area of tropical forest wipes out an area of tropical forest the size of switzerland in the last year according to new research. more on all of that in a moment but let's head to the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. the england and wales cricket board have apologised unreservedly after a report concluded racism, sexism, classism and elitism was widespread in the english game. the independent commission for equity in cricket is damning in its assessment, with the ecb chair insisting they'll use this moment to �*reset cricket'. the report found that "structural and institutional racism" exists within the game and that women are treated as "subordinate" to men at all levels of the sport. ben stokes has said he is deeply sorry about the report.— ben stokes has said he is deeply sorry about the report. cricket is a name that sorry about the report. cricket is a game that needs _ sorry about the report. cricket is a game that needs to _ sorry about the report. cricket is a game that needs to celebrate - game that needs to celebrate diversity— game that needs to celebrate diversity on _ game that needs to celebrate diversity on all— game that needs to celebrate diversity on all fronts - game that needs to celebrate| diversity on all fronts because game that needs to celebrate i diversity on all fronts because of that diversity _

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we need to lead from past mistakes and all we can to make people feell and all we can to make people feel safe and _ and all we can to make people feel safe and be — and all we can to make people feel safe and be themselves _ and all we can to make people feel safe and be themselves at - and all we can to make people feel safe and be themselves at every i safe and be themselves at every tevet~ _ safe and be themselves at every tevet~ i— safe and be themselves at every tevet~ t have _ safe and be themselves at every level. i have been— safe and be themselves at every level. i have been an _ safe and be themselves at every level. i have been an england i safe and be themselves at every - level. i have been an england player since _ level. i have been an england player since 2011— level. i have been an england player since 2011 and — level. i have been an england player since 2011 and feel— level. i have been an england player since 2011 and feel very _ level. i have been an england player since 2011 and feel very fortunate i since 2011 and feel very fortunate to have _ since 2011 and feel very fortunate to have been _ since 2011 and feel very fortunate to have been a _ since 2011 and feel very fortunate to have been a part— since 2011 and feel very fortunate to have been a part some - since 2011 and feel very fortunate . to have been a part some incredibly diverse _ to have been a part some incredibly diverse teams — to have been a part some incredibly diverse teams and _ to have been a part some incredibly diverse teams and love _ to have been a part some incredibly diverse teams and love how - to have been a part some incredibly. diverse teams and love how everyone has a _ diverse teams and love how everyone has a different— diverse teams and love how everyone has a different story _ diverse teams and love how everyone has a different story to _ diverse teams and love how everyone has a different story to tell. - diverse teams and love how everyone has a different story to tell. we - has a different story to tell. we must _ has a different story to tell. we must go — has a different story to tell. we must go further— has a different story to tell. we must go further and _ has a different story to tell. we must go further and be - has a different story to tell. we must go further and be more i must go further and be more inclusive _ must go further and be more inclusive and _ must go further and be more inclusive and diverse - must go further and be more| inclusive and diverse because must go further and be more - inclusive and diverse because the game _ inclusive and diverse because the game i_ inclusive and diverse because the game i love — inclusive and diverse because the game i love should _ inclusive and diverse because the game i love should be _ inclusive and diverse because the game i love should be enjoyed i game i love should be enjoyed without — game i love should be enjoyed without fear _ game i love should be enjoyed without fear of _ game i love should be enjoyed without fear of discrimination i game i love should be enjoyed. without fear of discrimination or judgment — without fear of discrimination or judgment whether— without fear of discrimination or judgment whether that - without fear of discrimination or judgment whether that be - without fear of discrimination or judgment whether that be due i without fear of discrimination orl judgment whether that be due to without fear of discrimination or- judgment whether that be due to your upbringing. _ judgment whether that be due to your upbringing. race — judgment whether that be due to your upbringing. race or— judgment whether that be due to your upbringing, race or gender. _ well, stokes is a rare state school educated player in the england team with the report also detailing a prevalence of "elitism and class—based discrimination" in cricket. more than half of the england men's teams have come through public school, compared to only 7% of the country at large. our sports editor dan roan is at lord's. on the eve of one of the most eagerly anticipated games of the season this report makes for particularly grim reading for those in charge at lord's. the ground is

currently preparing for the start of the second test in this men's ashes series tomorrow but alongside the excitement they will also be huge concern about what is surely one of the most damaging reports to rocking the most damaging reports to rocking the sport in recent years. among those many recommendations is the suggestion that the annual eton versus harrow schools match at lord's is scrapped and there is equalisation when it comes to pay between the men's and women's teams. how much of those proposals the ecb is prepared to implement and feels it can afford to remains to be seen but there is no doubt it's under huge pressure for radical reform. england have named their team for the second ashes test at lord's. they've brought injosh tongue and will have an all pace attack. tongue will play in just his second test and has replaced moeen ali. sojoe root is the only spinner in the team. australia haven't named their team yet after their dramatic two wicket

win in the opening match last week. the game starts fromj scratch for game two. i think we can take a lot of- confidence out of the first match. in some ways we were not at our best but managed to get over the line, - so i thought we took a lot outi of last week and to scrap away with a win was great. the fixtures for the world cup next year have been announced and the defending champions england start with a match against new zealand with a match against new zealand with a match against new zealand with a bid to win the trophy so dramatically in the final in 2019. india will play pakistan and india for the first time in seven years. meanwhile sri lanka beat scotland by 82 runs in the qualifying tournament in zimbabwe. both had already secured a place in the super six stage but sri lanka's fourth win from four

means they'll take 8 points through, scotland six, as they were bowled out for 163 chasing 246 to win in bulawayo. british number one katie boulter is out of the eastbourne international tournament after being beaten in straight sets by croatia's petra martic. fifth seed coco gauff is up against fellow american bernarda pera now. she has just beaten she hasjust beaten her in she has just beaten her in straight sets and plays she has just beaten her in straight sets and plastodie burridge next. much more sport on a website but that's all for now. earlier this year the uk s first organ—trafficking plot was exposed. 7 a wealthy nigerian politician, his wife and their middleman were all jailed. 7 ?they had targeted a vulnerable lagos street trader and brought him to the uk for kidney removal. now the bbc has learnt that,

in a separate investigation, an indian man in his sixties has been arrested in the uk on suspicion of conspiring to exploit a person for organ removal. he s since been released on bail. this young man's brave steps into a police station near heathrow last year revealed a crime never seen before in the uk — forced organ removal. his journey began thousands of miles away, selling from this wheelbarrow in nigeria's commercial capital, lagos. one day, he got an offer of a job in the uk and left without telling his family and friends. speaking for the first time in secret in nigeria, they told us hejust vanished. he left school early to support his family, working seven days a week. my father and siblings have been crying every day because of daniel, crying because someone has kidnapped and carried him away. he was a gentle boy who would never harm anyone. what happens next to daniel involves another nigerian in their 20s too. sonia ekweremadu. her father is this man, ike ekweremadu, a very senior nigerian politician for many years.

his daughter, sonia, has a rare kidney disease. it's called nephrotic syndrome. either i stay on dialysis for the rest of my life or i get a transplant. these are my two options. daniel was brought to the uk to give sonia one of his kidneys. he says it was not something he was expecting as part of hisjob offer. the doctors stopped the process, suspecting daniel had been financially coerced, which would make the transplant illegal. that's when daniel ran away from his traffickers and told police what had happened. sonia's father was arrested as he flew into heathrow and convicted alongside his wife and a middleman in a ground—breaking case that has alerted uk authorities to more cases of organ trafficking. the bbc�*s file on [i can reveal a separate investigation into organ trafficking has resulted in the arrest of an indian man in his 60s who's currently on bail. plus, we've learnt about a number of new investigations over the past year into organ trafficking, notjust on uk soil but a handful of paid for transplants abroad

that are being treated here. daniel's historic case beat the odds, even thwarting attempts by these nigerian senators who visited the uk to get that case moved to nigeria. but such is the influence of sonia's family in nigeria, daniel and his family fear revenge attacks from their supporters, which is why he remains under police protection in the uk, possibly never to see his family again. live now to dr adnan sharif, a consultant nephrologist and transplant physician. organ trafficking, because it happens in the dark and it's illegal, we don't really understand how much of this happens. the world health organization many years ago estimated perhaps ten to 15% of global transplantation activity

involved human trafficking for the purposes of transplantation. so it's hard to get figures but we know it happens around the world. for doctors and — happens around the world. for doctors and hospitals, is there more that needs to be done to make people aware of the possibility that they could be coercion involved somewhere along the line when people are presented to them? absolutely. unfortunately, _ presented to them? absolutely. unfortunately, because - presented to them? absolutely. unfortunately, because there i presented to them? absolutely. unfortunately, because there is| presented to them? absolutely. l unfortunately, because there is a shortage in the number of organs required for transplantation, as long as you have that gap when it comes to supply versus demand unfortunately they will always be individuals and criminal gangs that look to try and exploit it. the best thing we can do is try and make ourselves itself sufficient to make sure people are not waiting for life—saving organs. but we do need to raise awareness about organ trafficking, about human trafficking and what the implications are for

people who are trafficked for their organs. people who are trafficked for their or: ans. ~ . people who are trafficked for their orrans. ~ . , , , people who are trafficked for their orrans. ~ ., , , , ., organs. what is the best way to re . ulate organs. what is the best way to regulate this? _ organs. what is the best way to regulate this? it's _ organs. what is the best way to regulate this? it's trying - organs. what is the best way to regulate this? it's trying to - regulate this? it's trying to achieve that _ regulate this? it's trying to achieve that careful - regulate this? it's trying to i achieve that careful balance. regulate this? it's trying to - achieve that careful balance. if you make the legislation to strict then very legitimate cases of people who do travel from abroad to the uk to donate to the loved ones, we might make that very difficult. the vast majority of people who do travel for the purposes of organ donation, it's perfectly legal for somebody in the uk, if they have a loved one who lives abroad, they are able to come to the uk to donate a kidney to the lovren and return back to their country. that is what we see as a transplant centre that happens with our patients and across the uk. what isn't allowed is where a complete stranger comes from abroad with no

genetic relationship, no emotional relationship to donate a kidney to someone. that isn't legal and that isn't part of the legislation. the difficulties, is how do you make the legislation strict but not too strict and that is somewhere where we need to think about how we look at the legislation again and how we try to support organ donation and protect the vulnerable individuals from being exploited. you can listen to bbc file on 4: the organ harvester 7 on bbc sounds or wherever you get your podcasts. nhs consultants in england have voted in favour of strike action in their fight to voted in favour of strike action in theirfight to get voted in favour of strike action in their fight to get more pay. voted in favour of strike action in theirfight to get more pay. one voted in favour of strike action in their fight to get more pay. one of their fight to get more pay. one of the coming into us in terms of that ballot. let me take you through it. the bma giving those details sing for over 2a,000 consultants in england voted in this ballot marking

a turnout of 71% and 86% voted for industrial action. a turnout of 71% and 86% voted for industrialaction. let a turnout of 71% and 86% voted for industrial action. let me repeat the dates. it will be onjuly the 20th and 21st and the bma says consultants take home pay fell 35% between 2008 and nine and 2021 —— 22. so that is the reasoning for this industrial action and it's the latest of course affecting the health service in england. i was saying earlier there is more strike action from junior doctors, they've announced five days of strike action between the 13th ofjuly and the 18th ofjuly. there will be some relief that this consultant strike and the junior doctors strike is relief that this consultant strike and thejunior doctors strike is not on the same dates because a lot of fears about that. earlier in the

day, a glimmer of good news for the government, which was the royal couege government, which was the royal college of nursing failed in their ballot to spark more industrial action. they didn't get over the 50% margin in terms of turnout though the majority did vote for industrial action. so they will be no further strike action from the royal college of nursing. the government has been reacting to that and the health secretary steve backley says the government is hugely values the contribution of nurses and is ready to work now with the rcn. irate contribution of nurses and is ready to work now with the rcn. we reached a deal with the — to work now with the rcn. we reached a deal with the nhs _ to work now with the rcn. we reached a deal with the nhs council— to work now with the rcn. we reached a deal with the nhs council that - to work now with the rcn. we reached a deal with the nhs council that the i a deal with the nhs council that the majority— a deal with the nhs council that the majority of trade unions agreed to and in _ majority of trade unions agreed to and i'm pleased the rcn have now ended _ and i'm pleased the rcn have now ended their industrial action and we stand _ ended their industrial action and we stand ready to work in partnership with the _ stand ready to work in partnership with the nhs staff council as a whole — with the nhs staff council as a whole but also with the rcn. we continue — whole but also with the rcn. we continue to work with unions and

stand _ continue to work with unions and stand ready to do so with the rcn. more _ stand ready to do so with the rcn. more on— stand ready to do so with the rcn. more on that story in the coming hour. around the world and across the uk, you are watching bbc news. this moment with these peregrine falcon chicks is important for eating in london. wildlife on your doorstep like this lifts the spirits. it's been proven to benefit our emotional well—being and mental health and seeing the community here getting involved and taking joy from it has been a fantastic experience. last year because they bred successfully here we decided to put up successfully here we decided to put up a webcam so we could watch them raise their family 20 a7. it's been amazing to see them raising these two cheques. with that thousands of people watching them every day all over the world. historically they would have nested on sea cliffs and mountains but they found our buildings are full of [edges just like sea cliffs would be so they

have started to move into towns and cities and there is a plentiful food supply for them. chicks are now eight weeks old have taken the first flight and they will gradually learn to be more independent and eventually in the next month or so they will strike out on their own. you are live with bbc news. let's catch up with all of the business news. we start in china which is calling for greater cooperation with western countries and that's after the chinese premier attacked an attempt by western countries to reduce their reliance on involvement with china. addressing the so—called summer davos conference he said the concept of de—risking was a false proposition given the scale of economic globalisation. he is instead called for increased cooperation. the united states and

the european union have been trying to reduce the reliance on what is the second largest economy in the world. mark williams is chief asia economist at capital economics and told me why these comments were made. . . told me why these comments were made. ., ., _, , ., , made. there are a couple of things. the chinese — made. there are a couple of things. the chinese economy _ made. there are a couple of things. the chinese economy is _ made. there are a couple of things. the chinese economy is not - the chinese economy is not performing well right now so the government would like to reassure businesses particularly foreign businesses particularly foreign businesses and give them the message that now is the time to invest. business confidence in china has been dented over the past couple of years and they have been a number of planes cracking down on private businesses so this is a message that foreign businesses do need to hear. that's the short term concern. but there is this broader issue of the way the global economy seems to be fracturing into blocks centred on the us, the western powers and china. china's leadership wants to betray china as the bit that is open

and wants to trade with everybody, thatis and wants to trade with everybody, that is not trying to put up barriers and prevent technology flowing. so partly this is about betraying china in a positive way and saying it's the west that is causing all the problems. the premier also _ causing all the problems. the premier also criticising what they call the politicisation of economic issues. you can't separate the two when it comes to china and china is guilty of itjust as much as the us and the eu. guilty of itjust as much as the us and the eu-_ guilty of itjust as much as the us and the eu. yes. it's certainly true that u- and the eu. yes. it's certainly true that up until _ and the eu. yes. it's certainly true that up until about _ and the eu. yes. it's certainly true that up until about five _ and the eu. yes. it's certainly true that up until about five years - and the eu. yes. it's certainly true that up until about five years ago i that up until about five years ago western governments seemed to act as though economic policy was separate to politics and these two things could go their own way but that's no longer the case. economic relations are seen very much through this geopolitical lens now and we have seen the us government and european governments and chinese governments will focus on how they can become

less dependent on china in certain areas. so there is a change there. but china also has been politicising economic relations and actually has been doing it forfar economic relations and actually has been doing it for far longer than western governments. over the past ten or 15 years many countries have found themselves in the sights of china's government and have suffered sanctions in one form of or another because they governments did something that annoyed the chinese government. in something that annoyed the chinese government-— government. in the us pregnant workers will — government. in the us pregnant workers will from _ government. in the us pregnant workers will from today - government. in the us pregnant workers will from today be - government. in the us pregnant i workers will from today be granted greater protections in the workplace. the pregnant workers fairness act goes into effect and means employers are legally obliged to provide accommodations for pregnant women including closer parking spaces for the office, flexible hours and an ability to sit down. our north america business correspondent has the details. if you look at the number of complaints that organisations all the

government gets when it comes to people not getting their accommodation when it comes to when they are pregnant, those are 20% range which is really significant. so what this act does, it was passed at the end of last year and it goes into effect this week and what it saysis into effect this week and what it says is that employers that have more than 15 people have to make reasonable accommodations. so if you work somewhere like a fast—food chain and you are on your feet quite a bit, they have to allow you to have a stool perhaps so you can sit down. all if there are some medical appointments need to go to or if you have suffered any complications with your pregnancy that you are allowed time to heal. and i can remember personally women before me that would talk about just personally women before me that would talk aboutjust how difficult it was when they were pregnant and especially if they suffered a miscarriage and just how little time they would get in america to recover from any kind of issue. so this

really goes a long way in terms of helping women to protect them while they are on the job but also to protect theirjob while they are pregnant. so that means they cannot be discriminated against and can be let go because they are pregnant. in other news the uk has decided to sign a pact with the eu to increase cooperation in financial services. you'll set a forum where the eu and uk can meet twice a year to discuss financial regulation. the long—awaited move has been seen as a sign uk is willing to work more closely with the eu. jeremy hunt said filling a constructive relationship was of mutual benefit. markets were deeply interconnected. the chief executive of uk water company thames water has stepped down with immediate effect for three years in the job. down with immediate effect for three years in thejob. she down with immediate effect for three years in the job. she was forced to give up her bonus a few weeks ago over the companies environmental performance. water companies in the

uk have come under scrutiny after being accused of illegal discharges into rivers and waterways. and uk supermarkets have denied they are profiting too much from soaring prices. tesco, sainsbury�*s, asda and morrisons were all questioned by mps over why food prices were still rising despite some wholesale costs falling. supermarkets have rejected claims of making excess profits and have said they shielding customers from the full impact of rising costs. more on those stories on the website. you are watching bbc news. let's return to that long—awaited report into cricket in england and which has fun racism, sexism and class —based discrimination is widespread and deep rooted within the game. the chairman of the sports governing body in england and wales has apologised unreservedly.

for england's cricket teams, this is a summer to be savoured. both men's and women's sides hosting ashes series. but the sport now faces a reckoning after a damning report laid bare entrenched discrimination. the woman who led the independent commission for equity in cricket told me the game needed urgent reform. i think it's a watershed moment for cricket, i really do. our findings are unequivocal. racism, sexism, class —based discrimination, and elitism are widespread and deep—rooted throughout the game. the stories were absolutely horrific, and it goes to show that the culture in cricket is rotten. the report called holding up a mirror to cricket heard from more than a000 people, with 50% saying they had experienced discrimination in the game. 75% of those who suffered it did not report it to the cricket authorities. i think the first thing i need to do, dan, is to apologise. and that's the first recommendation that the report made. so i think to those individuals that have been discriminated against, excluded, all of those individuals, the game, the ecb, the game

as a whole owes them a real genuine apology, a heartfelt apology as to the fact that this should be a game for all and unfortunately this report identifies the fact that it has not been a game for all. among many failings, the report found that women were treated as subordinate and second—class citizens, routinely experiencing sexism. that there was little to no focus on addressing class barriers with scarce provision of cricket in state schools. that a heavy drinking culture excludes many people. and that the ecb had failed to support black cricket. maurice chambers came to essex from jamaica as a teenager and said he experienced racism at the club. an investigation is ongoing. he wonders if young black players will even consider cricket as a career. how many people of my background do you see playing professional cricket now, these days? there's not many of them, are there? is this the kind of stuff i'm going to be faced whenever, whatever club that i will be playing for? nobody wants that.

tomorrow, lords will welcome a full house for the start of the second men's ashes test, one of the highlights of the sporting calendar. but alongside the excitement, the game is also now reeling after one of the most chastening reports to rock english sport in recent years. the game was already under scrutiny over the yorkshire racism scandal exposed by the county's former spinner azeem rafiq. now with this fresh report making aa recommendations including an independent regulator, the ecb has three months to come up with a plan to salvage trust across the whole of the sport. dan roan, bbc news. let mejust let me just tell you that i was talking earlier with the report author and we will play the full interview in the next hour. let's return straightaway to that consultants strike action we heard in england government reaction in

the last two seconds so let me take you through it. a department of health spokesman saying we hugely value the work of nhs consultants and it is disappointing that the bma consultants have voted to take strike action. consultants receive the a.5% pay uplift in the last financial year increased average earnings to £128,000 and they will benefit from generous changes to the pension taxation system announced at the budget. strikes are hugely destructive patience and put pressure on other nhs staff. we have been engaging with the bma on their concerns already and stand ready to open talks again. we urge them to come back to the negotiating table rather than proceeding with the proposed strike dates. we urge the bma to carefully consider the likely impact of any strike. so that is the immediate response from the government after that news that consultants in england will take a

two—day strike action injuly. more on that story that is developing over time. we are going to catch up now with the weather details. hello again. some eastern areas got off to a sunny start this morning, but the clouds are continuing to come in from the west. we had one or two lovely sunrise pictures sent to us earlier this morning, like this one from the isle of wight. the early rising sun picking out layers of clouds to the west of the uk, and that cloud is associated with an area of low pressure that's near iceland. we've actually got a warm front bringing some damp weather to the northern half of the uk. behind this warm front, the air is going to be turning really quite humid as we go through the rest of the day and overnight tonight, with these south—westerly winds pushing that humid air right across the country. through the afternoon, the cloud will be thick enough to bring us some patches of rain, most of it light, spotty really, from the midlands and wales northwards. but we are going to see some

heavier bursts of rain across scotland for a time. it should stay dry and bright across the south. temperatures quite widely still into the low 20s. overnight tonight, as that humid air works its way in, we'll have increasingly thick cloud across western areas of the uk, with extensive drizzle developing overnight. there will also be some mist and fog patches around our western coasts and hills. the other thing that humid and cloudy weather will do is it will stop temperatures from falling very far, so 16 or 17 degrees overnight. tomorrow morning, it's going to be a damp start to the day with extensive drizzle. wales and western areas of england probably staying dry throughout the whole day, but we'll see another band of rain start to move across northern ireland, getting into scotland as we go through the day. there could be one or two heavier bursts on that weather front. temperatures still for the most part into the 20s and could peak at 25 degrees if we see a few brighter spells across east anglia and south—east england. the best of any sunshine, though, will be for western scotland and northern ireland late in the day. by thursday we start to see some fresher air arrive from the north—west. however, a band of rain to start the day across east anglia and south—east england could be particularly slow moving. it might even last all day.

if that happens, the rain could turn out to be quite heavy, but will be welcome for some. for example, in parts of essex we've only seen seven millimetres of rain so far this month, so i'm sure gardeners and farmers would welcome that rain. temperatures of high teens, low 20s, with a fresher feel to the weather. into the weekend we go and low pressure stays to the north—west of the uk. we are going to see widespread showers on friday and showers or longer spells of rain through the weekend across the north—west.

the evidence shocking. live from london. this is bbc news. white and the countries leader says he urged vladimir putin not to kill the wagner group leader after the weekend mutiny in russia. an inquest concludes that nicola bulley — drowned after accidentally falling into cold water, ruling out suicide. racism, sexism and elitism — a devastating new report into england and wales cricket. the report author tells us she found

men within the game.