today at six... the cost of living just gets worse, as inflation hits double—figures, for the first time, in a0 years. rising food and drink prices cause thejump to 10.1%, in the year tojuly. lam i am really scared of the future, as a business. ithought i am really scared of the future, as a business. i thought we had ridden the storm for the last two and a half years, i had never experienced anything like that, but this is very frightening. and the signs are inflation will only go higher, in the autumn. also on the programme. an 87—year—old man, stabbed to death while riding on a mobility scooter in west london, has been named as thomas o'halloran.

thousands affected by the contaminated blood scandal of the 1970s and �*80s, will get initial compensation, of £100,000 each. dozens of pollution alerts were issued at beaches across england and wales today and some untreated sewage was released into the water because of the heavy rain. and on the move, the rocket that could pave the way for astronauts heading back to the moon. and coming up heading back to the moon. and coming up on the bbc news channel, the rain shortened is a day dominated by south africa at lord's with england reduced to 116—6 on the first day of the test. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the rate of inflation has hit double—figures,

for the first time, in a0 years. it was running at 10.1% in the year tojuly, higher than analysts were predicting. rising prices of certain food and soft drinks are particularly to blame, with bread and cereals up 12.4%, milk, cheese and eggs up 19.4% and cooking oil up 23.4%, all compared to this time last year. higher energy costs, and the war in ukraine, have also stoked the inflation rise. our business editor, simonjack, has the full story. 0nce inflation takes hold it can be hard to snuff out. rocketing oil and gas prices have now found their way into the price of food of all kinds, as leicester restaurant owner shaaf islam showed me. 0il, big one, vegetable oil, especially rapeseed, that's gone up from £21 to £42.99 but everything in here has gone up. he said his business was facing

pressures every bit as challenging as the pandemic if not more so. i thought covid was bad but this compared to covid, this is far, far worse because at least with covid we had some sort of little support from the government which kept us ticking over but my biggest worry is that people will stop coming out, without any help, without any control over the energy cost by the government, there doesn't seem to be any. i am really scared of the future. the last time inflation was this high, in 1982, the uk was emerging from an inflation—induced recession. today's10% number also underestimates the impact on poorer households who spend more of their income on essentials like energy and food which have soared in price. 0n the streets of leicester there were plans to spend less or earn more. we can't afford to eat out for lunch like we normally would, so we've just been to poundland and got a drink and a pack of crisps. how was that?

it's not as nice as sitting down and having a nice lunch, is it, and a cup of tea in marks and spencers? the only change that i can try my best to make is to make more money. that's it, to be honest, because i'm not going to stop having fun so ijust need to find different ways to make more money. i'm looking for work as well- because i've got a daughter to look after too and we are really struggling at the momentl because of the prices going up. at a school visit this morning in london the chancellor said £37 billion of support had already been announced but there was no detail on what more might be coming. my message to your viewers, whether they are small businesses or families who are really struggling and worried, as you say, is that we will be ready for more support as the new prime minister comes in. with huge rises in bills coming this autumn and winter, the labour leader said people needed reassurance now. we have a zombie government. i've set out what labour would do. we would intervene to freeze energy prices this autumn and have a windfall tax to fund all that, that would have the effect of bringing inflation down by 4%.

the reason inflation is so feared by economists and governments is that it's a killer. it destroys people's living standards, it strangles businesses by putting costs up at the same time as emptying their customers�* pockets and this is the deadliest outbreak we have seen in decades. it almost always ends in recession and this rampage is not over yet. economists say inflation is headed higher still and so are interest rates. we now see inflation picking up 14% injanuary, so for the bank of england this is a big number, it may tip the balance for them about whether they raise by a quarter point or a half point, another big one like they did in august. whoever is the new prime minister, they will be under enormous pressure to reveal how they intend to prevent people going cold, hungry or both this winter. well, the soaring prices are eating into household budgets, with wages unable to keep pace.

a huge challenge for the new prime minister, taking office next month. the candidates, liz truss and rishi sunak, have been in belfast today, laying out their plans to tackle inflation. 0ur ireland correspondent, emma vardy has that story. popping to the shops means making difficult choices now. a full trolley is becoming tough to afford. i haven't bought as much expensive meat, cheaper versions of stuff. there is not much in there. how are you making ends meet? struggling. what will it be like for you this winter? bad, bad. electricity runs down low so quickly, especially now with the hike in the prices. i go out and i turn everything off so that when you are not in the home there is nothing being used. energy prices have risen sharply in northern ireland and more hikes announced just this morning. stephanie, a single mum,

is finding her budget for food and petrol is just getting eaten up on the metre is at home. as a mum it gives me terrible anxiety, it's such a panic attack, because i am on a limited amount of money, and i have to budget that money sensibly. do you ever run out? ido, yeah. how do you adjust when there is such a jump in prices? there is a bit of a panic, how are you going to cook your meals, how are you going to entertain the children? i think, to the new prime minister, you really must think, have you ever lived like we are living? have you ever experienced it first—hand yourself? if you haven't, please come down to our community, please come and see the way we live, the worries we have, because we are really slipping into poverty. at a 5—star hotel on the other side of belfast, the candidates vying to become our next prime minister made their pitch to northern ireland. inflation is the enemy, it makes everyone poorer, that's why this autumn and winter as prime minister i will make sure we support especially the most

vulnerable in our society with the means to get through what will be a difficult time, because that is the compassionate conservative thing to do. but what i will not do is pursue policies that will risk making inflation far worse. while rishi sunak wants to get control of rising prices, liz truss says cutting taxes will put more money in people's pockets now. we shouldn't have put up national insurance, we said we wouldn't in our manifesto and i will have a temporary moratorium on the green energy levy to make sure that customers bills are lower. with energy price rises not seen for decades, in northern ireland a difficult winter is coming. as the leadership race heats up, it is how people can stay warm at home that is becoming one of the biggest issues the winner will face. emma vardy, bbc news, belfast. 0ur political correspondent,

alex forsyth, is at westminster. alex, how sustainable is it that the government is waiting for a new leader before laying out how it is going to deal with this cost of living crisis?— going to deal with this cost of livin: crisis? ., ., , ., living crisis? clive, today we have had another _ living crisis? clive, today we have had another set _ living crisis? clive, today we have had another set of _ living crisis? clive, today we have had another set of grim _ living crisis? clive, today we have had another set of grim figures i had another set of grim figures which really reflects the reality that too many people across the country will already be too familiar with. we have heard from the chancellor today, we know the treasury is working up options but we know there will not be any action beyond the support already announced until there is a new prime minister in place. so we have the situation where on the one hand there is an increasing sense of urgency about the economic picture but on the other hand something of a hiatus on decision making while the conservative leadership contest plays out. rishi sunak has acknowledged he would introduce more targeted support for the most vulnerable households but we don't have any more detail. liz truss is talking about tax cuts, we don't know what if any measures she would

introduce to help households. both are unwilling to make detailed policy commitments in the final weeks of this campaign but they will come under pressure to do so one make no mistake, whoever wins, when they walk into downing street there will be no escaping that they need to make some big decisions and very quickly. to make some big decisions and very cuickl . �* ., , to make some big decisions and very cuickl . �* ., _ ., quickly. alex forsyth live at westminster. _ and you can work out how much prices are rising for your household, with our personal inflation calculator. just go to bbc.co.uk/news, or use the bbc news app. police have released the name of an 87—year—old man, who was stabbed to death while riding on a mobility scooter in west london yesterday. police have described thomas 0'halloran�*s death as a "shocking act" of "unprovoked violence," and urged the public to get in touch if they have any information. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, is at the scene in greenford. tom. 0ver over to you. clive, 0verto you. clive, it over to you. clive, it is deeply

troubling that a long life has ended in murder and doubly so because it happened at four o'clock in the afternoon in front of people on one of london's busiest roads. police are frankly appalled by this crime and have been investigating and streets all around this area to find the killer. they say their investigation is fast moving. thomas 0'halloran, busker, charity collector, well known and much loved in this neighbourhood. his killer left him dying in his mobility scooter as people surrounded him, trying to help. taking the most direct route home would have taken him along this path alongside the busy a40 where drivers would have been able to see him. police are looking to see if they had any dash cam footage but from here it's likely he would have passed down this alleyway, underneath a railway bridge out of sight of the road. we believe that mr 0'halloran was stabbed in western avenue before managing to travel 75

yards or so on his mobility scooter, to runnymede gardens, where he flagged down a member of public for help. forensics work and pictures from cctv cameras have been the priority for detectives today. by lunchtime, that work paid off. this man was seen running from the scene with a knife. he's described as dangerous. police want to identify him. this afternoon, a man of similar appearance was seen by a bbc team and spoke to a police officer before running off. this was followed by a heavy police presence in the area. so far, this is an unexplained murder. deeply shocking for thomas 0'halloran�*s friends. people used to come by and say hello to him and all that. i think he just enjoyed it coming down theirjust to get out of the house. he said a few times people have gone up to him and i said, tom, you tell me if anyone's threatening you. i said, i'm not a beggar, i'm an entertainer. he said, i'm not here for money, i'm here to entertain people.

he said, they like the music. there has been a spike in murders in recent days. the met said it was doing all it could to deal with what it called horrendous crimes across london. but the killing of an elderly, disabled grandfather stands out. tom symonds, bbc news, west london. campaigners have largely welcomed a government offer of £100,000, as an interim compensation payment, to victims caught up in the infected blood scandal, and their bereaved partners. but they say many people are still missing out. patients with haemophilia and other bleeding disorders, were given blood infected with hiv and hepatitis viruses, in the 1970s and �*80s. our health editor, hugh pym, is here. hugh, over to you. yes, this is a highly significant moment. forthe yes, this is a highly significant moment. for the first time the government has accepted liability and agreed to pay compensation for loss of earnings and the blight on

the lives of victims and their families. 4,000 of those infected and bereaved partners will get interim payments — the uk's nations all paying out. more is likely to follow after the end of the public inquiry. around 3,000 have died because of their treatment with infected blood. it's thought 400 have died even since the start of the inquiry in 2018 — and campaigners feel the latest move has taken too long. so how do those most affected by the scandal feel about today's announcement? gary is a haemophiliac who has lived with hiv and hepatitis c after being treated with infected blood products at a specialist school. at the public inquiry he has met former classmates who had the same treatment. fewer than a quarter have survived. he told me how it has affected his daughter and other family members. she used to go to bed at night wondering if i would still be alive in the morning. so i think she, we, are all damaged by it and no amount of money will repair that.

so, yes, it's been devastating, not only for me, but for other families as well. so how does he now feel after today's announcement? it is welcomed, i do welcome it, but obviously it is not full compensation, it is only interim. you can't put a price on a life, but it is something. but some like jason won't get payments. he barely remembers his father who died because of infected blood treatment. children and parents of victims are not covered. today he has heard from some who were bereaved. they have said to me, "we are in our 70s and our 80s and now that we know we are not going to get this interim payment we feel like the death of our son we'll never see recognition for that. i really sympathise with those families in particular who don't have time to wait, unfortunately. gary wants to see compensation for all those who were affected by the scandal and he says

the campaign for justice will continue. hugh pym, bbc news. the jury in the benjamin mendy trial has heard from the first of his alleged victims that he had a "predatory look" in his eye as he pursued her around his cheshire mansion. she accuses the manchester city footballer of attempting to rape her at his home in 2018 despite her repeated pleas for him to stop. judith moritz reports. in september 2017, manchester city defender benjamin mendy picked up a knee injury during a match against crystal palace. he was sent to a clinic in barcelona for surgery. today his trial heard that whilst he was recovering in the spanish city the following month, he and his entourage met a group of women in a nightclub. one of them stayed in touch with a friend of mr mendy�*s and in 2018 shejoined both men and others on a night out in manchester. the woman says that despite being with one of the footballer�*s friends,

benjamin mendy pursued her. she said, at one point he came up to me and said, "when he's not here, i'm going to kidnap you." "i thought he was joking," she said. the group went back to benjamin mendy�*s mansion in cheshire. the next morning, the woman was having a shower when she says the footballer walked into the bathroom. the woman gave evidence via pre—recorded video, which was played to the jury. the court heard her describe trying to push benjamin mendy away. she says she spoke to him in his native french, urging him to stop. but she says that he had a predatory look on his face and that he pulled her onto the bed, exposing himself. she said, "i just kept thinking, where are his friends? why aren't they here? should i scream? what am i going to do?" the woman said she kept trying to wriggle out and can't remember how it ended, but that she was able to leave. benjamin mendy is charged with attempted rape in connection with the alleged incident. he denies it and all the other charges against him,

including eight counts of rape against other women. judith moritz, bbc news chester. our top story this evening... inflation has reached double figures for the first time in 40 years, driven by steeper than expected rises in the cost of food and drink, and coming up, the firm that owns ladbrokes and foxy bingo is find millions overfailures ladbrokes and foxy bingo is find millions over failures to prevent problem gambling and money laundering. coming up in sportsday on the bbc news channel... a third gold in a fortnight for britain's andrea spendolini—sirieix. the teenager wins a first european title in the 10—metre platform in rome to add to her two at the commonwealth games. dozens of beaches in england and wales have been hit by pollution warnings, after untreated sewage was discharged into the sea. heavy rain is partly to blame, and as you can see here,

it's affected today beaches in many popular resorts, including bognor regis, newquay, southend—on—sea and exmouth, from where phil mackie has more details. the weather's lovely and the sea looks inviting, but the beach has been empty. the message is clear, even if they won't win typically it would be heaving here on a sunny august afternoon, but people have been warned off. how many inches has it gone down? rose from sheffield and her family are still enjoying the sand, even if they can't go in the sea. it's a bit worrying. you know, you've got your children and you want them to come out and have a nice swim. and then you hear that there's sewage wastage in the... so there's that fear of the children getting poorly. so they can't really have that full experience because they are quite limited in terms of swimming out to sea. the trouble with the old drains inland is they can't cope with sudden bursts of heavy rain like we saw yesterday, which is why they've got these storm drains

which carry the excess out into the sea, which may look lovely, but it's just not safe to swim in. we deserve to swim in clean water. it's important for our mental health and wellbeing and it's wrong that we should see water companies pollute for profit. one of the companies, southwest water, said in a statement... besides the dozens of beaches, some inland swimming spots have been affected, too. these people were willing to take a dip near bath despite the warnings, but the landowner wants something done so it won't keep happening. i think it's really sad. we've got raw sewage going through here. it's a warm, sunny day and people want to go swimming but if they do that, they're going to be swimming around in other people's poo. back here in exmouth, it's a problem

they're getting used to. it happens about half a dozen times a year, though rarely at the height of summer, where the impact is bigger. a warning like this, it does affect the beach. and it's upsetting. but now we have to pass on that message to make sure that people are kept safe. it was a bit lonely, but probably better to be on the sea today than in it. the environment agency which tests the water quality says it wants to see robust action from water companies to ensure this doesn't happen any more. the reason the beachis happen any more. the reason the beach is now empty is because of a very heavy shark about an hour ago but they think things will be clear to swim in again so things should be back to normal. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs broke down in court today, recalling the night he spent

in a police cell after being arrested on suspicion of assaulting kate greville. he denies using controlling and coercive behaviour and assaulting his former partner. our sports correspondent laura scott was in court. during his second day giving evidence ryan giggs faced questions about his behaviour in his professional and personal life. he told a jury how in more than 1000 matches he had been sent off once and had never reacted with violence on the pitch. when the focus turned to his treatment of kate gravel, he admitted using appalling language towards her. he denied having forcefully head—butted her on the 1st of november 2020, and denied deliberately elbowing her sister. ryan giggs said he felt scared when the police were called to his house because he disputed what his ex—girlfriend and her sister were alleging had happened. he said i had never been in that position. when

recalling spending that might in a police cell he said it was the worst experience of his life and broke down in tears. his barrister finished by asking, do you accept you are a man with many faults and flaws? ryan giggs replied, i do. asked if one of those was a propensity to commit violence against women, he said no. asked if another was coercing women in relationships, again he said no. he said he was hot—headed on occasions and admitted to having threatened, monitored and bullied miss greville but he denied claims of gas lighting and controlling his former partner. in kabul say that has been an explosion inside a mosque. police say it happened during evening prayers and there were casualties.

last week a prominent cleric was killed by a suicide bomber. the islamic state group claimed responsibility for that. only one in five trains will be running tomorrow, as a summer of strikes over pay and conditions continues to cause disruption. many parts of britain will have no trains at all, with network rail urging passengers to travel only if absolutely necessary. a man's appeared in court on charges including treason, after allegedly being caught in the grounds of windsor castle with a crossbow. the court heard jaswant singh chail repeatedly told a police officer, "i am here to kill the queen," as he was arrested on christmas day last year. the 20—year—old didn't enter a plea. the betting company entain has been fined £17 million for breaching anti—money—laundering rules, and for not having proper checks in place to support struggling customers. our business correspondent, emma simpson, is here with more details. thanks, clive. entain is one of the world's biggest

betting companies and owns a host of brands in the uk including ladbrokes, coral and foxy bingo. today it had to pay out £17 million for not doing enough to protect customers who may be gambling too much or doing the necessary checks on where some money was coming from. it's a record penalty, though just a tiny fraction of the company's annual profits. here are a couple of examples — one person deposited more than £230,000 over 18 months, gambling for long periods in the night. but entain only contacted them once during an online chat. another customer was allowed to deposit £742,000 in just over a year, without appropriate checks on the sources of the funds. the regulator described the failures as completely unnacceptable, saying entain could lose its licence to operate if further serious breaches are found. entain says it's already made changes around safer gambling.

the government is planning to tighten the rules. but the long—awaited proposals got delayed again last month. campaigners say reform can't come soon enough. emma, many thanks for that. england's cricketers have struggled on the first day against south africa at lord's. the visitors won the toss and put england into bat, taking five wickets before lunch. rain side further embarrassment and play was abandoned for the day with england on 160—6. the british tennis player emma raducanu says she's "grateful" for the opportunity to have played serena williams before she retires. williams has suggested she'll end her career, after the upcoming us open. raducanu convincingly beat the 23—time grand slam champion in the cincinnati open in what looks likely to be one of her final matches. i haven't had the time to really be

with the team and stuff and relish the moment, but of course playing serena, she's such a legend, i think it was amazing just to share the court with her. the us space agency is preparing to launch a new rocket to the moon. it's just been rolled out to its launch pad, ahead of its first flight — which is currently scheduled for august 29th. it will take off from the kennedy space center in florida. there's no crew onboard now but if it's successful it will pave the way for astronauts to head back to the moon. 0ur science editor, rebecca morelle, has the story. inch by inch, slowly and carefully, nasa's new rocket embarks on the first stage of what's going to be a long journey. it's heading towards the launch pad at cape canaveral in florida and getting into position, ready for its maiden flight to the moon, the start of the artemis mission. the rocket is carrying a capsule

which will go into lunar orbit, circling the moon before it returns to earth. it is a test flight so there won't be any people inside, but if this works, the next step is to get astronauts on board. jessica meir has already been into space. now she is part of the artemis team and could be selected for a future trip, because nasa's ultimate aim is to see the first woman and first person of colour walk on the lunar surface. i think it's still difficult for me to believe that it might be reality, thinking that i could possibly be one of these people to be walking on the moon, to be in orbit around the moon, to be looking back at the earth from that incredible distance. boy, is this fun! charlie duke is one of only 12 astronauts who have experienced this for themselves during the apollo missions. you were looking out the window a lot, look at that rock over there. it is 50 years since he set foot on the moon and he didn't think it

would take so long to go back. this test flight will pave the way for a landing scheduled in 2025. he is upbeat about its chances of success. i am excited about artemis and as we build up the capability, they have picked the south pole, near the south pole, for the landing, because that is probably, if there is any ice on the moon it will be down in that region. so that's going to be difficult because it's really rough down there but we'll pull it off. nasa's rocket is aiming for lunar lift—off in less than two weeks, but this is just the beginning. rebecca morelle, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's stav da naos. thanks, clive. it's been a lively afternoon across the south—east of england, some intense thunderstorms

and flash flooding in places, plenty of lightning as well whereas further north and west it has been pretty quiet. high pressure has toppled into the north and west ahead of this weather system which will arrive tonight and into tomorrow but across the south—east we had torrential downpours around london, the home counties, canton as six, they gradually ease away this evening and become more confined towards account so the amber warning we had earlier will be lifted and it will be replaced by a minor yellow warning just for the north of calm. elsewhere it's a dry night, large amounts of cloud pushing into western scotland, northern ireland, spots of rain by the end of the night but it will be clear, chilly quirk skies clear but temperatures will build back west where we will see the clouds roll in. this weather front will spread across much of the country tomorrow, winds picking up from the west so clearly outbreaks

of rain,