hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are emma woolf, author and broadcaster and kate maltby, columnist for the... tomorrow's front pages, starting with... the observer leads with �*britain�*s parched summer'. meanwhile, the sunday express devotes its front page to formally endorsing liz truss to be the next prime minister.

her rival rishi sunak is on the front of the sunday telegraph urging sanctions for iran following the stabbing of salman rusdie. and finally, the sunday times focus on the cost of living crisis with reports the treasury is developing a plan to hand out more money to cope with energy costs. let's to cope with energy costs. begin with the observer picture, let's begin with the observer. this picture, emma, of wimbledon common. i'm guessing that this pond normally looks a bit bigger than that. it’s looks a bit bigger than that. it�*s astonishing. i think we've all seen in our local parks so—called green spaces. they'rejust in our local parks so—called green spaces. they're just absolutely dry, kind of sahara conditions. we took the hosepipe ban in our gardens but the hosepipe ban in our gardens but the parks and green spaces are absolutely drying up and what can be done? wejust absolutely drying up and what can be done? we just desperately need some rain. done? we “ust desperately need some rain. , . done? we 'ust desperately need some

rain. , . ., , . rain. yes, and the forecasters are to be believed, _ rain. yes, and the forecasters are to be believed, and _ rain. yes, and the forecasters are to be believed, and why - rain. yes, and the forecasters are to be believed, and why would . rain. yes, and the forecasters are i to be believed, and why would they not? they are saying that in england, kate, the drought could last till next year. i mean there will be some rain of course but not enough to undo this dry spell. yes. enough to undo this dry spell. yes, well, enough to undo this dry spell. yes, well. sorry. — enough to undo this dry spell. yes, well. sorry. i— enough to undo this dry spell. yes, well, sorry, i have _ enough to undo this dry spell. yes, well, sorry, i have quite _ enough to undo this dry spell. yes, well, sorry, i have quite a - enough to undo this dry spell. yes, well, sorry, i have quite a strong echo _ well, sorry, i have quite a strong echo.~ well, sorry, i have quite a strong echo. ~ ., well, sorry, i have quite a strong echo. ~ . . , well, sorry, i have quite a strong | ech0-— why echo. we can hear it as well. why don't ou echo. we can hear it as well. why don't you go _ echo. we can hear it as well. why don't you go to — echo. we can hear it as well. why don't you go to emma _ echo. we can hear it as well. why don't you go to emma and - echo. we can hear it as well. why don't you go to emma and we - echo. we can hear it as well. why don't you go to emma and we will sort this_ don't you go to emma and we will sort this out?— sort this out? emma, it's over to ou, a sort this out? emma, it's over to you. a solo _ sort this out? emma, it's over to you. a solo act- _ sort this out? emma, it's over to you, a solo act. we _ sort this out? emma, it's over to you, a solo act. we were - sort this out? emma, it's over to you, a solo act. we were talking| you, a solo act. we were talking about the fact that the drought might go on for a bit longer than we would wanted to the likelihood is that i imagine there will be more restrictions put in place and more water companies.— restrictions put in place and more water companies. yes, exactly. the drou . ht water companies. yes, exactly. the drought was — water companies. yes, exactly. the drought was declared _ water companies. yes, exactly. the drought was declared officially - drought was declared officially across the south of england on friday, i believe, and the environment agency assigned if unless we do something serious and take action, which obviously politicians have not done for a very

long time, and unless we take serious action, the water shortages could last for up to 25 years. and we are only going to see more drought and extreme weather. we know that, we know that is happening and that, we know that is happening and that it that, we know that is happening and thatitis that, we know that is happening and that it is even if we were to achieve all of our pledges and goals about 90 by 2050, we know that we are seeing higher temperatures year on year—on—year. 41 degrees three or four weeks ago. and there was an interesting story in the telegraph also about, what was it? sorry, i willjust quick look at also about, what was it? sorry, i will just quick look at the telegraph. there was an interesting story with the lack of reservoirs and how local residents and mps and councillors have for years and decades, really, being opposing the building and construction of new reservoirs and that is what we need in terms of supplying areas with water. the last reservoir for public water. the last reservoir for public water supply was built in 1991 because local resistance is always

getting in the way of new projects. and there's of rain in the winter and a lot of it goes into the north sea, the run—off. we need somewhere to store, don't we? have we came back? can we her case? i don't get fixed. i don't think it sounds very good. we will stick with emma, i'm so sorry, kate. in the sunday times water leaks doubling during in the pipes cannot cope with this heat? this is odd, i wasn't clear when i read it whether they are detecting more leaks or whether league is increased. but as you get into the bounds of the story, you realise that firstly we are under immense pressure with the soaring temperatures. we use too much water, the big water firms are leaking astonishing amounts. we have very, very old, basically victorian water infrastructure. south times water,

even before the heatwave started are leaking 624 million litres of water a day. —— thames water. find leaking 624 million litres of water a day. -- thames water.- leaking 624 million litres of water a day. -- thames water. and we are not suoposed _ a day. -- thames water. and we are not supposed use — a day. -- thames water. and we are not supposed use a _ a day. -- thames water. and we are not supposed use a hosepipe, - a day. -- thames water. and we are not supposed use a hosepipe, are i a day. -- thames water. and we are i not supposed use a hosepipe, are we? and is a tiny drop in comparison. it and is a tiny drop in comparison. it does seem, and we are told to limit our showers to four minutes per day and not to run the washing machine, where as you see the amount of leakage. but actually, what is happening at the heatwave is that as well as more intense pressure on water consumption, is that there is also the fact that damage caused by underground movement when the earth gets so parched and dries up it causes even more leaks, so it's a real problem but for thames and anglian water and they're talking with this in the sunday times. less to the sunday _ with this in the sunday times. less to the sunday telegraph and kate is back with ear buds in. can we hear

you, kate? back with ear buds in. can we hear you. kate?— back with ear buds in. can we hear you. kate?- we _ back with ear buds in. can we hear you, kate?- we are - you, kate? sorry,... we are struggling — you, kate? sorry,... we are struggling to _ you, kate? sorry,... we are struggling to hear _ you, kate? sorry,... we are struggling to hear you - you, kate? sorry,... we are struggling to hear you as . you, kate? sorry,... we are| struggling to hear you as you you, kate? sorry,... we are - struggling to hear you as you are breaking up a bit. it's not working very well, is it? oh, dear. let's look at the sunday telegraph and the salman rushdie story would this is their take on it. this is after salman rushdie was very seriously injured. a man has been arraigned in new york state. salman rushdie on a ventilator after that attack and of course, this relates to the fatwa that was decreed by the ayatollah khamenei back in the late 1980s. the bounty appears not to have been removed, even though the fatwa was rescinded. this removed, even though the fatwa was rescinded. , ., , removed, even though the fatwa was rescinded. , ., "jv ., ., rescinded. this was 1989 following the publication _ rescinded. this was 1989 following the publication of— rescinded. this was 1989 following the publication of the _ rescinded. this was 1989 following the publication of the satanic - the publication of the satanic verses and obviously the shocking attack yesterday in new york state on salman rushdie. and rishi sunak

has come out saying that britain actually following this, britain should designate moran's revolutionary crowds as a terrorist organisation and he says that the stabbing of salman rushdie ester should be a wake—up call to the west. revolutionary guards... and also the nuclear deal that will lift sanctions against iran could have reached a dead—end and i think he is coming out and saying this because the media and politicians have been celebrating the attack on salman rushdie, so there is a sense that our response needs to be serious to this. �* , , u, our response needs to be serious to this. ,, ., this. let's see if we can speak to kate now- _ this. let's see if we can speak to kate now- we — this. let's see if we can speak to kate now. we might, _ this. let's see if we can speak to kate now. we might, we - this. let's see if we can speak to kate now. we might, we might. this. let's see if we can speak to - kate now. we might, we might have success, kate. let's say. third time lucky. there is no suggestion that this attack, all come in all. we have lost, we have colour bars. let's go back to emma. i am so glad

you are here. otherwise they are stuck with me and that would be terrible. there is no suggestion, is there, that this attack by this man who is now in custody was sanctioned ijy who is now in custody was sanctioned by the iranian state? he. who is now in custody was sanctioned by the iranian state?— by the iranian state? no, anything --eole are by the iranian state? no, anything people are trying _ by the iranian state? no, anything people are trying to _ by the iranian state? no, anything people are trying to find _ by the iranian state? no, anything people are trying to find out - people are trying to find out specific links. and we must call the suspect, hadi matar, who was from newjersey, has been charged with attempted murder, solid and has been remanded without bail. and he had a fake driving licence and he had used the surname of a his brother leader and all of the stuff and apparently there was bits and bobs on his facebook account. —— his brother... and i don't think there were direct links so i think it's all up in the airand it seems links so i think it's all up in the air and it seems to have come out of nowhere, really. there doesn't seem to be of any sort of trigger for this so it's still a mystery. and

this so it's still a mystery. and one of the _ this so it's still a mystery. and one of the other _ this so it's still a mystery. and one of the other papers were signed salman rushdie had just started to get used to living normally again after being in hiding for nine years. let's go back to the observer, emma, if you would. 0bserver, emma, if you would. starmer to demand a halt for autumn hike in energy prices. the cap must be held at £1971. the cap is not much of a cap of the keeps going up, is it? ~ . , much of a cap of the keeps going up, is it? . ., , , much of a cap of the keeps going up, isit?~ . , , ., is it? what is this word cap? there is it? what is this word cap? there is no cap- — is it? what is this word cap? there is no cap- a _ is it? what is this word cap? there is no cap- a few — is it? what is this word cap? there is no cap. a few weeks _ is it? what is this word cap? there is no cap. a few weeks ago - is it? what is this word cap? there is no cap. a few weeks ago we - is it? what is this word cap? there l is no cap. a few weeks ago we were talking about prices being over 3000 or 3400 a year and it was 4000 4200 and only a few days ago papers were saying up to £5,000 per year. and in january, by nextjanuary saying up to £5,000 per year. and in january, by next january families could be paying our houses could be paying £500 for the month of january just. so, ithink paying £500 for the month of january just. so, i think it's a good sign that the labour leader appears to have finally woken up. yes, he was

on holiday, but he has been providing much opposition or clarity to this. gordon brown seems to have done most of the work on that... quite a few people were saying it was good of gordon brown to step in as a de facto leader this week. i as a de facto leader this week. i think a few people are wondering whether he might be more effective leader of the opposition. in whether he might be more effective leader of the opposition.— leader of the opposition. in france the are leader of the opposition. in france they are taking _ leader of the opposition. in france they are taking quite _ leader of the opposition. in france they are taking quite strong - leader of the opposition. in france | they are taking quite strong action, haven't they, to protect people of rising costs? find haven't they, to protect people of rising costs?— haven't they, to protect people of rising costs? and i have an energy rice ca- rising costs? and i have an energy price cap which — rising costs? and i have an energy price cap which seems _ rising costs? and i have an energy price cap which seems to - rising costs? and i have an energy price cap which seems to me - rising costs? and i have an energy price cap which seems to me to i rising costs? and i have an energyj price cap which seems to me to be rising costs? and i have an energy l price cap which seems to me to be a cap, a cap of 4% in terms of how much you can go up. so keir starmer has come out and he wants a halt to the hike that is coming down the line in the autumn hike and he wants to keep prices, freeze the energy price cap of the current level, which is £1971 and instead of soaring up to 3600 in october and then there the sense that this is going to play quite a lot of pressure on liz truss and rishi

sunak to follow suit when they become prime minster. the sunak to follow suit when they become prime minster. the issue of fuel costs is — become prime minster. the issue of fuel costs is in _ become prime minster. the issue of fuel costs is in the _ become prime minster. the issue of fuel costs is in the sunday _ become prime minster. the issue of fuel costs is in the sunday times. i fuel costs is in the sunday times. let's try kate again. maybe we can get a word from her. there she is. oh, dear, kate, thank you for oh, dear, kate, thank you for bearing with us. plans took an extra £400 of fuel cost and the treasury cups up a new scheme misses the sunday times. flan cups up a new scheme misses the sunday times-_ cups up a new scheme misses the i sunday times._ we sunday times. can you hear me? we can. this sunday times. can you hear me? we can- this has — sunday times. can you hear me? we can. this has been _ sunday times. can you hear me? we can. this has been a _ sunday times. can you hear me? we can. this has been a bit _ sunday times. can you hear me? we can. this has been a bit of— sunday times. can you hear me? we can. this has been a bit of disaster . can. this has been a bit of disaster but i think can. this has been a bit of disaster but i think you _ can. this has been a bit of disaster but i think you have _ can. this has been a bit of disaster but i think you have already - can. this has been a bit of disaster but i think you have already been l but i think you have already been talking _ but i think you have already been talking about the energy bills, the sound _ talking about the energy bills, the sound is— talking about the energy bills, the sound is terrible. i wish you again, emma _ sound is terrible. i wish you again, emma. ~ ., sound is terrible. i wish you again, emma. ~ . , . , sound is terrible. i wish you again, emma. . . , . , , emma. we can hear perfectly well but that is not helpful _ emma. we can hear perfectly well but that is not helpful to _ emma. we can hear perfectly well but that is not helpful to you. _ emma. we can hear perfectly well but that is not helpful to you. it _ emma. we can hear perfectly well but that is not helpful to you. it is - that is not helpful to you. it is most off—putting when you can succumbing back. energy firms are performing and proposing a radical solution such as freezing bills, emma, which is quite interesting given they are the ones who are having to pass on the costs of

higher gas and electricity. yes. higher gas and electricity. yes, hither higher gas and electricity. yes, higher gas _ higher gas and electricity. yes, higher gas and _ higher gas and electricity. yes, higher gas and electricity - higher gas and electricity. 1a: higher gas and electricity and yet their profits are also soaring. it's a very mixed picture. but the sunday times are reporting that the treasury is working on proposals to cut another £400 of our energy bills with government backed lending scheme from suppliers. the chancellor has asked his team to work on a multi—billion pound package which would lead to a reduction in the price cap from january, so it would not come into effect, it would not be effective for the october hike prices, price hike, and also there isn't clarity on whether either candidate would take an up or somewhat allowed on liz truss or rishi sunak of prime minister. we have had so many different proposals over the last week or so, over the last two weeks with the leadership contest. we have had so many people putting pressure on the candidates and asking what they're going to do with the cost of living crisis, which really is a

crisis. at the moment, it is boiling hot. so hot and we don't need our heating on. when the temperature drops, as it finally will in winter, people are really, really going to be struggling. if people are really, really going to be struggling-— be struggling. if only we could bottle some — be struggling. if only we could bottle some of _ be struggling. if only we could bottle some of the _ be struggling. if only we could bottle some of the heat - be struggling. if only we could bottle some of the heat and l be struggling. if only we could - bottle some of the heat and reuse it later on. emma, i have done a sterling job of getting us through this first paper review. thank you very much. hopefully we'll get things sorted out with kate and she will be able to hear us without hearing herself on a loop. that is it for the papers at this hour. emma and kate will be back again at 11:30pm. goodbye for now.

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 injune 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? 0ne 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