this is bbc news, i'm luxmy gopal. the headlines at 8... a warning that sprialling energy prices could push inflation as high as 18 per cent early next year. let put it in perspective, energy bills going from maybe 15 billion to £75 million this year which is the equivalent of maybe 9p on the basic rate of income tax. criminal barristers vote to go on all—out strike in england and wales from next month a bbc investigation uncovers the secret sharing and trading of sexual images of women on a social media site — without their consent events take place to remember michael collins, the politician and ira leader, who was killed this day 100 years ago.

the latest figures suggest the annual fuel bill for an average household is set to rise to more than £3,500 in october — and thenjump to more than £11,600 injanuary. these are predictions, and changes in the markets can affect these numbers. some economists are also forecasting that inflation, which is nowjust over 10%, could reach as high as 18% — which will hit household budgets even harder. the economy will be a huge challenge for whoever becomes the country's new prime minister, two weeks today. here's our business correspondent caroline davies. pulling pints is no longer enough to pay the bills for karen. she works full—time in a pub. she lives alone in a one—bedroom bungalow. she is already £1000

in debt because of energy costs. it terrifies me. you cannot find extra money. you haven't got it so i don't know what happens. i don't know where to go and what to do. someone who was working a0 hours a week shouldn't be able to not turn the heating on. energy bills are expected to keep going up. the reason because it is becoming more expensive for energy companies to buy the energy they need, the wholesale price is increasing and that is connected to worries at gas prices over the last few months, back in spring of last year, it was relatively flat but since peaks and increases, and to see how volatile the market is, let's look at just the last three days. you can see it is increasing again.

three energy company bosses cold on governments to help this winter. ustomers are being asked to pay the price of gas which is being weaponised by putin, and they should be expected to do that alone. the uk's energy bills are going for maybe 15 billion in a normal year to £75 billion this year. that is the equivalent of 9p or more on the basic rate of income tax. no government would announce that, and no government should let this go to customers. labour say they have a policy. our plan to freeze prices means inflation comes down by 4%, that is a big driver of many of these issues. so we want to resolve these issues. the government is sitting on its hands doing absolutely nothing. the big decisions on how to give more help this winter are being left to the new prime minister, who won't be announced until the 5th of september. liz truss has said that she would help the cost of living by cutting taxes and introducing a temporary moratorium on energy levies.

her rival for the leadership thinks that policy won't work. i think at a time like this we have got to support the most vulnerable in our society, particularly people like pensioners who need our help. those are my choices. i would love a tax cut, and who doesn't? but my priorities are the right ones for the country right now. this winter will be very different to the last. the fear of rising costs is already leading many to worry about the dark nights ahead. they are looking for a guide as to how they will make it through. caroline davies, bbc news. we'rejoined by leah downey, junior research fellow at cambridge university. first of all, the current inflation figures are high enough and the forecast of 80% for next year is alarming. forecast of 80% for next year is alarmina. ~ . , ~ ., ., forecast of 80% for next year is alarmina. ~ . , ~ ., alarming. what is the likelihood of that actually _ alarming. what is the likelihood of that actually panning _ alarming. what is the likelihood of that actually panning out, - alarming. what is the likelihood of that actually panning out, how - that actually panning out, how realistic are those predictions? it is a very dangerous business to

predict inflation, of not only because many economists and policymakers would tell you we do not have a good theory of inflation so it is a difficult business, does not prevent us from predicting but i would say it is possible it comes to pass but it depends a huge amount on what we do and particular what governments do across the world between now and then to do with raging energy coasts.— raging energy coasts. given it is difficult to _ raging energy coasts. given it is difficult to predict, _ raging energy coasts. given it is difficult to predict, what - raging energy coasts. given it is difficult to predict, what do - raging energy coasts. given it is difficult to predict, what do you | difficult to predict, what do you think the impact will be of making such alarming forecasts? it is something — such alarming forecasts? it is something i _ such alarming forecasts? it is something i do _ such alarming forecasts? it is something i do not _ such alarming forecasts? it 3 something i do not think we talk about enough, forecasting has a huge impact on expectations and what they expect inflation to be because it is what the experts tell us will happen and people's expectations can be

self—fulfilling subsections themselves have power,, the second thing to say is the power can influence policy so for example the bank of england has predicted high rates of inflation, the rates today by citibank and others are even higher, if markets start to worry inflation will persist in following those predictions then we may see further and interest rate rises which could have severe impacts on average people increasingly cost of borrowing so mortgage rates go up, credit card costs go up and furthermore the interest rate rises are designed to slow the economy so whilst they will tell you correctly that the bank of england is not intentionally trying to cause a recession it is very difficult to slow the economy without causing a recession and so it is very likely

that further interest rate rises will impact the uk economy and a negative way and we will see rises in unemployment as a result. how much of that _ in unemployment as a result. how much of that do _ in unemployment as a result. how much of that do you _ in unemployment as a result. how much of that do you think is due to the economy taking its course and how much perhaps could be inflamed ljy how much perhaps could be inflamed by the action to the predictions? it is difficult to say but it is for the average working person who does not have a huge amount of income from assets but from working, they add in a lose lose situation because either the bank of england raises rates to decrease inflation and then they are facing higher borrowing costs and a potential recession or receded bank of england not acting to bring down inflation and we see higher prices and wages are not

keeping up with prices and that is the source of the cost of living crisis so both those courses of action are not attractive to your average person and that is an issue. part of the problem there as the bank of england as the governor said feels helpless in the face of the current inflationary sea because the inflation has been caused by a drop inflation has been caused by a drop in aggregate supply so with the war in aggregate supply so with the war in ukraine and the ongoing effects of the pandemic we fight issues with supplying meeting demand. the bank of england does not have the tools to address those issues, it cannot unlock supply of energy so it sees it as only option to reduce demand which is when bc interest rate rises. the government does have options and there are policy things they can do to help address the underlying issue.— they can do to help address the underlying issue. thank you very

much. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30 and 11:30 this evening in the papers. 0ur guestsjoining me tonight are kieran andrews, who's the political editor of the times scotland, and the broadcaster and writer, jemma forte. criminal barristers in england and wales have voted for an all out strike next month — joining a wave of industrial action as workers seek pay rises to keep up with high inflation. some barristers say they earn less than the minumum wage — the government claims strike action will simply delay justice for victims of crime. railway workers, dockers, postal workers and refuse collectors are among those who've already gone on strike in what's been called a summer of discontent — while nurses are to be balloted on industrial action. 0ur legal affairs correspondent dominic casciani reports. it's a dispute that has been a decade in the making.

criminal barristers saying they can't make a living any more and the government saying it has made a fair and generous offer. this morning the criminal bar association announced 80% of members have voted for a complete walk—out, an unprecedented escalation of a summer of legal discontent with ministers. discontent over funding for the legal aid system that pays for most criminal cases. the row has had a huge impact already on the justice system. now it going to get worse. there have been 19 days of strike action so far, that's affected more than 6200 separate cases and delayed 11100 trials. now from the 5th of september there will be an indefinite strike. the government says its offer of 15% to barristers here at the old bailey and other courts is far more than other public sector pay deals. but barristers say it falls far short of the 25% needed to correct a decade of cuts and won't apply to existing

cases. the upshot, the delay means to trials, criminals going to jail and victims waiting forjustice. it's taking at the moment 3.5 years for a rape case to come to trial. that means 15%, we don't get paid until the case is concluded. that's15% if i am lucky by the end of 2024, by which time i'm already looking at 10% of inflation now but i don't think it's unfair to say we would simply like this 15% to apply to all cases. we are willing to talk to government about this but please come to the room, don'tjust do this by the way of press releases and e—mails. dominic raab, thejustice secretary here on the left, will not meet barristers to negotiate. ministers say today's vote is irresponsible and unjustified. judges too are alarmed but some also privately is a pathetic. privately sympathetic. barristers predict that unless more cash is injected into criminaljustice, more and more young lawyers will switch

to other branches of law to earn a living. their leaders say if that becomes an exodus from crown courts it won'tjust mean justice delayed. it will mean justice denied. dominic casciani, bbc news. let's speak now to jennifer devans—tamakloe this is not just this is notjust about pay, it is wider than that. it this is notjust about pay, it is wider than that.— this is notjust about pay, it is wider than that. it is much wider, the real essence _ wider than that. it is much wider, the real essence is _ wider than that. it is much wider, the real essence is the _ wider than that. it is much wider, the real essence is the justice - wider than that. it is much wider, the real essence is the justice we | the real essence is the justice we want for victims and people involved in the criminaljustice system. it is not simply a matter of wanting money to do ourjob, the criminal justice system has suffered a deficit for a significant length of time, 28% cuts since 2006, meaning that has not been appropriate funding into the system which serves the whole of society for that length of time and that is what has led to

this action by the criminal bar. the government _ this action by the criminal bar. the government says the action is unjustified and that it will see victims face further delays, what is your response? the victims face further delays, what is your resume?— your response? the action is not unjustified _ your response? the action is not unjustified at — your response? the action is not unjustified at all, _ your response? the action is not unjustified at all, a _ your response? the action is not unjustified at all, a few- your response? the action is not. unjustified at all, a few government are to appropriately look at what we have set out which has taken much thought and discussion between all the members of the criminal bar, label see what we are asking for is necessary, proportionate and responsible. we want to be able to prosecute and defend the cases that are coming through the system, we are coming through the system, we are aware of the 58,635 cases and the backlog, the majority of such being the pandemic and those cases are trudging through the system, being adjourned frequently. there are courts sitting without anything

going on, not enough criminal barristers to prosecute or defend because as you have mentioned in your highlight many of us are leaving the profession, over 25% left over the past five years, 300 last year and every do not have banisters to prosecute and defend then you cannot get trials through then you cannot get trials through the system, it is as simple as that. the government offer of a 15% rise was rejected, why do you think it needs to be beyond that? it was rejected, why do you think it needs to be beyond that?- needs to be beyond that? it was re'ected needs to be beyond that? it was rejected for— needs to be beyond that? it was rejected for a — needs to be beyond that? it was rejected for a number— needs to be beyond that? it was rejected for a number of - needs to be beyond that? it was. rejected for a number of reasons, it would not apply to the 58,000 i have mentioned and a fee 15% as to be something we the cv would not be looking at receiving it in our pockets until the end of 2023 or even after, that money also does not take into account the rise and inflation which is affecting everybody in the country and so

against the 28% deficit sense to thousand and six, it simply does not add up that it is an offer we should even consider that accepting on the terms the government have put forward. , ., , , . forward. there is a public perception _ forward. there is a public perception that _ forward. there is a public perception that banisters| forward. there is a public . perception that banisters are forward. there is a public - perception that banisters are well paid, but explain what some junior barristers are on once you tick expenses out.— barristers are on once you tick expenses out. barristers are on once you tick exenses out. . , , , ., ., expenses out. once expenses are out ofthe expenses out. once expenses are out of the equation — expenses out. once expenses are out of the equation junior _ expenses out. once expenses are out of the equation junior criminal - of the equation junior criminal barristers are on often as little or less than the minimum wage and that is because we have to come at a lot of cases around the country, we pay are expenses up front, we are self—employed and the most part and we don't get assistance with that. the criminal legal aid rate simply cannot say for to sustain a kind of living that anybody, any adult would

want or hope for once they start employment and the criminal bar does not offerjust any employment and the criminal bar does not offer just any type of employment and the criminal bar does not offerjust any type ofjob, it is something that all criminal barristers go into because they want to assist and care for the people they are representing whether that be complainants or people accused of crimes. . ., be complainants or people accused of crimes. ., ,, , ., the headlines on bbc news... a warning that sprialling energy prices could push inflation as high as 18 per cent early next year. criminal barristers vote to go on all—out strike in england and wales from next month a bbc investigation uncovers the secret sharing and trading of sexual images of women on a social media site — without their consent sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre.

and further industrial action has left rubbish piling up good evening.... england's all team leading goalscorer ellen white has announced her retirement from football, saying it was the greatest honour to play the game and represent her country. with 52 goals in 113 games for her country, the 33 year old bows out at the very top — having helped england secure a famous european championship last month. in a lengthy social media post entitled �*thank you football'. she said her dreams came true on the 31st ofjuly. but that she wanted to go out on her terms. teammate rachel daly described her as one of a kind with beth mead calling her as her hero... gary lineker called her a fabulous goalscorer with spurs and england captain harry kane saying that she's a real inspiration for the next generation of lionesses she has not given any hint as to

what is next but she will not be short of options and i think coaching and punditry will be probably on the map. she is a very intelligent footballer, articulated and fun and well respected but one thing i liked in her statement was she thanked a lot of people, she thanked her husband who she described as the love of her life and said what are you up to next weekend so i expect she wants some downtime, it has been a crazy couple of months but i doubt it is the last we see of her. there's a huge game in the premier league tonight with manchester united taking on liverpool at old trafford. protests against the owners the glazers happened before the game with supporters unhappy with how the club is being run. pressure is on erik ten hag as the last manchester united manager to lose all three of their opening games was john chapman in 1921. but fans said before the game that it's the american owners

to the people that say they are not bad owners i would ask mf they would accept them at their club. i do not think they are good enough and it is time to get an order end. i think they are good enough and it is time to get an order end.— time to get an order end. i have been to this _ time to get an order end. i have been to this stadium, _ time to get an order end. i have been to this stadium, four- been to this stadium, four generations of manchester, it is not the glazes— generations of manchester, it is not the glazes to sell or buy on and head _ the glazes to sell or buy on and head it. — the glazes to sell or buy on and head it. it— the glazes to sell or buy on and head it, it is our club and history. it head it, it is our club and history. it has _ head it, it is our club and history. it has been — head it, it is our club and history. it has been years of grief from the glazes— it has been years of grief from the glazes and — it has been years of grief from the glazes and it — it has been years of grief from the glazes and it is _ it has been years of grief from the glazes and it is time _ it has been years of grief from the glazes and it is time to _ it has been years of grief from the glazes and it is time to get - it has been years of grief from the glazes and it is time to get this i glazes and it is time to get this football— glazes and it is time to get this football club _ glazes and it is time to get this football club with— glazes and it is time to get this football club with it _ glazes and it is time to get this football club with it should - glazes and it is time to get this football club with it should be. | liverpool unbeaten in eight top—flight matches against man uthaguire and ronaldo on bench with casemiro presented to fans.roberto firmino starts up front for liverpoolelanga chabce in 10th minute hit post

liverpool are unbeaten in eight matches against united and so far it is working well for manchester united. liverpool not with many chances so far. in the women's hundred, southern brave have maintained their 100 per cent record. they beat welsh fire, who remain without a win. southern brave's bowlers excelled to succesfully defend their score of 122—8. welsh fire all out for 108, with sarah bryce the last to be removed off the bowling of anya shrubsole who finished with figures of 3—20. her team—mates lauren bell and georgia adams took two wickets apiece as brave won by 1a runs. the men's welsh fire team had a nightmare start to their match against southern brave, losing three wickets in the first seven balls — all off the bowling of george garton. welsh fire recovered to post 129 for 8 as brave go into bat.

the metropolitan police could be investigated after it emerged officers had contact with a student nurse on the day she was reported missing. 0wami davies was last seen in south london in earlyjuly. officers have said that a student nurse who's been missing since last month may be sleeping rough.0wami was studying nursing at king's college london and said to have left her home in grays, essex, on 4july and was last seen in croydon on 7july. the met said its officers had spoken to her in croydon on 6july but did not yet know she was a missing person.the

independent office for police conduct has received joining me now is reporter for ther daily mirror, melissa sigodo, who has been following the story closely i broke the story that she had been missing for seven weeks and the day of that the metropolitan police were called to support the welfare of a woman in croydon, they were not aware that this was the missing women because the information had not been made visible in the system until the next day therefore when they arrived they spoke to her but she decided to leave and so the tragic case continues seven weeks on, she still has not been found and the iop sea will be deciding whether to investigate further. how did it get to the stage? that's what you do not have answers to. that information was not available to the met police and the shared database, only available the following day so there was a missed opportunity to get 0wami off the streets and we do not know why the information was not made available.

essex police has not told us anything, the statement they gave me did not address why the information was only available the day after she was only available the day after she was reported missing. what was only available the day after she was reported missing.— was only available the day after she was reported missing. what has the action be like _ was reported missing. what has the action be like from _ was reported missing. what has the action be like from the _ was reported missing. what has the action be like from the local - action be like from the local community?— action be like from the local communi ? ., ., ., ., community? people are outraged. you can no can go on my twitter and see the comments from people who aren't shocked and in disbelief, they want to know as well why this information was not made visible to met police by essex police as well as we all know the first 48 is of a police investigation are the most crucial, but i do know as the cctv be met police released of 0wami is from the sex ofjuly and 7th ofjuly when she was seen in croydon, the other footage has been found yet of her and the country so it shows that her last sighting was within the first

two days when this information should have been made available. you work closely — should have been made available. you work closely with the local community as part of your role, how do you feel about the nature of trust they have in the police? this is a question _ trust they have in the police? this is a question i _ trust they have in the police? try 3 is a question i think people in my community have as well as the asian community, the problem is we do not know why this information was withheld. if the essex or met police had said they had not made contact with on the day she was reported missing these questions would not be arising now because there will be information we already knew i do think that is part of the trust building process about transparency and sharing updates and developments as soon as they come and in this case we see that was not the case. thank you.

prolonged high temperatures have resulted in harmful algae blooms spreading across england's largest lake. campaigners say the situation at windermere, in the lake district, is becoming "critical". although blue—green blooms occur naturally, they can make human beings ill and be fatal to animals. 0ur north of england correspondent danny savage reports. earlier this month, parts of windermere turned green. the heat caused algae to bloom in this, the largest lake in england. and then the warning signs went up, telling people it could be dangerous, to them, and their pets. so would you go swimming in that? absolutely, categorically no. like, i wouldn't even put my feet into windermere. matt stanieck has been monitoring water quality over the summer. i believe it's the worst windermere has ever been. we have the freshwater biological association that has sat on the windermere shores for the past 100 years, collecting data from windermere.

we don't need any more evidence. we know what the inputs are, what we need is a plan in place, to help save windermere. algal blooms can occur naturally, but are more common in warm weather, and they are made worse by sewage run off from farmland and septic tanks. users are noticing the difference. there was a lot more life in the lake years ago, five years ago. there is a lot less life out there at the minute, there is not as many fish that i can see jumping and stuff. it's definitely a lot less than normal. and dog owners are being careful. you know, i don't think we plan to take her swimming in the lake, or anything like that, but we are aware it is not somewhere we want her to go, so we will make sure she doesn't actually go in the water here. a new organisation called love windermere has been formed to tackle the issue. they say the lake is certainly not dying, it is however affected by a number of complex changes, including the impact of more extreme weather caused by climate change, an excess of nutrients and seasonal variations of the

tourist population. you say the lake is dying, they say it isn't, who is right? well, i think only time will tell on this, you know. i fundamentally do not think that enough is being done. it's notjust our beaches suffering from pollution problems. danny savage, bbc news, the lake district. now it's time for a look at the weather plenty of cloud for tomorrow, the best of the sunshine to the east, looking mostly dry but still the possibility of showers in the west by the end of the day, the air warm and humid, very moist air moving into the south—west of england overnight, devon and cornwall sea hill and coastal fog, elsewhere looking dry with cleaner spells, weather front pulling into the north sea and feeling muggy on tuesday

with temperatures known what than mid—teens. between weather systems for most, through tuesday with a few showers moving into the west of scotland giving showers, pushing east through the day, thickening cloud for western wales and the south—west of england, here showers by the end of the afternoon but elsewhere mostly dry with sunny spells, the best across norfolk and lincolnshire when we could see highs of 27 degrees.

economists have warned that rising energy prices could push inflation as high as 18% early next year. their forecast comes ahead of friday's energy price cap announcement which will set out the maximum amount suppliers can charge households for gas and electricity from october. the government has condemned a planned strike by criminal barristers as wholly unjustified.

members of the criminal bar association have voted for an all—out strike from the 5th september in a long—running dispute over pay and jobs. a bbc investigation has found a huge online community that was secretly sharing thousands of non—consensual images and videos, including explicit pictures of at least 150 women. pakistan's former prime minister imran khan has been granted three days protective bail after he was charged under anti—terrorism laws. his supporters have gathered outside his home, warning that any attempt to detain him would be a red line. british airways says it's cutting 10,000 flights to and from heathrow airport over the winter as the aviation industry continues to struggle to return to pre—pandemic levels. all affected customers will be offered an alternative flight or a refund.

a vast online community which secretly shares and trades sexual images and videos of women from across the uk — without their consent — has been uncovered by an investigation by the bbc�*s panorama programme. the group — on the social media site, reddit — has now been closed. but concerns are growing that it is just the latest part of a disturbing new trend. this report is from monika plaha. tanvir is an influencer. a photo from her instagram account had been posted on the social media site reddit, in a group dedicated to men leering at south asian women. i saw so many men commenting about trying to find out information about me, my name, where i live, the things they would do to me, which were both degrading and sexual. they were calling me names. some of the images in this group are explicit and private, probably originally sent between partners. in other posts, women appear to have been secretly filmed while having sex, like ayesha. we have changed her name and voice

to protect her identity. i stopped socialising, i stopped going out of the house. i was in and out of psychiatric units. i was just always self—harming. suicidal attempts. because it is coming to a point where i can't bear life any more. the law currently offers limited legal protection to any women whose intimate images are leaked on the internet. at the moment, it is only a criminal offence to trade an image on one of these websites if you are doing it directly to cause distress to a victim. the problem is, the law only focuses on the kind of malicious ex—partner sharing an image, the kind of revenge porn, and this only covers a small number of cases of intimate image abuse. our investigation found that explicit images of at least 150 different women were shared in this reddit group, as well as thousands of non—consensual images and videos.

the group was set up by a user named zippomad. panorama found out his true identity, and our undercover reporter went to meet him. ok, i'm leaving now. his real name is himesh shingadia. hi. is it himesh? it is, yes. he later told us he set up the group as an appreciation of south asian women, not to target them. due to the high number of users, he told us he found it impossible to moderate them. he also says he apologises to the women, and has now deleted the group and deactivated his profile. reddit has removed the groups we reported to them, and told us its safety teams regularly take action against communities and users for this behaviour.

for now, the law and the tech companies are struggling to combat this abuse, but ultimate responsibility lies with the thousands of anonymous users trading, selling and sharing these explicit images. monika plaha, bbc news. you can watch that panorama on iplayer and if you've been affected by anything in this report, you can contact the bbc�*s action line online — or by calling the number on your screen. british airways says it's cutting 10,000 flights to and from heathrow airport over the winter. it says all affected customers will be offered an alternative flight or a refund. 0ur transport correspondent katy austin gave this update from heathrow. a med staff shortages, many airlines

already cut back their summer schedules to make them more reliable. ba cut about 30,000 flights in advance over that wider summer period. now, it is also cancelling 10,000 flights or 5000 return trips between the end of october and the end of march and the idea there is to build resilience in over the winter period as well. it is also cancelling about a dozen return flights each day between now and the end of october and that is to comply with heathrow airport's current limit on passenger numbers. ba said the vast majority of its customers will get away as planned and key half term holiday destinations will be protected but it says anybody who is affected by the changes we have heard about today will be offered an alternative flight or a refund. and further industrial action has left rubbish piling up on the streets of edinburgh — just as tens of thousands of visitors are descending on the city for its international and fringe festivals. most bins won't be emptied for 12 days — while hundreds of workers in the city's waste and recycling

service remain on strike. the walkout — over pay — by members of the gmb and unite unions began last thursday. if there's no resolution, this will be followed by a second wave of action across scotland. 0ur scotland correspondent alexandra mackenzie spent the day in edinburgh. rubbish, rubbish and more rubbish. it has only been a few days since the strike began and already it is piling up, overflowing, and becoming an eyesore. it is the final week of the edinburgh festivals, a busy time for cafes and restaurants. it is 'ust sad for cafes and restaurants. it is just sad to _ for cafes and restaurants. it is just sad to watch _ for cafes and restaurants. it is just sad to watch that - for cafes and restaurants. it is just sad to watch that a - for cafes and restaurants. ht 3 just sad to watch that a beautiful city deteriorate in this way. part of what makes edinburgh edinburgh is the aesthetic, our buildings and our architecture, and it really doesn't ruin that is just stepping out into rubbish that isjust

ruin that is just stepping out into rubbish that is just overflowing and is starting to smell, as well. find is starting to smell, as well. and this could _ is starting to smell, as well. and this could get — is starting to smell, as well. and this could get even _ is starting to smell, as well. and this could get even worse. the unite and gmb union is confirmed that strike action would continue, despite an improved pay offer last week of 5% from local authorities. we need absolute clarification as to what this 5% really means to our members. there are various ways you can cut this up and until we know, we cannot take any action. the pay increase is — we cannot take any action. the pay increase is funded _ we cannot take any action. the pay increase is funded by _ we cannot take any action. the pay increase is funded by local - increase is funded by local authorities and the scottish government which had welcomed the 5% offer. ., , , government which had welcomed the 5% offer. .,, , ., , government which had welcomed the 596 offer. , ., , ., government which had welcomed the 596 offer. .,_ ., , .,, government which had welcomed the 596 offer. ., , ,~, offer. nobly wants to see strikes, we live in a _ offer. nobly wants to see strikes, we live in a really _ offer. nobly wants to see strikes, we live in a really difficult - we live in a really difficult financial climate with inflation affecting workers across different sectors and that is where the scottish government is determined, as far as we can, to deliver or to help facilitate fair pay deals. when ou come help facilitate fair pay deals. when you come to _ help facilitate fair pay deals. when you come to edinburgh, _ help facilitate fair pay deals. when you come to edinburgh, you - help facilitate fair pay deals. when you come to edinburgh, you white —— might want to see the castle but now

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the former boss of formula one, bernie ecclestone, has indicated he'll plead not guilty to a charge of fraud. the 91—year—old, who is on unconditional bail, is accused of failing to declare overseas assets worth around 400 million pounds. the world's second largest cinema chain, cineworld, has announced it's considering filing for bankruptcy in the us, as it continues to struggle with high levels of debt. the firm, which also owns the picturehouse chain in the uk, said its cinemas remained "open for business as usual". the former pakistani prime minister imran khan has been charged with terrorism offences and contempt of court. it comes after he said he would sue senior police officers and a judge, alleging they had detained and tortured a close aide. mr khan's supporters gathered outside his house vowing to take over islamabad if he was arrested. mr khan has now been granted pre—arrest bail until thursday. pumza fihlani reports. walking into a sea of unwavering

support, this is imran khan's first major appearance since being charged with terrorism at the weekend. it is this address that started it all. he condemned the police chief and female judge for their detention and alleged torture of his close aide who is currently being investigated over a sedition charge. politically, his supporters have vowed to defend them and say they will not back down. we're outside his home. 500 metres from where we are standing is where his houses, there is a barrier that is keeping his supporters from going further. they have come out

here, some of been there since last night, to show their support for the former prime minister with a sense been unfairly targeted and there have been temporary relief for them which is been in the form of the bill being granted for the former prime minister gives them a few days to plan his next move. in the meantime, political tensions are increasing in pakistan with his supporters believing he is the target of a witchhunt. we will stand in front and give our lives, but will not let anyone go near him. imran khan is our last hope, they will have to walk over our bodies to arrest them. the country's police have accused the former cricket star of causing fear amongst pakistanis and wanting to be made an example of. in early stage of the case, if found guilty, a stipulation of the terrorism act, he could for several years prison. the case is seen by some as a stand—off by mr khan and the

coalition government coming to a head. there are concerns that if things could continue down this path it could lead to civil unrest. new measures to protect parents from the cost of school uniforms are to be introduced. from next month, state schools in england will have to remove unnecessary branding from their uniforms to make them cheaper. the charity, the children's society, estimates that parents have had to spend an average of £315 per child at primary school, and £337 per secondary school child. 0ur correspondent coletta smith has the story. for more families than ever, second—hand has become first choice, as the costs pile up. we've got summer dresses, we've also got... emma's suiting and booting children from across nottingham, as more parents than ever turn to herfor help. she's frustrated so many secondary schools are still insisting on branded clothes. you have to cater to your parental community within the school,

and you're not doing that if you're insisting on logos and expecting everyone to have a spare 300 quid for each child they have. many are embarrassed to be asking for help. i've never been in this financial situation, ever. i lost myjob at the start of the holidays. this mum of four did not want to be identified, but was really grateful of the help. secondary, for my son it's going to cost me £98 because he has to have logoed everything, except shirts. my son can get the same education in a standard white shirt. new government guidance for schools in england kicks in at the start of this term, which should make sure that uniforms are reasonably priced and there aren't too many logoed items. but lots of parents are still frustrated that they don't know how to challenge schools whose uniforms are still really expensive. i think the school blazer is between £65—60, it is just a phenomenal amount that you just don't prepare for.

with two boys in secondary school, shoana has already spent £350 kitting them out this summer. it's really not fair on, you know, hard—working families, and families that are struggling, it's just crazy, if i'm honest. those leading the campaign for uniform changes say parents should raise it with governors if schools aren't following the rules. well, schools are required to implement the legislation right now for this september, and if parents think their school uniform policy hasn't changed in their local school they should contact the head teacher and ask why. failing that, they should contact governing body of the school and ask why, and failing that, they should contact their mp or the department for education, who can write to the school and require them to follow the legislation. audrey, can you try this on for me, poppet? the government says the new guidelines will help keep costs down, as uniforms should never be a burden for parents, or a barrier to pupils accessing education.

coletta smith, bbc news, in nottingham. the duke and duchess of cambridge are to relocate their family from central london to windsor. officials say they'll move into adelaide cottage — near windsor castle before the start of the new school term. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. windsor castle. it is the queen's home, the centre of gravity for the british monarchy, and now the cambridges will be basing themselves just a matter of minutes from it. this is adelaide cottage, a short distance from the castle. it will become the cambridges' main home. it is a four bedroom property, comparatively small by royal standards. the cambridges, we are told, will be renting it at the market rate. and the move to windsor means a new school for these three. george, louis and charlotte, aged nine, four and seven respectively. from next month, all three of them will be studying here, lambrook school, a private school not far from ascot. it's set in 52 acres of grounds,

it has extensive facilities and a good academic record. fees per pupil are up to £21,000 a year. the school says it is delighted the cambridge children are joining them. the move will also bring william much closer to the queen, here at windsor castle, when increasingly she is looking to charles and william for advice and support. so a move to windsor sends a clear message — as britain's monarchy evolves and moves on with a smaller cast list, the cambridges can be relied upon. nicholas witchell, bbc news, windsor.

more events have been taking place today to remember michael collins, one of the key figures in the founding of the irish state, who was killed this day 100 years ago. yesterday, a ceremony was held in county cork where he died. michael collins, politician, ira leader and member of parliament for armagh. he was elected to the first northern ireland parliament in 1921, the year before his death. he was one of six sinn fein politicians elected. none of them took their seats in what was a chamber dominated by unionists and led by sirjames craig, the first prime minister of northern ireland.

at the time, every move made by michael collins was watched closely by unionists. he had a complicated relationship with the north. early in 1922 on the one hand he had been agreeing packed with james craig about various to treaty handover of power is on things like that. at the same time, he had been encouraging units from the southern ira to destabilise the border. he was killed not by a british bullet but one fired by a fellow irishman during the irish civil war. republicans are split over the anglo—irish treaty. collins was killed in the cork countryside in an ambush by anti—treaty forces. there are a lot of questions about what he was doing down in the field in cork in the first place. the michael collins film has indicated that they might have had some hand and that, but there isn't much evidence to show that. he was not an experienced

military man. he was a director of intelligence and a ministry for finance on the civilian side. he had very little experience of fighting on the field in the guerrilla war. 100 years on, his death is being remembered, including here yesterday at the place where he was killed a century ago. well, a little earlier, my colleague, ben brown talked to our special correspondent, fergal keane about michael collins�* life. he said the revolutionary leader's major achievement was the anglo—irish treaty which was signed in 1921, the year before his assassination. that treaty from the point of view of collins�* supporters, and a large number of people in ireland at the time, gave ireland a chance, as collins put it, the freedom to achieve real freedom, so it wasn�*t the full republic,

it wasn�*t a united ireland, but it was a free state, and ireland would govern itself, it would stay within the british empire, but collins saw it as a stepping stone. to his enemies, it really was a betrayal. they said they fought for a republic, a united ireland, a republic with no connection to the british crown. got now they say they were being given a treaty where they had to swear allegiance to the british king, and that was anathema, and that was what caused irishman to go to war against each other and because the assassination of michael collins, or the death of michael collins, 100 years ago today. and many people have asked the question, what would have happened had he lived, had he not been killed that day? this is the great what if of irish history, and there has been a bit of a tendency to, every problematic question that came up in ireland when i was growing up or as a young adult was, what would collins have said about this? we don�*t know. he died at the age of 31.

at the time that he died, even his most bitter enemies would have acknowledged his extraordinary skill as an intelligence officer, as the man who directed the intelligence war against the british, but also as minister of finance. his great skill was as an organiser and an administrator, and it is somewhat ironic if inevitable that because he is this sort of tall, good—looking character with a reputation for being warm and avuncular that he is seen as the kind of lost heroic guerrilla leader, when in reality his skill was as a governor, whose skill was to make things happen and make them happen on time. he had no patience for people who are not punctual, who didn�*t write down what exactly was spent on what in the administration of the war. and so i think if one tries to stand back and look at his contribution, it was first of all as somebody who gave irish people the confidence that they could defeat the forces of the british empire, and even though that didn�*t come about in a total sense,

we ended with partition, we ended with ireland still part of the british empire in 1922, but it did boost the self—confidence of people like my grandmother and her brothers, who fought in the ira under collins, who worshipped him and followed him in the civil war, and i think the big lesson of his life, if we look at the kind of crisis we are facing now around the good friday agreement, that remarkable deal between britain and ireland, and the parties on the island of ireland, is that collins believe in discipline, he believed in hard work and in practical patriotism and taking risks for peace, that is his enduring legacy. nasa is expected to give the go—ahead tonight for the launch of the artemis mission test flight to take place in the coming days. it�*s being heralded as the return of human exploration of the moon, as our science editor rebecca morelle explains. after a 50—year gap

we are heading back to the moon, and it all starts here, with the artemis mission and nasa�*s huge rocket. it�*s called the space launch system, or sls for short, and it�*s the most powerful rocket ever built by the us space agency. it stands nearly 100 metres — about 320 feet — tall, roughly the same height as a 32 storey building. its colossal size means it�*s really heavy, so it needs lots of power. it has four engines, but even those aren�*t enough to get this rocket off the ground, so what it also needs are these two huge boosters. they all use fuel, and the biggest part, called the core stage, is full of fuel. in fact, fuel makes up 90% of the weight of this entire rocket. now you might be wondering where the astronauts will go. well, it�*s here, near the top, in the orion crew capsule. but not this time.

this is a test flight, so there are no people onboard. the time has come to put the space launch system to the test. as it readies for blast off from cape canaveral in florida on launch pad 39b, the same one used for apollo, it will be nervewracking. 3, 2, 1... the rocket thunders away from the earth, eventually reaching speeds of nearly 25,000 miles, or 40,000 kilometres, an hour. as each component of the rocket completes theirjob, they separate. the orion spacecraft is on its way. there�*s a long journey ahead. it�*s 380,000 kilometres — about 240,000 miles to the moon. after its launch, the spacecraft enters into a low earth orbit, then with the go from mission control, the engines ignite, giving it the big push it needs

to escape our planet�*s gravity. it takes several days to reach the moon, with the spacecraft making small adjustments along the way. at first, the spacecraft flies in close, 100 kilometres, that�*s 62 miles above the lunar surface. then it enters a much larger orbit, swinging more than 65,000 kilometres, about 40,000 miles beyond the moon. that�*s further than any spacecraft built for humans has ever flown. during the seven weeks 0rion is in orbit, nasa will collect important data and check how the spacecraft is performing. finally, after another close fly—by, it�*s ready to head for home. now things get hazardous. as the spacecraft nears earth, it has to enter our atmosphere at exactly the right angle. if it gets this wrong, it will burn up. so, its huge heat shield protects it while temperatures rises to nearly 3,000 degrees celsius.

a series of parachutes open, massively slowing it down, before splash down in the pacific ocean. hello, there. a weather front moving eastwards today has brought us thickening cloud and some outbreaks of rain, especially towards northern england. and there will still be some more wet weather in the forecast over the next few days, mostly in the form of showers out towards the west but also some longer spells of rain. the best of the sunshine is in the east and it is set to feel warm and humid, especially towards the south, and that is certainly true overnight tonight towards the south—west of england, devon and cornwall. some very moist air here so there will be some hail and some coastal fog. elsewhere, it is mostly dry, a weather front is now pulled out into the north say, there will be some clearer spells but look at these temperatures, very mild, no lower than the mid—teens celsius,

and that muggy feeling and will start the day on a very mild note. now, most of us are between weather systems on tuesday but we do have a little feature running to western areas of scotland, that will move eastwards, giving showery outbreaks of rain across scotland, even into eastern scotland through the afternoon. thickening cloud, too, for west and wales, some showers also running into devon and cornwall by the time we get to the end of the day. so, the best of the sunshine on tuesday will be out towards eastern areas of england, lincolnshire and norfolk could see highs of 27 celsius in the best of the sunny spells. there will be some heavier downpours of rain across northern ireland and western scotland on tuesday night, and then that clears northwards throughout the day on wednesday, so drier conditions developing here, the winds will eventually ease downed and then a cold front starts to sink southwards and eastwards but it is fizzling out as it goes, so not too much rain by the end of the day. fresh feeling conditions behind the front for the north and the west. towards the south and the east, though, we keep that warm, humid feeling air, highs of 29 celsius. now, as we head through wednesday

night and through much of the day on thursday, low pressure towards the north so still showery outbreaks of rain in scotland. 0ur weather front on thursday night could pep up some what across south—east england and east anglia, given the chance of some heavy, thundery downpours here, but still lots of uncertainty. that then clears away on friday to leave us with a fresher feel to things, and you can see from our temperature chart here of our capital cities. and then as we head into the weekend, well, it is a bank holiday for some. it is looking mostly dry but it will be feeling cooler with more of a north easterly breeze, some sunny spells and still the possibility of maybe some showers across scotland.

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