health service leaders warn that rising numbers of people will fall ill unless the government does more to tackle energy prices. the nhs confederation says britain faces a public health emergency — with people forced to choose between eating and heating. when people can't stay warm, we know that they're more likely to pick up infections, we know that their long—term conditions like heart disease, diabetes, are likely to get worse. the government says it is helping millions of vulnerable households with energy payments of £1200. also this lunchtime. another day of transport chaos — with the knock on effects

of yesterday's rail strike and walk—outs in london on the tube and buses. a man's appeared in court charged with the murder of 87—year—old thomas o'halloran. a drought is declared here in south—west wales. measures taken to protect water levels after the driest year since 1976. # wake me up! # lot of caffeine in my coffee cup...# and riding high — sam ryderjust missed out on winning this year's eurovision song contest but he's back with another single. and coming up on the bbc news channel... we'll have the latest on england's second innings at lord's, after they took the three south africa wickets they needed this morning.

good afternoon. nhs leaders have warned that rising numbers of people will become ill unless the government takes more action on high energy prices. the nhs confederation says the uk is facing a public health emergency. it's written to ministers, warning that soaring energy costs mean people will have to choose between skipping meals to heat their homes, or living in cold, damp conditions this winter. the government says it's giving millions of the most vulnerable households £1,200 to help with higher energy bills. simon dedman reports. the nhs remains under pressure this summer. ambulances are taking nearly an hour, on average, to respond to 999 calls for things like chest pain. it should be 18 minutes. and it's at a time when hospitals are

still tackling a backlog of appointments after the pandemic. today, there are concerns from more than 100 health leaders about how the rising cost of energy could fuel further pressure on the nhs. figs the rising cost of energy could fuel further pressure on the nhs. as hard as we work. — further pressure on the nhs. as hard as we work, demand _ further pressure on the nhs. as hard as we work, demand is _ further pressure on the nhs. as hard as we work, demand is growing. - further pressure on the nhs. as hard as we work, demand is growing. and | as we work, demand is growing. and that's why it's important to say that's why it's important to say that more people in cold houses is going to drive even more demand. and thatis going to drive even more demand. and that is why, in assessing its options and choices, the government needs to be aware of the fact that if more people are cold, are not heating their homes, it will have a major knock—on effect. {bps heating their homes, it will have a major knock-on effect.— major knock-on effect. gps are concerned _ major knock-on effect. gps are concerned about _ major knock-on effect. gps are concerned about the _ major knock-on effect. gps are concerned about the impact. i concerned about the impact. particularly on the elderly, those with underlying conditions. we ex - ect with underlying conditions. we exect to with underlying conditions. - expect to be seeing more anxiety and depression in our surgeries. but we also would expect to see people with deteriorating long—term conditions like heart disease and diabetes. and we see people come in the depths of

the winter, at risk of hypothermia as well. that is simply unacceptable in a country which is civilised and relatively wealthy. the government has set 8 million _ relatively wealthy. the government has set 8 million vulnerable - relatively wealthy. the government has set 8 million vulnerable people| has set 8 million vulnerable people will be getting £1200 to help them with winter fuel payments. everyone will receive £1100. the government says it is increasing capacity by the equivalent of 7000 beds this winter for the the equivalent of 7000 beds this winterfor the nhs. but there the equivalent of 7000 beds this winter for the nhs. but there are still concerns this will not be enough. i still concerns this will not be enou:h. ~ �* , still concerns this will not be enou:h. ~ �*, ., ., enough. i think it's fair to say, this is not _ enough. i think it's fair to say, this is not something - enough. i think it's fair to say, this is not something we - enough. i think it's fair to say, | this is not something we would enough. i think it's fair to say, - this is not something we would say likely, there is a real potential for a perfect storm together. it is going to require some very, very urgent government action and major intervention to make sure we safeguard older people this winter. and 87—year—old waited 15 hours for an ambulance in cornwall. his daughter built a shelter to protect it from the elements before help came, another sign of how the health service is under strain this summer. let's get more from our

health editor, hugh pym. hugh, this warning about people struggling with their energy supplies comes on top of warnings about flu and covid — it could be another tough winterfor the nhs? well, yes, indeed. the news right now on covid is that it is receding. we have just got the latest results from the survey by the office for national statistics, showing that 1.7 million people in the uk had the virus in the week leading up to august the 8th. that was down 34% over two weeks and was back to levels last seen around aboutjune. so, in the summer, yes, the news has been slightly better on that front. of course, when schools of course, when schools return and when people get back from holiday and go back to work, as we've seen in the last couple of years during the pandemic, covid rates tend to pick back up again. that is why the booster campaign is going to be very important. certainly, health chiefs are worried that there will be another wave of covid, and that flu

could be particularly unpleasant this year, because we have had a couple of years when flu has not been a particular issue at all because of social distancing. the latest news from australia is that in their winter they had really quite high rates of flu. so there is a worry that because of lack of immunity over here, flu, plus covid, will create a very difficult winter. now we have warnings about cold homes, certain people that are vulnerable not being able to afford their fuel bills and being vulnerable not being able to afford theirfuel bills and being even more likely to get health conditions. so, all of that adds to the warnings we have already had. and we have seen right now, as we did just now and simon's piece, the real worries of ambulance services struggling to get to patients because a&e services are full, because beds cannot be found and because social care is an issue and because social care is an issue and it is difficult to get people out of hospital. so, major challenges for the health services in all of the uk nations, coming up in all of the uk nations, coming up in the months ahead.— in all of the uk nations, coming up in the months ahead. thank you very much.

after appearing in court charged with the murder of 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran. mr 0'halloran, a grandfather orginally from county clare in ireland, was fatally stabbed on his mobility scooter in west london on tuesday afternoon. greg mackenzie is at willesden magistrates' court. well, the court hearing only lasted a few minutes here this morning, at willesden magistrates' court. lee byer spoke only to confirm his name, age, 44, and his address, to which he replied that he had no fixed abode. thejudge he replied that he had no fixed abode. the judge told he replied that he had no fixed abode. thejudge told him he had been charged with two offences, one with the murder of 87—year—old thomas 0'halloran in west london on tuesday, and a second charge related to the possession of a bladed article. he was told his next court appearance will be at the old bailey

on tuesday the 23rd of august. thank you very much indeed. rail passengers have been facing more disruption this morning with knock on effects from yesterday's strike which saw about 80% of services cancelled across the country. in london today, there's a separate walk—out that's hitting the underground and 0verground. and some london bus drivers are also on strike. our business correspondent, caroline davies, reports. welcome to stratford station. locked up and locked out. commuters this morning trying to find a way to work, with nearly no tubes running, and some bus services also on strike. well, i need to go to work on oxford street and i have no way to go there. thank you very much the rmt, it is very kind of them, they have screwed up my day completely. fed up. for the past two—year there has been strike, strike, _ strike, after strike. struggling to get the work, it isjust annoying. - but i understand why

they are doing it. - but what can we do? today's industrial action on the london underground is not about pay, but the fear that transport for london might agree to a funding deal with the government that leads to job cuts and changes to their contracts. we need an unequivocal guarantee 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 there will be no changes to people's terms and condition, their contracts, their agreements, without the union's consent and approval. we don't know the details of the deal the government have put to tfl and nor do the rmt, but the mayor of london says striking is not the way to react. tfl are ready and willing to talk, and tfl want to engage with the rmt in relation to notjust this issue, but other issues as well, and i'm quite clear, you know, i have been standing up

for the trade unions when it comes to the government, but, you know, today doesn't help. the london underground strike is just for today, but there will be another national rail strike tomorrow, affecting rail services across the country. this strike is partly about pay. the unions have accused the government of blocking train companies making better offers, and the government says it is the unions causing the block. 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, on the wider network of 8% over two years in most cases, no compulsory redundancies, in return for modernising work practises that should have gone out with the ark. if only union bosses would put that offer to their members, i am pretty sure the strike would be over. the unions have said they will keep fighting for pay rises that reflect the cost of living and protect conditions. the summer of discontent continues. caroline davies, bbc news.

let's get more from our correspondent, helena wilkinson, who's at ealing broadway for us this lunchtime. helena, how much disruption is there today in the capital? well, there is huge disruption, severe disruption on the london underground network. just to give you an idea of how many people might be affected by this, on a busy day, on the london underground, around 5 million passengerjourneys are taken. so that gives you a sense of how many people might be disrupted. inside the station, you just have to look at the screen is to get a sense of that disruption. all underground lines are effected today, either suspended or part suspended, and as we have heard in that report, it has left passengers stuck and wondering how to get to where they need to get to. there are big queues at bus stops across the capital as well. lots of people will have no doubt tried to work from home where they

can. this is the fifth strike by the rmt on the london underground, by members of the rmt union, this year. the last one was a couple of months ago. for people trying to get on buses as well, there is also disruption in west london and also south—west london, and parts of surrey. bus drivers in those areas are staging a strike too over a separate dispute over pay. and all of this, ahead of a uk wide rail strike tomorrow. so, plenty more disruption for passengers. the un secretary—general antonio guterres has told the bbc that all military activity around the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant must end. he also says a team of inspectors should be allowed into the complex, which has been under russian occupation since march. there's growing concern that the nuclear plant finds itself on the front line. mr guterres outlined his concerns.

i hope that it will be possible to start engaging in a way that we will come, at least for the moment, to an end of all military operations. and then, afterwards, to a situation where it is returned to its civilian nature. the government is expanding its role in running liverpool city council to cover financial decisions, governance and recruitment, after a report revealed expensive errors by the authority. four commissioners had already been overseeing some of the council's functions. 0ur north of england correspondent judith moritz is in liverpool. judith, some people saying this amounts to government officials taking control of the city's council? well, certainly that is the case that government officials will have a hand in helping to run the majority of this council's functions. as you say, there were

already four commission is in place, helping to run departments like planning and highways. at this extend their remit. it comes after a period in which the former mayor, joe anderson, was arrested on suspicion of bribery and witness intimidation, something he denies that he has never been charged with, although he and others remain under investigation. after that period, a new mayor was installed, promises of a new start. but then over the last year, since the fresh start was promised, there have been a string of scandals, including the renewal of scandals, including the renewal of the city energy supply, mistakes made around us could cost the city an extra £10 million that it can ill afford. it then emerged that 12 council contracts have expired or were about to expire, costing the city more money. today, the commissioner that has been announced that will be installed will take control, essentially, of the city

finances. meaning that this labour run authority is largely being overseen by the centralised conservative government. that is something which has met with mixed responses from here. one person who is positive about the future is steve rotheram, the metro mayor, of the metro area, he said to me this morning he will be overseeing a panel looking at the city's renewal, that will report to central government. he said he still believes it could host eurovision. it has the capacity to do that and a bright future there, he says. our top story this lunchtime. the nhs confederation warns the uk faces a "public health emergency" this winter, unless the government takes action on rising energy bills. and housing experts say 40% of people under 30 are paying "unaffordable rent" — with towns such as rotherham and bolton seeing the biggest rises. coming up on the bbc news channel. we'll have all the latest from the european championships in munich, where all four

of the great britain relay teams have made it through to their finals. a drought has been declared in parts of wales — from swansea to the western coast. the areas has experienced its driest few months for some a0 years. south—west wales joins other regions in the uk where there is officialy a drought, stretching as far north as yorkshire. it comes as the first hosepipe ban in wales for more than 30 years also comes into force. the ban covers pembrokeshire and parts of carmarthenshire. itjoins these other regions in red where there is already a hosepipe ban. and in blue, where there is going to be one in the next few days. 0ur reporter tomos morgan has the latest from pembrokeshire. 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 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. 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. we'll have 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 water has had to be shipped across the county. these measures, all in an area of the uk

that is usually cooler and wetter. to have pembrokeshire, which is right on the west coast, surrounded by water, i think thatjust underlines how critical a point we're at with climate change. how much its effecting the uk. 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. after a period of unprecedented dry weather, it's become clear to karen that these 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 because nothing's been done. well between the months of march and july 60% of the expected rainfall fell here, that has been a key contributor to these drought conditions, along with the excessive heat of course, it is very difficult to ship water across wales, even though other areas may be well stocked. as we heard the south—east of wales is now under the spotlight of wales is now under the spotlight of welsh water, this hosepipe ban will save round 10% of water but with no consistent rainfall forecast, it will take every drop to replenish already depleted reserves. thank you tomos. apple has urged owners of its devices to install a new update that will fix a major security flaw. the company said the vulnerability affects its iphones, ipads, apple watches and mac computers.

experts say the bug could let hackers take over devices. let us talk tour technology roarer. how concerned should apple customers be. it is a serious situation, there are broadly two reasons why it is a serious security update but there are two reasons why general public people using apple devices shouldn't be too concerned, so to the serious side fist, that is the type of vulnerability that has been discovered and patch, so it is a remote code execution, which means if an attacker were to do x, y, z they could gain access to your phone and take it over. that gift for a hacker trying to use you you phone as a surveillance device, they could listen to the microphone, look through the camera, it is also the other serious reason why people are concerned, is that apple says there may be evidence it has been used by hackers in the wild as say they, so

there is no evidence, no evidence given in the security report that apple have put out but they say it may have been used by hacker, this bringsous on to the reasons they shouldn't be concerned is. the general public won't be targeted in a mass hacking spree, that highly skilled team of hackers who will go after high profile people. politician, journalist or human rights activists. this isn't that unprecedented. security patches like are issued by apple on a regular basis, one almost exactly the same was in march. so no concern but the advice is to patch, do the software update as soon as possible. thank you very muchjoe. new figures suggest four out of ten young people are spending more than a third of their income on rent. housing experts say paying landlords that much is �*unaffordable'. the proportion of young people struggling with high rental costs is now said to be at a five—year high. 0ur 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. cricket, and it's day three of the first test between england and south africa at lord's. it is 326 all out. it leaves south africa in pretty strong position as england try to cap up. 0ur sports correspondent, joe wilson, is watching. right here this morning, there was nothing happening. travelling by underground is a normal route to the cricket — alternative methods then. look for the south african badge on the shirt here. he was coming to watch, not to bat. i think! well, lord's was still filling at 11.01 when something rather astonishing happened. this ball was going to the boundary — even the camera was following it. hang on, get back! who's that? stuart broad. wait, he caught it? seriously? to execute such a combination of reaction and athleticism seemed to stun broad himself. well, england in cricketing terms had to strike early, as they chased the game.

here goes another south african shot into the sky, and this one landed safely, made to it the boundary. well, the ball wasjust out of reach, and south africa were past 300 in theirfirst innings. how many more could england absorb? well, the innings finally ended like this. stuart broad bowling and jonny bairstow with the catch. just in its own way, another stunner. so england came out to bat again, 161 behind. south africa's team talk would have been full of positivity, "0ur turn to take wickets." zak crawley missed again. poppi was out as well. south africa's confidence will be hard to contain. it was of real variety and in a few minutes' time england will resume, already 38—2.

we have seen some extraordinary feats from england, from an england perspective it is time to stay brave. indeed. thank you very much joe. joe wilson reporting. anthonyjoshua and 0lesksander usyk are making their final preparations ahead of their world heavyweight title fight in saudi arabia tomorrow night. usyk will be defending his wba, wbo and ibf titles 11 months after he upsetjoshua with a points win in london. ade adedoyin sent this report from jeddah. 0nce champion, now challenger, anthonyjoshua i've got to go and change the narrative. that's up to me. i'm the author of my own movie, so i can kind of change it. what gives you the confidence that this time round it will be different? because i've been in there with him before, i know his tricks, i know what he's doing, and i know what i have to do. standing in his way is this man, the fearsome and formidable 0leksandr usyk. eccentric, entertaining and an exceptional boxer who hasn't lost in 13 years.

he outboxed and outfoxed joshua in their first fight last september. our new heavyweight champion of the world. in the last few months, though, he has been fighting on a different front. usyk there, back in ukraine, where he was part of the war effort, before being given special dispensation to resume his boxing career. the priority for now is retaining the titles, with this bout being shown on free—to—air tv in ukraine, and home is clearly where his heart is — the cuddly toy given given to him by his daughter, a poignant reminder of what he has left behind. this fight is very important, because the people of ukraine need to become, to feel the pride, to become happy. jeddah as a fight venue is a controversial choice. human rights organisations say this is another example of saudi arabia trying to deflect from the country's poor human rights record. the authorities insist sport is a vehicle for change. proof, they say, by the fact that two women will fight professionally in the country for the first time.

somali born british boxer ramallah ali, who will feature on the undercard. and this is the walk to the ring for saturday night's fight. the last time they met, anthonyjoshua by his own admission adopted the wrong strategy. so what does he need to do secure the victory this time round? he needs to do something that i would never advise a heavyweight to do, in a heavyweight championship fight — he needs to take risks. big risks. the only way to beat usyk is to push him back, let your hands go and that leaves you exposed. take the risks, you win the fight. so isjoshua staring defeat in the face or will he prove the odds makers wrong? we'll find out tomorrow night. ade adedoyin, bbc news, jeddah. now sam ryderjust missed out in this year's eurovision song contest, coming second behind ukraine.

well today he's releasing his follow—up single, �*somebody�*. our music correspondent, mark savage, reports. # you bring me summer every weekend...# 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. # cos you're perfect in every way...# 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 and we didn't realise. it's like, "surprise!" "0h!" and then he made us all laugh. were you shocked? yeah. # 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. 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. # i'm up in space, man # up in space, man 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, one of the largest fan bases of eurovision in the world. we've still held that hope and that faith and that belief. 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. # you got, you got somebody who loves ya. somebody who loves you.

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