good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. the first hosepipe ban in wales for 30 years, as parts of the country are offically declared in drought. concerns over ambulance response times. an 87—year—old lay under a makeshift shelter on his garden patio for 15 hours after calling 999. after yesterday's national rail strikes, today the focus shifts to london. members of the rmc on the underground are walking out and passengers are advised not to attempt to travel.

a plot twist in the world of cinema. top gun and bond draw in the crowds but one of the world's biggest chains says a lack of blockbusters is hurting the industry. i'll be looking at what's going on. dina asher—smith is calling for more research into the effect periods have on performance as she reveals that was the reason she pulled up with cramp in the 100 metres final. and we meet the women united by grief, putting together a giant quilt to remember those lost to suicide. good morning. a day of sunshine and showers today, most across northern ireland and scotland, one or two into north—west england. sunny spell developing towards the south, all of the details in about ten minutes. it's friday 19th august. our main story. wales�* first hosepipe ban for more than 30 years comes into force today across pembrokeshire and parts of carmarthenshire. the bans begin as the wider

south west wales area will also be declared as being in drought, as the effects of the driest year since 1976 continue in england and wales. take a look at the extent of the drought conditions nationally. you can see this area in wales joins a number of other regions in england, stretching as far north as yorkshire. despite many areas experiencing some welcome rainfall, there are still water shortages and low water levels in reservoirs and rivers, which has led to hosepipe bans being announced. south west water are the latest company to impose restrictions for cornwall and parts of devon that will come into force next week. our reporter tomos morgan has the latest on the impact of the extreme heat and dry conditions. it's been a really dry period, but it has been raining over the last few days. but, you know, is this rain going to go anywhere in helping you guys? oh, no. i mean, it'sjust been a bit of drizzle. a bit of welsh drizzle, this isn't rain. the last time it rained

in pembrokeshire wasjuly and that was just for one day. and before that it was back injune. it's been the driest year on record since 1976, so a temporary hosepipe ban is now in force and a drought has just been declared across the whole of south west wales. as our winters get wetter, the summers are getting hotter and drier. for allotment owner karen, she's already planning for the future so seeds sown can live with the effects of climate change. got to learn to adapt, really. and maybe plant varieties that are more drought tolerant. i mean, in spain and italy, in other hot countries, they grow a lot of vegetables that don't need a lot of rain. last weekend, pembrokeshire broke all previous records for water demand. so welsh water have had to ship water across the county. until the main source here is refilled, the llys—y—fran reservoir, restrictions will remain, but across wales it's a mixed picture. the north of wales in particular has had the rainfall that we need

to maintain water resources. pembrokeshire is the area we are concerned about. we just simply haven't had any rain in pembrokeshire. there are other areas of south wales, south east in particular, that rainfall hasn't been as high as we would have liked and we are monitoring. welsh water is the third company to announce restrictions across the uk. by the end of next week, six areas of britain will be under measures. millions will need to be conservative with their usage. known for its vast coastlines, pembrokeshire is usually a cooler, but also wetter part of wales. yet it's becoming clear to karen that these weather changes are here to stay. it frustrates me more to do with the reasonings behind having hosepipe bans. and that's primarily because, well, we've notjust had a hot summer.

this is a result of climate change and so that's going to carry on that way. i find that very frustrating. tomos morgan, bbc news, pembrokeshire. there's more disruption to public transport in london today with strike action affecting the underground, overground and buses in west and south west london and parts of surrey. passengers are also being warned that rail services nationally will be slow to recover following yesterday's 2a hour strike by staff, over changes to pay and conditions. our transport correspondent caroline davies has the details. the last servings of the working week at this thai restaurant. it won't open on friday because of the london underground strike. a lot of our staff are not be able to come in, like six, six people of us, we're not coming in tomorrow. we will be losing our customers, so that, you know, it's affecting our income. this was the last tube strike injune. today's strike by the rmt union means that there'll be little to no service throughout the day on the london underground and no night tube. this isn't about pay.

instead, it's about something that hasn't happened yet. the rmt union is concerned that transport for london, known as tfl, will make an agreement with the government to cutjobs and pensions to get funding. we need an unequivocal guarantee that there will be no changes to people's pensions, negative changes to people's pensions. we also demand that there will be no job cuts, and we also demand that there will be no changes to people's terms and conditions, their contracts, their agreements without the union's consent and approval. but tfl says that they haven't proposed job cuts, pension or condition changes, and the union wants them to guarantee that they won't in the future. it's very difficult for any organisation, including our own, to provide those cast iron guarantees and commitments. clearly the world is a very difficult place right now, but what we have assured all of the trade unions of is that if we did need to undertake changes to the pension schemes,

if we did need to propose them, they would all be subject to extensive consultation. the rmt and the other trade unions will be closely involved with that. it's not the only strike in london today. 62 bus routes in west and south west london will also be affected by industrial action, as will the london overground, both over pay. plus, yesterday's rail strikes will also cause some disruption too. the advice, avoid travelling on the tube and only travel if essential on the rest of the network. caroline davis, bbc news. simonjones is outside ealing broadway tube station. good ealing broadway tube station. morning. what is th| there? good morning. what is the situation there? ., ., , ., good morning. what is the situation there? ., ., ., , _ good morning. what is the situation there? ., ., _ there? normally on a busy day, there will be 540 trains _ there? normally on a busy day, there will be 540 trains going _ there? normally on a busy day, there will be 540 trains going around - there? normally on a busy day, there will be 540 trains going around the i will be 540 trains going around the london underground network, that will not be the case today. i have just been inside the station, there is a list of all of the underground

lines, and by each line is the word suspended, suspended, suspended. that is going to be the story of the day. bosses at the underground are advising passengers not to attempt to travel at all on the tube because if there are any services they will be few and far between. buses are also affected particularly in west london. transport for london which runs the tube network is apologising to passengers, is is the rmt who have gone on strike. transport for london say this action is unnecessary, notjust people trying to get the work affected but people visiting london during the summer trying to make the most of its attractions. people are being advised to walk or get on a bike instead. as regards the rmt, they say they understand people will be feeling frustrated about this but they say they do believe they have they say they do believe they have the support of the public who are also facing a cost of living crisis, and the public who are worried about

their own job security. this and the public who are worried about their ownjob security. this isn't just a london thing, yesterday we had a big nationwide rail strike and some trains are out of position so people are being warned that services are only really going to start again by about 8am this morning, and tomorrow, there is another day of strike action nationwide. only about 20% of services expected to run. we'll be joined by the transport secretary grant shapps at 7.30am this morning. four in ten young people in the uk signing up for new private tenancies are spending an "unaffordable" amount of their income on rent, new figures suggest. housing experts say spending more than 30 % of income on rent is unaffordable, and the proportion of young renters grappling with high housing costs is at a five—year high. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. no—one likes paying rent, but right now, people under 30 like mia are paying through the nose.

my tenancy is ending soon and looking for new tenancies is just more and more expensive. it's disheartening because it feels like you're just going to be stuck in rental properties forever, but everyone's in the same position. it's extortionate. what were you paying then? it's 850 between the two of us and also the bills which have absolutely crippled me. i literallyjust moved back home two weeks ago, so there you go. although the data shows the most unaffordable areas for young people are in london, many of the areas that have seen the biggest change are other towns and cities. rotherham, bolton, dudley, slough, salford, walsall, nottingham, trafford and peterborough have seen some of the biggest increases. young people spend more of their incomes on rent than any other age group. so with rents going up so quickly at the same time their incomes are not, it's younger people who are being squeezed in the middle, and that's before they've even started paying for any of their other bills. in dudley, estate agents say with so few homes coming up, it's tempting for tenants to offer

more than the listed price. under 30s are struggling at the moment. i can relate to them, so i do try and sympathise a little bit, but at the same time they shouldn't be offering £100 more or £50 more if they cannot meet that requirement. but then if they don't, they're going to miss out on that property. so it's a hard situation. that's the conundrum that io faced when she got her flat. did you find that lots of people were looking round every flat that you were looking at? exactly. sometimes you just have to probably offer more or offer to pay upfront or something just to get it. but for some, moving back home does have a silver lining. i like living with my mum, so yeah, i'll stay there as long as i can. yeah, my washing's all done, food cooked. it's all good! colletta smith, bbc news, in salford. the last time you went to the

cinema? i the last time you went to the cinema? , . , �* cinema? i went very recently. and that is a problem. _ cinema? i went very recently. and that is a problem. a _ cinema? i went very recently. and that is a problem. a lot _ cinema? i went very recently. and that is a problem. a lot of - cinema? i went very recently. and that is a problem. a lot of people | that is a problem. a lot of people are not going. big cinema is really struggling with their numbers. there are concerns — struggling with their numbers. there are concerns that _ struggling with their numbers. there are concerns that the _ struggling with their numbers. there are concerns that the audiences are not returning after semi closed during the pandemic, hannah is having a look and big names affected. ., yes, they want us to go back to our old habits at the cinema, but will we? the pandemic changed our habits and perhaps some are sticking more than others. when top gun: maverick hit the screens back in may it was the most anticipated film of the summer and it got rave reviews. lights on. let's turn and burn. fanboy, you see them? nothing on the radar up ahead. he must be somewhere behind us. top gun took more than £65 million

at the uk box office in its first two months alone, one of the highest grossing films of all time. but it hasn't been enough to save the fortunes of the world's second largest cinema chain. cineworld has more than 100 outlets across the uk. it's announced big financial losses after lower than expected ticket sales and says it's looking for a rescue deal. experts say the pandemic is in part to blame, but there are other challneges too. eight out of the last 12 months in the uk have been the poorest on record for ticket sales this century. so there's a recovery, but there's a long way to go. now, put that in context, the number of screens we have in the uk is equivalent to 1950s levels, so before vhs video, dvd or others. but the level of admissions is at the same level as 1996. so i guess there's an inefficiency or a lack of demand

despite the success of the new top gun film and last year's long—awaited bond installment, cineworld blamed a lack of big blockbuster titles for failing to entice audiences back to the big screen. we've got things like nope. there's the dc league of super pets or perhaps bullet train, but they haven't hit or struck a chord with audiences. theyjust haven't landed well. we could do with right about now maybe another superhero outing or maybe avatar 2 could pull forward. but currently, the biggest movies that are set to come out this year are way off in november and december with the likes of black panther 2 and as i mentioned earlier, avatar. but for now, it's slim pickings. the body that represents cinemas here in the uk says the industry is slowly starting to recover. takings are up considerably on last year when restrictions were still in place but still 80% behind levels seen in 2019. but the gap between cinema and streaming releases is closing. gone are the days of having to wait for months and months for a film to appear on dvd. for months and months

lightyear arrived at uk cinemas onjune 17th, appearing on disney+ just a few weeks later. perhaps even less incentive to shell out on tickets. and as the cost of living really starts to bite with more than half of people saying they're already cutting back on nonessential spending, cinemas will be banking on some big blockbusters to get people through the doors. imean, i mean, it's difficult to know, isn't it, what is going on there. there are fewer good pit films that people want to go and see, it is a permanent change? i go people want to go and see, it is a permanent change?— people want to go and see, it is a permanent change? i go to the cinema reuularl , permanent change? i go to the cinema regularly. and — permanent change? i go to the cinema regularly, and selfishly, _ permanent change? i go to the cinema regularly, and selfishly, i— regularly, and selfishly, i quite like it when they are empty. yeah, definitel , like it when they are empty. yeah, definitely, when _ like it when they are empty. yeah, definitely, when you _ like it when they are empty. yeah, definitely, when you have - like it when they are empty. yeah, definitely, when you have got - like it when they are empty. yeah, definitely, when you have got the l definitely, when you have got the whole place to yourself?- whole place to yourself? yeah, i alwa s whole place to yourself? yeah, i always pick _ whole place to yourself? yeah, i always pick times _ whole place to yourself? yeah, i always pick times that _ whole place to yourself? yeah, i always pick times that i - whole place to yourself? yeah, i always pick times that i think . whole place to yourself? yeah, i| always pick times that i think are going to be quiet times so there are not many people around. but that isn't very good for business. at least i am turning up. no doubt people will have some thoughts, thank you, hannah.— people will have some thoughts, thank you, hannah. let's have a look at the weather _ thank you, hannah. let's have a look at the weather with _ thank you, hannah. let's have a look

at the weather with sarah. _ good morning. the weather looking a little bit mixed over the next couple of days, some showers are around and some on the heavy side but mostly they will be in the north and north—west come mostly dry further south with some sunny spells, we may see the odd shower further south. a little bit of drizzle for east anglia and the south—east first thing this morning, thatis south—east first thing this morning, that is clearing away. this is no name, some heavier showers moving in from western scotland into northern ireland, sunny spells for belfast and aberdeen testing, mostly sunny and aberdeen testing, mostly sunny and dry for northern england but perhaps the odd shower towards cumbria. sunny spells towards wales and the south—west of england but still cloud hanging on for norfolk towards kent. that clears away reasonably quickly and much of the uk seeing strong sunshine but look at these blustery showers moving in for scotland and northern ireland, the odd rumble of thunder, one or

two happy —— more. 24 or 25 degrees down towards the south—east. as we move through tonight, most of the showers fade for a time at the winds pick up and more wet weather will move in for the early hours of saturday morning. still mild and dry. north—west the weather, some thunderstorms could clear but to linger across northern england, either side of the rain is dry, and temperatures tomorrow 14 to 25 degrees. let's take a look at today's papers. the daily mail reports that 43,000 a—level pupils, who ended up without a guaranteed university place, are "scrambling" to get on a university course via clearing. the times says that exam boards could see a record number of appeals after top grades fell by 60,000. elsewhere, the mirror asks: "what has become of our country?" it shares the story of an 87—year—old man who waited 15

hours for an ambulance in a shelter built by his family, after taking a fall. we'll have more on this later in the programme. lots to look at on the inside. this is a story about — lots to look at on the inside. ti 3 is a story about internet technology, basically kilimanjaro, the biggest mounting in africa, will have internet access right on the top so when you are up there you can take a picture and send it immediately to those people you might want to send it to do which is being hailed as a breakthrough for technology, but i hear some wearying size here. at, technology, but i hear some wearying size here. �* ., ., , technology, but i hear some wearying size here. ., ., , ., size here. a lot of us in agreement, the general — size here. a lot of us in agreement, the general feeling _ size here. a lot of us in agreement, the general feeling is, _ size here. a lot of us in agreement, the general feeling is, there - size here. a lot of us in agreement, the general feeling is, there are - the general feeling is, there are certain moments in life, but there are some places where you can enjoy the moment without getting in the way. planning something like

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of a project called yorkshire speak their name. people have been invited to send in stitched fabric squares as a way to remember their loved one, and the finished piece will be unveiled on world suicide prevention day, next month. jamie coulson has been to meet the women behind the project. my name is pat and i lost my son dom to suicide in 2017. my name is anna and this is my daughter ellen, who took her own life five years ago. my name is karen. i lost my husband ian to suicide in 2015, and in april2019, - i lost my youngest daughter, beth, to suicide. _ three women whose lives have been joined by tragedy, each having suffered the agony of suicide in the family. it'sjust deep pain. it was like a depth charge going into me and ifelt it just exploded my world. it was never going to be the same again. losing ellen hasjust left the biggest hole you could ever imagine in my life.

you know, i still expect her to walk in the door. ijust miss her so much. it's just incomprehensible pain. and it's still— incomprehensible pain. it's pain that will never go away. the women are behind a new project which invites those bereaved by suicide to create a fabric square dedicated to their loved one that will eventually form part of a memorial quilt. matilda carrick lost her 21—year—old brother, oscar, lastjune. he was quite literally my hero. and being able to revisit the kind of admiration i had for him and being able to kind of put that into another piece of art for him, i think he'd be really proud of it. for many taking part, it has been a deeply personal experience, with the finished quilt due to be displayed at sites across yorkshire. the impact of losing my daughter to suicide was devastating. my life will never be the same again. but in helping to lead this project,

i know that i'm making a difference. the quilt for me is a way of talking about the people we lost, not the way they died, because there's so much more to them than that. jamie coulson, bbc news. and karen and anna who are behind that quilt project willjoin us here in the studio just after 8.30 this morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. there's more travel disruption this morning, as strike action is taking place across london's network. staff have walked out on the underground, overground and from bus stations. the rmt has called the action on the tube in a dispute over pensions and job losses. unite members working for london united are also taking action, and it will affect routes in west, south

west london and surrey. at this moment in time, our members are facing a serious crisis with the cost of living. inflation's running away incredibly, and the pay offer we've received for our members who are working in ratp isjust insulting, to be honest. it's a two—year deal and, over the two years, it still doesn't get anywhere near to inflation. residents in greenford, where grandfather thomas o'halloran was stabbed to death on a mobility scooter, have raised a number of concerns about community safety. around 100 people attended a public meeting organised by police last night. thinking this is becoming an everyday thing. i was just thinking this is becoming an everyday thing. we're always hearing, we're always seeing roads taped off, but we're always seeing things that have just happened. and sometimes you don't hear about what it is — you're looking on social media. and this, i'm really glad

it's all come to light, but what a terrible way for it to happen. why did this have to happen for us to have this meeting? well we know it's going to be a difficult morning out there for many. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. well, a fairly benign day of weather ahead once again. it should stay dry and there will be some decent sunny spells around, as well. temperatures last night didn't drop below the high teens in celsius — it was muggy and really very mild. a weather front came through, and that introduces some fresher—feeling air in time for today. it's also a little breezy, as well. but there is some sunshine out there to start the morning, and we'll keep those sunny spells into the afternoon — top temperatures in the best of those, 24, 25 degrees celsius. just more of a south—westerly wind blowing. and overnight tonight, it should stay dry and it will feel fresher than it has been over the last few nights, as well, so temperatures will tend to be

lower and it won't feel quite so muggy and humid. so this is how we'll start off the day on saturday. now, on saturday there could be a scattering of showers, it will also be quite breezy — the south—westerly wind picking up at times — but there'll also be some sunny spells, plenty of dry weather around, too. a drop in temperature on sunday — there will be a lot of cloud — and then it could turn quite wet and windy on sunday night, into the first part of the new working week. bees have become increasingly stressed by climate change according to research by scientists at imperial college london and the natural history museum. analysis of bumblebee wings shows signs of stress linked to conditions getting hotter and wetter. that's it, we will be back in half an hour. take care. hello, is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. coming up on breakfast

this morning... after space man finished second at the eurovision song contest, we're behind the scenes with sam ryder as he films his new music video. # wanna make you mine, better get in line. # five, six, seven, eight. 5, 6, 7, 8 and tragedy propelled �*90s pop band steps into the limelight, and now, 25 years on, they're celebrating with a platinum megamix of their biggest hits. they'll be here just before nine. and we'll look ahead to the much—anticipated heavyweight rematch between anthonyjoshua and oleksandr usyk promoter eddie hearn. waiting times for ambulance call—outs are increasing — and earlier this week, an 87—year—old man in cornwall was forced to wait outside in his garden for 15 hours overnight following a 999 call. his family had to build a makeshift shelter around him, after a fall

which cracked his pelvis. let's take a look at the average time it takes ambulances to respond to incidents across england. for patients who are in a life—threatening situation, an ambulance arrives in nine minutes on average. and for serious incidents — such as a stroke or chest pain — it takes crews on average 59 minutes to reach patients. incidents which are classified as urgent, and require treatment take crews three hours and 17 minutes on average to arrive. while non—urgent problems, for example when a patient is stable but needs to be transported to a hospital ward or clinic, it is more than four hours on average for crews to arrive. our reporterjohn maguire has been taking a look at two cases in the south west — where patients were left waiting 15 hours or more following a 999 call. in sheer desperation, the shelter made from goal posts, tarpaulins and umbrellas was built by a woman in cornwall whose father had fallen and fractured his pelvis.

as they waited 15 hours for an ambulance, they constructed this to protect the 87—year—old from the rain as he lay where he fell. it actually took nine minutes before my 999 call was actually answered. in a separate case, stephen simms rang bbc cornwall after his mother waited 40 hours for an ambulance — then spent another 20 in the back of the vehicle before being admitted to hospital. we were literally heartbroken to see a 90—year—old woman in such distress, just sat there waiting, not knowing how ill she was, or whether she, in this case, whether she had broken anything.

the south west ambulance service covers a huge area from gloucestershire to the tip of cornwall, where the summer population increase puts extra pressure on the service. but these delays in response are unprecedented. it's the most challenging period i have seen in my 20 years in the nhs and i think, as an ambulance service, we are working with everyone in the wider health and social care sector to do everything we can to improve it, but it is the most challenging that it's been out there for our staff that are working tirelessly at the moment to do the very best for patients. the crux of the issue is not new — hospitals unable to accept patients because people are already in beds who cannot be discharged due to a lack of capacity in social care. it's absolutely soul—destroying at the moment. you don'tjoin an ambulance service to sit in an ambulance outside of an emergency department all of your shift — you join it to help patients that really need your help in the community. and that is what is so difficult for our staff at the moment,

is knowing there are patients out in the community that need our help and not being able to respond to them as quickly each individual case is distressing, but the underlying issues and arguments are well—known. but these are problems most often associated with winter, and if the nhs is unable to catch up in the coming months, then the fear is the winter will be much worse. john maguire, bbc news. really shocking, some of that. just after 8am, at 8:10am, speaking to the chair of the college of paramedics about how regularly that is happening, the impact it is having on ambulance staff themselves. chetan is taking a look at the sport. good interview with eddie hearn coming up later in the

programme stop you are looking ahead to anthonyjoshua's big night in saudi arabia on saturday. we will start off with the lady behind you. dina asher—smith is bringing lots of issues to the fore about women's health and women's athletics and how it is quite easy to ignore the fact that women physically that we have periods, and this can affect performance.— periods, and this can affect performance. absolutely, and something — performance. absolutely, and something we _ performance. absolutely, and something we don't _ performance. absolutely, and something we don't hear- performance. absolutely, and i something we don't hear enough in sport. dina asher—smith is an open bookin sport. dina asher—smith is an open book in many ways, fantastic interviewee. we have spoken about it before. he candidly saying she pulled up with cramp in the women's 100 metre final in munich because she had her period and she feels it needs to be discussed more and understood more. iwas needs to be discussed more and understood more. i was looking back at the survey the bbc did of elite sport swimming in 2000, 60% said their performance had been impacted by their period. 40% said they wouldn't mention it to their coach, didn't feel comfortable even in their inner circle talking to their

coach about it. at wimbledon this year, covering that, we are finally hearing a bit more about it. find hearing a bit more about it. and female golfers, _ hearing a bit more about it. jifuc female golfers, as well. hearing a bit more about it. and i female golfers, as well. absolutely. i was female golfers, as well. absolutely. i was thinking _ female golfers, as well. absolutely. i was thinking about _ female golfers, as well. absolutely. i was thinking about the _ female golfers, as well. absolutely. i was thinking about the former i i was thinking about the former wimbledon champion, petra kvitova, and heather wilson who has been talking about it. dina asher—smith's point is that if this was a male issue there would be more research, it would be spoken about a lot more. she wants more research done into women's health and how periods affect different athletes. she will aim to defend her 200 metres european title this evening in munich after qualifying with ease last night, recovering from the leg cramping problem she had in the 100 metres. asher—smith says the cramping was due to her period — and wants everyone to be more comfortable talking about female health. more people need to actually research on the sport science perspective because it's actually huge. people don't always talk about it,

either, because sometimes you see girls that have been so consistent, there's a random dip and behind the scenes they've been really struggling. it's like, "what's that? that's random." but it would just do with more funding because... yeah, i feel like if it was a men's issue, they'd have a million different ways to combat things. but with women, there just needs to be more funding in that area. history was made at the european gymnastics championships, asjoe fraser became the first british man to win an all—around title. fraser topped the pommel horse and parallel bar standings before completing a high—risk routine on the high bar to secure first place. the win marks an incredible recovery for fraser — who had a ruptured appendix and fractured foot, but still came back to win three gold medals at the commonwealth games and now this title in munich. seven weeks ago, my appendix ruptured, so i had to have that out. had a week off, training. had a week off training. two weeks before the commonwealth, i fractured my foot. so literally four weeks ago i fractured my foot and i'm here today doing all six apparatus and walking away european champion.

it's just... it's incredible and i'm proud of myself. i'm proud of the team — you know, my coach, the doctor. everyone's really got behind me and helped me get to this position. so, you know, it's not just my medal — it's the team's. staying in munich — this is germany's konstanze klosterhalfen, spurred on by home support, winning gold in the 5,000 metres — but there was a bronze medal for eilish mccolgan here, to add to the silver she won in the 10,000 metres. to come and win another medal, i can't ask for any more than that. yeah, the other two girls were so strong in that middle section and i thought, "just hang on, hang on!" so, yeah, i think everyone was probably expecting me to take it out hard, but it'sjust... it's been so many races, i've lost count. so, honestly, to win another medal, i... yeah, i'm lost for words. i couldn't do any more. and that's a good feeling, really — to cross the line knowing that you've given it everything. there was british medal success in the 1,500 metres, too. norway's jakob ingebrigtsen retained his 1,500 metres title,

with great britain's jake heyward taking silver — his first major championship medal. elsewhere, jazmin sawyers took bronze in the long jump. there was british gold, too, in rome — as jack laugher added a european title to his collection. the world silver medallist and commonwealth games champion beat italy's lorenzo marsaglia to take the one metre springboard title. fellow briton — and commonwealth bronze medallist — jordan houlden finished in fifth place. it feels amazing. i'm so, so happy. obviously the conditions here are really abnormal for us in the uk — you know, we don't have any outdoor diving pools — but to come here and to have those italian boys pushing me the entire time and to come out on top is obviously an amazing feeling. england's cricketers need to take quick wickets this morning — if they're going to fight back in the opening test against south africa. there had been hope for ben stokes and his team—mates — after a productive final session — before some late big—hitting saw south africa frustrate england's bowlers and stay in control, asjoe wilson reports.

you're looking here at a cricket superstar. kagiso rabada dismissed half the england team himselfjust to emphasise the fact in the first innings at lord's. at this moment — and others — south africa were in control. so, having bowled england out forjust 165, now it was south africa's turn to bat in bright sunshine. south africa's captain, dean elgar, was extremely composed. it seemed almost impossible to get him out, until something almost impossible happened. after random rebounds, the ball had just enough force to do that. and so he fell. fluent stuff from sarel erwee, who got to 50. and on redforruth strauss charity day, these shirts were proudly south african green. england's captain forced his team back into the match by forcing himself to bowl fast. it was fierce and brave and it worked — for a bit. but this was the evening batting which left south africa back in control. they'll resume 124 ahead,

and if england truly believe they can win from anywhere, they have another chance to prove it at the home of cricket. joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. england have work to do there. in the hundred, jos buttler produced a stunning performance to give the manchester originals their second win of the tournament. the england international hit 68 off 42 balls — an innings which included five sixes. and when he was out, andre russell took over — scoring 64 offjust 23 balls — as the originals set southern brave 189 to win. the brave couldn't get close — finishing 69 runs short of the target. scottish premiership side hearts will have to come from behind if they're to make the group stages of the europa league this season. they lost the first leg of their qualifier 2—1 against zurich in switzerland. hearts did lead — but two goals in two minutes for the home side saw them secure victory, heading into the second leg, which is next thursday. west ham enjoyed a better night,

as they aim to qualify for the europa conference league. they beat danish side viborg 3—1 in theirfirst leg. elsewhere, northern irish side linfield drew 2—2 in latvia against rfs. manchester city's women began their champions league qualification with a straight forward win against tomiris—turan of kazakhstan — city winning 6—0. disappointment in scotland, though, as glasgow city women were beaten 3—1 by roma. rangers started with a win — beating ferencvaros — while there were defeats for glentoran and swansea. following his win over andy murray earlier in the week, cam norrie eased into the quarterfinals in cincinatti. it was a dominant display over the american wild card ben shelton, norrie, seeded ninth, winning the first set six games to love before taking the second 6—2. spanish teenager carlos alcaraz, who's the third seed, awaits next. but emma raducanu's run has come to an end after she was beaten in her third round match byjessica pegula.

the american having a strong year and in the world's top ten, took the first set 7—5. before completing a straight sets win, 6—4 it finished in the second. raducanu will now turn her attention to defending her us open title in new york at the end of this month. at least emma raducanu gets to say she played against serena williams. it is incredible. most players spend their entire career dodging serena williams is now in this vinyl window everyone wants the opportunity to play her. the year emma raducanu was born, 2002, serena williams had already won for the programme slums and was well—known. a disappointing defeat but she said she is feeling confident to come in a really good place, looser, freer, going into the us open and she beat two for men multiple grand slam champions. anyone panicking about emma raducanu, she is looking good at. lots of positive comments about how he is moving, and his shot selection

and tactics she is using on the port. quite positive noises. could have gone the other way if she had lost... . . . have gone the other way if she had lost... ,, . . have gone the other way if she had lost... ,, , ., , lost... issues have been about in'u lost... issues have been about injury and _ lost... issues have been about injury and fitness _ lost... issues have been about injury and fitness more - lost... issues have been about injury and fitness more than i lost... issues have been about injury and fitness more than it | lost... issues have been about i injury and fitness more than it is about her actual form injury and fitness more than it is about her actualform on injury and fitness more than it is about her actual form on court and the way she is playing. she is in good shape play weiss. she has a good shape play weiss. she has a good chance of going far in the us open stop for a 19—year—old, let's remember that. open stop for a 19-year-old, let's remember that.— open stop for a 19-year-old, let's remember that. hopefully she can 'ust en'o remember that. hopefully she can just enjoy the _ remember that. hopefully she can just enjoy the fact _ remember that. hopefully she can just enjoy the fact that _ remember that. hopefully she can just enjoy the fact that she - remember that. hopefully she can just enjoy the fact that she is i remember that. hopefully she can just enjoy the fact that she is the i just enjoy the fact that she is the defending us open champion, which is still a _ defending us open champion, which is still a remarkable thing. it is hers — still a remarkable thing. it is hers this— still a remarkable thing. it is hers. this moment in time is hers. and nobody— hers. this moment in time is hers. and nobody can ever take away the fact that she is a grand slam champion dubler chetan, thank you very much. a new covid vaccine, that also protects against the omicron variant, will be rolled out from september, with care home residents and housebound people the first to have them. however, if your immune system isn't functioning properly then vaccines often don't work, meaning you are more vulnerable to infection. now a new drug to protect high risk patients is being

trialled in birmingham, from where david gregory—kumar reports. in many ways, irene and andrew are people who haven't been able to move on with their lives. they're still locked in the early days of the pandemic because, for them, the covid vaccines don't work. i don't go to as many theatres or cinemas or crowded places. ijust avoid them. well, i was shielded from the beginning anyway, and i've virtually been shielded ever since. i've not been anywhere. and the only people who've been in the house have been family or people who've lateral flow tested before they came. andrew and irene will be the second and third people taking part in a trial of a new drug, here at the queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham. it's called sotrovimab, and it's designed to stop patients with immune—system problems getting coronavirus in the first place. so how does it work? antibodies are made by the body to help protect

us against infection. in people that aren't able to mount a vaccine response, they don't have these antibodies. so this drug is trying to replace the natural antibodies against covid, and hopefully it will provide that level of protection that the vaccine would have done. in the end, 1,700 patients will take part in this trial — half will get a placebo, half the new drug. and since the drug has a slight yellow tinge, to make sure nobody knows which is which its hidden inside these black plastic bags during the trial. now, it's important to stress that vaccination is still the best way to fight coronavirus. but for these patients, if this trial is successful, this drug offers them a route back to a much more normal life. if all goes well, we should have some early results hopefully in about six months — and a full report in two years' time. david gregory—kumar, bbc news, birmingham.

the time is 6:45am. you will be aware of the awful murder of thomas o'halloran, who was a busker and was killed. today we have news that the man was charged with the murder of thomas o'halloran, aged 44, has been charged and will appear at willesden magistrates' court on friday the 19th of august. that news just coming in, and we understand that the family of thomas o'halloran has been informed and at the moment is asking for their privacy to be respected at this very difficult time. let's look at the weather. good morning. good morning. this is how we start the day in nottinghamshire. the sky, sunshine, many waking up to similar

conditions but it will be a mixed picture for the next few days. low pressure not far away, that will bring a mix of sunny spells, especially to the south, and most of the showers will be across parts of northern ireland and scotland but one or two will be creeping their way south. overnight we have this band of cloud pushing its way southwards and eastwards. the next batch of showery cloud moving in from the north west later on today. we start off with a bit of cloud and drizzle for east anglia and the south—east, which should create to the east quickly. my showers in four of northern ireland and western scotland, one or two on the heavy side is be the odd rumble of thunder. in between, lots of. reaches up to 25 or 26 degrees in the warmest spot. further north—west, typically the high teens, possibly low 20s. into this evening, most of the showers fade away for a time so a dry period of weather before the next area of wet and windy weather moves on from the

north—west. a relevant bringing and breezy start to your saturday morning for northern ireland and parts of scotland. it will be a fresher night than we have seen recently, starting to feel more comfortable for sleeping. that is how we start saturday morning. three saturday we have low pressure to the north of the uk, this trailing by the front could be quite slow moving at times, particularly as it sits two parts of northern england during saturday afternoon. initially heavy downpours and blustery winds up to about 40 mph in scotland and northern ireland, that's clear to the south sitting across northern england where it may bring the odds understood. eitherside england where it may bring the odds understood. either side of that band of cloud and rain by the afternoon, sunny spells coming through and down towards the south—east, 25, 20 6 degrees possible. fresher to the north and west, typically about 14 to 20 degrees in scotland and northern ireland. second half of the weekend, we have this trailing by the front sitting across the central slice of the country. tending to peter out a bit, the next area

lining up in the atlantic, so it is an unsettled picture through sunday. a cloudy day compared to saturday, cloud gradually increasing from the east. dry weather for ice of northern scotland, some sunshine here. more chance of catching rain on sunday for wales and south—west england, but towards the east, many places staying dry, 23 or 24 degrees for the warmest spots on sunday. quick look ahead at next week and we have useful rainfall in the forecast, which we certainly need. cross parts of wales and southern england. a few showers further north in the week —— michael ledger in the week but in the south we will notice the temperatures creeping up again through the week but not expecting the highs we have seen recently. thank you. the labour party wants parliament to be recalled two weeks early from the summer break, to address the energy price cap, which is due to be announced next week. energy bills for a typical household could hit £3,582 from october, with further increases expected

injanuary and april. we're joined now by thangam debbonaire, who's the shadow leader of the house of commons. thank you very much forjoining us, good morning. what would be the point of parliament are being recalled early? the point of parliament are being recalled early?— point of parliament are being recalled early? the point is that next friday. _ recalled early? the point is that next friday, off _ recalled early? the point is that next friday, off again, - recalled early? the point is that next friday, off again, the i recalled early? the point is that next friday, off again, the price j next friday, off again, the price regulator for the energy sector, —— ofgem. it will happen in the next seven days and we need households to know now what we will do to make sure they are protected. keir starmer announced last monday, monday this week, that we would bring in a plant that would save households that energy price cap rise, about £1000 per household, and “p rise, about £1000 per household, and up and down the country people are already making difficult choices about how to manage this autumn and winter. we want them to know that we are on the case right now, and the agency is because of that ofgem price rise next week. ==

agency is because of that ofgem price rise next week.— agency is because of that ofgem price rise next week. -- about the uruen . price rise next week. -- about the urgency- we _ price rise next week. -- about the urgency- we know _ price rise next week. -- about the urgency. we know the _ price rise next week. -- about the urgency. we know the price i price rise next week. -- about the urgency. we know the price cut i price rise next week. -- about the. urgency. we know the price cut was going to go up, we have known it for a while, why are you only asking for parliament to be recalled now? there is no sin parliament to be recalled now? there is no sign that — parliament to be recalled now? there is no sign that the _ parliament to be recalled now? tues is no sign that the government, the current prime minister or the two tory leadership candidates are taking anywhere near the notice they need to. there is no sign of a plan. neither candidate has anything credible to offer. we are giving them a choice. we are saying, we have a credible cost in the institute for fiscal studies director applauded us for the way we have costed that one, we know we can get the money from the oil and gas producers who have made massive profits. we have colin on them for months to deal with this situation, we have given them previous versions of our plan. as a crisis has got worse we came up with a fully costed plan to help save households thousands of pounds, but it needs to be done now. we could do the legislation next week if we get parliament back on monday. nadhim zahawi, the chancellor, _ parliament back on monday. nadhim zahawi, the chancellor, has - zahawi, the chancellor, has commented and said that plans are

being put together in order to be presented to whoever is prime minister and that is announced at the start of september, why is that not good enough?— the start of september, why is that not good enough? because families are worried now. _ not good enough? because families are worried now. families _ not good enough? because families are worried now. families are i are worried now. families are already making very difficult decisions right now. because people are coming in to food banks who are working, holding down to or three jobs, and still cannot make ends meet, and because people, those 3 million customers, actually i think it is 4 million, who are on prepayment metres, if you pay much, much more per unit and yet have much lower incomes, they also deserve to know that we are all on their side and labour�*s plan includes bringing them to be paying the same rate as other people do who pay their bills by direct debit on monthly bills. flit by direct debit on monthly bills. of the proposal is that labour is putting forward, which of those would be, if parliament were recalled, which would be in place by the 26th of august and affect people's pockets from the 26th of august? brute people's pockets from the 26th of au~ust? ~ , ., .,

august? we need the legislation in order to undo _ august? we need the legislation in order to undo the _ august? we need the legislation in order to undo the price _ august? we need the legislation in order to undo the price cap - august? we need the legislation in order to undo the price cap rise. i order to undo the price cap rise. ofgem i doing a job they have been set by law, they are a statutory regulator, in order to override that and save households thousand pounds, we need legislation to die next week so we can get it through by the end of the month —— week need legislation to come into next week. we would be able to save households who are on prepayment metres, those 4 million, money. we will be able to save every household £1000 this autumn. we also have a medium—term and long—term plan, people need to know what is happening right now. we think businesses are being ignored. people are absolutely terrified what will happen this winter when bills are going up. we will happen this winter when bills are going up— will happen this winter when bills are auoin u.~ ., ., ., , are going up. we have spoken to many on this programme. _ are going up. we have spoken to many on this programme. i _ are going up. we have spoken to many on this programme. ithink— are going up. we have spoken to many on this programme. i think we - are going up. we have spoken to many on this programme. i think we are i on this programme. i think we are all well aware of how frightening this is. it all well aware of how frightening this is. . . all well aware of how frightening this is. , ., ., all well aware of how frightening | this is-_ sorry this is. it is and we would... sorry for interrupting. _ this is. it is and we would... sorry for interrupting. when _ this is. it is and we would... sorry for interrupting. when it - this is. it is and we would... sorry for interrupting. when it comes i this is. it is and we would... sorryj for interrupting. when it comes to these plans for the energy price cap freeze, the institute for fiscal

studies says it would require the same scale of support as a government organised during the pandemic with the furlough scheme. how would you play pay for that? pauljohnson, the institute for fiscal studies director applauded the fact we have fully costed it. we have costed it at 29 billion. we need to know, the country will need to know. we will have to look at this again, come december coming because we don't know what will happen next year. at the moment we have costed £29 billion. we would take 8 billion of that from the oil and gas producers... the take 8 billion of that from the oil and gas producers. . ._ take 8 billion of that from the oil and gas producers... the cost of the furlou:h and gas producers... the cost of the furlough scheme _ and gas producers... the cost of the furlough scheme was _ and gas producers... the cost of the furlough scheme was £70 _ and gas producers... the cost of the furlough scheme was £70 billion. i and gas producers... the cost of the furlough scheme was £70 billion. so the institute for fiscal studies says it would be the same scale of support as the furlough scheme. you may have costed it at 29 that there is a massive gap between what you have costed and 70 billion. that was

the furlough — have costed and 70 billion. that was the furlough scheme _ have costed and 70 billion. that was the furlough scheme that _ have costed and 70 billion. that was the furlough scheme that went i have costed and 70 billion. that was the furlough scheme that went on i have costed and 70 billion. that was| the furlough scheme that went on for nearly two years. this the furlough scheme that went on for nearly two years-— nearly two years. as inflation and ener: nearly two years. as inflation and energy prices _ nearly two years. as inflation and energy prices are _ nearly two years. as inflation and energy prices are likely _ nearly two years. as inflation and energy prices are likely to - nearly two years. as inflation and energy prices are likely to be. i nearly two years. as inflation and | energy prices are likely to be. our costinas energy prices are likely to be. our costings is — energy prices are likely to be. our costings is for _ costings is for what we would do in the next six months and that is where we have got to so far. we need to look at what the effect of that measure would be because one of the impacts of what would be introducing by keeping household bills frozen is that would have a downward pressure on inflation. that should help to bring down the cost of living and that will make a difference to what happens next year, so it has that impact. happens next year, so it has that im act. . happens next year, so it has that imact. ., ., , , ., ., impact. there are economists who are sa in: if impact. there are economists who are saying if you — impact. there are economists who are saying if you can _ impact. there are economists who are saying if you can bring _ impact. there are economists who are saying if you can bring down _ impact. there are economists who are saying if you can bring down the i saying if you can bring down the impact on inflation now, that is only a temporary measure. let's be realistic. the war in ukraine, the issue about global energy supplies, theissue issue about global energy supplies, the issue about rising food prices, thatis the issue about rising food prices, that is not a six—month problem, that is not a six—month problem, that will not go away in six months. you are just delaying inflation increasing further down the road. unfortunately, we are not able to do any of those things because we are

pressing the current government to do it —— because we are not in government. we are pressing the current government. we would like nothing less, nothing more, than to take over the government so we can bring in medium—term and long—term energy security policy, a fair tax policy, and get our economy firing on all cylinders. unfortunately we have a zombie government had no plan from the new tory leader, whichever it may be. that is why we are calling on them right now, to make a difference right now. that doesn't mean we wouldn't have my plans later on down the line, but right now households need to know what will happen to them this autumn and i particularly worried about those customers on prepayment metres you have to feed the metre in order to get electricity to heat and feed their kids and they are struggling right now. their kids and they are struggling riaht now. ., ., , , ., right now. thangam debbonaire, shadow leader _ right now. thangam debbonaire, shadow leader of _ right now. thangam debbonaire, shadow leader of the _ right now. thangam debbonaire, shadow leader of the house i right now. thangam debbonaire, shadow leader of the house of i shadow leader of the house of commons, thank you for your time with us this morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc

london, i'm tarah welsh. there's more travel disruption this morning as strike action is taking place across london's network. place across london's network. staff have walked out on the underground, overground and from bus stations. it is the fifth rmt union strike to hit the ground this year. today no service at victoria, the railway station has not restarted services due to a hangover from into a's national rail strike and some of the buses across the way i'm not running due to a 48 hour walk—out by drivers. very unhappy start for most this morning. the rmt has called the action on the tube in a dispute over pensions and job losses. unite members working for london united are also taking action and it will affect routes in west, south west london and surrey. at this moment in time, our members are facing a serious crisis with the cost of living. inflation's running away incredibly, and the pay offer we've received for our members who are working

in ratp isjust insulting, to be honest. it's a two—year deal and, over the two years, it still doesn't get anywhere near to inflation. tfl says it apologises to customers for the strike action being carried out by rmt and unite. it says the unions should work with operators to find a resolution. we know it's going to be a difficult morning out there for many. and as you can see most of the network is suspended this morning. and for all the latest travel news where you are tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now the weather. hello, good morning. well, a fairly benign day of weather ahead once again. it should stay dry and there will be some decent sunny spells around, as well. temperatures last night didn't drop below the high teens in celsius — it was muggy and really very mild. a weather front came through, and that introduces some fresher—feeling air in time for today. it's also a little breezy, as well.

but there is some sunshine out there to start the morning, and we'll keep those sunny spells into the afternoon — top temperatures in the best of those, 24, 25 degrees celsius. just more of a south—westerly wind blowing. and overnight tonight, it should stay dry and it will feel fresher than it has been over the last few nights, as well, so temperatures will tend to be lower and it won't feel quite so muggy and humid. so this is how we'll start off the day on saturday. now, on saturday there could be a scattering of showers, it will also be quite breezy — the south—westerly wind picking up at times — but there'll also be some sunny spells, plenty of dry weather around, too. a drop in temperature on sunday — there will be a lot of cloud — and then it could turn quite wet and windy on sunday night, into the first part of the new working week. bees have become increasingly stressed by climate change according to research by scientists at imperial college london and the natural history museum. analysis of bumblebee wings shows signs of stress linked to conditions getting hotter and wetter.

that's it from me, but we've got a short video online and on social media called "train, tube and bus strikes: what you need to know". good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. the first hosepipe ban in wales for 30 years, as parts of the country are offically declared in drought. after a period of unprecedented dry weather and a lack of rainfall, as you can see behind me, the llys—y—fran reservoir, the main source of water in the reservoir area is at record lows and until it is refilled these measures will be

in place. concerns over ambulance response times. an 87—year—old lay under a makeshift shelter on his garden patio for 15 hours after calling 999. a 44—year—old man has been charged with the murder of 87—year—old thomas o'halloran in greenford. another day, another transport strike. this time members of the rmt union of the london underground are walking out, leaving some commuters scratching their heads, wondering how they are going to get to work. dina asher smith's calling for more research into the effect periods have on performance as she reveals that was the reason she pulled up with cramp in the 100 metres final. good morning, some showers in the forecast, most for scotland and northern ireland, fewer for forecast, most for scotland and northern ireland, fewerfor england and wales, and temperature is typicalfor and wales, and temperature is typical for the and wales, and temperature is typicalfor the time of and wales, and temperature is typical for the time of year. more details later. it's friday 19th august. our main story. wales' first hose pipe bans for more than 30 years come into force today across pembrokeshire

and parts of carmarthenshire. the bans begin as the wider south—west wales area will also be declared as being in drought, as the effects of the driest year since 1976 continue in england and wales. take a look at the extent of the drought conditions nationally. you can see this area in wales joins a number of other regions in england, stretching as far north as yorkshire. despite many areas experiencing some welcome rainfall, there are still water shortages and low water levels in reservoirs and rivers, which has led to hosepipe bans being announced. south west water is the latest company to impose restrictions for cornwall and parts of devon that will come into force next week. our reporter tomos morgan has the latest on the impact of the extreme heat and dry conditions. it's been a really dry period, but it has been raining over the last few days. but, you know, is this rain going to go anywhere in helping you guys? oh, no. i mean, it'sjust been a bit of drizzle. a bit of welsh drizzle, this isn't rain.

the last time it rained in pembrokeshire wasjuly and that was just for one day. and before that it was back injune. it's been the driest year on record since 1976, so a temporary hosepipe ban is now in force and a drought has just been declared across the whole of south west wales. as our winters get wetter, the summers are getting hotter and drier. for allotment owner karen, she's already planning for the future so seeds sown can live with the effects of climate change. got to learn to adapt, really. and maybe plant varieties that are more drought tolerant. i mean, in spain and italy, in other hot countries, they grow a lot of vegetables that don't need a lot of rain. last weekend, pembrokeshire broke all previous records for water demand. so welsh water have had to ship water across the county. until the main source here is refilled, the llys—y—fran reservoir, restrictions will remain, but across wales it's a mixed picture. the north of wales in particular has

had the rainfall that we need to maintain water resources. pembrokeshire is the area we are concerned about. we just simply haven't had any rain in pembrokeshire. there are other areas of south wales, south east in particular, that rainfall hasn't been as high as we would have liked and we are monitoring. welsh water is the third company to announce restrictions across the uk. by the end of next week, six areas of britain will be under measures. millions will need to be conservative with their usage. known for its vast coastlines, pembrokeshire is usually a cooler, but also wetter part of wales. yet it's becoming clear to karen that these weather changes are here to stay. it frustrates me more to do with the reasonings behind having hosepipe bans. and that's primarily because, well, we've notjust had a hot summer. this is a result of climate change and so that's going to carry on that way. i find that very frustrating.

and tomos is in pembrokeshire for us this morning. good morning, tomos. we have said many times, the driest year since 1976 for england and wales, what does it look like where you are? i am at the llys—y—fran reservoir we talked about, this is the main source of water for pembrokeshire, there are a couple of other sources but it is down to llys—y—fran really. you can see behind meet the water levels are so much lower than it should be right now. as welsh water said in the piece, west wales is clearly suffering, pembrokeshire in particular, which is why they have got a hosepipe ban and part of carmarthenshire as well. it will remain in force until at least september and then until this reservoir can be partially refilled. it did rain a little bit yesterday as you saw, but before that it was

not until the month before that and then a month again before that, because the last five months across wales, only 60% of the expected rainfall has been falling which means that all of the rivers in the south—west and south—east wales are far lower than you expect them to be. they are keeping an eye on those places. the drought has been called by natural resources wales which is the environment agency here, it stretches from swansea to the coastline. that will be in place until things change. this is all as a result of climate change and until things make a major change, we might be seeing more of this in the future. ., .,, be seeing more of this in the future. ., ., ,, i. , be seeing more of this in the future. ., ., ~ , . future. tomos, thank you very much, tomos morgan _ future. tomos, thank you very much, tomos morgan in _ future. tomos, thank you very much, tomos morgan in pembrokeshire. i police have charged a man with the murder of 87—year—old thomas o'halloran in greenford, west london. mr o'halloran — a grandfather orginally from county clare in ireland — was fatally stabbed whilst on his mobility scooter on tuesday afternoon. 44—year—old lee byer will appear at

willesden magistrates' court today. there's more disruption to public transport in london today with strike action affecting the underground, overground and buses in west and south west london and parts of surrey. passengers are also being warned that rail services nationally will be slow to recover following yesterday's 24 hour strike by staff, over changes to pay and conditions. our transport correspondent caroline davies has the details. the last servings of the working week at this thai restaurant. it won't open on friday because of the london underground strike. a lot of our staff are not be able to come in, like six, six people of us, we're not coming in tomorrow. we will be losing our customers, so that, you know, it's affecting our income. this was the last tube strike injune. today's strike by the rmt union means that there'll be little to no service throughout the day on the london underground and no night tube.

this isn't about pay. instead, it's about something that hasn't happened yet. the rmt union is concerned that transport for london, known as tfl, will make an agreement with the government to cutjobs and pensions to get funding. we need an unequivocal guarantee that there will be no changes to people's pensions, negative changes to people's pensions. we also demand that there will be no job cuts, and we also demand that there will be no changes to people's terms and conditions, their contracts, their agreements without the union's consent and approval. but tfl says that they haven't proposed job cuts, pension or condition changes, and the union wants them to guarantee that they won't in the future. it's very difficult for any organisation, including our own, to provide those cast iron guarantees and commitments. clearly the world is a very difficult place right now, but what we have assured all of the trade unions of is that if we did need to undertake changes

to the pension schemes, if we did need to propose them, they would all be subject to extensive consultation. the rmt and the other trade unions will be closely involved with that. it's not the only strike in london today. 62 bus routes in west and south west london will also be affected by industrial action, as will the london overground, both over pay. plus, yesterday's rail strikes will also cause some disruption too. the advice, avoid travelling on the tube and only travel if essential on the rest of the network. caroline davis, bbc news. simonjones is outside ealing broadway tube station. good morning, simon. what is the situation? ., ., , ., good morning, simon. what is the situation? ., ., ., , _ good morning, simon. what is the situation? ., ., _ situation? normally on a busy day, there would _ situation? normally on a busy day, there would be _ situation? normally on a busy day, there would be around _ situation? normally on a busy day, there would be around 5 _ situation? normally on a busy day, there would be around 5 million i there would be around 5 million passengerjourneys on the london underground, but that certainly will not be the case today. i have just been inside the station, there is a board that lists each individual underground line, and by each line

it even says it suspended or part suspended. and that is going to be the story today. it's left a lot of people here scratching their heads wondering exactly how they are going to get around. i spoke to one man who was trying to get to work in the city, he didn't know when there might be a train, he was actually really angry at the rmt union saying he didn't think this strike was justified. i spoke to another man who was trying to get to work along the central line to oxford street, and he said he didn't know how he was going to get there, he needed to get hisjob, but he said he supported the strike and people standing up for their rights. tempted to get the bus instead? a lot of services are affected particularly in west london with a strike, and a lot of people are trying to get taxis or trying to get an obit so a lot of people are on their phones around here trying to find an alternate way to get around —— people are trying to get an uber. both sides apologise to those

affected, transport for london say the strike is unnecessary not affecting just workers but people who want to visit the city as a tourist, the rmt union say they believe they do have the support of the public on this, a public who are feeling the cost of living crisis, and people who essentially feel theirjobs could be under threat as well. this isn'tjust a london thing, yesterday there was the national railway strike stop some services will not resume for another hour or so as trains get back into position, and looking ahead to tomorrow, another national strike. so difficult times for people trying to get around particularly here in london. . ~ to get around particularly here in london. ., ,, , ., to get around particularly here in london. ., ~' i., ,, ., we are talking to the transport secretary grant shapps at 7:30am. after having their studies disrupted by the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of teenagers across england, wales and northern ireland have received their a level, t level and btec exam results. the proportion of top grades has fallen compared with the last two years, when teacher assessments were used instead of exams, but results do remain higher than before the pandemic,

as luxmy gopal reports. tears of joy. smiles, happy hugs and kisses. and as always, some disappointment as well. the usual range of emotions that is brought on by a—level results. i'm going to sheffield to study medicine, so i'm just over the moon. i got two a*s and an a, i'm going to york in september to do english and linguistics, and i'm still honestly speechless. students were also receiving btec results. telford college recorded its best ever set of those. poppy got a triple distinction in business and will study to be a human rights lawyer. i've always wanted to help people, like with my current living situation, my mum is disabled, she doesn't always get the best treatment. so i wanted to get into the civil

rights system so i can represent people who don't get treated equally. and their a—level student kyra got three as in a triumph over adversity. after the past year, i was actually homeless, i had a really bad living situation, i actually moved into supported living accommodation. so the fact that i have been able to smash it with all this situation, that'sjust like, i don't know, i'm really happy. and of course all this year's students have had the added challenge of covid disruption and not much exam practice. it was so daunting. we haven't done any written examinations since year ten and even then it was, i think i did two gcses in year ten. it was an absolute step into the unknown. it's been strange learning during the pandemic, being, like, partially online and partially in college. i'm happy that it's still gone 0k. grades have been deliberately lowered this year to bring them closer to pre—pandemic standards, after teacher assessed grades the past two years. the rules have been the same for everyone, they have been treated equally to their peers

around the country. and if they're thinking about university, or a course as the next step, universities understood what was going to be happening with grading this year and they took that into consideration when making offers. this year, just over 65% of students secured a place at their preferred university, a drop from just under 73% last year but a slight increase on 2019 when pupils at last sat public exams when pupils last sat public exams atjust above 64%. and for those who didn't get a place at their top choices, there is the clearing process, which matches students with remaining places such as here at the university of leicester. this course is actually a shortlist interview anyway. and here at sheffield hallam. we are making sure we talk to students through their options, we know they have had a difficult time and we are finding they are needing a lot more advice and support as they took their options

through with us. so, while some are still waiting for places, many students, after years of disrupted learning, finally have cause for certainty and celebration. luxmy gopal, bbc news. here's sarah with a look at this morning's weather. good morning to you. we have got a fair bit of cloud out there for some of us this morning, this is the picture at brighton seafront first thing that through the day sunshine developing for many of us, but also a few showers. many they will be across parts of scotland and northern ireland and a few moving in as part of northern england. the next few days, a north—south split with the weather, we have got showers heading on across the west of scotland and northern ireland this morning so some of those are quite heavy and blustery with showers. some sunnier skies for aberdeen and belfast this morning. one or two like showers pushing into was the lake district but much of

northern england down towards wales and the south—west seeing blue skies and the south—west seeing blue skies and plenty of sunshine. less in the way of sunshine in the south—east, a weak weather front bringing the odd spot of drizzle but that clears away quite quickly. england and wales largely dry, and isolated charitable is the west but more in scotland and northern ireland heading east through the day. temperatures in the high teens in the north to the mid 20s in the south and south—east. similar to yesterday. this evening showers ease for a time and the next area of wet and windy weather moves in for northern ireland and scotland through the early hours of saturday. further south are largely dry and things are a bit cooler and fresher than they have been recently as we start the weekend. saturday at looking initially wet and blustery for northern ireland and scotland, the main clears and sits across northern england where it could be quite heavy. some heavy showers producing the odd bit of hail and thunderstorms. dry either side of the band by the afternoon and

temperatures between 14 to 25 degrees. thank you, sarah. the un secretary general has said that the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant must not become a military target for military operations. he was speaking after a meeting in kyiv with ukraine's president zelensky and president ed higuain of turkey, to —— president erdogan of turkey. the hunt for a solution. featuring turkey�*s president erdogan, antonio guterres, the united nations chief, and ukraine's leader volodymyr zelensky. one agenda item, russia's continued operation of the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. there were repeated calls for a demilitarisation zone and for

international inspectors to be let in. moscow has continually refused, but ukraine is practising for a worst—case scenario. in an online post, staff have described feeling powerless in the face of madness. agreement is certainly needed to establish zaporizhzhia as purely civilian in structure and to ensure the safety of the area. the civilian in structure and to ensure the safety of the area.— the safety of the area. the next arenda the safety of the area. the next agenda item — the safety of the area. the next agenda item seemed _ the safety of the area. the next agenda item seemed more i the safety of the area. the next i agenda item seemed more positive. the only diplomatic breakthrough in this war. a grainy deal which has and still is allowing ukraine to export it through the back seat. kyiv and moscow were urged to make sure it continues to succeed as it could be a long—term route to peace. today we were reminded of ukraine because my condition for that to happen. translation: i’m because my condition for that to happen. translation: i'm very surrised happen. translation: i'm very surprised to _ happen. translation: i'm very surprised to hear _ happen. translation: i'm very surprised to hear that _ happen. translation: i'm very surprised to hear that they i happen. translation: i'm very surprised to hear that they are l surprised to hear that they are ready for that kind of peace. the people who kill, hit our civilian cities with cruise missiles every

day, cannot want peace. they should first leave our territory.— first leave our territory. there has been some _ first leave our territory. there has been some progress. _ first leave our territory. there has been some progress. ukraine i first leave our territory. there has been some progress. ukraine and| been some progress. ukraine and russia still are not talking to each other but they could reach future agreements with the united nations and turkey as brokers in the middle. for now, any hope is eclipsed by the daily reality in this war. 17 people, the latest to lose their lives in ukraine's second city, kharkiv, in what authorities call one of their most tragic days. james waterhouse, bbc news, in kyiv. four in ten young people in the uk signing up for new private tenancies are spending an "unaffordable" amount of their income on rent, new figures suggest. housing experts say spending more than 30% of income on rent is unaffordable, and the proportion of young renters grappling with high housing costs is at a five—year high. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. no—one likes paying rent, but right now, people under 30 like mia are paying through the nose.

my tenancy is ending soon and looking for new tenancies is just more and more expensive. it's disheartening because it feels like you're just going to be stuck in rental properties forever, but everyone's in the same position. it's extortionate. what were you paying then? it's 850 between the two of us and also the bills which have absolutely crippled me. i literallyjust moved back home two weeks ago, so there you go. although the data shows the most unaffordable areas for young people are in london, many of the areas that have seen the biggest change are other towns and cities. rotherham, bolton, dudley, slough, salford, walsall, nottingham, trafford and peterborough have seen some of the biggest increases. young people spend more of their incomes on rent than any other age group. so with rents going up so quickly at the same time their incomes are not,

it's younger people who are being squeezed in the middle, and that's before they've even started paying for any of their other bills. in dudley, estate agents say with so few homes coming up, it's tempting for tenants to offer more than the listed price. under 30s are struggling at the moment. i can relate to them, so i do try and sympathise a little bit, but at the same time they shouldn't be offering £100 more or £50 more if they cannot meet that requirement. but then if they don't, they're going to miss out on that property. so it's a hard situation. that's the conundrum that ayo faced when she got her flat. did you find that lots of people were looking round every flat that you were looking at? exactly. sometimes you just have to probably offer more or offer to pay upfront or something just to get it. but for some, moving back home does have a silver lining. i like living with my mum, so yeah, i'll stay there as long as i can. yeah, my washing's all done, food cooked. it's all good! colletta smith, bbc news, in salford. we'rejoined now by sophie delamothe, from the campaign group generation rent.

for those who you are speaking to, from the group generation rent, what are they saying? we from the group generation rent, what are they saying?— are they saying? we have been s-ueakin are they saying? we have been speaking to _ are they saying? we have been speaking to renters _ are they saying? we have been speaking to renters who - are they saying? we have been speaking to renters who have l are they saying? we have been i speaking to renters who have faced extreme, huge increases at the moment. mainly while their wages are stagnating and inflation is rising by 10%, and renters are forced out of their home using no—fault evictions, where landlords in local areas realise they can see other renters are willing to pay more. we have seen a hike in evictions due to rent arrears. this means that people are at risk of homelessness. they are at risk of homelessness. they are also trying to find it really difficult to find things within their budget or paying rents that are super unaffordable. what renters can do is negotiate their rent with our landlord. bud can do is negotiate their rent with our landlord-— our landlord. and how does that work, to what _ our landlord. and how does that work, to what extent, _ our landlord. and how does that work, to what extent, how i our landlord. and how does that work, to what extent, how far i our landlord. and how does that i work, to what extent, how far can you take it?— you take it? what we advise to renters is _ you take it? what we advise to renters is to — you take it? what we advise to renters is to have _ you take it? what we advise to renters is to have a _ you take it? what we advise to renters is to have a quick- you take it? what we advise to renters is to have a quick chat | you take it? what we advise to i renters is to have a quick chat with their landlord, explain the

situation, try and talk to them about how their wages have not gone up about how their wages have not gone up and they have been struggling. and if that doesn't work, they can go to a tribunal. it's good to speak to citizens advice about the process but it is free to use. it does take some time, but it is a way that you can negotiate rent. and in some places, we will see that that can work. however if market rates are increasing across the local area, it can be really difficult to get a better read. sorry, continues. we are calling on the government to look into rent in the local area, and at the moment we are calling for and at the moment we are calling for a national rent freeze until relation is down and calling on the government to ensure that no—fault evictions are freeze until the situation has passed and no evictions are for rent arrears. renters might find in cells in different situations right now and they should not be made homeless because of the economic shocks

happening in the local area. i know ou rent happening in the local area. i know you rent and _ happening in the local area. i know you rent and you — happening in the local area. i know you rent and you are _ happening in the local area. i know you rent and you are under- happening in the local area. i know you rent and you are under the i happening in the local area. i know you rent and you are under the age of 30. how is the rising rent affecting your day—to—day living? i think it has been really difficult. you are making choices about what you want to do. it's been extremely difficult to say in the last couple of months. i'm looking at the future of months. i'm looking at the future of home ownership and it feels very out of touch and out of reach and thatis out of touch and out of reach and that is really hard. 50 out of touch and out of reach and that is really hard.— that is really hard. so if you, thank you — that is really hard. so if you, thank you very _ that is really hard. so if you, thank you very much. -- i that is really hard. so if you, i thank you very much. -- sophie, thank you very much. —— sophie, thank you very much. —— sophie, thank you very much. the prolonged dry weather we've been having has left peatlands in the north west of england in a dangerous condition according to conservationists. when peat is wet it sucks in and stores carbon, but the ground is so dry that instead it is releasing carbon, which is damaging for the environment, as judy hobson reports. this landscape shouldn't

look like this. the ground should be wet and muddy. instead, it's cracking. it's drier than even i thought it would be. it's like a lunar landscape, isn't it? peat should be damp. it should be really moist and wet. but it's. .. it's just... it's just flaky. and this isn'tjust the surface. it's actually going down four or five feet to where the hydrology is actually now living at this time of year because we're just not getting enough rainfall. this peatland is in the process of being restored — rewetted. a small area has retained water. so sphagnum moss should be like this. it should be mainly water. but prolonged dry weather makes restoring areas like this difficult, and peatlands are vital for our environment. when it's wet, it'll suck in carbon and it'll store carbon. but this, at the moment, is letting carbon out, so it's doing a complete opposite job that it should be doing.

so it's not good for the environment. i think it's climate change. i mean, ithink this is... this seems to be what the wildlife trust are saying. we are saying that climate change is affecting areas like this. the fact that the water table is so low. across much of the region, evidence of the exceptionally dry weather, even across the pennines — this is woodhead reservoir. but water company united utilities says their reservoirs in cumbria are at near—normal levels, so there are no plans to impose water restrictions. back at little woolden moss, the teams are building barriers — or bunds — to help retain water in future. rain is forecast this week, but it'll take months of wet weather to restore this area. we need prolonged spells of rain. we need it... we really need the water to come back up to the surface. and that's notjust going to happen because of a few days of rain. our peatlands are doing really well, but if the situation continues, i think we're going to be fighting,

you know, really fighting a losing battle in many ways. this isn'tjust a climate crisis — it impacts on biodiversity, too. conservationists say we must act quickly to reduce the impact that rising temperatures will have on these precious landscapes. judy hobson, bbc news. we are giving some time to this story this morning, on ambulance waiting times. we story this morning, on ambulance waiting times-— story this morning, on ambulance waiting times. we have heard about an 87-year-old _ waiting times. we have heard about an 87-year-old man _ waiting times. we have heard about an 87-year-old man who _ waiting times. we have heard about an 87-year-old man who was i waiting times. we have heard aboutj an 87-year-old man who was forced waiting times. we have heard about i an 87-year-old man who was forced to an 87—year—old man who was forced to wait outside _ an 87—year—old man who was forced to wait outside in his garden for 15 hours _ wait outside in his garden for 15 hours overnight. his wait outside in his garden for 15 hours overnight.— wait outside in his garden for 15 hours overnight. his family were told not to _ hours overnight. his family were told not to move _ hours overnight. his family were told not to move him, _ hours overnight. his family were told not to move him, so - hours overnight. his family were told not to move him, so they. hours overnight. his family were i told not to move him, so they built this makeshift shelter around him the big because he had had a full, which had broken his pelvis. many of you have been in touch with experiences. this gentleman has been in touch just this morning and said that on the 19th ofjune, not long

ago, 7:30pm, he had a heart attack. he knew what was happening, because he was a first aid for 25 years. his wife rang an ambulance and it took two and a half hours for 12 arrive, all the while trying to stay calm. we have had the situation. the ambulance controller kept ringing back to reassurance that the ambulance was on the way, he admitted he had diverted three ambulances to other cases, didn't help at all. and once in accident and emergency i was given medication. there are many stories like this in some of the extremes, the 15 hour waits, 12 hour waits, but routinely people are having to wait much longer than they should. what's interesting as well, this man is fine and recovering, i'm pleased to say. one of the points he says is, for him, it was ok because if

you are much older, it could be a real problem. he also lives in a populated area near three very big hospitals. he is well equipped infrastructure wise when that is happening. infrastructure wise when that is happening-— infrastructure wise when that is ha eninu. �* ., ., ., happening. and often you hear that the s stem happening. and often you hear that the system is _ happening. and often you hear that the system is the _ happening. and often you hear that the system is the problem. - happening. and often you hear that the system is the problem. the i the system is the problem. the paramedics were trying to do their jobs get a great deal of praise from when they attend, it is a system which is the problem. if you have stories like that that happened to you, yourfamily and stories like that that happened to you, your family and friends, let us know. we'll be talking more about this at ten past eight. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tarah welsh. there's more travel disruption this morning as industrial action is taking place across london's network. across london's network. tube workers are striking in a dispute over pensions and job losses. staff have also walked out on the overground and from bus stations.

there's frustration in shepherd's bush this morning as people are queuing up at these bus stops with both the tube station and the overground both shut this morning. there are fewer buses in operation here in west london, too, with many of the bus drivers also on strike. and, as you can see behind me, plenty of people queuing for buses, but not that many of them around. bus routes will be affected in surrey, west and south west london, because of action by unite members working for london united buses. at this moment in time, our members are facing a serious crisis with the cost of living. inflation's running away incredibly, and the pay offer we've received for our members who are working in ratp isjust insulting, to be honest. it's a two—year deal and, over the two years, it still doesn't get anywhere near to inflation. tfl says it apologises to customers for the strike action being carried out by rmt and unite. it says the unions should work

with operators to find a resolution. well, we know it's going to be a difficult morning out there for many. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now the weather with elizabeth. hello, good morning. well, a fairly benign day of weather ahead once again. it should stay dry and there will be some decent sunny spells around, as well. temperatures last night didn't drop below the high teens in celsius — it was muggy and really very mild. a weather front came through, and that introduces some fresher—feeling air in time for today. it's also a little breezy, as well. but there is some sunshine out there to start the morning, and we'll keep those sunny spells into the afternoon — top temperatures in the best of those, 24, 25 degrees celsius. just more of a south—westerly wind blowing. and overnight tonight, it should stay dry and it will feel

fresher than it has been over the last few nights, as well, so temperatures will tend to be lower and it won't feel quite so muggy and humid. so this is how we'll start off the day on saturday. now, on saturday there could be a scattering of showers, it will also be quite breezy — the south—westerly wind picking up at times — but there'll also be some sunny spells, plenty of dry weather around, too. a drop in temperature on sunday — there will be a lot of cloud — and then it could turn quite wet and windy on sunday night, into the first part of the new working week. bees have become increasingly stressed by climate change, according to research by scientists at imperial college london and the natural history museum. analysis of bumblebee wings shows signs of stress linked to conditions getting hotter and wetter. that's it from me, but we've got a short video online that's it for now — we're back in an hour.

hello, this is breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. we're waking up to more travel disruption today — this time across london, as up to 10,000 tube—station workers walk out over pensions and jobs. meanwhile, 400 overground staff are also striking today over pay. it comes after another 24—hour walkout across the rail network yesterday, with another strike planned for tomorrow. we're joined now by transport secretary grant shapps. thank you very much for your time this morning. what is your assessment about how many people and the effect of the strikes today? it is certainly enormously destructive, particularly in the capital today, which is where the strikes are focused. but look, overall, i don't think there is any reason to be having these strikes at all. a very fair pay offer has gone on the table. across the wider network of

8% in two years, in some cases no compulsory redundancies. in return for modernising work practices that should have gone out with the ark. if only the union bosses would put that offer to their members, i'm pretty sure the strike would be over. in fact, in one of the smaller unions, the tssa, they did put it to their members, their members accepted it with over 70% voter we know it goes to members they will most likely accept it and get on with things. most likely accept it and get on with things-— most likely accept it and get on with things. most likely accept it and get on with thins. ~ , . , with things. why are you so... it is almost as — with things. why are you so. .. it is almost as if— with things. why are you so... it is almost as if you _ with things. why are you so... it is almost as if you are _ with things. why are you so... it is almost as if you are divorcing i almost as if you are divorcing yourself. you are the transport minister, transport secretary. it's almost like you are suggesting it hasn't got much to do with you. why are you not more involved in the process? are you not more involved in the rocess? ~ , ., i, are you not more involved in the rocess? ~ , ., ., process? why do you say that? i don't think _ process? why do you say that? i don't think that's _ process? why do you say that? i don't think that's right _ process? why do you say that? i don't think that's right at - process? why do you say that? i don't think that's right at all. - process? why do you say that? i don't think that's right at all. i l don't think that's right at all. i involved every single day, probably almost every hour. {flare involved every single day, probably almost every hour.— almost every hour. give me an example- _ almost every hour. give me an example. yesterday, - almost every hour. give me an example. yesterday, during i almost every hour. give me an example. yesterday, during a | almost every hour. give me an - example. yesterday, during a strike day, of what you are doing. what

actually did you do yesterday? fibre. actually did you do yesterday? sure. eve week actually did you do yesterday? sure. every week i — actually did you do yesterday? sure. every week i hold, _ actually did you do yesterday? sure. every week i hold, and _ actually did you do yesterday? sure. every week i hold, and every - actually did you do yesterday? c”, every week i hold, and every day, i'm involved with the ministerial leadership group, where we look at the overall picture and we work out how we can managed to get the offer which is on the table, an 8% pay rise over two years, to the members of the unions. did rise over two years, to the members of the unim— of the unions. did that meeting ha--ened of the unions. did that meeting happened yesterday? _ of the unions. did that meeting happened yesterday? yes, - of the unions. did that meeting i happened yesterday? yes, that's ri . ht. happened yesterday? yes, that's right- that's _ happened yesterday? yes, that's right. that's right. _ happened yesterday? yes, that's right. that's right. we _ happened yesterday? yes, that's right. that's right. we meet - happened yesterday? yes, that's right. that's right. we meet on l happened yesterday? yes, that's i right. that's right. we meet on this regularly because what is happening here is we've got some very, very hard line union bosses who themselves say they hanker for the power of the unions, the union barons in the 1970s, they model themselves on that, they go about talking about extreme socialism and that they want to bring in... nothing to do with your viewers and passengers, wejust nothing to do with your viewers and passengers, we just want to be able to get on trains that run on time and they spend their time doing this. what we spend our time doing

is working out how we can get that offer which is already on the table, and has already been accepted by one of the small unions, made to the members of the unions where the union bosses are so hard line. one of the ways we can do that and one of the ways we can do that and one of the ways we can do that and one of the things we have been discussing yesterday and this week, one of the things we have been working on, is how to put that offer direct, which is possible through a medical section 188, which enables us to essentially provide these reforms, the modernisation is so desperately needed on our railways, that prevent for example a meeting walking between euston and king's cross because the rmt union claimed that five minute walk was to different regions and so the same team can't operate on both. getting out of these practices and we are working on putting this in place, regardless of the union bosses trying to block it. this regardless of the union bosses trying to block it.— trying to block it. this as i understand _ trying to block it. this as i understand it _ trying to block it. this as i understand it all - trying to block it. this as i understand it all part - trying to block it. this as i understand it all part of. trying to block it. this as i i understand it all part of your trying to block it. this as i - understand it all part of your 16 point plan. you are seeing front and centre of this is because they want to travel on the trains and just get

to travel on the trains and just get to where they want to go for a decent price. when people hear the transport secretary has come up with 16 point plan when there is a strike going on and you cannot buy train tickets, they make be a bit miffed because there is one plan which would do nicely, which is getting the strike stopped. i would do nicely, which is getting the strike stopped.— would do nicely, which is getting the strike stopped. i don't run the unions, the strike stopped. i don't run the unions. the _ the strike stopped. i don't run the unions, the union _ the strike stopped. i don't run the unions, the union bosses- the strike stopped. i don't run the unions, the union bosses are - unions, the union bosses are preventing the strike from being settled by preventing the offer being made to their members, as i have to explain. what the 16 point plan does is all about the balance between the way the unions are operating, and giving that power back to their members. to give you some examples, advances called on the unions essentially hold their memberships to ransom for six months last the sixth —— nicholas the £6 and they can call as many strikes as they want over that time and put huge pressure on their members not to return to work. they put huge pressure to prevent that. i don't

think that is right. as i say when the offer has been made, 8% over two years. the average railway worker, the median is £44,000 salary at. this is a figure you have quoted many times. hold on a minute. you have quoted that figure many times. as if people will go, well, they aren't paid so much money, it is a disgrace they once were. do you think they are overpaid? i am think they are overpaid? i am leased think they are overpaid? i am pleased they _ think they are overpaid? i am pleased they are _ think they are overpaid? i am pleased they are well- think they are overpaid? i am pleased they are well paid . think they are overpaid? i—n pleased they are well paid and the reason we can afford to pay them, 8% over two years on the table, is this is a lots of reform, modernisation in order to pay for increased salary. i mentioned what 1000. in order to pay for increased salary. i mentioned what1000. i in order to pay for increased salary. i mentioned what 1000. iwas about to salary. i mentioned what1000. iwas about to mention that the train drivers who are on strike, there median salary is more like £80,000 on some of the main lines. ie? on some of the main lines. by referencing those numbers, and a lot i contested within those groups and

by mentioning the number is the way you do, it is as if you are saying, well, they are paid well enough, thank you very much, and i thought the government was all about high skills and high pay. many of them, very high skilled individuals working in a sector where you want people to have the best skills, you want them to be well paid. you seem to be saying go back in your box, you have done very well, thank you very much. i you have done very well, thank you very much-— very much. i am saying there is an 896 -a very much. i am saying there is an 896 pay offer— very much. i am saying there is an 896 pay offer on — very much. i am saying there is an 896 pay offer on the _ very much. i am saying there is an 896 pay offer on the table. - very much. i am saying there is an 896 pay offer on the table. what i very much. i am saying there is an 896 pay offer on the table. what is j 896 pay offer on the table. what is the current _ 896 pay offer on the table. what is the current inflation _ 896 pay offer on the table. what is the current inflation rate? - 896 pay offer on the table. what is the current inflation rate? we - 896 pay offer on the table. what is l the current inflation rate? we know the current inflation rate? we know the inflation — the current inflation rate? we know the inflation rate _ the current inflation rate? we know the inflation rate is _ the current inflation rate? we know the inflation rate is higher - the current inflation rate? we know the inflation rate is higher than - the inflation rate is higher than that but we also know we don't want to be in a 1970s vicious circle where you end up with salaries increasing, inflation increasing and so on and you never get out of it. we clearly have to get out of that situation. i think everyone watching a programme understands that the government has to make judgment between notjust the railway workers, and i'm delighted they are well paid and i am pleased that we

can offer them what paid but we have to balance that against, for example, a nurse, whose median salary is 31,000, or a care worker, 21,000. 50 salary is 31,000, or a care worker, 21,000. ,_ salary is 31,000, or a care worker, 21,000. , , c, salary is 31,000, or a care worker, i 21.000-_ exactly- 21,000. so pay nurses more. exactly. wh don't 21,000. so pay nurses more. exactly. why don't you? — 21,000. so pay nurses more. exactly. why don't you? because _ 21,000. so pay nurses more. exactly. why don't you? because the - 21,000. so pay nurses more. exactly. why don't you? because the gum - 21,000. so pay nurses more. exactly. why don't you? because the gum it i why don't you? because the gum it has to make _ why don't you? because the gum it has to make judgments _ why don't you? because the gum it has to make judgments because . why don't you? because the gum it| has to make judgments because the entire economy. nurses —— michael because it has to makejudgments. they were the only group who received pay rises while everyone else in public services received a pay freeze, quite rightly because of coronavirus. the government has to make these judgments across the whole economy and the reason i mention those salaries, 44,000 for the average railway, 60,000 median train driver. that is of the public understand the government is not being unreasonable. same as the 8% off on the table. if we can reform some of these everyday practices... to give you an example, we don't have a timetable that runs reliably at the weekend when we have some of the biggest increases in numbers of passengers travelling post coronavirus in the leisure travel

sector. the reason we can't run trains on sundays because it is not contractually in the contract. people may be amused of you talking about timetables when at the moment there is only one train an hour going between manchester and london. they might find it odd that you are quibbling about these things. i want to come back to your 16 point plan and a melissa gal... no, i want to go through some details because most people will not read your plan but we have looked at it here and i think you set a moment ago, the union you don't want to go back the 19705, union you don't want to go back the 1970s, to keep saying they are harking back to a time in the 70s. your 16 point plan, i will quote from what you wrote. "margaret thatcher in new luddite trade unions where barriers are that reform. she delivered prosperity by taking them on, so will we. today we will publish our 16 point plan to continue her work." what are you harking back to?— continue her work." what are you harking back to? simply to say that a lot of peeple _

harking back to? simply to say that a lot of people will _ harking back to? simply to say that a lot of people will have _ harking back to? simply to say that a lot of people will have thought i a lot of people will have thought that the unions who used to regularly hold the whole country to ransom had been brought to heel and we now have a situation where there are a much better industrial relations, and that appears to be the case, but it transpires that actually when it comes to the railways we still have contract which in some cases hike back 100 years, 21919, that sunday working example was giving you. or, for example, just not enabling the railway to modernise along with new technology —— harks back 100 years to 1919. the unions are insisting on sending people down the tracks, some of whom get killed doing thejob. it makes no sense for safety. you incorrectly told your view is there is only one train running from manchester to london. that is not the case, even under the reduced timetable. it is boy—macro trains an hour. b, timetable. it is boy-macro trains an hour. �* . .,

timetable. it is boy-macro trains an hour._ directories, i hour. a direct train? directories, es. hour. a direct train? directories, yes- there _ hour. a direct train? directories, yes- there is— hour. a direct train? directories, yes. there is only _ hour. a direct train? directories, yes. there is only one _ hour. a direct train? directories, yes. there is only one train i hour. a direct train? directories, yes. there is only one train an i hour. a direct train? directories, i yes. there is only one train an hour at the moment. _ yes. there is only one train an hour at the moment. there _ yes. there is only one train an hour at the moment. there are - yes. there is only one train an hour at the moment. there are still i at the moment. there are still trains running _ at the moment. there are still trains running down _ at the moment. there are still trains running down the i at the moment. there are still trains running down the west| at the moment. there are still i trains running down the west coast main line. the strikes do not enhance this situation. we are caettin enhance this situation. we are getting bogged _ enhance this situation. we are getting bogged down - enhance this situation. we are getting bogged down in i enhance this situation. we are getting bogged down in detail| enhance this situation. we are i getting bogged down in detail here. i think it matters. there is only one direct train and hour between london and manchester at the moment. when you say direct, are you saying trains are you saying trains that still stop at any other... when you say direct are you saying trains that stop at no other stations? most at milton keynes along the way, i am not clear on your definition. there has never been _ not clear on your definition. there has never been a _ not clear on your definition. there has never been a train _ not clear on your definition. there has never been a train that - not clear on your definition. there has never been a train that goes l has never been a train that goes directly from london euston... expert directly from london euston... apart from on strike _ directly from london euston... apart from on strike days, _ directly from london euston... apart from on strike days, which _ directly from london euston... apart from on strike days, which is - directly from london euston... n—r from on strike days, which is where you are getting confused, i think. that is not the case was that there has recently been an issue where aslef has called for action short of a strike, and three days later there was a 90% reduction in train drivers are available to drive that route. clearly coordinated unofficial action by aslef, meaning there are

not trains available under that reduced timetable went down to four trains an hour quite i suspect we are both going to go and check our timetables to see when it trains are available over the next few weeks. in terms of the detail. the allegation from the unions, that you are holding the strings from a distance, have you put a cap on the maximum percentage increase that they can offer the unions? sure. there is a settlement, if you like, offered by the treasury across all of the public sector, which is 3% or 4% this year. obviously transport has had to operate within that, there is an 8% offer on the table, in return for modernisations, and the government has to balance that with pay rises for other very crucial areas. that with pay rises for other very crucialareas. doctors, that with pay rises for other very crucial areas. doctors, teachers, nurses, police and so on. of course

government has to the overall mandate but only the unions and the employers and sit down and hammer this out. people may be watching this out. people may be watching this and thinking, where will this end? .16 point plan i put forward and the answer to this comic is if we can't get this resolved through the unions putting the office to their members we will have to instead impose these changes and thatis instead impose these changes and that is what we are moving to with what is called section 188, which is a letter that says we have not been able to resolve this any other way, the public needed transport system in place, it is one of the ways we will make sure that the train system can be run again, even if the union bosses refuse to put this off to their members are. qm. bosses refuse to put this off to their members are.— bosses refuse to put this off to their members are. ok, and you may be interested — their members are. ok, and you may be interested to _ their members are. ok, and you may be interested to know, _ their members are. ok, and you may be interested to know, we _ their members are. ok, and you may be interested to know, we are - their members are. ok, and you may be interested to know, we are just i be interested to know, we are just checking, maybe we will do the same thing. i think today you can get 10:20am, and 11:20am, or12:20pm.

10:20am, and 11:20am, or 12:20pm. but 10:20am, and 11:20am, or12:20pm. but today is 10:20am, and 11:20am, or 12:20pm. but today is a 10:20am, and 11:20am, or12:20pm. but today is a day in between the strikes of yesterday and indeed there were strikes on the london underground today. you there were strikes on the london underground today.— there were strikes on the london underground today. you can't get any trains tomorrow. _ underground today. you can't get any trains tomorrow. at _ underground today. you can't get any trains tomorrow. at the _ underground today. you can't get any trains tomorrow. at the rmt - underground today. you can't get any trains tomorrow. at the rmt are i underground today. you can't get any trains tomorrow. at the rmt are on i trains tomorrow. at the rmt are on strike. trains tomorrow. at the rmt are on strike- sorry. _ trains tomorrow. at the rmt are on strike- sorry. i— trains tomorrow. at the rmt are on strike. sorry, ithought— trains tomorrow. at the rmt are on strike. sorry, i thought you - trains tomorrow. at the rmt are on strike. sorry, i thought you meant. strike. sorry, ithought you meant the generalised timetable, not the strike timetable. of course there are not trains running during the strikes, that is why we are trying to impress on the union bosses to put this offer to their members and bring the strikes to an end.- bring the strikes to an end. welt... for the next _ bring the strikes to an end. welt... for the next six _ bring the strikes to an end. welt... for the next six weeks, _ bring the strikes to an end. welt... for the next six weeks, i _ bring the strikes to an end. welt... for the next six weeks, i think i bring the strikes to an end. welt... for the next six weeks, i think it i for the next six weeks, i think it is, the train service avanti has said there is one train an hour, manchester to london, they have stated that. manchester to london, they have stated that-— stated that. this is easily resolved. _ stated that. this is easily resolved. that _ stated that. this is easily resolved. that is - stated that. this is easily resolved. that is not i stated that. this is easily i resolved. that is not caused by stated that. this is easily - resolved. that is not caused by the strikes. resolved. that is not caused by the strikes- but — resolved. that is not caused by the strikes. but it _ resolved. that is not caused by the strikes. but it is. _ resolved. that is not caused by the strikes. but it is. this _ resolved. that is not caused by the strikes. but it is. this is _ resolved. that is not caused by the strikes. but it is. this is my - strikes. but it is. this is my oint. strikes. but it is. this is my point- it — strikes. but it is. this is my point- it is _ strikes. but it is. this is my point. it is because - strikes. but it is. this is my point. it is because of i strikes. but it is. this is my point. it is because of the l strikes. but it is. this is my i point. it is because of the strike. aslef have voted for action short of strikes and three days later there was a 90% reduction in the number of train drivers available to provide what they call the rest day working. 90% reduction. that does not happen

by chance, that is not a coincidence. what you are talking about is a timetable caused by strikes. what i'm talking about is the timetable when there are no strikes on, which is of course the situation that everybody wants, including passengers, and we can get to, as long as union bosses to stop blocking the offer of a pay rise of 8%, very reasonable over two years, been put to their members. we believe it's _ been put to their members. we believe it's there, thank you very much for your time. grant shapps, the transport secretary, talking us this morning. chetan has a sport. it is interesting what dina asher—smith has been saying because we have seen issues about period cramps and the effect on female athletes, sports people, through the world of golf, tennis, all over and it is finally being talking about. dina asher—smith has a great platform. when you consider what happened to her in the 100 metres final when she pulled up with that clap, you've got ten seconds, your life comes down to

that widow because of those cramps she couldn't perform in very honestly spoke about it afterwards. the gulf, lydia, i was watching that back. �* , the gulf, lydia, i was watching that back. . , . ~ ., ., back. are very awkward interview for the reporter. — back. are very awkward interview for the reporter, which _ back. are very awkward interview for the reporter, which it— back. are very awkward interview for the reporter, which it shouldn't i back. are very awkward interview for the reporter, which it shouldn't be. i the reporter, which it shouldn't be. the reporter, ulmer at that. in tennis, too often those press conferences are full of men and some of the female players have said they don't feel comfortable or confident talking about it. dina asher—smith does want to address it, the british sprinter says more must be done to look into women's health and how it can impact different athletes. asher smith will aim to defend her 200m european title this evening in munich — after qualifying with ease last night — recovering from the leg cramping problem she had in the 100 metres. asher—smith says the cramping was due to her period — and wants everyone to be more comfortable talking about female health. more people need to actually research on the sport science perspective because it's actually huge. we wouldn't always talk about it, either, because sometimes you see girls that have been so consistent, there's a random dip and behind the scenes they've been really struggling.

it's like, "what's that? that's random." but it would just do with more funding because... yeah, i feel like if it was a men's issue, they'd have a million different ways to combat things. but with women, there just needs to be more funding in that area. england's cricketers need to take quick wickets this morning — if they're going to fight back in the opening test against south africa. after struggling with the ball for much of the day, a late flurry of wickets in the final session had given england hope of fighting back. but some big hitting from south africa left england frustrated and the tourists in control. they'll resume this morning on 289—7 — a lead of 124. the tension is building as anthony joshua and olesksander usyk make their final preparations for their world heavyweight title fight in saudi arabia tomorrow night. usyk will be looking to defend his wba, wbo and ibf

titles 11 months after he upset joshua with a points win in london. let's speak now to antonyjoshua's promoter eddie hearn who joins us from jeddah. thank you for your time. how are you feeling about antony�*s chances of getting his belt back? i’m feeling about antony's chances of getting his belt back? i'm nervous and i know — getting his belt back? i'm nervous and i know how _ getting his belt back? i'm nervous and i know how much _ getting his belt back? i'm nervous and i know how much it _ getting his belt back? i'm nervous and i know how much it means i getting his belt back? i'm nervous and i know how much it means to | getting his belt back? i'm nervous i and i know how much it means to him and i know how much it means to him and he _ and i know how much it means to him and he is _ and i know how much it means to him and he is fighting the best in the sport, pound for pound number one. olesksander— sport, pound for pound number one. olesksander usyk, a lot more confident— olesksander usyk, a lot more confident in terms of the plan he has the — confident in terms of the plan he has the mindset, it is a very tough time _ has the mindset, it is a very tough time ahead — has the mindset, it is a very tough time ahead but the way in today and tomorrow— time ahead but the way in today and tomorrow they will go to work. you mention that _ tomorrow they will go to work. ym. mention that mindset. he is mentally a difference this time and he feels as though he is in a better place. how do you think he is different from the guy who lost last year, and what has he learnt from that defeat?

i think last time... there is a lot of uncertainties about olesksander usyk _ of uncertainties about olesksander usyk. people talk about the skills, almost _ usyk. people talk about the skills, almost the wizardry of the man, and when _ almost the wizardry of the man, and when you _ almost the wizardry of the man, and when you get in there, you can overthink— when you get in there, you can overthink things can be unsure going in, overthink things can be unsure going in. and _ overthink things can be unsure going in, and having experienced those 12 rounds— in, and having experienced those 12 rounds with — in, and having experienced those 12 rounds with him i think that will help— rounds with him i think that will help hirn — rounds with him i think that will hetp hirn i_ rounds with him i think that will help him. i think he has a lot clearer— help him. i think he has a lot clearer this time timing terms of what _ clearer this time timing terms of what he — clearer this time timing terms of what he has to do and he has to rip the belt _ what he has to do and he has to rip the belt off— what he has to do and he has to rip the belt off olesksander usyk, fight with intensity and ferocity. i think he is _ with intensity and ferocity. i think he is more — with intensity and ferocity. i think he is more aware of the task ahead, as may— he is more aware of the task ahead, as may be _ he is more aware of the task ahead, as may be last time he was second—guessing himself, maybe he was in _ second—guessing himself, maybe he was in between styles, maybe didn't really _ was in between styles, maybe didn't really have _ was in between styles, maybe didn't really have the confidence to beat this tricky— really have the confidence to beat this tricky southpaw and i think this tricky southpaw and i think this time — this tricky southpaw and i think this time he knows, he is not silly, he knows _ this time he knows, he is not silly, he knows this is a tough task but he knows _ he knows this is a tough task but he knows how— he knows this is a tough task but he knows how to beat him. it is a case of implementing that gamepla on saturday. the of implementing that gamepla on saturda . , , ., , saturday. the biggest fight of his career it has _ saturday. the biggest fight of his career it has been _ saturday. the biggest fight of his career it has been called, - saturday. the biggest fight of his career it has been called, i i saturday. the biggest fight of his career it has been called, i know| career it has been called, i know you don't agree but some people suggesting anthonyjoshua is suggesting anthony joshua is finished suggesting anthonyjoshua is finished if he doesn't win. is there any chance of him retiring if he

doesn't win? i any chance of him retiring if he doesn't win?— doesn't win? i honestly find it bizarre that _ doesn't win? i honestly find it bizarre that a _ doesn't win? i honestly find it bizarre that a young _ doesn't win? i honestly find it bizarre that a young man i doesn't win? i honestly find it bizarre that a young man in i doesn't win? i honestly find it | bizarre that a young man in his prime — bizarre that a young man in his prime gets beefed by —— beaten by the sport — prime gets beefed by —— beaten by the sport. he gets beefed by. or you 'ust the sport. he gets beefed by. or you just aren't _ the sport. he gets beefed by. or you just aren't in — the sport. he gets beefed by. or you just aren't in love and don't have the hunger— just aren't in love and don't have the hunger and desire any more. that is not _ the hunger and desire any more. that is not the _ the hunger and desire any more. that is not the case with him. but i think— is not the case with him. but i think we — is not the case with him. but i think we need to put the pressure on him and _ think we need to put the pressure on him and he _ think we need to put the pressure on him and he needs to put the pressure on himsetf— him and he needs to put the pressure on himself to say, you know, it is a must _ on himself to say, you know, it is a must win — on himself to say, you know, it is a must win. because it is definitely a must _ must win. because it is definitely a must win— must win. because it is definitely a must win in— must win. because it is definitely a must win in terms of grabbing the world _ must win in terms of grabbing the world heavyweight title back. he can progress _ world heavyweight title back. he can progress in _ world heavyweight title back. he can progress in the sport, go on for another— progress in the sport, go on for another four or five years in the sport. _ another four or five years in the sport. but— another four or five years in the sport, but in terms of being and becoming — sport, but in terms of being and becoming heavyweight champion, those opportunities are few and far between and he has an opportunity of saturday _ between and he has an opportunity of saturday night and must understand it is an _ saturday night and must understand it is an opportunity that cannot be missed _ it is an opportunity that cannot be missed he — it is an opportunity that cannot be missed. he has to fight with that kind of— missed. he has to fight with that kind of style and desire. he goes into the — kind of style and desire. he goes into the ring with nothing and has a chance _ into the ring with nothing and has a chance to _ into the ring with nothing and has a chance to leave with everything. i

have chance to leave with everything. have to ask chance to leave with everything. i have to ask you about saudi arabia, the human rights question, that does not go away with those allegations of abuses there. and of sports washing, as well. it is a question golf is being asked with the controversial liv series. if anything uncomfortable about this fight being staged in saudi arabia? honestly know, we were here three years— honestly know, we were here three years ago— honestly know, we were here three years ago ajay. the changes i have seen” _ years ago ajay. the changes i have seen” not — years ago ajay. the changes i have seen,, not that someone has been tweeting _ seen,, not that someone has been tweeting about, have been incredible. yesterday i was at the saudi _ incredible. yesterday i was at the saudi boxing federation, grassroots participation is up over 300%. our female _ participation is up over 300%. our female fighter will be the first ever_ female fighter will be the first ever female fighter to perform and box in _ ever female fighter to perform and box in saudi arabia. there was 40 or 50 young _ box in saudi arabia. there was 40 or 50 young girls there at the boxing federation. we are seeing changes. there _ federation. we are seeing changes. there are _ federation. we are seeing changes. there are lots of changes that need to take _ there are lots of changes that need to take place. we will get five

questions, have you heard about this and this? _ questions, have you heard about this and this? there are many things that happened _ and this? there are many things that happened that we don't agree with but i have — happened that we don't agree with but i have seen change and i note the sport— but i have seen change and i note the sport of boxing is inspiring change — the sport of boxing is inspiring change. as well, we shouldn't be naive _ change. as well, we shouldn't be naive and — change. as well, we shouldn't be naive and love the public and say the number we have received, especially in a sport as dangerous as boxing — especially in a sport as dangerous as boxing when they are prize fighters, _ as boxing when they are prize fighters, isn't being considered, as wed _ fighters, isn't being considered, as well. sometimes when i look at the lolf well. sometimes when i look at the golf press— well. sometimes when i look at the golf press conferences people fail to acknowledge and mention that, as well. to acknowledge and mention that, as wed of_ to acknowledge and mention that, as well. of course the money is very important — well. of course the money is very important when you are talking about a sport— important when you are talking about a sport like _ important when you are talking about a sport like boxing but we also see a sport like boxing but we also see a huge _ a sport like boxing but we also see a huge amount of investment in the sport— a huge amount of investment in the sport of— a huge amount of investment in the sport of boxing, and if that can inspire — sport of boxing, and if that can inspire change through sports, then i am happy— inspire change through sports, then i am happy and comfortable to be here _ i am happy and comfortable to be here i_ i am happy and comfortable to be here. i know human rights record, i know— here. i know human rights record, i know there — here. i know human rights record, i know there needs to be more change, but we _ know there needs to be more change, but we are _ know there needs to be more change, but we are seeing change, and if sport— but we are seeing change, and if sport can — but we are seeing change, and if sport can have a positive influence on that _ sport can have a positive influence on that then 0k, and and list it would — on that then 0k, and and list it would push back on their saying that even though you have those stories, human— even though you have those stories, human rights cannot be overshadowed.

it is a _ human rights cannot be overshadowed. it is a conversation that will continue _ it is a conversation that will continue with boxing but also of sport— continue with boxing but also of sport heading increasingly there. thank— sport heading increasingly there. thank you, eddie hearn, usyk versus joshua _ thank you, eddie hearn, usyk versus joshua is _ thank you, eddie hearn, usyk versus joshua is on — thank you, eddie hearn, usyk versus joshua is on the bbc. that is tomorrow— joshua is on the bbc. that is tomorrow night. earlier this year, sam ryder finished second at the eurovision song contest, giving the uk its best result since 1998. one — and today he releases the long—awaited follow—up, somebody. our music correspondent mark savage has been behind the scenes as sam and hundreds of his fans shoot the music video. # do, do—do, do—do, do—do... you say, "hello, how's it going? right, here we go, let's sing." and all of a sudden, you're just singing at the top of your lungs next to each other. # you cool me off like lemonade. two weeks ago, sam ryder invited

hundreds of fans to a studio in east london to help him film a video for his new single, somebody. they weren't expecting him to be there on the day, so when he turned up it was something of a surprise. he popped up behind — we didn't realise. it's like, "surprise!" "0h!" and then he made us all laugh. were you shocked? yeah. you know, when people have, like, thatjoyful energy, that kind of, like, radiates out? i just felt that. that joy and that love was so gorgeous. what a beautiful human being. i found when we were practising, i was kind of keeping to myself a bit because it was such a big group and he had so much energy, it meant that i could elevate my energy a bit more. # hey! # you can wake me up. # lot of caffeine in my coffee cup. somebody is sam's first new music since coming second at the eurovision song contest in may. during a break in filming, he told us how his life had changed. sam! hello, mark, my friend. give me a cuddle. how's it going? you ok? really good, thank you.

lovely to see you, man. how are you doing? i'm fantastic. yeah. i don't think i've seen you since turin. have your feet touched the ground since then? almost! we're still floating around in the ether a little bit. and you've been filming a lyric video here today. yes. tell me about the concept. old—fashioned mailing—list situation. sent out an email. "hey, do you want to come and sing with us?" and a bunch of people came down and, yeah, we just sang the song over and over again. i think i sang it about 50 times today, so... and crochet wasn't a good choice! i was going to say, like, this isjust... cos it's roasting in here, isn't it? 27 degrees outside. you are wearing...essentially knitwear. yeah. my fabulous friend claudia made this for me, and i'm... yeah, it's just so... i mean, i love it. can you wring it out? will the sweat drip out of it? probably, probably. i mean, it's heavy! and tell me — this song is obviously from your debut album. yes. what can we know about that? well, i'm going to... as soon as we finish chatting, i've got to go to the studio because i've got this evening and tomorrow to finish this album, which is hectic.

the beatles recorded their first album in a day. you've got double that! exactly, exactly! yeah, yeah, yeah! # i'm up in space, man. # up in space, man. # i searched... since we last spoke, the announcement has come out that eurovision is coming to the uk next year. how do you feel about that? it's really exciting that it's on home soil, but really also important to remember why it's being held here, and the responsibility that we have to throw the best party that shows off and celebrates all of the beauty and rich history of ukrainian culture. and we don't know exactly where it's going to be yet. yeah. what qualities do you think the host city needs to have? the uk — i'm sure you know this already — one of the largest fan

bases of eurovision in the world, which is really cool considering our history and our difficulties and struggles over the years. you know? we've still held that hope and that faith and that belief. and i love that. and i'd love it to be somewhere where that sort of... that fan base is kind of like. . . its stronghold. it is really something that we should all be really getting excited about. what a wonderful thing to share together. well, listen, you've got an album to finish. yes. let me let you go. speaking of the video, we're going to do one more run—through. do you want to join? do i have to? yeah, yeah. i mean, do you have your cardigan with you? i'll go and get it. ok, let's go! # so you use your light and shine it like crazy. # we got one life, let's make it amazin'. # i love you, baby, no, that ain't changin'. # you got, you got somebody who loves ya. somebody who loves you. cheering.

what i love about the sam ryder is he has never lost his enthusiasm. he is just so delighted to be there. i isjust so delighted to be there. i think he will do very well with the new single. good luck to him. headlines coming up next. more good morning, welcome more to breakfast with charlie staytj good morning, welcome to breakfast with charlie stayt and naga munchetty. our headlines today. concerns over ambulance response times. an 87—year—old lay under a makeshift shelter on his garden patio for 15 hours after calling 999. the first hosepipe ban in wales for 30 years, as parts of the country are offically declared in drought. a 44—year—old man has been charged with the murder of 87—year—old

thomas o'halloran in greenford. another day, another transport strike. , ., , ., ., strike. this one is the london underground _ strike. this one is the london underground being _ strike. this one is the london underground being affected, | strike. this one is the london l underground being affected, as strike. this one is the london i underground being affected, as well as some bus services as well. the warning is, getting around is not going to be easy. a plot twist in the world of cinema. top gun and bond draw in the crowds but one of the world's biggest chains says a lack of blockbusters is hurting the industry. i'll be looking at what's going on. dina asher smith's calling for more research into the effect periods have on performance as she reveals that was the reason she pulled up with cramp in the 100 metres final. # five, six, seven, eight! and we're joined by steps as they celebrate their 25th anniversary by revisiting their greatest hits. we are all dancing around on the

sofa here! sunny spells and scattered showers today and for the next few days, many of those will be in the north and north—west. still some warm sunshine around towards the south—east. all of the details coming up shortly. it's friday 19th august. our main story. there are growing concerns about the pressure on ambulance services after an 87—year—old man in cornwall was forced to wait for 15—hours overnight in his garden following a 999 call. his family had to build a makeshift shelter around him, after a fall which broke his pelvis. there's particular concern about response times in south west england and this morning we have two special reports. in ourfirst, breakfast�*sjohn maguire has been taking a look at two cases in cornwall where patients were left waiting 15 hours, or more, for an ambulance. in sheer desperation, this shelter made from goal posts, tarpaulins and umbrellas was built

by a woman in cornwall whose father had fallen and fractured his pelvis. as they waited 15 hours for an ambulance, they constructed this to protect the 87—year—old from the rain as he lay where he fell. it actually took nine minutes before my 999 call was actually answered. in a separate case, stephen simms rang bbc cornwall after his mother waited 40 hours for an ambulance — then spent another 20 in the back of the vehicle before being admitted to hospital. we were literally heartbroken to see a 90—year—old woman in such distress, just sat there waiting, not knowing how ill she was, or whether she had — well, in this case, whether she had broken anything.

the south west ambulance service covers a huge area from gloucestershire to the tip of cornwall, where the summer population increase puts extra pressure on the service. but these delays in response are unprecedented. it's the most challenging period i have seen in my 20 years in the nhs and i think, as an ambulance service, we are working with everyone in the wider health and social care sector to do everything we can to improve it, but it is the most challenging that it's been out there for our staff that are working tirelessly at the moment to do the very best for patients. the crux of the issue is not new — hospitals unable to accept patients because people are already in beds who cannot be discharged due to a lack of capacity in social care. it's absolutely soul—destroying at the moment. you don'tjoin an ambulance service to sit in an ambulance outside of an emergency department all of your shift — you join it to help patients that really need your help in the community. and that is what is so difficult

for our staff at the moment, is knowing there are patients out in the community that need our help and not being able to respond to them as quickly as they would like. in response, the government says... each individual case is distressing, but the underlying issues and arguments are well—known. but these are problems most often associated with winter, and if the nhs is unable to catch up in the coming months, then the fear is the winter will be much worse. john maguire, bbc news. meanwhile in launceston in cornwall, 85—year—old margaret hopes, also had to wait overnight for an ambulance after suffering a stroke. our reporterjen smith has been speaking to margaret's son, nigel, about what happened,

and also takes a look at the pressure facing south west ambulance service. the shocking stories keep on coming. this tweet from a student paramedic in cornwall who found her patient still waiting inside an ambulance more than 24 hours after first treating them. not too long ago, these tales would have been hard to believe. now they seem all too familiar. nigel and his sister waited through the night near launceston for an ambulance after their 85—year—old mother had a stroke. as the hours ticked by, they didn't think she'd make it. it was the worst life of my life. it was the worst night of my life. you are sat there watching your mum deteriorate by the minute, her breathing was becoming more and more laboured, she was in and out of consciousness. she stopped breathing a number of times throughout the night. we had to go down to the village and get the local defibrillator. it was just horrendous. we honestly thought that she was going to pass away. nigel�*s mother margaret is now in a critical condition at derriford with a bleed on the brain. it isn't yet clear what the long—term damage will be. the delay had a massive impact. she would not have been severely

affected by the stroke had she got to hospital a lot earlier because they could have managed the blood pressure down a lot faster. she is going to spend the rest of her days in a care home. she was a fiercely independent woman, she lived on her own, she was out and about every day. on the bus to the shops down to the village. and she's not going to be the mum that we had up until sunday. that was nigel hopes sharing his experience. ourthanks to him. let's take a look now at the average time it takes ambulances to respond to incidents across england. for patients who are in a life—threatening situation, an ambulance arrives in nine minutes on average. and for serious incidents such as a stroke or chest pain, it takes crews on average 59 minutes to reach patients. incidents which are classified as urgent, and require treatment take crews three hours and 17 minutes on average to arrive. while non—urgent problems, for example when a patient is stable but needs to be transported

to a hospital ward or clinic, it is more than four hours on average for crews to arrive. we're joined now by rory o'connor from the college of paramedics. a from the college of paramedics. very good morning you a very good morning to you. i know you are a serving paramedic yourself as well, and you are working, am i right, sometimes on the front line? that's correct. teii right, sometimes on the front line? that's correct-— that's correct. tell me about, you will have had _ that's correct. tell me about, you will have had some _ that's correct. tell me about, you will have had some other- that's correct. tell me about, you | will have had some other statistics we read out then, and i'm sure you and your colleagues which despair just like anyone else about some of these very harrowing stories we are hearing. it these very harrowing stories we are hearinu. ., , ., , ., hearing. it really does, and even 'ust hearing. it really does, and even just sitting _ hearing. it really does, and even just sitting here _ hearing. it really does, and even just sitting here listening - hearing. it really does, and even just sitting here listening and i just sitting here listening and watching your report as i'm waiting, my heart breaks for those families. it's such an awful position to be in as a society, that this is where we are, that people wait so long that need help. and it's one of the richest countries in the world and they wait so long for our help. as a paramedic what we want to do is go

out and help people. my heart goes out and help people. my heart goes out to the families and staff, because the staff are so frustrated and morale is so low because all we want to be doing is being responding to calls, helping people when they need us the most and we cannot be because we are working within a system which is failing around us, and it'sjust system which is failing around us, and it's just so difficult at the moment. and it'sjust so difficult at the moment. ~ and it'sjust so difficult at the moment-— and it'sjust so difficult at the moment. ~ _, . ~ ., and it'sjust so difficult at the moment. ~ . ~ ., and it'sjust so difficult at the moment. ., ., moment. we will come back to some of the reasons in — moment. we will come back to some of the reasons in the _ moment. we will come back to some of the reasons in the moment, _ moment. we will come back to some of the reasons in the moment, but - moment. we will come back to some of the reasons in the moment, but on i moment. we will come back to some of the reasons in the moment, but on a i the reasons in the moment, but on a personal level, i don't know whether you have been involved in very long wait situations or people you know well have been in those situations, what is that like for the paramedics who as you sayjust want what is that like for the paramedics who as you say just want to what is that like for the paramedics who as you sayjust want to help people quickly and efficiently? it’s people quickly and efficiently? it's so people quickly and efficiently? it�*s so difficult. i have been involved in some and i know colleagues have, and even people that i know in the small town i live in have been involved because this is an issue all across the uk, it's a big issue in england but also everywhere. the families don't overwhelmingly get frustrated or angry because they

understand it isn't our fault, frustrated or angry because they understand it isn't ourfault, we are out to do the best we can. it's such a frustrating position to be in, week are sitting there and we could have helped this patient eight hours ago and they have deteriorated for no reason apart from the wait. you had some of the statistics there, but when we look at the statistics from the ambulance service in england, 4000 patients come to severe harm every month just because of severe delays. {line come to severe harm every month 'ust because of severe delays.i because of severe delays. one of the atterns because of severe delays. one of the patterns we — because of severe delays. one of the patterns we see _ because of severe delays. one of the patterns we see quite _ because of severe delays. one of the patterns we see quite often - because of severe delays. one of the patterns we see quite often is - because of severe delays. one of the patterns we see quite often is that i patterns we see quite often is that your colleagues, paramedics, take them on to hospital, and then if you like, the weighting begins. they are queueing up in corridors for many hours therefore they cannot go to emergency calls. i understand that is often the major delay problem. what do you see is the solution to that? �* , ., ., what do you see is the solution to that? a ., ., ., that? it's a whole system solution. there is focus on _ that? it's a whole system solution.

there is focus on ambulance i that? it's a whole system solution. l there is focus on ambulance service and a&e but there needs to be efficient flow through the hospital. the doctors and nurses working in a&e are working just as hard and they are just as frustrated when they are just as frustrated when they cannot hand over ambulances so i would not blame anybody working in an a&e department, it is about to blow through the hospital and it is where we need to focus moving into the winter —— it is about the flow through the hospital. and there is no focus on the workforce, we struggle paramedics as other areas have in retaining senior cynical roles on the front line because the job gets more challenging —— senior clinical roles. the people don't want to work in their surroundings and they leave the profession and they work in other areas of the health service. we need to look at the flow, but we need to look at the whole thing, i would like to focus

on our workforce. that doesn't mean how many we are training any more, it's how we are retaining and keeping the staff where we need them in front line roles.— in front line roles. during the pandemic. — in front line roles. during the pandemic. i _ in front line roles. during the pandemic, i know _ in front line roles. during the pandemic, i know the - in front line roles. during the pandemic, i know the nhs i in front line roles. during the - pandemic, i know the nhs generally found that people with conditions were not coming forward because they were not coming forward because they were saying, i don't want to cause more of a problem, i don't want to be in the way. do you worry that there will be people now who will not call 999 because maybe they think, may be the problem is not that great or maybe they are just worried that no one is going to come anyway? i worried that no one is going to come an a ? ., , ., worried that no one is going to come an a? ., worried that no one is going to come an a? ._ ., ., anyway? i really do worry about that. it's anyway? i really do worry about that- it's a _ anyway? i really do worry about that. it's a question _ anyway? i really do worry about that. it's a question that - anyway? i really do worry about that. it's a question that i i anyway? i really do worry about that. it's a question that i get i that. it's a question that i get asked more often than not, hypothetically, if this happens to me, should i bother phoning 999? because the potential is i will wait longer than i need to. at such a difficult decision to make and even if i had to make the decision for my family it would be a difficult decision so expecting members of the public to make that decision is

difficult. i would say to people to still phoning 999 because you deserve the service and ask for the help and then it sounds really silly, but see where we go from there. it's really outrageous in 2022 that we are talking about, in a rich country, a health service that phone for help and see if it might come, but at this stage we are at. i would still encourage people to phone for help if they need it because we still wants to be providing the service and the ambulance services are doing their best but this is a system issue. it's a system issue that does not have quick fixes, there are some short—term measures that can be taken but we really need to have a look at our system in our society and to see what kind of service we want to provide for the public and the united kingdom.— want to provide for the public and the united kingdom. thank you very much, are the united kingdom. thank you very much. are you _ the united kingdom. thank you very much. are you on — the united kingdom. thank you very much, are you on a _ the united kingdom. thank you very much, are you on a shift _ the united kingdom. thank you very much, are you on a shift today? i the united kingdom. thank you very much, are you on a shift today? no, i'm not. much, are you on a shift today? no, i'm not- well. _ much, are you on a shift today? no, i'm not. well, thank _ much, are you on a shift today? no, i'm not. well, thank you _ much, are you on a shift today? no, i'm not. well, thank you for - much, are you on a shift today? no, i'm not. well, thank you for your - i'm not. well, thank you for your time this morning _ i'm not. well, thank you for your time this morning and _ i'm not. well, thank you for your time this morning and thank - i'm not. well, thank you for your time this morning and thank you| i'm not. well, thank you for your . time this morning and thank you the work you and your colleagues do. rory o'connor, chair of the royal

couege rory o'connor, chair of the royal college of paramedics, talking about those waiting times and delays. wales' first hose pipe bans for more than 30 years come into force today across pembrokeshire and parts of carmarthenshire. the bans begin as the wider south—west wales area will also be declared as being in drought, as the effects of the driest year since 1976 continue in england and wales. take a look at the extent of the drought conditions nationally. you can see this area in wales joins a number of other regions in england, stretching as far north as yorkshire. despite many areas experiencing some welcome rainfall, there are still water shortages and low water levels in reservoirs and rivers, which has led to hosepipe bans being announced. south west water is the latest company to impose restrictions for cornwall and parts of devon that will come into force next week. our reporter tomos morgan has the latest on the impact of the extreme heat and dry conditions. it's been a really dry period, but it has been raining

over the last few days. but, you know, is this rain going to go anywhere in helping you guys? oh, no. i mean, it'sjust been a bit of drizzle. a bit of welsh drizzle, this isn't rain. the last time it rained in pembrokeshire wasjuly and that was just for one day. and before that it was back injune. it's been the driest year on record since 1976, so a temporary hosepipe ban is now in force and a drought has just been declared across the whole of south west wales. as our winters get wetter, the summers are getting hotter and drier. for allotment owner karen, she's already planning for the future so seeds sown can live with the effects of climate change. got to learn to adapt, really. and maybe plant varieties that are more drought tolerant. i mean, in spain and italy, in other hot countries, they grow a lot of vegetables that don't need a lot of rain. last weekend, pembrokeshire broke all previous records for water demand. 50 welsh water have had to ship water across the county. until the main source here is refilled, the llys—y—fran

reservoir, restrictions will remain, but across wales it's a mixed picture. the north of wales in particular has had the rainfall that we need to maintain water resources. pembrokeshire is the area we are concerned about. we just simply haven't had any rain in pembrokeshire. there are other areas of south wales, south east in particular, that rainfall hasn't been as high as we would have liked and we are monitoring. welsh water is the third company to announce restrictions across the uk. by the end of next week, six areas of britain will be under measures. millions will need to be conservative with their usage. known for its vast coastlines, pembrokeshire is usually a cooler, but also wetter part of wales. yet it's becoming clear to karen that these weather changes are here to stay. it frustrates me more to do with the reasonings behind having hosepipe bans.

and that's primarily because, well, we've notjust had a hot summer. this is a result of climate change and so that's going to carry on that way. i find that very frustrating. and tomos is in pembrokeshire for us this morning. one of those familiar scenes behind you, tomos, those reservoirs and the shortage of water. what is the situation right? we shortage of water. what is the situation right?— situation right? we are in this situation right? we are in this situation here _ situation right? we are in this situation here because - situation right? we are in this situation here because this i situation right? we are in this l situation here because this area situation right? we are in this - situation here because this area of wales only saw 60% of the expected rainfall over the last couple of months and injuly it was even worse. a drought, which has been declared by natural resources wales, the welsh environment agency, is because river and reservoir levels are low, hosepipe ban has been brought in for an effort for the

public to save water. we can save an estimated 10% for hosepipe bans, so we cannot fill pools or water plants. some businesses can use them. the situation in wales is, there are a number of areas that are split into different places, all self—contained, but it makes it difficult to shift water around which is why we have this comp located situation with llys—y—fran here. it is different in north wales. untilwe here. it is different in north wales. until we get consistent rainfall, it looks like these measures will be in place until at least september and possibly longer. thank you very much, tomos. let's continue with the theme in terms of what is happening with rainfall and the changes, sarah, good morning. good morning. if we took a look at how we got to the situation of

drought across wales and other parts of england as well, thinking back to what has happened this year so far, it has been the driest first six months of the year since 19 76. we went into the summer with a deficit of rainfall, july was particularly dry across the south of wales, only 20% of the expected rainfall. the picture varied across wales, there was more wet weather further north. august has followed on with that trend. there has been a bit of rain across parts of wales in the past week but we have had an average 22.6 millimetres so far, only 26% and we are around 60% through august. so we have certainly reduced rainfall for several months. the reasons for the dryness, there have been persistent high pressure, perhaps driven in part by the weather pattern in the pacific, la nina. and we have seen

higher temperatures in wales. this is tied into the changing climate, we are set to see heat and drought becoming more frequent. there is more wet weather coming in in the next few days, could be a0 millimetres in wales but not enough to solve the drought problems. i will be back in half an hour with a full uk forecast. there's more disruption to public transport in london today with strike action affecting the underground, overground and buses in west and south west london and parts of surrey. passengers are also being warned that rail services nationally will be slow to recover following yesterday's 2a hour strike by staff, over changes to pay and conditions. simonjones is outside ealing broadway tube station. we spoke to grant shapps the transport secretary a short while ago about what the government is

doing, who is talking to who, but ultimately there is a lot of disruption on commuters and people wanting to get out and about this summer. , . , , summer. yes, as the finger is ointed summer. yes, as the finger is pointed from _ summer. yes, as the finger is pointed from various - summer. yes, as the finger is pointed from various sides, i summer. yes, as the finger is pointed from various sides, it| summer. yes, as the finger is i pointed from various sides, it is the passengers who are affected will stop normally on a typical day they would be 5 million passenger journeys on the london underground, but it will not be that case today. this station, incredibly quiet, for what should be rush—hour on a friday morning. i havejust been inside looking at one the boards, it lists each underground line and by each line it says either suspended or is part suspended. that gives you a picture ofjust how much disruption there is. if you are tempted to get on a bus instead, the bus services are being disrupted by a strike as well. around 62 routes affected particularly in west london and into surrey. i have been speaking to some passengers trying to get around, one

man told me he was trying to get to work in the city, he had important meetings to get to, he was furious with the rmt union. he said he didn't know whether to wait for a train or try didn't know whether to wait for a train ortry and didn't know whether to wait for a train or try and get a taxi. someone else i was speaking to was trying to get to central london to go to work, in a shop, and he said he supported the strike action and understood why people wanted to take this action. the action is not so much about pay, by the rmt, is to do with the future. they say they want guarantees there will not be job cuts and changes to pensions. but transport for london saying they cannot give those guarantees indefinitely.— cannot give those guarantees indefinitel . ., ~ , . indefinitely. thank you very much, simon, in london. _ police have charged a man with the murder of 87—year—old thomas o'halloran in greenford, west london. mr o'halloran, a grandfather orginally from county clare in ireland, was fatally stabbed whilst on his mobility scooter on tuesday afternoon. aa—year—old lee byer will appear at willesden magistrates' court today.

four out of ten young people in the uk, signing up for new private tenancies, are spending an "unaffordable" amount of their income on rent, new figures suggest. housing experts say spending more than 30 % of income on rent is unaffordable, and the proportion of young renters grappling with high housing costs is at a five—year high. our consumer affairs correspondent colletta smith reports. no—one likes paying rent, but right now, people under 30 like mia are paying through the nose. my tenancy is ending soon and looking for new tenancies is just more and more expensive. it's disheartening because it feels like you're just going to be stuck in rental properties forever, but everyone�*s in the same position. it's extortionate. what were you paying then? it's 850 between the two of us and also the bills which have absolutely crippled me. i literallyjust moved back home two

weeks ago, so there you go. although the data shows the most unaffordable areas for young people are in london, many of the areas that have seen the biggest change are other towns and cities. rotherham, bolton, dudley, slough, salford, walsall, nottingham, trafford and peterborough have seen some of the biggest increases. young people spend more of their incomes on rent than any other age group. so with rents going up so quickly at the same time their incomes are not, it's younger people who are being squeezed in the middle, and that's before they've even started paying for any of their other bills. in dudley, estate agents say with so few homes coming up, it's tempting for tenants to offer more than the listed price. under 30s are struggling at the moment. i can relate to them, so i do try and sympathise a little bit, but at the same time they shouldn't be offering £100 more or £50 more if they cannot meet that requirement. but then if they don't, they're going to miss out on that property. so it's a hard situation. that's the conundrum that ayo faced

when she got her flat. did you find that lots of people were looking round every flat that you were looking at? exactly. sometimes you just have to probably offer more or offer to pay upfront or something just to get it. but for some, moving back home does have a silver lining. i like living with my mum, so yeah, i'll stay there as long as i can. yeah, my washing's all done, food cooked. it's all good! colletta smith, bbc news, in salford. let's talk about cinema going, not enough people are going to the cinema. . �* , enough people are going to the cinema. . �*, , , , enough people are going to the cinema. . �*, , , cinema. that's because there is a han . over cinema. that's because there is a hangover from — cinema. that's because there is a hangover from the _ cinema. that's because there is a hangover from the pandemic. - cinema. that's because there is a hangover from the pandemic. a l cinema. that's because there is a i hangover from the pandemic. a real hangoverfrom the pandemic. a real concern that audiences are not returning. hannah has more. is it that people are out of the habit, or... there have been great films, massive drawers. i have been part of the problem — massive drawers. i have been part of the problem i — massive drawers. i have been part of the problem i think, _ massive drawers. i have been part of the problem i think, we _ massive drawers. i have been part of the problem i think, we were - massive drawers. i have been part of the problem i think, we were just - the problem i think, we werejust saying that we were going to see jurassic world the other day and we

didn't get round to it and i am now thinking we will be waiting until it is available to watch at home. perhaps that's a little bit of what is going on. the pandemic changed our habits — and perhaps some are sticking more than others. when top gun: maverick hit the screens back in may it was the most anticipated film of the summer and it got rave reviews. lights on. let's turn and burn. fanboy, you see them? nothing on the radar up ahead. he must be somewhere behind us. top gun took more than £65 million at the uk box office in its first two months alone — one of the highest grossing films of all time. but it hasn't been enough to save the fortunes of the world's second largest cinema chain. cineworld has more than 100 outlets across the uk. it's announced big financial losses after lower than expected ticket sales and says it's looking for a rescue deal.

experts say the pandemic is in part to blame, but there are other challenges too. eight out of the last 12 months in the uk have been the poorest on record for ticket sales this century. so there's a recovery, but there's a long way to go. now, put that in context, the number of screens we have in the uk is equivalent to 1950s levels, so before vhs video, dvd or others. but the level of admissions is at the same level as 1996. as for cineworld, they blamed a lack of blockbuster titles for failing to entice us all back saying there had been 'limited releases'. we've got things like nope. there's the dc league of super pets or perhaps bullet train, but they haven't hit or struck a chord with audiences. they just haven't landed well. we could do with right about now maybe another superhero outing or maybe avatar 2 could pull forward. but currently, the biggest movies that are set to come out this year

are way off in november and december with the likes of black panther 2 and as i mentioned earlier, avatar. but for now, it's slim pickings. the body that represents cinemas here in the uk says the industry is slowly starting to recover. takings are up considerably on last year, when restrictions were still in place, but still 80% behind levels seen in 2019. and the gap between cinema and streaming releases is closing. gone are the days of having to wait for months and months for a film to appear on dvd. lightyear arrived at uk cinemas onjune 17th appearing on disney+ just a few weeks later on august 3rd. perhaps even less incentive to shell out on tickets. and as the cost of living really starts to bite with more than half of people saying they're already cutting back on nonessential spending, cinemas will be banking on some really big blockbusters to get people through the doors. interestingly, one of the

nonexecutive directors of the cinema chain said parts of the problem might be that tickets are too expensive. i don't think many people will agree with that. it’s expensive. i don't think many people will agree with that.— will agree with that. it's all discretionary _ will agree with that. it's all discretionary spending - will agree with that. it's all discretionary spending that will agree with that. it's all - discretionary spending that people are looking at at the moment. thank you so much. hannah is very excited, not about the cinema, but because steps are coming in later. you have managed to grow by yourself onto the sofa for that interview. i managed to grow by yourself onto the sofa for that interview.— sofa for that interview. i cannot wait. i sofa for that interview. i cannot wait- i have _ sofa for that interview. i cannot wait. i have met— sofa for that interview. i cannot wait. i have met them - sofa for that interview. i cannot wait. i have met them before i sofa for that interview. i cannot i wait. i have met them before but perhaps that is a story for later! time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london, i'm tarah welsh. there's more travel disruption this morning as industrial action is taking place across london's network. tube workers are striking in a dispute over pensions and job losses. staff have also walked out on the overground and from bus stations. they're kind of annoying because i had to walk...

i don't know where. so i'm going to find on google maps. we're very supportive of the workers who are, you know, trying to get better pay and conditions. so we kind of understand the reasons for it. there's frustration in shepherd's bush this morning as people are queuing up at these bus stops with both the tube station and the overground both shut this morning. there are fewer buses in operation here in west london, too, with many of the bus drivers also on strike. and, as you can see behind me, plenty of people queuing for buses, but not that many of them around. bus routes will be affected in surrey, west and southwest london because of action by unite members working for london united buses. at this moment in time, our members are facing a serious crisis with the cost of living. inflation's running away incredibly, and the pay offer we've received for our members who are working in ratp isjust insulting, to be honest.

it's a two—year deal and, over the two years, it still doesn't get anywhere near to inflation. tfl says it apologises to customers for the strike action being carried out by rmt and unite. it says the unions should work with operators to find a resolution. well, we know it's going to be a difficult morning out there for many. and for all the latest travel news where you are, tune into your bbc local radio station for regular updates throughout the morning. now the weather with elizabeth. hello, good morning. well, a fairly benign day of weather ahead once again. it should stay dry and there will be some decent sunny spells around, as well. temperatures last night didn't drop below the high teens in celsius — it was muggy and really very mild. a weather front came through, and that introduces some fresher—feeling air in time for today. it's also a little breezy, as well. but there is some sunshine out there to start the morning, and we'll keep those sunny spells into the afternoon — top temperatures in the best

of those, 2a, 25 degrees celsius. just more of a south—westerly wind blowing. and overnight tonight, it should stay dry and it will feel fresher than it has been over the last few nights, as well, so temperatures will tend to be lower and it won't feel quite so muggy and humid. so this is how we'll start off the day on saturday. now, on saturday there could be a scattering of showers, it will also be quite breezy — the south—westerly wind picking up at times — but there'll also be some sunny spells, plenty of dry weather around, too. a drop in temperature on sunday — there will be a lot of cloud — and then it could turn quite wet and windy on sunday night, into the first part of the new working week. we've got a short video online and on social media called train, tube and bus strikes: what you need to know". it explains what's running and what's not — and may help you out. that's it for now — i'm back in half an hour. hello, this is breakfast with

charlie stayt and naga munchetty. suicide is the biggest cause of death of people in the uk under the age of 35. forfamily members left behind, it can be a desperate and lonely time. a new project aims to bring those who are grieving together — they can commemorate their loved ones with a special stitched square, which will then be put together into a giant quilt. we are joined by two women who have both lost loved ones to suicide and are behind this — karen sykes and anna scott. very— karen sykes and anna scott. very karen sykes and anna scott. -ood mornin- to bot we re very good morning to both of you. were chatting very good morning to both of you. , were chatting before and you are comfortable with what is happening because you have both been through a great deal over the last few years. karen, explain what has happened within your family. karen, explain what has happened within yourfamily. in karen, explain what has happened within your family.— within your family. in 2015, i lost my husband _

within your family. in 2015, i lost my husband ian _ within your family. in 2015, i lost my husband ian suddenly - within your family. in 2015, i lost my husband ian suddenly to - within your family. in 2015, i lost i my husband ian suddenly to suicide and then unfortunately suicide crashed its way back into my life in 2019 when my youngest daughter beth took her own life. the 2019 when my youngest daughter beth took her own life.— took her own life. the image we are showin: , took her own life. the image we are showing. and _ took her own life. the image we are showing. and we — took her own life. the image we are showing, and we chatted _ took her own life. the image we are showing, and we chatted to - took her own life. the image we are showing, and we chatted to you - showing, and we chatted to you before that you are happy with us showing this image. there is a slight smile as you watch these images now. how does what you are doing now help you with that terrible loss?— doing now help you with that terrible loss? , , ., . , terrible loss? this pro'ect tells me ersonall terrible loss? this pro'ect tells me personally because _ terrible loss? this project tells me personally because it's _ terrible loss? this project tells me personally because it's an - terrible loss? this project tells me personally because it's an honour, j personally because it's an honour, something completely incomprehensible pain and tragedy that we have got free, but there is something positive we are doing, bringing people that are in a complex grief, introducing art and craft and actually bringing something positive and hope, and it is something that will be a lasting

memory and a beautiful piece of art. anna, tell us about what happened to your family. anna, tell us about what happened to yourfamily. we anna, tell us about what happened to our famil . ~ .,, ::' your family. we lost ellen in 2017 to suicide- _ your family. we lost ellen in 2017 to suicide. like _ your family. we lost ellen in 2017 to suicide. like karen _ your family. we lost ellen in 2017 to suicide. like karen says, - your family. we lost ellen in 2017 to suicide. like karen says, it - your family. we lost ellen in 2017 to suicide. like karen says, it is l to suicide. like karen says, it is incomprehensible to have to cope with that — incomprehensible to have to cope with that. we incomprehensible to have to cope with that. ~ . , , . , ., with that. we are seeing pictures of alan, tell with that. we are seeing pictures of alan. tell us — with that. we are seeing pictures of alan, tell us about _ with that. we are seeing pictures of alan, tell us about her. _ with that. we are seeing pictures of alan, tell us about her. she - with that. we are seeing pictures of alan, tell us about her. she was - alan, tell us about her. she was fun, she liked _ alan, tell us about her. she was fun, she liked the _ alan, tell us about her. she was fun, she liked the festival. - alan, tell us about her. she was fun, she liked the festival. this | alan, tell us about her. she was. fun, she liked the festival. this is a picture — fun, she liked the festival. this is a picture of— fun, she liked the festival. this is a picture of me on the screen —— tell us— a picture of me on the screen —— tell us about _ a picture of me on the screen —— tell us about ellen. sarah she was a force _ tell us about ellen. sarah she was a force of— tell us about ellen. sarah she was a force of nature.— force of nature. one of the things we can see. _ force of nature. one of the things we can see, and _ force of nature. one of the things we can see, and we _ force of nature. one of the things we can see, and we have - force of nature. one of the things we can see, and we have put - force of nature. one of the things we can see, and we have put out| force of nature. one of the things i we can see, and we have put out the quilt patches and i was talking to you about the ooh you did the top to hear, both of you, and so i was taking a look at this, anna, and you have put the emerald countess and there is a picture of ellen with

wings. tell me the story behind the green, emerald countess. the wings, when she was — green, emerald countess. the wings, when she was a _ green, emerald countess. the wings, when she was a little _ green, emerald countess. the wings, when she was a little girl— green, emerald countess. the wings, when she was a little girl she - when she was a little girl she always wore a wedding dress and she was a wedding fairy with wedding shoes and that was the wings, i gave her wings. that picture was taken at a festival and the emerald countess came from a dress she wore at my wedding, she was a bright bridesmaid and she wore it to a steam pork festival —— steampunk festival and someone gave that name. i festival -- steampunk festival and someone gave that name.- someone gave that name. i know nothina someone gave that name. i know nothing about _ someone gave that name. i know nothing about quilting _ someone gave that name. i know nothing about quilting and - someone gave that name. i know nothing about quilting and skill. someone gave that name. i know i nothing about quilting and skill and these are beautiful and you are very skilled. i these are beautiful and you are very skilled. . ., ~ ., , ~ ., ., skilled. i am not, anna is. a lot of these squares _ skilled. i am not, anna is. a lot of these squares are _ skilled. i am not, anna is. a lot of these squares are very _ skilled. i am not, anna is. a lot of these squares are very different. i these squares are very different. tell us— these squares are very different. tell us about this one. it is beth's

sr uare, tell us about this one. it is beth's square. it — tell us about this one. it is beth's square. it is— tell us about this one. it is beth's square, it is dragonflies. - tell us about this one. it is beth's square, it is dragonflies. she - tell us about this one. it is beth's square, it is dragonflies. she was| square, it is dragonflies. she was very sparkly she loved dragonflies and i_ very sparkly she loved dragonflies and iiust— very sparkly she loved dragonflies and ijust wanted something sparkly and ijust wanted something sparkly and a _ and ijust wanted something sparkly and a bit _ and ijust wanted something sparkly and a bit symbolic for her. canl and a bit symbolic for her. can i ask ou and a bit symbolic for her. can i ask you both... _ and a bit symbolic for her. can i ask you both... maybe - and a bit symbolic for her. can i ask you both... maybe karen i and a bit symbolic for her. can i ask you both... maybe karen first, this project is about helping other people, looking to the future and other people will be affected so tragically by suicide. what have you learnt from what you went through about what, practically, can help you through the most desperate of times? i you through the most desperate of times? ~ ,, .,~ you through the most desperate of times? ~ , , .,~ ., times? ithink speaking, and communication _ times? ithink speaking, and communication is _ times? ithink speaking, and communication is vital. - times? ithink speaking, and communication is vital. this| times? i think speaking, and - communication is vital. this project enables two things, it enables us to introduce art and therapy, to create something positive but also it is engaged because the people we have met through this, every single person explains about it is like a club that nobody wants to be in, that they feel, people who were bereaved of 36 years ago, they still feel lonely and isolated. they now

feel lonely and isolated. they now feel that through connecting with this it is notjust brought something positive but enables them to still talk about their loved ones. and i think it enables... it also looks at how we can help stop suicide, how we can prevent it and open up conversations. because mental health, prevention of suicide is vital in whatever forum it is, it is vital in whatever forum it is, it is good. is vital in whatever forum it is, it is aood. . ., . ., ., , is good. karen touched on a couple of thins. is good. karen touched on a couple of things- we _ is good. karen touched on a couple of things. we will _ is good. karen touched on a couple of things. we will come _ is good. karen touched on a couple of things. we will come back - is good. karen touched on a couple of things. we will come back to - is good. karen touched on a couple j of things. we will come back to the act of crafting and to be able to put something so personal in. you say about talking about how to prevent it. anna, we spoke to the three doubts on this server who said the same thing, it is a club you don't want to be part of —— we spoke to that three dads. you have got to love how has it helped you in terms of talking to other people? it helped me. i stumbled across the

quilt being made in greater manchester. yorkshire has taken the bus in front greater manchester and we have taken part in the project, so that was the origins. i could never have anticipated the level of support i got from feeling like i was part of that group part of something where i was in a pool of people that they do understand, from being isolated to knowing there are people out there who get it, really. that made us want to carry it on and take it to another region.— take it to another region. when you see people — take it to another region. when you see people who _ take it to another region. when you see people who are _ take it to another region. when you see people who are crafting - take it to another region. when you see people who are crafting this, i see people who are crafting this, the amount of love they can put in... that is the thing. it can be anything, you can literallyjust pour everything you know about that person under the special things. you may not ever want to talk about them and you know they are permanently there. ., ~' and you know they are permanently there. ., ,, ., and you know they are permanently there. ., ~ ., , and you know they are permanently there. ., ,, ., , ., there. you might think that it is a woman thing. _ there. you might think that it is a woman thing, but _ there. you might think that it is a woman thing, but we _ there. you might think that it is a woman thing, but we have i there. you might think that it is a woman thing, but we have men i there. you might think that it is a i woman thing, but we have men who have created squares. this is one

square that was created... have created squares. this is one square that was created. . .- have created squares. this is one square that was created... show this one we can — square that was created... show this one we can appreciate _ square that was created... show this one we can appreciate it.. _ square that was created... show this one we can appreciate it.. this i square that was created... show this one we can appreciate it.. this was i one we can appreciate it.. this was the two friends _ one we can appreciate it.. this was the two friends and _ one we can appreciate it.. this was the two friends and he _ one we can appreciate it.. this was the two friends and he has - one we can appreciate it.. this was the two friends and he has put i one we can appreciate it.. this wasj the two friends and he has put iggy and it is about trans and being inclusive. we have tried to be as inclusive. we have tried to be as inclusive and open up to everybody. we have men, the youngest person who has created a square was eight and our oldest was 86. it isn'tjust for women. i our oldest was 86. it isn't 'ust for women. ., ., ., , ., ., women. i love that. i was going to ask if there _ women. i love that. i was going to ask if there was _ women. i love that. i was going to ask if there was a _ women. i love that. i was going to ask if there was a quality - women. i love that. i was going to | ask if there was a quality threshold that you have to be good enough to get onto the quilt but that would be ridiculous. ila. get onto the quilt but that would be ridiculous. ., ., get onto the quilt but that would be ridiculous.- we _ get onto the quilt but that would be ridiculous.- we run - get onto the quilt but that would be i ridiculous.- we run workshops ridiculous. no, no. we run workshops all across yorkshire _ ridiculous. no, no. we run workshops all across yorkshire and _ ridiculous. no, no. we run workshops all across yorkshire and we _ ridiculous. no, no. we run workshops all across yorkshire and we had i ridiculous. no, no. we run workshops all across yorkshire and we had a i all across yorkshire and we had a chap _ all across yorkshire and we had a chap who— all across yorkshire and we had a chap who came to the workshop who thought— chap who came to the workshop who thought he _ chap who came to the workshop who thought he wasn't any good at drawing, — thought he wasn't any good at drawing, sewing, anything, and he designed _ drawing, sewing, anything, and he designed and did a square that day in our— designed and did a square that day in our workshop and was rightly so very proud —

in our workshop and was rightly so very proud of it. how in our workshop and was rightly so very proud of it— very proud of it. how big will it be, how very proud of it. how big will it be. how many _ very proud of it. how big will it be, how many squares - very proud of it. how big will it be, how many squares quiz i i very proud of it. how big will it. be, how many squares quiz i am very proud of it. how big will it i be, how many squares quiz i am just under 200 squares. for practical reasons we are having to make the quilt in four separate panels and so it will be four panels of 6x8. fin it will be four panels of 6x8. on world suicide prevention day we are having _ world suicide prevention day we are having a _ world suicide prevention day we are having a launch for the yorkshire quilt— having a launch for the yorkshire quilt in— having a launch for the yorkshire quilt in millennium square in leeds so we _ quilt in millennium square in leeds so we will— quilt in millennium square in leeds so we will have a launch party to celebrate — so we will have a launch party to celebrate the coming together of the of the _ celebrate the coming together of the of the quilt and we are trying to make _ of the quilt and we are trying to make it — of the quilt and we are trying to make it really positive event. everybody knows that coming on a programme like this and sitting and talking live about something so sensitive is not easy so it's lovely that uk and the work is beautiful. hopefully we will see the final product when that day comes. thank ou. good product when that day comes. thank you good luck- _ product when that day comes. thank you. good luck. i— product when that day comes. thank you. good luck. i am _ product when that day comes. thank you. good luck. i am thank- product when that day comes. thank you. good luck. i am thank you. i if you've been affected by any of the issues discussed, you can find links to help

and support at bbc.co.uk/actionline. chetan is over there and has the support. chetan is over there and has the su ort, chetan is over there and has the su ort. ,. ., chetan is over there and has the su ort, , ., ~ chetan is over there and has the suuort. ., . , ., support. good morning. we start with dina asher-smith _ support. good morning. we start with dina asher-smith and _ support. good morning. we start with dina asher-smith and comments i support. good morning. we start with dina asher-smith and comments she | dina asher—smith and comments she has made about moore needing to be done to look into women's health and how it can impact different athletes. asher—smith will aim to defend her 200m european title this evening in munich after qualifying with ease last night. she has recovered from the leg cramping problem she had in the 100 metres. asher—smith says the cramping was due to her period — and wants everyone to be more comfortable talking about female health. more people need to actually research on the sport science perspective because it's absolutely huge. we wouldn't always talk about it, either, because sometimes you see girls that have been so consistent, there's a random dip and behind the scenes they've been really struggling. it's like, "what's that? that's random." but it would just do

with more funding because... yeah, i feel like if it was a men's issue, they'd have a million different ways to combat things. but with women, there just needs to be more funding in that area. history was made at the european gymnastics championships, asjoe fraser became the first british man to win an all—around title. fraser topped the pommel horse and parallel bar standings before completing a high—risk routine on the high bar to secure first place. the win marks an incredible recovery for fraser — who had a ruptured appendix and fractured foot, but still came back to win three gold medals at the commonwealth games and now this title in munich. england's cricketers need to take quick wickets this morning — if they're going to fight back in the opening test against south africa. after struggling with the ball for much of the day, a late flurry of wickets in the final session had given england hope of fighting back. but some big hitting from south africa left england frustrated and the tourists in control. they'll resume this morning on 289

for seven — a lead of 12a. following his win over andy murray earlier in the week, cam norrie eased into the quarterfinals in cincinatti. it was a dominant display over the american wild card ben shelton, norrie, seeded ninth, winning the first set six games to love before taking the second 6—2. spanish teenager carlos alcaraz, who's the third seed, awaits next. that match is later this evening. but emma raducanu's run has come to an end after she was beaten in her third—round match byjessica pegula. the american, having a strong year and in the world's top ten, took the first set 7—5. completing a straight—sets win, 6—a it finished in the second. raducanu will now turn her attention to defending her us open title

in new york at the end of this month. that us open starts in ten days. raducanu say it has been a positive week, she is playing with freedom and heady in a good direction, despite that defeat. moving freely, feeling upbeat, she said, trying to defend her title in new york. goad defend her title in new york. good to hear, chetan, _ defend her title in new york. good to hear, chetan, thank— defend her title in new york. good to hear, chetan, thank you. i defend her title in new york. good to hear, chetan, thank you. let's look at the weather. good morning. a bit of everything thrown into this forecast over the next few days. some rain for some but mainly in the north, at least today and tomorrow. this is the picture in douglas on the isle of man this morning, beautiful skies, cumulus cloud. some showers around, most of scotland and northern ireland over the day. sunny spells and dry weather in general to the south, but we will see some useful rain later on sunday and into monday. we have had this when different, this line of cloud,

moving southward and eastward. it tends to ease away now. next area of cloud heading into the north west and that will bring those fairly heavy showers at times. showers already across parts of northern ireland and western scotland, they will continue their progress eastwards. early cloud and drizzle clear from eastwards. early cloud and drizzle clearfrom east eastwards. early cloud and drizzle clear from east anglia and the south east, long spells of sunshine for much of england and wales. the not isolated showers for the likes of cumbria. temperatures in the south getting up to around 25 degrees or so in the warmest spot, where is further north, typically the high teens or low 20s. most of the showers will ease for a time through this evening so a window of dry weather overnight at the next area of rain and brisk winds moves in for northern ireland and scotland to start your saturday morning. he could see gusts of a0 mph with the arrival of that rate. it is it is drier but the cooler, fresher night, so more comfortable for sleeping compared to what we have seen over the last few nights. saturday brings more showery rain, initially across northern parts of the uk. it was shipped a little further south is

this trailing relevant sits across northern england and northern ireland during the afternoon. breezy sort of day for many, particularly to the north, and these heavy showers as they clear from northern ireland and during saturday afternoon. we decided that under showers, and sunshine around, still quite breezy but in that warm feeling day in the south. 2a, possibly 25 degrees. further north, high teens or low 20s on saturday. not much changes into the second half of the weekend initially, we have located to the north and this trailing weather front. still showers as we head into sunday, through the central slice of the uk. that clears and we will see more cloud building from the west through the day on sunday. that could well bring some showers to parts of wales and south—west england. they will become more expensive overnight but quite a lot of dry and fine weather for northern ireland and scotland by the time we get to sunday. improvement year. in the sunshine and temperatures between 15 to 2a degrees. taking more —— good news

for south wales in southern england. bit of rain in the north late in and it looks like those temperatures will climb again, especially to the south—east, although we are not expecting temperatures to be as they were earlier on in the month. thank you very much. it's been 25 years — 25 years! say it again, charlie, go on! it has been 25 years... _ say it again, charlie, go on! it has been 25 years... you _ say it again, charlie, go on! it has been 25 years... you got - say it again, charlie, go on! it has been 25 years... you got that i say it again, charlie, go on! it has been 25 years... you got that in i been 25 years... you got that in very early. 25 been 25 years... you got that in very early-— been 25 years... you got that in very early.- good i been 25 years... you got that in i very early.- good morning. very early. 25 years! good morning. it is us. i have _ very early. 25 years! good morning. it is us. i have a _ very early. 25 years! good morning. it is us. i have a feeling _ very early. 25 years! good morning. it is us. i have a feeling they - it is us. i have a feeling they won't be _ it is us. i have a feeling they won't be quiet. _ it is us. i have a feeling they won't be quiet. there i it is us. i have a feeling they won't be quiet. there is i it is us. i have a feeling they won't be quiet. there is a i it is us. i have a feeling they i won't be quiet. there is a surprise. h is for hurricane _ won't be quiet. there is a surprise. h is for hurricane this _ won't be quiet. there is a surprise. h is for hurricane this morning i won't be quiet. there is a surprise. h is for hurricane this morning so i h is for hurricane this morning so it is nice to have the energy. isn't it is nice to have the energy. isn't itjust? and the colour stop you

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got ready in five minutes. it - doesn't take lee long. a bit of a chap stick _ doesn't take lee long. a bit of a chap stick and _ doesn't take lee long. a bit of a chap stick and he _ doesn't take lee long. a bit of a chap stick and he is _ doesn't take lee long. a bit of a chap stick and he is ready - doesn't take lee long. a bit of a chap stick and he is ready to - doesn't take lee long. a bit of a i chap stick and he is ready to go. megamix, — chap stick and he is ready to go. megamix, have you remixed all the sounds of the sums we all know? ida. sounds of the sums we all know? no, the sinale sounds of the sums we all know? no, the single has — sounds of the sums we all know? fin, the single has been mixed so everything just blends perfectly together and it is the perfect party song but obviously the album has got everything, all the singles, all of our favourite album tracks from over the years and a couple of new ones on their so it is 25 years of us in one little package.— on their so it is 25 years of us in one little package. when you realise it was 25 years. _ one little package. when you realise it was 25 years, who _ one little package. when you realise it was 25 years, who freaked - one little package. when you realise it was 25 years, who freaked out - one little package. when you realisei it was 25 years, who freaked out and he was like, yes! it is it was 25 years, who freaked out and he was like, yes!— he was like, yes! it is a funny one because it — he was like, yes! it is a funny one because it doesn't _ he was like, yes! it is a funny one because it doesn't feel _ he was like, yes! it is a funny one because it doesn't feel like - he was like, yes! it is a funny one because it doesn't feel like 25 - because it doesn't feel like 25 years. sometimes we feel like it is but when we get on stage you still feel like you are 2! and jumping around with the crowd in front of you and it is incredible. but it has been a long time, guys! it is like you really couldn't have written it from the day we did the audition and

fronted 5, 6, 7, 8, to still be sitting here. fronted 5, 6, 7, 8, to still be sitting here-— fronted 5, 6, 7, 8, to still be sitting here. fronted 5, 6, 7, 8, to still be sittin: here. ., ., sitting here. on audition day, did ou know sitting here. on audition day, did you know each — sitting here. on audition day, did you know each other _ sitting here. on audition day, did you know each other before? - sitting here. on audition day, did you know each other before? we | sitting here. on audition day, did - you know each other before? we were in the band already _ you know each other before? we were in the band already and _ you know each other before? we were in the band already and then - you know each other before? we were in the band already and then on - you know each other before? we were in the band already and then on the i in the band already and then on the day, hundreds of other people were auditioning and we met you guys. that was— auditioning and we met you guys. that was the first day we all met and we _ that was the first day we all met and we went, hey, let's form a band! genuine _ and we went, hey, let's form a band! genuine firstimpressions. claire, what was your first impressions as you met everyone else? i remember clearly being — you met everyone else? i remember clearly being in _ you met everyone else? i remember clearly being in the _ you met everyone else? i remember clearly being in the room _ you met everyone else? i remember clearly being in the room with - you met everyone else? i remember clearly being in the room with lots i clearly being in the room with lots of other people and faye standing out. i also remember picking lee out of all the boys, as well. i do distinctly remember that before we were whittled down. lee. distinctly remember that before we were whittled down.— distinctly remember that before we were whittled down. lee, what do you remember? — were whittled down. lee, what do you remember? in — were whittled down. lee, what do you remember? in the _ were whittled down. lee, what do you remember? in the same, _ were whittled down. lee, what do you remember? in the same, faye, - were whittled down. lee, what do you remember? in the same, faye, did i remember? in the same, faye, did stand out- — remember? in the same, faye, did stand out- i — remember? in the same, faye, did stand out. i remember _ remember? in the same, faye, did stand out. i remember this - remember? in the same, faye, did stand out. i remember this story. l remember? in the same, faye, did stand out. i remember this story. i | stand out. i rememberthis story. i went— stand out. i rememberthis story. i went there. — stand out. i rememberthis story. i went there. i— stand out. i rememberthis story. i went there, i was at stage school,

there _ went there, i was at stage school, there were — went there, i was at stage school, there were quite a few from stage skill, _ there were quite a few from stage skill, a _ there were quite a few from stage skill, a lot— there were quite a few from stage skill, a lot of the girls, and you did the — skill, a lot of the girls, and you did the dancing, when reader and had to section _ did the dancing, when reader and had to section and i always remember when _ to section and i always remember when claire did her vocal, looking at all— when claire did her vocal, looking at all the — when claire did her vocal, looking at all the other girls in the room and i'm— at all the other girls in the room and i'm not— at all the other girls in the room and i'm not lying, theirfaces kind of went — and i'm not lying, their faces kind of went- - -— and i'm not lying, their faces kind of went. . ._ that - and i'm not lying, their faces kind of went. . ._ that is l and i'm not lying, their faces kind i of went. . ._ that is my of went. .. they dropped. that is my competition- — of went. .. they dropped. that is my competition. this _ of went. .. they dropped. that is my competition. this voice _ of went. .. they dropped. that is my competition. this voice it _ of went. .. they dropped. that is my competition. this voice it does - competition. this voice it does boomed — competition. this voice it does boomed out to. it competition. this voice it does boomed out to.— competition. this voice it does boomed out to. it was quite loud. i alwa s boomed out to. it was quite loud. i always remember— boomed out to. it was quite loud. i always remember that _ boomed out to. it was quite loud. i always remember that to _ boomed out to. it was quite loud. i always remember that to this - boomed out to. it was quite loud. i always remember that to this day. | always remember that to this day. have _ always remember that to this day. have there — always remember that to this day. have there been any unlikely steps fans you have encountered along the way or heard about?— way or heard about? you, charlie!, on! you do — way or heard about? you, charlie!, on! you do do _ way or heard about? you, charlie!, on! you do do tragedy _ way or heard about? you, charlie!, on! you do do tragedy very - way or heard about? you, charlie!, on! you do do tragedy very well. i on! you do do tragedy very well. politicians. _ on! you do do tragedy very well. politicians, someone _ on! you do do tragedy very well. politicians, someone you - on! you do do tragedy very well. politicians, someone you might. on! you do do tragedy very well. i politicians, someone you might not automatically think of? hate politicians, someone you might not automatically think of?— politicians, someone you might not automatically think of? we did a big .a l automatically think of? we did a big -a , the automatically think of? we did a big party. the itv _ automatically think of? we did a big party, the itv jubilee _ automatically think of? we did a big party, the itv jubilee party - automatically think of? we did a big party, the itv jubilee party for - automatically think of? we did a big party, the itv jubilee party for the l party, the itvjubilee party for the queen— party, the itvjubilee party for the queen and — party, the itvjubilee party for the queen and angela rayner was there waiting _ queen and angela rayner was there waiting for— queen and angela rayner was there waiting for us to come off stage and .ave waiting for us to come off stage and gave us— waiting for us to come off stage and gave us all— waiting for us to come off stage and gave us all a big hug. she said, waiting for us to come off stage and gave us alla big hug. she said, "i am a— gave us alla big hug. she said, "i am a massive fan of steps!" now

gave us all a big hug. she said, "i am a massive fan of steps!" now you need to know. _ am a massive fan of steps!" now you need to know, the _ am a massive fan of steps!" now you need to know, the balance, - am a massive fan of steps!" now you need to know, the balance, you - am a massive fan of steps!" now you need to know, the balance, you need to find a conservative. is there when you can mention? all when you can mention? charlie... all these smiling — when you can mention? charlie... all these smiling faces. _ when you can mention? charlie... all these smiling faces. he _ when you can mention? charlie... all these smiling faces. he gets - when you can mention? charlie... all these smiling faces. he gets a - when you can mention? charlie... all these smiling faces. he gets a bone i these smiling faces. he gets a bone and runs with _ these smiling faces. he gets a bone and runs with it. _ these smiling faces. he gets a bone and runs with it. we _ these smiling faces. he gets a bone and runs with it. we cannot - these smiling faces. he gets a bone and runs with it. we cannot think i these smiling faces. he gets a bone and runs with it. we cannot think of! and runs with it. we cannot think of one. ~ . , , and runs with it. we cannot think of one. ,, one. we were flabbergasted because she wrote us — one. we were flabbergasted because she wrote us a _ one. we were flabbergasted because she wrote us a song, _ one. we were flabbergasted because she wrote us a song, sia _ one. we were flabbergasted because she wrote us a song, sia is _ one. we were flabbergasted because she wrote us a song, sia is a - she wrote us a song, sia is a massive _ she wrote us a song, sia is a massive fan so that blew us all awake — massive fan so that blew us all awake. ., , , massive fan so that blew us all awake. ., , ., i, awake. has it been anyone in the 25 ears and awake. has it been anyone in the 25 years and the _ awake. has it been anyone in the 25 years and the opportunities, - awake. has it been anyone in the 25 years and the opportunities, idylls l years and the opportunities, idylls you have managed to meet that you are almost gobsmacked with? we have been very lucky. _ are almost gobsmacked with? we have been very lucky, met _ are almost gobsmacked with? we have been very lucky, met a _ are almost gobsmacked with? we have been very lucky, met a lot _ are almost gobsmacked with? we have been very lucky, met a lot of— are almost gobsmacked with? we have been very lucky, met a lot of our- been very lucky, met a lot of our idols _ been very lucky, met a lot of our idols donna _ been very lucky, met a lot of our idols. donna. that— been very lucky, met a lot of our idols. donna. that was _ been very lucky, met a lot of ourl idols. donna. that was backstage been very lucky, met a lot of our. idols. donna. that was backstage at top of_ idols. donna. that was backstage at top of the — idols. donna. that was backstage at top of the pops _ idols. donna. that was backstage at top of the pops. cyndi _ idols. donna. that was backstage at top of the pops. cyndi lauper. - idols. donna. that was backstage at top of the pops. cyndi lauper. you| top of the pops. cyndi lauper. you are auoin top of the pops. cyndi lauper. you are going into _ top of the pops. cyndi lauper. are going into some serious territory. david barry? hate are going into some serious territory. david barry? we were at the brit awards _ territory. david barry? we were at the brit awards love _ territory. david barry? we were at the brit awards love david - territory. david barry? we were at the brit awards love david bowie. |

territory. david barry? we were at i the brit awards love david bowie. he was doing a duet with placebo. the first meeting of the big stars, was it that you are really excited and you have calmed down and taken it cool? ih you have calmed down and taken it cool? ., , �* it is you have calmed down and taken it cool?- it is great - you have calmed down and taken it cool?- it is great to - you have calmed down and taken it cool?- it is great to be i cool? h hasn't. it is great to be starstruck— cool? h hasn't. it is great to be starstruck stop _ cool? h hasn't. it is great to be starstruck stop just _ cool? h hasn't. it is great to be starstruck stop just because i cool? h hasn't. it is great to be starstruck stop just because we cool? h hasn't. it is great to be i starstruck stopjust because we are starstruck stop just because we are in the industry doesn't mean we are not excited about other people. did david bowie know who you were? i don't think so. what _ david bowie know who you were? i don't think so. what about - david bowie know who you were? i i don't think so. what about madonna? did she know? _ don't think so. what about madonna? did she know? she _ don't think so. what about madonna? did she know? she asked _ don't think so. what about madonna? did she know? she asked for- don't think so. what about madonna? did she know? she asked for an - did she know? she asked for an autograph _ did she know? she asked for an autograph for— did she know? she asked for an autograph for her— did she know? she asked for an autograph for her daughter, i did she know? she asked for an i autograph for her daughter, lorde. and michael— autograph for her daughter, lorde. and michaeljackson. _ autograph for her daughter, lorde. and michaeljackson. go— autograph for her daughter, lorde. and michaeljackson.— autograph for her daughter, lorde. and michaeljackson.- i - autograph for her daughter, lorde. and michaeljackson.- i had | and michaeljackson. go on. i had dinner with _ and michaeljackson. go on. i had dinner with michael _ and michaeljackson. go on. i had dinner with michaeljackson. - and michaeljackson. go on. i had dinner with michaeljackson. you | and michaeljackson. go on. i had i dinner with michaeljackson. you did was ureat dinner with michaeljackson. you did was great there _ dinner with michaeljackson. you did was great there was _ dinner with michaeljackson. you did was great there was about _ dinner with michaeljackson. you did was great there was about ten - was great there was about ten artists who got invited to bahrain and we went into the palace and they say, oh, michael is inside, and he was say, oh, michael is inside, and he wa ., ., ., say, oh, michael is inside, and he wa . ., ., , , was and we had a very, very interesting _ was and we had a very, very interesting and _ was and we had a very, very interesting and amazing i was and we had a very, very! interesting and amazing talk was and we had a very, very i interesting and amazing talk for was and we had a very, very - interesting and amazing talk for the

evening _ interesting and amazing talk for the evening did— interesting and amazing talk for the evenina. , ~' ., interesting and amazing talk for the evenina. , ~ ., ., ,, ,, evening. did he know who steps where? i told _ evening. did he know who steps where? i told him! _ where? i told him! laughter - laughter he knew afterwards. i laughter he knew afterwards. ., laughter he knewafterwards. ., ., he knew afterwards. i got that in there. do he knew afterwards. i got that in there- do you — he knew afterwards. i got that in there. do youjust, _ he knew afterwards. i got that in there. do youjust, h, _ he knew afterwards. i got that in there. do youjust, h, just- he knew afterwards. i got that in there. do you just, h, just run i he knew afterwards. i got that in | there. do youjust, h, just run up there. do you 'ust, h, 'ust run up to people? _ there. do you 'ust, h, 'ust run up to people? -i h there. do youjust, h, 'ust run up to people? "i love i there. do youjust, h, just run up to people? "i love you, - there. do youjust, h, just run up to people? "i love you, you - there. do youjust, h, just run up to people? "i love you, you are l to people? "i love you, you are fantastic!" — to people? "i love you, you are fantastic!" in _ to people? "i love you, you are fantastic!" in the _ to people? "i love you, you are fantastic!" in the days - to people? "i love you, you are fantastic!" in the days of- fantastic!" in the days of disposable _ fantastic!" in the days of disposable cameras i i fantastic!" in the days of. disposable cameras i would fantastic!" in the days of- disposable cameras i would get pictures— disposable cameras i would get pictures with people... i have pictures— pictures with people... i have pictures of— pictures with people... i have pictures of will smith doing tragedy and incredible encounters like that. i'm glad _ and incredible encounters like that. i'm glad i_ and incredible encounters like that. i'm glad i did that because we now have a _ i'm glad i did that because we now have a photographicjourney of our 25 years _ have a photographicjourney of our 25 years it— have a photographicjourney of our 25 years. it is actually in the album — 25 years. it is actually in the album sleeve. did 25 years. it is actually in the album sleeve.— 25 years. it is actually in the album sleeve. did you say that prince charles _ album sleeve. did you say that prince charles does _ album sleeve. did you say that prince charles does i _ album sleeve. did you say that prince charles does i asked i album sleeve. did you say that| prince charles does i asked him album sleeve. did you say that i prince charles does i asked him if he wouldn't _ prince charles does i asked him if he wouldn't mind _ prince charles does i asked him if he wouldn't mind doing _ prince charles does i asked him if he wouldn't mind doing this. i prince charles does i asked him if| he wouldn't mind doing this. what was the circumstances? _ he wouldn't mind doing this. what was the circumstances? we - he wouldn't mind doing this. what was the circumstances? we were l was the circumstances? we were backstaae was the circumstances? we were backstage at _ was the circumstances? we were backstage at party _ was the circumstances? we were backstage at party in _ was the circumstances? we were backstage at party in the - was the circumstances? we were backstage at party in the park, l backstage at party in the park, 1999 _ backstage at party in the park, 1999 we — backstage at party in the park, 1999 we were _ backstage at party in the park, 1999. we were meeting - backstage at party in the park, 1999. we were meeting princel backstage at party in the park, - 1999. we were meeting prince charles and i was _ 1999. we were meeting prince charles and i was feeling — 1999. we were meeting prince charles and i was feeling cheeky— 1999. we were meeting prince charles and i was feeling cheeky and - 1999. we were meeting prince charles and i was feeling cheeky and said, - and i was feeling cheeky and said, would _ and i was feeling cheeky and said, would you — and i was feeling cheeky and said, would you mind _ and i was feeling cheeky and said, would you mind awfully _ and i was feeling cheeky and said, would you mind awfully doing - and i was feeling cheeky and said, would you mind awfully doing the| would you mind awfully doing the tragedy— would you mind awfully doing the tragedy dance? _

would you mind awfully doing the tragedy dance? he _ would you mind awfully doing the tragedy dance? he said, - would you mind awfully doing the tragedy dance? he said, what. would you mind awfully doing the tragedy dance? he said, what is| tragedy dance? he said, what is this, _ tragedy dance? he said, what is this, is— tragedy dance? he said, what is this, is it — tragedy dance? he said, what is this, is it rude? _ tragedy dance? he said, what is this, is it rude? i— tragedy dance? he said, what is this, is it rude? i said, - tragedy dance? he said, what is this, is it rude? i said, no. - tragedy dance? he said, what is this, is it rude? isaid, no. i- this, is it rude? isaid, no. i think— this, is it rude? isaid, no. i think it— this, is it rude? isaid, no. i think it is— this, is it rude? isaid, no. i think it is an— this, is it rude? isaid, no. i think it is an iconic- this, is it rude? isaid, no. i think it is an iconic photo. i| this, is it rude? i said, no. i think it is an iconic photo. i have it on my wall- — think it is an iconic photo. i have it on my wall. was _ think it is an iconic photo. i have it on my wall. was no _ think it is an iconic photo. i have it on my wall. was no music- think it is an iconic photo. i have i it on my wall. was no music playing at the time — it on my wall. was no music playing at the time or— it on my wall. was no music playing at the time or was _ it on my wall. was no music playing at the time or was it _ it on my wall. was no music playing at the time or was it in _ it on my wall. was no music playing at the time or was it in isolation? i at the time or was it in isolation? in my head. at the time or was it in isolation? in my head-— in my head. one of his advisers said, in my head. one of his advisers said. "well— in my head. one of his advisers said, "well done!" _ said, "well done!" laughter as you said before, you have to take a moment, enjoy the moment because you don't know how long it will last. ~ .,. you don't know how long it will last. ~ .. ., ., , last. we interact with our fan base these days. _ last. we interact with our fan base these days. the — last. we interact with our fan base these days, the way _ last. we interact with our fan base these days, the way we _ last. we interact with our fan base these days, the way we do - last. we interact with our fan base these days, the way we do that i last. we interact with our fan base | these days, the way we do that has changed _ these days, the way we do that has changed drastically. they want to see what — changed drastically. they want to see what we are having for breakfast, what it is likely make—up, behind video and we interact— make—up, behind video and we interact with all of our fans now. social _ interact with all of our fans now. social media has changed everything, it didn't _ social media has changed everything, it didn't exist — social media has changed everything, it didn't exist back— social media has changed everything, it didn't exist back in _ social media has changed everything, it didn't exist back in the _ social media has changed everything, it didn't exist back in the day, - social media has changed everything, it didn't exist back in the day, we - it didn't exist back in the day, we had to— it didn't exist back in the day, we had to travel— it didn't exist back in the day, we had to travel up _ it didn't exist back in the day, we had to travel up and _ it didn't exist back in the day, we had to travel up and down - it didn't exist back in the day, we had to travel up and down the i had to travel up and down the country— had to travel up and down the country and _ had to travel up and down the country and get _ had to travel up and down the country and get so _ had to travel up and down the country and get so much - had to travel up and down the - country and get so much promotion in and now_ country and get so much promotion in and now you _ country and get so much promotion in and now you can— country and get so much promotion in and now you can do— country and get so much promotion in and now you can do it _ country and get so much promotion in and now you can do it in _ country and get so much promotion in and now you can do it in ten _ country and get so much promotion in and now you can do it in ten minutes. and now you can do it in ten minutes and now you can do it in ten minutes and it_ and now you can do it in ten minutes and it hits_ and now you can do it in ten minutes and it hits the — and now you can do it in ten minutes and it hits the world. _ and now you can do it in ten minutes and it hits the world.— and it hits the world. lovely to see ou, and it hits the world. lovely to see you. maybe _ and it hits the world. lovely to see you. maybe 25 _ and it hits the world. lovely to see you, maybe 25 years _ and it hits the world. lovely to see you, maybe 25 years more! - you, maybe 25 years more! laughter i said gosh!

laughter i said cosh! ., i said gosh! their zimmer frame tour. h, i said gosh! their zimmer frame tour- h. do _ i said gosh! their zimmer frame tour- h. do you _ i said gosh! their zimmer frame tour. h, do you want _ i said gosh! their zimmer frame tour. h, do you want to - i said gosh! their zimmer frame tour. h, do you want to say - i said gosh! their zimmer frame tour. h, do you want to say less i said gosh! their zimmer frame i tour. h, do you want to say less in case ou tour. h, do you want to say less in case you think _ tour. h, do you want to say less in case you think we _ tour. h, do you want to say less in case you think we have _ tour. h, do you want to say less in case you think we have said - tour. h, do you want to say less in case you think we have said it - case you think we have said it enough? steps' album is called platinum collection. and it is out today! you did it with austo. you're watching bbc breakfast, it's 8.59.

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