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hello and welcome if you're watching in the uk or around the world. the value of uk wages has fallen at the fastest rate since records began after taking into account the rising cost of living. household budgets are being squeezed by rising food, fuel and energy costs. average pay fell by 3% between april and june, when adjusted for inflation. that means prices are rising at an even faster rate, despite growth in regular pay excluding bonuses. meanwhile, job vacancies continued to increase, although the rate is slowing. the rise in the cost of living has prompted workers and unions across several industries to call for inflation matching pay rises — with some, such as rail workers, going on strike. but the government claims the employment figures

show the resilience of the uk economy. our business correspondent nina warhurst has more details on those uk job figures. average pay is growing faster than for 15 years but what is crucial at the moment, what everybody watching will have noticed, is inflation, which is above 9%, the predictions are it could go up to 13% and once you factor in how much more things cost it does not matter if you get a pay rise unless it is massive. on average we are all —3%, losing 3% of pay, the fastest rate since records began, the rate of that fall, which is across all sectors on average. but it is interesting what you said to your guest about the public average private sector wages grew in that period by 5.4%, 1.8% in the public sector, record—breaking, the biggest gap for 20 years. pay increases are coming for nurses and teachers, 4%, the basic of 4% and 5% depending

on the grade for teachers, but workers in health and education are saying to look at where inflation isn't where it is heading, this is an insulting real terms pay cut so already we have seen industrial action on the railways, on buses, communication workers, even barristers, who never really strike. the prediction is that as this summer goes on and inflation keeps increasing we'll potentially see more industrial action from more arms of the public sector which will have ramifications for everybody. can i ask you about thejob vacancy figures? we know many sectors are struggling to recruit, just not enough people to fill the vacancies, what do today's figures tell us about the state of the economy when it comes to recruitment? there's some good news in a sense, when i go out and about talking to businesses the main issue at the moment is getting bottoms on seats. for example in hospitality

you cannot serve customers if there is no chef. there have been record—breaking vacancy numbers topping 1 million, which is a worry for businesses. a whole host of reasons including brexit, people stopping work because of the lockdown and not returning after that, but business growth has therefore been stifled. over this period we saw a reduction in the vacancy numbers, really good news, but in the private sector we are seeing competition for salaries so if there are more jobs than people you will be increasing that offer a little more and the argument is that it feeds into inflation, we come back to the point that everybody is having to pay out more, and everybody watching will make that connection, they have to cut their cloth differently and that is before we keep talking about this increase of dual energy bills from the autumn, the average going higher and then again injanuary, looking at £4,200 for the average dual—fuel bill, simply unaffordable for lots and lots of people whose wages are already nowhere

near the pace of inflation. joining me now from somerset is pete lambden, who owns the quicksilver mail pub in yeovil. hi, pete lambden. you have been running this pub for 20 years, what is this period like compared to previous decades?— is this period like compared to previous decades? difficult, we have had two or three _ previous decades? difficult, we have had two or three people _ previous decades? difficult, we have had two or three people leave, - previous decades? difficult, we have had two or three people leave, good j had two or three people leave, good workers who have been with me for a long time, after the pandemic they were off work, did not work for months and months and found jobs in other areas. the hospitality businesses very difficult to recruit people, i have a fellow at the local hospital who used to be a chef running their kitchens now, he randomly yesterday, do you know anybody who wants to work as a chef,

they have been appetising for months and can't get anybody. we have had quys 9° and can't get anybody. we have had guys go to work in supermarkets. we have a socialjob with anti—social others. whenever we tell people they will be working weekends and evenings they pull a fake something, thatis evenings they pull a fake something, that is not for me, it is a shame. —— of april a face and they think, thatis —— of april a face and they think, that is not for me. the -- of april a face and they think, that is not for me.— -- of april a face and they think, that is not for me. the answer could be offering — that is not for me. the answer could be offering higher _ that is not for me. the answer could be offering higher wages? _ that is not for me. the answer could be offering higher wages? we - that is not for me. the answer could be offering higher wages? we had i be offering higher wages? we had done that, the _ be offering higher wages? we had done that, the staff _ be offering higher wages? we had done that, the staff are _ be offering higher wages? we had done that, the staff are all- be offering higher wages? we had done that, the staff are all on - be offering higher wages? we had l done that, the staff are all on more than minimum wage and we have to cut our cloth, a good example is sunday lunch, we had a good reputation for sunday lunches, we have to time then, we used to try to ram them in and the chef would be working with his assistant and sometimes the chef is on his own, trying to get to these meals out, so we have a gap of 20 minutes so the tables are not round and we do not sell as many lunches as we did, it is a shame, we

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happened a bit. are you 'ust entering your e-mails? i happened a bit. are you just entering your e-mails? i'ml happened a bit. are you just i entering your e-mails? i'm just entering your e-mails? i'm 'ust t in: to entering your e-mails? i'm 'ust trying to get it i entering your e-mails? i'm 'ust trying to get it offi entering your e-mails? i'm 'ust trying to get it off the i entering your e-mails? i'm just trying to get it off the screen. l entering your e-mails? i'm just trying to get it off the screen. i | trying to get it off the screen. i have nothing consoling to say to you other than i wish you all the very, very best. thank you very much for talking to us, take care. kenya's deputy president, william ruto, has been declared the winner of last week's presidential election — but, amid scenes of chaos and confusion. the head of the electoral authority was briefly prevented from declaring the results as scuffles broke out at the vote tallying centre in the capital, nairobi. he said mr ruto gotjust over 50% of the votes, narrowly ahead of the opposition leader, raila 0dinga. gareth barlow reports. politics is often a tale of two halves, and in kenya that couldn't be more true. here in kisumu, the third largest city, demonstrators hurled stones and started fires in protest at the result

of the presidential election. but in the rift valley, jubilant celebrations following the proclamation of william ruto as the country's next leader. we have devoted our time and devoted our commitment and our emotions, and we thank god, we have something to thank god because eventually he has emerged the winner. we are very confident that under his leadership this country is going to gain a lot of mileage in terms of development, in terms of education, in terms of peace and tranquillity between all the tribes of kenya. the public reaction followed a very public scuffle as supporters of the opposition candidate raila 0dinga clashed with election officials amid allegations of vote rigging, four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the results, saying it was opaque. but despite those claims and queries over his victory, william ruto pledged to rule for all kenyans. i want to promise all the people of kenya,

whichever way they voted, that this will be their government. kenya's history of disputed elections in the past has lead to violence. following the 2007 vote, at least 1,200 people were killed and 600,000 fled their homes. analysts believe mr 0dinga is likely to challenge the result. the kenyan supreme court annulled the last election, and may be called on to make another historic decision. gareth barlow, bbc news. let's get more from our correspondent richard kagoe, who's in nairobi. what will happen now? right now everybody- -- _ what will happen now? right now everybody. .. our— what will happen now? right now everybody... our focus _ what will happen now? right now everybody... our focus has i what will happen now? right now everybody... our focus has beenl what will happen now? right now. everybody... our focus has been on everybody... 0urfocus has been on raila 0dinga, basically in terms of what he is thinking in terms of the next course of action. he is meant

to be addressing his supporters in the next hour also, that is the confirmation we are now getting from his secretariat. his former adviser who spoke to the bbc earlier said he had a chance with mr 0dinga, who has not spoken since casting his vote on tuesday last week, and he said mr 0dinga intimated to him that the whole management of the electoral process had dented kenya's democratic credentials because he felt that the whole process was not credible, it was not very viable simply because we had commissioners, four of them, who descended with a chairman regarding the outcome of the presidential election. so the country waits with bated breath, basically watch raila will be saying, and his supporters are

seeking to find out the direction it will take based on his address later today. will take based on his address later toda . ., ., will take based on his address later toda . ., ,, i. will take based on his address later toda . . ~' ,, , will take based on his address later toda. ., , . . ., the headlines on bbc news... the value of pay in the uk is falling at the sharpest rate on record, — average wages fell by three percent in the three months tojune, when adjusted for inflation. kenya's new president— elect, william ruto, says he wants to unite the country after his narrow election victory. for the second time in a week, russia has reported explosions and a fire at a military base in crimea. it's been a little over a week since the fiercest round of fighting in gaza since last year's war. the latest escalation saw israeli forces target the leadership of palestinian islamicjihad, saying they were planning imminent attacks on israeli civilians. and pij militants fired around

1,000 rockets at israel. the ceasefire is holding, but the people of gaza are counting the cost. the ministry of health there says 35 civilians died, half of those were children. 0ur middle east correspondent anna foster reports from gaza. leann loved to dance. at nine years old, she was full of promise. just over a week ago, she asked her mum for a trip to the beach, but she didn't make it. leann was hit in the neck by shrapnel from an israeli strike on a militant training camp. herfinaljourney home was for her family to say goodbye. the idf described her death as devastating. 17 children were killed as violence flared between militants and israeli forces in gaza. israel struck at palestinian islamicjihad, saying they were planning attacks. pij fired over 1000 rockets

towards israel after three days. a ceasefire was agreed. leann's mother, hala, doesn't think her death will change the future. translation: i'm one of the desperate. i i'm supposed to be strong because i'm a mum of a martyr. but the wars i have seen tremendously impacted myself and my family. i started to hate living in gaza because my children are suffering. five teenagers were killed in an explosion as they played in this cemetery. parents raced here to see if their children were safe. khalil was one of them and couldn't contain his anger. five were killed here, he's shouting, all this

for islamicjihad to be happy. this comes at the expense of the blood of our little ones. he went viral with a rare public outburst against the militants. translation: when | spoke out| in the video, i said the timing and the escalation were not right. everyone sees me in the street and says i've spoken their hearts. what they could not say. they tell me, well said and well done. this really shows you why gazans fear new escalations. it's notjust about the deaths and the injuries. it's about things like this. this tower block was destroyed more than a year ago now, and there is still absolutely no sign of it being rebuilt. the blockade of gaza, which israel says is needed for security, makes reconstruction difficult. the militant group hamas, which runs the gaza strip, didn't fire its rockets this time, but it said it wasn't ready to discuss working with israel. so you have been working with them in some ways, haven't you, to try and increase work permits to try and maintain calm, to help people?

yeah, sometimes we try. there are some points that we as a humanitarian situation that we want to help people now to work and to get salaries and something like that. but i think this will not end the round of violence in this region. if the occupation is ended, everything will be ok after that. gaza has one of the youngest populations in the world. this generation have only known conflict, births and hopes for a life without it. — besan hopes. translation: right now, the farthest we can go is to the beach. _ i follow social media influencers, and i watch them on my phone travelling with ease. why are we not allowed to do what other people do? we don't want to have dreams that just get trapped inside our heads. we want these dreams to come true. anna foster, bbc news, gaza. a new double variant vaccine will be

included in a range ofjabs offered as part of the uk government's autumn booster programme. it comes after the announcement that the uk has become the first country to approve the vaccine, which is specifically designed to provide immunity against both the original covid—19 virus, and the 0micron variant. the vaccine is called spikevax. those eligible forjabs this autumn include people over the age of 50, health workers, and people with a weakened immune system. let's talk to helen rowntree, director of research, services and engagement with blood cancer uk. hello, how do you react to this new vaccine? igrgie hello, how do you react to this new vaccine? ~ ., , hello, how do you react to this new vaccine? . ., , . ., , hello, how do you react to this new vaccine? . ., , _, , ., vaccine? we really welcome news of this new covid _ vaccine? we really welcome news of this new covid vaccine, _ vaccine? we really welcome news of this new covid vaccine, the - vaccine? we really welcome news of this new covid vaccine, the fact i vaccine? we really welcome news of this new covid vaccine, the fact it i this new covid vaccine, the fact it has been designed to target 0micron as well as the original variant is really promising in providing increased protection to individuals and also, really importantly, in keeping covid rates down, which is in everybody�*s interests. hagar

keeping covid rates down, which is in everybody's interests.— in everybody's interests. how will it trotect in everybody's interests. how will it protect migno _ in everybody's interests. how will it protect migno suppressed i in everybody's interests. how will. it protect migno suppressed people? —— amino people? the it protect migno suppressed people? -- amino people?— -- amino people? the picture with immunosuppressed _ -- amino people? the picture with immunosuppressed people - -- amino people? the picture with immunosuppressed people is i -- amino people? the picture with| immunosuppressed people is quite complicated, those people who are at risk including the immunosuppressed will be prioritised for the autumn booster and it is hoped they can receive this vaccine because of the added protection it will provide because of targeting both variants, but importantly household members of people with immune systems are also prioritised, which is really important to provide that protection by making sure other people who come into contact with people with weakened immune systems are also protected. i think it is really important to save its new vaccine is not the only answer, there are two really important other things the government and nhs can do to make sure people with weakened immune systems have the best possible

protection, one of those is making sure everybody eligible has access to the doses of vaccine they need so they are up to date, so people with weakened immune systems now get five doses, secondly and really importantly there are some people with weakened immune systems who will not have any effective response to any number of covid vaccines, whatever the type of vaccine, and for those people we would really like to see the government make another treatment available which can provide necessary protection to those people who are really at risk. as you know, the department of health ruled that out in terms of purchasing that not so very long ago because they said a lack of evidence over how well it works against the 0micron variant. over how well it works against the omicron variant.—

over how well it works against the omicron variant. yes, we have been askint the omicron variant. yes, we have been asking the government _ omicron variant. yes, we have been asking the government to _ omicron variant. yes, we have been asking the government to share i omicron variant. yes, we have been asking the government to share the | asking the government to share the decision made to make that —— the evidence made to make that decision, it is impossible we make decisions based on the best possible evidence and we have seen lots of literature suggesting evusheld holds up well to some of the existing variants and it is in use in other countries like the us, france and israel where we are seeing some really interesting real—world evidence from those countries that it is really effective in keeping people out of hospital and minimising the numbers dying from covid.— dying from covid. those people who are immune — dying from covid. those people who are immune compromised, - dying from covid. those people who are immune compromised, the i dying from covid. those people who l are immune compromised, the really, really vulnerable people like those with blood cancer, for example, they have been shielding for two years, and in some cases that means not being able to live with her family? it is absolutely heartbreaking the stories that we hear, so our support

line at blood cancer uk and the other charities supporting the around half a million immune compromised people, we speak to hundreds of people every week in this situation. people have been shielding for 29 months, for the last year it has meant they have had no support in place. people are living separately from their family, making decisions all the time about whether they should see their new grandchildren, whether they should see their elderly relatives, whether they should go to family parties, is that safe for them? we have spoken to people who gave up work because of the situation they found themselves in, the impact on those individuals and their family who live with than is really profound, their mental well—being, apart from anything else. it is really important that we find a way of providing increased protection, finding a route out of that

situation as soon as we can. thank ou ve situation as soon as we can. thank you very much. — situation as soon as we can. thank you very much, helen _ situation as soon as we can. thank you very much, helen rowntree i situation as soon as we can. thank i you very much, helen rowntree from blood cancer uk. there's been an explosion at an ammunition store in crimea. the russian ministry of defence blamed a fire at a military base. video posted on social media showed plumes of smoke rising above a town in crimea, a region of ukraine that was annexed by russia in 2014. last week, another russian military base in crimea was severely damaged in a series of explosions which destroyed at least seven aircraft. it has not yet been confirmed that ukrainian strikes are responsible for the incidents. hugo bachega is in kiev. we know from russian state media saying explosions under fire happened there, and local officials say that ammunition had detonated at a temporary military sites. —— explosions and a fire happened. emergency services are now evacuating people from this region. we can't independently verify those accounts but obviouslyjust last

week, last tuesday, there were massive explosions at a military base, a russian military base in crimea. we saw the pictures of massive damage caused by those explosions, the russians again said at a time that those explosions were triggered by detonation at an ammunition depot and they denied it was an attack. the ukrainians did not say they were behind any attack in crimea. the background to this all is that crimea was invaded and annexed by russia in 2014, a move that has not been recognised by the ukrainians, by the international community, and the ukrainians have violence to retake crimea from the russians. three british men accused of being mercenaries

and fighting with ukrainian forces against russia have pleaded not guilty in court in the russian—backed separatist region of donetsk in the east of ukraine. john harding, andrew hill, and dylan healy are charged alongside a man from sweden and another from croatia. one year after the taliban takeover of afghanistan, women's rights have been rolled back, poverty and malnutrition are rising — but levels of violence have fallen significantly. 0ur correspondent secunder kermani has been travelling across the taliban heartlands in southern afghanistan and sent this report. along what used to be the front lines, a wrestling match. the only fighting taking place now. we are in sangin, scene of some of the fiercest clashes of the war. in this deeply conservative part of afghanistan, women are kept from public view. many supported the taliban insurgency. others are simply

relieved the violence has finally come to an end. translation: life is very good now. people are very happy. there is freedom and no fighting. all of you here, most of you lost someone in the war? translation: not just one but two or three. i there is not a single house in the district that hasn't suffered. reminders of the war are everywhere. the road from sangin to helmand's capital, lashkar gar, scarred by taliban bombs. but inside afghan cities there's a new battle — against hunger. the taliban takeover, accompanied by an economic crisis. translation: even when | am | saying my prayers, alli can think about is how to pay back the loans i am taking out. there are people who genuinely support the taliban, particularly in places like helmand. but this is also one of the most

tightly controlled provinces. we've been told that anyone publicly criticising the taliban runs the risk of arrest or even worse. navid azeemi, an english teacher, was detained by the taliban after writing a facebook post about the lack of salaries. his body was later dumped by the river, the taliban claiming he'd been trying to escape. we've been told of others also arrested because of their social media activity. too afraid to meet us, one man agreed to talk on the phone. translation: you can't say anything. some people have been arrested for writing a single comment. they have different types of torture. hitting people with cables or pipes. holding their heads under water. we arrive in kandahar, afghanistan's second largest city, and spiritual

home of the taliban. it was at this shrine more than 25 years ago that the founder of the taliban, mullah 0mar, was first declared leader of the faithful, taking out a cloak said to belong to the prophet muhammad and holding it in front of a crowd. now the taliban's government, its cabinet, is based in kabul. the new reclusive supreme leader is in kandahar, and it's here that ultimate power still resides. it's afghan women who've been impacted the most by the new taliban government's laws. here in the south of the country, most already wore the burqa in public. female teachers and healthcare workers are amongst those still working. others have been told to stay at home. negina was a presenter at a radio station but stopped when fighting intensified.

in kabul the taliban do allow female journalists on air, but here in kandahar they don't. translation: kandahar is a province where people don't often _ let women work. 0n the street, i was hit. my scarf was pulled. cigarette packets and bottles were thrown at me. people tried to give me their phone numbers. despite all this, i managed to reach this position. how does it feel now, sitting at home? sometimes i wish i had never gotten an education. we head out of kandahar, following a mobile school. this afghan charity helps promote education in remote villages. the taliban have kept most girls' secondary school is closed. here, one doesn't even exist. 0lder girls and women do generally remain behind closed doors.

and taliban officials cite these ultraconservative values as the reason behind the decision. but these fathers say they want their daughters to get an education. translation: in the future they can become doctors i and serve the country. i want them to study at university. some people think that villagers living in areas like this, they just don't want their daughters to go to school past grade six. is that true? translation: there should be a separate building for girls and they should have a female teacher. they should wear the burqa on their way. that is an islamic framework. many ask whether the taliban have changed since the last time they were in power. what matters more is how much afghan society has changed, even in the taliban's heartlands. torential rain is expected across much of england and wales after a second heatwave.

the met office has issued two yellow warnings for thunderstorms on tuesday and wednesday which may cause travel disruption and power cuts. meteorologist dr rob thompson explained why heavy rainfall, particularly after a heatwave can cause flash flooding. when it hits the ground, because the ground is so dry, particularly around the east and south—east of the country but really all over, there is an exception of north—west scotland, it is very dry and when it hits the parched ground the ground can't absorb the water, it has become what it's called hydrophobic, it is a waterproof coat, the water pools on top and cannot get in, so there is a lot more surface water making flash flooding a bigger danger. we see flash flooding in normal summertime when there are thunderstorms but now it is a bigger danger because there is less ability to absorb some of the water. is this a glimpse

into future uk summers? i think it is a slightly frightening glimpse in that we expect more droughts and heatwaves to happen, so this year is probably unusual in terms of how severe it is. we expect droughts and heat waves to be more common and more severe and we also expect more really intense heavy rain partly because our air holds more water, for every1 degrees warmer we use 7% more water so if we have made the whole atmosphere a bit warmer it holds more water to squeeze out in a thunderstorm, that is what it does, heavy rain is heavy and also flash flooding is a bigger danger than before. uk conservative leadership candidates rishi sunak and liz truss will attend a hustings in scotland later. i asked our political correspondent, ione wells, what we can expect to hear from them a big focus tonight will be what both candidates are pledging to, in their words, try to take on the snp and nicola sturgeon and try

to reduce support for independence in scotland and strengthen the union. the context of this is borisjohnson was not particularly popular in scotland, a number of scottish conservatives were among the first to publicly distance themselves from him. he was not very active at all campaigning in the scottish parliament elections in 2021 so they both have a challenge to rebuild the tory branding scotland. they both pledge a couple of different things. liz truss says the way she would hold the scottish government to account is giving members of the scottish parliament more legal protection to challenge the scottish government on legally contentious issues without facing prosecution, something mps have in westminster. rishi sunak says he wants top civil servants in scotland to have more accountability to westminster politicians and once uk ministers to be more visible in scotland. he says he wants public services in scotland to publish more data

to make it easier, for example, to compare how the nhs in scotland performs compared to an england, which the uk government runs, as opposed to the scottish government being in charge of the nhs. a couple of pledges from both of them. a key thing to watch out will be a language and how strongly they go in some of their attacks on nicola sturgeon after some attacks in previous hustings. more now on the latest uk figures which show the value of pay fell at its fastest rate on record in the three months tojune, when inflation was taken into account. the office for national statistics says regular pay excluding bonuses grew by 4.7% — one of the biggest average pay rises of the last 15 years. but, when adjusted for rising prices, pay dropped by 3%. chief economist at kpmg, yael selfin, gave me her assesment. in real terms, when it comes to purchasing power, ability to spend, households have seen a significant reduction in purchasing power.

when do you think, or how long do you think it is going to be before pay will overtake inflation? well, it will take a little bit more, in the sense that we are still expecting inflation to rise further, we are going to have another increase in energy prices, in october, and inflation could peak at around 13%. that would mean that we would see probably further reductions in average real earnings than what we have now, and it would take more than a year, probably, for things to settle. what is the difference between pay in the public sector and pay in the private sector, according to these figures? the majority of the wage increases have been in the private sector, not in the public sector,

the public sector are so much lower. therefore, in terms of actual squeeze on earnings, the public sector has seen a much bigger squeeze than the private sector. prosecutors in the us state of georgia have told donald trump's former lawyer, rudy giuliani, he's a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the result of the last presidential election. as mr trump's lawyer, mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote and has repeatedly made false claims of widespread fraud. here's our north america correspondent peter bowes. i think this shows how wide this investigation is, and i think it's especially significant because rudy giuliani was a very close member of donald trump's inner circle, as his personal attorney. of course, the former mayor of new york city but at that time, this is late 2020, very closely involved, as you say, in the attempt by donald trump to overturn the 2020 election result

in the state of georgia. and the fact that he's been named as a target means that he could potentially be indicted on criminal charges. now, clearly it isn't there yet, but this would suggest that, based on the evidence gathered so far, that it is a distinct possibility that he could find himself in that position, as opposed to someone like senator lindsey graham — again, very close to donald trump — he has also been called to appear before this grand jury but purely as a witness. nearly 50 years after the native american actress sacheen littlefeather was booed off stage at the oscars, she's received an apology from the group that puts on the academy awards. she'd been asked by marlon brando to decline, on his behalf, a best actor award for the godfather, as a protest at the film industry's treatment of america's indigenous people. very regretfully cannot accept this very generous award and the reasons for this being other treatment

of american indians today by the film industry. excuse me. crowd boos. amy homma — vice president of education and public engagement at the academy museum — explains why there was such a strong reaction to sacheen littlefeather�*s appearance on stage. in 1973, sacheen littlefeather was the first native american woman to stand on the stage of the academy awards ceremony. and this was also the first time that someone had made a political statement through their speech. so nowadays, 50 years later, it's very common for us to see film—makers and film artists make a statement of activism, make a political statement as they accept an award. 50 years ago, that was radically different, and something that people were not used to seeing. so, she was incredibly brave and courageous to take that step. so, with the inclusion of that speech in our galleries,

we are setting ourselves on a path forward, to continue inclusive measures through our programming, through our curation through the exhibitions we put on. so, this is all coming together so beautifully as one moment of reconciliation, including the one with sacheen littlefeather. so, it's been an amazing moment, working collaboratively with sacheen littlefeather, with our museum's director and president, jacqueline stewart, went up to visit her in her home, and there they recorded a podcast episode that folks can listen to, from their homes, wherever their podcasts are available. our podcaster school the oscar goes to... that conversation led us to the path that we are on now, to produce a programme together with sacheen. so, on september 17th, we will have sacheen littlefeather live at our museum. and she is bringing performers and speakers, and this is all her vision. and it's really truly going to be a moment of healing and inclusion for the folks on stage and the folks in our audience.

portuguese sprinter ricardo dos santos has said he does not feel safe driving in london after being pulled over by officers for a second time — a matter which has been referred to a police watchdog. the met says its officers were concerned the driver may have been using a mobile phone. a little earlier the sprinter told sally nugent what happened that night. i was just making my way home after charging my car, just driving home normally. i saw the police car, which was next to me, which is absolutely fine. after a while, they then decided to go in front of me. but when i saw this happen, it happened in such a quick time that i felt it was the best thing to do at

the time, to go around them, because i didn't want to go to the back of them. i needed time to process what exactly had happened, because it was so random. and that is when i decided i needed to stop somewhere safe, where i knew where i would be, which happens to be 2.4 miles further down the road. 50. which happens to be 2.4 miles further down the road.- which happens to be 2.4 miles further down the road. so, as that was happening. — further down the road. so, as that was happening, what _ further down the road. so, as that was happening, what was - further down the road. so, as that was happening, what was going i was happening, what was going through your mind at that point? i wasjust thinking about through your mind at that point? i was just thinking about my safety, and about the safety of others. i don't want to stop in the middle of the road. i didn't want to stop in an unlit flyover at 4am, because, you know, if they were to drag me out of the car, and somebody comes and hits us or something, ijust didn't feel it was safe there. i

felt where i knew there would be people around, it would be a much calmer area. people around, it would be a much calmer area-— calmer area. this is not the first time ou calmer area. this is not the first time you have — calmer area. this is not the first time you have been _ calmer area. this is not the first time you have been stopped i calmer area. this is not the first time you have been stopped by| calmer area. this is not the first i time you have been stopped by the metropolitan police, while you are driving. why do you think this has happened again? i can't tell you why, but, you know, i recently changed cars. i got a family car so i can stand out a lot less, but i guess it is not the car, it is the person driving the car. they saw me, they thought i was on my phone, i proved to them that i was not. i honestly can't answer you and tell you why i think they stopped me.

do you know why they think you were on your phone? i had my fingers to my palm... sorry, my fingers to my face when i was driving, and that was it. it doesn't look like i was on my phone. my phone was nowhere near my hand. if they had a quick glimpse of the car and saw fingers to the face, that is probably why. we know the metropolitan police have referred themselves to the police watchdog over the incident. what would you like to see happen about it now? i personally think the number of police officers that were called in forjust the one person is a bit over—the—top, you know?

i would like them to actually be aware of how people feel, especially now that certain cars have cameras. and their behaviour does change. it changed when they realise that the camera was rolling. i want them to be cautious of things that are happening and i don't think it is necessary to randomly stop someone you think is on the phone. how safe do you feel driving around london now? i honestly don't feel safe at all, the first thing i said to myself when i saw the car, is it going to happen? every time i see a police car when i'm driving, "is it going to happen this time? "will it happen this time? when is it going to happen again?" the headlines on bbc news... the value of pay in the uk is falling at the sharpest rate on record. average wages fell by 3% percent in the three months tojune,

when adjusted for inflation. kenya's new president elect, william ruto, says he wants to unite the country after his narrow election victory. for the second time in a week, russia has reported explosions and a fire at a military base in crimea. this week marks 75 years since the partition of india, the moment in history where the country divided into two independent states. around 12 million people were displaced and up to a million lives were lost. elderly survivors are reminded of the horrors of the conflict through symbolic and religious tattoos which saved their lives. many survivors immigrated here to the uk — including 89—year—old bimla devi. monika plaha reports. india will awake

to life and freedom. in 1947, a british colonial rule ended, and india was divided along religious lines. hindu, sikhs and muslims were caught up in deadly violence on both sides. my nani was 14 when she was told to leave her home in pakistan. scared, frightened all the time. mobs would knock down village doors, killing those who weren't their own. but amid the horrors were heroes. they were pakistani, our neighbours. they took me... ..and there was a big fireplace. and...they pushed me in, and put something in front of me. they saved our life. after days of travelling with no food or water,

nani's sister died of exhaustion when they reached india. we showed them passport and tattoo my mother had. then an inked religious symbol became the proof they needed to survive. vimal was in his 20s when he first got a tattoo. little did he know then that, in 1947, his uncle had onejust like it. i went, "mum, it's the 0m sign." and she's like, "oh, that's ok, then. your uncle's got one of those." and then she also mentioned to me that my uncle had his name tattooed on the inside of his arm. i delved into it — there were many other individuals who also had tattoos done. she then goes and tells me, "do you know your great—grandmother?" she had three dots on her face. it's like, "what? " and also three dots on her chain. and it's not until we start talking to the older generation that we actually start finding out that, you know, why it's important

to collect these particular stories. shelena is a historian and has been studying the meanings behind partition tattoos. families had the same tattoo in the same place so that they could be identified, and it might also be that they had a bird or a star. people felt that they needed to be able to identify their religion really easily, in fear that they might be questioned about their religion, and so they could easily show and prove their religious identity. ali's nani was ten years old when she fled india. she lives in karachi, so she moved there as a kid, as a child, when partition happened, and she had to move with her family, with her many siblings. a couple of generations later, when we asked them, they're quite forthcoming and they're happy to talk about it. i think it does live on because they seem like they actually want to tell it — they want to tell these stories and make sure that they're recorded. 75 years on, our elders' tattoos may be fading, but the next generation are inspired to keep their stories of partition alive. monika plaha, bbc news.

in the gambia, the cost of fertiliser is high and prohibitive for small scale farmers. it's led gambians to come up with innovative solutions. nkechi ogbonna reports. aysha lives in bacau, a major town in the western part of the gambia. she is a farmer who owns a small strip of land where she grows vegetables that she sells in the market. translation: we bring vegetable | waste such as cabbage and green, | and turn it into fertiliser. like many others, she struggles to buy chemical fertiliser because the cost is so high. as an alternative, she converts organic waste into this vital, growing ingredient, helping her save money and recycling environmental waste.

translation: to begin with, - we put sheep dung, groundnut shells and neem tree leaves and then mix it with the sand we had already prepared. isatou is a part of a collective of women known as the bacau women's garden. there are over 400 female farmers in this group that come together to recycle waste into compost. this is the municipal dump sites. it's about 17 kilometres away from banjul, the gambia's capital city. now this open dump site houses over 75% of the country's total waste. waste aid, a uk based non—governmental organisation first taught these women how to turn organic waste into fertiliser about two years ago. it was so successful that they are now rolling this scheme out nationwide,

together with the government. those chemical fertilisers are really depleting the soils and every year they had to use more and the yield of their crops are not getting better. we have an interest in women because in the gambia mostly the gardeners are women. and for us, the work we want to do, we want really to improve the women's life, to empower the women. both parties believe this will promote farmers to be more self—sufficient, help reduce waste and tackle soil damage. through the radio programme, we expect the women in the rural area to turn waste to fertiliser. the gambia has a population of over two million. the country's primary industries are agriculture and tourism. the main exports are groundnuts, mangoes and cashew. in a bid to reduce dependency on imported foods and to diversify the farming industry, the government is encouraging this new strategy.

spain is enduring one of the worst droughts in europe and water reserves are currently at less than 40%. three heatwaves this summer, combined with the return of tourism and rising energy bills, have left the country running out of ice. sergi forcada reports. there is no summer break for ice producers in spain, some factories are running all day and night to try to keep up with demand. ice companies did not stockpile enough during the winter months and started production later than usual this year because of soaring power bills. and with tourism back in full swing and a very hot summer, ice has become a hot commodity.

translation: with the warl in ukraine, electricity started to skyrocket and from that moment, we were overwhelmed. that is the period during which we normally start to stock the ice for the summer. with those prices, the cost of using the refrigeration chambers became unsustainable. some supermarkets have limited the number of ice bags each customer can buy but in many cases, shelves are empty and bars and restaurants are also running out of ice. translation: i have to be really careful, i even have _ to buy ice bags from corner shops that obviously are more expensive than our regular distributors. i have to look everywhere because we can't get enough ice. spain is not only struggling with ice, the lack of rain for months has left the country very dry. reservoirs are now at 39% of capacity, well below the 10—year average of almost 60% for this time of the year.

this is having an impact on farming and daily life, some regions have already put water restrictions in place and the dry spell has changed the landscape in many parts of the country. this church in catalonia is usually hidden underwater in a reservoir, when water levels are high all you can see is the tip of the belltower, but in very dry seasons like current one the entire church is exposed. the building from the ninth century is now attracting visitors, but in other reservoirs, the lack of water is doing exactly the opposite. shortages in the south of spain mean no business at this water park, for now. sergi forcada, bbc news. inafew in a few minutes we will have the latest headlines for you on the hour. in the meantime, have a lovely

rest of the day or night, depending on where you are in the world. hello again. rather like yesterday, for england and for wales we are looking at further thunderstorms. now, they are likely to be torrential downpours. they could lead to the risk of flooding, but not all of us will catch one. they are going to be hit and miss. we have got low pressure, with its attendant fronts coming up from the south, bringing in some of those thunderstorms. but we also have this weather front here, which will continue to take rain away from eastern scotland. it's already cleared northern ireland. behind that rain we will see a few showers. drying up in northern ireland, with some sunshine, and then for england and for wales we could catch a thunderstorm almost anywhere. and they will be more widespread than they were yesterday. but, again, not all of us will catch one. a noticeable northerly breeze, so feeling cooler than it was yesterday.

and temperatures are generally lower for most anyway. now, through this evening and overnight, we hang on to some of those thundery downpours across parts of england and wales. a few showers getting into northern ireland. clearer skies, though, in northern england and also scotland. so here we've got fresher conditions. temperatures falling away between nine and 11 degrees. still quite muggy across parts of the south—east, and a noticeable breeze down on the north sea coastline, which will also have tomorrow. tomorrow, we start off with those thundery showers, but they will push down into the south eastern corner. some sunshine coming out across parts of scotland, north—west england and also northern ireland, with temperatures 12—17 or 18 in the north, 19 to about 22 in the south. so, temperature slipping a little bit more. on thursday, a lot of dry weather to start with. but a weather front coming in across the north and west, introducing some rain. that's going to be sinking southwards and eastwards, probably not getting into the far south—east. but with the wind direction changing to more of a west or south—westerly,

temperatures willjust go up a notch or two compared to wednesday. and then as we head through friday and into the weekend, low pressure is still close by. a little ridge of high pressure trying to get into the south. as we head through saturday and sunday, a weatherfront comes and eventually, taking some rain and some windy conditions, especially so during the course of sunday. saturday, mostly dry. we will see on saturday a few showers in the north and west. then the rain comes in on sunday, and also windy conditions, with the potential for gales on the coast of south—west england.

this is bbc news, i'm annita mcveigh. the headlines at 11. the value of pay is falling at the sharpest rate on record, according to official statistics — average wages fell by three percent in the three months tojune, when adjusted for inflation. torrential rain and thunderstorms are forecast across england and wales, as experts warn of sudden flooding after weeks of hot and dry conditions a new dual covid vaccine will form part of the uk's autumn booster campaign — the jab targets both the covid and omicron variant kenya's new president— elect, william ruto, says he wants to unite the country after his narrow election victory. and today is the 20th anniversary of bbc radio1 extra — the station marks two decades

of celebrating black music and culture in the uk the value of people's wages has fallen at the fastest rate since records began after taking into account the rising cost of living. household budgets are being squeezed by rising food, fuel and energy costs. average pay fell by three percent between april and june, when adjusted for inflation. that means prices are rising at an even faster rate, despite growth in regular pay — excluding bonuses. meanwhile, job vacancies continued to increase,

although the rate is slowing. the rise in the cost of living has prompted workers and unions across several industries to call for inflation matching pay rises — with some, such as rail workers, going on strike. but the government claims the employment figures show the resilience of the uk economy. we can talk now tojulie o'sullivan, owner of several delis across yorkshire including the hairy fig in york thank you forjoining us. tell us about the situation with your business, i know business owners are talking about the difficulty getting the right people for the jobs we have available so what is your situation? it have available so what is your situation?— have available so what is your situation? , ,.,, ., situation? it is quite positive and a wa we situation? it is quite positive and a way we have — situation? it is quite positive and a way we have good _ situation? it is quite positive and a way we have good staff, i situation? it is quite positive and. a way we have good staff, reliable staff and we have always paid above

the national minimum wage. we try to do right by people but we are just getting squeezed at the moment. one way or another, takings are down, footfall is down, we're not getting tourists we would normally expect this time year in york and i feel for the staff because they have got to earn a certain level because they have bills to pay and bills are rising but as a small business that is only so much you can do and we are being squeezed and i do not feel be at getting the support we should be. ii be at getting the support we should be. , ., ' be at getting the support we should be. , ., ., be at getting the support we should be. ., ., ,, be at getting the support we should be. ., ., , be. if staff ask for a rises can you tive us be. if staff ask for a rises can you give us an — be. if staff ask for a rises can you give us an idea _ be. if staff ask for a rises can you give us an idea of _ be. if staff ask for a rises can you give us an idea of how— be. if staff ask for a rises can you give us an idea of how much i be. if staff ask for a rises can you give us an idea of how much theyj be. if staff ask for a rises can you i give us an idea of how much they are looking for relative to the right you have been paying? indie looking for relative to the right you have been paying? we have paid above the minimum _ you have been paying? we have paid above the minimum wage _ you have been paying? we have paid above the minimum wage and it i you have been paying? we have paid above the minimum wage and it has| above the minimum wage and it has been ten pounds on £11 and i will. we are looking at 13 and i have had

one member of staff ask for £18 and our and i one member of staff ask for £18 and ourand i cannot one member of staff ask for £18 and our and i cannot afford to pay that and i am sorry about that and i know it is a buyers market and hospitality there is so much out there for opportunity but unfortunately it is squeezing me too much with the emergence i have —— the margins i have and it is affected by tourists not coming to york, the footfall and the price going up and everything has to give a little and i am so sympathetic to everybody whether it is drivers, fuel, goods from overseas or whether it is staff, i am trying to pull some many strings together but it is some many strings together but it is so difficult. there is only so much

you can do. so difficult. there is only so much you can do— so difficult. there is only so much ou can do. ., ., , ., you can do. you mentioned several times they — you can do. you mentioned several times they would _ you can do. you mentioned several times they would squeeze, - you can do. you mentioned several times they would squeeze, is i you can do. you mentioned several times they would squeeze, is that. times they would squeeze, is that anything left over for you at the end of the day on and you just breaking even? indie end of the day on and you 'ust breaking even?i end of the day on and you 'ust breakint even? ~ . , , ., ~ breaking even? we are 'ust breaking even, we breaking even? we are 'ust breaking we try — breaking even? we are 'ust breaking we try to h breaking even? we are 'ust breaking even, we try to do i breaking even? we are just breaking even, we try to do right _ breaking even? we are just breaking even, we try to do right for- even, we try to do right for everybody and it is not what you want to hear but the last two months i have not taken pay but that is fine, i survive and i am not wanting tears. , ., , ., , ., tears. the member of staff asking for £18, tears. the member of staff asking for £18. and _ tears. the member of staff asking for £18, and they _ tears. the member of staff asking for £18, and they still _ tears. the member of staff asking for £18, and they still with - tears. the member of staff asking for £18, and they still with you? i for £18, and they still with you? they are, i cannot give them that, they have had anotherjob offer and i have had to say to them it is your choice but they do like working for us and i have said what i can pay

them but i cannot match that so i have left it up to them. we are a good employer, flexible with childcare and sickness pay and shifts and you cannot have everything but the world as we stand, they want everything and we cannot give it. shes stand, they want everything and we cannot give it— cannot give it. as a business owner what would — cannot give it. as a business owner what would you _ cannot give it. as a business owner what would you like _ cannot give it. as a business owner what would you like to _ cannot give it. as a business owner what would you like to see - cannot give it. as a business owner what would you like to see the i what would you like to see the government and bank of england doing? i government and bank of england doint ? ., ~' government and bank of england doint ? ., ~ ., government and bank of england doint? ., ~ ., , doing? i would like more support, not 'ust doing? i would like more support, notjust the _ doing? i would like more support, notjust the hospitality, _ doing? i would like more support, notjust the hospitality, i - doing? i would like more support, notjust the hospitality, i know- doing? i would like more support, notjust the hospitality, i know it i notjust the hospitality, i know it is everybody saying hospitality is suffering and it is the age—old but i would like some support. we got a lot in the pandemic, rent rebates and council tax rebates and furlough pay and it has been pulled, i did

not expect it to get put off so soon. we got bounced back loans and we took advantage but the fact i feel like the rug has been pulled from under ourfeet feel like the rug has been pulled from under our feet and feel like the rug has been pulled from under ourfeet and i do not think we deserve it because as i small business i know all my staff and what they are going through and i try to support them. this is not a huge organisation when i do not know who works there, i know the ins and outs of these peoples lives and i am trying my best to support them but i do not feel i am getting the support back. ., ., do not feel i am getting the support back. ., ,, , ., ., do not feel i am getting the support back. ., ,, ., , ., back. thank you for sharing your story with _ back. thank you for sharing your story with us- — our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smithjoins me now. interesting to hearjulie say a member of her staff asking for a pay rise up to £18 50, she had to turn

that down. they member of staff still with her. give us more context on the situation we are seeing today. on the situation we are seeing toda . ~ ., on the situation we are seeing toda . . ., ., , on the situation we are seeing toda . t ., ., , , on the situation we are seeing toda . . ., ., , , , ., today. what we have been seeing is a 'ob hunters today. what we have been seeing is a job hunters market, _ today. what we have been seeing is a job hunters market, what _ today. what we have been seeing is a job hunters market, what we - today. what we have been seeing is a job hunters market, what we have i job hunters market, what we have seen is more opportunity and vacancies across the economy than people looking for work. that is slightly shifting in the figures we have seen but still essentially the case in some sectors like hospitality where people cannot fill the jobs they have available, lots of businesses are struggling to recruit but that is true across the economy as a whole, so some companies are offering higher wages but lots trying to offer other things like flexibility and different work perks to attract staff. in the figures announced

today between april and june we have a 4.7% rise in overall pay but we all know that pay does not exist in all know that pay does not exist in a vacuum because prices have been going up over that period by a considerably more than that, that means in reality be seen a real terms pay for all 3% so when you crash through the numbers that is what it means for pockets, a pay drop of 3% over the period which is why it is feeling so difficult, prices are going up and although wages are going up a bit not matching the huge inflationary pressure we are seeing across the economy with prices everywhere increasing. economy with prices everywhere increasing-— increasing. the figures clarifying what everybody _ increasing. the figures clarifying what everybody is _ increasing. the figures clarifying what everybody is feeling i increasing. the figures clarifying what everybody is feeling in i increasing. the figures clarifying i what everybody is feeling in terms of farm wages go on do not go. with

inflation rising. but if people want more pay to cope with rising inflation there is a risk that the increase in wages itself can lead to higher inflation. how can that be managed? higher inflation. how can that be manated? ., , ., ~' higher inflation. how can that be manated? ., , ., ~ ., managed? that is what the bank of en t land managed? that is what the bank of england are — managed? that is what the bank of england are worried _ managed? that is what the bank of england are worried about - managed? that is what the bank of england are worried about and i managed? that is what the bank of england are worried about and it i managed? that is what the bank of england are worried about and it is| england are worried about and it is theirjob to deal with this survey are saying everybody gets a big pay rise then the inflation gets baked into the economy so ifjulie has to give her staff a huge increase then she will have to put prices up and people going there will have to pay more which means they will want a pay rise and the cycle continues and it as a pressure within the economy so what the bank of england are hoping is this inflation we are seeing will be temporary and by the end of the year we will start to see a fall in inflation again but a big part of that as links to energy prices and if we do not see energy

prices and if we do not see energy prices falling part of which is dependent externally from the uk on external factors on wholesale gas and oil prices then it could be the inflation stays high and once we get to the stage people have seen a year or more of high pressures, high prices there is the pressure to ask all your bosses for a pay rise or as julie was saying for people to potentially go to anotherjob elsewhere and that is the pressure employer are big and small are under. ., ., employer are big and small are under. ., ~' , ., torrential rain is expected across much of england and wales after a second heatwave. the met office has issued two yellow warnings for thunderstorms on tuesday and wednesday which may cause travel disruption and power cuts. some areas of southern england, where much of the country's food is grown, have not had any significant rainfall sincejune. this has put huge pressure

on farmers for this year's harvest but things could be even worse by next year. martin lines is the uk chair of the nature friendly farming network, owns a cambridgeshire farm where he grows mostly winter cereals. thank you forjoining us. i thought the colour of the landscape behind you tells the picture, parched fields everywhere. the rain that is forecast, we are told because the ground is so hard it is not going to help. it ground is so hard it is not going to helt. , , ground is so hard it is not going to helt. , _,.,., . help. it will be very sporadic, some teo . le help. it will be very sporadic, some people will — help. it will be very sporadic, some people will get _ help. it will be very sporadic, some people will get it — help. it will be very sporadic, some people will get it and _ help. it will be very sporadic, some people will get it and some - help. it will be very sporadic, some people will get it and some will. people will get it and some will not and the ground is so hard if we have and the ground is so hard if we have a high rainfall event it will not soak into the ground so there is a huge risk of run—off and localised flooding. we need nice steady rain but the high rainfall event will be hit and miss and it is too late for

much of the harvest which is still to do at the damage has been done, we need steady rain through winter honest we have real shortages for next year. honest we have real shortages for next ear. , ., ., next year. tell us about how the drou t ht next year. tell us about how the drought has _ next year. tell us about how the drought has affected _ next year. tell us about how the drought has affected your- next year. tell us about how the drought has affected your farm i next year. tell us about how the i drought has affected your farm and those of your colleagues in terms of the growth of crops whether things have grown at all. tslur the growth of crops whether things have grown at all.— have grown at all. our winter cereals planted _ have grown at all. our winter cereals planted last - have grown at all. our winter cereals planted last year i have grown at all. our winter cereals planted last year forl have grown at all. our winter i cereals planted last year for the rest harvest have done ok, a bit of knock—on yield but the crops we planted this spring for harvest now have been really impacted, those that need more water and i know many farmers have grown vegetables, potatoes and sugar and beat allah desperate for water, they have run out, so the quality and size of yield is reduced and particularly

for livestock farmers.— yield is reduced and particularly for livestock farmers. what about wantin t for livestock farmers. what about wanting crops _ for livestock farmers. what about wanting crops you _ for livestock farmers. what about wanting crops you will— for livestock farmers. what about wanting crops you will be - for livestock farmers. what about wanting crops you will be working for livestock farmers. what about i wanting crops you will be working on since. indie wanting crops you will be working on since. . ., ., ., , , since. we would normally be establishing _ since. we would normally be establishing oilseed - since. we would normally be establishing oilseed rape i since. we would normally be establishing oilseed rape for| since. we would normally be i establishing oilseed rape for next season but the ground is like concrete and there is no moisture so there is only a few weeks left of establishing that on it not be grown that will have a knock—on effect to the rotation for next year so this will have a real long—term impact forfarmers and will have a real long—term impact for farmers and food production going forward. fiend for farmers and food production going forward-— for farmers and food production going forward. for farmers and food production ttoin forward. �* . .,, ., going forward. and increase cost to the consumer— going forward. and increase cost to the consumer on _ going forward. and increase cost to the consumer on a _ going forward. and increase cost to the consumer on a day _ going forward. and increase cost to the consumer on a day we're i going forward. and increase cost to | the consumer on a day we're talking about the cost of living, so what would you like to see happening. if we were to take a bigger view on what needs to take place in the uk to cope with periods of drought, what would you like to see. make

sure the food _ what would you like to see. make sure the food farmers _ what would you like to see. i—e sure the food farmers produced at reach plates because there is a huge amount of waste because fruit and vegetables are not the wanted size. we have to allow farmers to store more water source on site and take it to ditches and rivers at high flows and a more joined it to ditches and rivers at high flows and a morejoined up it to ditches and rivers at high flows and a more joined up approach because the weather is getting drier and the south—east, we are being impacted by the climate crisis and farmers are on the front line. we need more information and research into what crops we can grow in the future with less water, drought resistant and a more infrastructure of how we manage and transport water. i know in east anglia they are talking about more reservoirs and interconnected water pipes to move water north to south and we need more of that nationally and we have to take it as a priority

because we have seen this coming for many years and little action has been taken by government and industry. we have been trying to do different measures and different crops on our farm to mitigate the problem and we need everybody to do more. ., ., , ., problem and we need everybody to do more. ., .,, ., ., more. you feel it has got to a crisis point — more. you feel it has got to a crisis point and _ more. you feel it has got to a crisis point and this _ more. you feel it has got to a crisis point and this taken i more. you feel it has got to a | crisis point and this taken this more. you feel it has got to a i crisis point and this taken this to perhaps make people wake up to it. obviously you and the other farmers try to champion sustainable farming in a way that is good for nature, do you think people need to go back to some of these methods to protect the viability of the crop cycle and water supplies? indie viability of the crop cycle and water supplies?— viability of the crop cycle and water supplies? viability of the crop cycle and water su- tlies? ~ ., , water supplies? we need more diverse cro- and water supplies? we need more diverse crop and systems. _ water supplies? we need more diverse crop and systems, bringing _ water supplies? we need more diverse crop and systems, bringing livestock. crop and systems, bringing livestock onto arable farm to build fertility. a lot of habitat of hedgerow and flower margins and birdseed mixes to

feed from the winter, they are also struggling. we have big problems and we need a farming system that works for the climate and nature and healthy food production and government and supply chain to support farmers and that direction and travel and notjust in the uk but globally because we import quite a bit of our food.— the value of pay is falling at the sharpest rate on record, according to official statistics — average wages fell by three percent in the three months tojune, when adjusted for inflation. torrential rain and thunderstorms are forecast across england and wales, as experts warn of sudden flooding after weeks of hot and dry conditions a new dual covid vaccine will form part of the uk's autumn booster campaign — the jab targets both the covid and omicron variant

the conservative leadership contest heads to scotland tonight — where candidates rishi sunak and liz truss will attend a hustings in perth. the event will give local tory members the chance to question the candidates on scottish issues — as well as other topics such as the cost of living. let's go to westminster now to speak to our political correspondent, susan hulme. to what extent will this be about the union as opposed to questions of the union as opposed to questions of the cost of living for example. there will be questions about the cost of living because scotland is a bit colder than the rest of the uk in winter and also there is a higher cost of goods because of having to send them to far—flung rural constituencies. but hanging over all of this are the questions about the union and nicola sturgeon's

determination to see another independence referendum. how will the candidates can tackle this? that is what conservative party members will be voting will want to know. liz truss has been a pretty outspoken, she has dismissed the first minister as an attention seeker and says she will ignore the request for a referendum, something i think would be very difficult for a future uk prime minister to do and rishi sunak has said it is a dangerous approach. both of them have come up with suggestions of how the scottish government can be held more to account on the things it does, like health and education and transport. they want to make the point it is notjust about independence, it is about what the benefits of the uk government can do and what the scottish government has

done so she should like is suggesting top civil servants should be brought to london to govern account of what they have been doing. liz truss has suggested members of the scottish parliament should have more legal protection to be outspoken about what the government has done. how will that go at the hustings with conservative party members? well they think it sounds like enough to head off an independence referendum? all that will be watched by the scottish public more widely, not all of them snp supporters of conservative supporters. i wonder if there is a suggestion that ministers and the prime minister in london as an anyway as though the abbey high—handed, making civil servants answered for themselves, saying they

ignored nicola sturgeon health that might rub up scottish voters the wrong way. might rub up scottish voters the wrong way-— might rub up scottish voters the wrong way. might rub up scottish voters the wrath wa . . ., ., ., wrong way. what are we hearing in terms of prominent _ wrong way. what are we hearing in terms of prominent scottish i terms of prominent scottish conservatives and where they are placing their allegiance at this stage in the contest, thinking back to the last contest many of the scottish conservatives mps bumped forjeremy hunt when borisjohnson went on to win. i forjeremy hunt when boris johnson went on to win.— went on to win. i wonder fess some more have — went on to win. i wonder fess some more have thought _ went on to win. i wonder fess some more have thought twice _ went on to win. i wonder fess some more have thought twice about i went on to win. i wonder fess some i more have thought twice about coming out too strongly for anyone after that. some have supported liz truss but a few of them at keeping quiet about it perhaps for that reason because it is safest to make sure you are on the good side of whoever does when because as you have said jeremy hunt was the one they were supporting, borisjohnson was the prime minister and that was the guy they had to work with.— the health secretary,

steve barclay, has set out further details of this autumn's covid booster programme. the uk yesterday became the first country to approve a jab that targets two strains of the virus. mr barclay said boosters would be offered to all those over 50, and people in high—risk groups from next month. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. cases of coronavirus in the uk may now be falling, but plans are being put in place for what could be another challenging winter. the aim is to minimise the impact of a winter spike in infections on a health service that is struggling to cope as it is. we know that the risk of covid and indeed flu increases during the winter months when we get the colder weather. it's important that people boost their immunity. so it's a real message to viewers to ensure that they get their booster — when they're contacted, they respond to that. it means those over 50 or those with particular health needs will have the comfort of knowing that their immunity has been topped up. from next month, the autumn booster programme will start to be rolled out.

it will be aimed at all over—50s, health staff and other vulnerable groups — that's around 26 million people across the uk — and it will include the new spikevax jab made by moderna. around 13 million doses of the new vaccine — roughly half of what's needed — will be made available. it's offered as a single jab and targets two forms of covid — both the original strain and the first omicron variant known as ba.1. the rest of the booster programme will be made up of the original pfizer—biontech vaccine and — in exceptional circumstances — the novavax vaccine. but health officials say people should take whatever booster they're offered, as alljabs provide protection. dominic hughes, bbc news. for more on that let's hear from helen rowntree, director of research, services and engagement with blood cancer uk, who spoke to us earlier.

we welcome news of this new covid vaccine, the fact it has been designed to target omicron as well as the original variant is really promising in providing increased protection to individuals but also importantly keeping covid rates down which is in everybody's interest. how will it protect immunosuppressed people? the how will it protect immunosuppressed tteole? , . people? the picture with immunosuppressed i people? the picture with l immunosuppressed people people? the picture with - immunosuppressed people is completed, thejc immunosuppressed people is completed, the jc vi immunosuppressed people is completed, thejc vi has announced people who are most at risk will be prioritised for the autumn booster and we hope they can receive this vaccine because of the added protection it will provide because it targets both variants but importantly also household members are people with immune systems are prioritised and that is important to make sure other people who come into

contact with people have weakened immune systems are also protected. it is important to say this new vaccine is not the only answer, there are two important other things government and nhs can do to make sure people with weakened immune systems have the best protection possible, one is to make sure everybody eligible gets access to the vaccine they need so they are up—to—date so people with weakened immune systems that is now five doses and secondly importantly some people with weakened immune systems will not have any kind of effective response to any number of covid vaccines whatever the vaccine is thatis vaccines whatever the vaccine is that is available and for those people we would like to see the government make another treatment available to provide the necessary protection to those really at risk.

kenya's deputy president, william ruto, has been declared the winner of last week's presidential election, but amid scenes of chaos and confusion. the head of the electoral authority was briefly prevented from declaring the results as scuffles broke out at the vote tallying centre in the capital, nairobi. he said mr ruto gotjust over fifty per cent of the votes, narrowly ahead of the opposition leader, raila 0dinga. gareth barlow has this report. politics is often a tale of two halves, and in kenya that couldn't be more true. here in kisumu, the third largest city, demonstrators hurled stones and started fires in protest at the result of the presidential election. but in the rift valley, jubilant celebrations following the proclamation of william ruto as the country's next leader. we have devoted our time and devoted our commitment and our emotions, and we thank god, we have something to thank

god because eventually he has emerged the winner. we are very confident that under his leadership this country is going to gain a lot of mileage in terms of development, in terms of education, in terms of peace and tranquillity between all the tribes of kenya. the public reaction followed a very public scuffle as supporters of the opposition candidate raila 0dinga clashed with election officials. amid allegations of vote rigging, four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the results, saying it was opaque. but despite those claims and queries over his victory, william ruto pledged to rule for all kenyans. i want to promise all the people of kenya, whichever way they voted, that this will be their government. kenya's history of disputed elections in the past has lead to violence. following the 2007 vote,

at least1,200 people were killed and 600,000 fled their homes. analysts believe mr 0dinga is likely to challenge the result. the kenyan supreme court annulled the last election, and may be called on to make another historic decision. gareth barlow, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. rather like yesterday, there are some further thunderstorms in the forecast and we're looking at some heavy downpours, especially so across england and wales. now, they are going to be hit and miss. not all of us will catch one, some of us will hang onto some dry conditions, but if you do, it could lead to some flash flooding. drying up in northern ireland, this morning's rain clearing scotland, and here we've got temperatures between 12 and 17, but across the board, it's feeling cooler than it did yesterday. tonight, we hang on to some of those thunderstorms, still torrential downpours in places, clearer skies across scotland and northern ireland.

and these are our overnight lows, nine to 17 degrees, so still quite muggy across some south—eastern areas in particular. now, tomorrow, here are our thunderstorms. we start with them. they're going to be pushing southwards and eastwards through the course of the day, brightening up behind with some sunshine before the next weather front arrives much later on. temperature—wise, 12 to 22. so temperatures going down again.

according to official statistics — average wages fell by 3% in the three months tojune, when adjusted for inflation. torrential rain and thunderstorms are forecast across england and wales, as experts warn of sudden flooding after weeks of hot and dry conditions. a new dual covid vaccine will form part of the uk's

autumn booster campaign — the jab targets both the covid and omicron variant. kenya's new president— elect, william ruto, says he wants to unite the country after his narrow election victory. and today is the 20th anniversary of bbc radio 1 extra, the station marks two decades of celebrating black music and culture in the uk. sport now and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. good morning. jurgen klopp says he'll be speaking to striker darwin nunez this morning — he said it was best to leave him alone last night after the player was sent off in liverpool's 1—1 draw at home with crystal palace. palace were fortnate not to be behind when wilfried zaha put them ahead with a great finish. liverpool's big summer signing darwin nunez was shown a red card for this headbutt in the second half. but liverpool did finally get a goal,

thanks to luis diaz�* great strike. i saw it. i cannot deny that's a red card. and now leave him alone for a night and then i will talk to him tomorrow. manchester united could let cristiano ronaldo leave old trafford during the current transfer window, amid concerns about how the striker�*s mood is affecting morale in the camp. manager erik ten hag's public stance has been that the 37—year—old is not for sale and is part of his plans. however, seniorfigures have been alarmed at how quickly the overwhelmingly positive feelings around the camp generated during a successful pre—season tour to thailand and australia have disappeared. less than two weeks after winning the 10,000 metres at the commonwealth games, eilish mccolgan fell just short, as she aimed to become european champion. the scottish athlete was in contention for much of the race, but had no answer when turkey's yasemin can broke

away, as she eased to victory. mccolgan was able to finish second though, to add silver to her commonwealth title. commonwealth games champion laura muir won her heat in the 1,500 metres. she'll bejoined in friday's final by ellie barker, who got a personal best time and katie snowden. and the swimming is continuing at the european aquatics championships in italy. the world and commonwealth games 50 metres freestyle champion ben proud won his heat. he clocked the second quickest time overall, as he reached the semifinal. england's cricketers are preparing for their final test series of the summer, the first of three matches gets underway on wednesday against south africa at lord's. included in the squad is ao—year—old james anderson. the bowler is aiming to make history by becoming the first ao—year—old englishman to take a wicket since graham gooch in 1994, but he's not worried about his age. it'sjust a number and next to my name, it's not how i feel. i don't feel old or like i'm slowing down or anything, so...

you know, the last few weeks i've been training hard and trying to work on my bowling again and just keep that ticking over. and then the last couple of days' practice here, i feel in great rhythm, so hopefully i can show that form on the field. birmingham phoenix maintained their excellent start to the hundred, beating the trent rockets by 7 wickets. liam livingstone passed 50 as he hit the winning runs while moeen ali top scored with 52. phoenix have won three out of four games, as have the rockets. there'll be an all british match—up in the second round of the cincinatti open. british number one cameron norrie booked his place in round two, after beating holger rune in three sets. and norrie will face andy murray next. the former world number one beat stan wawrinka, also in three sets, in a match that lasted almost three hours. it has not been easy, these last few years, to stay fit and healthy and play another tennis to get matches

to learn from and to build confidence and to get my body sorta physically like robust enough to compete week in, week out, so that is a positive thing that i have got to play lots of matches, more this year. and hopefully, i can continue that through the end of the season. that's all the sport for now. we have been talking about the flooding that is forecast to come but also the drought that we have been having and a drought has been declared in yorkshire, the environment agency has announced. it joins eight areas of england moved into drought status in the last few days. the spokesperson for the environment agency in yorkshire is saying, we are experiencing some much—needed rain this week but it will not be enough to correct weeks

of dry weather and she says it will take more prolonged rainfall to wet the soil and replenish rivers, reservoirs and ground water levels. she is saying it is important for everyone to manage the amount of water they are using in this exceptionally dry period. yorkshire joining eight other parts of england with its drought status. not the sort of status that any area wants to have conferred on it but now nine areas of england in official drought status. there's been an explosion at an ammunition store in crimea, the region of ukraine that was occupied and annexed by russia in 2014. the russian ministry of defence blamed a fire at a military base. video posted on social media showed plumes of smoke rising above a town in crimea. last week, another russian military base in the region was severely damaged in a series of explosions which destroyed at least seven aircraft. it has not yet been confirmed that ukrainian strikes were responsible for the incidents. hugo bachega is in kiev.

we know from russian state media saying explosions under fire happened there, and local officials say that ammunition had detonated at a temporary military sites. emergency services are now evacuating people from this region. we can't independently verify those accounts but obviously just last week, last tuesday, there were massive explosions at a military base, a russian military base in crimea. we saw the pictures of massive damage caused by those explosions, there's been an explosion at an ammunition store in crimea, the russians again said at a time that those explosions were triggered by detonation at an ammunition depot and they denied it was an attack. the ukrainians did not say they were behind any attack in crimea. the background to this all is that crimea was invaded

and annexed by russia in 2014, a move that has not been recognised by the ukrainians, by the international community, and the ukrainians have violence to retake crimea from the russians. i'm joined now by andrew macleod, a visiting professor at kings college london. thank you very much and just as we come to you, the afp news agency is quoting russian sources, saying the crimea arms depot blasts are an act of sabotage. what are your thoughts on that latest line? i of sabotage. what are your thoughts on that latest line?— on that latest line? i think that is interesting _ on that latest line? i think that is interesting because _ on that latest line? i think that is interesting because both - on that latest line? i think that is interesting because both sides i interesting because both sides really... it plays into their advantage to have a little bit of ambiguity. russia does not want to admit it is vulnerable and ukraine does not want to show when it can attack russia. this is an interesting statement for the russians to admit this is an attack by ukraine. i

russians to admit this is an attack by ukraine-— russians to admit this is an attack by ukraine. i think... we have lost that line completely, _ by ukraine. i think... we have lost. that line completely, unfortunately. i was hoping it would come back but sadly not. apologies for that. we will try to come back to that story. portuguese sprinter ricardo dos santos has said he does not feel safe driving in london after being pulled over by officers for a second time, a matter which has been referred to a police watchdog. the metropolitan police says its officers were concerned the driver may have been using a mobile phone. mr dos santos explained why he thinks it happened again. he thinks it happened again. i can't tell you why, but, you know, i recently changed cars. i got a family car so i can stand out a lot less, but i guess it is not the car, it is the person driving the car. they saw me, they thought i was on my phone, i proved

to them that i was not. i honestly can't answer you and tell you why i think they stopped me. do you know why they think you were on your phone? i had my fingers to my palm... sorry, my fingers to my face when i was driving, and that was it. it doesn't look like i was on my phone. my phone was nowhere near my hand. if they had a quick glimpse of the car and saw fingers to the face, that is probably why. we know the metropolitan police have referred themselves to the police watchdog over the incident. what would you like to see happen about it now? i personally think the number of police officers that were called

in forjust the one person is a bit over—the—top, you know? i would like them to actually be aware of how people feel, especially now that certain cars have cameras. and their behaviour does change. it changed when they realise that the camera was rolling. i want them to be cautious of things that are happening and i don't think it is necessary to randomly stop someone you think is on the phone. how safe do you feel driving around london now? i honestly don't feel safe at all, the first thing i said to myself when i saw the car, is it going to happen? every time i see a police car when i'm driving, "is it going to happen this time? "will it happen this time? when is it going to happen again?"

today marks 20 years since the launch of bbc radio one xtra. it was a station the bbc said "will be dedicated to playing the very best in contemporary black music for a young audience". it's featured presenters including clara amfo, trevor nelson and adele roberts and provided a platform for stars including stormzy, dave and little simz. and joining us now is one of 1xtra's presenters, dj target, who has been with the station since 2007. a very happy anniversary, happy birthday, howeveryou a very happy anniversary, happy birthday, however you prefer to 1xtra. to understand the impact of it, we need to go back to before the 16th of august 2002 and at that stage, where could people listen to contemporary black music?- contemporary black music? firstly, thanks for having _ contemporary black music? firstly, thanks for having us _ contemporary black music? firstly, thanks for having us and _ contemporary black music? firstly, thanks for having us and a - contemporary black music? firstly, thanks for having us and a big - contemporary black music? firstly, thanks for having us and a big up . thanks for having us and a big up for the birthday wishes for 1xtra. if you take it back to pre—2002, you

would have had to have been seeking out these kind of, at that time, underground artists, mainly independent artists, on pirate radio stations, community radio stations, that were actually operating without a licence but they were at the same time providing a service to a community that were underserved and wanted to be heard and had amazing talent and everything that is needed to be an artist but theyjust did not have access to ears, i guess, and pirate radio was definitely a place to put on a lot of these stars. i did a stint on pirate —— i was listening to pirate radio from a young age that is where i built my name before being able to be on a national artform like 1xtra that has done so much to amber fire support and develop and grow black music and the culture around it. —— amplify.

1xtra gave this music a bigger audience. and you experience it first as a listener, i guess, before you became a presenter 2007, after doing a guest show. what was it like in those first few years?— in those first few years? those early days _ in those first few years? those early days of — in those first few years? those early days of hearing _ in those first few years? those early days of hearing about - in those first few years? those i early days of hearing about 1xtra from its inception and hearing the bbc... the bbc, a corporation that a lot of us, all of us, have grown up within our household, so to hear the bbc were creating a platform on a national radio station that was going to be able to broadcast not just in london, but manchester, glasgow, birmingham, the entire uk, was so exciting for the artists, the audience of the music and the djs and presenters who were getting shows... there was like an ecosystem that was built within the culture, it was notjust that was built within the culture, it was not just about hearing

that was built within the culture, it was notjust about hearing the music or playing the music, there was literallyjobs and prospects and opportunities being handed out at the same time, so on so many levels, 1xtra's impact was very huge from the very start. if you look at the growth of black music, especially in the uk over the last 20 years, to the uk over the last 20 years, to the point where you have glastonbury headliners and 02 the point where you have glastonbury headliners and o2 arena sell—out shows and movies and books and merchandise and number one albums happening weekly now, 1xtra has played a huge part in providing the platform for these artists to be heard, first and foremost. what heard, first and foremost. what next, the logical— heard, first and foremost. what next, the logical question, - heard, first and foremost. what next, the logical question, the logical progression, going back to pre—2002, what has happened in the last 20 years, the logical place to go next... what is the future for 1xtra and the artists it seeks to promote? i 1xtra and the artists it seeks to romote? ~ ., promote? i think the future for 1xtra is continuing _ promote? i think the future for 1xtra is continuing to _ promote? i think the future for 1xtra is continuing to be - promote? i think the future for 1xtra is continuing to be that i promote? i think the future for. 1xtra is continuing to be that voice for a generation of youngsters who

are into various types of music, dance, afro beats, and so many more subgenres. i think itjust provides a voice on a platform for these artists and like i said before, it has provided an ecosystem for that entire culture, so from the ground up right the way through to where you have a headline artist, it lives and breathes it, so there is going to be more of that, more growth, more listeners to 1xtra as well, command tuning, and just continue what we do and what we have always done since day one, which is amplify it and support black music and talent. ._ :: it and support black music and talent. :: , ., , it and support black music and talent. :: , ., talent. en'oy the day, 20 years of 1xtra. talent. enjoy the day, 20 years of 1xtra- thank _ talent. enjoy the day, 20 years of 1xtra. thank you _ talent. enjoy the day, 20 years of 1xtra. thank you very _ talent. enjoy the day, 20 years of 1xtra. thank you very much - talent. enjoy the day, 20 years of 1xtra. thank you very much for i 1xtra. thank you very much for talking to us today on the bbc news channel. the headlines on bbc news...

the value of pay is falling at the sharpest rate on record, according to official statistics — average wages fell by 3% in the three months tojune, when adjusted for inflation. torrential rain and thunderstorms are forecast across england and wales, as experts warn of sudden flooding after weeks of hot and dry conditions. a new dual covid vaccine will form part of the uk's autumn booster campaign — the jab targets both the covid and omicron variant. after our technical issues a couple of minutes ago, we can go back to the story on crimea. there has been an explosion at an ammunition store in crimea. crimea was annexed by russia in 2014. the russian ministry of defence has blamed a fire at a military base, but in the last few

minutes, the asd news agency has said a russian ministry source says the blasts are an act of sabotage. i'm joined now by andrew macleod, a visiting professor at kings college london. we didn't get very far with that answer, unfortunately. better luck this time. what is your action to the latest breaking line? it is interesting — the latest breaking line? it is interesting because - the latest breaking line? it 3 interesting because up until now it was built in the russian and ukrainian best interests to have an amount of ambiguity here. russians didn't want to admit they were vulnerable and the ukrainians don't want to say how often and how many places they could hit the russians. but with the russians now coming out and admitting it, it does confirm the russians are vulnerable everywhere in crimea. how many units of saboteurs do the ukrainians have? don't know. how many attacks could they launch? don't know. how effective can they be? don't know so if i was a russian soldier or a

russian senior officer, i would be very worried. russian senior officer, i would be very worried-— russian senior officer, i would be very worried. could this have been done by long _ very worried. could this have been done by long range _ very worried. could this have been done by long range weapons - very worried. could this have been i done by long range weapons provided by the west? it done by long range weapons provided by the west?— by the west? it potentially could be but i snapeet _ by the west? it potentially could be but i snapeet if— by the west? it potentially could be but i suspect if it _ by the west? it potentially could be but i suspect if it had _ by the west? it potentially could be but i suspect if it had have - by the west? it potentially could be but i suspect if it had have been, i but i suspect if it had have been, the russians would have said so. rockets will leave trails in the sky. long—range artillery, you can hear the incoming rounds. you probably would know it is long—range and i think it would be in russia are part best interest from their perspective to start blaming the west and escalating it a little bit. the fact the russians have been silent on that tends to suggest it is not long—range western weaponry, it is more like saboteurs or special forces attacks.— it is more like saboteurs or special forces attacks. where is the war go from here in _ forces attacks. where is the war go from here in your _ forces attacks. where is the war go from here in your estimation, i from here in your estimation, professor? i from here in your estimation, professor?— from here in your estimation, rofessor? , ., , professor? i remind people the conflict and _ professor? i remind people the conflict and trans _ professor? i remind people the conflict and trans mystery i professor? i remind people the conflict and trans mystery has l professor? i remind people the i conflict and trans mystery has been going since 1991, western sahara since 1976, somaliland, since 1991. we could be at the very start of a

decades stalemate. the ukrainians field involvement and neither side has the power to overwhelm the other. white —— we might be in for a very long stalemate. other. white -- we might be in for a very long stalemate.— very long stalemate. what could break that stalemate _ very long stalemate. what could break that stalemate on - very long stalemate. what could break that stalemate on either l very long stalemate. what could i break that stalemate on either side potentially crushing mark the thing that broke the stalemate in afghanistan was the russians decided to withdraw. i afghanistan was the russians decided to withdraw. ., �* ,, , to withdraw. i don't think they will decide to withdraw _ to withdraw. i don't think they will decide to withdraw from _ to withdraw. i don't think they will decide to withdraw from crummy. | to withdraw. i don't think they will i decide to withdraw from crummy. but i don't think ukrainians will be able to push russia back to the 2014 borders. crimea is a hard place to defend and attack as well. i don't see overwhelming force coming from the ukrainians to be able to do that. i think it is going to be a long, slog, until a political resolution is found one day, somehow. d0 resolution is found one day, somehow— resolution is found one day, somehow. , ., ~ resolution is found one day, somehow. ~ ,, ., somehow. do you think within russia there is the appetite _ somehow. do you think within russia there is the appetite for _ somehow. do you think within russia there is the appetite for that - somehow. do you think within russia there is the appetite for that long i there is the appetite for that long hard slog? there is the appetite for that long hard slo: ? . , there is the appetite for that long hard slo. ? ., , ., , hard slog? that is a very interesting _ hard slog? that is a very interesting question. i hard slog? that is a very| interesting question. you

hard slog? that is a very i interesting question. you have hard slog? that is a very - interesting question. you have got to ask yourself is there the appetite in vladimir putin's mind and i would go back to how long the soviets were in afghanistan and i think there is appetite for a couple of years of this at least. if it starts stretching beyond that into three, four, there might be pressure on the grammy to change things. and thatis on the grammy to change things. and that is where the sanctions are important. they take multiple decades to work, in south africa, for example. that would put pressure on putin to change his policy but it would be an humiliation for them to leave. so i don't see them leaving voluntarily. leave. so i don't see them leaving voluntarily-— dame deborahjames raised millions for charity and was an inspiration to so many people living with bowel cancer. now her mum heather has spoken for the first time since her daughter's death, to our reporter graham satchell, about her final days with deborah

and her long—lasting legacy. i'll do some this way. dame deborahjames, surrounded by herfamily at her mum and dads house. in the final weeks of her life, deborah's mum heather became her main carer. i think the hardest thing was knowing she was going to die. my heartache was knowing, as a mother, i couldn't do anything about that. and i think that was the hardest for me to cope with — knowing that she was getting weaker — but stronger mentally, but weaker bodily. and...i couldn't help her. we had some good times. i can remember lying in bed probably just about a week

or so before she died, and she was quite poorly that night. and she went, "i do love you." and i went, "yeah, i love you." and she went, "i have no regrets, you know?" and i went, "that's brilliant." you know, how many people could say that? but she did say, "i don't want to die." and that's the hardest, saddest part. deborahjames was diagnosed with bowel cancer when she was just 35. she spent the next five years campaigning for better treatment, and raising awareness. because i get bitterly angry about the whole thing — like, even listening to your stories... she recorded every part of her diagnosis with extraordinary honesty. you can tell i'm in a really bad place at the moment because i'm back on treatment, and every single time i'm back on treatment, i'm like, "i don't want to be here!" like, "i don't want to be back on treatment." in the last few weeks of her life, deborah finished a book — which is published this week — she launched a clothing range...

show her. ..and started the bowelbabe fund, raising millions of pounds for cancer charities. i still find that amazing, that she had the love of the people out there, and that meant a lot. it's meant a lot to the family, and it still does. did it feel like a help at the time? yes. i think i could not have coped. ok, we were given three to five days — deborah lived eight weeks. that eight weeks was probably, in one way, the best eight weeks we've had together as a family, even though she died at the end of it. how can you not love what she did in that eight weeks? and...it did help, knowing other people loved her and wanted to...help in any way they could. i said to her, "i don't know what i'm going to do when you go."

and she went, "you will continue and you will enjoy life." and i went, "but i don't know if i can." and she went, "then you haven't done mejustice." so i think we all have to. # there were nights. of endless pleasure... notjust live life — enjoy living life, and live it to the best that we can. so i think we owe that to deborah. # when you touch me like this. # and when you hold me like that. # it was gone with the wind. # but it's all coming back to me. # when you see me like this...# dame deborahjames: the last dance is a documentary celebrating deborah's life and legacy, and is available to watch on bbc iplayer. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. hello again. rather like yesterday, for england and for wales we are looking at further thunderstorms. now, they are likely to be torrential downpours.

they could lead to the risk of flash flooding, but not all of us will catch one. they are going to be hit and miss. we have got low pressure, with its attendant fronts coming up from the south, bringing in some of those thunderstorms. but we also have this weather front here, which will continue to take rain away from eastern scotland. it's already cleared northern ireland. behind that rain we will see a few showers. drying up in northern ireland, with some sunshine, and then for england and for wales we could catch a thunderstorm almost anywhere. and they will be more widespread than they were yesterday. but, again, not all of us will catch one. a noticeable northerly breeze, so feeling cooler than it was yesterday. and temperatures are generally lower for most anyway. now, through this evening and overnight, we hang on to some of those thundery downpours across parts of england and wales. a few showers getting into northern ireland. clearer skies, though, in northern england and also scotland. so here we've got fresher conditions. temperatures falling away between nine and 11 degrees. still quite muggy across parts

of the south—east, and a noticeable breeze down on the north sea coastline, which we'll also have tomorrow. tomorrow, we start off with those thundery showers, but they will push down into the south eastern corner. some sunshine coming out across parts of scotland, north—west england and also northern ireland, with temperatures 12—17 or 18 in the north, 19 to about 22 in the south. so, temperature slipping a little bit more. on thursday, a lot of dry weather to start with. but a weather front coming in across the north and west, introducing some rain. that's going to be sinking southwards and eastwards, probably not getting into the far south—east. but with the wind direction changing to more of a west or south—westerly, temperatures willjust go up a notch or two compared to wednesday. and then as we head through friday and into the weekend, low pressure is still close by. a little ridge of high pressure trying to get into the south. as we head through saturday and sunday, a weatherfront comes and eventually, taking some rain and some windy conditions, especially so during the course of sunday. saturday, mostly dry. we will see on saturday a few

showers in the north and west. then the rain comes in on sunday, and also windy conditions, with the potential for gales on the coast of south—west england.

this is bbc news, the headlines. the value of pay is falling at the sharpest rate on record, according to official statistics — average wages fell by three percent in the three months tojune, when adjusted for inflation. torrential rain and thunderstorms are forecast across england and wales, as experts warn of sudden flooding after weeks of hot and dry conditions for the second time in a week, moscow says an ammunition depot has exploded in the region russia annexed eight years ago — and blames it on �*sabotage'. kenya's new president—elect, william ruto, says he wants to unite the country after his narrow election victory. and today is the 20th anniversary of bbc radio1 extra — the station marks two decades of celebrating black music and culture in the uk

the value of people's wages has fallen at the fastest rate since records began after taking into account the rising cost of living. household budgets are being squeezed by rising food, fuel and energy costs. average pay fell by three percent between april and june, when adjusted for inflation. that means prices are rising at an even faster rate, despite growth in regular pay — excluding bonuses. meanwhile, job vacancies continued to increase, although the rate is slowing. the rise in the cost of living has prompted workers and unions across several industries

to call for inflation matching pay rises — with some, such as rail workers, going on strike. but the government claims the employment figures show the resilience of the uk economy. earlier i spoke tojulie o'sullivan, owner of several delis across yorkshire including the hairy fig in york. she told me what the announcment meant for her business. we have good staff, reliable staff and we have always paid above the national minimum wage. we try to do right by people but we are just getting squeezed at the moment. one way or another, takings are down, footfall is down, we're not getting tourists we would normally expect this time year in york and i feel for the staff because they have got to earn a certain level because they have bills to pay and bills are rising but as a small business there

is only so much you can do and we are being squeezed and i do not feel we are getting the support we should be. if staff ask for pay rises can you give us an idea of how much they are looking for relative to the rate you have been paying? we have paid above the minimum wage and it has been ten pounds or £11 an hour. minimum wage and it has we are looking at 13 and i have had one member of staff ask for £18 and hour and i cannot afford to pay that and i am sorry about that and i know it is a buyers market and hospitality there is so much out there for opportunity but unfortunately it is squeezing me too much with the margins i have and it is affected by tourists not coming to york, the footfall and the price

going up and everything has to give a little and i am so sympathetic to everybody whether it is drivers, fuel, goods from overseas or whether it is staff, i am trying to pull some many strings together but it is so many strings together but it is so difficult. there is only so much you can do. you mentioned several times they would squeeze, is that the word squeeze, is that anything left over for you at the end of the day on and you just breaking even? we are just breaking even, we try to do right for everybody and it is not what you want to hear but the last two months i have not taken pay but that is fine, i survive and i am not wanting tears.

the member of staff asking for £18, are they still with you? they are, i cannot give them that, they have had another job offer and i have had to say to them it is your choice but they do like working for us and i have said what i can pay them but i cannot match that so i have left it up to them. we are a good employer, flexible with childcare and sickness pay and shifts and you cannot have everything but the world as we stand, they want everything and we cannot give it. let's speak to laura suter, head of

personal finance at aj bell. put personal finance at aj bell. simply pay is not going as put simply pay is not going as far as it once did. ida put simply pay is not going as far as it once did.— put simply pay is not going as far as it once did. no it is not and the wane as it once did. no it is not and the wage increases _ as it once did. no it is not and the wage increases we _ as it once did. no it is not and the wage increases we are _ as it once did. no it is not and the wage increases we are seeing i as it once did. no it is not and the wage increases we are seeing are| wage increases we are seeing are not too bad by historical standards but theissueis too bad by historical standards but the issue is the cost—of—living the inflation figure as far outstripping the average pay rise but the average figure hides a bit of the extremes so in some sectors we are seeing big pay rises because they are seen as less desirable so working in a warehouse or retailjobs where other sectors are not seeing anywhere in the inflation rises.— sectors are not seeing anywhere in the inflation rises. employees want -a rises the inflation rises. employees want pay rises to — the inflation rises. employees want pay rises to cone — the inflation rises. employees want pay rises to cope with _ the inflation rises. employees want pay rises to cope with the - the inflation rises. employees want pay rises to cope with the cost i pay rises to cope with the cost of living but the pay rises and themselves could lead to higher inflation, am i correct? it is quite confusin: inflation, am i correct? it is quite confusing but _ inflation, am i correct? it is quite confusing but if _ inflation, am i correct? it is quite confusing but if you _ inflation, am i correct? it is quite confusing but if you have - inflation, am i correct? it is quite confusing but if you have pay i inflation, am i correct? it is quite |

confusing but if you have pay rises that much inflation it puts more money in peoples pockets and means they will spend more which in itself can be inflationary and you end up with inflation remaining high order going higher and people again asking for pay rises to match the inflation figure and you end up with what economists call a wage inflation spiral when it climbs and climbs and becomes uncontrollable and that's why we have heard people like the bank of england saying people should not get wage increases that much inflation because he is worried about that happening. we are not seeing signs of that but it is a concern among government and the bank of england that it could be the result of people demanding high wage increases. ~ . , result of people demanding high wage increases. ~ ., , . . ., , ., increases. what is crucial is what ha--ens increases. what is crucial is what happens to _ increases. what is crucial is what happens to inflation, _ increases. what is crucial is what happens to inflation, when i increases. what is crucial is what happens to inflation, when do i increases. what is crucial is what l happens to inflation, when do you think it might slow down? the target is 2%. we

think it might slow down? the target is 2%. ~ ., , . is 2%. we are expecting it in october to — is 2%. we are expecting it in october to hit _ is 2%. we are expecting it in october to hit a _ is 2%. we are expecting it in october to hit a 13x. - is 2%. we are expecting it in october to hit a 1396 which i is 2%. we are expecting it in october to hit a 1396 which isj october to hit a 13% which is dramatically found from that and whilst to b about previously expecting it to fall significantly next year that is not what the estimates look like so we are looking at it still remaining fairly high, not at 13% level but something more around 9% next year before falling off towards the end of next year. based on some of the bank of england estimates, they set interest rates and help to try to get inflation back to the target so inflation back to the target so inflation is something that is here to stay but not necessarily at the higher level we will see. it is incredibly — higher level we will see. it is incredibly difficult, _ higher level we will see. it is incredibly difficult, bc i higher level we will see. it is incredibly difficult, bc at everyday and the bank of england are sent to employers should not be offering inflation matching pay increases yet on a personal level people feel a

lot of discontent.— lot of discontent. exactly and if ou are lot of discontent. exactly and if you are someone _ lot of discontent. exactly and if you are someone less - lot of discontent. exactly and if you are someone less in i lot of discontent. exactly and if you are someone less in your l lot of discontent. exactly and if i you are someone less in your energy bills and food and petrol prices rise and are feeling the pinch or having turned to savings on debt to pay for bills you do not kid about the wider economic impact of you asking for a pay rise and that is understandable, people are struggling particularly certain areas of society, those on the lowest income or single income families relying on one wage. fa do not see an increase the inflation then they are struggling and we will see a big drop in real term wages this so it is a tricky balancing act but i fully see that individuals care about their budget and being able to afford their shopping and heating and do not necessarily kill about what the bank of england is

saying. about what the bank of england is sa inc. ~ ., about what the bank of england is sa in. ~ ., ., about what the bank of england is sa in. ., ., , ~ ., saying. with ballot for striking and so on and on _ saying. with ballot for striking and so on and on problems _ saying. with ballot for striking and so on and on problems in - saying. with ballot for striking and so on and on problems in terms i saying. with ballot for striking and so on and on problems in terms ofj so on and on problems in terms of industrial relations do you think the new leader of the conservative party, the new prime minister will have to come up with some sort of package to help. it is have to come up with some sort of package to help-— package to help. it is interesting this larae package to help. it is interesting this large issue _ package to help. it is interesting this large issue has _ package to help. it is interesting this large issue has not - package to help. it is interesting this large issue has not been i package to help. it is interesting | this large issue has not been part of the talking point of the new conservative leadership contest, it has been focused on cost of living and tax cuts but this is a large issue the government is facing and will have to tackle at some point and whilst we have talked about the summer of discontent of strikes there is every probability that with inflation continuing to rise it will spill over into the autumn and winter when people relate stats to feel the effect of the rising energy bills so definitely something the government will have to look at and that has been talk of an emergency

budget once the new prime minister comes into office and i will not be surprised if we see some mention about paying increases in that. thank you. there's been an explosion at an ammunition store in crimea — the region of ukraine that was occupied and annexed by russia in 2014. the russian ministry of defence blamed a fire at a military base. video posted on social media showed plumes of smoke rising above a town in crimea. last week, another russian military base in the region was severely damaged in a series of explosions which destroyed at least seven aircraft. it has not yet been confirmed that ukrainian strikes were responsible for the incidents. hugo bachega is in kiev we know from russian state media saying explosions under fire happened there, and local officials say that ammunition had detonated

at a temporary military sites. emergency services are now evacuating people from this region. we can't independently verify those accounts but obviously just last week, last tuesday, there were massive explosions at a military base, a russian military base in crimea. we saw the pictures of massive damage caused by those explosions, the russians again said at the time that those explosions were triggered by detonation at an ammunition depot and they denied it was an attack. the ukrainians did not say they were behind any attack in crimea. the background to all is that crimea was invaded and annexed by russia in 2014, a move that has not been recognised by the ukrainians, by the international community, and the ukrainians have violence to retake crimea from the russians. and the ukrainians have vowed

to retake crimea from the russians. the conservative leadership contest heads to scotland tonight — where candidates rishi sunak and liz truss will attend a hustings in perth. the event will give local tory members the chance to question the candidates on scottish issues — as well as other topics such as the cost of living. earlier i spoke to our political correspondent, susan hulme, and began by asking her to what extent questions over the union could dominate discussions over other issues like wages and the cost of living. there will be questions about the cost of living because scotland is a bit colder than the rest of the uk in winter and also there is a higher cost of goods because of having to send them to far—flung rural constituencies. but hanging over all of this are the questions about the union and nicola sturgeon's determination to see another independence referendum.

how will the candidates tackle this? that is what conservative party members who will be voting will want to know. liz truss has been pretty outspoken, she has dismissed the first minister as an attention seeker and says she will ignore the request for a referendum, something i think would be very difficult for a future uk prime minister to do and rishi sunak has said it is a dangerous approach. both of them have come up with suggestions of how the scottish government can be held more to account on the things it does, like health and education and transport. they want to make the point it is notjust about independence, it is about what the benefits of the uk government can do and what the scottish government has done so rishi sunak is

suggesting top civil servants should be brought to london to account of what they have been doing. liz truss has suggested members of the scottish parliament should have more legal protection to be outspoken about what the government has done. how will that go at the hustings with conservative party members? will they think it sounds like enough to head off an independence referendum? all that will be watched by the scottish public more widely, not all of them snp supporters of conservative snp supporters or conservative supporters. i wonder if there is a suggestion that ministers and the prime minister in london is in any way as though the abbey prime minister in london is in any way as though being high—handed, making civil servants answer for themselves, saying they will ignore nicola sturgeon health that might rub that might rub up scottish voters the

wrong way. what are we hearing in terms of prominent scottish conservatives and where they are placing their allegiance at this stage in the contest, thinking back to the last contest many of the scottish conservatives mps plumped forjeremy hunt when borisjohnson went on to win. i wonder if some have thought twice about coming out too strongly for anyone after that. some have supported liz truss but a few of them are keeping quiet about it perhaps for that reason because it is safest to make sure you are on the good side of whoever does win because as you have said jeremy hunt was the one they were supporting, borisjohnson was the prime minister and that was the guy they had to work with. we are feeling jeremy paxman has to step down as the host of university

challenge, he has been hosting at 428 years but the bbc he is to step down. the headlines on bbc news... the value of pay is falling at the sharpest rate on record, according to official statistics — average wages fell by three percent in the three months tojune, when adjusted for inflation. torrential rain and thunderstorms are forecast across england and wales, as experts warn of sudden flooding after weeks of hot and dry conditions for the second time in a week, moscow says an ammunition depot has exploded in the region russia annexed eight years ago — and blames it on �*sabotage'. sport and a full round up, from the bbc sport centre. liverpool bossjurgen klopp says striker darwin nunez will learn from his nightmare home debut, which saw him sent off, in their 1—1 draw at home to crystal palace. palace took the lead, thanks to a lovely strike from wilfried za ha.

another surprise for the reds, who were held on opening weekend by fulham. liverpool's big summer signing, nunez, was shown a red card for this headbutt in the second half. he faces a ban. but liverpool did finally get a goal, thanks to luis diaz, two draws from two for them. it was tough, and then the story of the game didn't make it easier. i loved the reaction, that is what you have to show. that is what it will take. we want to fight. we are liverpool and we want to fight. if we cannot play like geniuses in the moment, then give it a go. that is what we did today and i'm happy with that. it's not an easy place i to come, and we defended really well as a team. we were prepared to suffer, we suffered. i and i think, you know, in our- contact we were quite, quite good. more the games was going and more we were getting dangerous— and we needed a big team performance and we had it tonight. _

manchester united could let cristiano ronaldo leave old trafford during the current transfer window over concerns about how the striker�*s mood is affecting morale in the squad. manager erik ten hag's public stance has been that he isn't for sale and is part of his plans. however, seniorfigures have been alarmed at how quickly the feelings around the camp have disappeared, following a successful pre—season tour to thailand and australia. commonwealth games champion laura muir won her heat in the 1,500 metres. she'll bejoined in friday's final by ellie barker, who got a personal best time and katie snowden. and the swimming is continuing at the european aquatics championships in italy. the world and commonwealth games 50 metres freestyle champion ben proud won his heat. he clocked the second quickest time overall as he reached the semifinal. birmingham phoenix maintained their excellent start to the hundred, beating the trent rockets by 7 wickets.

liam livingstone passed 50, as he hit the winning runs while moeen ali top scored with 52. phoenix have won three out of four games, as have the rockets. that's all the sport for now. the health secretary, steve barclay, has set out further details of this autumn's covid booster programme. the uk yesterday became the first country to approve a jab that targets two strains of the virus. mr barclay said boosters would be offered to all those over 50, and people in high—risk groups from next month. our health correspondent dominic hughes has more. cases of coronavirus in the uk may now be falling, but plans are being put in place for what could be another challenging winter. the aim is to minimise the impact of a winter spike in infections on a health service that is struggling to cope as it is. we know that the risk of covid and indeed flu increases

during the winter months when we get the colder weather. it's important that people boost their immunity. so it's a real message to viewers to ensure that they get their booster — when they're contacted, they respond to that. it means those over 50 or those with particular health needs will have the comfort of knowing that their immunity has been topped up. from next month, the autumn booster programme will start to be rolled out. it will be aimed at all over—50s, health staff and other vulnerable groups — that's around 26 million people across the uk — and it will include the new spikevax jab made by moderna. around 13 million doses of the new vaccine — roughly half of what's needed — will be made available. it's offered as a single jab and targets two forms of covid — both the original strain and the first omicron variant known as ba.1. the rest of the booster programme will be made up of the original pfizer—biontech vaccine and — in exceptional circumstances — the novavax vaccine.

but health officials say people should take whatever booster they're offered, as alljabs provide protection. dominic hughes, bbc news. let's talk to fiona loud, policy director at kindey care uk. thank policy director at kindey care uk. you forjoining u: people thank you forjoining us. for the people you work with, tell us how compromised is there immunity? it has been an ongoing problem through the pandemic, pupils have welcomed the pandemic, pupils have welcomed the vaccines and they have made a difference even to people with compromised immunity however because of their disease and the medications they take they do not necessarily have the same response to the vaccine so it is a bit like building up vaccine so it is a bit like building up the different tools you have and the vaccine programme is one of

those and we will be encouraging people to take up the vaccine but this will be the sixth dose for some people and the fourth for others and there are people within that group have not yet made any antibodies for protection to covid—19 itself so what we really want to see is some very clear and targeted messaging to the groups like those we represent, people with kidney disease are transplants about how they can benefit specifically from the vaccines, how they can get there because there are problems with some previous ones not easy to get hold of and to make it as easy as possible for people to go along and receive the vaccine but also continue to be supported in the battle against coronavirus, keeping them still protected because clearly it is still there. there are other tools such as anti—viral and antibody protection so if you get

covid you can receive those drugs but nevertheless there is more rethinking can be done and there are other drugs. rethinking can be done and there are other drugs-— other drugs. clear messaging from urou -s other drugs. clear messaging from arou -s like other drugs. clear messaging from groups like yourselves _ other drugs. clear messaging from groups like yourselves but - other drugs. clear messaging from groups like yourselves but from i other drugs. clear messaging from | groups like yourselves but from the government and local health trusts is what you are talking about when you talk about the importance of messaging and directing people together can access this vaccine. yes, it is based on the fact that with the third and fourth vaccines there are problems for people to get this, the other had to prove the better immuno and in some cases turned away so that was eventually sorted and you can book that online which is easier but we heard back from people who are very keen to get the vaccine and keep encouraging people to do that we should learn lessons about communication because some people in those groups feel as though they have been left out as everybody else has moved on with

covid and we need better tools to live with covid and the vaccines are one of them, anti—virals and other and also other drugs, prophylactic drugs we have not been given access to that people feel they should be able to access as well.— able to access as well. would you exect able to access as well. would you expect the _ able to access as well. would you expect the new — able to access as well. would you expect the new jab _ able to access as well. would you expect the new jab which - able to access as well. would you expect the new jab which targets| able to access as well. would you l expect the new jab which targets to expect the newjab which targets to strains that people with compromised immunity that would be they jab strains that people with compromised immunity that would be theyjab they will get. immunity that would be they 'ab they will let. . , . immunity that would be they 'ab they will let. ., , ., ., , ., will get. that is an outstanding . uestion. will get. that is an outstanding question. the _ will get. that is an outstanding question. the general - will get. that is an outstanding| question. the general message will get. that is an outstanding i question. the general message as take whichever vaccine you are offered but i would have thought because of the higher disease prevalence and risk for people that the new bivalent vaccine which offers protection against old and new, a mclaren variant would be the one people should receive but that was back to the point i was making

about good communication, we need targeting to encourage people with more confidence to come forward. thank you. torrential rain is expected across much of england and wales after a second heatwave. the met office has issued two yellow warnings for thunderstorms on tuesday and wednesday which may cause travel disruption and power cuts. some areas of southern england, where much of the country's food is grown, have not had any significant rainfall sincejune. this has put huge pressure on farmers for this year's harvest but things could be even worse by next year. let's talk to clare nasir, meteorologist at the met office. thank you forjoining us and we sometimes seem to get too much of one thing, too much heat and now too much rain rather than a steady flow of rain and the right amount of heat, a farmer i spoke to earlier said farmers are always looking for

different weather but tell us about the rainfall we are expecting and the rainfall we are expecting and the extent. the rainfall we are expecting and the extent-— the extent. currently we are watching — the extent. currently we are watching as _ the extent. currently we are watching as thunderstorms l the extent. currently we are i watching as thunderstorms brew the extent. currently we are - watching as thunderstorms brew and move north across central and southern england and wales and further north today. they will be heavy and localised and farmers are right, it is not the type of rain effective for the ground to absorb moisture and water, it tends to bounce off and one of the reasons is the land is so parched and hard, there is not a mechanism for the soil to absorb the water so expecting thunderstorms to extend through today and into tomorrow using through the end of the week when we will see more proper rain from the west.— from the west. how dangerous or damauuin from the west. how dangerous or damaging to _ from the west. how dangerous or damaging to these _ from the west. how dangerous or damaging to these downpours i from the west. how dangerous or| damaging to these downpours be? from the west. how dangerous or i damaging to these downpours be? i am lookin: at damaging to these downpours be? i am looking at the — damaging to these downpours be? i —n looking at the radar and there are

bright echoes which represent torrential downpours, very localised but if you are under one then surface water will be a big risk because the water is not being absorbed by the ground so it is flowing towards drains and once they get blocked we see issues with water standing in an area whether a road, payment or park and whether you are walking or cycling or driving you can run into problems. the other issueis can run into problems. the other issue is lightning, we know about that, hailand issue is lightning, we know about that, hail and with the heavy downpours and poor visibility so there are lots of risks out there and the met office advises stay tuned to the forecast, keep an eye on whether are and slowdown if you are on the road because one minute it could be sunny, the next you could see quite a heavy deluge. i5 could see quite a heavy deluge. is this a glimpse into future summers? the climate trends for summers and

the uk are suggesting they will be drier and warmer and we have experienced that this summer and previous ones but when we see rain it will be localised and more intense and that has been the case and we have seen before last year a bout of surge of heat, after that the thunderstorms arrived and many parts of london were really affected so we call it deep convection but it is very localised, tricky to forecast and pinpoint where the thunderstorms will be but the weather warnings and a good indication of where the unlikely to be over the next few days. irefinery indication of where the unlikely to be over the next few days. when we look at the — be over the next few days. when we look at the recent _ be over the next few days. when we look at the recent weather, - be over the next few days. when we look at the recent weather, do i be over the next few days. when we look at the recent weather, do you | look at the recent weather, do you think we all should be respecting the signs and warnings more? it has certainly been _ the signs and warnings more? it has certainly been a _ the signs and warnings more? it has certainly been a step _ the signs and warnings more? it has certainly been a step change - the signs and warnings more? it has certainly been a step change in i the signs and warnings more? it u—.3 certainly been a step change in what we have seen this year, to see temperatures of 40 degrees is unbelievable and i have been working

in meteorology for 25 years and it is something we talked about in terms of climate change for the next generation around 2050 so there has been that not a continuous drive and emergence of these impacts but certainly a real hike and impacts in terms of heat, obviously drought and also wildfires so many impacts which we really need to be concerned about, mindful of, and protect ourselves but also protect the planet by doing the obvious things was thank you. now it's time for a look at the weather. through the next 36 hours or so, this area of low pressure close to the continent throwing showers our

way. for scotland and northern ireland, it is set to become drier with high pressure trying to take hold. in two the evening and overnight, thunderstorms possible across southern england, spreading into the midlands and parts of wales and east anglia. a lot of humidity around overnight with averages 16 celsius. pressure for scotland and northern ireland. drierfor scotland northern ireland. drier for scotland and northern ireland. drierfor scotland and northern ireland on wednesday but towards the south—east of england, there will remain the risk of intense thunderstorms. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines... the value of pay is falling at the sharpest rate on record, according to official statistics — average wages fell by 3% in the three months tojune, when adjusted for inflation.

torrential rain and thunderstorms are forecast across england and wales, as experts warn of sudden flooding after weeks of hot and dry conditions. moscow says an ammunition depot has exploded in the area russia annexed in 2014 and blames it on sabotage. the president—elect says he wants to unite the country after his narrow election victory. more now on the latest uk figures which show the value of pay fell at its fastest rate on record in the three months tojune, when inflation was taken into account. the office for national statistics says regular pay, excluding bonuses, grew by 4.7%, one of the biggest average pay rises of the last 15 years. but, when adjusted for rising prices, pay dropped by 3%.

well, earlier, the labour leader sir keir starmer was in swindon and gave his reaction to the fall in value in real wages. this is further pressure on so many families, so many working people, and this wage issue has been going on for ten years. i understand how people are struggling. it is one of the reasons we announced our any —— energy price plans yesterday at keep the bills down until have a windfall tax to help people struggling through this winter period. it is further evidence of the pressure that so many millions of people are under. ., , ., , ., , ., under. your plan is only for the next six months _ under. your plan is only for the next six months but _ under. your plan is only for the next six months but this i under. your plan is only for the next six months but this will. under. your plan is only for the j next six months but this will go under. your plan is only for the i next six months but this will go on far longer than that.— next six months but this will go on far longer than that. what we have addressed is _ far longer than that. what we have addressed is the _ far longer than that. what we have addressed is the question - far longer than that. what we have addressed is the question of i far longer than that. what we have addressed is the question of how. far longer than that. what we have l addressed is the question of how we deal with the difficult winter that we are about to face because those energy price bills are going up from something in the order £2000 to £3500 in october and £4200 in

january. there seems to be a sort of casual assumption that most people could not cope —— could cope but i have been talking to the staff here and there are all sorts of people coming in for advice because so many people will not be able to cope with that. yes, this is a scheme that covers the whole of the very difficult winter period and for those that are challenging me, especially the tories challenging me, where is your plan for this winter? there isn't one.- me, where is your plan for this winter? there isn't one. your plan is to deal with _ winter? there isn't one. your plan is to deal with the _ winter? there isn't one. your plan is to deal with the expected i winter? there isn't one. your plan is to deal with the expected rising | is to deal with the expected rising bills for the winter. it is clear that people are struggling now. people need help now, notjust increases that are coming. yes. people need help now, not 'ust increases that are coming. yes, of course they _ increases that are coming. yes, of course they do _ increases that are coming. yes, of course they do and _ increases that are coming. yes, of course they do and that _ increases that are coming. yes, of course they do and that is - increases that are coming. yes, of course they do and that is why - increases that are coming. yes, of course they do and that is why we | course they do and that is why we support tailored schemes like the £650 to those on universal credit and pensioners etc but what you have got from labour is a fully costed plan to deal with the increases that

are likely to come in the autumn and early next year. contrast that with these zombie government producing absolutely no plan, no answers to what they are going to do anything —— about the energy increase in october and again injanuary. october and again in january. millions october and again injanuary. millions of people are really worried about what will happen this autumn and this winter and they are hearing absolutely nothing from this government. hearing absolutely nothing from this government-— government. boris johnson has said this morning _ government. boris johnson has said this morning your— government. boris johnson has said this morning your energy _ government. boris johnson has said this morning your energy scheme i this morning your energy scheme could cost as much as the furlough scheme. are you comfortable with that expenditure? fiur scheme. are you comfortable with that expenditure?— that expenditure? our scheme is fully funded _ that expenditure? our scheme is fully funded and _ that expenditure? our scheme is fully funded and of _ that expenditure? our scheme is fully funded and of course - that expenditure? our scheme is fully funded and of course our. fully funded and of course our scheme actually depends on a windfall tax from the oil and gas companies to maintain that price freeze because we have basically got a choice, we did allow them to continue making huge profits whilst millions of households are really struggling, do something about it. our scheme is fully funded and it is fully funded partly by this when

fully funded partly by this when full tax on the oil and gas companies making excess profits. you are focusing — companies making excess profits. you are focusing this on all people. i - are focusing this on all people. i think this assumption that most people can afford these massive hikes in their energy bills is completely wrong and i think the government in making that argument is completely out of touch. here at the nationwide in swindon, the staff have been telling me about the number of people coming through the doorfrom all sorts of number of people coming through the door from all sorts of backgrounds, who are really worried, and i am not surprised because the average energy price hike to 3500, a200, is a huge hike and i challenge the assumption that it hike and i challenge the assumption thatitis hike and i challenge the assumption that it is only those who are particularly hard up that will struggle this winter. i think many, many people are going to struggle this winter and that is why it is important we have a universal scheme. the other advantage of the scheme. the other advantage of the scheme as it drives inflation down by a% and it answers the question, what would you do about energy

prices this winter, but also how will you drive down inflation. the tory leadership hopefuls are in scotland. they say they want to effectively turn up the scrutiny on the holyrood administration. i guess you support that. what the holyrood administration. i guess you support that-— you support that. what i would say is that the single _ you support that. what i would say is that the single biggest _ you support that. what i would say is that the single biggest driver - you support that. what i would say is that the single biggest driver of| is that the single biggest driver of division in scotland is the tory party in westminster. i want to hold our united kingdom together and i want to make a positive case for the united kingdom as we go forward. the problem with the tories as they are part of the problem and so many people in scotland are not want to be associated with a tory government backin be associated with a tory government back in westminster. aha, be associated with a tory government back in westminster.— back in westminster. a number of 'ob losses in recent fl back in westminster. a number of 'ob losses in recent years. d back in westminster. a number of 'ob losses in recent years. what is it h losses in recent years. what is it going to take for people to turn to you? i going to take for people to turn to ou? ., going to take for people to turn to ou? . ,, ., , , you? i am here in swindon because it is important — you? i am here in swindon because it is important to _ you? i am here in swindon because it is important to me. _ you? i am here in swindon because it is important to me. i— you? i am here in swindon because it is important to me. i was _ you? i am here in swindon because it is important to me. i was very - is important to me. i was very concerned about the hundred job

losses that took place not so long ago and spoke to many of the employers at the time. i think what we offer is rebooting the economy, there are jobs to be had we offer is rebooting the economy, there arejobs to be had if we offer is rebooting the economy, there are jobs to be had if there are local schemes with government backing, rebuild our public services and crucially uniting our communities. in heidi alexander, we have an excellent candidate. sir keir starmer speaking a short time ago in swindon. kenya's deputy president, william ruto, has been declared the winner of last week's presidential election — but, amid scenes of chaos and confusion. the head of the electoral authority was briefly prevented from declaring the results as scuffles broke out at the vote tallying centre in the capital, nairobi. he said mr ruto gotjust over fifty per cent of the votes, narrowly ahead of the opposition leader, raila odinga. gareth barlow has this report. politics is often a tale of two

halves, and in kenya that couldn't be more true. here in kisumu, the third largest city, demonstrators hurled stones and started fires in protest at the result of the presidential election. but in the rift valley, jubilant celebrations following the proclamation of william ruto as the country's next leader. we have devoted our time and devoted our commitment and our emotions, and we thank god, we have something to thank god because eventually he has emerged the winner. we are very confident that under his leadership this country is going to gain a lot of mileage in terms of development, in terms of education, in terms of peace and tranquillity between all the tribes of kenya. the public reaction followed a very public scuffle as supporters of the opposition candidate raila odinga clashed with election officials. amid allegations of vote rigging, four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the results, saying it was opaque.

but despite those claims and queries over his victory, william ruto pledged to rule for all kenyans. i want to promise all the people of kenya, whichever way they voted, that this will be their government. kenya's history of disputed elections in the past has lead to violence. following the 2007 vote, at least 1,200 people were killed and 600,000 fled their homes. analysts believe mr 0dinga is likely to challenge the result. the kenyan supreme court annulled the last election, and may be called on to make another historic decision. gareth barlow, bbc news. let's get more from our deputy africa editor, anne soy.

ruto saying he wants to unite the country but how difficult will that be? , ' . , , , be? very difficult because it tells ou the be? very difficult because it tells you the country _ be? very difficult because it tells you the country is _ be? very difficult because it tells you the country is divided - be? very difficult because it tells you the country is divided into i be? very difficult because it tells l you the country is divided into two, supporters of his rival, some of them have stayed with him since he started running for president in 1997. this was his fifth attempt. and unsuccessful. before the election, he had told me it would be his last. there is a tough job ahead for mr ruto, but before he even gets there, we are waiting to see if mr 0dinga is going to challenge that in the courts. aha, 0dinga is going to challenge that in the courts. ~ ,.,,, , 0dinga is going to challenge that in thecourts. ~ , . . 0dinga is going to challenge that in the courts. ~ , . . . the courts. a possible challenge and he has actually _ the courts. a possible challenge and he has actually said _ the courts. a possible challenge and he has actually said the _ the courts. a possible challenge and he has actually said the whole - he has actually said the whole process was shambolic. how worrying is this for the future of democracy in the country? it is this for the future of democracy in the country?— in the country? it is actually good for democracy — in the country? it is actually good for democracy because _ in the country? it is actually good for democracy because what - in the country? it is actually good for democracy because what we l in the country? it is actually good . for democracy because what we have seen is that previous elections have

been challenged in court, in 2013, 2017 and thosejudgments been challenged in court, in 2013, 2017 and those judgments have helped to improve the systems, the electoral systems was the reason we had all the results from more than a6,000 polling stations across the country posted on a publicly accessible online portal is because of a judgment that was delivered after the 2017 election and therefore, it is part of democracy and mr ruto has said it is their right. there were four commissioners out of seven who distanced themselves from the outcome that was announced later by the chairman and this could be one of the reasons that mr 0dinga are possibly a goes to court, aiming there was no forum when the announcement was made. thank you very much. portuguese sprinter ricardo dos santos has said he does not feel safe driving in london

after being pulled over by officers for a second time, a matter which has been referred to a police watchdog. the metropolitan police says its officers were concerned the driver may have been using a mobile phone. mr dos santos explained why he thinks it happened again. i can't tell you why, but, you know, i recently changed cars. i got a family car so i can stand out a lot less, but i guess it is not the car, it is the person driving the car. they saw me, they thought i was on my phone, i proved to them that i was not. i honestly can't answer you and tell you why i think they stopped me. do you know why they think you were on your phone?

i had my fingers to my palm... sorry. my fingers to my face when i was driving, and that was it. it doesn't look like i was on my phone. my phone was nowhere near my hand. if they had a quick glimpse of the car and saw fingers to the face, that is probably why. we know the metropolitan police have referred themselves to the police watchdog over the incident. what would you like to see happen about it now? i personally think the number of police officers that were called in forjust the one person is a bit over—the—top, you know? i would like them to actually be aware of how people feel, especially now that

certain cars have cameras. and their behaviour does change. it changed when they realise that the camera was rolling. i want them to be cautious of things that are happening and i don't think it is necessary to randomly stop someone you think is on the phone. how safe do you feel driving around london now? i honestly don't feel safe at all, the first thing i said to myself when i saw the car, is it going to happen? every time i see a police car when i'm driving, "is it going to happen this time? "will it happen this time? when is it going to happen again?" the headlines on bbc news... the value of pay is falling at the sharpest rate on record, according to official statistics — average wages fell by three percent in the three months tojune, when adjusted for inflation.

torrential rain and thunderstorms are forecast across england and wales, as experts warn of sudden flooding after weeks of hot and dry conditions. for the second time in a week, moscow says an ammunition depot has exploded in the region russia annexed eight years ago — and blames it on 'sabotage'. a bit more detail now on the news we brought you a short while ago. jeremy paxman will step down as the host of university challenge after 28 years in the job. jeremy paxman, who is 72, has presented the show since 199a. we are told he will film his last episode this autumn and the final series will air on bbc two and the bbc iplayerfrom final series will air on bbc two and the bbc iplayer from august 29 through to the summer of next year. and we have had a statement from jeremy paxman. he said i have had a

blast hosting this wonderful series for nearly 29 years. i have been lucky enough to work with an amazing team and work with the swat team brains of the country. he revealed in may of last year that he was being treated for parkinson's disease. —— swotty. the bbc announcing thatjeremy paxman will step down as host of university challenge after 28 years. today marks 20 years since the launch of bbc radio one xtra. it was a station the bbc said "will be dedicated to playing the very best in contemporary black music for a young audience". it's featured presenters including clara amfo, trevor nelson and adele roberts and provided a platform for stars including stormzy, dave and little simz. dj target, has been a presenter on 1xtra since 2007 and i asked him about the impact the station's had on contemporary black music. if you take it back to pre—2002,

you would have had to have been seeking out these kind of, at that time, underground artists, mainly independent artists, on pirate radio stations, community radio stations, that were actually operating without a licence but they were at the same time providing a service to a community that were underserved and wanted to be heard and had amazing talent and everything that is needed to be an artist but theyjust did not have access to ears, i guess, and pirate radio was definitely a place to put on a lot of these stars. i was listening to pirate radio from a young age that is where i built my name before being able to be on a national artform like 1xtra that has done so much to amplify support and develop and grow black music and the culture around it.

1xtra gave this music a bigger audience. and you experience it first as a listener, i guess, before you became a presenter 2007, after doing a guest show. what was it like in those first few years? those early days of hearing about 1xtra from its inception and hearing the bbc... the bbc, a corporation that a lot of us, all of us, have grown up within our household, so to hear the bbc were creating a platform on a national radio station that was going to be able to broadcast notjust in london, but manchester, glasgow, birmingham, the entire uk, was so exciting for the artists, the audience of the music and the djs and presenters who were getting shows... there was like an ecosystem that was built within the culture, it was not just about hearing the music or playing the music,

there was literallyjobs and prospects and opportunities being handed out at the same time, so on so many levels, 1xtra's impact was very huge from the very start. if you look at the growth of black music, especially in the uk over the last 20 years, to the point where you have glastonbury headliners and o2 arena sell—out shows and movies and books and merchandise and number one albums happening weekly now, 1xtra has played a huge part in providing the platform for these artists to be heard, first and foremost. what next, the logical question, the logical progression, going back to pre—2002, what has happened in the last 20 years, the logical place to go next... what is the future for 1xtra and the artists it seeks to promote? i think the future for 1xtra is continuing to be that voice for a generation of youngsters

who are into various types of music, dance, afro beats, and so many more subgenres. i think itjust provides a voice on a platform for these artists and like i said before, it has provided an ecosystem for that entire culture, so from the ground up right the way through to where you have a headline artist, it lives and breathes it, so there is going to be more of that, more growth, more listeners to 1xtra as well, command tuning, and just continue what we do and what we have always done since day one, which is amplify it and support black music and talent. dame deborahjames raised millions for charity and was an inspiration to so many people living with bowel cancer.

now her mum heather has spoken for the first time since her daughter's death, to our reporter graham satchell, about her final days with deborah and her long—lasting legacy. i'll do some this way. dame deborahjames, surrounded by herfamily at her mum and dads house. in the final weeks of her life, deborah's mum heather became her main carer. i think the hardest thing was knowing she was going to die. my heartache was knowing, as a mother, i couldn't do anything about that. and i think that was the hardest for me to cope with — knowing that she was getting weaker — but stronger mentally, but weaker bodily. and...i couldn't help her.

we had some good times. i can remember lying in bed probably just about a week or so before she died, and she was quite poorly that night. and she went, "i do love you." and i went, "yeah, i love you." and she went, "i have no regrets, you know?" and i went, "that's brilliant." you know, how many people could say that? but she did say, "i don't want to die." and that's the hardest, saddest part. deborahjames was diagnosed with bowel cancer when she was just 35. she spent the next five years campaigning for better treatment, and raising awareness. because i get bitterly angry about the whole thing — like, even listening to your stories... she recorded every part of her diagnosis with extraordinary honesty. you can tell i'm in a really bad place at the moment because i'm back on treatment, and every single time i'm back on treatment, i'm like, "i don't want to be here!" like, "i don't want to be

back on treatment." in the last few weeks of her life, deborah finished a book — which is published this week — she launched a clothing range... show her. ..and started the bowelbabe fund, raising millions of pounds for cancer charities. i still find that amazing, that she had the love of the people out there, and that meant a lot. it's meant a lot to the family, and it still does. did it feel like a help at the time? yes. i think i could not have coped. ok, we were given three to five days — deborah lived eight weeks. that eight weeks was probably, in one way, the best eight weeks we've had together as a family, even though she died at the end of it. how can you not love what she did in that eight weeks? and...it did help, knowing other people loved her and wanted

to...help in any way they could. i said to her, "i don't know what i'm going to do when you go." and she went, "you will continue and you will enjoy life." and i went, "but i don't know if i can." and she went, "then you haven't done mejustice." so i think we all have to. # there were nights. of endless pleasure... notjust live life — enjoy living life, and live it to the best that we can. so i think we owe that to deborah. # when you touch me like this. # and when you hold me like that. # it was gone with the wind. # but it's all coming back to me. # when you see me like this...# dame deborahjames: the last dance is a documentary celebrating deborah's life and legacy, and is available to watch on bbc iplayer. i'm now for a look at the weather forecast. as we continue into our

transition to cooler air after all of the heat of late, there are more thunderstorms in our forecast. of the heat of late, there are more thunderstorms in ourforecast. for the next a8 hours. not all areas will see rain, many areas desperately needing some rain at the moment. but those that do pick up on the thunderstorms are likely to see some torrential intense rain, even some torrential intense rain, even some flash flooding. these showers tend to group together. areas favoured for seeing some of the more heavy showers will be southern and eastern england and may be the midlands. overnight, it looks like they will congregate across the midlands. more persistent rain for eastern scotland but across the northern half of the uk, comparatively dry. much fresher and a cooler night ahead. lows of 15 or 16 degrees. wednesday, it looks as though it will be the southern half

of the uk with the showers developing. the sharpest ones into the afternoon to the south—east of england and east anglia. we could see some further north and west. scotland and northern ireland look like they will have a dry day thanks to high pressure. temperatures in the high teens. 23 in the south—east of england. about 10 degrees down on the weekend. wednesday into thursday and friday, we switch to an atlantic influence to our weather. recently it has been about the warm air from the continent but the atlantic influence will bring fresher air for thursday and friday and it will be western exposures that are likely to see a brex frame. the east looking triangle become warmer once again, up triangle become warmer once again, up to 25 degrees. this cold front pulling away but i cannot promise you it'll bring to my training to eastern england. showers again

forecast. through the weekend we will then again have another good chance of seeing some more persistent rain to ease the very dry ground that we have got at the moment crossing and unwell. further ahead, still however, it looks like we may move into a dry spell into the early had a next week.

today at one, more evidence of the rising cost of living, as the real value of wages crash. new figures show regular pay, adjusted for price hikes, fell 3% between april and june. when you take into account inflation, which is running at the highest levels for a0 years, it means real wages fell by the fastest rate since records began almost 20 years ago. but for workers trying to keep pace with rising prices, that means higher wages. we believe it's costing about 30% more for anybody that has a hotel, pub or restaurant to employ people than it used to pre—march 2020. the government says low—income families can get help from a £37 billion package of support.

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