more on all of that in a moment. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's hugh ferris. hello from the bbc sport centre. england's decision to bowl first in the second ashes has not provided them the results they would have liked. batting has become easier as the day has gone on at lord's, with australia enjoying what should have been bowler—friendly conditions. josh tongue, who's making his ashes debut, has taken both of the wickets to fall so far. usman khawaja and david warner. but both marnus labuschagne and steve smith are unbeaten and approaching half centuries. the latest from lord. meanwhile, the test was briefly interrupted when twojust stop oil protestors ran on to the ground and scattered orange powder on the outfield. one of them was picked up by england

wicketkeeperjonny bairstow, who then carried the protester off. the second was wrestled to the ground by security staff. the delay was about five minutes and three arrests were made. just stop oil protesters have disrupted other sporting events in england this year, including the premiership rugby final and the world snooker championship. megan rapinoe says the world cup next month will be a transformational moment in women's sport, with the game enjoying a period of major growth and with her usa team's successful fight for equal pay ending successfully last yea r. the previous tournament in 2019 was overshadowed by the uswnt�*s dispute with their own federation and they won a second world cup in a row despite it. but as rapinoe and the squad chase a third trophy in succession, she says the event in australia and new zealand will take place in a unique context. the sort of acceptable cognitive distant ants and just denial of what

we actually are and i think those days are ready much long gone and that would be quite a tough and embarrassing position to still keep and it feels like this is a paradigms shift, a moment we will look back too, and say nothing was ever the same after this world cup. i think everybody is thankfully pushing on the right direction and pushing on the right direction and pushing in the same direction now and the sky is the limit from here. this year the team in conflict with its federation is spain, some of whose players have decided not to play in the world cup in protest at the environment within in the natoinal team and problems with the head coach. some of them play for barcelona, whose england intenrational lucy bronze says her country's victory at euro 2022 has helped other international teams fight for the kind of improved working conditions the lionesses have achieved and benefited from. they are missing out on something thatis they are missing out on something that is a huge moment in any career. to make a difference. but

unfortunately agassiz women's football still, there are many teams around the world will face a lot of problems, who are fighting a fight. i think the spanish girls have more headlines because it is world class players we are talking about. but there are many teams around the world, jamaica are another great example, many teams are fighting to make their teams better and get them on a level where they deserve to be. well, bronze and barcelona won the women's chapmions league this season and uefa have announced the competition's final in 2025 will be in lisbon at the home of sporting. it's one of a number of host cities chosen today. after criticism of the venue in prague for the recent europa conference league final only having a capacity of 20,000 the governing body's selection for the next two finals was being awaited with interest. the stadiums in athens and wroclaw are much bigger, with 32 and 16,000 seats respectively. they'll host the matches in 2024 and 2025.

american gymnast simone biles has entered an event in indianapolis, which would mark her return to the sport after nearly two yea rs. the four—time olympic gold medallist decided to take a mental health break after her struggles at the tokyo games, where she pulled out of one disclpiline mid—event. and that's all the sport for now. the british government's climate watchdog has said the country has "lost its leadership" in the fight against global warming. in a highly critical report, the committee said, new oil, coal and airport expansion plans, meant there was far less confidence, of meeting its 2050 net zero targets.

ministers have responded to that criticism, saying they are committed to their green targets. live now to alok sharma, who is the president of cop26. thank you so much for being live on the programme. when the government watchdog makes this kind of blunt criticism, is it time to take stock and work out if we have veered off course? , , . ~ and work out if we have veered off course? , , ., ~ ,, ., course? firstly, thank you for havin: course? firstly, thank you for having me — course? firstly, thank you for having me on. _ course? firstly, thank you for having me on. as _ course? firstly, thank you for having me on. as you - course? firstly, thank you for having me on. as you have i course? firstly, thank you for i having me on. as you have just course? firstly, thank you for - having me on. as you have just said, having me on. as you havejust said, the government itself is committed to its targets and the issue here is we have a lot of the policies in place, it is a question of delivery and implementation and that is what needs to be speeded up. you had examples of where we are not going fast enough, there are examples where we are not planting of trees, not pushing in a fast enough on renewables like solar and onshore wind, and not doing enough fast enough to reform our planning systems so we can get more green infrastructure build. the solutions are there, we just need to go a lot

faster to deliver them. do are there, we just need to go a lot faster to deliver them.— are there, we just need to go a lot faster to deliver them. do you think the miaht faster to deliver them. do you think they might be _ faster to deliver them. do you think they might be right _ faster to deliver them. do you think they might be right that _ faster to deliver them. do you think they might be right that there - faster to deliver them. do you think they might be right that there is - faster to deliver them. do you think they might be right that there is a l they might be right that there is a danger that the uk no longer is a world leader in this, if we cannot keep the pace up in all of those objectives that you have just gone through? we objectives that you have 'ust gone throu~h? ~ . , ., ., objectives that you have 'ust gone throu. h? . ., , ., ., ., through? we have been a world leader and we have — through? we have been a world leader and we have the _ through? we have been a world leader and we have the carbon _ through? we have been a world leader and we have the carbon is _ through? we have been a world leader and we have the carbon is the - and we have the carbon is the economy faster than anyone else in the g7 and we talk about cop26, because we had ambitious domestic targets, we could encourage other countries to do more and we ended up with over 90% of the global economy covered by a net zero target but it is the case that if you want to take the leadership mantle, you need to deliver on your domestic agenda on your own your domestic policies, and to make sure that your policies are consistent with getting to net zero and one of the examples of course talked about is the granting of permission for a new coal mine in the uk. going into cop26, we said we

wanted to see cole consigned to history. forthe wanted to see cole consigned to history. for the first time we managed to get language on facing down coal. and of course people raised question marks about our commitment when we get permission to opening a new coalmine. fundamentally, you see that as a totally backward step? the argument that is made — totally backward step? the argument that is made is _ totally backward step? the argument that is made is that _ totally backward step? the argument that is made is that this _ totally backward step? the argument that is made is that this is _ totally backward step? the argument that is made is that this is a - that is made is that this is a coalmine which will reduce coking coal, but it is also the case that 85% of it will be exported once it is extracted and will create 500 jobs. the local government association has estimated that there will be many morejobs association has estimated that there will be many more jobs than 500 created in green technologies and green industries in cumbria. that is what i want to see as pushing forward on, rather than looking backwards in terms of backward technologies. and it is also worth pointing out that actually, two of

the biggest steel producers in the uk have basically said they are unlikely to use this coal anyway and therefore, you have to question why we are doing this, because it is certainly not for domestic consumption. fin certainly not for domestic consumption.— certainly not for domestic consumtion. ., . , , consumption. on oil licenses, let me read ou consumption. on oil licenses, let me read you the — consumption. on oil licenses, let me read you the code _ consumption. on oil licenses, let me read you the code from _ consumption. on oil licenses, let me read you the code from the - consumption. on oil licenses, let me i read you the code from the committee chairman, how can we ask countries in africa not to develop oil, ask other nations not to expand fossil full production, if we start doing it ourselves? is that another area of how the rest of the world views the uk and the trajectory we are on, that again perhaps is off—kilter? i don't think anyone is suggesting that we turn off the taps overnight on oil and gas. we all understand that this is a transition. we will need oil and gas for many years to come in our economy and the global economy. but what the climate change committee and of course the international agency have said is that we should not really be

contemplating new oil and gas if we want to stay on the path to net zero ijy want to stay on the path to net zero by 2050 and in fact we should be looking at rapidly moving out of fossil fuels and 75% of global emissions are energy—related. we need look very carefully at new oil and gas licences. if any government is looking to do this, the uk or anybody else, they will then have to explain how that is consistent with their legally binding commitments, as we have, on net zero by 2050. and one other point, the climate change 20 has said not going fast enough in pushing forward on renewables like solar and onshore wind. 0nce pushing forward on renewables like solar and onshore wind. once you have planning permission, takes a matter of months to put up a solar farm. it takes around a year to put up farm. it takes around a year to put up an offshore wind it takes years to extract oil and gas from a new field. what i feel we should be doing is incentivising renewable energy, it is cheaper, faster to deliver and at the end of the day,

it is good for the environment. and it is good for the environment. and do ou it is good for the environment. and do you think _ it is good for the environment. and do you think when you look at what the us is doing, that is the template, when you look at the subsidies, investment in green industries? i subsidies, investment in green industries?— subsidies, investment in green industries? ., , ., subsidies, investment in green industries? ., ., industries? i have said this over a number of — industries? i have said this over a number of weeks _ industries? i have said this over a number of weeks now, _ industries? i have said this over a number of weeks now, which - industries? i have said this over a number of weeks now, which is i industries? i have said this over a i number of weeks now, which is that industries? i have said this over a - number of weeks now, which is that i think the uk needs a substantive response to the us inflation reduction act. this is providing green incentives to the private sector to invest in the us and it is working. billions of dollars are flowing into the us. there is a risk we get left behind. i know there are people who make the argument that somehow we afford it. i willjust say in the six months to march this year, we supported businesses and individuals to the tune of £40 billion with energy bills. the right thing to do, absolutely the right thing to do, absolutely the right thing to do but imagine, if years ago, we had invested in more

insulation in green technologies, we would be reading those benefits now. i do think the government needs to comes —— come up with a response. they talked about a response in the autumn and i wish they would come up with it now. you autumn and i wish they would come up with it now. ., ., with it now. you agree with the committee _ with it now. you agree with the committee about _ with it now. you agree with the committee about perhaps - with it now. you agree with the committee about perhaps the l with it now. you agree with the . committee about perhaps the slow pace of this. you agree with the committee about new coal production, you agree with the committee about new oil licences. i come back to the fundamental conclusion that there is a danger the uk no longer is a world leader. it sounds as if you agree with the danger, the potential, of that conclusion as well. i with the danger, the potential, of that conclusion as well.— with the danger, the potential, of that conclusion as well. i have said this already- _ that conclusion as well. i have said this already- i _ that conclusion as well. i have said this already. i think _ that conclusion as well. i have said this already. i think there - that conclusion as well. i have said this already. i think there is - that conclusion as well. i have said this already. i think there is a - this already. i think there is a risk that we will lose our leadership position in the world. but it is not irretrievable. we can do this. we can deliver on these policies. we have shown for instance on electric vehicles that we are going faster than the forecast. we have built the second biggest offshore wind sector in the world.

the government, the united kingdom, has shown when we put our shoulders to the wheel actually deliver on these policies and that is the conclusion of this climate change committee report, that we need to be going a lot faster in implementing and let me give you one very quick example on this, onshore wind, cheapest form of energy there is, the government has had a consultation which concluded that at the start of march this year, looking to change planning laws, three months later, we have not had a substantial response from the government on changing the planning laws to get offshore wind belt. those are the sort of easy wins we need to be putting forward now. really briefly if you would, why do you think things are so sluggish? you talked about the gains made historically, why have things slowed so much? i historically, why have things slowed so much? ., historically, why have things slowed so much? ~ . ., , so much? i think change is difficult. — so much? i think change is difficult, pushing - so much? i think change is difficult, pushing this - so much? i think change is difficult, pushing this also | so much? i think change is i difficult, pushing this also is difficult, pushing this also is difficult, but i make the point that we have shown that we can do this

and therefore we just need to redouble our efforts and at the end of the day, this is of course about cleaning up the environment but we also need to see this as a big economic opportunity to create growth, get in with investment and jobs in the uk and surely we should all want that. jobs in the uk and surely we should all want that-— all want that. before you go on because you — all want that. before you go on because you are _ all want that. before you go on because you are with _ all want that. before you go on because you are with us, - all want that. before you go on because you are with us, may i j all want that. before you go on - because you are with us, may i ask a separate question entirely because you along with nadine dorries were excited to be on the honours list. do you feel aggrieved that you were not on that list? i do you feel aggrieved that you were not on that list?— not on that list? i have maintained a monk like _ not on that list? i have maintained a monk like silence _ not on that list? i have maintained a monk like silence on _ not on that list? i have maintained a monk like silence on all- not on that list? i have maintained a monk like silence on all of- not on that list? i have maintained a monk like silence on all of this . a monk like silence on all of this and i will say this again, i am getting on with serving my constituents, that is what they want and that is what they deserve and thatis and that is what they deserve and that is what i will continue to do. we will leave it there. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. breaking news, staying at westminster, we are hearing in the

last few seconds that daniel korski has withdrawn from the mayoral contest, those allegations that around ten years ago, he groped someone in number ten, which he has denied that those allegations naming him in the last couple of days and he has withdrawn from that contest to be the mayor of london. i had decided with a heavy heart to withdraw from a contest. ian watson is our poltical correspondent. i will read you a little bit more from that statement from daniel korski. he is one of three hopefuls amongst the conservatives to become the candidate for london mayor. that election will be held next year. the conservative membership would be choosing that candidate within the next month. it clearly had to —— he clearly had to decide whether he was

saying and erase or get out. he says i categorically deny the allegation against me. nothing was ava but to me formally ten years ago when the alleged incident took place. no seven years ago when it was alluded to, and no investigation has taken place. because of the pressure on my family, because of this false and unproven allegation, and the inability to get a message through on the contest, it makes it impossible for the campaign to carry on. support among some of his backers was eroding. i spoke to some of them and some of them rang me during the course of the day. it was very clear as i say, support was not collapsing but eroding very seriously, one very heavyweight backer of daniel korski said that he texted him today to say he could no longer support him and he found the

allegations against him quite credible. and another told me that this was inevitable that while he liked the policy platform that daniel korski was standing on, very forward—looking policy platform as he saw it, nonetheless if you are going into public office he said you should make sure that you are squeaky—clean. therefore, that allegation hanging over him, another reason he may have withdrawn, is that daisy goodwin, the tv producer and writer who made the allegation initially, she was pretty confident that another woman was going to come forward in the next few days and make another allegation. we don't have anyway proving that. we have not spoken to someone else to find out if indeed that was the intention but you could see where the pressure was building in the press, from daisy goodwin, but also as that pressure heightened comedy support amongst fellow conservatives was diminishing, so it seems pretty likely that at some stage daniel korski might take this decision and in the past ten minutes, he has

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sewage and spells and flooding and so much uncertainty with the departure of the ceo and shareholder dividend issues. it is any medal of a second year of an eight year turnaround plan to try and tackle this disappointing performance and then of course it is also dealing with what a lot of us are dealing with, which is inflation in terms of energy bills but also chemical costs to thames water. that has been adding to those woes. it looks like it is a difficult period ahead. and the hope is that it will not have to enter into these contingency plans that will mean a collapse but we can understand why the government and the regulator are looking at all potential eventualities at this stage. a usjudge has rejected a bid by cryptocurrency exchange ftx's founder to throw out most of the government's criminal case against the company. prosecutors claim he had stolen billions of dollars from customers

to plug the gaps at a hedge fund he also founded. the decision suggests 31—year—old sam bankman—fried will go on trial in october. bloomberg are reporting that ubs group is looking to cut more than half of credit suisse's workforce from next month as a result of the bank's takeover. bankers, traders and support staff in credit suisse's investment bank in london, new york, and in some parts of asia are expected to effected. are expected to affected. british drinks giant diageo has ended its partnership with sean combs, known as diddy, after the rapper sued the firm, accusing it of neglecting his tequila brand due to his race. the company announced the move while responding to the lawsuit, which it asked to be dismissed. it said mr combs' complaints were false and defamatory. an attorney for mr combs said diageo was trying it said mr coombs' complaints were false and defamatory. an attorney for mr coombs said diageo was trying to distract from his claims.

you're watching bbc news. two illegal moneylenders have told the bbc, in rare interviews, that people in the uk are increasingly seeking their services to pay for essentials such as food and fuel. a new report suggests that the cost of living crisis is pushing more people into the hands of unscrupulous, or illegal money lenders. our business reporter lora jones, has more. i've got a warrant here. no, open the door. we'll explain what is going on as soon as we come in. as prices in the uk rise, officials are trying to crack down on those taking advantage of the cost of living crisis. in this case, illegal money lenders. with more regulation around payday loans and home credit, there are limited options for those who struggle to borrow money. it seems some might be turning to loan sharks, who offer cash loans without any paperwork, but at a price.

notjust exorbitant rates of interest, but sometimes threats of violence. i wanted to understand how those desperate enough to use their services might be exploited, so i've come to meet d. he says he's an enforcer. he collects debts. we're not using his real name. what happens if somebody can't pay their debt back? it depends on who it is, or what relationship we've got. like, the ones that seriously take the- have no - intention of paying you. they're the ones in trouble. what does trouble mean? replace your vehicle, replace your windows, your door, broken nose, smashed up eye sockets. they're going to wish they paid me. they get a chance to explain themselves, and that's it. i am outside your house. and you don't want me outside your house. does it have to be so brutal, when these are vulnerable people...? the ones it happens to aren't the vulnerable ones.

they're borrowing money to make money. these people can pay me back. they can. i see it as they don't want to. he told me he has lent money to hundreds of people, from £500 right up to £100,000. would you say, with the cost of living going up, people are generally going more to moneylenders? yes. they're defaulting on their loans, on their mortgages. i help. that's how you see it? that's how i see it. there's no paperwork and no credit check for a reason. and that reason is you're not protected. they're not checking your credit history because they don't care if you can pay it back. they will absolutely bleed you dry. maybe they threaten you explicitly, in terms of physical harm, or it may be subtler than that. a lot of the time it's much more about being in someone's head than it is about breaking their legs. there is no such thing as an average loan shark any more. a fifth of those arrested by cath waller�*s team last year were female, and some were in their 70s. new research from non—profit fair4allfinance and fraud prevention firm we fight fraud shows illegal money lenders could be businessmen, religious leaders

and working men and women. the authors of this report spoke to more than 200 current and former clients, as well as eight illegal lenders. the research can't be generalised, but it found that while violence is still used, its rarer than you might think. we consider ourselves businessmen now, and we try to act in a businesslike fashion. this is a different loan shark to earlier, m, who says he rarely, if ever, uses violence. once you punch someone, or bully them, the threat�*s no good. it's better to have that fear, that intimidation, all that coercion, pictures outside your house, that type of thing. that is terrifying. erm... ..then, pay. as inflation remains high, business for illegal money lenders isn't likely to slow, but industry figures are keen to highlight there are other options for borrowers, like community lenders and credit unions. if you are in debt, speak to your creditors. have conversations there

rather than borrowing more money to get out of it. i see what it does to lives. and itjust isn't worth it. laura jones, bbc news. that's the latest from business. an independent review has found a mental health trust lost track of the number of its patients who have died. the report said numbers on public documents did not match internal figures at the norfolk and suffolk nhs foundation trust. the authors grant thornton say the trust doesn t know the circumstances around thousands of deaths. 0ur health correspondent, nikki fox, reports. live now to our correspondent nikki fox, who's in hellesdon, the headquarters of the norfolk & suffolk foundation trust. this report was supposed to be so important for bereaved relatives because for years, they have been asking for clarity on exactly how many people have died at this trust but unfortunately, this report has provided nothing for them. it is in fact raising more questions than it

is answering. 77% of all deaths, they cannot say how they happened because they basically lost track of them. they also say that there is a big difference between the number of deaths reported to their board in public and the number of deaths that are on their data systems. i have spoken to some of the relatives here today. the report mentions 8000 unexpected deaths over a period of three and a half years and some of the relatives say they could not stop crying when they read this report and they heard that figure. the trust maintains that most of these deaths are through natural causes but as i said, theyjust cannot say how they happened. exactly on that point, what is the work that is going to be done to try to establish just the basic reasons for this? to establish 'ust the basic reasons for this? , ., ., ., ., for this? they are going to go back through all of— for this? they are going to go back through all of the _ for this? they are going to go back through all of the historical -

for this? they are going to go back through all of the historical deaths| through all of the historical deaths and try and find out the reasons behind it. they say that one of the reasons they cannot say is because they have not got the information or they have not got the information or the death certificates from gps but other trusts have managed to do it, so they now have to start this massive investigation to find out what has gone on. but campaigners now are calling for a public inquiry. now are calling for a public inuui . . ., now are calling for a public inuui . ., ,, i. now are calling for a public inuui . ., , . . ., inquiry. thank you very much. we are about to take — inquiry. thank you very much. we are about to take a _ inquiry. thank you very much. we are about to take a break— inquiry. thank you very much. we are about to take a break and _ inquiry. thank you very much. we are about to take a break and when - inquiry. thank you very much. we are about to take a break and when we i about to take a break and when we come back, we will have the latest on thames water, that developing political story we have had so much reaction already from the various critical parties, we will also have the latest from ukraine, the missile strike hitting a restaurant in kramatorsk. we will speak to someone who was in the restaurant when the missiles actually struck. all of that coming up in a moment or two on bbc news. don't go away.

live from london, this is bbc news. thames water is in talks thames water is in talks to secure extra funding, to secure extra funding, as reports suggest britain's biggest water supplier is on the brink of collapse. at least 11 people have been killed, and more than 60 injured after a russian missile strike hits a restaurant in the ukrainian city of kramatorsk. protests in paris, after a 17—year—old boy was shot dead by police in a traffic stop. president macron calls the shooting "unforgivable". we're live at the scene with our paris correspondent.