one good thing you do have is a - any advice? i'm sure they will. one| good thing you do have is a farmers market here, i don't know whether the weather brings more people to the weather brings more people to the farmers market? yes the weather brings more people to the farmers market?— the weather brings more people to the farmers market? yes it does. i don't know — the farmers market? yes it does. i don't know about _ the farmers market? yes it does. i don't know about this _ the farmers market? yes it does. i don't know about this heat, - the farmers market? yes it does. i don't know about this heat, we - the farmers market? yes it does. i i don't know about this heat, we have had one _ don't know about this heat, we have had one or— don't know about this heat, we have had one or two cancellations this morning — had one or two cancellations this morning. the lady selling chocolate, that is _ morning. the lady selling chocolate, that is going to melt. there is a local— that is going to melt. there is a local farmer who produces lovely fresh _ local farmer who produces lovely fresh farm — local farmer who produces lovely fresh farm milk and milk shakes, she can't make _ fresh farm milk and milk shakes, she can't make it — fresh farm milk and milk shakes, she can't make it because of the heat. itjust— can't make it because of the heat. it just won't — can't make it because of the heat. itjust won't keep in can't make it because of the heat. it just won't keep in the can't make it because of the heat. itjust won't keep in the heat. we will have a _ itjust won't keep in the heat. - will have a look over there a little bit later. thank you very much. of course, it is a bit like an oil

tanker with drought, you can'tjust turnit tanker with drought, you can'tjust turn it around. a few days of rain won't really help. that is why we are hearing from the environment agency, i'vejust been are hearing from the environment agency, i've just been talking to the livery down the road saying they are having trouble exercising their horses because of heat at the moment, so they are having to make peppermint cordial ice blocks just to keep them cool, that sounds pretty good to me. that to keep them cool, that sounds pretty good to me. that sounds like a realtreat- — pretty good to me. that sounds like a realtreat. not— pretty good to me. that sounds like a real treat. not to _ pretty good to me. that sounds like a real treat. not to trivialise - pretty good to me. that sounds like a real treat. not to trivialise any . a real treat. not to trivialise any of this, but peppermint cordial ice blocks... mooing. he wants one! holly is here with the sport. peppermint cordial ice blocks, i will take one of those. could you

beat the cow? that was a terrible segway, wasn't it? what is happening in the sport? we are going to go to munich. non stanford, who said the silver she claimed in the team triathlon at the commonwealth games was the perfect way to end her career, went one better in munich. an incredible performance from her, and she still plans to end her career, so i think nobody was quite a surprise as her. our sports correspondent nesta mcgregor reports. announcer: non stanford! a first gold for great britain awarded to non stanford, an athlete wearing the colours

for the last time. not a favourite going into the race, the 33—year—old would need all her experience to stay in contention. after a solid swim and bike, next, a ten—kilometre run and plenty to do. commentator: a phenomenal second lap. but she left nothing on the course, closing a seven—second gap before powering home. she is the european champion! how remarkable. non stanford is the european champion. in october, she's set to start work at the assistant coach of the triathlon team. i wonder if she'll bring those medals on the first day of work? ah...i'm not sure about that! there's too many medals in the british triathlon cabinet, so i'll keep them for myself. i just can't think of a better way to bow out with a gold medal and, you know, an extra incentive about knowing that this is my last

ever world triathlon race. saying goodbye to something you love is never easy, but it can be made easier. nesta mcgregor, bbc news in munich. natalie aspinall will make history today, as she becomes only the third woman to officiate in the premier league. she's been promoted as an assistant referee, following six years in the efl. she'll be at wolves game against fulham. she spoke to dan ogunshakin about the challenges she faced in trying to break through. it all still feels surreal. i've been working so long for something like this. molineux awaits natalie this weekend is a 25—year—old ambition is realised. following in the footsteps of wendy thoms and ella she'll become the third premier league assistant referee. haven't been told she couldn't she is having the last laugh trying

trying to get to the premier league is something that i was told i couldn't do, i couldn't be involved in professional football, it's something i've worked hard to do. i think what i was given the opportunity and i knew i had a good season for me it it was about controlling the controllable. a close friend made her primary league debut in 2010. it's been a long way to have two female officials in english top flight currently. but aspinall a mother of two is keen to focus on the positives. we've got to remember to celebrate the fact that we've got two women on the line in the premier league, i think. might not have happened. i think there's more opportunities now for match officials from all different backgrounds. i think i've had to work hard, i've had to keep being determined and make sure that i'm working towards my goals, i can't say what could or couldn't have been. but i'd like to think i would have done this irrespective

because i have shown the commitment and passion. although the glass ceiling for female officials was smashed many years ago the number of women officiating game is still relatively small. like so many other things in life that he is visibility. a former teacher, aspinall spoke to her daughter's class about herjourney to the top. they used to say that women couldn't do stuff like this. and now it's been completed. i want to do the same thing as them. having worked so hard to achieve her goals in a male—dominated environment aspinall�*s story is inspirational. not that she sees it that way. for me i'm just me and ijust done... refereeing is something i've always done. and i'm not going to let someone tell me i couldn't do it

because of who i was. i don't feel like i'm an inspiration ijust feel like i'm doing what i'm doing. what i hope i be doing this it makes it easier for notjust female referees but any referee to come through the pathway and achieve their potential. for all her achievements that would arguably be the greatest of all. speaking of successful women in football... the lionesses feature heavily in the nominations for the ballon d'or — millie bright, beth mead and lucy bronze all up for the award for best women's footballer. mead was named the best player at the euros after winning the golden boot given to the tournament's top scorer. chelsea's sam kerr is also in the running for the prize. i think if we had our way there would be a lot more of them in the nomination. looking at the men's nominations, there was a big name missing. lionel messi. he is missing from the list this year. missing. lionelmessi. he is missing from the list this year.— from the list this year. giving other people _ from the list this year. giving other people a _ from the list this year. giving other people a chance? - from the list this year. giving other people a chance? it. from the list this year. giving other people a chance? it is i from the list this year. giving - other people a chance? it is good of him, isn't other people a chance? it is good of him. isn't it. —

we know bears are partial to a bit of honey — think of winnie the pooh — but one poor cub got more than he bargained for when he consumed what's known as "mad honey." the clue's in the name — the brown bear was rescued by rangers at a national park in turkey after it started looking dazed and confused — it had eaten some hallucinogenic honey, as tim allman explains. never has the phrase "bear with a sore head" seemed more appropriate. this is one animal that looks like it had quite a rough night. the female bear cub — a little worse for wear — was rescued from a forest in a province of north—east turkey. wobbling and whining, the animal looked... well, it looked like she was high. but why would she be in such a fragile state? time for a quick science lesson.

these flowers are called rhododendron luteum and these are rhododendron ponticum. both of them contain a substance called grayanotoxin, which has hallucinogenic properties. add some bees to the equation and you end up with something called mad honey, a delicacy that really packs a punch. the somewhat disoriented bear was taken to a nearby vet to receive treatment. she's said to be in good condition and will be released back into the wild in the coming days. white rabbit byjefferson airplane plays. but this was one bear that sure had a big surprise. she may be a little more discerning on her next picnic. tim allman, bbc news.

honey girl is what they named her. it's such an extraordinary image, i guess one which many people relate to. it's the perfect weekend for a day out at the beach, but a lack of public toilets in some seaside towns is catching people short, and potentially affecting tourism. campaigners in cleethorpes are concerned that visitors are leaving the beach and heading home early due to a shortage of facilities. lizzie steel has more. sun, sea, sand. spending a penny here has never been so hard. t here has never been so hard. i personally saw people here has never been so hard. t personally saw people urinating on the beach. it's not acceptable, that people haven't been given any choice. . . . . people haven't been given any choice. , ., , ., ., , ., choice. this man started a petition for more public _ choice. this man started a petition for more public toilets _ choice. this man started a petition for more public toilets after - choice. this man started a petition for more public toilets after an - for more public toilets after an influx of visitors caused chaos on armed forces day. along three miles of beach there is three loose. t’sre

of beach there is three loose. i've soken of beach there is three loose. i've spoken to — of beach there is three loose. te: spoken to several hundred of beach there is three loose. t�*s: spoken to several hundred people personally about this, as well as on social media, and it is keeping people away. social media, and it is keeping people away-— social media, and it is keeping e-eoleawa.�* , ,, , people away. businesses say they are sufferin: as people away. businesses say they are suffering as well. _ people away. businesses say they are suffering as well. it _ people away. businesses say they are suffering as well. it is _ people away. businesses say they are suffering as well. it is terrible, - suffering as well. it is terrible, as a bard _ suffering as well. it is terrible, as a bard that _ suffering as well. it is terrible, as a bard that deals _ suffering as well. it is terrible, as a bard that deals in - suffering as well. it is terrible, as a bard that deals in 95% - suffering as well. it is terrible, - as a bard that deals in 95% drinks, people _ as a bard that deals in 95% drinks, people aren't buying drinks because they can't— people aren't buying drinks because they can't go to the toilet. it does affect— they can't go to the toilet. it does affect us — they can't go to the toilet. it does affect us. we they can't go to the toilet. it does affect us. ~ ., a they can't go to the toilet. it does affect us. ~ ., ,~' ., ,., , they can't go to the toilet. it does affect us. ~ ., ,~' ., , ., affect us. we get asked thousands of times a day. — affect us. we get asked thousands of times a day. every — affect us. we get asked thousands of times a day, every time _ affect us. we get asked thousands of times a day, every time someone . times a day, every time someone comes— times a day, every time someone comes in— times a day, every time someone comes in here. _ times a day, every time someone comes in here, no _ times a day, every time someone comes in here, no toilets - times a day, every time someone comes in here, no toilets here. i times a day, every time someone i comes in here, no toilets here. this buildin: comes in here, no toilets here. this building here _ comes in here, no toilets here. building here used to be the toilet block on the north promenade. let me show you where the nearest loos are. but, these are closed for maintenance. the next nearest ones are 15 minutes away. quite frankly, we have run out of time for filming.

i got to go, nearly, because i can't find a decent toilet, i can't find one that meets my needs. that money is being drained from here. the money that should come into here, that we are crying out for, especially with the cost of living, i think it's a big mistake that they are making. i think it's a big mistake that they are making-— are making. and you specifically need a disabled _ are making. and you specifically need a disabled toilet? - are making. and you specifically need a disabled toilet? yes. - are making. and you specifically . need a disabled toilet? yes. having to track nearly _ need a disabled toilet? jezs having to track nearly two miles to a toilet— to track nearly two miles to a toilet isn't— to track nearly two miles to a toilet isn't really an option. the council says _ toilet isn't really an option. the council says the _ toilet isn't really an option. tts: council says the situation is toilet isn't really an option. t“ts: council says the situation is under review, and it is in discussion with the owners of these former loos to open. t the owners of these former loos to o en. ., . . , the owners of these former loos to oen. , ., the owners of these former loos to men. , ., . open. i accept the fact that people have had a — open. i accept the fact that people have had a bad _ open. i accept the fact that people have had a bad experience - open. i accept the fact that people have had a bad experience today i open. i accept the fact that people - have had a bad experience today when they found out one of the tolerance was closed, but when they are all open and operational, we are confident that for day—to—day use we have enough but confident that for day-to-day use we have enoug— confident that for day-to-day use we have enou. , g; :: :: :: , ., , have enough but with 3000 signatures

on the petition. _ have enough but with 3000 signatures on the petition, it's _ have enough but with 3000 signatures on the petition, it's easy _ have enough but with 3000 signatures on the petition, it's easy for _ have enough but with 3000 signatures on the petition, it's easy for not - on the petition, it's easy for not quite ready to put a lid on the issue just yet. that was lizzie steel reporting. when you saw the amount of time it took her to get to one location, thenit took her to get to one location, then it is shot, you would be very upset. for many people saturday morning means parkrun — a weekly five kilometre run that takes place in parks all around the world. now in its 18th year, the organisers are teaming up with olympic and paralympic medallists to inspire more people to give it a go. let's take a look at parkruns from around the uk. three, two, one! cheering this is an interesting way to start off your wedding day? for this is an interesting way to start off your wedding day?— this is an interesting way to start off your wedding day? for those who know me, off your wedding day? for those who know me. they _ off your wedding day? for those who know me, they will _ off your wedding day? for those who know me, they will know _ off your wedding day? for those who know me, they will know that - off your wedding day? for those who know me, they will know that this i off your wedding day? for those who know me, they will know that this is | know me, they will know that this is the perfect way to start it. when

you're doing this, you may as well just be here are nervous rather than at home and nervous. tt is just be here are nervous rather than at home and nervous.— at home and nervous. it is so busy, and it is so — at home and nervous. it is so busy, and it is so brilliant _ at home and nervous. it is so busy, and it is so brilliant to _ at home and nervous. it is so busy, and it is so brilliant to see - and it is so brilliant to see everyone, and it is a great way to start _ everyone, and it is a great way to start your — everyone, and it is a great way to start your morning.— everyone, and it is a great way to start your morning. when you're out there and you're _ start your morning. when you're out there and you're running, _ start your morning. when you're out there and you're running, you - start your morning. when you're out there and you're running, you are i there and you're running, you are 'ust there and you're running, you are just free. — there and you're running, you are just free. you _ there and you're running, you are just free. you just _ there and you're running, you are just free, you just focus. - there and you're running, you are just free, you just focus. like - there and you're running, you are just free, you just focus.- just free, you 'ust focus. like you aet u- just free, you 'ust focus. like you get up and — just free, you just focus. like you get up and have _ just free, you just focus. like you get up and have your _ just free, you just focus. like you get up and have your breakfast, i j get up and have your breakfast, i get up and have your breakfast, i get up and have your breakfast, i get up and have my run. what is lovely, is that everyone who has not been on a park run is going to find out why they are so great.

you were just looking there, saying, i know that person. olympic silver medallist iwan thomas and parkrunner louise warwickjoin us now. if there is someone watching this who is thinking, i have never done a park run, i have heard about them, what would you be seeing? {as park run, i have heard about them, what would you be seeing?- park run, i have heard about them, what would you be seeing? go and try it. the what would you be seeing? go and try it- they are — what would you be seeing? go and try it. they are absolutely _ what would you be seeing? go and try it. they are absolutely fantastic. - it. they are absolutely fantastic. how is it different from running on your own orjoining a running group, what is so different about it? the community _ what is so different about it? the community feel. _ what is so different about it? tts: community feel. everybody knows everybody. a sound so corny, but you end up being one big family. the encouragement that you have, even for our park run, when we were first—time runners, the people who cheer you on make it so special. that is one of those things, isn't it? ithink that is one of those things, isn't it? i think for some people who

don't run regularly, or are new to it, they will be worried. they think, everyone is going to be quickerthan me, i'm not think, everyone is going to be quicker than me, i'm not going to be comfortable, there is a lot of that around running, isn't there? tt is around running, isn't there? it is unnecessary _ around running, isn't there? it is unnecessary though, because i can guarantee — unnecessary though, because i can guarantee you that it is one of the most _ guarantee you that it is one of the most inclusive events you will go to. most inclusive events you will go to at _ most inclusive events you will go to at my — most inclusive events you will go to. at my park run, you will have people _ to. at my park run, you will have people at — to. at my park run, you will have people at the front running in 16 minutes. — people at the front running in 16 minutes, and you will have people with their— minutes, and you will have people with their family or their dog running _ with their family or their dog running 45 minutes. it is a big family. — running 45 minutes. it is a big family, and i've been doing it for over— family, and i've been doing it for over ten— family, and i've been doing it for over ten years.— family, and i've been doing it for over ten ears. ~ , , ,, over ten years. when they see you... you're one — over ten years. when they see you... you're one of— over ten years. when they see you... you're one of two _ over ten years. when they see you... you're one of two people, _ over ten years. when they see you... you're one of two people, you're - you're one of two people, you're either going to think, i'm going to take on, because he is past it. or, they will be giving you a wide berth. , ,., , , ., they will be giving you a wide berth. , , , ., , ., berth. everybody tries to beat me. i remember my _ berth. everybody tries to beat me. i remember my days _ berth. everybody tries to beat me. i remember my days were _ berth. everybody tries to beat me. i remember my days were numbered | berth. everybody tries to beat me. i - remember my days were numbered when a nine—year—olds in an everton shirt

sprinted _ a nine—year—olds in an everton shirt sprinted past — a nine—year—olds in an everton shirt sprinted past me. i love it. i never going _ sprinted past me. i love it. i never going to _ sprinted past me. i love it. i never going to be — sprinted past me. i love it. i never going to be as fast as i once was, because — going to be as fast as i once was, because you can take them seriously, you can _ because you can take them seriously, you canjust— because you can take them seriously, you canjust enjoy it, but it sets you canjust enjoy it, but it sets you up— you canjust enjoy it, but it sets you up for— you canjust enjoy it, but it sets you up for the weekend. of you can just enjoy it, but it sets you up for the weekend. of course, durint the you up for the weekend. of course, during the pandemic, _ you up for the weekend. of course, during the pandemic, we _ you up for the weekend. of course, during the pandemic, we saw - you up for the weekend. of course, during the pandemic, we saw parki during the pandemic, we saw park runs fall, for obvious reasons. the national lottery have joined with the olympic and paralympic committees to encourage more people to do it... .'~::f committees to encourage more people to do it... 5, ., committees to encourage more people todoit.... ., , ., to do it... 80% of parents said that tositive to do it... 80% of parents said that positive sporting — to do it... 80% of parents said that positive sporting models _ to do it... 80% of parents said that positive sporting models are - to do it... 80% of parents said that positive sporting models are a - to do it... 80% of parents said that| positive sporting models are a good thin- positive sporting models are a good thing in _ positive sporting models are a good thing in a _ positive sporting models are a good thing in a child's development. we need _ thing in a child's development. we need role — thing in a child's development. we need role models, it has been a great _ need role models, it has been a great summer with the lionesses, and there is— great summer with the lionesses, and there is no_ great summer with the lionesses, and there is no better place to start than _ there is no better place to start than a — there is no better place to start than a park run. the next dina asher—smith is going to be out there. — asher—smith is going to be out there, there are over 700 park runs in the _ there, there are over 700 park runs inthe uk. _ there, there are over 700 park runs inthe uk. so— there, there are over 700 park runs in the uk, so there will be one local— in the uk, so there will be one local to — in the uk, so there will be one local to you. just get down there, and do _ local to you. just get down there, and do it — local to you. just get down there, and do it. being active is good for your— and do it. being active is good for your physical health but it is good

for your— your physical health but it is good for your mental health as well. i know_ for your mental health as well. i know of— for your mental health as well. i know of heart run sets me up well... will you _ know of heart run sets me up well... will you please give your son his toy back. he is looking at it, thinking, when is this man going to give me my toy back? how does it work with him and running. sometimes vitamin the buggy. _ work with him and running. sometimes vitamin the buggy, other _ work with him and running. sometimes vitamin the buggy, other times - work with him and running. sometimes vitamin the buggy, other times i - vitamin the buggy, other times i will put him in the sling and walk around with him strapped to me. on those occasions... around with him strapped to me. on those occasions. . .— those occasions... he's not quite bit those occasions... he's not quite big enough _ those occasions. .. he's not quite big enough for— those occasions... he's not quite big enough for a _ those occasions... he's not quite big enough for a running - those occasions... he's not quite big enough for a running buggy, | those occasions... he's not quite i big enough for a running buggy, but in a couple of months we'll be pushing a buggy around. teeth? in a couple of months we'll be pushing a buggy around. why are you dressed like — pushing a buggy around. why are you dressed like this? _ pushing a buggy around. why are you dressed like this? that _ pushing a buggy around. why are you dressed like this? that was _ pushing a buggy around. why are you dressed like this? that was a - dressed like this? that was a christmas — dressed like this? that was a christmas themed _ dressed like this? that was a christmas themed park - dressed like this? that was a christmas themed park run i dressed like this? that was a i christmas themed park run that dressed like this? that was a - christmas themed park run that we had. any park run has any excuse for

a dress up. had. any park run has any excuse for a dress up— a dress up. how pregnant were you there? about — a dress up. how pregnant were you there? about 34 _ a dress up. how pregnant were you there? about 34 weeks. _ a dress up. how pregnant were you there? about 34 weeks. i - a dress up. how pregnant were you i there? about 34 weeks. i completed it walkint there? about 34 weeks. i completed it walking on — there? about 34 weeks. i completed it walking on crutches. _ there? about 34 weeks. i completed it walking on crutches. it _ there? about 34 weeks. i completed it walking on crutches. it is - there? about 34 weeks. i completed it walking on crutches. it is a - it walking on crutches. it is a massive boost for mental health. i noticed during the pandemic, when part run stopped, i didn't run it. seed and go out on your own and run? no. but when park runs came back, it wasjust great. no. but when park runs came back, it was just great. you no. but when park runs came back, it wasjust great. you notice no. but when park runs came back, it was just great. you notice when you have not been to it, if you don't go on that saturday morning, by saturday afternoon you could be in a right bad mood, because you think, why did i waste my morning? t right bad mood, because you think, why did i waste my morning? i have never felt worse _ why did i waste my morning? i have never felt worse coming _ why did i waste my morning? i have never felt worse coming back - why did i waste my morning? i have never felt worse coming back from i why did i waste my morning? i have | never felt worse coming back from a park run— never felt worse coming back from a park run than leaving. often i say to people. — park run than leaving. often i say to people, oh, i can't be bothered. but once _ to people, oh, i can't be bothered. but once you step out your front door. — but once you step out your front

door. you — but once you step out your front door, you feel $1 million, ithink, that is— door, you feel $1 million, ithink, that is great, i've done some exercise _ that is great, i've done some exercise for the day, you can crack on. exercise for the day, you can crack oh i_ exercise for the day, you can crack on. i say, — exercise for the day, you can crack oh i say. for— exercise for the day, you can crack on. i say, for people's mental health. — on. i say, for people's mental health, just go around and walk it. when _ health, just go around and walk it. when you — health, just go around and walk it. when you were training at the height of your career, did you ever run for fun? or did you separate things out completely? t fun? or did you separate things out completely?— completely? i never had any spare time. i completely? i never had any spare time- i used _ completely? i never had any spare time. i used to _ completely? i never had any spare time. i used to train _ completely? i never had any spare time. i used to train every - completely? i never had any spare time. i used to train every day, . completely? i never had any spare | time. i used to train every day, but i time. i used to train every day, but i loved _ time. i used to train every day, but i loved my— time. i used to train every day, but i loved my training. and people would _ i loved my training. and people would say, 400 metre training, that is brutal. _ would say, 400 metre training, that is brutal, but i loved it. in the winter— is brutal, but i loved it. in the winter we _ is brutal, but i loved it. in the winter we used to do a three mile run on _ winter we used to do a three mile run on a _ winter we used to do a three mile run on a tuesday, and i used to do sand _ run on a tuesday, and i used to do sand dune — run on a tuesday, and i used to do sand dune running on a sunday. | sand dune running on a sunday. i love louise's face there. sandro sand dune running on a sunday. t love louise's face there. sandro and running? love louise's face there. sandro and runnint ? ., ~ ., love louise's face there. sandro and runnint? ., ~ ., , ., running? you know, i started with ark run, running? you know, i started with park run. we _ running? you know, i started with park run, i've done _ running? you know, i started with park run, i've done five _ running? you know, i started with park run, i've done five case, - running? you know, i started with park run, i've done five case, i've| park run, i've done five case, i've done _ park run, i've done five case, i've

done ten — park run, i've done five case, i've done ten case, —— five kilometres, ten kilometres, so don't ever put a limit _ ten kilometres, so don't ever put a limit on _ ten kilometres, so don't ever put a limit on what you can do, don't think— limit on what you can do, don't think you — limit on what you can do, don't think you can't do a park run because _ think you can't do a park run because you're not fast enough. you will be _ because you're not fast enough. you will be fast _ because you're not fast enough. you will be fast enough. if because you're not fast enough. you will be fast enough.— will be fast enough. if you have been inspired _ will be fast enough. if you have been inspired and _ will be fast enough. if you have been inspired and you - will be fast enough. if you have been inspired and you want - will be fast enough. if you have been inspired and you want to i will be fast enough. if you have i been inspired and you want to get involved, how do you get involved? go to the park run website. tt is go to the park run website. it is totally free- _ go to the park run website. it is totally free. he _ go to the park run website. it is totally free. he has _ go to the park run website. it is totally free. he has been - go to the park run website. it is totally free. he has been very l go to the park run website. it is i totally free. he has been very well behaved. until— totally free. he has been very well behaved. until now! _ totally free. he has been very well behaved. until now! and - totally free. he has been very well behaved. until now! and don't - totally free. he has been very well. behaved. until now! and don't steal his toy again, stealing toys for babies is not a good thing. if people are enthused by this, there's many more to come. stay with us, plenty more still to come.

good morning welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today... author sir salman rushdie is on a ventilator in hospital after being stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in new york state. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least

once in the abdomen. thousands of train drivers are on strike in a dispute over pay. rail passengers are told to expect severe disruption. as a drought is declared in parts of england, the environment agency warns it could last into next year. those drought conditions mean reservoirs in many places are running dry. i am reservoirs in many places are running dry. iam in reservoirs in many places are running dry. i am in derbyshire where one is running at 50% capacity. i am where one is running at 50% capacity. iam here where one is running at 50% capacity. i am here to explain what that means for you. and it is a hot and largely dry weekend ahead. we could see temperatures today and tomorrow topping at around 36 degrees. but we are hopeful we could see a little bit more rain and some cooler temperatures as we head into next week. i will have all the details here on bbc breakfast. non stanford finishes her international career in style. she won gold in the women's triathlon at the european championships in herfinal race for great britain.

it's saturday the 13th of august. our top story... the author, sir salman rushdie, remains seriously injured in hospital, after he was attacked and stabbed a number of times, on stage at an event in new york state. a 24—year—old man from newjersey has been arrested. sir salman may lose an eye, according to his agent. our correspondent nomia iqbal reports from outside the hospital in pennsylvania where the author of the satanic verses is being treated. the attack happened in full view of an audience. there was panic and confusion, as sir salman rushdie lay injured on the stage after being stabbed. the suspectjumped onto the stage and attacked mr rushdie, stabbing him at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen. mr rushdie was provided medical treatment by a doctor who was in the audience,

until ems arrived on scene. mr rushdie was airlifted to a local trauma centre and is still currently undergoing surgery. afterwards, eyewitnesses said they were in deep shock. i was stunned by what i saw. i thought at first it was a stunt or some kind of play that wasn't funny. and then when i realised what was actually happening, i wasjust completely taken by surprise. people were rising up out of their seats and gasping, crying and screaming and this... unheard—of thing was happening on stage. sir salman was rushed to hospital and taken by helicopter to the neighbouring state of pennsylvania. he was due to speak at the chautauqua institute, a centre for arts and learning in western new york, which celebrates freedom of expression, a value many praised sir salman for having. here is an individual who has spent

decades speaking truth to power. i someone who has been out there, unafraid, despite the threats that| have followed him his entire adult life. it seems _ prime minister borisjohnson tweeted he was appalled that the author was stabbed while exercising a right that must always be defended. a 24—year—old man named hadi matar was arrested and taken into custody. police have carried out a raid at his home in newjersey. the motive is not known, but sir salman has long lived under the threat of being killed and had to go into hiding for nearly ten years. his book the satanic verses, published in 1988, was condemned as blasphemous by many muslim countries. they considered his portrayal of islam insulting. iran's spiritual leader at the time called for sir salman's execution, offering a £2.5 million reward. iran has now distanced itself from that, but the bounty remains.

sir salman rushdie has spent a major part of his life protecting himself from extremist threat to only now find himself inside this hospital. in a statement, his agent says the author will likely lose an eye and is currently being supported by a ventilator. well, earlier, we spoke to our security correspondent, frank gardner, who described the long—term impact the satanic verses controversy was to have. it was the spark that ignited for most of the 20th—century, political islam had been mostly dormant. they had been some writings by an egyptian writer who wrote in prison and wrote a very important treatise, but it was only really with the satanic verses and the high passions and emotions that it evoked

that would act as a wake—up call to political islamist and that followed right through to al-qaeda and isis and bin laden. we can speak now to the author and a friend of salman rushdie, lisa appignanesi, who is a former uk president of the organisation pen. can president of the organisation pen. you share with l when can you share with us your thoughts when you first heard of what had happened? t when you first heard of what had happened?— happened? i was absolutely devastated, _ happened? i was absolutely devastated, as _ happened? i was absolutely devastated, as were - happened? i was absolutely devastated, as were so - happened? i was absolutely. devastated, as were so many happened? i was absolutely - devastated, as were so many others. it is a cruel and certainly from our point of view, undeserved attack. it is 33 years since the fatwa was proclaimed. he spent ten years in hiding, leading a life of great challenge and he bravely overcame this and throughout that period and later on, was incredibly generous towards other writers, well outside the english language who suffered from fatwas of the king that he had but perhaps without the same amount

of money behind them. his was a very political fatwa. of money behind them. his was a very politicalfatwa. it of money behind them. his was a very political fatwa. it was about blasphemy, yes, suppose it blasphemy, yes, suppose it blasphemy, but in fact, it had been stirred by political forces. this blasphemy, but in fact, it had been stirred by political forces.— stirred by political forces. this is a tra t ed stirred by political forces. this is a tragedy and — stirred by political forces. this is a tragedy and at _ stirred by political forces. this is a tragedy and at the _ stirred by political forces. this is a tragedy and at the kind - stirred by political forces. this is a tragedy and at the kind of- stirred by political forces. this is i a tragedy and at the kind of tragedy he portrays in his extremely imaginative and wonderful fiction. which has often had a kind of predictive element in it. and in this case, a totally cruel and shattering one. i know you have known sir salman rushdie for a very long time. what do you about his own approach to his own safety? we are hearing different reports over the years how he has tried to assess what risk he is personally in recent years for example. to you no how he has approach that? than when he left britain for america having had almost ten years in

hiding with security forces protecting him thankfully because there were several real threats, several of which. by him, he there were several real threats, several of which. by him, he felt he was moving — several of which. by him, he felt he was moving to _ several of which. by him, he felt he was moving to a — several of which. by him, he felt he was moving to a place _ several of which. by him, he felt he was moving to a place where - several of which. by him, he felt he was moving to a place where he - several of which. by him, he felt he| was moving to a place where he was less well—known as an image, as an icon, and could have a freer life and also a place where people supported him, people understood the need to champion a free place for expression, one in which challenging and critical things could be said and critical things could be said and so he went and i don't think after that he was particularly careful, certainly not in terms of security services protecting him. he led the life of a writer which meant a lot of the time he was writing and the rest of the time he went out, get public events, he is a fantastic public server and a great force in public server and a great force in public arenas. he worked with us

when i was president of english pen on a campaign which curtailed the powers of the bill which was about to go through parliament which would have effectively meant writing doubt, criticism, laughter, humour of any religion was severely curtailed and thanks to him and others, we managed to curtail the spread of that bill. in any case, he did not live under great security in america, which is why he wanted to be there, he wanted to live as a free man and carry on his life as a writer, public intellectual if you like. . . writer, public intellectual if you like. ., , ., ., like. one last thought if he would and may be _ like. one last thought if he would and may be briefly _ like. one last thought if he would and may be briefly although - like. one last thought if he would and may be briefly although it. like. one last thought if he would and may be briefly although it is. and may be briefly although it is very big issue, his book and what happened and the threats that followed did present a real problem to the publishing industry too,

there were personal threats to those who publish the book as well and thatis who publish the book as well and that is a real issue that exists still. ~ , ,., y that is a real issue that exists still. ~ ,. , ~ that is a real issue that exists still. y~ ,,, , still. absolutely. and publishers have to be _ still. absolutely. and publishers have to be careful— still. absolutely. and publishers have to be careful but _ still. absolutely. and publishers have to be careful but they - still. absolutely. and publishers i have to be careful but they cannot be more careful than writers. i think one of the reasons is that small publishers and independents have grown in recent years is that they can be more courageous, they do not have a huge number of people working for them that need their protection. should something of this kind ever happen again i hope and trust that will not but i think too much caution because one of the things history has shown this as you never know where surprises are going to come. when i first read the satanic verses i had no idea it was blasphemous. i thought it was a satire of thatcher's britain, about the heat of summer, migration, it

bears rereading now, it is so prescient. but in any case, i had no idea the danger lay in any kind of blasphemous, potentially blasphemous content which was very small and a small part of the book because it happens during an episode but it was picked up and for political reasons rather than what is actually in the book, publishers cannot defend from all corners, they do not know and we don't know where this kind of danger may live. don't know where this kind of danger ma live. , ., ,, ., ,, ., don't know where this kind of danger ma live. , ., ,, .,~ ., don't know where this kind of danger ma live. , ., ,, ., , may live. due to speak to you this mornint. may live. due to speak to you this morning. thank _ may live. due to speak to you this morning. thank you. _ thousands of train drivers are striking today in a dispute over pay and working conditions. it means no trains are running from london euston or birmingham new street. train drivers' union aslef said the strikes were a last resort, but the rising cost of living meant workers are facing a real terms pay cut.

let's go to london euston where greg mckenzie is this morning. i was trying to look behind you. are the shutters still across euston station? . the shutters still across euston station? , , ., ,, ., ., station? yes, euston station will remain closed _ station? yes, euston station will remain closed for— station? yes, euston station will remain closed for the _ station? yes, euston station will remain closed for the rest - station? yes, euston station will remain closed for the rest of- station? yes, euston station will remain closed for the rest of the | remain closed for the rest of the day, following that strike action it is one of the railway�*s busiest railway stations. destinations such as glasgow, manchester, birmingham and many others, many people getting to the station today unaware that there is strike action. this strike action is all to do with pay. the railway union, the aslef union are asking for a pay rise for its members, 4500 members, most of which are drivers, about 10—15%. the railway companies have offered 5% but with that comes a request to

change the terms and conditions of staff member contracts and that's ultimately what this stumbling block is about. they are around the table but nobody can agree the terms or even... the railway delivery group, he says it is about modernising the railways. here he is. fin he says it is about modernising the railways. here he is.— he says it is about modernising the railways. here he is. on average, a driver has. — railways. here he is. on average, a driver has, works _ railways. here he is. on average, a driver has, works four _ railways. here he is. on average, a driver has, works four days - railways. here he is. on average, a driver has, works four days in - railways. here he is. on average, a driver has, works four days in a - driver has, works four days in a week. _ driver has, works four days in a week. 35— driver has, works four days in a week, 35 hour week, driver has, works four days in a week, 35 hourweek, it's driver has, works four days in a week, 35 hour week, it's not asking people _ week, 35 hour week, it's not asking people to _ week, 35 hour week, it's not asking people to work longer and increase the 35— people to work longer and increase the 35 hours, what we are saying is within— the 35 hours, what we are saying is within those — the 35 hours, what we are saying is within those 35 hours, how do you .et within those 35 hours, how do you get more — within those 35 hours, how do you get more productivity because some historical— get more productivity because some historical practices of how we dive drivers. _ historical practices of how we dive drivers, make it quite inflexible in some _ drivers, make it quite inflexible in some places and we don't utilise the full shift _ some places and we don't utilise the full shift length and again that's not about making anything unsafe, it isjust— not about making anything unsafe, it isjust getting drivers not about making anything unsafe, it is just getting drivers to not about making anything unsafe, it isjust getting drivers to be more

productive — isjust getting drivers to be more productive within the 35 hour week. and ultimately, there is always two sides to a story. aslef say it's not for these drivers are being expected to work longer hours, technically for less money. so they are not happy with the proposals to introduce a 5% pay increase only to extend the working week, making it less flexible for its members. mick whelan is from the union aslef. the three shift system, nights, 5—11 hours. — three shift system, nights, 5—11 hours. all— three shift system, nights, 5—11 hours, all sorts— three shift system, nights, 5—11 hours, all sorts of— three shift system, nights, 5—11i hours, all sorts of permutations. they— hours, all sorts of permutations. they get — hours, all sorts of permutations. they get rostered _ hours, all sorts of permutations. they get rostered up _ hours, all sorts of permutations. they get rostered up to - hours, all sorts of permutations. they get rostered up to 70 - hours, all sorts of permutations. j they get rostered up to 70 hours hours, all sorts of permutations. i they get rostered up to 70 hours a week. _ they get rostered up to 70 hours a week. it _ they get rostered up to 70 hours a week. it is — they get rostered up to 70 hours a week. it is an— they get rostered up to 70 hours a week, it is an average _ they get rostered up to 70 hours a week, it is an average for- they get rostered up to 70 hours a week, it is an average for the - they get rostered up to 70 hours a i week, it is an average for the week, sometimes — week, it is an average for the week, sometimes working _ week, it is an average for the week, sometimes working 13 _ week, it is an average for the week, sometimes working 13 days - week, it is an average for the week, sometimes working 13 days to - week, it is an average for the week, sometimes working 13 days to 14, i sometimes working 13 days to 14, some _ sometimes working 13 days to 14, some days — sometimes working 13 days to 14, some days working _ sometimes working 13 days to 14, some days working seven - sometimes working 13 days to 14, some days working seven on - sometimes working 13 days to 14, some days working seven on the i sometimes working 13 days to 14, - some days working seven on the trot. it's some days working seven on the trot. it's not _ some days working seven on the trot. it's not as— some days working seven on the trot. it's not as simple _ some days working seven on the trot. it's not as simple as _ some days working seven on the trot. it's not as simple as some _ some days working seven on the trot. it's not as simple as some days - it's not as simple as some days working — it's not as simple as some days working seven _ it's not as simple as some days working seven on _ it's not as simple as some days working seven on the _ it's not as simple as some days working seven on the trot. - it's not as simple as some days working seven on the trot. it'si it's not as simple as some days i working seven on the trot. it's not as simple — working seven on the trot. it's not as simple as — working seven on the trot. it's not as simple as sunlight _ working seven on the trot. it's not as simple as sunlight portrait. - working seven on the trot. it's notj as simple as sunlight portrait. the ticket as simple as sunlight portrait. the picket lines _ as simple as sunlight portrait. picket lines to my left on as simple as sunlight portrait. ttt; picket lines to my left on this site. about 50 members of the aslef union are outside the station this morning and ultimately there will be

no trains here for the rest of the day. there are forecasts of more strikes this week, thursday will be be london underground copper staff member shall go on strike and next saturday, another national rail strike. so the summer of disruption. back to you in the studio.— back to you in the studio. thank you very much. — back to you in the studio. thank you very much. greg- — back to you in the studio. thank you very much, greg. outside _ back to you in the studio. thank you very much, greg. outside a - back to you in the studio. thank you very much, greg. outside a sunny i back to you in the studio. thank you i very much, greg. outside a sunny but closed euston station. the environment agency has warned that the drought declared in many parts of england could last into next year. it says that after the driest summer for 50 years, it will take weeks of rain to replenish water sources. eight areas of england are officially in drought, meaning water companies can put stricter controls on water use. dan johnson reports. you can see it spreading, can't you? look at it. a farm fire rages near the devon coast, after a combine harvester caught light in the extreme, dry heat. hundreds of miles away, fields ablaze on the edge of creswell,

a derbyshire village feeling the threat of spreading fire. around 50 homes were evacuated last night to keep people safe. we could only see smoke at that point, but you could hear it and then as it got a little bit worse and spreading closer towards the estate, you could see how bad it was, and it had spread round the back of the houses. it has been a busy time for the fire service, who are braced for more calls this weekend. the conditions don't help. the situation, obviously any small fire in the area, whether that be a discarded cigarette _ or people having barbecues, people outside cooking, - we are asking, please be very careful, make sure that - fires are extinguished. we want people to go safely about and - enjoy the weekend, enjoy the weather, i but please do that safely. in nottinghamshire, more fields burn, as the parched landscape turns to scorched earth. farmers have been trying to save crops and stop fires spreading. but look how close the flames are to taking out this power line. and here is the aftermath of another

blaze that reached nearby buildings. almost half of england is now officially in drought, which means closer monitoring of water levels and ensuring water companies are sticking to their action plans, so the taps don't run dry. yorkshire and the west midlands are likely to join those areas later this month. two water companies already have hosepipe bans in place and more are due to follow. that's because reservoirs are getting low and some rivers are drying up. look at the source of the river thames on the border of wiltshire and gloucestershire. no wonder we are being encouraged to consider how we use water. when you turn on a tap or have a shower, that water comes out of rivers like this, which means we're taking it away from the environment or taking it away from a farmer that could be using it to irrigate or harvest crops that we need for the food we need, so i think it is about signalling this is something beyond normal, and actually we all play a role

in thinking about where our water comes from and use water wisely. rain next week could bring some respite, but look at the risk which comes with that. this shows how little the baked earth absorbs the water, meaning we could see flash flooding. there's at least another two hot days to get through first, which could well mean more farmers having to become makeshift firefighters to stop more of the fields burning. dan johnson, bbc news. sarah rogers is in derbyshire for us this morning, one of the eight areas of england where an official drought has been declared. sarah, what does the local area look like where you are? it's a lovely, serene morning. we have got people out fishing, but if you can see where that flat area is, where that person was fishing, actually, that should be covered in water. these reservoirs are running much lower, this one is 50% capacity which is not a normal summer level.

the one that i get is at 15 capacity but another thing we are dealing with his fires. we can speak to clive stanbrook from derbyshire fire and rescue. fires overnight for you as well in the area. what is the situation? at as well in the area. what is the situation?— situation? at a place called creswell — situation? at a place called creswell we _ situation? at a place called creswell we had _ situation? at a place called creswell we had 12 - situation? at a place called creswell we had 12 fire - situation? at a place called - creswell we had 12 fire engines at about— creswell we had 12 fire engines at about seven tm, that has fully extinguished but a lot of the fires recently. — extinguished but a lot of the fires recently, that could have grown out of control— recently, that could have grown out of control if— recently, that could have grown out of control if we had not gotten there — of control if we had not gotten there so — of control if we had not gotten there so quickly. not of control if we had not gotten there so quickly.— of control if we had not gotten there so quickly. not so long ago, that one behind _ there so quickly. not so long ago, that one behind us _ there so quickly. not so long ago, that one behind us that _ there so quickly. not so long ago, that one behind us that was - there so quickly. not so long ago, that one behind us that was much| that one behind us that was much bigger? tote that one behind us that was much bitter? ~ . that one behind us that was much bi er? . ., ,’: that one behind us that was much bi er? . ., ,': , that one behind us that was much bitter? ~ . z: , ., bigger? we had 34 fire engines over the course of _ bigger? we had 34 fire engines over the course of that _ bigger? we had 34 fire engines over the course of that fire _ bigger? we had 34 fire engines over the course of that fire and _ bigger? we had 34 fire engines over the course of that fire and over- bigger? we had 34 fire engines over the course of that fire and over 100| the course of that fire and over 100 firefighters — the course of that fire and over 100 firefighters which was caused accidentally but through reckless use of— accidentally but through reckless use of barbecues upon the hill. and massive use of barbecues upon the hill. fich massive impact use of barbecues upon the hill. rtc massive impact on the environment as well here and water usage which we are trying to conserve at the moment?— are trying to conserve at the moment? .." ,, . ., ., ., moment? the peak district national ark is a moment? the peak district national park is a fantastic _ moment? the peak district national park is a fantastic place _ moment? the peak district national park is a fantastic place for - moment? the peak district national park is a fantastic place for the - park is a fantastic place for the habitats — park is a fantastic place for the habitats of several creatures, that risk to _ habitats of several creatures, that risk to human life and a lot of the

plant _ risk to human life and a lot of the plant and — risk to human life and a lot of the plant and animal life as well. we need _ plant and animal life as well. we need a _ plant and animal life as well. we need a lot— plant and animal life as well. we need a lot of water to put large fires _ need a lot of water to put large fires out — need a lot of water to put large fires out and we haven't got a huge amount— fires out and we haven't got a huge amount of— fires out and we haven't got a huge amount of water at our disposal at the moment. amount of water at our disposal at the moment-— amount of water at our disposal at the moment. what's your advice to teo . le the moment. what's your advice to people that — the moment. what's your advice to people that we _ the moment. what's your advice to people that we don't _ the moment. what's your advice to people that we don't want - the moment. what's your advice to people that we don't want to - the moment. what's your advice to people that we don't want to be . the moment. what's your advice to people that we don't want to be a i people that we don't want to be a killjoy, it's a beautiful day, cyclists and walkers are out, but what sort of advice do you have to people to make your weekend a little quieter? people to make your weekend a little tuieter? ,, �* . people to make your weekend a little tuieter? . �* , ., people to make your weekend a little tuieter? ,, �* , ., ., quieter? quite right, it's going to be a glorious _ quieter? quite right, it's going to be a glorious weekend _ quieter? quite right, it's going to be a glorious weekend and - quieter? quite right, it's going to be a glorious weekend and we . be a glorious weekend and we completely get that people want to en'oy completely get that people want to enjoy the weekend in the peak district — enjoy the weekend in the peak district and across the country but all we _ district and across the country but all we would implore is do it sensibly. _ all we would implore is do it sensibly, don't have disposable barbecues, don't have anything that would _ barbecues, don't have anything that would cause any kind of resource parks. _ would cause any kind of resource parks, barbecues and infant like that. _ parks, barbecues and infant like that, bonfires in the back gardens, we have _ that, bonfires in the back gardens, we have had reports of that and also open water — we have had reports of that and also open water swimming, it looks ideal and we _ open water swimming, it looks ideal and we get — open water swimming, it looks ideal and we get that people would want to id and we get that people would want to go into— and we get that people would want to go into the _ and we get that people would want to go into the lakes and reservoirs and rivers _ go into the lakes and reservoirs and rivers but _ go into the lakes and reservoirs and rivers but please be careful. please do it safely— rivers but please be careful. please do it safely and in a way you know

that is— do it safely and in a way you know that is supervised.— do it safely and in a way you know that is supervised. some good words of wisdom and _ that is supervised. some good words of wisdom and we _ that is supervised. some good words of wisdom and we heard _ that is supervised. some good words of wisdom and we heard from - that is supervised. some good words of wisdom and we heard from the . of wisdom and we heard from the wildlife trust as well earlier that some of these specialist areas from fire and drought conditions, they will take hundreds of years to recover and back to the water issue, there is no hosepipe ban in place here, people are being mindful of their water usage but also no disposable barbecues either because it is beautiful, it is still green, it is beautiful, it is still green, it is beautiful, it is still green, it is lovely here and the idea is to keep it that way. flan it is lovely here and the idea is to keep it that way.— it is lovely here and the idea is to keep it that way. can i 'ust asked, no offence, but - keep it that way. can i 'ust asked, no offence, but can _ keep it that way. can i 'ust asked, no offence, but can i _ keep it that way. can i just asked, no offence, but can i ask - keep it that way. can i just asked, no offence, but can i ask your- no offence, but can i ask your camera operator to give us a shot of the place you are into give us a look at it. tla the place you are into give us a look at it— the place you are into give us a look at it. ., .g . ., ,, , look at it. no offence taken, it is absolutely _ look at it. no offence taken, it is absolutely beautiful. _ look at it. no offence taken, it is absolutely beautiful. come - look at it. no offence taken, it is absolutely beautiful. come on, i absolutely beautiful. come on, clyde, let's get out of the way. look at all of that.— look at all of that. absolutely stunning- _ look at all of that. absolutely stunning. the _ look at all of that. absolutely stunning. the two _ look at all of that. absolutely stunning. the two things - look at all of that. absolutely stunning. the two things we i look at all of that. absolutely i stunning. the two things we can look at all of that. absolutely - stunning. the two things we can see, we will bring — stunning. the two things we can see, we will bring whether _ stunning. the two things we can see, we will bring whether sarah - stunning. the two things we can see,

we will bring whether sarah now - we will bring whether sarah now because that illustrates two things. it's a beautiful day and there will be people living it but also very manifest drought situation? yes, absolutely. good morning to you. lots of us seeing very similar conditions to that. blue sky overhead but the ground is looking really dry and parched out there. this is the picture in west london at the moment. as we head through the rest of the weekend, not a huge amount of change. it is looking hot and sunny, some rain in the forecast, showers around later tomorrow and they will be mainly for scotland and northern ireland. no rain in the forecast for the next couple of days across much of england and wales where we could really do with some of it, so this is the last time we saw it rain. 43 days ago, the isle of wight, but widely across much of southern england it has not rained for between 3—6 weeks and notjust dry, it is hot too. we have that amber

warning of extreme heat valid through the rest of the weekend across a good part of the weekend into east wales but even north of that a hot weekend in store for much of northern england, northern ireland as well. murk across the far north—east of scotland, showers for the northern isles, dry with strong sunshine and light when the can that will really lift temperatures once again. 3536 down towards the south even across parts of scotland and northern ireland, temperatures up in the high 205. moving through the evening and tonight, dry and clear for most of us. again, best and low cloud lapping and across north—east scotland and england. temperatures overnight holding between 11, particularly towards the south, quite warm and comfortable for sleeping. what's more of that hot sunshine around. there will be a bit of a change, showers develop tomorrow for northern ireland and scotland, some heavy and thundery, some hail mixing and potentialfor

localised flooding. could be one or two starting to develop across western parts of england and wales later but another hot day particularly in the south, hopeful we will see more rain into next week but where you get heavy rain falling on dry ground, there could be potential for localised flooding. thanks very much. as the environment agency warns that the drought in parts of england could last until next year, you might be wondering what the long—term implications of the driest summer in 50 years could be. our climate editorjustin rowlatt is here to explain more. but is here to explain more. he is also the man with th shirt but he is also the man with the best shirt on bbc breakfast this morning. that is an unofficial title but i have awarded it to you. thank you very much — have awarded it to you. thank you very much indeed. _ have awarded it to you. thank you very much indeed. i _ have awarded it to you. thank you very much indeed. i am _ have awarded it to you. thank you very much indeed. i am very - have awarded it to you. thank you | very much indeed. i am very proud have awarded it to you. thank you . very much indeed. i am very proud to have it. i am here in my garden in north london and it's a very delightful, i must say, sitting in the warmth of the morning. how's it

failint the warmth of the morning. how's it failing there? _ the warmth of the morning. how's it failing there? loads _ the warmth of the morning. how's it failing there? loads of _ the warmth of the morning. how's it failing there? loads of people - the warmth of the morning. how's it failing there? loads of people have | failing there? loads of people have said gardening is difficult. d0 failing there? loads of people have said gardening is difficult.— said gardening is difficult. do you want to have _ said gardening is difficult. do you want to have a _ said gardening is difficult. do you want to have a look? _ said gardening is difficult. do you want to have a look? i _ said gardening is difficult. do you want to have a look? i was - said gardening is difficult. do you | want to have a look? i was hinting but did not — want to have a look? i was hinting but did not want _ want to have a look? i was hinting but did not want to _ want to have a look? i was hinting but did not want to invade - want to have a look? i was hinting but did not want to invade your i but did not want to invade your privacy. but did not want to invade your triva . . . privacy. regular viewers will remember _ privacy. regular viewers will remember my _ privacy. regular viewers will remember my pond - privacy. regular viewers will remember my pond that. privacy. regular viewers will remember my pond that we | privacy. regular viewers will. remember my pond that we got privacy. regular viewers will - remember my pond that we got in last year. it is really flourishing. there is a little frog, you will not be able to see. and the guinea pigs are out enjoying the grass. names of the guinea pigs? they are called, they are indian sweets. lovely names. ., , ., , names. good guinea pig names. people have been getting _ names. good guinea pig names. people have been getting in _ names. good guinea pig names. people have been getting in touch _ names. good guinea pig names. people have been getting in touch saying - have been getting in touch saying all you talk about is the weather, it is summer, it is hot, get over it. i am sick of it, it is summer, what would you say?— it. i am sick of it, it is summer, what would you say? yes, of course we tet what would you say? yes, of course we get hot — what would you say? yes, of course we get hot weather, _ what would you say? yes, of course we get hot weather, that _ what would you say? yes, of course we get hot weather, that is - what would you say? yes, of course we get hot weather, that is as - what would you say? yes, of course we get hot weather, that is as your| we get hot weather, that is as your correspondence say, that's what

someone is, but! the weather has been exceptionally hot. remember the heatwave we had at the end ofjuly, the record temperature prior to that was 38.7 celsius, recorded in cambridge. more than 30 weather stations smashed that record, beat that record, the highest temperature recorded ever in britain from ever recorded, 40.3 in lincolnshire and that tells you what's happening. yes, it is hot, but it is getting hotter and scientists say that heatwave was 2—4 c hotter than it would have been without climate change. they say without climate change. they say without climate change the temperatures we saw at the end ofjuly would have been, "almost impossible." yes, it is hot, but it is getting hotter. temperature is one thing, what about the drought situation? people will remember the drought of 1976, i can remember the drought of 1976, i can remember that, remember the drought of 1976, i can rememberthat, is remember the drought of 1976, i can remember that, is it silly to do comparisons and where does this set

in relation to the problems it is causing? tote in relation to the problems it is causint ? ~ . in relation to the problems it is causint ? . ., ., �*, in relation to the problems it is causint? ., ., �*, ., , causing? we have got, it's really interesting. _ causing? we have got, it's really interesting, the _ causing? we have got, it's really interesting, the comparison - causing? we have got, it's really interesting, the comparison withi causing? we have got, it's really - interesting, the comparison with 76, it's interesting, the comparison with 76, its relevant and it is always relevant to put these things in context. like 76 we have had a really dry spring and a very dry summer. the difference with 76 as they had a dry winter before hand. they went into spring and summer already with low levels in the reservoirs and rivers. we had a fairly normal winter, that top up reservoir let levels and we are to coming into this drought in a better situation than 76 but the fear is in this is what the environment agency are seen, they are looking ahead to winter, it will take weeks and months to get water levels back and if we have a dry winter we go into next year already in drought and then we could be in even more trouble. �* . . then we could be in even more trouble. �* , , , then we could be in even more trouble. �*, , , , ., trouble. let's see. this is a question — trouble. let's see. this is a question from _ trouble. let's see. this is a question from paul. - trouble. let's see. this is a question from paul. this i trouble. let's see. this is a i question from paul. this ties trouble. let's see. this is a - question from paul. this ties up a couple of things we have been talking about. what rainfall and

temperature records have been broken in 2022? you have referenced the couple already. this in 2022? you have referenced the couple already-— couple already. this is a bit like a tuiz, couple already. this is a bit like a quiz. actually _ couple already. this is a bit like a quiz. actually i — couple already. this is a bit like a quiz, actually i am _ couple already. this is a bit like a quiz, actually i am an _ couple already. this is a bit like a. quiz, actually i am an mastermind. we had a record heatwave injuly, we have got a very hot heatwave but not record—breaking. across the whole of england, july was the driestjuly since 1935. and another record is in the south—east, we have seen 145 days with little or no rain and that is our record again that goes back to the 19705. basically the messages it is hot and very, very dry. [30 it is hot and very, very dry. do ou? it is hot and very, very dry. do you? there — it is hot and very, very dry. do you? there is a lot of frustration out there. we accept the weather at the moment is here and it is doing its thing, but when it comes to infrastructure and how the country coax, there is frustration and we have spoken to water companies in the programme but what they are doing. night says if water companies

are making billions of pounds of profit, why are we still losing water in leaks every day? they are making money but not fixing the leaks fast enough and have given various reasons for that. tt is various reasons for that. it is shocking _ various reasons for that. it is shocking when _ various reasons for that. it is shocking when you _ various reasons for that. tt 3 shocking when you look at the figures. 20% of water supply is leaked into the ground everyday. billions of litres, i think 1000 or 2000 olympic swimming pool straining into the ground everyday. but it's a complicated balance because fixing leaks is very expensive and if the water company spends lots of money fixing leaks it will end up on your bill so the balances between how much water they leak and how much it gusts to fix them. the water industry says it would be extortionate to fix all the leaks, they say they cannot do that so we have got to get the balance right. what the regulator says as they have got half the number of leaks by 2050, and apparently, the regulator and industry say they are on target

to do that. they claim they are improving their behaviour but they don't want to spend too much money because we will end up paying the bill if they do too much. it is a tricky one, leaks, enter quite complicated. tricky one, leaks, enter quite complicated-— tricky one, leaks, enter quite comtlicated. ., .., , complicated. there are countries in the world routinely _ complicated. there are countries in the world routinely and _ complicated. there are countries in the world routinely and for- complicated. there are countries in the world routinely and for many i the world routinely and for many years if you like to have dealt with lack of water. where do we look? if we assume we have a situation going forward where this becomes routine, summers will be like this, if we take that assumption, where do we look for infrastructure, patterns, that can help us deal with what lies ahead? tote that can help us deal with what lies ahead? ~ . that can help us deal with what lies ahead? . ., ., , , ahead? we are not there yet but we are kind of looking _ ahead? we are not there yet but we are kind of looking more _ ahead? we are not there yet but we are kind of looking more toward - are kind of looking more toward somewhere like the south of france. you get much longer periods of dry weather where the infrastructure is geared up to not having rain. that would mean things like capping bigger reservoirs but the other key thing is we actually use a lot of water in the uk. the average water use in the uk is 155 litres a day,

in denmark they use just 104 on average to one of the things we could do is use less water. that's the clear message coming from the environment agency at the moment. don't have bats, have service, turn off the tap, those kind of messages coming through. if we did that all the time we could probably cope with drier weather, the time we could probably cope with drierweather, even the time we could probably cope with drier weather, even better than we are now and i should say on the comparison with 76, one thing the government and water industry say is we expecting any standpipes in the street, where people were felling kettles in the street. no water rationing. they say this apply to your home shouldn't effect but we are expecting more hosepipe ban and possibly bands from washing your car. that may happen later this summer. t

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of being a farmer gets a lot more difficult during a drought, what are you hearing there?— difficult during a drought, what are you hearing there? absolutely, there are full around _ you hearing there? absolutely, there are full around us _ you hearing there? absolutely, there are full around us is _ you hearing there? absolutely, there are full around us is yellow— you hearing there? absolutely, there are full around us is yellow and - are full around us is yellow and scorched at the moment. we are in a very dry leicestershire, one of the eight areas that has been officially declared as being in drought, mostly in the south and east, east anglia, lincolnshire, and here in the east midlands. there is actually a farmers market on here, in elm starts just farmers market on here, in elm startsjust outside of farmers market on here, in elm starts just outside of hinckley. it is still quite quiet, we are wondering whether or not the sheet will bring people out. just tell us what you do. t i'm a homemaker. i do what you do. i i'm a homemaker. i do a weekly slot. i'm hoping that is still going — a weekly slot. i'm hoping that is still going to be busy, i think you

want _ still going to be busy, i think you want to— still going to be busy, i think you want to come out to the sun and enjoy— want to come out to the sun and enjoy the — want to come out to the sun and enjoy the day. of want to come out to the sun and enjoy the day-— want to come out to the sun and enjoy the day. of course you are a resident of — enjoy the day. of course you are a resident of the _ enjoy the day. of course you are a resident of the east _ enjoy the day. of course you are a resident of the east midlands. - enjoy the day. of course you are a | resident of the east midlands. you know that your are officially in a drought, you don't know about any restrictions yet, but what kind of impacts will be on your business and you as a resident? tote impacts will be on your business and you as a resident?— you as a resident? we use a lot of water in washing _ you as a resident? we use a lot of water in washing up _ you as a resident? we use a lot of water in washing up and _ you as a resident? we use a lot of water in washing up and using - you as a resident? we use a lot of water in washing up and using the| water in washing up and using the dishwasher, and hygiene is the most important _ dishwasher, and hygiene is the most important thing in running the business. _ important thing in running the business, so if we can't be hygienic. _ business, so if we can't be hygienic, we can't keep making. of hygienic, we can't keep making. course, this is hygienic, we can't keep making. qt course, this is what farmers hygienic, we can't keep making. t>t course, this is what farmers are waiting to find out as well, what exactly these restrictions might be. no hosepipe ban here as of yet, could we see a hosepipe ban here, could we see a hosepipe ban here, could we see a hosepipe ban here, could we even see some water rationing? we know they have a 10,000 gallon back—up tank here, that when you are farming that doesn't go that far. there is also the matter of keeping the animals safe, cool, and happy. have a look

at our pigs over here, they are enjoying the shade at the moment and having a pretty nice time on a saturday morning. we know that the staff here on the farm have been digging out some wallow wholesome for them, so that even when they are out and about in the blazing sunshine that we are in at the moment they can stay cool. also, one of the farm hands here has been making sure that the wildlife gets water. apparently the birds are really suffering at the moment, so water stations are being put out. here is chris, how are you? you look after the cow, how are you keeping them cool?— them cool? they naturally keep themselves _ them cool? they naturally keep themselves cool _ them cool? they naturally keep themselves cool kaput, - them cool? they naturally keep themselves cool kaput, which i them cool? they naturally keep| themselves cool kaput, which is fantastic — themselves cool kaput, which is fantastic. the mothers put themselves in a big group around the calves. _ themselves in a big group around the calves. and _ themselves in a big group around the calves, and then they took turns themselves. they have a bit of a woodland — themselves. they have a bit of a woodland to hide under, that they tend to _ woodland to hide under, that they

tend to look after themselves. water is a consideration, _ tend to look after themselves. water is a consideration, though, _ tend to look after themselves. —te is a consideration, though, because each cow drinks how much per day? 25 litres, and we have quite a few cows. — litres, and we have quite a few cows. i— litres, and we have quite a few cows, i don't know the exact maths but you _ cows, i don't know the exact maths but you can — cows, i don't know the exact maths but you can imagine how much we are going _ but you can imagine how much we are going through at the moment. you have to change _ going through at the moment. t’t.�*t., have to change your routine as well? now i start at really early on in the morning, and then i take a break at the _ the morning, and then i take a break at the heat _ the morning, and then i take a break at the heat of the day, and then come _ at the heat of the day, and then come back, and they eat overnight, because _ come back, and they eat overnight, because pigs and cows don't like eating _ because pigs and cows don't like eating in — because pigs and cows don't like eating in the heat. fire because pigs and cows don't like eating in the heat.— because pigs and cows don't like eating in the heat. are you worried about the possibility _ eating in the heat. are you worried about the possibility of _ eating in the heat. are you worried about the possibility of a _ eating in the heat. are you worried about the possibility of a drought l about the possibility of a drought going on? the about the possibility of a drought totin on? . . about the possibility of a drought totin on? , , ., ., , going on? the pigs will have trouble because they _ going on? the pigs will have trouble because they can — going on? the pigs will have trouble because they can sweat. _ going on? the pigs will have trouble because they can sweat. -- - going on? the pigs will have trouble because they can sweat. -- mcafee| because they can sweat. —— mcafee cannot— because they can sweat. —— mcafee cannot sweat. a big firm has fans and blinds and

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that means consequences into next year. that means consequences into next ear. . ~' that means consequences into next ear. . ~ , ., y that means consequences into next ear. ., ~ , . . that means consequences into next ear. ., , . . ., year. thank you very much. we have some good — year. thank you very much. we have some good news _ year. thank you very much. we have some good news to _ year. thank you very much. we have some good news to bring _ year. thank you very much. we have some good news to bring you. - year. thank you very much. we have some good news to bring you. non l some good news to bring you. non stanford, if you think back to 2013 when she first won a world title, she hasn't won since then, and now, at the european championships in munich, she has one gold. it's her first medal since she won gold at the world championship in 2013. showing her class one again, she was in the front pack throughout the swim and bike legs, and only lost a few seconds at the second transition. but she worked her way back during the run to cross the line ahead of germany's laura lindemann. it is a bit surreal, to be honest to you. i am waiting to get my phone and my performance director will have text me and asked me if i am sure i am retiring.

but yeah, maybe there's something, an extra incentive, knowing that this was my last ever world triathlon race, my last ever time in a great britain tri suit and ijust cannot think of a better way to out with a gold medal and european champs in the first ever time i represented great britain at a major champs back in 2011, so it is kind of full circle to come here and win gold at european champs. the british track cycling team got their first medals in the velodrome with bronzes in the men's team pursuit and team sprint and a surprise silver in the women'510km scratch race forjess roberts. she took five months out last summer and considered quitting the sport but powered her way to second place behind norway's anita stenberg. in the men's team pursuit, great britain beat germany in the bronze medal race to make it on to the podium. while jack carlin, ali fielding and hamish turnbull beat out poland to earn bronze in the men's team sprint. britain's bmx olympic champion charlotte worthington crashed out in the freestyle.

after qualifying for the final with the best score in the heats, she crashed in both of her subsequent runs — finishing last out of the 8 riders. over at the european aquatics championships in rome, katie shanahan won silver in the 200m backstroke. it's her biggest achievement to date after winning two bronze medals at the commonwealth games. freya anderson won bronze in the 100m freestyle. elsewhere there was more british success for medi harris, james wilby, jacob peters and anna hopkin who won bronze in the mixed 4x100m mixed medley. the netherlands took gold, with silver for italy. the lionesses feature heavily in the nominations for the ballon d'or — millie bright, beth mead and lucy bronze all up for the award for best women's footballer.

mead was named the best player at the euros after winning the golden boot given to the tournament's top scorer. chelsea's sam kerr is also in the running for the prize. british number two dan evans is through to the semi—finals of the canadian open. he came back from a set down to beat american tommy paul and set up a last—four meeting with pablo carreno busta who knocked out fellow britjack draper to book his place in the semi—final. it's a week to remember though for the 20—year—old, who earlier beat a top 10 player for the first time in stefano tsitsipas and is set for a big jump in the rankings. natalie aspinall will make history today, as she becomes only the third woman to officiate in the premier league. she's been promoted as an assistant referee, following six years in the efl.

she'll be at wolves' game against fulham. she spoke to bbc sport about the challenges she faced in trying to break through. trying to get to the premier league is something that i was always told i couldn't do, i couldn't be involved in professional football. it's something that i've worked hard to do, so i think when i was given the opportunity, and i knew that i'd had a good season, for me, it was about controlling the controllable, so making sure i presented myself in the best way in the interview, making sure i was prepared for the fitness test, and i knew that as long as i'd done all the things that i needed to be the best version of myself, then, you know, then the rest is up to the pgmol. two of england's greatest midfielders go head—to—head for the first time today as managers. steven gerrard's aston villa take on frank lampard's everton in the premier league's lunchtime kick—off. gerrard and lampard were rivals for many years throughout their playing careers with liverpool and chelsea — and of course — team mates for england.

i think you could see very early on when i started sharing a dressing room with him that he would probably stay in the game in some capacity. it is no surprise to see him in a very similar position to myself, which is to try and lead a big establishment and progress it and move it forward. in terms of competing against each other, whether it be on the pitch, or now as a manager, you have two people that will be desperate to be on the winning end of it, i don't think that will ever change. it never when we played, and it won't from a touchline point of view. ~ ,., , ' view. were both very different in our personalities, _ view. were both very different in our personalities, but _ view. were both very different in our personalities, but we - view. were both very different in our personalities, but we both i view. were both very different in . our personalities, but we both know what we _ our personalities, but we both know what we want to do. i was very pleased — what we want to do. i was very pleased to _ what we want to do. i was very pleased to cease even, it is very good _ pleased to cease even, it is very good tom — pleased to cease even, it is very good to... when you have careers like steven — good to... when you have careers like steven gerard's and mine, we have _ like steven gerard's and mine, we have to _ like steven gerard's and mine, we have to put —

like steven gerard's and mine, we have to put that to the side and put it away _ have to put that to the side and put it away i_ have to put that to the side and put it away. i know that he is a hard worker. — it away. i know that he is a hard worker. he _ it away. i know that he is a hard worker, he has done so well at rangers. — worker, he has done so well at rangers, and now it aston villa. london spirit are top of the table in the men's hundred after a tight 9 run win over southern brave in southampton eoin morgan's side made 147—6, and in reply brave, who are the defending champions, could only make 138—7. london spirit now have 3 wins from 3. spirit's beth mooney posted the biggest individual score yet in the women's hundred. she reached 98 on the last ball of their innings. but it couldn't help the spirit to victory, with their opponents southern brave winning by 6 wickets... freya kemp hitting a six to seal it. we have really been enjoying the hundred, and there's been a lot of controversy about what it means for

cricket, and whether there is too much going on. but they have never had crowds like this. it is a lot of young people, a lot of women attending the matches, and they have never felt that playing under those conditions, so it is great to see. yes, and if you think to county cricket, and at its worst it is people playing on a cricket ground with just a handful of people. yes, they've been really enjoying it, it is different to the crowds you see a county cricket. it's time for a rummage around in the archives as we go back in time with bbc rewind, a way to mark the bbc�*s 100th year. do you remember when we interviewed the person behind this, who had been putting the full archive together?

what we are doing is going through all the regions in the uk, and getting them to look back at some of their biggest stories and interviews. they have been put online, and you are able to explore this, you can take a step back in time, maybe that's the area in which you live. this week we have a look at southampton. bbc television in the south. hollywood power couples don't come bigger than elizabeth taylor and richard burton. we tried to interview liz as she made her way through ocean terminal in southampton in 1968. and you'll notice press officers and media minders weren't a thing back then. liz taylor, how much do you think this operation has cost you through loss of earnings? i wouldn't consider it. i beg your pardon? i wouldn't consider it in... the cost of that. can we just move across here? you don't really know. i wouldn't consider any cost of that kind. i see.

can you tell me why you've chosen the queen elizabeth? can you tell me why you've chosen the queen elizabeth, ms taylor? because we want to leave. you are due to start a new film, i believe, early next month. do you think you'll be fit enough? do you think you'll be fit enough for this? yes, i'm sure. i hope you enjoy your cruise. gigging beneath the waves in 1966, comedy legends peter cook and dudley moore. you two think so much alike, you must live so much together. don't you ever get sick of each other's company? we do live together in a lovely little cottage. made of wood and marzipan. and every day we go out and cover ourselves with leaves. _ they were here in the south, filming not only, but also, a show which blazed a trail for the likes of monty python. sadly, though, the bbc wiped most of the tapes. the same fate befell early

episodes of doctor who. thankfully, none of tom baker's escapades, but filming terror of the zygons in 1975 took its toll. i carried the leading part, and i got to work out a little bit to keep fit. just stay fresh so that you can try and be inventive, agreeable and everything means that a few things have got to go by the board. i mean, i can't go away on my old bachelor benders because i mean, my recuperative state is not so good. a graceful ending to an interview is an underappreciated art. enter, or should that be exit, the man with the sharpest wit in the west. spike milligan. well, thank you very much indeed for your success. finished? yes, indeed. i wasjust getting warmed up. 0h, let's go on. you have cameras? i'll go on talking then. how much have we done?

0h, mr bond. sit down, please. a mintjulep. traditional, but satisfying. michael collins was the voice of goldfinger. the casting director didn't have the midas touch when he selected gert frome and the hampshire actor revoiced the villain. let's say it's like i a crossword puzzle. he had all the answers. he knew all the answers, i produced them pretty well. but his vocal pencil- was blunt, and ijust went in and outlined what he'd said. from her majesty's secret service to the senior service, commander robert mcfarlane of hms kelvin took winston churchill to the normandy beaches a week after d—day, and let him fire shells at the german forces. then winston churchill then turned around and said, "now i can say i have fired a gun in this war, and i'm sure that one of those shells hit some silly german general who poked his head out of the dugout at the wrong moment." having said that, the prime minister said, "i'm tired. i'm going to rest in your cabin.

you may call me if we are torpedoed." what's the connection between winston churchill, john lennon and a sub—post office on hayling island? well, the answer is pete shotton, the former beatle lent his childhood friend the money to buy this business. he recalls how, aged six, they became friends after making fun ofjohn's middle name, winston. we had it out there and then he succeeded in proving his point, you know, sitting on my chest with his knees on my arms and all that and saying, "look, you're not going to call me winnie any more, are you?" and "no, john, no. you know, anything you say, right?" when i was at a safe distance, looked at him and said, "winnie, winnie, winnie. he was like totally angry. and then his face just burst into a big smile and laughed. and from that point onwards, we became closer and closer. that wasn't the end of pete story. he ran the apple boutique for the beatles, owned a restaurant in southsea,

and founded the fatty arbuckle restaurant chain in the '805. ido i do remember when we did the interview with the person who launched it, we broke the website. it gets people talking. we were just talking just now, you went back and had a look on the bbc rewind site. is really worth doing, i went back on, and somebody mentioned it to me. my on, and somebody mentioned it to me. my grandfather was on there from 1976, an interview that he did with the bbc news about potatoes, obviously! it was a report about early crops where i was raised, the place hasn't changed at all, he looks exactly the same as i remember him. he is honestly not worth us any more. it was quite emotional, it was really quite emotional to you his voice again and see him. so many tetole voice again and see him. so many people have _ voice again and see him. so many people have commented - voice again and see him. so many people have commented saying, i

voice again and see him. so many. people have commented saying, just hearing voices. there was a mother who saw her son, and he had passed, she had heard his voice. tt who saw her son, and he had passed, she had heard his voice.— she had heard his voice. it was very surreal. she had heard his voice. it was very surreal- bbc _ she had heard his voice. it was very surreal. bbc rewind, _ she had heard his voice. it was very surreal. bbc rewind, it _ she had heard his voice. it was very surreal. bbc rewind, it is _ she had heard his voice. it was very surreal. bbc rewind, it is called. i surreal. bbc rewind, it is called. the irony _ surreal. bbc rewind, it is called. the irony of _ surreal. bbc rewind, it is called. the irony of it — surreal. bbc rewind, it is called. the irony of it is _ surreal. bbc rewind, it is called. the irony of it is that _ surreal. bbc rewind, it is called. the irony of it is that your - surreal. bbc rewind, it is called. the irony of it is that your dad i surreal. bbc rewind, it is called. i the irony of it is that your dad was talking about their early crops, because the summer of 1976 was really warm. guess what cera is talking about. guess what cera is talking about. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. there were downpours later that year, and it is really what we need. some of us will see that as we had through the second half of this weekend and into next week as well. for the here and now, it is all about the dry weather and all about the heat, this is the picture, and glorious morning in argyll and bute, but through the rest of this

weekend, temperatures will be building the on day, but there are a few showers in the forecast, especially through tomorrow. not much rain across southern parts of england and wales where we really could do with it. this is the last time it rained in hampshire, 43 days ago. we have had three to six weeks of dry weather in parts of england and wales. an amber warning from the met office still in force, we could see implications for health and transport, for instance, with high temperatures in the forecast. a bit more cloud across northern and eastern scotland, for most of us clear blue skies, long spells of sunshine and light winds. temperatures in the south are getting up to about 35 or 36 degrees in one or two is spots, but further north, scotland and northern ireland in the high 205, so well above average wherever you are. it stays warm and dry for most of us, some

low cloud and mist drifting in from north—east england and northern scotland, temperature staying about 11 to 18 degrees for most of us overnight. could be quite a warm night, again fairly uncomfortable if you're trying to sleep tonight. through the day, it is pretty similar to today in that it is a day off hot sunshine, but some change starting to move on from the north—west. heavy thunderstorms for northern ireland and the west of scotland. the could be large—scale, frequent lightning, and some localised flooding. elsewhere it is a mostly dry day with temperatures for southern england and wales, turning a little cooler in the north—west, foot mortgage as the heavy downpours. .. north—west, foot mortgage as the heavy downpours... it's cooler and there are some thundery showers as well too. we'll start to see the cooling process on monday, still 31 degrees towards the south—east, we

could see more of the showers moving their way across the areas that really could do with it, but as they are falling on very dry ground, there's the potential that we could see some flooding, too. now, climbing all of scotland's munros, or mountains, is a rite of passage for keen hillwalkers. but can you imagine scaling all 282 of the summits... at the age of 82? i should explain, munros are mountains in scotland with a specific height. i wasn't familiar with that term. he has one to go and he took up the challenge to occupy him

when your partner has alzheimer's, the problems are very severe. it has helped me to deal with these problems. when i could no longer look after her, that was the game changer. that one really knocked me over. i thought, changer. that one really knocked me over. ithought, i have got changer. that one really knocked me over. i thought, i have got to get a focus on life that was going to last a while. just doing, a marathon, it wouldn't be sufficient. once i had done it, the challenge is over. i have to have a challenge that lasts. amazing scenery, and an amazing man.

of cairn gorm, the last of his 282 munros, is that correct nick? let's speak to nick now, he is currently at the foot of cairn gorm, the last of his 282 munros, is that correct nick? give us away from everybody there. you have a lot of company for this last climb, what a special occasion this will be for you.— this will be for you. yes, it is, i cannot believe _ this will be for you. yes, it is, i cannot believe it _ this will be for you. yes, it is, i cannot believe it is _ this will be for you. yes, it is, i cannot believe it is happening. | this will be for you. yes, it is, i. cannot believe it is happening. i'm just an old man who loves wandering in the mountains. and getting all this publicity, it's wonderful. you are so much _ this publicity, it's wonderful. you are so much more _ this publicity, it's wonderful. you are so much more than that, i have to ask you, this is all about your beloved wife, and i'm sure, as you climb the mountain today, that's where your faults will be? yes. climb the mountain today, that's where your faults will be?- where your faults will be? yes. i will be thinking _ where your faults will be? yes. i will be thinking of _ where your faults will be? yes. i will be thinking of her. - where your faults will be? yes. i will be thinking of her. the - will be thinking of her. the

mountains themselves are very powerful, and they give me sustenance. i will be thinking about her, but being in the mountains, it enables me to cope with those problems. enables me to cope with those problems-— enables me to cope with those troblems. ., ., , i, , problems. how are you physically, because you _ problems. how are you physically, because you have _ problems. how are you physically, because you have done _ problems. how are you physically, because you have done a - problems. how are you physically, because you have done a lot - problems. how are you physically, because you have done a lot over. problems. how are you physically, i because you have done a lot over the last few years, you have don 281, this is the 282nd, how are you feeling? tt this is the 282nd, how are you feelint ? . this is the 282nd, how are you feelint? , , ., ,,, ., feeling? it is perhaps strange comint feeling? it is perhaps strange coming from _ feeling? it is perhaps strange coming from an _ feeling? it is perhaps strange coming from an 82-year-old| feeling? it is perhaps strange i coming from an 82-year-old but feeling? it is perhaps strange - coming from an 82-year-old but i coming from an 82—year—old but i feel fitter than i have ever felt in my life. i've been a climber all my life, but i've not done it to the intensity of which i climb just recently. intensity of which i climb 'ust recentl . �* intensity of which i climb 'ust recentl. �* . intensity of which i climb 'ust recentl . �* , ., intensity of which i climb 'ust recentl. �* , ., ., recently. i'm sure all of the sut tort recently. i'm sure all of the support behind _ recently. i'm sure all of the support behind you - recently. i'm sure all of the support behind you must i recently. i'm sure all of the| support behind you must be recently. i'm sure all of the _ support behind you must be welcome, but she must be overwhelmed by how much money you have raised for the royal osteoporosis society, because you had a much smaller target initially cosmict

you had a much smaller target initially cosmi— you had a much smaller target initiall cosmit ., ' :: :: :: :: initially cosmic i thought £10,000 would be the _ initially cosmic i thought £10,000 would be the maximum _ initially cosmic i thought £10,000 would be the maximum that - initially cosmic i thought £10,000 would be the maximum that i - initially cosmic i thought £10,000 i would be the maximum that i could possibly get. with the help of social media and all my friends, we have managed to raise the awareness, and the money is rolling in. in fact, before we set out come here, there were five donations in one hour. it is still rolling in, and we must be up to about £55,000, now. it is considerably more than i thought. just talk us through the last challenge that you face today. for those people who do not know these mountains, what is going to be like today for you? tt mountains, what is going to be like today for you?— today for you? it makes it a lot easier in good _ today for you? it makes it a lot easier in good weather. - today for you? it makes it a lot easier in good weather. we've | today for you? it makes it a lot - easier in good weather. we've always got to remember in the scottish mountains, the weather can be very fickle, and at this point i would like to quote billy connolly. if you don't like the weather, wait 20

minutes. tt don't like the weather, wait 20 minutes. . . . don't like the weather, wait 20 minutes. ., , , ,., don't like the weather, wait 20 minutes. , ., , don't like the weather, wait 20 minutes. ., , ., minutes. it has been so lovely to catch u- minutes. it has been so lovely to catch up with _ minutes. it has been so lovely to catch up with you, _ minutes. it has been so lovely to catch up with you, thank- minutes. it has been so lovely to catch up with you, thank you - minutes. it has been so lovely to catch up with you, thank you to i minutes. it has been so lovely to. catch up with you, thank you to all your supporters who will be with you on the climb today. i hope it goes well, and i wish you all the best, it is an amazing achievement. thank ou. toda it is an amazing achievement. thank you- today he _ it is an amazing achievement. thank you- today he is _ it is an amazing achievement. thank you. today he is claiming _ it is an amazing achievement. thank you. today he is claiming his - it is an amazing achievement. thank you. today he is claiming his 282nd| you. today he is claiming his 282nd munro. that's all from us on breakfast this morning. have a lovely weekend.

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